Chapter 102 Sha Zi Gua Zi

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant."

"I'll find some people to pay upfront. Seeing someone buy, perhaps others will follow. Even if no one dares to buy at first, with such a grand spectacle, the news will spread like wildfire, perhaps reaching the ears of those who can't afford a new radio."

"Brother, you're a genius! How did you come up with this!"

Zhang Weiyang immediately understood Chen Yang's intention. In his heart, Chen Yang was now akin to a god.

Omniscient, omnipotent.

"It's good that you understand my intention. Hurry up with the store matters. As for repairing radios, just as we discussed, ask the workers in the factory who want to earn extra money."

"For the scrap dealers, you can continue the channel you had before for reselling. It's best to secure the entire Qinghe City territory as soon as possible."

"Let people immediately think of Meng Hui Radio whenever they think of buying a radio!"

"We have only one slogan: cheap, no coupons, practical, and guaranteed."

Chen Yang patted Zhang Weiyang on the shoulder. This radio business was a crucial part of his entrepreneurial journey.

In the decades to come, without e-commerce, the real economy would be the absolute leader of the entire national economy.

Grasping the sales channels meant grasping the purse strings. No matter what industry he upgraded to in the future, with these sales channels, he could sell any product.

"Cheap, no coupons, practical, and guaranteed."

Zhang Weiyang repeatedly recited Chen Yang's words, a different light dawning in his eyes.

Nowadays, to buy a radio at a state-run department store was not only expensive but also required a considerable amount of industrial coupons, which were not easy to save up.

Even if one managed to save enough, electronics would eventually break. No matter how well they were protected, if the circuit board burned out or the antenna broke, the state-run department store would not repair it.

Unless one had a familiar electrician who could help, otherwise, a broken radio would become useless scrap. This was also why the scrap dealers could buy so many used radios for five or ten yuan each.

But now, with them, these radios didn't require industrial coupons, and the price was generally half that of a new radio.

This would allow many people who couldn't save enough money or obtain industrial coupons to buy a radio.

More importantly, the electrician that most people couldn't find, he, Zhang Weiyang, could find.

This quality assurance, especially the after-sales service, was an absolute killer advantage compared to new radios from state-run department stores.

After all, who could guarantee that their radio wouldn't break?

Even if repairs later required some money, it was still better than having a broken, unusable item.

"Weiyang, both of us are standing at the forefront of the era now. No matter what, we must seize the opportunity and soar."

Chen Yang looked at Zhang Weiyang, who was deep in thought. He knew he had successfully planted a seed of commerce in Zhang Weiyang's heart.

Soon, this seed would sprout and bear abundant fruits.

"Brother, just you watch, I definitely won't disappoint you this time."

Zhang Weiyang was brimming with energy. Seeing him like this, Chen Yang finally felt a bit more at ease.

Next, they just had to wait for the radio shop to open.

He had no worries about whether the radios would sell.

His only concern was that it was currently 1978, the beginning of reform and opening up. In his past life, individual businesses only began to emerge in the early 1980s.

It wasn't until January 4, 1980, that Beijing became the first place in the country to allow private individuals to engage in businesses like catering and small commodity trade.

It was at this time that the term "geti hu" (individual business owner) emerged. Within less than a year, by October of that year, Beijing had 1,992 licensed individual businesses, a boom.

It was also from 1980 onwards that a wave of private business started to spread across the country.

Before that, almost no one dared to do business openly. That's why Chen Yang had previously bought fish under the guise of helping the aquatic product station complete its task.

But now, opening a shop to sell used radios, he didn't have a "tiger skin" to cover himself with.

In Chen Yang's memory, at this time, the person who later became famous for "Silly Nuts" had already been arrested for speculation and profiteering due to selling chestnuts.

Yet, not long after, he learned how to roast sunflower seeds in prison. After being released, within two years, he became a millionaire solely on the back of "Silly Nuts"!

Keep in mind that even in the 1990s, becoming a "ten-thousand-yuan household" was a goal many people strived for. The value of a millionaire in this era was unimaginable.

This was why Chen Yang was willing to take a risk and try. With his experience from his past life, he might not end up like that "Silly" person and get arrested.

Perhaps he could even become a millionaire earlier!

After renting the shop, Zhang Weiyang hurried to the factory dormitory area. There was no concept of "leave without pay" back then. He had been on sick leave for the past few days, ostensibly to take care of his father.

The factory was still urging him to return to work. However, this time, if the store really took off, he was already considering resigning.

In those days, being a worker at the Red Star Machinery Factory was an absolute dream for countless people in Qinghe City. Making such a decision was not easy.

After bidding farewell to Zhang Weiyang, Chen Yang also went to Qinghe City's state-run department store to buy a large bag of White Rabbit milk candy and over twenty cans of malted milk essence.

He didn't know if the police had found the parents of the children he rescued from the traffickers yesterday. It probably wouldn't be that quick.

Especially since his own son was among these children, Chen Yang wanted to do something for them. He couldn't help with finding parents, so he could only think of buying them some nutritional supplements to strengthen their bodies.

After being harmed by the traffickers for so long and often going hungry, few of these children were strong.

Chen Yang carried a large bundle of nutritional products back to the hospital. By this time, Hu Hao was already playing intimately with the baby, and Yu Lili's twin daughters were also playing games with them.

After sharing the White Rabbit candy with the children, Chen Yang gave each of them a can of malted milk essence. He had bought them for the other children, so there was no reason not to give them to his own son and Yu Lili's twins.

Yu Lili was startled by the amount of things Chen Yang had bought. She had been worried that Hu Hao would suffer if he went back with Chen Yang and his family,

since Chen Yang and Shen Xue's family were too poor. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given the child to her due to their inability to afford treatment.

But looking at Chen Yang's demeanor now, these malted milk essences and milk candies alone cost almost a hundred yuan. Even if both of them worked and received salaries, they could afford it, but they wouldn't be so extravagant.

"Brother Hu, please take me to see those children. My heart aches when I think about how terribly those children were harmed by the traffickers."

"There's nothing more I can do for them, so I can only buy some things to nourish their bodies."