Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 120 Counterattack Against Competitors! (Third Update!)

Gao Jin and his companion stood in front of the price list for a while, and then more people gathered around out of curiosity. When they saw the prices on the price list, they were dumbfounded.

What does "free shipping" mean?

What does "door-to-door delivery" mean?

"Are these air conditioner copper pipes really that cheap? I remember the last time an air conditioner was installed, that bastard charged me 300 yuan per meter."

“Isn’t it 350?”

"Damn it, last time my air conditioner installation fee included a 1500 yuan high-altitude installation fee. I called the air conditioner manufacturer and they said that's how they do it. I got ripped off."

"Don't even mention it. Last time I bought a TV, the retailer said the TV would be delivered to my door, but those guys delivered the TV to my building and asked me for 200 yuan."

"We've been ripped off!"

Gao Jin overheard this, then very naturally turned his head and walked towards the sports center, whistling.

Walking into the sports center, he strolled around with Shinji Oda for a bit. He was very relaxed and found Lin Yi at the sign-in counter.

Along with Lin Yi, he also saw several people he didn't want to see.

Liu Fei from Haili Electric Appliances, Zhuang Wen from Dongbei, and Gu Feng from Jiaxi Bella.

Upon seeing Gao Jin approach, the faces of the people standing next to Lin Yi instantly lit up with smiles, and they waved to him in unison, behaving like hosts.

"Manager Gao, you're here! Come on in, we were just talking about you."

Gao Jin rolled his eyes at him, then slowly walked to the side of the crowd, stood next to Lin Yi, nodded first, and then said apologetically:

"President Lin, I'm sorry. I checked with the relevant channels yesterday, but I couldn't find out who did what happened during the day."

"Feel sorry."

"It's nothing." Lin Yi waved his hand casually, then pointed to a few seats next to the signing area. "Please feel free to chat here. I have something to do and need to go out for a bit."

As Lin Yi was speaking, he was about to walk out, but before he could even put his foot down, Gao Jin called out to him:
"What is Mr. Lin planning to do?"

"I'll lead the team myself!" Lin Yi pointed to his clothes. Only then did Gao Jin notice that Lin Yi wasn't wearing a suit today, but a set of blue work clothes.

The large silver Xiaomi Heavy Industry logo is printed on the left chest and back of the work clothes.

The young men next to Lin Yi, whom Gao Jin had seen several times before, were dressed in the same manner.

Judging from their posture, it seems they really are going to get to work.

Gao Jin was a little skeptical. After all, given Lin Yi's achievements, how could such a successful young man, who was only in his twenties and had established a group with shares in 11 companies, possibly condescend to do the work himself?

It's most likely just a show.

Having reached this conclusion, Gao Jin's brain began to work at high speed. If he and Oda Shinji wanted to go further, they needed to destroy the foundation of other manufacturers.

Lin Yi's actions today are essentially tearing away the fig leaf of other manufacturers, using the so-called good service to cover up the fact that he charges high premiums.

Of course, Panasonic also uses this fig leaf, but the market is somewhat different, and Panasonic's fig leaf isn't as large.

Therefore, I need to help myself.

They'll be a huge help.

Having made up his mind, he waved to Lin Yi: "Then I won't trouble you, Mr. Lin. I'll just wander around here and check your sales figures for today."

"Goodbye."

Lin Yi waved and then led a few people out of the exhibition hall.

After watching Lin Yi and the others leave, Gao Jin immediately returned to Oda Shinji's side and lowered his voice to say:

"Quickly arrange for people to promote the idea that home appliances purchased here will be delivered to your door for free, and the installation fee is extremely cheap."

Upon hearing this, Shinji Oda raised his hand in an OK gesture, turned around, took out his phone, and walked outside the sports center to make a call.

At the signing counter, Liu Fei had been keeping an eye on Gao Jin ever since he appeared.

Liu Fei witnessed all of Gao Jin and Oda Shinji's conversation, and after Oda Shinji left, he quietly followed him.

Shinji Oda didn't know Liu Fei, so when Liu Fei passed by him, he didn't deliberately lower his voice, and Liu Fei overheard most of what he was saying.

