Life 1984

Chapter 6: Give up on ideals and focus on making money!
Director Lin wants to call Li Yunhai to come over and repair the copier.

Deputy Director Liu had 1 reluctances in his heart, but he had no choice. Who made the Master Zhao he hired so useless?It took him a long time to fix it, but he still couldn't fix it, which was a loss of face for him!

He rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Director Lin, that little comrade, is he too young? I'm afraid he is a dilettante!"

Director Lin said in a deep voice: "I think he is very reliable, much more reliable than the average person! Don't think he is young, but heroes come from young! He not only has high theoretical knowledge, but also has strong practical ability! Xiao Zhang, go and invite that person A young master is here."

Xiao Zhang agreed and walked out. Seeing Li Yunhai reading the novel seriously, he reached out and patted his shoulder gently: "Director Lin calls you over."

Li Yunhai closed the book, stood up and said with a smile: "Comrade Zhang, if he can't cultivate well, it's my turn to cultivate, right?"

Xiao Zhang said happily: "How do you know that you will definitely have a chance? Are you a bit blindly optimistic? Are you afraid of waiting here in vain all afternoon?"

Li Yunhai packed up the books, picked up his schoolbag, and said, "I'm not blindly optimistic. The reason why I stay here and wait is just to make money and don't want to miss any opportunity."

Xiao Zhang smiled and said: "You young people, shouldn't you pursue your ideals? Why are you following money?"

Li Yunhai said: "I have to give up my ideals in this life and focus on making money from now on. Gold can relieve my worries, and money can solve the world's worries. 99% of life's problems need money to solve!"

Xiao Zhang said: "There are only 1% of the problem left, and we don't need money to solve it?"

Li Yunhai said: "No, the remaining 1% of the problem requires more money to solve. You are still young, and you will gradually understand in the future."

After saying that, he stood up and walked to the computer room.

Xiao Zhang looked at Li Yunhai's back in confusion, as if for a moment, the person in front of him didn't look like a young boy, but rather like an expert who had done somersaults in the world of mortals.

Li Yunhai entered the computer room.

Director Lin waved to him: "Little brother, come and see what the problem is and can it be fixed?"

While Li Yunhai agreed, he knelt down to look at the copier and said, "Director Lin, I can repair it, but the repair price has gone up! It can't be repaired for 500 yuan."

Deputy Director Liu next to him shouted: "Hey, are you raising the price on the ground? Can you repair it?"

Li Yunhai pointed at the circuit board and said: "I quoted 500 yuan just now, and it can definitely be repaired. Now I can still repair it, but the maintenance fee has gone up. I'm not just talking. Director Lin, I told you before, this It is a precision instrument, and the circuits, circuit boards, and cables inside are all very valuable, and random disassembly, assembly, and movement may cause new problems."

Director Lin understood clearly: "You mean, what Master Zhao did just now made the problem of the copier more complicated? And made your maintenance more difficult?"

Li Yunhai nodded: "I only had to deal with one problem just now, but now I have to deal with three problems."

Deputy Director Liu snorted coldly: "Play the piano randomly! I think you don't understand anything, you only know how to brag!"

Director Lin waved his hand to stop Deputy Director Liu from attacking Li Yunhai verbally, and then asked: "Little brother, tell me, how much do you want?"

Li Yunhai said: "Director Lin, I won't offer a high price either. 1000 yuan! The repair price is the same as that of Master Zhao. Isn't it expensive?"

Deputy Director Liu couldn't help but glare at each other and asked loudly: "What parts do you want to replace? Did you bring any parts?"

Li Yunhai said: "Hey, this sounds fresh. Do you want to replace the parts? Or repair the copier? As long as I can repair it, you don't care what method I use? What others can't do with 1000 yuan, I can do with 1000 yuan Money can fix it. Isn’t that enough?”

Deputy Director Liu was speechless. He clasped his hands behind his back, frowned and sulked.

Director Lin waved his hand and said: "Okay, one thousand is one thousand. Little brother, as long as you can fix it, I will give you 1000 yuan!"

Deputy Director Liu gritted his teeth, but did not dare to object to Director Lin face to face. He just stared at Master Zhao fiercely.

Master Zhao stood there awkwardly, wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, and said in a scene: "Young man, if I can't fix it, you can fix it? You are overestimating your abilities!"

Li Yunhai raised his eyelids slightly and said in a deep voice: "The law is not taught lightly, and the Tao is not sold cheaply. The teacher does not follow the way, and the doctor does not knock on the door. A thousand pieces of gold will not be passed on to a child without a child, and a million wealth will not be passed on to an ungrateful person. Master Zhao, while you are repairing, I Don't peek. Now it's my turn to repair it, so please avoid it."

