Chapter 193 Warehouse Fire
Chapter 193 Warehouse Fire
Shen Fei stood up, straightened his clothes, and brushed the dust off his body.
"Young Master Chen is right, the rules can't be broken." Shen Fei nodded with a smile. "Then we won't bother you any longer."
Chen Jiahao panicked immediately; he clearly hadn't expected Shen Fei to be so easy to talk to.
"Mr. Shen... has he come to a change of heart? Perhaps you should reconsider? We're actually quite interested in Transsion..."
"I've figured it out." Shen Fei waved his hand. "The Indonesian market is definitely not like Africa; there are many rules and the competition is fierce."
"But there's one thing Chen Shao might not have figured out: rules are rigid, but the market is dynamic."
Since the Chen Group is unwilling to act as an agent, that's fine, we'll find another way.
Chen Jiahao's panicked expression was completely undisguised: "President Shen, what do you mean by that?"
He was genuinely afraid; was Transsion going to replicate its African strategy in the Indonesian market?
Establishing offline stores, establishing offline warehouses, and most importantly, training a group of "black slave bodyguards" who are either fighting or on their way to fight every day?
Looking at the group of security guards behind Shen Fei, Chen Jiahao swallowed nervously.
It seems he messed up the task his uncle entrusted to him.
"It doesn't mean anything." Shen Fei walked towards the door, then turned around and said, "I know that Chen's isn't the only distributor in Southeast Asia."
in addition……"
Shen Fei stopped in his tracks: "Young Master Chen just said that the Huaguo brand won't last more than three months. I'll remember that."
Let's see in three months.
Chen Jiahao hurriedly chased after him, his face plastered with a forced smile, but he couldn't hide the hint of lividity in his expression.
"Mr. Shen, there's no need to make things so tense. I was just trying to give you some directions, and you're not appreciating it!"
He quickly covered his mouth; that wasn't what he meant, he just hadn't thought it through for a moment...
"Thank you?" Shen Fei turned to look at him again. "Do you know how Transsion achieved a shipment volume of 100 million units in the African market?"
Chen Jiahao was terrified.
"It's not entirely because our phones are so good, it's because we understand something."
in business.
Whoever can bring profits to the local area, the local people will follow.
I understand that your company has been operating in Indonesia for over 30 years and is quite large and established, so you might not be interested in a new brand like ours.
But I have something to say to Young Master Chen.
Shen Fei looked into his eyes, his gaze full of amusement.
"The reason why Transsion has come this far is not because it begged for help, but because it relied on its own strength."
After saying that, Shen Fei left, while Chen Jiahao was so frightened by his imposing manner that he collapsed to the ground.
The plan his uncle presented to him was to give Transsion a hard time and demonstrate the unity of the local Chinese community.
Then, we will become the powerful agent for Transsion's platform, taking on all the work, including sales and repairs, and acting as a brand new supplier, just like other brands.
In particular, we should prevent them from building physical stores in the Indonesian market.
but now……
A countdown appeared on the Chen Group building.
After all, Transsion's presence in Africa didn't just bring benefits to the local area; it practically subjugated them.
Tanzania has changed so many people, yet it still hasn't built a single offline base. Even its sales are still dominated by smugglers who are reaping huge profits.
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In the elevator, Wang Hua hesitated for a long time before finally speaking:
"Mr. Shen, you're leaving like this? This is really delaying things..."
"Don't worry about it, it's just a matter of Huang Tianya's word. It's not a big deal."
Li Qing, who was standing to the side, pressed the elevator button and nodded silently.
Shen Fei looked at the two of them and suddenly asked, "Why do you think they want to see us?"
"The reputation of Transmission?" Wang Hua asked.
Li Qing then added, "President Huang's connections?"
"Yes, to be precise, both of those points apply." Shen Fei watched the numbers on the elevator screen change.
"They met with us out of respect for General Manager Huang and the people behind him, but at the same time, they also had their eyes on us as a lucrative target."
But he refuses to cooperate with us because he wants to protect his own interests.
After all, if Transsion were to enter the market, it would definitely build its own stores, which would inevitably take a cut of their profits, and they didn't want to see that happen.
So today is a show of force; you can't get through to these old-fashioned types by begging them, you have to make them beg you.
"Make him beg us?" Wang Hua smiled wryly. "President Shen, they've been in Indonesia for so long."
In terms of channels, connections, capital, and most importantly, background, they are superior to us in every aspect.
How could I possibly beg?
Shen Fei didn't answer, he just smiled.
"Wang Hua, remember this one sentence." Shen Fei walked straight out of the elevator, "In the business world, the greatest confidence is not how many patents you have, but whether you have something that others don't."
Of course, opportunity is also very important.
Wang Hua and Li Kan both nodded at the same time. Although they didn't quite understand what President Shen meant, they still felt that it made a lot of sense.
After all, Indonesia is associated with India, so it's normal for it to act a little crazy sometimes.
Shen Fei then dealt with the tasks assigned to him by Zhang Shiqing and chartered a plane to return to China.
Only Li Qing, Wang Hua, and Wang Kai, who rushed over to take over, remained.
Wang Kai will be the head of Transsion's Southeast Asian market from now on.
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Over the next three days, they conducted a thorough investigation of Indonesia.
For the past three days, the three of them have been pondering what Shen Fei meant by "opportunity".
But just as they were resting, at 2 a.m. in South Jakarta, the largest mobile phone warehouse of the Chen Group suddenly caught fire.
Although the fire was brought under control within half an hour, the internal fire sprinkler system was activated, soaking more than 30 mobile phones in the warehouse.
Even more fatally, of those 30 phones, 10 were newly arrived Samsung Galaxy S2s, 5 were Nokias, and the remaining 15 were various high-volume models.
The phones that were submerged in water had no problem with their outer casings, but their motherboards were completely destroyed, meaning that all 30 phones were rendered useless.
Chen Zhengguang was woken up by a phone call around 4 a.m., and his face darkened instantly when he heard the news.
"Have you found out how the fire started?"
"The investigation is still ongoing. The fire department's current explanation is that the electrical wiring is aging?"
"Aging circuitry? Wasn't the warehouse just inspected last month?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone; clearly, the so-called maintenance was a joke.
Chen Zhengguang slammed down the phone, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.
30 mobile phones, including 10 high-end smartphones, would be worth over 2000 million US dollars even at wholesale prices.
The key point is that these 10 S2s were goods that he had finally managed to obtain from San Francisco, and he paid for them in full.
Now everything is ruined.
He picked up the phone and called the purchasing director: "After dawn, contact Sansheng immediately and get another 100,000 S2s delivered. At least 20,000 should arrive tomorrow."
"Mr. Chen, that's impossible. There's none available in Southeast Asia right now, and the S2 is out of stock globally. The next batch will take two weeks."
"What about Nokia?"
"Nokia phones are in stock, but the wholesale price has increased by 30%, supposedly due to rising raw material costs..."
Chen Zhengguang stared angrily into the phone, determined to make those maintenance teams pay the price.
He suddenly remembered something else: now that the 3/11 earthquake in Japan has occurred, the global semiconductor market is facing a severe shortage due to natural disasters or man-made calamities.
Does the price of flash memory modules change daily?
Sansang's own production capacity is not enough, so how could they possibly transfer more goods to him?
Nokia took the opportunity to raise prices, clearly profiting from the situation.
What should I do?
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