Luke shrugged. "It's just an old trick used by merchants. It only happens once. Later, when wireless networks and telecommunications companies catch up, there will be many people lining up even without this kind of promotional trick."
In fact, Titanium Mobile only has eight stores in New York and Los Angeles, which means that there are only more than a thousand people queuing in the United States, while the permanent population of Los Angeles and New York exceeds 10 million.
Mobile phone stores will mostly be replaced by online pre-sales in the future.
So, this is really just a little trick.
Luke only told Ginny some of Apple's marketing methods at the time, and she was still in charge of how to implement them.
When it comes to business, he can't compare with Ginny's hereditary talent.
Suddenly, a paparazzi downstairs noticed something, raised his camera, and pressed the shutter button at the position of Luke and the other man.
Luke stood up helplessly: "Let's go, these paparazzi are too sharp, they can find this, he is not afraid of cervical spondylosis."
Selina smiled and stood up, and the two of them disappeared into the darkness.
Downstairs, the reporter who took the photo of Luke and the other man's hands was shaking a little. He hid aside and looked through the digital photos he had just taken.
When he saw two figures whose outlines were not very clear but were still obvious, he exclaimed, "Found it! New superheroes!"
This intern reporter, Eddie, had just graduated from college, so he was sent out to follow up on the reports on the "commercial hype" of the titanium mobile phone.
Only newcomers like them would work overtime after get off work and stay up all night waiting here in order to get a formal position.
Eddie is also a huge fan of superheroes.
He had long heard of Batman and always dreamed of interviewing him one day.
But this kind of opportunity is too rare to come by, so he is still inquiring about the news of other superheroes.
He felt that after the appearance of Batman and Iron Man, perhaps other superheroes would appear.
With his quick mind and hard work, he got a lot of information about suspected new superheroes from some low-level thugs.
For example, there is the Kneebreaker who likes to beat up criminals, and there is a pair of mysterious superheroes who just appeared these days.
Even Eddie had heard of the Ghost Butcher.
Of course, he didn't consider the Ghost Butcher a superhero, that would have been too much of a ghost story.
His favorite superhero couldn't be a ghost.
His young body was full of energy, his eyesight was excellent, and his keen observation skills allowed him to suddenly spot two dark shadows on the six-story building not far away, and he quickly took pictures of them.
Now, it turns out he was right.
"Superhero couple!" he murmured. "This will definitely be big news."
But just one photo wasn't enough, he needed more information.
…
The next day, the sun rose as usual, Los Angeles was still bright and sunny, and Luke and his friend went to work as usual.
Arriving at the main crime unit lobby, Luke greeted Sonya who was walking by not far away: "Hey, have you bought your new phone?"
Sonya said with a bitter face: "I worked overtime last night, so I didn't have time to queue up to buy a mobile phone."
Luke was puzzled: "Can't I buy it today? It won't be sold out, right?"
Sonya looked at him like a fool. "Everyone else is buying the 2G version at the price of the 1G version. Why should I pay the original price for the 2G version? I just want to wait until the next promotion before buying it. Is that not okay?"
Luke looked at her expression and suddenly said, "You didn't save enough money, did you?"
Sonya turned and left: "Go away, I'm still busy."
Luke smiled, apparently he was right.
She doesn't buy a titanium phone, maybe for the reason she mentioned, but the bigger reason is that she has no money.
The detective doesn’t have any extra food at home!
Of course, he couldn't offer to lend money unless Sonya asked.
When it comes to money, most Americans are clear about the differences.
They will not borrow money from friends casually, nor will they lend money to friends casually.
If I could help my friend find a reliable financial company to get a loan, I would have done my best.
If Luke were to offer to lend money to Sonya to buy a new phone, people would only suspect he had other intentions.
Sonya is a great beauty among black people, with a magnificent chest, a solid lower body and toned muscles.
There are many people in the police station who like her, but she is not Luke's type.
He would be in trouble if he made her have certain ideas.
Could he say: You misunderstood, actually I can't appreciate your beauty!
He would never do such a stupid thing.
After greeting his colleagues in the hall, Luke and his partner arrived at Elsa's office.
As soon as she closed the door and sat down, she spoke: "There's news from the boss. Several departments have started investigating them. Esworth is in big trouble. We should be fine."
Luke chuckled: "Why do you look like that?"
Elsa glanced at Selina and saw that she looked normal before she said, "You...didn't do anything privately, did you?"
Luke shrugged. "When Selina and I were investigating a case, we encountered state police who came to cause trouble for us. We didn't reveal our identities and ran away, so the investigation was suspended. Jennifer was attacked within two days of returning. I don't have the chance to do anything I want to do."
Elsa said "oh" and was silent for a moment before nodding: "That's fine. It's okay, you guys go and get busy."
Luke and the other man stood up and left.
Coming out of the police station, Selina casually asked, "You don't care about those three little wild cats?"
Luke: "Let them calm down for a while, so they don't get too emotional when they meet."
He could imagine how the three girls would accuse him of casting a "curse" when the "wizard" appeared before them, especially Stacey, who often had new bumps on her head.
Luke was busy until noon, and suddenly received a call.
Hearing the ringtone, he answered it immediately: "Joseph, what's the matter?"
Joseph's low voice came from the other end: "Luke, try to persuade grandpa. He is very angry."
Luke pulled the car to the side of the road and asked, "Who messed with him on the ranch? Or did someone mess with him outside the ranch?"
"No. My grandfather brought me to Dallas specifically to see a car show. You know Johnny? The man who can fly across a football field." Joseph said quickly.
Luke: "I also saw his performance when I was a kid. At that time, he was just jumping through a ring of fire."
"Yes, yes, that's him. Today we went to see him fly over six Black Hawk helicopters." Joseph said quickly, "After lunch, grandpa said he was going to visit an old friend and then take me back to Shackelford. But he just came back and kept making phone calls, saying that he would kill anyone who dared to touch his old friend."
Luke frowned. “Is he just saying that in anger?”
"I think Grandpa might really want to shoot someone." Joseph whispered, "Ferreira is here with us this time. Grandpa just called him and asked him to take me back."