NABC Chapter 99 - 99 - 098: Grand Opening
Chapter 99 - 99 - 098: Grand Opening
Chapter 99 – 098: Grand Opening
Soon, Hanmen Technology became instantly famous in LJ City. This originally obscure tech company caught fire overnight just because it secured an Apple dealership, turning into the trendsetting hotspot of LJ City.
“No way? What kind of company is Hanmen Technology?”
“Hanmen? How did they get the dealership rights?”
“I heard they are officially opening tomorrow, let’s go check it out then!”
In LJ City, news about Hanmen Technology spread rapidly. Many people instantly knew about Hanmen Technology. They knew Christmas Day was the first official opening day of Hanmen Technology, and on this day, Hanmen Technology would be offering significant discounts on Apple iPhones.
First Middle School of LJ City.
The news about Hanmen Technology swept through the campus in no time. Apple products had a large following at the school. They pursued the latest electronic products, they were fans of Apple, loyal admirers of Apple products.
“Did you hear? Our LJ City finally has an official Apple dealership.”
“Yeah, I know, they will have a promotion tomorrow, phones on discount too.”
“Great, we’ve finally reached the day with a discount.”
Inside the school, many students were discussing this matter. Young people always have a fervent pursuit of trendy products. They love fashion, chase trends, always walking at the forefront of style. Therefore, they seemed particularly excited.
Chen Zihan was also a die-hard devotee of Apple products. However, she was rational about her passion for Apple.
“Xiao Han!” Chen Zihan looked at Xiao Han with a smiling expression.
“Morning, Xiao Han.” Xiao Han turned his head towards the excited Chen Zihan catching up to him.
“Morning.” Chen Zihan nodded, then said, “I heard there’s an Apple Store opening at the pedestrian street.”
“Really?” Xiao Han smiled and replied, “As a prefecture-level city, it’s only proper for LJ City to have an Apple Store.”
“But, do you know? Their name is the same as our training class.” Chen Zihan said excitedly.
“What’s so strange about that!” Xiao Han chuckled and then said, “We have many people at our school with the same names too.”
“Now that you mention it, you’re right!” Chen Zihan nodded, “Xiao Han, tomorrow... will you come with me?”
“Where to?” Xiao Han curiously asked.
“To the Apple Store!” Chen Zihan giggled, “I want to buy an Apple computer, I’ve been wanting one for a while. But you can’t buy it in LJ City, you have to go to the provincial city to get it. I’m about to start university, and I want to buy it in advance, especially since there’s a discount tomorrow.”
“That...” Xiao Han hesitated.
“What? You don’t want to go?” Chen Zihan asked.
“No, it’s just... I have another commitment tomorrow.” Xiao Han looked helpless.
In fact, neither Xiao Han nor Yang Lu had anticipated this scene.
.........
The next day, as soon as she reached the entrance of the store, Yang Lu was dumbfounded.
“My God, this...” Yang Lu was speechless.
“All these people are here to buy Apple’s products!” a man beside her said with a grin as he listened to music through his headphones. “I’m in the first place.”
“You guys...” Yang Lu and a group of employees dressed in neat uniforms—black, brand new, clean, which made them very comfortable and refreshing to look at—gave off a very gentle vibe.
“We’re all here to queue!” the man laughed. “For your vouchers and to be the first to buy the newest products.”
Although it was kept a secret, word had still spread that LJ City would be launching this new phone model simultaneously with the rest of the country. Every Apple phone launch always garnered public interest and sparked heated discussions in the background.
Soon, the store opened. More than ten employees inside began to get busy. Firstly, they distributed the vouchers to the first twenty in line, each voucher worth a thousand yuan. Two muscular male staff stood at the door to maintain order. By early morning, the queue to purchase Apple’s products had already grown to over fifty people, and still, others continuously arrived upon hearing the news.
Soon, the staff slowly let people inside.
In just one morning, the latest model of the Apple phone sold over seventy units, and the latest model of the tablet reached over thirty units, including Apple laptops and all-in-one computers. The morning’s turnover nearly reached a million yuan.
This figure tremendously soothed Yang Lu’s heart, making all her efforts over the past half a month worthwhile. Even though it was hard, it was all worth it.
“Director Yang, we’re about to run out of stock!” a female employee said urgently.
“Call the provincial city, tell them to rush the stock over here!” Yang Lu quickly said.
“Director Yang, the provincial city is also out of stock on the new Apple phones!” the female employee said helplessly. “Our approach isn’t right.”
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“What do you mean?” Yang Lu asked.
“Everywhere else is selling it at a higher price, why are we still selling it at a discount?” the employee looked puzzled at Yang Lu. “If we also increased our prices like other places, perhaps our profits would be much higher.”
“This...” Yang Lu squinted her eyes; it indeed was a problem.
Before she knew it, it was already afternoon. Yet, there were still many people in the store buying Apple phones. This time, Li Xiaoya had sent Xiao Han two batches of goods totaling over two hundred phones, along with nearly three hundred other Apple products. For a third-tier city distributor, they were quite accommodating.
Just as Yang Lu was in a dilemma, Xiao Han and Li Dapang walked into the store.
“Xiao Han, you are finally here.” Yang Lu exclaimed with joy, “I have a problem that I was just about to discuss with you!”
“What’s the problem?” Xiao Han asked curiously.
Yang Lu quickly explained the current problem to Xiao Han. After some thought, Xiao Han said, “Doing business is like being a person. It’s better to suffer a loss than to harm your own reputation. Since we’ve made a promise, we must keep it. Starting tomorrow, we will increase the prices of the new Apple phones.”