King of Industry

  Chapter 159 No competition is not a good thing (fourth update)

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   After coming out of the small shop, Zhao Guoyang stretched his waist and decided to stop by the Telecom Bureau.

  In the early 1990s, the telecom bureau had not yet been split up, and China Unicom had not yet been established. The entire communications industry was dominated by China Telecom.

  The result of the monopoly, to a certain extent, caused the inflated price of telephone communication.

   Zhao Guoyang had already thought about installing a landline phone at home.

  The last time Monkey went to the telecommunications bureau to handle the pager business, he let him know about the initial installation fee and telephone billing of fixed-line telephones.

  The result of Monkey’s question is that the initial installation fee for installing a fixed telephone in a family is 2,500 yuan, which is quite a lot of money for the working class.

  But the cost of using a landline phone is not high. Urban areas and counties are charged at a rate of 10 yuan per month.

  In the city, the first 3 minutes are 0.20 yuan, and then 0.10 yuan per minute; for domestic long-distance calls, 0.30 yuan/minute is charged.

   In addition, after twelve o'clock every night, local and long-distance telephone charges will be 40% off.

   Originally, according to such a high initial installation fee, there is no need for Zhao Guoyang to install the phone in a hurry.

  However, the trip to Songjiang a few days ago gave Zhao Guoyang a good opportunity.

   On the way back, when communicating with Director Wang Ziqing of the Provincial Machinery Industry Committee, Director Wang took the initiative to mention that according to Zhao Guoyang's current title of special researcher of the State Machinery Industry Committee, it is possible to install a landline at home at a very favorable price.

  The biggest discount can even reach 10%, and the cost of using the phone can be fully reimbursed.

  Director Wang Ziqing made it very clear that although Zhao Guoyang's special researcher's certificate of the State Machinery Industry Commission has not yet been in place, the benefits can already be enjoyed in advance.

   As long as he informs the provincial machinery industry committee when he installs the phone, he can enjoy a big discount of 10%.

  Director Wang actively encouraged Zhao Guoyang to install a telephone at home, but he also had some selfish motives.

  He was thinking that it would be convenient for him to contact him in case of any problems encountered in the work of the Provincial Machinery Industry Committee.

  Especially since the Provincial Machine Works Committee is about to participate in the preparation of the Jinling Automobile Factory, there must be many problems that need to be communicated with the young man Zhao Guoyang, and asked him to help with suggestions.

  No matter what Director Wang's idea is, Zhao Guoyang has to accept his love.

   To put it bluntly, even if a dignified official at the department level wants to use you, it is a matter of one word, and there is no need to praise you like this.

   Walking into the small building of the Jianghai County Telecommunications Bureau, Zhao Guoyang was stopped by a young female staff before he had time to wander around.

   This female staff member is probably in her early thirties, with a medium build, short hair, and a round face.

   Seeing Zhao Guoyang's bewildered face, she explained, "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

  Zhao Guoyang froze for a moment, and said inexplicably, "I'm not looking for anyone, I just come in and take a look."

   "I'm sorry, our telecommunications bureau is not a vegetable market, so you can't just look around..." The woman spoke politely, but even a fool could see the sarcasm on her face.

   Being stalked by this woman, Zhao Guoyang felt a little uncomfortable.

   You must know that in the era before his rebirth, several communication companies such as China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile, etc., had already used everything to grab business.

  Don’t say that you still have business intentions, just say that a passer-by walks in, and several beautiful female employees will rush in and enthusiastically introduce various packages.

   But this woman is good, the way she looks at her is no different from looking at a beggar.

  It seems that an industry without competition is really not a good thing!

   Just when Zhao Guoyang was slandering endlessly, the waitress opposite finally showed a trace of impatience.

  She rolled her eyes and said, "Comrade, if you don't have any business to do, please go back."

   "Who said I have no business to handle?" Zhao Guoyang said with a frown.

  After Zhao Guoyang finished speaking, a trace of disdain flashed across the face of the waitress.

   Needless to say, she naturally regarded Zhao Guoyang as the kind of person who slapped his face to look fat.

   "So, what kind of business do you want to handle? Is it the company's installation of landline telephones, or the personal pager business?"

   "Why, can't I install a home landline?" Zhao Guoyang replied angrily.

   "Home landline? Are you sure?" The waitress looked at Zhao Guoyang with some differences.

  Zhao Guoyang really didn't want to see this woman's ugly face, so he walked around her directly.

   "Hey, why are you making trouble for no reason, who agrees with you to go in?" The female employee chased after her and chattered endlessly.

  Zhao Guoyang ignored her and sat directly opposite a business window at the front desk.

   "Hello, I want to install a home landline! Please give me a form!" Zhao Guoyang said to the staff at the window in a calm tone.

   "Xiao Wang, don't pay attention to him, this man is here to make trouble!" The woman behind him yelled angrily.

  Zhao Guoyang turned his head and said in a deep voice, "You must be responsible for what you say. Which eye of yours saw me making trouble?"

   "Hmph, are you still quibbling? Just relying on your clothes? The fixed line for a family outfit costs 2,500 yuan, can you afford it?" the round-faced woman spattered her saliva.

   "Hehe, it's none of your business whether you can afford it or not. Besides, who said that it must cost so much money to install a fixed phone in a family?"

   Zhao Guoyang sneered, picked up the phone next to him and dialed a number.

   "Hey, comrade, you can't use our phone at will..." the staff member at the window said eagerly.

   "Don't worry, I'll give you the amount you need!" Zhao Guoyang said lightly.

   I don't know why, seeing his indifferent appearance, the employee at the window felt a little uneasy.

   After a while, the call was connected, and Director Wang Ziqing's familiar voice came over.

   "Hello, I'm Wang Ziqing, who is it?"

   "Director Wang, hello, I'm Zhao Guoyang..."

  Hearing that it was Zhao Guoyang's call, Wang Ziqing regained his energy immediately.

  He said cheerfully: "Hey, Guoyang, I just hung up on your factory to look for you. Your factory manager Mu said that you are on vacation today, which really made me anxious..."

  Zhao Guoyang couldn't help being startled, and then asked: "Uh, Director Wang, what's the matter with you looking for me in such a hurry?"

Wang Ziqing explained on the phone: "It's like this. Chairman Mao of Songqi Group called our Provincial Machine Works Committee and said that he needed to find you and asked me for your number. From his tone, it seemed What can I ask for your help. I am looking for you in a hurry, just to ask you to be more careful, don't be too sincere..."

  Wang Ziqing was vague, but Zhao Guoyang still understood.

  The latent meaning of this director Wang is that he helped Songqi Group so much last time, but in the end, he didn’t get any benefits. This time, he can’t take advantage of them.

  (end of this chapter)