Su Ziceng's seemingly pleasant travel still had its discordant interludes, the most vexing being whether to bring a cell phone, and if brought, whether to turn it on.
It's a ubiquitous conundrum that has troubled all earthlings since the invention of the mobile phone. Take it with you, and can you still call it traveling? Leave it behind, but what if there's an emergency at home or you encounter one yourself? You'd need some way to send a message.
It was precisely this slight psychological dilemma that always gave some people the opportunity to mix business with pleasure. Take Jim, for example, who, upon learning that Su Ziceng was rushing to South Africa next week, contacted her right away, "Remember when you talked about expanding internationally? Espr now has locations across five continents, and the African market is significant."
