Era: I have a two-world door

Chapter 573: Even if I sell it, I can’t afford the compensation

"this is for you!"

Wang Qingsong took out one of the mobile phones and handed it to the other party.

Originally, he was planning to use a small cell phone for himself and Du Wanting, after all, this big mobile phone took up too much space.

But think about it and forget it.

This thing can sometimes also serve as a promotional tool.

Du Wanting held the thing curiously and said, "What is this? A calculator? There's no screen!"

"Phone! A mobile phone. You can call it a cell phone. The 'machine' is not the 'chicken or duck' 'machine'!"

Wang Qingsong gave a reminder.

Then he showed her how to use it: "Look, press this keypad and there will be a sound, press the green one to make a call."

The call charge is set at HK$1.5 per minute.

He directly set the maximum time limit to 99999 minutes.

As he dialed the number, another phone rang.

Wang Qingsong went over and picked it up.

"Put it here on your ear, yes, like this."

After giving some instructions, he walked away.

When he got far enough away, he pressed the answer button and shouted into the phone with a smile, "Hello, can you hear me?"

This is the second generation system and it won't have as much noise as the first generation.

Du Wanting stood there, waiting with the phone in hand.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from inside, which surprised her: "This... is this a phone?"

"Yes! This is the phone. How is it?"

After Wang Qingsong finished speaking, he walked over.

Turn off the phone.

He smiled and said, "How is it? Not bad, right?"

Du Wanting was pleasantly surprised when she saw this: "This... of course it's good! It's amazing. Isn't this similar to a car walkie-talkie?"

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded: "Yes! It's almost the same in the hospital, but the car walkie-talkies are basically public channels. If you need to contact a specific person, you need to find the other party's frequency. In this case, you only need to know the number.

The signal range is a bit small. The signal is very good within 5 kilometers, but the farther the distance, the worse it is. There is basically no signal at all beyond kilometers.

He only has one base station and cannot do relay.

However, given the location of the factory, it covers half of Hong Kong Island.

There is no way to connect to the areas of Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and North District near Shenzhen, unless a base station is set up in the mountains.

However, this would be very troublesome and the distance would need to be measured before construction.

Once the area covers the mainland, it can be detected there and may cause disputes.

But it is sufficient in Kowloon and Central.

Du Wanting nodded slightly when she heard this: "That's incredible! Can this phone be used to call home?"

Wang Qingsong hummed: "Sure, you need a converter, which is equivalent to using a phone to make a call. This will take some time, but with this, if you are not near the phone, you can get in touch.

I'll get to it when I have time."

It would be more convenient if we could sign a contract with the telephone company.

Du Wanting held the phone and hummed, then asked, "Is this the new thing you were talking about?"

Wang Qingsong hummed: "Yes! But the equipment here needs maintenance, I haven't found the right person yet, and ordinary people can't come in here, so it can't be announced to the public for the time being.

But for now, I can use it for my family.”

Seeing this, Du Wanting asked, "How much is this? It must be expensive, right?"

"Yes! This one costs HK$24000. The initial subscription fee is HK$12000, the monthly rent is HK$300, and the call fee is HK$1.5 per minute."

These prices are converted into US dollars.

Hearing the price, Du Wanting took a breath.

"So expensive? This is enough to buy a house in Kowloon. In the suburbs near the mountains, you can buy 700 to 800 square feet, right? Will anyone buy it?"

If I get all of it, it’s enough to buy a house.

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded: "Well, that's about right! Don't worry, there will definitely be one."

This thing just came out and it was not meant for ordinary people to use.

In 87, the final price in the mainland was: sales price of 12000 yuan, initial installation fee of 6000 yuan and monthly rental fee of 150 yuan, which was less than yuan.

What could you do with 20,000 yuan in the 1980s?

In the 1980s, people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan were envied by everyone.

Of course, this is not particularly rare in places like Shenzhen, after all, it has been reformed and opened up for several years.

But for other cities that are not open, it is very rare.

The same is true for Sijiucheng.

He remembered that in 87, the price of housing in the old city was 500 per square meter, and that was for apartments.

Small houses like those in courtyard houses are cheaper.

So things like mobile phones are not meant for ordinary people to use at all.

Du Wanting clicked her tongue when she heard this. "Such a high price, I guess only the boss can afford it."

"This is originally for bosses to use. For those big bosses, tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars are naturally nothing. Besides, anyone who doesn't have a mobile phone will lose face."

