Chapter 25: Lack of Money
There are definitely business opportunities, but it is not certain whether they can be dug up.
The price of radios is low, there are too many manufacturers, and TVs have high requirements for screens, and Han Chudong doesn't know much about that aspect, so it's not suitable.
I want to sell computers like Jobs, but many parts are still not available at this time, and it costs too much money to develop them by myself, and Han Chudong doesn't have much money.
Thinking about it, it seems that this kind of tape player is more suitable for itself, provided that the price can be lowered, and the whole machine or some parts can be developed from it.
This is just a preliminary business idea, and the details will be discussed after taking it apart and researching it.
Grandma went grocery shopping, and the two stopped by.
I have been observing the situation at home for a long time, and I already have some understanding.
For example, my grandmother, whose family wandered to the United States more than 100 years ago, is considered an old Chinese in Chinatown.
Not much literacy, like Old Man Han, English is also relatively bad, living near Chinatown all his life, he doesn't need to master much good English, and he can make do with Chinese life.
She has no temper, a typical gentle woman, who will go to the dry goods store almost every day to help, and by the way, take on some work such as sewing toys and wrapping goods, and can earn very little money.
Recently, the steel wool balls that are packed and washed in the pot will cut your hands if you are not careful.
Seeing the band-aid on the old woman's rough hands, Han Chudong said:
"In the future, I will help in the dry goods store, don't do the work outside, now I can earn money myself, and after a while, even the dry goods store will not be opened, find someone to play mahjong, chat, or take the car to play around."
You do those chores, the profits go into other people's pockets, and you can't earn a few dollars a day, so why spend that time, they are shrewd. ”
Han Chudong's grandmother's surname is Song, with a single name and a fragrant character, and she has begun to have age spots, and her hair has turned white, and the newly grown hair roots are still white after dyeing black.
Although he is old, he can vaguely see from his face that he should be very beautiful when he is young, but it is a pity that he can't resist the ravages of time, he has become old, and his waist is still straight.
She probably felt cared, so she smiled happily and said, "A lot of people can't get a job if they want to, and if I don't do it, they won't look for me next time." Anyway, there is a lot of time, and being idle is also idle, playing mahjong with others has been losing, making money is better than losing money, and I can't stand it when I always sit on my old waist. ”
I don't agree with her words, in Han Chudong's opinion, it is because of his age that time is more precious, and it is not worth it to spend several hours a day to earn those two or three dollars.
"If your waist is not good, don't help do those odd jobs, rest and rest after this batch of goods is done, my parents don't have to worry about them, I don't have to worry about this, and our family is not short of money." ”
"You have to pay back a lot of money to the bank every month, and you will get married soon, and you can't get married and live with us, the houses outside Chinatown are expensive, and there is a shortage of money everywhere. ”
It seems that Mrs. Song is also worried.
Han Chudong couldn't cry or laugh, obviously thinking about her by herself, how could she turn around and be caught by her grandmother.
Judging from the current situation, on the surface, there is no stable job, and there is no money, and her worries are normal, saying that children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, but when Chinese people are old, they will always think about future generations, and this has been the case since ancient times.
Carrying a cassette player in his hand, he said as he walked: "I don't even have a girlfriend, where would I get married so early, in the future, I will live in Beverly Hills over there in Hollywood, or any seaside with good scenery, preferably a big house where you can play golf in your back garden, grandma, you better rest more, I'll just worry about money." ”
"How old is it, I still don't speak in tune, Beverly Hills is where the stars live, and you haven't learned kung fu, so you will go first and then think about running. ”
"Hey, the lesson is, but being a star doesn't necessarily mean making money, how can you find a star on the top rich list......"
With different perspectives, it's hard to talk about going together on this kind of topic.
Han Chudong's family members have the same idea, and they all hope that he can learn the craft honestly, not to mention how much wealth he makes, and he can live a good life in the future.
Who doesn't want his son to become a dragon, but he can see through the elders who make money and have a hard time, since he doesn't dare to think about it, he simply doesn't think about it, and feels that being down-to-earth is the right way.
After coming to the repair shop, they separated.
Han Chudong entered the store alone with a cassette player, just opened the shell, and discussed with Sun Laosan to check where there was any damage, and the watermelon head came first.
After dropping the $100 bill, he said that he had something to do, and rode to work, but he didn't give him a chance to speak, mostly because he was afraid that Han Chudong would not accept it.
After a while, the young man named Liu Feng, whom he had met last night, also rushed over to get the money.
Standing wriggled in the doorway, his expression looking uncomfortable for him.
Speaking of which, when Han Chudong didn't graduate, he was also one of the school's tyrants.
is more kind-hearted and doesn't do anything to bully anyone at will, but everyone knows his ability to shoot Han, so no one doesn't take the initiative to bully him with long eyes, and he belongs to the number one person who can barely walk sideways.
This impression remained in Liu Feng's mind, and it has not changed until now, for fear that he will treat last night's words as drunk words, and casually turn his face and deny it.
If that were the case, he would have no place to cry, he would be less courageous, and he would not even have the confidence to say a few hard words.
At this moment.
Han Chudong looked at him, opened the drawer casually, and handed over several bundles of loose banknotes and coins.
There is a lot of change at home, and there are a lot of five dollars and ten dollars, and more of them are one-dollar bills, so you don't have to find someone to exchange them.
said in his mouth: "You count it yourself, two hundred and ninety-five dollars, don't blame me for giving you this money, it's the same anyway." ”
If you can get the money, you are already satisfied, Liu Feng doesn't care about the whole banknote and broken money, he doesn't even mean to count it in person, he looks inside with the black bag, says polite words, and asks: "Can this machine be repaired, if it really doesn't work, take it back to the store for me, and let my uncle send it to the original factory to try? ”
"Then you leave a phone number, I'll try it first, and I'll look for you if I can't fix it. ”
Han Chudong did not have the confidence of 100% repair, and his master, Sun Laosan, even said that it was the first time he saw this style of tape player, which shows that the number of tape players in these years is indeed very small.
Because he didn't understand, even if someone brought this thing, Sun Laosan would not take the liberty to repair it, and he was testing with an instrument to find a problem.
Liu Feng heard this, wrote a string of numbers on the paper, a fixed landline number, although Motorola announced that the mobile phone has been successfully developed, but there is no short-term plan to go on sale, it will not be listed until a few years later.
"Okay, so I'll go first?"
"Well, you go first. Han Chudong replied casually, and continued to sit there and study the cassette players of this era.
The fault has been found, there is a place that is broken, and it happens to be stuck in a certain part, and after breaking it back and trying, the sound of the Beatles playing songs can already be heard.
The sound quality is okay, better than the radio, and the better thing is that you don't have to think about the signal, and there is not too much sizzling sound.
It's not just a matter of fixing it, he's studying how it works, wondering if he can make it from it.
After thinking about it, it should be successful, but if you really want to open your own factory, the cost will be very large, because this product is too niche, many parts need to be customized from the manufacturer......