Chapter 397: Fake Goods Can’t Be Sold
After the meeting, Huang Xiuhong found Huang Junlie privately and said to him, "Brother, I can probably guess who did this."
When Huang Junlie heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and his tone was so cold that it seemed like he wanted to kill someone: "Who did it?"
Huang Xiuhong said: "Lu Yiming."
"Lu Yiming..."
Huang Junlie silently recited Lu Yiming's name once, and then asked, "Why do you think so?"
Huang Xiuhong said: "He came to see you last time, and I met him when I was leaving."
Huang Junlie didn't comment, which didn't mean anything. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "And then?"
Huang Xiuhong took out her notebook and said, "The lawyer who took the lead in fighting against counterfeiting is named Li Qiu. According to my investigation, he has a very close cooperative relationship with Lu Yiming. And among the things he bought, various models of USB flash drives were listed."
"Is there such a thing?"
Huang Xiuhong has already said this much. If Huang Junlie still doesn't understand what's going on, he's no different from a pig.
"This Lu Yiming is so despicable and shameless!"
Huang Xiuhong sighed heavily and said helplessly: "Things have come to this point. It doesn't matter whether he is shameless or not. The most important thing now is to calm the situation, work hard to restore the reputation of Pengrun Electric City, and minimize the losses. Or you can talk to Lu Yiming directly? See what he wants to do."
Compared to the sales of Pengrun Electric, 20 or 30 million seems insignificant, but in fact, if it is pure profit, the sales should be at least 100 or 200 million. This is a lot of money, enough to make Huang Junlie feel painful.
After all, Pengrun Electric's operating model is destined to have low profit margins.
What's more, Huang Junlie decided to open Pengrun Electric's stores in 88 cities across the country by the end of this year, increasing the total number of stores to more than 300. This requires a large amount of funds as support. It can be said that every penny in his hand will be used to leverage the capital market several times or even dozens of times. He wishes he could split every coin into two to spend.
If you calculate it this way, this is not a problem that can be solved with just one or two hundred million yuan.
After thinking about it, Huang Junlie had no better solution, so he could only say indignantly: "I'll go talk to Lu Yiming."
Although he has a tough personality and acts in a domineering manner, he also knows that no matter how great his face is, it is not as important as his substance. After all, as long as he makes money, he will be able to get back the face he lost today one day.
But if the substance is lost, no matter how great the face is, it will just be a joke.
Huang Xiuhong admired Huang Junlie's flexible character and said, "After we get through this, we will have a duel with Lu Yiming."
Huang Junlie gritted his teeth and said, "That's inevitable."
On the other side, Lu Yiming was chatting with Zheng Youyuan at Mingyuan Technology Company about the company's future development, when he suddenly received a call from Huang Junlie.
Huang Junlie first stated his identity, then went straight to the point and said, "Boss Lu, how about we make money together?"
Lu Yiming said calmly, "Boss Huang, when you didn't want to cooperate with me, you just drove me away. Now you're telling me that peace brings wealth. Isn't it a bit inappropriate? Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Boss Huang should think about how to compensate for the loss."
After hearing what Lu Yiming said, Huang Junlie was even more certain that this matter was planned by Lu Yiming. He immediately became furious and said in a deep voice: "What do you want? I have personally come to you to admit defeat. Killing is just a nod. Do you really want to go to the extreme and make a fuss with me?"
Lu Yiming was speechless about Huang Junlie's bandit logic.
"I told you at the beginning, first courtesy, then force. I gave you a chance, Mr. Huang."
Huang Junlie also had a bad temper. Seeing that Lu Yiming was not going to settle the matter peacefully, he immediately said, "Okay! If you want to fight, then let's fight! I, Huang, will accompany you to the end!"
Lu Yiming hung up the phone and sneered, "Idiot."
Zheng Youyuan was very curious, but he didn't dare to ask. Lu Yiming took the initiative to say, "Huang Junlie called and wanted to make peace with me."
Zheng Youyuan understood, and then asked: "Boss Lu, what do you think? Although Huang Junlie is not that good, the brand of Pengrun Electric has been established, and he has mastered a channel. Moreover, Pengrun Electric is developing very fast now, and I don't think it's necessary to make a fuss."
