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Watching Mallory accept the mobile phone, Su Cheng had Landon Moore open a donation certificate in the name of Hutchison Telecom.

This way, Mallory could accept the gift with peace of mind.

Don't underestimate just a mobile phone; in this era when mobile phones were just becoming commercially available, their prices were extremely high, and only the wealthy could afford them.

In Su Cheng's previous life, when Motorola's "Big Brother" officially became commercially available in 1983, the initial price was $3,995 per unit. At that time, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Hong Kong dollar had risen to 1 to 7 or 8 Hong Kong dollars, meaning that one Motorola "Big Brother" would cost around 30,000 Hong Kong dollars. This did not include the network access fee and subsequent communication costs.

When mobile phones appeared in mainland China, the final price of the first mobile phone was set at 12,000 RMB, plus an additional network installation fee of 6,000 RMB and a monthly rental fee of 150 RMB, costing nearly 20,000 RMB. By this time, it was already 1987.

Therefore, those below the middle class simply couldn't afford it!

Currently, only Hutchison Telecom possesses the most mature technology in the world. Outside, before Hutchison Telecom decided to commercialize mobile phones, no amount of money could buy this product.

"Mr. Madden, how do you pay for calls with this device?" Mallory asked curiously after receiving the donation certificate.

"After the launch, we will charge customers on a monthly rental basis, similar to current landline phones. However, the price will definitely be much higher than the monthly rental for landlines, as the cost of mobile communication is simply too high. The monthly rental price has not yet been determined because our costs are too high, and we need to determine the monthly rental price based on overall sales.", Madden Moore replied.

Mallory nodded and continued to ask, "Does it have its own number?"

"Of course. The number for this device has already been written on the back. Because of your Excellency Governor's special status, we didn't dare set a too simple number. I've already put the number in the gift box. After you return, you can write down the number and tell it to your friends and family, so that they don't have to call your office or home landline to find you in the future," Madden said with a smile.

Mallory's status was different from that of a businessman. If he had a very good and easy-to-remember number, and the number was leaked, many random people would call Mallory, which would definitely affect Mallory's experience with mobile phones. Therefore, Madden Moore specially created a number for Mallory that was both easy to say and not simple.

It is worth mentioning that the communication signal used by the "Big Brother" is an analog signal technology, not a SIM card-based system for receiving and sending signals.

This Yun Sheng S1 mobile phone mainly consists of parts such as a battery, antenna, casing, keyboard, and display screen. The battery provides power, the antenna is used to send and receive radio signals, the casing provides protection for the device, the keyboard is used to enter phone numbers and short messages, and the display screen is used to display information.

The technology given by Little Ai belongs to the most advanced technology of this era, basically things that others are researching but haven't yet developed.

This way, we can maintain a leading edge, but not too far ahead.

Although Little Ai can provide 21st-century technology, Su Cheng doesn't have such an idea.

Technology needs to be accumulated generation by generation. If you suddenly take out technology that spans decades, it would be like forcing seedlings to grow.

If Su Cheng suddenly took out the most advanced technology, how would he develop in the later stages?

Take it step by step and let technology follow the steps of his previous life. When Little Ai's technology is no longer leading, Su Cheng will be old by then, and he won't need to worry about these things anymore.

Moreover, after so many years of development, his companies will definitely have become behemoths in this world. By then, he may have already recruited the world's top talents, so even if his descendants want to inherit his industry, they won't need to rely on him or Little Ai anymore.

Mallory happily took the mobile phone gift box and left.

After watching Governor Mallory leave the Hutchison Telecom Building, Su Cheng, Wei Li, and Landon came to Landon's office.

After sitting down, Su Cheng asked Wei Li, "Having to manage both Hutchison Whampoa and Hong Kong Electric, can you handle it?"

"Boss, this Mr. Ma Shiming is a rare talent. He is definitely a top genius in business management. He's worked at Jardine Matheson for so long, and no one was able to discover his talent. It's you, Boss, who easily obtained such a great general.

Mr. Ma has been with us for almost a month and already possesses the ability to manage a company as a normal vice president. He learns things very quickly, and he can also infer other things from one instance. He can provide unique insights on many issues. Sometimes, when I talk to him about some problems at Hutchison Whampoa, he can also provide solutions that enlighten me.

If you, Boss, hadn't already decided to train him as the successor of Hong Kong Electric, I would have wanted to poach him to Hutchison Whampoa to be my deputy. His only shortcoming is his lack of experience in leading large enterprises, but he can accumulate this quickly.

Now, I am gradually trying to delegate power at Hong Kong Electric. So far, he can handle it, and I just need to oversee the overall situation from behind. If he can't handle it, I can also deal with it in time. Therefore, I'm not too busy," Wei Li replied with a smile.

Wei Li's vision is very high. For him to praise someone like this shows that this person's talent has already conquered Wei Li.

Ma Shiming had already proven in Su Cheng's previous life that he was indeed a rare genius in management. Therefore, Su Cheng was very calm and not surprised at all.

Otherwise, how could he have so casually decided to let Ma Shiming be the successor of Hong Kong Electric!

"By the way, Mr. Wei Li, you should also know where my industries in Hong Kong are located, such as Tian Yuan Investment Company in North Point, Oracle Computer Company, Tianwen Oil Company in Tuen Mun, Su's Group in Central, Hutchison Whampoa, Tianhe Bodyguard Training Base in Sheung Wan, Carrian Bank in Tsim Sha Tsui, etc. Please prioritize covering these areas with mobile phone signals, and also prioritize covering Tseung Kwan O and Clear Water Bay Peninsula, which will be beneficial for arranging work there.

Now that our mobile phones can be commercially available, I want to start popularizing them internally first. At the group level, each group-level senior executive can be equipped with a Yun Sheng S1 mobile phone. In addition, each company's general manager-level senior executive can also be equipped with a Yun Sheng S1 mobile phone. This will be considered a benefit for everyone, and the cost will be on me. Settle the accounts with Tian Yuan Investment Company then," Su Cheng said to Wei Li and Landon.

Such a good product should naturally benefit our own people first.

"Okay, Boss!" the two said in unison.