Chapter 6: Eight thousand seven hundred
In 96 years, the brand of Binhai University is still good in Bincheng, although there is no 985 saying now, but Binhai University is a good school second only to Tsinghua University and Peking University in the minds of many Bencheng parents. And the students who can be admitted to Binhai University are also good students in the eyes of their parents. And Zhang Chen's appearance is not bad,
"Ahh My surname is Ma, and this is my son Wang Hao. The woman in red showed an exaggerated expression, and then educated her son: "Look at the little brother of the family, he was admitted to Binhai University, and with your grades, he still wants to buy a computer, and he bought a computer for you, so he doesn't want to study!"
When the young man heard this, his mouth deflated, and he stared at Zhang Chen hatefully.
Zhang Chen said with a smile: "Auntie, the computer is not a game console, the most important role is to learn rather than to play games, if it is used to play games, you might as well buy a little overlord for Haohao." As soon as the young man heard Zhang Chen say this, he immediately cast a grateful look at Zhang Chen.
Aunt Ma hesitated: "His father and I also want to buy him a computer for studying, and they all say that it will be the era of computers in the future, and it is good for him to get in touch with it in advance, but some friends say that computers are easy to make children addicted, and they are so expensive, so I haven't thought about it yet." “
When Zhang Chen heard this, he immediately said: "Aunt Ma, you are right, the future is the world of computers. In the future, people who don't know computers will be illiterate in the new era, and not only your younger brother will have to learn, but you and your uncle should also be in contact. In addition, from the perspective of younger brother's learning, the computer can run a lot of learning software, such as "New Concept English", "Traveling in the United States" and other English learning software on the computer. Zhang Chen paused for a moment and continued, "And, the most important thing is that you can learn programming with a computer, and in the future society, people who can program are the most sought-after." Hao Hao is so smart, he must learn quickly. This is something that can't be replaced by those learning machines. “
When Wang Hao heard Zhang Chen say this, he also pulled his mother's arm and begged: "Mom, look, Brother Zhang also said the same, I just want to use the computer to learn programming, you can buy it for me~"
The woman was helpless and said to Zhang Chen: "I also want to buy him it, but the computer is too expensive, and the configuration he likes is more than 10,000 yuan. “
Zhang Chen said in his heart, it's not worth it, in a few years, the PC that is 100 times stronger than the current one will be three or four thousand. Although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Chen still said: "Aunt Ma, if the brand machine is too expensive, I suggest you take a look at the compatible machine." “
"Compatible machine?" the woman surnamed Ma looked dazed.
"Yes, compatible with the machine, maybe Hao Hao has heard of it, right, Hao Hao?" Zhang Chen turned his head to the young man and asked.
"I know, I know, a compatible machine is a computer that I buy and configure with accessories. The boy scrambled to answer.
"Yes, Hao Hao is really knowledgeable. Zhang Chen praised the young man. Then he said to Aunt Ma, "Aunt Ma, in fact, the compatible machine is the same as the brand machine like Lenovo and Founder, and there is no difference in performance." Even because of their own optional accessories, the performance will be better and the price will be cheaper. “
"Ah, will the quality not be guaranteed?" what should I do if it is broken?" Aunt Ma asked worriedly.
"No, now all computer products are three-pack products, the guarantee service you just asked in the Lenovo store is a one-year warranty in addition to the keyboard and mouse and optical drive floppy drive, and the same is true for compatible machines, and, if you discuss it with the person who matches the computer, you can also give you more guidance, and if you encounter anything you don't understand in the process of use, you can also consult them. But like the brand machine, you have just seen that their service is ignorant of it, and it is impossible to give you any guidance after you buy a computer. Zhang Chen's patient Aunt Ma explained.
"Oh, how much cheaper can it be than Lenovo with the same configuration?" Aunt Ma was obviously a little tempted.
"If you have different configurations, the price difference is different, but as far as the Lenovo that Haohao just looked at, the compatible machine is probably less than 9,000 yuan. Zhang Chen smiled.
