In the CCTV "Face to Face" program broadcast on the evening of December 17, Lei Jun accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV reporters, in which Lei Jun mentioned the reasons for his previous donation to Wuhan University, his entrepreneurial history and Xiaomi's efforts in high-end and automobiles.
Lei Jun
Lei Jun mentioned in the interview that the reason why he decided to donate 1.3 billion yuan to his alma mater, Wuhan University, was because he also received a lot of scholarships provided by the school during his college years. In the interview, he also mentioned the source of his business, which was to see the book "Silicon Valley Fire" in the library, which introduced the entrepreneurial process of Jobs and other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, which also made Lei Jun regard Jobs as his first idol.
Screenshot of the interview video
In addition, Lei Jun also introduced the difficulties and setbacks encountered by Xiaomi in the process of impacting the high-end, but it is precisely after constantly choosing to benchmark the iPhone and impact the high-end that the Xiaomi 14 is hot on sale. Lei Jun said in an interview that he knew that the Xiaomi 14 would sell better than the Xiaomi 13, but he didn't expect it to sell so well.
Screenshot of the interview video
In the second half of the show, Lei Jun also mentioned the recent popularity of Xiaomi cars. Lei Jun said that Xiaomi's first car should follow the principle of keeping the right and surprising. Fully respect the laws of the automotive industry, use the mature technology of the automotive industry, ensure that the first car can be done well, and innovate under this premise. At the same time, Xiaomi has also invested ten times more personnel and funds than other car companies in building cars, and it is doing it with the mentality of ambition.
Screenshot of Lei Jun's interview video
When the host asked Lei Jun about his expectations for Xiaomi's first model, Lei Jun's mentality was very complicated: "I'm particularly worried that if it doesn't become popular, everyone won't buy it, and I'm even more worried that everyone will buy it, and if you wait for a year or two, you will definitely be scolded." ”