Life 1984

Chapter 212
The Yamaha fish stall shows a picture of the flower city in the 80s.

Li Yunhai watched it with gusto. He liked this kind of plain but true old movies.

Chen Meilin murmured in a low voice: "What's so interesting about this! A fish seller only earns more than 600 yuan a month, and it's all he needs to eat."

Li Yunhai said softly: "Meilin, do you know how much a university professor's salary is in mainland China?"

"How much? Eight thousand, right?"

"86 dollars."

"So few? Wouldn't it be quite profitable to sell fish?"

"Yes, this movie reflects the reform and opening up in the Mainland. This movie only invested 42 yuan, but it received more than 8000 million yuan at the box office. It is simply a myth."

"It would be a good idea to invest in a movie in the Mainland! With 42 yuan, the pocket money I saved can be used to invest in a movie like this."

"Yes, but you have to find a good script, a good director and actors."

Chen Meilin was thoughtful and watched the movie seriously.

Guo Wanhua touched Li Yunhai's hand and said in a lowered voice: "Meilin listens to you very much."

Li Yunhai laughed softly and said: "She is in the rebellious stage of youth, but she is a good child, she just needs to be guided well."

After watching the movie, mother and daughter Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua parted ways and returned to the Garden Hotel.

The next day, Shi Wentao and Shi Wenyin both came over to help Li Yunhai.Several people took a stack of trial contracts for computer typewriters and went out to recycle them.

The Shi brothers and sisters are all very good at business, and their sales pitch is no worse than Li Yunhai's.

Companies that try out computer typewriters almost always spend money to buy them.

These booths generally have cash available.When many people in charge of the booth saw Li Yunhai coming, they directly gave him money and said that we bought your computer and typewriter without any unnecessary nonsense.

The price Li Yunhai gave them was equivalent to the wholesale price, which only cost 1 yuan per unit.The price is very reasonable.

At noon, Li Yunhai took out 150 million yuan from the recovered payment, and together with Guo Wanhua, he found the villa seller and bought the villa in Dongshankou.

They went to the Huacheng Real Estate Exchange in the afternoon to go through the private house transfer procedures.

The next day, Li Yunhai and others continued to sell computer typewriters in the exhibition hall.

After three days of trial, most exhibitors kept the machine in their hands.

There were some companies that were unwilling to spend money to buy before, but later went to Sihai Company's booth and paid for it.

They said: "Before using this machine, we worked fine. After using this machine, suddenly we were not used to it without it!"

Li Yunhai certainly knows why, because this is the convenience and efficiency brought by technological progress.

This typewriter, in particular, is used in a wide range of industries, and many people cannot do without it once they use it.

This is why Li Yunhai dared to send a machine to each booth and let them try it out.

Unless they really can't afford it, they will need it.

As for companies that can come to the Canton Fair, how can they not spend 1 yuan to buy a typewriter?
What's more, this is not a waste of money, but a real productivity tool, a tool that can help companies make money!

Another situation is the psychology of comparison.

The booths in the front, back, and left are all equipped with computer typewriters, which your company does not have. Firstly, it is inefficient, secondly, it is very low-grade, and thirdly, it looks shabby.

In this case, no matter how difficult it is for the enterprise, it will still spend 1 yuan to buy a computer typewriter.

Some companies themselves require high-intensity work such as typing and issuing invoices, and they will even buy a few more machines.

Because the price Li Yunhai gave them at the Canton Fair was the wholesale price. If they bought it at a local office equipment store, it would be the retail price, which would be thousands of dollars more expensive.

After Li Yunhai's magical operation, Sihai computer typewriters became a must-have for all exhibitors at the Canton Fair.

There is not a Sihai computer typewriter in the booth, so you would be embarrassed to make an order with a foreigner!

Li Yunhai used his brains and superb sales skills to successfully sell more than 1 computer typewriters.

