"Do you have all the products? What are the prices?" Lu Feng asked.
"We have all kinds of products, including mobile phones. The operators here are joint ventures or even sole contractors of foreign companies. Ericsson has participated in the construction of most of the signal base stations. The prices are not cheap because they are not capable of doing it domestically. So these foreign companies are basically united and offer a fixed price, take it or leave it."
"A mobile phone in China costs nearly 20,000 RMB, while here it costs about 30,000 RMB. However, the trend of keeping up with the Joneses has led to a continuous stream of buyers. People in the entertainment industry make money quickly, and everyone has a mobile phone, so the consumption potential is huge!"
“Our pagers cost 2,600 yuan in China, but here they can be sold for a ‘low price’ of 4,000 yuan. When we first set this price, I received a lot of warnings, asking us to converge our prices with theirs.”
“Our market share originally reached about three percent in a short period of time, but recently it has basically dropped to zero. After resuming business, no one dared to buy from us. In the past two days, rumors have started circulating that we are garbage products and that anyone who uses our products will be beaten up…”
Before Kevin could finish speaking, the phone on the coffee table rang, interrupting him.
Lu Feng paused for a moment, then pressed the "no questions asked" button and asked, "Who is it?"
"Lu Feng, right?" The voice on the other end of the phone spoke Mandarin with a local accent.
"What's wrong?"
"Let me tell you, you'd better get out of here with your branch office, or don't blame me for being impolite. This isn't your country. I'll find a high place, set up a gun, and shoot you dead, believe it or not?" the threatening voice said over the phone.
“I believe you! But brother, I believe you know me a little bit too. I have no grudge against you, so there’s no need for you to kill me. You’re just after money, since it’s all about money anyway, why not work with me? I can give you more! You can make millions of baht in one job, why risk your life?” Lu Feng advised.
There was no sound on the other end of the phone. After a long silence, the call ended. Lu Feng could sense the struggle in his silence.
In a dimly lit room, a man in his twenties looked frustrated. Even if he really killed Lu Feng, he wouldn't get a few million Thai baht!
He was truly tempted at that moment. He also knew that the person who was calling him was very wealthy; a few million Thai baht was nothing to him.
"Be a decent human being! Have morals! Have a sense of professionalism!" He comforted himself, deciding not to kill him yet, but to call him every day to threaten him.
“It’s not safe. Doing business is like risking your life.” Lu Feng looked at Kevin and said, “Go on.”
Kevin's thoughts were interrupted. He glanced at the folder in his hand, and the person next to him reminded him, "This is what happened in the market today."
“Yes! I heard today that Motorola, Sony, and several other companies are starting promotions, and others are following suit. They've been in the Thai market for several years, and this is the first time they've run a price reduction campaign.” Kevin said worriedly, “Our arrival has made them panic.”
"So, this whole thing is like a louse on a bald man's head—it's obviously Watanabe's doing." Lu Feng lit a cigarette, his brow furrowed. "What does he mean now? Is he squeezing me out of the market, hiring people to threaten me?"
Kevin seemed a little anxious. He had been on the verge of depression lately and hadn't been sleeping well at night. He said, "Mr. Lu, it's pretty much that old bastard anyway. Let's call him and give him a piece of our mind. I'm really not comfortable with this."
"Insult him? No, no, no. Insulting him now will only make him more smug and show that we've run out of ideas. If he wants to play, then I'll play along." Lu Feng stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and asked, "How's it going in Europe?"
"Today, President Wei and I had a conference call, mainly about investment. It seems they're not too keen on it." Kevin felt a lot of pressure, with things coming up from all sides.
If he hadn't taken the international route, he wouldn't have caused so much trouble. He already felt a lot of pressure, let alone Lu Feng, who was everyone's expectation.
Lu Feng took a deep breath, stood up, and looked out the window at the night view.
"Mr. Lu, if it really doesn't work out, let's take a step back!" Kevin suggested.
"No retreat!" Lu Feng said in a deep voice, "Fight your way through! No matter who stands in our way!"
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