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Chapter 1257 Is this reasonable?

Yin Zhuangjie was among the first to come to Shenzhen to make a living. He grew up in Shenzhen and started a small company there. Now he has some wealth and got married and had children there. His sense of belonging to Shenzhen is different from that of others.

Shenzhen is the fastest-growing city in China in the last decade, without exception, transforming from a village into a modern city.

As Shenzhen transforms into a modern city, there are countless opportunities. If you can spot them and be bold enough, you have a chance to make your first fortune.

The reason there is an opportunity is that for most people living in this era, stability is the priority. It is already difficult enough to find a stable job, get married, have children, and live a long life.

As for the claim that in ten years or so, someone might boast that these past few years were a goldmine, and that you could pick up money just by bending down, if anyone says that, just spit in their face.

A grain of sand in the era, when it hits an ordinary person, may become a mountain that they can never climb in their lifetime.

For people of any era, survival and filling their stomachs are the most important things; as for getting ahead, that depends on luck.

Of those who actually dared to take out their savings and gamble, probably only one in ten would succeed. The reason why people ten years from now think that it's possible to make money in this era is purely a matter of survivorship bias. Because those who failed, fell down, or jumped off buildings didn't have the chance to make money for themselves...

Yin Zhuangjie is lucky. He runs a small trading company that mainly deals in buying and selling daily chemical products from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and other places. These kinds of small companies are now as common as hairs on a cow in Shenzhen.

But as long as you can establish channels and connections, survival shouldn't be a problem.

Yin Zhuangjie's small company now has about seven or eight employees. Last year, it was severely affected by the Southeast Asian financial crisis and its business was in a slump.

But Yin Zhuangjie persevered. Starting this year, his small company's orders began to increase again, and his revenue has almost doubled compared to last year, making his pockets bulge.

Inside the elevator, looking at the advertisement for Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones, Yin Zhuangjie shook his head. He was quite familiar with the Shenzhou brand.

Several of the computers in his company are Hasee computers. The reason is simple: Hasee computers are far superior to other brands in terms of optimization for office software.

Yin Zhuangjie didn't understand computer configurations or processors, but he could tell which computer didn't lag or crash when processing spreadsheets and contracts.

Sometimes, a computer crash can wipe out a contract you've worked so hard on, resulting in a loss of tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars!

Stability and durability are what companies like Yin Zhuangjie's need most. Furthermore, Hasee computers have partnered with Tengying copiers to connect to printers, making document printing much simpler than with other computers.

This led Yin Zhuangjie to gradually replace all the company's computers with Hasee computers.

If all you're looking for is a price advantage, then isn't Founder computer a great option?
In Shenzhen, Hasee and Founder computers have become standard equipment for almost all companies. In fact, there is almost no room for other computer brands in the private computer market in Shenzhen.

Besides Hasee computers, Yin Zhuangjie's company also uses Hasee USB flash drives. He also bought his son Hasee electronic dictionaries and Hasee repeaters. As for whether his son's academic performance improved, that's unclear.

Anyway, Yin Zhuangjie bought all these things, and he even bought them from scalpers at a higher price. You couldn't buy them at all in the malls of Shenzhen at the time!

As for the Shenzhou Global Pass phone this time, Yin Zhuangjie is not going to be taken advantage of. The Shenzhou Global Pass phone, priced at 6599 yuan, is not much worse than high-end phones from Nokia, Motorola, and Ericsson.

As for Shenzhou Global's boasting about being a second-generation feature phone or a flagship of the new generation of mobile phones, Yin Zhuangjie was not impressed.

Aren't cell phones just for making calls? What's the point of all those fancy features besides that?

Does owning a Hasee Global Pass mobile phone mean you can become a status symbol like a Rolex?
Yin Zhuangjie is currently using a Nokia phone, which he finds quite convenient. It's sturdy and durable, and even after being dropped several times, it still makes calls.

