Reborn not to be a simp, the school beauty's whole family goes crazy

Some are "Latest Electronic Products Exhibition and Sale".

Advertisements for all kinds of electronic products are everywhere, filling every corner.

Some booths advertised the latest mobile phone models, while others showcased advanced computer accessories.

The air seemed to be filled with a tense yet vibrant commercial atmosphere, which involuntarily invigorated people.

On the street, vendors push carts, selling all sorts of small electronic gadgets, their shouts rising and falling: "Take a look! Cheap and useful electronic accessories!"

Chen Dong took a deep breath and walked into a large electronic component store.

Inside the store, the shelves are neatly filled with all kinds of electronic parts, making it seem like a world full of mysterious treasures.

Resistors, capacitors, diodes, and various other parts whose names I don't know are arranged in an orderly fashion.

The shop owner, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses, spotted Chen Dong entering and immediately greeted him with a warm smile, saying, "Sir, what would you like? We have everything! If you can think of it, we have it. Are you buying for yourself or for your company?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Dong went straight to the point: "Boss, I'd like to ask if you supply chips for game cartridges? What about the price?"

The shop owner adjusted his glasses and said unhurriedly, "Yes, we do. But the price of chips fluctuates like the weather in June—it's unpredictable. Are you ordering a large quantity? If so, we can discuss the price. Recently, the price of raw materials for chips has skyrocketed, so prices are soaring. Take the game cartridge chip you want, for example; it was the same price last month, but it's gone up quite a bit this month."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dong frowned: "My demand is quite large, but if you can't lower your price, I'll be in trouble. The contract manufacturer I worked with before is going to double the price of the cartridges because of the chip price increase, which I simply cannot accept. With this price increase, my profit margin will be completely gone, and how can I do business? My small business can't withstand such turmoil."

The shop owner sighed helplessly: "Yes, that's how the whole industry is now, everyone is complaining. But if you really want to find chips with good cost performance, I do know a few small factories. Their chips are of decent quality and the prices are a bit cheaper than the big factories. But their production volume may not be as stable. Sometimes when there are a lot of orders, the delivery time may be delayed."

Chen Dong's eyes lit up immediately, as if he had seen a glimmer of light in the darkness: "Oh? Boss, could you tell me in detail? This is extremely important to me. I've been worried about not being able to find a suitable chip."

The shop owner turned around, took out a piece of paper from the counter, picked up a pen, and neatly wrote down the names and approximate addresses of several small factories: "These factories are in the suburbs of Shenzhen. If you don't mind the trouble, you can go and take a look. They mainly make some low- to mid-range chips, which might be useful for your game cartridge business. However, you have to be careful when cooperating with small factories. You need to keep a close eye on quality control and delivery time, otherwise, it will be troublesome if something goes wrong. If you have any questions, you can come back to me anytime."

Chen Dong accepted the note with both hands and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you so much, boss. You've helped me a lot. This news is like a godsend. If this chip problem can be solved, I will definitely come back to do business with you again."

After leaving the store, Chen Dong followed the clues provided by the store owner and went straight to the industrial park on the outskirts of Shenzhen, visiting the small factories one by one.

Along the way, dust filled the air, the road was rugged and uneven, and the taxi bumped and jolted along the potholes, causing Chen Dong's body to sway constantly.

But his eyes always shone with a firm light, and he was not shaken by these difficulties in the slightest.

He looked out the window at the increasingly desolate scenery, silently hoping to find a solution to the company's crisis in these small factories.

After visiting several factories, Chen Dong discovered that these chip factories basically produced domestically made chips.

He knew perfectly well that the technology of domestically produced chips was currently far inferior to that of foreign chips.

Not to mention that these are just small chip factories, and the chips they produce are low-end products.

It is not advantageous in terms of chip size, power consumption, or computing power.

The only advantage is that it can be produced domestically, so it won't be held back by foreign countries, and it can benefit from China's large population dividend, which brings a very low production cost advantage.

He walked into a small factory and saw that the production equipment inside was outdated, and the workers were busy in a slightly noisy environment.

He picked up a chip sample and examined it closely. He found that the chip's manufacturing process was indeed quite rough, and it was far from the advanced chips he remembered.

However, the cartridge games currently being developed by Chen Dong's 361 Company are all mini-games from the previous Kairosoft series.

These types of mini-games are pixelated in quality and mainly focus on simulation management.

In other words, they only need the data and have no need for image quality.

That's why Chen Dong was able to successfully turn the Kairosoft series of mini-games from his previous life into cartridges in the 90s.

He recalled the process of the company developing games, the hard work day and night, and the team members' collaborative efforts, all of which were to enable these games to gain a foothold in the market.

For cartridge games, which have a very high data volume, the chips required are undoubtedly perfectly suited to this low-end product.

Thinking about this, a bold idea suddenly flashed through Chen Dong's mind: should he just buy a chip factory?

However, this idea depends on the actual price. After all, doing business requires careful calculation and one cannot act impulsively.

He silently considered that after acquiring a factory, the subsequent renovation, technological upgrades, and personnel management would require a lot of capital and energy investment, so he had to consider it carefully.

Currently, 361 Inc. has more than five million yuan in cash on its books.

If it weren't for the additional two million yuan invested in the expansion of the pig farm for the twins and the more than one million yuan in support for the eldest sister Chen Xiumei's Haidilao business, the funds on the books would be even greater!

Chen Dong silently calculated in his mind whether this amount of money would be enough to acquire a small factory.

He knew that the acquisition was only the first step; the key was the subsequent operation and development.

He must ensure that the acquired factories can provide the company with a stable supply of chips and gradually improve the quality and performance of the chips.

Chen Dong recalled the chip factories he had visited.