Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 637 Press Conference

That's right, the first generation of mobile communication equipment was named Weidong Mobile.

Fang Mu and the others expressed their understanding of 'Hongchang' as a brand. There are many foreign brands named after their founders, such as Chanel, LV, Givenchy, Dior and Ford.

But what is a 'cell phone'?
Is there this term in the Chinese dictionary?
Wang Weidong's explanation for this is, that thing is a machine, right?Can you hold it in your hand?
So there is nothing wrong with calling it a 'mobile phone'.

Well, he is the inventor of the 'mobile phone', even if he called this thing a 'hand hammer', Fang Mu would not give him a hard time.

Just like that, the name of "Mobile Phone" was determined, and through the publicity of the telephone company, it spread throughout the capital.

The capital city is noisy in the early morning. Early in the morning, people put on their canvas bags, ride their bicycles, and rush to the factory. Their riding skills are very good. people chatting.

The content of the chat is also varied, usually which bathhouse in the capital is the most comfortable, a tiger girl came to the workshop, and this month's subsidy increased by 2 cents and other trivial matters.

Ordinary people, they have to eat, drink, and scatter, and talk about ordinary things.

It's just that today, there is another new thing in the mundane things in their mouths.

"Hey, have you heard? The phone company is going to start selling mobile phones."

"Mobile phone? What is a mobile phone? An old hen with hands? Can it be eaten?"

"Eat, eat, eat, you know what to eat. That thing is much more expensive than an old hen. It is said that one set costs 500 yuan."

As soon as the 500 yuan was paid out, there was a lot of exclamation immediately. Those who were not good at driving, the handlebars swayed twice, almost hit the people next to them, and received a lot of blank stares.

However, they didn't hear the national scolding. After all, they were still immersed in shock, and the movement of rolling their eyes was made subconsciously.

500 yuan! The average salary of a worker in this era is less than 30 yuan. It takes more than a year without food or drink to afford a mobile phone.

What is this thing?It's so expensive.

All of a sudden, the name of the mobile phone came out of countless people's mouths, and countless bicycles turned around and drove towards the telephone exchange.

Even if you can't afford a mobile phone, you have to take a look at what that thing is, so that you can brag to the workers in the workshop.

In the workshop, the sky is big, the earth is big, and bragging is the biggest, especially here in Huangchenggen, where people have confidence and superiority, and everyone is good at bragging.

When Wang Weidong came to the telephone office with the comrades from the laboratory, the telephone office was already full of people. Countless people stood on their feet and looked into the telephone office.

That battle, my good fellow, is just like the one who robbed winter cabbage before.

There are even security officers next to them to maintain law and order,
Seeing the car from the Lanhua Automobile Factory approaching, the security officers hurriedly held their big iron horns and shouted loudly: "Everyone, make way, don't block the leader."

After shouting several times in a row, the people reluctantly stepped aside, and the car was able to drive into the telephone exchange.

Director Zhang and Engineer Liu of the telephone office had been waiting in the compound for a long time. When they saw the car stop, they hurried forward with smiles on their faces.

It's just that Director Zhang's smile hides a trace of confusion.

After the production work of the mobile phone is completed, it enters the 'sales' link.

Of course, in this era, there is no such thing as 'sales'.

According to the original idea of ​​the telephone bureau, after the telephone bureau purchases mobile phones at a price of 500 yuan each, the batch of mobile phones will be provided to the leading cadres in the neighborhood and comrades in some critical departments.

There is no need to sell at all.

But the director of the Lanhua Automobile Factory insisted that half of the first batch of [-] mobile phones be sold on the market.

For this method of operation, Director Zhang is very puzzled. The price of 500 yuan has made most ordinary people daunting.

Moreover, ordinary people do not need to use mobile phones at all. After all, at this time, landline telephones have not yet been popularized.

Wang Weidong insisted on selling mobile phones as commodities. As for the reason, he has no comment.

Director Zhang almost rolled his eyes at that time. No one would dare to talk to him like that, but he had the support of the ministry behind him, so he could only endure it.

"Director Liu, we are all ready and waiting for you now."

After shaking hands enthusiastically, under the guidance of Director Zhang, Wang Weidong led Fang Mu and the others into the front door of the telephone office through the back door.