Yin Zhuangjie felt that Nokia phones were quite good, so why spend several thousand yuan to buy a Hasee Global Pass phone?
I went downstairs and used the key to unlock my newly purchased Lexus LS400. Of course, this was a "grey market" vehicle, meaning it was smuggled into the country by some shady characters who bypassed customs. The price was only two-thirds, or even half, of the original price!
Yin Zhuangjie's small company is now thriving, and he has started to contact some powerful companies. When he goes out, he needs a car to reflect his status; otherwise, if he drives a Fukang, he probably won't even be able to get into the company.

Driving his Lexus with music playing inside, Yin Zhuangjie couldn't help but show a smug expression.

When passing by Pengcheng Guomao and Pengcheng Wanjia Appliance City, Yin Zhuangjie took a special look and saw that there was no sign of queuing at either place.

Pengcheng Guomao is one of the largest shopping malls in Pengcheng, while Pengcheng Wanjia Electrical Appliances City is the largest electronics and electrical appliance mall in Pengcheng.

Wanjia Appliances City doesn't sell cheap appliances in Shenzhen; it's considered a mid-to-high-end appliance store. However, Wanjia Appliances City is known for its genuine products and guaranteed after-sales service.

In other words, although the prices are high, they guarantee that all the products sold are genuine, and they have a slogan: if you buy a fake product from Wanjia Appliances City, you will be compensated with three times the original price in cash.

In addition, after-sales service is handled by Wanjia Appliances City. That is, if the original manufacturer does not provide services, Wanjia Appliances City will be responsible for the repairs. As for any disputes with the manufacturer, Wanjia Appliances City will also be responsible.

Therefore, in Shenzhen, if a family's financial situation allows, they still prefer to buy appliances at Wanjia Appliance City. It carries various domestic and international appliance brands, and the quality and after-sales service are guaranteed, saving them a lot of trouble.

Passing by these two stores, Yin Zhuangjie didn't see any queues, which seemed to confirm his suspicions. You know, when Shenzhou electronic dictionaries and Shenzhou repeaters were released before, people would queue up to buy them in shopping malls in Shenzhen.

Now that Shenzhou Global Pass has arrived, there's no queuing or scrambling to buy it. Yin Zhuangjie felt that it was just as he had thought: no one was willing to spend six or seven thousand yuan to buy a Shenzhou Global Pass. Nobody liked those fancy features!

After a busy day at the company, Yin Zhuangjie called a company employee, brought a specially prepared gift, and went with him to a cocktail party.

Today's reception is to entertain the head of a large foreign daily chemical products company in Guangdong Province. If we can reach a cooperation agreement with this company, it will be no problem for Yin Zhuangjie's company to take another step forward.

However, when Yin Zhuangjie arrived at the hotel, he saw several familiar faces in the private room. These people also ran trading companies and were about the same size as Yin Zhuangjie. They were obviously all looking to secure this order today.

"Mr. Yin, it's been a long time!"

"Mr. Ma, it's a pleasure to meet you!" After entering the private room, Yin Zhuangjie exchanged pleasantries with the group, appearing quite friendly, but they all secretly wished they could stab each other in the back.

Inside the private room, Yin Zhuangjie chatted idly with a few people, pondering who would become his rival. He couldn't help but glance at the gift box he had brought, wondering if it could impress the person in charge of the daily chemical products company.

"Mr. Qiao!"

While their minds were racing with chaotic thoughts, the door to the private room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked in. Yin Zhuangjie and the others immediately stood up.

"sit!"

Qiao Guangyuan brought a large overseas company to China with an air of importance, even though his purpose in attending this banquet was to find distributors for his daily chemical products company.

However, there are too many companies like Yin Zhuangjie's in Shenzhen, which naturally puts Qiao Guangyuan's side in a dominant position.

"Mr. Qiao, please take a look at the menu and see if there's anything you like?"

When someone eagerly offered him a menu, Qiao Guangyuan waved his hand and said, "Just order whatever you like. I'll do as the Romans do!"

"Mr. Qiao!"