Liu Fei walked around the corner, found a quiet spot, took out his phone, leaned out, locked his gaze on Shinji Oda, and then dialed a number.

Once the call connected, he immediately said, "Those bastards from Panasonic are planning to send reporters over to promote Xiaomi Heavy Industry's home appliance installation work."

"Now I say, you do."

“Drive to Suzhou TV station and find the ‘People’s Concern’ program team. They love filming these trivial matters.”

"Take them with you."

"I'm going to find Lin Yi now. Once I find him, you should bring your people over for an interview as soon as possible."

"Remember to change into our Haili Electric Appliances uniform."

"If people who care about the public ask you why you promote other manufacturers, just say that we have also been suffering from distributors and installers for a long time."

"hurry up!"

After finishing the call, Liu Fei glanced at Shinji Oda, who was still on the phone not far away, stuffed his phone into his pocket, and turned to walk towards the parking lot.

He overheard something at the signing counter and naturally knew where Lin Yi was going.

With a turn of the steering wheel, the vehicle headed towards the target residential area.

At the entrance of Xingfu Garden residential area on Fengqiao Road, Lin Yi took off the backpack with the cup on his back, unzipped it, and took out a work order from inside.

After taking stock, he casually handed the list to the person opposite him.

Across from him, Zhou Tianming, wearing an executive jacket, took the work order and casually flipped through its contents.

These work orders are all for air conditioning, each with a unique number, and include the basic information and contact details of the homeowner requiring installation.

Further down are the precautions that homeowners need to check during installation, as well as relevant clauses on how to file complaints.

Below these terms is a list of fees.

There are no pitfalls.

Everything is written clearly.

After reviewing the lists, Zhou Tianming turned around and looked behind him.

Behind him stood three neatly arranged rows of people.

Each row had 10 people, a total of 30 people. They were all wearing the same blue work uniform as Lin Yi, and they were also wearing seat belts. Just standing there, they gave people a very professional feeling.

Zhou Tianming waved the list in his hand and said loudly to these people:

"Today is your interview opportunity. You will be in groups of three and will complete 10 work orders. If you do well, you will officially join Xiaomi Heavy Industry and become a member of the Xiaomi Heavy Industry service team."

"If we don't perform well at work, then we have no choice but to find another job."

"Now let's give a warm welcome to our General Manager Lin to say a few words."

Lin Yi stepped forward and stood alongside Zhou Tianming.

His gaze slowly swept over these people, and after finishing, he raised his right hand, generously offering his praise:
“You are all tough guys, and I really hope you can join Xiaomi Heavy Industry.” “However, the service team is a business card, a business card for Xiaomi Heavy Industry to make a name for itself, and I cannot let people who would damage this business card stay in the team.”

"I'll put my ugly truth here for now."

“It’s 10 a.m. now. I’ll go upstairs at 12 p.m. to start checking these 10 work orders.”

"You may depart now."

"Remember what was said during training!"

While Lin Yi was speaking, Zhou Tianming stepped forward and distributed the lists to the various groups.

After handing out the last order, he gave Lin Yi a look. Lin Yi waved his right hand, and the 10 groups, following the instructions they had received before, took their work orders and ran to the addresses on the work orders.

After everyone had disappeared, Lin Yi approached Zhou Tianming and lowered his voice:

"It's just to accommodate a few people, there's no need for you, sir, to grace us with your presence!"

Zhou Tianming raised his hands, wiped his face, and said with a smug look:

“To you, it’s just a small number of people, but to me, it’s a very important job.”

"I can boast about the fact that I can resettle 30 veterans at once at a key conference."

"I resettled 300 veterans at once. The armed forces department would have to call me 'Grandpa'."

At this point, Zhou Tianming slowly straightened his chest, and his entire demeanor changed from decadent to flamboyant.

He stared at the distant buildings for a while, then turned to look at Lin Yi and pointed to the entrance of the residential complex:
"Let's go, I've arranged to meet someone from the TV station. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon."

"Think carefully about your lines for later, so you don't embarrass yourself."

As the two walked out the door together, Liu Fei's car happened to stop on the side of the road, along with two other cars.

The car in front had the logo of Suzhou TV Station, and the one behind it was very familiar to Liu Fei; it belonged to his deputy, Deputy Manager Huang Ping.

