Anecdotes of the Mobile CEO in the Restroom
The anecdotes of the mobile CEO in the restroom mainly revolve around the complex charging system of public restrooms, which are mostly parodies of the charging models in the telecommunications industry.
Firstly, there is a phenomenon of "two-way charging" in public restrooms. When the mobile CEO entered the restroom, the gatekeeper asked for one yuan upon entry and eight mao upon exit, claiming to have learned this from the telecommunications company—going up once and going down also requires payment. There are also versions where it costs 50 cents to enter and 30 cents to exit, with the gatekeeper suggesting that a one-way charge could be applied if a restroom package was purchased. This charging method clearly mimics the two-way charging model for phone calls in the telecommunications industry, where users may incur charges for both making and receiving calls. The restroom took inspiration from this and designed a model where charges are applied for both entry and exit.
Secondly, there is a situation of number selection charging in public restrooms. Squatting in pit number 8 requires a one-yuan number selection fee, and there are also versions where selecting pit number five requires a 50-cent number selection fee. This is similar to how, in the telecommunications industry, users may need to pay extra for special or premium phone numbers when selecting their mobile numbers. The restroom has applied this model to pit selection.
Furthermore, public restrooms also charge for farting. There are versions where an additional charge is applied if farting exceeds three minutes, and there are also versions where a one-yuan roaming charge is applied for each fart. This is clearly a parody of the unreasonable roaming charges in the telecommunications industry, which once caused users to incur additional fees when using their mobile phones in different regions. The restroom has created the absurd project of charging for fart roaming based on this.
Additionally, public restrooms charge for background music ringtone services, adding a fee of 2 yuan or charging 60 cents each time; they charge by the minute, with an additional charge for each extra minute. If one squats for fifteen minutes and one second, the first minute is charged at 50 cents per minute, and the subsequent minutes are charged at 40 cents per minute, with any fraction of a minute rounded up to a full minute. There is also a charge for occupying sewer bandwidth based on excretion volume, with a monthly fee of 50 yuan; a fee of 1 yuan for seeing others entering the restroom through a small hole; and when the CEO was about to complain about the chaos, the gatekeeper handed over a registration form, claiming that a 10-yuan consultation fee was required for complaint registration. These charging items are all exaggerated parodies of the various charging models in the telecommunications industry, humorously reflecting people's dissatisfaction with the complex charging in the telecommunications industry.
