A Shocking Smartphone Launch Event

The next day, Origin Mobile's launch event was held.

The event was still held at the International Conference Center of the Haiyan Grand Hotel.

Origin Company's official website also announced the price of the new Origin Mobile: 6,888!

This price immediately sparked widespread discussion. The media that had been keeping a close eye on things also began reporting on Origin Company's smartphone launch.

The various headlines were equally eye-catching.

What gave Origin Mobile the confidence to charge this price?

Had Origin Company gotten carried away? Origin Mobile challenged Apple!

With domestic smartphones generally priced around 3,000, what gave a phone that had only just been produced the right to command such a price? And did this pricing position it as high-end or low-end?

Many media outlets also debated the price set by Origin Company.

The more polite ones merely suggested that the phone should not be priced so high in its early stages. After all, Origin Company was only highly experienced in software, while a smartphone involved much more than software—it also needed supporting hardware.

The less polite ones, especially many foreign media outlets, went straight into mockery mode. They laughed at Origin Company for overestimating itself, thinking that working with Microsoft meant it could compete with Apple and Android for the market.

Many foreign talk show hosts had even already booked their next episode's topic.

Chinese netizens were having none of it. Origin Company was now everyone's backbone. It was a tech company capable of comprehensively surpassing foreign countries in technology—how could they let outsiders bully one of their own?

Where there was controversy, there was attention. Sure enough, the trending searches that had already given up resisting were once again dominated by Origin Company. This time, six of the top ten were related to Origin Company.

"Origin Mobile"

"Origin Company collaborates with Microsoft"

Yet Origin Company gave no response at all, seeming determined to go its own way. It decided to release online and offline simultaneously, stocking 500,000 Origin Mobiles.

It would also livestream the launch event across major platforms.

This was undoubtedly a slap in the face to those who had been predicting its failure, and it made Origin Company's supporters even more excited.

What confidence did Origin Company have? They would find out soon enough.

Today's launch event was scheduled for three in the afternoon. Origin Company had even publicly tagged and invited the Weibo accounts of famous domestic and foreign phone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Vivo.

Those companies also publicly stated that they would attend Origin Mobile's new product launch event.

Everyone was shocked by Origin Company's boldness, and they could all sense that something unusual was in the air.

Origin Company was openly picking a fight with these companies!

What was particularly intriguing was that Apple Inc. stated it would send over a manager.

That gave people plenty to think about. It seemed Apple's usual arrogance was on full display.

Amid these undercurrents, the Origin Mobile launch event began as scheduled.

Many people arrived at the venue. Executives from numerous famous brands had come in person: Xiaomi's Lei Jun, Samsung's Asia-Pacific president Kwon Ji-hyun, Huawei's vice president Yu Chengdong... as well as a manager from Apple's Asia-Pacific division...

The event reached its first climax when Bill arrived with his wife.

Everyone knew that Origin Company and Microsoft were currently in their honeymoon phase, so they understood the significance of Bill personally attending a smartphone launch event.

The moment Bill appeared, the media practically wanted to shove their microphones into his mouth.

"Mr. Bill, what do you think of Origin Mobile?"

"Mr. Bill, do you have anything to say about Origin Mobile's pricing?"

"Mr. Bill, what are your thoughts on comparisons between Origin Mobile and the iPhone?"

Questions came one after another, but Bill was clearly highly practiced at handling such situations.

"I am very pleased to attend Origin Mobile's launch event. As for the many questions, I believe everyone will understand once they see Origin Mobile for themselves. There is little point in me saying more now, but one thing I can guarantee: Origin Mobile will be an epoch-making product. It is worth its price!"

After saying that, Bill said nothing more. He directly declined to answer any further questions and went with his wife to attend the launch event.

Meanwhile, Chu Feng was backstage, feeling somewhat helpless because Zheng Yun was truly terrified.

Chu Feng had originally wanted to go onstage, but Zheng Yun stubbornly held onto his hand, repeatedly telling him not to pull any more stunts.

The hundred-billion bet last time had nearly scared Zheng Yun into having a heart attack.

Only after Chu Feng repeatedly promised him did Zheng Yun finally let go. Seeing Lin Lin smiling like a fox, Chu Feng raised his hand. Lin Lin leaped away like a rabbit, as though she had remembered something, and her face turned red again.

Zheng Yun also looked at the two of them suspiciously but said nothing.

At three in the afternoon, the launch event began on time.

Since invitations had been sent out this time, the attendees were all famous entrepreneurs and well-known news media. Several popular online streamers had also received invitations, making them ecstatic. In addition, fifty lucky users had been randomly selected from Xiaoke's users, with their round-trip travel expenses fully reimbursed, which delighted Xiaoke's fans.

As the attendees took their seats in order, they discovered a black box in front of each person. Every box was closed, making everyone curious about what was inside.

As the time arrived, the lights in the venue slowly dimmed...

