Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

"Mr. Wang has the most ideas."

A woman in a short skirt walked up to Wang Guoqiang and hugged him affectionately.

"Hmph, a country bumpkin dares to mess with me? I'll show him who's got eyes."

On the other side, Lu Yuan looked at the wailing crowd in front of him and a smile appeared on his lips.

He turned his head to look at the Puhui building next door. He thought to himself, "Let them be smug for a while. They'll be crying later!"

Apart from a few timid individuals who ran away, a large number of people remained on the sidelines, watching as many others took the money and left, and those people began to get restless as well.

The third brother led the sixth brother to distribute money.

Seeing the bundles of money being spent like this, the second son felt extremely distressed.

"These bastards aren't afraid of burning money!"

"It will be returned soon."

Lu Yuan glanced at Pu Hui with a smile, believing that some people were still laughing at him, but he wondered who would be laughing at whom in the end.

A morning passed, and Lu Yuan looked at the box of recycled mobile phones.

People really can't resist temptation. Of those who hesitated, only a few didn't come in the end; the rest came and collected their money.

"Second brother, you and third brother take this to a third-party appraisal agency. I want to see what's causing the phone to malfunction."

Upon hearing this, the second brother excitedly responded.

The smiles on the faces of those who had received the money but hadn't left yet froze.

"Boss, as long as you compensate us, we don't mind the problem with the phone. We can stop here."

Xu Xinjie raised an eyebrow at that person, wondering if there was something fishy going on.

A reporter behind her immediately grabbed a microphone and approached the man, "Sir, didn't you demand compensation? Why won't you agree to have the phone inspected?"

"Get away from me, don't take pictures of me!" The person pushed the reporter away and tried to leave.

"You refuse to explain the reason. Is it possible that this collective problem with the phones is unrelated to the quality of the phones themselves, but rather a premeditated attempt to defraud consumers?"

That's a sharp question. Lu Yuan mentally gave the reporter a thumbs up, thinking he'd have to treat him to a good meal later.

Zhou Liren felt a sense of satisfaction. His funding had been cut off in the same way before, and now seeing these people being relentlessly questioned by reporters and unable to defend themselves was truly gratifying.

Seeing that things were almost over, Lu Yuan stepped forward to stop the chaotic scene. If the person behind the scenes were revealed at this moment, his test report would likely be accused of being shady. Let's wait and see.

"Since this phone has a problem, we still need to investigate it thoroughly. After all, I, Lu Yuan, am not someone who is willing to take the blame for others for nothing."

"If there's a problem with my product, I'll accept it. But if someone's doing something underhanded behind my back, I, Lu Yuan, will absolutely not let them get away with it!"

The second brother instructed someone to put all the phones on the bread cart, and he and the third brother took the phones to the third-party testing agency.

Those who received the money turned pale.

Fearing that he might actually be asked to pay compensation, he dared not say much, for fear that others would discover that there was something fishy going on.

Holding the money in my arms, I felt it was burning hot.

They all wished they hadn't taken the money earlier.

But they couldn't return the money now, as that would only further prove they were in the wrong. So they slunk away, silently praying they wouldn't be held accountable, but how could that be?

Those who didn't collect their money were relieved to have escaped a disaster.

When do you plan to announce the results?

Xu Xinjie was very smart. Combining the reactions of those people, she quickly guessed the reason for the incident. She estimated that it was malicious competition, and these people were just cannon fodder at the forefront.

Lu Yuan chuckled, "No rush. When have you ever killed your prey directly when you saw a hunter? Announcing it like this is too easy on them. Let the dust settle a bit more."

"Hmm?" Xu Xinjie seemed a little excited.

Lu Yuan slapped his forehead, realizing it was 2005, and there were still five years until "Let the Bullets Fly" was released.

"What I mean is, let them be scared for a while!"

Besides, we still need to wait for the test results.

No rush, let's wait for the results.

Zhou Liren was unaware of Lu Yuan's plans, and his expression remained rather unpleasant after entering the office.

"What's wrong with Director Zhou?"

"What are you planning to do next? You know, if this matter is left unresolved, the company might follow in my footsteps."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Didn't I already send the second and third brothers to take the machine for testing?"

"I'm asking about the future. You won't let those people off easily, right? But what about the people behind the scenes? For now..."

If he falls into the same trap again, shouldn't he also consider his future options?

Lu Yuan sighed. "You're a smart man. I already said what I meant, and I wasn't just trying to scare you."

"If we let them go this time, there will be a next time. Since we've already done it, we can't let it go unpunished. Just you wait and see, I'll avenge you too!"

A warm, large hand pressed on his shoulder, and Zhou Liren suddenly became much more sober. Thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had really been blinded by anger.

"I, Lu Yuan, am not someone to be trifled with!"

The man in front of him was no pushover; he was a coal mine owner, and a very young one at that.

If this person is a truly benevolent individual, without some cunning and shrewdness, he wouldn't be able to control the second brother and his ilk.

Thinking of this, Zhou Liren couldn't help but laugh.

He was so angry at his own stupidity that he cried.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I just..."

"I understand. Let's go back and rest first, and give the people below a break as well."

Zhou Liren nodded, got up and left.

Lu Yuan walked to the boss's chair, sat down, lit a cigarette, and opened the documents on the table.

You think you can deal with him this way? Don't you even know how Lu Yuan got to where he is today? Even without those experiences, let alone his two lifetimes, his methods back then...

One person could easily take on the whole group alone.

"Now that you've laid down the rules, you'd better accept my return gift!"

He took two deep drags on his cigarette, enjoying the swirling smoke, then stubbed it out and left the office.

The second and third brothers arrived at the third-party testing agency with their mobile phones, while several reporters followed with video cameras, filming them at any time.

"Let's go to a third-party testing agency now and have them check what the problem is!"

The third brother said to the camera, "The reporters are taking notes and taking pictures as well."

He entered the testing facility building with his phone in his hand.

The young woman at the front desk was taken aback by the large crowd.

Especially the menacing bald man in front of her; she thought she had encountered a troublemaker.

Who are you looking for?

She took a moment to regain her voice, but her slightly trembling body betrayed her.

"We're here to do testing. These phones are said to have quality issues, and we need to do some testing to see if it's a manufacturing defect or human-caused damage!" the third brother's gentle voice rang out.

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out he wasn't causing trouble, but this person was just too scary-looking.

I glanced furtively at the second brother, then my eyes fell on the box full of cell phones.

"Random checks are sufficient; there's no need for so many."

"No, we need to inspect them all, and provide a written inspection report for each one!"

The third brother's voice was gentle, but it left no room for argument.

The little girl was a bit embarrassed.

"In that case, I can't make the decision myself. I'll get our supervisor to come down, and you can talk to him slowly."

After finishing a phone call, she looked up at the third brother, "The supervisor will be down in a bit, they..."

"Ignore them, they are all here to bear witness."