Lu Yiming, however, had an indifferent expression on his face and said with a smile: "I'm not planning to sell the home appliances, what can he do to me? And this time, I didn't do this to get angry with him."
Zheng Youyuan was confused: "If it's not to fight with him? Then what is it for?"
Lu Yiming said murderously: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey. First, give Pengrun Electric a beating and set an example for other merchants to see what the consequences of selling counterfeit USB flash drives will be. If anyone dares to sell our Mingyuan Technology's fake products in a big way in the future, I will beat him to death."
Even home appliance retail giants like Pengrun Electric Appliances have said they will fight, so other merchants naturally know Mingyuan Technology's determination in this matter.
"Besides, I am also promoting the popularization of laws in our country. Don't be afraid if you buy the thing, you can ask us to help you sue. We will compensate you three times the original price. Then everyone will be happy, right?"
After listening to this, Zheng Youyuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said sincerely: "Mr. Lu, you have really understood the Consumer Rights Protection Law."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "In fact, the ultimate goal of doing this is to lure out the largest counterfeiter. Once we have almost wiped out all the merchants selling counterfeit goods, the counterfeit manufacturers will no longer be able to hide."
Zheng Youyuan immediately smiled and said, " Don't worry , I have already sent people to keep an eye on it. I will know immediately if there is any movement."
Pengcheng, the newly opened SEG Electronics Market in Huaqiangbei.
Liu Qian personally drove a batch of goods over and greeted the store owner in a familiar manner: "Boss Niu, the three hundred USB flash drives you wanted are all here. Do you want to order them first?"
Recently, this counterfeit USB flash drive has been selling very well. Basically, Liu Qian comes to deliver goods every day, and the supply is completely outstripping the demand.
In the past, when Niu Ben saw Liu Qian delivering the goods, it would feel like he saw a stack of RMB going into his pocket.
However, today, Niu Ben said to Liu Qian somewhat awkwardly: "Boss Liu, um... I don't want these USB drives anymore, you can take them back."
When Liu Qian heard this, he was immediately shocked and asked quickly, "What's going on? Wasn't it selling well before? You urged me to deliver the goods several times, and I rushed to make it for you because of our long-standing friendship. Why do you suddenly say you don't want it?"
Niu Ben said with a strange expression: "Boss Liu, haven't you watched the news recently?"
Liu Qian asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with watching the news?"
Niu Ben sighed and said, "The USB flash drives you sold me are fake, right? Actually, as long as I can make money, I don't really care whether they are fake or not. But now Mingyuan Technology has specially formed a legal team to help customers who bought fake USB flash drives to sue for compensation. Have you heard of professional anti-counterfeiting? Who can stand the three-times-the-counterfeit penalty?"
After hearing this, Liu Qian became completely Spartan.
What the hell is professional counterfeiting?
Niu Ben's face was filled with sorrow. He said, "Boss Liu, don't accuse me of burning bridges . In just the past few days, I have lost tens of thousands of dollars because of this matter. How much can I afford to pay with my weak arms and legs? How can I dare to sell your USB drive?"
The purpose of opening a business is, of course, to make money. However, the business is losing more and more money now, so naturally Niu Ben, as the store owner, quits.
Moreover, Mingyuan Technology directly asked the local industrial and commercial department to intervene. Many shop owners in SEG Electronics Market have been fined so much that their scalps are numb.
"Okay, I'll go find someone else."
Liu Qian knew very well in his heart that what they were doing was an illegal business. Since Niu Ben had been investigated, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, then I'll go see if other companies still want the goods."
Niu Ben wanted to tell him to give up, but he didn't say it in the end. The person who broke the law knew better than anyone that he was breaking the law, but he just couldn't resist the temptation of profit. It's hard to persuade the damned with kind words, and if he said a few nice words, he might even be scolded, so Niu Ben naturally chose to remain silent.
Afterwards, Liu Qian went to deliver goods to several other shop owners, but the situation was similar. No one dared to take the goods from him, and no one was willing to help him sell the counterfeit USB flash drives no matter what.
On the way back by car, Liu Qian's face was black.
