1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 233 % Return Rate
"Affiliate? Why, are you planning to buy a car?"

Dad asked with interest.

At present, the price of a Santana is more than 20 yuan, which is out of reach for ordinary people, even for those who earn yuan.

Xu Qiang only knew that his son's business was doing well, but he had no idea how big the business was.

So he felt very surprised when his son asked to buy a car today.

“Yes, I am planning to buy a car.”

"But the policy on private car ownership is still unclear, so I want to find a unit to register with."

"It's better to rely on your own father than to rely on someone else, don't you think?"

Xu Yuexin explained the reason, fearing that his father would not agree.

"OK, no problem."

To his surprise, his father agreed very readily.

"Okay, Dad, you're so nice."

Xu Yuexin said happily.

"Well, don't be happy yet, I haven't finished what I want to say."

"The group has unified regulations for the registration of private vehicles, and an annual registration fee of 800 yuan is required."

"Even though you are my son, you still have to follow the rules."

Dad smiled and said, "Think about whether you can accept it first."

This? There are even regulations on the registration of private cars?

It seems that my dad’s unit has accepted quite a few affiliations.

Xu Yuexin was surprised again and scratched his head in confusion.

The wisdom of the general public is truly endless.

He had just come up with the idea of ​​registering a vehicle, but he didn't expect that many people had already taken the lead and started to put it into practice.

"Okay, I'll follow the rules."

After expressing his feelings, Xu Yuexin nodded and agreed, "Do you want to sign a contract?"

"No need. Just tell me when you buy the car, and the group will send someone to register with you."

"okay."

Xu Yuexin agreed immediately.

I didn't expect the car problem to be resolved so quickly.

He was worried that there was no precedent for this matter and his father would not be able to accept it.

I didn’t expect that our predecessors had already paved the way.

After a while, mother Wu Yan brought the food, and Xu Yuexin continued to ask father about the affiliation matter.

After this conversation, he found out that not only individuals registered cars, but some public institutions also registered cars under the name of their group.

These days, if a public unit wants to buy a car, it must have a car purchase quota allocated by its superior unit.

Correspondingly, there will be a situation where some units have quotas for purchasing cars but do not use them, while some units have demand for cars but do not have quotas for purchasing cars.

So there will be flexible adjustments between units. I will give you the quota to buy a car, and you pay me the registration fee.

Of course, the affiliation fees between units will still be cheaper than those for individuals.

……

After resolving the issue of affiliation, Xu Yuexin started to buy a car.

It’s not easy for an individual to buy a car these days.

It is impossible for car manufacturers to sell cars to individuals. If you want to buy a car, you can only go to various transportation companies because they are the only ones who have large quantities of cars.

The trouble is that transportation companies generally only sell large trucks and rarely sell cars.

Xu Yuexin asked several transportation companies in succession, but in the end he was unable to find a car.

Or, go around the country and ask?

Xu Yuexin couldn't help but come up with this idea.

However, think about it or forget it.

So many transportation companies in Beijing can’t buy it, and I’m afraid other places don’t have it either.

Xu Yuexin shook his head and felt a little unsure about what to do while walking on the street.

Just then, he passed by the door of a Friendship Store.

and many more……

Xu Yuexin stopped and seemed to have found a solution.

In this era, Friendship Stores not only sold existing goods in the warehouse, but also accepted customer orders for imported goods.

Why don't we try looking for them?
Xu Yuexin thought to himself, of course he wasn't particularly sure.

After all... cars are big items, and stores may not be willing to buy them.

Xu Yuexin walked into the Friendship Store with a tentative attitude and told the salesperson that he wanted to place an order and have a meeting with the manager.

“Our managers don’t always have the time.”

Seeing that Xu Yuexin was dressed in expensive clothes, the salesperson did not refuse and said, "Let me ask for you."

"Well, just tell him that I want to order a car."

Xu Yuexin wanted to add some chips to himself, so he said to the salesperson.

car?

The salesperson was surprised, but didn't say anything. He hurriedly left the counter to find the manager.

After a while, she walked out of the office inside the store and came in front of Xu Yuexin.

"It just so happens that our manager has time."

"Go find him."

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Yuexin turned and walked deeper into the store, then came to the door of the manager's office and knocked on it.

"Please come in."

A middle-aged male voice came from inside.

