Players in this period are happy, although the chaotic arcade hall has been said goodbye, and computers are not yet popular, but in the eyes of many parents, home video game consoles are still a thing that can exercise children's intelligence. In the newspapers, you can even see articles applauding home video game consoles, such as an article "Why Video Game Consoles Are Popular", which reads: "Game consoles can exercise the flexibility and coordination of the hands, eyes and brain, and are suitable for all ages to ......." During this period, there was no electronic heroin as a big hat, arcade machines were still unlucky "three-bedroom and one living room", as for video game consoles, they were still fashionable electronic gadgets, and the newly popular learning machines were even more sacred objects in the hearts of parents.

A coastal city......

He Jiahui is the father of two children, and his family's living conditions have improved greatly by doing a small business over the years, and last year he also added a color TV set that is now the most fashionable, and the picture is better than black and white. Although the life of the family is getting stronger day by day, the two children make him very troubled. Originally, when the eldest daughter He Xiaoyi graduated from high school, she planned to let her help watch the business for a few years, but the stubborn daughter went to Beijing to study in a software university with the support of her mother, but she still went to college.

What annoyed He Jiahui the most was his youngest son He Xiaoyu, who didn't study seriously every day in the past few years, either holding some idle books to read, or soaking in the game hall on the street, and his academic performance can be said to be the second place in the class, but unfortunately it is the countdown. Later, I didn't have to go to a dangerous place like a street game hall all day because my son didn't have to go to a dangerous place like a street game hall all day, and I heard that children who used game consoles were smarter, so I asked a friend to bring back an original Japanese game console. This time, my baby son didn't go to the street game hall, and he didn't read those idle books, but he was holding the game console all day long, and it was not easy for him to even want to watch TV. Recently, this child has intensified, not only playing by himself, but also bringing his own friends, making the family noisy all day long, it has become a family playroom, so that He Jiahui can't wait to smash the game console with a hammer.

But to be honest, He Jiahui himself sometimes plays that game console, which is really interesting, especially the foreign game of moving squares, which is simple and fun, so that he can't sleep without moving a few games every day. However, the advertisements that began to be broadcast two days ago and the learning machine reported in the newspaper made He Jiahui very excited, it is said that the manufacturer has brought the press conference to the Great Hall of the People, which is the place where the people of the whole country hold a conference, and this manufacturer is really powerful. Before the news broadcast every night, the person who gushed about the benefits of using a learning machine in the learning machine advertisement was very similar to the Hong Kong kung fu movie star he saw on the videotape, and the learning machine he said was really good, and the previous game machine that could only play games was completely different, I heard that the production technology was still from Japan, and it must be very advanced, He Jiahui began to have new ideas.

Today is Sunday, He Jiahui happens to be free, driving his Toyota Camry to take his son, ready to go to the department store in the provincial capital to have a look. I mentioned this to my son yesterday, and some reluctant sons quietly slipped out at night, so I went around looking for them, and I was so tired that I wanted to go home to rest, but I didn't expect my son to know when he would go home. The strange thing is that after his son came back, he suddenly became very active in buying a learning machine, which made He Jiahui feel a little strange.

As soon as I entered the first department store in the provincial capital, there was a huge banner "Pyramid Learning Machine Monopoly" on the counter, and there was a poster of Hong Kong stars on a TV commercial next to it. He Jiahui walked up, and the salesman at the counter immediately came over to greet him warmly, which was very different from the attitude of those salesmen who ignored it before.

He Jiahui looked at the counter, black, white, red, blue, there were quite a lot of tricks, and asked with some hesitation: "These are all pyramid learning machines?" ”

"These are pyramid integrated learning machines, manufactured with the latest international technology, powerful, simple and easy to use, which can be said to be a good helper ......for learning and entertainment," the salesman enthusiastically introduced.

"Anything else?" He Jiahui was still a little hesitant, and his business habits for many years made him want to pick and choose.

"If your family has bought a Nintendo game console before, you still want to buy this split learning machine, which is cheaper, but the function is not as strong as the integrated one." The salesperson said, pointing to a box in a glass case inside the counter.