Who would have thought that while Li Yunhai was engaged in export trade, he actually completed a turnover of more than 1 million yuan from domestic exhibitors!
There are thousands of booths, and each booth is equipped with a Sihai Computer typewriter. Invisibly, it is equivalent to a living advertisement, giving Sihai Computer typewriter a wave of positive publicity.

No matter where buyers go, they will see the existence of this machine and see it working.

If they are interested in this machine or have purchasing needs in this area, they will ask the exhibitors what kind of machine this is.where did you buy it?
Li Yunhai made money from all the exhibitors, and also asked them to advertise for him for free and help him promote himself voluntarily.

Only Li Yunhai can think of such a powerful business strategy, and only he can do it!

The Canton Fair has entered its third week.

Reports about Sihai Computer Typewriter appeared in foreign newspapers and magazines.

The intensity of publicity this time was far greater than that of Guangcai CCA!

CCA is a professional product and has nothing to do with ordinary people. No matter how much it is reported, it will not attract the attention and interest of ordinary people.

But computer typewriters are different. Even families and individuals can buy and use them. Writers and text workers can use them.

Therefore, Li Yunhai spent a lot of money this time, publishing in influential newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Asahi Shimbun, and Yomiuri Shimbun. , conducted a round of soft advertising bombing.

Each soft article is accompanied by photos of the Bushes visiting Sihai Company's booth at the Canton Fair, as well as their high praise for this computer typewriter.

The trend set off by CCA is only within the consumables industry.

The influence of Sihai Computer Typewriter has affected the whole world.

Global media praised the Sihai computer typewriter as the end of the mechanical typewriter, marking the end of an era and the beginning of an era.

The Chinese have used their superb wisdom and scientific research capabilities to successfully prove to the world that the Chinese and writing have not been squeezed out by smart computers. They have already boarded the express train of the information age!
The Asahi Shimbun published an article saying that the invention of the Sihai computer typewriter was the biggest breakthrough in Chinese typewriters since Mr. Lin Yutang invented the electromechanical typewriter.

As if a spring breeze came overnight, newspapers around the world reported on the Sihai Computer Typewriter.

For a time, Sihai Computer Typewriter was remembered by Chinese people all over the world.

As the reputation grew, a new round of orders came one after another.

Business at Sihai Company’s booth is getting more and more popular.

Many foreign businessmen, who were not invited, made a special trip to Huacheng to apply to participate in the Canton Fair just to see what Sihai Computer typewriters look like.

Sihai Computer Typewriter and Guangcai Brand CCA have become two products with relatively high technological content at the Canton Fair, and have also received special attention from Huacheng. Lingnan TV station sent a special reporter to interview, and wrote and published an exclusive interview.

The Guangcai CCA and Sihai computer typewriters, two high-tech products with leading technological advantages, have become the favorites at the Canton Fair, with an endless stream of foreign businessmen coming to consult.

Li Yunhai, Lin Zhi, and Shen Xiulan entertained foreign businessmen, constantly promoting, taking orders, and placing orders.

By the end of the Canton Fair, a total of more than 3 computer typewriters had been sold to foreign businessmen, plus more than 1 units sold inside the venue, the total transaction volume reached 5 units!

The Canton Fair has entered the last two days of countdown.

That night, after dinner, Li Yunhai took Lin Zhi to Dongshan Pass.

Lin Zhi smiled and asked him: "Yunhai, what are we doing here? Is there anything interesting here?"

"Yes!" Li Yunhai laughed and said, "I have a surprise for you."

"Surprise? Yunhai, you have given me enough surprises, really! When you ordered 10 computer typewriters, I was particularly surprised. I thought about how many years it would take to sell out so many typewriters. ? Who knew you would sell out in just half a year!"

"Not all are sold out yet, there are still 1 units left!"

"It will definitely be sold out! There are more than 1 units, and they will be sold out if we receive a few more large purchase orders."

"This is not a surprise. For me, selling and making money are my innate abilities."

"Well, well, what's your surprise for me?"

"We're here! Zhuang Yong, stop the car."

Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi got out of the car.

Lin Zhi looked around and saw only a single large villa, surrounded by a main road and other small villas, as well as low and dilapidated residences.

"What are we doing here?" Lin Zhi looked around and chuckled, "Take a walk?"

Li Yunhai magically took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Lin Zhi: "Dear mistress of Zhiyuan, please open your Zhiyuan."

"Zhiyuan? What do you mean?" Lin Zhi was wondering when she suddenly understood.

Because she saw two words engraved on the door of the large single-family villa: "Zhiyuan!"

"Yunhai, what's going on? You won't buy this building, will you?"

"Congratulations on your guess. Please open the door." Li Yunhai made a gesture of invitation.

Lin Zhi pursed her lips and smiled, holding the key in her hand, she stepped forward and said to Li Yunhai, "I'm really open! I won't enter other people's homes, right?"

"Sister, please open the door boldly!"

"laugh!"

The door really opened!
Lin Zhi looked at this unique villa and walked in with a bit of curiosity and a bit of surprise.

Li Yunhai held her hand and took her to visit the villa.

"This villa is so big, much bigger than the one we have in Xizhou!"

"Of course, this is an old house, but the money I spent is much more expensive than the new house we built in Xizhou."

"When did you buy it? Why didn't I know?"

"Sister Guo told me that there was a villa for sale nearby and asked me if I wanted to buy it. I asked about the price and thought it was suitable, so I bought it."

"But what do you use it for? We don't live here either."

"Let it be our palace! When we come to Huacheng from now on, we can live in our own house. These days, I have asked people to clean it, repaired some old places, and replaced all the water, electricity, beds, and bedding with new ones. Next time we come, we can check in directly.”

"Well, that's okay. We attend the Canton Fair twice a year, and the house fee is actually quite expensive. It costs tens of thousands a year! In addition, we usually come here to travel and do business. The money to buy a house will not be enough in ten years. , the cost of renting a room can be saved.”

"That's why I bought it. We can live here for our wedding and honeymoon. Come in and take a look. Is there anything else that needs to be replaced?"

Lin Zhi walked around from the first floor to the third floor and said it was very good and there was no need to change.

The two came to the master bedroom.

Lin Zhi threw herself into Li Yunhai's arms and said with a slight pout: "Yunhai, you are so kind! You don't need me to worry about anything, you just take care of everything. But I want to criticize you."

Li Yunhai laughed and said: "What did I do wrong? Accept your criticism humbly."

Lin Zhi said seriously: "You should discuss something as big as buying a house with me. I know you have money now, and buying such a villa is just a small thing to you. But we are one, and what happened at home is so big But I don’t know anything about it! Also, you can’t do everything by yourself. Buying a house, decorating, these are big things, and I should share them for you. I don’t want you to have to work too hard. "

Li Yunhai was moved, lifted her chin, and said warmly: "Okay, I will definitely discuss it with you first in the future."

Lin Zhi smiled sweetly and said, "We are already an old married couple. We can just discuss everything and do it. There is no need for surprises. Life is originally ordinary, so what is the use of so many surprises? It's not like making a movie."

Li Yunhai hugged Lin Zhi tightly and said, "I think Wen seems to be dissatisfied with the mountains, and the relationship between two people also needs occasional accidents and surprises to nourish them." The two kissed passionately.

"Then shall we go back to the hotel today?"

"Go back! This place is vacant for now. We'll stay here next time."

"Well, good! I think it's so empty here! It's bigger than my home in Xizhou! That's great. When we come here from now on, my mother and Xiulan will live with us. It will be lively with so many people."

"Of course I don't care, I'm just afraid that my aunt won't agree. She is the leader of the group, and if she gets special treatment by herself, she will be criticized by others. We are low-level employees anyway, so it doesn't matter, and no one is watching us."

"Isn't it okay to live in my daughter's house? How can this be reasonable? This is not how you get eye disease, right?"

"Let's talk about it then! Where should we go to play?"

