"Little sis... I really don't know how to thank you enough!" Li Yang's face was filled with sincerity, his tone brimming with gratitude. His expression was utterly genuine, without the slightest trace of pretense. After a moment of silence, as if he had made up his mind, he waved his hand decisively and said with excitement, "How about this—you go talk to them. I'm flexible on the price. Even if they sell something that's only 85% new as if it were brand new, I'll take it."
"You have no idea how much I've been running into walls over this production line lately. I've been treating people to meals everywhere, drinking who knows how much, practically begging on my knees, but all I get is 'we don't have any for now, just wait.' But we can't wait! Even if we could, they should at least give us a clear answer. If we have to wait until next year, what am I supposed to do? I've got a huge company to run, so many employees to feed—just paying workers' salaries every day is no small expense."
"And besides, the LCD screen market is booming right now. Every day earlier we start production means another day of profit. Every day we delay is a massive loss—not just for that day's earnings, but for everything we might have earned going forward. That kind of loss could be double, triple, even five or ten times over."
"The price really isn't an issue—just go ahead and negotiate boldly. As for quantity, I'm planning to get five lines for now. If they have more, I'll take them too—however many they've got, I want them all. Even if they have ten, I'll take every single one. Worst case, I'll get a loan from the bank or borrow money—I'm all in."
Li Yang was clearly going all-out this time, exuding a sense of desperation like a man staking everything he had on this one shot.
"There's no way they'll have that many. I think being able to get three is already quite good. If we want more, we'll have to wait. How about I just register us with them, so they'll notify us the moment they get more stock?" Xu Duo knew perfectly well that it was impossible for her to collect five used production lines and refurbish them all without raising suspicion. Even if the technical differences might fool some people, it was better not to go overboard. You have to leave yourself some wiggle room. After a short pause and biting her lower lip thoughtfully, she added, "What about large-size LCD screen production lines? Are you only planning to make small screens, Brother?"
"Of course I want to make large ones too! If I could get a large-size production line, that would be incredible. LCD screens aren't the same as the old liquid crystal ones—the demand for large-size LCDs is even greater. If we could get one, that'd be amazing."
Li Yang immediately perked up, almost bursting with excitement. Something he hadn't dared hope for suddenly seemed within reach, and he was overjoyed.
"If there are several available, I'll take them all!"
"Okay." Xu Duo nodded lightly, then posed her next question.
"I don't know much about this field, Brother, you're the expert here. How much does a semi-automatic LCD screen production line go for, brand new? You've got to tell me so I at least have a baseline. That way I won't be completely clueless during negotiations."
Her gaze was focused intently on Li Yang as she spoke, her tone gentle, with a hint of humility as if seeking guidance.
"When it comes time to really haggle, I'll just relay the info between you two. How to actually negotiate the price, that's your business—not mine."
Xu Duo subtly distanced herself from the core of the deal. After all, the goods were actually hers, and the negotiation was essentially a direct transaction.
"No need for that—you talk to them directly!"
Li Yang immediately rejected Xu Duo's suggestion. He was confident in his ability to judge people and trusted her completely.
"Even if you sell them to me at full brand-new prices, I'll still take them. You don't understand the market right now—there are production lines, but no fair prices. You just can't buy them. There's no supply, so we don't have the luxury of haggling."
"Here's the market rate: for small-screen production lines, it's between 40 million and 43 million. For large-screen lines, it's even more—anywhere from 53 million to 58 million. That's for semi-automated lines. If we're talking about the latest fully automated ones, those are insanely expensive—easily over 100 million. If it's top-tier configuration, it could be three to five hundred million."
As he explained, Li Yang gestured with his hands, trying to help Xu Duo better visualize the numbers.
"Now I have a clearer picture!" Xu Duo responded with a smile, though a flicker of barely contained excitement flashed in her eyes.
Inside, Xu Duo was already giddy with delight. She was increasingly convinced that her refurbishing system was unbelievably powerful. Just one production line was worth so much! Even if she sold her refurbished goods as second-hand, pricing a small-screen line at 38 million shouldn't be a problem. If she really wanted to pass them off as brand new and ask for the full 43 million, she didn't quite have the heart for it—felt too dishonest.
So let's say 38 million for a small screen, 50 million for a large one—that made the total for the five lines an absolutely jaw-dropping 202 million yuan!
Now factoring in the cost—recovering those old production lines only set her back 1.6 million yuan. Refurbishing and upgrading a small-screen line cost just 3.3 million plus 1.38 million. Even if the large-screen line's cost wasn't known yet, it couldn't be that high—at most 2 million. Altogether, the total cost wouldn't exceed 10 million, but the expected return was over 202 million!
"Making money… is actually kind of easy!"
Xu Duo sighed inwardly. But soon she caught herself getting carried away and quickly reined in her emotions. She reminded herself to stay calm—after all, in business, the variables were endless.
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