Xu Yuexin pushed open the door and saw the manager working on an abacus behind his desk. He walked up to him and greeted him.

"I just heard the report. You want to buy a car, right?"

"Yes, I was wondering if you could..."

"That's definitely not possible."

The manager put down his abacus and waved his hand decisively, "A car costs a lot of precious foreign exchange. How can we import it specifically for private individuals?"

This... seems to be a direct death statement?
Xu Yuexin reacted subconsciously, but soon felt something was wrong.

If the other person really doesn't consider agreeing, why would he meet me?

"Well, I can figure out how to handle the foreign exchange issue myself. I just need a company to help with the imports."

Xu Yuexin sat down in front of the manager and spoke slowly.

"Oh? Can you handle foreign exchange?"

"Yes, I have a friend in Hong Kong who can help me solve it."

Xu Yuexin made up a story that he didn't want to expose his business in Hong Kong to anyone other than those around him.

"Oh? Tell me."

The manager was very interested.

Friendship Stores needed to import goods frequently and was short of foreign exchange.

It would be a good thing for them if they could earn some foreign exchange through trading with Xu Yuexin.

"It's very simple. Your Friendship Store has a foreign exchange account, right?"

"I asked him to transfer the money directly to the account, and you can use the money to help me import the car."

"Of course, I will definitely not let you work in vain. You can get a commission from the process. We can discuss how much."

"What model of car are you planning to buy?"

"I'm planning on buying a Mercedes S-Class."

"Oh, Tiger Head Run..."

The manager fell into deep thought and said, "Then you have to give us $10."

"Okay, 10 is 10."

"Okay, you go home and wait. Whether this will work out or not is yet to be determined."

“We also have to apply to our superiors to import large items.”

"Stay tuned, I'll leave you a phone number."

After saying this, Xu Yuexin picked up a pen on the table and wrote down his phone number in the manager's notebook.

This manager is obviously a man who has seen the world.

At least she didn't show any surprise when she heard his request just now.

Xu Yuexin thought to himself as he signed his name and left.

……

Friendship Stores didn't make Xu Yuexin wait long.

A few days later, a phone call came to his home, saying that the import application had been approved and that he needed to meet with him. "I have something to do, please come to my house."

Xu Yuexin said to the energetic person on the other end of the phone.

By the way, he is also a big customer of $10.

Is it not too much to ask the manager to make the trip in person?
"Well... OK, please wait a moment."

The manager hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

These days, all state-owned stores face south, and there has never been a precedent of actively visiting customers at their doorsteps.

But the problem this time is...

Xu Yuexin gave so much!
After a while, the manager of the Friendship Store came to the Duke's Mansion and knocked on the door.

Xu Yuexin stepped forward, opened the door, and invited him into the yard.

"Comrade, your house is really big."

After entering the house, the manager discovered that the yard had four entrances and nodded in praise.

"So-so."

"No, no, it's very big."

While they were talking, the two walked to the main courtyard and sat down in the middle hall.

"I just heard on the phone that the higher-ups have approved the import quota. When will your money arrive?"

As soon as he sat down, the manager put down his briefcase and asked Xu Yuexin.

"Let me see the document approved by your superiors first."

"Here, here it is."

The manager opened his briefcase and placed the approval document on the desk.

Xu Yuexin took a look and confirmed that the Friendship Store’s superior administrative department had indeed signed and stamped it.

"I'll give you a $20,000 advance."

"We'll talk about the remaining money after the car arrives."

"Also, does this $10 include all taxes and fees, such as customs duties?"

“It’s all included.”

"Also regarding the advance payment, could you please give me some more?"

"Twenty thousand dollars is a lot. And do I look like someone who can't pay the balance?"

"Hey, you're kidding. Just looking at your yard, I wouldn't think so."

The manager smiled and said, "Okay, 20,000 is fine. I'll give you our foreign exchange account."

After saying that, he took out a printed note from his briefcase, on which was written the recipient's account number, name, and the business department to which it belonged.

Xu Yuexin took the note and signed a car sales contract with the manager.

After the manager left, Xu Yuexin called Lin Qingxia and asked her to transfer money to the Friendship Store’s account first.

Before leaving Hong Kong this time, Xu Yuexin left Lin Qingxia a bank card with 20 US dollars and 100 million Hong Kong dollars in it.

The purpose is to deal with this kind of emergency.

