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For comparison, the HTC Windows Phone 8X, which sold for 3,999 yuan, only scored 11,000. The Mountain Star Galaxy Note 2, priced at 5,199 yuan, scored just 26,901.

The Yaocheng X1 used top-of-the-line components for its processor, screen, camera, and battery.

They had pushed ”component stacking” to the absolute limit!

Its only drawback was that the operating system wasn’t optional.

It came in four colors: black, white, gold, and silver.

The standard edition of the Yaocheng X1 would be 3,999 yuan, and the 64GB premium edition would be 4,599 yuan.

Wang Teng didn’t keep the audience in suspense for long, quickly announcing the price.

”3,999 yuan? That’s so damn expensive!”

”Too expensive? Then buy the Qingcheng D2!”

”But the Yaocheng X1 is gorgeous! It looks even better than the phones from Apple or Samsung!”

”That son of a bitch Wang Teng is getting way too cocky. How can he even say a price like 3,999 yuan? 1,999 yuan would be more like it.”

”1,999 yuan? Stop daydreaming. Do you have any idea how much a Snapdragon 800 processor costs?”

”The chip is nothing! That 5.7-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen is the most expensive component! If Mountain Star or HTC had these specs, they’d dare to charge you five thousand for it!”

”I want to buy it! But I have no money! I hope President Chen can gift me one!”

The viewers in the livestream chat gasped. A price of 3,999 yuan felt far too expensive.

Of course, there was also no shortage of users who weren’t concerned about money.

In their eyes, the premium version selling for only 4,599 yuan was still too cheap.

The base model of the iPhone 5 sold for 5,288 yuan, and the 64GB version went for as high as 6,888 yuan.

”From the first 100,000 customers who purchase a Yaocheng X1, we will randomly select 1,000 people and gift each of them a 10-gram gold bar,” Wang Teng said.

A 1% chance of winning!

In 2013, the price of gold was 336.80 yuan per gram. Ten grams were worth over 3,000 yuan, which meant a Yaocheng X1 would only end up costing a few hundred yuan.

Many people were now eager and ready, just waiting for the release time to be announced!

Wang Teng raised his wrist to check the time. It was already 3:30, and there were still several products to introduce. He didn’t have time for any more hype, so he quickly yielded the stage and called Mike Keller and Wu Shengyu up.

As before, one was the main speaker and the other acted as his translator.

”Hello, everyone. I’m Mike Keller, the chief chip designer for Tiangong Technology. This is my partner, Mr. Wu Shengyu. I’m here today to introduce the performance of the Celestial Craft T100.”

Mike Keller spoke with ease. He was also wearing a graphic T-shirt, but with a pair of cargo pants.

”Why’d a foreigner come on stage?”

”I can’t understand him! Someone translate!”

”Orange Technology’s product launches are getting more and more impressive!”

Before the audience could even complain, Wu Shengyu translated Mike Keller’s words faithfully.

’The Celestial Craft T100?’

’Orange Technology didn’t just develop its own mobile OS, but now it has its own chip, too?’

The entire internet was in shock!

”Holy shit! I found this guy’s info! He’s a former senior engineer at AMD and a senior staff engineer at Apple! A total legend in the world of chip design!”

”Did Senlian Technology kidnap his family or something?”

”Awesome! I haven’t even gotten a job at a foreign company yet, and here’s a foreigner already working for a Chinese one!”

”So, Orange Technology really made its own chip?”

The comment sections on Weibo, Toutiao, Sina, and other sites exploded. Never mind 2013—even in 2020, any phone manufacturer that successfully developed its own chip would have enough bragging rights to last for weeks.

「Ten minutes later.」

The Huake Science Association’s official Weibo account posted: ”Congratulations to Orange Technology on the upcoming launch of the Celestial Craft T100. A toast to a domestic tech enterprise, and a toast to Huaxia!”

The hype instantly increased tenfold!

The Huake Science Association was the highest-level scientific research institution in all of Hua Country!

This post was an undeniable acknowledgment of Orange Technology’s R&D capabilities and the technological significance of the Celestial Craft T100.