Exciting 1979!

Chapter 221: Car, House, and Two Brides

"Hey, Secretary Yang, welcome, welcome. Take a look around. I'll give you a 50% discount later!"

"Do you still have money to earn from the 50% discount?"

"We are old colleagues. Although I was a temporary worker before, I always consider myself a Peking University student." Mei Wenhua said with a smile.

Yang Hao finally asked the question: "Is this store yours or Wei Ming's?"

"What's his, mine?" Mei Wenhua said, "ours."

As expected, Yang Hao did not ask who was older and who was younger. He still had a sense of propriety.

Afterwards, Yang Hao went shopping in this open-shelf self-service clothing store, which he had never seen before. This model was different from the past.

In the past, clothes were placed behind the counter. Customers would point to the piece they wanted and ask the salesperson to take it down. Customers were usually not allowed to try it on. If they wanted to buy, they could buy it. If they didn’t want to buy, they could leave.

Now this procedure is no longer required. Customers can walk around the store freely, touch the clothes they want directly, and there are fitting rooms where they can try them on.

Yang Hao turned around and asked Mei Wenhua: "Are all your jeans and bell-bottoms imported from the south?"

"Yeah, isn't it very fashionable?"

Yang Hao nodded. The styles were indeed nice, but the women's clothing would be more fashionable. It was a pity that he didn't have a partner, otherwise he would definitely bring her over to have a look.

He had never seen such dazzling women's clothing in Yanjing, and each set was so beautiful, completely different from the monotonous colors and styles in the past.

If there were girls wearing this kind of clothes on the street, it would be a blessing for photographers!

Later, Yang Hao bought a pair of jeans, which cost just over ten yuan at a 50% discount. Even at an 80% discount, it was still cheaper than those sold at street stalls.

Because Mei Wenhua wants a lot at one time, he can get a more favorable price, which gives him an advantage even if he engages in a price war.

Yang Hao enjoyed a 50% discount, and he had a good relationship with Wei Ming, so he also wanted to help this store.

Mei Wenhua thought for a moment and said, "How about this? You can help us do some research outside to find out why these customers buy our clothes, or why they don't buy anything after coming in, and what they think of our store."

This is just an interview, Yang Hao thought, I am familiar with this job.

So he immediately ran out, hung his camera around his neck, and started working.

"I came in because I saw it was quite lively... I didn't buy anything, but I don't need clothes to wear."

"I've never seen a store like this where you can touch and try anything you want. It's quite interesting."

“You can even try on clothes when you buy them here, how thoughtful!”

"I tried on a few clothes, and they all looked good on me. I wanted them all! Why wouldn't I want them? My mom won't give me money!"

"The clothes are nice, but I want to take a closer look."

"I bought a pair of bell-bottom pants. They are cheap and look good quality!"

"I thought the songs played in it were really nice, so I bought a silk scarf."

"I'm embarrassed to try it on. There are men outside. How embarrassing."

"I saw two girls standing at the door. They looked very hard-working, so I came in to take a look. I didn't bring that much money this time, but I will buy it next time. I will definitely buy it next time."

Looking at the full sheet of paper, Mei Wenhua said sincerely, "Thank you, Brother Yang!"

Yang Hao waved his hand and said, "Do a good job. I will promote this store to my colleagues at school. Your store is really interesting. The song you play is also nice. I have never heard of it before. Who sings it?"

"Oh, it's sung by a Hong Kong singer. The song is called 'Dream Camel Bell'."

"Sounds good!"

After Yang Hao left, the customer flow was still quite considerable at noon. Mei Wenhua noticed that there were almost always more than ten customers in the store at the same time.

So the two shopping guides seemed a little overwhelmed, as one person had to serve several customers, so he decisively recruited Xiaohong and Yunyun to come in and told them not to greet guests.

It was time for lunch. The girls didn't bring any lunch on their first day at work, and now the store was crowded.

Fortunately, Mei Wenhua had made arrangements in advance and asked Biao's mother to deliver five servings of buns with tomato and egg filling at noon, and then everyone took turns eating them.

