Chapter 19

"Hey, they're all sold out?" When Hao Meng received Bai Lan's call, he was stunned. How long had it been? He had just left a short while ago, and now they were all sold out? That was over a thousand phones.

For non-smartphones, at eighty yuan each, a thousand would be eighty thousand yuan. The remaining few hundred non-smartphones would average around three hundred yuan each!

"Yes, they're all sold out. People went crazy. Do you have more stock? If you do, bring it over quickly! By the way, if you don't, come over anyway. The box is full of money, and there's hardly any space left. I don't even know how much there is. Come over quickly, Xiao Fei, come help me carry the money box into the store!" Bai Lan hung up the phone.

What the heck!

The money box needs two people to carry it?

Hao Meng swallowed hard, took a while to come to his senses, and asked the doctor at the hospital about the guy's condition. He was still in the ICU and hadn't woken up yet. However, the police had come again today, saying they had found the hit-and-run driver. As for the deposit Hao Meng had paid, it seemed it wouldn't be returned anytime soon, and they would have to wait for the patient to wake up.

Lianhua Pond, Electronics Street, Bai Lan's mobile phone store.

Today, they had really made a name for themselves. In two hours of frenzied buying, they sold thousands of phones, leaving the surrounding competitors speechless and envious!

"Sister Bai Lan, how much money is this?" Fei Yu looked at the large cardboard box, swallowed hard, and asked softly.

Bai Lan smiled and shook her head, saying, "I don't know. Close the door, we're not open for business today. Let's just count the money."

"Okay!"

The two of them closed the door, sat on the floor, and poured the money out, forming a small mountain. Red, green, and blue bills—truly a 'mountain of money'!

"Sister Bai Lan, take a picture of me!" Fei Yu handed her phone to Bai Lan and posed with a V sign next to the money mountain.

Hao Meng knocked on the door outside and was mysteriously pulled in by Fei Yu. Seeing the pile of money, Hao Meng was also excited. Without a word, he took out his iPhone 5S, took a picture, and posted it online. With over a hundred thousand yuan in hundred-yuan bills, not to mention the tens, fifties, and hundreds mixed together, seeing it in person was much more impressive than looking at pictures online.

"Count the money!"

The few of them started sorting the hundred-yuan bills from the pile, then the fifties, and finally the tens and fives.

Selling phones at a stall took only two hours, but counting the money kept them busy until it was almost dark. This was truly a case of counting money until their fingers ached.

Fei Yu wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Brother Meng, the total is 216,780 yuan."

Over two hundred thousand yuan in two hours of sales. Hao Meng, Fei Yu, and Bai Lan were all stunned. As Fei Yu put it, it felt like they had 'picked up' the money.

"I'll take 200,000 yuan, and the rest you two can split!" Hao Meng smiled, put 200,000 yuan into a large black plastic bag, and prepared to take it away. The remaining 16,000 yuan was up to Bai Lan to divide, as Fei Yu was her employee, and their relationship was closer.

Bai Lan opened her mouth to refuse, but Hao Meng stopped her in advance, "Sister Bai, the money is yours. You get ten percent commission, but the remaining 5,000 yuan, we'll settle later. This time, I'll round it up!"

"Two hours to earn 20,000 yuan, this money is earned faster than anything else." Fei Yu was very envious.

Bai Lan didn't say much, knowing that Hao Meng had earned more and wouldn't be so generous otherwise. She wasn't stingy either and directly gave 6,000 yuan to Fei Yu, "Half each, I'll take the larger share!"

Fei Yu screamed, "Sister Bai Lan, you're so generous! I love you, kiss, kiss!" She went up and kissed Bai Lan twice.

Hao Meng, watching from the side, felt a bit envious and said with a grin, "Hey, shouldn't you thank me too?" He leaned in, indicating that he wanted a kiss.

It was just a joke, but to his surprise, she didn't mind and came over to give him a quick kiss, saying with a laugh, "Thank you, Brother Hao Meng! I can buy new clothes this month."

The three of them chatted for a while, then the topic turned back to second-hand phones.

"In the future, the main focus should still be on smartphones. After all, they are the mainstream now. Non-smartphones are destined to be phased out!" Bai Lan analyzed.

Hao Meng nodded, agreeing. Smartphones were definitely the way to go, and they also brought in more profit compared to non-smartphones. For him, whether it was fixing smartphones or non-smartphones, it was all the same, and he could do it easily.

"If we could sell like this every day, 6,000 yuan a day, I could buy a car in a month!" Fei Yu said, tilting her head.

Bai Lan laughed and scolded her, "Stop daydreaming. People are just excited about something new. If you sell every day, selling twenty a day would be good."

Fei Yu stuck out her tongue and mumbled, "I was just thinking. Besides, having dreams can lead to miracles!"

Bai Lan ignored her and turned to Hao Meng, asking, "Do you have more of these phones?"

"Yes!" Hao Meng said confidently. If the supply of used second-hand phones could keep up, he could provide as many refurbished phones as needed.

Bai Lan thought for a moment and said, "Retail is too slow. I plan to wholesale. Non-smartphones for sixty yuan each, smartphones for three hundred yuan. Non-smartphone retailers can make at least twenty yuan in profit, and smartphone retailers can make at least fifty. If we can keep up with the supply, I can handle the contacts. There are hundreds of phone stores of all sizes in the entire city, and there's also a market in the surrounding cities."

Hao Meng nodded and said with a smile, "Okay. But, the collection of used phones can't stop!"

No profit, no early rise. Making money was what interested Bai Lan; otherwise, she wouldn't have the time. Anyone would be the same.

"Do these refurbished phones have anything to do with used phones?" Bai Lan couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, and directly!" Hao Meng didn't hide it. Knowing the connection would make her more interested in collecting used phones. He thought for a moment and said, "I won't take the 200,000 yuan for now. I'll leave it with you to fully collect used phones."

"Such a big move?" Bai Lan was taken aback.

Hao Meng smiled and said, "The bigger the move, the more we earn. Even if we lose, I won't regret it." He planned to go all out and establish the 'refurbishment' business for second-hand phones. Small-scale operations were no longer meaningful; only large-scale operations would bring in more profit.

"Okay, I'll handle it."

In China, there are a billion mobile phone users. Just the number of phones discarded each year is in the millions, even tens of millions. These phones represented a huge market for Hao Meng. Besides phones, he also set his sights on other electronics, such as computers, laptops, and tablets.

What others saw as junk, Hao Meng saw as treasure. However, with limited funds, he could only accumulate initial capital through small-scale operations.