When Mr. Zhang heard that someone needed help, he asked, "What is it? Just let me know if it's within my power."
“Actually, it’s not a big deal for you. We were planning to produce mobile phones next year, importing some core components from overseas, and we could make the rest ourselves. You know the situation we’re facing overseas now, but we can’t stop producing mobile phones. The mainland needs this market.” Lu Feng said with some worry.
"So you mean I'll help you procure a batch of core components?"
“It would be too risky for you to do it. We’re being closely watched by outsiders. I’ve decided to go out and make the purchases myself. You just need to help with the connections. Don’t worry about our identities. We’ll just use Thai passports and pretend to be Thai.” Lu Feng said quite naturally.
"Huh? Thai people?" Mr. Zhang felt something was off and said, "It's not easy to fake that, is it? If all else fails, you can hire a few Thai people to act as your representatives."
"I'm worried about such a big deal. Besides, you can trust my acting skills," Lu Feng said confidently.
"Acting skills?" Mr. Zhang found this idea hard to believe, but since Lu Feng had brought it up, he had no choice but to agree, saying, "I'm willing to do anything that benefits the country. Where do you plan to buy them from?"
TSMC!
"when?"
"It would be best to set off within a week. We are negotiating a large order, a volume of one million goods, with all goods to be delivered the year after next, and settlement can be made in US dollars."
Mr. Zhang was also surprised to hear about the million-dollar shipment. Given the current market in mainland China, he feared that if all of this shipment were delivered, it would be available for more than a decade to come. He hurriedly reminded him, "Mr. Lu, communication technology will see explosive breakthroughs in the next few years. 3G technology is already operating in the laboratory. If everything goes smoothly, it will be commercially available in five or six years at most. If you stockpile so many 2G components, they are likely to become a pile of junk."
"Don't worry, I know exactly how much stock to order. The market isn't doing too well right now, but I'm still confident that we can sell a million phones in a few years," Lu Feng said with certainty.
Although Mr. Zhang didn't know where his confidence came from, he was a businessman and didn't need someone like him, a technologist, to explain such simple principles.
"Okay, then I won't say any more. It's easy to make an introduction. They also need sales. With such a big customer, I believe they will be even happier than we are. Just give me the relevant company information when the time comes."
The two discussed things on the phone for a while before Lu Feng hung up. So far, everything had gone exceptionally smoothly. With the connections Lu Feng had built up over the years, this matter was relatively easy.
From the outside perspective, Jiafeng Group is on a downward spiral amidst a barrage of criticism and condemnation. Many people have found data showing that sales of small home appliances under Jiafeng Group have declined, and some even claim, with a sense of triumph, that sales of radios under Jiafeng have plummeted by 90%.
No one has ever counted how many people yearned for the outside world in the 1990s. All we know is that whether they were from the city or the countryside, once they went abroad, they were considered the most successful people in their families. Even if they went to a particular country, some who couldn't go abroad or who couldn't make a name for themselves would come back and talk about how much better the moon was on the other side of the world, and they were doing very well.
Sometimes, when Lu Feng looked at those newspapers and magazines, he would sigh that this was truly an era overrun by 'monsters'. A group of people desperately wanted domestic products to be developed, yet they were constantly cursing domestic products. Domestic products were cheap, counterfeit goods were rampant, and at one point, the counterfeiting reached the point where everything was fake.
This is destined to be a highly controversial era. People have enough to eat and wear, and they have seen a bigger world outside. Their mentality is torn between anger at their lack of ambition and sorrow for their misfortune.
Within three days, a company called Nandi Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with the chairman named Kuntai and a management team of eight people.
At home, Lu Feng was tidying up his things. Zhu Lidong and Liu Cheng stood by, wanting to lend a hand, but they didn't know how to start.
"Everything's taken care of. I've booked the tickets for the day after tomorrow. I need to go to the city tomorrow to discuss things. The fewer people on this trip, the better. Too many people can easily cause trouble. You two have experience with this kind of situation. Mr. Liu understands the technology, and Mr. Zhu is in charge of negotiating prices. The three of us can go." Lu Feng tossed a shirt into his suitcase.
“We’ll go to Bangkok first. Once we get there, we’ll have brand new passports. My name is Khun Thai, and I also have two other names, Khun Pa and Khun Ya. We’re a family business called Nam Di Electronics. We’ve just transformed our business; we used to sell rubber pillows. To prevent people from finding out that I don’t speak Thai, I speak Mandarin. We’re from the Akha ethnic group in Thailand, so we don’t speak Thai. This ethnic group is very small, and I don’t believe they can find anyone who speaks Akha, so we can make it up.” Lu Feng said quite naturally.
“Making up nonsense? How can I make up nonsense?” Zhu Lidong suddenly felt that this trip might not be so easy.
"Just mumble and gibberish, add our local accent, and get the gibberish out of it," Lu Feng instructed.
Zhu Lidong and Liu Cheng exchanged a glance. Although the matter sounded so unreliable, they knew that Lu Feng had done a lot of things in this area, so they could only nod in agreement.
"After returning from this trip, immediately adjust the production line. As soon as the core components arrive, start production immediately. The year-end board meeting is in just over two months. I hope you can deliver a satisfactory report to the board." Lu Feng sat down and said to Zhu Lidong, "Making mobile phones and communications, competing with companies like Motorola, requires dedicated funding. Next year, increase the marketing budget and R&D investment. What are we doing with so much money sitting in the bank? Right?"
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