All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Upon hearing this, Lei Dongbao knew it was his brother-in-law's idea. Helplessly, he stroked his favorite spot, feeling its bouncy texture, and said with a smile.

"What, you don't believe in your husband's abilities at all?"

As he spoke, the pressure on his hands noticeably increased!

Song Yunping gave Lei Dongbao a shy glare and quickly begged for forgiveness, indicating that she acknowledged Lei Dongbao's abilities!

Song Yunhui's attempts to persuade his sister to stop this matter naturally ended in failure.

Just after the Spring Festival, Lei Dongbao took 30,000 newly made fans of various types to Jinzhou. This year, he will use Jinzhou as the center to start moving the sales channels of Leiting electric fans southward, and finally gain a foothold in the Pearl River Delta region!

Before setting off, Lei Dongbao thought about it for a long time, but in the end he still went to see Gao Shengnan. Men are just like that. He even deliberately chose a time when Xiao Yuan was not at home. In the end, as Lei Dongbao expected, he did not leave Gao Shengnan's dormitory until three o'clock in the afternoon.

After leaving Gao Shengnan's house, Lei Dongbao hurried to Jinzhou. On the way, he was filled with mixed feelings.

If the first time could be somewhat accidental, the second time was definitely because he had something to hide. Men sometimes like to deceive themselves with their own self-righteousness.

Before going, he only wanted to apologize to Gao Shengnan and end their relationship with the first time, which was also the last time. But he didn't expect Gao Shengnan to be even more carefree than him.

Gao Shengnan probably already knew the purpose of Lei Dongbao's visit. Unlike a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who would cry and make a fuss, the two sat calmly on the sofa, and Gao Shengnan spoke in a very natural tone.

"Dongbao, don't feel guilty. What happened that day was purely because I was lonely. Really, there was no other reason. I really respect Yunping and I would never break up your family!"

When Lei Dongbao heard Gao Shengnan's words, he felt a weight lifted from his heart and relaxed completely. But then Gao Shengnan said something else.

"Dongbao, I admire you very much, and I have indeed been attracted to you, even now. I am also fascinated by your body. If I ever feel lonely one day, I hope you won't reject me, okay?"

Hearing Gao Shengnan's serious little expression, Lei Dongbao was completely dumbfounded. What kind of divine thought was that?

Lei Dongbao was embarrassed and restless. He wanted to refuse, but felt it wouldn't be manly enough. In the end, he stammered and didn't say anything.

When Gao Shengnan saw Lei Dongbao's appearance, her eyes lit up again. Almost before Lei Dongbao could react, she kissed him directly, then his chest, and finally all the way down. Lei Dongbao was stunned. Shengnan, Shengnan, this is damn fiercer than a man!

Looking back now, Lei Dongbao still savors the memory of Gao Shengnan's thick lips, which have a unique flavor. Oh dear, Lei Dongbao slapped himself hard!

With Jinzhou in sight, Lei Dongbao got busy. The sales team in Xiaoleijia has now expanded to forty people. Lei Dongbao plans to expand it at least five times this year. In addition to the forty local sales staff in Xiaoleijia, he will recruit more than one hundred sales staff from outside.

Although he trained the sales staff at Xiao Lei's shop, he was actually only a dabbler. He only managed to gain a foothold by relying on his forward-thinking ideas, and the students he taught were naturally of varying abilities.

Moreover, everyone in Xiaolei Village, from top to bottom, has a smug and self-satisfied attitude. In Lei Dongbao's view, this attitude is like a country bumpkin who has made a little money and is showing off to everyone. Under these circumstances, Lei Dongbao must bring in new talent to Xiaolei Village.

Only with competition and the introduction of omnivorous animals can the loaches and small fish in Xiao Lei's small fishpond become more vibrant!

Chapter 35: Preparing for the Battle of Jinzhou

Just after the New Year, in the display cases of Jinzhou No. 1 Department Store, there were three display cases in a row, displaying six styles of fans, from table fans to floor fans, in white, black and silver colors, in front of the people of Jinzhou. The words were still clearly written below the display cases.

"Quality Guaranteed—Thunder Electric Fan!"

