Chapter 147 Almost nothing happened when buying a camera
The Peking Department Store is a facade of the country. Not only does it have many domestic customers, many foreign friends also come to visit it frequently.
Therefore, the goods placed on the containers are all kinds of products, which absolutely reflects the scene of our country as a big country with vast territory and abundant resources.
For example, the bed sheets, with various brands and colors and patterns, must be lined up. It is very visually impactful at first glance, and it is also one of the counters with the most customers.
What shocked Lin Sanqi the most was the enamel washbasin counter. The entire wall was hung with washbasins, and they were all facing inside out. This arrangement was very spectacular and made it easy for customers to choose.
Lin Sanqi was like a "foreign tourist" visiting the counters one by one, finding everything novel.
The female salespersons behind the counter are really more beautiful than the other, and their attitude is more kind than the last. They are not as biting as the lady from the supply and marketing cooperative. In terms of appearance and temperament, they can compete with the stewardesses of later generations.
Lin Sanqi thought to herself that being a department store manager would definitely be "happy"...
There were no cameras on the first floor, so Lin Sanqi inquired about it and walked to the second floor.
There is a home appliances area on the second floor. The largest number of customers are here. It is almost impossible to squeeze in. Moreover, I heard that many of the accents around are from other places, and they make up the majority.
"Hey, this is a refrigerator. How elegant would it be to put it at home?"
"What's the use of a refrigerator? Just eat cold food. Did you see it? It's a TV. With this thing, you don't have to go to the cinema anymore. You can watch movies at home every day." (The first Beijing J TV station in China was established in 1958. Established)
"Although TV is good, a TV costs more than 800 yuan. Who the hell can afford it? Now I dream of buying a radio."
Lin Sanqi figured out from the outside, why so many people came here to see the rarity, but they couldn't afford it and they still didn't want to have fun with it?
The Lin family already had a radio. Lin Sanqi had no interest in these backward and primitive appliances, so she ran directly to the camera counter and scratched her head.
Because there were only three cameras on the counter, it was very deserted.
Judging from the appearance of these cameras, they are not good products. The workmanship seems rough, which makes Lin Sanqi not very satisfied.
The salesperson at the camera counter was a middle-aged man. He smiled and asked proactively:
"Comrade, do you need to buy a camera?"
Lin Sanqi also smiled and nodded: "Yes, I want to buy a camera for business trips. By the way, comrade, what models are these cameras? What are their prices?"
The middle-aged salesperson was very personable. He first spread a piece of flannel on the glass counter, then took out three cameras like treasures and started to introduce them:
Seeing someone buying a camera, she pulled around and the camera counter was surrounded by customers. Lin Sanqi quickly tightened the money in her trouser pocket, fearing that some Buddha would take it out.
"This vertical camera is called Xingfu 120. It is made in Tianjin. The lens has two uncoated lenses and has a simple lens structure. However, it is cheap, only 29 yuan per unit."
The camera has the word "happiness" written on it, but Lin Sanqi is not very satisfied. At first glance, it looks like a cheap knockoff. How can the image quality be good?
There was a 30-year-old man watching the excitement nearby and reminded:
"Little comrade, this camera is an imitation of a German ALTISSA camera. It uses 129 film. It is now outdated. If you like something better, the Huashan 135 camera next to it is good. It is imitated from the Soviet Union. Mi Na Camera.”
Lin Sanqi gave the other party a thumbs up. It turns out that there are camera enthusiasts in this era.
However, he wanted to remind him: SLR is poor for three generations, and photography will ruin a life. Don't take this road of no return.
The middle-aged salesperson was probably too bored standing at the counter. Now that everyone was interested, he gave full play to his Peking Kanye style and started talking more:
"This comrade is right. This Huashan camera was produced by the Northwest Optical Instrument Factory last year. But what everyone doesn't know is that there are two manufacturers in Chongqing that imitated this camera at the same time, namely Chongqing Yangtze Electric Factory and Chongqing Musical Instrument Factory
Both of these imitation cameras are called "Changjiang Brand", and their functions are exactly the same as those of Huashan. The lenses used are three-element, three-group 40/4.5 Kirk structure, which is a mature optical design, so the price is more expensive than the Xingfu brand camera. , 80 yuan per unit. ”
Lin Sanqi was not very satisfied with this camera. At this time, his eyes were already looking at the third camera.
The appearance of this camera looks more fashionable, and it has more parts. Coupled with the word "Shanghai" on the body, it feels more foreign-style.
Men, first of all, control their appearance.
"Comrade, how about this Shanghai camera?"
The middle-aged salesperson chuckled:
"Comrade, you have good taste. This Shanghai 58-2 is an imitation of a Leica camera. It uses the most advanced Tiansai lens. The price is 217 yuan, which is several times that of Xingfu and Yangtze River. Do you think this camera can be inferior? ”
Upon hearing the price, the onlookers exclaimed.
