Chapter 431 No Cooperation No Cooperation

It exploded. It exploded completely.

Although the first article did not appear on the news website until 8:30 in the morning, the speed at which it spread and the breadth of discussion completely exceeded Li Yan's expectations.

He never imagined that the mere fact that "the Jiaolong mobile phone has a working version" would be enough to trigger a crazy discussion in the entire electronics circle, and it would soon explode with a great discussion about him, future technology, domestic mobile phones and even the entire technology industry.

Obviously... the phone didn't even take a picture of her face, it was just the "tip of the iceberg" of shyness with her face half covered.

Moreover, Li Yan did not expect that these reporters would write so passionately and use words with strong positive emotional colors.

One praised the stunning screen, another talked about how smooth the system was, another talked about how amazing the super life circle was, and another talked about how the phone's appearance was beyond the times...

Li Yan has received various reports on external discussions this morning, and the entire Future Technology is immersed in a state of excitement.

They themselves never thought that one day they would become the center of discussion.

Although this center refers specifically to Li Yan most of the time, "future technology" can definitely be understood as everyone.

This was already a very fulfilling task, and now it has become the center of discussion. She can receive praise, but the pressure is essentially borne by Li Yan. A high level of discussion also means that future mobile phone sales may be good.

Okay, there will be performance!

There is nothing more reassuring than money in hand.

You have a goal in your work, you feel a sense of accomplishment when you do things, and you can get a lot of money when you finish the work.

Who wouldn't be happy?

Li Yan had anticipated the effect of the publicity. In fact, his logic and rationality repeatedly emphasized that the Jiaolong mobile phone currently has enough attention. As long as he can improve the quality of the mobile phone, he will definitely be able to trigger expectations.

But there is no standard for this kind of thing. The public's reaction is affected by too many factors, especially the wave of small conspiracies in the interest field in Beijing, which made him feel that there are still too many things beyond his control.

Therefore, these things are illogical and cannot be based on rational judgment.

He can only keep a steady mind, hold himself to the highest standards, and do what he should do.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

Unexpectedly, he underestimated the public's reaction in the end.

Li Yan could finally tell himself that his previous judgment was correct.

At the beginning of 11, smartphones had not yet become the mainstream purchase in the mobile phone market, and the smartphone market was flooded with a large number of cheap copycat phones. Pineapple phones acted as the navigator. The entire mobile phone market had an uncertain direction, no dominant player, and was in complete chaos.

There is space, conditions, strong patriotism, a strong desire to explore new products, and a strong expectation for the birth of national enterprises...

It is indeed a great opportunity to emerge as a new force.

Judging from the various comparison articles with the Pineapple Phone, Li Yan’s decision to hold a press conference before the Pineapple Phone 4 was probably the right one.

At this time, a domestically produced mobile phone with enough "self-developed" and "pioneering" features can trigger layers of emotions.

Li Yan underestimated the combined influence of factors such as the fully self-developed system, national enterprises, six-inch full screen, gesture operation, super living circle, online life platform, etc.

I also underestimated the emotions that would erupt when I saw the finished product after being aroused by these things.

But he also felt a little bit amused. In other words, no one thought he could finish it on time.

Wang Zi saw that Li Yan looked a little disappointed about this, and she also felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry:
"Mr. Li, this is not a matter of disappointment or not. The goal you originally gave sounds... outrageous. To really think you can do it is an unconventional idea."

"What did you think?"

"I'm different. I'm a member of the future of technology and I trust it unconditionally."

Perhaps if you ask anyone about future technology now, everyone will say the same thing.

Even in most of the discussions up to now, there has not been much discord.

Li Yan took the initiative to look for it but couldn't find any opinions questioning whether the mobile phone was out.

He thought that some people would think that his confidential briefing was a sign of guilt, just like when they questioned his system's failure to hold a press conference because it was not done well.

I don’t know whether it’s due to media authority or official control, but everything is peaceful at the moment.

Maybe everyone has awakened the passive ability of "avoiding being slapped in the face by Li Yan"?
This made Li Yan's rhythm a bit awkward. He was originally prepared to post a close-up photo of the phone with details and a message like "See you on April 4th" after facing a small wave of doubts.

Bring on a strong wave of emotions and try to maximize the influence.

It turned out that even before he made a move, it was already more powerful than he had imagined.

He was a little unsure whether he should strike while the iron was hot. The wave was too turbulent and adding fuel to the fire would have little effect. Maybe he should wait until the emotions calmed down before igniting it?
Wouldn't this feel a bit pulling and annoying?

Li Yan found the Propaganda Department with doubts. The department used to have little presence but is now extremely busy.

This is not a department of the same level as those departments that report directly to Li Yan, but is a subordinate of the project department and should actually be understood as a "group".

