4: Chapter 4 I didn't want to sell it for such a high price, but life goes on.

One must understand that in the current mobile phone market,

Ideal Phone is the absolute number one, second only to the foreign brand MyPhone.

He didn't know what level that snapdragon 801 processor was at,

or if it could go toe-to-toe with Ideal's current highest-end processor, the Ideal 6 Series.

If it really could compete,

then people would definitely pay for this phone even if it were sold for 11,999!

The current top-tier Ideal flagship, the ideal a8, was also priced at around 10,000,

which could be considered quite expensive.

"I get it!"

Pang Xietang understood immediately.

"That processor must be total garbage!

Even if the other specs are okay

and barely reach the level of a top flagship,

the processor is definitely too trashy.

It might be so laggy it can't even run the phone's camera.

That snapdragon 801 that popped up out of nowhere

is probably just at the level of a knockoff phone."

1,999...

But even if the processor was garbage,

damn it, those other specs should still be sold for more than 1,999!

He really couldn't wrap his head around it.

At this time, several nearby mobile phone shops were also paying attention to this side.

When they saw the price Xiao Bai wrote up there was only 1,999,

they were instantly dumbfounded as well.

They used to have a decent relationship with Bai Jingqing's parents.

While they weren't exactly inseparable,

at the very least, things weren't as strained as they were with Pang Xietang across the way,

so they all spoke up to offer a well-meaning reminder.

"Xiao Bai,

did you write the price wrong?

A phone with such high specs,

and you're selling it for 1,999?"

"Yeah, 1,999.

Are you missing a '1' at the front?

Xiao Bai, hurry up and change it.

If a customer sees it and insists on buying it for 1,999, won't you lose a fortune?"

"Xiao Bai, what level is this snapdragon 801 processor?

I haven't heard of this brand before."

The current mainstream processors were the Ideal series from Ideal Phone,

and the A series from MyPhone.

There were plenty of other messy, miscellaneous processors from various off-brand phones,

but they were generally very trashy.

Regarding the processor,

they hadn't taken it to heart at the time.

They only saw that the other specs were decent.

In any case, a price of 1,999 was definitely impossible.

With these specs, even if the most garbage processor was used, it should still sell for three or four thousand yuan.

Bai Jingqing clutched his chest and said, "Sigh,

I have no choice!

Such a trashy phone,

and I'm being made to sell it for 1,999!

I know I'm really being too unscrupulous!

But I really have no choice!

I'm still tens of millions in debt right now,

and life must go on, right?

If I have to be a profiteer, then so be it!

To be honest, I wouldn't even want this phone if it were given to me for free,

but there's no way around it.

I can only sell it for 1,999.

What do you guys think I can do?

I really don't want to do this!"

Seeing Bai Jingqing's look of deep remorse,

the other shop owners were truly speechless.

A few shop owners even huddled together,

pointing and whispering about Bai Jingqing.

"Is this kid crazy?

It seems like he has some mental issues?"

"This child's life is truly too bitter.

Think about it—such immense pressure.

Both parents are dead,

and now he's carrying tens of millions in debt.

The bank comes to collect every few days.

Anyone would go crazy.

What's more, this kid is still so young.

A bright future ruined just like that.

It's normal for his nerves to be a bit frayed."

"Sigh, we see each other every day.

Should we reach out and help him?"

"Help him?

How can we help?

We're all just ordinary common folk.

How can you help with tens of millions in debt?

That's a bottomless pit!

No matter how much you help, you can't fill it!"

The shop owners just shook their heads at Bai Jingqing's behavior,

all feeling pity for the young man.

Pang Xietang saw that the kid really seemed a bit frantic,

and also suspected he might be mentally deranged.

Remembering what Xue Haixin had told him,

if the other side did anything unusual,

he had to report it immediately.

He felt that Bai Jingqing's current actions were quite abnormal,

so he dialed Xue Haixin's number.

Xue Haixin had just left,

and had only just returned to the company.

Before he could even sit down for a cup of tea,

he saw Pang Xietang calling him,

so he picked up: "Hello, what is it?

