Wang Teng, the former general manager of the marketing department of Xiaomi China and the general manager of the REDMI brand, recently made a statement on a public social platform, which attracted the attention of netizens. He made it clear that netizens were not allowed to joke about Xiaomi founder Lei Jun in his comment area. This stern statement quickly attracted widespread attention from the outside world.
The cause of the incident was that Wang Teng recently released product manager recruitment information for his newly founded Yixiu Technology. In the interactive comment area, some netizens joked and suggested that Mr. Lei should try out this position. Faced with this kind of joking interaction, Wang Teng gave a direct warning, saying not to tease Mr. Lei in his posts, otherwise he would be blacklisted.
Although Wang Teng has left Xiaomi, he can still feel his respect for the helmsman of his old club from his reply.
Looking back at Wang Teng's previous career changes, it caused a shock in the industry in September 2025. At that time, Xiaomi Group issued an internal report stating that Wang Teng was formally dismissed from the company for leaking company confidential information and having conflicts of interest and other serious violations of regulations and disciplines. This incident once plunged him into a vortex of public opinion.
Despite experiencing severe career shocks, Wang Teng has not disappeared from the technology circle. In early January this year, he officially announced the establishment of a new company, Yixi Today. This move marked the official start of a new entrepreneurial journey for him, trying to explore new growth opportunities in the technology segment of sleep health.
It is understood that Yixiu’s start-up core team has a very solid background. Most of the team members come from domestic first-tier technology giants such as Xiaomi and Huawei. These technical and management talents with the genes of major manufacturers are currently focusing on the research and development of various cutting-edge technology products related to sleep health.
