"Boss, you're incredibly insightful; you were right about everything."
Wang An walked into Chen Dong's office with a smile on his face, holding a freshly printed business newspaper in his hand.
The headline on the front page prominently stated this.
The large number of VCD players returned by citizens has drawn the attention of relevant departments.
"It seems Jiang Wanming is in a bad mood now."
Wang An sighed with genuine emotion, saying that if Chen Dong had agreed to Jiang Wanming's conditions back then, things might not have come to this point.
It's all about timing and fate!
How are the factory's raw material supply preparations going?
Chen Dong didn't even glance at the newspaper; all of this was already within his expectations.
He also wrote the next script for Jiang Wanming.
If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before Jiang Wanming finds an intermediary to act as a lobbyist. The meaning is self-evident: Longteng Electronics will acquire all of Jiang Wanming's Wan family companies.
"Boss, please rest assured about the raw materials. The factory has plenty of raw materials in stock, enough for us to produce 5 million VCDs."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dong shook his head. "That's not enough. We need to hurry up and contact the source manufacturers. We need to prepare at least enough inventory to manufacture 10 million VCDs."
Wang An was a little surprised.
It's not too little, it's too much.
"Boss, given the current spending power of ordinary people, we probably won't be able to sell all these VCD players even by next year. Is it really necessary for us to prepare so many?"
"certainly!"
Chen Dong smiled and said confidently, "I said from the beginning that the domestic market is just the beginning. You don't think I only have my eyes on the domestic market, do you?"
No, it won't.
Wang An gave an awkward smile, his expression extremely embarrassed.
He assumed that Chen Dongrang was preparing such a large inventory for domestic sales.
It turns out I had a narrow perspective.
"Any news from Sony?" Chen Dong continued to ask.
Logically speaking, given the major incident involving Wanjia Company, it's highly unusual that Sony would remain completely silent.
"Boss, there's something I'm not sure if I should say..."
Wang An hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Chen Dong looked up at him and said, "Speak up, do you think I'm going to eat you?"
"Well, I have a relative who runs a business, and his family is quite well-off. When I visited him during the Chinese New Year, I noticed that he had a Sony VCD player, and I laughed at him for it."
"I said, 'I work at Longteng Electronics Factory, and I'm in charge of VCDs. If you want a VCD, you can get one from me.' And guess what he said?"
"Is he saying that DragonVCDs are not high-end and can't compare to Sony's brand?"
Upon hearing Chen Dong's words, Wang An blushed with embarrassment. He wanted to explain, but found his words to be weak and ineffective.
"Boss, I didn't mean to!"
"fine!"
Chen Dong stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said reassuringly, "So this explains why consumers still buy Sony products even though they know they are more expensive than ours."
"Yes, that should be the case."
In fact, Chen Dong should have thought of this long ago.
Even though domestically produced products are superior to those from abroad, people still perceive foreign products as better.
This is why foreign manufacturers are so emboldened.
In short, they're naive and rich.
"Boss, boss, are you alright?"
Wang An called out cautiously.
"I'm fine," Chen Dong replied expressionlessly, then walked to the boss's chair and sat down.
“Wang An, I’m giving you a week to contact major media outlets and newspapers. No matter what method you use or how much money you spend, make sure that news reports about Sony using our Longteng patent are published.”
"I want to show those who think that the grass is always greener on the other side that Sony VCDs use our Longteng Electronics' patented technology. Without our company's authorization, Sony wouldn't even be qualified to produce VCDs."
"Okay, boss."
Wang An chuckled. As long as he secured a few authoritative media outlets, local newspapers would naturally reprint and publish the story. He could already foresee what fate Sony would face next.
......
HF, inside a hotel.
Jiang Wanming has been staying in the hotel for almost three days since returning to HF from Pengcheng.
He dared not go home, but he dared to show his face at the company.
At this moment, his hair was disheveled, and coupled with his extremely poor mental state over the past few days, he looked utterly dejected.
"Xiao Liu, what's the current situation at the company?"
The man who came in was under thirty years old and had previously been in charge of sales for Wanjia Company.
"President Jiang, the situation is not optimistic. Banners have been put up at the factory, and hundreds of people have gathered to block the entrance. The workers are all in a panic. There are also rumors that Wanjia Company is going to go bankrupt and they won't even be able to pay wages."
Jiang Wanming's eyes turned red.
Wanjia Company was his life's work, but now this has happened.
However, this is not the worst news.
Xiao Liu swallowed hard and continued, "In addition, the distributors are all demanding returns and refunds of their deposits. Also, the bank has sent people to the company."
"I see."
Jiang Wanming's eyes were lifeless, and his arms hung limply at his sides.
"Xiao Liu, you go back first. Thank you for telling me all this. I'll figure out the rest. When you get back, tell the factory workers that even if I, Jiang Wanming, have to sell everything I own, I will pay everyone's wages in full."
"President Jiang."
"Let's go back!"
After thinking for a while, Xiao Liu didn't say anything. Before leaving, he told Jiang Wanming to take care of himself and then left the hotel without looking back.
After Xiao Liu left, Jiang Wanming thought a lot.
From elementary school, middle school, high school, to university, although the conditions weren't great, things went smoothly, and I didn't encounter any major setbacks in my life.
This is why, after leaving school, especially after seeing the latest decoding chip technology at the ccube company's exhibition, Jiang Wanming had the idea of starting his own business.
It was only at this point that Jiang Wanming experienced for the first time what the ups and downs of life truly meant.
I was too naive; business isn't that easy.
Jiang Wanming wore a bitter smile, but some things he had to face eventually.
For some reason, Jiang Wanming thought of the young man who came last year. He remembered that at that time, Jiang Wanming was full of vigor and had rejected Chen Dong's invitation to join the company without thinking.
Now it all seems so ridiculous.
For a long, long time.
The ground was covered with countless cigarette butts.
Jiang Wanming felt dizzy as soon as he got up. After a while, he felt better. Only then did he straighten his clothes and walk out of the room.
Public telephone booths outside.
Jiang Wanming dialed a phone number he had memorized.
At this point, perhaps only this person can help me.
......
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