60s: I have a store

Chapter 303 TV

That day, Zhou Yimin came to the steel plant as usual and was soon called over by Director Hu.

"Yimin! This is the reward given to you by the Ministry of Commerce." said Director Hu.

Zhou Yimin looked over and saw a large box. He couldn't tell what was inside from the angle he was standing. However, judging from the expression on Director Hu's face, he seemed a little envious. It was probably not an ordinary thing.

"What's coming from?"

Zhou Yimin understood that the seat belt must have brought good results.

He was not wrong. After Li Guang's efforts, a foreign automobile giant bought out the patent of the seat belt and earned five million US dollars.

This income is quite a lot for China today!

After all, this year's US dollar reserves are only tens of millions of dollars.

The important thing is that this foreign exchange income is almost free of charge, it is just an ordinary gadget. At the same time, it also makes the domestic senior officials realize the importance of patents.

So, the higher-ups were so happy that they rewarded the inventor Zhou Yimin with a TV.

"I heard that Minister Gao specially sent the TV set here from the TV factory in Tianjin," said Director Hu.

Can you not be envious?
Even he didn't have a TV set. How long had Zhou Yimin been in the factory? He got a TV set without paying a penny.

"TV?" Zhou Yimin was surprised. He quickly walked over and bent down to check. It was indeed a TV.

After traveling through time for so long, he finally saw a TV of this era. Needless to say, it must be a black and white TV.

Two years earlier, in 1958, the state-owned Tianjin Radio Factory produced China's first black-and-white TV set, branded "BJ".

In addition, television brands in the 60s also included "Shanghai Brand" and others, most of which were black-and-white tube televisions.

It is hard to imagine that in the 60s, the lives of people next door were developing rapidly. Color TVs, washing machines, etc. had become popular. Three or four years later, people even took the high-speed rail.

Of course, it cannot be said that there are no color TVs in our country now.

In 60, around May, Capital Television successfully launched its color television trial broadcast, making my country the sixth country in the world to start color television trial broadcasts.

However, due to the country's economic difficulties, the experiment was stopped.

"Okay, move back home first! I'll give you half a day off." Director Hu said.

"Thank you, Director." Zhou Yimin said happily.

Since it’s a reward from the leaders above, there’s no problem with showing it off in any way you want.

When Zhoujiazhuang gets electricity, I will take it home to entertain my grandparents.

Director Hu waved his hand. He had also found out that the seat belts had earned the country several million dollars in foreign exchange. No wonder the higher-ups were so generous and directly gave Zhou Yimin a TV.

Zhou Yimin is a lucky star in their steel plant, so Director Hu is relatively tolerant towards Zhou Yimin. Not to mention giving him half a day off, it’s okay for him not to come to the factory for a few days.

Recently, their factory is working on the development of airbags and needs Zhou Yimin, so they can't let him go away for too long.

Zhou Yimin carried the TV back to the purchasing department. Even Section Chief Wang was there, not to mention the other people in the purchasing department. TV! Many people had only heard of it but had never seen it.

"Section Chief Zhou, open it and see what it looks like?" someone said.

Section Chief Wang Weimin glared at the man and said, "What if it's broken? Yimin, you should take it home and unpack it!"

That's what he said, but in fact he also wanted to take a look.

Zhou Yimin knew well enough to see what everyone was thinking. He smiled and opened the box on the spot for everyone to see.

He didn't care. He had seen all kinds of advanced televisions in his previous life. Some LCD TVs were so thin that they were unbelievable. Naturally, he was not interested in black and white TVs.

After unpacking the box, Zhou Yimin took out a large object.

This is a 14-inch black-and-white TV. In Zhou Yimin's eyes, it is very simple. It feels like an aluminum sheet is pressed into the shape of a basin, and then the picture tube is embedded in it, and then a wooden shell is put in front. It is too small.

This was Zhou Yimin’s first impression.

However, in the eyes of Section Chief Wang and others, she was like a peerless beauty, and their eyes were shining.

"Plug it in and see." Some people are still not satisfied.

After unpacking the box, Zhou Yimin moved the TV to a place with an outlet, plugged it in, and turned it on. The screen was covered with snow and made a buzzing sound.

"broken?"

Wang Weimin slapped the guy on the head and cursed: "You are broken, it won't be broken, you crow's mouth."

Zhou Yimin started to change channels and soon he received the Capital Channel, which was broadcasting a TV program.

"We saw someone." The onlookers said excitedly.

"The sound is too quiet."

Zhou Yimin turned another knob and the sound gradually became louder.

The TV screen suddenly changed, and a familiar face appeared in front of everyone. It was our beloved President Zhou, who was giving an important speech in the Great Hall.

Before we knew it, half an hour had passed, and in the end Section Chief Wang played the bad guy and drove everyone away.

Zhou Yimin repacked the TV, then left the steel plant and headed for the courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I was seen by the aunts and grandmas in the yard, and they were all very curious about what it was.

"The TV was a reward from my boss." Zhou Yimin was not afraid to tell anyone. After all, he got it from a legitimate source and was not afraid of being investigated. It was better to make it public, at least everyone knew how he got the TV.

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the yard suddenly became quiet, staring in amazement at the big box Zhou Yimin was holding.

"Is this a TV? Oh! Yimin is really promising." An old lady exclaimed.

"The first TV on our street, right?"

"It should be. Anyway, I haven't heard anyone own a TV."

……

I've never heard of anyone owning a TV on their street.

This kind of thing was just a rumor for ordinary people. Unexpectedly, someone in their courtyard actually owned one, and it was rewarded by the leader without spending a penny.

Yimin is indeed the most promising young man in their courtyard!

Crowds of people came over to watch.

Zhou Yimin did the same thing as he did in the factory. After disassembling the TV, he placed it on a table, plugged it into the socket, turned on the TV, and let everyone watch it to broaden their horizons.

"Auntie, please sit down! Sit wherever you want. There are melon seeds, candies, and peanuts here. Have some." Zhou Yimin greeted them.

Everyone was used to the environment in Zhou Yimin's house, so they didn't make a fuss. They sat down if they found a stool, and stood if they couldn't find one. Soon, the house was full of people.

If a child yells, the parents will stop him immediately. Everyone wants to watch TV! Why are you making so much noise? If you want to make a scene, go outside and make a scene.

As for snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts, everyone was very restrained and only took a little bit just for the sake of showing their appreciation.

"There really is someone inside." Someone was amazed after seeing the TV footage.

For them, television is definitely high-tech and black technology!

Thanks to brother 08a for his continued support!
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