A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 147: Buying a Camera Almost Got a Problem

The Peking Department Store is a national face. It not only has many domestic customers, but also many foreign friends who often come to visit.

Therefore, there are all kinds of goods on the containers, which absolutely reflects the image of our country as a great country with vast territory, abundant resources and rich production.

For example, bed sheets of various brands, colors and patterns are all lined up, which has a great visual impact at first glance. This counter is also one of the counters with the most customers.

What shocked Lin Sanqi the most was the enamel washbasin counter. An entire wall was hung with washbasins, and all of them were facing inside out. The display was very spectacular and convenient for customers to choose.

Lin Sanqi was like a "foreign tourist" who visited each counter and found everything new to him.

The female sales clerks behind the counter were all so beautiful and kinder than each other. None of them had the biting coldness of the sister from the supply and marketing cooperative. Both their looks and temperament were comparable to the flight attendants of later generations.

Lin Sanqi thought, being a department store manager must be very "happy"...

There were no cameras on the first floor, so Lin Sanqi asked around and went to the second floor.

There is a home appliance area on the second floor. It has the most customers. It is so crowded that you can hardly squeeze in. And judging from the accents around, many of them are from other places, and they make up the majority.

"Hey, this is the refrigerator. How impressive would it be to put it in your home?"

"What's the use of a refrigerator? Just to eat cold food. See, that'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 TV station in China was established in 1958)

"Although the TV is nice, it costs more than 800 yuan. Who the hell can afford it? I am now dreaming of buying a radio."

Lin Sanqi, who was standing outside, finally understood why there were so many people. It turned out that they all came to see something new. If they couldn't afford to buy it, why didn't they just enjoy the sight?
The Lin family already had a radio, but Lin Sanqi had no interest in these backward and primitive home appliances. He ran directly to the camera counter and then scratched his head.

There were only three cameras on the counter, making it look very quiet.

Judging from the appearance of these cameras, they are not good products. The workmanship seems to be rather rough, which makes Lin Sanqi not very satisfied.

The salesperson at the camera counter was a middle-aged man. He smiled and asked:

"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 are the models of these cameras? How much are they?"

The middle-aged salesperson was very graceful. He first spread a piece of velvet on the glass counter, then took out three cameras and began to introduce them as if they were treasures:
Seeing someone buying a camera, the camera counter was suddenly surrounded by customers. Lin Sanqi quickly held the money in his pocket tightly, fearing that some Buddhist monk would steal it.

"This vertical camera is called Xingfu 120, made in Tianjin. It has two lenses without coating, just a simple lens structure. But it is cheap, only 29 yuan per unit."

There are two big words "Happiness" on the camera, but Lin Sanqi is not very satisfied with it. It is obviously a cheap copycat product. How can the photos it takes be good?
A man in his 30s who was watching the fun nearby reminded:
"Comrade, this camera is an imitation of a German ALTISSA camera. It uses 129 film and is now outdated. If you like something better, the Huashan 135 camera next to it is a good imitation of the Soviet-made Smina camera."

Lin Sanqi gave the other person a thumbs up, it turned out that there were camera enthusiasts in this era.

But he wanted to remind him: A DSLR camera will make you poor for three generations, and photography will ruin your life. Don't go down this road of no return.

The middle-aged salesperson was probably too bored standing at the counter, and seeing that everyone was interested, he gave full play to the Peking Kanye style and started talking more:

"This comrade is right. The Huashan camera was produced by the Northwest Optical Instrument Factory last year. But what everyone doesn't know is that there are two other manufacturers in Chongqing that also imitated this camera. They are Chongqing Changjiang Electric Factory and Chongqing Musical Instrument Factory.

The cameras copied by these two brands are both called "Changjiang Brand". Their functions are exactly the same as Huashan Brand. They use a three-element, three-group 40/4.5 Kirk structure lens, which is a mature optical design. Therefore, their prices are more expensive than Xingfu Brand cameras, at 80 yuan each."

Lin Sanqi was not very satisfied with this camera, and his eyes were already looking at the third camera.

The appearance of this camera looks more fashionable and has more components. With the word "Shanghai" on the body, it feels more Western.

Men are first and foremost obsessed with looks.

"Comrade, how about this Shanghai camera?"

The middle-aged salesperson laughed:
"Comrade, you have a good eye. This Shanghai 58-2 is an imitation of the Leica camera. It uses the most advanced Tessar lens and is priced at 217 yuan, which is several times more than the Xingfu and Changjiang cameras. Do you think this camera can be bad?"

