Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zeng Wangcai still underestimated how bold the first person would be. The 1110 s he prepared were simply not enough. After the ceremony, a long queue immediately formed in front of the store.

About three dozen foreigners qualified, and they had to spend $5000 to get a mobile phone that could only be used in a part of the city.

Is 5000 USD expensive?

Zeng Wangcai thought it was not expensive. When Motorola was launched on the market, the price was 4000 US dollars. However, that brick-like Motorola phone could only provide talk time for half an hour and weighed pound.

None of this is important. What is important is that Zeng Wangcai knows that these foreigners buy mobile phones not for making calls, but for research.

Not to mention US$5000, even if it’s US$50000, it’s not expensive.

"Wow, that's 15 foreign exchange..." Wu Huafeng looked at the foreign reporters queuing up, feeling mixed emotions, "You are so brave, they actually bought..."

"Hahaha, wow hahaha..." Liu Yong suddenly laughed like the villain in the play, and laughed for more than ten seconds before stopping. "This guy always makes use of everything he can to the extreme. Do you think he invited foreign journalists here just for publicity? He had already planned to let these foreigners buy mobile phones. He asked for 10,000 yuan, but after researching it, we felt that 10,000 yuan was too much, so we cut it in half.

"Now it seems that we were wrong and he was right. Let alone 10,000 yuan, foreigners would be willing to buy it even if it was more expensive."

"It's okay. You're right to worry." Zeng Wangcai took the initiative to smooth things over for Liu Yong. "Although selling them mobile phones is a one-time deal, the price is too high. They can't raise the money right away. 5000 is just right."

"Now I believe that Wangcai has the ability to develop this industry." Wu Huafeng nodded and said, "Wangcai, continue with what you said just now. I will listen to and believe everything you say. I will do my best to cancel the installation fee for landline phones, but you have to explain the tricks and principles behind it to me."

"Okay, I'll tell you!" Zeng Wangcai pulled the two of them aside, took out cigarettes and passed them around, "Let's have a cigarette. This is a long story. I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart. Some parts may be difficult to understand, so just bear with me.

"I think communications and transportation are the two industries that need to be developed first. Moreover, as an investor, we cannot ask for too much money from the industry in the early stages of development. Why should we develop communications and transportation? Transportation is easy to understand. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads..."

Zeng Wangcai’s theory is actually not new, nor is it advanced. If there is no transportation and communication for economic development, then there is no point in development.

"There is still a market for landline phones, which can be developed for some time, and will not be replaced by wireless communications in the future." Zeng Wangcai continued, "With our plan and development speed, it will take a long time for signal base stations to cover a sufficient area, but landline phones are different, they have a foundation..."

"Haha, I really learned a lot today..." Wu Huafeng listened very carefully, and only woke up when his fingers were burned by the cigarette butt. "Your topic is very big, but I will definitely do it well. Just like Wangcai said, self-employed people all have telephones, and communication is possible, so there will be more buying and selling opportunities."

"You are a man of high character and integrity. I have a new respect for you." Zeng Wangcai praised sincerely.

"No, no, no, Wangcai, you have a long-term vision..." Wu Huafeng said modestly.

"I think you two are like a little flatterer meeting an old flatterer. Isn't that corny?"

"..."

......

Jiangdao, Queen's Road, the original Wuling Motors store, is now the second largest comprehensive physical shopping mall on the island.

The shopping mall in Victoria mainly sells fashion clothes, has a cinema, food and so on, plus a pier to Prince Island.

It’s different here. Here we mainly focus on emerging industrial products, such as cars, computers, etc.

To put it simply, most women like to go to Victoria Harbour, most men like to go to Queen's Road, and as for the poor... Temple Street has everything.

"Brother Yangzi, now I understand that Brother Cai is really awesome." Bao Anpai said to the dark-skinned Lin Huyang who was sitting with his legs crossed, "Look at the land in Jiangdao now. The price changes every day. We don't actually have to do anything. We can make a fortune just by buying land. We can't spend it all in ten lifetimes."

"Your brother Cai is smarter than us." Lin Huyang took out his phone and took a look, then started playing Snake. "We just need to be obedient. Is that guy named Calvin here?"

"He's going to Jiangdao today, and he'll probably come find us tomorrow!" Bao Anpai replied, "As for business, I'll come and talk. I don't know why Brother Cai asked you to come."

"Haha, the only purpose of my coming here is to fight." Lin Huyang's snake hit the wall. He put away his phone and laughed, "Your brother Cai said that the mobile phone market is too big. I guess the Americans won't be cowards this time. Besides, it's not a good thing to be silent for too long."

"Brother Cai is coming to Jiangdao?" the security guard asked in surprise.

"It will be soon, but Jiang Dao will definitely not come. He will only go to Wangye Island."

"Almost. I'm going to Wangye Island to meet him..."

Bao Anpai missed Zeng Wangcai a lot after not seeing him for some time.

The Peninsula Hotel, Presidential Suite.

A white man with gray hair was pacing in the room, with a young man who was probably in his thirties beside him.

Both of them are Calvins. The older one is called Paul and the younger one is called Miller. They are both from Motorola and Paul is one of the founders.

"Uncle!" Miller was sitting on the sofa. Seeing that the old uncle was about to get dizzy, he couldn't help but say, "Can you sit down and be quiet for a while? Turning in circles won't solve the problem."

Old Paul sat down with a frown on his face, shaking his head and sighing.

Motorola was founded by him. Over the past fifty years, he has experienced many ups and downs, constantly adjusted the direction of the company, and finally decided on communications.

In this regard, they have done a really good job. There are unlimited possibilities in the future, and Paul is full of confidence in the future.

But this confidence was shattered a few days ago by a new mobile phone that suddenly appeared.

"We have invested in 8000X for six or seven years, and it is about to succeed." Old Paul sighed, "But at this time, Huayao came out, how can I not be anxious? With Huayao, our future is dark, we have no hope of defeating Huayao. This mobile phone is not a product that should appear in this era.

"Our only hope is to obtain Mr. Morgan's investment and use the influence of the Morgan family to see how to impress this genius of Dongda..."

The $5000 mobile phone that Zeng Wangcai threw out almost devastated the old man. Compared with 1110, what they are developing now can't even be called a mobile phone.

At this time, a white-haired butler came out from the inner room: "Gentlemen, please follow me. The master will see you when he has time."