179: Chapter 179 Lu Mingyuan: I Want to Start a Business

That Shen Fei had someone backing him was their consensus.

However, according to their investigation, that person was just a minor deputy minister, which meant nothing to them.

They actually had common ground; if Shen Fei handed over his shares, they would help Zhang Shiqing rise to power.

After all, there were too many problems money could not solve. Once one's status rose, it was truly elevated, and problems that were previously unsolvable could be easily resolved.

As a result... wasn't it just paying a visit? Was it necessary to make things so ugly?

A few words went straight to the top, creating such an unsightly situation.

Lin Bang was under investigation, and the outcome likely would not be good. Zhang Chen was expelled from the party and dismissed from his post.

Even his father, Lu Zhenbang, who had lived half his life, moved steadily, had a good track record, had no issues, and was the most promising candidate to take the next step up.

But now, not only had his promotion completely fallen through, but a decision had also been made for him to retire to the second line early.

Overnight, the Lu family fell from the clouds straight into the mud... instantly dropping from a top-tier family to a third-tier one, and it might not recover for decades, or even... centuries.

Those former fair-weather friends now wished they could stay as far away from him as possible.

He truly did not understand; was Transsion Technology really that important?

The Lu family ancestral hall.

Lu Zhenbang stood before the spirit tablets, while Lu Mingyuan knelt directly on the floor.

"Rebellious son."

A roar shook Lu Mingyuan's heart, causing him to tremble; he could only lower his head, not daring to make a sound.

No matter the reason, the outcome was already set. He knew he had not only ruined his father's life's work but also destroyed the future of the entire Lu family.

"Just because of you... just because you offended one Shen Fei, you dragged the whole family down.

Do you know your father was just one step away? Do you know what retiring to the second line means?

If it were not for your father's past merits, I would have already been locked up by now."

Lu Zhenbang grew more furious as he scolded, his voice filled with the despair of seeing his child fail to meet expectations.

Transsion was very valuable, and Huaxin Technology was very profitable. He was not the only one eyeing this piece of fat meat; why did those other people not make a move?

"Do you know what that self-developed chip from Transsion represents?

It represents the Chinese tech industry jumping from lagging behind to an advanced level overnight. It is the nation's only seedling; do you know how many eyes are watching it?

And you, you just sent those two idiots to demand shares. One hundred million! Young Master Lu is so powerful!"

"There are so many tech companies, so many companies wanting to leverage your connections, yet you look down on them and specifically targeted this one..."

The mother standing nearby could not bear it any longer. She gently tugged on Lu Zhenbang's sleeve and defended him, saying: "That is enough, the child knows he was wrong... It is just retiring to the second line, is it not? It is not like he is fully retired; we can still get by..."

This sentence completely ignited the long-repressed anger within Lu Zhenbang.

If it were not for her constantly protecting Lu Mingyuan, this good-for-nothing would not have become such a waste; he should not have been greedy back then.

He slammed the table violently. "We can still get by?"

"How dare you say such things..." "The whole family has been ruined by him, and you are still protecting him. If you had not spoiled him since he was little, would he be this ignorant of the heights of heaven and the depths of the earth? Could he be this arrogant and ruin my entire life's prospects so thoroughly?"

In fact, the impact of this incident was even wider. It was not just him; everyone in the entire Lu family had been hit with a pause button.

His younger brother, who was originally aiming for a ministerial-level position, had now been transferred to the Provincial People's Congress to serve as vice-chairman.

As for the others... more or less because of this matter, their positions had all been adjusted.

Lu Zhenbang pointed at his wife: "You mother and son, one is incapable of achieving anything, and the other just ruins everything."

"The Lu family and the Li family have fallen to this state today, and neither of you can escape responsibility."

Li Minghua was scolded until her face turned pale and her eyes red; she could not say a word.

The Li family had already declined, relying entirely on her, but now the Lu family had collapsed as well.

Lu Mingyuan kept his head lowered; humiliation, anger, and unwillingness churned wildly within his heart.

He looked at Lu Zhenbang's furious face, at Li Minghua's aggrieved appearance, and at the ancestors' spirit tablets by the pond, and a feeling he had never experienced before exploded from the bottom of his heart.

Second line? Decline? Ruined prospects? Shen Fei, what you owe me and what you owe the Lu family, I will collect every single bit of it back with interest.

Today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold in the future; just you wait.

He, Lu Mingyuan, absolutely could not let the Lu family collapse just like this.

He would start a business! He would start a business on his own merits and enter the mobile phone industry! He refused to believe that the entire international supply chain could not defeat one Transsion Technology.

After all, although the Lu family had fallen, a thin camel is still bigger than a horse; he could still scrape together several hundred million in reserve funds.

On the other side, Shen Fei did not take him seriously. After "applying a little eye drop," he continued to busy himself with other work.

November 11th—on this day, there was no concept of a shopping festival yet.

But Shen Fei had Liu Qiangdong register "Double Eleven" and related marketing concepts in advance.

So on this day, Shen Fei opened the JD.com platform, and on the homepage, the poster for the transsion s2 occupied the most prominent position.

"Double Eleven Carnival Shopping Festival, platform-wide multi-billion subsidy. transsion s2 gets a crazy 200 yuan discount, selling for only 3799 yuan."

The small print below stated that it came with wired earphones, a power bank, and an official tempered glass screen protector.

Below were the Huawei Mate 2 and honor play: "Multi-billion subsidy increased, mate series price slashed by 300~500 yuan, honor play starting as low as 1699 yuan."

Shen Fei clicked in to take a look; just today, the sales of the transsion s2 series on the JD.com platform had already exceeded 35,000 units.

This Double Eleven shopping festival was basically a sure success...

Of course, this so-called shopping festival was essentially a promotional festival that would definitely be imitated by other competitors.

Fortunately, he had already registered the "Double Eleven Carnival" and "Double Eleven Shopping Festival," and even some of the text, as patents.

He picked up his phone and smiled, wondering how Lei Jun would respond.

Kyoto, Xiaomi.

Lei Jun was also looking at his phone, and he was very impressed with this marketing move by Transsion.

In this regard, Shen Fei could definitely hold his own against him.

Take this time, for instance: they offered platform subsidies while keeping the official website price the same, directly playing consumers in circles.

That could directly make the traffic on JD.com take off, and it could also make their sales take off.

"Old Lin, this wave of marketing tactics is brilliant! Should we follow suit?"

Lin Bin shook his head: "JD.com gave them the best spot; if it were us, the daily advertising fee would be at least 50 million. We have not launched on the JD.com platform yet; if we want to do this, we can only do it on our official website or the Tmall platform."

He thought for a moment: "Should we follow?"

Lei Jun immediately replied: "Follow. Let's organize a Mi Fans New Year Festival and warm up in advance. Xiaomi gets a 200 yuan discount, starting at 1799."

Lin Bin stared fixedly at Lei Jun, wanting to persuade him to abandon this bold idea. After all, Xiaomi would definitely lose money at this price.

"We will not lose money. The supply chain costs have already dropped; as long as the scale effect kicks in, we will not lose money."

He looked at Lin Bin: "Move fast, do not let Transsion steal the spotlight."

"Do not worry, I will go handle it right now."

But after Lin Bin finished giving instructions, the legal team told him some very bad news.

"What? You mean the Mi Fans New Year Festival has already been registered in advance? The registrant is Transsion Technology, and the relevant fonts have been registered too."

Lin Bin realized something was wrong... He hurried back to Lei Jun's office to report this unexpected situation.