Zhongguancun originated from Zhongguancun Electronics Street.
This street is lined with all sorts of electronics shops.
After receiving the letter of intent for pre-sale, Zhao Ye immediately took a bus to Zhongguancun.
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Upon arriving in Zhongguancun, Zhao Ye headed straight for the electronics street.
As soon as I reached the intersection, I could faintly hear a song playing.
"Although wearing a Western-style dress..."
My heart remains Chinese.
My ancestors had already taken everything from me.
Branded with Chinese Seal
Yangtze River, Great Wall, Huangshan Mountain, Yellow River
It weighs a thousand pounds in my heart
No matter when or where
"We are all the same in our hearts"
In 1984, Hong Kong artists made their debut on the Spring Festival Gala stage, and their song "My Chinese Heart" moved countless people.
This song subsequently became a hit across the country.
Yao Zhifang runs an electronics business, mainly selling radios. Recently, the song "My Chinese Heart" has become very popular, so he plays it on repeat in his store every day to attract the attention of passersby.
A while ago, an old man said something.
"Computer literacy should start from childhood."
Yao Zhifang immediately realized that a wave of enthusiasm for learning computers was about to sweep across the country.
So he immediately used his connections to purchase a batch of computers and computer-related electronic components to sell.
In the 1980s, those who dared to start their own businesses were not only incredibly bold, but also extremely shrewd. Yao Zhifang was such a person.
Zhao Ye was drawn to the singing and subconsciously looked towards "Yao's Electronics".
A sign hanging at the entrance introduced the main products sold by Yao's Electronics Shop: computers, radios, cassette tapes...
When Zhao Ye saw that the store was selling computers, he was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he walked over to the store.
When Yao Zhifang saw Zhao Ye enter the store, he immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, asking, "Hello, what would you like to buy?"
Zhao Ye didn't answer immediately, his eyes scanning the store.
Seeing computer memory on the shelf, I nodded to myself. A Chinese character card is actually an expansion card that integrates Chinese character input methods and their drivers into a memory. Therefore, the core component of a Chinese character card is the memory.
The manufacturing technology of memory is relatively advanced, and most of it is imported from abroad, making it quite expensive.
Of course, there's also the chip processor.
Since the owner of this shop is able to sell computers, he must have some connections and influence.
Zhao Ye wasn't sure if the store also sold memory chips and processors; he was just hoping for the best, but he was incredibly lucky.
As for other components of the Chinese character card, such as circuit boards, they can also be produced domestically at very low prices and are not difficult to find.
"How much is this EPROM memory?" Zhao Ye asked, pointing to the memory on the shelf.
EPROM is a computer storage chip invented by Israeli engineers that can retain data even after power is lost.
The Chinese character library and program are written into an EPROM, then embedded on a circuit board, and that's basically a Chinese character card. Of course, debugging is still required. With luck, it might succeed on the first try.
However, so-called luck is actually a manifestation of ability.
If you have strong technical skills, you can usually succeed on the first try.
Zhao Ye is quite confident about this.
After all, although the Chinese character card is still a relatively advanced thing now, in thirty or forty years it will become an extremely simple thing.
In fact, a few years later, a computer science college student was able to design a Chinese character card on his own, just like Shi Yuzhu of the Giant Group.
Buying only EPROM chips?
Yao Zhifang was slightly disappointed. Although this thing could make money, it wasn't as profitable as selling computers directly.
"35 yuan each!" Yao Zhifang's enthusiasm waned, but he still answered seriously.
Zhao Ye's lips twitched slightly when he heard the price.
His monthly salary is exactly 70 yuan, which is only enough to buy two...
At that time, EPROM chips had very low capacity, so Zhao Ye needed to use many EPROM chips to write the Chinese character library and program into them.
"Boss, could you lower the price per EPROM chip? I'm buying a large quantity."
"Oh, how many are you planning to buy?" Yao Zhifang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Ye then calmly took out a document from his briefcase. It looked to be four or five pages long. This document was none other than the letter of intent he had signed with the XC branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to purchase a Chinese character card.
“I don’t know the exact figures, but there are a lot! This is the contract I signed with the XC branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and it will be extended to major banks all over the country! Therefore, I need to use a large number of EPROM chips!” Zhao Ye said casually, opening the letter of intent to show Yao Zhifang the contents of the Chinese character card that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China wanted to buy. As for the other contents… well, the details are not important, so he didn’t look at them.
All you need to know is that you are cooperating with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Yao Zhifang was taken aback, clearly startled by Zhao Ye's attempt to use Zhao Ye's influence to make a big show of things.
He didn't understand the letter of intent and thought it was a formal contract between Zhao Ye and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), bearing ICBC's seal and impossible to fake.
Yao Zhifang was somewhat shocked.
"What's your surname, boss? I'm so sorry for the delay. Please have a seat!" Yao Zhifang immediately put on a smiling face and greeted him warmly.
"My name is Zhao Ye."
"Oh, it's Mr. Zhao! Hello, hello, hello, I'm Yao Zhifang, the owner of this shop."
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