strictlysupreme Chapter 249 The Big Brother Mobile Phone Goes on Sale 1
Chapter 249 The Big Brother Mobile Phone Goes on Sale 1
However, before Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing officially began to deal with the Xu Group, they did another big thing that shocked the entire Hong Kong Island.
Before the Lunar New Year, Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing split the originally planned Oriental Mobile Company into two companies.
One of them is called China Eastern Mobile, which mainly works on mobile networks. The application for building mobile signal base stations needs to be submitted to the government, requiring a strong background, extensive connections, and a good reputation in Hong Kong. Gu Jinxing handled all of this, something Shen Wancheng couldn't achieve with her current reputation and connections.
Therefore, Gu Jinxing owns 60% of the shares in China Eastern Mobile, while Shen Wancheng owns 40%.
The other company, Dongfang Technology, mainly deals in the research and development and sales of mobile phones, often referred to as "Big Brother" phones. The shareholding structure of this company is reversed: Shen Wancheng owns 60%, and Gu Jinxing owns 60%.
Some might say that Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing are a married couple, and their assets after marriage are joint assets, so why should they be divided into percentages?
But don't forget that Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing signed a prenuptial agreement before marriage, which stipulated that Gu Jinxing would bear all household expenses after marriage, but that the income earned by the couple after marriage would be their respective property.
Therefore, even though these two companies were jointly established by Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing, the shareholding ratios are still clearly defined.
Within two months before and after the Lunar New Year, all mobile base stations covering the entire Hong Kong Island were completed.
Meanwhile, the first mobile phone was also developed. The first batch of 3 mobile phones was completed and all passed inspection. After a week of call testing, the release date of the mobile phone was finally set for March 1st.
December 1981, 3.
In the plaza in front of a building in Central, a giant stage was covered with a red carpet, with ten-meter-high billboards on both sides bearing eye-catching slogans.
The Eastern Big Brother, connecting all directions.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing arrived at the building's rest area. As the CEOs of their respective companies, they were going to attend the launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the mobile phone together today.
Shen Wancheng is six months pregnant, and her belly is very big. Even though she is wearing a dress that covers her belly, you can still see that her belly is very prominent. The weather in Hong Kong Island is not hot yet, so Shen Wancheng is also wearing a black suit jacket over her dress.
Although Shen Wancheng had a big belly, she hadn't gained much weight, so she still looked neat and capable.
Shen Wancheng didn't wear much makeup today, just a simple lipstick.
However, due to her pregnancy, her skin is now in excellent condition, radiant and translucent, making her already delicate features even more beautiful.
Even without heavy makeup, she seemed to be enveloped in a warm halo, making it impossible to look away.
Even though Gu Jinxing spent every day with Shen Wancheng, he would gaze at her for a few minutes every morning when he woke up, finding it incredibly pleasing to the eye.
Today, Gu Jinxing was still wearing his unchanging suit. He stood with Shen Wancheng, and every now and then people would look at them with admiration and envy.
By 9 a.m., all the reporters Gu Jinxing had contacted in advance had arrived, and many ordinary citizens had already gathered in the square.
Seeing such a large gathering, the citizens were all whispering and discussing among themselves.
A portable phone? That's ridiculous!
"There's definitely something fishy going on."
"I also think it's unreliable. Telephones are already amazing, but the principle is understandable, since there's a wire connecting them. But mobile phones, you can just hold something in your hand and make a call? I don't believe it."
"I don't believe it either. If I said I could talk to my daughter in another district right here, people would think I'm crazy."
"But I heard that Li Shaojie is coming today. He can't be lying, can he?"
"That's true, he has no reason to lie."
In the rest area, Cheng Ming handed a survey report to Gu Jinxing.
"Mr. Gu, this is a market research report. 85% of the respondents do not believe that there is such a thing as a portable phone, but 99% of them said that they would be willing to spend five months' salary to buy one if they could see it in person."
Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing exchanged a smile upon hearing Cheng Ming's words.
"Then let them see for themselves."
Li Shaojie strode towards the rest area.
"Mr. Gu, Miss Shen, Mr. Zhang, it's been a long time."
Because Li Shaojie had a personal relationship with Shen Wancheng, he still habitually called her Miss Shen instead of Mrs. Gu.
Shen Wancheng also thought this was a good idea; she didn't want to lose her name just because she got married.
The "Zhang Sheng" that Li Shaojie greeted was Zhang Qidong, the general manager of Oriental Technology and Oriental Mobile appointed by Gu Jinxing.
Zhang Qidong currently holds the positions of general manager for both companies concurrently, but these positions will be separated later.
Shen Wancheng and the other two responded politely to Li Shaojie.
Li Shaojie reiterated, "Although I have thanked Ms. Shen repeatedly, I would like to thank her again. Thank you, Mr. Gu and Ms. Shen, for giving me the opportunity to endorse Oriental Big Brother. This is absolutely a moment that will create an era."
The press conference officially began at 9:30.
The press conference was hosted by Kwok Wing-sing and Lau Yu-lam, both well-known TVB hosts.
Guo Yongsheng began his speech with a loud and clear voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this historic moment for Dangfang Technology."
Liu Yulin then added, "Today, we will be showcasing a revolutionary technological product to the entire Hong Kong Island – the Big Brother mobile phone."
Some people in the audience looked expectant, while others had expressions of wanting to see how the audience would try to fool them.
Guo Yongsheng, instead of being cryptic, got straight to the point.
"Let's first invite Mr. Gu, the chairman and vice chairman of China Eastern Mobile, and his wife Ms. Shen Wancheng, and Mr. Li Shaojie, our Jiezai, to the stage to introduce this groundbreaking technological product to us."
Shen Wancheng walked ahead, arm in arm with Gu Jin, followed closely by Li Shaojie as they went up on stage.
After they went on stage, Gu Jinxing stepped forward and unveiled the red cloth on the display stand in the center of the stage.
Several brand-new black mobile phones were neatly displayed on the display stand.
They are smaller than regular landline phones, with an antenna sticking out from the top.
"Can this really make phone calls anytime, anywhere?" someone in the audience questioned loudly.
Host Liu Yulin said, "Let's have Ms. Shen Wancheng introduce this mobile phone to us. I believe she will be able to dispel everyone's doubts."
Shen Wancheng stepped forward and picked up a mobile phone.
Even though Shen Wancheng had started using a mobile phone recently, she still felt that it was too heavy the moment she held it in her hand.
Shen Wancheng addressed the audience and the live stream camera.
"This is a real item. Whether it works or not, we'll know once we try it."
"Let's first take Shaojie to the building next door, then randomly select someone to come up on stage and make a phone call with him. Wouldn't that prove that this mobile phone can really make calls?"