"Son, come and take a look, you like that one."

"I love that black all-in-one, it looks cool."

"Okay, that's it, how much does it cost?"

“1300。 Sir, do you need to buy some matching learning cassettes or game cassette? ”

"Oh, what's there? Game cartridges need no introduction. ”

The salesman took out a color album and introduced it while flipping through it: "Look, this is our study card, there are computer learning, and there is also synchronous teaching." How old is your child? ”

"It's twelve, and I'm about to go to the second year of junior high school. Alas, it doesn't give me peace of mind at all. ”

"Why don't you take a few plates of junior high school synchronous teaching, this is compiled by more than 40 famous publishing houses such as the People's Education Publishing House, organized by my country's special teachers, and produced by Yule Fang, which is not only interesting, but also closely related to the national unified textbooks."

"Haven't you heard of Yulefang?"

"It's a joint venture, and I've heard that many employees have gone abroad, but it's a high-tech company."

"Oh, that should be pretty good, give me a copy of the whole junior high school."

"There are 14 plates per semester, a total of 84 plates in six semesters, 100 yuan per plate, a total of 8,400 yuan. It will be more expensive to buy all at once, so you can consider buying it for a semester first to see the effect. ”

"It's okay, you can bill, buy it at one time, and you have to come back often in the future."

"Okay, here's your slip, pay the money in front of you, and then give me the red link."

……

He Wenhui drove the car back, with a packaged learning machine and a large cardboard box of study cards in the trunk, and He Xiaoyu, who was a little tired after a day of running, lay quietly in the back of the car. He Wenhui has some expectations in his heart, hoping that this learning function will be of some help to his son.

A provincial capital city in northern China......

Zhao Jianguo has some small troubles these days, and his wife blows to herself every day, saying that she wants to buy a learning machine for her daughter Zhao Xinting. In fact, Zhao Jianguo felt in his heart that what kind of learning machine the girl used, it would cost a lot of money, but his wife said it every day, not that the three families next door had bought a new learning machine and their academic performance came up in a few days, that is, Zhao Meili's family in the alley in front of him also bought a learning machine, and the implication was that other people's families had bought it, and our daughter would fall behind in her studies in the future if she didn't buy it. nagging and nagging every day, Zhao Jianguo had no choice but to surrender. The salary was only paid yesterday, and with a part of the deposit, it seems that it should be enough. Tomorrow is Sunday, and a family of three happened to go to the department store to have a look, and I heard that only that one was sold.

Early on Sunday morning, a family of three ate pancakes and went straight to the department store on two bicycles. As soon as I entered the department store, I saw a counter crowded with people, several salespeople were busy, and a banner hanging above the counter was "Pyramid Learning Machine Monopoly".

Zhao Jianguo's family squeezed to the counter with great effort, and took a closer look at the fact that there were few learning machines in the counter. Zhao Jianguo hurriedly shouted: "Give me one." ”

"1,300 units, do you want to study cards?" replied a salesperson.

"How do you sell study cards?" Zhao Jianguo pinched the 2,000 yuan in his bag and asked a little nervously.

"14 cards for a semester, 100 yuan a plate. What grade is your child? ”

"My daughter is about to enter the third year of junior high school, and the study card is so expensive." Zhao Jianguo was a little disappointed, it seemed that he couldn't afford it for a semester.

"You can only buy the subjects you need, and you can not buy the subjects with good grades."

Zhao Jianguo thought about it for a while, asked what he and his daughter meant, and finally made up his mind: "Get me a learning machine, and then get the study cards of mathematics, physics, and chemistry in the first semester of junior high school." ”

"Two cards for mathematics, one card for physics and one card for chemistry, plus a learning machine, a total of 1,700. Well, here's your list, pay the money in front of you. ”

……

Zhao Jianguo rode hard to his home, there were a few learning cards in the basket, his daughter with a happy face sitting in the back seat of the car holding the learning machine, and his wife riding a bicycle not far behind. Although I always felt that it was too expensive to buy, I couldn't help but feel relieved when I saw my daughter so happy.

