The sales of mobile phones are more popular than Wang Weidong expected.
In just two days, 2,000 mobile phones were sold out, and some customers who arrived too late and couldn't get one even called the sales department of Lanhua Automobile Factory to ask when the next batch of mobile phones would be released.
This made Wang Weidong sigh that there are still rich people in this era.
But come to think of it, Beijing is one of the largest cities in the country, with wages far exceeding those in other regions, and there are countless senior workers, professors and scholars.
Take seventh-level workers as an example, they can get a salary of nearly 85 yuan per month.
There is no need to buy a house in this era. Even after excluding the expenses, you can save nearly 500 yuan a year.
The salary of professors is even higher, and they can get more than 100 yuan a month.
Five hundred dollars is nothing to them.
The two thousand mobile phones allocated to the telephone office were also snapped up by major government agencies. Director Zhang of the telephone office personally went to the Lanhua Automobile Factory and asked the Lanhua Automobile Factory to quickly put the plan to produce the second batch of mobile phones on the schedule.
Although the telephone company does not get a share of the money from the sales of mobile phones, Director Zhang is still grinning from ear to ear when looking at the increasing phone bills every day.
If the number of mobile phones in Beijing can increase to 10,000 by the end of the year, their telephone office will have a good year.
Wang Weidong handed over the production tasks to Director Zhang, who was responsible for daily work, and devoted himself to new work.
The large conference room of the Orchid Automobile Factory laboratory.
Realizing that a new project might be launched, Fang Mu and researcher Yizhengzi came to the conference room early in the morning.
But as soon as they entered the door, they noticed something was wrong. There were several strangers sitting in the conference room.
They were all wearing gray tunic suits, their hair was meticulously styled, and some of them wore glass bottle glasses, looking like old scholars.
"What's going on? Aren't you going to announce a new project?"
"I don't know. Depending on the situation, there are no new projects for the time being."
The researchers were talking a lot, and Fang Mu's brows were knitted into knots.
He hasn't done a new project for a long time
At this moment, Wang Weidong opened the door and walked in.
He held a pile of materials in his hand.
Looking around with sharp eyes, Wang Weidong smiled and said: "Everyone, we are here today to accomplish a major task, which is to apply for a patent for a mobile phone."
As a time traveler, Wang Weidong understands the importance of patents. In the future, there will be countless domestic mobile phone manufacturers. They need to pay large patent fees to domestic research institutions or other mobile phone brands every year, just because the other party takes the lead in the process of researching mobile phones. We took a step forward and applied for a patent first.
Patents can protect the interests of innovators and allow people to receive material rewards for their research and innovation. Wang Weidong has no objection to this.
But some patents are just ridiculous.
Just like, the first person to drink water through a straw can apply for a patent for this operation.
From now on, anyone who uses a straw to drink water will have to pay patent fees.
In the field of mobile phones, the same is true.
Those manufacturers who were the first to research mobile phones have registered a large number of basic patents. No mobile phone manufacturer can circumvent those patents and can only pay the other party obediently.
It can be said that in later generations, domestic mobile phone manufacturers seem to have the largest consumer market in the world and make a lot of money. In fact, most of the profits are used to pay patent fees.
From this point of view, patents have invisibly hindered the development of science and technology.
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As a pioneer, Wang Weidong welcomes the patent system.
He has decided to register all patents related to mobile phones around the world.
At that time, Orchid Automobile Factory could just sit back and collect money.
However, in this era, the domestic patent system is not perfect and there is a lack of relevant talents.
Wang Weidong spent a lot of effort to invite these legal professors and scholars.
When they heard about the patent application, the researchers represented by Fang Mu suddenly lost interest.
Fang Mu raised his hand: "Director, patents are indeed very important, but as long as those legal workers are there, we still have to spend our precious time on research."
"I can understand your eagerness to start new projects, but patents are more important than you think."
Wang Weidong explained slowly: "If the results that we have spent so much effort on research are easily plagiarized by others, or even plagiarists openly apply for patents internationally to restrict our production and sales, then we will lose more than we gain." .”
Wang Weidong is not an alarmist.
Due to the weak patent concept in the mainland, many factories have never thought of registering their technologies as patents.
