28: surprise

At this moment, Ke Hanliang looked at the scene of Dawn Mobile Phone being snatched up and deeply sighed, “This guy really can’t be underestimated. I never thought our Dawn Mobile Phone would be so durable. It’s fine even after falling from a height of 292 meters from the top of SEG Plaza.”

“Now I know how to sell Dawn Mobile Phone in other cities, and I feel like even if we raise the price of Dawn Mobile Phone to 1000, it will still sell.”

On the other side, the Nanhua Business Daily reporter slowly left after interviewing Lin Chen once.

At this moment, he had a hint of excitement on his face, seemingly having gathered surprising news.

Meanwhile, the people on site fell into a frenzy of panic buying, and many who hadn’t brought enough cash rushed back to get money.

However, it’s estimated that by the time they return with the money, the place will already be empty.

Because among these thousands of people, quite a few are wealthy, and they are continuously pulling out money to buy mobile phones.

In this situation, the after-sales service was actually a bottleneck, as there were only 4 employees in the entire Shuguang Trading at this time, which naturally slowed down the sales of mobile phones.

At this moment, Lin Chen did not take over the work of the frontline staff but instead conversed with Ke Hanliang.

“Brother Lin, I truly admire you, Brother Ke. I never expected our Dawn Mobile Phone to be so durable.”

“Not at all.”

Lin Chen did not show an arrogant or smug expression.

Because the phone was so durable, besides his design, a large part of the reason was the system’s BUFF enhancement.

Without the system’s BUFF enhancement, Lin Chen wasn’t confident if he could complete this challenge, so there was indeed nothing to be proud of in this situation.

At this time, Ke Hanliang also said with full confidence:

“No matter what, through this display, I have come to realize the quality of Dawn Mobile Phone. From now on, we don’t have to worry about the shipment volume of Dawn Mobile Phone. I am confident that I can sell the phones nationwide!”

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen nodded lightly and said:

“That would be even better, but getting supplies for Nokia 5110 will require some effort.”

“That’s natural. Next, I will figure out how to increase the order volume. It would be even better if we could produce twenty to thirty thousand units a month.”

As Ke Hanliang spoke, his eyes gleamed with ambition. Lin Chen’s astonishing stunt of dropping the phone had now completely removed all obstacles to the sales of Dawn Mobile Phone.

In this situation, if he could solve the problem of sourcing, then selling twenty to thirty thousand units a month was indeed possible!

“Brother Ke, I plan to buy a shop near Saige Plaza. Do you have any recommendations, Brother Ke?

First, the shop needs to be large, preferably over 300 square meters. As for the location’s importance, it doesn’t need to be a priority.”

Hearing Lin Chen’s question, Ke Hanliang pondered for a moment, then patted his chest and said:

“Coincidentally, I have a large shop of 480 square meters on the side of the crossroads 300 meters north of Saige Plaza. It’s just that the location is a bit remote with not much foot traffic.

Originally, I planned to sell home appliances there, but since you, Brother Lin, want a shop, I’ll sell it to you at cost on credit.

It’s also a way to thank you, Brother Lin, for coming up with such an amazing idea for selling phones and solving my problem of how to sell them.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen’s face lit up with joy.

This 480 square meters is not a small area. A typical parking space is about 16 square meters, so 480 square meters is equivalent to the area of 30 parking spaces stacked together.

Such a large area could be converted into an electronics product sales area in the front, and after-sales repair and a warehouse in the back.

This way, Shuguang Electronics Direct Store could also sell other products, instead of appearing empty by only selling Dawn Mobile Phone.

As for the slightly remote location and low foot traffic, it doesn’t matter much, after all, it’s only 300 meters from SEG Plaza, which isn’t too far.

“What’s the price?”

Although Ke Hanliang claimed he could sell it on credit without immediate payment, if the shop’s price was too high, there would be no need to buy it; it would be better to rent it first if it was too expensive.

“380,000.”

Ke Hanliang calmly uttered a sentence that astonished Lin Chen.

“380,000?!”

Lin Chen felt somewhat incredulous hearing this price.

Because in later generations, a shop of this size near Saige Plaza would not be available for less than 13 million yuan, and it might even go for 20 to 25 million yuan.

But now it was only 380,000, this price was truly too low, so low that it was somewhat unbelievable.

At this moment, Lin Chen suddenly recalled a mocking internet phrase, which was, “If you haven’t been to the capital, then you might not know how hard a millionaire’s life is.”

Of course, this phrase is a jest, but it also subtly hits a cruel reality.

This reality is that the money earned by small and medium factory owners working hard their entire lives is less than what they would earn from selling a dilapidated old courtyard inherited from their parents!

And at this moment, Lin Chen had undoubtedly arrived in a wild era, where the prices of houses and shops were not yet so insane.

After all, historically, the prices of houses and commercial properties truly began to skyrocket around 2008. Before the 2008 Olympics, the prices of houses and commercial properties were unbelievably cheap.

“Brother Lin, I’m not making any money off you with this price. When I say it’s at cost, I mean it.”

“I don’t doubt you, Brother Ke. In that case, I’ll buy it.”

Since the other party was willing to sell on credit, Lin Chen naturally agreed.

After all, buying this 480 square meter large commercial property for 380,000 yuan would be worth at least 15 million yuan in 2019, which is at least 39 times the original price.

In this situation, Lin Chen buying this shop as a direct store would not be a loss. By buying this shop, Lin Chen would also have a foothold in Huaqiangbei.

Moreover, since it’s on credit, Lin Chen can completely extend the repayment period, for example, paying in half a year or a year.

If he can delay the payment for half a year or a year, then for Lin Chen, a mere 380,000 yuan would be nothing. Let alone one shop, Lin Chen estimates he could easily afford 100 shops.

“Good, in that case, I’ll send someone over to you later to sign the contract.”

Ke Hanliang also nodded lightly.

He indeed didn’t make much profit from Lin Chen this time. He admitted that when he originally bought the shop, it didn’t cost as much as 380,000 yuan.

However, a considerable amount was spent on renovations after buying the shop, so selling it to Lin Chen for 380,000 yuan now truly didn’t earn him much money.

If he hadn’t wanted to befriend Lin Chen, he wouldn’t have wanted to sell it.

And now it’s on credit, which means he’s lending money to Lin Chen for free, which makes him even more reluctant.

Thus, Lin Chen officially acquired a 480 square meter shop, and with this shop, selling mobile phones will be even smoother in the future.

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On the other side.

“Kun Ge, what should we do now?”

At this moment, Peng Ge asked Chen Liangkun nervously. Standing here just watching wasn’t a solution.

“What to do? You’re still asking me what to do? This is all your doing.

You probably hid a lot from me. Did you plagiarize that advertising slogan from Dawn Mobile Phone?”

Facing Chen Liangkun’s accusations and questioning, Peng Ge stammered for a moment, unable to speak.