In 2000, the first choice place to buy computers and digital products was basically Zhongguancun, the "Chinese Silicon Valley".
It used to be called Zhongguan Village. It used to be a nursing home for eunuchs. Now it has completely changed. On one side are the ruins of demolished bungalows, and on the other side are tall buildings rising from the ground.
Destroy the old and create something new.
For example, Dinghuai, E World, and Kemao, which have become "famous" in later generations, are still building buildings before their foundations emerge. Today, the boss of Zhongguancun is Pacific and Zhonghai Electronics City, which is next to the "Zhongguancun University of Arts and Sciences".
However, compared to the one-story bungalow Zhonghai, the newly opened Hilong has become a tough challenger. No matter when it is open, it is always bustling with people coming and going.
Besides, today is the first day of National Day.
Lu Fei was walking in the electronics street and saw colorful promotional posters everywhere.
"Hey, what's your budget?" Han Yu asked.
Lu Fei plans to buy machines in batches, with each machine costing about 6,000 yuan, with a maximum of 6,200 yuan. The money on hand is enough to buy 30 machines, but considering peripherals, ADSL, and later equipment updates, he will buy 26 machines first.
"We've got it."
Han Yu picked up a pen and paper, asked about the requirements, and came up with a machine distribution list at his fingertips.
After a while, he listed the plan, and the two walked and chatted. As soon as they entered the door of Pacific Ocean, a large number of black shopping guides swarmed in, asking for addresses and entangled them again and again.
Suddenly, security guards with armbands with the words "Supervision" and "Supervision" jumped out of the crowd, violently dispersed, and surrounded Lu Fei and Han Yu.
The leader was a bald man with a sinister face. "We have zoning management here. You can't just come in. I'll take you there if you want to buy anything."
Han Yu frowned, "Why didn't I follow this rule when I came here a few days ago?"
Lu Fei raised his lips: "That's because you haven't met him yet. If you had met him earlier, wouldn't you have had this rule?"
As he spoke, he turned around to avoid the security guard in front of him, but saw the bald man lingering in his presence, moving laterally and blocking the way again.
The bald man said arrogantly: "The rules are the rules. I will take you there if you want to buy anything."
Lu Fei said in a disdainful tone, "Rules, whose rules are they? The bastard's butt?"
"Who are you scolding?" the security guard behind the bald head said angrily.
"I'm scolding the square. Why are you so anxious? Could it be that this turtle's butt belongs to you?"
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes, "I am in a hurry now and am lazy to expose you. I want to be a black shopping guide and go find someone else. Get out of the way!"
He looked at the security guards in front of him without losing sight of him.
The bald man snorted coldly and got out of the way: "I have the guts, but I have a message for you, young man, don't be too arrogant."
"If you are not arrogant, you can be called a young man!"
Lu Fei was not afraid and replied.
Looking at their retreating figures, the more they looked at them, the more they deserved a beating. The security guard said angrily: "Brother, what's going on? Do you want to deal with him?"
"Forget it, making money is important, there is no need to fight hard. If the matter of pretending to be a security guard is found out, we will not be able to do business in the square."
The bald man had a gloomy look on his face, "Yeah, just memorize it, and you'll meet someone knowledgeable on your first order of business!"
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Liu Edong's favorite point in his speeches is that counterfeit goods are rampant in Zhongguancun, but he did not sell fake goods.
In fact, Zhongguancun is a mixed bag of good and bad, and it has become a river and lake with various forces at the front and side gates.
Even at the feet of the emperor, the most benevolent place, it is still dark under the lamp, deceived, abducted, robbed, and full of five evils.
"You said they are fake security guards?"
Han Yu was stunned, "Damn it, the black shopping guide has come up with a new trick."
Lu Fei felt angry when he mentioned it. In his previous life, he was young and had little experience. He had suffered a lot of losses and could not reason with him. If you reason, he will show up a few or a dozen big men, holding control knives, and talk to you about physics to convince people with reason.
It was not until the rise of e-commerce companies such as Jingdong and Dabao and the decline of Zhongguancun Street that the situation got better, and then they shifted their positions and went fishing.
They came to the crowded upstairs, and Han Yu promised: "Don't worry, this is definitely a conscience, long-term cooperation with my family."
As he said that, Lu Fei stood at the door of a store, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "What a good Han Yu!"
There are waiters standing in the stores next door to the left and right. The male salesmen and female shopping guides are very enthusiastic and follow closely, introducing and selling various computers. It is very lively, and the store seems deserted.
Lu Fei waved his hand and refused. As soon as he walked in, the boss in front of him was wearing glasses, polite and a standard intellectual. He knew his surname was Yang without any introduction.
Don’t you know him? Han Yu’s father-in-law!
"Uncle Yang, I'll introduce you to a big deal!" Han Yu shouted.
Lu Fei rolled his eyes, "Damn it, no wonder he agreed so easily. He was borrowing flowers from his brother to offer to Buddha."
"How many? 26 units!"
When Boss Yang heard the purchase amount, he was first surprised and then overjoyed.
Around the turn of the millennium, these years were the most profitable period for computers. Sellers were king and they didn’t have to worry about selling. Without 50% gross profit, they were embarrassed to say that they were selling computers.
Unlike in the future, the price is basically transparent. A 5,000 machine has only a 500 profit, and the profit is from after-sales repairs and hardware replacement...
Boss Yang picked up the installation list and asked, "What configuration?"
"Ahem, the motherboard is Intel 815, the graphics card is Kojia gf440mx, the optical drive... the floppy drive... the hard drive..."
Han Yu announced the name of the dish and blurted out, it was the turn of the memory stick, "Has the price changed?"
"Yes." Boss Yang recommended 128m. Last year, one piece cost 1,200 yuan, but now it has dropped to more than 600 yuan. It is quite a bargain.