"I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare anything special. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you don't mind!"

Before Yin Zhuangjie could even speak, he saw his colleagues one after another starting to flatter Qiao Guangyuan, which disgusted him. These people would do anything for a deal.

Yin Zhuangjie also recognized the speaker; his name was Gu Sha, a well-known shrewd and cunning person.

Faced with the gift box handed over by Gu Sha, Qiao Guangyuan hesitated for a moment. Gu Sha was too direct. Didn't he have any restraint at all?
Seeing this, Gu Sha opened the gift box for Qiao Guangyuan. "This is the newly launched Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phone. I heard that only 25,000 units were sold in the first batch in China, and only 1500 units were allocated to Guangdong Province."

In fact, Dongling High-Tech's production department had stocked 150,000 Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly small stock. Each phone is priced at $900, and 150,000 units would be worth $135 million. If they don't sell, they'll just rot in the warehouse.

The 150,000 mobile phones were divided into three parts and sold in Asia, North America, and Europe. The 50,000 units in Asia were further distributed to markets in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.

Finally, Shenzhou Global Pass was first launched in fifteen cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Only a little over a thousand mobile phones were allocated to Shenzhen.

"This phone can be used in inland areas, ports, old Europe, North America and other places, so you don't need to change your phone when you go to these places."

I've heard that Mr. Qiao frequently travels to Hong Kong and Singapore for business. This one phone is all he needs, and it can even send emails, making it perfect for someone of your status!

Qiao Guangyuan, who had initially paid little attention to Shenzhou Global Pass, couldn't help but become somewhat interested after hearing Gu Sha's words.

These features of Shenzhou Global Pass, however, hit Qiao Guangyuan's exact needs and saved him a lot of trouble.

"Mr. Qiao, I heard this phone has quite a few other functions. Would you like to try it out?" Gu Sha handed the Shenzhou Global Pass phone to Qiao Guangyuan.

Qiao Guangyuan looked at the phone in front of him and took it with curiosity.

Then, a strange scene unfolded at the dinner table.

"Mr. Qiao, let's raise a glass to you!"

"Mr. Qiao, would you like to try this dish? It's a famous Cantonese dish!"

In response to the calls, Qiao Guangyuan raised his glass, then, without even looking up, continued to fumble for his phone, occasionally exchanging a few words with Gu Sha beside him.

Men are boys until they die, especially when it comes to electronic or mechanical things. They rarely can resist getting their hands on something. They can even stand and watch an excavator for an entire afternoon.

For today's mobile phone users, the Shenzhou Global Pass function is no different from the feeling of encountering a smartphone for the first time. It is just a small screen, but it seems to have opened the door to a new world.

Until the dinner ended, Yin Zhuangjie watched helplessly as Qiao Guangyuan got into Gu Sha's car to start his next activity at a karaoke bar or bathhouse. Then he looked down at the gift box in his hand that he hadn't yet given away.

Yin Zhuangjie was momentarily bewildered. Was this even reasonable?
I prepared the finest tea myself; this box is much more expensive than that Shenzhou Global Pass.

They hadn't even been delivered yet. Yin Zhuangjie stared blankly at the departing vehicle.

Starting that night, for the next two days, the business partners Yin Zhuangjie encountered all started using Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones, as if these phones represented their status. They would fiddle with their phones whenever they had nothing to do, as if they had important secrets to deal with.

On the third day, after meeting with a partner again, Yin Zhuangjie finally couldn't resist going to a Shenzhou specialty store in a shopping mall to buy a Shenzhou Global Pass phone. He felt like he was going to be a bit out of place if he didn't buy one.

After meeting with the business partner and the client, the business partner placed a Hasee Global Pass phone on the table, making it difficult for Yin Zhuangjie to put his Nokia phone on the table. Who knows what was going on behind that?

"Sorry, we are currently out of Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones in our store!"

But when Yin Zhuangjie walked into the Shenzhou store, he was greeted with words that sounded somewhat familiar.

(End of this chapter)