Yet at the center of the stage, a tiny spark gradually began to glow.

As if by magic, a pattern of blue flames suddenly rose from the center of the stage. Surrounding music began at just the right moment, making everyone's blood surge with excitement.

Within the flames, the image of a smartphone appeared, slowly rotating amid the blue fire.

This magical display stunned both the people in the venue and the netizens watching the livestream.

There had been no screen visible on the stage just now, and there were no projection beams at all. Where had this come from?

Like a phone reborn from flames, it slowly descended from the light curtain, caught by a delicate little hand.

The light and shadows faded, and the venue lights brightened as well.

At the center of the stage stood a graceful woman dressed in a white evening gown.

The white off-the-shoulder gown revealed shoulders as pale as creamy jade beneath the lights, with strands of dark hair falling over her delicate collarbones.

Combined with her exquisite and innocent face, it was no wonder everyone called her the Fairy Sister. She truly radiated an ethereal aura.

She was Origin Company's brand ambassador, Liu Xuefei.

The online livestream chat had become a scene of utter chaos.

The Fairy Sister!

Holy shit, it really is Liu Xuefei! I never expected Origin Company to invite the Fairy Sister to host!

The person above, learn some common sense. Liu Xuefei is Origin Company's brand ambassador.

The Fairy Sister is so beautiful. She looks like an actual fairy in that outfit.

What a shame. If I had known, I would have gone in person.

As if you could have. You need an invitation to get in.

The livestream's popularity surged at an astonishing rate. Even people who had not been interested rushed in to watch as soon as they heard Liu Xuefei was there.

As for Liu Xuefei, because she was Origin Company's brand ambassador, she had also received an invitation from Origin Company today and was participating in the Origin Mobile launch event as its host.

Backstage, she had also seen Chu Feng, but she had not greeted him.

Ever since she and Chu Feng had parted last time, Liu Xuefei had been waiting for a message from him, but none came. Left with no choice, she had messaged him herself. Yet Chu Feng was completely unromantic. A big star like her had taken the initiative to contact him, but every time, he acted indifferent. It made Liu Xuefei want to crack open his head and see whether it was made of wood.

At the launch event, Liu Xuefei knew that she was supposed to walk onstage holding the phone, but the magical sight before her still left her dumbfounded, nearly scaring her.

The flames were simply too incredible, too lifelike. If they had not lacked heat, she would probably have run away long ago. Especially when she held up the phone, the virtual phone slowly merged into the one in her hand, which was even more miraculous.

However, her excellent professionalism quickly allowed her to recover and fulfill her role as host.

"Dear guests and friends watching online, hello, everyone. I'm Liu Xuefei."

Her crisp voice, like an angel's whisper, traveled through the surround sound system and the internet into everyone's ears.

The venue erupted in enthusiastic applause, mixed with shouts here and there. It felt less like a smartphone launch event and more like a celebrity meet-and-greet.

Some entrepreneurs in the audience frowned slightly. The event felt somewhat unprofessional, lowering their expectations for Origin Mobile.

Liu Xuefei clearly realized this as well and began the next introduction without waiting too long.

"Today is Origin Mobile's launch event, and there are many questions online. How is Origin Mobile different from other smartphones? Today, we will unveil this mysterious Origin Mobile for everyone."

After pausing, Liu Xuefei reached a hand behind her. "Now, please welcome Origin Company's president, Chu Feng, to answer everyone's questions."

Amid the crowd's applause, Chu Feng walked to the center of the stage.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Chu Feng!"

Having gone through the slight nervousness of his first time, Chu Feng had become increasingly mature. An aura radiated from him, making it impossible for people to ignore his presence.

As Liu Xuefei watched the high-spirited Chu Feng, she became slightly entranced again. This was the man worthy of her.

The thought flashed through her mind once more.

Chu Feng paid no attention to Liu Xuefei's thoughts. After offering his thanks, Liu Xuefei stepped to one side of the stage and left today's spotlight to Chu Feng.

With a wave of Chu Feng's hand, a gigantic projection of a smartphone appeared at the center of the stage before everyone's astonished eyes.

This time, everyone saw clearly that there was indeed no screen or projector anywhere.

How had it appeared?

However, it was not time for the media to ask questions yet, so no matter how anxious they were, they could only hold it in. The livestream viewers, on the other hand, could freely vent their emotions.

Holy shit, is that virtual projection?

It has to be virtual projection.

Have you ever seen virtual projection without a projector? This is fucking augmented reality!

That's right. This isn't virtual projection at all—it's genuine AR.

Didn't they say current technology couldn't achieve AR? How did Origin Company pull it off?

I've tried virtual projection too. It can only project onto a surface, and it needs professional projection equipment. This looks just like reality.

No more words. Just worship them. I never expected Origin Company to already have mature AR technology.

The entrepreneurs and media at the event now looked at Chu Feng and Origin Company differently.

Origin Company's technology was incredible!