Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 37 High Price
"It's higher than the salary..." Duan Yun said after pondering.

Duan Yun naturally would not disclose his income to outsiders easily, after all, his current income is enviable.

"That's not bad." Li Guosheng smiled slightly, and then said: "I remember when I took our products to the Canton Fair for the first time last year, it really opened my eyes, especially in the south, especially the city close to Hong Kong. , the development is too fast, the people there have high incomes, they sell everything, and the clothes are trendy, which is much more prosperous than here...,
Li Guosheng is also a somewhat knowledgeable person. He often travels abroad on business and likes to read newspapers and news. Compared with most people in the factory, he knows more about the outside world.

"Actually, it's not easy for the people in that place to make money. Don't look at how glamorous they are on the surface, but they have suffered a lot." Duan Yun replied with a smile.

"Yeah, we only saw the thief eating meat, but we didn't see the thief getting beaten!" Li Guosheng said with a smile.

"Uncle Li is right, it's not easy."

"Hey, Xiao Duan, your antenna is doing very well, and you will definitely make a lot of money in the future, right?" Li Yun's mother suddenly asked.

"I haven't opened it yet." Duan Yun smiled when he heard the words, and then said: "The antenna installed for your home is the first product I made, and I also read this technique from "Radio Amateur" magazine. The main thing that has been improved is that I don't have a TV at home, so I went to auntie to install one for free, and test it to see the effect. Let's help each other."

"Then if you sell it in the future, how much will it cost?" Li Yun is obviously more interested in the price of this antenna.

"70 yuan!" Duan Yun said lightly.

"70!?"

As soon as Duan Yun finished speaking, the three members of the Li family were stunned in surprise.

In the eyes of the three members of the Li family, Duan Yun's asking price of 70 yuan for an antenna is a bit exaggerated, which is almost equivalent to two months' wages for ordinary workers in a gear factory!

"Is this too expensive?" After a while, Li Guosheng said to Duan Yun with a frown.

"How can a good thing be cheap." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "TV bicycles are so expensive, aren't there still people rushing to buy them?"

"But……"

"I didn't set the price randomly, there are also cost and other considerations." Duan Yun pondered for a while, and then said: "To tell you the truth, my antenna has more electronic components than ordinary antennas. The cost of many components is very high. We can’t produce this kind of thing locally in Daxing. I asked a friend to buy it from other places. The price is not low, so the total cost of the parts is nearly 40 yuan, plus the electricity and consumables I use for processing. As well as the supporting antenna rack installation, etc., I can't actually make much money at the price of 70 yuan..."

Duan Yun deliberately said the cost is very high, because he knew that ordinary people do not know how to do it, and he did the anti-piracy steps, others could not see the situation of the amplifier circuit board, but in fact, the cost of this antenna is only six or seven yuan money.

"But not many can afford such a high price in our factory?" asked Li Yun's mother.

"Yes, there are not many TVs in our factory that can afford it." Duan Yun smiled after hearing this, and continued: "Speaking of which, it is not a loss to buy my antenna, and the cheapest TV now costs 500 yuan. But I can only receive one or two TV stations. After using my antenna, I can receive five or six TV stations or even more TV stations. Others can’t do it even if they buy a few more TVs. In addition, the cost of my antenna is low. Here, even if I want to be cheap, I can’t lose money, right?”

"Haha, it makes sense." Li Guosheng smiled when he heard the words.

"Then how do you plan to sell these antennas in the future?" Li Yun's mother asked again.

"My antenna has just been successfully tested, and I haven't started promoting it yet." Duan Yun paused, then said to Li Yun's mother in a serious tone: "Auntie, if you can help me promote and get some business, I will give you ten What do you think of the hard work?"

Duan Yun knew that the mountain living area where Li Yun's family was located was the richest area in the factory area. The old ladies in these families usually like to get together to buy vegetables and play cards. Any gossip news in the factory can be quickly spread from their mouths. The publicity effect and efficiency are very high.

In addition, these women have a strong mentality to compare with each other, and they should have what others have in their own homes, otherwise, they will not find anything worth showing off in chatting.

Ten dollars should be a big temptation for Li Yun's mother. Selling a few more will earn more than working hard every day, so in order to make money, she will definitely try her best to be a good salesman.

Therefore, the effect of Duan Yun's doing this must be much better than that of him posting advertisements on the corridor poles.

"Ten yuan!?" Sure enough, Li Yun's mother's eyes lit up when she heard the words.

"What I do in the maintenance business is integrity. If there are more sales, I can give you some more." Duan Yun raised his brows and said.

"Haha, in fact, you don't have to be so polite. You helped my house install the antenna for free this time, and we should help you to promote it for free. Talking about money is too outlandish..." Li Guosheng said with a smile.

Just as soon as Li Guosheng finished speaking, his foot under the table was stomped on him.

"One yard is one yard. This time I installed the antenna for free mainly to test the performance of the finished product with your TV, but the hard work of my aunt to help with publicity must be paid, so there is no need to say it!" Duan Yun said with a smile.

"It's still a small family that can do business." Li Yun's mother's face had turned into a flower at this time, and she got up and said, "I'll make you another appetizer!"

With that said, Li Yun's mother walked to the kitchen.

"You are really amazing. My mother never entertained the workshop director when she came to my house." Li Yun glanced at Duan Yun with a strange look in her eyes.

"Come on, Xiao Duan, let's go one more time!" Li Guosheng said again, holding up the wine cup.

"I hope Section Chief Li can take more care of him in the future." Duan Yun said with a smile on his face.

"Good talk!"

The next moment, the two wine cups slammed into each other...

……

It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that Duan Yun left Li's house full of food and drink.

Although Duan Yun's physical age is only in his early twenties, his mental knowledge and experience is that of a middle-aged man in his thirties, so the conversation with Li Guosheng at the dinner table just now was very speculative, and even some of Duan Yun's words made Li Guosheng kind of " See you later' feeling.

For Duan Yun, this was the first cadre in the factory to establish personal friendships after his rebirth, and he was also a person who could often travel on business, which was very useful to Duan Yun.

But Duan Yun also knew that the personal relationship between the two had just begun, and it would take some time to stabilize the relationship between the two in the future.

Under the dim street lights, Duan Yun rode his bicycle and thought about what he needed to do in the future. He felt quite relaxed and happy.

After returning home, Duan Yun lay on the bed and planned to take a nap before continuing his night shift.

Today is the first shift for Duan Yun to operate the lathe independently after the master left.

(End of this chapter)