Chapter 324 Interview
The construction had just started and the journalists who got the news came to Zhao Yi's house.
When Zhao Yi saw the reporters coming, he ran straight towards the store.
"What happened to you, boss? Did the dog chase you away?"
Zhang Jing asked as she looked at Zhao Yi who was panting.
"Reporters are here to interview us."
Zhao Yi said after taking a deep breath.
"Another interview?"
Zhang Jing was immediately delighted. She took out the mirror from her bag and looked at herself. Then she tidied her hair and walked home with her bag.
"This is the telephone installed at Comrade Zhao Yi's home. Was he there just now?"
A group of neighbors rushed to speak in response to the reporter's questions.
"I must be too embarrassed to hide."
"But I know where his shop is and I can take you there."
A group of enthusiastic neighbors were about to take the reporters to the store, but unexpectedly Zhang Jing came over at this time.
"Comrade, this is Zhao Yi's lover. The phone installed in her home is the same for interviewing her."
When a group of people saw Zhang Jing coming over, they quickly made way for the reporter to interview her.
This is not the first time that Zhang Jing has been interviewed. She was interviewed once when she deposited 10,000 yuan in the bank. In 1979, people with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan were still rare, so Zhang Jing was even advertised in the newspaper.
"Hello, comrade. We are reporters from the Pingyang Municipal News Department. Is this the telephone installed in your home?"
A beautiful reporter looked at Zhang Jing and asked.
"Yes."
Zhang Jing nodded politely and spoke in Mandarin, imitating the factory announcer's manner.
"May I ask why you need to install a telephone?"
The reporter asked.
"Because my family is a self-employed business, the customers we need to contact are far away. It takes a long time to write letters and it is troublesome to send telegrams. Isn't this the organization's way of making things convenient for us? So I applied for a telephone to be installed.
I didn't expect the service to be so good. They came to install it the next day. ”
Zhang Jing responded with a smile.
After asking some more questions, Zhang Jing responded skillfully, and the reporter left the department store.
"Comrade Zhang, you don't know that Comrade Zhao ran away when he saw the reporters coming. He was not as calm as you."
"Yes, yes. Comrade Zhang is always calm no matter what he faces, and he handles it very properly."
A group of neighbors complimented Zhang Jing. They had come to congratulate her when Zhang Jing was featured in the newspaper. It seems that Zhang Jing's speech will be seen in Pingyang City's newspapers again tomorrow, and maybe even a photo of her.
"When there is a telephone here, it will be convenient for everyone to answer the phone. My family plans to build a small house here, and then put the phone inside. The neighbors can recommend one or two people to come and guard the phone, which will also be convenient for notifying everyone to answer the phone or make a call."
Zhang Jing looked at everyone and said.
"I fully agree with this. The cost of building the telephone room should be shared equally by all the neighbors in our street. Comrade Zhang can't pay for everything."
Everyone quickly agreed.
Soon, a group of neighbors started construction next to Zhao Yi's house. Almost all the labor force came to help. In the future, they no longer had to run so far to answer the phone and make calls, all thanks to Zhao Yi's family.
After Zhang Jing had made the arrangements, she naturally would not stay here for long. A phone was worthless in her own home, and now she had gotten a room for free.
Manager Peng looked at everyone and directed the construction work on site.
"The reporter is gone?"
Zhao Yi asked hurriedly when he saw Zhang Jing coming back.
"It was just a few interviews. I left a long time ago. I discussed something with the neighbors and asked them to build a house next door so that it would be convenient for answering phone calls in the future. Answering phone calls is free, but making phone calls is only three cents per person."
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and said.
One phone is definitely not enough. If you want to let your neighbors use it, you certainly can't use it at home. That would be very inconvenient.
If you keep it outside, you're afraid that someone will do something bad to it, so it's better to build a house inside. At least you won't have to spend the money.
Zhang Jing's words reminded Zhao Yi of something.
The annual income of five telephones in a telephone booth in Rongcheng was 5,000 yuan. Of course, the income is not that high now, but in the late 1980s, many people went out to work, and they would often call home to keep in touch with their families.
In the 1990s, the small shop in Wangou Village earned several hundred yuan a month by just making calls on a phone. At that time, working outside could only earn a few hundred yuan a month.
"Then we still have to write the application," Zhao Yi said to Zhang Jing.
"We don't need to write it. I've already told Manager Peng about this. They'll organize the neighbors to write it, and our family will pay for it. The property will also be registered in our name at the street office."
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and said.
Zhang Jing remembered Su Hong saying that houses would be very expensive in the future, so she naturally wanted to make things convenient for the neighbors and get a room. However, a monthly rent was required after the phone was installed. Answering calls was free, but making calls would definitely cost some money.
It’s three cents at the telephone booth, so I’ll charge three cents per call here too.
"Okay, my wife is still smart."
Zhao Yi praised.
"That's for sure. Don't you see who I am?"
Zhang Jing said proudly.
evening.
When Zhao Yi returned home, the house next door had been raised two meters high, and they would be able to grind and mix cement within the next day.
Many people greeted Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing with a smile when they saw them returning home. They felt a little embarrassed that they only contributed a little, but Zhao Yi's family had to pay several hundred dollars.
"Comrade Zhao, if there is any work we can do, we can't be shy."
"Yes, we are all neighbors, so we can't be so formal."
Everyone looked at Zhao Yi and said.
"That's for sure. I'll count on your help in the future, no matter what happens."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
Unexpectedly, the telephone booth incident made the neighbors even more enthusiastic.
At this time, the construction team has left, the phone has been installed, and it is now ready for use.
Zhao Yi picked up the phone and called Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Hello, I'm Zhang Zhiyuan."
"Comrade Zhang, it's me, Zhao Yi. This is my home phone number. You can call this number in the future if you want to contact me."
Zhao Yi said happily.
"I understand, Brother Yi. This will make it easier for us to contact each other in the future."
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled.
Afterwards, Zhao Yi called Zheng Hongtao and Tang Wenjie, and they were very happy to know that Zhao Yi had installed the telephone.
"You look so happy that a telephone was installed."
Zhang Jing teased.
She had been to Su Hong's home and knew that there were two telephones at home. However, she did not seem very happy about the installation of telephones at home. She was not as happy as when she heard that there was a reporter interviewing her.
"Of course not. You see, our family is one of the few in this city that has a telephone. Now you know what I meant when I told you that you will enjoy endless happiness if you follow me."
Zhao Yi looked at Zhang Jing proudly.
"Yes, yes, you are the best, okay?"
Zhang Jing quickly gave a thumbs up and praised.
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