When they heard the price, the people watching nearby exclaimed.

A Tianjin Xingfu camera costs only 29 yuan, so no matter how expensive it is, you can still afford it if you save money for a year or two. But this Shanghai camera is really out of your reach.

Only those who are working for the company or have parents who have climbed snow-capped mountains can afford it.

Of course, this does not include Lin Sanqi. He was not short of money and 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 reached the point in this era where he buys things without even looking at the price tags, which is very much a nouveau riche mentality.

Although the camera of 59 was good, for a time traveler like Lin Sanqi who had experienced the digital age, this camera was not only primitive, but also produced poor pictures. The key was that the operation was too complicated. Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi asked curiously:
"You just said that Shanghai cameras are imitations of Leica? Do we have Leica cameras for sale in our department store?"

Before the salesperson could answer, someone in the crowd shouted:

"Those are all capitalist stuff. How can a department store in our country sell capitalist stuff?"

"That's right, let's support domestic products."

The salesperson smiled helplessly:

"Yes, we should support domestic products now. Besides, the country is already in such a difficult situation, we can't spend precious foreign exchange to import these useless things."

Lin Sanqi understood. With no foreign exchange left, how could they import? Even if they had money to import, they would definitely import grain.

At this moment, the 30-year-old man reminded:
"Young comrade, if you are really interested in videography, you can go to the Trust Store to have a look, but they are all second-hand goods, and the quality varies."

Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up and he thought, that's right, trust stores have all kinds of stuff, and he doesn't mind second-hand goods.

"Trust shop, ha, that's a good idea, why don't I go there now..."

Before Lin Sanqi finished speaking, a middle-aged man in the crowd said with a serious face:
"Comrade, your idea is not good. Imperialism has been destroying our country for many years and slaughtering tens of millions of our compatriots. To this day, it still has the will to destroy us. How can you have such an idea of ​​worshipping foreign things and fawning on foreigners? If you don't support domestic products and he doesn't support domestic products, how can our national industry develop?"

"That's right, young comrade, there is something wrong with your ideological awareness!"

"Which unit are you from? You should write a letter to criticize them!"

"No store in our country sells it, but you still insist on buying it. Do you like foreign things so much?"

Lin Sanqi's face changed. He didn't expect that buying a camera would be taken out of proportion?

The key is that he feels guilty. His identity is already sensitive. If he is accused of colluding with foreign countries, there will be problems when investigated.

Besides, he bought a camera just for fun, and it has nothing to do with "traffic monetization". There is no need to offend public anger for this matter.

There are too many nosy gentlemen in Beijing. When they say they will report something, they really will. They are not just talking.

A man who knows how to do things is a hero. Lin Sanqi decisively decided to give in:
"Oh, I was wrong, I was wrong. After everyone's criticism and education, I have realized the problem with my thinking. I must reflect on myself and correct myself. Please give me another chance. I will buy a camera made in our country now."

The little prince still had the foundation he needed when he reviewed himself at school, and his review was very well-written.

When the onlookers saw that the young man listened to the advice, they were all very proud and applauded:
"Well, if you can correct your mistakes, you are still a good comrade!"

"Remember, we Chinese only buy our own products!"

Lin Sanqi also took the opportunity to raise his fist and shouted: "Chinese people do not fight Chinese people. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macao are one family."

Lin Sanqi's slogan confused everyone. I've seen people who can talk nonsense, but I've never seen anyone who can talk nonsense as well as him.

Amid the chatter of the crowd, 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 uncles from the capital city next to him, fearing that he would buy too much film and then be criticized on the spot. If he wanted more film, he would have to make a few more trips to other stores.

So I quickly changed my words: "Give me five more rolls of film."

In fact, the salesperson was a little shocked at the financial resources of this young man. He thought that this guy must be from some big family and should not be offended, 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 teaching took half a day.

It was already noon when Lin Sanqi came out of the department store.

Lin Sanqi didn't want to go back to the unit to eat coarse grain steamed buns and boiled cabbage in salt water, so he prepared to have lunch at Zhengyangmen and buy some Angong Niuhuang Pills.

Just when Lin Sanqi was letting himself go, the application for the urgent purchase of medicinal materials in the South China region had been submitted to Section Chief Kong Shuihu.

When Section Chief Kong received the dispatch report from Deputy Section Chief Wu, he didn't take it seriously. It was only when he saw the word "urgent" written in the upper right corner of the application that he knew this matter could not be delayed.

(End of this chapter)