Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

Over the next half hour, Lu Long completely calmed the emotions of these college students.

Although Lu Long was just a framework engineer at Lenovo before, he was a graduate of a prestigious university and knew very well what was most attractive to these recent graduates.

With promising career prospects, generous salaries, a comfortable living environment, and a huge, enticing promise that fills these students with dreams, if all these factors are combined, college students will scramble to get into any company, whether it's a company that's already ready to open or a shell company without even a sign or a physical location.

When the recruitment was one-third complete, Lu Yuan learned about the situation from Chen Hu and rushed over in a hurry.

He glanced around the job fair and, after confirming that the recruitment process was proceeding smoothly, he felt somewhat relieved.

After pulling Zhu Lubing and Chen Hu into his office, Lu Yuan said with a stern face and furrowed brows, "Second brother, sixth brother, how many times have I told you? The business we're doing now is completely different from before. We're dealing with mostly technical talents and intellectuals, and our attitude towards them needs to change."

Zhu Lubing looked somewhat embarrassed, scratched his head, and said, "Brother Lu, we forgot about the recruitment after being suddenly woken up this morning, didn't we?"

Chen Hu said apologetically, "Brother Lu, I promise, this is the last time."

Lu Yuan sighed. He knew what kind of men his men were, and there was no way he could change their bad habits overnight.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan said earnestly, "Brothers, this career change isn't just about our future livelihoods. I can even tell you definitively that if we succeed, the core members of our team could go down in history and even change the world. Since you joined me, I've told you countless times to read and learn more, just like Lao San. But what have you done?"

Sigh... Every time you have free time, it's either drinking and singing karaoke, or on your way to drinking and singing karaoke. It's not that I don't want you to do these things, but could we reduce the frequency a little in the future? Could you use your free time to learn more about things related to our industry?

Zhu Lubing and Chen Hu knew that Lu Yuan was doing this for their own good, so they both nodded and promised that things would definitely change in the future. Lu Yuan then stood up and nodded, saying, "Well, I hope so. The recruitment process has already begun, and in seven days we will officially hold our grand opening ceremony. I want all the mobile phone sales stores to be open before the official opening. Also, on the opening day, we must have a mobile phone model belonging to our own company launched."

"I'll handle the phone manufacturing. You guys go out and establish all the sales channels. Also, regarding store location, Lao San and I have already given you instructions. Just follow our requirements, and there shouldn't be any problems."

Zhu Lubing and Chen Hu both nodded.

After giving all the instructions, Lu Yuan dismissed the two men and then headed to the job fair.

Before noon, after the job fair ended, Lu Long and Zhou Liren found Lu Yuan.

Lu Long had just placed the documents in his hand on Lu Yuan's desk when he said with a serious expression.

Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Speak, what is it?"

Lu Long stated frankly, "I discussed it with Director Zhou, and we decided to keep all these college students."

Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback and a little surprised, but he didn't think much of it and said directly, "Since you've all made up your minds, hehe, then stay."

Now it was Lu Long and Zhou Liren's turn to be somewhat surprised. Zhou Liren smiled and asked, "President Lu, aren't you going to ask why?"

Lu Yuan chuckled casually, "What's there to ask? Since you two decided to keep these college graduates, you must have good reasons. Before I approached you, I already said that in the mobile phone industry, I'm an outsider, while you are the experts. So, the decision-making power regarding personnel and talent selection is in your hands. What I need to do is provide you with sufficient financial guarantees and clear all obstacles on the road to research and development and sales, ensuring that you can focus on research and development with peace of mind."

Lu Yuan's words gave Lu Long and Zhou Liren a strong boost of confidence.

Their eyes were filled with gratitude.

Zhou Liren didn't waste any words and said directly, "President Lu, in that case, I guarantee that we will start production within two days. As you instructed, we will definitely be able to produce our company's first mobile phone on the opening day."

Lu Long then confidently said, "President Lu, you can rest assured about the R&D. Give me three months, and we will strive to develop our own product by then."

Lu Yuan waved his hand and smiled at Lu Long, "No, three months is too short. You can't produce anything of high quality in that time. Since you've already prepared for R&D, I'll give you a year. One year. After one year, I want you to be able to develop a mobile phone brand with completely new features."

Of course, I'll discuss the functionality with you in detail later. Right now, what we need to do, to put it bluntly, is assembling the phones, and the performance must be absolutely guaranteed. We don't want our company's phones to have a series of problems after they reach the customers."

Lu Yuan has very high standards for the quality of mobile phones, and he has reminded Lu Long and Zhou Liren about this several times.

but.

Lu Long also had his own thoughts on this matter. He stated frankly, "Mr. Lu, regarding quality, I think it would be sufficient to guarantee that customers can use the product normally for two to three years."

Even if Lu Yuan wasn't a reincarnated person, he understood what Lu Long meant by those words.

to be honest.

If a phone is of very high quality, the longer it is used, the fewer times a customer will buy it again.

As Lu Yuan was thinking, Lu Long continued, "Based on my understanding of the major brands, they have already calculated the lifespan of their phones before they are developed. It is usually two to three years. After that, the phone will have a series of problems."

Lu Yuan stated bluntly, "Director Lu, remember this: the mobile phones our company produces must be able to function normally for at least twenty years. Especially regarding the battery, we must choose the best brand."

Lu Long asked, seemingly puzzled, "Mr. Lu, if that's the case, aren't we losing out big time?"

Lu Yuanle spoke up, saying earnestly to Lu Long, "Director Lu, just design and manufacture it according to what I've said. As for other issues, don't worry about them."

Seeing the confident expression on Lu Yuan's face, Lu Long gritted his teeth, nodded, and said, "Okay, then I'll take the newly hired designers and engineers to calculate and select the components today."