Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 3 The Way to Make Money
"Yeah, I listen to foreign English stations every night, and now I can understand some conversations occasionally." Duan Fang picked up the radio from her brother's hand, and continued: "It's a pity that the shortwave foreign stations' signals are not very good, and there are noises. too big……"

"Uh." Duan Yun nodded when he heard the words, and then a bright color flashed in his eyes.

According to his memory of this era, the country only listed English as one of the college entrance examination items in the college entrance examination in 1981. At that time, the undergraduate foreign language score was counted as 40% of the total score. In 82, that is, the college entrance examination this year was calculated according to 70% of the undergraduate degree. From next year, the English score will be calculated according to the [-]% score to the total score of the college entrance examination.

Moreover, throughout China in the 80s, there was an upsurge of learning foreign languages. At that time, people’s admiration for foreign languages ​​was unimaginable in later generations. In the 90s, it slowly faded away...

In addition, Duan Yun learned from his college tutors and professors’ dinner conversations that the conditions for them to learn foreign languages ​​in the 80s were very simple. Some foreign radio stations are a good way to learn a foreign language.

It's just that the country interfered a lot with foreign radio stations in this era, plus the time difference problem, so it is usually only possible to receive relatively clear signals for a period of time at night.

In addition, some Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan radio stations often play some popular music, including some of the most famous singers of that era, such as Teresa Teng's popular star, which is also an important reason why many young people at that time liked to use shortwave to listen to foreign stations. reason.

After Duan Yun turned on the radio at home just now, he found that the design of the electronic components inside is quite simple. As long as there are some common tools and electronic components, Duan Yun can easily amplify the shortwave signal of this radio and remove the interfering noise. of.

So at this moment, Duan Yun thought of a way to make money.

"By the way, how many of your classmates use the radio to learn foreign languages?" Duan Yun asked suddenly after a while.

"They basically use the radio to learn foreign languages ​​at night. There are cram schools in our school. The teacher also suggested that we listen to the foreign language channel." Duan Fang sat on the side, picking beans, and said without looking up.

"Uh..." Duan Yun was overjoyed and said, "Can they receive foreign stations on their radios?"

"Most of my classmates' small radios are sent by the factory. They don't have shortwave, so they can only receive domestic radio... Brother, why are you asking this?" Duan Fang felt that her brother seemed a little strange today. A naturally boring gourd, but now suddenly he keeps asking her this and that.

Seven 80s, because medium wave (MW) radios have a simple structure and are easy to popularize, there are more, and short wave (SW) radios have a slightly more complicated structure, and there are high-end radios. In addition, the external situation was severe in that era, so many factories The radio I sent only has medium wave function, but no short wave,
With the development of integrated circuit technology, it was not until the early 80s that multi-band radios were gradually popularized in China. Due to the wide frequency band, good sound quality and strong anti-interference ability, FM was quickly loved by the audience and became the mainstream.

In the early years, the Red Star Gear Factory sent a lot of these cheap medium-wave radios to the factory's advanced workers and model workers. Of course, some wealthy families have replaced them with better-performing multi-band radios, but the number is not large, and Duan Yun's mother is not an official employee of the factory, so for her daughter's study and entertainment, she had to save money and buy the cheapest multi-band radio on the market.

"That's great." Duan Yun thought about it, and said to his sister Duan Fang after a while: "Xiao Fang, can you talk to your classmates in your English cram school when you look back, if you need to repair the radio or want to listen to foreign countries clearly If you have a radio signal, you can find me to modify it, and the price is favorable!"

"You!?" Duan Fang glanced at her brother with a strange look, and said, "Don't be kidding, when did you learn to repair the radio, why don't I know, if someone else's radio is broken, let's The family can't afford to pay!"

"It seems that you don't believe in your brother's strength." Duan Yun smiled and then said: "Either so, I will strengthen your radio in the next two days, so that you can hear foreign stations during the day. , if you think it's not bad, help brother to sit and promote in your school, if the business is good, I will reward you with pocket money."

"If you can really let me hear foreign TV stations during the day, I'll give you the publicity! But you have to remember to buy me delicious food." Duan Fang said simply after hearing the words.

"make a deal!"

Duan Yun smiled when he heard the words, and then gave his sister a thumbs up.

For Duan Yun, repairing ordinary electrical appliances is obviously overkill for him, a doctor of electronic mechanics, but it is obviously a very good way to make money.

Unlike the electrical repairmen of later generations who were not treated well, the electrical repairers of the 80s were definitely a favorite.

The electrical appliances of that era were all sold in state-owned shopping malls. Although there was a problem, they could be repaired at the shopping mall, but the after-sales attitude of the electrical appliance factory was quite poor at that time. This phenomenon is very common in each other's homes.

In addition, in terms of electrical repair charges, it is also difficult to clearly mark the price. It is good to say that there is no need to replace the components, but once the parts are replaced, the repair price will skyrocket.

In some places, people who repaired electronic lighters made tens of thousands of yuan by setting up a repair booth.Those who engage in single-chip microcomputers also had a period of fortune, and in the mid-to-late 10s, when the supply of color TVs was tight, there were black-hearted repairmen who could earn as much as one color TV by repairing three color TVs. Yuan, it was not until the 80s that this situation was completely reversed as electronic equipment became cheaper and manufacturers' after-sales services became better and better.

Duan Yun is naturally impossible to be an electrical repairman all his life, but there is no doubt that it is a good opportunity for him to earn the first pot of gold in his rebirth.

Just as Duan Yun was thinking about his next plan, the door opened and his mother had already gone home from get off work.

"Mom!" Duan Yun just hesitated for a moment, and then called out the title.

In my memory, the mother of the predecessor was a very tough woman. After her husband died, although she became a little taciturn, she still gritted her teeth and supported the family independently. The past ten years have been quite hard, and Duan Yun really admires her, so You can also call out this mom.

Seeing Duan Yun smile, the mother put down the things in her hand and prepared meals with her daughter.

The atmosphere of dinner was a little dull. Mother only occasionally served Duan Yun with vegetables, and casually asked about her daughter Duan Fang's situation at school, and then she stopped talking.

After dinner, Duan Yun and his sister cleaned up the dishes together, while the mother sat in front of the sewing machine and continued to do the private work she just received.

In the 80s, there was no such thing as nightlife in the factory area. There were young people walking and playing basketball after dinner in the factory square, but Duan Yun chose to lie on the bed at this time, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

He thought of his parents in his previous life and his girlfriend Luo Yanjun who was about to get married.

There was a feeling of sadness in my heart, but there was nothing I could do.

But soon, he felt a strong tiredness hit his body, and Duan Yun finally fell asleep...

(End of this chapter)