Haifeng scrolled through the latest headline.
A video of a Samsung S6 had gone viral overnight, exploding mid-use in downtown Shanghai.
He smiled.
This was it. The same issue would doom the Note 7 years later…as already happening to the S6.
He turned to Zhao Lan.
"Everything prepared?"
"Yes, President Lu. Legal drafts, evidence packs, media kits—ready to go."
Haifeng nodded.
"Then it's time. We strike now."
At Samsung Greater China HQ, the air was thick with dread.
Peter Pu stood at the head of the conference room, eyes cold.
The explosion hit local news and went international in less than six hours.
A staff member handed him a report, his hands trembling.
"Chairman Pu… we found the cause."
He read it in silence.
Snapdragon 815 chip—unstable under heavy load. Peak operating temp under stress: 60°C and climbing.
That alone was already pushing thermal limits.
Combine it with 25W fast charging—a brute-force 5V 5A setup—and you have a heat bomb in a tight chassis.
Small phone. Big battery. Zero airflow.
The result?
Spontaneous combustion. Followed by complete battery detonation.
Peter Pu's hands trembled.
The Shanghai incident wasn't an isolated case anymore.
Users across the country were posting similar failures.
And every one of them was tagged as #S6Explosion.
He snapped.
"Why are people still gaming while charging?! Who does that?!"
No one answered.
He gritted his teeth, hating that the first explosion happened in his market.
"Blame the users. Tell them it was improper usage. Deny everything."
But another incident broke out before the PR team could roll it out.
Then another.
And another.
His face darkened.
"This isn't a coincidence. We're being targeted."
Moments later, an aide walked in with a phone and a fresh report.
"Chairman… China Star's legal team has posted official lawyers' letters. They're suing our division and dozens of bloggers for defamation."
Peter froze.
The dots connected.
The exploding phones.
The concentrated timing.
The lawsuit.
"It was them."
He said it aloud, voice low.
"They set us up."
That day, Weibo erupted.
#S6ExplosionGate trended #1.
"Three S6 phones exploded across China in 48 hours."
"China Star hits back—lawsuit filed."
"Samsung caught in full PR meltdown."
Then the Piao City Court posted publicly:
This court has officially accepted the defamation case filed by China Star Technologies.
The net turned on Samsung in hours.
Once hailed as the elite of Android, they were now branded as a company selling fire hazards.
Peter Pu stared at the official court summons in his hand, veins bulging.
He slammed it onto the desk.
"How dare they. We're Samsung. The best legal team on Earth. You think we're scared of one little China Star?"
But Haifeng didn't stop at the courts.
He'd arranged for digital influencers and teardown specialists to roll out a coordinated series of videos.
The titles were simple:
"S6 vs Harmony X2 – Disassembly and Truth"
One by one, the tech bloggers went live.
Each clip featured a teardown of both phones, side by side.
First is the hardware, then the internals, and then the explanation.
"Look closely—both phones are packed tight. Batteries, boards, and camera mounts. But the difference is airflow."
"This is the Snapdragon 815 chip in the S6—note the thermal compound. Compare it to the Kunpeng A2 in the Harmony X2. The X2 has superior thermal spread."
"No heat dissipation. No clearance. That's why the S6 cooked itself."
And finally:
"So, when you hear about these explosions? They're real. And they're not user error."
Samsung's silence became deafening.
Their denial campaign collapsed under actual engineering proof.
And the court had already taken China Star's case.
The verdict wasn't out yet.
But online?
The judgment was already made.