During the meal, a salesperson named Xiao Cui complained: "It's so tiring to be a salesperson. There weren't many people trying on clothes before, but later on, more and more came. If they didn't buy after trying on the clothes, we still had to clean up with a smile."

Another shopping guide, Xiaoying, said, "But it's only 30 yuan a month, it's worth it even if it's a bit hard and tiring. Besides, didn't Manager Mei say that you can earn more after becoming a regular employee, and there's also that, that commission."

At this time, Mei Wenhua was mumbling to Biao's mother: "Aunt, this won't work. At this rate, I'm afraid we won't have enough staff and goods when we officially open for business. We've been open for half a day and have already sold more than a dozen items."

"What? So many!"

Biao's mother knew the prices of these clothes very well. Even though they were sold at a 20% discount, the profit was still very high. Selling more than a dozen pieces could cover two days' rent and labor costs.

Although this is a prime location in Xidan, she thought it would be good if she could sell more than ten pieces a day, and it seems that twenty pieces will not be a problem.

"Well, I'll continue to contact the street office and find two more people for you. There are a lot of unemployed young people right now, and the factory is still rushing to finish the work."

This means there are five official shopping guides. Wei Hong is not a formal employee, so five is still a very safe number.

If all else fails, the number can only be raised to eight. Eight people is the definition of capitalists in Das Kapital.

The open shelf self-selection model was proposed by Wei Ming. Now it seems that customers' enthusiasm for buying is indeed very high, but the problem is that it also requires a lot of manpower.

In the past, with the help of a counter, one or two employees could run such a large store, but that is definitely not possible now. Once there are too many customers, it will become chaotic.

Mei Wenhua thought, as expected, what Brother Ming said about trial operation is very necessary.

Just as I was thinking about it, Wei Ming came in.

He picked up Zhu Lin and had a meal with him, then came to see what was going on in the store.

As soon as she came in, Zhu Lin was attracted by the shopping mode where she could move around freely. The female shopping instinct was released at this moment.

"Then you take a look yourself. I'll pay for whatever you like." Wei Ming whispered to Sister Lin, then walked to the counter.

"Brother Ming."

"Xiao Ming."

The two shareholders greeted the big boss, and Mei Wenhua told him about what happened to Yang Hao in the morning and his questionnaire.

Wei Ming took a quick look and found everything as he had expected. Then he heard Mei Wenhua's concerns and worries.

This was indeed something Wei Ming had not expected. Li Chengru's Te Bie Te was opened in the early 90s. At that time, there were no restrictions on employment, so he could hire dozens of beautiful women to receive customers in a gorgeous manner.

But they have many restrictions at this time, and if they are not careful, they can easily become a typical example and spark a national discussion.

"It's okay on weekdays, but I'm worried about Sundays and holidays," Mei Wenhua said worriedly, "especially on the opening day, these few people will definitely not be enough."

Wei Ming looked at Biao's mother and said, "Aunt, can we hire temporary workers on Sundays and holidays? High school graduates like Xiaohong can get daily wages, but they won't be considered our employees."

Biao's mother was bold: "I think it should be fine, but they'd better not wear work clothes."

Wei Ming and Mei Wenhua looked at each other and thought that the experienced ones really got the most out of it. If they didn't wear work clothes, they could become customers at any time.

What's wrong with me, a customer, helping the store maintain order? I'm happy to do it!
This problem has been solved for the time being. Before the policy becomes completely stable, we must not expand, otherwise it will not work at all.

Next, Mei Wenhua asked Wei Ming to look at the sales revenue for four hours in the morning.

"Wow, this is almost 500 yuan!" Wei Ming exclaimed, "Maybe it will exceed today!"

Biao's mother quickly calculated how much money they and their son could get for their 1000% stake after deducting costs from the 24 yuan turnover, and she immediately smiled from ear to ear. It was indeed much better than going to work, much better!

Due to productivity limitations, clothes are really expensive these days, so it is very normal to have patches on clothes. Even families with a good life may only buy one or two sets of clothes a year, one set for the New Year and another set for the summer. Shoes are also repaired and used repeatedly.

So Wei Ming gave all the clothes to Zhu Lin after she finished taking the photos, which touched Zhu Lin very much. This gift was so generous.

