"You must be the leader! You have such high standards, to be able to analyze all these things!" Hearing Fan's father's words, the boss immediately flattered him without hesitation, making Fan's father beam with pride. This indeed made him very proud, as it meant all the newspapers and magazines he read weren't in vain, and his office work was quite fruitful.
"Wait, you're saying that all phones with these two logos belong to that Huaxia Electronic Technology Industry Development Alliance, and this alliance was established by Jiangnan Group?" Fan's mother asked.
"You can't say it exactly like that, after all, these brands aren't part of the alliance. They're just brands recognized by the alliance. But you can understand it that way!" the boss's wife said. She couldn't be bothered to explain the specifics, as it would take over ten minutes to explain properly, which would delay her business too much.
As soon as the boss's wife finished speaking, Fan's mother's expression changed immediately. She said directly, "No, we can't buy any of these phones?"
"What?" The boss's wife was startled by this statement. She had seen all sorts of customers and heard all sorts of reasons for refusing to buy a phone, but this was the first time someone refused to buy a phone because of these two logos.
After all, many people came specifically for these two logos. They didn't buy domestic phones with these two logos every day, but now this woman was refusing to buy phones with these two logos.
"Mom? What are you doing?" Fan Rui also asked, confused.
"You idiot. Since these phones all belong to Jiangnan Group, buying these phones means you're giving money to Jiangnan Group. Hmph, we just won't give Jiangnan Group our money, and we won't let them earn a single cent!" Fan's mother said.
"Damn..." The boss's wife finally understood. It turned out this family had some kind of feud with Jiangnan Group, and they were refusing to buy phones with these two logos in order not to give Jiangnan Group money.
So, these two logos didn't exactly mean that these phones were from Jiangnan Group, but rather that these phones utilized Jiangnan Group's technical patents and even their production processes to some extent. Jiangnan Group did indeed earn a little money from each phone sold.
Although not much, it was definitely there, so what the customer said wasn't entirely wrong.
How could this family possibly think that by not buying phones, they could make Jiangnan Group go bankrupt? This was truly the most ridiculous thing the boss's wife had ever seen.
Of course, as professional salespeople, they couldn't laugh.
"Do you have any phones without these two logos?" Fan's mother asked directly.
"That would be a bit difficult to find. I'd have to dig through our old stock. I don't have any here!" the boss's wife said with some difficulty. "Nowadays, people specifically buy phones with these two logos. If you want to buy one without these two logos, I'll have to get it from another warehouse."
"Fine, get it from another warehouse. Will it take a long time?" Fan's mother asked.
"It won't take too long. The warehouse is just behind here, and it only takes about five minutes to get it. However, there's something I need to explain to you: the manufacturer of this phone only repairs, they don't replace!" the boss said.
"What do you mean?" Fan's mother asked, a little confused.
"It means that if the phone has any problems, we can only send it to the manufacturer for repair. We cannot replace it with a new phone. Also, the repair time will be quite long, as it needs to be sent to the manufacturer via express delivery, which could take about half a month for round trips," the boss's wife explained.
"Why does it take so long? Can't you repair it yourselves?" Fan's mother asked impatiently.
"How can we just repair it casually? We're not the manufacturer, and the manufacturer hasn't authorized us. If something goes wrong during the repair, who will be responsible, us or the manufacturer? After all, we're not charging you for repairs!" the boss's wife retorted, also getting a little annoyed. Why was this woman so troublesome and asking so many silly questions?
"Wife, don't buy this kind of phone. It's a piece of junk and will break within two or three months. Besides, our son needs it for school in another province. Do you expect him to mail the phone back to us first, and then for us to give it to the boss's wife to send to the manufacturer for repair? We absolutely cannot buy this phone. If we're going to buy one, we should buy phones from well-known brands that offer warranty services or can be repaired anywhere in the country!" Fan's father said urgently, not wanting his wife to do such a foolish thing.
"Then are there no domestic brand phones that truly offer warranty services and don't have these two logos?" Fan's mother asked the boss's wife, feeling a bit helpless.
"Well..." The boss's wife pondered for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on her lips. "There is one, but I'm afraid you might not be able to afford it!"
"Nonsense, it's just a domestic phone, how expensive can it be? Show me the phone!" Fan's mother said. The boss's wife chuckled and walked to the iron cabinet behind the counter. She used her key to open a locked iron cabinet and took out a dark blue box.
