Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 194 Warehouse destroyed, 50% prepayment

He lit a cigarette and paced back and forth in the room.

What should we do about this?

The fire happened by such coincidence that he suspected it was intentional.

……

After I officially started work in the morning, the purchasing director called again:

"Mr. Chen, which manufacturers in China can urgently transfer goods?"

But their prices have also risen considerably these days.

"Stop talking nonsense, how much?" Chen Zhengguang urged impatiently.

"RAM is 40% more expensive, storage is 30% more expensive, and other components have also increased in price, so overall they are 40% more expensive."

Chen Zhengguang almost dropped his phone again.

40%? That's robbery. That's all the profit they make.

But he couldn't disagree; the goods had to be replenished, otherwise the daily losses for those thousands of stores would be astronomical.

The cost of this price increase can only be borne by the users.

"Get a batch from those Chinese manufacturers first, just in case."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away... But Mr. Chen, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"explain."

"The manufacturers I just contacted all source their components from China, and the price increases aren't that outrageous."

However, a price increase is still inevitable.

"But we sent people to investigate and found that there is a company in China that has invested a large amount of flash memory and RAM at prices lower than the market price."

However, this company doesn't work with middlemen; it only signs contracts directly with brand manufacturers.

"What company?"

"Sinyuan Technology is a subsidiary of Transsion."

Boss, since that's the case, why don't we build our own assembly plant? The Mtk solution hardly needs engineers; we can just assemble it directly.

Don't panic if you encounter something like this again...

Chen Zhengguang's hand trembled, and the cigarette butt fell to the ground, scattering a few sparks on the carpet.

Sinyuan Technology? Transsion?

The voice transmission that he had identified as a predator a few days ago and that Chen Jiahao had kicked out of the office.

"Mr. Chen? Mr. Chen? Are you still listening?"

Chen Zhengguang snapped out of his daze, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes: "Are you sure it was telepathy?"

"Confirmed. Although we don't know how they did it, even after 3/11, when there was a global shortage, their stock never decreased."

Chen Zhengguang plopped down in the chair.

He suddenly remembered what Shen Fei had said in the elevator before he left: "In the business world, the greatest confidence is not how much technology you have, but whether you have something that others don't."

He had initially thought that sentence was Shen Fei's instruction to his employees, but now it seemed... that sentence was clearly meant for him.

But how could he have predicted that Chen's warehouse would burn down?

Could this not be a natural disaster at all, but a man-made one?

He couldn't worry about that now; the urgent issue was that Chuanyin had the goods, and that was exactly what he needed.

He picked up the phone, hesitated for a long time, and finally dialed Huang Tianya's number.

"Mr. Huang, this is Chen Zhengguang... Yes, there's something I'd like to ask you for help with... Um, could you give me Mr. Shen's phone number?"

"What? Mr. Shen is right next to you..."

The other end of the phone went silent immediately, until the sound came on again.

He had gone from being tense to panicked.

"Mr. Shen, it's me, Chen Zhengguang."

Shen Fei remained silent, flipping through the report continuously, with only the rustling sound of A4 paper turning over.

"Mr. Shen... about what happened before, it was my attitude that was bad."

I admit I wanted to protect our retail industry, afraid you would swallow us up. Please, don't hold a grudge, can we... talk some more?

Shen Fei looked at the report on the table about building offline stores in Indonesia (500 stores in the first batch) and expanding the security department (phase one: recruiting 2500 more people).

Wang Kai's proposed solution was to bring in a group of trusted confidants from Africa to begin training and building a security team for Southeast Asia.

After Shen Fei signed his agreement, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Mr. Chen, have you figured it out? What do you want to discuss this time?"

"Let's talk about cooperation." Hearing Shen Fei relay Chen Jiahao's words, Chen Zhengguang's voice carried a hint of urgency, "Chuanyin wants to enter Indonesia, and the Chen family is willing to act as its agent."

Name your terms, and we'll agree to anything reasonable.

Shen Fei didn't rush to answer, but instead left him hanging.

After all, Shen Fei's magnanimity is indeed not that high.

Wherever he went, no one dared to give him a hard time. But when he went to a Southeast Asian country to negotiate with local Chinese entrepreneurs, he was immediately turned away...

I know that the last person in China who provoked him lost their entire family's future.

As for the second generation, it seems they've already started their own business, and apparently they've completed one round of financing. I think it's called something like Falcon Phone.

It's no wonder he'd be in a bad mood if something like this happened in Southeast Asia.

"If Mr. Chen wants to talk, that's fine," Shen Fei said slowly and deliberately, "but this time, we'll have to find a different place."

"You're welcome to go anywhere."

"TransAsia Jakarta office, 3 p.m."

Shen Fei smiled and said, "This time I'll have someone wait for President Chen."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei called Wang Hua again: "Chen Zhengguang is coming this afternoon, can you receive him?"

Wang Hua took a while to react, then suddenly laughed:

"Understood, Mr. Shen will certainly treat you well."

Wang Hua truly hadn't expected this so-called opportunity to arrive so quickly. So quickly that she even suspected Shen Fei had someone set the wires on fire.

But the plan succeeded.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei looked at the map in his office. The Chinese and African markets were already full of flags, and there were also scattered flags in Europe and the Americas.

The new target is Southeast Asia...

At 3 p.m. sharp, Chen Zhengguang appeared at the entrance of the Transsion office.

Wang Hua received him and they talked for an hour. The other party was indeed in a hurry, so Wang Hua and Li Qing didn't have to put in much effort to win him over.

Chen acted as the agent for Chuanyin, responsible for handling all procedures.

The initial order quantity should be no less than 30 units, with 50% prepayment. Channel sharing and joint promotion by stores. (GG fee to be borne by the customer)

Transsion does not require exclusivity, but the Chen family must be the main promoter.

Chen Zhengguang gritted his teeth, but thinking of those shops, he finally agreed.

After all, he had no choice.

After seeing him off, Wang Hua called Shen Fei: "President Shen, the contract has been signed."

30 units, half prepaid, the remaining funds will arrive tomorrow.

"Yes, well done."

"But Mr. Shen, there's something I don't quite understand," Wang Hua said in a low voice, "that fire at Chen's warehouse, is it really unrelated to them?"

Shen Fei smiled.

"Wang Hua, you must remember that in the business world, some things will be assumed to be done by you even if you didn't do them."

What Chen Zhengguang thinks now is not important; what matters is what he will do in the future.

"Mr. Shen, I understand."

Wang Hua nodded. He had thought that President Shen had really used "simple and unpretentious business tactics," but it turned out to be just a coincidence.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei showed a satisfied expression.

But Southeast Asia's reputation for having many small temples and numerous deities is well-deserved. Just as he settled in, his phone rang again.

It was Adebayor calling.

"Mr. Shen, there's been some news from Vietnam."

"What's going on?"

"The industry and commerce department wants to investigate us, saying we are engaging in dumping at low prices."

The police also came, saying that our security team was a privately-run army.