247: Chapter 247 New Panel Client

"It's not cross-industry, it's dimensional reduction strikes. Self-developed ESP, Taishan car infotainment chips, High-density battery—which of these isn't black technology?"

Shen Fei sat in his office, ignoring those news reports and comments.

Li Qing, Huang Tianya, and Zhang Bin sat opposite him, their faces full of irrepressible smiles.

Zhang Bin boasted, "Boss, it's still rising today."

"It went up by another few thousand units today, and the total is almost breaking 100,000."

Shen Fei put down his phone without paying much attention; he was pondering a problem.

Orders and delivery!

After all, this was their first car. He had certainly expected it to be popular, but he hadn't expected it to be a massive hit.

"What's the situation with the scalpers?"

Zhang Bin's smile faded slightly.

"It's a bit chaotic. Some third-party platforms already have listings, with markups ranging from 30,000 to 50,000."

"There are also people hiring scalpers to queue up, wanting to hoard orders," Li Qing analyzed.

"Boss, this is a good thing. If scalpers are hoarding our cars, it means they are optimistic about our product. The market feedback will definitely be very good then."

Shen Fei shook his head.

Sure enough, for most people, scalper orders were a good thing. But he remembered in his previous life, when Dami Company released its first new energy vehicle, there were also quite a few scalpers hoarding stock...

In the end, they locked in 200,000 initial sales, but couldn't keep up with production capacity, so people who actually wanted to buy the car couldn't get one at all.

And the executives even said: "Cars that scalpers and second-hand dealers are hoarding are proof of good reviews."

For fans, this was indeed an encouragement, but it was too damaging to their reputation with the general public.

"No, this is not a good thing."

"Keep a close eye on them; don't let the people who genuinely want to buy the car miss out."

"How do we keep an eye on them?"

"Two ways." Shen Fei thought for a moment; there were quite a few ways to deal with scalpers.

"Non-refundable deposits upon locking an order. Let the scalpers hoard if they dare; at least the money is in our hands."

"Then, implement a real-name system for vehicle pickup—one person, one car, no transfers allowed. Scalpers won't even have a chance to resell."

Li Qing and the others all showed expressions of excitement.

"This is a great method. If scalpers dare to hoard, we dare to take their deposits."

"If we really catch them, we can also delay their orders. When the time comes, they won't be able to pick up the car, and the money won't be refunded either."

"Hey, don't sound so unreasonable. Our car is too popular, and their ordering speed is too slow; a little delay is normal."

"Don't make us sound like thugs."

Among the group, Huang Tianya understood Shen Fei best, so he acted as the "gold-medal translator."

Hahaha!

A burst of laughter came from the conference room.

Shen Fei nodded silently. "Also, send a notice to the dealers: price gouging is strictly prohibited. Whoever raises prices loses their dealership qualification."

Although Zhang Bin's management skills were solid, he still carried the mindset of a traditional automaker, so he didn't understand this at all.

"Boss, no price gouging?"

"The market is so hot right now, price hikes are normal..."

"Take joint-venture cars for example; if you don't add 70,000 or 80,000, you won't even see the car. If you want to get the car quickly, you have to add at least 100,000."

"Consumers have already been conditioned by the market. There's no need for us to be so unconventional; the backlash we face will be even greater."

"Normal, you say?" Shen Fei looked at him. This was the first time Zhang Bin had seen Shen Fei with such an expression.

"Did Transsion ever raise prices when making mobile phones?"

"It's the same for making cars."

"Users trust us, and we cannot betray that trust."

Zhang Bin nodded.

Everyone played the price-hike game now. It was impossible for consumers not to be angry, but they had no other choice and could only accept it.

"If there is someone now..."

He instantly understood Shen Fei's words, so he quickly said excitedly:

"Boss, I understand. I'll go arrange for the technical department to identify scalper orders and make the system lag for a few seconds when they try to pay..."

A wicked smile appeared on Zhang Bin's face; he was definitely not some ordinary "nice guy."

After everyone left, Shen Fei looked at the overwhelming trending news and orders on his computer.

In the automotive industry, he was also a "newcomer," but his partners were just too capable—they stabbed themselves twice, creating a massive hit point for them.

Now, the internet was full of voices of anticipation.

Of course, Shen Fei also knew this was just the beginning.

A car is not a mobile phone. When a phone is sold, the transaction is over, with at most a one-year warranty.

When a car is sold, the service has only just begun.

Delivery, after-sales, charging, repairs—every step is a test.

And he must ensure that no problems arise in any link.

Fortunately, Transsion's reputation spoke for itself, and many car dealers had already come to apply, currently under review...

But crows are black all over the world; these people were most adept at price gouging...

Just when he was worrying, Zhang Mingzhu called.

"I saw the news. The father of my child is truly amazing."

"Congratulations to you too."

"What congratulations?"

"You are the boss's wife, so of course it's congratulations to you too."

A soft chuckle came from the other end of the phone.

The two had held their wedding on March 18th. Considering that Old Zhang was in the middle of a job transfer period at the time, they didn't make a big show of it; they just held a simple wedding among friends.

But regardless of whether it was the Secretary or the Governor, they all took the time to attend the wedding.

"Come back early, don't be too late."

"Yes, ma'am!"

...

On April 25th, Transsion Panel welcomed an unexpected visitor.

When Li Qinghua arrived at Transsion Panel, it was 10:00 AM.

He didn't take Samsung's dedicated car but instead took a taxi himself.

He only brought an assistant and an interpreter.

Liu Fang met him at the factory entrance. When she saw the three of them get out of the taxi, Liu Fang also showed a normal expression.

"Mr. Li, this is..."

Li Qinghua was quite casual: "Low profile. Can't let too many people know."

Liu Fang nodded and led him into the factory.

Speaking of Li Qinghua's visit, the timeline has to go back to three days ago, when Liu Fang suddenly received an unexpected call.

The other party didn't introduce who they were, just spoke in Korean, and finally said they were very interested in Transsion's panels and wanted to purchase them on a large scale.

Liu Fang was very welcoming to customers.

It wasn't until the end that she asked, and they revealed they were from Samsung's mobile phone business division. She was stunned at that moment.

Samsung, the full-industry chain player in the mobile phone world, wanted to purchase their OLED Screen.

Although Transsion's OLED Screen used Diamond Pixel Arrangement, which was superior to the other party's in display effect and screen burn-in resistance, it was unheard of for a company not to use its own products...

At the time, she thought the other party was messing with her, until they transferred a deposit of 20 million USD.

Facing the major investor, Liu Fang changed her expression instantly, which led to this offline inspection.

On the tour, Li Qinghua looked very carefully. From the evaporation workshop to the packaging workshop and other various processes, he stopped to ask a few questions at every step.

"Which company makes your evaporation machines?"

"Confidential."

"Is it Canon Tokki?"

Liu Fang smiled and didn't speak.