Chapter 69

After Hao Meng finished his call with Lan Fenghuang, he was originally planning to go to Shenkou City himself, but he didn't expect that Lan Fenghuang would come to Shicheng herself.

After arriving at the Shicheng airport, Lan Fenghuang called Hao Meng and asked, "I've already arrived in Shicheng. How do I get to your company? You don't need to pick me up. I'll take a taxi directly. Don't ramble, just give me the address."

Hao Meng put down the phone, shaking his head with a bitter smile. His adoptive sister seemed even more eager than he was. After returning from Chen Yuqing's house yesterday afternoon, he had another call with Lan Fenghuang. This time, they discussed things in much more detail, including the quantity of the first batch of products, and she had already contacted several companies in Shenkou City.

Lan Fenghuang had always wanted to create her own mobile phone brand, but her ideas were different from Hao Meng's. She didn't plan to go the high-end route.

However, she didn't expect that her adoptive brother would get a head start before she even took her first step. It seemed he had already made some progress.

"What's wrong?" Wei Shufen asked softly. The sales at the second-hand appliance store had dropped significantly over the past few days. She wasn't sure if it was because the surrounding residential areas were becoming saturated or because the weather was too hot, making people less likely to go out. In any case, the foot traffic in the store wasn't very high.

Hao Meng smiled and said, "Nothing, I have a friend from out of town coming over." After thinking for a moment, he added, "Let's have lunch at home. Sister Shufen, what should we prepare? Take Tieniu to buy some things. We don't need to go all out; let's just have cold noodles!" In this hot weather, he couldn't eat anything else except cold noodles!

Lan Fenghuang wasn't an outsider, so it was fine to have her over for lunch!

Hao Meng wasn't one for formalities. Lan Fenghuang had rushed over, and it was clear she was here for the phone manufacturing. So far, Hao Meng hadn't revealed his own brand.

About forty minutes later, Lan Fenghuang, dressed in a black OL outfit and high heels, which accentuated her figure, got out of the taxi, frowning. She was still thinking, "Is this place too remote for a company? Or is this the strength of my good little brother?"

"Big sister, over here, over here, come in quickly, don't stand outside in the heat!" Hao Meng, wearing beach shorts and no shirt, showing off his well-toned muscles, opened the store door and waved to the "heat source" on the street.

Lan Fenghuang, seeing Hao Meng's "diao si" look from a distance, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. She was only a few years older than Hao Meng, but she had more experience in the business world.

When Lan Fenghuang came closer, Hao Meng pulled her into the store and said with a smile, "My dear sister, in this hot weather, you're wearing long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Aren't you worried about getting heat rash? Although you look very nice!"

Indeed, she looked very spirited, exuding a sense of efficiency and competence.

Lan Fenghuang rolled her eyes, half-angry and half-amused, and said, "I was just worried that the north might be colder than the south!" She turned to look around the store and asked curiously, "This isn't your company, is it?"

Hao Meng, who could tell she was joking, replied, "Of course not. My company is still under construction. It's just a shell that's been registered. This is a second-hand appliance store I opened to make a living. Don't underestimate it; it's what supports my family's meals, sleep, and living expenses!"

Hao Meng smiled and pushed Lan Fenghuang to sit on the sofa. He went to the refrigerator and got her a bottle of "Shuang Wai Wai," which was for Guo Guo. He remembered that the last time Lan Fenghuang had drunk too much, she insisted on having Shuang Wai Wai, which made him want to laugh.

"Here, have a drink to quench your thirst!" Hao Meng held back his laughter and handed her the yogurt.

Lan Fenghuang gave him a flirtatious glance and said with a laugh, "You little rascal, are you asking for a beating? I want green tea!" The green tea was originally for Hao Meng.

Hao Meng handed it to her and said with a smile, "Alright, you drink the green tea, and I'll drink the Shuang Wai Wai, okay?"

Lan Fenghuang looked at the LCD TV across the sofa and said with a smile, "This TV is pretty good, but isn't it a bit out of place here?"

"Are you talking about this one? It's for sale. When there's nothing to do, we can watch it to keep it from being idle." Hao Meng smiled and sat down.

Lan Fenghuang stared at him and said, "Tell me, why did you start making phones? I came all this way to see your capabilities. My friends all say you're a fraud, but I don't believe it!"

A fraud?

Hao Meng smiled and shrugged, asking, "Have the quotes from the electronics manufacturing plants come in?"

With detailed descriptions of the components and the assembly price, it shouldn't be too difficult to give an answer.

"Lianhua gave a price of 2500, and Jielida gave a price of 2450. The other companies thought the quantity you ordered was too small, so their prices were around 2800." Lan Fenghuang stared at Hao Meng as she spoke.

Hao Meng frowned. This price was much higher than Lan Lan's budget. Lan Lan had calculated that the total assembly cost would be around 1800, and there must have been an error in some part of the process, as the cost was nearly 700 higher.

"What kind of company is Jielida?" Hao Meng thought for a moment and asked.

"Jielida is a local electronics manufacturing company in Shenkou City. It's quite capable, though it can't compare to Foxconn, it still has a certain scale!" Lan Fenghuang explained.

Hao Meng said seriously, "Big sister, to be honest, our company has bigger plans. The first batch of models is just for testing. After we get the actual usage data, we will increase production. This price is higher than we expected."

"That's their lowest quote!" Lan Fenghuang had no choice; she had even asked her friends for help.

Hao Meng nodded and said, "Let's go with this price for now, but the quality must be strictly controlled. I need all the test data to be precise. I will send someone to supervise the process!"

"Little rascal, you have big ambitions. The factory price of a phone is 2500. How much do you plan to sell it for? Can you sell it?" Lan Fenghuang asked mockingly, but she was actually worried for him. After all, 10,000 units at 2500 each is 25 million, which is no small amount!

Hao Meng smiled and said, "Big sister, you don't need to worry about that. The batch of phones I'm having manufactured has already been sold!"

"What, already sold?" Lan Fenghuang was startled by Hao Meng's words. Then a thought suddenly came to her, and she asked with wide eyes, "That Lan Mei smartphone, could it be that you made it?"

"Exactly, it's your little brother!" Hao Meng laughed and nodded.