This made Du Wanting laugh: "What you said seems to make sense! After all, sometimes the boss is in the car, if there is any emergency, you can call directly to communicate.

Even if they only use it once a year, it’s enough for them.”

Wang Qingsong nodded and said to her, "Remember the phone number. My number is 13512345678, and your number ends with 79."

He was originally planning to make a few 8s or something like that, but he tried it.

This is very troublesome to use when pressing the buttons.

You have to count in your mind and don’t press the wrong button.

As for those nice numbers, he planned to keep them.

Du Wanting nodded after hearing this: "Well, this is also easy to remember."

Wang Qingsong thought for a moment and said, "Look, what we need, and don't get too much, otherwise it won't be useful. Oh, by the way, your parents, your brother, and Li Sichen all need these.

If anyone asks, just say it's a test product of the company. We don't know when it will be on the market.

But there is one thing! This thing must be protected!"

He didn't want anyone to steal his stuff and then copy it.

Although it cannot be imitated in the short term, it is still better to be on the safe side.

Hearing this, Du Wanting thought for a moment and said, "Forget it then! My dad and mom don't need to give it to you. You can find one for Li Sichen. If my dad and the others need it, we can talk about it then!"

Wang Qingsong thought about it and realized that there was not much connection between him and the other party.

So he agreed: "Okay! It's up to you. I'll install another one for Achen later. Then the three of us can keep in touch frequently. This one needs to be charged, so you can take a few batteries and use them interchangeably. If it doesn't work, I'll get you another one."

Du Wanting clicked her tongue when she heard this: "You are too extravagant, how much does it cost?"

"Hey, it's for my wife, so who cares how much it costs! Right! The cost! It's about $1500! But the base station and these systems cost a lot of money."

Nor can we say too little.

This price seems to be Motorola's cost price.

Of course, as technology upgrades, the cost will become lower and lower.

Even so, Du Wanting was surprised: "The profit is so high?"

"High? I think it's okay! I think it's not a huge profit unless it's ten times higher."

"That's not high! Don't forget, there are still phone charges for making phone calls! This shouldn't cost that much!"

Wang Qingsong smiled when he heard this: "Not bad! By the way, go and apply to the Hong Kong government, otherwise you won't be able to sell this thing."

It is a communication system after all.

A little sensitive.

This application will definitely take a long time in Hong Kong Island, but he believes that it is not a big problem. This is Hong Kong Island and the problem can be solved with money.

We should take advantage of this time to open the factory.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain the origin of the mobile phone. A small number of prototypes is not a big problem.

Du Wanting hummed and said, "Okay! Where's the information? I'll go and discuss it."

Wang Qingsong was naturally prepared long ago.

I went to the machine and handed her the information, which was what could be found on the Internet later, with the important parts cut out.

The information is hundreds of pages thick.

Du Wanting took it, looked at it, then put it away and said with a smile, "Okay, I see. By the way, the calculator is pretty good. We have sold more than 40 units. Many companies are waiting and watching, so they buy a small amount to try out first. The same is true for the agents.

However, the Japanese company agent was very active and courageous, insisting on purchasing goods from Japan, but the agency price was unacceptable to them. "

Wang Qingsong hummed: "Okay, I understand. There's no rush on Hong Kong Island."

After all, this thing has just come out, and if no one has tried it, it would be hard to be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.

However, the behavior of the Japanese was beyond his expectations.

"What discount do the devils want?"

"They asked for a 25% discount right away, and if you buy in bulk, they'll give you an even lower price. But from the way they sounded, it seems like they want a lot of stuff."

Wang Qingsong thought about it after hearing this and shook his head: "Don't worry about them. If they want it, take it. If they don't want it, forget it."

Calculators are time-limited.

It will only be popular in the next few years, but it will soon be developed and the price will drop sharply.

Especially the price reduction brought about by advances in semiconductor technology.

But it takes time after all.

And how big is the market on the Japanese side?

The focus is on Europe and the United States.

If the quantity there is particularly large, it can be considered.

There is no need for that on the Japanese side.

The main reason is that he doesn't want the Japanese to make too much money.

If the global shipbuilding industry in Japan was not more developed, he would not want to order ships from them.

Seeing that he was so persistent, Du Wanting did not try to persuade him.

Moreover.

Chinese people are inherently resistant to the Japanese, not to mention that the Du family experienced the Battle of Shanghai.

