Chapter 28: Sweet Buns

Zhao Ping'an felt relieved and jokingly said to Wang Jianming, who had made a good impression on him with his elegant demeanor, "You guys aren't trying to trick me, are you?"

"How could that be?" Wang Jianming replied with a bitter smile, then quickly continued, "Mr. Zhao, you just mentioned your interest in online shopping. We will provide your company with professional one-stop service, striving to create a five-star direct store for friction phones. How about we sign the contract now?"

Zhao Ping'an nodded, was about to say something, but...

"Old Wang, when discussing cooperation, you have to take it slow. Rushing it won't do!" A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked in from outside. He first smiled and glanced at Wang Jianming, whose expression had darkened, then turned to Zhao Ping'an and said, "Mr. Zhao, what do you think? Everyone hopes that Anping Technology will continue to thrive, so we need to clarify the details, right?"

This guy's reasoning is so absurd that Zhao Ping'an can't refute it at all, so he simply waved his hand and said, "Since you're here, let's talk together!"

"Mr. Zhao, this..." Wang Jianming was somewhat displeased, after all, it was them who had first dibs.

"Exactly what I intended." It was the person who handed Zhao Ping'an a business card with "JD.com Channel Operations Manager Qi Xiaoyun" written on it. He laughed heartily, moved a chair, and directly sat next to Wang Jianming.

"Mr. Zhao, you should know that Tmall's resources and customer flow are far superior to JD.com's, so choosing us is the only way to achieve the best marketing goals." Wang Jianming took the initiative, saying proudly, "Old Wang, isn't that a bit unfair?" Qi Xiaoyun shook his head. Seeing him call Wang "Old Wang" so casually, it seemed they were quite familiar with each other. Could this be the legendary saying that enemies are bound to meet? "I admit, Alibaba is indeed a big player in the industry, and Tmall's traffic is also quite impressive. But as everyone knows, JD is the most authoritative in home appliances and digital services. We have absolute authority in this field. Tmall may be strong, but in this category, they are not our competitor!"

"Arrogant, this is simply nonsense! Qi Xiaoyun, do you want me to pull up Tmall's digital sales data for this quarter for you to see?" Wang Jianming's eyes widened, his face slightly flushed, losing the gentle and refined demeanor from earlier.

"Hey, who do you think you're fooling? If there's a problem, you can deal with it yourself!" Qi Xiaoyun stood her ground.

"You..."

"Enough of the two of you," Zhao Ping'an couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking to himself, are you two here to discuss cooperation or to bicker? He was already very tired when he came, and now he's even more exhausted from their constant nagging. "Alright, online shopping is definitely something we need to do, but I still need to think about the best way to go about it or which company to partner with. You guys don't need to rush me. There's still some time before the S1 goes into mass production. We can discuss this later."

After Zhao Ping'an finished speaking, he didn't give the two a chance to retort and directly sent them away. Just as he said, this matter is not urgent, and there's really no need to discuss it at a time when it's hard to even catch a breath.

The situation in the afternoon was even more intense. After Zhao Ping'an gained some experience, he had already devised a strategy, giving each media outlet only one question. After all, just showing his face was enough to achieve the publicity goal. Although the effectiveness might be a bit lacking, maintaining high-speed thinking in such a noisy environment was exhausting even for the toughest of people!

After spending over an hour getting rid of a group of reporters, Zhao Ping'an picked up his phone and looked at it. Damn, over 80 missed calls! No wonder it felt like there was a vibrating device in his pocket earlier.

Looking at these unfamiliar numbers, Zhao Ping'an didn't know who they were, but he could roughly guess a bit. However, he had no intention of calling back. "Ding-dong..."

Here we go again!

"Hello, who is this?"

A voice came from the other end of the phone, "Mr. Zhao, this is Guo Tao, the head of product development at vivo. Sorry to disturb you, but we are very interested in your company's friction charging technology and would like to inquire if your company is open to external cooperation?"

"Oh? How do you want to cooperate?" Zhao Ping'an said with a faint smile.

"If possible, we would like to independently obtain your company's technical support." Guo Tao said seriously, "Of course, we can negotiate the price and everything!"

