I Became Super Rich After Resigning-Chapter 288: Press Conference

The rows of ginkgo trees by the entrance of the Michen Building turn from green to yellow, with small fan-shaped leaves gradually falling, and in the blink of an eye, it’s another year’s end.

At the end of the year, Mi Chen hosted a media meet and greet for the new car Qichen Xia, which also means that the time for Qichen cars to hit the market is getting closer.

At the media event, Gu Hanchen and Qichen’s CEO Meng An participated together in the Q&A session for Qichen Xia. As for the pricing, that would be announced at the actual launch event.

They only wanted to reveal the cool cyberpunk style and the high specifications of Qichen Xia.

The exterior design of Qichen Xia caused quite a stir on the internet, with mixed reviews—some said it was stylish and cool, while others found it too flashy.

Controversy brings popularity.

The Shiyi Ruohu resort project, which took two years to complete, is almost finished, with only interior decoration and other matters remaining, and the accompanying luxury holiday villas have all been sold out.

The resort hotel is nearly complete with renovations, and by the summer holidays at the latest, Ruohu resort could undergo full development, including a golf course, race track, high-end ski slopes, horse riding facilities, and an array of other activities.

As one of the most luxurious resorts in Jiang City, the Ruohu project is nearing completion, and Huo Shiyuan is focusing on its construction, while Yuan Xi cannot leave the Qichen project unattended. They often rush back and forth between Jiang City and City A.

The two children have slowly started to speak and are entering the sensitive period of order; two-year-olds are indeed at their cutest, able to say a few words in a soft and sticky voice, clingy, but when Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan are working, the two kids don’t disturb their parents’ work.

Even during long car rides, they sit quietly in their child seats.

In Jiang City, they have quite a few playmates, occasionally playing with the children from Chenyuan’s house or their little cousin Xiao Fu.

In April, the Qichen Xia officially kicked off its launch event.

The launch was long anticipated, and the unveiling of Qichen Xia was held at Jiangbin Square, opposite the Michen Building, unlike other car brand launches which are usually in the evening; Qichen Xia’s event was in the afternoon.

The weather in Jiang City in April is the most comfortable, with warm spring blossoms and a temperature that’s neither cold nor hot.

Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan, along with their two children, arrived at the venue and took their seats in the middle.

"Car car," An An pointed to the display car on the stage, "Car car."

Yuan Xi gently held An An’s little hand.

The launch event started at one o’clock in the afternoon. On stage, Meng An took the microphone and began: "Welcome friends here at the venue and netizens on the live streaming platforms to Qichen’s car launch event. I represent Qichen in expressing our thanks. Qichen Xia is a vehicle that prioritizes safety performance..."

Meng An slowly explained the car’s specifications and functions from the stage.

Yuan Xi saw Zhong Xiaoyi coming over in a dress and said with a light smile, "How come Gu Hanchen didn’t come with you?"

Zhong Xiaoyi replied, "I don’t know where he went."

Zhong Xiaoyi reached out and touched little Lele’s hand beside Yuan Xi, "Little Lele."

"Auntie."

Zhong Xiaoyi smiled at Lele, then listened to Meng An on stage: "The water-floating capability of Qichen Xia will greatly protect the safety of the driver and passengers. Next, we would like to invite our Mr. Gu, Gu Hanchen, to drive the Qichen Xia to the stage."

On the big screen on stage, drone footage started playing, showing a car driving into the river, where you could see Gu Hanchen waving inside the car window.

The audience all turned and stood up, looking towards the scene in the river.

When Gu Hanchen drove the car onto the shore, there was a round of warm applause from the audience.

Gu Hanchen drove the car straight onto the stage, got out of the car, opened the trunk, which was full of fresh flowers and balloons that started floating up.

The flowers and balloons didn’t have a drop of water on them, meaning the car’s waterproof performance was very strong.

Gu Hanchen took the microphone from Meng An and said, "Qichen Xia is named after my wife, Zhong Xiaoyi, and is also Qichen’s first car. I hope this car can be as indestructible as the love between my wife and me."

Michen’s newly appointed PR director frowned and whispered to Yuan Xi, "Why isn’t Mr. Gu playing by the rules? What if his relationship with Mrs. Gu sours in the future, wouldn’t that affect the sales of Qichen Xia?"

Zhong Xiaoyi turned her head and said to the PR director, "That won’t happen. Our love will not crumble."

Gu Hanchen picked up a bouquet from the trunk, jumped off the stage, walked up to Zhong Xiaoyi, and knelt on one knee, "Wife, I still owe you a grand marriage proposal."

Gu Hanchen took out a diamond ring from the bouquet, "Today, I want to propose to you solemnly. Will you marry me?"

Zhong Xia looked at Gu Hanchen with a light laugh and said, "I will."

During the live broadcast, netizens who came to watch the car launch event were all typing question marks.

"Came to watch a car launch but being force-fed dog food (public display of affection)?"

"Luring in single dogs to be slaughtered? I’m boycotting Michen’s games for today."

"I am so envious of Zhong Xiaoyi. Gu Hanchen appears to be a casual guy but can arrange such a grand proposal ceremony for his wife."

"Isn’t this being irresponsible and unprofessional? This is a car launch event, and he tricked us into watching his proposal?"

After the proposal, Gu Hanchen actually began his proper job, introducing the original intention of creating Qichen.

Towards the end of the launch event, during the pricing segment, Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan left early with their two children.

After all, even Yuan Xi thought the pricing for Qichen’s cars was utterly ridiculous.

But speaking of it, the pre-sale price of Qichen Xia was already at a loss. With the material research and development costs laid out, prices couldn’t be set too low.

Yuan Xi had already anticipated the uproar that would follow the announcement of the price, and she decided it was best to leave early.

Gu Hanchen speaking into the microphone, "The tech version of Qichen Xia is priced at 1.28 million, the upgraded version at 1.48 million, and the deluxe version at 1.68 million."

The whole audience was stunned at Gu Hanchen’s pricing, and only after a long while did sparse applause erupt.

The live-stream chat, however, erupted in a barrage of curses.

"Typical of Gu Hanchen! He even dares to set such a price!"

"Who would buy such an expensive car from a new automaker? 1.68 million, does Gu Hanchen not think he has been cursed enough?"

"Will you buy it? If you won’t buy it, I won’t either."

Gu Hanchen coughed and then announced, "To express appreciation for the car owners’ support of Qichen Xia, Michen will introduce an exclusive Xia skin across all our games as a gift to our valued Michen players."

On the big screen, characters from several hot Michen games came to life, with beautifully modeled skins making many avid gamers and big spenders in the live stream exhilarated.

"A 1.28 million car is expensive, but to get limited edition Xia skins across all Michen platforms for 1.28 million? That’s too cheap!"

"I’m going, the new ride of Yu Beicheng in ’Fall in Love with the Stars’, Qichen Xia, is so cool. 1.28 million for a full set of four skins, totally worth it."

"Order placed, car locked, send it as soon as possible."

Many game streamers also started sharing screenshots of their own car bookings.

Michen dominated the trending news.

In the evening, there was a celebration banquet for the launch of Qichen Xia.