Chapter 466 This is a cancer in the city!

Qinghe City TV station.

The director walked out of his office, pointed to a reporter casually, and said: "There was a traffic accident at the intersection of Hongxing Road and Xinhua Road. Go and take a look."

The person named by the director nodded, hurriedly put on the camera, and prepared to go out into the field.

The named reporter's surname was Ma, and his name was Ma Chiyu. He was the reporter who went to report on the unfair housing allocation when the transportation company allocated housing, but ended up getting a bad reception.

Two years ago, Ma Chiyu was transferred to a TV station and changed from a newspaper reporter carrying a camera to a TV reporter carrying a camera.

I saw Ma Chiyu carrying a heavy camera to the scene of the incident, and happened to see the doctor carrying someone into the ambulance.

A three-wheel drive truck fell next to a telephone pole. The front of the car was crooked. Three traffic policemen were at the scene to deal with the accident.

Ma Chiyu immediately stepped forward and asked about the situation. When the traffic police comrade saw the reporter interviewing him, he did not hide anything. He briefly talked about what happened and then reminded the audience to pay attention to the passing vehicles when crossing the road.

This was either a very complicated traffic accident, or a pedestrian was trying to cross the road, and then encountered a scurrying three-wheeler. After hitting the pedestrian, the three-wheeler lost control, and then crashed into a nearby telephone pole.

In the end, both the pedestrian and the driver of the Sanbengzi were injured and sent to ambulances. The passengers on the Sanbengzi suffered some scratches and were not seriously injured.

Ma Chiyu immediately took the camera and went to interview the passenger. After getting enough material, he returned to the TV station to submit a report.

After a day's work, Ma Chiyu returned home and saw a yellow bread parked at the door of the family's courtyard. Ma Chiyu recognized the yellow bread as his brother-in-law's car.

Ma Chiyu's brother-in-law, whose surname is Han, did not find a job after graduating from junior high school, so he followed a relative and learned to weld security doors and windows.

In those days, security was not as good as it is now, and there were more burglaries. Making anti-theft doors and windows was a good business, so my brother-in-law also made some money from it.

Electric welding is very hard on the eyes. After my brother-in-law worked on anti-theft doors and windows for a few years, he stopped doing it. He bought a Dafa van and started renting it out.

When Ma Chiyu returned home, he saw his brother-in-law sitting in the living room of his home.

Seeing Ma Chiyu, his brother-in-law immediately stood up and said hello: "Brother-in-law, you are back!"

"Xiao Han is here!" Ma Chiyu greeted him: "You didn't even say hello before you came, so I could buy some meat."

"Don't bother, I'll eat whatever my sister cooks!" the brother-in-law said casually.

Ma Chiyu's wife simply cooked two dishes, while Ma Chiyu opened a bottle of wine, and the two started drinking.

"Brother-in-law, I'm just going to drink this cup today. I have to drive back later." The brother-in-law said and took a slight sip.

"Okay, then I'll do it, you can do whatever you want." Ma Chiyu said and drank it all in one gulp.

In the 1990s, the penalties for drunk driving were not as strict as they are now. At that time, drunk driving was common. Many truck drivers even drank a bottle of beer to relieve their fatigue when they felt tired.

It was also because the inspection of drunk driving was not strict, so many traffic accidents at that time were caused by drunk driving. Several celebrities also lost their lives because of drunk driving.

The two were drinking and chatting.

Ma Chiyu is a reporter, and he will see a lot of new things during the whole day of interviews. His brother-in-law drives a taxi. He walks around the streets and contacts many people on weekdays, and he also encounters some new things. When the two of them sit together, they will always

There are endless topics to talk about.

Finally, my brother-in-law talked about those three-bouncers that used to transport people.

"Brother-in-law, you don't know. It's getting harder and harder to drive a taxi now. I even want to sell the taxi and go back and weld the security door!" said the brother-in-law.

"What's wrong? I heard your sister say last time that you can make a lot of money driving a taxi, isn't it? She said you can earn seven to eight hundred yuan a month, and you can earn thousands of yuan during the peak season during the holidays, which is comparable to welding to prevent theft.

I've made a lot of money!" Ma Chiyu said.

"That was in the past. Now, if you work hard for a month, you can earn four to five hundred yuan. After deducting the management fee of the taxi, depreciation and gas money, it is almost the same as finding a classmate." The brother-in-law said.

said.

When you go to work, your working hours are fixed, but when you drive a taxi, you get up early and stay late, and you don't even have a fixed time for meals. If you can make as much money by driving a taxi as you can by going to work, then driving a taxi is definitely not cost-effective.

So Ma Chiyu asked: "What's going on? No one takes a taxi now?"

"It's not because the streets are full of three-wheeled motorcycles!" My brother-in-law sighed helplessly and continued, "Those tricycles are much cheaper than our taxis. Tricycles are inherently more fuel-efficient than cars, and they don't use them.

Pay management fee.

The cost of a tricycle is less than that of a taxi, and the charges are lower. For the same distance, we charge five yuan, but they will go for one or two yuan. All the guests are taking tricycles, and there is no one to take a taxi!"

Taxi management fees have never been cheap. In the mid-1990s, taxi management fees in poorer cities were about 80 to 100 yuan, while in developed big cities, taxi management fees have reached more than 200 yuan.

Before the reform of the taxi management system in 1998, it was relatively easy to apply for a taxi license, and taxi operating rights were not valuable at that time.

At that time, taxis were all self-owned vehicles with their own operating licenses. They were directly affiliated with a taxi company and paid a monthly management fee before they could operate.

