Chapter 41

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Protagonist:

Lin Yi

At the Xiaomi Heavy Industry booth, visitors would stop from time to time because of the video playing on the screen, watch the safety warning video for a while, then turn and leave.

Lin Yi wasn't there; Lin Bin acted as the person in charge of the booth, standing at the edge with a beaming smile, inviting passing visitors to take a look while simultaneously tasting the braised ribs and chicken.

The visitors who stopped were quite curious, but upon closer inspection, they discovered it was a brand they had never heard of; they happily finished the ribs and chicken, then happily wiped their mouths and left.

After yet another visitor put down their chopsticks, wiped their mouth, and left, Lin Bin also began to suspect whether Lin Yi doing this was ultimately right or wrong.

He thought for a bit, then decided to just watch first.

He had greeted people for half the day and was also a bit hungry; he reached out, grabbed a disposable paper bowl, served himself a full bowl of ribs, poured half a bowl of soup over it, picked up chopsticks, and squatted in the corner to eat slowly.

As he ate, a pair of leather shoes appeared before his eyes.

Following the shiny black leather shoes, he slowly raised his gaze; a smiling face came into view. Lin Bin casually held out the paper bowl in his hand:

"Want to eat a bit?"

"No need!" Lin Yi waved his hand, walked over to Liu Daneng beside him, first scanned the surroundings, taking in his own booth and the situation of the neighboring booths, then opened his mouth to ask:

"How is it? Any business?"

"Yes!" Liu Daneng raised his hand and pointed to the right corner of the booth; in the corner were the electric pressure cookers Lin Yi had arranged to bring over.

Considering there might be customers purchasing on-site, he simply brought 18 over — 8 Basic Editions, 10 Blue and White Porcelain Editions.

At this very moment, the boxes of the Blue and White Porcelain Edition had already vanished without a trace, leaving only the 8 Basic Editions.

Looking at the remaining 8 Basic Editions, Lin Yi couldn't help but exclaim: RGB may not improve computer performance, but it can significantly enhance aesthetic appeal.

High aesthetic appeal items, even if a bit more expensive, ultimately sell better than those ugly things.

Liu Daneng stood to the side, his hands constantly fiddling with the seams of his trousers, looking anxious and uneasy.

Sensing his inner restlessness, Lin Yi reached out and lightly patted the other's shoulder, comforting him:

"Small problem; it's not early today either, pack up, go back and rest."

After comforting Liu Daneng, Lin Yi turned around and started packing things up, preparing to go back and sleep.

And Lin Bin, who had been gnawing on ribs the whole time, finally finished the ribs, held the paper bowl up to Lin Yi, lowered his voice, and asked with a sly look:

"Deal closed?"

"Mm! Earned a bit of small money!"

"Can you reveal how much?"

Under Lin Bin's expectant gaze, Lin Yi raised one finger.

And this one finger made Lin Bin's eyes instantly light up.

Those few people just now were clearly Middle Easterners.

With the rise of the internet, the image of Middle Easterners on the Chinese internet is very fragmented; some look like barbarians, some look like ordinary people, but the more prevalent image is that of tycoons.

Although those few people just now looked very much like tycoons, the dietary habits and basic conditions of the Middle East region don't really support the use of electric pressure cookers.

So Lin Yi's order isn't large, but it shouldn't be small either.

Perhaps 100,000 US dollars!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; the current 100,000 US dollars may seem small, but that 100,000 US dollars is ultimately the customer's recognition.

Now there is 100,000 US dollars; in the future there can be more 100,000 US dollars.

He excitedly rubbed his hands, extended his right hand toward Lin Yi:

"General Manager Lin, then let me congratulate you on behalf of General Manager Lei first; congratulations on your Xiaomi Heavy Industry winning right out of the gate, securing a 100,000 US dollar order right off the bat!"

Lin Yi, who was packing things up, stopped his movements, turned his head, blinked, and asked with a face full of confusion: "When did I say 100,000 US dollars?"

"Huh?" Lin Bin's movements also froze; he lightly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, opened his mouth, but didn't ask the question.

