The girl who answered the phone was puzzled, but her job required her to write down every call, so she had no choice but to write down the phone number and name: Cui Ning!
The interior of a high-end office building was elegantly decorated. A man in his late twenties sat there, dressed smartly and handsome. The Rolex on his wrist subtly revealed his status.
A stack of newspapers lay before them, and without exception, the front page headlines were all about Lu Feng. Four men sat opposite them, and the water in the purple clay teapot in front of them had already boiled. A young woman half-squatted in front of the tea table, skillfully took out an exquisite box, carefully opened it, and took out a pinch of golden tea leaves.
The box has several large gilded characters: Thousand-Year-Old Tree Tea.
Washing the tea, brewing the tea, steeping the tea, serving the tea—everything proceeded smoothly and effortlessly. The man silently observed everything, enjoying the profound sense of culture it brought, occasionally glancing at the newspaper.
The tea was served. The girl stood up, smiled, and turned to leave. The man picked up his teacup, smelled it, and nodded in satisfaction. The others then picked up their teacups as well.
"Who is this guy? Why is he making such a big fuss?"
"He said he studied abroad, but a little inquiry revealed that he's been getting quite close to Hong Wenchang in Shenzhen recently. He's the CEO of Jiaming Foods, a country bumpkin who got lucky and rose to prominence in just one year. He's audacious, has cheated a lot of local officials, and almost got executed for speculation."
“I’ve looked at some of his information. He doesn’t have any talent, but he has a lot of tricks to cheat and deceive. This kind of person is good at creating momentum and profiting from a distance. I think he must know Boss Jiao, which is why he said to the outside world that he had returned from studying abroad.”
“I’ve seen some news about Jiaming Foods. Anyway, these people are despicable and not on the same page as us. As for their TV manufacturing, which claims to have an investment of 1 billion yuan, their approach of acquiring patents and building a professional team is very expensive!”
“This guy is interesting. He’s already famous in the industry. We can take advantage of his success. I have 20 million US dollars in investment, foreign technology and brand support, plus what I’ve learned over the years!” The man smiled with disdain and leaned back on the sofa.
The person next to him hurriedly poured tea into the empty cup and flattered him, saying, "President Jiao is a man who has seen the world. With a doctorate, starting a business back in China is a piece of cake for him. Not to mention a clown like Lu Feng, even those state-owned enterprises are no match for you. With your move, you can sweep away all enemies. They will flee at the mere sight of you."
"You flatter me. I'm not as good as you think. I'm only at grade six in piano and a black belt in taekwondo!"
"So elegant! You are so elegant."
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In just one morning, all sorts of people were alarmed, whether they knew Lu Feng or not. Some started resigning, while others plotted various scams, hoping to become the next Dong Fanhua.
In the afternoon, Lu Feng scrolled through all the incoming calls. Many of them were invitations to parties, banquets, and even donations. Some people left messages asking him to donate money, saying that since he had so much money he couldn't spend it all, why not donate it and not be heartless.
After removing all the miscellaneous items and things that looked like scams at first glance, there wasn't much useful left. Looking at the phone number left by Cui Ning, Lu Feng was a little surprised. Did this guy come out so quickly?
I picked up the phone and made the call.
Who is it?
"Hey Lu Feng, how come you're out? Weren't you sentenced for speculation and profiteering?"
Cui Ning wanted to curse on the other end of the phone, but he held it back. Now that the other person was in charge and had money, he said, "I spent some money and pulled some strings to get it sorted out. You didn't even bail me out back then!"
"I'm in a precarious situation myself!" Lu Feng suddenly remembered that this guy sold assembled televisions and asked, "Are your goods imported? Are they from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region?"
"You mean smuggling, right, brother? If I were smuggling, would I have come out? These goods of mine are made in some black workshops in China, pieced together. They're cheap, but they break down after a while. If the voltage is unstable, they'll burn out on the same day."
Lu Feng felt slightly relieved. He was afraid that he had spent so much time looking for someone, only to find out that they were one of Su Yourong's subordinates, which would have been a laughing stock.
"Oh, I see. So where are you now? How about we meet and talk?"
"Mr. Lu, don't worry. You don't need to invest 1 billion. Just give me 20 million. I have plenty of resources. We'll focus on the low-end market. Large color TVs costing 1,000 or 2,000 yuan each are selling like hotcakes. Do you know how much profit we make? The cost price is 500 yuan, plus 200 yuan for shipping."
Lu Feng listened to the person on the other end of the line talking incessantly, and even heard them slap their thighs when they got excited.
"...We've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich! It doesn't matter if the domestic market is ruined, we'll export, do foreign trade, and rip off those foreign devils!"
"Um... if you have time, come to Shenzhen first, we can have a meal and chat. I'll hang up now." Lu Feng said a few polite words and hung up the phone.
Lu Feng wasn't surprised by Cui Ning's idea. The domestic market was ruined by these kinds of speculators. The market desperately wanted low-priced goods, but the supply chain was incomplete, so prices couldn't be driven down.
In one afternoon, I made dozens of phone calls. At first, the other party was very confident in how excellent their patented technology was and that they would not buy it but could license it. However, after a short while, they started to use tricks.
Otherwise, they're like Dong Fanhua's team, with some useless, worthless patents. Today might seem like a turbulent day to ordinary people, but at the top of the industry, everyone's just watching the show.
Because they know that this industry has barriers to entry, and it's not something you can just buy with money. Some people have even heard about Lu Feng mixing drinks on the spot and called Boss Zong to mock him, telling him to squat in the lab and create a patent on the spot.
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