After the reform of the taxi management system in 1998, restrictions were imposed on taxi business licenses. The price of taxi licenses has also increased. In some cities, they have even sold for millions of dollars. Some people have made a lot of money by collecting taxi business licenses.

fiscal.

You cannot avoid management fees when driving a taxi. In contrast, Sanbengzi does not need to pay management fees, and the cost is much lower than that of regular taxis.

Then it was time for the brother-in-law to complain. All kinds of shortcomings of Sanbengzi, such as illegal operation, running around, not obeying traffic rules, affecting traffic safety, etc., all came out of the brother-in-law's mouth.

In his brother-in-law's words, Santengzi was directly described as a heinous bastard, a cancer in society that should be eradicated like a scourge.

Of course the taxi driver didn't have any good impressions of the three-bouncers, and wished that all the three-bouncers would disappear.

As soon as his brother-in-law told him, Ma Chiyu also remembered the traffic accident he had interviewed during the day. When a car hit a pedestrian, Ma Chiyu instinctively stood beside the pedestrian.

"It seems that this three-wheeled motorcycle that carries passengers is really not a good thing. Should I do a special program?" Ma Chiyu thought to himself.

…

The next day, Ma Chiyu came to the director's office and reported to the director that he wanted to do a special report on Santengzi.

"Are you going to do a special report on the chaos of three-wheeled motorcycles carrying passengers?"

The director thought for a moment and said, "Recently, there have been many motorized tricycles carrying passengers in the urban area, which has also caused many problems. For example, the traffic accident I asked you to interview yesterday was caused by three-wheeled motorcycles.

As far as I know, in recent times, similar traffic accidents have occurred every day. Some tricycles hit people, some tricycles collided with cars, and some tricycles hit tricycles.

Then let’s do this special topic, and I’ll leave this work to you. You go interview some materials, and then edit a video to see the effect.”

After receiving the director's approval, Ma Chiyu immediately took the camera and went out to find material.

After his brother-in-law's talk, coupled with yesterday's traffic accident, Ma Chiyu already had a preconceived impression of Sanbengzi, so he planned to shoot as many negative materials as possible about Sanbengzi.

So Ma Chiyu went directly to the entrance of the People's Hospital. He knew that there were often three-bouncers soliciting customers here.

Soon, Ma Chiyu saw an old man with gray hair sitting on a three-wheeler.

"At such an old age, he still drives a tricycle. He must not have a motor vehicle driving certificate. I just happened to interview him and treated him as evidence of an unlicensed driver!"

Thinking of this, Ma Chiyu immediately walked over.

"Uncle, I am a reporter from the TV station, can I interview you?" Ma Chiyu asked.

Uncle Zhou has been an ordinary worker all his life and has never been interviewed by a reporter. Now that a reporter is here, Uncle Zhou feels a little flattered.

"Okay, if you want to know anything, just ask?" Uncle Zhou said enthusiastically.

"Uncle, what's your surname? How old are you?" Ma Chiyu asked.

"My surname is Zhou. I am sixty years old this year and have just retired!" Uncle Zhou replied.

"Uncle Zhou, you are retired and don't enjoy the happiness at home, so why do you come out to drive a three-wheeler?" Ma Chiyu asked.

"I bought this tricycle to take my grandson to and from school. After taking my grandson to and from school, I have nothing to do. I just pick up people and supplement the family income!" Uncle Zhou said cheerfully.

"Supplement the family income? That means running the business!" Ma Chiyu smiled coldly and then asked: "Uncle Zhou, do you have a driver's license to drive this tricycle?"

"Driver's license?" Uncle Zhou looked confused: "You need a driver's license to ride a three-wheeler?"

"That's driving without a license. Uncle, do you know that you can't drive a motor vehicle without a driver's license!" Ma Chiyu continued.

Uncle Zhou had already sensed that Ma Chiyu's question was unkind, so he replied: "This is not a car, I just use it to pick up my grandchildren. What kind of driver's license do you need? Go to the school gate and see if you can pick up your grandchildren on a three-wheeler like me."

There are so many of them, who has a driver’s license!”

Ma Chiyu stopped asking about the driver's license. He continued: "Uncle, you just said that you carry passengers to supplement your family income. Do you know that it is also illegal to carry passengers to make money without an operating license?"

When it reaches the level of illegality, no matter how stupid Uncle Zhou is, he can still feel Ma Chiyu's malice, so Uncle Zhou immediately defended himself: "I just picked up someone along the way. I am just kind-hearted and willing to help others!"

"So, you don't charge for carrying passengers?" Ma Chiyu asked immediately.

"I only charge one yuan, which is equivalent to gas money! Okay, you can ask what you should ask, I have to pick up my grandson." Uncle Zhou said, waved his hand and drove away.

Uncle Zhou obviously didn't want to continue talking to Ma Chiyu, so he quickly ran away.

Ma Chiyu smiled proudly, he had already collected the necessary materials.

At the next stop, Ma Chiyu came to the bus station, where there were also several three-wheelers waiting for passengers.

Ma Chiyu spotted a middle-aged man in his early forties and walked up to chat.

"Brother, I am a reporter from a TV station. Can I interview you for a few questions?" Ma Chiyu asked.

"What's the matter, just ask!" the other party said calmly.

"Brother, what's your surname?" Ma Chiyu asked the other person's name again.

"My surname is Li, my name is Li Zhihua!" the other party replied.

"Brother Li, how long have you been driving a tricycle?" Ma Chiyu asked again.

"More than two months!" Li Zhihua replied.
To be continued...