This is indeed the case, Kang Shude was right to remind him.
In this era when the people of the Republic have just reached the subsistence level, it is not only these arts and crafts products and seemingly outdated skills that are seriously underestimated in the country.
There are also favors, sentiments, fame, traditional culture, philosophy and poetry...
Even mathematical, physical and chemical knowledge and national defense technology are included.
The more things appear to be vain, not worth eating or drinking, and cannot be exchanged for real money and silver immediately, the more so.
On the contrary, things that can immediately improve material life are valued more than anything else.
This is perhaps the most striking feature of a society that is economically and technologically backward and begins to strive to get rid of poverty.
Society as a whole began to become eager for quick success and short-sightedness.
Taking the material conditions of being well-clothed and well-fed as a measure of value, the worship of a lifestyle full of modern appliances is overwhelming.
More and more attention is paid to actual material gains.
So in today's society, if you want to use money to invest in something of real value, the price is sometimes ridiculously low.
Just say "Grape Chang".
On the day Ning Weimin met Chang Yuling.
When the old man heard that as long as he agreed, the street could reopen the production cooperative with the support of Ning Weimin.
At that time, my face glowed red, as if I liked it.
He stretched out his hand to hold Ning Weimin's hand, bowed and thanked him.
This successor of "Grape Chang" actually did what the street director Niu said, and offered not to pay him in order to reduce the burden on the street management.
Of course, Ning Weimin must not take advantage of others' danger and engage in such exploitation.
He said that he would be responsible for the sales of the goods from now on, and assured the old man that as long as the quality of the goods was guaranteed, the production company would not fall into operating difficulties again.
If Chang Yuling doesn't mind it, he can take a monthly salary of 200 yuan for the time being.
As for the question he cares about, it's just whether the grapes can be made to be more upscale.
For example, can I replace the iron wire with copper wire?
For another example, is it possible to use real feeder leaves instead of cloth branches and leaves?
Would you mind working with the master craftsmen from the Jingcheng Material Factory?
After all, he needs a variety of exquisite food containers. In the future, it would be too monotonous to only have one product for grape wine food containers.
Probably he regarded Ning Weimin as his benefactor from the bottom of his heart.
Chang Yuling sincerely thought about him, and not only refused the "astronomical figure" remuneration he proposed, but refused.
At most, I would be willing to get paid as an apprentice.
At the same time, he also expressed his willingness to try changes in the direction stated by Ning Weimin and would not exclude cooperation with any peers.
In addition, she also told Ning Weimin that the Chang family did not only know how to cook grapes, but also made gourds.
It just costs more raw materials to make it. If necessary, she can provide two handy materials.
This unexpected surprise made Ning Weimin very happy. As long as it was good, he was not afraid of expensive things.
As long as the level of this feeder gourd can catch up with half of the grape feeder.
For him, the opening of the restaurant is enough to cope with the situation.
In short, after hearing that the craftsmanship could be passed down again, Chang Yuling's attitude towards Ning Weimin was beyond grateful.
The kind of person who sincerely thinks about Ning Weimin regardless of personal gain or loss.
The way she tries her best to smile so that others can see her satisfaction and gratitude is a bit sad.
Looking at the old man's hands holding his own, Ning Weimin couldn't help but feel pity for the hardships Chang Yuling had suffered in his life.
You know, wrinkles appear as people age.
Because Chang Yuling is nearly 70 years old, he has been doing this for a long time to color the grapes for a long time, and the color has been absorbed into the meat.
Her fingers were almost all red and could not be washed off.
Is it easy to be a craftsman?
Similar to Chang Yuling, Liu Yongqing originally thought that his life would end in such a miserable state and spend the rest of his life.
He also regarded Ning Weimin and Qiao Wanlin as his nobles.
He never imagined that he would be able to survive a desperate situation and usher in a huge turning point.
Therefore, when it comes to making antique tableware for restaurants, of course I have devoted my whole life to the task.
Finally, he wanted to give Ning Weimin three hundred sets of "Yellow Ground Blue and White Ten Thousand Blessings Lotus" tableware.
It is an imitation of the imperial kiln porcelain of the Qianlong period. The production process is complicated and requires a high temperature of more than 2,000 degrees to be fired.
Liu Yongqing swore that after it is fired, if you don't look at the words "Altar Palace·Royal Dining Official Seat" on the bottom, just look at the shape, color and decoration of the porcelain, it is absolutely guaranteed to be the same as the real thing.