Could it be...

There isn't even 100,000 US dollars?

This...

Could it be 10,000 RMB?

Thinking of this, Lin Bin began to comfort himself again: no matter, 10,000 is also a victory.

After all, Xiaomi Technology doesn't even have products right now, let alone making money.

Thinking of this, Lin Bin sighed, preparing to open his mouth to comfort Lin Yi.

Based on his understanding, Lin Yi spent at least 40,000 yuan on this expo; calculating the ins and outs, that's a net loss of 30,000.

However, before he could even open his mouth, he saw Lin Yi, finger still raised, open his mouth, and immediately a number spat out from his mouth:

"10 million US dollars!"

"Hiss—" Lin Bin stood in solemn respect, directly giving Lin Yi a big thumbs up.

As someone who has navigated the business world for many years, he knows very well what it means to make Middle Easterners buy 10 million US dollars worth of electric rice cookers.

That's basically equivalent to selling a comb to a monk.

The difficulty is quite high.

Beyond surprise, he was also happy for Lin Yi.

10 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate, can be converted into over 60 million RMB; at the home appliance industry's conventional 20% profit margin, just this one order alone allows Lin Yi to pocket over 10 million in profit.

The moment he calculated this figure, the doubt that had existed in Lin Bin's mind for a long time finally got answered.

No wonder Lin Yi borrowed money from Lei Jun but didn't touch the money.

With just this one order, he could revive his factory.

This was only the beginning; once the first deal was done, there would surely be more orders afterward, and those subsequent orders would absolutely be bigger than the first one.

Once the orders kept coming, it would enter a virtuous cycle.

No wonder!

No wonder!

At this moment, Lin Bin felt as if he were drinking a chilled soda on a scorching summer day—refreshing and comfortable.

He opened his mouth and gently exhaled one breath of Cold Air, then cupped his hands toward Lin Yi and said:

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"Shared joy, shared joy!"

After the pleasantries, Lin Yi turned his head and continued packing up his things; the purpose of attending this Exhibition had been achieved, and for the next Several Days, he would leave it to Liu Daneng to bring people over.

He still had to deal with those Troubles, and still had to go collect money.

Trouble.

Before the Exhibition Hall closed, Xiaomi Heavy Industry's Booth began packing up, naturally drawing the attention of others.

Several nearby Booths gloated, standing at their own Booths pointing and gesturing.

"See? That's what happens to someone who overestimates themselves!"

"Alright, another competitor scrammed!"

"Quick, quick, quick, take a photo and post it to the QQ Group, saying this is the first manufacturer to leave the Exhibition!"

The Organizer of the Exhibition also noticed what was happening here.

Not Long after, several Organizer staff members carrying Files came jogging over to Xiaomi Heavy Industry's Booth.

The person in front ran breathlessly, not even stopping to catch his breath; he stood outside the Booth, took One Circle look, then quickly ran toward Lin Yi:

"General Manager, hello, I am Kang Tianyu, the person in charge of Booth Arrangement. May I ask if you are preparing to withdraw your Booth?"

"If you want to withdraw your Booth, could you first do a Questionnaire Survey for us?"

"That is, from your perspective, if we continue holding this Exhibition, what improvements does the Organizer still need to make?"

Lin Yi scratched his head, tilted One Head with a face full of confusion, and replied: "I'm not withdrawing!"

"Then why are you packing up?" Kang Tianyu pointed one Finger at Liu Daneng and the others, his eyes full of curiosity.

Putting the two together, Lin Yi realized Kang Tianyu had misunderstood; he slapped One Head with his right hand and explained:

"We just closed a deal, so I thought we'd call it a day and pack up to go rest."

Hearing that a deal had been closed, the curiosity on Kang Tianyu's face vanished, turning into a radiant Smile; he tucked the Folder under One Armpit, cupped his hands, and kept congratulating Lin Yi.

He congratulated him for a full minute or more before Kang Tianyu took out the Folder again, turned to a new page, and leaned in front of Lin Yi:

"General Manager, could you reveal the total value of your order today?"

"So we can Report Good News to our superiors!"