Chapter 341 Huaqiangbei Purchase
After lunch, the three of them took a car to the famous Huaqiangbei.
Xiongchuan happened to be going there to find his college classmate who was a photography enthusiast and an electronics enthusiast.
Whenever I have time, I like to hang out in various stalls and try to assemble cameras.
Lin Xiaotong looked at the people hurrying by outside the window and sighed, "There are quite a lot of people in this area."
This place is very different from Beijing.
For example, when you go out to buy breakfast in Beijing, you can see many people strolling around with a bottle of soy milk in their hands and a fried dough stick in their mouths, looking particularly comfortable and leisurely.
In Shenzhen, a large proportion of the population comes from other places to work hard. The pace of life is very fast and people walk very briskly.
I thought of a very famous slogan in later generations: Time is life, efficiency is money.
Xiong Chuan joked to himself: "We make small money there, but big money here.
Now, this whole area is full of them.”
Huaqiangbei is known as China's No. 1 electronics street. It does not refer to a building, but an industrial area.
Huaqiangbei area in the 1980s
Xiongchuan has been here for several years and has some understanding of the history of this area.
“I heard from the old people that this area used to be the North Guangdong Arsenal, and the buildings here were built bit by bit.
One side produces military radio products, and the other side also produces civilian products.
That building over there is the civilian factory, the Huaqiang Group."
Following the direction of the finger, the two looked at a white building on the side of Huaqiang North Road.
Lin Xiaotong muttered to herself, "Huaqiang, Huaqiang, doesn't it mean that China is strong?"
"The main road in front of the Huaqiang Group is Huaqiang Road, so it's called Huaqiang North."
“So that’s how it happened.”
After the development of Pengcheng Special Economic Zone, surrounding developed economies transferred some labor-intensive industries to the special economic zone.
The Special Economic Zone is adjacent to the port city, with excellent transportation conditions and cheap land rents. Coupled with policy support, it is natural for enterprises to settle in Shenzhen.
At that time, Huaqiangbei was also known as the "Three-in-One-Supplement Base".
The three modes include processing with supplied materials, processing with supplied samples, and assembly with supplied parts.
It covers a variety of services including processing, imitation, assembly, etc.
One compensation refers to trade compensation. When the foreign party invests in a factory and makes a certain amount of money, the loan is offset and the factory belongs to us.
The first few electronics factories actually did a transit job. The finished products were brought to the factories here for assembly, and then exported back abroad.
The three of them got out of the car and arrived at the destination.
Xiong Chuan pointed to the Xinhua Electronics Factory and said, “I remember that in the first year there was a factory that assembled tape recorders, and they assembled a total of 250,000 tape recorders.
This area sells tape recorders, electric fans, electronic keyboards, and air conditioners. Many factories specialize in more than one business.
Xie Yi thought about the tape recorder at home and said, "Isn't it just assembling anything that can make money?"
"Of course. If you don't make money, you're a bastard."
Xiong Chuan felt a little jealous when he saw this, because his shop didn't make as much money as the stalls here.
"To the east of Shennan Middle Road is the Electronics Building, which was built in early 1981."
Lin Xiaotong raised her head and looked up. It was a 20-story building.
It is now considered a high-rise building and a landmark building in this area. It is also a business card for Shenzhen to the outside world.
As for the large piece of vacant land between Huaqiang Group and the Electronic Building, there was no tall building there in 1985.
The future SEG Electronics Market had to wait until 1988 before construction began.
Now this area is a place for setting up stalls, purchasing goods, and getting goods. It can be said that many stalls have formed spontaneously.
The stalls are relatively simple, most of them are open-air, filled with electronic products, and there are always a lot of people around.
Lin Xiaotong noticed that the people who came to pick up the goods all had red eyes, and they stuffed the goods into the large bag without even looking at them.
"Why are you cutting in line? Can't you see there are people in front of you? Why are you pushing?"
A big guy in the middle of the team shouted loudly, with his arms rolled up, a muscular body, and a bad look in his eyes.
"Hey, boss, I have a lot of goods here, can you let me go in first?"
The short man in the back, holding several bags in his hands, had a tanned face and was bending over and whispering with the "Bangerye".
"Listen up everyone, what the hell is that? You're cutting in line and you think you're right? This is the first time I've heard that in my life."
"Brother, I'm really anxious. If I'm any later, I won't be able to catch the bus back home."