Seeing that nothing else was happening, Wang Qingsong said, "Okay, there's nothing else to do. I have something else to do here. I need to connect the landline phone system."

Seeing this, Du Wanting agreed.

The two of them fiddled with the phone for a while, figuring out how to use it and what to pay attention to.

Then he took a set of charging equipment, asked how to use it, and then left the building.

After people leave.

Wang Qingsong pondered for a while with his mobile phone in his hand, then picked up the phone on the table and called Song Wenqing.

The other party was not there, so he asked Song Wenqing to come to the factory and then hung up the phone.

Of course, I would give Song Wenqing a call.

As for whether it will be taken to the mainland for research, he doesn't care.

Then I started to study the problem of the telephone line, and after it was fixed, I could make calls to the landline.

After waiting for more than half an hour, I finally heard the sound of a car horn outside.

Wang Qingsong came to the window and looked, and it was Song Wenqing.

I went to the phone and called the door, and let the other party in.

He took a phone, put on a mask, locked the door and left.

……

"Mr. Li, do you have something to talk to me about?"

After coming down, I saw Song Wenqing.

Wang Qingsong smiled and handed him something, saying, "This is for you. It will be convenient for you to contact me later."

Song Wenqing felt strange when he took the thing.

"what is this?"

"Phone~"

"Telephone?"

Song Wenqing was confused for a moment.

Seeing this, Wang Qingsong picked up his mobile phone and called the number written on it.

After a while, the phone in Song Wenqing's hand rang.

Song Wenqing stood there in a daze, feeling puzzled.

After all, I don't know what this is.

"Press this to connect."

Wang Qingsong naturally demonstrated it himself and answered the phone.

Then he came to the side and smiled at Song Wenqing: "Like this? Talk to the phone!"

Song Wenqing put it next to his ear as shown.

Then I heard a voice coming from inside: "Can you hear me? Hello, it's me, Li Kai."

Song Wenqing looked at Wang Qingsong not far away. The voice just now was very loud, so of course he heard it. He heard both voices.

After realizing what was happening, he quickly agreed: "Hey, I'm here! I can hear you."

"Well, I'm glad you can hear me."

Wang Qingsong hung up the phone, walked over and said with a smile: "I'll give this to you. It will be more convenient for us to contact you in the future. This way, I won't be unable to find you when I need to."

Song Wenqing held the thing curiously for a while: "Is this... a phone? It doesn't need a phone line?"

"Yes! Have you seen it?"

Song Wenqing shook his head: "I haven't seen it, but I know that the Soviet Union has a palm-sized phone that can be put in the hand, but it is only open to the military and politicians, and they have to be of a certain level."

Wang Qingsong was not surprised at all.

After all, Russia was the first to research and use it, but it has not been popularized among the people.

But that mobile phone has many disadvantages.

And it is only for internal use, after all, the cost is too high.

But he didn't expect that Song Wenqing had also heard of it.

Then he smiled and said, "You can study it, but don't break it. This one is a gift, but you will have to buy the next one yourself."

Song Wenqing was surprised when he heard this.

How does he know that this thing will be studied?
And aren’t you afraid of them researching it?
Wang Qingsong guessed what he meant, but didn't say it.

If we want to imitate this thing, we really don’t have the technology in mainland China, or we don’t know how to do it.

The main reason why the mainland does not do this is because they do not trust the safety of this thing. Just like the Russian side, ordinary people cannot afford it.

"Oh, by the way, try not to lose this thing, it costs tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars each! It's just for contacting me, and it may become more common in the future, but it will take some time before that happens."

Song Wenqing looked at the thing in his hand and his eyes widened.

"It's just a small thing, but it costs tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars! This... let's just forget it! If it gets broken and I'm sold, I can't afford the compensation!"

I really can't afford the compensation even if I sell him!
"It's okay. As long as it doesn't get soaked in water or get violently damaged, it's generally not easy to break. If it breaks, it can be repaired. Since I've given it to you, I won't ask you for money if it breaks!"

Wang Qingsong said nonchalantly.

Then he took the thing and said to him, "I'll teach you how to use it."

Teach him there.

After a long while, he was sure that he had taught it, and then he said, "There's nothing else to do. You can take it with you. If you need anything, call me. Here's my number."

Write him your number.

Only then did Song Wenqing carefully take his things and leave the factory.

(End of this chapter)