The Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

There were many foreign brands of pickup trucks in the domestic market in the 1980s, but since ZTE developed and manufactured China’s first pickup truck with independent intellectual property rights in 1986, foreign brands dominated the sedan market, while domestic pickup trucks were unique. Therefore, the pickups seen on the market are basically domestically produced, and foreign brands are rarely seen.

There are two main brands of pickup trucks that Sun Changfeng bought here, one is ZTE Tiger, and the other is Great Wall Deere. Compared with the white ZTE Tiger, the dark green Great Wall Deere looks more comfortable.

"How do you sell this?" Yang Dongxu didn't hide anything, and asked directly pointing at Great Wall Dill.

Father Yang also thinks that the color of Great Wall Deere is very good, at least it is very resistant to dirt. If you get a white one and go back and occasionally run on dirt roads, the body will definitely not look good.

"If you buy the model that just came out last year, it will be 150,000, including tax and brand." Sun Changfeng also said very straightforwardly.

"Can you open it?" Yang Dongxu asked.

"No problem, who will drive?" Sun Changfeng nodded.

"My dad will drive in the future, let him come." Yang Dongxu looked at his dad with a smile and said.

"Can this work?" Father Yang rubbed his hands nervously. Although he was very excited about buying a car, he was still a little nervous when he really wanted to get in the car and drive.

"If there's anything you can't do, just remember to take it easy. I'll accompany you in the co-pilot seat." Li Jiwen said.

With the coach accompanying Dad Yang, he immediately gained confidence. The younger sister Dandan also wanted to get in the car to taste the novelty. The uncle had already sat in the car, so Yang Dongxu didn't go up to join in the fun. Sun Changfeng asked a clerk to get in the car to accompany him, and instantly pointed to the road for the test drive. I stayed and chatted with Yang Dongxu and his little grandfather.

"Didn't you say that you only sell pickups here? Why do I see that more than half of them are cars?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help asking while looking at the cars parked outside the store.

"It's not because of the policy." Sun Changfeng said helplessly.

It turned out that pickup trucks were really popular when they first emerged, and there were often queuing at the entrance of the Changxing production plant all night. At that time, the state encouraged the development of automobile companies, and there were no restrictions on pickup trucks. The pickup has the comfort of a car, but also has the ability of a truck to pull goods. At the same time, it can also face a variety of road conditions. Its performance as a sedan and a truck quickly made it the darling of the automobile market.

At the end of the 1980s, when the bicycles of "Forever", "Phoenix" and "Flying Pigeon" were everywhere, the red flag cars that occasionally drove by were officials. To have a pickup truck in that era was definitely at the boss level. But after the 1990s, the popular pickup truck became an outcast in the auto market in a blink of an eye.

Especially last year, that is, in 1994, after the introduction of the new "Industrial Policy for the Automobile Industry", pickup trucks were not included in the support policies. Not only is it not included in the non-give policy support, but it also includes pickup trucks in the ranks of trucks. In many cities, pickup trucks are fully restricted.

Under the influence of various unfavorable factors, pickup trucks are gradually recognized as not high-grade, and even considered by many people as 'farmer's vehicles' and 'tool vehicles', which are difficult to wait for elegance. As a result, Chinese pickup trucks have no choice but to go to the hard-working group, and pulling goods has become the only requirement for purchasing pickup trucks, and the load capacity has also become an important criterion for purchasing pickup trucks. Pickup trucks have gradually become niche vehicles and have been marginalized.

"You're not afraid that I won't buy it if you say that?" Yang Dongxu said half-jokingly.

"If you don't buy a pickup, you can buy a car, but I still feel that pickups are more practical. After all, the so-called traffic restrictions are big cities. If we want to restrict pickups in Chengwang City, don't even think about it in ten years. "Sun Changfeng smiled heartily, but there was a bit of depression in the laughter.

To be honest, Sun Changfeng, who has been discharged from the army, really likes pickup trucks. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to sea and bought a pickup truck shortly after I retired from the job assigned to me. It's just that the current policy is difficult for pickups. So while he was selling pickup trucks, he could only start the car business as well.

"Pickups are indeed better under us." Yang Dongxu nodded.

He wasn't worried about traffic restrictions from the very beginning. Chengwang City was barely considered a third-tier city, and it was still the bottom of the bottom. Even after the Beijing-Kowloon Line is expected to open to traffic in the second half of next year, it will become an important transportation hub.

But the economy has developed, and the overall competitiveness has also improved, but Chengwang City was still only a third-tier city when he was reborn in his later life, far away from the second-tier cities.

In such a third-tier city, not to mention pickup trucks, even tractors are still running around the city. How is it possible that pickup trucks will be restricted in Chengwang City?

Within twenty minutes of drinking tea in the shop, Father Yang got out of the car with a look of excitement. On the road coach Li Jiwenhao handed over the differences between the basic new car and the old car, as well as how to maintain the new car, which made Dad very useful.

"Xuzi, when will it be done?" Uncle Shengli asked impatiently after entering the store.

In fact, he didn't ask when the procedures would be completed, but when he could drive a big truck for a walk. Father Yang's drive of the pickup just now made him so greedy. But the pickup had just come back from a test drive, so he couldn't go out for a stroll. So now he is anxious to drive a big truck.

"Go to the back and drive the car out, I'll go through the formalities." Seeing that his father had no objection to the pickup, Yang Dongxu stood up with his bag in his hand.

The little grandpa didn't get in the car just now, and now he is sitting in the pickup truck listening to Dad Yang's introduction, accompanied by Coach Li. Dandan sat in the car and didn't get off. My uncle hurriedly drove his big truck, so only Yang Dongxu followed Sun Changfeng to go through the formalities.

In fact, there are no procedures, just a contract for two cars, just sign and pay the money, and then go to the traffic police team to choose a license plate. Or they just waited in the auto shop, and Sun Changfeng found someone to pick out two good license plates and send them over, and he didn't even have to go to the traffic police to get registered.

"You." In Sun Changfeng's office, he watched Yang Dongxu take the money out of the bag one by one. Even Sun Changfeng, who has seen many things in the world, couldn't help the corners of his eyes twitching.

It's not that he has never seen money. His auto shop is worth millions of dollars. But it was the first time he saw 600,000 in cash all at once. Especially when so much cash was just casually carried around in the handbag several times just now.

"Order a little money to see if the money is right, and then check to see if it is fake. If there is any problem, I will not admit it." Yang Chu ordered 200,000 of the 600,000 in cash, and the remaining 400,000 was directly placed in front of Sun Changfeng.