The social landscape of Beijing has actually been undergoing interesting changes quietly.
Especially after the Spring Festival in 1983, there were many new changes related to people's livelihood, which can be clearly distinguished from those in 1982.
It can be said to be a unique and distinctive symbol of this year.
For example, the first supermarket in Beijing opened in Haidian District.
People thirty years later must be very clear that compared with traditional department stores, the biggest difference between supermarkets is the display and sales methods of goods.
The former puts the products on the counter, and customers can only see them through glass or display windows.
If you like it, take it out through the salesperson and pay the salesperson after you decide to buy it.
This is called closed sales.
In contrast, supermarkets adopt the open-shelf sales method.
The products are all placed on the shelves, and customers can walk through the product area and choose as they wish.
If you like something that suits you, put it directly in the basket provided by the supermarket, and then check out together at the exit.
So it was precisely because of this that when the first supermarket appeared in Beijing.
Stores with this business model are not called "supermarkets", but "shopping malls of your choice".
The name alone can directly reflect this unique shopping model.
But it is a pity that because people still lack a true understanding of this business model, the initial business methods were simply copied from foreign countries.
Therefore, this supermarket, which was the first of its kind in the capital, can only be regarded as a product of "imitation of others".
Its shortcomings are obvious. First of all, the area is only about 200 square meters. If a hundred customers are squeezed in at a time, they will be unable to turn around.
The business content is also very limited, only selling vegetables and meat.
The key is that it is expensive, much more expensive than the vegetable market not far away.
Most of the people in the capital came in curiously and took a look around, then immediately ran out with their tongues hanging out.
Real buyers are almost always foreigners.
But even foreigners who spend money are complaining.
Because there is only price on the packaging bag but no product name or quality, they often mistake chicken for pork and buy it.
Obviously, there is still a long way to go before the people in Beijing can truly enjoy a life of free shopping.
There is no way to expect such stores to change the consumption habits of the people in the capital.
Different from the first supermarket, another more eye-catching emerging thing began to substantially affect the lives of most people in this year.
That's the TV antenna that appears above the house.
As people buy more and more TV sets for home, more and more people are worried about the quality of TV pictures.
Therefore, outdoor antennas have become an indispensable auxiliary means for watching TV.
Although from a scientific point of view, the transmission of TV signals is mainly affected by ground conditions and weather conditions, outdoor antennas can only play a psychological comfort role.
But ordinary people inevitably believe in a statement that they are more willing to believe.
That is, the TV signal is limited. The more people watch TV, the more serious the interference will be.
In this way, people began to scramble to erect bamboo poles tied with copper or aluminum pipes, and tie them to the ridge of the roof in the manner of "standing out from the flock", pointing to the sky.
From then on, once there is bad weather and the TV viewing effect is not good.
There will always be people who volunteer to go up to the house to fiddle with the TV antennas and try to adjust the TV antennas to a better angle.
This even became a special skill worth bragging about and making people take a high look at that time.
So as more and more people refused to lag behind and followed suit one after another, a unique landscape that could only appear in this specific era finally appeared.
Looking around, there are tall poles standing on the rooftops of the entire city, and birds will often watch quietly on the thin and stable antennas.
Architecture and nature are harmoniously integrated.
The houses, trees, sky, the decoration of living things on the antenna, and the horizon in the sunset together form a wonderful picture.
However, among all the new changes, the one most relevant to Ning Weimin is undoubtedly the popularity of suits.
Perhaps it’s because the prime-time advertising after the “Xinwen Lianbo” program is effective.
The popularity of suits is actually much earlier than the original historical time point.
From this point on, our country completely ended its history of "blue ocean" and "green ocean".
Even the costumes for high-level national affairs have begun to become richer.
Mao suits, suits, military uniforms, jackets, you can see them all from now on.
No longer will anyone be labeled as "pursuing a bourgeois lifestyle" just because they wear a suit.
At most, those "die-hards" whose ideas are still difficult to change can only say to the people in suits, "Just be unconventional."
As for the resulting economic effects, the entire domestic clothing industry is ecstatic.
The demand for suits has increased rapidly. It is no longer limited to people going abroad and a small number of open-minded elites like in the past.
First of all, almost all big photo studios in Beijing that can take wedding photos have to buy a few suits.
