"Chenchen, how do you say American movies are made? The spaceships in 'Independence Day' are so realistic. Do they really exist in real life?"
It was another Sunday afternoon. The Du Bin brothers, Ding Miaomiao and Gu Yue had just finished watching "Independence Day" at Old Ding's house. Du Bin, who was watching a science fiction blockbuster for the first time, was deeply shocked and asked Du Chen beside him.
"They have advanced technology, the cameras are great, and the post-production is all done on computers, so it's so realistic."
Du Chen was not clear about the specific technical content, he just knew that computer post-production was very important.
"Computer production in post-production? Is that what we usually call a microcomputer?"
Hearing the word "microcomputer" again, Du Chen was stunned for a moment. It seemed like he hadn't heard the word "microcomputer" for a long time. Besides, students didn't have microcomputer classes these days. They had only seen computers on TV, but had never touched them in real life.
"Yes, brother, it's a microcomputer, also called a computer."
Du Chen was stunned for a moment and said to Du Bin.
"Chenchen, do you know anything about computers? What can they do? Tell us about it!"
Ding Miaomiao also spoke with interest. She had heard of computers but had never seen one, so she was also very interested.
"Computers, they're really useful. They can do a lot of things. They can go online, help us with our work, and even make drawings..."
Seeing that Du Bin, Ding Miaomiao and Gu Yue were all very interested, Du Chen gave them a brief introduction to computers. While talking about computers, Du Chen was still thinking about whether he should ask Comrade Lao Du to buy him a computer.
"Chenchen, what does it mean to go online?"
Gu Yue asked Du Chen curiously, Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao also looked at Du Chen, they didn't know what surfing the Internet meant either.
"To put it simply, if you're in the library and you want to find a book, you have to search for it yourself or ask a staff member. On the Internet, you type in a term that interests you, like aliens, and a lot of information and photos about aliens will appear in front of you. Then you find one that interests you and you can delve into it."
Du Chen didn't know how to describe it, so he could only give the few people a simple and straightforward description.
"Is it really that amazing? This is so convenient! I wish we could get online soon!"
Ding Miaomiao said enviously.
"It's the only way..."
Du Bin was not interested at all and felt that surfing the Internet was nothing special.
"Brother, it's not just that. There are many other uses. For example, if you're in the United States and I'm at home, we can send messages and photos online, and even play games together. In short, many unimaginable things can be solved through the computer and the Internet!"
Du Chen had to introduce Du Bin to him again.
"That's great. You said we can play games together? Is that true?"
Speaking of playing games, Du Bin became interested. After all, his biggest hobby since he was a child was playing games, from yellow cards to arcade machines, there was nothing he didn't like.
"It's not just the two of us who can play games. Tens of thousands of people can play together, complete missions, fight battles together. If you want it, we can do it!"
"Oh, stop talking, I want to try it now!"
Listening to Du Chen's words, Du Bin was drooling with envy. This was too great a temptation for him!
"Brother, it seems that Beijing can access the Internet now!"
Du Chen couldn't remember clearly, but it seemed that the first Internet cafe would be built in Beijing either this year or next year. As for Yuncheng, we'd have to wait and see.
"That's too far. I don't know when I can go there."
Du Bin was still a little disappointed, and he wanted to try the game that Du Chen mentioned.
"Chenchen, are computers expensive now?"
Du Bin asked Du Chen without giving up.
"It's expensive, very expensive! About 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, but you can't access the internet."
"So expensive? There's no hope."
"Brother Binbin, what's hopeless?"
Gu Yue asked Du Bin curiously.
"Buy me a computer. My parents definitely won't buy me one. It's too expensive."
"Brother, just wait and see. Computers will gradually become cheaper! Look, aren't TVs cheaper now?"
"Really? I just don't know when I can buy a computer."
Du Bin was muttering to himself. Du Chen heard it and thought about it. It seemed that his family didn't buy the first computer until 2004 or 2005. It was in service for more than ten years. He missed it a lot when he thought about it. But now it seems that it won't be long before his family will buy a computer.
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"Lao Du, do you think we should buy a pager? You see, most people have a pager on their waist. It's so convenient. Why don't we buy one too?"
While looking at goods in the building materials market, Lao Ding found that many people coming and going had pagers on their waists. Lao Ding felt jealous, so he asked Comrade Lao Du who was checking the floor tiles nearby.
"Why would I need that thing? It's expensive, and I have to pay for it every month. And most importantly, it's useless. I'm not going to buy it!"
Comrade Lao Du didn't even raise his head and continued to look at the floor tiles in front of him. Since he was going to make it more high-end, he couldn't be careless about these small details, so Comrade Lao Du looked at the floor tiles in front of him carefully and compared them with the ones next to him.
"Why is it useless? It's so convenient that you can call me and I can call you!"
Lao Ding didn't care about Comrade Lao Du's indifference and continued to persuade Comrade Lao Du.
"Nonsense! I think you're just jealous. Tell me, you're at work during the day, and there's no phone at work? I'm also at the repair shop during the day, and the repair shop has a phone, so why can't I find anyone there?"
Comrade Lao Du patted the dirt off his hands, motioned the boss to bring another type of floor tile for comparison, then turned to Lao Ding and said.
"What if something happens and I can't find you?"
"What could be wrong? It turns out the phone is still working as usual? A Motorola phone with Chinese display must cost two or three thousand. If you want to buy it, go ahead and buy it. I won't buy it!"
"Look, we're both leaders, and he looks impressive even with a pager hanging from his waist!"
Lao Ding still didn't give up and continued to persuade Comrade Lao Du. The main reason was that it would be difficult for him to buy it if Lao Du didn't buy it. If he let his wife know that Lao Du didn't buy it and he bought it himself, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
"No, no, Old Ding, I think you've lost your mind! Wouldn't it be even more impressive if you bought a mobile phone when you had the money? Hurry up, look at the floor tiles first. Make money, and when you have money you can buy whatever you want!"
"No, wait, Lao Ding, something's wrong! If you want to buy it, just buy it. Why do you have to drag me along?"
At the end of the conversation, Comrade Lao Du suddenly reacted and asked Lao Ding in confusion.
"Oh, no, I just think you're such a big boss, but you don't even have a pager. It's a bit cheap."
"Bullshit! Bullshit boss! I can see you're afraid of what your wife will say about you, right? You want to drag me down with you!"
"No! You're overthinking it, Lao Du. How could I be that kind of person?"
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