The doors of both cars opened, and the people who got out looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

They all seemed curious as to why the other was there.

Liu Fei got out of the car and quickly walked towards Huangping. As he approached, he gestured with his chin towards the reporter who had just gotten out of the car in front of him and asked:
"what's the situation?"

"I don't know." Huang Ping shook his head, then turned his pleading gaze to the invited reporter.

The reporter they invited shrugged, indicating that he knew nothing about it.

Although he didn't know why the other party was here, Liu Fei's intuition told him that these people were probably related to Lin Yi.

After hesitating for a moment, he still went for it.

He was impeccably dressed in a suit, exuding the air of a boss. When he walked over to ask questions, the few people who got out of another car naturally didn't have any suspicion of him.

When asked about her purpose for being there, a younger woman who appeared to be the host said softly:
"We're here to interview a young entrepreneur."

As they were speaking, shouts came from afar.

Upon hearing the sound, the group immediately carried their equipment and ran towards the direction from which the sound came. Liu Fei, with his sharp eyes, spotted Lin Yi in his work clothes and Zhou Tianming beside him.

He didn't know Zhou Tianming, but he recognized the executive jacket he was wearing.

You really can't afford to wear this if you don't have a certain level of status.

Knowing that the reporters were also targeting Lin Yi, he quickly turned around, nodded to Huang Ping, and pointed to Lin Yi in the distance:

"Hurry over there!"

Upon receiving the call, Huang Ping hurriedly called the reporters and cameramen he had invited and rushed over to Lin Yi's location.

By the time they got closer, those who had arrived before them had already begun their interviews.

On camera, a pretty female reporter brought the microphone to her lips and asked:
“Mr. Lin, as an emerging enterprise, Xiaomi Heavy Industry and Mijia are emerging brands. According to normal procedures, you should follow the same path as other established brands.”

"Then it develops little by little. But why would you choose to openly confront established brands and declare war on the already chaotic home appliance and home appliance installation market?"

"To be honest, as an ordinary person, I really can't understand what you've done."

"So, could you please explain this to us?"

The female reporter handed the microphone to Lin Yi, and the camera switched to him.

Under the camera's gaze, Lin Yi took a soft breath, making a slight choking sound, and then gently shook his head:

"There's no other reason, I just feel that the world shouldn't be like this."

"Oh?" The female reporter feigned surprise at just the right moment, then put on an expression of sudden realization:

What do you think the world should be like?

Out of the camera's view, Zhou Tianming smiled broadly, gave Lin Yi a thumbs-up, and then made a continuing gesture.

Upon receiving the signal, Lin Yi sighed heavily again and replied earnestly:

"That should be a world where wonderful things happen all the time."

"But the reality is different. Take the home appliance market, for example. Do you know how chaotic this market is?"

His tone was extremely sorrowful, as if he had just witnessed the darkest side of the world a moment ago.

The female reporter's expression changed rapidly, immediately followed by a shocked look, and she leaned forward slightly, making a listening gesture.

Lin Yi slightly turned his head to look to the side, then said softly:
"Technological progress should have brought people a more convenient and harmonious life."

"However, in the eyes of some people, a more convenient and harmonious life is not important."

"The important thing is that they can make money."

"They will stop at nothing to make money."

“They take some outdated technologies, or change the name of some technologies, and pass them off as new technologies, and then continue to deceive people.”

"It's not enough to just lie to someone once, you have to lie to them until they're completely destroyed."

"With them charging ahead, the others followed suit."

"Just like today, when we come to have our air conditioner installed, according to our market research, for the high-altitude fee alone, different dealers and different installation teams charge different exorbitant fees, even with the same poor service."

"Whenever someone asks about the origin of these fees, they will give a perfunctory answer, saying that it is a kind of logistical service, and that the high quality of service naturally leads to a high price."

"But is their service really of high quality?"

"no!"

"So I thought, why not make a change?"

"Change this chaotic situation and make everything orderly and systematic."

"Let's make these markets healthier and get more people involved."

"By doing this, we could have expanded the pie for everyone, but no one is willing to do it."

"I don't know!"

(End of this chapter)