Lu Fei looked at Han Yu, and Han Yu looked at him. Han Yu nodded, so he nodded too.
Although this product is heavy on color, it is not overly mature.
As for the monitor, it’s a 15-inch flat-screen CRT, also known as the big butt.
Boss Yang filled in the price on the form, "As long as you don't work hard to build a computer like this, it can last for two years without any problem. The hardware is under the manufacturer's warranty. If there are any software problems, we will fix them for free."
Lu Fei didn't expect too much. It was enough to be able to surf the Internet normally and be able to run various games such as "Stone Age", CS, and "Legend".
Crackling, Boss Yang typed on the calculator for a while: "One is 6123."
"First make one for inspection."
Normally, Lu Fei would have to pay first or hand over a deposit before the store would unbox and install the device. This is an unspoken rule in digital shopping malls, in case the buyer suddenly doesn't want it after unpacking it.
However, he is the kind of patron who stays open for half a year.
Boss Yang didn't hesitate. When the accessories arrived, he unpacked it in front of the two of them, showed it was a new machine in all aspects, and then installed the win2000 system.
Lu Fei watched him proceed step by step. After the motherboard driver, the network card, graphics card, and sound card were deployed in one go. After some deployments were completed, they still needed to be activated and installed various software drivers.
A rough calculation shows that it will take an hour or two. Does this have to wait until the Year of the Monkey?
He was surprised: "Uncle Yang, don't you use ghost (Norton clone elf)?"
"Ghost, what is this?" Han Yu and the other three looked at each other, full of confusion.
"I saw an introduction in Computer Weekly."
Lu Fei briefly described that ghost is a must-have in computer stores. It can install the system in about ten minutes. Even if the system crashes, is infected with a virus, or even cannot be turned on, it can be restored with one click if there is a disagreement. It is simple and rude.
"There really is such a thing."
Boss Yang's eyes lit up and he suddenly sensed a business opportunity. Time is money. What does shortening the installation time mean?
Business!
He excitedly held Lu Fei's hand and shook it vigorously: "Oh, you are a big help. In this way, 26 units, originally 159,198, I will erase the fraction for you, it will be 159,000, and the installation fee will be waived."
He was also surprised that an idea came out of a casual sentence.
Sure enough, rebirth is cheating!
After paying for this complete machine, the other 25 computers were agreed to be delivered to your door on October 7th, which is also the last day of the National Day. A 10% deposit was paid first, and after acceptance, the account was settled.
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"Hey, I've helped you so much, so I have to show it to you, right?"
Han Yu held the box containing the display screen, stood on the escalator, touched his belly, and hinted wildly.
Lu Fei raised his lips, who the hell is helping whom? "Okay, I'll treat you to lunch, but I have to meet someone first."
After going down the stairs, follow the original path and go straight to the door.
"Hey, what, you made an appointment with someone, a boy or a girl?" Han Yu curled his lips, "It must be a girl."
As expected, it was a woman, two of them.
At this time, Gao Yuanyuan and Hu Lanxin were struggling, surrounded by a circle of black shopping guides. They were like lambs that strayed into a pack of wolves, and they had to peel off a layer of skin.
"Are you buying a mobile phone? Ericsson, Nokia, or Bird. Beauty, let me take you to take a look. Just take a look."
"No, we'll see for ourselves."
Gao Yuanyuan quickly took Hu Lanxin's hand and said, "If you harass us again, call security!"
"We are the security guards."
The bald man and four others stood in front of Gao Yuanyuan and the others in an aggressive manner.
The two groups moved their horses and horses, and their swords were at war.
"Beauty, we'll protect you. You don't have to go upstairs. They sell cameras upstairs. The mobile phone store is right in front."
After the bald man finished speaking, he immediately took action, grabbed Gao Yuanyuan, and forced her to go in one direction. Obviously, another group of black shopping guides could not follow his wishes, so they also grabbed Gao Yuanyuan's clothes and pulled her in the opposite direction.
The two groups were pulling and pulling, and Gao Yuanyuan struggled in a panic: "Don't pull me, don't pull me."
The bald man said: "It's not safe here. It's so chaotic. Beauty, move forward."
There was a snap, a heavy pat on the shoulder, and a voice came from behind:
"Hey, let go of my friend."
When he turned around and saw the two of them, Lu Fei, the bald man's face was covered with black lines. When he saw the two of them holding a large computer, his heart was bleeding, as if he had missed a big order worth hundreds of millions, and he looked fierce. :
"Is it you again?"
"Hey, it's me!"
Han Yu's loud voice resounded throughout the lobby, making the noise louder and louder. In an instant, it attracted the attention of countless passers-by.
He took advantage of the large number of people and said sternly: "Get out of here quickly, how dare you harass my buddy's girlfriend!"
Lu Fei: 0.0?
Hu Lanxin pushed the black shopping guide away and protected her best friend, "Why did you come back after buying a computer?" Then she turned around and glared, "My friend's boyfriend is back, why don't you get out of the way!"
Gao Yuanyuan: 0.0?
After singing like this, in full view of everyone, another group of black shopping guides were afraid of causing trouble and reluctantly left.
However, the bald man did not let go, and he and his brother did not leave immediately.
He stared at Gao Yuanyuan, not believing it at all: "Are you his girlfriend?"
In front of Lu Fei in front of a large audience, Gao Yuanyuan pursed her lips, how embarrassed to speak. She wanted to say "yes" but couldn't, wanted to say "no" but definitely couldn't, and stopped talking.
At this moment, Lu Fei's hand grabbed hers.
Lu Fei's voice reached her ears: "I'm his boyfriend, is there any problem?"
The Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chicks next to them, Han Yu and Hu Lan, said in unison: "No problem!"
