May 1983 was actually a very chaotic and lively month for people in Beijing.
Because there are many new and unprecedented things that have emerged this month.
It is exciting and stimulating, but also a bit difficult and at a loss.
As for the taste, no one can really tell whether it is sweet, bitter, sour or spicy.
But one thing is certain, that is, these things all prove that the lives of ordinary people have changed more and more dramatically compared with the past.
For example, the effects of the amendments to the Marriage Law are beginning to show.
Thirty-six women formed a "Qin Xianglian petition group" and jointly petitioned the All-China Women's Federation this month, accusing their husbands of being "Chen Shimei."
These women are all intellectuals who have consciously supported their husbands' careers in the past years.
However, after these husbands got married, they took advantage of the "broken relationship" clause in the new Marriage Law to file for divorce, so as not to ruin their wives.
In this sensational incident, not only did the lawsuit reach the central government, but people in the capital also heard a new term for the first time - "third party intervention", and they discussed it heatedly for a long time.
And the ending is also quite intriguing.
Despite being questioned by the highest authority, none of the thirty-six "Chen Shimei" were divorced at the time, and all said they would carefully reconsider.
But within ten years, they were all divorced.
I have to say that it is the particularity of this era that has played a huge joke on these families...
Coincidentally, there are similar things.
After the country reformed the labor system and introduced the contract system, there has also been a latest change in the business system.
In order to improve the operating conditions of smaller commercial units with serious losses, the state should also introduce the contract system, a business method that plays a huge role in rural areas of our country, into the urban commercial system.
Starting this month, the service bureaus in each district of Beijing have distributed certain pilot quotas and begun to require general stores to try to implement the contract system.
This means that the government began to allow the managers of some convenience stores and small restaurants with limited scale and few employees to do so.
On the premise of retaining public office, I went to sea to make money for myself.
From now on, whatever you pay to the country, the rest belongs to you.
But even this kind of good thing, which now makes Ning Weimin covetous, is now being resisted by most store and restaurant managers.
Not many people are willing to stand up and take responsibility for their own profits and losses.
People who are accustomed to the iron rice bowl are used to sitting back and enjoying their success. They no longer have the courage to be independent and want to live on the back of the public.
As a result, the relationship between the service bureau and many grassroots leaders was tense because of this incident.
The resulting contradictions and conflicts are more serious than the rigid allocation of treasury bills to various units.
No matter how honest and capable the grassroots cadres were in the past, once they were named and asked to take the lead, they all became angry-looking kings who dared to lift the table.
In the past, the service bureau cadres at the grassroots level who had been treated like guests at the grassroots level were all treated coldly and looked down upon, and were regarded as ruthless officials who wanted to destroy people's jobs.
Look, the country wants individuals to make a fortune and provides considerable benefits and support conditions, but no one wants to go.
Strange or not?
So there is no other way. Due to the difficulty of implementation, these people below are likely to hold back and retreat.
The service bureau had no choice but to further relax the contracting conditions and allow grassroots workers to self-recommend themselves to contract for small shops.
If the original person in charge is really unwilling to try, he can be placed in another position.
This is good news, as many grassroots workers are willing to give it a try.
Some people are born to be restless speculators, and they are convinced that the country cannot really let the shop go bankrupt.
When I think about it, although I am responsible for my own profits and losses, I am spending the country's money and I have a public official position on my head, so there is no real risk.
Why not become a manager if you can?
Then let the Lord of Hell play with you and feel comfortable for a while.
There are also some genuine people who just want to do good things, and they don't know how to flatter people and don't bother to flatter them.
This kind of people have some ability. They have long been dissatisfied with the lack of people in the store and have longed to be self-reliant and become serfs.
There are even some honest people who are recommended by lower-level employees.
Everyone was just too angry with the original manager and hoped that someone could replace the original leader.
Whoever is in charge is better than before.
Needless to say, this becomes the key to breaking the situation.
When the original managers of each small store saw that they were about to be replaced, they were inevitably in chaos.
So there are some who do it reluctantly, some who are discouraged and decide to let the more talented people go, some who change their banner to adapt to the general trend, some who negotiate terms with the service bureau for credit, and some who even use anonymous letters to retaliate against their leaders.