"I'm casual. Why don't you go to the music cafe to listen to music? Speaking of which, I haven't listened to music for a long time. Recently, I have been learning foreign languages ​​​​with Xiulan. Xiulan is really working hard! I studied for more than ten days. She couldn't stand it anymore, but she kept insisting. I'm still so-so in learning English. If you ask me to learn Russian, French, etc. with her, you really might as well kill me! It's too difficult!"

"Then there's no need to force yourself. Everyone's abilities and ideals are different."

"Let's go to the music cafe to listen to music."

The two left the villa, locked the door, and returned to the Garden Hotel.

The Garden Hotel also has a music cafe, and it is the most luxurious place in the city.

Tickets cost 20 yuan each, and you only get a free cup of tea. If you want to eat other fruits and snacks, you need to pay extra.

Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi bought tickets and entered, choosing seats at random and sitting down.

The business of the teahouse is very good. The teahouse here is larger than that of the Oriental Hotel, and can accommodate more than 100 people, while the Dongfang Hotel can only seat 60 people.

The opening of music cafes in foreign-related hotels was originally to enrich the spare time life of foreign businessmen. In the first few years, anyone who was not a foreign businessman was not allowed to enter and consume. The restrictions were relaxed after 1983.

The constantly rotating lanterns above the head add an air of ecstasy to the luxuriously decorated teahouse.

The band members on the stage were playing hard, with various Chinese and foreign instruments.

A male singer was singing: "After sleeping for a hundred years, the Chinese people are gradually waking up——"

To be honest, the song is a good song, but the singer's singing is just mediocre.

But the audience just likes to join in the fun. In later mobile phone live broadcasts, Internet celebrities with worse singing skills still have tens of thousands of people watching and giving rewards.

Lin Zhi also felt that the level was a bit inferior and was very disappointed, so she patiently listened to a few more songs.

The singers changed several times, but none of them sang well.

Lin Zhi shook her head slightly and said, "It's not as good as the Cheng Lin Song Club we saw in Beijin."

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Don't even think about it, Cheng Lin is considered a top singer in China."

Suddenly, he seemed to see two acquaintances. After a few more glances, he was sure that the person was Cheng Lin.Li Yunhai also knew the person sitting next to her, it was Hou Yijian who once wanted to sing with Lin Zhi.

Cheng Lin and Hou Yijian were sitting in the corner listening to music.

She glanced at Li Yunhai and recognized him.

The last time he raised funds for pandas at the Beijin Great Wall Hotel, Li Yunhai was generous and donated 2 yuan, which left a deep impression on Cheng Lin.

Lin Zhi once sang on stage with Cheng Lin, and she must remember it.

Cheng Lin waved to Li Yunhai and showed a bright smile.

Li Yunhai waved in response to her.

Lin Zhi followed Li Yunhai's gaze and saw her, smiled and waved.

Cheng Lin stood up and walked over, sat down at their table, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, you are also here in Huacheng."

Li Yunhai glanced at her, then looked at Hou Yijian over there, and asked, "Are you with your boyfriend? Did you go to Huacheng to live in seclusion?"

The story of Cheng Lin's elopement with her boyfriend has already appeared in the entertainment section of the newspaper.It's just that in this era not many people pay attention to the private lives of celebrities, and they forget about it once they see it.

Lin Zhi had just heard the news and was slightly surprised.

Cheng Lin hummed and laughed softly: "We are crazy about love!"

Li Yunhai looked at Cheng Lin with a happy smile on his face and sighed softly, thinking about your happy time, that is, in the past few years, for which you have to pay a heavy price of never getting married.

In love, there is always one party who will give more and fall deeper.Some people can easily get out of the quagmire and find another good relationship, but some people can only regret it for the rest of their lives.

Just like Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan.

Just like Cheng Lin and that Hou Yijian.

Women in this era are deeply affectionate, and since this is their first relationship, it is naturally even more unforgettable.

