Recently, Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun started a live stream, responding to many topics of interest to netizens, including the previously热议 "eating hot dry noodles on the streets of Wuhan" incident.
Lei Jun explained thatAt that time, Xiaomi Auto Vice President Li Xiaoshuang was returning to Hubei for an event, and Wuhan's tourism authorities hoped he would take the opportunity to visit and promote local Wuhan cuisine.
"As someone who grew up in Hubei, hot dry noodles are a familiar taste of home for him. So he went to a local old-brand breakfast shop to experience street-side morning meals. The team only brought one colleague as a photographer and one media personnel from the tourism bureau. It was originally just a simple recording intended for a short video on his personal account to promote Wuhan cuisine."
But the situation on-site exceeded expectations.Lei Jun was spotted by passersby eating noodles on the roadside. Many citizens spontaneously gathered to take photos. Seeing the large number of photographers, many netizens mistakenly believed his team had brought dozens of photographers for a staged shoot, sparking controversy over "showmanship."
"Some people criticized me for being pretentious, so I felt I had to explain. What you see might not be the whole story, and it can be hard to clarify. Later, for our next two visits, we had to go secretly because whenever I show up, I'm sure to be photographed. And once people gather to take pictures, they'll say I hired the photographers again."
Event Recap:
This June, Lei Jun appeared at a roadside breakfast shop on Dacheng Road in Wuhan, sitting on a small stool eating hot dry noodles, mianwo, and other Wuhan-style breakfast specialties. Photos and videos from the scene quickly spread online.However, a casual remark from a child passing by in the video, "Do you need so many people taking photos just to eat breakfast?" directly ignited public opinion.
Some netizens believe it was a staged photo op mimicking Jensen Huang's street check-ins, questioning it as marketing hype; others feel it's just a public figure experiencing everyday life and there's no need for over-interpretation.