Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 818, Grand Birthday

Just as Yang Xiaole had expected, his story had indeed reached the ears of people at a certain level.

At this moment, a group of people are having a meeting and discussing something.

After much discussion, someone finally made the decision: "This is something we can do! We're feeling our way across the river right now; how will we know if it's feasible if we don't try?"

After discussion, Yang Xiaole's matter was ultimately put aside.

……

Yang Xiaole waited there, but as time went by and no one bothered him, he knew that someone had spoken.

……

Time flies by.

Things at work gradually got back on track.

There are also more and more self-employed individuals in the city.

At the end of the year, a piece of information went viral among the public.

Urban residents can buy houses or build them themselves; not only can new houses be sold, but old houses can also be sold.

The mainland has entered a period of exploration for housing reform.

Although it wasn't a heated discussion, it sparked lively debate among the public.

Houses can be bought and sold again.

For a time, many people went to the housing management office to complete the registration procedures, at least to get their lost property ownership certificates replaced.

Those returned property ownership certificates were naturally received directly.

As for the damaged documents, we can only resolve them gradually; many of them present problems.

Of course, there's also a problem with getting the property certificate back.

The rights of the previous tenants must be acknowledged, meaning that they do not have the right to evict people in the short term.

……

The spring breeze of reform has begun to blow, even if it is not very strong yet.

Autumn and winter of 82.

Yang Xiaole went straight to her yard after getting off work.

We had discussed moving, but ultimately decided to give up.

However, I don't go to the compound much more often now.

As for the people who came to his door, he naturally refused them.

Back home, Yang Xiaole was filled with curiosity.

Why is no one home today?

We bought a TV for the compound before, and all the kids were there. Now that we've bought a color TV for our home, the two kids don't want to fight with so many other people for one TV.

He would also bring his older brother Xizi's children to watch color TV.

There wasn't a single person here today.

Looking at the note on the table, he finally understood.

Xizi is back.

This is a note written by my eldest son.

Not knowing if Qu Ying had returned, he didn't touch the note, went straight out, and returned to the courtyard.

The courtyard was bustling with activity at the moment.

At this moment, Grandpa Wang and the others in the courtyard all sighed in admiration.

"Xizi, your Uncle Wang has never even left Beijing! You've been abroad, that's incredible!"

"Yeah, how's the food over there? Is it good?"

A group of people were discussing it.

Xizi was talking to everyone there.

"Second brother!"

Seeing him approach, Xizi and Zhao Xiue called out happily.

Yang Xiaole looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "You're back! How was it?"

Xizi chuckled and said, "Xiu'e and I both received our Columbia University diplomas. Mine is an Executive Doctor of Business Administration, Xiu'e is a graduate student, and my younger sister is a PhD student in finance."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded.

"not bad, very good!"

Zhao Xiue had only attended high school, yet she managed to complete university and graduate courses in just four short years there.

This is very rare.

After all, teaching abroad is entirely in English, so even just listening to lectures can be a problem at first.

Of course, there are many people more talented than them.

Then he asked, "Did they say when your work would be scheduled?"

When they return, they will definitely hold a meeting immediately and be received by certain people.

It's likely that the work arrangements have already been made.

And their levels will not be too low.

Xizi nodded: "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics. I'll probably be going to the Civil Affairs Bureau, Xiu'e is going to teach at Tsinghua University, and my younger sister is going to the bank."

Yang Xiaole pondered over this.

He smiled and nodded.

"Great! Now we can finally have a family reunion this Chinese New Year."

The older brother watched with a smile.

Lost in thought, I heard a lively commotion outside.

"What's wrong? What's going on?!"

It was the voice of her mother, Wang Qiuju.

At this time, many women returned carrying their belongings.

Grandpa Wang looked at these people curiously and asked, "What are you doing? Have you emptied the department store?"

These people were carrying snakeskin bags in their hands or on their shoulders.

A whole bunch of stuff.

Almost all the women in the compound got involved.

Wang Qiuju came over happily carrying her things.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xizi and his daughter-in-law and exclaimed happily, "Oh my, Xizi, Xiu'e, when did you get back!"

She hurried over to touch her son.

Xizi was naturally there talking.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xizi asked, "Mom, what are you doing? Why are you buying so many things?"

Seeing this, Wang Qiuju smiled and said, "Hey, the notice came out, saying that many things will be more expensive. I'll go check in a bit and see what else I can buy, and then I'll buy more."

These words brought a wry smile to Yang Xiaole's face.

