While busy editing the January magazine, Lin Xiaoguang had been waiting for news from Zhong Wenzhang.
It wasn't until the January issue was successfully released, approaching the new year, that a telegram was sent from Guangdong, and the copyright sale was finalized. Yes, Guangdong, not Hong Kong.
"The matter has been settled. Fifteen yuan per book has been remitted."
There were only eleven words in the telegram. After Lin Xiaoguang saw it, he was startled. He raised his head and looked at the clerk at the post and telecommunications office next to him. He smiled at him and said, "Thank you!"
The other party was a little confused, nodded and smiled, then turned his head and was busy with other things.
Lin Xiaoguang walked out of the post office, feeling overjoyed.
This time Hong Kong Commercial Radio purchased the radio broadcast rights of "Heroes". This is their plan. Brother Wen returned to Hong Kong as a sole agent to negotiate with the other party, but not for the entire book, but for twenty-two volumes, each
The volume contains nearly 150,000 words.
The copyright of the entire book is for sale, because the business newspaper is still serializing it, and only five volumes are available for the time being.
Hong Kong Commercial Radio agreed, offering one volume at 15,000 Hong Kong dollars, yes, 15,000, and the five volumes totaled 75,000 Hong Kong dollars.
This was their agreement. In order to avoid more trouble, the telegram said "fifteen yuan", followed by the three Chinese characters "remitted", which represented the three zeros after fifteen. If the four Chinese characters were four zeros,
"Yuan" means Hong Kong dollars, and "kuai" or "yuan" means RMB, so one volume is 15,000 Hong Kong dollars.
By remitting money from Hong Kong, according to the official domestic exchange rate, he is worth 15,000 yuan more.
There was a telegram, but the money had not yet arrived, so he could only continue to wait.
He waited for three days. Three days later, he received the remittance slip, signed the receipt and handed it to the post office, and then went to the bank to withdraw the money.
If in the past, he would not dare to withdraw more than 10,000 yuan at a time for fear of attracting the attention of the bank, now that the country has reformed and opened up, the problem is not big anymore.
The salesperson was just a little surprised that he could transfer so much money at once.
"Comrade, please wait a moment. This is 15,000 yuan, but the overseas remittance coupons are not enough. I will report to the leader and transfer some of them." The female salesperson had a very low attitude and a very kind smile.
Lin Xiaoguang put the fifteen wads of banknotes back in his schoolbag and nodded: "Comrade, it's okay. You can go ahead. It's okay if I wait."
The third set of RMB, the 10-yuan coupon with the largest denomination, has a picture of the people's representatives walking out of the Great Hall on the front, and the Tiananmen Rostrum on the back, commonly known as Great Unity.
Fifteen thousand yuan, a stack of one hundred ten yuan, is one thousand yuan, a full stack of fifteen.
The female salesperson left with a smile on her face.
There was a young girl next to him, staring straight at him, thinking to herself, this person's family is really powerful. It doesn't matter that he has overseas Chinese compatriots. He seems to be really rich after sending so much money at once.
Not long after, the female salesperson came back again, holding a wooden box.
"Comrade, this is your overseas remittance voucher. Please keep it."
Lin Xiaoguang took a thick stack of coupons, opened them, scanned them, and put them directly into his schoolbag without looking carefully.
It is really not necessary. How much RMB is remitted, overseas remittance coupons are also issued in the same amount, which is also 15,000. Overseas remittance coupons have large and small denominations, which vary from province to province. Peking issues one with a face value of 100 yuan, and 15,000 is one hundred and fifty.
open.
There was an older lady next to me who was also withdrawing money. She was very jealous when she saw it: "Hey, what kind of ticket is this? Why don't I have one?"
The female salesperson had a headache and had to explain patiently: "Comrade, this is how it is. Anyone who remits foreign currency from abroad, equivalent to RMB 100, can use the overseas remittance coupon to increase the supply of 6 kilograms of grain, 1 kilogram of cooking oil, 2 kilograms of sugar, and fresh food.
2 pounds of meat and 10 feet of cotton."
Only then did the eldest sister understand and said, "Isn't this the same as food stamps?"
"How can it be the same?"
Someone next to me couldn't stand it any longer, and looked at Lin Xiaoguang with jealousy in his eyes: "When people hold overseas remittance coupons, they can go to the overseas remittance store to buy special offers. Do you know about overseas remittance stores and special offers? You take the money and tickets, and everyone will
I won’t buy it for you.”
