Chapter 7: Business Surge

Zhao Yi tested the phone, it was in excellent condition, and she was very satisfied.

Li Zhongnan followed with a laugh, "Sis, what kind of phones do you need for these two hundred units?" Zhao Yi thought for a moment and said, "No specific requirements, but they need to be of different grades. Two grades, one hundred each."

"Deal! How about one hundred Apple and one hundred Meizu?" Li Zhongnan ambiguously inquired. As for the phone models, he'd see what he could recover and then sold her the most expensive ones.

Zhao Yi nodded slightly.

Li Zhongnan laughed genuinely again, "Sis, um… do you want to pay some deposit first?" Zhao Yi seemed a bit upset and retorted, "Why? Do I look like a con artist? If I say I will, I meant it!"

Li Zhongnan chuckled awkwardly, "Sis, look at what you're saying. You're so attractive, just like a beautiful flower. Even if you tricked me, I would happily oblige! Others don't even get that opportunity! But I need to money to buy in stock."

"You really know how to charm with words!"

Zhao Yi chuckled, glanced at him and said, "Fine, how much is your Alipay account, I'll transfer ten thousand to you first." Despite knowing that he didn't trust her and wanted a deposit, she couldn't get angry after hearing his flattering words.

Ah, perhaps I've been out of touch with reality.

She always kept her word. But two hundred phones was no small amount for a young man, and it was only normal for him to be cautious.

Li Zhongnan was delighted. Then an idea comes to him, "WeChat instead, it's more convenient for payments nowadays. Sis, what's your WeChat ID, I'll add you, and then you can transfer the money to me…"

Zhao Yi gave him an account without hesitation.

Li Zhongnan added her, and she immediately transferred ten thousand soft sister coins over. They then agreed on a deadline of one month, and she left.

Opening her Moments, as expected, it was a feast for the eyes. There were life photos that were fresh and natural, pleasing to the eye. The elegant text, with a bit of literary flair, always kept its emotions in check. The faint scent could almost be smelled through the text. Between the lines, it was evident she was an intellectual woman of taste.

Beauty, you're really beautiful.

Miss, may I ask your age, whether you're married or not.

Sis, I like you, have my baby.

Babe, are you free tonight, I'll buy you hot and spicy soup.

No, none of them work. None of them was creative, and they were all too crude and frivolous. Li Zhongnan revised them again and again but still wasn't satisfied, and never sent the first message. Cough cough, it's not that he was afraid to offend this beauty, just that he was scared of ruining this big deal. He thought to himself nervously.

How should I address you?

Finally, Li Zhongnan blurted out this question, took a deep breath, and pressed the send button with trembling hands. Then, he waited in anticipation...

Half an hour later, she responded with a simple text: My surname is Zhao.

Oh yeah!

Li Zhongnan exclaimed in excitement. Then he immediately sent another message: My name is Li Zhongnan. This time, Zhao Yi responded very quickly, but only with one word: Good.

Then, there was no more.

The conversation ended for the day as Li Zhongnan had run out of things to say.

However, once he put down his phone, his heart was still beating faster than usual, thumping thumping thumping.

Li Zhongnan shook his head and chuckled, feeling as if he was under a spell. His emotions took him back to his first chase for a girl, filled with nervousness, excitement, and anticipation.

These feelings were so wonderful.

It's been too long.

For two years, his long dormant heart finally began to stir again. Of course, this was a good thing. It suggested that with the appearance of the system and the development of his business, he has regained his previous confidence and even got over the negative emotions from his previous relationship.

After lighting up a cigarette, he calmed down for a moment.

He began to ponder. Even though she gave him a month, it was best to get things done on the day. Shortening the timeline increased the efficiency, and a quicker delivery was always better. Apart from this unexpected big order, other sales and recovery channels still needed to be promptly expanded.

After much thought, he decided to rely on the internet.

Finishing his cigarette, he opened up a Word document and started writing soft copy articles.

He poured himself fully into the task, took breaks to smoke, drank tea, and scratched his head every now and then. After several hours, he had finished a dozen or so soft copy articles. They came in various styles, some direct while others subtly embed advertisements within, each amplifying either the sale of brand-new electronic products or the recovery of old ones.

After finishing, he revised the articles until he was satisfied.

Reviewing his work over and over, Li Zhongnan felt a sense of pride. His work was of excellent quality. Even he was tempted to visit the store after reading the article.

Next, he found a website called Zhu Jiujie. After some bargaining, he spent a little over a thousand dollars to hire a few dozen part-time promoters. He sent them the articles and told them to post them on local forums and Q groups to advertise for him.

He didn't lack the money now. As for tasks that required little technical skills, he might as well let others do it.

For the part-time workers, he only had one requirement. That was to post in large volumes, and continuously. He didn't even bother to target specific audience groups, since everyone uses phones these days anyway. No matter the effectiveness, at the very least it would introduce more people to Zhongnan Electronic City, and let them know about its services. This would implant the brand into people's consciousness.

The results were very evident the next day.

The store was no longer quiet, with a significantly increased footfall. Of course, at the beginning, most of them were just coming over to see if it was as claimed on the internet. However, after understanding, they were quickly won over. At this age, who doesn't have an old phone or two laying around? Keeping it was useless, selling it for a few bucks was better.

From one to ten, from ten to a hundred.

In the afternoon, people came all the way from surrounding counties, and even from Nangang City. In addition to them, owners of some repair shops even brought over their old phones in burlap bags.

Of course, outdated phones were basically unsellable, so they were definitely not to be recycled. It was not that they would make a loss, but rather their capacity was limited. They naturally chose the more profitable ones with a good brand and popular in the market. Now that he had plenty of supplies, he was not worried about this. In the end, they weren't even collecting counterfeit or non-branded phones.

Within a week, they had managed to recycle more than a thousand phones. Besides those, there were several dozen computers piled high in the warehouse, almost giving him a fright.

In the meantime, over a hundred fixed phones were sold at discounts ranging from 60%-80%. After deducting the recovery fees for the over a thousand phones, there were still an additional four to five thousand in his account, bringing his total to over a hundred thousand.

On top of that, there were still over a thousand phones that could be sold after being repaired—

He could earn at least one or two million!

But his gold coins were really all gone now.

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