9: 200 profit!

"Xiao Chen, once that young man finishes selling the mobile phones, invite him to a gathering at the Glan Royal Hotel at 8 o'clock tonight. Tell him there's a big business deal I want to discuss with him. Also, send someone to investigate that young man's background."

"Understood."

One of the two bodyguards nodded in agreement.

With that, Ke Hanliang nodded slightly and left the area.

The Glan Royal Hotel was a well-known establishment among the many hotels in Pengcheng, and many international friends liked to stay there when they visited the city.

Therefore, businessmen with a certain status and strength preferred the Glan Royal Hotel for business dealings or gatherings. By inviting the young man to the Glan Royal Hotel, he was showing great respect.

This was giving the other party plenty of face, enough to make him feel flattered, and would allow the subsequent negotiations to proceed more smoothly.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen was unaware of all this. As he watched the last mobile phone being sold, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Out of these 43 mobile phones, 38 were sold at the original price of 850 yuan, while the remaining 5 were sold for 820 yuan.

In this scenario, Lin Chen earned a total of 36,400 yuan from the 43 mobile phones!

This was a huge sum of money, a dizzying amount for the current era, and a huge sum representing a 200% profit!

With an investment of 9,320 yuan, the result was an income of 36,400 yuan—it had directly tripled!

One had to admit that the profit from refurbished phones was truly lucrative. This was just a mere 43 phones; if he could sell two hundred, three hundred, or even a thousand, what would the final profit be?

Moreover, looking at the scene where Chenguang Mobile Phones were being snapped up, he suspected that even if he brought out another 100 units right now, they would be sold out instantly!

Having sold out the phones in less than ten minutes, Lin Chen and his two apprentices were naturally in a good mood. Lin Chen smilingly agreed to treat Huang Hua and Chen Dong to a big meal.

Watching the three of them leave with laughter, Peng Ge's eyes were filled with resentment and coldness. Of course, deep down, there was also a trace of heartache and madness.

Clearly, Peng Ge was about to make a decision that would cause him both heartache and madness, which showed the inner conflict he was experiencing.

After a long while, the madness finally turned into determination because the anger and resentment in his heart had flooded his mind. After all, there was a saying: when hitting someone, don't hit their face.

Having been "humiliated" by Lin Chen like this twice in front of so many people and so many peers, Peng Ge was about to go crazy.

Not only had he failed to eat the fat meat that was already in his mouth, but he also ended up covered in filth. How was he supposed to establish himself in Huaqiangbei after this?

Thus, Peng Ge's gaze shifted from madness to a crazed, sinister malice.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen had no idea what that madman Peng Ge was planning to do.

...

"I never thought there would come a day when I could come in and eat a KFC feast. How impressive would that be to tell people?"

While Lin Chen was ordering at the counter, Huang Hua gently patted the KFC table, full of emotion and pride.

In the current era, being able to go to KFC represented high-end status and a noble life experience.

After all, in this era, ordinary people didn't have much money to spare, so where would they get the extra cash to eat at such an expensive place like KFC?

Even if they scrimped and saved, a single visit would cost one or two days' wages. Who could afford that?

Therefore, being able to go to KFC meant experiencing the feeling of being a wealthy person. At least, that was how happy Huang Hua and Chen Dong felt at this moment.

"I wonder if it tastes good."

Chen Dong was also very happy, but his attention was focused on whether KFC tasted good or not.

"Need you ask? KFC is so expensive; it must be incredibly delicious."

Huang Hua expressed his opinion with an expectant look.

If Lin Chen knew this, he would say that the taste was just average, and in reality, it couldn't even compare to his mom's stir-fried pork with green peppers.

At this moment, Chen Dong hesitated slightly, then looked at Lin Chen in the distance and whispered:

"Huang Hua, do you think Master will give us a red envelope?"

"He probably will; it's just a question of how much. Maybe he'll give us a 20-yuan red envelope, or maybe he won't. Either way, it doesn't matter if he gives us one or not. I came here to learn mobile phone repair technology. Once I've mastered the skills, whether I stay or leave is naturally up to me."

Huang Hua gave his perspective; he didn't care too much about the red envelope.

Of course, he felt that he might give a little, but it certainly wouldn't be much—at most 50 yuan.

After all, yesterday they were just like ordinary workers and hadn't made any real contribution; anyone could do that kind of work.

If they saw Lin Chen making big money and demanded a large red envelope—say, 100, 200, or even 300 yuan—that would be unreasonable.

After all, they had previously discussed a base salary of 300 yuan per month with Lin Chen, and although he had promised a red envelope at the time,

he hadn't specified the amount. If they were to proactively ask for a specific amount now, it would be unreasonable and would ruin their relationship.

"That's true. It really doesn't matter if he gives one or not; the 300-yuan base salary isn't low anyway. Master's ability to make money is his own talent. We can't get jealous just because Master is making money and wonder why he doesn't share some of it with us."

"Besides, Master's teaching ability is so strong. I can still recall the knowledge points Master explained yesterday, and I can clearly remember what he was saying at the time."

"If Master went to high school to be a teacher, he would definitely be able to teach many students to get into Qinghua University or Peking University."

Huang Hua, listening from the side, also sighed with emotion:

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed, but now I can also remember what Master said while teaching us yesterday. At the very least, I can actually recall the knowledge points he taught me."

"If Master had been my teacher when I was in high school, I would definitely be a student at Peking University now, instead of just a failed candidate like I am today."

"Indeed, if Master had been my teacher, I might really have been able to get into Qinghua University or Peking University."

Chen Dong nodded in agreement.

Just then, Lin Chen had finished ordering and approached them. After hearing Chen Dong's words from a distance, Lin Chen immediately laughed:

"It's fortunate that you didn't get into Qinghua University or Peking University to become college students, otherwise you would have missed the greatest opportunity of your lives.

If you want to learn mobile phone technology, just follow me. What can those guys at Qinghua University or Peking University teach you? Everything they teach is knowledge that is several years behind. By the time you graduate after three years of college, you'll find there's still a lot of new technology and knowledge to learn.

After all, how can the speed at which textbooks are developed keep up with the real-time changes in the market? Therefore, the latest mobile phone technology is not at Qinghua University or Peking University, but at the forefront of the market—right here in Huaqiangbei.

Of course, if you can reach the level of a master's or doctoral degree, then disregard what I just said, as the two are not on the same level."

Hearing Lin Chen's words, a thoughtful look flashed across the eyes of both Huang Hua and Chen Dong.

Lin Chen smiled, walked forward slowly, and sat down.

What he had just said wasn't necessarily entirely correct, but in some respects, it wasn't wrong either.

If one wants to become a well-rounded talent and work in management positions in the future even if they don't pursue technical roles, then Qinghua University or Peking University is indeed a better choice.

But if one wants to specialize in technical positions and become the kind of core talent in the technical field who is fought over with high salaries wherever they go, then Huaqiangbei is the strongest educational institution.