Qin Zijin was exhausted last night and couldn't get up in the morning.
Tang Can asked her to have a good rest at home, and he went out to the store with Jiang Zhenlong.
On the way, Jiang Zhenlong's expression was somewhat grim. He lowered his voice and said to Tang Can, "Third Brother, we've been having a lot of trouble buying second-hand appliances lately. It seems someone is trying to steal our business, offering a price 10% higher than ours, and taking away quite a few items."
"Besides, Suicheng is actually not that big, and there are only a few people who can afford to buy electrical appliances. We have been collecting for such a long time now, and we have almost collected all that we can."
Jiang Zhenlong's face was full of confusion and reluctance.
The business seemed to be getting better and better, but then something like this happened.
It was just the 1980s, and not yet every household had electrical appliances.
Even if there are, they are from families with relatively better conditions.
After Tang Can and Jiang Zhenlong's large-scale recycling efforts over this period of time, more than half of the second-hand electrical appliances on the market have actually been recovered.
The rest is basically concentrated in the hands of the rich.
They are not short of money, so they don't have to sell the unused and broken electrical appliances at home for money.
It is very difficult to acquire.
But they are running low on stock now.
If we don’t receive new goods, the store will be out of stock in a few months.
Tang Shen nodded upon hearing this.
He had thought about competition.
After all, he is not the only one who knows this repair skill.
But he didn't expect it to come so soon.
"Ask around later to see if anyone has opened a store like ours. Be more careful." Tang Shen gave a few reminders.
The store had just opened when the two arrived.
There is not much business in the store.
Xiao Ping sat behind the maintenance table, studying a recovered phonograph.
Seeing Tang Shen and Jiang Zhenlong coming back, he greeted them and continued his research.
Xiao Ping has average talent, but he works very hard and studies seriously.
Tang Shen saw that he was studying carefully and did not disturb him.
Jiang Zhenlong took people to collect used electrical appliances at 9:30.
Tang Can sat in the shop, occasionally glancing at Xiao Ping.
There were no customers all morning and it was very quiet.
"Boss, why don't we have any customers today?" The salesperson in the store was also puzzled.
Even if business is bad on weekdays, there will occasionally be one or two people coming in to repair electrical appliances.
Now I don’t even see anyone?
"Isn't it just right that there are no customers? You can take a break and have a rest. You've been working hard recently." Tang Shen just smiled at this.
The two looked at each other, found a chair to sit down, and chatted in low voices.
It was almost two o'clock when a middle-aged man in a suit came in. He was a little overweight, with a big belly as if he was ten months pregnant, and his expression was a little anxious.
As soon as I walked in, I asked, "Can your shop repair electrical appliances? Can you repair air conditioners?"
Xiao Ping subconsciously looked at Tang Shen.
Tang Shen stood up and said, "I can repair it."
"Then come with me quickly, it's urgent." The man's eyes lit up and he spoke quickly.
Tang Can went to get the tool kit, took Xiao Ping with him, and went out.
The man drove over, asked the person to get in, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away.
An hour later the car stopped in front of a very luxurious building.
The man opened the car door and got out, then turned back and urged Tang Can, "Hurry up, it's urgent."
Tang Shen nodded and looked at the building in front of him.
It is estimated to have more than ten floors, and the overall color is light yellow, with very exquisite carvings. This place seems to be an embassy.
Tang Can didn't ask any more questions. He took Xiao Ping out of the car, followed the man and went in.
The man took them directly to the twelfth floor by elevator.
As soon as I came out, I felt a very dull and depressing atmosphere. The ventilation here seemed to be not very good, it was very stuffy, and there was a stale smell in the air.
Tang Shen was a little surprised.
Xiao Ping looked around curiously, following Tang Shen closely.
Soon the few people arrived at their destination.
It was a place similar to an office. The curtains were drawn, and the doors and windows were sealed tightly, making it airtight. It was a bit stuffy inside, as if a stove was lit.
Tang Shen frowned subconsciously.
The light was dim on Friday and I couldn't see the furnishings in the house clearly, but I could smell a very strong smell of medicinal herbs, which was a bit pungent.
Xiao Ping hid behind Tang Can, feeling that something was strange here.
The middle-aged man who brought them here went to turn on the light.
The light illuminated the dim room, and Tang Can realized that this was not an office, but a room.
There are several rows of bookshelves along the wall, filled with various books.
Opposite them, there was a bed with a person lying on it. His body was covered with various tubes and connected to instruments.
Tang Shen looked at the people leading the way with some confusion, "Comrade, this is..."
"Hurry up, the air conditioner in this room is broken, please help fix it." The man wiped the sweat from his forehead.
After just a short while, I felt so hot.
Tang Can looked around and indeed saw the air conditioner.
The cooling function must be broken. The wind coming out at this moment is hot, hot and dry. No wonder the room is so stuffy.
"Why don't you turn off the air conditioner?" Tang Shen frowned and asked.
The middle-aged man glanced furtively at the person on the bed before lowering his voice, "I don't know what's going on. The air conditioner was working fine before, but this person is very afraid of the heat. He gets extremely hot when the temperature goes over 20 degrees Celsius, so the air conditioner in the room is always on 16 degrees Celsius."
"Last night, the air conditioner suddenly broke down and I couldn't turn it off. The temperature was also incredibly high, over 30 degrees Celsius in the room."
"We don't understand these things, so no one dared to mess around. We originally asked another repairman to come over, but he made things worse."
The middle-aged man said a few words with some displeasure, and then urged Tang Shen, "Hurry up and go see what's going on."
Tang Shen nodded and went to unplug the air conditioner.
The middle-aged man took a look and was stunned for a moment, then his expression became a little ugly.
I'm going to die. The repairman we found before was really an idiot. He didn't even know such a simple truth. He didn't even know that the air conditioner can be unplugged?
He was very angry and wanted to settle the score with the other party later. After all, he asked the person to come over and didn't even fix the air conditioner, but he only gave him five dollars as a running errand fee.
He always felt that the words "sucker" were engraved on his face, and he was very angry.
Tang Shen unplugged the plug, then had someone bring a ladder. He climbed up and inspected the unit before speaking. "The air conditioning circuit is aging, which is why the cooling effect is not working. We need to change the refrigerant. Also, there are problems with several circuits, so we need to replace the circuit board."
"Can it be repaired?" the man asked quickly.
"It can be repaired. It will cost fifty yuan." Tang Shen nodded and quoted the price.
The man's expression suddenly changed. He glanced at the person on the bed secretly again, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, as long as it can be repaired, money is not a problem. Don't even mention fifty, I'll give you five hundred."
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