Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 13 Expanding Your Business
"Brother, some of my classmates use upright radios at home. They can't bring them. They said that if they can come to repair them, the price can be negotiated." Duan Fang said.

"Okay, but I don't have time for the time being, and I don't have any vertical radio parts on hand. I'll go check it out on Sunday." Duan Yun said.

Although the door-to-door maintenance work is more troublesome, and it is not necessarily possible to buy the corresponding electronic components, there is no reason to do business by opening the door. As long as there is time, the money that can be made must be earned.

And it's not easy to say that you can't do repairs like his, otherwise others will feel that your technical level is not good.

In addition, since there is no place to open a shop for electrical repairs like him, word of mouth is very important. Some jobs can earn a good reputation without earning a few dollars. , you don't have to worry about not being able to make a lot of money, this account segment cloud is still clear.

"Brother, I really want to know, from whom did you learn how to repair electrical appliances?" Duan Fang expressed her doubts.

"When your brother, I went to the countryside for six years, it was not for nothing? Back in the rural areas of Shaanxi, there was a master who knew electronic technology in the queue... Speaking of which, there are masters of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon everywhere..." Duan Yun He pretended to be emotional, then took out six 'Big Steelmaking' sheets from the cloth bag containing the money, handed them to Duan Fang and said, "This is the share for you, go buy food."

"Brother, I don't need so much. It's mainly because of the help of the teacher. I didn't get so much business." Duan Fang was a little bit nervous when she saw the banknotes handed over by her brother. money.

Although Duan Fang has been very clever and insightful since she was a child, she is still very real to her family. She also knows that her brother's repair business has just started, and buying components will cost a lot. You don't need to settle the accounts so clearly.

"Your brother, I have money, so I can't lose your share. We are brothers and sisters. You don't need to be so polite with me. You can use this money to buy new clothes, and buy any snacks you want." Duan Yunjiang The money was put into his sister's hand, and he raised his brows and said, "In the past few years when my brother was away, both you and our mother have suffered a lot. Now that I'm back, our family's good days are about to begin!"

"Brother..." Duan Fang's eyes suddenly became slightly moist when she heard Duan Yun's words.

"Okay, don't talk about those useless things. In the future, whoever of your classmates will repair electrical appliances can ask him to come to me. I can repair not only radios, TV fans, etc.!" Duan Yun glanced at his sister. , then smiled and stroked her head.

Duan Yun understands that if he wants to make a lot of money in the future, it is not enough to just modify the radio, and he needs to expand his business projects.

"Brother, you can even repair TVs?" Duan Fang looked in disbelief.

You must know that TVs are definitely a luxury these days, not to mention color TVs. Those things are supplied by ticket, and there are not many TV sets in Daxing. As for black and white TVs, the wages of workers in the Red Star Gear Factory are so high that people with TVs There are not many, the whole factory adds up, it is estimated that there are only a few dozen units.

Duan Yun said: "Okay, I'm hungry, let's cook, and I will continue to sleep after I finish eating."

"Yeah." Duan Fang nodded obediently when she heard the words, got up and stuffed the money her brother just gave her under her bed, then packed up the dishes and chopsticks that Duan Yun had eaten in the morning and prepared to go to the water room to wash.

Seeing his sister leave, Duan Yun glanced at the stack of banknotes in his hand, and his face was suddenly sleepy.

The speed of my sister's business is completely beyond Duan Yun's expectations.

And if Duan Yun's father's colleagues and teachers can help Duan Yun promote it, then his business will gradually increase.

This time, excluding the 30 yuan for his sister, Duan Yun made a net profit of more than 100. As for the consumption of components, it is very cheap. The cost of modifying one is less than one yuan, so it can be ignored for the time being.

Now Duan Yun added the money he earned yesterday and the money left over from the last time he went to the city to buy and repair electrical components, Duan Yun's net worth has exceeded 200 yuan.

Although this amount of money does not seem to be much, it is equivalent to four or five months' wages for ordinary workers in the factory, and it is enough for Duan Yun to do some things.

The electronic components on hand do not need to be purchased anymore. Once they get wet, they will be scrapped, and Duan Yun has no place to dry and save too many parts, so now he can only use the stock on hand and then find Li Caitou to buy it. .

So Duan Yun plans to use part of the money to improve his family life first, and another part of the money to spend on human relations with colleagues in the workshop.

The main reason why Duan Yun wanted to have a good relationship with his colleagues in the factory was that in his previous life, as a middle-aged person who had been in the society for a while, he knew that if he wanted to get along well in the factory, he had to have himself. circle of connections.

In particular, Duan Yun now wants to do technical renovations in the workshop, and he has to ask for help when processing various parts. He has no relatives and no reason in the factory, and there are few colleagues who are willing to help, so he can't do anything.

After thinking for a while, Duan Yun quickly came up with an idea.