Master Zhao felt as if he had swallowed a fly alive. He said harshly: "Okay, I'll just watch from the outside. I don't believe you can really fix this machine! You can fix it, I, Zhao." Write the words backwards!”

After saying that, he turned around and went out.

Li Yunhai opened his tool bag.

Director Lin bent down, took a look at the machine, and whispered in Li Yunhai's ear: "Brother, please help me see if the two accessories he replaced last are original to our machine?"

Li Yunhai checked the motor and scanning control board and said, "Yes, they are original to the machine."

Director Lin nodded and said yes.

Li Yunhai had already tested the machine just now. Because the machine had been messed with by others, he took the time to test it again.

Inside the door to see the door, the layman to watch the fun.

Among the people in the computer room, only Li Yunhai was an expert, while Director Lin and others were laymen. They only saw Li Yunhai constantly inspecting, disassembling and assembling cables and circuit boards, and thought he was repairing. After all, the previous Master Zhao did the same thing.

This fault is very subtle.

It's neither a problem with the motor nor the scan controller.

Therefore, Master Zhao replaced the motor before, but the problem remained the same.The scan control board was replaced, but the fault was still not eliminated.

But Master Zhao’s idea is right.

The copier is making abnormal noises, and it is indeed the scanning part that is malfunctioning.

Li Yunhai used the elimination method to eliminate all possible problematic components one by one.

He is very attentive and attentive. He does each process step by step in an unhurried and orderly manner. He is calmer and more experienced than the old master.

At the end of the investigation, Li Yunhai took out the scan line, which is a flat cable, and rubbed the golden finger of the flat cable socket with a flat-blade screwdriver. This place may be a little oxidized, or it may be bumped during transportation. arrive.

"Okay, let's turn it on and try it!" Li Yunhai stood up and said.

Everything that needs to be repaired has been repaired.

Li Yunhai is so confident that the fault of this copier has been eliminated by himself!

Less than 10 minutes before and after!
Li Yunhai said it was fixed.

Deputy Director Liu expressed disbelief and came to turn it on in person.

The machine is running normally.

That ironic whine disappeared!

"It's fixed! It's fixed!" Xiao Zhang laughed beside him, "Little comrade, you are really amazing! It took others more than an hour to fix it, but you fixed it in a few minutes! You made 1000 yuan! This craft is really profitable!”

His words unintentionally belittled Deputy Director Liu and elevated Director Lin.

Deputy Director Liu's face became very ugly, and he said displeasedly: "He didn't even replace a single accessory. I don't think I need to give him 1000 yuan, right?"

Director Lin said calmly: "The question is, if I give you 1000 yuan, can you fix it?"

Deputy Director Liu shook his head depressedly, wiped his face, and said no more.

Director Lin said to Xiao Zhang: "Xiao Zhang, go to the finance department and pay 1000 yuan to this little brother."

Xiao Zhang Le agreed and left with a smile.

Li Yunhai finished installing the copier's casing, turned it on again and made sure there was no abnormal sound.

Director Lin took a few more pieces of copy paper and copied a few documents.

everything is normal.

"Okay! Okay! Experts will know if they are there as soon as they take action!" Director Lin nodded repeatedly and said to Li Yunhai, "Little comrade, I didn't see it, but you are really capable!"

Deputy Director Liu muttered: "I think it's Master Zhao who has almost perfected his skills. He got a ready advantage."

Director Lin threw the copied documents on the table and said in a deep voice: "Old Liu, do you think this is digging a well? The last person dug a hoe and the water was dug out by him? This is for the machine. Surgery! It's a matter of life and death! If the person you hired hadn't been delayed, the machine would have been repaired long ago, and it only cost 500 yuan!"

These words are a slap in the face of Deputy Director Liu.

Just now, Deputy Director Liu did not give Director Lin face. Director Lin held back because of the overall situation and to show respect for his deputy who was older than him.

Now that Li Yunhai had repaired the machine and earned face for Director Lin, he could naturally be high-spirited and point out his deputy's mistakes at will.

Deputy Director Liu did not dare to speak anymore, so he slipped out quietly and said to Master Zhao who was waiting outside: "Why don't you leave quickly! Are you waiting for travel expenses?"

Master Zhao stretched his neck and looked towards the computer room: "Deputy Director Liu, has he fixed it?"

Deputy Director Liu hummed.

Master Zhao looked shocked: "He really repaired it? How did he repair it?"

Deputy Director Liu waved his hand impatiently: "How do I know? I don't understand this! Just leave!"

Master Zhao couldn't believe it. He had been repairing the machine for a long time, but the young man had repaired it in a few minutes?
Unbelievable!

He took his bag and left.

Xiao Zhang paid 1000 yuan from the finance department and gave it to Director Lin.

