Chapter 726 Buying a Car
"Teacher Lin, how about I help out with your radio series?" Ye Yongmei suddenly said.
Lin Weimin invited Ye Yongmei and Li Yemo to dinner today. Firstly, he wanted to get in touch with China National Radio to see if the radio series that he would listen to every day could be broadcast on the radio station. Secondly, because the two of them were experienced in radio production, he wanted Xiao Liu to learn from them.
Ye Yongmei's words caught him off guard for a moment, and Li Yemo next to him was also surprised.
Lin Weimin asked, "Teacher Ye wants to come to our little temple?"
Ye Yongmei hesitated, "I haven't thought about this yet. I just think your idea is very interesting, and I want to participate and experience it."
Ye Yongmei is the chief editor at China National Radio. She is a first-class technical talent and has a lot of say. It is unrealistic to ask her to give up everything and run to such a small place as Tiantian Changting.
Lin Weimin also understood Ye Yongmei's mentality instantly, with a smile on his face, and said eagerly: "If you can come to guide our work, we are of course very welcome! To be honest, Tiantian Changting is just a start-up, and Xiao Liu has no experience in this area. It would be a great thing if you could lead the way!"
Ye Yongmei was a little shy. "How can I be considered as leading the way? I am also here to learn. After listening to you just now, I think this model is very interesting. It may subvert the listening habits of many listeners."
"It can't be considered subversive, but if it can really open up a new path, that's good."
Ye Yongmei nodded, agreeing with Lin Weimin's words.
Lin Weimin added, "Mr. Ye, you are a senior editor. I think it would be better if you were in charge of the radio series business, and Xiao Liu would be in charge of the logistics support. You still work at the radio station, and we will give you a subsidy of 500 yuan per month."
Ye Yongmei quickly shook her head, "Too many, too many, I'm here to learn too."
"Not much, not much."
A subsidy of 500 yuan per month is not much considering Ye Yongmei's salary.
But she is a part-time worker after all, so this income is considered considerable, and it fully reflects Lin Weimin's importance to her.
Unable to refuse Lin Weimin's enthusiasm, Ye Yongmei had to agree.
The reason why Lin Weimin gave Ye Yongmei this generous subsidy was, on the one hand, because he took into account Ye Yongmei's experience in recording novel broadcasts and radio dramas, and on the other hand, he wanted to retain talent.
Ye Yongmei holds a high position in China National Radio, but it is 1994 now and everything is about money.
The 500 yuan subsidy is just the beginning. If Tiantian Changting's high-quality radio series can really achieve good results in the future, Lin Weimin also plans to give bonuses, which may be able to attract talents like her to Tiantian Changting.
With Ye Yongmei joining, the high-quality radio series that Tiantian can listen to now has a real knowledgeable helmsman.
Ye Yongmei is responsible for the content, Xiao Liu is responsible for administrative and logistical affairs, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Time flies and it is already July. In the past two days, the hottest topic in Yanjing City is the Yanjing International Automobile Exhibition held in the China World Trade Center.
The Yanjing International Automotive Exhibition was founded in 1990 and is held every two years. This year is the third session.
At the first auto show, there were only dozens of foreign car companies participating. By the third session, the number of foreign car companies participating had reached 398, which also aroused strong expectations and curiosity about the auto show among the people in Yanjing and even all over the country.
July every year is the hottest time in Yanjing, but the hot weather cannot stop the people of Yanjing from wanting to watch the auto show.
The first day of the auto show saw a rare peak in visitors, with the entire venue filled with people. Later statistics showed that the number of visitors on that day had reached 80,000, and scalpers raised the 10-yuan ticket price to 50 yuan per ticket.
The grand occasion of the opening day of the Yanjing International Auto Show made headlines in major media across the country the next day, further boosting the influence of the auto show.
That weekend, Lin Weimin took Tao Huimin to visit the auto show.
He took the media aisle, which was less crowded.
The layout of the auto show hall is similar to that of later generations. The most eye-catching things are of course the latest cars and concept cars from major automakers.
In addition, each booth has a novel and dazzling design, and some booths also have singing, dancing and acrobatic performances, which are really dazzling.
Some car companies were very generous and gave small gifts to exhibitors, and long queues formed in front of their booths.
Lin Weimin and Tao Huimin stopped in front of the Mercedes-Benz booth. Apart from the Mercedes-Benz concept car, the most eye-catching thing at the booth was the ongoing airbag deployment demonstration.
In the 1990s, cars were still out of reach for most Chinese people, let alone airbags. Many people had never even heard of them, and everyone was amazed by the airbag popping-out demonstration.
"It's a good idea for you to buy this Mercedes-Benz. It's the same as mine, with sufficient safety measures, so you can feel at ease when picking up and dropping off your children." Lin Weimin said.
"Take another look!" said Tao Huimin.
The two of them came to buy a car today. Tao Huimin has been driving her old Crown for ten years. According to Lin Weimin, it should have been replaced long ago, but Tao Huimin was reluctant to do so, so she has been driving it all the time.
Last winter, the car occasionally failed to start, and Lin Weimin persuaded Tao Huimin to change the car, and she finally gave in.
Although this auto show was much larger than previous ones, it could not be compared with later auto shows. The couple spent the whole morning looking around, and Tao Huimin finally chose the third-generation BMW 5 Series.
