"Then what are we waiting for?"
Wang An hurriedly said, "President Lin, call the boss and let him decide this matter."
Lin Zhiyuan looked at him suspiciously. Wang An was taken aback and quickly explained, "I also want our Longteng VCD to go global. Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I have absolutely no selfish motives."
“I didn’t say you had ulterior motives.” Lin Zhiyuan smiled and continued, “I don’t know if the boss has returned from abroad. I can only say I’ll give it a try.”
Then, in front of Wang An, Lin Zhiyuan dialed Chen Dong's phone number in Hong Kong.
Surprisingly, the call went through.
The phone kept beeping.
Lin Zhiyuan gestured to Wang An to be quiet.
The next second, Wang An instinctively held his breath, and his heart began to race with tension.
"I am Chen Dong."
"Dongzi, I am Lin Zhiyuan."
"It's brother-in-law, is there something you need?"
Chen Dong's voice came through the microphone, sounding both friendly and authoritative.
It's a very contradictory feeling, like a primary school student meeting their teacher.
Lin Zhiyuan briefly explained Jiang Wanming's purpose for coming today over the phone, and then asked, "Dongzi, how should we reply to him about this?"
“My thoughts are similar to Wang An’s. Mr. Jiang’s idea is to join forces with Longteng to develop the domestic market and then enter the overseas market.”
"......"
"Okay, I understand."
After Lin Zhiyuan hung up the phone, Wang An quickly asked, "How did it go? What did the boss say? Did he agree?"
Lin Zhiyuan gave him a strange look and shook his head. "The boss didn't say anything on the phone. He just told the two of us to wait in the office. He's already on his way to the company."
"this....."
Wang An was taken aback: "You mean the boss came all the way from Hong Kong in person?"
Lin Zhiyuan nodded upon hearing this, but did not pursue the matter further.
Night falls and the city lights come on.
The office building of Longteng Electronics was brightly lit.
At that very moment.
A Bentley with license plates from both regions slowly drove in.
The visitors were Chen Dong and Wolong.
Chen Dong went upstairs first, and Wolong quickly followed after parking his car.
Inside the office.
Lin Zhiyuan and Wang An each held a lit cigarette and puffed out smoke.
Click!
The office door was opened from the outside, and Chen Dong appeared.
"boss!"
"Dongzi!"
The two quickly got up from their chairs.
Upon seeing the two, Chen Dong smiled and said, "Sorry, I was delayed at the border. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"We just grabbed a quick bite. Boss, have you eaten yet? Should I tell the staff canteen to make a few more dishes?"
Chen Dong waved his hand, his smile unchanged. "We already ate when we arrived. Since you two have eaten as well, let's talk about some serious business."
"Boss, have some water."
After placing the brewed tea on the table in front of Chen Dong, Wang An sat down on the stool on the other side.
Chen Dong nodded with a smile, but the next second, his smile faded and he said seriously, "It wasn't convenient to talk about this on the phone earlier. Since you asked, I might as well come back and meet you in person to clarify some things."
The two nodded in agreement like obedient children.
Chen Dong took a sip of tea and asked in return, "Have you both thought about why Jiang Wanming came here, or rather, why he took the initiative to seek peace? Have you considered the reasons behind it?"
These words were spoken.
Wang An hesitated.
This is a very simple question, so why didn't you think of this from the beginning?
"Boss, I... I also heard him talk about the prospects and thought they looked pretty good, so..."
"So you're thinking of agreeing, believing that working with them in the market will only bring us benefits, right?"
Wang An nodded awkwardly. Chen Dong was absolutely right, as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes.
"It's not your fault. I didn't explain the upcoming plan to you two clearly beforehand."
"At the annual meeting, I asked you to adjust the appearance of our Longteng VCD and promote it at a lower price under the guise of a new product. This was a way to force the market to make a choice."
Chen Dong looked at the two of them and said, "The results are very encouraging so far. The fact that Jiang Wanming came to us at this time is probably because he can't hold on any longer."
"If Wanjia Company can't hold on, think carefully about Sony's situation. How long can they last?"
Upon hearing this, the two fell into deep thought.
Lin Zhiyuan replied, "I understand. If that's the case, then Longteng VCD will have a monopoly in the market."
Wang An's eyes lit up, but the next second, he hesitated and said, "Boss, President Lin, but our current production capacity can't keep up... I'm afraid we'll hold you back."
Chen Dong, with a look of "you're easy to teach," smiled and said, "So, President Jiang isn't just supplying us with production capacity, is he?"
"boss......"
Wang An was a little confused. Lin Zhiyuan was no better off than him and also didn't understand Chen Dong's deeper meaning.
Their eyes met, and they both wore wry smiles.
Chen Dong stopped keeping them in suspense and instead prompted them, "Think carefully about what the current environment is like?"
"Make every penny count!"
"Why buy a more expensive VCD player when there are cheaper options with equally good quality?"
That makes sense, but the two of them still haven't quite grasped it.
Chen Dong slowly shook his head and explained, "To put it simply, our new generation VCD is priced at 1288 yuan, but what is our actual cost? It's only about 500 yuan!"
“Regardless of whether the factory can keep up with the sales speed, once we decide that the price will remain unchanged, it probably won’t be long before Wanjia Company goes out of business. At that time, it won’t be him coming to us for cooperation, but rather he will try to sell the factory.”
"Even if Jiang Wanming insists on not selling Wanjia Company, I have other ways to deal with him."
Pre-sale! Pre-sale is still a new term in this era, but in Chen Dong's time, the Internet had already entered thousands of households.
Pre-sale models are very common on major online shopping platforms.
But applying this model to 1993 would be a complete game-changer.
The two quickly understood what Chen Dong meant by the pre-sale model, and couldn't help but silently mourn for Jiang Wanming for three seconds.
Especially Lin Zhiyuan.
He had personally witnessed Jiang Wanming's arrogance in the olive branch Chen Dong had extended.
If everything could be done over again, I wonder if Jiang Wanming would regret not accepting Chen Dong's invitation to join the company.
The entrance to Longteng Electronics Factory.
A furtive figure peered into the factory for a long time before disappearing into the night.
"I never expected that the boss would ask me to keep an eye on Jiang Wanming, but I made a huge discovery, hahaha... I deserve to be rich. Who would have thought that Mr. Chen Dong, who is at the height of his power in Hong Kong, would be connected with Longteng Electronics in the mainland?"
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