Chapter 858 : Battery Order

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍coffee was served, and Jenny picked up the cup, first smelling it, then taking a small sip before looking up at Chen Fan.

"I ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍heard a bit about your purpose for meeting me before I came."

"Mr. ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chen, I don't like beating around the bush, especially when discussing work. I hope we can speak directly about whatever is on our minds. This way we can save both of our time."

Chen ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Fan nodded with a smile.

"That ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍suits me perfectly."

"You ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍have an electronics factory under your company, and you want to secure the battery supply order for Nokia phones. This is the reason you asked to meet me, correct?"

Chen Fan nodded again: "That's right."

Jenny nodded slightly, then continued: "Forgive my directness. Before coming, I looked into the information about your company called Hongfan Electronics Technology."

"This electronics factory was acquired by you last year, and it wasn't until just before the new year that you completed the internal reforms of this factory."

"Including the production lines, which have only recently all come online. Am I correct?"

Chen Fan: "That's correct."

Jenny continued: "Nokia is a major international company. Our mobile phone business has been ranked first in global sales for many years, far ahead of others."

"We have multiple R&D centers and manufacturing centers around the world."

"Although the production of phones and batteries is outsourced, the companies that handle our outsourced business are all well-known large enterprises, such as Foxconn and other major companies in China."

"Mr. Chen, your Ruofan Group is indeed very capable, and I acknowledge that you are very talented, but Hongfan Electronics... doesn't seem to meet our corporate standards."

Jenny showed an apologetic expression: "We need to be responsible to our consumers."

"If the batteries produced are substandard, it will primarily affect Nokia's brand value."

After saying this, Jenny picked up her coffee cup and took a sip, then looked up at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan put down his glass, cleared his throat lightly, and then spoke.

"What you've said makes a lot of sense, and I completely understand. However, may I say a few words?"

Jenny made a gesture inviting him to speak.

"Please, go ahead."

Chen Fan smiled and began: "I think you must have learned about Ruofan Group before coming here."

"Since I founded this group, including its several subsidiaries, each company has been consistently profitable from its establishment until now, without any setbacks."

"Indeed, Hongfan Electronics Technology might be considered a small, unremarkable factory for a large enterprise like Nokia."

"But to develop Hongfan Electronics, I have already reformed the entire company, invested a large amount of capital, and hired many relevant professional talents."

"The production lines are also brand new, everything is ready, just waiting for orders."

"Our requirements are not high, I'm not so greedy as to want to take over all of Nokia's battery outsourcing business in one go. I just want to secure a very small portion of the orders. Just enough to keep the business running and survive."

"You mentioned earlier that you're not confident about the quality of batteries produced by small factories. That's fine. We can make an agreement. When Hongfan Electronics produces the batteries, you can send experts to test them. Only if they meet the standards will our cooperation continue."

"If you find the quality unsatisfactory, the contract will be void, and I will not only refund all of your company's deposits but also compensate your company double for any losses."

Jenny raised an eyebrow, looking at Chen Fan with some surprise.

To be honest, in all her years in the business world,

This was the first time she had seen someone negotiate business this way.

Chen Fan didn't seem to her like an experienced businessman who understood the ways of commerce, but rather more like a small business owner who had stumbled into the field.

He was willing to sign a performance agreement with her just to secure a small order.

This was something she had never heard of before.

To be honest, Jenny suddenly felt a bit tempted.

It wasn't because of Chen Fan's final performance agreement, but because of the first thing Chen Fan said.

Ruofan Group had been creating miracles since its establishment.

This was something that everyone in the business circles across the country was talking about.

Everyone was curious about this Ruofan Group and Chen Fan.

Unfortunately, Chen Fan rarely made public appearances in business circles, so people didn't know much about him.

Before coming, Jenny had her staff investigate Hongfan Electronics Technology.

The production capacity of this factory, even at full operation, could only produce batteries that accounted for a small portion of Nokia's global mobile phone market.

So, giving out a small portion of orders, doing Chen Fan a favor, and making a connection at the same time.

Jenny felt this might be a good deal.

However, she didn't agree immediately, but smiled at Chen Fan.

"Mr. Chen is indeed... different from others."

"Meeting you today, I've truly experienced your business acumen. But I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Go ahead."

"If I don't agree today, what do you plan to do next?"

Chen Fan chuckled, a confident smile appearing on his face.

"There's no such thing as 100% success in business. If we lose Nokia's order, I'll have to consult with other phone manufacturers..."

This statement was interesting.

Chen Fan was essentially telling Jenny that Nokia was just one of the companies he was negotiating with.

If it didn't work out here, he could continue to negotiate with other phone manufacturers.

After all, there were many phone manufacturers, quite a few just in China.

With Chen Fan's reputation, he was bound to secure a deal with one of them.

Realizing this, Jenny felt a bit uncomfortable, but had to admit.

Chen Fan was different from other business owners.

Because he had the capital to say such things.

He wasn't here to beg her for business, he was here to negotiate a partnership.

Rather than letting other phone manufacturers cooperate with Chen Fan, it might be better to do Chen Fan a favor and make a connection.

Having thought this through, Jenny had made her decision.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan sitting opposite was also considering.

Jenny, sitting across from him, had maintained a confident, overbearing attitude since they first met.

But only Chen Fan knew.

Nokia's glory only had one year left.

Starting next year, Nokia's top management would make a wrong judgment about the development of the mobile phone market.

Plus, next year, Jobs would release that miraculous phone that would change the world's mobile phone market.

When all phones were still racking their brains over various designs, whether to fold or be straight, flip open or slide, Apple's phone, representing smartphones, would make a dazzling debut, completely achieving a dimensional reduction strike against all phones.

From then on, smartphones would enter the public eye.

They were playing with technology content, operating systems, concepts, while old brand phones led by Nokia, unable to keep up with the development of the mobile phone market, could only retreat step by step.

From 2012, Nokia would enter a decline, until 2014, when it would completely exit the mobile phone market.

A legendary phone brand would become people's memory.