Golden State is Thunder Fans' home turf. Although Lei Dongbao knew that this year's battle in Golden State would be fierce, he did not hesitate to take the initiative.

Today's electric fan market is destined to be a fierce battle, and Lei Dongbao has been planning for almost half a year to prepare for it.

Right after the Chinese New Year, he invited the person in charge of Jinzhou Department Store out for dinner and showed his sincerity.

Last year, the purchase price of an electric fan was 105 yuan, but this year it only costs 85 yuan. This year, the prices of all models are also differentiated, giving customers more choices and stimulating them to buy more.

The reason why Xiao Lei's electric fans can be reduced in price by 20 yuan each this year is thanks to Lei Dongbao's efforts in the supply chain over several months last year. Now Lei Dongbao has signed contracts with 23 manufacturers of various parts, with the contracted number of electric fans reaching 200,000, which is five times the number last year. This can be considered a pioneering performance-based contract in this era.

The contract stipulated that these parts factories would produce qualified parts for Xiao Lei's family within a specified time, and Lei Dongbao would purchase these parts on a contract basis and pay the parts factories a deposit.

These contracts all have time limits, which avoids the embarrassment that happened to Xiao Lei's family last year. Sometimes, the factory had to stop production for several days to wait for a batch of parts, which sometimes made Lei Dongbao so angry that he wanted to curse.

Of course, if the tasks are not completed as stipulated in the contract, these parts factories will be held legally responsible and will have to compensate Xiaolei Home Appliance Factory a certain amount of money; all of this is written into the contract.

Of course, if the other party really breaches these contracts, Xiao Lei's family probably won't get any money, after all, this was in 1981.

However, manufacturers with real foresight generally do not breach contracts, since everyone can see the future prospects of Xiao Lei's company. Of course, just in case, Lei Dongbao signed contracts with two or even three factories for each type of component.

With its own supply chain, the price of parts has naturally come down. In the future, Lei Dongbao will select three to five of these twenty-three parts manufacturers for key training and guidance on technological upgrades, and will carry out deeper cooperation in the future!

With its own supply chain, Xiao Leijia's shortcomings have gradually been overcome. However, this gives Xiao Leijia Appliance Factory no advantage in the overall market, and it is still at a disadvantage.

As far as Lei Dongbao knew, there were more than 80 electric fan factories in the entire Anyun Province. Most of these factories were backed by large state-owned enterprises. Many of them were branch factories that were born from the background of certain machinery factories or large state-owned enterprises. They were born with a silver spoon in their mouths.

Even if Thunder fans lower their prices and other manufacturers follow suit, the profits for those fan manufacturers will still be substantial.

In order to compete and to secure a place for Leiting electric fans in the market, Lei Dongbao had to focus on improving his service.

To address this, Lei Dongbao pioneered a service in this era: the free three-guarantee service!

When Lei Dongbao explained the service, Lao Chen, the person in charge of Jinzhou Department Store, was stunned for a moment and asked what the three guarantees service was.

Lei Dongbao smiled and toasted Old Chen with a glass of wine. After they drank together, Lei Dongbao smiled and said slowly.

"First, if an electric fan purchased from Xiaoleijia has serious quality problems within three months, Xiaoleijia will provide a free refund!"

"Secondly, if any electric fan purchased from Xiaoleijia has any quality problems within six months, Xiaoleijia will replace it with a new electric fan free of charge!"

"Third, within one year, if any quality problem occurs with the electric fan purchased from Xiao Lei's, Xiao Lei's will provide free repair!"

After Lei Dongbao finished explaining the three free warranty services, Old Chen looked up at Lei Dongbao in surprise, speechless with shock!

In the early 1980s, Lei Dongbao's "three guarantees" service was like a bombshell, ready to overturn the entire electrical appliance market. Not to mention the 1980s, even in the 1990s, no electrical appliance brand dared to offer a quality "three guarantees" service!

Lei Dongbao dared to do this out of desperation. The Xiaolei family was too weak. If they wanted to survive in this wild world, they had to find a different path.

Old Chen was also astonished by Lei Dongbao's extravagant gesture, and finally muttered to himself.

