A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 523 Leading New Products

Boss Lu’s first speech was undoubtedly very successful. It not only caused a sensation throughout Southeast University, but also created a legend among the universities in Jinling.

He started his own business in his freshman year, became a billionaire in his sophomore year, founded the orange brand that is loved by countless people, and became an idol admired by countless young college students.

Moreover, in order to create momentum and publicity, the school invited reporters from Jinling TV and newspapers to report on the job fair on site.

As a result, Lu Cheng became famous overnight and also boosted the sales of Juzi MP3.

For a while, the Tianlai first generation MP3 became a trend pursued by countless young people, and young people wearing headphones and playing MP3 were often seen on the streets.

In terms of styling, Lu Cheng, a person from later generations, naturally knows how to design young fashion that conforms to the aesthetic tastes of young people.

At the same time, Lu Cheng donated another two million to the school and applied to participate in this year's graduation defense, hoping to graduate early.

The leaders and professors of the Department of Architecture and the Department of Computer Science actually examined Lu Cheng's academic level, and after discussing with the school leaders, they agreed to Lu Cheng's request to graduate early, and also guaranteed Lu Cheng's admission to graduate school, in an attempt to keep Lu Cheng.

After all, with Lu Cheng, a rising entrepreneurial star, around, he is also a living signboard for Dongda University's enrollment.

Graduation thesis and defense were no problem at all for Lu Cheng.

Since Lu Cheng had already missed the defense time, the school leaders directly arranged a graduation defense for him alone.

Therefore, in July 04, Lu Cheng completed the four-year computer science program and the five-year architecture program in just two years, successfully obtained a double bachelor's degree in computer science and architecture, and was admitted to the graduate school of the same university.

Not only that, all the professors and tutors in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Architecture were vying to be Lu Cheng's graduate student tutor.

Such a fast graduation speed has once again refreshed the students' cognition.

At the graduation ceremony, Lu Cheng, as an outstanding graduate, went on stage to speak. He also gave a passionate speech and promoted the Orange brand, which made the school leaders laugh and cry.

However, this year's graduates all listened with great interest.

Perhaps because of Lu Cheng's fame, the application rate to Tokyo University increased in 04, and the admission score also increased compared with previous years.

In fact, information dissemination was not very developed in that era. Many rural areas and even towns did not know much about 985 and 211 universities. Rural candidates just casually looked up some information when applying for admission, and filled out their applications in a hurry without having enough information.

Whenever a university becomes famous because of some people or things and appears on TV, its popularity may increase significantly.

Of course, Lu Cheng's influence is still very effective today. He is relatively well-known only in Jinling, but not many people know about him outside of Jinling.

At the end of August 04, when the first generation of Orange MP3 was selling like hot cakes and various brands of MP3 were competing in a price war, Orange once again launched its new product, the Orange MP4.

Compared to the rapidly popularized MP3, MP4 at that time had not yet been fully developed.

In 02, the French brand Archos launched the world's first MP4 video player. In 03, Archos entered China and launched its first MP4: AV300.

However, 2003 to 2004 was still the market introduction period for MP4.

Although this product allows handheld video recording and can be carried around, its high price makes it unaffordable for many people.

At present, domestic MP4 players are mostly high-end foreign brands, and local brands have not yet emerged. Even if the price of MP2005 players drops a lot in 4, the price of most products is still between 3000 and 6000, which is out of reach for many people.

Moreover, the MP4 at that time used a mechanical hard drive, so its size was naturally not too small, and it was far from being as thin and light as the later MP4s.

When designing this new MP4, Lu Cheng took out some later materials and personally provided technical guidance, so that the overall technical level of this product has reached the level of Apple video launched by Apple in 06.

For the Chinese MP4 market, this is a completely epoch-making ceiling product, and even the imported high-end brands at that time cannot compare with it.

这款MP4有20g和30g两种款式，其中20g的定价为2888元，30g的定价为3688元。

The product once again caused a sensation when it came out, but this time fewer people could afford it.

However, due to its excellent performance and leading technology, this MP4 soon attracted the attention of foreign markets and received a number of orders from Europe and the United States.

Orange has also begun to move from a local brand in Jinling to the international stage.

Even in 06, the 30GB Apple video, known as the ceiling of the industry, was priced at around 4000 yuan.

In 04, when foreign technology had not yet reached this level, this product still occupied a leading position overseas.

Therefore, Lu Cheng directly raised the export price a lot, with the two models increasing by one or two thousand respectively.

At the same time, Lu Cheng also imposed sales restrictions on the domestic market and adopted a real-name purchase system to prevent middlemen from making a profit from the price difference.

Anyway, there are not many things that can be afforded in China now, so it is better to make money abroad first.

In the blink of an eye, it was Mid-Autumn Festival. Lu Cheng drove his newly bought Land Rover and brought various gifts back to the Lin family with Lin Jingyi.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the community where the Lin family lived, I saw Lin Guodong holding an MP4, and there were several middle-aged men gathered around him.

Lin Guodong also looked proud: "See? This MP4 is easy to use. You can watch movies in your hand. The clarity and feel are much better than those foreign brands. This product made by our Lu Cheng is really amazing.

Lao Liu, Lao Ma, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why save so much money? It's time to replace the radio you have. This is only three or four thousand yuan, how impressive it will be to show it off? If you want to buy it, tell me later, I can give you a discount..."

Seeing her father from a distance, Lin Jingyi was speechless: "Dad is really getting younger and younger. He just likes to show off."

"Isn't this good? When people get old, they like to be better than their children. Fortunately, the speed at which we make money keeps up with the speed at which our parents age. We have the opportunity to make achievements early enough to become the pride of our parents."

"Well, this is all thanks to you."

"It's also thanks to you that you have such good vision and found such an excellent boyfriend like me."

"That's right. Although my ability is not as good as yours, my vision is definitely first-rate."

The two got out of the car chatting and laughing, took out various gifts from the trunk, and walked towards Lam Kwok Tung.

"Dad, we are back."

Lin Guodong turned around and saw Lu Cheng and Lin Jingyi, and immediately came over to greet them: "Hey, here they come. Look at you, kid, you always take so many things when you go back to your own home, and you haven't even finished what you took last time."

As he said this, Lin Guodong quickly took the things from his daughter's hand with one hand, and was about to take the things from Lu Cheng's hand with the other hand, but was rejected by Lu Cheng: "Uncle, I can do it."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng put down his things, pulled out a box of Jinling Jiuwuzhizun from his pocket, and began to greet Lin Guodong's old buddies: "Hello Uncle Liu, Uncle Li, Uncle Ma..."

When a circle of smoke dissipated, the faces of these old men were all flushed and they responded enthusiastically.

Even after Lu Cheng and Lin Guodong returned home, the old men were still sighing, "What's the point of having a son? It's better to have a beautiful daughter. Look at Old Lin, he's living a comfortable life now. I envy him."

"Okay, okay, there's no point in being envious. However, I'm a little reluctant to smoke the cigarette that this billionaire handed to me."

"These cigarettes are not cheap. One cigarette is enough for us to buy several boxes."

When they arrived at the Lin family, Qiu Ping saw Lu Cheng coming and immediately greeted him warmly: "Lu Cheng is here, come in and sit down. I made your favorite dish today..."