Outside the telephone office is a row of gates, with as many as seven or eight rooms, for the convenience of residents to pay telephone bills.

At this time, the front of the door was temporarily remodeled, and the tables and cabinets were cleared out, turning into a spacious conference room with a temporary stage in front of the conference room.

If an uninformed person walks in, he would think that a drama is going to be performed here!

However, among the crowd, some knowledgeable people looked at Wang Weidong on the stage, and their expressions became intriguing.

They have been to Hong Kong City, and some companies in Hong Kong City like to take the product to the theater when releasing the product, and introduce the function and characteristics of the product to the audience in the public, so as to increase the popularity of the product and enhance the reputation of the product. sales.

By the way, those companies often invite some media reporters.
At this moment, they saw a group of reporters wearing the uniforms of national television reporters walk in, followed by a cameraman.

The appearance of reporters and cameramen made the originally boiling meeting place quiet down.

The crowd who were chatting vigorously fell silent instantly, like a radio that had been cut off.

The presence of journalists and photographers means that it may be on TV.

They sorted out their clothes one after another, and some of them secretly complained in their hearts that their mother-in-law was too lazy and was still wearing yesterday's dirty clothes.

Different from the excitement of the crowd, Director Zhang was even more amazed at Wang Weidong's energy.

The TV programs of this era are absolutely authoritative, and it is the dream of countless people to be able to show their faces on TV, including Director Zhang himself.

Moreover, the female reporter who took the lead is still the most famous one on the TV station. This interview may be on the news column broadcast in the evening.

Wang Weidong was not surprised by the appearance of the reporter. After all, in his previous report, he had already elaborated on the epoch-making significance of mobile phones.

The people above are far-sighted and will not ignore the development of mobile phones.

The female reporter went straight to the crude stage, smiled and nodded at Wang Weidong: "Comrade Liu Hongchang, today do you want me to call you Director Liu, or Director Liu?"

Director Liu is Wang Weidong's official position in the automobile factory.Director Liu is Wang Weidong's official position in the Orchid Laboratory.

Although the same person, different titles determine his identity is different.

In particular, this news program is to be broadcast to audiences across the country, with hundreds of millions of viewers.

Wang Weidong chuckled.Said: "I hope you can call me Comrade Liu Hongchang."

The female reporter "Comrade Liu Hongchang" savored for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she took a deep look at Wang Weidong.

Sure enough, it is a person who can do such a big thing, and his ideological consciousness is extraordinary.

While the two were talking, the cameraman had already set up the camera, and the director next to him sent a signal, indicating that it was time to start.

The female reporter also had a hot temper, so she didn't continue the chat, and said with a smile: "Then Comrade Liu Hongchang, let's start?"

Liu Hongchang nodded, stretched out his hand and beckoned to the side, signaling Fang Mu to bring up the phone.

The mobile phone was packed in a wooden box. The female reporter could only suppress her inner curiosity, picked up the microphone, and faced the camera.

"Hello, viewers and friends in front of the TV, I am now at the scene of the Lanhua Automobile Factory's product launch event."

"Everyone is familiar with the Lanhua Automobile Factory. The Lanhua Automobile Factory produced by them sells well at home and abroad, and has become a bright pearl in our industry."

"Today, Comrade Liu Hongchang from the Lanhua Automobile Factory brought a new product that they spent several years researching and researching—the mobile phone."

"What is a mobile phone? It's the first time I've heard of this name, and I'm just as confused as the audience."

"Now let us consult Comrade Liu Hongchang together."

While speaking, the female reporter put the microphone in front of Wang Weidong.

Facing the camera, Wang Weidong did not panic at all, and said in a slow voice: "Hello, everyone in front of the TV audience, I am the director of the Lanhua Automobile Factory and the director of the Lanhua Laboratory. I am here today to bring you A new invention that can change the way of life and production."

"The name of this invention is called a mobile phone. It is not edible. This may disappoint everyone, but it has many magical functions. Let us take a look at it now."

While talking, Wang Weidong slowly opened the wooden box. The telephone office worker who was hanging in mid-air received the signal, turned on the flashlight, and several bright beams of light shone into the box.

The audience at the scene gasped in unison, with extreme bewilderment on their faces.

I saw two brick-sized devices in the box. Unlike bricks, they have dense buttons on the surface and raised sticks on them.