A few days later, Xu Yuexin received a stamped receipt from the Friendship Store, which stated that a $20,000 advance payment had been received.

Next, just wait quietly.

Time passed day by day. Finally, at the end of December, the Friendship Store called Xu Yuexin and told him to pick up the car.

The place to pick up the car was a warehouse in the suburbs of Beijing. When Xu Yuexin arrived by car, he saw that there were low houses all around, and a warehouse about three or four stories high stood in the middle.

The store manager was standing next to the warehouse, blowing white air onto his hands and stamping his feet to keep warm.

"Good job."

Xu Yuexin got off his motorcycle and walked over to greet him, "It's so cold, you must be frozen."

"No, no, it's not cold. Look at the car."

The manager took out the key from his trouser pocket, bent his body which was bloated by his cotton coat, and unlocked the rolling door.

"Crash."

After the lock was opened, the manager lifted the shutter door net, stirring up a lot of dust.

"Cough cough..."

Xu Yuexin coughed twice and walked into the warehouse impatiently amid the dust.

Inside the warehouse, there was a brand new Mercedes-Benz parked in the middle. It was spotless from the windows to the door handles, reflecting a bright metallic light, and looked extremely domineering.

"Here are the car keys."

The manager walked over to Xu Yuexin, took out the key and handed it to him, saying, "I'll fill up the gas for you."

"Let me try the car."

Xu Yuexin took the key, walked forward, opened the car door, sat in, and started the Mercedes-Benz.

The car carrying him and the manager slowly drove out of the warehouse and into the freezing cold outside.

Xu Yuexin didn't feel cold at all sitting in the car, on the contrary he felt very comfortable.

The manual transmission Mercedes-Benz from the 80s had a very strong sense of control.

After driving around the warehouse twice, Xu Yuexin backed up to the original position and got out of the car.

"I think you are satisfied with everything."

the manager asked after getting out of the passenger seat.

"There's nothing wrong with the car. I'll transfer the money to you this afternoon and you can pick up the car after the money arrives."

"Okay, I'll let you know once the bill arrives, and then you can come here."

"Goodbye."

Xu Yuexin waved to the manager and rode his motorcycle back to the Duke's Mansion.

After returning home, Xu Yuexin called Lin Qingxia again and asked her to pay the remaining 8 yuan.

A few days later, Friendship Store called Xu Yuexin and said that it had received the balance and asked him to come and collect the car.

Xu Yuexin took a car to the suburban warehouse where he had been last time, received a receipt for $8 from the manager, and then walked into the warehouse with him and got into a brand new Mercedes-Benz.

"You will be responsible for the subsequent registration and license procedures."

The manager said to Xu Yuexin in the driver's seat through the rolled-down car window, "If there is anything you need our cooperation with, just give us a call."

"Okay, I'll give you a ride."

"Thank you."

The manager opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

After bringing the manager back to the city, Xu Yuexin drove to his father's unit to go through the registration procedures.

……

By the afternoon, his Mercedes-Benz had completed all the procedures including affiliation, registration and licensing, and was ready to drive on the street.

"Comrade, your car is really impressive."

As he was about to leave, the staff member in charge of handling the registration procedures could not help but exclaimed, "It's better than the cars that senior officials ride in."

"Okay."

Xu Yuexin chuckled, stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the street.

The rate of returning along the way...

That goes without saying.

This was in Beijing in the year 1983, and the sensation caused by a Mercedes-Benz car was no less than that caused by a UFO.

From Xicheng District to the Duke's Mansion in Dongcheng District, Xu Yuexin received so many people looking back at him that they were simply overwhelming.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Xu Yuexin stopped the car, walked out and gestured in front of the door.

Well, the gate is wide enough to accommodate a Mercedes-Benz.

"Who is it?"

Before he could take out the key to open the door, Chen Qiaoqiao's voice came from inside.

"I."

Xu Yuexin said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qiaoqiao opened the door.

"Where did this car come from?"

Chen Qiaoqiao saw the Mercedes-Benz and said in surprise.

Obviously, this is not a taxi.

More importantly, there was no one else in the car.

"I bought it."

Xu Yuexin said with a proud smile.

"You bought it? Where did you buy it?"

Chen Qiaoqiao said with a confused look on her face.

“Let the Friendship Store import it.”

Xu Yuexin took his wife's hand and said, "Don't just stand there and watch. Sit on it and experience it."

(End of this chapter)