Training the Heavens

Chapter 84: Even robbing money is not so fast

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, people's living habits have undergone many changes.

In the 50s, two single beds and a roll of bedding constituted a home.

In the 60s, families with good living conditions had to have a square table, chairs, double bed, large wardrobe, desk, and dining cupboard at home, and "36 legs" became a necessary condition for marrying a wife.

In the 70s, middle-class urban families pursued "double beds, large wardrobes, coffee tables, and sofas that matched each other; chests of drawers and desks that were luxurious and grand; the more high and low cabinets and bedside tables, the more luxurious the home."

By the 80s, a comfortable life meant "a modular furniture with a sofa bed, a black and white TV in the center, three brick houses with cement floors, and a rented truck to pick up the bride."

It can be seen that with the improvement of living standards, people's requirements for furniture are getting higher and higher. However, due to economic conditions, living conditions, material supply and vision, people still lack understanding of home decoration, and ordinary people's homes still look simple.

They just buy whatever furniture is available on the market without any planning or layout. Plus, the house is small, so too much furniture will make it look extremely crowded and unsightly.

Some people with better economic conditions and a slightly broader vision have vaguely grasped the concept of decoration, but they don’t have any good ideas. They can only imitate the decoration of hotels and move the decoration of local high-end hotels into their homes.

However, hotel and home decoration are actually two different concepts, so the effect of the decoration cannot be said to be very good. Many times, money is spent but the result is tacky.

Those who were called here by Gao Jialin all had good economic conditions. Some of them had several people in their family who were paid and worked in good companies, or some of them had made a fortune as self-employed individuals. They had seen the world, visited high-end hotels, watched Hong Kong and even European and American film and television works, and had their own requirements for their home environment.

They also have their own plans on how to decorate their new home. They think their plan is very good and once it is completed, it will definitely attract the envy of friends and family.

However, when Gao Jialin opened the door and saw the layout and furniture style of the room, they immediately threw aside the old plan in their minds.

"Isn't this too Western?"

"Beautiful, so beautiful! I thought the design on the drawing was beautiful enough, but now that I'm inside, I realize the real thing is much more beautiful than the drawing!"

"If I could live in a house like this, I would wake up laughing in my dreams!"

Seeing their wide-open eyes and open mouths, Gao Jialin and Xie Chao exchanged glances and said, "See? I said it's okay, right?"
This time it was stable. Xie Chao breathed a sigh of relief, grinned, and then his heart began to beat faster. If so many people wanted to buy furniture from our factory, how much would it cost?

"Cough cough!" Gao Jialin coughed twice, and the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked over.

"Please make way." Gao Jialin pushed through the crowd, walked to the TV, pressed the power button, and then started the VCR. Immediately, scenes from a Hong Kong urban drama appeared on the screen, in which a family in bright clothes were sitting around on the sofa watching TV.

Gao Jialin pointed at the TV screen and said, "See? This is how Hong Kong people decorate their homes. They use these sofas, coffee tables, wine cabinets, dining tables, and TV cabinets."

"Is this Xie Xian?"

"Wow, Chow Yun-fat!"

"Cheng Yuling is so beautiful. Her dress is so pretty. I wonder if I can buy it in Shanghai."

As the video clips switched, customers kept saying the names of the stars and exclaiming from time to time. As they watched, they couldn't help but want to buy. "Hey, look, this sofa is really the same as the one Leslie Cheung sat on."

"Wow, isn't this the wine cabinet that Adam Cheng uses? Even the wine is the same? Boss, how much is the wine cabinet? I want it. And are you selling this wine?"

"Sell! Since we are open for business, we must make sure you are satisfied! Not only will we sell wine, but we will also make posters of the scenes in the videotape and give them to you!" Gao Jialin responded decisively.

They want to buy these furniture and decorations that are exactly the same as those in the TV series, definitely to show off to their relatives and friends. In that case, let you show off to your heart's content.

"Not only posters, but if you have a VCR at home, we'll also give you videotapes! Just imagine, when you move into your new home and the living room is packed, you turn on the TV and your guests see your home is decorated just like a Hong Kong celebrity. Won't they be envious?"

As Gao Jialin spoke, the corresponding images immediately appeared in everyone's mind, and they couldn't help but smile brightly on their faces. Being envied by them like this, my life is worth it.

When they woke up, they immediately rushed towards the furniture they liked, "Boss, we have a deal, this wine cabinet and the foreign liquor on it are all mine, no one is allowed to steal from me!"

"This sofa is mine, boss, you name the price and I'll pay you right now!"

"What are you doing? I was the one who saw this coffee table first!"

"Chairs, chairs, my chairs, please leave a pair for me!"

Gao Jialin was terrified and quickly stepped forward to stop them. "Stop grabbing, stop grabbing, everyone! Jiawang, Xiangdong, come over here and pull them apart!"

Several young men rushed forward and failed to separate the aunts and uncles. Gao Jialin was so desperate that he could only yell, "I won't sell to anyone who tries to grab it again!"

This made everyone stop, and Gao Jialin quickly said, "Don't worry, we have a furniture factory and a warehouse. There are plenty of these things in the house. Let's take a look at them first, and then go to the factory to choose furniture when we have seen them."

"Do you have this wine too?" The uncle who was holding on to the wine cabinet tightly was still worried.

"Yes, but it's a bit expensive. We specially asked someone to buy it from the Friendship Store."

"It doesn't matter if it's expensive, I wouldn't want it even if it's cheap!" The uncle raised his chin, looking very wealthy. When he heard that it was from the Friendship Store, he wanted it even more. That was a high-end store that only foreign guests could enter.

Okay, based on what you said, I have to double the price. Anyway, people who are willing to spend 100 yuan on a bottle of wine don’t care about paying another 100 yuan. The mentality of such people is never to seek the best, but the most expensive.

After visiting the model room, the group rushed to the minibus borrowed by Xie Chao and headed all the way to the furniture factory. When they arrived, they entered the warehouse, moved whatever they liked aside and waited for Gao Jiawang to settle the bill. After the bill was settled, they paid and immediately went outside to borrow a phone to find a car to pick them up.

Everyone was busy until after eight o'clock in the evening.

After seeing off the last customer, the four men carried the box into Gao Jiawang's factory director's office, locked the doors and windows, and stared at the cash box.

As soon as the box was opened, Xie Chao's eyes widened. "Even robbing money isn't this fast!"

(End of this chapter)