Calling me already.

Did something happen over there?"

Pang Xietang nodded repeatedly and said, "Chairman Xue,

that kid somehow got hold of a machine

with 3+64GB of storage.

It also uses dual-band WiFi and 3G networks,

infrared remote control, Bluetooth 4.0,

a 13-megapixel rear camera,

an 8-megapixel high-resolution front camera,

supports 4K video recording,

and uses a snapdragon 801 processor from god-knows-where.

It's claimed to be a 2.5GHz quad-core processor.

Don't these specs seem quite high?"

Xue Haixin nodded. "They are indeed quite high.

Back then, his parents built Huayao Technology into such a large company,

they probably left behind a lot of connections.

Now that they see he's in trouble,

his parents' connections likely want to help him out,

so they gave him a new machine.

But what level is this snapdragon 801 processor?"

Pang Xietang: "I don't know either!

I've never heard of it before."

Xue Haixin: "It's probably quite trashy, right?

I can say with certainty

that the most advanced processor in the world right now is the A8 processor from the MyPhone 6 series,

followed by our ideal a8's Ideal 6 Series processor.

This snapdragon 801 is just some garbage processor from who-knows-where.

Though, I must say,

its CPU frequency is actually quite high—

2.5GHz.

Our Ideal 6 Series processor is only 2.3GHz.

Let me ask you,

how much is he selling this configuration for?"

"This configuration..."

Pang Xietang stood up hesitantly,

looking outside once more.

He had always felt that Bai Jingqing must have missed a '1' at the beginning.

He was just displaying 1,999 for now

and would add a '1' in front later,

making it 11,999.

But when he looked again,

Bai Jingqing had already gone back into the shop,

and the poster clearly said 1,999.

After hesitating again and again,

he finally stated the price: "Chairman Xue, it's 1,999."

"Oh."

Xue Haixin nodded.

"11,999, huh.

That's about the same as the ideal a8 pricing.

Is he trying to compete with my ideal a8?"

Pang Xietang shook his head repeatedly: "Chairman Xue,

it's not 11,999,

it's 1,999."

"What?!"

Xue Haixin was instantly shocked,

his eyes widening: "1,999?

Are you fucking kidding me?!

The CPU frequency is so high,

even higher than our Ideal 6 Series processor,

and the other specs are also very good,

especially that camera.

He's actually only selling it for 1,999?"

Pang Xietang: "Yes, Chairman Xue.

I also find it completely unbelievable,

but the poster outside really does say 1,999."

Xue Haixin could no longer sit still.

He paced back and forth in his office,

and then he finally thought of a possibility: "I know.

This kid wants to sell at a loss to make a name for himself.

He wants to use this low price to attract customers.

It's fine, let him lose money!

At such a low price of 1,999,

he definitely won't be able to sell for long.

Once he's attracted enough popularity,

he will surely raise the price.

At that time, Ideal will give you an internal channel

and provide goods at cost price.

As long as your price is lower than his,

you can draw all the traffic he attracted over to your side.

I want to see what that kid does then!"

Pang Xietang was overjoyed.

This was exactly what he had planned before.

Now with Chairman Xue's guarantee,

he could completely latch onto the powerful thigh of Ideal Phone.

Xue Haixin continued: "However much money you have,

I'll give you that much stock!

All at cost price!

Consider it a reward for you."

Pang Xietang immediately promised: "Chairman Xue,

you said it.

However much money I have,

you'll give me that much stock,

and all at cost price."

Xue Haixin: "That's right!

As long as you can drive this kid into a dead end

and get that file from his hands,

your future stock of Ideal Phone

will all be at internal prices!

Right now, the kid is still acting tough,

it seems he hasn't reached his limit yet..."

After hanging up the phone,

Pang Xietang was ecstatic.

This was exactly what he had envisioned!

He had to perform well in front of Chairman Xue.

Even if he had to sell everything he owned, even his house!

He had to do it!

As long as he could seize this opportunity,

he was confident he could soar to the heavens!