"Alas," Zhao Jianguo sighed, and secretly comforted himself in his heart: "The country's newspapers say that this study machine is good, it shouldn't be wrong, now my daughter can strengthen the subjects that are not good enough, well, it must be possible." ”

A provincial capital city in central China......

Principal Wang pushed open the door of the office of the director of the Department of Education, and the director looked up and found that he was an old acquaintance again.

"Lao Wang, is it for you to buy a computer again?"

"Director Zeng, this year is going to open a computer course, but there are only two computers in the school, and it is impossible to meet the teaching requirements. I don't even know how many trips I've made to this. ”

"Lao Wang, you must know that the budget of our education system has always been very tight, and you will have to pay nearly 100,000 yuan at this time, and it is impossible to approve it."

"Director Zeng, no matter how many batches come down, you can't buy a single one, and you can't afford to delay this teaching."

"Lao Wang, we have an old relationship, you said so, you have to help somewhat, you will wait." Director Zeng picked up the phone and began to dial.

After muttering a phone call, Director Zeng said with a happy face: "Lao Wang, good news, I helped you get 40,000 yuan, although it is not too much, you can finally buy a few." ”

Principal Wang pondered: "It's still not enough, the cheapest computer now costs about three or four thousand yuan, and you can only buy about ten, which is still a little less, alas." ”

"Well, I remember, have you watched TV recently, wasn't there an advertisement before the news broadcast, it was about the latest learning machine." Director Zeng seemed to suddenly remember something.

"I've seen it, but the learning machine is not a computer." Principal Wang was a little frustrated.

"Didn't you pay attention to the newspaper some time ago, which introduced that this learning machine is very powerful, and there is a cassette for learning computers, maybe it can solve your problem. And I've heard that they have a special discount on the education system, you can buy a few computers, and the rest of the money is used to buy learning machines, so you can do both. Director Zeng patted Principal Wang on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

One of the Chinese learning machine production plants, Tianjin Radio No. 2 Factory......

"Knock", Zhou Changfu angrily slammed his fist on the desk, and the poor desk unwillingly let out a "creaky" protest sound.

"Comrade, it will not work any longer. How did you do it in the sales department, originally this time of year was the peak sales season, and it used to be someone else who came to buy with money. But what's going on during this time, it's been more than a month, how many units have been sold for yourself? ”

"Factory director, you can't blame me for this, it turned out to be all good, who knew that a pyramid learning machine suddenly appeared, and the advertisements were all hit on the central station, and many places across the country could buy it at once. I heard that they are all produced using imported technology, do you think it is not easy to sell? ”

"Is there anyone like you who grows the prestige of others and destroys your own ambition? You're still not in charge of sales in the factory? ”

"Factory director, in fact, we have contacted many universities before, and we originally had some intentions, but as soon as this ghost learning machine came out, we all changed our minds. When we went to contact us again, they didn't want to see each other. ”

"Is this ghost learning machine really that good? Can it be better than ours old brand? ”

"I don't know about this, but I read the newspaper that this is good, and the development conference is still being held in the Great Hall of the People, this is the first one, I guess it should be good."

"No, your sales department still needs to contact customers, but the university can't do it, go find a middle school to see." In addition, the price can also be lowered a little. As for the ghost learning machine, I asked the technical department to come back and study it to see where it went. Alright, go ahead and get busy with you. ”

"Director, then I'll go first."

Shenzhen Shekou Industrial Park......

At the gate of a learning machine alliance production plant, a large truck was parked outside, and a middle-aged man with a leather bag took out a few golden hibiscus cigarettes and handed them to the security guards and doormen.

"Master, can you be accommodating, it's not easy for us to come all the way."

"It's not that we're not accommodating, you can see for yourself, how far are the cars waiting to buy over there, let's line up over there." If we are accommodating to you, maybe we will want others to be accommodating, so let's go quickly. ”

The middle-aged man returned to the car with some frustration, and the truck slowly turned to the rear of the waiting line, becoming the new waiter.

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During this time, things like this have happened all over the country, but the protagonists are different and the mood is different.

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