Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

"Um... Boss, could you move your arm a little?" Wang Guoqiang asked tentatively.

The second brother suddenly reached out and grabbed Wang Guoqiang's shoulders, gently turning him around to face him. He glared at Wang Guoqiang with his tiger-like eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Do you think I have body odor under my armpits?"

The moment Wang Guoqiang and the second brother locked eyes, Wang Guoqiang's face turned completely pale, and his eyes were filled with fear and unease.

At this moment, he was certain that these people in front of him were not legitimate businessmen at all. The 3.5 million they mentioned was most likely not real either; they might just be there to collect a debt and threaten Zhou Liren into taking over the company.

Seeing that Wang Guoqiang's eyes were darting around and he couldn't utter a word, the second brother raised his voice and asked emphatically, "I'm talking to you, are you mute?"

Wang Guoqiang shuddered, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He opened his mouth, his lips trembling, and stammered, "No...no, boss, please don't misunderstand. I...I...well, congratulations. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

The second-in-command grabbed the other man's collar, and Wang Guoqiang was unable to easily break free. He tried to turn and leave, but he was firmly controlled by the other man.

"No way, Vice President Wang, haha, we'll be neighbors from now on, and we'll both be in the same mobile phone industry, so there'll be plenty of opportunities for cooperation. Come, sit down first, let me make you a cup of tea, and we can chat about our future collaborations."

Wang Guoqiang was like a little chick in the eyes of the second brother, letting them paw at him. After being pushed onto the sofa by the second brother, Wang Guoqiang regretted it deeply. If he had known that such a group of bandits had come to Zhou Liren's office, why would he have come running to Zhou Liren to discuss the acquisition?

Now he's stuck here, unable to leave even if he wants to. If he tries to speak, he feels like if he says the wrong thing, the other person will slap him across the face.

Although you can call the police after being beaten.

But you have to bear the pain yourself!

Moreover, if this person in front of him were to actually make a move, he felt it would be far more than just getting a few slaps across the face; he might end up coming in upright and leaving sideways.

Filled with unease.

Wang Guoqiang licked his dry lips and said with a wry smile, "Gentlemen, I'm not sure about the cooperation. If you really intend to cooperate with us in the future, you can come to our company another day and talk to our vice president who specializes in negotiating cooperation."

Lu Yuan had been sitting beside the second brother since he started talking, with a "let's watch the show" mentality. As for the second brother's talk about discussing cooperation with the other party, he simply assumed it was drunken ramblings.

Cooperation?

Haha, there's absolutely no need to associate with a small company like Infiniti.

When preparing to enter this field, Lu Yuan had already made up his mind that future development must aim to become an industry leader. Even if he might have to cooperate with certain mobile phone manufacturers in the early stages, he would only cooperate with big names such as Lenovo and Gionee.

Although the second brother seems loud and boisterous, he has followed Lu Yuan for so long, how could he not understand his boss's thoughts?

"No, wait, let me ask you, what are you here for today? Isn't it to discuss acquisition matters with President Zhou? This means that your responsibility in your company is to expand the business. In that case, my meeting with you to discuss cooperation naturally involves discussing acquisition matters."

Wang Guoqiang's heart pounded with anxiety. He wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead and asked in astonishment, "Acquisition? Acquire what?"

The second brother let out a hearty laugh and said to Wang Guoqiang frankly, "Go back and tell your boss to give us a price. I'll talk to him another day. If we can reach an agreement, we can also take over your Puhui business."

Wang Guoqiang gasped, thinking to himself, "Madmen, these are a bunch of lunatics."

I'll have to be careful if I live next to these people.

"Hehe, okay, okay, boss, if there's nothing else, can I leave now?" Wang Guoqiang couldn't wait to leave this troublesome place.

The second brother handed the hot tea on the table to Wang Guoqiang. "This is the best tea, Vice President Wang. You won't even drink a drop. Isn't that a slap in the face to me, Zhu Lubing? Here, you can leave until you finish this cup of tea!"

Wang Guoqiang forced a faint smile, thanked the second brother, and hurriedly took the teacup from him.

Although the tea was scalding hot, in order to leave as soon as possible, he forced himself to drink the entire cup of boiling tea in less than three minutes, under the watchful eyes of the second brother and the others.

He was already nervous, and now, stimulated by the hot tea, his forehead started to steam.

When Wang Guoqiang left, the back of his shirt was already soaked with sweat.

After Wang Guoqiang fled the office in a panic, Zhou Liren couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Haha, President Lu, your methods really work! It feels so good, so very good. You don't know, I've been almost driven crazy by this bastard lately."

Lu Yuan smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's good that you feel comfortable. Here's what we'll do: we'll go and handle the relevant formalities first, and then we'll go out and find a place this afternoon. I'll invite someone over then, and after that, you two can have a good talk about the preparations for resuming production."

It was five o'clock in the afternoon.

"The girl told me about my dream of protecting her."

There aren't many people in this world who treat her like that.

Lu Yuan and Zhou Liren had been listening to Lao Er and his gang wailing and howling in the KTV room for half an hour, but when they heard this song, they were slightly lost in thought.

In 05, a time when Chinese pop stars shone brightly, Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Leehom Wang, Stefanie Sun, Fish Leong, and others created a veritable battle of titans.

Huang Yida's "That Girl Said to Me" isn't entirely without presence these days; it's just that it's made a small splash.

Unexpectedly, more than a decade later, it became a hit due to the rise of short video platforms.

Lu Yuan fell into deep thought; it seemed his workload was about to increase again.

At this moment, Lu Long rushed in, interrupting Lu Yuan's gradually fading thoughts.

Lu let the second brother put down the microphone. After a few brief pleasantries, they got straight to the point. "Director Lu, this General Manager Zhou will be our company's HR Director from now on. Aiyali changed its company name this afternoon. I invited you here firstly to meet with General Manager Zhou, and secondly, I'd like you two to meet and discuss matters related to resuming production."

Actually, there's not much to discuss about these things.

Zhou Liren's company hasn't been shut down for very long. The raw materials are basically all available, and the equipment was only purchased last year.

To resume production, all that's needed is to redesign a phone frame and hire some technical talent as well as some general workers.

Lu Long, a skilled technical professional, has been working in this industry for many years, and Lu Yuan offers higher salaries than others in the same industry, so finding such a talent wouldn't be difficult.

"Mr. Lu, I've already considered the candidates for communications engineers and hardware engineers, and I can recruit them within three days. As for the general workers, I think Mr. Zhou can handle the recruitment directly. In addition, I think we should find about ten more college graduates majoring in communications."

Zhou Liren greatly appreciated Lu Long's suggestion, nodding and smiling as he said, "Yes, Director Lu's suggestion is good. We definitely need to find engineers with strong technical skills, but we only need five or six who can lead the team. We can leave the rest of the work to these recent college graduates. This will not only save costs, but also make management easier."