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Love Intelligence (LQ) Breakdown — Losing the Heart Connection “Love is not manipulation; love is understanding.” 💔 1. Love Replaced by Greed The brand energy shifted from purposeful love (serving users) to possessive love (controlling narrative and market). It seems that the love for money has taken Xiao Mi to the path of destruction.  The recent car crash that killed the passenger because the doors cannot be opened manually has raised alarms that Xiao Mi is not concerned about safety.  💔 2. No Empathy for Customers Early Xiaomi succeeded by listening to fans ; now, decisions are made top-down, driven by marketing ego instead of user emotion. Instead of focusing on the electric car's safety, Xiaomi emphasized its features, like the back seat can recline 1 cm more than luxury brands.  This is a company in distraction.  💔 3. Transactional Communication Instead of gratitude and humility, communication became self-glorifying. When love turns self-centered,...

How Xiaomi and Lei Jun Lost the Way — A Strategic & Moral Analysis 1️⃣ Art of War Violation #1 — “Use Deception Wisely, Not Recklessly” “All warfare is based on deception.” — Sun Tzu, Ch. 1 ⚠ The Mistake Xiaomi used deceptive advertising to create the illusion that its new high-end phones were superior to Apple’s, employing manipulative comparisons and staged benchmarks. 💣 What Went Wrong Sun Tzu never meant deception without ethics. He meant strategic perception management, creating temporary uncertainty for the enemy, not betraying the trust of your people. Once deception targets your own customers, you lose Dao (道) — the moral foundation of command. Without Dao, soldiers (or consumers) no longer believe in the leader. 🧭 The Lesson “The skillful general wins the allegiance of his troops before battle begins.” When trust collapses, no marketing “weapon” can save you. Real strategy builds invisible trust, not visible tricks. 2️⃣ Art of War Violation #2 — “Pride Before Preparation...