After lunch, Duan Yun did not continue to sleep, but carried the radio in his sister's schoolbag and came to the small room he rented.

After briefly wiping the dust off the table, Duan Yun started to work.

Modifying a radio is a delicate job, but practice makes perfect.

The modification of the first radio took 10 minutes, the second took half an hour, and the third Duan Yun shortened the time to 10 minutes...

The rental house was not ventilated and was very hot, but Duan Yun, who was in the excitement of making money, didn't take it seriously.

From one o'clock in the noon to 04:30 in the afternoon, Duan Yun finally completed the modification of the eight radios sent by his sister this time.

After a simple test, I felt that the effect was not bad, and Duan Yun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Eight radios in three hours, the gross profit is 40 yuan, which is almost equivalent to a month's wages of a general worker in the factory!

In his previous life, Duan Yun never regarded 40 yuan as a big money, but at this time, he felt that he was a little rich...

Afterwards, Duan Yun left the repair shop, locked the door, and sent the radio that had been modified from the schoolbag back to his home.

After briefly wiping his face in the water room, Duan Yun went to the market again to buy something.

The factory supply and marketing cooperative is on the street not far from the factory gate. Usually, the employees buy some daily necessities here.

When Duan Yun entered the supply and marketing agency and saw the cigarettes on the counter, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Duan Yun was a bit addicted to smoking in his previous life. Although he changed his body after rebirth, he still occasionally felt like he wanted to smoke.

There are basically no filters on cigarettes these days, and the price is very cheap.

Hongmei 0.24 yuan, Pegasus 0.29 yuan, Daqianmen 0.37 yuan, Xiongshi 0.19 yuan...

Cigarettes are not a hot commodity these days, but they also need to be purchased by ticket.

However, the situation is different all over the country, some require votes, some do not.

In places like Daxing, cigarettes under [-] cents do not need a ticket, while cigarettes over [-] cents, such as Daqianmen and Phoenix, need to be purchased with a ticket, and you can buy two per month. Article, as for Zhonghua, Peony, Shanghai, such high-end cigarettes are special for high dryness, and they are basically invisible on the market.

"Comrade, can I buy a ticket at the front door?" Duan Yun pointed at the counter and asked the middle-aged woman in a sweater.

"Thirty cents with a ticket, thirty-five cents without a ticket." The waiter said blankly after looking at Duan Yun.

In the past two years, the service attitude of the waiters of the state-run supply and marketing cooperatives has not been very good, and they like to ignore customers when they come.

"Give me one!" Duan Yun took out a few bills from his pocket, glanced behind the counter again, and asked, "This phoenix smoke..."

"Sixty nine cents without a ticket!"

"Give me one of these too," Duan Yun said.

"A total of ten yuan and four cents." The waitress looked at Duan Yun with a bit of surprise in her eyes.

You must know that although the wages of the workers in the Red Star Gear Factory are not low, many people have many children in their families. A state-owned enterprise dual-employee family has an income of more than 60 yuan. The normal expenses for food, water, electricity, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar cost [-] to [-] yuan. Five yuan a month, at least ten yuan on both sides, buy some clothes or a gift, and there will be nothing left in a month.If you want to buy a sewing machine or a bicycle, you have to save for a year or two.If you smoke two cigarettes a month, it is not a small investment.Those who can take out the big front door are basically cadres above the workshop director.

Moreover, there are actually only two Phoenix cigarettes in this supply and marketing agency. It took almost half a year to sell three packs. Duan Yun bought one at a time, and the price was so high that the salesman seriously doubted which city Duan Yun was from. High-ranking children.

"Pack it up." Duan Yun said, throwing the money on the counter.

"Hey." The waitress responded with a 'comrade' smile on her face, and wrapped the two cigarettes in a newspaper.

After paying the money, Duan Yun left the supply and marketing agency directly with the things under the surprised gaze of the salesman.

Next, Duan Yun went to the butcher shop diagonally opposite the supply and marketing agency.

Duan Yun felt an indescribable sadness when he thought of his younger sister and mother's skinny appearance, especially her younger sister Duan Fang, who was at a critical moment when she was studying and growing her body. It was impossible for her nutrition to keep up.

Although Duan Yun's soul is from his previous life, he now regards his mother and daughter as his true relatives, so now that he has made some money, the first thing that comes to his mind is to improve his family's life. After all, he He is also a foodie, and he can't stand the long-term absence of meat and fishy food at the dinner table.

Meat is also very cheap these days, but there is still the same problem, that is, the supply by ticket.

In Daxing, however, pork supply is graded.

There are three grades in total. The first grade has the most fat, which is basically fat, the second grade has a little lean meat, and the third grade is pork belly.

In addition, there is a kind of 'waiting meat', which is some lean meat and miscellaneous steaks. This kind of meat does not require a ticket, and you can buy it if you have money.

This made Duan Yun very excited.

(End of this chapter)