"Xiao Lei, are you serious?"

Lei Dongbao stood up with a smile, patted his chest, and said seriously.

I, Lei Dongbao, pat my chest and guarantee you that as long as Xiaoleijia Electric Appliance Factory exists, this three-guarantee service will continue!

After hearing Lei Dongbao's words, Old Chen laughed heartily, stood up, raised his glass, and said...

"Good! Secretary Lei, your word is your bond. I believe you. Since you, Lei Dongbao, dare to say this, then our cooperation this year will continue! And I will strongly support your Lei family!"

Lei Dongbao laughed heartily and quickly stepped forward to toast Old Chen with a glass of wine!

Old Chen drank it all in one gulp and said with a smile.

"Xiao Lei, to be honest, from June last year until the Spring Festival, seven factories in Jinzhou alone came to me. In addition, there are countless electric fan factories in Anyun Province. This does not include some electric fan factories in the neighboring provinces. Their goal is the same as yours: to get into the appliance counter of our Jinzhou No. 1 Department Store. Tell me, if I agree to all of them, I estimate that our department store wouldn't have enough electric fans to fill all the shelves! Hahaha!"

Lei Dongbao quickly raised his glass and said thank you!

Old Chen waved his hand and continued.

“Xiao Lei, but you also know that many electric fan factories have a powerful backer. I can’t do anything about it. Let me be frank with you, this year at our appliance counter, there are at least ten different electric fan brands from different regions. Because your Thunder brand is famous, you know Jinzhou Motor Factory, right? They also made electric fans and even created a brand called Thunder. The logo is almost identical to yours, a lightning bolt. Tell me, this is really shameless!”

Hearing Lao Chen's words, Lei Dongbao's smile gradually faded. Jinzhou Electric Machinery Factory was a state-owned enterprise with more than 2,000 employees. Moreover, since the most crucial part of an electric fan is the motor, they had almost everything going for them. Now they wanted to use the name of the Thunder brand, which was really disgusting.

Lei Dongbao was helpless. In fact, because of the local enterprises in Jinzhou, they could get their products on the shelves of department stores of all sizes in Jinzhou with just a word!

Lei Dongbao, with a stern face, picked up a glass of wine, then stood up and spoke.

"Manager Chen, I won't say much more. All my gratitude is in this glass of wine. Jinzhou Electric Machinery Factory is indeed a behemoth to our Xiaolei family, but we are not afraid. Thank you again for giving us this opportunity! Thank you! Here, let me toast you!"

Old Chen smiled, stood up, clinked glasses with Lei Dongbao, and nodded.

“State-owned enterprises have their advantages, but your Xiaolei family has Lei Dongbao as your pillar of strength. I have high hopes for your Xiaolei family. Besides, Lao Xu already spoke to me during the Spring Festival. No matter what, you Xiaolei family must be given a place this year!”

Lei Dongbao thanked him again. He knew that Lao Chen was indeed doing it because of Lao Xu, but Lao Chen was also a very generous person. The day after the meal, he gave Lei Dongbao three display cases. After Jinzhou No. 1 Department Store settled the matter, Lei Dongbao immediately called Lao Xu.

On the phone, Lao Xu asked very seriously.

"Dongbao, are you really confident you can sell 200,000 electric fans this year?"

Lei Dongbao pondered for a moment, then replied very seriously.

"County Chief Xu, I pledge to you that if I fail to achieve the sales target of 200,000 electric fans this year, I will voluntarily resign from my position as the Party Secretary of Xiaolei Village!"

Old Xu remained silent for a long time on the phone before slowly speaking.

You found out?

Chapter 36: Thunder Electric Factory

Lei Dongbao naturally already knew what Lao Xu had said. Lei Shigen had already subtly reminded him several times that the higher-ups were already dissatisfied with the current reckless development of Xiao Leijia.

The Lei family has gone from nothing to a million-dollar fortune, and many people are eyeing it. Even those who aren't interested have seen Lei Dongbao's reckless advance, and the county has held countless meetings about it.

