Chapter 98 Watching Movies
The next day, the whole family went to the overseas Chinese store and ran out of money.
First he bought an imported 12-inch black and white TV for 420 yuan. Chen Qi then bought a watch imported from Switzerland, which cost several hundred yuan. He also bought a pair of sneakers. He didn''t want to wear cloth shoes anymore - even the ones with red soles. .
My parents wanted everything, but were reluctant to buy anything. At their son''s insistence, they each bought a pair of leather shoes, a shirt, and a pair of trousers, which they reserved for formal occasions.
They don''t have much need for food and drink, and they mainly want to keep things fresh. Chen Qi bought a box of tiger whip wine and two boxes of tiger bone wine to honor his father.
Yu Xiuli rolled her eyes, but she didn''t object.
He wanted to buy more, but unfortunately there was only so much. Tiger bone wine was okay, but this tiger whip wine would be out of print in future generations. He also thought that one whip cannot produce a bottle of wine. Even if the tiger is dead, it will not be enough. One whip can produce many bottles, just like a turtle spirit.
Before leaving, Chen Qi remembered that he had to buy a camera, and then the money was not enough, so he had to withdraw it in cash.
Yu Xiuli felt extremely distressed.
In fact, Chen Qi, including his previous savings, has about 15,000 yuan, so he can spend this little money freely.
Those overseas remittance vouchers have a validity period, usually one year, but also three months or half a year. Some families cannot use them all and will transfer them to others. Another great use of overseas remittance vouchers is to buy construction materials.
Those who have a wife to build a house often try their best to get some overseas remittance coupons, wood, cement and the like, which are in short supply.
"Hey, we can''t live with three people? Good guy, why do you want to buy so many things?"
"Forget it, this kid earned some royalties for writing articles about Hong Kong. Wouldn''t he be able to get some overseas remittance coupons? He would drag us to buy things, life or death, and he couldn''t stop us. Let''s go together. Don''t let us down. The children are very happy!”
"Hey, TV! Did your family buy one too?"
"Looks great, what size is it?"
"It''s not too big, it''s only 12 inches. I watch TV all night, so don''t be polite!"
The three of them returned to the compound and instantly became the most beautiful girl. Yu Xiuli was majestic and reached the peak of her life. Since Chen Qi came here, she has been at the peak of her life a lot.
The neighbors were buzzing around the 12-inch TV, clicking their tongues, and Uncle Zhang was among them, with false blessings on his face, and his heart was almost beating: That''s it, my house is only 9 inches!
What is the concept of this 12-inch?
The iPad Pro is 13 inches, and the Xiaomi phone is a little over 6 inches...
After a commotion for a while, everyone went out, and they didn’t look like this when they went out:
"I wrote articles for Hong Kong, but I would have been caught out a few years ago!"
"Did you hear that, her pair of leather shoes cost 20 yuan? Good guy, how lucky is it to be able to wear 20 yuan shoes? It''s definitely not good!"
I am afraid that my colleagues will suffer, and I am also afraid that my colleagues will drive Land Rover. Yu Xiuli naturally knows this truth, but I gave birth to my son, wore the leather shoes, and enjoyed the blessings. You can only become red-eyed rabbits.
She became more and more happy and said: "Son, what do you want to eat? Let''s fry some hard vegetables tonight."
"I won''t eat anymore. I have to go back in a while. I have a lot of things to do."
"Don''t bother, just finish eating before leaving!"
"No, no, no..."
Chen Qi found it troublesome, shook his head, and said: "Let the overseas remittance coupons stay at home first. If you need anything, just buy it yourself. Don''t be reluctant to spend it. It expires in one year... By the way, is the house ready?"
"This matter is more complicated!"
Chen Jianjun spoke and said slowly: "The central government had some ideas a while ago and approved a document saying that private construction and purchase of houses are allowed. But I inquired carefully and found that the reality is very bad.
I went to see a house with two courtyards at the front and back, and a total of 18 rooms. The courtyard was really nice, right over on Gulou Street.
It used to be private, but later it was confiscated and the government arranged for many people to live there.
According to the current return policy, the property should be returned to the owner. However, the owner cannot evict those people and must keep them there unless they find a new place to live. Those people will become tenants and pay a few dollars a month in rent.
