mesbooks Chapter 149 Co-branded phone cases are selling well offline.
Chapter 149 Co-branded phone cases are selling well offline.
Chapter 149 Co-branded phone cases are selling well offline.
Guo Ming arrived at the mobile phone store. The store was well-air-conditioned, and dozens of mobile phone models were displayed on the shelves.
As soon as he entered, a sales assistant came up to him and greeted him: "Welcome! How can I help you?"
Guo Ming said, "I want to buy a smartphone, do you sell them here?"
"Sir, handsome, do you have a style you like?"
Guo Ming graduated from university just over half a year ago and is currently working in a factory. He earns about 1500 yuan a month through hard work.
He had saved up about 5000 yuan and wanted to buy a mobile phone to show off and play games. These days, young people around him are all following trends and using smartphones, while he's still using a feature phone. He feels embarrassed and awkward about interacting with girls.
But he was reluctant to spend most of his savings on a new phone.
He said, "Are there any entry-level smartphones? Preferably priced around 1000 yuan."
"Hey handsome, what do you think of this ZTE V880? It's priced at 999 yuan. But there's a promotion right now, you can take it home for only 96 yuan."
"Ninety-six yuan?" Guo Ming was very excited and quickly asked, "How do I buy it for 96 yuan? Is it for some kind of activity?"
"That's right," the sales assistant said, "You'll need to sign a contract to purchase the phone for 96 yuan. You'll first prepay 1499 yuan in phone credit, and then 69 yuan will be returned to you every month. After that—"
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Guo Ming didn't hear a word of what was said after that. What a joke! He had to prepay nearly 1500 yuan for the phone service; he might as well just pay cash and buy the phone now.
Guo Ming waved his hand and said, "No, no, just give me the cash directly." As he spoke, he took out 1000 yuan from his pocket.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment while I go to the warehouse to get the goods for you." Soon, the sales assistant brought out a brand new mobile phone box from the warehouse.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he said, "Oh, right, sir, we have a batch of very nice phone cases here. Would you like to take a look?"
Having just been swayed by the contract phone deal, Guo Ming had lost all trust in the salesperson. He asked, "How much do you sell these phone cases for? Are they expensive?"
Modern smartphones are very delicate; they break easily if dropped. He is indeed planning to buy a phone case.
The sales assistant quickly said, "It's not expensive, only 28 yuan each. This phone case is really nice, I've bought several myself, and it also comes with a 5 yuan coupon from the e-commerce platform, so it's only 23 yuan for you."
As the sales assistant spoke, she brought out a small box from behind the counter, which was filled with a dazzling array of creative phone cases.
Guo Ming thought to himself: This store is a total rip-off! A phone case only costs a little over ten yuan in the small shops near the factory, but here it's being sold for double that price.
Just as he was about to refuse, his eyes fell on a row of phone cases, and he was instantly captivated. "Wow, these phone cases are so cool!"
This collection includes adorable panda phone cases, cool mecha phone cases, and creative designs such as Syrian war-damaged phone cases and power strip phone cases.
Moreover, the material of these phone cases is different from what he usually sees outside. The phone cases outside are all soft, like playdough, while these phone cases are square and hard, and they look like high-end products.
If it's a phone case like this, selling it for 28 yuan is reasonable, and he's willing to pay for it.
Normally, Guo Ming would definitely buy it from Taobao, but he had already spent 1000 yuan today, so he figured a few dozen more wouldn't hurt and decided to buy a phone case instead.
He figured he should buy a Syrian war-damaged phone case; it would be interesting and likely attract more attention from girls, giving him something to talk about.
He said, "I want this phone case. By the way, what do you mean by the 5 yuan coupon? Is it a 5 yuan coupon from Taobao?"
The sales assistant took out the phone case, pulled out a coupon from it, and handed it to Guo Ming, saying, "No, this is a coupon from a platform called Pinduoduo. The items on it are all very cheap, and you can use it on everything."
"Cheap and good stuff? Pinduoduo?" Guo Ming scoffed, thinking to himself: What kind of small platform is this? He couldn't be bothered to log in and buy anything. But then he thought, it's just a coupon, might as well take it, so he casually put it into his wallet.
After paying, he put the coupon into his wallet, then put his ZTE phone into the new phone case, which fit perfectly.
Looking at the battle-damaged phone case in his hand, Guo Ming laughed: If he brought this to the factory, wouldn't he be the coolest guy there?
In the factory canteen, Guo Ming took out his phone and played with it with a smug look on his face while eating lunch.
Soon, his unique phone case attracted the attention of many people.
A pleasant voice came from behind: "Brother Guo, what happened to your phone? Is it broken?"
Guo Ming turned his head and saw a pretty and cute girl with pigtails standing beside him. This girl was his romantic interest; she had just turned 18 this year and had rushed out to work after graduating from high school.
The electronics factory was mostly staffed by middle-aged men and women, with very few young people. He and this young woman quickly became acquainted and gradually developed feelings for each other.
In addition, as a college student and a junior manager in the factory, he also gained a lot of admiration from Xiao Lu.
Guo Ming took off his phone case and handed it to Xiao Lu, saying, "Xiao Lu, look, this is a phone case. I bought it for 28 yuan. What do you think? Isn't it interesting?"
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Xiao Lu took the phone case, touched it, and squeezed it before realizing that it really was a phone case.
She exclaimed in surprise, "28 yuan? That's so expensive! That's enough for two days' worth of meals. Oh? Brother Guo, did you get a new phone?"
Guo Ming's lips curled up, and he said smugly, "That's right, this is a ZTE V880 smartphone, which cost me 1000 yuan. This smartphone is so much better than a feature phone. There are so many games to play, and you can listen to music, watch videos, and view pictures and text. Xiao Lu, you've saved up quite a bit of money, haven't you? You should buy one too, and then we can add each other as QQ friends."
The little deer timidly shook her head and said, "No, it's too expensive. I really envy you boys who can afford such expensive phones."
Guo Ming was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Little Deer, you can buy it too, why do you say that?"
Little Deer pouted and said somewhat aggrievedly, "Because if I buy such an expensive phone, my family will scold me."
Guo Ming was taken aback, then remembered that Xiao Lu's family favored boys over girls, and she also had a younger brother.
Xiaolu often complained to him about how her family favored her younger brother. However, her brother was indeed a good person and had good grades. Usually, he would secretly give half of the pocket money his family gave him to his older sister. So, although Xiaolu had some resentment, it wasn't particularly deep.
Little Deer asked, "By the way, Brother Guo, you got a new phone, what happened to your old one?"
"I've been keeping the old one in the drawer as a backup. What's wrong? You want it? I'll give it to you."
"No, no, no," Xiao Lu quickly waved her hand and said, "I paid for it with Brother Guo's money. He's already taken good care of me."
"Hey, what's the big deal!" Guo Ming said with a smile. "I've been using this phone for several years, and it's starting to lag a bit. I don't even want to bother selling it; it's just sitting there waiting to break down. If you take it, you're making the most of it."
"Alright then," Xiao Lu said with a smile, "Brother Guo, is there anything you'd like to eat? Do you have a kitchen in your rented apartment? I'll cook for you; I'm a pretty good cook."
Guo Ming exclaimed in surprise, "You can cook?"
Little Deer, hands on her hips, said defiantly, "Brother Guo, in your eyes, do I look like someone who can't cook?"
This is an essential life skill!
Guo Ming was secretly delighted: he had really made the right choice in buying this smartphone and phone case! His relationship with Xiao Lu had taken another step closer.
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