He works at the Industry and Commerce Bureau, so naturally he knows about this.

It's already the end of the year, and the Chinese New Year is just around the corner.

A notice was indeed issued.

Starting from January 20th, the prices of chemical fiber products will be significantly reduced, while the prices of cotton textiles will be appropriately increased.

At the same time, it was also decided to reduce the prices of some light industrial and electronic products, including watches, alarm clocks, cloth shoes, film, color televisions, and some electric fans.

Initially, these were cotton textiles, because we were afraid of another price increase.

Later, I bought other things too, even those that were on sale, just in case the price went back up and I felt like I'd lost a lot of money.

Those who were unaware of the news were also in an uproar.

"real or fake!"

"Yeah, I haven't heard of it!"

"Hey, you guys are so out of touch. Everyone in the next courtyard who works at the department store knows. The notice has already been issued. You have no idea how many people are queuing up to buy things there. It's so crowded you can't even squeeze through."

After finishing her sentence, Aunt Wang seemed to remember something and asked Yang Xiaole, "Xiaole, don't you work at the Industry and Commerce Bureau? You should know that!"

Yang Xiaole looked at everyone's gaze and nodded, "That's true. But don't buy everything. If the price is going up, buy less of what you need."

Prices are definitely going to go up, and there's nothing he can do to stop it.

If you stop them, and the price goes up too high, then they'll complain about you.

This kind of thing was very common in the 80s.

Especially the price breakthrough in the late 80s.

That frenzy was truly outrageous!
Buy whatever you see.

Purchases totaled nearly 400 billion yuan within a week.

It costs fifty yuan per person.

This is per capita. If you include children and the elderly, this is a huge number when divided among a single household.

It also helped the country recover a large amount of funds.

Seeing this, Aunt Zhao said, "That's true, but what if the price goes up again someday?"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole didn't say anything.

Since last year, the government has implemented a dual-track pricing system, allowing companies to sell excess production at a higher price.

It's currently at 20%, but the restriction will be lifted the year after next, and then there will be another round of price increases.

Besides these, there were many other things that were snapped up.

The first gold counters opened in Shanghai and Shenzhen this year, while Beijing only officially opened up in 85. The number of people rushing to buy gold then will be even more terrifying.

He recalled that, according to records, a large crowd would gather outside the Caibai counter every day.

The gold jewelry delivered every day is sold out in less than half a day, as if it were free.

I buy any kind of jewelry I see.

I'll buy it and talk about it later.

There's no way around it; people have always had a special attachment to gold. If something happens, gold can be a lifesaver.

A lively atmosphere filled the courtyard.

The mother put down her things and busied herself preparing delicious food for her good son and daughter-in-law.

A short while later, Qu Ying also returned.

Zhao Xiue, her sister-in-law, and Qu Ying were chatting idly there.

Yang Xiaole was chatting with his older brother there, with Xizi beside them.

As for the children, they played in the courtyard.

Yang Xiaole offered cigarettes to the group.

Xizi took the cigarette and asked him, "Second Brother, was what happened over there your doing?"

Before leaving, my second brother only said that someone would take care of them over there.

The specifics were not mentioned.

It's clear that the coffee shop incident was orchestrated by the second brother.

Yang Xiaole hummed in agreement: "You know it yourself."

Xi Zi was puzzled upon hearing this; this expense was quite substantial!
How could my second brother have such great abilities?

However, since his second brother didn't want to talk about it, he didn't ask any further questions. After all, having contact with outsiders wasn't a pleasant thing to hear.

The news has had a significant impact.

The older brother asked in confusion, "What are you two talking about!"

Yang Xiaole looked at him and smiled, "It's nothing, I'll tell you later. By the way, is there a lot of pressure on public security these days?"

Upon hearing this, the older brother nodded.

"Yes! The pressure is immense."

I analyzed the current situation.

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly: "Indeed, there's nothing we can do about it. There are only a little over a thousand individual businesses now. Although we've been emphasizing the proper resettlement of educated youth returning to the city and expanding employment opportunities, it's difficult to create too many jobs in the short term."

There are only so many positions available. If you don't give gifts, you won't even get a job cleaning toilets.

It's important to know that in 79 alone, 50 educated youth returned to Beijing. This doesn't include graduates from universities and colleges; those with vocational school diplomas or higher were provided with employment, but there were still a large number of high school and junior high school graduates.

In addition, there were millions of military personnel who were demobilized in the past two years.

