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Yi Zhonghai and Xu Damao were both stunned.

“That’s right…” Xu Damao said in shock, “It really is like that… As long as we sell these twenty-odd television sets… we won’t lose money!”

"Yes, yes, yes..." Uncle Yi immediately perked up: "Great, great... Let's do as Uncle San says, let's go back now and start selling televisions!"

"Let's go!"

……

at the same time!

As the new day dawned, new newspapers were distributed throughout Beijing.

Countless people saw the news about Shenlong televisions.

"This... the Shenlong TV is fine..."

"Holy crap, so it was a bunch of resellers who traded foreign TVs!"

"That Li Defu is a ruthless guy!"

"A ruthless person, an absolute ruthless person!"

"What a pity, they still found out!"

"Can we still buy more?"

"Of course! Don't you see who stood up for Shenlong TV? It was the Xicheng District branch of the Public Security Bureau, and giants like the Oriental Daily, the Dragon Kingdom Daily, and the Dahua Daily 347. What are those tabloids compared to that!"

"I saw it. The tabloid 49 apologized, and I heard the editor-in-chief was arrested!"

News of Shenlong television sets once again spread throughout Beijing.

Furthermore, some people saw the news about the entire set and were even more impressed with Shenlong TVs.

Although Shenlong TV lost a few days of sales opportunities, it's conceivable that this incident also had a certain publicity effect.

As the saying goes, "A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

More people flocked to various specialty stores to continue buying Shenlong brand televisions.

After all... cheap is king.

Ordinary people prefer things that are good quality and inexpensive.

As long as the TV is working properly, then there's no problem.

Many people who had previously returned their TVs have even come back to buy them again.

Liu Guangtian was working feverishly at the store in Beijing. Despite the cold winter, he was covered in sweat, helping people move televisions, collecting money, and arranging for deliveries and installations.

In just one hour, they sold more than 30 television sets.

On average, one unit every two minutes.

Shenlong TVs are not only sold at the Wangfujing store.

Of the 21 districts, more than a dozen have already started selling.

……

Three days later, Xu Damao saw that the specialty store next door, the one that had taken their place, was also selling televisions on a large scale.

One unit was sold almost every few minutes.

The three of them felt a pang of heartache upon seeing this!

It would be strange if it didn't hurt.

For every one of these sold, the gross profit is twenty yuan!

Even after deducting other expenses, there was still more than ten yuan.

This……

We can sell at least a hundred units a day, which is more than a thousand yuan.

sizzle...

What the hell!

These were originally ours.

Ugh……

Now that bastard has gotten a good deal.

In contrast, my own Panasonic 8-inch toy has been running for two hours, and not a single person has come to ask me anything.

It's been three days already!

Only two units were sold in three days!

And it was sold on the very first day.

On the second and third days, not a single word came!

"Let's go see what's going on!"

After leaving Uncle San to watch the shop, Xu Damao and Uncle Yi went over.

The two walked to the store, which was less than 100 meters away from their shop.

"Hey... you two bosses, want a TV? I see you're right next door... you sell TVs too, hehehe... Panasonic 8-inch TVs aren't selling well, are they? Hehehe... Japanese stuff isn't good, look at ours, all 14-inch TVs, and only 300 yuan each!"

The two looked a little pale; they hadn't expected to be recognized by the shopkeeper so soon after arriving at the store.

"Congratulations, congratulations..." Xu Damao awkwardly chuckled and cupped his hands in greeting, "We've come here to learn from you!"

"Hey..." the shopkeeper said, "There's nothing much to learn, just one thing... (cjbf)... cheap price. Our boss is lucky, I heard he wasn't even offered a franchise before, but then some idiot in the thirteenth district actually turned down the Shenlong TV contract and quit... hahaha, that's how our boss got his chance!"

"Pfft..." Stimulated by the shopkeeper's words, Yi Zhonghai spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Who the hell are you calling an idiot?" Xu Damao was also furious. He grabbed the shopkeeper's collar and punched him twice, saying, "If you curse again, I'll kill you... Let's go!"

After saying that, he pulled Grandpa Yi away.

What a pity!

The shopkeeper was also furious: What the hell did I do that you all hit me?

The shopkeeper had no idea that the "idiot" he was talking about was Xu Damao and his group.

However, having been punched twice, the shopkeeper was still indignant: "You hit me... just you wait, I don't have time to leave you right now... you just wait..."

There was nothing I could do; business was just too good, so I had to put up with it even when I got beaten up.

However, by noon, business had eased up a bit, and the shopkeeper had recovered.

"Hey... those bastards over there punched me a couple of times this morning..." the shopkeeper said to his underling, "This shop specializes in selling Panasonic small eight-inch watches, right?"

"Yes!" the younger brother nodded.

"Hmph..." the shopkeeper said, "I wasn't planning on dealing with him, but he dared to mess with me... Go to the branch office and find my cousin-in-law... Tell him there's a shop here that's selling Komatsu TVs privately, and I suspect it's a profiteering scheme... It's very likely smuggled goods..."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

……

Half an hour later!

Several police motorcycles stopped in front of Xu Damao and Uncle Yi's shop!

Seven or eight police officers entered the shop.

"What are you..."

Xu Damao and the other two were taken aback.

One of the officers in charge said, "We received a report from nearby residents that you were illegally selling televisions... so we came to take a look. Don't be afraid, we will act in accordance with the law!"

"Please show us your business license, or franchise qualification certificate..."

The three of them were stunned!

This thing... there isn't one.

"Well... sir!" Uncle Yi said, "We haven't had time to get it done yet, so... don't worry, I'll go to the business registration office to handle it soon!"

"Hmm..." the officer said, "Don't sell it before the certificate is issued. Buy it after the certificate is issued!"

"Good, good, good!" Grandpa Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the officers then asked, "Please show us your supply channels..."

"Huh?" The three were stunned. "What about the supply channels?"

The officer said, "The so-called 'supply channels' are where your television sets came from...where they were imported from!"

"Forehead……"

……

Twenty minutes later!

The police officers immediately sealed off the shop, and Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai, and Yan Bugui were also taken away.

Chapter 148 Yi Zhonghai Goes Bankrupt, Liu Aiguo Offers Help