In the end, the contract system was launched and implemented with difficulty in such a messy environment and with the different reactions of all kinds of people.
There is no doubt that this is a historical opportunity that can only be provided by a special era.
Many people got on this special train to get rich by accident, chance, or even confusion, and reluctantly.
There are also many people who miss such opportunities for development for the same reason.
Because of this, there will never be peace in the business world from now on.
Because once everyone figured it out, the stick handed to them that looked like it was about to hit someone turned out to be sweet sugar cane.
It is still inevitable that there will be another dispute between you and me.
This is human nature...
What's interesting is that when people have problems with their marriages and jobs, things start to go wrong when it comes to health and exercise.
This month, Beijing People's Broadcasting Station officially announced that it would stop broadcasting gymnastics music.
This signifies that officials no longer need to promote and call on the public to participate in physical fitness.
People are now able to consciously and proactively take control of their own health.
And the ways of exercising have also begun to show diversified development.
In fact, since the beginning of the year, mass sports organizations such as the Senior Citizens Sports Association, Fishing Association, Kite Association, and Dragon Boat Association have been established one after another.
Just because the government gave up completely and the people acted completely willfully, such a good thing could go wrong, and huge hidden dangers emerged.
Qigong superstition in the name of science began to become popular in society from this time.
Various exercises and masters appeared out of nowhere, claiming to cure all diseases and have miraculous curative effects, attracting believers among the people, and they grew rapidly.
This year, there were 176 health Qigong articles published in sports journals alone.
Needless to say, it is precisely because this kind of propaganda is getting stronger and stronger that it misleads people's pursuit of health into a wrong path.
In the end, it resulted in far more absurd and serious consequences than the chicken blood injection and hand-dumping therapy.
This can only be said that blind obedience is absolutely unacceptable.
Even if the wishes and motives are good, they are for the pursuit of health and happiness.
But if you don't have the ability to judge, you will believe what others say, which will often backfire and cause negative consequences.
The same is true in reverse.
Just as it is not necessarily a good thing to blindly believe in authority, it is not necessarily a bad thing to stick to your own individuality and be unwilling to follow the crowd.
If you don’t believe it, just take a look at the barber industry in Beijing at this time.
Also this month, some new types of private barber shops—individual hair salons—suddenly appeared in the alleys of Beijing.
The operators of these small shops are all young people. The biggest difference between them and traditional barber shops is that they are trendy and avant-garde.
For example, the names are all youthful, romantic and western style.
What about "Fifei Hair House", "Elegance Hair Salon", or "Weina", "Mengsha"...
For example, when decorating the interior, posters and photos of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars and foreign stars must be plastered all over the walls and throughout the room, so that they are eye-catching.
The most fashionable pop songs must also be played on four speakers in the house, which is called background music.
Even the hairdresser's own hair style is as special as it is, and what it wants is to express his personality.
And it’s guaranteed to be something people have never seen before, so it’s “Hong Kong style”.
Therefore, although these small shops are usually poorly equipped, the hygiene and safety conditions are completely incomparable with regular barber shops.
Even if some shopkeepers are really not good at their craftsmanship, they just brag that their craftsmanship comes from Huacheng, but in fact they are just beginners.
But with the three-in-one package service of "washing, cutting and blow-drying" and the all-round fashion concept, they still attract many young men and women to their store.
So from then on, the new hairstyles on TV and in magazines could be "transplanted" on young people's heads in a timely manner.
People who come to the hair salon for a haircut can choose a hairstyle according to their face shape, head shape and personal preferences, or even create their own hairstyle.
Haircuts are no longer the same, ordinary basic needs of life.
Instead, it has become a real embodiment of fashion interpretation.
However, in the eyes of most middle-aged and elderly people, this is also something that makes no sense.
Older people don't understand how young people can be so stupid and do this.
I would rather pay several times more than the price of a barber shop, or wait in a long line and have to wait twice as long as a barber shop to sit down.
We should also let these owners, who are not even good at using clippers, style their hair in a nondescript way.
These days are really chaotic...
Of course, even fashion and popularity have to be divided into different levels.
Unlike several small hair salons that have just popped up and are still rare, it is difficult to achieve scale effects.
