Inside the small meeting room.
Lu Li's demeanor suddenly changed, and his face instantly turned icy!
Upon hearing his berating and questioning, President Wang broke into a cold sweat, stammering, "No... Leader Lu... I... I really didn't do that, please don't falsely accuse me!"
Initially, the unexpected shouting left President Wang flustered, but as he continued speaking, he steadied himself, knowing he mustn't admit anything, or he might end up in prison!
"I'm falsely accusing you? Ha!" Lu Li sneered, picking up the document on the conference table and flipping to the page about the LED screen, "I recall you just said, President Wang, the quoted price you gave me for the LED screen was fourteen thousand per square meter, right?"
President Wang eagerly replied, "Yes, what's the problem?"
Leaning back in his chair, Lu Li calmly asked, "I just asked you about spacing, and your answer was P1.5, correct?"
President Wang nodded, "Correct."
Lu Li smiled and said, word by word, "As far as I know, the current market price for P1.2 spacing is twenty thousand per square meter. According to your earlier promise to give me a price 30% below market, at fourteen thousand, you should have provided me with a P1.2 spacing screen, not a P1.5 spacing screen!"
Upon hearing this, President Wang was terrified, his entire face showing panic.
Generally, someone not in this industry might not know the specifications of LED screens.
Ordinarily, P1.5 and P2 are entry-level products, but P1.2 is different, considered relatively high-end.
So, what exactly is the difference between P1.5 and P1.2?
From the terms, the primary difference between P1.5 and P1.2 is the dot spacing, with P1.5 LEDs having a distance of 1.5 millimeters between lights, and P1.2 being 1.2 millimeters.
One is larger and one is smaller; this is their most straightforward difference. The difference in dot spacing can affect the overall resolution of the LED screen when pieced together, impacting the clarity of the image, because under the same display area, a P1.2 LED screen would certainly have more light beads than P1.5, leading to higher resolution, thus displaying a better quality and clarity of image when projected onto the screen with P1.2.
This is just about dot spacing.
In fact, the product structure and packaging differ.
Simply put, different materials are used.
To give an example, P1.2 is like an S-grade card, while P1.5, at most, is an A-grade card.
How could ordinary people understand this?
Lu Li, of course, didn't know either, but he had previously used his super hearing to eavesdrop on the detailed conversation between President Wang, Xiaoyu, and Deputy Manager Zhang, then memorized it. He not only searched detailed information on the computer but also consulted professionals in the technical department to get a rough idea.
What he understood went far beyond just LED screens, having gained insights into key equipment parameters and internal prices comprehensively, not just market quotes.
President Wang didn't expect Lu Li's understanding to be so thorough, as cold sweat poured more abundantly from his forehead, though he, anxious not to end up in jail, kept denying, "Leader Lu, maybe I made a mistake in product pricing, it should have been a P1.2 spacing product for you."
"Oh, really?" Lu Li smiled more brilliantly, turning over another page of the document, "Then what about the all-in-one broadcasting machine?"
President Wang's heartbeat grew more frantic yet still stubbornly said, "What about the all-in-one broadcasting machine?"
Lu Li slowly said, "The all-in-one broadcasting machine you sold me has 4-channel D-SDI input, 1080*1920 resolution, a usage area of twenty square meters, priced at twenty-four thousand, correct?"
President Wang, gritting his teeth, said, "Yes, is there a problem?"
Lu Li, with a calm face, stated, "From what I know, for similar products, Celestial Vision Communication's external quote is twelve thousand."
President Wang was ashen-faced, slumping back in his chair, speechless.
Lu Li continued, "With a price of twenty-four thousand, I could buy a better product from Celestial Vision Communication, like an all-in-one broadcasting machine with special effects, transitions, and virtual background keying."
President Wang lowered his head, utterly despondent, sitting there silently.
Lu Li didn't rush to execute his plan but continued to pick out substandard products.