Zhao Ping'an thought to himself, "His ambitions are quite grand, but how could he possibly open up the friction charging technology to the outside world?" Moreover, Zhao Ping'an is not underestimating vivo; with their capabilities, even if they were given the relevant technical parameters, they wouldn't be able to develop triboelectric nanomaterials. "Sorry, Mr. Guo, I don't have any plans to open up the technology for now."

"Uh, that's really too bad."

After ending the call, Zhao Ping'an had just stuffed his phone into his pants pocket when the maddening vibration sensation came again. "Mr. Zhao, thank you very much for answering my call. I am Cao Shengnan, the on-site operations manager for Oppo phones. May I ask if you are available to talk now?"

Damn it, another one. Damn it, this woman's voice is relatively pleasant, so I'll just listen for a while longer.

"Just say what you need to say."

"I believe Mr. Zhao should be able to guess my intentions."

Oh, quite self-aware.

"Well, Miss Cao, just like I just told vivo, I currently have no plans to open up the technology."

"Oh! No, no, Mr. Zhao, vivo's intention to challenge the friction charging technology is truly too arrogant." On the other end of the phone, they repeatedly said, "We have no intention of spying on your company's technology. We just want to ask if Mr. Zhao is willing to supply technical components in bulk, thereby achieving a win-win situation for both parties."

"Procurement?" Zhao Ping'an instantly understood her meaning, and this idea opened a new window for Zhao Ping'an, who was completely an outsider in product operations!

He was silent for a while, pondering the possibility and profit of specializing in the production of energy components using triboelectric nanomaterials, and then supplying them to major mobile phone manufacturers.

It's just that this matter is too important; it could significantly impact the future development trajectory of Anping Technology. He must think it over carefully.

"Ms. Cao, I haven't considered this matter yet, so I might not be able to get back to you for the time being."

Zhao Ping'an didn't directly shut down the conversation, but even so, the voice on the other end of the phone came through with a hint of excitement, "No problem, Mr. Zhao, you can take your time to consider it. But if you're interested, don't forget about our Oppo phones!"

"Sure."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Ping'an fell into deep thought. He vaguely felt that this approach might be an opportunity, so it was necessary to think it over carefully. However, just then, the phone rang again!

"Damn..." After all, the previous call had brought a whole new perspective. Although he felt a bit resistant, Zhao Ping'an still answered the call. He couldn't help but admire these companies; they were

The phone calls kept coming one after another, with the longest gap between them not exceeding three minutes. After answering seven or eight calls in a row, Zhao Ping'an finally lost his patience and turned off his phone. He was now very sure that he had a hot cake on his hands, and everyone wanted a bite!

After his ears were cleared, Zhao Ping'an stood up and walked out of the lounge, preparing to check the situation outside. But this glance was anything but calm!A vast sea of black in front of me, how many people could there possibly be?

At this moment at booth 106, the four girls were completely exhausted, so they just moved chairs to the edge of the booth, stopped pulling people in, couldn't dance anymore, and only took orders and collected money!And there stood Li Fugui, exuding an overwhelming presence, single-handedly suppressing the entire scene. No one could get within two meters of the payment area. All customers had to line up in order to place their orders; if they didn't, he would toss them out like a chicken.

"Impressive!" Zhao Ping'an had to give our Brother Fugui a thumbs up; facing nearly a thousand clients alone, I doubt anyone else could handle it. "How did it go, what did you gain?" Zhao Ping'an walked over and stood behind a few people, asking.

"Brother An, you finally made it! My hand is about to cramp from all this writing!" Cao Zheng, with a mournful expression, said that now he and Zheng Xiling are specifically in charge of signing orders, while the other three girls are responsible for collecting payments.

It's just that there are obviously more people in Zheng Xiling's line than in his. Just now, something interesting happened. A middle school student who skipped class came to place an order and said he had no money. He even said he only wanted a signature from Zheng Xiling! Damn, this guy is so sly! He didn't even let go of a receipt.

In the end, Zheng Xiling did give him a signature, but she didn't give him a receipt. She quickly signed on the white T-shirt he was wearing, which was already soaked with sweat. It was likely that he wouldn't dare to wash that T-shirt when he got home, but who knew if it would get moldy.

"Well... looks like I have to find some help tomorrow."

Zhao Ping'an stood confidently on the stage, receiving countless gazes. The news coverage over the past two days was not in vain; he seemed to have the potential to become a generation's internet celebrity.