The route planning work inside and outside the capital was completed in only three days, and the later construction and wiring was estimated to take less than half a month. If there were many people, it could be completed in five or six days. This depended on how much it cost. The higher the cost, the faster the progress of the project.
Three thousand phones were enough for the Imperial City and the palace. With the manpower Li An had mobilized, it was guaranteed that they could produce ten thousand phones a month. In this way, a month later, there would be a large number of phones on the market. Rich businessmen and dignitaries would basically have a chance. Everyone would be able to get their own phones. It was even possible for one person to own more than one.
Although the imperial court had issued a requirement for real-name authentication, this was not a big problem. Everyone bought this phone for convenience, and real-name authentication was also quite good. This way, it would be more convenient to know everyone's contact information. As long as they went to the relevant yamen to check, they would know how to contact everyone who had a phone in the capital. Wasn't this a wonderful thing? In short, as long as they were not doing bad things, they would not care about the real-name system at all. There was nothing wrong with this.
A few businessmen represented by Wang Dabao and some dignitaries in the capital had already used the phones they bought. Although there was no telephone network at the moment, they all bought two phones. They connected the two phones with wires in the middle, so they could talk. As for this, it was not very meaningful, and the businessmen and aristocrats would not care. Anyway, the price was completely affordable to them.
In the furniture store in the East City, Wang Dabao placed the newly bought phone at the door of the store, and the other end was in the warehouse behind. Although the distance was only more than a hundred steps, it was better to use this phone to inform the people behind to move the goods. The most important thing was to let the people who came to buy furniture see this phone, so that the customers who bought furniture would believe that he had a strong strength. After all, this new phone had just begun to appear. At this moment, the people who could own this phone must be outstanding people. Without a strong relationship, they would not be able to get it. As a result, the customers would naturally think highly of Wang Dabao, and this would also be of great help to his career.
"Little Six, yes, that's right. Bring out a pair of sandalwood chairs. They are on the shelf behind. Hurry up and send them over. Don't let the customers wait too long. Hurry up."
Wang Dabao personally came to the store and called the warehouse behind to send the two products over.
The customers, onlookers, and people who walked by the door of the store could see Wang Dabao talking to a phone. They were very curious and felt that it was very magical. They naturally read the Tang dynasty newspaper and knew that the phone Wang Dabao was using was the phone that Ang Lee had just invented. This made them very excited. They could only see a vague picture of the phone in the Tang dynasty newspaper, and they could not accurately imagine the appearance of the phone. At this moment, the phone was right in front of them. They could see the appearance of Wang Dabao was using it....... Naturally, they were very excited......................................
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Although he was relatively rich, otherwise, he wouldn't have bought rosewood furniture, but he wasn't as rich as Wang Dabao, and his status among the merchants was only average, so it was difficult for him to obtain a telephone for the time being, but looking at the telephone in front of him, how could he not be envious?
. "Wang Dabao said politely," Okay, you can try it. "
As he spoke, he handed the phone to the customer.
"Hey, my red sandalwood chair. Why hasn't it been delivered yet? Why are you so slow? What are you doing?"
"Oh, I just found it. It's being delivered. Hurry up. I'm still waiting. What other good furniture do you have in the back? "
"Oh, there are all kinds of furniture. Oh, oh, there are so many. There are even gold-rimmed phoebe phoebe. I really can't afford it. Hahaha!"
The customer chatted for a while with satisfaction. Then, he handed the phone to Wang Dabao.
Although this was not his phone, he was very satisfied to be able to talk to the other side of the phone. As soon as he handed the phone over, the two sandalwood chairs he wanted were delivered to the store and handed to him. This made him very happy.
Although the customer had bought the furniture, he did not intend to leave immediately. He still stayed next to Wang Dabao's store and chatted with the envious crowd. He told these people about the magic of the phone. It could be heard clearly. The people around him were so envious that they were drooling.
"Shopkeeper, can you let us listen to the sound too?"
One of the onlookers asked.
Wang Dabao saw that the other party was a poor man and said, "That won't do. This phone is very expensive. If I don't earn some money, how can I let him listen to the sound? Hahaha!"
Although it was a joke, he really did not intend to let the poor man try the phone. Moreover, he did not care what kind of countermeasure the poor man would make.
Since ancient times, the poor or incompetent people have always been bullied. This was a very normal scene. It was the same in any unit in any era. If a person always ran into a wall and was always bullied by others, then there could only be one situation. That is, he has no ability, no money, no backing. As long as there is one, he will not be bullied.
The reason why people bully the weak is because the consequences of bullying the weak are very small and the risk is very small. The weak do not have any ability to resist. Since there are no consequences for bullying the weak, and bullying the strong may lead to retaliation. Therefore, people are keen to bully the weak.
In the future, there was a person who was successful and famous. When he was interviewed by others, he once talked about his personal experience. When he did not have any strength, he was often bullied in the workplace. Any small person would bully him and give him more work, making him do some dirty and tiring work. Later, he changed his way of thinking. Even if he was bullied every day, he still persevered and worked hard. In the end, he achieved very good results.
No one dared to bully him. Then, no matter where he went, he would always receive flowers and applause. His life was very smooth, which was very different from his previous life. The root cause was that he had the ability now, and the consequences of offending him were very serious. Before, he didn't have the ability, so offending him wouldn't have the slightest consequences. Those who had resentment in their hearts would vent their anger on him.