The clothing model industry has developed in China for two or three years and is now entering a period of rapid development in the industry.
Especially this month, an epoch-making milestone event even occurred.
More and more, this industry, which has always been controversial and has been of great concern to the public, has completely become the focus of the country.
what's up?
It must be said that many coincidences came together.
On the one hand, in late April, a clothing, shoes and hats exhibition in five provinces and cities sponsored by the Ministry of Light Industry was held in Beijing as scheduled.
The Shanghai and Shanghai fashion show team also came to the capital along with the Shanghai and Shanghai exhibition group.
On April 28, the opening ceremony of the trade fair was held at the Agricultural Exhibition Center Theater. The Shanghai Fashion Model Team performed for the public on stage in the capital for the first time and achieved amazing success.
After that, the twenty-day performance was in full swing and every venue was sold out.
Because the audience was so enthusiastic, the Ministry of Light Industry had to decide to extend the show for ten days and postpone the fair to one month.
It should be said that this was what actually happened in history, and it was already sensational enough.
But what is different from history is that Ning Weimin also brought a huge butterfly effect.
Also this month, the first model competition - the "Splendid Oriental Model Competition" planned by Pierre Carton Clothing Company, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Textiles, the Ministry of Economy and Trade and several fashion magazines in Beijing was officially announced.
Trials are initially scheduled to be held in Beijing in late June.
The entry criteria cover all provinces, cities and regions across the country and are open to all clothing models with actual stage experience.
The registration brochure for the competition states that as long as they have basic stage qualities, are of the right age and must be over 1.73 meters tall and weigh under 58 kilograms, and can bring relevant letters of introduction from the performing company, they can participate.
All contestants who enter the preliminary rounds will have their travel expenses reimbursed by Pierre Carton.
And bear all the expenses for food, accommodation and training during the three-month competition.
Pierre Carton will sign a three-year labor contract with the twenty-four finalists and be responsible for further training and recommendation related work.
So this competition completely heated up the fashion modeling industry.
Especially the ongoing clothing exhibition is like pouring oil on a raging fire, making it increasingly difficult to get a ticket.
The fare was obviously only one yuan and fifty cents, but it jumped to five yuan.
And because of the urgent consultation and strong request from the Ministry of Light Industry, the first model competition eventually became a competition co-sponsored by three ministries.
For the purpose of business exchanges, the Textile Department also temporarily decided to organize the group of models who performed at Nishiura Department Store in Japan on the closing day of the trade fair to hold a joint performance with the Shanghai and Shanghai costume performance teams.
This is amazing, the best models from Beijing and Shanghai are performing together.
Needless to say, the ticket prices on the last day skyrocketed and were actually sold to fifteen yuan a ticket.
The ticket sellers in the capital were happy, as they had finally ushered in a grand carnival.
But this is not the end, because what is even more coincidental is that this month coincides with the then French President François Mitterrand's visit to China.
Moreover, the banquet for the reception was arranged at the Jianguo Hotel in Beijing.
As a result, something extremely unexpected happened during the banquet.
I bet you, when François Mitterrand came to the Jianguo Hotel, he got off the car, surrounded by everyone, and saw the Pierre Carton store as soon as he walked into the hotel lobby.
As the saying goes, fellow villagers burst into tears when they see fellow villagers. This sentiment is not only shared by Chinese people, but also by foreigners.
The French president had no idea that he could see French brands here, so he was very happy.
Being so excited, he made an impromptu decision and stayed in the specialty store for ten minutes.
Then other people have to accompany you throughout the whole process.
What's even more unexpected is that the French president is quite interested.
Not only did he chat with the salesperson in the store with a smile, he also entered the store and looked at the listed products very carefully.
I am also very interested in the sculptures obtained by Ning Weimin.
When taking a photo with the salesperson, he looked like a child, holding up his thumbs in public to support the French brand.
When people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saw how happy the man who came to sign the nuclear power cooperation memorandum was, they took the matter seriously.
Later, I communicated privately with the French staff.
In this way, Song Huagui became the special guest invited at the thank-you dinner to bid farewell to the French President.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited her to arrange a small costume show of about ten minutes to add to the fun.
Needless to say, the clothes worn by the models must be products of cooperation between the two countries.