They only recently had the opportunity to get in touch with "Mr. Sun", who is rarely seen on weekdays, so they expressed inexplicable fear and awe at Li Yan's "personal visit".

And a very strong excitement.

There were many girls in the Propaganda Department. Li Yan had just walked in when she heard an exclamation. Then everyone reacted and lined up immediately.

It feels weird, isn't it?

Fortunately, their person in charge is very stable. After all, she is an extraordinary woman whose resume extends from state-owned enterprises to government agencies to TV stations, and then to private enterprises and has brought out excellent publicity cases in Linjiang Province.

Being the same age as Wang Zi, Li Yan calls him “the innate propagation holy body”.

Knows everything, has a good network of contacts, is experienced, and has aspirations.

It completely meets Li Yan's original need for a publicity spokesperson.

"Boss Li, do you have any instructions?"

"Minister Jiang, I want to ask, at this rate, do we still need to continue posting close-up photos to make everyone look forward to 'See you on April 4'?"

"Of course!" A young girl waved her hand. "Sorry, Mr. Li, we are slow. We will start right away!"

Everyone was very happy and looked eager to try, but when they saw that Li Yan and Jiang Bu didn't say anything, they realized that they seemed to have misunderstood just now.

"Everyone is quite emotional, please forgive me, Mr. Li. Regarding your question, I think it is still necessary to post it. There is no problem in pushing the emotions further. There are only a few days until the press conference on April 4, and everyone will keep looking forward to it until it is triggered by the press conference."

"Okay. Then I'll write the manuscript and you guys get ready. I've already assigned the preparations for the press conference to Wang Zi, Sun Miao and Li Wei, so let's get ready." Li Yan nodded.

The young man over there who realized that he had said something wrong is about to become an ostrich with its head buried in the ground...

Li Yan found it a little funny, "Why are you so nervous? I'm not strict."

After that, "Li Yan is not strict" became a famous joke within Future Technology and has been circulating...

Only three minutes passed from the time Li Yan left the Propaganda Department office to the time Jiang Bu received the promotional manuscript sent by Li Yan.

From a normal person's perspective, Li Yan could have written it in advance and just pressed the send button when he returned to the office.

"Although Mr. Li came to ask, it seems that he is inclined to send it out. The manuscript has been written."

"But what I just heard Mr. Li say was 'I'll write the manuscript'. He shouldn't lie, right?"

Jiang Bu walked between the two girls who were chatting and interrupted them, "Don't discuss trivial matters. Just do your job well."

For Li Yan now, writing a promotional copy for a project that he is very familiar with is not difficult at all.

As soon as Li Yan came out of the Propaganda Department office, she found a workstation and checked in. Her friend who had just returned from the toilet was so frightened that his face turned pale.

It turned out that the boss was just borrowing it.

Soon, the promotional materials issued by the official account of Future Technology appeared on major portals. For those who surf the Internet intensively, Li Yan has been "silent" for a long time.

Li Yan logged into her various accounts and forwarded this "letter from the future" with the same sentence:

"It's been a long time. No, it doesn't seem like long."

What I didn’t expect—or rather, what I did expect a little bit—is that everyone’s first reaction was not the official announcement of Future Technology, not a corner of the high-end phone, not that they would actually see this phone on April 4, but Li Yan herself.

"This kind of pretentious temperament can only be authentic if it comes from Li Yanlai!"

“He’s always working miracles.”

"Look at other people's 18-year-olds, and then look at me at 18-year-old..."

Then a bunch of people commented under this article to explain that Li Yan is actually only sixteen years old.

Why kill someone by destroying their heart?
Below similar comments, there is always a mess of meaningless gossip comments.

The first thing they discussed was whether Li Yan was a minor. After all the back and forth, there were only two opinions.

One is the opposition, "Do you think he looks like a minor?"

The other is against the opposition, "Can Li Yan be understood with common sense?"

In the end, there was a small group of people who were having a frenzy. They ignored the rational responses that clearly explained Li Yan's growth history and insisted on saying "I feel" in an idealistic way.

In fact, they knew that Li Yan had been famous since elementary school, and there were photos of him. At that time, the system had not yet made his physical values ​​skyrocket, so he looked like a boy of the same age.

To take a step back, even if Li Yan is really as 18 years old as they think, does it make it easier to understand that she could have achieved what she has today at the age of 18?

In the past, Li Yan might have personally come out to tease or even satirize him, but now he doesn't care.

It’s an observing mindset.

People are concerned about his age simply to emphasize that his young age can give him an inexplicable sense of superiority - this is generally the case with deifiers, the gods they believe in must be perfect.

And those who emphasize that he is already an adult are using it to make themselves feel better. We are all adults, you just succeeded a little earlier.

Li Yan thought it was interesting that everyone was doing this, and even felt a little compassion.

However, the discussion soon turned completely into gossip.

