"There is a big brother, and he is not afraid to go all over the world. ”
In the eighties and nineties of the last century, having a big brother was undoubtedly the standard for successful people and a symbol of the rich.
In 1987, the mainland introduced 100 Big Brothers for the first time. Soon after, a young man became the first person in the mainland to apply for a mobile phone number, and the number was chosen at will.
Who was he? What numbers did he choose?
The source in this article is from the official media China.com, released on August 10, 2023, but in order to improve the readability of the article, the details may be polished, please read sensibly, for reference only!
«—·The first person in China to run a mobile phone number·—»
"Our side is also the batch of big brothers who have just entered, and there is no final pricing yet, why don't you charge 20,000 yuan first, refund more and make up for less, do you think it is appropriate?"
In 1987, in the Guangzhou Post and Telecommunications Bureau, the staff of the business hall carefully questioned the young man in his twenties in front of him with a suspicious attitude.
This morning, when the post and telecommunications bureau had just opened, a young man hurriedly came in, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted the attention of all the staff:
"Hello, I heard that you have a new batch of mobile phones here, are they on sale?"
Mobile phones, which are commonly known as Big Brother, have just come to their store in the past two days, and they have not yet been officially sold to the public, and this young man is well-informed.
Although there were some doubts, the staff still politely said that they would first ask the leader's opinion and then reply to the young man.
After obtaining the approval of the leader, the staff said that it could be sold to the outside world, but before the official sale, he cautiously asked the young man if the price was appropriate.
The staff's worries are not unreasonable, 20,000 yuan is not a small amount, at that time, the average person's monthly salary was more than 100 yuan, and it would take more than ten years to save 20,000 yuan without eating or drinking.
20,000 yuan is so valuable, ordinary people at that time must have chosen to buy a Toyota truck instead of a "brick", and this customer is still so young, it will indeed make people suspicious.
However, when the young man heard that he could buy it, he immediately took out a check for 20,000 yuan and said that he wanted to buy a big brother.
Seeing this, the staff immediately took out an application form for a mobile phone in Guangzhou and asked the guy in front of him to fill it out.
After filling it out, the staff told him that because he was the first person to buy Big Brother, he could choose his own mobile phone number.
At that time, the mobile phone number was in the form of "area code + number", the area code of their area was "9010", and the number of this batch of big brothers was 01-99.
The young man thought about it for a while, then chose the mobile phone number "901088", and then left with the eldest brother satisfied.
Later, after the final pricing of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, the value of this big brother was 12,000 yuan, and an additional 6,000 yuan installation fee and 150 yuan monthly rent fee were required.
Who the hell was this guy, and how could he buy a mobile phone that was so expensive at the time?
«——·Choose without hesitation·——»
This young man's name is Xu Feng, and when he bought the phone, he was just 23 years old.
After graduating from university, 22-year-old Xu Feng chose to start a business in Guangdong, which has a more developed economy and more opportunities.
At that time, many people had already taken advantage of the east wind of reform and opening up to develop their own businesses, and in Guangdong, there were quite a few households with assets of 10,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan, and even millions of yuan.
Many industries have formed an obvious competitive pattern, with their own fixed market, for a while, Xu Feng made it difficult to start a business from which industry.
By chance, a friend talked with Xu Feng during a meal that it would be easier to make money from rich people than from ordinary people, and these big bosses all pay great attention to the quality of life, and would rather spend more money on good quality things. As long as the quality goes up, the business will naturally come.
Xu Feng had an idea and decided to open a high-end seafood restaurant, named Nanhai Fishing Village. Guangdong Linhai, rich in seafood types, and convenient transportation, and pay attention to quality, you will definitely be able to win the favor of the big bosses.
As soon as he said it, Xu Feng soon opened a seafood restaurant in a prosperous area.
At the beginning, because this seafood restaurant was the only restaurant specializing in seafood in the vicinity, the main signboard was the word "Xian", which naturally attracted many customers to come, and some big bosses became frequent customers here, during that time, Xu Feng made a lot of money from this business.