After the spring breeze blew, some foreign companies sent people to the mainland to obtain domestic technology through various means, and then registered patents abroad.
When domestic factories developed and they wanted to enter the international market, they discovered that they actually had to pay patent money for their own technology.
"Also, applying for a patent requires professional knowledge and the cooperation of you researchers. Don't worry, everyone, the new project has been planned. After the patent application is completed, I will announce it to the public."
Facing a group of scientific research madmen, Wang Weidong had to draw a piece of the pie.
After eating the sweet pancake, Fang Mu nodded with satisfaction.
Wang Weidong then introduced the law professors to Fang Mu.
"Professor Zhou, Professor Wang, Professor Liu, I will trouble you this time."
"You're welcome. This is what we should do. Orchid Automobile Factory is our pride. We cannot tolerate those robbers stealing things belonging to Orchid Automobile Factory."
After chatting for a while, Wang Weidong drove back to the courtyard in his car.
Guan Tingting is a considerate woman.
Every time he completes a major project, Wang Weidong will go back to the courtyard to rest for a few days. This is a habit he has developed for a long time.
Guan Tingting was watering the flowers in the courtyard. When she heard the sound of the car, she knew that Wang Weidong was back, so she quickly put down the kettle and ran back.
Since the two were cousins to the outside world, Guan Tingting could only hold back her inner excitement when she saw someone passing by the roadside.
She bit her light red lips and said with a smile: "Brother Hong Chang, you are back."
"Yes, the mobile phone project is almost completed, and the follow-up work will be handed over to the professionals in the factory."
"Really? I saw you selling mobile phones on TV. Don't tell me, it's really like that!" Guan Tingting used to be a reporter and is now a graduate student majoring in media. She is no stranger to Wang Weidong's methods. It's just that she doesn't think it's necessary. After all, it's a national television station. As long as you show your face on it, you can become a celebrity.
No, in just this moment, several passers-by stopped, stared at Wang Weidong, and whispered.
"See if that person is the Liu Hongchang on the TV, the one who researched Hongchang's mobile phone."
"Hey, don't tell me, they look alike. They have the same nose, mouth, and eyes."
".Look at that car again."
"Good guy, there's a car, it must be him, that's right."
"Should we go up and ask him if the mobile phone can be cheaper? That thing is really interesting, but it is too expensive."
"What are you thinking! I heard that everything was sold out on the first day it went on sale. You still want to get a bargain? Why don't you go to heaven!"
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After realizing that he had become the focus of passers-by, Wang Weidong took out a woven bag from the trunk and said with a smile: "Let's go into the house."
"Hmm~"
Entering the house, Wang Weidong opened the woven bag and took out a piece of bright red beef.
"I'm happy today. You can make this into a dish and let's have a nice drink."
"This is about ten kilograms!" Guan Tingting's eyes widened when she saw the beef.
In this era, although the beef in the capital was not as expensive as fat and did not require meat stamps, the quantity was very small. Every time it appeared on the market, it was robbed.
Guan Tingting once went to Chaoyang Market to buy beef at five o'clock in the morning, but she got nothing.
Guan Tingting grew up in Ningzhou and liked to drink beef soup since she was a child. After coming to the capital, she had to give up this hobby.
"Well, it is purchased from Ningzhou by the logistics department of our automobile factory. From now on, each factory leader will be allocated thirty kilograms of beef every month. I know you like to eat it, so I brought it to you specially."
Hearing this, Guan Tingting felt warm in her heart, and her face suddenly turned red with embarrassment.
"Okay, okay, let's go cook together."
Wang Weidong gave Guan Tingting a gentle hug and took her hand into the kitchen.
There is happiness in the air.
In this world, people's joys and sorrows are not the same. Some people are happy, while others are sad.
For example, Qin Huairu of the Jia family was so melancholy that she walked around the room.
Next to him, Banggan, whose face was wrapped in gauze, looked hopeless.
After Banggeng was injured by the gangster Pan Ge last time, he was sent to the hospital. Although Qin Huairu borrowed the medical expenses from Yan Bugui, in order to save money, Banggeng was discharged from the hospital early.
Anyway, it's nothing serious, and it's the same as changing the dressing at home.
Banggan couldn't bear to blame Qin Huairu for this at this time, because he had more important things to worry about.