This luxury car model, which was born in the 1970s, has sold more than 1.2 million units worldwide. The three generations of models exhibited at the auto show are very different from the first generation of that year, but still retain BMW's iconic double kidney grille and four round lights, and the body lines are more modern.
The car's seats are made of genuine leather and are equipped with electric rearview mirrors, electric windows, electric sunroof, electric memory seats, heated seats, CD player, automatic air conditioning, car refrigerator, car phone and other functions. It is very user-friendly for Tao Huimin who is used to driving a Crown.
"This car is good and has a lot of space," said Tao Huimin.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
The couple bought a luxury car worth 760,000 yuan as easily as buying vegetables. This is indeed the case. Apart from going to work, the place Tao Huimin frequents most often is the vegetable market.
Sign the contract on the spot and pick up the car and register it the next day.
In the new week, Tao Huimin drove a brand new BMW to work. The "540i" on the back of the car was extremely eye-catching.
When the car is driving on the street, anyone who knows what it is can tell at a glance that it is the top-of-the-line model of the BMW 5 Series. There are only a few of them in the country that attract so much attention from passers-by.
The brand new BMW 540i parked at the People's Art Academy immediately attracted the attention of many colleagues. No one was surprised to see Tao Huimin getting out of the car.
Many people greeted Tao Huimin enthusiastically, "Huimin, are you changing cars?"
"yes!"
Two female colleagues surrounded her, looked at the car, and asked, "Did you change it at the auto show?"
"Yeah, I went shopping over the weekend."
The female colleague said half enviously and half teasingly: "You change your car as soon as you say so. You really deserve to be the richest man in our hospital."
"What richest man? Stop making fun of me."
Tao Huimin is beautiful, has a good personality, and married even better. She has always been the object of envy and jealousy of many female comrades in the hospital.
While she was chatting with her female colleague, several young men were also paying attention to her BMW 5 Series.
Several people were milling around the car, their eyes shining, as if they were looking at a beautiful woman.
"I just saw this car at the auto show yesterday, it costs over 700,000!"
“This car head is so beautiful!”
"More than 700,000 yuan, enough to buy ten houses!"
Xu Fan mingled in the crowd, looking at Tao Huimin's car with envy in his eyes.
She is an actor of the People's Art Theatre, but she has been mostly filming outside in the past two years. There haven't been many filmings recently, so she practices in the courtyard every day.
A group of young men gathered around the BMW and talked about it. She rolled her eyes and had a bold idea.
Xu Fan approached Tao Huimin and asked quietly, "Teacher Tao, you changed to a BMW, but where is the discarded car?"
Tao Huimin said: "It's at home."
"For sale?" Xu Fan asked.
Tao Huimin hesitated for a moment. She had never thought of selling the old Crown, but when Xu Fan asked her, she thought that the car was really useless there and it also took up space.
"You want to buy it?"
Xu Fan nodded vigorously and made little expressions. Young girls always have an advantage when they act cute.
"How much do you plan to sell it for?"
“I don’t understand either!”
Xu Fan said: "How about we find a professional to give us an estimate?"
Tao Huimin didn't want to trouble him, so she thought for a moment and said, "How much can you give?"
Xu Fan pretended to be pitiful again, "I have saved some money in the past two years of work, not much, just 20,000."
"Then..." Tao Huimin pondered and said, "How about selling this car to you for 18,000 yuan?"
Tao Huimin thought that the old Crown was worth at least 20,000 yuan, and Xu Fan only had 20,000 yuan in his hand, so she wanted to leave some money for the girl to go around.
Xu Fan was overjoyed when he heard Tao Huimin's words, "Really? That's great! I'll go get the money for you later."
"Don't worry, just pay the money after the transfer."
Tao Huimin was very happy to get rid of the old Crown, as it no longer had to take up space.
As they were talking, they were about to go into the building. Suddenly, one of the guys who had been discussing the BMW shouted, "Teacher Tao, where is the car you replaced?"
"Sold it." Tao Huimin replied.
"Sold? So quickly?"
"Yes, I sold it to Xiao Xu. I just sold it!" Tao Huimin said, holding Xu Fan's hand.
The young man asked anxiously, "How much did you sell it for?"
Tao Huimin glanced at Xu Fan and said, "Twenty thousand!"
The young man slapped his thigh and said, "Ouch! You've lost money on this sale. Your car should be worth at least 35,000!"
When Xu Fan heard this, he became unhappy immediately, fearing that He Bing's words would make Tao Huimin regret it.
"He Bing, why are you messing around when you can't buy a car? What's it got to do with you how much Mr. Tao wants to sell it to me?"
Xu Fan was a hot-tempered person with a clear and loud voice. As soon as he opened his mouth, he made a striking impression and He Bing shrank his head.
"Well, you're my aunt, I can't afford to offend you!"
Everyone laughed.
Tao Huimin pulled Xu Fan and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll sell it to you for 18,000!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Fan rubbed his head against Tao Huimin's shoulder and said, "Hello, Teacher Tao!"
Tao Huimin knew all about her little thoughts and shook her head helplessly.
Many young men looked at Xu Fan with envy. Spending 18,000 yuan to buy a Crown was a good deal even if it was only a ten-year-old car!
Why didn't everyone think of this earlier? Xu Fan, this little girl, got there first! Several people blamed each other.
(End of this chapter)
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