Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

Just as Lu Yuan had predicted, this counterattack from competitors was even swifter than when Zhou Liren first started his company. At least Zhou Liren encountered his first trouble three days after the first batch of products went on sale.

However, on Lu Yuan's side, the day after the product went online for sale, people came to the offline store and demanded a refund plus three times the price, claiming that the product was substandard.

As the shop manager kept calling the second and third brothers, the second brother rushed into Lu Yuan's office around 9 a.m. As soon as he entered, he said angrily, "Damn it, these sons of bitches have really made a move. In less than two hours this morning alone, more than a dozen people have come to demand that we refund them and compensate them with three times the amount."

What the hell are these workers on our production line doing? How can the phones have so many problems? Brother Lu, call Lu Long now. Before the phones were ready for sale, he assured us with absolute certainty that there wouldn't be any quality issues.

Seeing his second son's exasperated expression, Lu Yuan chuckled, "Hehe, why are you so angry? Come, sit down and have a cup of tea to calm down."

The second brother spread his hands and said, "Brother Lu, we're in a real crisis, what's the point of staying calm? When I came here earlier, I called the third and sixth brothers and they're experiencing the same thing. If this continues, I reckon in less than three days, all the phones we sold yesterday will be back in our hands."

That's not all. If we really have to get a refund plus three times the amount in compensation, our losses this time alone will be at least eight or nine million. You were planning to invest five million initially, damn it, this money…”

Lu Yuan interrupted the second brother, grabbed his wrist, and dragged him to sit down on the sofa next to him. "Sit down first. I told you yesterday that they attacked us, but you didn't believe me. How about now? Heh, you did as I said, didn't you? Besides, you asked me to go find Director Lu. What for? Do you really suspect there's something wrong with our phones?"

The second son said with a pained expression, "I had no other choice, did I?"

Lu Yuan said with a smile, "Who said there's no way? Did you do what I arranged for you yesterday? Approximately how many people did you send out? How many mobile phones can you buy today?"

The second brother slapped his forehead, not bothering to answer Lu Yuan's question. He quickly pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "Hei Zi, get your men moving as soon as possible. Do what I told you last night, send them out to buy phones. Yeah, mainly buy from Puhui, but buy a few from other brands too."

Don't worry about the money. I gave you some last night, but you've spent it all. Just give me a call, and I'll have someone bring you some more.

After making the arrangements, the second brother asked Lu Yuan, "Brother Lu, this isn't a solution. We're killing eight hundred enemies while losing a thousand of our own. We can't keep pushing ourselves like this, can we?"

Lu Yuan gave a mysterious smile. "Hehe, don't worry about that. Go and do what I've assigned you. I'll handle the rest. Also, don't be so irritable. Everything is under my control."

The second son sighed, picked up the teacup on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and then hurriedly went out.

Watching his second brother's departing figure, Lu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. This second brother, despite having followed him for so long, always broke down first in unexpected situations.

Compared to the second brother, the third brother remained as calm and composed as ever.

After receiving the call from the person in charge of the offline store, he didn't panic. Instead, as Lu Yuan had instructed him the day before, he went to the bank in the morning to make an appointment for the withdrawal. Immediately afterwards, he went to the Shenzhen Evening News to find reporter Xu Xinjie. The two had worked together before and were familiar with each other. They chatted briefly, and when Xu Xinjie learned that Lu Yuan had contacted her with the intention of revealing a bombshell, she naturally became interested and immediately agreed to meet with Lu Yuan before noon.

After taking care of these two matters, the third brother went to Lu Yuan's office.

After meeting and briefly reporting the situation, the third brother asked earnestly, "Brother Lu, are you sure everything's alright?"

Lu Yuan nodded and smiled at the third brother, saying, "What could possibly be wrong? Hehe, call the second and sixth brothers now and tell the managers of the offline stores that if any customers come in for refunds, they should all line up at the company gate at 10:00 AM tomorrow. The company will process their refunds. In addition, the company will reimburse all their travel expenses."

The third brother had already guessed Lu Yuan's thoughts. He started to calculate in his mind, "Brother Lu, although what we're doing can promote the company and our products, we're definitely going to lose a lot of money this time."

Lu Yuan curled the corners of his lips and smiled slightly, saying, "First, even if we lose money, it won't be as much as it seems on the surface. Second, in business, it's normal to make and lose money. We've been in business for so many years, and it's not like we've always made a fortune, right? Third, well, this business is different from the coal business we did before. The most important thing in this industry is integrity. As long as we can gain more recognition and become a company that people say values ​​integrity, then we've made a profit."

After nodding as if he understood, the third brother changed the subject and said seriously, "By the way, Brother Lu, I've already notified Reporter Xu. He should be here in about half an hour."

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, now go and do what I just arranged. Also, try to get the bank to speed things up and prepare the cash we need for tomorrow."

The third brother smiled and said, "Don't worry about that, Brother Lu. If you don't have enough money in your card tomorrow, I'll tell the second brother and the others. Six or seven million in cash isn't hard for us brothers to scrape together."

Lu Yuan smiled with satisfaction and said directly, "Okay, it's settled then. You can go ahead and get busy."

No sooner had the third brother left than Xu Xinjie arrived alone in Lu Yuan's office. As soon as she entered, the twenty-three-year-old Xu Xinjie beamed with a bright smile, extended her slender hand, and said to Lu Yuan with a smile, "Mr. Lu, it's been a long time. I never expected that you would come to Shenzhen to open such a small company."

Xu Xinjie was deeply impressed by Lu Yuan when they first met. At that time, Lu Yuan was the CEO of a coal company and was participating in an officially organized exchange meeting for entrepreneurs. Among a group of entrepreneurs who were either balding or overweight, the young and handsome Lu Yuan stood out, making him impossible not to remember. Xu Xinjie was one of the media representatives at that exchange meeting.

Unexpectedly, less than a year later, with the downturn in the coal industry, Lu Yuan has fallen from grace so quickly and come to Shenzhen to switch to the mobile phone business.