Cat King Audio Founder Clashes with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun in Public Spat
In a recent turn of events, Zeng Dejun, the founder of Cat King Audio, sparked controversy with his public criticism of Lei Jun, the CEO of Xiaomi. On June 23rd, Zeng Dejun released a video in which he lambasted Lei Jun, stating that his online persona was vastly different from his behavior in private, which Zeng Dejun deemed lacking in respect. The source of this dissatisfaction stems from a meeting over a decade ago, where Zeng presented his smart speaker project to Lei and an investment manager from Shunwei Capital, a venture capital firm co-founded by Lei. According to Zeng, Lei responded to the smart speaker concept with disdain, asking "What's the use of smart speakers?" and stating, "We don't need to waste our time on this," before leaving the meeting without even a glance in Zeng's direction.