Director Lin did not reach out to take the money, but pointed at Li Yunhai: "Give him the money."

Li Yunhai took the money, counted it in person, then put it in his trouser pocket and said to Director Lin: "Brother, if you have any questions, just come to me. I set up a stall at May Day Wen every day."

Director Lin laughed and said, "Do you call that a stall? It's just a tree root! There's not even a table!"

Li Yunhai laughed.

Director Lin patted Li Yunhai's arm and said earnestly: "Young man, you are very good! You have real ability and will be promising in the future! You are still young, so you must guard against arrogance and continue to work hard!" Li Yunhai said. Thanks, say goodbye and leave.

Xiao Zhang pushed up his glasses, looked at Li Yunhai's strong back and said, "1000 yuan! It's so easy to make money! It's worth my two years' salary!"

Director Lin said with emotion: "With the reform and opening up, people with real abilities and skills will definitely become the first to get rich in the future! If you are envious, you can also learn from him."

Xiao Zhang smiled and said: "Director, I am a liberal arts major and do not understand science or engineering. In my eyes, those circuit boards are as incomprehensible as the Bible."

Director Lin said: "There are specialties in the arts! You can also find an industry that suits you to shine. Okay, just copy these documents and get ready to get off work."

Xiao Zhang agreed and went to work.

Let's say that Li Yunhai walked to the door of the unit and saw the guard, so he walked up to chat with him, handed him a cigarette, and chatted with him for a few words.

The guard still remembered that Li Yunhai came in sitting on the back seat of Director Lin's bicycle, but he did not know that Li Yunhai was a repairman. While smoking a cigarette, he asked him: "What is your relationship with Director Lin?"

Li Yunhai smiled secretly: "Director Lin? He is my elder."

The word "elder" has a very broad meaning. It can be said to be Li Yunhai's uncle, his elder brother, or his master. It is up to the guards to guess.

Li Yunhai handed the other party another cigarette to strengthen his impression in the other party's mind, and then left.

"Hey! Comrade!" came a shout.

Li Yunhai saw a person squatting under the tree over there, it was Master Zhao.

Master Zhao threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, ran over, and shouted: "Little comrade, wait a minute."

Li Yunhai said in a deep voice: "You are waiting for me here? What do you want to do?"

Master Zhao waved his hand repeatedly: "Don't get me wrong, I'm waiting for you, but I don't mean it maliciously. I just want to ask you, how did you repair that copy machine just now?"

Li Yunhai said calmly: "You don't seem to want to ask me for advice!"

Master Zhao's face froze, he raised his hand to scratch his forehead, blushed, and said: "I really sincerely ask for advice, how did you fix it? What is the problem?"

As a maintenance worker, if you encounter a problem that you don't know how to solve but others can easily solve it, you will definitely be unconvinced and want to ask the question.

Li Yunhai said: "I can only tell you that your idea is right, but you are not careful enough. Please forgive me for not saying more about the rest. I will not teach the disciples to starve the master to death."

Master Zhao frowned and said, "Little comrade, why are you like this? I asked you for advice, but you looked down on me!"

Li Yunhai sneered and said: "Comparing my feelings, if you were the one with good skills, would you teach me? Have you forgotten who asked me to wait outside just now?"

Master Zhao instantly lost his temper and his expression turned sinister and stern.

Li Yunhai was too lazy to pay attention to him and left directly.

He did not go far, but came to a sugar and tobacco shop.

"Comrade, how do you sell this wine?" Li Yunhai pointed to the wine on the shelf.

The salesperson came over and introduced: "This kind is Maotai, which costs 8 yuan a bottle. There is also this kind of Xizhou Daqu, which costs 5 yuan a bottle. There is also this kind of shochu, which only costs [-] cents a bottle. Which one do you want to buy? kind?"

Li Yunhai took out two sheets of workers, peasants, and soldiers, handed them over, and said, "Comrade, I'll buy two bottles of Maotai!"

The salesperson took two bottles of Maotai liquor, put them in a net bag, put them on the counter, glanced at the money in Li Yunhai's hand, and asked, "Where are your drink tickets?"

Li Yunhai said blankly: "Do I need a ticket to buy wine? I didn't use the ticket for the Xizhou Daqu I bought last time."

The salesperson said: "Local wine and miscellaneous wine do not require a ticket, but this is a good wine, a high-end wine, and you still need to buy it with a ticket. Otherwise, you can just buy Xizhou Daqu."

Li Yunhai said: "Comrade, the Xizhou Daqu I gave as a gift is too cheap to give away. Do you think this is a good idea? I will give you 20 yuan to buy these two bottles of wine, and treat it as the price I negotiated for." , do you think it’s okay?”

In fact, starting in 1983, the country has explicitly announced the cancellation of tickets.Since then, various tickets have gradually withdrawn from the stage of history.

