National Tide 1980

When getting married these days, in addition to preparing a house and furniture, the man must also prepare household appliances.

Four years ago, the "three revolutions and one sound" that families in the Republic sought were bicycles, watches, sewing machines, and radios.

Now it has developed into the new four major items, televisions, washing machines, refrigerators, and radio cassette players.

Moreover, the gap between the grades of these things is even wider, and they are far more sophisticated than the three turns and one ring back then.

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

Washing machines with spin-drying functions are definitely better than single-cylinder ones.

The larger the "liter" number of the refrigerator, the better, and the more speakers the radio cassette player has, the better it is.

As for the original goods imported from Japan, they are the undisputed supreme trump card and represent high quality.

If compared with domestic products, in poker terms, it would be a total loser!

But on the other hand, there is a shortage of home appliances.

You know, since "Wen Wei Po" published the first foreign advertisement for Swiss Radar Watch, although foreign advertisements have come one after another.

Japanese companies even came in groups.

But so far, only Japan's Panasonic has taken the lead in entering the Republic of China market this year, and has truly become the only large foreign electrical appliance company to carry out economic cooperation with us.

And don’t look at this year, our country has introduced three more color TV production lines from abroad.

Even though our country has only three years of development history of washing machines, its annual output has reached more than two million units.

However, in the face of China's huge population base, our independently produced home appliances are still a drop in the bucket, and supply exceeds demand.

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

Customers who want to buy will not see the goods in stock nine times out of ten times they come here.

In front of two TV factories in Beijing, scalpers who took color TV tickets from workers had already raised the prices to 800 yuan a piece.

As for what the newspaper said, 70% of Beijing residents already own domestic or imported TV sets.

I'm afraid black and white TVs are still the main ones, mostly nine-inch and 12-inch TVs.

Moreover, this data also makes people doubt its authenticity.

Because around ordinary people, the typical scene after sunset is still after dinner, when the small courtyard of a family with a TV becomes a gathering place for neighbors.

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

For example, they can turn a black-and-white TV into color by using red, blue, and yellow color chips at the bottom.

Or a "plug-in" device that can turn a small TV into a large screen through a magnifying glass.

These clever little inventions constitute the unique popular memory of that era.

Investigate the reason, what else could it be? Isn’t it 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 and 80 yuan.

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

The vast majority of people who are about to get married can actually afford a TV set with their savings, which is already great.

Most people probably pool their family's financial resources to buy a TV because they have to live with their parents after marriage.

If someone's family is in good condition, at most, the man will buy another cassette player and that will be the end.

In most cases, the girl's family will provide her with an electric fan, a bicycle, a watch, a pressure kettle, etc.

If the dowry electric fan is a floor-standing type, or the radio cassette player is bought by the woman with money, then that is already quite good, and it is for the man's sake.

Therefore, among home appliances, compared to the indispensable television, the radio cassette player is enthusiastically sought after by young people.

Washing machines and refrigerators, these two items are still very advanced consumption for ordinary people, and they are rare items that only the high-income class can own.

If anyone can hire a tricycle on the street, they can pull a newly purchased Baiju washing machine or Snowflake refrigerator home.

It is equivalent to announcing to everyone that this family has bid farewell to the era of doing laundry by hand.

Or perhaps it has ushered in an era when the sweltering heat can be solved, and life has begun to move to a new level.

They will make people who have no concept of saving time and energy make such sounds with disdain but actually envy.

"What kind of washing machine, it's better to wash it by hand? What kind of refrigerator, just to put some leftovers, it consumes so much electricity! I'm so full! I don't know how to put it all together!"

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

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

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

Everyone regards the four major items as their dreams, but they are the real "Seven Machine Ministers".

And he is also a foreign minister.

They even gained good popularity because of it.

Not to mention that Zhang Shihui himself made many useful "friends", even Liu Weijing's relatives also looked at Zhang Shihui with admiration.

What kind of aunt, uncle, aunt, uncle, what kind of shopping has not benefited from the Liu family's prospective son-in-law?

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

Liu Weijing's relatives all hope that the marriage will happen as soon as possible, and they are eager to become relatives in this family.

So during the holidays, the big family gathers together.

It is inevitable that everyone will have to promote the progress of this marriage.

For example, Liu Weijing's second aunt often said to Liu Weijing's family.

"Hurry up, what are you waiting for? This son-in-law can do it!"

"Even though he is a hotel worker, his rank is not as high as ours, Wei Jing, but he has connections and is actually more affordable than a division director."

"Oh, I have benefited from you too. If Xiao Zhang hadn't bought me a color TV, I wouldn't have known that "Wasted Years" was actually in color..."

In short, what others find most difficult is that in many marriages, the man is prone to conflicts and disputes with the woman.

For Zhang Shihui, it is a total bonus. This is his specialty.

Not only does he no longer have to worry about this, he can even buy good cigarettes, good wine, and wedding candies more conveniently than others.

At least for him personally, he has really reached the standard of on-demand allocation ahead of schedule.

But that's not all. What surprised Liu Weijing the most was that not long after the marriage was confirmed, she actually got a silver ring set with jade and a pearl necklace from Zhang Shihui.

Zhang Shihuifei took her to the jewelry counter on the third floor of Youyi Store and bought it forcibly for three thousand dollars.

At that time, Liu Weijing thought it was expensive and refused to give him life or death.

But Zhang Shihui insisted that this was the treatment his daughter-in-law deserved, and even said that wearing jewelry would look good when taking photos.

No matter how Liu Weijing resisted and objected, it was ineffective, 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 broadcast around the world.

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

But then, newspapers and magazines also reported it extensively, and even used their wedding photos.

Therefore, this "fairy tale wedding" also allowed our Chinese people to experience the style of Western-style weddings, the pomp of the British royal family, and the elegance of Princess Diana with her head covered with pearls and wearing a wedding dress.

Of course Liu Weijing would be affected and would daydream, hoping that one day he could own one or two exquisite and beautiful small jewelry.

And these days, the only place where you can buy this in the entire capital is really the Friendship Store.

Therefore, the two things Zhang Shihui gave to Liu Weijing were very suitable for the girl.

It was like accidentally fulfilling Liu Weijing's dream. Of course she felt that she couldn't be happier.