Think about it, photos of the French president in China are transmitted to Europe by AFP every day. What are the subsequent effects of this incident?
Surely this will not end just because the French president signs the memorandum and leaves the republic.
Considering the actual situation that Pierre Carton's investment in China is getting larger and larger, and its influence is also growing, this matter has even attracted the attention of Zhongnanhai.
So those models who had performed for Mitterrand, as well as the Shanghai model team that came to Beijing, were all invited to Zhongnanhai to give presentations and performances.
In this way, with the approval of the top decision-makers, the fashion show with the characteristics of the Republic finally obtained the license to open to the public.
After the report on the performance was finalized.
There are no longer any worries that can hinder the TV station from fighting for the right to broadcast the model competition.
Not only is Beijing TV station silent at this time about limited funds, but it hopes that Pierre Carton can provide financial support.
Even the national television station complained to Song Huagui, saying she was not interesting enough.
It was obviously advertising on their station, but they found another company to cooperate with for the live broadcast of the competition.
It is conceivable that the trend of eventually being broadcast jointly by the two TV stations is already obvious.
So it is no exaggeration to say that by now, Pierre Carton's name is resounding throughout the Republic, and it is like the sun.
As long as you are a Chinese, you will definitely recognize that the highest-end clothing in the country is Pierre Carton.
And because of this, everyone at Pierre Carton Company was almost crazy busy, and they were all kicked in the back of the head.
Song Huagui even had to ask for help from the French headquarters because the situation was getting a little out of control.
I hope Pierre Carton can appoint some people with experience in organizing model competitions, as well as professional body teachers to go to China to help.
I no longer have time to take care of things other than the main business of clothing and competitions.
In fact, let alone the head office, the same goes for models like Qu Xiao and Shi Kaili.
They haven't had a good rest since they came back from Japan.
First, summarize the report and receive condolences from the leaders.
Then I was busy visiting relatives and friends and giving away the gifts I brought back.
After that, they heard about the modeling contest in advance through the channels of Pierre Catton Company.
While continuing with daily performance tasks, register in advance and prepare for the competition.
Before I could take a breath, several important political tasks came up: performing for the President of France, performing for an exchange with the Shanghai Model Team, and performing for a report in Zhongnanhai.
As a result, this girl Quxiao couldn't even meet Ning Weimin and give him the gift she bought from Japan because of these sudden things that happened to her.
Not only was the originally arranged time disrupted, but even her personal freedom was temporarily lost.
Because they have to be gathered together for training, and they also have to undergo review and safety training by the security department.
Just like that, Qu Xiao couldn't even join the class at all.
Someone from the Textile Department went to contact the Chongwenmen Hotel on her behalf and completed the formalities for her to be suspended without pay.
A red-headed document was issued and relevant records were made in Qu Xiao's file.
This is a procedure to prove that this is a special need for the country.
One can imagine how happy Qu Xiao's parents will be. Now they are completely relieved about their daughter's future.
It is true as Ning Weimin said, he saw his daughter becoming more and more brilliant on the fashion stage with his own eyes.
Of course, it is also because of this that Ning Wei's private establishment of the Imperial Palace Restaurant and his advance payment of 150,000 yuan to Beishen Kitchen for repairs in advance did not encounter any resistance from the head office.
Who allowed this opportunity to happen?
Now it's not that others don't want to embarrass him, it's that they simply don't have time to embarrass him.
Now the only meetings held at the head office are to announce and discuss the model contest.
Song Huagui has told Ning Weimin that if there is nothing important before the competition, he does not need to attend the regular company meeting.
Song Huagui didn't even read the report he sent for instructions.
Zou Guodong was only allowed to read it, give a brief summary, and then signed and approved it.
If there is any hope for Ning Weimin, it is enough for him to take care of his own affairs and stop looking for trouble for the company.
As the saying goes, time is also destiny!
Ning Weimin himself never thought that at such an important moment, God would be so kind to him.
It actually gave him complete autonomy to operate his own business.
Then he might as well be in the water, snickering?
Just one word, beautiful!
Needless to say, the funds were received almost immediately.
He couldn't hold back his excitement and wanted to spread the situation quickly and show off his skills...