However, the cancellation time for various tickets is not uniform in various places.

By the mid-80s, local tobacco and alcohol and off-brand tobacco and alcohol could be purchased at will due to limited sales. However, high-end tobacco and alcohol were still planned products due to relatively small production and needed to be purchased with a ticket.

It was not until 1988 that tobacco and alcohol licenses were completely canceled across the country.

Li Yunhai rarely buys high-end tobacco and alcohol. If he hadn't made money today, he wouldn't have been able to buy Moutai for 8 yuan a bottle!
By the time he had enough money to drink good wine and smoke good cigarettes, the tobacco and alcohol tickets would have been canceled long ago.

However, during this period, the market has been relatively flexible.

After all, the market is run by people, and people’s thoughts are flexible.

In some cigarette shops and cigarette stalls, you don’t need a cigarette ticket, and you can also buy all kinds of cigarettes on the market.

In an era where everything is about money, people are trying every means to make money, and everything can be accommodated, not to mention two bottles of wine?
Even in the past, there was a black market outside of the white market, where all kinds of tickets could be traded.

Li Yunhai spent 20 yuan to buy two bottles of wine with an original price of 16 yuan. The salesperson could earn 4 yuan in vain, which is equivalent to several days of his salary!

What a good thing?

Why not?
The salesperson looked around and saw that no one else had seen it, then said, "Okay, I'll sell it to you. I'll figure out a way to deal with the drink tickets."

Li Yunhai wanted to buy another good cigarette.

The salesperson said: "You can buy provincial and local cigarettes that cost less than 5 yuan. National cigarettes that cost more than 5 yuan require a cigarette ticket. If you don't have a cigarette ticket-"

He covered his mouth with his hand, lowered his voice, and whispered: "The price can be negotiated."

Li Yunhai chuckled and nodded to express his understanding.

He looked at the colorful cigarettes and finally spent 31 yuan to buy a pack of Sanwu brand cigarettes.

He bought the things, paid the money, and asked the salesperson if he had any scrap newspapers?
The salesperson said yes, turned around, took a few and handed them to Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai carefully wrapped a carton of cigarettes and two bottles of wine with scrap newspapers, and then put them in a net bag.

In this way, when looking from the outside, it is completely unclear what is inside.

The salesperson smiled and said: "You little comrade is quite interesting and you know how to give gifts!"

Li Yunhai grinned, walked out with cigarettes and wine, and squatted under a big tree at the intersection.

This road leads to Director Lin and his unit.

Because the unit where Director Lin works has just been relocated, there are no various red and black door plates hanging at the door like other government units.

But when Li Yunhai was repairing the printing machine just now, he saw their internal documents and knew that this was a scientific research institute affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Physics.

There are three scientific research institutes with "national prefix" in our country, namely the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering, and the Chinese Academy of Physics.

Zhongwuyuan is the original Jiuyuan.

The Ninth Academy is the Ninth Research Institute of the Military Ministry. The best thing about this academy can be summed up in one word, it is related to nuclear.

It can be seen that the unit where Director Lin works is amazing!

Such a large unit must have more than just a few typewriters, copiers, and printers, as well as more electrical equipment of all kinds.

Li Yunhai wanted to curry favor—no, he wanted to make friends with Director Lin.

So he stayed at the intersection and waited.

After a while, it was time to get off work.

People came over there one after another, riding or walking, and occasionally a motorcycle, a three-wheeler, or a car drove out.

Li Yunhai stared at the passers-by carefully.

Director Lin is here!
Li Yunhai rushed out and stopped in front of Director Lin's bicycle.

Director Lin braked quickly.

He saw clearly that it was Li Yunhai and was about to speak when he saw Li Yunhai put the two bags into the basket in front of his bicycle.

"Hey, little brother, what are you doing? What is this?" Director Lin asked.

Li Yunhai said: "Some local specialties, thank you Director Lin for taking care of me!"

Then, he ran away without looking back.

Director Lin lowered his head, opened the net bag and newspaper with his hands and took a look. He saw a pack of 60 brand cigarettes and two bottles of Maotai liquor.He knew the price. These items together cost five or sixty yuan!

When he looked up to look for Li Yunhai again, he could no longer see anyone.

"This little comrade!" Director Lin shook his head helplessly, "How can you give a gift like this on the way? I can't even refuse it!"

At this time, a colleague passed by on a bicycle and asked, "Director Lin, what's wrong?"

Director Lin said nonchalantly: "It's nothing. An acquaintance came from the countryside and brought me some local products. Let's go! Go home!"

Let's say that when Li Yunhai returned to school, he received a notice from the dormitory teacher: "All students must leave school tomorrow."

He couldn't help but worry: Where will he live next?

(End of this chapter)