The crowd around stared wide-eyed, whispering about the relationship between the two, but when Lu Feng returned, everyone fell silent.
It was almost two o'clock, and the weather was a bit muggy. The air conditioning in the backstage area was running at full blast. As soon as the car stopped at the entrance, Zhang Fengxia opened the car door and said, "Everything is ready, and everyone is here."
"Great job, you handled this well." Lu Feng got out of the car. "With your experience organizing such a large event and your education, you'll be fine doing anything. Where is that General Manager Dong?"
"I'm staying in my room. I'm so busy and tired, and I don't even get paid."
"Alright, alright, here's your salary." Lu Feng strode inside.
A slightly overweight middle-aged woman in her forties stood in front of Lu Feng, dressed in a suit that didn't quite match his demeanor.
"Hello!" Lu Feng said politely and extended his hand to shake hands.
Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed. Today was just a show. Just before going on stage, Lu Feng asked Zhang Fengxia if there would be any television interviews today, and that the photos to be reported didn't need to be too clear.
Zhang Fengxia understood; he didn't want to appear in public too much, so she nodded and said everything was arranged.
At 1:50 PM, the host took to the stage and introduced himself for a few minutes before saying in a deep voice, "Next, let's give a warm round of applause to Mr. Lu Feng, the head of Dong Fanhua's team and chairman of Jiafeng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd."
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted as Lu Feng stepped forward, waved to the crowd, and walked onto the stage to shake hands with President Dong. The latter was clearly unaccustomed to such a scene; his palms were sweaty, and his face was stiff.
"Next, let's invite Mr. Lu to say a few words and talk about his thoughts on acquiring Mr. Dong's team."
Lu Feng took over the conversation and sat down, gesturing for Dong Fanhua to sit as well. Dong Fanhua sat down and said in a low voice, "Mr. Lu, let's keep it short and just get your signature."
Lu Feng ignored him. He had spent so much money and put on such a big show. If he just signed a document and left, he would probably lose so much that he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
"Many journalists may not know me very well. I am from the north and returned from studying abroad last year. I majored in electronic engineering. I have a heart to serve my country, but I found that, not to mention large-scale electronic engineering technology, even a color TV has to be bought from abroad."
"I am heartbroken, my friends. Last year, I inspected many companies in China, but there were none that could compete head-to-head with foreign companies. So, I want to buy Mr. Dong's team to tell domestic technical teams and companies with patented technologies that I have plenty of money. What I want is for all Chinese people to use our own televisions!"
Lu Feng's words were quite inspiring, and applause broke out in the room. Even President Dong slowly sat up straight, his face beaming with pride.
This is the first industrial upgrade in China, mainly focusing on televisions, refrigerators, and steel. Core technologies for home appliances and steel production capacity are rising rapidly in this era.
From the rampant presence of foreign brands and smuggled goods in China, to the overwhelming success of domestically produced home appliances, and then in 1996/97, one-fifth of the world's cheap home appliances were made in China.
Starting from this wave, there will be an industrial upgrade every ten years. The changes in the first four or five years of each decade are very significant. From the early 1990s to the late 1990s, from the early 2000s to 2010, and then looking at the years before the beginning of 2010 and comparing them to ten years later.
It was past three o'clock when Lu Feng finally finished speaking at length. Several young girls were even moved to tears. Two rows of hostesses came over, carrying trays with documents and contracts on them.
Lu Feng sat down and signed the document. He stood up and the two exchanged contracts. The sound of cameras clicking away continued for a full two minutes.
"Thank you all for coming. Next up is an exclusive interview with Mr. Lu. Newspapers that contacted us earlier, please follow me," Zhang Fengxia said from the stage.
Once backstage, Lu Feng let out a long sigh of relief, took a sip of water, and asked Zhang Fengxia, "How was it?"
"You're a natural liar, you just make things up out of thin air, and you even said you studied abroad. But your story about being discriminated against in the US sounds pretty true. Where did you hear that?"
"Make it up!"
Zhang Fengxia didn't believe it. She even had a misconception that Lu Feng had really lived in the United States, and that his empathetic experience and the ways and methods of discrimination there were things that ordinary people had no way of knowing.
"I'm just curious, why are you using the name of the new company instead of your title as the chairman of Jiaming Foods for your activities?"
“Let’s make a split. Besides, Jiaming doesn’t have any sales channels here, nobody knows about it. Whether it’s Jiaming or Jiafeng doesn’t really matter. At the same time, it’s also a reminder to myself that I need to shift my focus to Jiafeng.” Lu Feng found a seat and was about to sit down when Dong Fanhua came over.
"Mr. Lu, when will you pay me?"
"According to the contract, the money will be transferred to your designated account within ten business days!"
"Then there's nothing more for me, right? I'm leaving. By the way, didn't you say you'd take us too? Do we have to go to work?"
"No need, it's a one-off deal. You can sign in a few days and transfer the patent to my company."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu. You're a good person. May you make a fortune!" Dong Fanhua himself felt that this money came too easily, and he was very polite before leaving.
Zhang Fengxia sat down and said, "For him, it was truly a windfall."
“That’s normal. There are always lucky people in this world. As long as I can achieve my goal, let alone two million, even twenty million is no problem.” Lu Feng checked the time and said, “Let’s do the interview. After we’re done, go back early and wait for my call.”
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
