Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

"You always say that you like girls who are like green apples, sweet and sour, just like your white moonlight."

"Ahem!"

The third brother coughed wildly beside him, interrupting the spellcasting.

He knew that Lu Yuan least wanted to mention his "white moonlight" (his beloved). For a period of time, that name, and even the word "white moonlight," were taboo among the brothers.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan was in a good mood today and didn't hold it against the second brother. Instead, he joked and bickered with him.

"Do you know what it means for a man to remain a boy until death? Do you know what it means to want to buy osmanthus blossoms and share wine, but it's never the same carefree life of youth?"

"That's the road I came from, it's my youth, it's my memory."

"Okay, okay, okay, tonight we'll find a place and get you two girls who are as green as apples, so you can reminisce about your youth."

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at his second brother, annoyed.

"If you want to have some fun, just say so. We brothers won a great victory today, so it's fine to go out and have some fun. Go tell Lao Liu to find a place, something lively, and he can drive over and pick us up later."

The second brother was so excited that he immediately called the sixth brother and told him what was going on.

However, for some reason, it seemed a bit noisy on Lao Liu's side.

"Third brother, don't be so tense all the time. Relax a bit later. After today, things won't be as relaxed as they are now."

If we don't have enough manpower to handle the workload, we'll call a few more brothers over.

It's still easier to make money in Guangdong Province than in Shanxi Province.

"Hey, third brother, after the contracts were signed, did you do a tally? How many stores did we get this time?"

"Some of the sales channels that Brother Lu transferred to us, if we exclude the fixed agents and wholesalers and only look at the stores, there are nearly 120 stores."

And if we also take into account our investment in Mr. Liang's company...

We have nearly 200 stores that we can control and use.

The second brother and Lu Yuan were both startled.

They knew there would be quite a few, but they didn't expect there to be so many.

"Wow, I didn't expect there to be 200 rooms. I was initially thinking we should just open 100 rooms, but I never thought we'd have 200."

Lu Yuan wasn't as excited as the second brother; instead, he calmed down.

"Are all these shops in Huaqiangbei? Are there any in other districts? We have complete control over them."

"I've taken a look, and the ones we completely control are mostly in Huaqiangbei. There are only four outside, but they're all in relatively remote locations and very small; they can't really amount to anything."

There was only one place with a decent location and a reasonably sized area, near the university campus.

"Do you have any basic information? Let me take a look."

The third brother rummaged through a pile of documents and found the information about the store, handing it to Lu Yuan.

As Lu Yuan flipped through the documents in his hand, a plan slowly took shape in his mind.

He realized that this mobile phone store located in the university town would be the lifeblood that Old Liang had mentioned.

Whether this whole situation can be turned around ultimately depends on whether the store can withstand the pressure and survive under its own management.

"Second brother, I have a task for you. In the next couple of days, go and order some signs and some uniforms. For all the stores we completely control, replace the signs with our own. Also, make sure the employees have a consistent style."

"Shall we still call ourselves Tiangong Electronics?"

"No, this is a store, we need to highlight our main business."

"Let's call it Tiangong Mobile Phone, and add a line of smaller text below it that says 'Great sound is silent, great skill is unskilled,' which will also serve as a brand slogan."

"Brother Lu is really something, he immediately elevated the style. So, what about our work clothes?"

The second brother then asked, "He's not good at negotiating business, but his execution ability is absolutely top-notch."

"There are quite a few clothing factories here. You can just go and place your order. As long as the price isn't too outrageous, just find the one that can ship the fastest. Prioritize ordering the spring and summer clothes first."

Then, we'll all wear black t-shirts, shirts, or long-sleeved crew neck shirts on top, and jeans or denim shorts on the bottom. Girls can also choose denim hot pants. We'll print our logo on all of them. It doesn't need to be too big, but it should be noticeable, for example, on the left side of the chest.

Young people will be the main consumers of mobile phones in the future. This design allows us to project a sense of technological sophistication while also highlighting our youthful energy.

"Okay, Brother Lu, I've got it all in mind. I'll go in the next few days."

The second son immediately pulled out his little notebook and wrote down each item one by one.

"But don't touch the shop in the university town. Find a trustworthy brother, someone you don't know, to keep an eye on it."

Tell him not to take any action, just continue as usual, and I will make arrangements when the time is right.

Why don't you give Ma Ziqian a call and ask if he'd be willing to come south and start a business with us?

The second son nodded.

"Ma Ziqian is a good candidate. He's capable and we've been through thick and thin together. Why don't I just ask around? Anyway, we've established ourselves in Shenzhen now. If all else fails, I'll take some time to go back and talk to them in person about our situation. I'm sure there will be plenty of people willing to come and work with us."

"That's a good idea. We'll need quite a few people for the ground promotion team then. You can decide what to do."

Not long after, Lao Liu drove up in a Mercedes-Benz van and pulled up in front of the private restaurant.

"Liu Zi has arrived."

The second child was somewhat impatient

"Let's go, let's move on to another location."

Lu Yuan chuckled softly. He didn't actually like these places very much, but it was quite interesting to occasionally go and listen to the girls and hear if they had any novel stories.

Although most of them have gambling fathers, sick mothers, younger brothers who dropped out of school, and broken families, if we don't help her, who will?

But there will always be one or two completely new versions that don't follow this pattern.

As soon as they got in the car, the second brother immediately asked.

"How's it going, Liu Zi? Have you chosen a place yet? Is it lively enough? It definitely shouldn't be one of those places that's almost deserted."

"Don't worry, second brother, the place I chose just opened recently. The parts and lights are all 99% new, and the handling is top-notch."

The second son's eyes lit up after hearing this. "Oh my, I really have to go and experience it!"

Not only the second brother, but also Lu Yuan and the third brother were somewhat looking forward to it.

What kind of place is this? Why would Liu Zi give it such a high rating?

But I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

After getting in the car, the effects of the alcohol gradually became apparent, so Lu Yuan stopped thinking about it.

......

20 minutes later

The Mercedes-Benz van pulled up at the entrance to their destination, and Lu Yuan and the others got out one by one.

I fell into a long silence as I gazed at the sign illuminated by colorful neon lights, which had a cyberpunk vibe reminiscent of later generations.

The sign read:

Green Apple Paradise – Internet Cafe.

Lu Yuan, the second brother, and the third brother exchanged glances and looked at each other blankly.

Is this right? This isn't right, is it?

"Liu Zi, are you sure this is the place?"

"Yes, this is it. What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go in."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment

"Are these places starting to disguise themselves as internet cafes now?"

Upon hearing this, the second son's hope was rekindled.

Yeah, maybe it's a disguise.

When it comes to business, being careful is always the best policy.

"Since we're already here, let's just go in and take a look."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he led the way inside.

Looking at the rows of computers, their blue light reflecting off people's faces, and listening to the clattering of keyboards and mice...

The second child's restless heart was completely disillusioned.