Aunt Ma was obviously taken aback: "Ah!?Can it be so cheap?Could it be a fake and shoddy product?" “
Zhang Chen laughed, as if Aunt Ma had asked a very ridiculous question. "Aunt Ma, don't worry, you think, the brand machine is also taken from various accessories manufacturers, assembled by yourself, and became a computer, which is to play a brand of theirs. The wages of the workers, the rent of the various sales offices, the utilities, and the overheads, which are the wages of the people you just saw, are all spread out into the cost of buying a computer. But the compatible machine will not, we take the goods from the accessories supplier ourselves, and assemble it for you ourselves, eliminating all intermediate links, and at most making you a little money for assembly fees. You should take the same warranty and we will give you a warranty, because the manufacturers of various accessories also give us warranty services, without spending our costs. “
Then Zhang Chen added: "But I have to tell you in advance, our case shell may not be as beautiful as the brand machine, after all, they are for sale, but our performance is only higher than theirs." “
Wang Hao looked at his mother with a hopeful gaze and said, "Mom, Brother Zhang and I understand the same situation, our class Li Youwei just bought a compatible machine, and it is easy to use." The chassis is an enclosure that doesn't compromise performance. “
Aunt Ma hesitated for a moment and said to Zhang Chen, "Okay, Xiao Zhang, where is your store you said?" Take me over to have a look." “
Zhang Chen was secretly happy in his heart, pointed to the electronic hypermarket next to him and said, "It's in the Qinghe Electronic Market, I'll take you and Haohao over." “
Speaking, Zhang Chen led the way, walked for about three minutes to the electronics market, and introduced to Aunt Ma while walking, the display sold in this booth is Lenovo's display, and the optical drive sold in that stall is the optical drive used by Lenovo.
When he arrived at B-132, Zhang Chen introduced Aunt Ma to Liu Ming, took the configuration sheet that Liu Ming showed him at that time, handed it to Aunt Ma and said, "Auntie, take a look, is the first recommended configuration on this similar to what Hao Hao saw in Lenovo?" But the price is only 8888. “
Aunt Ma took it and took a look, and the list of accessories on it was dizzying. "I don't understand either, let's let Haohao see it. As he spoke, he handed it to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao excitedly took the configuration list and studied it carefully.
Within a minute or two, Wang Hao looked up and said to Aunt Ma: "Mom, I have seen it, the configuration is indeed similar to Lenovo's, and the CPU frequency is a little higher than Lenovo." “
Zhang Chen said with a smile: "Yes, we use Intel's latest Pentium 100 processor for this configuration, while Lenovo uses Pentium 75, which runs 30% faster than Lenovo's." “
Aunt Ma thought for a while and asked Zhang Chen, "Xiao Zhang, can it be cheaper?" Look, you are a stall here, if you deceive me, or if you don't care about after-sales in the future, I won't have a place to look for you." “
Zhang Chen had a bitter face, "Auntie, we just make an assembly fee, you see, Lenovo is 4000 more expensive than us, and it is almost 50% when it is folded on this machine, so there is really no such big profit." And you don't have to worry about not finding me, I'm just a freshman and I'll be in school for at least three years. If you don't believe me, make a copy of my student ID card, and come to the school to find me when the time comes, if I lie to you, the school will not spare me. Besides, Brother Liu's stall has been open for almost two years, although I came to work for him during the holidays, but this is his livelihood, and he can't smash his own brand because of a small loss. “
Aunt Ma still didn't give up bargaining, "You tell Boss Liu again, it's cheaper, and if there are consumables or something in the future, we will ask you to buy them." “
Zhang Chen pretended to be helpless and said: "Auntie, I'll tell you the truth, if I sell this computer to you, I will earn 50 yuan for the installation fee." I discussed with Brother Liu to see if I could give you a bargain, if not, I will post my 50 yuan to you. I really like Haohao, and I hope that more children can get in touch with computers and become future talents. “
Saying that, Zhang Chen pretended to muttered a few words to Liu Ming, Liu Ming had been doing business for several years, so he naturally knew what he said, and pretended to argue with Zhang Chen for a few words.
After a while, Zhang Chen replied to Aunt Ma: "Brother Liu said that it will be up to 8,800 yuan, and I will tell Brother Liu about the situation between you and Haohao, and strive to give away a mouse with double Feiyan." If it doesn't work again, I don't want the 50, you just give Brother Liu 8750. “
Aunt Ma didn't give up and directly bargained with Liu Ming and cut down 50 yuan. The last 8700 was sold.