A Tianjin Fortune camera only costs 29 yuan. No matter how expensive it is, you can still afford it after a year and a half. However, this Shanghai camera is really out of reach.
Unless it is purchased by an unit or your parents have climbed snow mountains, you can afford it.
Of course, this does not include Lin Sanqi. He was not short of money. He prepared 10,000 yuan in cash before going to Yushu, but he only spent a few hundred yuan there.
As a "ten thousand yuan household", Lin Sanqi has completely ignored the price tag when buying things in this era, and has a very nouveau riche mentality.
Although the camera of 1959 is good, for a traveler like Lin Sanqi who has experienced the digital era of later generations, this camera is not only primitive, but the film quality is poor, and the key is that the operation is too complicated. Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi asked curiously:
"You just said that the cameras in Shanghai are imitation Leica? Do we sell Leica cameras in our department store?"
Before the salesperson could answer, someone in the crowd shouted:
"Those are all capitalist gadgets. How can our country's department stores sell capitalist things?"
"That's right, we support domestic products."
The salesperson smiled helplessly:
"Yes, we have to support domestic products now. Besides, the country is already in such difficulty, and we can no longer spend precious foreign exchange to import these useless gadgets."
Lin Sanqi understood. If the foreign exchange is gone, how can we import? Even if there is money to import, it must be imported food.
At this moment, the 30-year-old man from before reminded:
"Little comrade, if you are really interested in photography, you can go to the trust store to have a look, but they are all second-hand goods, and the quality may be good or bad."
Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up and she thought she was right. The trust store has everything, and she is not afraid of second-hand goods.
"Trust store, ha, that's a good idea, how about I go there now..."
Before Lin Sanqi finished speaking, a middle-aged man in the crowd said with a serious expression:
"Young comrade, you have such an outrageous thought. Imperialism has tortured our country for so many years and massacred tens of millions of our compatriots. To this day, it is still obsessed with killing me. How can you have such an idea of worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners? You don't support domestic products? If he doesn’t support domestic products, how can our national industry develop?”
"That's right, little comrade, you have a problem with your ideological consciousness!"
"Which unit? You should write a letter to criticize!"
"No stores in our country sell them, and you still insist on buying them. Do you really like foreign things so much?"
Lin Sanqi's expression changed. Unexpectedly, buying a camera was listed on the Internet?
The key is that he has a guilty conscience. His identity is already relatively sensitive. If he is accused of being a foreigner again, then there will be problems with every investigation.
Besides, he bought a camera just for fun, and it had nothing to do with "traffic monetization". There was no need to offend the public for this matter.
There are too many meddlesome men in Sijiu City. If they say they will report something, they may actually report it, not just talk.
Those who know how to practice are heroes, Lin Sanqi decisively decided to give in:
"Ah, I was wrong, I was wrong. After everyone's criticism and education, I have realized the problems in my thinking. I must self-reflect and correct myself. Please give me another chance. I will buy our country's free shipping now." ”
Back then, the school's ability to review the little prince was still there, and he spoke out one set of reviews after another.
When the onlookers saw that the young man was so obedient, they were all very proud and applauded one after another:
"Okay, if you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are still a good comrade!"
"Remember, we Chinese only buy our own domestic products!"
Lin Sanqi also took the opportunity to raise his fist and shouted: "Chinese people don't fight Chinese people, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places are one family."
Lin Sanqi's slogan made everyone confused. I've seen people who know how to bullshit, but I've never seen anyone who knows how to bullshit like this.
Amid everyone's chattering, Lin Sanqi decisively asked for a "Shanghai brand" camera:
"Comrade, I want this camera, and give me another 50..."
Lin Sanqi looked at the group of nosy capital men next to her. She was afraid that if she bought too much film, she would have to have a criticism meeting on the spot. It seemed that if she wanted the film, she would have to make several trips to other stores.
So he quickly changed his words: "Give me another 5 rolls of film."
The salesperson was actually a little shocked at the young man's financial resources. He thought that this guy must have come from some compound and he couldn't offend him, so his attitude became a little better.
After taking out the camera and film, he began to patiently teach Lin Sanqi how to install it, how to use it, what precautions to take, etc.
This lesson lasted half a day.
It was already noon by the time Lin Sanqi came out of the department store.
Lin Sanqi didn't want to go back to work to eat coarse grain cornstarch and boiled cabbage in salt water, so she planned to have lunch at Zhengyangmen and buy some Angong Niuhuang Pills on the way.
Just when Lin Sanqi was letting herself go, an application for the urgent need to purchase medicinal materials in the South China area had been submitted to Section Chief Kong Shuihu.
When Section Chief Kong took the dispatch report from Deputy Section Chief Wu, he didn't take it seriously. He saw the word "urgent" written in the upper right corner of the application and knew that this matter could not be delayed.
(End of chapter)