Lin Jiandong, who was smoking at the factory gate, saw Liu Qian coming back and immediately said with a smile: "Why did you come back so early today? We prepared more goods than usual. It seems that our products are very popular in the market."
Liu Qian ignored him and drove the car directly into the factory.
When Lin Jiandong saw this, the smile on his face froze. He took a long drag on his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, pressed it hard into the soil with his toes, then chased after him and asked, "Did something happen?"
Liu Qian sighed and said to Lin Jiandong: "We can't sell the USB flash drives we produce anymore."
When Lin Jiandong heard this, he was immediately shocked and said in disbelief: "How is it possible? It was so popular before, and I couldn't handle the orders. I was even thinking about expanding the production line. How come it can't be sold overnight?"
Liu Qian told Lin Jiandong everything.
After hearing this, Lin Jiandong immediately cursed: "Damn it, this is clearly a plan to kill us all!"
The USB flash drives sold by Mingyuan Technology provide after-sales service, but the counterfeit USB flash drives produced by Liu Qian and Lin Jiandong have no way to provide warranty or return or exchange them.
Lu Yiming's approach is also quite simple and crude. If a customer buys a fake product and sends it for warranty repair due to quality issues, Mingyuan Technology provides special legal aid services. The customer only needs to authorize the company's legal team to handle the matter. Not only can the loss be recovered, but a small profit can even be made.
After such a series of attacks, those merchants can no longer bear it, and the little money they earn is not enough to pay for the losses.
Lin Jiandong suddenly turned pale with anxiety and broke out in a cold sweat. He asked, "Then what should we do?"
Liu Qian was also in a frenzy and said loudly, "How should I know what to do?"
After that, more and more sales people from the company came back and kept bringing them bad news.
Not only in Pengcheng, but also in Baiyun and Dongguan, the sales channels were cut off. Obviously, the powerful suppression from Mingyuan Technology made Liu Qian and Lin Jiandong completely unable to resist.
Mingyuan Technology Headquarters.
Zheng Youyuan was in a good mood and praised Lu Yiming who came to inspect the work at noon.
"Mr. Lu still has a solution. Not only has our USB flash drive business not been damaged, but it has become even more famous. Many people know that there is such a floppy disk substitute and are running to our authorized stores to purchase large quantities."
Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said, "It's just a piece of cake."
Nowadays, a USB flash drive costs four or five hundred yuan each, which is not cheap, so it is impossible to sell it on the street. Instead, it must rely on fixed sales channels such as physical stores.
In this case, the monk can run away but the temple cannot.
Lu Yiming doesn't need to worry about how to catch the producers of counterfeit USB flash drives. He just needs to target the shop owners who sell fake goods. As long as a customer who has bought a counterfeit USB flash drive comes to him for help with the invoice, he can immediately dispatch the company's legal team to help claim compensation. He can catch them all.
At this moment, Qi Rong called Lu Yiming.
"Boss Lu, we have found the other party's base. It is an electronics factory in Pengcheng called Hongli."
Qi Rong acted together with Wei Jianjun this time. The two drove hundreds of miles, tracking the enemy all the way from Baiyun to Wancheng, and finally found the enemy's production base.
Lu Yiming said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Qi Rong smiled and said, "The boss of Hongli Electronics Factory is Lin Jiandong. His identity is quite interesting. He used to sell floppy disks. It is estimated that after the emergence of USB flash drives, he could no longer do his original business. So he teamed up with Liu Qian to produce counterfeit USB flash drives to make money and retaliate against Mingyuan Technology."
Lu Yiming was speechless after hearing this.
What kind of people are these?
"Where are you now?"
Qi Rong said: "We are just wandering around this factory area, looking for evidence."
Lu Yiming instructed: "After collecting evidence, call the police directly and let the police deal with these people. Don't put yourself in danger."
"Okay, Mr. Lu."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming said to Zheng Youyuan, "The production base is in Pengcheng. No wonder we couldn't find it even after searching all over Baiyun City. The person who forged the product is named Lin Jiandong. He used to sell floppy disks... Wait, I suddenly remembered that when our USB flash drives went to participate in the Import and Export Expo, there was a floppy disk seller next to our booth. I think his name was this. Good man, he has been targeting us from the beginning!"
