Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

An hour later, Xu Xinjie was personally escorted out of the company gate by Lu Yuan. After watching Xu Xinjie get into the car and leave, Lu Yuan was about to stand at the company gate to smoke a cigarette before going back to take a nap at noon. However, before he could finish his cigarette, Wang Guoqiang, the vice president of Puhui, and a colleague happened to walk out of the gate of the company next door.

Seeing Lu Yuan standing at the door smoking, Wang Guoqiang first glanced around to make sure that the people who had been following Lu Yuan were not with him. Then, with one hand in his pocket and a beaming smile, Wang Guoqiang walked over and said, "Mr. Lu, it's been a few days. How have you been?"

Seeing Wang Guoqiang extend his hand to him, Lu Yuan did not shake it, but instead smiled and asked, "Vice President Wang, is there anything I can do for you?"

Wang Guoqiang smiled in a seemingly malicious manner and said, "President Lu, congratulations on the launch of your new product! Haha, I didn't expect you to be so fast. You produced your first mobile phone in less than half a month. Congratulations, congratulations!"

Seeing Wang Guoqiang's gloating expression, Lu Yuan could easily guess that Wang Guoqiang was one of the perpetrators of the company's current predicament. But it didn't matter; he had already prepared his counterattack and was just waiting to see the show.

"Hehe, thank you very much, Vice President Wang. But Vice President Wang, did you ask about the acquisition that I told you to discuss with your company's CEO?"

These words immediately provoked Wang Guoqiang's dissatisfaction. The smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by hatred. "President Lu, at this critical juncture, you're still thinking about acquiring our Puhui? If you ask me, you'd better pray for your own good fortune."

After saying this, Wang Guoqiang turned around seemingly nonchalantly and left.

Lu Yuan watched Wang Guoqiang's departing figure, only managing a slight smirk. As he went inside for his lunch break, he muttered under his breath, "Idiot."

Time flew by and it was noon the next day.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, as Lu Yuan had instructed, the third brother delivered the prepared cash to Lu Yuan's office at the company.

As more and more customers arrived outside to request refunds, Lu Yuan, standing at the third-floor window, watched the bustling scene at the entrance. He smiled at his third brother and said, "Go and tell Lu Long and Director Zhou to get ready. The four of us will go out in half an hour to refund the customers. Also, tell the second and sixth brothers not to loiter around here. Most importantly, we absolutely cannot let them get into any conflicts with the customers."

Unexpectedly, the third brother smiled and said, "Brother Lu, don't worry about that. The second and sixth brothers know they have bad tempers and were afraid they would cause trouble today. So, as you instructed, they are out buying phones from another physical store."

Hearing what the third brother said, Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The third brother asked, "Brother Lu, are we really going to have to pay them compensation?"

Lu Yuan smiled and asked, "Reluctant to part with it?"

The third brother sighed and said, "Sigh... several million. It's unsettling to see someone like that go out like that."

Lu Yuan said frankly, "It's no big deal. It's just a trivial matter. Are you afraid of bankrupting me?"

As the two were talking, Lu Yuan's phone rang. After learning that Xu Xinjie was on her way, Lu Yuan hung up the phone and walked out the door.

Lu Long and Zhou Liren were already ready.

Like the third brother, the two looked solemn, their eyes filled with resentment.

Lu Yuan, on the other hand, looked relaxed and said with a smile, "Good thing, hehe, everyone be happy."

Zhou Liren clenched his fists and said, "These bastards, Mr. Lu, it's several million! What will we do after we lose it all? Will the company still be able to produce?"

As Lu Yuan walked downstairs, he smiled and said, "Just continue production as usual. Don't worry, this situation won't last long."

The group arrived at the company's main gate, where the third brother had already called for them to line up in a long queue.

Lu Yuan had six boxes containing cash brought out, each box containing a full million yuan in cash.

After everything was ready, Lu Yuan took the megaphone from the security guard. Just then, Xu Xinjie arrived with the other reporters from the Evening News, carrying cameras. Only after they had set up their cameras did Lu Yuan speak, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply sorry for what happened. Our company is newly established, and the phones we developed are performing quite well in the testing phase. As for the so-called quality problems you have with your phones, I will not inquire further about the specific reasons. The innocent will remain innocent, and the guilty will remain guilty. I firmly believe that our company's phones will absolutely not have any quality problems unless they are damaged intentionally."

Today, in front of everyone, I mainly promise the following two points. First, if you report any quality issues with the phones, you can present your ID, the receipt from our store, and the phone itself—all three items—and we will provide triple compensation. I have the cash ready; just prepare these three items.

Secondly, we will send any phones with quality issues to a third-party testing agency for inspection. If the inspection reveals that the damage was intentional and a malicious attempt to defraud us of compensation, we will immediately contact the police and report the incident as fraud. Of course, if the quality issue is indeed due to our lax quality control, we will offer a uniform discount of 1,000 yuan per phone to every customer who returns a refund once we have developed a new product.

As Lu Yuan spoke, he kept glancing at the group of people in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

It's clear that when he first raised the issue of refund, these people seemed quite excited. However, when he suggested sending the returned phone to a third-party testing agency for inspection and potentially calling the police, they all became deflated.

After a few seconds of silence, Lu Yuan continued, "Now, please come forward to process your refunds."

The group of people present looked at each other in bewilderment, and even the person at the front of the line began to observe.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan urged with a half-smile, "What are you all waiting for? Hehe, as long as it's a quality issue with our company's phones, you can come to us for compensation. This is our company's responsibility and obligation."

These words were spoken.

Some were bold enough to step forward and hand over their phones, ID cards, and receipts to Lu Long. Lu Long carefully checked them, had the other party register their personal information, and then, in front of everyone, opened a bundle of cash and began to compensate them.

Upon seeing this, Xu Xinjie quickly called the cameraman forward to take a close-up photo.

With one person taking the lead, the others also began to step forward to prepare for the refund process.

But some of the more timid ones secretly slipped away and made a hasty retreat.

Meanwhile, at the east-facing window of the safety passage in the Puhui office building, Wang Guoqiang grinned smugly, "Heh heh, this kid can make a fortune in a day!"