Life 1984

Chapter 71 Goodbye Is Tears

This night was extremely hot and unbearable.

Li Yunhai couldn't sleep, so he took advantage of the cool night and rode a tricycle to the warehouse to drag the copy machine to the store.

Refurbishing a copier often requires dismantling three to five used copiers.

This time he has to deliver 25 copiers. He also has to calculate the remaining scrap machines and whether the disassembled parts are enough to renovate 25 copiers.

Jiuru Lane is a bit far from the warehouse, and including the loading time, the round trip takes almost an hour.

He moved back and forth several times, and when he was exhausted, he took a bucket of water to take a shower and went to bed to rest.

At dawn, Li Yunhai got up and continued to move the copy machine.

He transported the dismantled scraps and useless empty shells and stacked them in the warehouse.

At 08:30, Li Yunhai rode back and saw the store door open. He let out a sigh, and then saw Lin Zhi walking out.

"Li Yunhai, I bought breakfast!"

Lin Zhi had her hair tied up in a cute bun today. She was wearing culottes and flat sandals, looking fresh and charming.

"Did you really ask for leave?" Li Yunhai got out of the car and prepared to unload the goods.

"Yes! To earn the commission you gave me! Hee!" Lin Zhi raised her chin and smiled proudly, "Don't worry, our unit is very relaxed, the leader has granted leave!"

"Okay! I won't treat you badly. Now that you're here, come and help me. This copy machine is so heavy that it's really hard for me to move it by myself."

"Li Yunhai, don't leave work so early next time. When I come to help you, wouldn't it be easier for two people to carry it?"

"Miss Lin, I am a poor person. How can I have time to sleep in? I have to catch up on my work progress! Stop being nagging and hurry up!"

The two men carried the copy machine into the store.

Li Yunhai washed his hands, picked up the fried dough sticks and soy milk that Lin Zhi bought and ate and drank them.

"Are you hungry? Eat slowly. Overeating is not good for your stomach."

Lin Zhi said with concern, and without waiting for Li Yunhai's instructions, she took the screwdriver and went to dismantle the copier.

Li Yunhai quickly called her to stop and said, "Wait a minute, I want to test the machines first and choose which ones to dismantle and which ones to refurbish."

He finished the fried dough sticks and soy milk in three strokes, five divided by two, and came over to work.

While I was busy, someone asked at the door: "Is the master here?"

Lin Zhima agreed quickly: "Here you are! Comrade, what can I do for you?"

There was a man in a white shirt standing at the door, holding a briefcase under his waist and wearing glasses. He glanced at the inside of the store and said with a smile: "Do you repair typewriters here?"

When Li Yunhai heard that the typewriter was being repaired, he immediately became energetic. He stopped what he was doing, took out a cigarette and handed one over: "Repair it! All office equipment is being repaired."

The units that can use typewriters these days are definitely those above the bureau level, and they will also be potential customers for purchasing copiers in the future, so Li Yunhai attaches great importance to every customer.

In 1984, the total population of Xizhou City was almost 500 million. There were dozens of departments and bureau-level agencies at the provincial and municipal levels. If you add in enterprises and institutions, there would be even more.

At this stage, Li Yunhai can make a fortune as long as he manages the business of these units.

This visitor is from the education system and claims to be Director Wu Hongwu of the provincial department.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, the education system is a big customer!

Now is a critical moment for the country to establish a regional computer center. The education system also needs to take the lead in realizing modern offices. The demand for computers in the future is also huge.

Wu Hong said that the typewriter in his workplace was broken and he couldn't find anyone who could repair it. When he went to Wuyiwen Company for consultation, the manager there, Zhao Jinping, recommended Li Yunhai to him and told him the address of Li Ji's repair shop. .

Hearing that it was recommended by Zhao Jinping, Li Yunhai had an idea in his mind.

Although Li Yunhai was rushing to renovate the copier, he still wanted to attract potential customers. After telling Lin Zhi, he and Wu Hong went to repair it.

Repairing typewriters is not a difficult task for Li Yunhai.This time the typewriter failure was caused by the machine head being stuck, which is a typical mechanical failure.

