Chapter 896 Product Release
Li Jianyang is 28 years old this year. If he is not married at this age, he can be called an "older youth".
In his parents' generation, men of 28 years old can even take care of their children. Since last year, Li Jianyang's parents have been nagging him every day and have been looking for people to introduce him to potential partners, just to get him married and have grandchildren sooner.
Through the introduction of the enthusiastic neighbor Aunt Wang, Li Jianyang met a girl who is four years younger than him and is 24 years old this year.
The girl worked in a good company and was pretty. Li Jianyang fell in love with her at first sight. After dating for a few months, they started talking about marriage. Now both sets of parents have met each other and the wedding date has been set, which will be this year's National Day.
Now that the National Day is less than a month away, Li Jianyang has been busy preparing for his wedding. Li Jianyang's family conditions are quite good, one of his parents is a middle school teacher, and the other is a cadre in a government agency. The family has long been divided into houses, so there is no problem with a new house for marriage.
Last year, Li Jianyang's second grandfather on the other side of the strait got some news and finally got in touch with Li Jianyang's family through channels, which meant he had an overseas connection.
Second Grandfather never married and had no children, so Li Jianyang's family could be said to be his only relatives. It was for this reason that Second Grandfather brought a lot of gifts to Li Jianyang and his family when he came back to visit last time, and even left a sum of money when he left.
Li Jianyang's parents had not used the money and planned to save it for Li Jianyang to use when he got married. Now that Li Jianyang was getting married, his parents went to the bank to withdraw the money and handed it to Li Jianyang in person, telling him that he would be a real adult after getting married and would have to live on his own in the future. The money was given by his second grandfather and now he was given it to him, letting him decide how to spend it.
Li Jianyang has a good job as a technician in a state-owned enterprise. The person he is about to marry is a nurse, and their combined monthly income is not small.
Getting married is a big event. In the past, thirty-six legs plus three turns and one ring were a must. But now, as life is getting better and better, people's living needs are much higher than before.
Popular modular cabinet furniture has replaced the old-fashioned thirty-six legs, and the three-turn and one-ring have also changed. Bicycles have been replaced by motorcycles, and watches, sewing machines, and semiconductor radios have been replaced by gold jewelry, refrigerators, large color TVs, and VCRs.
The new home has been renovated, and the combination cabinets and furniture have been made. As for the gold jewelry, Li Jianyang took his partner to the Chenghuang Temple and bought earrings, necklaces, and rings. The large color TV was a Hitachi brand, which cost Li Jianyang several thousand yuan. If it weren't for the money given by his second grandfather, it would have been difficult for Li Jianyang to afford it with his savings.
Today is Sunday. Li Jianyang and his girlfriend made an appointment to go buy a video recorder together. Li Jianyang rode his bicycle to his girlfriend's house early in the morning. When he arrived, he picked up his girlfriend and they rode to the City Department Store No. 1 while chatting. When they arrived at the City Department Store No. 1, it was just opened for business.
"Why are there so many people today?" After parking the car nearby and getting a parking ticket, Li Jianyang and his partner walked towards the City Department Store. Before they reached the door, they saw a lot of people rushing towards the entrance from all directions.
"It should be because it's Sunday, right? But there are indeed a lot of people here." Wei Minyi looked at him and said, "Who cares? They shop and we watch ours. Let's go! I set my eyes on a Toshiba VCR last month. By the way, I heard that JVC is not bad either. I wonder if the store has one."
Li Jianyang responded and took his girlfriend's hand and walked towards the store. After entering the store, there were more people inside, especially near the escalator in the middle.
Speaking of the escalator, the escalator in the City Department Store No. 1 has quite a history. As early as in old Shanghai, in 1936, when it was still called Daxin Company, the first escalator in the Far East was installed.
The installation and operation of the escalator caused a huge sensation at that time, and countless dignitaries came here just to see it.
However, this escalator was sealed up many years ago and has not been used for a long time. Over time, even the old Shanghai people gradually forgot about this escalator.
Until recently, the City Department Store No. 1 replaced and repaired the escalator and put it into operation again.
When this escalator started running again, it immediately became big news in Shanghai. Many people spent a lot of time running to the City Department Store No. 1 just to see this first automatic escalator in modern Chinese history and ride it themselves.
Wei Minyi and Li Jianyang's wedding has not yet taken place, but they have already registered, which means that from the moment of registration, they are husband and wife.
But even so, Wei Minyi is still just a 24-year-old girl. Thirty years later, let alone a 24-year-old, even a 44-year-old woman would still call herself a "middle-aged girl."
When they saw the escalator, even though it was packed with people, Wei Minyi still enthusiastically pulled Li Jianyang over there. In her words, if you go to City Department Store No. 1 and don't take the escalator, can you be considered to have been to City Department Store No. 1?
