Anyone who lived through the 1980s and 1990s has memories of video halls or renting video tapes.

Later, naturally it was VCD.

At this time, most of the Xiangdao and Wandao films in their golden age could only be transmitted through videotapes.

Martial arts movies, zombie movies, comedy movies... all kinds of movies have opened a window for a generation to see the bustling world outside.

It is true that not many people can afford a video recorder at home, but if you buy a video recorder and a color TV, you can open a video parlor.

Like bamboo shoots springing up after a rain.

There is often a small blackboard at the door, with chalk writing on it: Today's hot movie XXX... The loop is showing and the show is unclear...

Depending on the situation, a ticket ranges from a few cents to one or two yuan.

It's very cost-effective to watch whenever you want. If you're free, you can watch it all day long, and there are even all-night shows.

The small video hall is packed almost every day, and every seat is packed. This is no nonsense.

Throughout the 1990s, the total annual box office of Chinese films was still less than that of the 1980s, because business was taken away by video theaters all over cities and even counties and towns.

Now Zhu Ziqiang has finally discovered that he has no hesitation in who is the main person applying for a card.

Open a video studio!

In addition to a very small number of very popular movies, they also have to be paired with a large number of other movies, just like movie theaters schedule films, to always keep them fresh and attract more customers to buy tickets to watch them.

Of course, buying a movie like this is worse than renting it.

How much benefit can the cost of 2 yuan for 3 days bring to them?

"You can only rent 3 sets at a time for 100 yuan!" Zhu Ziqiang insisted on this point. What if they make back the cost of applying for the card and rent too much at once?

"Is there a 200-yuan card? Or I can apply for two cards!"

"...Brother, could it be that you opened the video parlor yourself?" Zhu Ziqiang asked.

"Boss Zhu, I say you really shouldn't open a small video studio by yourself." The customer did not deny it, pointing to his store and said, "You have no atmosphere here! It's just one room, and you can't take care of it. To be honest

Yes, you have a license, and now you have this idea to focus on selling video tapes and renting them. If there are new movies often, I will be happy to rent them from you."

Zhu Ziqiang's head hurt: "No wonder every time you get the video tapes you rented, they are badly worn. Brother, how much do you have to earn for 2 yuan for 3 days?"

"The accounts can't be settled like this, Boss Zhu. I still have to buy a video room, buy a color TV, use electricity, clean, and keep an eye on changing the tapes. Besides, you rent out a tape five or six times, and then I come back.

It’s about making money.”

"...How many more plates do you want to rent at one time?"

"I have to prepare more than ten movies a week."

"I can apply for a gold medal membership card for you!" Zhu Ziqiang picked up the new name without any instruction. Anyway, he only needed to take a batch of designated card numbers to write down, "The deposit is 300, and you can rent 10 plates at a time, all within 7 days.

4 bucks!”

"A good deal!" The customer nodded without hesitation, "That's what I do!"

Listening to his cheerful tone, Zhu Ziqiang couldn't help but wonder whether it would be more profitable to just open a video parlor?

Just one day, two days, three days... The news that after applying for a card here, Zhu Ziqiang does not require a deposit, and can rent video tapes and buy tapes at a 20% discount, the news gradually spread.

The wealthy family members bought video recorders and opened video parlors, and more and more people came to apply for cards.

The membership system is a very new method, but very few people know about it in China.

By the fifth day, Zhu Ziqiang had issued 145 ordinary membership cards and 37 gold membership cards.

Late at night, he was counting money in bed.

My wife was really excited: "33,000! These all belong to our family? No need to return them?"

"No need to retreat!" Zhu Ziqiang's face looked like he had drunk a lot of wine, "Damn it!"

He really didn't expect this idea to be so useful.

Zhu Ziqiang looked at the piles of cigarettes on the bed, took out another cigarette to smoke, and watched his wife count again.

There are nearly twenty companies in the city that are licensed to rent and sell video tapes.

This business seems to be profitable, but you still have to pay a lot to the affiliated units every year.

Now Zhu Ziqiang has somewhat understood: this kind of membership fee can only be collected once, but there must be a way to collect it every year.

He couldn't think of it!

But that college student must know, he said that the simplest one is enough for now.

What to do next? Zhu Ziqiang recalled what Song Yang said.

Branch...

Then more people will have to pay, and more videotapes will need to be imported.

Thinking of this, he felt that 33,000 yuan on the bed was not too much.

No, there must be opportunities to make big money this way!

Zhu Ziqiang thought about it and shouted in a low voice: "Stop counting! Just take 3,000 first, and I will use the remaining 30,000! This method is very effective. Take 3,000, go to Yanjing, and find the supplier who gave me before."

The old Nie of the tape.”

After handing the piece of paper to his wife, Zhu Ziqiang ordered without question: "Ask him to record 1,000 discs for me according to this list... no, 2,000 discs of this B... B... golden song album!"

"2,000 tapes? When will it be sold? Shouldn't it be put into video tapes?"

"Go if you are told to go!" Zhu Ziqiang is now in the mode of a mom-and-pop shop. He flicked the ashes of his cigarette and puffed out the smoke and said, "After you come back, go to Xinhua District and find one that can open a shop in the middle of several universities.

place."

"Open a store?"

Zhu Ziqiang's eyes flashed with frightening light: "If I can apply for 1,000 cards in Shimenzhuang, it will be tens of thousands! If I can apply for 10,000 cards, it will be millions! If half of the video tapes in Shimenzhuang are rented from me

, how much does it cost per year? Open a branch!”

His wife was so fascinated by his domineering and confident appearance that her eyes became watery: "How many millions?"

"I met a noble person for guidance! No, it was the guidance of a star from the mortal world, Wen Quxing!"

…

It was another weekend, and Fan Zhong paid attention to it when he got up in the morning.

Not far from the school gate, he saw Shen Qingxue waiting.

Not long after, Song Yang showed up as expected.

From a distance, I could only see the two of them saying a few words, Song Yang had a smile on his face, and Shen Qingxue held her hands and lowered her head.

Fan Zhong was holding a book behind the tree, but his eyes were looking gloomily over there.

Song Yang was completely unaware and said awkwardly as he walked outside the school: "As for that song... I can only wait until the summer vacation to see if there is a way to record it on tape."

"No rush... I'm just telling you. After reading the lyrics, I want to hear the complete version..."

"I see that you are quite tired from training this week. After helping your classmates buy things, go back and have a good rest."

"...That's the plan."

"Okay, I'll set off then, and I have to go to the city to do some business!" Song Yang waved his hand and walked to the station.

Shen Qingxue was holding her clothes a little tangledly at the school gate.

He didn't ask himself whether he wanted to go to the city, and he didn't seem to want to take him with him.

She finally mustered up the courage to wait for him at the door openly!

"Wait a minute!"

Song Yang turned around and looked at her doubtfully.

"Do you...have to go to the city every week? If nothing happens next week or the week after, can you please accompany me to a place?"

"Where are you going? What are you doing?"

"I promised to go to Mofang Village in Shahedian to see a little sister...before the military training ends."

Song Yang thought about it and said, "Okay, let's do it next week. Is there anything else?"

Shen Qingxue shook her head.

Song Yang took two steps forward again and then looked back: "By the way, are we almost running out of band-aids?"

"besides……"

"Wait for me at the school gate before dinner."

Song Yang grinned and strode forward.
Chapter completed!