Back at the company, Du Guoying told Lu Feng everything that had happened that day. Lu Feng was also surprised to find that the world had undergone tremendous changes in just half a day.
Kevin, sitting to the side, sighed when he learned that Lu Feng really wanted to give the sales channels to Nokia. He said, "Mr. Lu, I know that girl is very beautiful, but I still hope that you can separate your personal feelings from the company."
"Being tied to Nokia is a sure-fire way to make money. We need a foreign company with strong technological expertise to back us up. Besides, when have I ever made a losing deal?" Lu Feng looked at Kevin and said, "Furthermore, if they sell well and use our channels, their lifeline will be in my hands."
“They will definitely build their own sales channels.” Kevin thought Lu Feng was being too simplistic. He said, “Their products will increase sales channel costs, which Jiafeng Electronics will bear. If they don’t sell well, and you try to cut off their supply chain, they’ll simply quit. If they do sell well, it will still take time. Three years? Five years? That’s not enough time for them to build their own sales channels.”
Three or five years?
Lu Feng laughed. If Nokia was still being held hostage by him in three or five years, that would be a huge benefit, and he could squeeze a lot of money out of them.
"It won't take that long; we'll see the results this year, and we'll have in-depth discussions with Nokia!" Lu Feng said confidently.
“But as far as I know, this company has just been split up into pieces and is on the verge of bankruptcy,” Du Guoying whispered a reminder.
"Believe in miracles! Enough of this. Keep sending me the footage those reporters took today. Keep the buzz and the topics going." Lu Feng closed the folder in front of him and said to Du Guoying, "That's just how the market is. Don't think it's cruel now; the cruelty has only just begun. You mentioned price competition; let me tell you, the price war has only just started!"
"After the discount, the price of Bird should be around 2,600, which is similar to our price. We'll be direct competitors when it launches the day after tomorrow," Du Guoying said worriedly. "I talked to General Manager Liu today; should we miss out on this price?"
"At this price, we won't participate in a price war. All this effort is to avoid a price war, focus on improving offline advertising, and let each region conduct marketing based on its own characteristics." Lu Feng instructed, then asked Du Guoying, "How many people are in the marketing department now?"
“There are more than seventy people, which have already formed various departments. However, it will take time to find suitable talent. I have been busy selecting people from the talent reserve center recently,” Du Guoying replied.
"I'll have a meeting with General Manager Wei in a bit to discuss the talent reserve center. Kevin, the international department can also recruit more interns from the reserve center; many top students are very keen on studying abroad," Lu Feng instructed.
Kevin smiled but didn't say anything. The official listing was the day after tomorrow, and he wanted to see how Lu Feng would embarrass himself. They had promised a huge success after the listing.
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Motorola's booming sales put pressure on the entire industry. Watanabe had already received the reports, and after submitting them, he delivered a satisfactory performance since joining the company.
For him, it wasn't just about crushing Lu Feng, but also about slapping his old man, the Rohm Group, in the face. Sales and market share were soaring not only in mainland China, but also in Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, and other parts of Greater China.
The news about Lu Feng and Elmi was being broadcast on TV. The two of them had become incredibly famous. Watching the report on TV, Watanabe Shi sneered, "Just a clown. Let's see what you do next. This will be a calamity in your life."
Every senior has an inexplicable sense of superiority when facing a young person. They want to teach the young person a lesson. Watanabe wanted to give Lu Feng a good beating so that he would know who controls the world, that he should learn to respect others, and that he should understand his position in the larger social structure. To put it bluntly, it's about social class!
Starting from the top of the Wall Street pyramid, it spreads downwards, layer upon layer!
In Watanabe's view, the Jiaxun pager was already dead in the womb, and under such circumstances, it was basically impossible for a new brand to grow.
Not only did he think Lu Feng had reached a dead end, but people with some knowledge in the international community also thought so. Lu Feng and Elmi's story was also published in a very small corner of the Wall Street Journal.
News from such obscure sources usually goes unnoticed, but a Goldman Sachs president noticed it and gathered a lot of information about Lu Feng. After reviewing the information, he defined Lu Feng with two words: "madman!"
He was very interested in Lu Feng, especially in investing in such a madman, and decided to talk to Mr. Feng. When he called, the man introduced himself: "Hello, I'm Eddie Lambert from Goldman Sachs!"
The two chatted very happily. During the phone call, they made a bet on whether Jiafeng Electronics would succeed this time. Lambert thought it wouldn't succeed, so the two bet one dollar. At the same time, they talked particularly happily about Lu Feng's trickery of Buffett. After all, on Wall Street, many people often compare the two.
Starting at midnight, the Jiaxun pager advertisement officially went live, playing at a frequency similar to Motorola's advertisements.
The next morning, when people turned on their televisions, the first thing they saw was this strange advertisement. Because it featured the incredibly famous Andy Lau, everyone who saw it took a second look.
However, the advertisement was accompanied by piano music, and the characters in it danced as if they were having a seizure. The picture was gray with a bright background color, which was hard to miss, just like the eye-catching red text on a blue background.
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