I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Chapter 75 Are you two biological children?

The product viewing location was in a private room at Andeju. Five rice cookers were displayed there; they were square ones with LCD display panels, all of the same model from Ruifeng Electric Appliances.

Next to it were two smart rice cookers from Midea and Suppor, as well as two traditional basic rice cookers.

After everyone came in, Shi Jingyang left, leaving them in the private room.

Zhang Tai, the engineer, opened the lid of a Ruifeng smart rice cooker and began his explanation: "Currently, the most advanced rice cooker technology in the world is IH heating technology, but this technology is not yet mature enough in my country. Midea has this technology, but it hasn't been commercialized on a large scale. Therefore, the smart rice cookers on the market today still use traditional bottom heating technology, and our model is no exception—"

After listening to Zhang Tai's explanation and referring to the technical manual, Shen Kang basically gained a comprehensive understanding of Ruifeng Electric's smart rice cooker.

Besides cooking rice, it also has multiple functions such as soup making and steaming; it can also be timed, so just put in the ingredients, set a time, and you can have breakfast ready when you wake up in the morning; for cooking rice, it offers four modes: slightly soft, standard, slightly firm, and crispy rice.

Then Shen Kang immediately started testing the various functions of the five Ruifeng rice cookers, including the two Midea and Suppor smart rice cookers.

And those two traditional rice cookers weren't idle either; they were used for comparison. Since we were in a restaurant, we weren't worried about wasting food.

An hour later, Zhou Man still hadn't arrived, and all the functions of the Ruifeng rice cooker had been tested.

Shen Kang gave his evaluation: "The functions are all good, but the taste of the rice cooked in this rice cooker is not significantly different from that of a traditional rice cooker. It doesn't have the same advantages as rice cookers with IH technology."

His family used an IH (induction heating) rice cooker in his later years, and the family in Shenlan Waterfront also uses an IH rice cooker now, and the taste is indeed different.

Zhang Tai also explained: "Currently, rice cookers with IH technology are only available from foreign brands, and they are priced above 4000 yuan. Our rice cooker is priced at only 279 yuan, and the taste is already an improvement over traditional rice cookers. It also has so many functions, so it still has advantages."

Shen Kang nodded, agreeing with his statement. Currently, IH (induction heating) rice cookers are indeed only available from overseas, and their prices are outrageously high.

As long as it's not compared to high-end products with IH technology, Ruifeng Electric's smart rice cooker still has product competitiveness.

After all, this is a flagship product intended for the US market. Backed by Shengyuan Group, it has the confidence to produce a high-quality product that is no less impressive than the two Midea and Suppor smart rice cookers on display, and it is even cheaper.

The two smart rice cookers from Midea and Suppor are priced at 329 yuan, while the Ruifeng model is only 279 yuan.

After chatting about the rice cooker for a while, Zhou Man finally arrived late.

Zhou Man was dressed in an office suit today, looking neat and tidy, and her spirits were also good. It seemed that the liquidation of Ruifeng Electric Appliances, a small factory, did not give her too much of a headache.

"How's it going, Mr. Shen? Are you satisfied with our product?"

Zhou Man said this in a serious tone, feeling both amused and sentimental.

Two months ago, when this guy started his company, she didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just a small-scale operation. But unexpectedly, just two months later, this guy had actually become business associates with her.

"Well enough."

Shen Kang looked behind Zhou Man and only saw Ding Ling follow him in, not He Qiuzhu. "I thought you would bring her along."

Zhou Man spat, "Talking business is so boring. Only you, who doesn't do your job properly, like to do these things. Bringing her here will only make her more bored. You'd better not bother her."

Then he said to Ding Ling and Zhang Tai, "You can go out first."

After the others left and closed the door, Zhou Man sat down, looked at Shen Kang, and suddenly frowned, "Didn't you put on a face mask?"

Shen Kang was startled. How could they tell? He remained outwardly calm, though. "Applying it every day, maybe you bought a bad one?"

Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll buy you something better next time, not from Watsons."

Shen Kang nodded and hummed in agreement.

Zhou Man suddenly sneered, "Didn't I buy you L'Oréal? What are you 'huh'ing for?"

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Shen Kang is now starting to doubt whether He Qiuzhu is Zhou Man's biological daughter, since their methods are exactly the same!

"Well, Mr. Zhou, I think we should talk business instead. As you know, Anjia has only been open for two months, and we don't have the money to buy all these rice cookers. However, Shengyuan needs to clear out its bad assets and recover funds. So I have a suggestion for you to consider."

As Shen Kang spoke, he put on a fawning smile, "Don't I still have two years and ten months' worth of salary with you? Can you give me an advance of two and a half years' worth, then I'll have the money."

Zhou Man understood what he meant and stopped worrying about the face mask. "You mean, I'll use my own money to buy my own things, and then give them to you?"

