Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

The enthusiasm of Hong Kong citizens soared even higher the next day.

After all, this thing represents trends and fashion, and it arouses the competitive mentality of young people. Simply put, if you have it, I can't be without it.

As a result, sales on the second day reached a new high.

This bizarre scene naturally attracted the attention of many bigwigs.

For example, Baron Hereby.

In the last encounter, he suffered a great loss.

They even went so far as to take the initiative to make overtures and ask Chen Jiajun to cease hostilities.

Upon seeing that Shenzhou Technology Company was again connected with Chen Jiajun, He Wei's expression became quite subtle.

He already thought highly of this young man, but after some time, he unexpectedly gave him another surprise.

Unlike Titan Electronics' game consoles, this time Shenzhou Technology seems to be venturing into another industry.

The fact that a magnetic tape drive can be miniaturized to this extent demonstrates that Shenzhou Technology, which Chen Jiajun invested in Brunei, must have mastered certain high-tech technologies.

This is exactly what England, languishing in its stagnation, needs most.

If it were someone else, He Wei might have been able to get what he wanted through coercion and enticement.

However, this tactic has already been tried on Chen Jiajun, and it simply doesn't work.

The young man's counterattack was so terrifying that He Wei didn't want to provoke him for a while.

It's feared that if Chen Jiajun is angered, some unpredictable things might happen.

This matter gave He Wei a real headache. Chen Jiajun's businesses were already tempting enough, and now Shenzhou Technology was another lucrative opportunity.

The feeling of seeing something but not being able to have it is like having a cat tickling your heart.

Just as He Wei was worrying, his staff delivered a document to him.

He Wei wasn't in the mood to look at it at the moment, so he casually tossed it aside and sighed.

His staff asked He Wei curiously why he was sighing.

He Wei then recounted the recent events at Shenzhou Technology: "With such booming sales, I think Hong Kong will soon have another uncontrollable behemoth."

If the Ministry of Science and Technology of China makes any fatal mistakes, it's already a foregone conclusion that it will become a new commercial miracle.

Upon hearing He Wei's worries, the aide chuckled and said, "Since we can't have it, we might as well destroy it."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, He Wei's eyes lit up, and then he warned, "Don't try to use illegal means. This Chen Jiajun is not easy to deal with."

The aide laughed and said, "We don't need to use illegal means at all; business methods will suffice."

"Tell me more details?" He Wei quickly pressed.

The aide smiled and said, "You mean his factory was built in Brunei, right?"

“That’s right. According to the information I found, this kid has learned his lesson this time and put the production factory in Brunei. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be having such a headache,” He Wei said helplessly.

If this were in Hong Kong, he would have a million ways to deal with Shenzhou Technology.

Moreover, it can render Chen Jiajun speechless.

The aide said confidently, "Then you can imagine how many people Brunei has. Even if they all went to work, how many of these electronic products could they manufacture in a day?"

“That’s right.” He Wei suddenly realized: “The sparse population is a major weakness of Brunei.”

The aide laughed and said, "We just need to invest in some scalpers so they have no stock to supply. Then Shenzhou Technology's first shot will be a dud, how can they possibly develop?"

"Hahaha, good." He Wei laughed heartily. "I'll leave this matter to you."

“No problem, Your Excellency.” The aide smiled.

However, both of their smiles appeared extremely sinister.

After two days of booming sales, some scalpers have gradually emerged.

These guys arrived at the mall early in the morning to queue up, getting ahead of everyone else and sweeping up the first batch of goods.

They then raised the price again and sold the Walkman they had acquired at a higher price.

This is a typical scalper.

The term "scalper" originated in my hometown and then gradually spread to Hong Kong.

Previously, they only resold tickets and similar items, but now, seeing the popularity of Walkmans, they've set their sights on this lucrative business.
The mall had just opened early in the morning.

A group of scalpers rushed into the mall and headed straight for the Walkman counter.

This really startled the salesperson.

"Give me ten Walkmans of each color."

"Give me twenty units, no matter what kind they are."

"I'll buy all the ones you have in your counter."

With the financial support of others, these scalpers have become increasingly audacious.

The sales staff were delighted that the customer immediately offered to cover everything.

After all, they get a commission for every Walkman they sell.

If that's the case, what difference does it make who you sell to?
Moreover, these scalpers are extremely generous, unlike ordinary customers who have to try out products and make selections, which is quite troublesome.

So he simply sold all the goods he had to scalpers in one go.

After clearing out one shopping mall, these scalpers immediately moved on to the next one.

When the mall opened for business as usual, ordinary customers who had traveled long distances to get there found that the Walkmans they wanted to buy were already sold out.

Not even a single packaging box was left.

This has caused ordinary customers to complain and grumble incessantly.

This has been going on for several days in a row, and some customers have had enough and have started to complain.

