Chapter 7

The mobile phone is so small yet powerful, which shows it is a sophisticated electronic product. Therefore, every process is a technical task. Refurbishment is also a technical task, but it is not very difficult. However, screen replacement, or so-called screen processing, is not that simple and is a high-difficulty task.

When a mobile phone screen "explodes," it means the screen has cracked!

This is what they call it in Huashenbei. In fact, it doesn't completely shatter; it just cracks when it falls. Everyone knows that a screen is very fragile and will crack upon impact, with cracks appearing on the 'glass' surface.

To fix it, you need to secure it with a specific type of strong adhesive, then heat it to make the adhesive melt onto the screen. Flatten it, and then use a small steel spatula to level the screen. After processing, a perfect screen is formed.

Of course, all of this must be done in a dust-free workshop. Otherwise, if any dust adheres during the process, the entire screen will be ruined.

Additionally, within the seemingly few steps, any slight mistake, even in any one step, can lead to the screen being scrapped. Therefore, each step must be handled with extreme care and meticulous attention.

"My hands are a bit rusty," Tang Hao muttered to himself, looking at the flawless screen in his hands, feeling very proud. Even though sweat was already sliding down his forehead due to nervousness, he couldn't hide his delighted smile.

As the saying goes: the beginning is the hardest!

After the first screen is processed, the second and third screens are not difficult, right?

It must be said that the ancient Chinese idioms are always so profound. The saying "practice makes perfect" is no exception.

The first screen took Tang Hao nearly an hour to complete, but the second screen only took half an hour. By the third screen, the time was continuously shortened, and his hands moved swiftly.

For the entire morning, by 12 o'clock, he had already processed 13 screens without a single mistake, and each screen was perfect. During this time, Li Shijie even came by once, and he stopped to chat for a few minutes, which took some time. Otherwise, he might have processed one more screen.

Li Shijie didn't know what to say. He had known Tang Hao for a while, but their relationship wasn't very close before. However, after spending these days together, he found that Tang Hao had changed a lot, becoming mysterious. Not only was his refurbishment skill top-notch, but his screen processing skill was also top-notch.

No, not top-notch, but super top-notch. In the entire Tian Di Electronics Building, in the entire Huashenbei, there was no one who could compare to him. And it's not an exaggeration.

A broken mirror is hard to mend. A mobile phone screen is no different from a mirror. No matter how skilled the craftsman, once it has cracked, after reprocessing, an outsider might not notice, but an insider can see the difference at a glance. However, with the screens processed by Tang Hao, it would take at least ten to twenty minutes of close inspection to notice any difference.

For this, Li Shijie could only give Tang Hao a thumbs up and then leave with peace of mind.

Tang Hao once again immersed himself in the screen processing business, maintaining a speed of three screens per hour. After more than three hours, he processed another ten screens. Then he stopped and switched to refurbishment. The 180 iPhone 3s were quietly lying there, and he had to deliver them by evening.

23 units, each for 580 yuan, minus the cost of other components, which was less than 3000 yuan, he made a total profit of over 10,000 yuan.

Earning 10,000 yuan a day is not a dream!

Huashenbei is a place full of such magic. Moreover, Tang Hao is just one person. If he hired a few workers, it's easy to imagine how much money he could make in a day.

However, if there was no initial investment, he wouldn't have been able to stock over 300 screens, and he wouldn't have made such a profit. As the 300 screens are used up, the profit will inevitably decrease. But by then, Tang Hao might have already expanded his business.

"Why so few?" Li Shijie was a bit resentful.

"I did my best, Brother Li," Tang Hao said with a bitter smile, then added with a playful tone, "I'll work overtime tonight. I'll do as much as I can tomorrow morning."

"Alright."

Li Shijie understood and shrugged. What else could he say? He could only change his strategy: "Really, you should consider hiring a few people to help. Otherwise, I'll be in trouble, with people always chasing me for phones."

"I'm in debt right now. Let me work for a few days and pay off the debt before I consider it," Tang Hao said half-jokingly.

"I believe in you."

Li Shijie patted Tang Hao on the shoulder to show his support and then said seriously, "Let's make money together."

"Sure, let's make money together."

After handing over the 23 phones, he went downstairs to the first floor and started packing up the things on the glass counter. The lease for this counter was about to expire, and he had no intention of renewing it, so he was packing up and leaving.

"What? Rat, you're not going to continue?" The Buddha-like Zhang appeared out of nowhere, looking sneaky.

"Yes, I'm not going to continue," Tang Hao said with a somber face, not because of business failure, but because he had developed feelings for this counter after renting it for a year.

"Don't lie to Brother Zhang. Now everyone in the market knows you've made a fortune... How about it? Do you have any good deals to let Brother Zhang earn some money too?"

The Buddha-like Zhang's usual mocking and sarcastic tone was gone, replaced by flattery: "I have a batch of phones recently. How about it? Are you interested in taking them? Well, let's make money together."

"Oh!"

Tang Hao felt like he was seeing the sun rise in the west. Was this still the Buddha-like Zhang who never took a loss and always tried to get small advantages? To say "let's make money together" was simply unbelievable. He was skeptical but still said kindly, "If there's no problem, I'll take them."

"Wait a moment."

The Buddha-like Zhang, seeing the market was about to close, quickly rushed inside. In less than ten minutes, he came out with a bag, placed it on his glass counter, and waved to Tang Hao: "53 units, all iPhone 3GS."

It's worth noting that the iPhone 3 comes in two models: the iPhone 3 and the iPhone 3GS.

Actually, it shouldn't be called the iPhone 3; it should be called the iPhone 3rd generation. However, many people are used to calling it the iPhone 3. The phones Tang Hao had refurbished before were all iPhone 3GS.

"So many?"

Tang Hao was still surprised. He wasn't surprised that Li Shijie could come up with 53 units; he had the capability. But the Buddha-like Zhang? Forget it. After a moment's thought, a cold look flashed across his face, and he felt a surge of anger: "I'll test them. If there's no problem, I'll take all of them at the previous price, no less than 1600 yuan."

He was sure there was something fishy about this.

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