"Your quoted price for the product display platform is eight hundred per square meter when the same product actually costs six hundred per square…"
"The monitor you quoted is fifty-six thousand, the actual same product costs thirty-nine thousand eight…"
"Long-focus camera base quote…"
In a little while, he listed over a dozen substandard products.
President Wang had completely stopped talking, merely lowering his head, unclear of what he was thinking.
After discussing those products, Lu Li gently tapped his index finger on the conference table, making a crisp "tap tap" sound.
He asked with great interest, "President Wang, if I publicize your usage of substandard products, what do you think will happen to Tianheng Manufacturing?"
"Don't!" President Wang quickly raised his head, his eyes filled with fear, "Don't publicize it!"
Of course, he knew what would happen if such a thing were publicized.
Tianheng Manufacturing would undoubtedly be labeled as a deceitful business, with its reputation completely tainted.
If that truly happened, would Tianheng Manufacturing still expect to have clients in the future? It would just be waiting to go bankrupt!
It can be said that Lu Li's words hit President Wang right in the weak spot!
Seeing the other party was scared, Lu Li nodded in satisfaction, "If you want me not to publicize this matter, that can be arranged, but…"
President Wang quickly said, "But what?"
Lu Li leaned forward slightly, speaking in a deep tone, "You must tell me why you did this!"
President Wang would never admit to colluding privately with Xiaoyu and Deputy Manager Zhang, as that would surely land him in jail.
He was still trying to cover up, "I... I did this because the company's performance was average, and I wanted to make some extra money."
Lu Li laughed out of anger, shaking his head, "Looks like you're not going to tell the truth."
President Wang stubbornly said, "I am telling the truth."
Lu Li sighed, "If that's the case, then I'll have to publicize this matter."
President Wang's lips moved several times, but in the end, he wasn't prepared to admit it.
Comparing the company's collapse and losing his job to going to jail, he would undoubtedly choose the former.
Even if the company went bankrupt, he could find another job.
If he went to jail, regardless of the sentence length, just having that tarnished record would make it difficult for him to find a job later.
As long as one isn't foolish, they would know what choice to make!
President Wang took a deep breath, preparing to tough it out, "I only wanted the company to make more money. If Leader Lu insists on publicizing it, I'll have to accept it."
Lu Li calmly looked at him, "Tianheng's boss appointed you as general manager, should have treated you well, right? Even if it leads to Tianheng's closure and significant losses for your boss, you don't care?"
President Wang tightly shut his mouth, staying silent.
Lu Li asked again, "You're not afraid of going to jail either?"
President Wang asked back, "Why would I go to jail? I just quoted higher product prices; that's being a deceitful businessman, at most a tainted reputation, why would I go to jail?"
Lu Li didn't answer this question but instead mentioned seemingly unrelated numbers, "A hundred thousand, eighty thousand, am I wrong?"
Hearing this, President Wang was shocked and quickly stood up, dumbfounded and slightly trembling as he spoke, "How… how did you know that?"
These two numbers were precisely the specific amounts he promised as kickbacks to Deputy Manager Zhang and Xiaoyu!
Lu Li gazed into his eyes, feigning profoundness, "I know far more than that, for example, you were supposed to meet me at eight-thirty, yet you delayed until nine o'clock to redo the quotation document. If I'm not mistaken, there should still be a copy of the original quote intended for me and various product introduction files in your car, rather than the temporarily made document I'm seeing now, with quotes and introductions together, right?"
Thump!
President Wang felt his legs weaken, suddenly collapsing onto the floor.
Unfortunately, he had just pushed his chair away, so he ended up sitting directly on the ground.
Despite the sharp pain in his tailbone, his heart was already overwhelmed with fear.
President Wang cared not for the pain, only looking at the enigmatic Leader Lu in front of him with an exceedingly frightened gaze.
These matters were thoroughly discussed between him, Deputy Manager Zhang, and Xiaoyu in the car; there was absolutely no way for word to have leaked!
Yet now Lu Li knew?
President Wang only felt a chill running down his back, inwardly wondering if this Leader Lu possessed some supernatural power, capable of divining these matters with a pinch of his calculations?