EBE Chapter 219 The pirated version is out.
Chapter 219 The pirated version is out.
Congratulations! May you have a son soon! Wishing you a long and happy marriage!
"thanks, thanks!"
"congratulations!"
Everyone clinked their glasses together loudly, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Yiming affectionately hugged his wife and asked curiously, "I just heard them laughing happily at this table. Aunt Huang, Aunt Song, what were you talking about?"
With a broad smile, Song Xiangyang joked, "Aunt Song still wants to have a little girl."
Upon hearing this, Yiming couldn't help but laugh out loud and teased, "Aunt Song is already beautiful, so her daughter will definitely be beautiful too. Ever since the last dance competition, it's been all over the factory that Dongzhe is the first male 'factory beauty' in our factory's history. If she has a daughter, she'll be the city beauty!"
His words made everyone burst into laughter, bringing the atmosphere at the wedding banquet to a climax.
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For the next two weeks, they attended several more wedding banquets, and the streets and alleys of Suzhou were filled with a festive atmosphere.
The wedding festivities didn't subside until mid-January.
Zhuang Chaoying sat leisurely next to Huang Ling, watching TV, and carefully peeled an apple with a knife in her hand.
In no time, a whole apple peel was removed.
He cut the peeled apple into small pieces, gently put them into Huang Ling's mouth, and then put a piece into his own mouth as well.
Just as the two were eating an apple, Lin Wufeng hurriedly returned pushing his bicycle. "Teacher Zhuang!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying handed the remaining half of the apple to Huang Ling. "I'll go out and see if Engineer Lin has something to discuss with me."
He got up and quickly pushed open the front door of his house.
Then I saw Engineer Lin standing at the door with an electric kettle in his hand, looking somewhat anxious.
"Engineer Lin, what's wrong?"
Lin Wufeng raised his hand, beckoning him in. "Teacher Zhuang, come inside and talk."
Zhuang Chaoying followed Lin Wufeng into the house and sat down in a chair.
Lin Wufeng sat down next to him and placed the electric kettle in his hand on the coffee table.
Song Ying came out of the kitchen and looked at the two of them. "Wu Feng, I'll go cook for you. You chat with Teacher Zhuang." After saying that, she turned and went into the kitchen.
Lin Wufeng nodded, then pointed to the electric kettle on the coffee table. "Teacher Zhuang, take a look at this."
Zhuang Chaoying reached out and picked it up, examining it carefully from head to toe.
Although the appearance of this electric kettle is somewhat similar to that of the ones produced in our factory, the workmanship is very rough and the materials are of poor quality.
He frowned slightly. "Engineer Lin, this doesn't look like something produced in our factory; the workmanship and materials are different."
Lin Wufeng nodded again, confirming Zhuang Chaoying's judgment, and then continued.
"This was brought over by a distributor in the Changshi area. They said they were selling it locally for eleven yuan less than our price, one yuan less. I didn't expect counterfeit products to appear so quickly. The most important thing is that the quality is terrible. A customer bought it and it caught fire while he was using it. Luckily, he reacted quickly, or his house would have burned down. The Changcheng distributor said that the customer asked him to replace it with a pirated electric kettle."
Zhuang Chaoying stared intently at the immersion heater in her hand. "Do you know which factory made this immersion heater?"
"It was manufactured by a local refrigerator parts factory."
Zhuang Chaoying wasn't particularly surprised that the electric kettle was being copied. After all, it wasn't a high-tech product, and he had long expected this day to come; it was just a matter of time.
Moreover, the fact that their own products were already on the market and in production for three months before imitations appeared gave them a significant head start.
"Mr. Lin, has this affected the sales of those distributors in the local area?"
Lin Wufeng sighed helplessly. "Sales haven't dropped too much, but there's definitely been an impact. And some clueless customers have even come over with pirated immersion heaters, demanding refunds."
Lin Wufeng paused briefly. "Teacher Zhuang, I had a brief discussion with Director An today. We're thinking of going to Changcheng Refrigerator Parts Factory to talk to them. If that doesn't work, we'll have to take the legal route. We've registered a trademark, so if we sue, their products can't be called 'fast-heating' anymore."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying secretly rejoiced that she had made the decision to have Factory Director An register the trademark as soon as possible.
Not only did they register "Newborn Brand Hot Water Quickly", but they also registered similar names such as "Hot Water Quickly" and "Hot Water Quickly".
In this way, if a refrigerator parts manufacturer's product cannot be called "fast-heating," consumers can easily distinguish which one is their manufacturer's genuine product.
"Mr. Lin, it's time to put our electric kettles on the market!"
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Zhuang Chaoying is currently on winter vacation, and Pengfei has also returned to his hometown in Guizhou Province. He will not be back until closer to the start of the new semester.
The usually bustling home was unusually quiet without Pengfei's presence.
The next morning, Zhuang Chaoying went to the factory with Engineer Lin.
On a crisp winter morning, a gentle breeze brushed against her face. Zhuang Chaoying, wearing a cotton-padded coat and sheepskin gloves that Tu Nan had bought for her, rode her bicycle to the factory.
The three people sat in the office, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
Factory Director An paced back and forth in his office.
Zhuang Chaoying was so dizzy from being shaken that she couldn't help but say, "Director An, don't leave, come and sit down for a while!"
Factory Director An stopped, his face full of anxiety. "Teacher Zhuang, I'm so worried! I won't be able to relax until this matter is resolved!"
He knew that if this piracy incident wasn't handled properly, it would damage the factory's reputation and future development.
Lin Wufeng was also in a real bind. He and the refrigerator factory were now in the same boat; their fates were intertwined. "Director An," he said, "there are still two weeks until the New Year. Let's go to Changcheng to check on the situation. The last resort is to file a lawsuit."
Factory Director An nodded and slowly sat down in the chair.
"That's the only way. Teacher Zhuang, Engineer Lin, what do you think? Should we also lower the price? I refuse to believe we can't beat them. Our factory's electric kettles are of such high quality! If they sell them for eleven yuan, we'll sell them for eleven yuan too!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Wufeng quickly waved his hand, understanding the implications.
"Director An, we can't lower the price. Our electric kettles are guaranteed to be of high quality. Besides, if we lower the price, customers who bought them at a higher price will definitely ask us for a refund of the difference, and then the situation will become uncontrollable!"
Zhuang Chaoying nodded in agreement, secretly praising Engineer Lin's thoughtful approach. "Engineer Lin is right, Director An. We can't let temporary competition throw us off balance."
"Director An! I'll go with you to Changcheng this time, since my wife's family is from Changcheng."
Zhuang Chaoying thought to herself that she could take this opportunity to visit Huang Ling's parents in Changcheng. If they were willing to come, she would bring them over for the New Year.
Ah Ling has to work and take care of her child, so she really can't find the time to go back.
"Okay, with Teacher Zhuang and Engineer Lin coming with me, I feel a bit more confident."
Upon hearing this, Director An felt as if he had found a pillar of support. With the help of Zhuang Chaoying and Engineer Lin, this trip to Changcheng might be able to successfully resolve the piracy issue.