Rebirth in 1984: Beginning with Han Card Development

What happens to the future when humanity loses its imagination?

That slogan created a sensation during the summer of 1984.

Back then, computers couldn't support Chinese input and co...

Chapter 160 Popularity and Patent Licensing (5k)

"Ms. Liu, it's an honor for me to be the spokesperson for 'Wujiang Xiaolingtong-1,' and I'm certainly very willing. Furthermore, I'm also very interested in playing the male lead in 'God of Gamblers'!"

The first film under Wujiang Media, aiming to open up the Hong Kong film market, is no joke.

It is expected that this "God of Gamblers" will definitely be a blockbuster, and ATV and Oriental Daily will certainly spare no effort in its promotion.

Therefore, the movie "God of Gamblers" will most likely be a hit.

On the same day, Chow Yun-fat signed an endorsement contract with Wujiang Communication Technology Co., Ltd.

The next day, they started filming the commercial, which was then sent to ATV and TVB for broadcast.

A movie can be filmed in Hong Kong in just over ten days, and a TV commercial can be made in a day.

In the evening, during prime time, just after the TV series ended, an advertisement featuring Chow Yun-fat endorsing "Boundless Little Smart Phone-1" appeared.

The advertisement wasn't particularly original; it simply showed Chow Yun-fat on set using a "Boundless Little Smart Phone-1" to call his family, friends, and brothers.

Then, he recited the advertising slogan verbatim: "Boundless Little Smart Phone, communication without limits, leading the fashion trend!"

The advertising slogans are concise and to the point; it seems that listeners can memorize them instantly after hearing them a few times.

"Damn, Chow Yun-fat is using the 'Boundless Little Smart Phone-1' too! So cool!!! If I had the money, I would buy the 'Boundless Little Smart Phone-1' too!" Jiang Jingfeng, a die-hard fan of Chow Yun-fat, was incredibly excited when he saw the advertisement.

That night, many people, like him, felt the urge to buy the "Boundless Little Smart Phone-1" after seeing "Little Ma" endorsing it.

Many people are eager to imitate "Little Ma's" every move.

This is the star effect, and that's where the value of these artists lies.

Otherwise, why would businesses hire these celebrities to endorse their products? Isn't it because they can boost sales?

After the advertisement aired, sales of "Boundless Little Smart Phone-1" surged.

At this time, Hong Kong Telecom's new users surged, further solidifying its monopoly over the Hong Kong telecommunications market.

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The "Boundless Little Smart Phone-1" had already attracted a lot of attention, and now that it's sweeping Hong Kong and developing exceptionally smoothly, everyone can't sit still any longer.

Multiple cities, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, have extended cooperation invitations to Wujiang Communication Technology Co., Ltd.

Upon seeing this, the Beiping government immediately followed suit and encouraged major cities across the country to vigorously develop the PHS (Personal Handyphone System) business.

Domestic communication is a basic necessity. Since PHS technology is so powerful and perfectly suits the national conditions, wouldn't it be a waste not to vigorously develop PHS services and miss out on the rapid development of the domestic communication industry?

The mainland market has a promising future, which Hong Kong cannot match.

A week later, more than ten cities in mainland China took the lead in reaching cooperation agreements with Wujiang Communication Technology Co., Ltd.

The Beiping Wujiang Factory was operating at full capacity for a time, driving the rapid development of related upstream and downstream industrial chains.

In the previous life, although the domestic PHS (Personal Handyphone System) business experienced explosive growth, the majority of the profits were taken by foreign companies.

First, the patents belong to Japan; second, the base station equipment and the chips, batteries, screens, etc. of the PHS phones are all sourced from foreign products.

The "Wujiang Xiaolingtong-1" is 100% domestically produced, with core components all developed and manufactured by Wujiang itself. Although Wujiang Group may have made a fortune, at least it didn't let foreigners profit from it.

In addition, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) technology can also be exported.

Many countries are very interested in this super cheap PHS (Personal Handyphone System) technology.

At this very moment, telecommunications companies from Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia have sent representatives to Wujiang Communications Technology Co., Ltd. to discuss cooperation.

They all wanted to introduce PHS (Personal Handyphone System) technology and replicate its huge success in Hong Kong.

In the era before 2G communication networks became widespread, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) was actually quite advanced. PHS is essentially a microcell technology that uses microcell base stations to achieve wireless coverage, allowing users (i.e., wireless landline phones) to wirelessly connect to the local telephone network, thus freeing traditional landline phones from being fixed in one location.

1G communication networks are cellular wireless telephone systems based on analog technology.

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Wujiang Communications Technology Company, conference room.

"Personal Handyphone System (PHS) is low-cost and quick to deploy. Once you all return, organize your manpower to build PHS base stations, and you will be able to quickly capture users!"

"What is the most important asset of a telecommunications company? Isn't it its users? Only with users can they collect a considerable amount of fees every month. Now is the era of land grabbing; whoever grabs users first will be able to grow and thrive."

"Don't underestimate the advantages of PHS (Personal Handyphone System) just because its technology is inferior to 2G and 1G."

"I believe that users don't necessarily need the most advanced 2G communication network service, but rather the service that best suits their needs! Many people have never left their province, and some have never even left their hometown in their entire lives..."

"They only need to use a PHS phone to meet their daily communication needs."

Lu Jia finished speaking.

The guests nodded in agreement without even realizing it.

They came to discuss cooperation precisely because they recognized the advantages of Xiaolingtong (a type of mobile phone service).

Lu Jia continued, explaining the cooperation method of Wujiang Communication Technology Company.

"Our company only sells base station equipment and PHS phones, and we do not license our patents to any third party! If you want to cooperate, then you have no choice but to accept this condition."

"A complete set of equipment for a PHS base station costs $40,000."

"If you purchase a large quantity, our company can offer a discount at our discretion."

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