Non-Stop

"Little Wang, what's so important that you're calling me this late?"

Wu Feng had just finished a dinner with a client and returned home. He drank a cup of hangover tea and was lying on the sofa, letting his mind wander, when he received Wang Wei's call, feeling a bit helpless.

Being in a high position, ordinary people see it as very carefree. They don't do anything, just move their mouths and give orders, spending their time eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling.

In reality, once you reach his level, there are times for leisure, but they are very few. More often than not, you are not in control of your own time. Working 007 is commonplace, and you are ready to handle things at any moment.

Whether it's from external clients, suppliers, or internal subordinates and other departments of the company.

Most of the time, he spends it on the phone, coordinating resources.

Calling him late at night, in his opinion, meant Wang Wei definitely had an urgent matter that needed his help to handle. In other words, he had to clean up a mess or take responsibility again.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wu, for disturbing you so late."

Wang Wei apologized first.

Wu Feng said, "It's fine, I wasn't going to sleep that quickly anyway. Go ahead and speak."

Only then did Wang Wei say, "It's like this, I've obtained an optical material that performs better than the foreign King Material, and the price is only 70% of the King Material. It has already entered the R&D prototyping and testing phase, and I plan to promote it to the Zhongzheng client. Also, I heard that the Oupai client has a dual punch-hole project that is being bid on. I suggest we can use this material to review the cost. I believe we can definitely win the bid."

Wu Feng was immediately surprised and couldn't help but sit up straight. He asked, "Where did this material come from?"

Wang Wei said, "It's a new product developed by a new domestic company. The samples were tested by Du Yu and Zhai Gong today, and they also strongly recommend it."

"Is that so?"

Wu Feng pondered.

If what Wang Wei reported was true, it would be a groundbreaking event in the entire optical material industry, and even the entire mobile phone and display industries would be shaken.

Even at this stage, the changes brought by this material are still minimal, perhaps even imperceptible, but within a month, companies in the display industry will be impacted.

Wang Wei's position is not high enough, and he is only responsible for the Zhongzheng client, so he is not clear about many things. But as the project director of Hua Long Technology, he knows every move, even every rustle of leaves, of Hua Long Technology and the entire mobile phone industry at this stage. He naturally received the news about the Oupai client wanting to open a dual punch-hole screen early on and is also leading the participation in the bidding.

However, in his plan, this project for the Oupai client was not a must-win, because this project for the Oupai client was classified as mid-to-low end, the price given was relatively low, and the requirements were relatively strict, leaving them with not much profit margin.

But now, since there is a new high-performance domestic material, they can give it a try.

The only problem is that this material is a new product and was developed by a new company, which will make it more difficult for the entire project to pass the Oupai client's certification.

"Mr. Wu, this material has such high light utilization, and the price is only 70% of the foreign King Material. We can completely find ways to save on other materials, ensuring both high performance of the entire device and maintaining a lower cost."

Wang Wei continued.

Wu Feng thought for a while longer and finally replied, "Okay, after work tomorrow, bring the test report to me. I'll also call Liu Liangwei over, and the three of us will have a meeting."

What Wang Wei said was correct, and he also did a quick calculation.

King Material is five times more expensive than other domestic optical materials on the market, such as He Jia and Di Guang's materials. The new material is 70% of the King Material, which calculates to about 3.5 times the price of He Jia and Di Guang's materials. It looks very scary, and the cost cannot be very low.

But in fact, besides optical film, a mobile phone also needs other light guide materials, light concentrating materials, light emitting materials, etc. The prices of these materials also increase exponentially with the improvement of quality. Good materials are four or five times, or even ten or twenty times, more expensive than poor materials, and the difference is even more outrageous.

Calculating carefully, by using the new material which is superior to He Jia and Di Guang's materials, other materials can be slightly inferior, and the price will immediately come down.

