Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 766 The Alliance of Desolate Mountains and Harsh Waters Assembles!
Wu Liangde stuffed the binoculars into the tattered bag in the corner, took out his phone, and dialed a number: "Let's begin."

He opened his umbrella and slowly strolled to the center of the sidewalk.

The art of staged accidents requires skill, and three key elements are indispensable: a keen eye, genuine acting ability, and a suitable atmosphere.

Luxury cars paired with middle-aged men are the ideal prey, while female drivers are a major taboo in this industry—those fierce women are truly daring to step on the gas.

This is a lesson learned through blood and tears, accumulated by many colleagues through brutal practice.

Timing the traffic light perfectly, Wu Liangde suddenly darted out with an agility far beyond his years.

The first Volkswagen was startled and slammed on its brakes as soon as it started moving, barely managing to avoid a collision.

The Mercedes on the right was not so lucky, as it was located right in the driver's blind spot.

The old man tumbled and rolled to the ground with a "bang," scraping against the front bumper of the Mercedes. He slid a significant distance of two or three meters on the slippery road before remaining motionless.

The Mercedes braked suddenly, the door opened, and the driver rushed out in a panic to check on the situation. The middle-aged man in a suit had even forgotten to open his umbrella and was now filled with terror.

"Grandpa! Are you alright?" The car owner squatted down, looking helplessly at Wu Liangde lying on the ground.

When he saw the old man lying on the ground unresponsive, especially his knees which were stained red from the rain, a shocking sight, his face immediately turned pale. He thought of countless possible consequences, and his legs began to tremble.
Wu Liangde began to get into character, and instead of responding immediately, he closed his eyes in pain, letting out suppressed groans.

Timing is crucial. Responding too early would seem insincere, while responding too late might prompt the car owner to call the police. He silently counted to five in his mind, then slowly opened his eyes, his gaze unfocused.

"My leg, my leg..." Wu Liangde's voice trembled as he reached shakily for his right leg. "It might... it might be broken."

"I...I'll take you to the hospital!" The driver's face was pale, and he reached out to help him.

Just then, several passersby appeared out of nowhere, pointing and whispering about the scene: "He ran a red light and hit someone!" "Write down the license plate; hit-and-run drivers will go to jail!" These comments gave the Mercedes owner a huge headache.

Seizing the opportunity, Wu Liangde struggled to sit up. "Young man, I can tell you're an honest person. How about this, could you help me to the side to take shelter from the rain?"

Standing by the roadside, Wu Liangde looked sadly at his "injured" leg: "I'm just an old man, I don't want to make things difficult for you. But this leg..." He sighed deeply, "I'm afraid the bone is broken. I have elderly parents and young children to support, how will I survive in the future?"

"Then how do you suggest we resolve this?" The car owner swallowed hard.

Wu Liangde observed the other party's reaction: nervousness, fear, and eagerness to get rid of trouble. "Get it done!"
He held up five fingers and said nothing.

"Five hundred?" the car owner asked tentatively.

Wu Liangde sneered and shook his head. "Whose fracture can be cured for five hundred? In that case, I don't need you to take me to the hospital. You give me five thousand, and I'll consider myself unlucky!"

The Mercedes driver initially suspected it was a staged accident, but he had also been cautious. Taking advantage of the opportunity to help the other person, he touched the blood-soaked pants and secretly smelled them. It wasn't ketchup or mercurochrome; there was indeed a bloody smell.

If people are willing to go to such lengths to stage accidents, even though 5 yuan is a lot, he'll accept it.

Although he could take the other person to the hospital, he was worried that the elderly person's family might try to extort money from him, and he was really afraid of the trouble.

"I don't have that much cash, will WeChat work?"

"WeChat, Alipay, or bank cards are all fine. Whichever is more convenient for you." Wu Liangde slowly took out a card with a QR code from his pocket.
Just as he was about to pay, a strange voice suddenly rang out, "Dude, you've been scammed!"

With the sound came a heavy umbrella.

The umbrella's target was a bloodied leg, Wu Liangde's bad leg.
The next moment, Wu Liangde reflexively jumped back, cursing, "Are you fucking crazy?!"

Upon seeing the sprightly old man, the Mercedes-Benz guy immediately realized what was going on and cursed, "You fucking fraudster!"

"Thanks, buddy," the car owner said to the man who offered the money.

"You can leave now, this is none of your business!" The man simply nodded, then tossed a wad of red bills from his pocket to Wu Liangde, who was about to explode.

"Wu Liangde, right?"

The old man counted the genuine ten thousand yuan, looked up suspiciously, and thought that since the old man could call him by his full name, he must be a colleague in the industry.

"Is there a big job you'd like to take?"

For the sake of money, Wu Liangde decided to forgive the other party's physical actions, skipping the first step and asking directly, "Time?"

"Early next month."

"Place?"

"Beijing Supermarket."

"Food, lodging, and travel expenses?"

"All-inclusive."

"Accepted!"

"Remember to bring your cheerleaders." The person glanced around.

"You'll have to pay more."

"Good work, money's no problem." The man handed over another wad of banknotes, with a business card attached.
"This is the deposit. There will be another 8 after the deal is done!" Then she gracefully left.

Wu Liangde looked at the information on the business card. There was no company name, only the words "Manager Zhao" and a mobile phone number below it.