At this moment, Zhu Lin was shopping in the women's clothing area. She had no shortage of clothes to wear and just wanted to go shopping. When Wei Hong saw the customer, she immediately went up to her.

"Hello, comrade. If you have any clothes you like, we have a fitting room where you can try them on. There is also a full-length mirror." Wei Hong tried hard to speak Mandarin.

Zhu Lin turned around and glanced at her, and at that first glance, they fell in love.

Wei Hong: This sister is so beautiful, I seem to have seen her somewhere before.

Zhu Lin: This, this seems to be Wei Ming’s sister, I’ve seen her in the photo album!

Wei Hong was so busy that she didn't notice her brother coming in. When she was trying hard to get Zhu Lin to buy something to try, she suddenly realized that the clothes Zhu Lin was wearing were from their store and that other customers had bought them before, but they didn't look as beautiful as the one her sister wore.

Only then did she see her brother standing with Mei Wenhua.

"Ah, I remember now, you are Sister Zhu Lin, right? I've seen your paintings at home!"

Zhu Lin felt a little embarrassed. The brat didn't even tell him to put it away. Although he was wearing clothes in the painting, he felt a little embarrassed that the little girl recognized him.

She nodded: "You must be Xiaohong, right? I often hear your brother talk about you, saying that you..."

"Sorry..." Zhu Lin was speaking when Wei Hong quickly met another female customer. After realizing that Zhu Lin would not buy clothes, she decisively turned to a customer with more potential.

Zhu Lin: My sister-in-law is too realistic!

At this moment, Yunyun in the men's clothing area couldn't speak at all, and her mouth seemed to be glued shut.

The young customer in front of her was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak. Under the gaze of the beautiful woman, he had lost his carefree and unrestrained demeanor.

He touched a pair of bell-bottom pants, tried them on his legs, and looked at the price. Yunyun then said, "I'll give you an 80% discount on this price."

The young man calculated the price after the 20% discount, touched his pocket, gritted his teeth, and stomped his feet.

"Then let's go with this one." Fortunately, I just got my salary, otherwise I wouldn't be able to be so casual.

Yunyun was very surprised, this was the first time she had placed an order in her career!
Xiaohong hasn't sold any of them yet.

The other two shopping guides finished eating and returned to work. Mei Wenhua made a note of Yunyun and invited her and Xiaohong to eat buns. Zhu Lin also came over.

"Who came up with this sales model? It's so good, I can't help but want to buy one." She exclaimed.

Mei Wenhua praised: "Of course it's Brother Ming. We haven't seen anyone selling clothes like this in Guangdong."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "This is not my original idea. I learned about it when I was chatting with that little pen pal from Hong Kong."

He pushed it to Amin, but in fact they only mentioned it briefly and not in such details.

Wei Ming: "Okay, you guys continue. Xiaohong hasn't opened the order yet, you have to work hard. Sister Lin, let's go."

Wei Hong watched her brother and Zhu Lin leave side by side, a handsome man and a beautiful woman. She then saw Zhu Lin get on her brother's motorcycle, and the two of them were almost sticking together.

She suddenly realized what was happening and asked Mei Wenhua: "Brother Wenhua, what is the relationship between my brother and Sister Zhu Lin?"

Mei Wenhua insisted: "We are just friends."

He is much more sensible now. Since Wei Hong doesn't know what the relationship is, it must be that Wei Ming didn't say it. There must be a reason why he didn't say it, so he just pretended to be confused.

After sending Zhu Lin back, Wei Ming immediately returned to Peking University. He did not go back to the school magazine office, but went to the school bus fleet to find Master Liu.

"Can I take the exam now?" he asked as soon as he came in.

Master Liu spat out a mouthful of tea foam and said, "Although you haven't practiced with me much, you are smart enough and you performed very well on your first trip. You should be able to handle it."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "How about we go for a walk before the formal exam?"

There was no driving mission today. In order to ensure that Wei Ming passed the test smoothly, Master Liu took him out for a walk.

Because the weather was too hot, Master Liu turned on the air conditioner.