Li Yunhai disassembled the machine and inspected it, and found that the steel wire of the clamping part was broken. He did not have this kind of accessory, and he was afraid that he would not be able to sell it locally.

During the maintenance process, we often encounter such difficult problems.

This tests the maintainer's mental and hands-on abilities.

Li Yunhai told Wu Hong that this matter was a bit difficult to handle and it would cost 150 yuan to repair it!

Wu Hong has already found someone who probably knows the market price, and he said that as long as you can fix it, it will be one hundred and fifty!

Li Yunhai found a steel wire of about the same thickness, and used pliers and a hammer to make one according to the trapezoidal shape of the clamping wire. After installing it, he tried the machine and found a perfect solution!

Wu Hong watched the whole process, and a layman just watched the excitement, but he could see that this little master really had two skills!
"Little comrade, you are awesome!" Wu Hong couldn't help but praise Li Yunhai and took the money to pay for the maintenance fee.

Li Yunhai packed up the tools and said: "Director Wu, for an organization as big as yours, it's time to replace the old guns with new ones. How convenient and advanced is it to replace computers and copiers? My store sells second-hand computers and copiers at only three-thirds of the price on the market. One to a quarter!”

He kept selling his second-hand goods to Wu Hong, introducing the product models and prices of computers and copiers in detail.

Wu Hong smiled and said, I can't make the decision, I will come back to you if I need it in the future!
Li Yunhai said hello.

He returned to the shop and continued to refurbish the copy machine.

After three or four days of overtime work, Li Yunhai finally completed the renovation of 25 copiers.

He asked Lin Zhi to contact the purchasing unit to set a delivery time, and also asked Lin Zhi to make it clear to the other party that there would be no credit due to the small business operation.

The purchasing unit was the unit where Lin Zhi's parents worked, and she could do it with just one click.

Li Yunhai contacted Ding Qiang again and asked him to help deliver the goods.

Ding Qiang just came back from Huacheng and said that there is no problem. Your business is my business. If you want to use the car, just tell me. Even if I am not free, I will definitely make arrangements for you.

That morning, Li Yunhai asked Ding Qiang to deliver the goods to the Commerce Bureau together. Lin Zhi was the middleman, so of course he also followed.

The Commerce Bureau purchased 20 computers and 5 copiers.

Li Yunhai and Ding Qiang moved the machine to the warehouse designated by the other party.

The comrade in charge of receiving issued the receipt and settlement voucher, and asked Li Yunhai to go to the office building to find the financial settlement.

Li Yunhai came to the office building and bumped into Shen Xiulan as soon as he went upstairs.

Shen Xiulan was very surprised when she suddenly saw Li Yunhai. She thought he was here to make peace with her, and there was joy and smile on her brows and eyes.

"Xiulan!" Li Yunhai asked calmly, "Where is your financial office? I will settle the payment with them."

"Settling the payment?" Shen Xiulan reacted quickly, "Did we buy the computers and copiers that our unit recently purchased from you?"

Li Yunhai hummed in a neutral tone.

Shen Xiulan pursed her lips and asked in surprise: "This is a big order, why would they come to you?"

Li Yunhai raised his handsome eyebrows and sneered: "What's wrong? You can't come to me for big orders? In your eyes, I only deserve to earn a few repair dollars?"

Shen Xiulan was so anxious that she almost burst into tears. She hurriedly explained: "Yunhai, don't be angry. That's not what I meant!"

She softened her tone, reached out to hold Li Yunhai's hand, and whispered aggrievedly and pitifully: "Yunhai, are you still angry about what happened that night? I've been too busy with work these days. I want to find you! Don’t take my mother’s words seriously..."

Li Yunhai was about to speak when he saw Tang Yuxia coming over. He immediately stepped forward to say hello. Since he was in the work unit, he addressed the other person's position and said, "Hello, Director Tang. I have delivered all the goods your company ordered. I I’m here to settle the payment.”

Tang Yuxia nodded, glanced at Shen Xiulan, and asked, "Do you know each other?"

She suddenly asked with great happiness: "By the way, Shen Xiulan, you also graduated from Xizhou Industrial Technical School, right? Are you and Li Yunhai classmates? I heard you said that you have a boyfriend, can it be Li Yunhai?"

(End of this chapter)