Chen Jinling, the "prince of mobile phones" who once created the myth of wealth in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, has now reappeared in people's field of vision and is nicknamed "the king of copycat machines".
Once an inspirational idol and a model for young entrepreneurs, but now he has ended up so miserably, why did Chen Jinling's process of upgrading from a poor boy to a super-rich man change?
It's a thought-provoking story that explores the truth behind our success and the truths we overlook.
Chen Jinling was born into a poor rural family, and his parents hoped that through his studies, they could help him change his fate.
Although Chen Jinling did not care about his studies and always skipped classes and fights, his parents have always tried their best to guide him to value education. However, Chen Jinling did not understand this and still insisted on his own ideas.
In desperation, his parents had no choice but to let him go to a distant city to work. Chen Jinling was very happy about this, he packed his bags and followed a relative south to Shenzhen.
That year, Chen Jinling was not yet 18 years old, and he began his journey to the end of the world alone. Although he didn't know exactly what his dream was at that time, maybe he just wanted to get out of poverty, as for other things, he didn't think much about it.
In Shenzhen, Chen Jinling was pleasantly surprised to find that his parents had quietly stuffed him with a large stack of 100-yuan bills. For others, it may be just a small amount of money, but Chen Jinling has lived a poor life since he was a child, so he understands the weight of this money, which represents the family's expenses for many years.
With a heavy amount of money in his hand, Chen Jinling was full of emotion and deeply moved in his heart, he understood the hard work of his parents, and he was also determined to make a career in the tide of reform and opening up.
After being introduced by relatives, Chen Jinling realized that Shenzhen is a place where wealth can be created, especially Huaqiangbei, which attracts many young people. There are countless wealth legends here, and everyone aspires to become the top rich.
Of course, Chen Jinling also had such a dream.
Although Chen Jinling now looks like a poor young man, and it seems that achieving the goal of crossing classes is still a distant dream, he still has ambition and believes that if he is willing to put in the effort, he will one day be able to accumulate a lot of wealth.
Without much social experience and options, he eventually found a job at a mobile phone store in Huaqiangbei. Because he is still young and not old enough, he can only work as a temporary worker, without any benefits, and can only rely on a meager salary to pay rent.
He knows that he has nothing now, he can't be anxious, and he can't become a big fat man in one bite, he needs to slowly familiarize himself with the business and gradually improve himself.
Who would have thought that this mediocre-looking teenager would be able to show the demeanor of a billionaire behind that one-meter counter, and even won the title of "Prince of Mobile Phones". So, what exactly made him go from poverty to success?
Huaqiangbei, China's first electronic street, a prosperous place for mobile phone repair and sales technology. During his apprenticeship in a mobile phone shop, Chen Jinling realized that he couldn't make a lot of money by making small fights, so he decided to give it a go, and with his keen thinking and flexible mind, he mastered the skills of mobile phone repair and sales.
At this point, he had the ambition to open his own shop.
How to find your foothold in the mobile phone market? Chen Jinling thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to try to run a copycat machine. In the domestic mobile phone market, whenever a new mobile phone is launched, there will always be a variety of copycat machines to follow.
Because the copycat is more accessible to the people than the original mobile phone, it has a high vitality in the market. So, Chen Jinling decided to seize this opportunity, took out loans, rented stores, purchased goods, and finally opened his own mobile phone store.
Despite some challenges, Chen Jinling successfully solved various problems in the early stage of entrepreneurship with his excellent innovation ability and tenacity to withstand pressure. Not only did he find a way to make money quickly, but he also jumped from a small mobile phone store to a mobile phone business.
And the small mobile phone store where he used to work has now become a tool for him to make money.
Chen Jinling was keenly aware of a bigger business opportunity, and he could not only sell mobile phones, but also provide after-sales services. If he can control the entire production line, he will be able to make more profits.
Therefore, he immediately took action and started his own mobile phone factory while the iron was hot. In this way, his industrial chain becomes complete and complete, and there are no middlemen who can earn the difference.
All the profits went straight into Chen's pocket, and he easily realized his dream of becoming wealthy with his flexible business acumen.
Chen Jinling, a business leader in Huaqiangbei, stands on the cusp of the times and moves forward bravely. With a keen sense of business, he successfully counterattacked, turning from a poor rural youth to a "mobile phone prince", and deduced a legend of the rich party.
His success story has become an idol for young entrepreneurs, inspiring them to start as an apprentice at a mobile phone counter with the dream of becoming super-rich.
When Chen Jinling's career was in full swing, he also met the soul mate of his life, a young woman full of charm and connotation. She has just graduated from university, but she has business intelligence and a unique entrepreneurial concept that surpasses her peers, all of which make Chen Jinling deeply admire, and considers her a "malleable talent".
As a young rich man with a net worth of more than 100 million, Chen Jinling has undoubtedly become the first choice of this outstanding woman.
Chen Jinling and his wife fell in love at first sight, the two attracted each other, and soon they were together. They experienced the beauty of love, and Chen Jinling married her into the family. Married life is full of sweetness and abundance, and the wife is able to show her charm not only in high society, but also in the kitchen to cook delicious meals.
She gave birth to a pair of lovely and beautiful daughters for Chen Jinling, and cleaned up every corner of the house neatly and brightly. In her career, Chen Jinling handed over the company's affairs to her, and she was able to handle it in an orderly manner, even better than him.
Chen Jinling is a veritable winner in life, with a successful career and a happy family, which is the envy of many people. However, the market competition is unpredictable, and those who climb too high to adapt and adjust in time will end up falling badly.
Chen Jinling is a typical example.
In 2010, Apple's mobile phone performed well in the Chinese market, and its market share soared, which put Chen Jinling, who specializes in copycat machines, under pressure. After all, copying an Apple phone is not an easy task, not only is it technically difficult, but it is also quite costly.
With the passage of time, smartphones are becoming more and more popular and loved by people. Major mobile phone brands have joined the first war, which has made the copycat machine, which is known for its best advantage, lose its market competitiveness.
In the blink of an eye, Huaqiangbei's copycat machine has become a forgotten past.