3: Chapter 3 1999 Make Friends

But regardless of all that,

those were things to worry about later.

For now, he would take out this phone and start selling it.

The specifications of this phone

were quite reasonable for this current moment in this parallel world.

Although its specs were high,

there was nothing particularly extraordinary about them;

at most, it was comparable to the flagships of other brands.

However, Bai Jingqing didn't plan on selling this phone at a flagship price.

This broken phone was a reward from the Newbie Gift Pack,

and even the system had evaluated it as the 'trash of all trashes.'

If he sold it at a flagship price,

wouldn't that be too exploitative?

Just as he was pondering the pricing,

he suddenly remembered the story of CEO Lei from his past life and the '1999, just to make a friend' slogan.

Back then, Xiaomi had truly burst onto the scene,

and the price of 1999 Yuan was like a thunderclap that shook the world.

He decided to set the price of this xiaomi 4 at 1999 as well!

In his mind, he thought about taking the phone out of the system.

The moment the thought occurred,

a phone appeared in his hand.

It was indeed the xiaomi 4.

Having grown accustomed to the brick-heavy phones of the later era,

holding the xiaomi 4 again,

Bai Jingqing felt it was incredibly light and compact,

fitting very comfortably in his hand.

He turned it on and played around with it briefly.

Laggy!

It was so damn laggy!

Before transmigrating,

he had used an iQOO 12 with a 120Hz refresh rate.

His eyes had long since adapted to a 120Hz refresh rate,

and looking at this ancient phone that probably didn't even reach 60 frames,

he could perceive a strange stuttering with the naked eye when sliding the screen.

Compared to the phones from before his transmigration,

this machine's processor was truly subpar.

However, in this current world,

most phones were like this,

and phones even laggier than this were everywhere.

Relatively speaking, this phone was already quite smooth.

With this model,

Bai Jingqing could earn his first pot of gold,

gain his first profit points,

unlock more rewards,

and make more money!

While he was busy checking the system in his mind,

the noise outside had died down.

He didn't know if that person had left after failing to get the door open.

He actually wanted to meet that old classmate of his parents.

Bai Jingqing walked straight to the entrance,

pulled up the rolling shutter door,

and surveyed the surroundings.

Sure enough, the person was nowhere to be seen.

However, he saw another phone shop across the street.

According to the original owner's memories,

the owner of the shop opposite was named Pang Xietang.

The two phone shops had always been at odds;

because they were directly across from each other,

they were in a competitive relationship.

Pang Xietang was currently open for business,

though there were no customers in the shop.

At that moment, he was sitting behind the counter,

squinting as he sized up Bai Jingqing.

The two of them locked eyes,

and Bai Jingqing gave a cold snort without saying a word.

At this point, Pang Xietang took the initiative to speak: "Little Bai,

I just saw someone banging on your door. Why didn't you open up to welcome the guest?

I heard your family owes a lot of money outside.

Life must be tough, huh?"

Pang Xietang spoke with a tone of feigned concern,

but his face was full of mockery.

He recognized the man from earlier;

it was Xue Haixin, the chairman of Li Xiang Phone.

Right now, his shop was stocked with quite a few Li Xiang Phones.

Li Xiang Phones had high prices but low specs,

meaning the profit margins were very high.

They were perfect for fooling those who didn't understand phones;

it was his favorite brand to sell.

Earlier, when Xue Haixin couldn't get Bai Jingqing to come out,

he had come over to the rival shop,

which was Pang Xietang's place.

He told Pang Xietang to keep an eye on things

and to report to him immediately if there was any movement,

even leaving a contact number specifically for him.

Pang Xietang was overjoyed.

If he could cling to the coattails of Li Xiang Phone,

he would surely soar to success!

He wanted to grow his small phone shop into something bigger,

just like Bai Jingqing's parents had done.

His parents had also run a phone shop across from him back then,

and later founded Huayao Technology.

But they were brought down by Chairman Xue of Li Xiang Phone.

It seemed Li Xiang Phone was still the more powerful one!

He knew more or less about this grudge.

At this moment, he couldn't resist making a sarcastic comment.

Bai Jingqing didn't look pleased: "Just mind your own business!"

Pang Xietang: "Oh, oh, oh,

still acting tough, are we?

If you say some nice things to your Uncle, maybe I'll give you a hand."

"No need!"

Pang Xietang's feigned kindness vanished: "Since you're so stubborn,

don't blame your Uncle for not being loyal!"

He saw Bai Jingqing start writing on a large poster at the entrance of the phone shop.

This was a common promotional method for phone shops nowadays,

attracting people to come in by writing on large signs.

After all, in this era,

there were simply too many phones,

various models,

and many knock-off phones assembled in small workshops.

It was enough to make one's head spin.

Phone shop owners would basically post large signs at the door

to inform passing customers of the hot-selling models in the shop.

This method indeed attracted many customers to enter the shop and try out the phones.

Pang Xietang even walked out from behind the glass counter

and stood at his door,

wanting to see what specifications Bai Jingqing was going to write.

"Acting so tough,

could it be that he found a new channel

and got some new phones?"

He knew that when Huayao Technology was at its peak, it was among the top in the country.

They must have accumulated quite a few connections.

Maybe he really did have a channel to get phones with good specs,

hoping to stage a comeback through this phone.

So he watched as Bai Jingqing wrote down various specifications.

"3G phone,

no problem there,

most phones nowadays are 3G.

snapdragon 801,

what kind of processor is that?

Never heard of it!

64GB storage,

the storage is decent.

3G network,

Dual-band WiFi,

Headphone jack,

USB interface,

Dual cameras,

13MP rear camera,

8MP front camera.

Holy crap!

These camera specs are actually very good!

It seems he really did find a supplier.

4K video recording?

Such flagship specs?

..."

The more Pang Xietang saw of the specs Bai Jingqing wrote,

the more certain he became of this.

High specs weren't everything;

the current flagship models from Li Xiang Phone could certainly achieve these specs too.

But if he expected to stage a comeback with such a high-spec phone,

he was sorely mistaken.

After all, for a phone with such high specs,

the price would definitely be very expensive.

Not many people could truly afford it,

so he naturally wouldn't make much money.

"The kid is still too young!"

He couldn't help but sigh.

Trying to stage a comeback with a phone like this?

Dream on.

Chairman Xue had already told him

to keep an eye on things.

He decided to take this opportunity to ask for some stock from Li Xiang Phone,

and at the internal channel price at that.

When the time came, no matter how much Bai Jingqing sold for,

he would always be a bit cheaper than him!

Surely Xue Haixin would support him.

"Still thinking of staging a comeback with a phone like this?

Keep dreaming!"

However, just as he was lost in these thoughts,

Bai Jingqing had already written the final price on the sign.

"You're selling it for 1999?

Then I'll sell for 1899.

Wait, how much?!

1999?!

You damn well missed a '1' at the front, didn't you!"