Shen Kang gave a thumbs up, "President Zhou, you're better at lying than I am. That's clearly my money; it's just that it's temporarily with you."

Zhou Man rolled her eyes at him. "150 million might not even be enough. Let's talk about the price per unit first. After calculation, the production cost of each of these rice cookers is 170. You won't have enough money for 1 units."

"No, Mr. Zhou, this is the first time I've heard of someone clearing out non-performing assets at cost price. You're really funny—"

After haggling for a while, the price of each smart rice cooker was negotiated down to a level acceptable to both parties—90 yuan per unit.

yuan.

Zhou Man was still a little hesitant about the quantity: even if Shen Kang took 150 million, it still wouldn't be enough to buy all the smart rice cookers. But that wasn't a problem; she could pay in installments or lend him some more privately.

But the problem is, when the time comes, Zhou Man is a little worried: will he be able to sell all the inventory he's taken on for her? It wouldn't be good if it just sat there unsold.

"Are you sure you want to take all of this?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Man still voiced her concerns: "I'm afraid you won't be able to sell them and they'll be stuck with you."

The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was better not to involve Shen Kang. His company was doing very well; if he tried to help her and ended up ruining it, it would truly be a loss for him.

Thinking about it, Zhou Man said sincerely, "Shen Kang, I appreciate your willingness to help me, but Ruifeng is just a small company. Even if we can't clear out the inventory, it won't affect me too much. Don't let this drag down your own career."

Shen Kang looked at her helplessly, "No, President Zhou, do you think I'm a philanthropist? I'm here to do business. Would I do something that doesn't make a profit? You know how shrewd I am. You can rest assured, I'm only contacting you because I'm confident I can sell it."

After saying that, he gave her a strange look. "President Zhou, aren't you a little too self-important?"

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Zhou Man's previous feeling of being touched vanished instantly, replaced by rage. She thought to herself, "Can't this kid just talk properly? He's so infuriating! He Qiuzhu is much more considerate."

However, after Shen Kang said that, she actually gained some confidence in him. If he really wasn't trying to help her, but was after profits, then he might actually be able to sell them all.

Even if we can't sell them all, we should be able to recoup the acquisition costs, right? Look at how confident this kid is. At worst, I can always cover the losses for him. Overall, the risk is manageable.

With that in mind, Zhou Man no longer hesitated and offered her solution: "Then I'll personally advance you 150 million yuan, which is two and a half years' worth of salary. I'll also personally lend you 70 yuan, so you'll have enough money to buy this batch of goods."

Shen Kang was a little embarrassed now. "This—"

Zhou Man rolled her eyes at him. "Don't be too touched. You'll have to pay interest. If you can't sell these rice cookers, you'll still have to pay them back. You'd better pray that you can sell most of these rice cookers, otherwise, your Anjia will be working for me from now on until you pay off all this money."

"No, Mr. Zhou, what I meant was, why don't you just round it up and lend me 100 million? I want to buy a car; I'm currently using your car anyway."

"Shen Kang!"

Seeing Shen Kang flee the private room in a panic, Zhou Man looked over there, and the corners of her mouth gradually turned up slightly.

Ding Ling walked in, looked at Zhou Man, and smiled: "President Zhou, you seem to be in a good mood today."

"I'm definitely in a good mood after resolving a troublesome matter."

Zhou Man's smile faded. "Let's go back to the company."

After leaving Andeju, Shen Kang called Kang Zhengyang to discuss his upcoming tasks and asked him to prepare for selling smart rice cookers to Anjia users. He also requested Kang Zhengyang to develop a sales plan.

Kang Zhengyang was surprised when he received Shen Kang's call.

He had always thought Anjia was a legitimate housekeeping business, but he never expected that Shen Kang would suddenly want to sell rice cookers to Anjia's customers! Could this work?

Shen Kang sensed the hesitation and lack of confidence in Kang Zhengyang's words, and finally revealed a bit of his secret to him: "Haven't you always been wondering why I've been telling you not to look at profits, but to put user reputation first? This is the reason. Anjia aims to be more than just a housekeeping business; it aims to become the most trusted family steward for countless families."

"It's not just rice cookers; we'll be selling many other products in the future. As long as it makes users' family life more convenient and comfortable, we're willing to sell anything! Of course, the quality of these products will always be our top priority, and I will oversee that, so you don't need to worry. I've also established Anjia Technology, which focuses on this kind of work."

"I originally wanted to take things slowly because Anjia Technology is currently just an empty shell with no products, but this unexpected event is a good opportunity."

"I've seen this rice cooker. The sample's quality and advanced features are satisfactory, and it meets our user needs, especially the price, which is very reasonable. Even if Anjia Technology were to produce it according to my plan, they couldn't achieve such a high cost-performance ratio. So we can't miss this opportunity. We must do it well. If we do it well, we can first establish a good reputation in the minds of our customers and set a good precedent for Anjia Technology's subsequent products."

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