Unlike the domestic phones previously shown, the packaging of this phone was extremely simple. There were no images of the phone on the entire packaging, only numerous golden stars printed on it. At the same time, the phone's brand and specifications were written on the side of the packaging.
For some reason, she inexplicably found such packaging very beautiful. Meanwhile, Fan's father's breathing quickened when he saw the packaging.
Then, the boss's wife carefully opened the phone's packaging and took out a carefully wrapped phone.
From the moment this phone was revealed, it immediately showed its difference from all the other phones, or rather, from all the phones displayed on the entire counter.
Because at that time, almost all the phones on the counter followed the design of a screen on the top and a button area below it... Even some phones were designed to be flashy and unique, but they were still a combination of a screen and buttons.
However, the phone in the boss's wife's hand was completely different. The entire front of this phone, apart from the blue borders on the front, back, left, and right, was a large, complete screen that occupied about 70% of the entire front surface of the phone.
Even more miraculously, there were no visible buttons on the front of the phone.
"It's so beautiful!" Fan Rui's heart was instantly captivated the first time he saw this phone. Whether it was the all-screen design on the front or the electroplated, deep blue metallic casing, it made one feel an irresistible urge to hold it in their hands and play with it.
Simply put, this phone was too beautiful, so beautiful it looked like a work of art.
"Can this phone make calls?" Fan's mother also found this phone very beautiful, but she wondered why there were no buttons on it.
"Of course, it can. This phone has two modes of use!" the boss's wife explained with a smile. "If you simply need to make a call, you just need to press the unlock button on the side of the screen, and the screen will light up. Then, you press firmly in this position on the screen, and the phone will unlock, entering the dial-up interface directly. You can then tap the numbers on the screen or use the phonebook function to find a contact and dial."
"This is a touchscreen phone!" Seeing the boss's wife's fingers constantly operating the phone's screen, although the screen's response was still a bit slow, taking about a second to react to the boss's wife's actions, it was undoubtedly the most advanced color touchscreen phone currently available.
Fan Rui was filled with excitement. After all, in those days, only flagship phones from companies like Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung had touchscreen capabilities.
Even so, these phones still required a stylus to use, and the touchable screen was only a small area. How could it be compared to the phone in the boss's wife's hand, where fingers could directly operate the screen, and it was such a large area? The operation felt incredibly futuristic.
"Also, this phone comes with photo and video recording functions. There's a one-click camera button on the left side of the phone. When unlocked, just press this button, and the rear camera will automatically open. Then, point the phone to take pictures or record videos. This phone comes with a 500MB memory card, which can store about two hours of video or around 2,000 photos. Such capacity is not found in those foreign phones!" the boss's wife continued, demonstrating the phone's photo and video functions.
Fan Rui wasn't particularly impressed this time, as he didn't like taking photos or videos. However, Fan's mother's eyes lit up when she saw this function. As expected, it was a function that women loved the most.
"But won't it be very difficult to operate the phone like this? Especially when sending text messages, it would be difficult to control the touchscreen with your finger, as the touchscreen's response is still quite slow!" Fan Rui asked curiously.
Based on the demonstrations of calling and taking photos, the phone seemed to handle these functions quite well. However, phones nowadays had more than just photo and call functions. Sending messages, playing games, and even using the WAP network were all expected features of a mobile phone.
But for these functions, controlling them with a finger on the touchscreen would be extremely challenging.
Well, everyone should understand that this was phone screen technology from 2004. The relatively mature touchscreen technology used by the iPhone 4 wouldn't be available until 2012.
"Of course, but I never said this phone doesn't have buttons!" the boss's wife said with a slight smile. She then gently pushed the side of the phone, and the upper half of the entire phone screen slid up, resting on the bottom part of the phone at a 60-degree angle.
At the same time, rows of buttons hidden beneath the phone's screen were revealed.
"Holy cow!" Fan Rui and Fan's mother gasped in unison. They had seen slider phones that slid up or down, but this was the first time in their lives they had seen a phone that slid from the side.
Not to mention the rows upon rows of buttons hidden beneath the sliding screen, which were essentially like a computer keyboard.
This wasn't just a phone; it looked like a portable laptop computer!