Haifeng paced slowly on stage as the Kunpeng A1-4-8 chip slide appeared behind him.
"The Kunpeng A1-4-8 is a quad-core processor, part of our new Kunpeng line built for the Hongmeng X series…"
He paused, letting the words settle.
"But… it's not a typical quad-core."
"You see, most chips equate one core with one thread. The more cores, the more simultaneous tasks it can handle. But the Kunpeng A1-4-8 is different."
"This is the first mobile chip in the world to implement hyper-threading technology."
Gasps spread across the room.
"Though it's a quad-core chip, it supports eight threads—and that's what the model number represents: A1-4-8."
People in the audience—especially the tech-savvy—were stunned.
"Wait, what?! Hyper-threading on a mobile chip?"
"That's crazy. Nobody's done that before."
"Quad-core, eight threads… this thing's a monster!"
Others looked confused.
"Threads? Hyper… what?"
"I thought cores were already complicated enough…"
Haifeng chuckled.
"Let me break it down for you."
He gestured to the screen, where a visual metaphor appeared: two mechanics working from the same toolbox.
"Think of a core as a toolkit—and a thread as a worker."
"A traditional quad-core chip has four workers using four toolkits. But each worker can only do one task at a time."
"With hyper-threading, we put two workers on each toolkit."
"One uses the wrench. The other grabs the tester. The tools aren't all needed at once, so now no one is idle, and overall efficiency skyrockets."
"That's what Kunpeng A1-4-8 does. It doubles the multitasking ability of a traditional quad-core—without doubling the cores."
The audience was hooked.
It was a significant leap in mobile chip performance—and no one else had done it yet.
The timing couldn't be more perfect. Most companies were still celebrating the launch of dual-core chips.
And here was China Star, dropping an eight-thread powerhouse.
Haifeng moved to the final segment of the event:
Pricing.
The crowd tensed up.
"The Hongmeng S1 started at ¥2,999 (≈ $413 in 2025)," someone whispered.
"This is way stronger. It's gotta start at ¥8,999 ($1,240) at least."
"No way I can afford this… I'll have to settle for the S1R."
Others were even more extreme:
"This configuration crushes everything on the market. It's the global king. If it's not priced at ¥9,999 ($1,377), it's selling itself short."
"Even if it's ¥6,999, it's worth it."
But then—Haifeng raised the mic:
"Starting price for the Hongmeng X1 is…
¥4,999 (≈ $688 in 2025)."
For a second, no one reacted.
Then—
"WHAT?!"
"¥4,999?! This beast only costs that much?!"
"I thought it was gonna be double that!"
"President Lu, take my money!"
"This guy's robbing the market. The other brands are done!"
Cheers and applause shook the venue.
Reporters scrambled to update headlines. Social media exploded. The livestream chat overflowed.
Behind Haifeng, the complete price list appeared:
Hongmeng X1 – 16GB: ¥4,999 (≈ $688 USD in 2025)
Hongmeng X1 – 32GB: ¥5,299 (≈ $730 USD in 2025)
Hongmeng X1 – 64GB: ¥5,699 (≈ $785 USD in 2025)
Hongmeng X1 – 128GB: ¥5,999 (≈ $825 USD in 2025)
"I don't care what it costs. I'm getting one."
"It's cheaper than my car's tire. What am I even hesitating for?"
"This is it. China Star just reset the flagship price bar."
Even the other mobile execs watching from afar looked pale.
One muttered under his breath:
"This pricing… it's ruthless.
We were planning to launch at ¥6,999… we can't do that now."
And Haifeng wasn't done.
He looked back to the audience with a confident grin.
"Now that you know the flagship lineup—let me introduce the chip series for our Xingchen budget line."
The crowd hushed again.
"Meet the newest member of the China Star chip family:
The Jinwu Series."
The presentation shifted—but the audience was still reeling.
It's a flagship killer at half the expected price… and now there's more to come.