Many newlyweds have since begun to choose to buy their own suits as wedding dresses.
Next are professors from universities and experts from research institutes, celebrities in the entertainment industry, and the first and second leaders of many units.
For the sake of dignity and in response to the promotion of senior officials, I also started to buy suits.
This even includes many people who used to sneer at suits.
Then this effect was transmitted from them to the middle-level leaders and grassroots cadres of each unit...
Needless to say, the explosive surge in social needs greatly stimulated the prosperity of production and commerce.
For example, Wangfujing Department Store sells a batch of ready-made suits that are extremely popular.
Products that used to take three or four months to sell were sold out in almost two weeks.
The number of customers at the textile cloth counter has also begun to increase, and almost all the new demands are for buying fabrics to make suits.
There is also the Honglian Garment Factory, which cooperates with Pierre Carton.
Because of the surge in orders, I specifically applied for foreign exchange from the ministry to introduce an advanced suit production line from Japan.
This production line has fine workmanship, and all sewing and ironing are automated.
If completed, it is expected to produce 300,000 suits a year.
The situation of self-employed people is still relatively complicated.
Some people started reselling Hong Kong-style suits and Japanese-style suits brought from Huacheng.
Ordinarily speaking, there is nothing wrong with making some quick money by keeping up with social hot topics.
We must be sure that these self-employed people have a clear vision and smart minds.
But some people sell unpackaged suits, which is quite unconscionable.
This is because the so-called "roll-off cargo" is a one-cubic-meter-sized cargo package that is compressed by a hydraulic press when entering the port in the name of foreign trade services.
There are about 200 items in each package, with varying quality and mixed styles.
Usually there is only one of each type, and some have blood stains on them.
In fact, to put it bluntly, it is "foreign garbage" shipped from abroad and diverted into the mainland through port cities.
This kind of product is poisonous and can only be sold in the market after being refurbished to deceive people.
In short, once this wind blows, it becomes an irresistible force from top to bottom, spreading endlessly.
From large clothing factories and department stores to medium-sized clothing stores and fabric shops, to small tailor shops and self-employed businesses, their profits have increased sharply and they have been deeply affected by it.
Therefore, under such circumstances, there is no doubt that the profits of Pierre Carton stores will continue to rise, and the situation is even more promising.
But in turn, the series of actions taken by Ning Weimin at the head office seemed particularly strange.
He made everyone in the company confused.
From Song Huagui to the receptionist at the front desk, everyone was confused.
So what did Ning Weimin do?
Let’s explain the above first.
With the help of regular meetings, after Ning Weimin reported the results of the garden party to the company, he first laid out the subsequent book market projects.
And it was said to be a suggestion jointly put forward by the Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven Garden.
The purpose is to use a passive and helpless attitude as an excuse to withdraw from the competition of specialty stores.
Ning Weimin claimed that in view of the increasingly complex work of the Zhai Palace Exhibition Hall, his abilities were limited.
He can no longer take care of his work in the specialty store at the same time.
Therefore, he just wanted to concentrate on the work of Zhai Palace.
Priority is given to stabilizing the reputation, influence, and good relationships with cooperative units that Zhai Gong has finally built up.
Then the business expansion of the franchise store can only rely on Manager Zou to do his best.
At the same time, he also pointed out that considering specific work needs, Manager Zou will obviously need a car as a means of transportation more than him in the future.
Then he couldn't stop occupying the company's resources in vain, so he suggested that the company assign this car to Manager Zou for use.
Okay, just these suggestions from Ning Weimin.
Either way, the effect is almost the same as a puppy rolling around on the ground, showing its belly and begging for mercy.
The most important thing is that the reason is unknown.
No one can believe it, and they can't understand it at all. The strong backbone in the past was Ning Weimin, who always fought everyone to the end.
Why would he change his attitude and show favor to his competitors when he had a good chance of winning?
Isn’t this self-destruction of the future? Isn’t it just a matter of cheating?
So the meeting place was completely frozen at that time, and everyone was staring at each other with big eyes.
For a moment, I didn't know how to express my position.
Even Zou Guodong, the biggest beneficiary, was confused.
To be honest, he really wanted to agree, but he didn't dare. He was afraid that Ning Weimin was cheating.
In the end, Song Huagui talked to Ning Weimin again.
