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If ordinary people want to buy rare goods from Friendship Commodities, they must first have a passport.

Even if you get a passport, you may not be able to buy the products you want there.

Supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores need both money and various types of tickets to sell things.

When you arrive at the Friendship Store, you need foreign exchange coupons.

If you can't produce the foreign exchange coupons, the salesperson won't sell you anything even if you give him more money and tickets.

"Stop cutting in line!!! If you dare to cut in line again, I'll get angry. Even though I'm a cultured person, if you make me angry, I'll beat you up, too."

"Oh my god, I came here early in the morning to line up, but the line is so long. I think it's almost three or four miles long."

"Alas, I don't know how many color TVs are available. Will there be any left when it's our turn?"

"Everyone, how much money does Northern Machinery Company have? Northern Machinery Company only sells a high-end product like a 21-inch color TV for over a thousand yuan. Why do I feel weird about that?"

"Comrade, from your accent, I know you are from another place and don't know much about Beifeng Machinery Company, so you would say such a thing."

A fat man wearing a cadre uniform and black-framed glasses showed off his knowledge of Northern Machinery Company with an attitude of knowing everything.

Since its establishment, Northern Machinery Company has always been a major domestic exporter.

All kinds of goods produced are exported to various countries overseas.

Relying on exporting goods, we can make huge profits every year.

Not to mention selling color TVs at a reduced price, the fat man wouldn't find it strange even if they gave away hundreds of them for free.

He is wealthy, has connections, and is very impressive.

Selling color televisions at low prices to benefit the people is nothing.

Many people nodded after hearing this.

Pray to God and Buddha, and pray constantly. Don't sell all the TVs, and make sure to leave one for yourself.

In 1982, the economic reform had been going on for five full years.

The basic salary of ordinary people has increased from a few dozen yuan to a hundred yuan.

Leading cadres, senior intellectuals, and some business leaders already have the ability to purchase color televisions.

Another part of the customers either represent their respective work units or a new profession, the trader.

“The door is open!!!”

Someone shouted, and the tightly closed door of the department store in front was opened.

Two banners were hung on the left and right sides of the gate by two staff members.

One of the banners said that the televisions were sold in limited quantities, one per person.

Another banner asked everyone to maintain order while shopping, and not to push or shove, or fight violently.

Once discovered, your quota to purchase the TV will be immediately cancelled and you may even be kicked out.

On the rooftop, Lin Kaifeng, Chen Dali, and department heads of the department store all held binoculars and looked at the long queue downstairs.

Lin Kaifeng put down the binoculars and said, "Manager Chen, notify the security department and have them sober up. With so many people coming to shop today, there must be no trampling or shoving. We must also be on guard against those guys with dirty hands and feet."

Today is the day when the department store is renovated and unveiled in a brand new look.

Lin Kaifeng will not allow any negative things to happen.

Chen Dali nodded heavily and went to carry out the implementation personally.

The department store also has its own security department, but the staff is smaller, with only four people in total.

Lin Kaifeng sent forty security officers from the Security Department of the Northern Machinery Company to help maintain order at the scene.

There are staff to provide guidance at each entrance and exit.

When there are more than a hundred people, there is chaos; when there are more than a thousand people, there is nothing.

Faced with the new way of shopping and the new department store, everyone is excited and there is a risk that someone will get into an argument with others because they are in a hurry to buy the goods.

A stampede could occur.

After thinking for a while, Chen Haifeng said, "Write a new promotional banner immediately and tell the comrades queuing outside that today's color TVs are limited to 1,000 sets. Customers who enter the department store before 8 o'clock tonight and want to buy a TV will receive a discount compensation card if they fail to buy one. With this compensation card, they can deduct 50 yuan."

After issuing the new arrangements, Lin Kaifeng continued to pick up the telescope and pay attention to the situation below.

Citizens from all directions poured into the department store like ants moving.

Inside the department store, local citizens seemed like rural people coming to the city for the first time, and everything they saw was extremely new.

The renovated department store is completely different from everyone’s impression of a department store.

Even locals who frequent the store find it hard to believe that this is the department store they know.

The first floor is divided into two areas, selling household appliances and some industrial goods.

The second floor is the clothing area, selling men's and women's clothing, cloth and fabrics.

The third floor is the department store area, selling daily necessities, famous cigarettes and liquors, and tourist souvenirs.

When they reached the fourth floor, the children screamed with excitement.

Elephant slide, panda seesaw, giraffe swing.

The amusement facilities that can only be seen in children's parks can be seen here.

Immediately afterwards, waves of fragrance wafted into everyone's noses.

Looking to the left, I saw someone cooking.

The dining area on the right is concave, with several food stalls on the left and right sides and in front.

There are long tables and chairs in the middle.

There is a striking sign hanging next to each stall, saying that you only need money to buy food, no tickets are required.

"Comrade, what is this?"

A family of three came to a stall.

Standing inside was a chef wearing a white chef's uniform, sleeves on his hands and a kind smile on his face.

The chef turned on the air fryer and placed the roasted sausages one by one on the iron tray.

Then take out the seasoning from the seasoning box next to it and sprinkle it carefully on top.

"Comrade, this is the ham sausage produced by the Northern Machinery Company Food Factory."

"Ham..."

The middle-aged man looked at the ham sausage and asked in confusion: "Can this thing be fried and eaten?"

"Of course you can. It tastes better when fried. Spread some seasoning on it and I guarantee you'll have a delicious taste in your mouth."

Since Northern Machinery Company acquired the meat processing plant, it has officially launched ham sausage.

This new convenience food has become a staple food in many people's homes.

Most people only know that ham sausage can be eaten by peeling the skin, and it can also be used as a side dish.

But I didn't know it could be grilled.

At this moment, all floors are full.

The number of citizens queuing at the door did not decrease, but increased instead.

In just one hour, one thousand color televisions were sold out.

Chen Dali had to lead several staff members to the door to explain the situation in person.

The salespeople in the department store are busy as hell.

Outside, a dozen small trucks responsible for commodity transportation were shuttling back and forth.

Once a certain commodity is in short supply, the fleet will immediately head to the suburban warehouse.

Deliver merchandise to department stores.

During the twenty days or so, Lin Kaifeng not only decorated the department store, but also contacted a large number of state-owned enterprises and established relationships with the railway department.

Hundreds of carriages were packed.

Goods are shipped from all over the country to ensure that the goods will not be sold out.