What is the key point? "
Chen Jianjun is interested in policies and other things, and he talks eloquently: "Those are old houses, all in disrepair, and the homeowners have to bear the cost of maintenance. You said this is a big deal, you can''t collect a few yuan, you can''t If you drive people away, you still have to build their houses.
Let me see, even if the house is returned, the owner will have to sell it to the public again. I can’t afford it..." "Hey, don’t control the government, don’t control the government! "
Chen Qi was startled.
However, this is indeed a legacy issue. From the 1980s to after 2000, the government still held many bungalows in the hands of these people. These people lived in them for decades, and their children continued to live in them without any property rights.
"Then can we still buy it?" Yu Xiuli asked.
"Let''s look for those smaller courtyards with fewer rooms and shabby ones that people don''t like to live in. Let''s buy them and repair them. It''s also good to make a set of furniture. Or we can build a house by ourselves, but we have to have land. Where can I get a piece of land?”
"Don''t be in a hurry, look for it slowly, how old am I!"
Chen Qi chatted with his parents about the house, and then returned to Beijing Film Studio with his newly purchased camera, so he could take random pictures.
The source of all reforms is based on some kind of contradiction.
Just like liberalizing collective enterprises and self-employed individuals, it is basically to accommodate the huge number of unemployed young people.
The same goes for houses. In the past, houses did not have commercial attributes. They were owned by the public and allocated to individuals for living. This is actually a welfare policy, but as the population increases, there are less and less houses to divide, and the country is poor, so it is impossible to invest a lot of money in houses.
Therefore, the commercialization of houses is an inevitable choice. Leaders have long proposed this idea, but the reform was extremely arduous and took almost 20 years to complete, so I won’t go into detail here.
Chen Qi can buy or build a house. He mainly looks at the location. If the location is suitable, it''s OK.
…
China Film Company.
The second quarter screenings are being held.
Representatives of film companies from all provinces gathered in the capital. This year''s national target is 80 films, an average of 20 films per quarter. They have to watch them in a few days and decide on the number of copies to buy based on their own judgment.
They bought the copies and went back to arrange for film companies at the municipal and county levels to schedule the releases. These days, there are also schedules. Good films will be released during holidays, but they are not as mature as later generations.
There are three types of copies, 35mm, 16mm, and 8.75mm. The first is shown in large theaters, i.e. cities. The latter two are screened in small theaters or mobile screenings, suitable for township and rural screening teams.
When people talk about the glory of the year, such as "Shaolin Temple" selling more than 400 copies, and how to set records, they always talk about the first type.
If the latter two are included, the number of copies would be several thousand.
“…”
At this moment, in the screening room, "Romance in Lushan Mountain", which had been played countless times before its official release, was played again.
Hong Kong and Macao have not yet returned to China, Chongqing is still in Sichuan, and Hainan is under the jurisdiction of Guangdong, so they are representatives of 29 provincial companies. It was the first time to watch "Romance in Lushan Mountain", which had been causing a lot of trouble before.
It''s really unusual.
If there is any deep thought, there is no such thing, but it looks good, with handsome men and beautiful women falling in love, coupled with beautiful scenery, who doesn''t like it?
As usual, each representative has to fill out a form. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are densely populated and have many theaters, so they have always been big buyers of copies.
The Jiangsu representative thinks about his bulk brothers and has a huge headache. The film is good-looking, so buy more! He thought for a moment, filled in what he thought was a big number and reported it, then looked around, looking down at the crowd.
Buying a lot of copies shows that you have strength.
The representative handed over the order, and the people from China Film and Television made statistics on the spot. Their brows became more and more wrinkled, and their eyes widened. Some people couldn''t help but ask: "How many are there?"
"Have you figured it out? Tell me something!"
"Don''t make any noise, don''t make any noise!"
Someone from China Film Group held a piece of paper and announced the results:
""Love in Lushan Mountain", 35mm copies, 360 pieces!
16mm copy, 2200 pieces!
8.75mm copy, 1600 pieces! "
Hiss!
The whole audience gasped for Chen Qi.
(End of chapter)