"Ding… A qualifying product has been detected. Proceed with refurbishment?"
"Yes!" Xu Duo's eyes sparkled with excitement as she responded without hesitation in her heart. Her pulse quickened, and her hands clenched involuntarily, as if she were about to embark on a mysterious treasure hunt.
Ding… Please select refurbishment grade!
"85% new!" she replied softly but firmly. Images of the screens, renewed and glowing after refurbishment, already floated in her mind.
Ding… This refurbishment costs 6,600 yuan. Please recharge!
Ding…
Ding… This refurbishment costs 16,500 yuan. Please recharge!
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Ding… This refurbishment costs 9,000 yuan. Please recharge!
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A shattered, scrapped screen cost just 15 yuan to refurbish. Based on the refurbishment cost, Xu Duo could estimate the number of damaged screens.
"Brother Xu, I'm really so grateful—you've been a huge help!" Xu Duo beamed, her eyes sincere as she looked at the man before her. Her voice was soft and sweet. "I just sell these to recyclers who extract raw materials. For hundreds of these, getting a thousand yuan is already pretty good."
"Here, Brother Xu, I didn't make much off of this either, and I even troubled you to haul such a big crate. I don't have any wine, but you must take this carton of cigarettes!" As she spoke, she handed over the cigarettes with both hands, gentle and respectful.
"Thank you, Brother Lin, thank you so much!" Xu Duo kept expressing her gratitude, handing another person a pack of cigarettes. For those who brought a few hundred screens, she gave one carton; if they brought over a thousand, she gave two. It wasn't a small sum—one carton of premium Chunghwa cigarettes cost 700 yuan.
After a flurry of activity—
Over a dozen crates now stood beside her. The quantity was significant. Xu Duo quietly did the math in her head—there were over 13,000 scrapped screens. To be precise: 13,080!
Once refurbished, and priced at 1,450 yuan each, that batch would fetch nearly 19 million yuan. And what had she spent? A case of Chunghwa—only 35,000 yuan—and there were over 20 cartons left in the box. Refurbishment costs? Just 196,000 yuan—less than 200,000 total. In other words, she had spent less than 240,000 yuan to gain a massive return of 19 million. Of course, things might not go that perfectly. But even conservatively, just from these 10,000+ screens, her net profit would exceed 18 million.
The figure was staggering!
"Brother Dong, how about this—you've got great connections and strong influence in this market. From now on, I'll let you handle all my distribution. You decide how much to keep and how much to sell," Xu Duo said sincerely, looking at He Dong. "Same as before—I'll give you a discount off market price. Like with the screens, the current market rate is 1,450 yuan each. I'll give them to you at 1,400."
"And about trading screens for cigarettes—that's not ideal in the long run. I mean, I can convert these into actual money. People treat them like garbage now, but if this keeps going, they'll eventually realize their value."
"Also, using Chunghwa to trade isn't all that cost-effective. How about you help me switch to paying in cash? I'll pay 3 yuan for each screen—as long as the inner screen is intact. How much you pay them, that's up to your skill."
"Two yuan is enough to make them happy!" He Dong offered enthusiastically, clearly unconcerned about his own cut. "They used to treat these as trash and even had to haul them away. Now they can sell them? At 2 yuan a piece, they'll be thrilled. As for me, forget my share—you've already offered a discount. If I still skim a profit, I'd lose face."
"Alright then, let's settle it like this. I'll have my guys deliver them to you. No big deal. If you consider me a friend, don't argue—deal's done." His tone was firm, brooking no refusal.
"Alright then…" Xu Duo feigned a troubled look, but her heart felt warm. In the cutthroat business world where profit came first, meeting someone like He Dong was rare. "Then let's add scrapped batteries too—2.5 yuan per pound. I'll take however many you've got."
"Leave it to me. I can collect more screens, but fewer batteries. I don't have easy access to stock from Longsheng Tower," He Dong replied readily.
"I'll go handle Longsheng myself!" Xu Duo wasn't surprised—they were now fully partnered, and joy bloomed in her heart. "I'll push them a bit more and see if we can get some screens in tomorrow. There should be some, though probably not many."
"Screens… the market's dry right now. Those greedy hoarders must be sitting on piles of stock," He Dong said with a shrug. "They better hope the prices don't drop—they'd lose a fortune."
"Heh." Xu Duo didn't comment. She knew well that iPhone 4 screens had strong pricing power. Prices wouldn't fall within three months—in fact, they'd likely rise. But of course, she wouldn't share that. Quietly collecting scrapped screens and batteries, refurbishing and reselling them, raking in a massive profit—keeping a low profile and making a fortune was the smartest path.
Just like that, three days passed—
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