So a week later, while Xu Jiawei was still basking in the joy of success...

A phone call came into his office, and his subordinate explained the situation.

"Mr. Xu, we've received over a hundred complaint calls recently, all saying that Shenzhou Company is playing tricks on people," the subordinate reported nervously.

Xu Jiawei was stunned on the spot: "How is this possible? The big boss has provided enough goods."

After a moment's hesitation, the subordinate said to Xu Jiawei, "Mr. Xu, I heard from one of my men that there are scalpers selling our Walkmans on the market, and the price is almost 30% higher than our price."

"Thirty percent?" Xu Jiawei jumped up from his chair. "What exactly went wrong?"

"It seems to be a sales problem," the subordinate said helplessly. "These scalpers, I don't know where they get their money from, start buying up goods as soon as the mall opens. It's been going on for several days now."

"Who gave them permission to do this?" Xu Jiawei roared.

Although he didn't earn any less money, Xu Jiawei knew that this was far from what Chen Jiajun had hoped for.

In Chen Jiajun's vision, making money was secondary; the most important thing was to establish the brand of Shenzhou Technology.

These scalpers make money this way, but what about the brand of Shenzhou Technology?
If ordinary citizens buy expensive Walkmans from scalpers, what benefit will Shenzhou Technology receive?
Thinking of this, Xu Jiawei broke out in a cold sweat.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Jiawei paced back and forth in his office, muttering to himself, "No, I have to think of a way, I have to think of a way."

Unfortunately, after spending the entire afternoon pacing around the office, he still didn't have a good solution.

On the contrary, the scalpers became even more frantic.

They felt that going to the mall to clear out inventory was too slow, so they simply went to the distributors and got the goods from them.

They even paid extra for each batch of goods.

Why would a distributor who can make money bother with such things, especially when they can make even more money?
So he readily handed over all his goods to these scalpers and made a fortune.
When Xu Jiawei learned about this, he was completely stunned.

Fortunately, Chen Jiajun had already returned to Hong Kong from Brunei by this time.

Xu Jiawei had never dealt with this kind of thing before, so he immediately asked the big boss for help.

"So, scalpers are planning to monopolize the market?" Chen Jiajun asked, frowning.

Xu Jiawei wiped away his cold sweat and nodded, saying, "I don't know where these bastards got their money from."

Upon hearing Xu Jiawei's report, Chen Jiajun immediately sensed that this matter was not simple.

The scalpers in Hong Kong hadn't yet developed to the terrifying level of later generations, nor should they have. After all, it was a Walkman, not a revolutionary product like the iPhone.

Moreover, Shenzhou Technology Company does not have that much influence.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like someone is pushing this from behind, and their target is themselves.

Chen Jiajun went through those enemies in his mind, and it seemed that everyone had this motive.

They don't want to fail to make money; they want to ruin the reputation of Shenzhou Technology.

"Quite insidious," Chen Jiajun sneered, "but still too green."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Xu Jiawei's face lit up with joy, and he quickly asked, "Boss, do you have a solution?"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "It's simple, let's start limiting purchases. Everyone should show their ID card, and each person is limited to one purchase. Tell the dealers that if they don't follow our instructions, they won't get a single penny."

"Huh?" Xu Jiawei hadn't expected the big boss to use such a simple and brutal method.
Xu Jiawei had considered the idea of ​​limiting purchases.

However, doing so also brings many consequences.

For Xu Jiawei, this was a choice he had no other option but couldn't understand why the big boss did it this way.

"Boss, is this matter...?" Xu Jiawei planned to subtly remind Chen Jiajun.

But Chen Jiajun seemed to see through what he wanted to say and said with a smile, "I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, things aren't over yet."

"Colleague, find a way to tell those scalpers that if they need large quantities of goods, they can come directly to the dock. I'll give them as much as they want."

"What?" Xu Jiawei was immediately stunned: "Can our supply channels keep up?"

Chen Jiajun waved his hand dismissively and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Just do as I say."

Chen Jiajun's confidence does not stem from the robot factory.

After all, the factory's output can keep up, but those components still need to be imported from Japan.

Instead, Chen Jiajun was gambling that this guy's funds wouldn't exceed his own supply of goods.

Chen Jiajun had seen this kind of thing many times, such as the acquisition cases he had presided over.

They used almost the same method to acquire the Kadoorie family's large hotel group and CLP Power.

If Chen Jiajun didn't have enough money at the time, and the Kadoorie family had chosen to sell all their shares to him, it would have literally choked him out.

This kind of thing is very common in business; it's all about who's bolder.

Clearly, Chen Jiajun is second to none in this regard.

So what if the Shenzhou Technology brand doesn't take off? He still has Giant Beast Technology; he can just develop new products and start over.

Do you think these guys in the shadows would dare to snipe every time?
Chen Jiajun should thank these suckers.

