National Tide 1980.

271 Specialty

When getting married these days, apart from the house and furniture, the man also needs to prepare household appliances.

Four years ago, the "three turns and one sound" that the families of the Republic sought - bicycles, watches, sewing machines, and radios.

Now it has developed into the new four big pieces, TV sets, washing machines, refrigerators, and tape recorders.

Moreover, the gap between the grades of these things is even greater, which is far more exquisite than the three revolutions and one sound back then.

At the very least, color TVs are definitely better than black and white TVs.

A double-tub washing machine with a drying function is definitely better than a single-tub one.

The larger the number of "liters" of a refrigerator, the better, and the more speakers of a tape recorder, the better.

As for the original goods imported from Japan, it is the undisputed supreme trump card, and it is definitely a representative of high quality and high quality.

If you compare it with domestic products, in terms of playing poker, they are all dead!

But on the contrary, the supply of home appliances is in short supply.

You know, since the "Wen Wei Po" published the first foreign advertisement for Swiss radar watches, although foreign advertisements have come.

Japanese companies even come in groups.

But so far, only Japan's Matsushita Electric has taken the lead in entering the Republic of China market this year, and has become the only large foreign electrical appliance company that has developed economic cooperation with us.

Only with official approval can we set up a joint venture factory and truly spread out the goods to occupy the market of the Republic.

And don't even look at this year, my country has introduced three color TV production lines from abroad at once.

Regardless of the washing machine with a development history of only three years in our country, the annual output has reached more than 200 million units.

However, in the face of the huge population base in my country, the home appliances produced by China are still a drop in the bucket, and the supply exceeds the demand.

The most obvious evidence is that the newly independent home appliance counters in Wangfujing Department Store are always crowded with people, but color TVs are basically out of stock.

Customers who want to buy come over ten times, and nine times they can't see the stock.

In front of the two TV factories in Beijing, the scalpers who received color TV tickets from the workers have already raised the price to [-] yuan a piece.

As mentioned in the newspaper, 70.00% of the residents in the capital already own domestic or imported TV sets.

I am afraid that black and white TVs are still the main ones, with nine-inch and twelve-inch TVs being the majority.

Moreover, the authenticity of this data is also very doubtful.

Because in the lives of ordinary people, a typical scene after sunset.

Still after dinner, the small courtyard of the family with a TV became the gathering place for the neighbors.

Even during this period, the citizens used their infinite imagination in pursuit of good viewing effects.

For example, they can turn black-and-white TV into color by using a color film with blue on top and red on the bottom and yellow on the bottom.

Or it can turn a small TV into a big screen through the "plug-in" device of the magnifying glass.

These clever gizmos constitute the unique popular memory of that era.

But to be honest, the effect is not very good.

The reason, what else could it be?It's just that there is no money.

At this time, the first batch of college graduates after the resumption of the college entrance examination only earned 58 yuan anise.

Of course, the general public will sigh at the household appliances that cost hundreds of dollars because of the lack of wages.

The vast majority of people who are about to get married, in fact, can afford a black and white TV set with their savings, which is already very remarkable.

Most of the families who can buy a color TV, I am afraid it is because they want to live with their parents after marriage, so they pooled the financial resources of the whole family and bought a top-level configuration.

This was also known at the time as "one step in place".

If anyone's condition is really good, at most, the man will buy another tape recorder, and it will be over.

And the woman's family, in most cases, will marry an electric fan, or a bicycle, watch, pressure kettle or something.

If the dowry electric fan is floor-mounted, or if the radio recorder is simply bought by the woman, it is already quite good, and it is for the man's sake.

Therefore, compared with the indispensable TV, the cassette player is enthusiastically sought after by young people.

Washing machines, refrigerators, these two things are still very advanced consumption for ordinary people, and they are rare things that only high-income earners can have.

If there is anyone on the street who can hire a tricycle and pull the newly bought Baiju brand washing machine or Snowflake brand refrigerator to the home.

It is tantamount to announcing to everyone that this family has bid farewell to the era of hand-held laundry.

Or ushered in an era that can solve the scorching heat, and life has begun to move to a new level.

They will make people who have no concept of saving time and energy at all make such voices with disdain on the surface, but envy.

"What kind of washing machine, why not wash it by hand? What kind of refrigerator, it costs so much electricity just to put some leftovers in it! It's really full! I don't know how to toss it!"

In short, this kind of ostentatious existence is just like people driving a convertible luxury car on the street 30 years later.

Then think about it, how proud Zhang Shihui is in this regard, how much advantage he has to take, how much convenience is there?

In fact, as early as last year, this kid and Liu Weijing bought all the home appliances of their two families from other people who needed to buy appliances.

Everyone regards the four major projects as a dream, but they are the real "Minister of Seven Machines".

And he's a foreign minister.

They even got good popularity because of it.

Not to mention that Zhang Shihui has made many useful "friends", even Liu Weijing's relatives are impressed by Zhang Shihui.

What aunt and uncle, aunt and uncle, which shop has not been touched by the Liu family's prospective son-in-law?

So in fact, Zhang Shihui has long been the favorite of the Liu family.

Liu Weijing's relatives all sincerely hope that this marriage will be completed quickly, and sincerely hope that they can climb up to this relative.

So during the holidays, the big family gathers together.

The big guy inevitably has to urge the progress of this marriage.

The second aunt like Liu Weijing often told Liu Weijing's family.

"Hurry up, what are you waiting for? This son-in-law is fine!"

"Don't look like he's a hotel worker, and his level is not as high as ours, but this kid has connections. In fact, he is more affordable than a director."

"Oh, I've also fallen in love with you. If Xiao Zhang didn't help me buy a color TV, I wouldn't know that "Waste Time" is actually in color..."

In short, others think it is the most difficult thing to do. In many marriages, the reason why the man is most likely to have conflicts and disputes with the woman.

For Zhang Shihui, it is a bonus item, this is his specialty.

Not only did he not have to worry about it anymore, it was even more convenient and better than others to buy good cigarettes, alcohol, and wedding candies.

At least the material issue, for him personally, has really reached the standard of distribution according to needs ahead of time.

But this is not enough, what surprised Liu Weijing the most was that not long after the marriage was confirmed, she actually got a silver ring inlaid with emeralds and a pearl necklace from Zhang Shihui.

It was Zhang Shihuifei who took her to the jewelry counter on the third floor of the Friendship Store and bought it for three thousand dollars.

At that time, Liu Weijing thought it was too expensive, so he didn't want it.

But Zhang Shihui insisted that this is what his wife should be treated, and also said that it would look good to take pictures with jewelry.

No matter how Liu Weijing refused to object, it was useless, so she had to accept this kindness.

But to be honest, Liu Weijing has long been envious of the jewelry of rich ladies in novels and movies.

And last year, British Crown Prince Charles married Princess Diana, and the wedding was also broadcast to the world.

Although television was far from widespread in our country at that time, national television stations did not join in the fun.

But then, newspapers and magazines also reported it in large pages, and used the wedding photos of the two of them.

So this "fairy-tale wedding" can be regarded as truly letting our Chinese understand the luxury of Western-style weddings.

Appreciated the ostentation of the British royal family and Princess Diana's bejeweled hair and wedding dress.

Of course Liu Weijing will be affected, and will daydream because of this, hoping that one day he can own one or two exquisite and beautiful small jewelry.

Needless to say, in this year, the only place in Beijing where you can buy this is really the Friendship Store.

Therefore, the two things that Zhang Shihui gave Liu Weijing really fit the girl's mind.

It was like accidentally fulfilling Liu Weijing's dream, making her feel that she couldn't be happier.

(End of this chapter)