Tech startup: I really do make mobile phones!

Chapter 2 System Startup
[Ding! Mobile cutting-edge technology R&D system has been bound.]

A cold, mechanical voice suddenly exploded in Chen Mo's mind.

Chen Mo finally came to his senses, his eyes wide with disbelief. He suddenly reached out and pinched Zhao Tiezhu's face hard.

"Ouch~ Brother Chen! What are you doing! It hurts so much!" Zhao Tiezhu grimaced in pain and desperately tried to slap Chen Mo's hand away.

With a cheat code and rebirth, I, Chen Mo, am going to be rich!
Chen Mo, however, seemed to be bewitched. Not only did he not let go, but he also laughed and said, "Tiezhu! Don't be afraid, we definitely won't let Lao Wang take over the company this time!"

Zhao Tiezhu looked bewildered, his mind racing. He muttered under his breath, "Brother Chen! Are you still half asleep? In our current state, how are we going to deal with Old Wang?"

Chen Mo smiled confidently, a smile that Zhao Tiezhu had never seen before, as if at this moment he had already stood at the top of the world, looking down on all the unbearable things of his past life.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Chen Mo's eyes sharpened instantly. With lightning speed, he snatched the cigarette from Zhao Tiezhu's mouth, threw it hard on the ground, and stomped it out.

Zhao Tiezhu was so startled by this sudden action that he stood there dumbfounded.

It took him a while to react. He looked at Chen Mo with a wronged expression and exclaimed, "Brother Chen! What's wrong with you now?"

Chen Mo clapped his hands and said with a serious expression, "Tiezhu! From now on, smoking is prohibited in our company."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu jumped up, his face filled with disbelief.

"Brother Chen! You're kidding me, why are you suddenly banning smoking? I've been smoking for so many years!"

Chen Mo looked at Zhao Tiezhu and said earnestly, "Tiezhu! I'm doing this for your own good. If you keep smoking like this, you won't live past forty."

"Pah, pah, pah!" Zhao Tiezhu spat a few times, his face full of indignation, and said, "Brother Chen! Don't curse me, my mother went to ask a fortune teller, and he said I'll live to be a hundred years old!"

Chen Mo smiled without saying a word, but shook his head. Then, in an unquestionable tone, he said, "Anyway, I'm the boss now, and what I say goes. You're forbidden from smoking."

Zhao Tiezhu pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "You're concerned about everything, even how I poop and fart!" But he still obediently didn't reach for a cigarette again.

In Zhao Tiezhu's mind, although Chen Mo, the boss, sometimes had naive and unrealistic ideas, he was ultimately a good person and worth working for.

[System! System!]

[High-tech mobile phone R&D system; new user gift pack already distributed]

In an instant, a semi-transparent blue screen appeared in Chen Mo's mind, shimmering with a mysterious and alluring light, seemingly silently announcing that his awesome new chapter in life was about to begin.

Unable to contain his excitement, Chen Mo's hands trembled slightly as he urgently instructed the system in his mind to open the newbie gift pack.

Zhao Tiezhu was busy with a soldering gun when he glanced up and saw Chen Mo sitting in a chair, completely stunned, his body trembling slightly uncontrollably.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Mo's expression began to change, sometimes widening in surprise, and sometimes showing an incredulous look.

Zhao Tiezhu's heart skipped a beat. Holding the soldering gun, he unconsciously cursed him in his mind.

"Could it be that Old Wang's debt collection has put too much pressure on Brother Chen, driving him to the brink of mental breakdown?"
"Sigh! If the boss goes insane, will we even get paid next month?"

Fortunately, Chen Mo's entire focus was on the system panel at that moment, and he was completely unaware of Zhao Tiezhu's mutterings behind his back.

Otherwise, given Chen Mo's current personality, his salary would definitely be docked. He's no longer the naive, idealistic Chen Mo he once was.

Although a mere office worker might not mutate into a seasoned social veteran, after more than ten years, Chen Mo has learned a thing or two about social rules and interpersonal relationships.

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully opening the new player gift pack!]

In an instant, a series of messages appeared one by one on the blue screen like twinkling stars:

[Research Points +10000] [Ding! The system has detected an unknown mobile phone lithium battery research and development project that is currently in a standby state at your current location.]

This project has considerable potential; if successful, it will significantly improve mobile phone battery life and performance, slightly exceeding current market levels.

It is recommended that the host invest in research and development points to initiate in-depth research.

Hmm! As expected of the system, it has excellent judgment.

The mobile phone lithium battery project that I developed myself is actually largely the same as the project that my senior colleague Liu joined at Huawei.

However, Orange Technology failed after only three months, while Huawei invested heavily in the industry and developed its own patented technologies.

For some technologies, once the result is known, it's easy to work backwards to deduce the process.

Chen Mo can do it himself now, but he wants to see just how "black" the mobile phone lithium battery technology developed by the black technology mobile phone R&D system will be.

After all, Chen Mo still wanted to see how much of a role this system could play. If the technological achievements it developed were not as good as his own, then it would be somewhat useless.

So, faced with the system's prompt, he gritted his teeth, feeling a little uneasy.

With a casual gesture on the mental screen, 5000 research points were allocated to develop a mobile phone lithium battery project.

[System notification: You have invested 5000 R&D points to initiate the development of a Level 1 cutting-edge mobile phone lithium battery. This project is highly challenging, with a success rate of 50%.]

The research and development process has begun and is being pushed forward at full speed. Please wait patiently...

As the words flashed on the screen, Chen Mo's heart jumped.

Chen Mo was both excited and nervous. This system's so-called cutting-edge technology might be the key turning point that would change the fate of Orange Technology.

Even though Chen Mo is a reborn individual, he lacks substantial financial backing and cannot afford to invest heavily in research and development or extensively promote his products and services like a large, well-funded company.

Secondly, without a broad and stable network of contacts, it is difficult to easily obtain key information, connect with upstream and downstream supply chains, and gain the support and assistance of industry leaders in the ever-changing business environment.

In the fiercely competitive and dog-eat-dog world of technology, Orange Technology is like a lone boat, adrift and uncertain.

To change the fate of Orange Technology, which failed within three months in his previous life, Chen Mo could only hope that the black technology developed by the system would be strong enough to speak for itself with the real technological content of its products.

In this difficult situation, for Chen Mo:

Even if the system's assistance can eliminate some of the competitors in North China who only use rebranding as a "technological" means, Orange Technology can still find a glimmer of hope and survive in this cruel market.

To outsiders, Chen Mo's goals may seem unambitious or lacking in drive, but this is precisely the helpless move he has made after facing reality for more than a decade.

After all, at this moment, Chen Mo of Orange Technology still owed Old Wang, the stall owner next door, a debt for the research and development of mobile phone lithium batteries.

When a man has no money in his pocket, he doesn't dare to speak loudly.

Speaking of Old Wang, he had ulterior motives when he lent Chen Mo the money.

He coveted the profits from the entire supply chain of counterfeit mobile phones, from workshop production to market sales, and had long been eyeing Orange Technology, this ready-made small workshop.

Old Wang now wants to force Chen Mo to use the company to pay off debts, just like in his previous life, and to swallow up Orange Technology, this small workshop, and incorporate it into his business empire to further expand his influence.

From whole machine recycling, dismantling, assembling counterfeit machines, to selling them at stalls, Lao Wang had a well-thought-out plan, making all the money in this industry chain into his own pocket.

(End of this chapter)