Chapter 27 The idea of collecting stamps
Just after the National Day, Liu Hongmin received a letter from Xiangjiang, written by Luo Baoming.
The letter stated that the newspaper had signed the contract he had brought back, and set the publication date of "Famous World" on the 15th, to be serialized in ten issues. The remuneration has been mailed to him, and he can take the remittance slip to the bank to withdraw the money.
The next day, Liu Hongmin went to the bank. Sure enough, when withdrawing money, the staff refused, "We can't withdraw Hong Kong dollars, but we can exchange it for you in RMB."
Liu Hongmin shook his head, "No, just open an account for me and deposit it for me."
Seeing that Liu Hongmin was not easy to fool, the staff said, "Can I exchange it for you into a foreign exchange coupon?"
Every bank has the task of blocking foreign exchange, although Hong Kong dollars are not the main one. There are many currencies for collecting foreign exchange, but it is better than nothing. More than 700 Hong Kong dollars is a small amount, but collecting foreign exchange is a matter of adding up a little.
Liu Hongmin was stunned for a moment, "Are the foreign exchange coupons already in circulation?"
The staff shook their heads, "Not yet, but our bank already has some foreign exchange coupons."
< br>"Then you still recommend it to me?" Liu Hongmin was speechless. If the foreign exchange certificates were no longer in circulation, wouldn't his money be wasted?
The staff was a little embarrassed, "It has to be circulated anyway."
"Thank you!" Liu Hongmin gritted his teeth, "Open an account for me and deposit all the Hong Kong dollars into it."
The staff had no choice but to open an account for him. However, although the money is stored in their bank, it does not count as their bank's task of collecting foreign exchange.
Liu Hongmin took the passbook and left the bank. Then he went to find Zha Jianying, "Jianying, help me pay attention to the news in Xiangjiang."
""Famous in the World" is going to be released?"
Liu Hongmin nodded, " Published in Ming Pao on the 15th, I want to know what the people there think of "Famous in the World""
"I will write to Xiangjiang immediately"
Check. Jianying turned around and ran back to the dormitory, leaving Liu Hongmin in front of the building.
Liu Hongmin shrugged and sat down on the curb next to him. Sure enough, more than ten minutes later, Zha Jianying ran down with a letter in his hand.
"Hongmin, take me to the post office."
Liu Hongmin stood up and climbed onto the bicycle. Zha Jianying jumped into the back seat skillfully and reached out to hold Liu Hongmin's waist.
"Hongmin, congratulations! Shaobao will be a great success if it is published in Xiangjiang."
"Thank you!" Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "Congratulations to you too on your "Li "Lady" was also a great success."
Zha Jianying was even more happy when she mentioned "Lady Li". She also didn't expect that the first novel she wrote would be picked up by "Beijing Literature and Art", but she needed to go to the guest house of "Beijing Literature and Art" to revise the draft.
The story of "Ms. Li" is very good, and the writing by Cha Jianying is also very good. Just like Liu Hongmin thought, "Beijing Literature and Art" wanted to make this novel a masterpiece representing the liberation of women's rights, and had high hopes for "Li Niangzi", so the short story "Li Niangzi" had to be polished and revised carefully. Impeccable.
However, considering that Cha Jianying was still a student, he was allowed to attend classes during the day and return to the guest house at night. This semi-dark room style is unique among the "Beijing Literature and Art" guest houses.
Of course, the subsidy given is the only one. Others earn two yuan a day, but Zha Jianying only earns one and a half yuan.
When he first heard it, Liu Hongmin was dumbfounded. Is there still such treatment in this era? One month of editing the manuscript in the guest house was actually more than the subsidy given by the school. If he had known this, when he wrote the first draft of Shaobao, he would have submitted it to "Beijing Literature and Art".
As long as "Beijing Literature and Art" gives him enough money, he can revise the manuscript until the end of his life.
When we arrived at the post office, the staff filled the envelope with stamps, which were colorful and pretty. These stamps include some animal stamps, including horse stamps from last year, sheep stamps from this year, and tiger stamps from several years ago.
Liu Hongmin suddenly heard that next year seems to be the Year of the Monkey, and the monkey tickets issued have a very large room for appreciation.
Just when Zha Jianying was about to pay, Liu Hongmin took out a large unity card and handed it to the staff. "Comrade, apart from the money for this letter, I want to buy some nice stamps with the remaining money."
Zha Jianying was stunned for a moment, "Why did you buy so many stamps?"
Stamps are only a few cents apiece, and a large unity can sell hundreds of stamps.
"It looks pretty good. I want to collect stamps for fun."
Zha Jianying nodded and had no objection to this. In the land of Beijing, there has always been a custom of playing with things. Whether it is antiques or flowers, birds, fish and insects, many men in the capital have a hobby. Liu Hongmin is either studying or writing books. It’s good to develop a hobby to relax her mind.
Although collecting stamps costs some money, with Liu Hongmin’s income, it’s no problem at all.
The post office worker is neither happy nor sad. He earns a dead salary. Whether Liu Hongmin buys stamps or not has nothing to do with his income.
“It’s all here! Choose for yourself!”
Liu Hongmin immediately discovered a special set of stamps, which were discovered on the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The main picture is the national emblem, and the background is a fluttering ribbon. The colors are colorful and complement each other.
“This set!”
Liu Hongmin immediately picked out this set of stamps, and then selected some zodiac stamps and stamps with beautiful compositions.
The staff looked at it and said, "There is still some money left, how about I give you that stamp album!"
Liu Hongmin looked at the stamps in his hand, there were a lot of them, "Okay."
After taking out the stamp album, Liu Hongmin slowly stuffed the stamps into it. Only the commemorative stamps remained untouched. This kind of stamp is only valuable if it is in full edition.
Zha Jianying couldn't help but feel a little strange when she saw Liu Hongmin carefully stuffing the commemorative stamps into her bag with great effort.
"Don't you collect stamps? Why don't you put them in the stamp album?"
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "I am investing."
"Investing?" Check Jianying asked in confusion: "What to invest in?"
Liu Hongmin: "You said that a total of 10,000 sets of the stamps in my hand were printed and distributed. In the end, due to various reasons, only ten sets were left, but 100,000 people liked them. How much will this stamp of mine be worth? Money?"
Zha Jianying opened her mouth, "You don't like these stamps?"
"I prefer money!"
Liu Hongmin asked with a smile. Isn't it vulgar?"
Zha Jianying was silent for a while, "You seem to value money very much"
Liu Hongmin: "Do you remember the years after we were born?"< br>
“You are talking about the three-year famine?”
Liu Hongmin nodded, “I was still young at that time, and I don’t remember anything else. I only remember that there was no food at home, so I could only eat corn and yangzi to satisfy my hunger. . ”
Baomiyoko is corncob. After eating it, your large intestine will become dry and you won’t even be able to poop.
Even though the original person is gone, Liu Hongmin still remembers the pain. In addition, Liu Hongmin's soul comes from the future, and he is afraid of poverty, so making money has become his instinct.
(End of this chapter)