Chapter 71: Eye-catching mobile phones
The name "Daniel" has long been rotten on the street, and Su Mu has encountered it countless times, such as one of the two Stanford students sitting behind him in the morning when he was in the car.
Unexpectedly learned from the mouth of this alumnus named Daniel that his cousin was also called Daniel, Su Mu's expression was a little strange, and he guessed whether it was the Stanford University student he met in the Greyhound bus this morning, the two had different surnames, and his cousin was called Daniel James, five years older than Daniel Brown.
At this moment, Su Mu saw Daniel Brown, who he had only known for a short time, and actually took out a white mobile phone from his school bag! It is what people call Big Brother, the kind with antennas, no display, only rows of buttons.
The eyes were immediately attracted by it, and even the teachers and students passing by them turned their eyes one after another, which was more attractive than a supercar!
Sure enough, it is the child of a rich family, Su Mu is even more sure of this.
In this era, mobile phones are not affordable for everyone, even in the United States, with prices as high as about $4,000, and the cost of the phone is sky-high.
Except for those who have money and nowhere to use, no one will choose to charge for ten hours, talk for half an hour on mobile phones, phone booths are everywhere, and he can't help but feel that the conditions of Daniel Brown's house may be better than he imagined...... No, it's much better.
Mobile phones are undoubtedly a new thing in this era.
As early as April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, then a senior engineer at Motorola, used the world's first mobile phone in New York to call a director of AT&T, and Motorola and AT&T had been in competition for a long time.
"Joel, I'm calling you right now with a cellular phone, a real cellular phone, a portable, portable real cellular phone. ”
This sentence has been popular for more than ten years, and has been remembered by countless people, causing a global sensation that year, and Motorola's market value has increased significantly.
That "brick" took a full decade, until April 1983 to form a product, the model is "Motorola DynaTAC-8000x", this is the world's first commercial mobile phone produced by Motorola, last year the Federal Communications Commission, approved Motorola to produce the world's first commercial mobile phone, in April this year officially put on sale.
It has only been more than four months since it went on sale, and for the first time in his life, Su Mu has seen the Motoro DynaTAC-8000X cellular phone up close, and the vast majority of people around him have also seen it for the first time.
After pressing the number, he stretched the antenna and put the mobile phone to his ear, Daniel quietly asked Su Mu: "Leon, is there a girl watching me?"
Su Mu raised his eyebrows and looked at him, instantly thinking of something, so he was extremely speechless.
Looking around, I saw many passers-by stop and stare at the mobile phone held high in Daniel's ear, as if trying to figure out how to use this thing to make a call.
In a strange tone, he replied, "Many, very, very much, you should speak loudly, and there will definitely be girls who will take a fancy to your mobile phone." ”
Su Mu wondered why such a rich guy was like this...... Ordinary.
When I first met, I thought I was a poor person like myself, but if I was in Chinatown, the matchmaker who came to ask for a kiss would definitely want to step on the threshold of his house, how could I worry about picking up a girl.
But it's not surprising to think of Daniel's personality, in any way, it's not the type that girls like, and it's no wonder that mobile phones are used to attract them, which seems to be effective now.
Thinking that Su Mu's suggestion was great, Daniel shouted loudly after the phone was connected: "Cousin, is there a vacant room where you live?!! a friend is looking for a house to live in!!"
“......”
"It's me!" Daniel Brown...... No, I'm not deaf! I'm calling you on my mobile phone, I'm afraid you won't hear!"
The crowd of onlookers around was an instant sensation!
A pair of sparkling eyes stared at Daniel, more precisely, observing the mobile phone in his hand, it felt so advanced and powerful, he could really call others and speak!
Su Mu is no exception, he didn't pay special attention to the mobile phone before, and he thought that he would plug in the wire, but he didn't expect to take it and press the number to talk.
"This should be the most cutting-edge technology in the world. Su Mu muttered silently in his heart, compared to the computer he played with at Du Zhong's house some time ago, he felt that this kind of mobile phone was more interesting, so he was amazed.
Daniel chatted with his cousin for a while, and he spoke very loudly, for fear that the girls would not be able to hear, but unfortunately the girls around him were not interested in him at all, there were so many people in the school, everyone knew that he was a nerd, and he was afraid to speak when he saw girls.
However, some people noticed Su Mu and thought he was very handsome, but it was a pity that he was a yellow race.
Several senior girls smiled and pointed at Su Mu, and they didn't know what they were talking about, and the people around them vaguely heard words such as "boring", "short", "young", and "place", and they could probably make up the content of their conversation.
This is the United States, which is already very open, and some people envy Su Mu, who was actually taken by the most dissolute sexy girls in Menlo Park High School, and guessed whether it would be "a pot" in the end.
It's not that Su Mu took the initiative, but they "served" Su Mu together, and most of the slightly popular male students in Menlo Park High School couldn't escape the clutches of them, the main reason was that they didn't want to escape, and they wished they could encounter such a good thing.
Not one, but several together, they like to do this, it is a well-known secret to many students at Menlo Park Private High School, and even at other schools, and it is said that a male teacher resigned because of a relationship that went beyond friendship, which has not been confirmed, but most of the time, some people have heard them show off.
Su Mu, who didn't know anything about it for the time being, left the school gate with Daniel, holding the mobile phone in his hand, moving cautiously, for fear of falling on the ground and breaking it, and asked, "Can I use it to make a call?"
"Yes, it seems that the battery is about to run out, you can call your family and tell them that there is no dormitory at the school. Daniel regained some of his confidence, feeling in a good mood at the moment, with a smile on his face, still enjoying the feeling of being noticed.
“...... Not for now, until I find a place to live, otherwise they will be very worried, and maybe they will come over. ”
Su Mu looked at the mobile phone again, gave it back to Daniel, and asked tentatively, "Why did your family buy this for you?"
"I didn't buy it, my dad works at Motorola and got three mobile phones for free, this one belongs to me, I don't have to pay for the call, I just got it yesterday. ”
Daniel didn't have any heart, and said it casually, Su Mu nodded suddenly, guessing that it was mostly the management of Motorola, because he would not be generous enough to give away mobile phones to ordinary employees......