Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

Liu Aiguo felt it was time to expand sales channels.

Not only should they have their own directly operated stores, but they should also have franchised stores.

We need to integrate dealers across the country to support the overall sales volume of Shenlong TVs.

But don't worry, with sales so booming right now, once we announce that we're recruiting distributors and franchisees, will people even come?

Siheyuan!

Around the square table in the middle courtyard!

People are discussing it a lot.

29 "Uncle Yi... have you heard? They're selling TVs over at Wangfujing, and they say you can buy one for 300 yuan!"

"I've heard about it!" Uncle Yi nodded.

Xu Damao sneered, "Three hundred? What can three hundred do? Impossible. Televisions in Japan sell for over a thousand. This three hundred is probably fake."

"What do you mean 'fake'? You just don't know!" Qin Jingru said, "I know what's going on in our factory... It's three hundred, three hundred yuan per machine!"

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment: "Then your quality must be bad, otherwise why would you only sell it for three hundred yuan?"

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes at him.

He Yuzhu, standing nearby, chuckled and said, "Uncle Yi...why don't you buy one? Then we can all come to your house to watch TV!"

Uncle Yi Zhonghai's eyes twitched: "That's right... Although I don't like watching TV, if I buy one, everyone will come to our house to watch TV. Who won't be grateful to me then?"

I'm still the dignified Grandpa.

In this courtyard, I'm still the one in charge, aren't I?

For Grandpa Yi, three hundred yuan is just a small amount.

Although he has retired, he has made a lot of money over the years. His family is definitely a household with tens of thousands of yuan, which they are saving for their retirement!

“Yes, Uncle Yi, you should buy something suitable!” Xu Damao chimed in from the side, “You’re retired now, you have a lot of time, it’s nice to watch TV at home, I heard that you can watch crosstalk on TV now!”

The glint in Grandpa Yi's eyes grew even brighter.

“Okay…” He took a deep breath and said, “I’ll go check out Wangfujing tomorrow…”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of a bicycle bell came from outside.

“Dingle bell…Dingle bell…”

Everyone turned their heads.

Liu Aiguo arrived in the courtyard on his old bicycle.

He Yuzhu disliked Liu Aiguo all day long, and he immediately said sarcastically, "Tch... Liu Aiguo, you're not short of money, you should replace your bicycle. It's too old, the bell doesn't even ring anymore..."

Liu Aiguo chuckled and ignored him.

He hadn't expected that this Phoenix brand bicycle was actually incredibly sturdy.

It's been over ten years and there haven't been any problems. Except for occasionally changing the tires, it works just as well as it did over ten years ago.

The old one works just as well as the new one, so why buy a new one?

Besides, if I'm buying a new one, do I need to buy a bicycle too?

Wouldn't it be better for me to buy a motorcycle?

"what……"

Xu Damao, with his long face, leaned forward and looked at the back of Liu Aiguo's bicycle in surprise, saying, "Aiguo... what is this thing? It looks like a television set to me!"

shuh...

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, everyone's gaze shifted, and they noticed the back seat of Liu Aiguo's bicycle.

A cardboard box.

Perfectly square!

Slightly yellow.

The black outline above draws a simple outline of a television set. Isn't that a television set?

This……

Everyone opened their mouths slightly.

Liu Aiguo smiled and said, "That's right...it's a television set...I'll install it in a bit. Everyone is welcome to come and watch TV tonight. It's a Shenlong brand television set, made in our factory!"

“That’s right!” Qin Jingru said, “This is a television set from our factory!”

Qin Jingru was in charge of final assembly at the factory, so she was naturally very familiar with these assembled television sets.

Everyone was overjoyed.

Only Uncle Yi Zhonghai seemed somewhat sullen.

Damn it... He just said he'd buy a TV to win people over, damn it, is Liu Aiguo deliberately trying to antagonize me?

Since Liu Aiguo already had a television, Uncle Yi naturally wouldn't buy another one.

Because if people make further purchases, the desired effect of winning them over will be lost.

"Let's go, let's go check out the TV!"

"I've never seen a television before!"

"I heard you can see people inside!"

The crowd rushed into Liu Aiguo's house.

Liu Aiguo took out the television and placed it on the octagonal table in front of the door.

"Guangfu... Guangfu..."

Liu Guangfu had also returned home. Hearing Liu Aiguo's call, he didn't say a word, but ran out of the public toilet with his pants up: "Uncle Aiguo, what's wrong?"

Liu Aiguo's face darkened: "What are you doing?"

"You were taking a dump..." Liu Guangfu said, "You called me when you were only halfway through, so here I am?"

Liu Aiguo looked disgusted: "You son of a bitch, hurry up and finish your business, then come help me install the TV later!"

"okay!"

Three minutes later, Liu Guangfu washed his hands, changed his clothes, and returned to Liu Aiguo's house.

He had received installation training before, so he was able to install it right away.

First, I got a stick, installed the celestial device, plugged in the data cable, and then connected it to the host computer in the room.

Once the main unit is powered on, a humanoid figure will appear quickly.

After a few adjustments, the figure finally appeared.

This was the first television station in the Dragon Kingdom. At that time, there were very few advertisements and not many programs. Occasionally, some movies were shown, but forget about TV dramas; there were none at all.

But you can watch crosstalk!

At that time, there were many masters of crosstalk, and crosstalk belonged to drama troupes, which were state-owned enterprises.

Therefore, the most frequently displayed content on the set is crosstalk.

It just so happens that everyone enjoys listening to crosstalk.

In an instant, twenty or thirty people arrived at Liu Aiguo's door. Some stood on the ground, some squatted there, and some leaned against the door frame to watch.

Hahaha……

Sometimes they would burst into loud laughter at the same time.

"This TV is really great..."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Uncle Aiguo... I feel that the televisions produced by your factory seem to be even clearer than those imported from Japan!"

"Go away... You've even seen a Japanese TV?" Xu Damao said with a look of disdain!

"I've seen it before..." Yan Jiecheng said with a wronged expression, "I really have seen it. I saw it when I went to buy goods last time, but it wasn't this big, and it wasn't as good as Uncle Aiguo's TV!"

"Patriotism... How much does this TV cost?"

Some people started asking Liu Aiguo.

Chapter 136 Jia Zhangshi's Report Leads to Arrest

Almost everyone in the courtyard came to watch the spectacle.

It's fair to say that in this era, a great many people have never even seen what a television set looks like.

This thing isn't rare, but it's different from a bicycle. People buy them and keep them at home; nobody puts them on the street, so ordinary people don't see them.

Now that Liu Aiguo has acquired one, it's no wonder everyone is coming to see this novelty.

Even the Jia family members came over. Jia Zhangshi was watching TV with her mouth agape outside the door, and even Xiao Dang and Huaihua, who are usually afraid of being embarrassed, came out now.

Yan Jiecheng asked, "Uncle Aiguo... how much did you buy this TV for? I heard it costs 300 yuan at the specialty store. Are you an employee or a manager? Didn't you get a discount?"

Liu Aiguo chuckled and said, "What discount? These are all products from my own factory, so I brought them. They're free, hahaha..."