Wei Ming was too greedy. After riding a motorcycle for more than half a year, he began to complain that it was cold in winter and hot in summer, and that there was no shelter on rainy days.

He couldn't help but wonder when he could drive this car. His 80s would be complete, with a car, a house, and two brides.

According to Melinda's estimation, the foreign exchange income brought by "Jumanji" is definitely enough to afford it, but he is not eligible to buy it or use it now.

After driving for half a day, Master Liu was completely relieved and then set a time for him to take the test.

Afterwards, Wei Ming went to pick up Zhu Lin, and they made an appointment to watch the movie "Lush Mountain Love" which had just been released today at the Grand View Tower. Of course, they had to eat first.

Because it was a new movie that had been promoted for a long time and Zhang Yu was also somewhat famous, tickets were difficult to buy. Fortunately, I knew someone inside the Daguan Tower and had already gotten the tickets.

"Brother Wang, let's go in." Wei Ming greeted Wang Qiankun and went in.

Because Master Wei was working for himself, Daguan Tower did not put up new posters. Anyway, the screening cycle of a movie is very long now, so it will not be too late to put up new posters later.

In order to make watching a movie more ceremonial, Wei Ming also prepared two bottles of Arctic Ocean in advance and bought popcorn, but the taste was not as good as that sold in later movie theaters.

As soon as the movie started, the two of them started giggling, and the audience around them were extremely envious. It was so relaxing for this young couple to watch a movie.

This kind of love-themed movie is very rare, and the male and female protagonists are both handsome and beautiful, and the scenery of Mount Lu is extremely beautiful, so the audience response was very good.

Especially when the heroine Zhang Yu appeared on the stage in a swimsuit, the whole audience was boiling and the male audiences started roaring.

In fact, it was just a one-piece swimsuit, with only the thighs exposed. However, they couldn't stand it anymore, and the female audience covered their eyes embarrassedly, but left a gap.

Wei Ming observed Sister Lin's reaction, and it turned out that she was also observing Wei Ming.

Wei Ming immediately pinched her leg and whispered, "I'm far inferior to you."

Sister Lin smiled softly and replied: "The male lead is not as good as you."

The male lead Guo Kaimin is left with only his swimming trunks. His body lines are indeed no match for Wei Ming, and he lacks some hormonal charm.

Later, when the heroine kissed the hero on the cheek, the whole audience was boiling again.

Just based on this shot, two guys in front agreed to come and watch it again. It was so exciting, it felt like flying!
Zhu Lin: That’s it?
It was just a kiss on the cheek, which was far from Wei Ming's 360-degree kiss.

Zhu Lin found that since she had a relationship with Wei Ming and was influenced by him, she matured very quickly. Her outlook on life, the world and values had been shattered and reshaped, and she was somewhat out of tune with the people around her.

She looked at the shy older girl and wondered if she should also be symbolically shy.
Although she thought the film was childish in its scope, she still liked it very much, especially the happy ending. It was the most watchable movie she had seen recently.

The audience present were also very satisfied. They were still discussing the plot when they left the theater, and some even expressed their desire to watch the show a second or third time.

It seems that the audience is in desperate need of more entertaining movies. After a tiring day, between going to the cinema to be educated and enjoying entertainment, most people will definitely choose the latter, so later "The Mysterious Big Buddha" also became a hit.

"Hello, comrade~"

Wei Ming and Zhu Lin were walking when suddenly someone called out to them. Zhu Lin turned around and said: Me?

She was indeed called. A young woman asked, "Comrade, why is the dress you are wearing the same as Zhou Yun's?"

Zhou Yun is the character played by Zhang Yu.

Zhu Lin smiled and said, "Yes, I bought it in Xidan."

"What store?" The female comrade was very serious. She also wanted to buy something. She thought Zhu Lin looked better than Zhang Yu, so she should not be bad either.

Zhu Lin: "A store in Xidan called Oriental Plaza, newly opened."

“But the sign hasn’t been officially hung yet,” Wei Ming added, and then told the young woman how to find it.

After leaving the Grand View Tower, Wei Ming and Zhu Lin smiled at each other.

