Tapes, in fact, have been around since the thirties, but at that time they were using the kind of large ones, and they were generally only found in professional recording studios. Although this kind of small cassette is available now, it is not the mainstream.

It wasn't until the 60s that Philips in the Netherlands integrated tape technology that this small cassette became popular.

It wasn't until the 80s that Sony developed a portable Walkman that cassettes became popular all over the world.

Today, the production of cassettes is still in the hands of state-owned enterprises.

However, with the reform and opening up, since last year, Shunde has had a private tape factory.

Most of the equipment in these factories came by S.

Therefore, the factories are also very hidden, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find them without acquaintances.

At first, Chu Qing proposed to go to Shunde, but he also wanted to try his luck and see if he could find a family according to his memory.

But after listening to Chu Qing's thoughts, Wei Zheng directly helped him solve this difficulty.

They have a fellow who works in a private cassette factory here.

At the Shunde bus station, three dusty men, one carrying a canvas bag, stumbled out of the station.

The large number of people at the station is a characteristic of this era.

After leaving the station, after walking a short distance, Chu Qing and the three of them found a tea stall on the side of the road and ordered three bowls of noodles.

I set out before dawn in the morning, and now I have a bite to eat after noon.

"Purr, purr!"

After a few bites, the three of them felt better.

Even if it is bumpy and crowded along the way, especially if you have to squeeze the car for half a day with a hungry stomach, the taste, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

"Brother Qing, you said that cassette can really be done?"

When he filled his stomach and held back all the way, Xiao Yang couldn't help but ask again.

It's just such a small thing, what can you do if you can't sell it?

Chu Qing glanced at Wei Zheng, who was also worried.

I know that their mindset hasn't changed yet.

Success always says that it is impossible for a person to earn more than he knows, and this sentence is not wrong at all.

Asked how profitable it was to sell cassettes in these years, just one thing, in 87, Guangzhou Pacific Records used a year's profits to build a 15-story building.

That was four years ago, and now with the popularity of home tape recorders. The entertainment market is hot.

To put it mildly. At this time, printing albums is like printing money.

What's more, the threshold is still so low, as long as there is a source of goods, it is difficult to make money.

"How much does your brother's cassette cost?"

Chu Qing didn't say it directly, but still threw out a question like last time.

In these years, he wants to do things, but he can't do it alone, he doesn't train a few helpers, he depends on himself, and he may not be able to break his leg.

What's more, Xiao Yang is a good person, so Chu Qing was deliberately cultivating him to think from the beginning.

As for Wei Zheng, many times he just doesn't speak, but it doesn't mean that others are stupid.

There are few fools who can come down from the battlefield alive.

Now we just need to train them more and open their eyes.

"I heard him say that it was expensive, and he bought it for ten dollars a box. It's just that he has money, and I'm reluctant to change it. ”

"If I have a box of his identical ones, I'll sell them to you for five dollars, or not."

"Five pieces! So cheap, yes! Of course I do. ”

"So, do you think you can do it?"

"But where do you go to get a five-dollar box of cassette? I've heard that they produce that blank. Someone wants this? ”

Xiao Yang still didn't figure it out, the blank cassette was not the same as the one that had already recorded the song.

"I still want to be blank, and I don't want him to record it."

"Who wants a blank one?"

"No one wants a blank, but someone wants it when I record it."

"But how can you record if you don't have the equipment?"

"Brother Ling's tape recorder, doesn't it have a recording function."

"That thing doesn't work out well."

"Then find a song recording effect that works well."

Speaking of this, Xiao Yang didn't ask again.

Wei Zheng, who had been listening, didn't speak.

Although Chu Qing didn't say where to find equipment with good results, since he wanted to do this, he would definitely be able to find it.

There are so many electronics factories, as long as you are willing to spend money and inquire a little, you can buy a recording with good results.

With the events of the past few days, in this regard, they still believe in Chu Qing very much.

If it's really like what he said, he can make that kind of cassette by himself and sell it for five dollars a box, and it's really possible to make money.

Let's not talk about other people, it is Wei Ling's factory, and there are many people who want to buy it.

Think of a box of ten dollars, selling you for five dollars a box. I don't rush to ask for this kind of cheapness.