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Cheng Lin, I want to hear you sing. Can you come on stage and sing a song?"

Cheng Lin shook his head gently: "I came here to listen to music and relax today. I don't want to sing."

Lin Zhi asked her where she lived?
Cheng Lin replied that they had just arrived in Huacheng and the house they bought had not been renovated yet, so they were temporarily staying in a hotel.

Li Yunhai didn't know how to persuade her, maybe he couldn't persuade her at all, right?She flies into the flames for love, which can be considered a great courage.

Cheng Lin asked Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi their names, saying that it was rare to meet them in Huacheng and that they could hang out together in the future.

Li Yunhai introduced himself and Lin Zhi.

Cheng Lin happily shook hands with them.

Hou Yijian came over when he saw Cheng Lin sitting here.

Just now, Lin Zhi was sitting with her back to him, and he didn't see Lin Zhi.After walking over now, he realized that Lin Zhi was the potential newcomer he discovered in Beijin.He sat down next to him and said in surprise: "Hello, we meet again! Do you remember me, right? I'm a musician, and we met in Beijin. I told you that you have a talent for singing! You Have you changed your mind?"

Seeing that he was too close, Lin Zhi moved her chair towards Li Yunhai and replied politely: "I don't want to be a singer. If you have the ability, you might as well praise Cheng Lin more. She is nine years old." Hong, the future is bright!"

Hou Yijian actually pulled up his chair and chased Lin Zhi and said, "Miss, you are really talented. It would be a waste if you don't sing."

Lin Zhi looked helplessly at Li Yunhai, asking him for help.

Li Yunhai looked at Hou Yijian's anxious look and couldn't help but glare.

He originally didn't want to interfere in Cheng Lin's life. He felt that it was her own business for a woman to pay for love.Right or wrong, no need for others to comment.

But this Hou Yijian actually showed unusual excitement towards Lin Zhi again and again!
Any man can see that the other person is just trying to hook up with her in the name of a popular woman.

Li Yunhai decided to give him some color and smiled slightly: "Mr. Hou, do you want to chase after a beautiful little girl who can sing when you see her? You left your wife in Taiwan, a You came to the mainland to be cool, met Cheng Lin in the mainland, and used her admiration for your talent to seduce her to elope with you. Now are you going to fall in love with someone else again? "

Lin Zhi had just heard about Hou Yijian and Cheng Lin, and couldn't help being shocked. She covered her mouth and said in shock: "You have a family, and you are still hooking up with little girls outside? Cheng Ling is just 18 years old! You are still ignorant, so you deceive her like this? There is something wrong with your character!"

Hou Yijian blushed, but then said with an indifferent expression: "You won't understand. Although I have a wife, we have no feelings for a long time."

Lin Zhi sneered with a look of disgust on her face: "You're not that old, so you haven't been married for a few years, right? If you don't like your wife, why did you marry her? If you like her, why did you abandon her after playing with her for a few years? ? How long can a person like you treat Cheng Lin?"

Cheng Lin may really be crazy about love, but he is not stupid. After hearing what Lin Zhi said, he also looked at Hou Yijian with suspicious eyes.

Hou Yijian hurriedly defended: "I really like Cheng Lin, and I will divorce my wife."

Lin Zhi was disgusted with this kind of man and snorted coldly: "I'm not denying your talent, nor am I doubting your love for Cheng Lin. If you really love her, then you should divorce first and then be with Cheng Lin. Cheng Lin is still so young, but you asked her to abandon her career and family and elope with you for you. What have you done for her? "

Li Yunhai couldn't help but cheer: "Well said!"

Hou Yijian couldn't defeat Lin Zhi and said angrily: "What does the matter between me and Cheng Lin have to do with you?"

He pointed at Li Yunhai and said: "I was chatting with this lady and wanted to ask her to be a singer. Why do you object? Who are you?"

Li Yunhai held Lin Zhi's hand and said, "I am her fiancé! When you were trying to please her just now, you were like a dog that had been hungry for three days and chased her all the way after smelling the smell of daddy. That was so mean! "

Lin Zhi chuckled.