"I earn a lot of money carrying so much cargo. If I can't catch the bus, I might as well take a taxi. Are you too reluctant to spend this little money?"
The eldest brother stood in front and refused to let go. He had also gone out early and come to queue up with great difficulty.
If you come too late, some of the easy-to-sell jobs will be snatched up.
"Isn't this just to save more money to buy a house? My wife and children have to squeeze into my shabby house every day, and I feel bad about it."
“Brother, I respect you for being a man!
Houses in Pengcheng are really not cheap; a two-bedroom apartment costs 50,000 or 60,000 yuan.”
"Without a household registration, children can't go to school. I've been working hard in Shenzhen for two years and I'm trying to get a household registration next year."
"A pigeon cage with a small butt costs that much money. I can't earn that much even if I work for a whole year without eating or drinking."
Someone in the queue behind him echoed: "Hong Kong's big bosses are so rich. They buy several units at a time, and their relatives and friends all want to live on one floor."
"Who says it isn't?"
Everyone started chatting about the house again.
Lin Xiaotong and Xie Yi walked around each stall one by one. There were really many kinds of creative products here, and they were all hard stuff.
Video recorders, tape recorders, electronic watches, cameras...
Lin Xiaotong was very interested in electronic watches. Before coming here, Gao Xiulan gave her some money and asked her to bring back some goods.
Electronic watches are small, easy to carry and easy to use.
I don’t know when the trend of wearing electronic watches started to emerge in Beijing recently.
It is really convenient to be able to understand the time as long as you know the numbers.
Huajie brand electronic watches were very popular in the 1980s
"Hey, Chuanzi is here. What a rare guest! Why did you think of bringing someone to my place today?"
Xie Yi turned around and saw a big man with a scar punching Xiong Chuan on the shoulder.
"Hiss~Brother Shun, you have such strong hands, why don't you take it easy?"
Xiongchuan's legs happened to be sore from standing, and he almost stumbled.
"Who are these two?"
Lin Xiaotong felt that this man had a bandit-like air. The scar on his face stretched from the right corner of his eye to his nose, which looked quite scary.
"It's Chi Yaojing City's relatives who came to visit Chuyi this time."
Xiongchuan swapped relatives.
"So he's my sister-in-law's relative, why didn't you tell me earlier?
Brother, sister, what do you like in this stall?
Just mention my name, Shunzi, and I guarantee you’ll get the goods at a low price.”
The scarred man immediately became more enthusiastic, a smile appeared on his face, and he punched Xie Yi on the shoulder.
"Brother, you have a good figure. Chuanzi, thank you so much for what happened last time.
When my son turns one, I'll come to your house with some gifts and I'll definitely become your godparents."
"Brother Shun, you're being too polite. That incident was just a matter of lending a hand."
Shunzi’s wife gave birth in the early morning and her water broke on the way.
It happened that Chi Yao was on night shift that day, and she sent the patient to the delivery room in time and contacted the surgeon. Fortunately, both mother and child were safe.
The next day, after Shunzi held his son, he immediately asked someone to customize a banner and sent it to the hospital with great fanfare.
"I, Gao Qishun, will definitely take responsibility for this matter. Let's have dinner together some other day."
"Brother Shun, there's a fight going on between two families in the northern corner. Go check it out."
"Why are you shouting? Can't you see there's someone here? I'll get busy now."
After Xiong Chuan and the others left, he came over and said, "This guy is a local tyrant in this area. He used to fish at the harbor, but now he can earn enough to buy several houses a year!
I heard that his methods were quite brutal. Before, another group of people came here to cause trouble, and he went straight up with a knife.
Anyway, his banner is quite effective here.”
Lin Xiaotong and Xie Yi looked at each other, feeling as if they had run into the gang leader.
Xie Yi added a few more words: "Chuanzi, you have to be careful when interacting with others. Don't get yourself into trouble. You still have Chi Yao and Chu Yi behind you."
Lin Xiaotong thought so too.
Xiong Chuan nodded and said, "I know, he sells his things and I sell clothes, so it doesn't count normally.
As for the matter of adopting a godparent, Chi Yao had refused it last time.
I don’t expect to make a fortune, I just want to make a little money to support my mother and me.”
Lin Xiaotong pointed at the electronic watch stall and said, "Let's go and see if his reputation is any good."
"Okay."
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