20: Chapter 20 More Money, Bonus! The Factory is My Home

Half an hour later, Liu Zhihong left the conference room solemnly.

He wasn't trying to insist on the Android system; rather, he was afraid of failure.

A system pushed by only one mobile phone company is hard to succeed, unless it's called Apple.

After all, the Android developer alliance includes Google and over 30 other mobile phone companies. With the push from these companies, there's no need to worry at all.

As for Symbian, his former employer, that system is doomed to fail, but now it seems there's another possibility...

"General Manager Shen is right; now is the perfect opportunity to expand the market. Wouldn't it be a pity not to give it a shot?"

If successful, he, Liu Zhihong, will be the father of Hongmeng and will leave an important mark in China's history of technology. For this goal, he must work hard!

...

Not long after Liu Zhihong left, Shen Fei leaned back in his chair, looking slightly exhausted.

At this moment, Huang Tianya pushed the door open and walked in: "General Manager Shen, the acquisition of Xin-Neng Battery is complete. The total price was 7.35 million, and we assumed all debts, totaling 27.8 million."

"The workers cheered when they heard they would be paid their wages and receive bonuses. Professor Wang is already leading people to renovate the production line."

"Well done!" Shen Fei rubbed his eyes to relieve some fatigue. "Speed it up as much as possible."

"Also, help me schedule a meeting with the person in charge of MediaTek in China for next week. Chip prices are still too expensive, and we need to reduce costs as much as we can."

"No problem."

At this time, Li Qing, who had followed him in, chimed in: "General Manager Shen, we also discovered something interesting."

"There is a tech blogger called Xiaobai Unboxing who bought our T1 and seems to be planning to do a review."

"Should we reach out to him?"

Xiaobai Unboxing? Shen Fei recalled the name. In his memory before rebirth, this blogger was best at buying knockoff phones and, relying on a sufficiently niche track, became a top-tier digital review content creator in the country...

"No need to reach out proactively," Shen Fei thought for a moment and said. "If he wants a review unit, let him buy it himself. In the short term, Transsion's goal is not to develop domestically... Just pretend we don't know about this."

"Understood."

After hanging up the phone, the two left the conference room.

Huang Tianya's performance made Li Qing completely trust his intuition: this Huaxin Investment definitely had an inseparable connection with the boss. The future ahead would be bright indeed.

...

Meanwhile, in Dongguan, Guangzhou, at the Xin-Neng Battery factory.

Wang Mengyang was directing the renovation beside the production line. The workers were full of energy, having heard that the new boss was not only paying the overdue wages but also giving raises and bonuses.

The once lifeless factory had regained its vitality overnight.

"General Manager Wang, a key piece of equipment on this line is broken, and the renovation cost is too high," the factory's former technical director said hesitantly, while also feeling worried, afraid that one wrong word would lead to the same fate as the previous management.

"Money is not an issue," Wang Mengyang replied without looking up. "The boss said to use the best equipment and the strictest standards; the batteries must be reliable."

After speaking, Wang Mengyang pointed to the design drawings: "Here, the winding process needs to be changed, and the electrode alignment tolerance must be controlled within 0.1 mm."

"Also, the temperature control for the electrolyte injection process here must meet the standards..."

The technical team leader looked at this man, who was younger than him but possessed strong technical skills, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Was his intuition right? Was this person here to replace him?

No way, right? The new boss had just taken over, and not only was he cleaning out those useless people, but he was also going to replace the management and them...

It seemed there was such a possibility.

After all, the acquirer, Transsion, had already completed a major purge internally. No, he had to prove his worth...

"Brothers, let's put in some effort; we can't let down the new boss's bonuses. I heard this is just the first installment. As long as everyone can complete the production quota, there will be more bonuses from the boss."

"Understood, Brother Wang. Our team will work overtime tonight, and we must resume production by tomorrow."

...

At 8 PM, the renovation was still ongoing.

Wang Mengyang's phone also received a message from Shen Fei: "Professor Wang, you just need to be mainly responsible for R&D. You don't need to pay special attention to the front-line production."

"Your health is more important."

Wang Mengyang smiled: "Rest assured, General Manager Shen. It's only for these three days; it's not a problem."

Then he buried his head back into work. Within the company, the most urgent issue was that the battery problem had to be solved.

Meanwhile, in a luxury mansion on the other side of Yangquan, General Manager Li Xiangdong of Bird Mobile was listening to his subordinate's report.

"General Manager Li, Desay has confirmed that they have cut off the supply to Transsion. They definitely won't be able to produce a single mobile phone next month."

"But they have already gone to Africa; is it still necessary for us to target them like this?"

Li Xiangdong swirled his wine glass, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his lips, but it quickly turned cold.

"Foolish! Shen Guoming's son actually has some guts, at least better than Shen Guoming. Running off to play in Africa, although the profit margin is a bit lower, the competition is indeed smaller than in the domestic market."

"It's a pity, though; the business world is not a game of house. A dead Transsion gives me more peace of mind than one muddling through in Africa."

"But General Manager Li, we received news that Transsion's new shareholder, Huaxin Investment, acquired a battery factory. Could there be something fishy going on?"

"Acquiring a bankrupt factory, what kind of waves can that make? I don't believe this investment bank will keep supporting this dead weight," Li Xiangdong said with a hint of disdain in his tone.

"Let them struggle. After a while, when the battery production doesn't meet the standards, they'll know... So what if sales are good in Africa? I'll make sure you can't deliver the goods."

"What if the Xin-Neng Battery products pass inspection, and Transsion really manages to build them up..."

"So what?" Li Xiangdong put down his wine glass. "How big is the African market, and how thin are the profits? For Transsion to want to support a battery factory and a mobile phone factory on that little sales volume is a pipe dream."

"Rest assured, that investment bank won't keep investing in them forever; there will come a day when they give up. The more comfortable the Shen family lives now, the more they will regret it later."

He stood up: "Notify the marketing department to release our new mobile phone next month, priced at 499, focusing on entry-level photography. Lower the procurement price for those two Transsion suppliers by another three points; I don't believe we can't take them down."

"Yes!"

After the subordinate left, Li Xiangdong walked to the window and looked in the direction of Transsion's headquarters.

"Shen Fei, oh Shen Fei."

"Your father couldn't beat me back then, what makes you, a greenhorn, think you can?"

He sneered coldly. The business world is like a battlefield, and this war was about to continue. He believed that Bird Mobile, with its current status, would definitely be able to survive until the end.

On the other side, Shen Fei suddenly sneezed. Could it be that the person hiding behind the scenes was about to strike again? But what exactly did Transsion have that would make them target it...

However, thinking of the phone call from his mother yesterday, Shen Fei put this matter aside for now.

Whatever. Anyway, with the existence of Huaxin Investment, whatever conspiracy they have, it won't cause any waves.

Tomorrow morning, he would go to Nanshan Hospital!

It had been so long since his rebirth; he had been busy cleaning up the internal affairs and hadn't actually gone to see the old man.