He narrowed his eyes, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

Wow, that's really generous. This one job is enough to live on for two months.
If you zoom out your field of vision, you'll see rain stretching for hundreds of kilometers in the sky, and rolling thunder crossing rugged mountains, passing plains, crossing the Yangtze River, and arriving at a highway where a car accident has occurred.

A semi-trailer truck loaded with fruit lost control due to the rain. The truck body suddenly shifted violently to the side, the fruit crates overturned, and oranges and apples rolled all over the ground, glistening brightly in the rain.

The nearby villagers quickly noticed the accident. At first, they just watched, but then a few glances met in the crowd, and someone rushed out first—not to help, but to quickly stuff the scattered fruit into their own woven bags.

This action spread like a virus, and in the blink of an eye, hundreds of people were bent over "working" in the rain, and the scene was completely out of control.

The driver initially tried to stop them, but faced with the tough local customs, he could only stand by and watch.

Strangely, despite losing tens of thousands of yuan worth of goods, his face showed no despair, but rather an eerie calm.

Soon, another group of people arrived. The driver and the leader exchanged a few words in hushed tones, and then pointed to the first few people in the crowd who had made their move.

That evening, many people in the town began packing their bags, having received an opportunity to "go to the city and make big money."

Meanwhile, extraordinary individuals from all over the country packed up their "equipment" and, driven by some unseen force, transformed into tour groups, quietly converging on a certain location.

Meanwhile, another storm is brewing in the technology sector, attracting attention from relevant people both at home and abroad.

In the early hours of September 18, a netizen named "@吉娃娃你" posted on Tieba that a certain brand of mobile phone suddenly exploded while it was not charging and was being used normally, and attached photos of the burnt remains of the phone.

Subsequently, another netizen, "@mclay," also claimed that his own product, the same brand, exploded while playing a game.

This is the first publicly reported explosion case involving this brand in mainland China.

This phone is Samsung's flagship model, released on August 2nd, featuring iris recognition, a curved screen, and fast charging capabilities, and has received a warm market response.

With global sales exceeding 250 million units in just two weeks, this product, considered a trump card against the iPhone 7 and Xiaomi X6, has suddenly encountered a crisis.

However, the company's success was short-lived. Just half a month later, a charging explosion occurred in the country, and within a week, similar incidents occurred in the United States, Australia, and other places, attracting widespread media attention.

Under pressure from both the media and public opinion, on September 2, Samsung announced a global recall of 2.5 million Note7 units, acknowledging that the batteries produced by SDI had a defect that caused short circuits due to an excessively thin separator. However, it specifically stated that the Chinese version was not included in the recall because it "used a different battery supplier".

However, the domestic explosion incidents completely ignited consumer anger.

Ironically, on September 19, Samsung issued a statement saying that tests showed the exploding phone was caused by "external heating," implying that the user deliberately damaged it.

This arrogant response thoroughly angered the public. Although Samsung later offered a reluctant apology, it still refused to issue a recall.

Because Samsung ignored the anger of the Chinese people, some of its competitors stepped in to help.

Just as Samsung was embroiled in a media storm, Xiaomi held its annual new product launch event.

At the launch event, Lei Jun held up the new X7 series phone. After introducing the phone's hardware configuration and highlighting that the localization rate reached 60%, he specifically mentioned at the end...
"This time, we have adopted a safer design for the battery, such as a ceramic coating on the separator and an overcharge protection circuit. We have conducted tens of thousands of hours of rigorous testing under extreme conditions such as overcharge, over-discharge, short circuit, high temperature, and needle penetration."

It is absolutely far ahead of its competitors in the same price range.

We believe only prices will skyrocket, but our Xiaomi phones won't!

Upon hearing this, Xiaomi announced the price of its phones, offering more features at the same price while also including free screen breakage insurance, which immediately drew cheers from the audience and viewers in the live stream.

On one hand, they clearly made a mistake but stubbornly refused to admit it, demonstrating a serious double standard towards China and the outside world.

On one hand, they prioritize user safety by reinforcing the battery, and on the other hand, they not only keep the price the same but also offer screen breakage insurance, all while maintaining their own domestic brand.

Consumers have discerning eyes and are voting with their RMB.

As a result of this incident, Samsung's mobile phone market share in China has further declined, from 20% to less than 10%, dropping out of the top five and even jeopardizing its chances of making the top ten.

Even though Xiaomi's new phones have mature production lines, they are still facing a production capacity crisis again.

In the global market, analysts predict that its leading position may be overtaken by Apple.

Even more devastatingly, a new mobile phone manufacturer suddenly emerged in South Korea and launched a new model of mobile phone called "Summer S1".

Aside from the non-curved screen, the hardware configuration is highly similar to the Note7, and the system optimization is even better, yet the price is only two-thirds of Samsung's. Most dramatically, the company, hailed by Korean media as the "Korean Xiaomi," had Samsung's eldest daughter, Lee Boo-jin, appear at the end of the launch event.

Fueled by media hype, the "Summer S1" quickly became a hit, joining forces with LG to reduce Samsung's domestic market share from 70% to 50%.

Ultimately, the Note7 explosions resulted in direct losses of over $60 billion for Samsung globally.

According to calculations by relevant organizations, Samsung's mobile division's Q3 profits may plummet by nearly 100%, as its market value has already evaporated by more than $200 billion.

Lee Kun-hee is seriously ill, his core business is facing a credibility crisis, other businesses are beginning to decline, and he and his sister are fighting amongst themselves.
After reaching its peak last year, Samsung has now fallen into its biggest crisis in history.

(End of this chapter)