Xi Zi also said there: "The control of the economy in the mainland has reached an astonishing level. The division of responsibilities between the government and enterprises is not clear. The role of the law of value and market regulation is completely absent. It is unable to meet the needs of the consumer group and restricts the development of the commodity economy. This is the biggest bottleneck to economic development."

The quantity of goods produced is planned, and purchasing goods requires corresponding coupons, making it difficult for consumers to buy the goods they need even if they have the money.

If production capacity doesn't increase, a large number of jobs can't be created...

......"

A few people were chatting there; others could occasionally understand a few words, but most couldn't understand anything.

It's all a bit confusing.

It was only then that the true chasm became apparent within the compound.

Yang Xiaole took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Given the current development, the higher-ups will definitely resolve this issue; otherwise, foreign investors will be skeptical of the investment environment."

Next year, there will definitely be stricter regulations, really strict ones.

The older brother nodded seriously: "Indeed, if this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later."

The group chatted idly there.

They then talked about the first commercial housing project in the country.

A residential community in Guangzhou.

The older brother was saying, "That complex has 25 buildings and 60,000 square meters. The land was provided by Guangzhou and the funding was provided by Hong Kong. Of the 60,000 square meters, 20,000 square meters were sold in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong side at a price of about HK$2500 per square meter (at that time, HK$100 was about RMB30). It was snapped up as soon as it was launched. That price is not low! It was about RMB800 per square meter."

Xi Zi said, "There's no way around it, the wage gap between the two places is just too big. The average wage in Hong Kong is HK$1500 a month."

Yang Xiaole listened attentively.

He naturally knew this neighborhood.

It was built by a company under Hua Yourong's control.

Their company provides the capital, while the mainland provides the land.

The total area is 6 square meters, of which 4 square meters were sold to Chinese buyers and the remaining 2 square meters were sold to people in Hong Kong Island.

An average 100-square-meter apartment costs over 8 RMB.

After the advertisement was published in the newspaper, more than 1800 people from Hong Kong Island subscribed to the properties, all of which were for their relatives in Guangzhou. However, there were only more than 200 units available.

In addition, many of its subsidiaries have begun negotiations with mainland China.

It exists in every industry.

The company is also in negotiations with BAIC, SAIC, and GAC for Audi, Ferrari, and DAF respectively.

We must secure this deal no matter what; it's better to earn the money ourselves than for a foreign company to do so.

Even if he loses some technology, it doesn't matter to him as long as the mainland has acquired the technology, since it won't affect his ability to make money.

The first thing they negotiated was off-road vehicles and SUVs, and they've already reached an agreement with GAC Group. Construction could begin next year, which was something he hadn't expected.

As for sedans, they are not yet open to the public; we are looking for a way to get them to open up.

It's estimated to be the year after next, and I don't even know if it will be successful.

If this succeeds, it will be the earliest joint venture car to enter the mainland market.

"Dad, we're going to see 'Shaolin Temple' in a bit, are you coming?"

The eldest daughter was watching and making a fuss.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "Go if you want. We'll go take a look after we eat."

The later hit film "Shaolin Temple" is now being shown, but not on television; it's being shown through movie tickets.

It's incredibly popular.

Seeing this, Yueyue happily agreed.

Then he ran away.

The remaining few people continued chatting there.

After chatting for a while, everyone ate their meal.

Today, the whole family is reunited. Except for Xia Tian, ​​who graduated and was assigned to a place far away, everyone else is here.

The evening was naturally filled with lively activity again.

We had agreed to go to the movies, and after dinner, the whole family went to see a movie.

Life then returned to normal.

This year, the family was finally reunited.

……

85 years!
That afternoon, Yang Xiaole went straight to the compound after getting off work.

He rarely went to the compound.

This year marks my father's and mother's 60th birthday, or more precisely, their 59th.

In our hometown, we never celebrate round numbers, so the family decided to celebrate Mother's birthday.

As for the birthday, it is naturally based on the one on the household registration book.

Their birthdays are obviously not on the same day, but they can't remember which day it was.

The date they wrote down when registering their household registrations was random, and the two of them just randomly filled in the same date.

That's convenient.

When I returned to the compound, it was very lively.

Except for Qu Ying and her older brother who were too slow to get off work, everyone else had already arrived.

"Big sister, big brother-in-law!"

"Xiaoli, Wu Gang!"

"Wheat, Yongqiang!"

Yang Xiaole came over and greeted him with a smile.

"Second Brother (Xiao Le!)"