Even Ye Hemin had a good impression of Ning Weimin and was very grateful because the ceramic industry was able to maintain an antique technology.
Therefore, in addition to helping Liu Yongqing come up with ideas for firing porcelain for the joint venture restaurant, he also provided a lot of valuable professional advice.
He also specifically asked for Ning Weimin's address, and after returning he sent him several of his ceramic monographs.
It can be seen that there is no grudge anymore, and he really regards Ning Weimin as a fellow who truly loves porcelain.
This expert Ye is not only knowledgeable, but also has a reliable character.
So from now on, if Ning Weimin was really unsure about some porcelain, even Kang Shude was not sure, so he would have somewhere to go and ask for advice.
It cannot but be said that good people are rewarded, and it is an extremely unexpected gain.
Otherwise, this kid would have been so beautiful that he would have sang the theme song of the puppet art film during the few days he visited the handicraft factory.
"Everyone calls me Afanti, Nasirdin. Afanti. I am born with a stubborn temper, stubborn temper."
"I got on the little donkey and walked around, running from south to north, from east to west, and from east to west."
"Hey... I care about the injustices in the world. I want to be angry for the poor. I want to be angry for the poor..."
However, situations like this are not limited to the arts and crafts industry.
It's not just for ordinary people.
Even the social elite cannot escape this rule.
Because the country's overall economy lags behind, they can also have their self-esteem seriously hurt because of trivial economic matters.
As a result, Ning Weimin also had a good opportunity to help Ning Weimin and build friendship.
Speaking of this matter, we have to go back to the news that Ning Weimin saw the Hong Kong director Li Hanxiang coming to Beijing to film "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace".
Ning Weimin has his own characteristics.
At best, you can draw inferences from one instance.
At worst, it's just not enough advantage.
Don't look at it. He has already cut off Director Li's personality and bought all the expensive red sandalwood and pineapple furniture, leaving not a single piece for him.
But just like that, he still wanted to continue to take advantage of Director Li.
That is, he wanted to ask Director Li to take some time to shoot a commercial for the joint venture restaurant.
It's not that complicated to say the least.
In fact, just use the ready-made sets and actors from the movie.
For example, using the scene of the empress dowagers of the two palaces entering the imperial dining room, and then giving a close-up shot of both empress dowagers.
As long as the joint venture hotel's slogan, address, and contact number are subtitled, it's all set.
He is quite aware of how popular Director Li's films "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Behind the Curtain" are.
Liu Xiaoqin's performance of Cixi was so vivid.
This movie has generated a box office of 150 million in the Hong Kong city, and is also a hot seller in Southeast Asian countries.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it became popular throughout Southeast Asia and became a classic of Qing palace movies. It will never go out of style.
If after the movie is released, the "Queen Mother of the West" who is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people can be used as the image spokesperson of the restaurant, it will be equivalent to promoting one's own business overseas.
Didn’t the restaurant just ride on the trend and become popular?
So there is no doubt that the best time to fool people is before the movie is made.
Having spotted this super big IP, Ning Weimin did what he said.
Soon, he asked Miya Haibin, who was close to the film and television industry, to help guide him and find an opportunity to go to the Changping studio to meet Director Li.
In the end, the negotiation was finally done.
However, it must be said that Ning Weimin's strategies and calculations are actually a bit underhanded.
Because first of all, before going, he took some photos of the hardwood furniture he just bought.
He actually used the food taken from people's mouths to bribe Director Li.
Is this bad taste acceptable enough?
Moreover, Ning Weimin lent these pieces of furniture to Director Li as props in the name of supporting his filming.
Neither selling nor giving away, he can play with it for as long as he wants, but the ownership is always his personal property. Is this an ambush scheme or not?
Secondly, this guy flattered him every time he met, using the name of supporting domestic economic construction to put Director Li's identity on the map.
Then they resort to moral kidnapping to make it difficult for others to shirk the blame. Is this a loss?
Finally, he realized that domestic copyright awareness was still blank, and he had a shady backup plan in mind.
That is, only if Director Li agrees. If he doesn't agree, the worst he can do is start a new project after the movie is finished.
It would be nothing to contact the two empress dowagers in private and shoot a commercial alone.
Anyway, this kind of advertising relies on celebrity effect.
As long as he has two queens, he can get the glory of the movie no matter what he shoots.