I am convinced that Ning Weimin really thinks so and is purely in the interests of the company, so this matter can be considered settled.
However, before everyone could come back to their senses, before Song Huagui had figured out how to compensate Ning Weimin.
Now he continued to take action in private.
This time, he invited Manager Zou and Manager Sha, who had lent him money, to go out for dinner together.
The main intention is to ease the relationship with everyone.
During the dinner, Ning Weimin claimed that he was young and ignorant in the past, and was a little selfish and didn't care much about the rules in the workplace.
In fact, we should pay attention to how you are good, how good I am, and how good everyone is. You can't always reap the benefits yourself and let others look at you in vain.
No wonder everyone has a problem with him.
So now he has to make up for his mistakes and discuss things that are good for everyone.
The first thing is about power.
Ning Weimin analyzed the company's current business needs and industry advantages.
I think it’s time for the company to unite with relevant national departments to hold a model competition and develop model economic agency business.
In this way, it not only ensures that the company always occupies a dominant position at the high end of the industry, but also participates in the formulation of industry rules.
Moreover, the development of these two businesses will also bring more positions.
Not only is it convenient for everyone to place close confidants, but it is also convenient to appoint private individuals.
Especially once they can enter the organizing committee of the model competition, they will have weight in the entire industry in the future.
The amount of power in his hands is definitely different.
And what about media exposure? This kind of competition is equivalent to a beauty pageant, and it will definitely attract the attention of the world.
Being famous is also a kind of life capital.
The second thing is about money.
Ning Weimin actually made public the fact that he made profits from stamps.
He popularized basic philately knowledge and introduced the speculation on stamps.
The final conclusion is that if you have money, everyone can make it together.
If you are willing to participate, he will provide suggestions, or you can buy stamps and invest by yourself.
Either you lend the money to him, and he pays the interest directly to you.
Anyway, he showed everyone how he made money.
As a result, Ning Weimin's relationship with his colleagues at the head office was really different.
That's not a big easing, but an almost fundamental reversal.
Everyone who had this meal regarded Ning Weimin as a brother.
Because as Kang Shude said, how can there be life-and-death enemies among colleagues? It's nothing more than face and interests.
As long as these two things are settled and straightened out, the so-called hostility will naturally disappear.
This is indeed the case. You must know that Ning Weimin once threatened Manager Sha by not repaying the money he borrowed.
But in fact he was very punctual and generous when it came to repaying the money.
Not only did they not pay less, but they also paid more interest to make up the balance.
Therefore, although these colleagues had been at odds with each other because of their positions, they still did not dare to fully believe what he said.
But at least they all thought he was a man of his word and not stingy.
And in the end, none of these people can resist the temptation of power, money, and fame.
All of them followed Ning Weimin's baton and turned.
Soon, they reached a consensus and almost unanimously made recommendations to the company at the next regular meeting.
This forced Song Huagui to agree to put the preparations for the model contest on the agenda in an extremely surprised situation.
However, what surprised Song Huagui even more was what happened later. When she asked Ning Weimin to participate in the formation of the model competition, Ning Weimin actually refused again.
At this time, he brought up the issue of palace catering at the right time, saying that the Temple of Heaven Garden and the Service Bureau had new cooperation requirements.
Claiming that he really has no way to take care of things other than Zhai Palace anymore.
So behind the scenes of everyone's happiness, only Song Huagui and the "Meichun Meizi" from the Jianguomen franchise are disappointed and uneasy.
Song Huagui didn't understand the reason why Ning Weimin's work attitude suddenly turned negative.
And there was a faint feeling that the distance between them seemed to be getting farther.
As for the four gold medal sales girls, after hearing the relevant rumors from the head office, they couldn't help but worry that their good days of making big money might be coming to an end.
At the same time, he is also afraid that Ning Weimin will completely transfer them to Zou Guodong's management, and the future will be completely bleak.
But there is ultimately nothing that can be done about such flaws.
Ning Weimin also wanted to satisfy everyone as much as possible, but there were some things that he just couldn't do enough.
For him, the method of expanding territory is to mobilize the entire company.
Letting others have no time to think about him and allowing him to do his own thing with peace of mind is his core interest.
If someone doesn't do it for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth! This is understandable! He is not so righteous as to put himself on the chopping board for others to chop him up at will.