Tapes of her songs may cost RMB16 on the black market in Canton, or RMB 20 in Peiping, equivalent to one third of the people's average monthly salary on the mainland, according to reports.
在廣州，十六元人民幣可以購得一卷，到北平，要漲到二十塊，而大陸一般人每月的收入是五十元以下。他們竟肯花三分之一的薪水去買一卷鄧麗君的錄音帶，可見他們對她喜愛的程度。