Rebirth: Let's Talk About 1984

According to reports, this story begins at an entirely unscientific moment: Zhou Ziye, a designer who rose from creating counterfeit mobile phones, suddenly time-traveled back to the year 1984.

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Chapter 416 The Unlucky Jiang Yan

When Xing Baohua was making counterfeit mobile phones, the best screen resolution he used was 480x367, and the worst was only 209x176.

Those were all small screens; even the worst resolution could barely make out a person's image, with everything around them a dark blur. If you zoomed in to 14 inches, it would be practically unwatchable.

Therefore, the minimum standard for LCD screens is 480 resolution, which is sufficient for both color accuracy and image clarity.

Expensive and with a poor viewing experience, who would buy your TV? You might as well just buy a CRT TV.

So there's still a long way to go.

That evening, Xing Baohua was having dinner with his parents when he received a call from Huang Xingyao. Huang had already contacted people from China and, as requested, the fee would be paid from Xing Baohua's offshore company.

The money has been paid; we're just waiting for the chips to be shipped. However, a large portion of the chips will require a production cycle before delivery.

"Got it. Did you show the payment receipts and contracts to the person you're dealing with? Don't be silly and give them everything. If they want them, give them a copy, but keep the originals safe," Xing Baohua specifically instructed.

“I showed it to them, but they didn’t ask for anything,” Huang Xingyao said.

Xing Baohua hung up the phone with satisfaction. One-third of this batch of goods was purchased under the name of the rice company. Because he had been cheated by the General Trade Corporation before, he was very careful about cooperating with them.

What happens when you're too careful?

As agreed, after Xing Baohua made the payment, the General Trade Center transferred the RMB to Xing Baohua's designated account based on the payment voucher.

The next day, Xing Baohua even called Xiao Bomei to ask if there were any large sums of money coming in.

There was no result.

Considering that it's a very large company there, and the procedures take some time, a few days' delay wouldn't be a problem.

In addition, Li Xiangyang called to say that the group had agreed to give him two production lines and send a technical team to support Xing Baohua. He said he would bring a team to discuss the matter with Xing Baohua in a couple of days.

With Changhong secured, Xing Baohua finally felt relieved.

A week later, Xiaobomei told Xing Baohua that she had not seen the large sum of money he had mentioned come in.

This also allows the bank to keep an eye on her and call her when money comes in.

Xing Baohua immediately called Zhong Qiang and asked, "Brother, you promised to transfer the money to my country's currency immediately after I made the payment over there. I've been waiting for over a week, why hasn't the money arrived yet!"

"I'm not clear about this yet, I'm out of town right now. Let me call you and ask." With that, Zhong Qiang hung up the phone.

He was treated to a meal at noon and drank too much, so he didn't call Xing Baohua to ask.

Indeed, he didn't take Xing Baohua's company seriously at all. His task was to persuade Xing Baohua to pay for the purchased goods. As for receiving payment, that was none of his business. Two departments!

This is similar to buying a product at a store or specialty shop counter. The salesperson will tell you all sorts of wonderful things, but once you've paid, if you find a problem? Sorry, it's not the salesperson's fault; go find customer service.

Even if you want to return the product, the after-sales service has the final say.

Xing Baohua was busy for a few more days and almost forgot about it. Fortunately, Xiao Bo reminded her that the money had not yet been deposited.

This infuriated Xing Baohua, who immediately called Zhong Qiang to ask what was going on.

"I've asked about it, and it's being processed for you. Just wait a little while! You won't be shortchanged on money." With that, Zhong Qiang hung up the phone, sounding very busy and impatient.