Soon after, Digital China Technology issued a statement.

While this move was applauded by countless ordinary consumers, it aroused the dissatisfaction of the dealer leaders.

Some people even came to his door, intending to ask Xu Jiawei what he really meant.

Xu Jiawei remained remarkably calm as he looked at the distributors blocking his office door.

After all, the big boss is backing him up, so what's there for him, a mere employee, to be afraid of?
If I lose, I can always start as an intern; I'm still very young.

So when facing these distributors, Xu Jiawei showed none of the panic he had a few days earlier. Instead, he calmly and loudly said, "I can't hear a single word you're saying. Why don't we go to the conference room and sit down to have a proper talk?"

Seeing Xu Jiawei say this, the others didn't want to continue making a fuss, so they went to the conference room to see what Xu Jiawei had to say.

After all, the purchase restrictions are preventing these distributors from making money.

No one would be happy to be in this situation.

After everyone sat down, the person sitting on the other side of the dealer said, "Everyone can speak now about their needs."

"Mr. Xu, why did you suddenly issue such a illogical announcement? You didn't even discuss it with us beforehand."

"Yes, Mr. Xu, if I had known you had this clause, I definitely wouldn't have accepted the Walkman."

"That's right, our demand now is very simple: cancel this purchase restriction rule."

Xu Jiawei looked calmly at the greedy men in front of him, sneered, and said, "Don't you all have any idea why?"

These words immediately made the distributors look somewhat embarrassed.

Xu Jiawei continued, "If you're going to bring up the contract, it seems you were the ones who broke it first, right? Do you know how much damage this has done to the brand image of Shenzhou Technology by cooperating with scalpers?"

"What kind of brand image is this? Stop with these things we've never heard of. Now we're asking you what you're going to do," an impatient distributor said. "If Shenzhou Technology is still going to implement these purchase restrictions, then I'm sorry, I can't play along."

Xu Jiawei didn't stand on ceremony either. Having followed Wei Li for so long, he had learned a bit of his imposing manner.

He lit a cigarette and then gestured for him to leave: "Sure. You can leave now."

The distributor originally wanted to incite others to embarrass Xu Jiawei and force him to compromise.

But to everyone's surprise, Xu Jiawei was so tough that he told him to get lost.

Now that the other distributors haven't spoken up, he's stuck in an awkward position.

Xu Jiawei didn't mince words and said calmly, "If anyone wants to leave, they can leave now."

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, no one moved.

On the contrary, the guy who had previously threatened to break up sat down with a dark expression.

No one here is a fool. Since Xu Jiawei said he wanted to hold a meeting, there must be a solution.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be here in this conference room spouting this nonsense.

Xu Jiawei looked at everyone and said, "Is no one leaving?"

“Mr. Xu, this matter must be resolved.” A composed distributor tapped the table and said.

No one would give up the profits they've already made, and these distributors are no exception.

After all, Walkmans are selling like hotcakes right now, and there's a chance to profit by following Shenzhou Technology.

This piece of meat can even last for a long time.

That's why they came to Shenzhou Technology to cause trouble.

If there were no profit to be made, they would have left long ago.

Xu Jiawei said calmly, "Since we've already come this far, I have a suggestion for you."

“Please go ahead, Mr. Xu,” the distributor said with a smile.

"I can continue to supply you, but one condition is that you supply me to major shopping malls for limited-purchase sales," Xu Jiawei said with a sneer. "As for the other condition, I will supply you as much as you can handle. But there's one thing: less than a thousand Walkmans is not negotiable."

Upon hearing Xu Jiawei's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

This is indeed a good approach, one aspect of which is ensuring a stable supply to major shopping malls.

Another option is for them to resell the goods to scalpers at a higher price.

Both sides can make money, and the supply chain to the market can be maintained long-term, so these distributors will never suffer losses.

So they all eagerly agreed.

Xu Jiawei emphasized, "This is the last time Shenzhou Technology will compromise. If you cause any more trouble next time, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"No, no."

"Don't worry, Mr. Xu."

"We have always supported you."

Having gotten what they wanted, these distributors left one by one.

Xu Jiawei breathed a sigh of relief and then went to report to Chen Jiajun.

"So, they all agreed?" Chen Jiajun asked with a smile.

Xu Jiawei nodded: "We've already agreed, but boss, we probably won't be able to hold out for long if we keep doing this."

“They won’t last long, but I believe they’ll be even less able to hold on,” Chen Jiajun said with a sneer. “Just wait. It won’t be long before they come running back to beg you.”

Although Xu Jiawei felt that Chen Jiajun was talking in his sleep, he didn't say anything and could only continue to attend to his own business.

After all, many ordinary customers haven't bought a Walkman yet, and the complaint hotline is practically overflowing. (End of Chapter)