I Carry a Game World With Me

Chapter 99: Chapter 97: Making Use of the Talent from the Game

Lu Feng hadn’t expected Master Kai to be in such a hurry to propose another partnership.

It seemed the man was more than just a middleman; he was involved in many businesses. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to partner up after seeing Qingfeng Tea, and then again after seeing this rice cooker.

Besides, it would be much easier for someone like him—with a powerful background, immense influence, and extensive channels—to do any business he wanted.

After some thought, Lu Feng asked, "Master Kai, 20,000 for a rice cooker seems a bit steep. The most expensive ones on the market are priced just under 10,000. At such a high price, ordinary families simply can’t afford it."

But Master Kai shook his head and said, "President Lu, as long as the marketing is good, the higher the price, the more likely ordinary people are to buy it. Just think of those people who earn 2,000 a month but take out a loan to buy a 10,000-yuan piece-of-junk Apple phone. As long as we can arrange financing services and our product is genuinely good, they will definitely buy it. And that’s not even mentioning the rich. If the product is good, there are ways to make them gladly open their wallets."

"As it happens, I have access to those kinds of channels. If we place this product in luxury appliance stores and launch a major advertising campaign, it will absolutely become the top choice for the wealthy."

Lu Feng nodded. He knew that Master Kai made it sound easy, but putting it into practice would be another matter entirely.

For instance, just setting up consumer financing services would be extremely difficult for a new company, as it involves a huge amount of capital.

Then there was the advertising. Achieving the kind of results Master Kai described was not something just anyone could pull off.

"President Lu, I know a partnership like this isn’t sealed with just talk. I’ll make a gesture to show my sincerity," Master Kai said, getting up to leave. Before he went, he asked Lu Feng for the crude rice cooker.

In the days that followed, aside from the grand opening of the Tea City, the appliance factory also officially began mass-producing the rice cookers.

A batch of finished products was necessary for everything, whether for future promotional orders or for the advertising campaign.

...

「In the game world, inside Qingfeng Base.」

Guo Zhen brought a survivor before Lu Feng. "Boss, I’ve brought him."

"Alright, you’re dismissed," Lu Feng said with a nod.

Hearing the command, Guo Zhen immediately nodded and backed out of the room respectfully.

The survivor, however, approached Lu Feng sheepishly. "B-Boss, what are your instructions?"

Lu Feng held a file in his hand. He looked at the survivor and said, "Before the apocalypse, you were the general manager of a large corporation?"

The survivor immediately nodded. "Yes, that’s right. Our corporation was quite well-known."

"Alright. I’m going to describe a situation, and you’re going to tell me how to handle it." Lu Feng had never run a business himself, so he was completely clueless about such matters.

Luckily, the game world had all sorts of talented people, so he had come to seek advice.

The man before him, Chen Yi, was just such a talent.

The man had been the general manager of a corporation before the apocalypse. Anyone who could reach that position would naturally understand business better than Lu Feng did.

He then explained the situation with the appliance company and Master Kai’s partnership proposal to him.

Of course, he framed it as a hypothetical scenario rather than a direct question. "I’ve recently become very interested in these kinds of management problems," he said. "After all, managing a base is like managing a company, so I’d like to hear your opinion. In a situation like the one I just described, how would you handle it?"

In the apocalypse, what survivors like Chen Yi feared most was being useless.

Now that the boss was asking, how could he pass up the chance to prove his worth? If he could land an important role in the future, his life would become much easier.

Chen Yi immediately replied, "Boss, in the corporate situation you described, the most important thing is to determine if the product can be easily reverse-engineered. If so, you must file for patents and then establish a patent protection department..."

"As for the partnership, if the other party truly has a powerful background, extensive channels, and can add value to the product, then you should cooperate. It’s a type of resource-exchange partnership."

"Before the apocalypse, many companies would have been desperate to find a partner like that. Unfortunately, such partners are very selective; they won’t work with just anyone. You must have something of value to get their attention."

Lu Feng understood the gist of it. He could partner with Master Kai; the main consideration was how much benefit the man could bring to the company.

The crucial point was that partnering with someone like Master Kai meant indirectly tapping into his network of connections, which would save a great deal of trouble down the line.

It would prevent people from trying to get a piece of the pie after the product became a hit. Of course, if Master Kai couldn’t handle the situation, Lu Feng would be forced to use his own methods to resolve it.

’Even now, I have ways to kill someone without leaving a trace. After all, laser weapons won’t exist for decades. Who could possibly figure it out? It would most likely be ruled an accidental death.’

’Of course, that’s just a thought. Besides, the appliance company is just a stepping stone, so I don’t need to get too invested in it.’

’After all, things like hover cars and holographic virtual computers are the real treasures. Once I’m powerful enough, I’ll establish a dedicated high-tech company.’

"Chen Yi, write down everything you just told me, have Guo Zhen print it out, and then bring it to me," Lu Feng instructed.

The man had said a great deal, and some of his advice would surely be helpful for the appliance company. He could give it to Brother Lin to use as a reference.

Hearing this, Chen Yi nodded immediately and went to find Guo Zhen, his face beaming with delight.

’The boss gave me a task! Whatever it is, I’ve at least made an impression on him now. Life at the base should get a little easier, right?’

Before long, Guo Zhen came in and handed a printed report to Lu Feng.

Lu Feng took the report and ordered, "From now on, assign some light work to Chen Yi."

Guo Zhen nodded. "Yes, Boss!"

Holding the printed report, Lu Feng exited the game.

’The game world being full of talented people really is a boon,’ Lu Feng thought. ’There are all kinds of experts. If I get the chance, I could assemble a top-tier advisory council. With them, solving any problem in the real world would be a breeze, wouldn’t it?’

’The advisory council must include business geniuses like Ma BaBa, former government officials from before the apocalypse, and top-tier experts from all sorts of industries.’

’It needs to be a group that can provide an immediate solution to any problem I have.’

’Now that would be awesome.’

With these thoughts in mind, Lu Feng dialed Yang Lin’s number and invited him to the Tea City for tea.

As soon as he arrived at the Tea City, he saw Da Fei busily directing a team of workers as they carried out stacks of Qingfeng Tea.

The moment he saw Lu Feng, Da Fei grinned from ear to ear. "Young Master Feng, that Master Kai is seriously well-connected! It’s only been a few days, and he’s already placed an order for 5,000 boxes of Qingfeng Tea. The batch we brought with us isn’t even enough to cover it. I’ve already instructed the team in Youcheng to expand production, and I’ll need to go back and purchase two more production lines."

Lu Feng was also somewhat surprised. Five thousand boxes of Qingfeng Tea in just a few days... for this batch alone, his wholesale price came to 37.5 million.

This truly proved how powerful Master Kai’s channels were. No wonder he’d had the confidence to place a single order for over 300 million worth of tea.

Lu Feng sat down and had Xiaoyao come over to make tea for him. He then called Yang Lin again. Since Chen Yi’s advice had been printed out, it needed to be put to good use and implemented.