Therefore, it was very important for a person to have the ability. With the ability, a person could live a good life. Without the ability, a person would live a life worse than death. This was the biggest difference between having the ability and not having the ability. With the ability, life would be smooth. Without the ability, life would be difficult. Reality was so cruel.
The greatest pain in life was that one's ability was not worthy of one's ambition. Having great ambitions but not having the ability to realize them was the most painful thing.
The customer who bought the rosewood chair just now had some ability. Therefore, when he proposed to listen to the phone, Wang Dabao readily agreed. However, when a poor passerby proposed, Wang Dabao refused without hesitation. This was the difference.
If Wang Dabao wanted to do his business well, he must have a lot of powerful and rich people to support him. This way, his business could always be prosperous. Therefore, he naturally couldn't refuse the customer who had just bought his products. Otherwise, if the customer was angry, he might not buy it next time. It wasn't a big deal if a person didn't buy it. However, if this customer had relatives and friends who didn't take care of his business under his influence, then the impact would be huge. Therefore, Wang Dabao wouldn't refuse his own customer. After all, he had just earned the customer's money. If he didn't give the customer face, then he wouldn't be able to live with his business.
As for the poor passerby, because he didn't take care of his business, he naturally wasn't willing to let the other party play with his phone. Moreover, the reason was quite sufficient. That was, the phone was bought at a high price. Every time it was used, it would cost a certain amount of money. The customer just now bought a chair, which allowed him to earn a small sum. Naturally, he could play with the phone. However, the poor passerby didn't take care of his business, so naturally, he couldn't do it. If the poor passerby really wanted to play with it, it was very simple. He just needed to buy some furniture. That way, he would have a good reason to let the poor passerby play with the phone. This way, he could also expand his customer base.
For his own business, Wang Dabao naturally couldn't show that he looked down on the poor. Instead, he was very smart to let the poor buy his products. Although this was also a kind of rejection, the rejection was very artistic. It made everyone who heard it feel funny and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Even the poor who was rejected smiled and didn't get angry. He even regretted that he wasn't rich. If he had money in his hands, he could just buy a few pieces of wooden furniture. Let's see if this boss still dared to look down on people.
If Wang Dabao directly said no, or said that the poor passerby wasn't qualified, then it would be more hurtful. The poor passerby would also be very unhappy or very angry. The onlookers would also feel that Wang Dabao's words were hurtful, and thus, they wouldn't be satisfied with him. This was definitely very unfavorable for Wang Dabao's business. It was said that amiability made money. Only amiable people could make money. If the whole person was fierce, then he couldn't make money. Naturally, he couldn't belittle potential customers at will. Even if he belittled, he must be tactful.
The art of speaking was reflected here. Expressing the same result, but the tone and way of expression were different. The effect was completely different. Not only did businessmen need to master the skills of speaking, but other people were also the same.
For example, some people were ugly, but you absolutely couldn't say that they were ugly. You had to say that they had a personality and were very recognizable. This would make people satisfied. However, the meaning expressed was actually the same, but the people who heard it were very satisfied and felt that they were given enough face. If you directly said that they were ugly, it would definitely make people very dissatisfied.
There were also children whose academic performance wasn't good, but saying that other children's academic performance wasn't good in front of other people's parents would offend them. It was best to say that the child was very smart at first glance, and there was still a lot of room for improvement in his grades. He still needed to continue to work hard. This would make people very satisfied.
Since ancient times, not knowing how to speak was very disadvantageous, and knowing how to speak was very advantageous. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying of a silver tongue. Many people who knew how to speak, because they knew how to speak too well, could easily bring enough benefits to themselves. For example, they were clearly defeated every time, and they were a general who lost every battle. In the end, they could change the words to "lose every battle but keep on fighting". This showed that they were very persistent, and they could even get praise and affirmation from many people. This was the different expression of the same result. It could be seen how great the charm of language was.
Since Wang Dabao stated that only customers who bought furniture were qualified to listen to the phone call, the poor onlookers naturally didn't dare to make any more requests. After all, what Wang Dabao said was reasonable. Every time he used the phone, it would consume a certain amount of cost, and this cost was borne by Wang Dabao. Therefore, Wang Dabao naturally had the right to refuse. As for these poor onlookers, unless they took money to experience it or bought some furniture to experience it, these two methods were the same.
Taking money to experience the phone call, these ordinary poor people were definitely unwilling. After all, for the poor people, it was too difficult to earn money. No one would choose to be so wasteful. Buying high-end furniture was obviously not something that the poor people could afford. The possibility of buying it was very low. Therefore, these poor onlookers could only give up the experience and watch the fun from the side.
It was like having no money to buy roast chicken, but you could at least stand next to the store selling roast chicken and smell the fragrance! Even if you couldn't afford it, smelling it was also a kind of enjoyment.
Soon, more and more onlookers surrounded Wang Dabao's store, and his furniture business became better and better. He sold a lot that day. After all, some rich people passing by didn't care about buying high-end furniture. Under the premise that they could afford it, they were willing to buy additional furniture to experience the phone call. Perhaps, their family also needed it, so they bought it along the way. In addition to Wang Dabao's limited time promotion, it was impossible for it to not sell well.
In the market of Beijing, Wang Dabao was definitely not the only businessman who used telephones to attract customers. There were many other businessmen who did this. The results were naturally very good. They all achieved great success and brought a lot of benefits to themselves. Even the money spent on buying the telephones had been recovered long ago.
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