Hou Yijian said angrily: "Keep your mouth clean, or I will sue you for defamation and personal attack!"

Li Yunhai said with a bachelor smile: "You are welcome to call the police! I want to see if the police are here, they will not care about you kidnapping the little girl."

Seeing that they were quarreling, Cheng Lin quickly said: "Mr. Li, I am with him of my own free will. Don't worry about it. I know that he has a family in Taiwan, and he has never deceived me."

Hou Yijian got the support of Cheng Lin and was even more proud: "Li, do you understand? It's you who are meddling in other people's business!"

Li Yunhai sighed secretly, he really couldn't wake up a person who was pretending to sleep!

He lowered his face and said, "I don't care about your business! I won't be the one who gets hurt! However, please stay away from my fiancée in the future, otherwise, I will be rude to you!"

Hou Yijian is also a person, or he thinks he is a person. How can he be despised and threatened by Li Yunhai?
He saw that Li Yunhai was young and not a famous figure.Naturally, he was not afraid. He immediately pointed at Li Yunhai and said with a livid face: "If you really love your girlfriend, you should not control her, but let her take the path she is good at. She is a good singer. Let me remind you. Once you hit her, she will be successful. Just like Cheng Lin."

Li Yunhai looked calm: "You used this trick to deceive the little girl, right? It's called the pursuit of freedom! But you didn't make it clear that freedom is relative. After freedom, you have to talk about responsibility. If a person only pursues freedom but uses the name of freedom to hurt women one after another, then he is worse than a beast! Also, Cheng Lin became famous at the age of nine, you did not make her famous. "

Hou Yijian said angrily: "You dare to say that to me? Do you believe I will beat you?"

Li Yunhai stared at him with sharp eyes and said, "The person who dares not take action is the grandson!"

Hou Yijian really didn't dare to take action.

This was a public place, and now he was eloping with Cheng Lin again, which really made things worse and was detrimental to both of them, but Li Yunhai was not harmed at all.

He would rather be a grandson than dare to do this.

Li Yunhai saw through his incompetence and cowardice, sneered and said to Cheng Lin: "I hope you can understand the truth. Love is a natural overflow of devotion. A man who truly loves you cannot let you abandon your career and family. , has become a public enemy of society. You don’t care whether he is married or not, but please make sure you know clearly whether he really loves you. There are some things that we know are wrong, but we still insist on them, maybe just because of the efforts we have made. And not willingly."

Cheng Lin was stunned and bit her lip thoughtfully. She did think Li Yunhai's words made sense.

But, how will she choose?
This is not something Li Yunhai has to worry about.

Li Yunhai took Lin Zhi's hand and stood up to leave.

Let them resolve the matter between these two people by themselves!
The Canton Fair has entered its last two days.

At nine o'clock this morning, after arriving at the venue's booth, Li Yunhai sat on a chair, holding his chin in his hand, racking his brains, thinking of any other good ways to place an order?
He still has 1.5 computer typewriters to sell!

Even if I can receive a few purchase orders in the past two days, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell so many.

Lin Zhi also helped him with suggestions and said with a smile: "How about we invite Cheng Lin to hold a concert? Do publicity on the spot, I wonder if it will be effective?"

Li Yunhai thought about it and felt that it was useless. Foreigners probably didn't know who Cheng Lin was and her influence abroad was limited.

Suddenly, he had another inspiration in his mind and said with a smile: "I forgot two important people! We can rely on them to sell these machines!"

Lin Zhi asked curiously: "Who is it?"

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Ishida and Akino! I saw them yesterday. These two guys are still in Huacheng, maybe hanging out at the Canton Fair."

Lin Zhi asked in confusion: "Them? They wish our machines couldn't be sold! How could they help us?"

Li Yunhai showed an enigmatic smile: "The mountain man has his own clever plan!"

(End of this chapter)