Just yesterday, Pange sent someone to the courtyard to tell BangGeng that although BangGeng was beaten, the debt was still not paid off. If he left the courtyard in the future, they would attack BangGeng again.
Although Wang Weidong is safe in the courtyard, Bangge can't hide in the courtyard all his life.
He still has to work, live, and date.
When I think of the person I'm talking to, Banggeng thinks of Huang Yanling. I haven't seen Huang Yanling for several months, and Banggeng really misses her very much.
"Mom, please think of a solution quickly. If this continues, they will drive me crazy."
Seeing Banggeng's sad face, Qin Huairu also felt distressed, but there was nothing she could do at this moment.
"I have inquired about Pan Ge. He always does what he says and is ruthless. Those stubborn masters are afraid of offending him."
Qin Huairu also wanted to ask someone to make peace with her, but as soon as she said Pan Ge's name, the stubborn man who had just patted his chest to ensure that there was no problem, ran away in fright.
"Then let's return the money to him. It was originally two hundred yuan, but the man said that the beating I received was worth ten yuan, so we only need to pay them back one hundred and ninety yuan." Banggeng looked forward to it.
"One hundred and ninety yuan, how can I have so much money? As you know, my monthly salary is just that little."
Qin Huairu seemed to have thought of something as she spoke. She turned her head and stared at Banggeng: "Banggeng, how about you let them beat you a few more times? If you get beaten a dozen more times, we won't pay Pange back." .”
Hearing this, Banggeng's face darkened.
Just once, it almost killed him. If he got beaten a few more times, he would definitely die.
"Mom, how about you ask someone in the compound to borrow some."
"Hey, if it had been before, maybe my mother could have borrowed it for you." Qin Huairu sighed and said, "But, you also know that now Silly Zhu has become Yi Zhonghai's biological son, and Yi Zhonghai regards him very much. Come on, I have no chance to contact Silly Zhu at all. Yi Zhonghai definitely can’t borrow money. That little bastard Liu Hongchang does have money, but he won’t lend it to us. The other residents are all paid for their meals. Who can My family has one hundred and ninety yuan, and even if I have it, I won’t lend it to our family.”
Isn't that because you never repay the money you borrowed? After a few slanders, he suddenly raised his head and said excitedly: "Mom, didn't Yan Bugui lend us money last time? Ask him to borrow it again this time!" "
"Yes, why did I forget Yan Bugui!"
Qin Huairu slapped her hands fiercely.
Yan Bugui looked inconspicuous and always acted like a stingy person, but Qin Huairu knew that this old guy had saved a lot of money.
Now Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi are all working. They have to pay Yan Bugui's living expenses and rent every month.
Otherwise Yanbugui would not be able to afford radios and televisions.
This is the hidden rich man!
As for whether he can borrow money from Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu is not worried.
In the hospital, she could borrow money for medical expenses, so she can borrow it this time too.
This is Qin Huairu's unique confidence.
After Qin Huairu made up her mind, she changed into clean clothes, tidied herself up in the mirror, and then walked to Yan's house with her buttocks twisted.
Yan Bugui was making fish soup for Huang Xiaocui in the kitchen.
Looking at the few small crucian carp in the stainless steel pot, Yan Bugui almost felt heartbroken. These fish could be sold at the pigeon market for at least thirty cents.
But he had no choice. The doctor from the Sixth Hospital said that Huang Xiaocui's body was weak and if she didn't take supplements every day, she would probably give birth prematurely.
The child in Huang Xiaocui's belly is the eldest son and grandson of the Yan family. Before liberation, he would be the real heir.
Even though Yan Bugui felt distressed, there was nothing he could do.
As for Xu Damao's suggestion that Huang Xiaocui's child might not be Yan Jiecheng's, Yan Bugui also investigated it later, but it was simply a matter of disappearance.
The doctor said that according to the date, the child in Huang Xiaocui's belly was Yan Jiecheng's.
Can the doctor's words be false?
"It must be that Xu Damao can't give birth and is jealous of our Yan family."
Yan Bugui murmured softly, took the fish soup out of the stainless steel pot, put it into a porcelain bowl, and prepared to serve it to Huang Xiaocui.
(End of chapter)
