1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 50 Settling down in Yanjing, the renovated courtyard house!

On October 13, the women's table tennis singles final of the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games fell into a state of anxiety.

After several back-and-forths, Deng Yaping failed to guard against Xiaoshan Zhili's attack, and she scored a point.

Every time he hit a good ball, He Zhili shouted "Yo Xi" from her mouth, which disgusted many Chinese fans in front of the TV.

In the end, the world table tennis women's singles champion Deng Yaping lost three consecutive games after winning the first game, and finally lost 1-3 and missed the Hiroshima Asian Games table tennis women's singles championship.

After the game, both Deng Yaping and Xiaoshan Zhili cried. One cried that they lost the game and did not win the championship for the motherland, and the other cried with joy.

And this Xiaoshan Zhili is not from Japan, but from China. Her original name is He Zhili, and she was a member of the Chinese national table tennis team.

After the game, He Zhili was called a traitor by the Chinese people, and the two never saw each other again on the court.

Failure to defeat He Zhili on the court was Deng Yaping's biggest regret, because He Zhili and Deng Yaping were not athletes of the same era.

Two people, one was born in 1964 and the other was born in 1973.

Taohong took it over and took a look at it. After confirming that it was Jiang Xiaofeng, she said, "How much does it cost, boss?"

In fact, this is normal. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, units provided welfare housing. After the Asian Games in 1990, Yanjing commercial housing began to enter the market, and there was insufficient experience in all aspects.

That day happened to be Saturday. Taohong went out to buy breakfast for Jiang Xiaofeng. When she came back, she passed by a newsstand and saw a magazine on the shelf whose cover character looked a bit like Jiang Xiaofeng. She immediately stopped.

However, after Deng Gong’s speech on his southern tour, the price of Yanjing courtyard houses experienced a sharp increase for the first time in 1993. The price criteria mainly depended on the distance from the Forbidden City. The closer the distance, the higher the price.

Taohong, who has passed the age of star-chasing, obviously doesn't have much interest in the magazine "Contemporary Music". She bought this magazine just because Jiang Xiaofeng was on the cover.

At this time, the house is truly "a house for living, not for speculation". It has only simple living functions, no luxurious decoration, no central air conditioning, no fresh air system, no separation of people and vehicles, and no attention to garden planning...

At the same time, including the royalties from the record "Jiang Xiaofeng" and income from commercial performances, Jiang Xiaofeng's after-tax savings reached an astonishing 630,000 yuan.

"Nine dollars and eight cents."

Although the housing prices in Yanjing at this time have not risen as rapidly as they did more than ten years later, this does not mean that buying a house in Yanjing is easy.

However, there are many shortcomings in courtyard houses, especially those that have not been renovated. Not only do they not have running water, but they also have no toilets and heating. They are incomparable to buildings.

When Jiang Xiaofeng asked about the price, he found it was between 200,000 and 800,000, mainly depending on the location and size, as well as the regulations of the courtyard house.

The issue of "Contemporary Music", with Jiang Xiaofeng as the cover character, did not suffer a decline in sales because of Jiang Xiaofeng. On the contrary, the sales of this issue of the magazine with Jiang Xiaofeng as the cover character were 5% higher than the previous issue.

About 10,000 copies.

However, it turns out that their worries were unnecessary. Jiang Xiaofeng's influence among young people in the mainland, especially among middle school students, is no less than that of some Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.

Jiang Xiaofeng has also become the first male singer in the mainland music scene to appear on the cover of "Contemporary Music" magazine. Before that, only mainland female singers such as Yang Yuying and Naying had appeared on the cover of this magazine.

Jiang Xiaofeng's commercial value has also been recognized as a result, and he has won the favor of other entertainment magazines, who have come to him to shoot their covers.

As for Jiang Xiaofeng's poster, Taohong took it directly back to the dormitory of the Central Television Department and posted it on the wall next to her bed. She would look at it every night before going to bed and every morning, so she was not afraid of her roommates laughing at her as the squad leader for being a "nymphomaniac".

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You know, "Contemporary Music Circle" is currently the best-selling entertainment magazine in China, with an average sales volume of more than 300,000 per issue, and sometimes more.

Early November.

Taohong thought she was dazzled and said to the newsstand owner: "Boss, take that magazine down and let me have a look."

Excluding the sales of pirated records, Jiang Xiaofeng's first tape record "Jiang Xiaofeng" has officially exceeded 600,000 sales in mainland China.

You should know that at this time, the experimental commercial housing with property rights within the second ring road only cost about 1,000 yuan per square meter.

In the past, the price of Yanjing courtyard houses was very low, and the transaction volume was also very small. In 1990, the transaction price of a small courtyard house was only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

After hearing what the boss said, Taohong no longer hesitated, and willingly took out a 10-yuan note and handed it to the boss, and bought back the book "Contemporary Music Circle".

After buying "Contemporary Music World", Taohong only browsed the interviews with Jiang Xiaofeng.

Taohong was also very straightforward and told the other party directly that she had a boyfriend, but in order not to cause trouble to Jiang Xiaofeng, she did not reveal who her boyfriend was.

