1993 Glamour at a Glance

Chapter 10 The constellations descend to earth
People who have experienced the eighties and 90s all have memories of video halls or renting video tapes.

Later, naturally it was VCD.

At this time, most of the Xiangdao and Wandao movies in the golden age could only be transmitted through video tapes.

Martial arts movies, zombie movies, funny movies... All kinds of movies have opened a window for a generation to see the bustling world outside.

It is true that there are not many families who can afford a video recorder, but if you buy a video recorder and a color TV, you can open a video studio.

Like mushrooms after rain.

It is often a small blackboard at the door, on which is written in chalk: XXX is showing today...the show cannot be cleared in a loop...

Depending on the environment, a ticket can range from a few dimes to one or two yuan.

It's very cost-effective to watch as you go.If you are free, you can watch it all day, or even overnight.

It is not nonsense that the small video hall is full almost every day and there are no seats left.

Throughout the 90s, the total annual box office of Huaguo movies was not as good as that in the 80s, but the business was robbed by video theaters all over cities, towns and even counties.

Now Zhu Ziqiang finally found out that the people who apply for the card with him without any hesitation are the main ones.

Open the video room!

In addition to a very few very popular movies, they have to match a large number of other movies, just like the movie theater schedule, which can always keep fresh and let more guests buy tickets to watch.

Of course, such a film is better to rent than to buy.

How much benefit can the cost of 3 yuan in 2 days bring them?

"100 yuan can only rent 3 sets at a time!" Zhu Ziqiang insisted on this point. What if they don't pay back the rent after they earn back the cost of the card?
"Is there a card that costs 200 yuan? Or I can get two cards!"

"...Brother, did you open the video studio yourself?" Zhu Ziqiang asked.

"Boss Zhu, according to me, you really don't want to build a small video hall yourself." The customer did not deny it, pointing to his storefront and said, "There is no atmosphere here! You can't take care of just one room. Seriously Yes, you have a license, and now you have the idea to focus on selling video tapes and renting them out. If there are always new films, I’m happy to keep renting them from you.”

Zhu Ziqiang's head hurts: "No wonder the video tapes you rented are very worn every time you bring them back. Brother, 2 yuan for 3 days, how much do you have to earn?"

"The bill can't be calculated like this, Boss Zhu, I still have to buy a video studio, buy a color TV, use electricity, clean, and keep an eye on changing tapes. Besides, you rent out a tape five or six times, and then you will come back. It's earning."

"... How many more do you want to rent at a time?"

"I have to prepare more than ten movies in a week."

"I can apply for a gold membership card for you!" Zhu Ziqiang took the new name without a teacher. Anyway, he only needs to take a batch of designated card numbers to remember, "The deposit is 300, and you can rent 10 sets at a time. 7 bucks!"

"It's a good deal!" The customer nodded without hesitation, "That's what I do!"

Hearing his straightforward tone, Zhu Ziqiang couldn't help wondering if it would be more profitable to only open a video studio?

It's just one day, two days, three days... The news that Zhu Ziqiang doesn't need a deposit after applying for a card here, and the news that you can rent video tapes and buy tapes is [-]% off slowly spread.

Xiaofu at home bought video recorders and specially opened video studios, and more and more people came to apply for cards.

The membership system is a very new routine, which is currently known to too few people in China.

By the fifth day, Zhu Ziqiang had issued 145 ordinary membership cards and 37 gold medal membership cards.

In the middle of the night, he counted money on the bed.

The wife was really excited: "3! These are all ours? Don't you need to refund them?"

"No need to retreat!" Zhu Ziqiang's expression was as if he had drunk a lot of wine, "Damn it!"

He really didn't expect the idea to be so useful.

Zhu Ziqiang looked at the stacks of big unity on the bed, took out another cigarette, and watched his wife count again.

There are nearly [-] companies in the city that have a license to rent and sell video tapes.

This business seems to be making money, but it still has to pay a lot to the affiliated units every year.

Now Zhu Ziqiang has a little understanding: this kind of membership fee can only be collected once, but there must be a way to collect it every year.

He can't think of it!

But the college student must know that he said that the most obvious is enough for now.

What should I do next?Zhu Ziqiang recalled what Song Yang said.

branch...

Then more people have to pay, and more videotapes need to be imported.

Thinking of this, he felt that 3 on the bed was not too much.

No, there must be a chance to make a lot of money in this way!

Zhu Ziqiang thought about it and then shouted: "Don't count! Take only 3000 for now, and I will use the remaining 3! This method is very useful. You take 3000 and go to Yanjing to find the money you gave me before." The old Nie of the tape."

After handing the piece of paper to his wife, Zhu Ziqiang ordered without doubt: "Let him follow this list and record 1000 discs for me... no, 2000 discs of this B... B... golden song album!"

"2000 discs? When will it be sold? Isn't it in the video tape?"

"If you want to go, you can go!" Zhu Ziqiang is now a husband and wife shop model, and said after flicking the cigarette ash, "After you come back, you can go to Xinhua District and find someone who can open a shop in the middle of several universities. place."

"Open a shop?"

Zhu Ziqiang's eyes were frightening: "If you can get 1000 cards in Shimenzhuang, it will be tens of thousands! If you can get 10 cards, it will be several million! If half of the video tapes in Shimenzhuang are rented out from me , How much is it every year? Open a branch!"

His wife was fascinated by his domineering and confident appearance, and her eyes watered: "How many millions?"

"I met a nobleman for advice! No, it's the down-to-earth XingXiu, Wenqu Xing!"

……

It was another weekend, Fan Zhong was careful when he got up in the morning.

Not far from the school gate, he saw Shen Qingxue waiting.

Soon after, Song Yang really appeared.

From a distance, the two of them exchanged a few words, Song Yang had a smile on his face, and Shen Qingxue lowered her head while clasping her hands.

Fan Zhong was holding a book behind the tree, but his eyes were gloomy looking there.

Song Yang didn't realize it, and said awkwardly as he walked outside the school: "As for that song... I can only wait for the summer vacation to see if there is a way to record it on tape."

"No hurry... just to tell you, after reading the lyrics, I want to hear the full song..."

"I see that you have been quite tired from training this week. Why don't you go back and have a good rest after helping your classmates buy things."

"...that's the plan."

"Okay, then I'm leaving, and I have to go to the city to do business!" Song Yang waved his hand and walked to the station.

Shen Qingxue was struggling at the corner of her clothes at the school gate.

He didn't ask himself if he wanted to go to the city, as if he didn't want to take him with him.

She finally mustered up the courage to wait for him at the door openly!
"Wait a minute!"

Song Yang turned his head and looked at her suspiciously.

"Do you...do you go to the city every week? If you have nothing to do next week or the next week, can you please accompany me to a place?"

"Where are you going? What are you doing?"

"Go to Mofang Village in Shahedian. I promised a little sister...to see her before the end of the military training."

Song Yang thought about it and said: "Okay, let's go next week. Is there anything else?"

Shen Qingxue shook her head.

Song Yang took two steps forward again and then turned back: "By the way, are the Band-Aids almost used up?"

"and also……"

"Wait for me at the school gate before dinner."

Song Yang grinned and strode forward.

Shen Qingxue took a light breath, and walked briskly towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

(End of this chapter)