This thing is a mobile phone, worth 500 yuan?This is the doubt of everyone present.

Even the female reporter, who knew what a mobile phone was for a long time, couldn't help but frown. With just these two bricks, people can be separated by thousands of miles, and they can talk without a phone line. Is it possible?

However, driven by her good professional ethics, she stepped forward with a smile on her face and said with a smile: "This is a mobile phone. Comrade Liu Hongchang, can you introduce its functions to me."

"of course can."

Wang Weidong picked up his mobile phone and dialed a series of numbers. After several beeps, another mobile phone rang.

"Hey, it's amazing, this thing is really a phone."

"Of course, the Orchid Laboratory is now the largest laboratory in China, can they produce those useless things?"

"Hush, keep your voice down, Liu Hongchang is going to show off his phone."

The scene fell silent for a moment. Under the gaze of the audience, Fang Mu slowly picked up the phone and pressed the hands-free button.

"Hey, did you hear that?"

"Hey, did you hear that?"

When Fang Mu's mobile phone heard a clear voice, there was warm applause at the scene.

The voice of this call is even clearer than that of a landline phone.

"As you have seen just now, a mobile phone does not need a phone line, as long as you dial the corresponding number, you can talk to another mobile phone."

After the applause subsided, Wang Weidong said slowly: "Moreover, the mobile phone is equipped with a battery and does not need an external power supply, which means that we can carry the mobile phone with us and exchange information with other people anytime, anywhere, regardless of distance. "

Hearing this, the eyes of those knowledgeable people in the venue lit up instantly.

With the development of the times, the role of information has become more and more obvious. Sometimes, obtaining new information one second earlier than others can win the final victory.

This has been proven on the battlefield.

In addition, with mobile phones, people's control range is wider and wider, and people thousands of miles away can use mobile phones to carry out work anytime, anywhere.

Although the price of the mobile phone is as high as 500 yuan, and the telephone company has to pay a lot of telephone charges every minute.

but.

Compared with those effects, it is still worth it.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene had reached a climax, Wang Weidong nodded towards Fang Mu.

Fang Mu walked up to the camera with his mobile phone, and said with a smile: "For only five hundred yuan, you can take home this Hongchang mobile phone that can make calls anytime and anywhere. The limited edition is [-] units. If you don't miss this opportunity, don't come again. Friends who need to buy can directly go to the telephone exchange, or call the sales hotline of our Lanhua Automobile Factory.”

When the female reporter heard this, she frowned slightly. Why did this man seem to be doing TV shopping.

In this era, TV shopping advertisements have appeared abroad, and female journalists, as media professionals, naturally know this.

But she didn't stop her either. After all, the recorded material still needs to be edited and reviewed in the later stage.

Moreover, female journalists are also interested in mobile phones.

After the recording was over, he handed over the microphone to his colleague and walked towards Wang Weidong with a smile: "Comrade Liu Hongchang, I wonder if I can buy a mobile phone?"

"Of course, this thing doesn't need an industrial ticket." Wang Weidong smiled warmly.

Bricks with a price of up to 500 yuan, even if they don't need an industrial ticket, few people can afford it.

The female reporter smiled.

Wang Weidong was keenly aware of her emotions, but he didn't explain too much.

After all, in later generations, when Big Brother first entered China, the price was as high as 2 yuan per unit.

Moreover, the Lanhua Automobile Factory is producing mobile phones specially supplied to Hong Kong City. As long as the base station in Hong Kong City is completed, it can be listed in Hong Kong City.

The price proposed by Wang Weidong is [-] Hong Kong dollars per piece.

In this era, 1 Hong Kong dollar can be exchanged for 0.8567 yuan. That is to say, to buy a Hongchang mobile phone in Hong Kong City, you need at least 7000 yuan.

In contrast, mobile phones in the mainland seem to be free of money.

Wang Weidong was worried about the possibility that some criminals might bring mobile phones purchased in the Mainland to Hong Kong for sale.

However, when the development of mobile phones and base stations was completed, he felt ridiculous about his original worries.

The frequency of base stations in the Mainland is different from that in Hong Kong City. As long as there is a little restriction in the mobile phone, the mobile phone in the Mainland will really become a brick when it is transported to Hong Kong City.

(End of this chapter)