Originally they should have gone home to exercise after watching the movie, but Xiaohong and the others might go home at any time. Wei Ming had no choice but to send Zhu Lin back to her home and started to pester his sister in the dark.

Because Zhu Lin had eaten and watched a movie, he came home a little late, and his parents asked him why he was so late.

"Oh, let's go to the movies. It's a new movie called 'Lush Mountain Love'. It's quite good. You can go and see it too." Zhu Lin hurried into the house with a guilty conscience. The brat bit his lip.

The old father pushed his glasses and said to his wife, "Does Linlin have such a dress?"

"No, the child spends all the money he has on clothes and dressing up." The mother shook her head.

Wei Ming continued writing after returning home. Half an hour later, Xiaohong and Yunyun came back.

The two of them stood almost the entire day today, worked a night shift, and talked a lot. After they came back, they collapsed on the sofa.

"I'm so tired!" Xiaohong howled, her voice hoarse.

Yunyun was fine because she didn't talk much, and she also felt it was fine because she grew up in the mountains and had strong legs.

Wei Ming put down his pen and walked out.

"I've already told Auntie to give you more manpower. You won't be asked to work until night in the future."

Wei Hong climbed up from the sofa again.

"Brother, you have nothing to do anyway, why don't you help us?"

Wei Ming sat down steadily: "I have already invested money and provided a business model, but you still let me do the hard labor. Isn't it a waste of time?"

Yunyun started to talk more at this time: "Brother, you don't know, there are more people coming in the afternoon, and we can only have one person eating at a time."

Even now, you have to get off work to have time to go shopping, which is normal. But if it is later, there will be no one here. They come back so late mainly to clean, count and stock up.

Wei Hong didn't just complain all the time, she also brought back some encouraging data.

"Brother, Brother Wenhua asked us to tell you that today we sold a total of 1,200 yuan worth of clothes. He said he would contact the supplier and increase the supply."

Wei Ming nodded and decided that they really had to increase the supply, otherwise they would not be able to cope with it on the opening day.

Mei Wenhua had almost no time to sleep after returning home today. On the first day of trial operation, he sold much more than he expected. The new model is too scary. By this calculation, the monthly turnover must not exceed 3!

So twenty thousand a year in rent is nothing!
If they keep doing this, he and Biaozi will soon become millionaires!
However, today's trial operation also exposed many problems. The problem of meals alone must be properly solved. We can't always let Biao's mother send us food, as she is also responsible for clothing.

In addition, I have to go to Jingshan clothing manufacturers to discuss cooperation tomorrow. It is definitely not enough to rely on those small factories on the street. The clothes on display today are the result of their hard work for several days.

But who will keep the accounts once I leave? Let’s go to Xiaohong. This kid is smart, good at calculating, and she is also a close minister to the emperor.

Mei Wenhua spent a long time writing a work summary, then fell asleep. In his dream, gold was raining from the sky.

When Wei Ming woke up the next day, he could have breakfast directly. Yunyun's cooking skills showed that his cousin was so hardworking that Xiaohong looked lazy in comparison.

So today Wei Ming went to Peking University to borrow some books on their major for her.

Since I can’t beat Yunyun in cooking, at least I should keep up with her studies.

Today the three of them went out together, and then Wei Ming met the postman, who had international mail for Wei Ming.

Wei Hong immediately stopped Yunyun who was still walking forward and said, "Brother, who is it? Is it Sister Mei?"

She also knew about this romantic cross-border love.

Wei Ming nodded, but did not open it immediately after signing.

When he arrived at the library, he found a reading room with few people and opened the door. The Peking University Library was only so quiet during holidays.

There was $500 in the letter, and Melinda also told him in the letter.

"The hardcover edition of Jumanji has been reprinted, and you received another $6100 in royalties. I'll give you $500 for pocket money, and the rest will be deposited in the HSBC account I opened for you in Hong Kong.

"Also, the US will soon officially launch Jumanji, but because it's a US branch, the payment will be slower, so you have to wait a little longer."

In the letter, she also taught Wei Ming how to withdraw money in Hong Kong.
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(Today is a guaranteed minimum, please give me a monthly ticket!)

(End of this chapter)