The price of tungsten ore continued to rise, and March arrived in the blink of an eye. Lu Feng still hadn't received the call he wanted. Not only was there no news from Lambert, but Watanabe Shi also seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
As the weather began to warm up, Lu Feng sat in the leisure area set up in front of his house, enjoying the sea breeze, while Duo Duo squatted beside him, playing with a dog he had somehow managed to woo.
"It's already March, and we haven't accomplished a single thing!" Lu Feng sighed.
"Dad, what do you want to do this year?" Duoduo asked, looking up at him.
"Three things: get the chips produced. Stabilize the company. Improve the market," Lu Feng said casually.
"Then why do you want to take my mine?" Duoduo pressed.
“That’s not a mine, that’s a dog-beating stick, it’s just registered in your name and is company property. Dad has a question now,” Lu Feng said, frowning.
"What doubts?"
"The dog-beating stick was thrown out, but I didn't hear the dog bark," Lu Feng said, puzzled.
"You missed!" Duoduo comforted the dog beside her, saying that she hadn't hit it.
"It's impossible that he missed, Dad's technique is pretty good." Lu Feng leaned back in his chair and muttered, "That's impossible, what exactly happened?"
"I don't know what happened. All I know is that my mine is gone. Now I'm too embarrassed to use the nickname 'mine owner' at school," Duoduo shouted.
Lu Feng, annoyed by her noise, turned around and looked at her, saying, "Stop arguing, give the dog back to its owner, and go back to your room to do your homework."
On the chairman's desk, a blue folder was placed. It contained information about a Czech company that had gone bankrupt and was looking to sell a nearly new lithography machine.
Soon, seven or eight people entered the office. They were mostly senior managers from Changhong, and they were all talking at once.
"I think we shouldn't report this. Jiafeng Group is our competitor. Besides, who is Lu Feng? Why should we help him?"
"I also think it's unnecessary to do this. To put it bluntly, it would be most beneficial for us if Jiafeng went bankrupt. The TV market is stable now, but no one is making much profit. If Jiafeng goes bankrupt, the market share it vacates will be enough for all the companies in the industry to have a grand gathering."
The crowd chattered, with most feeling there was no need to help Jiafeng. It was a task assigned by the Science and Technology Commission; finding a lithography machine was a favor, not an obligation.
"Let's report it anyway. After all, lithography machines aren't like television sets; they don't directly compete with us."
The newly appointed chairman, seated at his desk, began, “Lu Feng has done a lot. Competition is competition, but at crucial moments, we must have a broad perspective. I’ll call and report this to have someone contact the person in charge of that company.”
A few hours later, Lu Feng received a call from the Science and Technology Commission, saying that a partner of Changhong in Saudi Arabia had contacted a company in the Czech Republic through connections. They had a set of lithography equipment, but the company had gone bankrupt and only had a factory building left, which Lu Feng needed to transport back himself.
"Okay, okay, a special thank you to Changhong brothers, and thank you to the Saudi brothers too! You've worked hard too!" Lu Feng said excitedly into his phone, "What price do they plan to sell it for?"
After much communication, the matter was settled. Lu Feng called the chairman of Changhong and expressed his gratitude. However, another difficult problem arose: how to transport it back?
Lu Feng ignored all that and was in a great mood. Having not cooked for a long time, he went out to buy groceries and made three or four dishes. When Jiang Xiaoyan came back in the evening, she was surprised to see the table full of food.
"Why did you decide to cook?" Jiang Xiaoyan asked, putting her bag aside.
Lu Feng briefly explained the situation. Jiang Xiaoyan was taken aback and said, "Changhong's partner in Saudi Arabia? How could a TV manufacturer have a partner in Saudi Arabia? Don't be fooled, especially since your two companies are competitors."
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