northernbook Chapter 184 The richest man became a laughing stock!
Chapter 184 The richest man became a laughing stock!
Yan Chengjiang is indeed someone who can react so quickly to the pirated disc business opportunity and take immediate action in this era.
He sells CDs by looking for people with cars on the roadside to sell them to.
Because VCDs are not available in every household, even in Beijing, so you have to choose the rich.
And what is a rich person?
Those who drive cars and ride motorcycles are his targets.
Of course, if he is driving, he also needs to consider what kind of car it is. He will never ask about some special license plates or special models.
After all, isn't that just walking into a trap?
And now, the person in front of him made his eyes light up.
This is the kind of car his target customer wants.
"Are you really selling this disc for five dollars?" Tang Xionghua spoke at this time.
Yan Chengjiang heard a voice coming from the back seat at the driver's window and immediately leaned forward: "Yes, Boss, do you need it?"
"Well, no matter how much you have, or how much it costs, I want them all!"
"what!"
Now, it was Yan Chengjiang's turn to be surprised, and even a little nervous.
After all, it was my first day selling pirated discs, and encountering this situation suddenly seemed a bit wrong.
He felt a little guilty.
"Ah what, no?"
"No... no... Boss, many of my discs are duplicates!"
They had limited genuine discs, so the types of discs they reproduced were not many, let alone the various naked or censored discs of later generations.
At the moment, Yan Chengjiang was nervous and ready to run away at any time. He didn't look closely at who was sitting in the back seat, or even if he saw him, he might not be able to recognize him.
Now is not the time when the Internet is as developed as in later generations. Although Tang Xionghua has appeared on TV, he has also appeared in newspapers.
But televisions weren't widely available back then, and the photos in newspapers were printed in black and white, which was distorted.
What's more, the richest man would not think so even if he was sitting in a Xiali.
After all, this is not Chuzhou.
"I want both of those discs, how much do you want?"
"Boss, I have two sets of karaoke discs, four discs each, plus three movie discs, nine discs each, for a total of thirteen. If you want them, they'll cost you sixty-five dollars!"
"Give!"
Tang Xionghua took out a hundred-yuan note from his wallet at the back table and stuffed it into his pocket.
"Okay, boss, here's your change, and this disc is yours!"
The change of thirty-five yuan and thirteen discs were put into a clinker bag and stuffed in through the front driver's window.
Tang Xionghua took it.
When Cheng Jiang saw that the business was done, he ran away.
He always felt that there was something wrong with this business and was worried that someone would come to arrest him.
After all, strictly speaking, pirating discs is definitely wrong.
This scene made Qin Li want to unbuckle his seat belt and get out of the car instantly.
"Boss, do you want to catch him?"
Qin Li asked while relaxing.
"Forget it, no need!"
Tang Xionghua called out to Qin Li.
Tang Yichen had already told Tang Xionghua that pirated copies of the disc would appear, and even Tang Xionghua and his son were mentally prepared.
Because simple CD discs are not considered to be advanced technology, strictly speaking, the cost of copying them is very low.
In fact, pirated CDs for speakers have been around for a long time.
Therefore, the current piracy of VCDs cannot be stopped or eradicated.
What Tang Xionghua hadn't expected was that pirated copies would arrive so quickly. He took the discs in his hands and looked at them.
The quality is actually pretty good. It is even difficult to tell with the naked eye that it is a pirated product.
Of course, it must be a pirated copy, otherwise the price of the genuine copy would not be so cheap.
In fact, this is also the first batch of discs purchased by Yan Chengjiang and his gang. They are finished discs purchased from speaker companies, so the quality is pretty good, so Tang Xionghua can't see anything wrong from the appearance.
This kind of CD is actually very expensive, and it costs nearly four dollars to buy one.
They can say that the first batch didn't think about how to make money at all. They just want to test the market.
If the sales are good, I will definitely set up my own workshop to produce CD discs.
Only in this way can costs be reduced as much as possible.
However, Tang Xionghua doesn’t understand this now, and neither does Tang Yichen.
Looking at Tang Xionghua watching the disc in his hand, Tang Yichen thought to himself.
Pirated CDs have already appeared, and it won't take long for them to become popular in the market.
This will definitely have a negative impact on the sales of genuine discs.
But it will definitely boost the sales of VCDs.
Because when buying a VCD, you need to consider the price of the CD disc.
If piracy becomes rampant, and even evolves into censored content, it will definitely have a fatal appeal to the current generation of flower-growing people who lack spiritual entertainment.
"Boss, here's a newspaper..."
At this time, Hu Dajun, who came to buy water, came back!
However, he not only brought back a few bottles of water, but also a newspaper, and looked at Tang Xionghua with a somewhat strange expression.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Although Tang Xionghua said this, he still reached out to take the newspaper.
"The back, boss... the back!"
Hu Dajun, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, reminded him, but Tang Yichen had actually seen it a long time ago because of his height.
Are all the richest men beggars? The unknown side of Tang Xionghua!
The big title alone makes people full of curiosity.
Of course, Tang Yichen knew what was going on as soon as he saw it.
However, he has to hold it in now, as there are bodyguards in the car. He is still an illiterate child and has to pretend.
077 It’s just that Tang Yichen is having a hard time holding it in.
He had thought about this scene when he was filming.
I didn’t expect it to happen, but now it’s happening.
"Uh... these people..."
At this time, Tang Xionghua turned over and saw the content of the newspaper, which even included a photo of Tang Xionghua playing the supporting role in the martial arts champion Su Qier. He felt a little embarrassed.
"Boss, it really is you!"
In front, Hu Dajun asked naively.
Tang Xionghua said unhappily, "When I came to Beijing two years ago, I happened to come across a filming at the Great Wall, so I just joined the crowd for fun."
"Uh, I thought it was something else. I know about this. Yichen also participated and was a special guest actor!
At this time, Qin Li also spoke with a smile.
He originally thought it was nothing, seeing Hu Dajun's expression and the fact that he had been dealing with this matter for so long.
He was an eyewitness at the time, but he didn't participate in the performance.
"Brother Li, you know? Oh, right, you followed the boss two years ago. Were you involved?"
"Nope!"
"Okay, let's not discuss this. Let's go and continue our business!" Tang Xionghua stuffed the newspaper under the car door.
Although this incident is a bit of a fuss, it's actually nothing serious. It's not negative news.
It will just be a way for people who know about it to have some entertainment after dinner.
Of course, this is also because it is this era.
Try it in ten or twenty years.
This report is likely to immediately top the trending search list.
"Haha, I didn't expect that the richest man Tang actually made a movie, The Legend of Su Qier. I have to see this!"
"This look is hilarious. I counted a few cloth bags on him. He must be a senior disciple of the Beggars' Sect!
How could anyone come up with the idea of the richest man playing a beggar?
"Boss, do you have the disc of The Legend of Su Qier for rent?"
……
When Tang Xionghua was rushing from the capital to Chuzhou, the story of him pretending to be a beggar was quickly reprinted and reported by newspapers across the country.
The people were instantly in an uproar, with laughter everywhere.