But later, many people saw that the business of seafood restaurants was so hot, so they opened many restaurants around the area, and divided the business a lot at once.
Xu Feng and these restaurants buy in almost the same way, ordering from the seafood market.
Seafood markets are mostly located near the beach, or even on the surrounding islands, far from Xu Feng's restaurants, so they usually contact by telegraph.
Xu Feng first communicated with the seafood market about what kind of ingredients were needed, the quantity and price of the ingredients, and passed them to the seafood market by telegram, and the seafood market would communicate with the local fishermen.
The delivery of telegrams takes a long time, sometimes 7 or 8 hours to reach one party, which greatly reduces the efficiency and the customer cannot eat the freshest product.
At that time, Xu Feng was very anxious because of this matter, and one day on the road, he saw someone holding a "brick" and talking, on a whim, so he went to ask the person what this "brick" was.
The man claimed to be a businessman from Hong Kong, and then introduced Xu Feng to the functions and uses of the big brother.
Xu Feng was very pleasantly surprised after hearing this, isn't this what he needs!
When he mentioned his idea to his friend, his friend looked at him like a monster, the price of a big brother will definitely not be cheap, and a call is only thirty or forty minutes, and the signal is not good, isn't this a proper loss of money?
But Xu Feng didn't think so, thinking that Big Brother would definitely come in handy, so he kept waiting for the opportunity.
Finally, his relatives who worked at the post and telecommunications bureau told him that there would be 100 big brother units for sale at the Guangzhou Post and Telecommunications Bureau, and told him to pay attention to the news, so there was the scene at the beginning of the article.
«——·The introduction of Big Brother·——»
After the reform and opening up, Guangdong has become a place where businessmen gather with its superior geographical location.
At that time, the main means of communication between people and other places were letters and telegrams.
Sending letters is a little cheaper than the telegraph, but both have a significant disadvantage in the transmission of information, and the information lags badly.
Around 1985, many Hong Kong businessmen came to Guangdong and brought with them a very advanced means of communication at that time: Big Brother.
They very much hoped to do business with the bosses in Guangdong, but at that time Guangdong did not introduce Big Brother, and there were serious problems in communication between the two sides, and many Hong Kong businessmen had to choose to leave Guangdong and develop business in other places because of this problem, which brought a lot of economic losses to Guangdong.
Li Yisheng, director of the Guangdong Provincial Post and Telecommunications Bureau, saw this situation and organized a meeting of employees to discuss whether to introduce Big Brother.
When everyone calculated that if this kind of equipment was introduced, it would cost each household 50,000 or 60,000 yuan, they decisively opposed this proposal
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But Li Yisheng was unwilling to give up, and he proposed his idea to the leaders of the provincial government.
Unexpectedly, the provincial government's leaders agreed to his proposal and raised a $5 million loan for the Guangzhou Post and Telecommunications Bureau to help them build the project.
After receiving the support of the leaders, Li Yisheng decisively led everyone to start the first phase of the mobile network project and wholesaled 100 big brothers.
«——·Right Decision·——»
Xu Feng thought that he wanted to choose an auspicious number for his business, so he chose the number "88" with the homonym of "Fa Fa".
With Big Brother, he has the most direct contact with the seafood market and even the fishermen, and can immediately understand the catch of the day, and can flexibly grasp the purchase volume of various seafood based on this, and improve the menu in time to provide customers with fresher ingredients.
With a high reputation, his business grew bigger and bigger, and he opened several branches.
Xu Feng said that it was this big brother who led him to success.
Today, Xu Feng still runs his own fishing village in the South China Sea, and after decades of development, it has become a famous check-in spot in Guangzhou.
And his eldest brother also retired as early as 2001.
Xu Feng is the first person who dares to eat crabs, he has a keen judgment in his twenties, and he can seize this opportunity and develop his own career, which is worthy of our admiration.