There is a very popular saying that the logo of Future Technology is very simple with capital letters "WL" written together, which obviously means "Future", but this group of people can be associated with the surnames "Wei" and "Li"...

Then everyone looked as if they had just woken up from a dream, saying that the letter "Y" on the Jiaolong mobile phone, which was expressed in the image of a simple dragon head, was also understood as the "Yun" in "Wei Yunzhi".

Some people exclaimed as if they had discovered a new world. The Weibo accounts of Li Yan and Wei Yunzhi were "Li Yan Y" and "Yunzhi Y" respectively, and a large group of people started a gossip carnival.

What? You also know that the letter representing Mr. Li’s name is Y.

After all, one is now a public figure, and the other is about to be a sophomore in high school. Even the authorities are not in control of the situation, and are stuck in a delicate balance of "turning a blind eye as long as they don't make dirty jokes or over-publicize."

Li Yan’s Weibo suddenly became the number one trending search, which made him suddenly realize that he had been neglecting a very critical factor: "personal charm".

Whether it is the deep-seated expectations of everyone for the Jiaolong mobile phone or the explosive effect of this publicity, it is closely related to his personal influence.

People are not only curious about future technology and the Jiaolong phone, but also about Li Yan as a person.

My already extremely strong self-confidence suddenly exploded.

But Li Yan was inexplicably calm. It was unclear whether it was because of his "mind" skill or if it was just his personality.

Something is most attractive to him when it is still challenging.

There is nothing more satisfying than the moment when he overcomes a challenge himself.

Even though he has acted so proudly like today, becoming a celebrity and being overwhelmed by praise and discussion, his emotions have not fluctuated much.

Compared to curiosity, he enjoyed admiration more.

Compared to being praised by others, he enjoys showing off more.

Yes, showing off is not only about getting praise from others, the key is also to get recognition from yourself.

It has to be the kind of "I really believe this from the bottom of my heart", but in the eyes of others it is just pretending, although it makes people a little unhappy, but in the end it is still three parts admiration and six parts respect.

Although she thought so, Li Yan still couldn't help but walked around the office, and her steps were indeed a lot lighter.

At night, I couldn't help but stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding my cup of coffee and watching the hustle and bustle outside the park for a long time.

Experience the feeling of being a true urban elite.

How many of them are illusions from previous lives shining into reality, how many of them are a bunch of boys and girls who regard themselves as guiding stars, and how many of them are looking forward to his achievements.

It’s comfortable to be a little vain.

Just after finishing my coffee, Liu Liwei called.

Liu Liwei is mainly in charge of business work, and most of the interactions take place during working hours. It is rare for him to come to see Li Yan after get off work.

"Mr. Li, the Minister of Commerce at Penguin just called me and asked you to come to Xin'an Penguin Building at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss with them the development of the compatible version of the QQ Hetu system."

Li Yan laughed and asked, "What do you think?"

Liu Liwei pondered for a while, "Mr. Li, let me tell you my thoughts. They may be naive, please don't mind."

"Go ahead."

"I took the initiative to contact them many times before, but I couldn't even pass the message to the Minister of Commerce." Liu Liwei sounded restrained. "I repeatedly emphasized our sincerity and the urgency of the development work, but they still turned a deaf ear. I would venture to guess that they just want to drag us down and put pressure on us. But I don't quite understand."

"Because Xiao Ma and I have met before, we had a few simple conversations and it wasn't a pleasant one."

"Uh……"

"They are too confident," Li Yan said. "They think we are the only ones who need him. We are completely passive."

Liu Liwei's tone became high-pitched. "That's why they dared to propose such an outrageous cooperation intention. We have to pay a large sum of money for the software development, and they also want to share the profits from our mobile phone sales, but we can't get a penny from them. It's obvious that they think our sales have to rely on them! It's clearly a cooperation!"

"It seems you have a lot of resentment accumulated."

"Well, it's okay, it's all work, but I feel they are too insincere. I don't dare to tell you these things, mainly because they are unwilling to send a minister to coordinate..."

"It's okay, Liwei." Li Yan said, "They think that without QQ, our mobile phone sales will be affected. Maybe there are some strange personal emotions..."

"Like wanting to confront you head-on?"

Liu Liwei is still a little bit immature.

"Never mind. If you don't want to cooperate, then don't cooperate." Li Yan's tone sounded quite relaxed.

Eh? Is that the decision?

Liu Liwei didn't dare to ask any more questions, but he didn't hang up either.

"Don't worry, the social software has already been made. Just drag them along until the press conference."

Li Yan hung up the phone.

Although she sounded calm, Li Yan directly regarded Penguin's invitation as "non-cooperation" and asked Liu Liwei to retaliate in the same way, which was actually a rage.

Liu Liwei is even more looking forward to the arrival of April 4th.

Not only was he looking forward to it, many people, many more people than Li Yan had imagined, were looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)