Everyone else greeted him with smiles.

"Second Uncle (Second Maternal Uncle)!"

A large group of children greeted him warmly.

Yang Xiaole looked at the group of children and naturally smiled as he patted a few of them on the head.

"Dongdong, Liangliang, Xiaojuan, Jianshe Xiaokai, Yaoyao..."

The family has six children, two in each family: four boys and two girls. The eldest is Xiaomai's eldest son, Dongdong, who is 16 years old and currently in high school.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Yang Xiaole offered a cigarette to Song Yongqiang, Wu Gang, and his brother-in-law Gao Yifan.

Then he looked at his older sister and asked with a smile, "Big sister, have you bought everything?"

The older sister chuckled and said, "I've bought it. If you hadn't told me, you probably wouldn't have been able to buy it."

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "How much is it? I'll give it to you when my brother and the others arrive."

What they bought was gold, of course.

This year, the first Caibai Gold Specialty Counter opened in Beijing.

Just as he expected, it became incredibly popular.

You can't buy them at all.

After all, there are already many self-employed individuals, plus a lot of speculators, so one store really isn't enough to meet the demand.

However, Caibai is under his jurisdiction, so it's acceptable to give him a heads-up and leave him some face.

He's not taking advantage of anyone.

It wasn't appropriate for him to get it, so he let his older sister get it.

The older woman smiled and said, "The current price of gold is 54.4 yuan per gram. The two rings plus a pair of earrings weigh a total of 11.6 grams. The craftsmanship fee is 4 yuan per piece, so the total is 643 yuan. Here is the receipt."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Okay! We'll split it up then! Fifty for my daughter's family, and the rest will be split equally between me, Xizi, and my older brother."

If we calculate it that way, the daughter's family is around fifty.

That's quite a lot of money.

This year, a nationwide wage adjustment was implemented, resulting in a 30% increase, but wages are still not high.

So I didn't buy too many.

Fortunately, the salaries at these companies are not low, so they are acceptable.

The older sister smiled and agreed.

"Okay, we'll talk about it later!"

Song Yongqiang suddenly remembered something and said, "Second Brother, can I ask you something?"

Yang Xiaole, puffing on his cigarette, chuckled and asked, "What's up?"

"Here's the thing, a lot of people are setting up projection rooms these days. Do you think I could set one up?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole glanced at him and said, "You can do it, but let me give you a heads-up first. Movies that are allowed to be shown don't make money, and movies that aren't allowed to be shown will get you arrested and imprisoned for several years. Even my brother and I can't protect you!"
Someone illegally broadcast content yesterday and was sentenced to three years in prison. Think it over carefully!

It is possible to get insurance.

But this is illegal.

It will be very troublesome if someone reports it.

Many people now open screening rooms to show movies.

But they were all outdated movies.

Imported films are illegal, and many even include banned films.

These days, everyone who wants to open a screening room has ulterior motives.

However, the number of inspectors is limited, and without anyone reporting them, many people have escaped detection, and some even have inside contacts.

This is something that cannot be avoided.

Upon hearing this, Song Yongqiang smiled sullenly.

He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't open his mouth.

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and said, "If you want to do business, I do have a way."

"Oh? What can I do?"

“If you open a music and video store, even if you don’t sell illegal items, you can still make a lot of money.”

Upon hearing this, Song Yongqiang seemed to be deep in thought.

Between thoughts.

The area across the street became lively.

Everyone looked on curiously.

It didn't take long for them to find out what was going on.

The Zhao family bought an 18-inch color TV.

Upon seeing this, Song Yongqiang was surprised: "Goodness, a Nanyang brand color TV? That must cost 1600!"

Yang Xiaole also took a look.

Nanyang Color TV.

It was he who invested in and produced color TVs in Japan.

It did indeed enter the mainland through official channels.

Tickets are needed.

The current price is 1600 RMB.

However, according to what was said at the conference, it is expected that the ticket for television sets will be abolished in the next two to three years.

The price may reach a little over 3000 at that time.

How did the Zhao family get the money to buy this?

It's not that their family doesn't have the money; after all, they've worked for so many years, it's normal for them to have some savings.

Color TV tickets are indeed hard to get, but you can still find a way to get them if you put your mind to it.

When the Industry and Commerce Bureau investigates smuggling, they only look for invoices from state-owned shopping malls, regardless of where the TV and plane tickets come from.

smuggling!

Moreover, there is a high probability that Zhao Jianguo was involved in smuggling.

(End of this chapter)