Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 293 VCR and Polaroid

There are still restrictions on tourists now, and He Ping really can't imagine what it will be like if this place is released in the future.

It was hard to squeeze in front of the boundary stone. At this time, the shops on the side of the Xiangjiang River are not yet open for shopping in China, but businessmen who can’t stand it will find a way. If you don’t let people come over, I can go there.

For the sake of business, many stores in Xiangjiang put their products directly next to the boundary stones, and bargain with customers on the boundary stones in the mainland, right under the noses of the Xiangjiang police and the mainland officials, and the public officials of both sides also acquiesced to this This is a habit developed over the years.

There are a wide variety of products beside the boundary stone, and they are arranged in a line along the boundary stone, just like the stalls in the wholesale market.

Mainly clothing, electronic watches, imported tape recorders, digital cameras, video cameras and other products, which are also mixed with women's panty|socks, cosmetics and other products.

"Sir, come to see me. They are all foreign goods, so be sure."

"Look at me, we are all Xiangjiang goods here, and they are very cheap."

The stalls next to the boundary stone are all the clerks of the Xiangjiang store, and many of them escaped in the past few years, so there is no obstacle to communication between the two sides.

He Ping didn't feel much about most of the products on the booth, and glanced at them with little interest.

Han Zhaokun looked at the products on the booth with bright eyes. He had never even heard of many things, let alone met them. He looked like a bumpkin entering the city.

"He Ping, you have a lot of knowledge, what are the things here, tell me about it."

He Ping pointed to the things on the booth and explained to him one by one: "This is an electronic watch, this is a camera..."

"Why is this camera different from yours?"

"Mine is a SLR camera, which uses film, and his is a digital camera, which does not use film."

"How do you take pictures without film?"

"This camera has a memory card, which is equivalent to a film, and the photos that are taken are stored in it."

"Oh!" Han Zhaokun nodded half-understood, he didn't know what a memory card was, he thought it was a piece of paper.

"This should be a home video recorder, which can be used to play movies and TV shows..."

It was the first time that Han Zhaokun heard that movies can be watched in theaters and TV series without watching them on TV. He looked at the video recorder curiously, "Is it just such a gadget?"

He Ping thought this is still called small?

He introduced Han Zhaokun one by one, and the clerk at the boundary stone praised: "Sir, you are very knowledgeable. This is the latest VCR produced abroad. Do you want to buy one for fun?"

He Ping looked at it and felt a little moved. There are not many things that interest him these days. It is a good choice to have a video recorder and buy some Hong Kong movies to watch occasionally.

"How much is this one?" He Ping asked, pointing to a video recorder.

"This is Panasonic's NV450, if you buy it sincerely, it will cost 3500 yuan."

"Hiss~" As soon as the clerk's words came out of his mouth, Han Zhaokun gasped before He Ping could speak. Just such a crap can sell for more than 3000 yuan?

He Ping didn’t think it was too expensive. After all, VCRs have only been out for a few years. He was just thinking about how to take this VCR home after he bought it. Today’s VCRs are different from the DVD players of later generations. They are a lot bigger. He Ping felt a little terrified when he thought that he would go back to Ping County with such a big guy on his back.

The clerk mistakenly thought that He Ping's hesitation was due to the price, and he explained: "Sir, our products here are all tax-free, and the price is already quite cheap. If you don't believe me, you can ask how much it costs to buy such a video recorder from abroad. Money is definitely more expensive than buying from us."

"Do you have a video tape here?" He Ping asked.

The clerk burst into a smile when he heard the words, and asked about the video tape to prove that the customer had a very strong desire to buy a video recorder, otherwise he would not have considered what to play after the purchase.

"Yes, yes. How can there be no video tapes when selling video recorders? We have a full range of video tapes here. If you buy a video recorder, we will give you ten video tapes for free. Look, there are martial arts movies, romance movies, and ghost movies. , These are from our Xiangjiang, here are the muddy ones..."

The Xiangjiang movies in the 80s were still in their infancy, and they were far from sweeping East Asia in the late 80s and early 90s. However, He Ping has seen many familiar movie names in the video tapes displayed by the shop assistants.

"Yo, do you still have TV series about Mud Boom?"

"It's all from Daiwan, and it's all dubbed in Mandarin, so it doesn't look like much effort."

He Ping took a look, and it really made him see a few familiar works, and his interest was also ticked off, "Okay, I want this video recorder, and these video tapes, install them all for me."

The clerk was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Okay sir, I'll wrap it up for you right away."

He Ping enjoys buying and paying with ease. The biggest advantage of Zhongying Street is that it accepts RMB, which is a bit similar to duty-free shops in later generations. Unlike other places in China, if you want to buy something from abroad, you have to ask for foreign exchange certificates.

It was a bit difficult for one person to carry the packaged VCR and video tape, so Han Zhaokun volunteered to help He Ping pick them up.

"Aren't you going to buy something?" He Ping asked Han Zhaokun.

Han Zhaokun shook his head violently, "The things here are too expensive, just take a look. I plan to use this little money as capital, and I'll talk about it when I find someone I like."

The two continued to walk forward, Han Zhaokun saw a "big head" camera on the booth, and asked He Ping curiously: "Is that also a camera?"

He Ping was a little surprised when he saw this machine. He really couldn't remember when Polaroids were available.

This thing is a good thing, and it will save you going to a photo studio to develop photos in the future.

"This is called Polaroid, and it's also a camera. After the photo is taken, it will develop the photo by itself, saving you from going to the photo studio."

Han Zhaokun was surprised and said, "So powerful?"

A camera that can develop photos by itself has never been heard of before, and Han Zhaokun still has some doubts in his heart.

"Sir, this Polaroid is the SX-1972 pocket instant imaging camera launched in 70. Once it was launched, it attracted the attention of the world and quickly became popular all over the world. It only took three or four years to sell like crazy. 600 million units, tens of millions of units have been sold so far.” The clerk introduced.

This Polaroid is composed of cowhide and brushed metal. The retro and distinctive open-close shape is very eye-catching, and at the same time it is very textured. He Ping fell in love with it at the first sight.

After communicating with the clerk, He Ping bought this Polaroid camera for 900 yuan, and bought 500 yuan of photo paper by the way.

(End of this chapter)