On October 15th, the latest issue of "Contemporary Music Circle" went on sale across the country.

As a result, while looking at houses, while passing by Houzhai Alley in the Second Ring Road, Jiang Xiaofeng took a fancy to an antique courtyard house covering an area of ​​455 square meters. The price was 500,000 yuan, or 1,100 yuan per square meter.

Although tax inspections are not strict these days, Jiang Xiaofeng has always been a good, law-abiding citizen and has never engaged in illegal and criminal activities such as tax evasion.

After getting money, Jiang Xiaofeng also wanted to settle down and buy real estate in Yanjing while the housing prices in Yanjing were still relatively reasonable.

Of course, they didn't know that Jiang Xiaofeng was Tao Hong's real boyfriend, nor did they know that Tao Hong and Jiang Xiaofeng had collaborated on the movie "Sunny Days" because so far, this movie is still under review and is not available for the time being.

It has not been released domestically.

Looking at his handsome photo on the cover of this magazine, Jiang Xiaofeng felt quite fresh, like a dream, a little unreal.

Originally, Jiang Xiaofeng was hesitant as to whether to buy a commercial house or a courtyard house.

This is not the point. The point is that parking can be parked at the entrance of this courtyard house, and the inside has been renovated. There are not only toilets, but also four trees of medium size, one is larger and the other three are smaller.

One of Taohong's suitors, after learning that Taohong liked Jiang Xiaofeng, deliberately played and sang songs such as "I Will Have You in My Life" for her downstairs in an attempt to gain her favor.

At that time, the per capita annual income of ordinary people in Yanjing was only 1,400 yuan. Based on the income at this time, ordinary people would have to go without food or drink for 20 to 30 years before they could buy a small courtyard house.

The boss had long known that Taohong was here for the cover character Jiang Xiaofeng, so he said to Taohong: "Girl, 9 yuan and 2 cents are really not expensive. It also comes with a beautiful poster of Jiang Xiaofeng."

"Okay!" the boss said, and handed the brand new, unopened copy of "Local Music Circle" to Taohong.

Moreover, following the lessons learned from Mao Amin, a big sister in the music industry, Jiang Xiaofeng often uses her incident to remind herself that no matter how much she earns, she must pay taxes in accordance with the law.

The main issue at this time is property rights. If the property rights are clear, the regulations are complete, and it is close to the Forbidden City, it is normal for a courtyard house of about 300 square meters to sell for more than 300,000, and one square meter can be sold for about 1,000.

It can be seen that no matter what time of year, houses in Yanjing are so expensive.

"It's so expensive, it's the same price as a record..."

Jiang Xiaofeng didn't really want to buy a house in the Asian Games Village. He didn't think it had any investment value, so he went to the center of Yanjing to look at the houses. After looking around, he was not particularly satisfied. Instead, he was attracted by some courtyard houses in the second ring road.

Take the Asian Games Village, which is currently the most expensive, as an example. In 1994, the house price in the Asian Games Village was around 2,000 yuan/㎡, and the per capita annual income in Yanjing was only 4,400 yuan. Ordinary Yanjing people had to save money for a year before they could buy two or three properties in the Asian Games Village.

square meters.

Jiang Xiaofeng especially likes these four trees. Not only can they enjoy the shade, but they can also allow Taohong to exercise with his hands on the trees. Maybe the leaves will "squeak" with the movement, and then the leaves will slowly float from the trees.

Come down, just thinking about it makes me feel very poetic.

They all thought that Jiang Xiaofeng was Taohong's favorite singer, and she was just an ordinary and loyal fan of Jiang Xiaofeng, nothing more.

Jiang Xiaofeng didn't watch this controversial match because he went to a performance out of town, so when he came back, he heard Lao Lang and the others swearing at it.

It is worth mentioning that a small incident happened in 1994. In that year, the TV series "Yanjing Man in New York" starring Jiang Wen became popular all over the country. People yearned for life abroad even more, and many people began to focus on going abroad.

As a result, there has been a craze for going abroad.

On the other hand, the "Contemporary Music Circle" magazine far away in Harbin was initially worried that using Jiang Xiaofeng as the cover character might lead to a decline in magazine sales.

Moreover, the singers who can appear on the cover of this magazine are almost all well-known singers. They must not be too old or too old-fashioned, and they must not be ugly. Ordinary singers are not qualified to be on the cover.

Many people even sold their property in order to go abroad. Jiang Xiaofeng took a fancy to the owner of this courtyard house and planned to sell a part of the courtyard house. He decided not to come back and moved his whole family to the United States together.

The owner of this courtyard house is not short of money. Anyway, the flat price is 500,000, and it must be paid in full, and he will not accept bargaining.

As the saying goes, a thousand dollars cannot buy a good thing. Jiang Xiaofeng went back and thought about it for a night, and finally gritted his teeth and bought this courtyard house.

ps. Thank you to the chief helmsman Time 1979 for your reward support. Thank you for sending me an easter egg stamp of the Siheyuan. You can take a look.

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