From the moment Chu Qing saw the tape recorder, he had already thought about what he was going to do.

Pirated tapes!

The box of cravings that Xiao Yang played at that time was actually pirated.

The title of the cover song is handwritten, and the song is slightly distorted when played.

This is a sign that pirated tapes have begun to break into the market.

It's just that compared to the large-scale sales a few years later, it is still in the underground period.

In the past, tape production has always been controlled by the government.

Even if there were pirated tapes, it was only a small part and did not form a scale, and at that time there were more pirated tapes from the Fujian area.

They relied on sea trade to bring back blank cassettes from abroad, and then rip them.

But in the past year or so, with the relaxation of opening up, the path of S has become more and more mature.

The introduction of many production equipment has also made more blank cartridges appear on the market.

With the blank cassette production line, the cassette market, which has always been controlled by the government, naturally ushered in the outbreak of piracy.

Chu Qing, who knows the future development, will certainly not let go of such a huge market.

Especially for someone like him, who has no resources and no capital.

If you want to pry into this era, you can't follow the rules too much.

The three people, who were well fed and drunk, called a motorcycle and took them to a place called Chen Village.

got out of the car and followed the address given by Wei Zheng's fellow villagers, and turned around for a long time before he found a factory building renovated by a forest outside the village.

The two adjoining houses were pierced through the middle, and the low brick houses were simply covered with a layer of iron sheets.

Two shirtless men at the door, squatting there and smoking.

Seeing the three of them coming, one of them immediately stepped forward to block them and asked in a local accent. "What are you doing?"

"I'm looking for a fellow. It's called Huang Bin, from the east of Sichuan. ”

Wei Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and took out a red tower mountain to answer.

Among the three, Wei Zheng is the oldest, and his face is also fierce.

He usually comes out on the outside, and no matter what he does, he can make people feel at ease.

As soon as they heard that the fellow was looking for someone, the man didn't embarrass them, so he gestured to the door.

The main thing is that they don't look like the police.

Besides, even if they are public security, they are not afraid. With just these three people, it may not be clear who will arrest whom at that time.

After a while, a black-faced man, who was also shirtless, ran out.

The temperature in the factory is much higher than outside. Huang Bin was shirtless, still hot enough, and his pants were wet in half a day.

On a large rock in the grove, four people each held a cigarette.

Chu Qing had already told Huang Bin about their intentions.

At the moment, he was a little embarrassed, not that he didn't want to help.

If it was two months earlier, they wanted a blank cassette, it would have been no problem, because the factory was not very profitable at that time. The boss worries about how to ship every day.

But in the past month, the goods in the factory have suddenly been in short supply.

They have also changed from one shift to two shifts, and people can't stop the machine.

The blank cassette that is produced will be pulled away every morning before dawn.

"Brother Bin, how much can your factory produce in a day now?"

Seeing that Huang Bin didn't speak, Chu Qing knew that there must be something difficult.

If you think about it, you can understand that this is an era of material shortage. Anything, as long as it is produced, will not be sold.

Not to mention a sought-after commodity like cassette.

When he came, Chu Qing knew that it would not be too easy to get the goods. It's just that there are acquaintances in the factory, so I can know a little bit about the situation.

"We are now working in two shifts, and we can produce about 2,000 boxes a day, but occasionally we are out of stock."

"The whole tape from Xiangjiang is now very tightly stuck. Sometimes there is a delay on the road, and we will stop working if we can't use it. ”

"This yield is not low, who has such a big ability to eat it in one bite?"

"It's not all one person, I heard that there are a few people who sell audio, they have contacted other provinces, and the recent shipments are a bit large."

Hearing this news, Chu Qing was not surprised at all.

These are the first to engage in piracy.

At first, they were stuck by publishers because of the lack of genuine supplies. I had to make piracy myself.

However, as the profits of piracy became more and more profitable, many of them simply gave up the genuine copies and turned to selling them with all their might.

In the end, a one-stop production and sales was formed.

Maybe this blank cassette factory will have the participation of genuine dealers.

Chu Qing wanted to grab the source of goods from them, it was not an ordinary difficulty.

The four of them chatted for a while, Huang Bin still had to go to work, they were a radish and a pit, and they couldn't leave for too long. I agreed to go out to dinner together in the evening and talk about it.