These days, people who hold overseas remittance coupons have a sense of superiority because they can buy special products that others cannot.
Therefore, it arouses the envy and even jealousy of others.
Lin Xiaoguang couldn't stay any longer, so he got the money and overseas remittance coupons, packed his schoolbag, said thank you to the female salesperson, turned around and left.
He withdrew money in the city and took the bus back to Old Summer Palace. The only bus line was No. 32.
On the way back to school, he calculated his accounts carefully.
Counting the first three manuscript fees, I spent a few hundred and still have five thousand left. Adding the fifteen thousand I have now, the total is twenty thousand, which is just a little money.
I have used up all the food stamps my father gave me, and I still have some leftover from the black market.
Finally, there are overseas remittance coupons. He had 5,400 of these before, so he kept 3,000, and went to the black market to exchange the remaining 2,440. In exchange for money, he got national and Peiping food stamps. Now he doesn’t have to worry about food stamps at all, and he still has
There is no shortage of overseas remittance coupons totaling 18,000 yuan.
What worries me is money.
After returning to school, he went back to his dormitory first and hid the money.
The school is on holiday, and the students who have money to buy tickets have gone home. Those who have no money are still staying in the dormitory. There are four people in dormitory 404, but Qian Shengli has no money to go back. Lin Xiaoguang lent him the money for the ticket. After buying the ticket, now
Came back too.
He was the only one still in the dormitory because he was waiting for the money.
After hiding the money, he called Jiang Xuewen, who lived in the dormitory next door, and went out carrying a schoolbag containing overseas remittance coupons.
Jiang Xuewen is from Peiping. He did not go back during the holidays and stayed at school.
They took the bus to the Peace Arch again.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Xuewen was still confused: "What are you doing here?"
"Of course I came to the black market to exchange things." Lin Xiaoguang walked into the alley, holding a bag in one hand and looking around from time to time. His expression was extremely relaxed. It was obviously not his first time here.
Jiang Xuewen was puzzled: "You came to the black market, why did you ask me to do it?"
"I'm timid, so I need to find someone to embolden me." Lin Xiaoguang chuckled.
The first time he came here, he had previously exchanged 2,400 remittance coupons in the black market at the zoo several times, but this time it was not possible because the amount was large and the quantity was large, so he had to go to the big black market.
The black market in the Peace Arch area is quite large.
Although it was his first time in this life, he had been here several times in his previous life and was no stranger to it, so he had nothing to be afraid of. He only asked Jiang Xuewen, an old Peiping man, to come here just in case.
When Jiang Xuewen heard this, he was a little helpless, but since the matter had come to this, he had no choice but to follow.
Lin Xiaoguang walked while looking around. There were many people in the alley. When he passed some people, he stopped and asked: "Overseas remittance coupon, two hundred, do you want it?"
If someone wants something, they start to discuss the price in a low voice.
Generally speaking, when things are sold on the black market and are in short supply, they are more expensive.
For example, when he was withdrawing remittance from the bank, the amount of RMB and overseas remittance coupons were the same. However, because overseas remittance coupons are in short supply, the price naturally increased, and the black market price was even higher. It was roughly based on one-for-one, plus an additional 30 to 50%.
When I saw someone taking out the in-demand overseas remittance coupons, the person immediately asked for it.
The two bargained for a while, and finally settled at 40% of the price. In other words, Lin Xiaoguang exchanged the two hundred overseas remittance coupons for two hundred and eighty yuan.
After finishing this person's business, Lin Xiaoguang will replace him.
In this way, before dark, I finally exchanged the 15,000 overseas remittance coupons for more than 21,000 yuan, which filled a full school bag with all the spare parts.
It wasn't until it was over that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lin Xiaoguang, what are you doing? So many coupons?" Jiang Xuewen was surprised, stared at him, and asked in a low voice.
"I said that I have relatives who are overseas Chinese and make a lot of money in Hong Kong. Do you believe it?" Lin Xiaoguang was walking casually with his schoolbag on his back, loose on the outside and tight on the inside.
Jiang Xuewen's face was filled with disbelief.
"What else can I do besides believe? Without overseas Chinese, is it possible that you robbed the bank?"