194: Mr. Sha doesn't understand technology, but he respects it.
"No, sir, that's not what I meant."
"Sir, I meant that the production volume for this mobile phone is very low, and we don't have that many in stock at the store right now..."
"I understand, I understand. This mobile phone has very high technological content and even uses Chinese ceramics; it's cutting-edge technology."
"Although I don't understand technology, I respect it very much."
"I noticed that the store doesn't use any gold decorations at all; it's truly too shabby."
Fang Haoge looked at the store's interior decoration, a bit stunned. It was all top-tier material, and the renovation alone cost over ten million. How did it become 'shabby' in the mouth of this dog tycoon?
"I have decided to donate 5 million us dollars to you, hoping it will help you decorate the store."
"Could you please put down my mobile phone?"
Abdullah's words left Fang Haoge, who was holding the white demo unit, feeling somewhat bewildered.
Who am I?
What am I doing?
Why did the demo unit in my hand become your mobile phone?
Hurriedly putting down the phone in his hand and seeing the deputy store manager signal an OK gesture, Fang Haoge said to Abdullah, "Sir, I will hand over the few remaining units in the store to you first. Could you please come back later to pick up the rest?"
Abdullah turned around and whispered a few words to someone who looked like a butler, and the deputy store manager timely brought out a White Exclusive Edition Red Star X and handed it to Fang Haoge.
"Sir, you can arrange for someone to pick it up this afternoon if you have time. If that's not convenient, we can also provide delivery service."
The butler took the mobile phone packaging from Fang Haoge's hands, pulled a small notebook from his bosom, and kept writing zeros on it.
"This is the sponsorship from our master for your store. Our master said he hopes that when he comes next time, he can see some gold decorations in the store. The current decoration is truly too shabby; he doesn't like it at all."
"Someone will come to pick up the other products our master wants this afternoon."
Abdullah was already preparing to leave Xing Family surrounded by several burly men. Fang Haoge looked at the long string of zeros on the check left by the butler and counted them—there were a full 7 of them.
Fang Haoge dared not accept a check with such a large amount.
"Sir, you don't need this much money to purchase the products. Please take it back."
Upon hearing what Fang Haoge said in Arabic, Abdullah, who already had one foot out of Xing Family, suddenly stopped.
"Could it be that you look down on me?"
"Things I give out have never been rejected."
Holding the check, he didn't know whether to return it or accept it; the atmosphere froze on the spot. Finally, Fang Haoge gritted his teeth and accepted the check. Since the dog tycoon had said so, refusing it would likely be seen as looking down on him.
Besides, just accept it. This is money sponsored by the dog tycoon to Xing Family; didn't you hear him say he hopes to see gold decorations next time he comes?
Let the headquarters worry about the rest.
Seeing Fang Haoge accept the check, Abdullah left Xing Family without looking back, accompanied by several bodyguards.
When Zhang Jianhui came to find Chen Chen, Chen Chen was discussing with Lu Weiqi and Shen Yiren where to hold the Red Star global launch conference at the end of next month.
The Red Star X was not just intended to be sold domestically; this was an important milestone for Red Star to firmly stand in the high-end market, so it naturally could not be separated from the international market.
"You mean the Middle East Little Prince went to our Xing Family?"
"And specifically asked for 30 units of Red Star X?"
Chen Chen and Lu Weiqi looked at Zhang Jianhui in surprise. "I received a call from Store Manager Wang and rushed over immediately."
"There isn't that much stock in the store right now. Store Manager Fang's intention is for our headquarters to transfer a batch of goods over."
Zhang Jianhui looked down at her phone. "Latest news: The Little Prince left a 5 million us dollar check, saying it's to help us decorate the store, use more gold decorations, and he hopes to see it when he comes next time."
Shen Yiren was full of excitement. Big news, big news!
This is definitely a hot topic!
The Middle East Little Prince even came to the store to buy Red Star's Red Star X!
He dropped 5 million us dollars just like that. If this news were released, it would immediately be the hottest trending topic.
"I have already arranged for people to transfer the goods that the Little Prince wanted. It's just this check—how should we handle it?" Zhang Jianhui asked.
"General Manager Chen, as long as we release this news, it will definitely be big news!"
"Those dog tycoons usually use custom phones made of gold and gems. This is the first time one has run to our China to buy our Chinese mobile phones. This Little Prince has come to do advertising for us!" Shen Yiren said with an excited face.
Lu Weiqi shook his head. He pays more attention to recent news. This Little Prince came to China with the King for a state visit; it is said that it is to reach some agreements with China on oil imports and exports.
They have been in meetings for several days now. As long as you turn on the News Broadcast, almost all the news these past few days has been about this foreign visit.
Red Star using the Little Prince's sponsorship and mobile phone purchase for publicity might achieve very good commercial results, but for the higher-ups, it might not necessarily be the case.
What if someone above feels that Red Star doing this is "damaging the friendship between the two countries?"
What if the big figures above feel that Red Star is using the Little Prince for self-promotion, damaging China's image?
"Keep this money for now. As for how to use it, we will discuss it later."
"I think the best way to handle it is to donate it. Donate it to the Red Cross or the Hope Project elementary schools; don't look at these tens of millions as money paid by the Little Prince for buying Red Star Mobile Phones."
After Lu Weiqi finished speaking, Chen Chen also nodded. At this moment, an idea was born in his mind.
"Old Lu, donating it is fine, and actually using it for gold decoration is also fine, but I have an idea right now."
"The dog tycoons in the Middle East use phones that are as luxurious and extravagant as possible. Since we've accepted so much money from the dog tycoon, why don't we just specifically craft a few luxury mobile phones for him?"
"It is impolite not to reciprocate. He gave us 5 million us dollars, so we can give him a few specially crafted mobile phones."
"Back and forth, we might even be able to set up a department specifically for luxury mobile phones, dedicated to fleecing these dog tycoons."
"General Manager Chen, good idea."
"By the way, General Manager Chen, Store Manager Fang said the Little Prince really likes our white ceramic version; to be precise, he really likes the ceramic." Zhang Jianhui added.
"In that case, Old Lu, contact some specialized designers later. We are going to craft an exclusive mobile phone for the dog tycoon." Pulling over the paper and pen on the table, Chen Chen roughly sketched out his ideas.
"The ceramic back cover should have some hollowed-out patterns, like a dragon, and then filled with gold."
"The decoration around the camera should be made directly from pure gold."
"As for the front-facing pop-up camera, set it with as many diamonds as possible."
"The buttons should also be replaced with gems."
"That's all the ideas I have for now; leave the rest to the professional designers."
"In short, spare no cost. Use whatever is luxurious, while at the same time preserving our Chinese ceramic elements."
"Reference Vertu and the Fruit 5s Middle East special edition."
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