Although Lei Dongbao had Lao Xu's full support, it was only 1981 after all. In the minds of many older generation managers, Lei Dongbao was completely unsuitable to continue serving as the secretary of Xiaolei Village. He lacked a sense of collective honor, did not consider the overall situation, and was too attention-seeking, among other things.

Furthermore, it's unfair that a small village-run enterprise like Xiaolei Village can monopolize so many loan resources compared to other state-owned enterprises in the county. Countless other businesses and factories in the county want loans but can't get them. Why should a village-run enterprise like Xiaolei Village be able to borrow millions?

For various reasons, Lei Dongbao's position is now in the spotlight, but Lei Dongbao doesn't take it seriously. For Lao Xu, Xiao Leijia is an experiment, and for Lei Dongbao, it's the same.

Moreover, he knew that the better Xiao Lei Jia developed, the more stable Lao Xu's position would be. The honors he received in the province were Lao Xu's face, because the whole of Anyun Province knew that Xiao Lei Jia was supported by Lao Xu.

For Lei Dongbao, as long as he is in control of Xiaolei Village, he will be responsible for it to the end and will do everything he can to bring it to a new level.

If one day someone really tries to seize the fruits of victory and he can't stop them, Lei Dongbao doesn't care. As long as he leaves, those people really can't handle the mess that is Xiaolei Village. Xiaolei Village can focus on development because of Lei Dongbao's domineering style and his best judgment of the future market, which others simply can't understand.

"Old Xu, let's not talk about anything else. The Lei family is really beyond my capabilities, except for Lei Dongbao. By the way, thanks for the Jinzhou Department Store thing!"

Old Xu on the other end of the phone laughed heartily and said smugly.

"Alright, just do your job well. Don't worry, as long as I'm in Jinling County, no one can drive you away, Lei Dongbao!"

After finishing his call with Lao Xu, Lei Dongbao's smile gradually faded. Lao Xu's meaning was clear: he could protect Lei Dongbao during his years in office, but as for what would happen next, Lei Dongbao had to make his own plans.

As for what the plan is, there are many implications involved. In short, Lao Xu has already given Lei Dongbao face.

Lei Dongbao smiled and didn't take the matter seriously. He figured he'd deal with it when the day came; he had his own things to deal with right now.

In early March, all the newly built factory buildings and warehouses of Xiaoleijia Electric Appliance Factory had been occupied, and Lei Dongbao officially changed the name of Xiaoleijia Electric Appliance Factory to Leiting Electric Appliance Factory.

Lei Dongbao also returned to Xiaolei Village to participate in the unveiling ceremony and handed over the tasks and work arrangements for Leiting Electric Appliances this year to Lei Shigen and others. Although most of the management of Leiting Electric Appliances Factory are from Xiaolei Village, the county has also sent some management talents over.

Lei Dongbao theoretically supports these people, but he has only one requirement for them: they must obey his orders.

The main reason for the name change is that the name "Xiao Lei Jia Electric Appliance Factory" sounds a bit small and stingy. In the future, we will expand nationwide. The name "Lei Ting Electric Appliance" sounds much better. "Lei Ting Electric Appliance" sounds much more prestigious!

Lei Dongbao's proposed free three-guarantee service, though only a few simple words, comes at a cost that many companies cannot afford.

He established a Leiting Electric Appliance repair center in each county of Jinzhou, and at least two in city-level cities. There are three repair centers in Jinzhou city proper. This year, his first step is to step out of Jinzhou, establish a foothold in Anyun Province, and eventually develop towards the Pearl River Delta region.

Within the province of Yunnan alone, there are nearly a hundred counties and cities. If the three-guarantee service were fully implemented, the costs involved would be very difficult for Xiaolei Village to bear at present.

However, even if it's difficult to bear, he has to bear it. Repairing an electric fan isn't actually that difficult, but finding so many repairmen is a challenge.

Therefore, Lei Dongbao had to have his sales staff find local appliance repairmen and cooperate with them. Once a customer had a quality problem, they would take the warranty card and the fan to the store where they bought it and find the salesperson. After the salesperson confirmed that the fan needed repair, they would give the customer a receipt and ask the customer to take it to a repair shop. For each fan repaired, Lei's family would reimburse the repair shop for the repair cost.