This is like Tian Ji's horse racing, using a middle-grade horse to win against a lower-grade horse, and using an upper-grade horse to win against a middle-grade horse. They won two races, and in the third race, the lower-grade horse lost to the opponent's upper-grade horse, only losing one race. The actual result is still a win.

Wang Wei quickly replied, "Okay, Mr. Wu."

Liu Liangwei was another project manager, specifically handling the Oupai client, and they had a decent relationship.

Zhou Feiyu naturally wouldn't know about Hua Long Technology's actions. Waking up early, he decided to take the high-speed train back in the afternoon. There was no need to waste time here.

Having entered the sampling and certification stage with Hua Long Technology, and with his old classmate keeping an eye on things, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He was confident he would win.

"Sorry, I went to bed very early last night and didn't see your message."

While eating breakfast, Zhou Feiyu, who was looking at his phone, received a message from Li Shihan.

Zhou Feiyu was delighted and immediately replied, "It's okay. Are you free today?"

Li Shihan: "Yes, I happen to be free today."

A smile couldn't help but appear on Zhou Feiyu's face. He immediately invited her, "Then wait for me for a bit, I'll come over to find you. We can go for a walk and then watch a movie."

Li Shihan replied instantly: "Okay."

So, Zhou Feiyu quickly finished his breakfast, packed his backpack, checked out of the hotel, and took the subway to find Li Shihan.

Tall and slender, with a round face, thin lips, and a head of beautiful black hair, Li Shihan stood waiting downstairs, looking graceful and becoming a beautiful sight on the street. Zhou Feiyu, just out of the subway, spotted her at a glance.

"Have you been waiting long?"

"No, I just came down not long ago."

"Let's go, want to walk around the nearby shopping mall?"

"Okay."

After chatting for a few minutes, the two immediately strolled along the road towards the nearby large shopping mall, with Li Shihan leading the way.

At this time, office workers were rushing to work, and only a few elderly people with children were still leisurely strolling on the road. The man and woman walked against the flow, strolling along the road, looking like a young couple in love, immediately attracting the attention of many people, especially the envious eyes of single men and women.

When young men and women who have feelings for each other stroll along the road, their hearts are bound to pound, and the ambiguity constantly heats up.

But Zhou Feiyu and Li Shihan were on a blind date and didn't know each other at all before. Strolling along the road at this time naturally didn't have that kind of feeling, and it couldn't even be brewed.

The two just chatted idly, talking about family, friends, and careers.

Zhou Feiyu didn't ask much, and he didn't intend to delve deep, or rather, he simply couldn't consider that much. Love and women were not things he, a science-minded straight man, was familiar with.

Li Shihan asked more questions, especially about Zhou Feiyu's career.

"Have you always worked in your hometown? How much is your salary?"

"Yes, my parents aren't in very good health, so working at home is convenient for taking care of them. The salary isn't much, just about 10,000."

"Oh, I see, that's still very good. In your hometown, many people only earn two or three thousand. I teach here in Peng City. It's 400 per class, and although the hourly rate is high, I don't have classes every day. Generally, I teach two or three days a week. Sometimes I take on rehearsal activities for company groups. It's only about 20,000 a month, and I pay for my own food and accommodation."

"That's very good! You can also work part-time usually, much higher than me."

Zhou Feiyu was secretly surprised and said with some self-deprecation.

He didn't expect Li Shihan to be so frank, and her earning ability was also so astonishing, which was really beyond his expectation. As expected, different industries are like mountains apart. If it were before, he might have felt a bit inferior.

Zhou Feiyu asked, "Do you have any thoughts of going back to your hometown to start a business?"

"I've thought about it, but forget it. The economy in my hometown isn't good, and people there aren't as willing to let their children learn interest classes as people outside."

Li Shihan shook her head repeatedly after hearing this, and suddenly asked a question: "What about you, have you thought about coming to work in Peng City?"

Zhou Feiyu was startled. At this moment, he suddenly understood her underlying meaning. She was asking if he would come to work in Peng City for her.

He smiled and replied, "I did before, but not anymore, because I plan to start my own business at home."