The weather in Shanghai in September is very hot. Even though the City Department Store No. 1 had air conditioning, there were so many people crowded together that even a short distance of ten meters made one sweat.
After finally squeezing to the front and stepping her feet on the slowly ascending escalator, Wei Minyi was still excited. The escalator took them upwards, and the girl kept looking around as she stood there, looking very proud at the crowd below who were still trying to squeeze in.
The floors of the City Department Store are very high. The first to third floors are all ordinary department store clothing, the basement floor sells bicycles, the fourth floor is for home furnishings, and the top fifth floor is for electrical appliances.
There is a sixth floor above the fifth, but it is not open to the public yet and the corridor is sealed. But it looks like it will be cleared and open to the public soon. It is not clear what will be sold in the future.
Taking the escalator up one floor at a time, after passing the women's clothing department on the second floor and the men's clothing department on the third floor, there were suddenly fewer customers going up.
After the fourth floor, there are even fewer people going up to the fifth floor. After all, the fifth floor is the home appliance department, and home appliances are not cheap nowadays. Ordinary people come to the City Department Store to buy daily necessities and clothes.
Going up to the fifth floor, Wei Minyi was attracted by the various electrical appliances displayed in the store at first sight, especially the area selling televisions. Televisions of various brands and different sizes were all turned on, playing TV pictures, which were extremely eye-catching at first glance.
Even though they had already bought the TV, Wei Minyi couldn't help but stop and look at it. After looking at it for a while, she said proudly in Li Jianyang's ear: "These TVs are not as good as ours. The colors in ours are brighter than here."
Li Jianyang laughed immediately. What the girl said, aren't all TVs the same? Although his own TV is indeed good, imported and with a large screen, the TVs in the City Department Store are not bad either. Some of them are obviously larger than theirs, and the prices are even more frightening.
But Li Jianyang was still very happy when Wei Minyi said that. He nodded in agreement and then went to look for the counter to buy the VCR with Wei Minyi.
"I saw it. Look, it should be over there!" Wei Minyi looked around and pointed in a direction.
Then, he took Li Jianyang's hand and walked over there. They soon arrived at the place. Wei Minyi's eyes were instantly attracted by the video recorders placed on the counter. When she was about to take a closer look, bursts of exclamations came from not far away, which made Wei Minyi subconsciously look to the left.
“This stuff is really good!”
"Yes, yes. Not only is it convenient, the picture quality is also great, and I can even sing at home."
"I thought the advertisement was just exaggerating, but I didn't expect it to have such a function. Comrade, can you try another film?"
There were many people gathered over there, talking about something around a counter. Curious Wei Minyi quickly pulled Li Jianyang's arm and asked him to look over there, saying, "Jianyang, shall we go over there and take a look?"
"Aren't you watching the video?"
"Why is the video recorder in such a hurry? The things are placed here and can't fly away. It seems that there is something new over there. Let's go and take a look first?"
"Haha, let's go!" Li Jianyang nodded, and walked to the left with Wei Minyi. When they got there, Li Jianyang protected Wei Minyi and squeezed into the crowd. When they got inside, they found that these people were surrounding a TV. A movie was playing on the TV, and next to the TV was a machine with a metallic luster that looked similar to a VCR.
After watching for a while, just when Li Jianyang and the others were about to ask what this thing was for sale, a young man nearby said, "Comrade, please try the karaoke function."
There were two sales clerks at the counter, but the clothes they wore were somewhat different from those of ordinary sales clerks. Although the colors were the same, the fabrics were better and more durable. Moreover, these two sales clerks had a very good attitude. They smiled and nodded in agreement, then picked up a remote control and pressed it, and the movie that had not yet finished playing stopped.
He pressed the remote control again, and a compartment popped out of the videotape player. The salesperson reached in and took out a small CD from the compartment, then put the CD into a plastic box.
Then, the salesperson took out a CD from another plastic box on the side, put it into the cabin, and closed the cabin. Soon, the TV showed a picture and music started playing.
"Please try it." The salesperson plugged a microphone into the jack of the machine, adjusted it, and handed the microphone to the young man. The young man took it, put the microphone to his mouth a few times, and instantly his voice came out through the TV speaker and the external small speaker. The young man's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he began to sing along with the music.
It's no wonder that this young man has a great singing voice. He sang the song melodiously and beautifully. After the song was over, everyone around him applauded. The young man smiled and handed the microphone back to the salesperson, and asked, "How much is this VCD?"
"The original price is 2300. Today is the first day of release. There is a 10% discount during the first three days of release. The price is 2070."
“It’s really not cheap!”
"Yes, it's several hundred dollars more expensive than a normal VCR."
"You can't say that. You get what you pay for. This VCD player is much better than a VCR, and its functions are beyond comparison."
For a moment, several people around couldn't help but say something, but the young man nodded without thinking: "2070, right? OK! I want one, help me get the invoice!"
