Chapter 82: Meeting Bai Yueguang Again

With the last two days before school started, Lu Mingfei took some time to go to the largest local computer mall to buy a computer.

In fact, it is not a very good choice to buy a computer at this time, because August is the peak season for computer sales.

Many prospective college students who have just taken the college entrance examination and are about to enter university will buy new computers at this time.

Therefore, generally speaking, July and August are the times when computer accessories prices increase slightly.

The bosses of computer malls, with the mentality of making the most of every possible profit, put up signs in front of their doors saying so-called "affordable office configuration" and "ultimate gaming configuration."

What about processors with so many cores and threads, what about aerospace and military-grade motherboards? The prefixes are exaggerated, but in fact, they are just clearing out stocks at high prices.

However, since Lu Mingfei really needs a computer now, and online shopping is not very popular these days, he can only go to the computer mall for a look.

You don't even need to look at the stores on the first floor of Computer City.

Firstly, the storefront fees here are basically ridiculously high, and the pricing itself is higher than that on the second and third floors; secondly, there are students and parents everywhere who come to buy computers, and they don’t have to worry about having no business. Once they see that you are knowledgeable, they will definitely not want to do business with you.

If you want to find a relatively less deceptive one, you can only look upstairs.

Compared to the first floor, which was packed with customers, the second floor had fewer customers. But there were still quite a few people.

Lu Mingfei tried asking a few stores first, but the prices they offered were all outrageous, with the cheapest one being more than double the original price, which made Lu Mingfei smack his lips.

So it makes sense that some industries are declining.

By the time Lu Mingfei was in college, the business of the computer mall had declined significantly. Many merchants blamed the impact of various e-commerce platforms on the physical industry, which made them unable to make a living.

But they never thought about how they cheated before the product prices became transparent.

Merchants take advantage of information asymmetry and cheat consumers out of their money. Over time, consumers will naturally lack trust in merchants.

After all, no one's money falls from the sky.

I asked several merchants in a row, and the prices given by all merchants were almost the same. It seems that most of the merchants in a computer mall are also colluding with each other. There will be a common bargaining.

"Forget it, I'll ask my senior brother and Lao Lei if they have any acquaintances who sell computers."

Lu Mingfei sighed and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​getting a computer.

Anyway, if you just want to log into QQ, you can do it with your mobile phone nowadays.

Originally, he wanted to spend four or five thousand yuan to buy a computer with E6300+7600GT configuration. He could accept a premium of less than 10%.

Now it seems that any merchant with a 50% premium can be called a conscientious merchant.

Lu Mingfei was about to take the elevator downstairs, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly saw an acquaintance.

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

It’s Chen Wenwen.

Lu Mingfei wondered if every girl he knew had her own wardrobe filled with clothes that suited her style.

Otherwise, why does he have a different filter every time he appears?

For example, Su Xiaoqiang, she is a mixed-race, with a rather aggressive look, and a style that is as bright as a gun. So every time she appears, the clothes she wears are as visually impactful as she is, sharp and austere, as if she can outshine everything around her.

Another example is the good girl Liu Miaomiao. Although she wears different clothes every time you meet her, they can perfectly highlight her cleverness and cleverness. She is quiet and kind, and does not fight or compete, but she can still attract other people's attention. She takes a different approach from Su Xiaoqiang, taking the approach of using softness to overcome hardness.

Chen Wenwen is like everyone’s fantasy first love. Her clothing style is mostly white and her style rarely changes.

But even though she was dressed so simply, it was always easy for people to notice her in the crowd.

It was like a ray of white moonlight suddenly shining down.

Although this white moonlight came from Lu Mingfei's previous life, white moonlight always has a certain lethality to men.

Lu Mingfei put his hands in his pockets and continued walking forward, while keeping an eye on Chen Wenwen. Chen Wenwen was standing in front of the counter where he had just asked for the price, holding a white notebook.

Standing behind the counter was a middle-aged man in his forties, the owner of the store.

"Is Chen Wenwen going to buy a computer?" Lu Mingfei thought.

In fact, Lu Mingfei really wanted to tell Chen Wenwen that the things sold in this store were quite shabby.

He just asked how much the E6300 discs cost, and the other party directly quoted 3000.

However, this thought only flashed through Lu Mingfei's mind.

The main reason was that he was not very familiar with Chen Wenwen, and they had only met once at Open Mind. He did not have much position to interfere with Chen Wenwen.

Moreover, the fact that Chen Wenwen came to buy a laptop means that she must be in great need of it now.

In Lu Mingfei's impression, Chen Wenwen's family conditions are actually pretty good, but she never shows off her spending, which shows that she is also a girl who spends money in moderation.

As Lu Mingfei got closer to Chen Wenwen, he could hear clearly what the computer store owner said:
"Now the entire product line is upgraded and discounted, and is on sale. If you buy now, you can also participate in various preferential activities."

Promotions?

This is actually a kind of rhetoric, using the rhetoric of holding an event to attract customers to stop. Generally, this kind of event is to give you an office mouse and a membrane keyboard, which costs only a few dollars, and makes you feel that you have made a profit.

Lu Mingfei unconsciously stopped behind Chen Wenwen and listened to his boss' nonsense.

"Student, you bought the computer mainly for your own use?"

Lu Mingfei, who had been to computer malls and game malls every day in his previous life, knew that the merchants were asking about demand at this step. By targeting the main users, they could formulate recommendation strategies.

A familiar voice came from another world, "Yes."

Generally speaking, the boss will then ask the customer what configuration he needs. On the surface, it is to ask the customer's needs, but in fact it is to secretly understand the customer's level of computer knowledge.

If you reveal yourself to be a newbie at this time.

Then congratulations, you will receive a grand slam gift package from a merchant in Computer City.

As expected, the boss then asked Chen Wenwen what the configuration of the computer she was currently using was, and Chen Wenwen was indeed embarrassed at this stage.

The boss raised his lips, smiled slightly, and suddenly became enthusiastic.

"Then why don't you take a look at this computer of ours? It has a white body, a beautiful appearance, and is also small and light, very suitable for you girls. It's NEC brand, a first-line brand, and the quality is absolutely good. The processor is also from the international giant AMD, using the latest nano-level technology..."

The boss talked a lot of nonsense, which made Chen Wenwen stunned.

Seeing that Chen Wenwen was still hesitating, the boss used his ultimate move again.

"If you are not confident about the quality of the product, rest assured that all computers purchased in our store will be provided with a two-year warranty. If there is any problem with the computer within two years, you can bring it to us."

When the boss saw Chen Wenwen’s wavering expression, he felt that this deal was done again.

These student girls are the easiest to deceive. They don't understand computers, and nine out of ten times you can get the deal done by just uttering a few professional terms.

Finally, I sold the money-losing goods that had been piling up in the warehouse.

The boss was immersed in the joy of successfully ripping off his customers.

Chen Wenwen hesitated for a long time, wavering in her heart. Just as she was about to say "Let's choose this computer", a hand suddenly pressed over from behind.

"NEC's LaVie U series? It's not a Duron processor, is it?"

Lu Mingfei walked up to Chen Wenwen, glanced at her surprised expression, and then looked at the boss behind the counter.

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(End of this chapter)