Chapter 224 Spread of News
However, the home appliance business was a very profitable business until the late 1990s. The prices of these electronic products were not transparent, and huge profits could be manipulated.
Section Chief Wang had just left for less than two minutes.
The director of the winery came to Zhao Yi's house with his son, daughter-in-law and money.
Last year, when my son got married, he didn’t get a TV or plane ticket. As for the radio, it was a notch lower than the tape recorder.
Zhao Yi didn't know how these people got the news so quickly.
"Brother Zhao."
The winery director burst into laughter as he walked in.
"Director, how come you have time to come here so late? Is there something wrong? Ask someone to pass on the message and I will do it for you if I can."
Zhao Yi smiled.
"That won't work. With our relationship, we must come in person."
The winery director looked at Zhao Yi and smiled.
At the same time, on the other side, the Fang family.
"You, my brother, are giving me a headache today."
Fang Hanbai looked at his wife Tu Jiao and said.
"What happened to Xiaoyi? Was he captured by those people?"
Tu Jiao suddenly became anxious.
"Why are you so excited? How could the little commotion that kid made be worth anyone's attention? He just made quite a stir in our area. Fortunately, the old man now allows these things."
Fang Hanbai said with a smile.
"It's all right, it's all right."
Tu Jiao nodded.
"Go to his house in person tomorrow and ask him to get a certificate. Even if it's just a stall, make sure you get all the certificates. Don't give him any leverage."
Fang Hanbai looked at Tu Jiao and instructed.
As long as Zhao Yi encounters an accident in the region, as long as it is not a big deal, Fang Hanbai can guarantee Zhao Yi's safety, but he doesn't want Zhao Yi to give others an advantage easily.
"Don't worry, with Comrade Fang's words, no one dares to neglect them."
Tu Jiao joked.
"The government didn't give me this position, nor did it give it to you, Comrade Tu Jiao. I want him to pursue a business career in an upright manner. I don't want you to give him any special privileges. Our region is not comparable to a special economic zone, so we should be cautious in everything we do."
Fang Hanbai looked at his wife and said with a smile.
"I see. Comrade Lao Fang is right."
Tu Jiao laughed.
The reason why Fang Hanbo could still remember the little outburst that Zhao Yi had today was because of Fang Yan's going to the countryside. He didn't want to give anyone an advantage, so he let Fang Yan report to the Youth League Office by herself. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yi made a fuss and finally sent Fang Yan to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
Fang Hanbo always remembered this situation, but every time Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing came to his house, they just visited him normally and never thought of using any backdoor. Even though they knew his position, they never came to him to ask for anything.
Fang Hanbai then nodded and tacitly agreed that Tu Jiao would continue to have relations with Zhao Yi as her sworn brother. If Zhao Yi was the kind of person who was profit-driven, Fang Hanbai would definitely help him once, and the two families would have no relationship from then on.
But after spending so many years with Zhao Yi, I have seen clearly what kind of person Zhao Yi is. He is not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble.
After seeing off the director of the winery, Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing prepared to wash up and rest.
I didn't expect that a mere street stall would gain so much attention and people would come to buy home appliances in the middle of the night.
What Zhao Yi didn't know was that home appliances that didn't require tickets were extremely attractive to those families who had money but no tickets. Take televisions for example, as long as the TV ticket was not cancelled, the value of a ticket was two or three hundred yuan.
There is no ticket required and the price is the same as in department stores, which makes things convenient for many people. This is also the main reason why no one came to investigate even though the news of Zhao Yi setting up a stall spread widely.
As long as Zhao Yi’s background is legitimate, it’ll be fine.
Those who work in offices all have relatives. They all want to ask them for help in getting tickets. They have to make arrangements for their children's weddings. Take bicycles for example. Those who save up industrial coupons to buy bicycles have to save for several years.
If you don’t have industrial coupons, you have to get bicycle tickets, or buy them on the black market. A bicycle ticket costs about 40 yuan.
A bicycle costs just over a hundred yuan.
So everyone was very surprised when they heard the price Zhao Yi sold the TV for.
It's just dawn.
Zhao Yi got up, washed and prepared to go to work.
Today the sun rises quite late, around seven o'clock.
The two little ones at home had finished their breakfast and ran to school with their schoolbags on their backs. Now they didn't want to go with their mother and kept nagging all the way.
"Brother Yi, sister-in-law, I will go back today. If you have anything, just ask someone to bring a message to me."
Zhao Yan held the cloth sent by Zhang Jing, looked at the two of them and said that she had to catch the early bus as many people working in the commune who made clothes were waiting for her to return.
"Have a nice trip. If you have any questions, just let Xiaoyan come over and tell us. Don't treat us as outsiders."
Zhang Jing handed two boiled eggs to Zhao Yan and said.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Zhao Yan took the eggs and turned to leave the yard. Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing watched her walk out of the street before going to work.
Zhao Yi had just opened the door of the repair shop when within a few minutes, Section Chief Wang brought two people to the door of the shop.
"This is Comrade Zhao Yi who was buying home appliances at the square last night. These two are my neighbors. They are getting married soon and would like to purchase tape recorders and televisions from you. I heard that you also sell watches, so take a look at them."
Section Chief Wang introduced happily.
When Zhao Yi heard about this, he immediately led a few people back to his home, went to the second floor alone and moved the things down.
"The brand new TV and tape recorder have not been unpacked yet."
When they saw that there was really a TV, their faces were immediately filled with smiles.
"This kind of watch seems not as good as a mechanical watch."
The man looked at Zhao Yi and said.
"This is an electronic watch, and it only costs thirty yuan. It's definitely not as good as a mechanical watch, but if you take good care of it and wear it for two or three years, there won't be any problems."
Zhao Yi said.
It is a lie to say how long an electronic watch can last. Two to three years is definitely no problem.
"I see. Then I'll buy a digital watch, a TV, and a tape recorder."
After hearing this, the man decided not to keep it and just buy one for his wife who had not yet married him.
West City.
The sun has just risen.
Last night, the family who bought a TV for their wedding started tinkering with it, wanting to see if there was anything wrong with it. The whole family was so excited that they couldn't sleep at all.
When the neighbors saw this scene, they all came forward to help.
"Mr. Zhao, how much did you spend on this TV?"
"Six hundred yuan, bought at the square, no ticket required."
"The TV set didn't ask for tickets, so it must have been stolen and sold."
"I don't think I'd be that brave."
Everyone started talking about it.
Soon the picture appeared on the TV.
"That shouldn't be possible. I see that those two people are not ordinary people in their attire."
"That's the square. Is it the entrance to the square?"
When everyone saw the picture appear on the TV, they immediately became interested without any questions. It didn't matter where the picture came from, as long as they didn't steal it.
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