Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

Lu Yuan curled the corners of his mouth. In fact, when Lu Long called him today, he already knew that the other party would definitely compromise.

After so many years in business, if I can't even grasp the most basic human nature, how can I lead my brothers to get rich?

Coincidentally.

Lu Yuan knew a little about the mobile phone sales industry, but not much about the manufacturing industry. According to his memories from his previous life, he only knew that most of the mobile phones in Shenzhen were made in Huaqiangbei, and that eight or nine out of ten mobile phones in Huaqiangbei were cobbled together from various miscellaneous brands.

to be honest.

It's just a matter of using the casing of a PHS phone, a processor from Lenovo or Nokia, and a memory from Samsung or Gionee, piecing together all sorts of random brands, and a mobile phone is born.

Lu Yuan and Lu Long were just talking about renting a venue and buying equipment. The venue was easy to rent, but Lu Yuan couldn't really give a complete list of all the equipment needed.

As he was considering how to proceed with his discussion with Lu Long, Lu Long, having sorted out his thoughts, earnestly said, "Boss Lu, this is what I'm thinking. We're just starting out, and renting new space and buying brand-new equipment would be too much of an investment. And most importantly, new space and equipment would require even more specialized personnel. You've already said what you needed to say; you don't have a deep understanding of the mobile phone industry. So my suggestion is that we acquire a small electronics factory. After taking over, we can hire some professionals, and if all goes well, I feel we can assemble a new mobile phone within half a month."

Before Lu Long could finish speaking, the second brother's voice came from the doorway, "If you're going to do something, do it on a big scale. What's the point of a small electronics factory? Don't you agree, Brother Lu?"

The second brother, with a cigarette between his fingers, strode in and sat down on the sofa diagonally opposite Lu Long with a chuckle.

Lu Yuan frowned and glared at the second brother. "You talk too much, always wanting the bigger picture. We're doing business here, not looking for women!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Long blushed and lowered his head, seemingly embarrassed.

Lu Yuan's gaze swept over Lu Long, and seeing Lu Long's expression, he also put on a slightly embarrassed look and said with a smile, "Director Lu, don't overthink it. We brothers are used to joking around together, haha, please continue."

Lu Long nodded, gradually regaining his composure, and continued, "If we're just creating a brand and assembling phones, the size of the factory isn't that important. The key is personnel management and material ordering. After all, as you know, a mobile phone needs at least a dozen different components: screen, processor, memory, storage, battery, speaker, microphone, and so on. Although all these components can be sourced in Huaqiangbei, we need to calculate in advance which brand of processor and battery we should use."

Lu Yuan adopted a humble and attentive demeanor, listening carefully to what Lu Long had to say.

But as soon as Lu Long finished speaking, the second brother slammed his hand on the table without saying a word, "Damn it, what's there to calculate? Brother Lu, if we're going to do it, we'll do it the best, and crush those big brands!"

The second brother had a loud voice, comparable to the sixth brother, his voice like thunder. In addition, he had a bandit-like air about him. When he slapped Lu Long, Lu Long's body trembled involuntarily, and the cigarette between his fingers fell to the ground.

Lu Yuan was utterly speechless. His brows furrowed, and he glared at the second brother, annoyed. "Can you shut the hell up? Director Lu is speaking here, what the hell are you yelling about? Or, once the factory is built, you can assemble phones and design the frames for us?"

The second brother grinned widely, chuckling. Seeing Lu Long's pale face and the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, he realized he had gone a bit too far.

After getting up from the sofa, Lao Er approached Lu Long and said, "Director Lu, I'm so sorry, that's just how I am, haha. We'll be working together for a long time from now on. By the way, my name is Zhu Lubing. I was one of the first people to follow Brother Lu... no, I was one of the first people to do business with Brother Lu. Everyone calls me Lao Er. Of course, Director Lu, you're a cultured person, so you can just call me Xiao Zhu."

Although Lu Long felt a little uneasy while chatting with Lu Yuan, he could at least keep up.

But ever since the second child appeared, he felt like he was about to have a heart attack from the fright, even though he didn't have a heart condition.

Good heavens, no wonder they say these coal bosses are all roughnecks.

Describing them as "roughnecks" would probably be an understatement.

"No...it's okay. Where was I?" Lu Long's thoughts were interrupted by the second brother, and he asked with a red face.

The second brother may seem carefree, but he's quite shrewd, especially with his exceptional memory. "Director Lu, you just mentioned that we still need to do calculations."

Lu Long nodded quickly: "Yes, it's actually easy to counterfeit a mobile phone, but to successfully counterfeit a mobile phone with excellent performance is quite difficult..."

For the next half hour, Lu Yuan and his second brother listened to Lu Long explain some of the details. When Lu Long picked up his teacup, Lu Yuan knew that if this continued, they might not finish talking until tomorrow. Most importantly, he didn't quite understand some of the points Lu Long had mentioned. Rather than continuing to listen to him ramble on about these topics, it was better to talk about something else.

"Director Lu, just tell me straight now, what's the most important thing for us to do next?"

After putting down his teacup, Lu Long said seriously, "Boss Lu, how about this? I'll go there tomorrow to process my resignation. You take some people to Huaqiangbei. There's a small factory there called 'Aiyali' that's recently going for sale. You can acquire that factory first. Besides that, hire at least twenty college graduates majoring in telecommunications. As for hardware engineers and software engineers, I'll figure that out. As for the salary and benefits, you can give me a rough idea beforehand."

Lu Yuan felt much more at ease. After so many years in business, his ability to judge people hadn't changed at all.

I spent at least 200,000 yuan on Lu Long this time, and it was worth it!

"Director Lu, let's do it this way. After you arrive, you'll be the vice president in charge of production. You decide on the salaries for the hardware and software engineers. As for the acquisition of 'Aiyali' and the recruitment of other staff, leave it to me. I'll handle it."

Let professionals handle professional tasks; only in this way can development be more sustainable.

What I need to do is steer the ship so that it doesn't go astray. The other thing is to invest money so that the people under my command can work hard for me with peace of mind. This is the basic guarantee for making big money in the future!