If you really want to get into legal trouble in the future because of this kind of conflict, so much the better!
That really corresponds to what Ge You said in "Party A and Party B", "Please, sue us!"
Look, grandson or not?
All in all, Ning Weimin has control over how to move and how to lay out the words.
He had calculated everything that should be done, so Director Li surrendered without a few tricks.
But what Ning Weimin didn't expect was that after achieving his main goal, something unexpected went wrong.
He also directly won the favor of "East Palace and West Palace".
The photos brought by Ning Weimin really aroused Li Hanxiang's interest. The two chatted for a while specifically about these furniture, and they got along quite well.
As a result, it was noon because of this delay.
Suddenly there was chaos outside and people were shouting. Ning Weimin encountered the most surprising unexpected harvest of the day.
what's up?
Ning Weimin and Li Hanxiang walked out together and found out that there were members of the mainland crew outside who were dissatisfied with the lunch and started a quarrel.
The leader is Liu Xiaoqin, who plays the role of the Queen Mother of the West and is currently the leading actress in the film industry.
The triggering point of the conflict was the most troublesome part of the co-production back then.
Due to the crew members being from Hong Kong and Mainland China, and the restrictions of the system at that time.
Not only do people in the two places have completely different incomes, but everyone also implements one country, two systems in terms of living standards and food benefits.
For example, although Liang Jiahui, who played Emperor Xianfeng, had not appeared in any movies at that time.
But because he is from Hong Kong, he is paid well and has a separate room to rest in a hotel near the set.
As for the protagonists, Liu Xiaoqin of the Beijing Film Studio and Chen Ye of the Shanghai Film Studio, who have long been famous as the "Two Palaces Empress Dowager", only receive a dead salary of 50 yuan and 47 yuan. They can only travel long distances to and from the Beijing Film Studio every day.
Dormitories and studios.
If you are really exhausted and don't want to go back, you can only sleep in the room of the Hong Kong actor who played the maid for them and sleep on the floor.
The difference on the filming set is also not small.
Mainland actors and staff only have two steamed buns, one vermicelli sausage, and one black pickle per meal.
The Hong Kong actors and staff brought a dining cart with big fish, meat, vegetables and fragrant white rice.
Think about it, two minutes ago they were all acting together, and two minutes later one was in the sky and the other was on the ground.
How can you not make people feel resentful?
Especially Liu Xiaoqin, a Sichuan girl who is not used to eating steamed buns and is often so hungry that she becomes dizzy on set.
It happened that the drama staff was negligent again, and many of the steamed buns handed out today had gone rancid. How could she not be angry?
So this big star, who has a fierce personality and is always known for being bold and independent in his own way, became anxious.
This time, he didn't want to swallow his anger anymore, so he took several mainland staff members who also received steamed buns and started a fuss.
After understanding the situation, Li Hanxiang also felt that it was too much.
Because no matter what, actors cannot be allowed to eat spoiled food.
I'm really eating badly, let alone not being able to film, I'm suffering from food poisoning, and everyone is in the hospital, so who does it matter?
So the great director also became angry and quickly held him to account.
When he found out that he didn't buy enough new steamed buns today and had to use some of yesterday's leftover steamed buns to make up the amount, he gave the person in charge a good scolding and asked him to admit his mistake in public and apologize to everyone.
Then we coordinated and asked the people who had received the steamed buns to go to the Hong Kong people's cars to receive the meals.
And she also specifically told Liu Xiaoqin that she and Chen Ye could always have meals with Hong Kong personnel from now on.
But at this time, Liu Xiaoqin showed that she was different from others.
She really has a bit of a "big sister" sense of loyalty.
He actually refused to take care of himself. Instead, he betrayed his good intentions and asked Director Li on the spot.
Besides her and Chen Ye, what should everyone do?
This undoubtedly gave Director Li a headache.
You must know that the problem of unequal pay and treatment for equal work has long existed.
But there are institutional factors involved, which cannot be changed simply by him alone.
To put it bluntly, he, Li Hanxiang, can make the final arrangements for the two leading actors.
But there are a large number of mainland actors who want to be taken care of, but it is not within his ability.
There are too many aspects to worry about.
As a result, there was a stalemate at this stall, and Ning Weimin seized the opportunity and spoke out.
He asked Director Li if it would be okay for me to find someone to deliver working meals to us mainland staff starting from tomorrow.
Until you finish filming, I can find someone to deliver food to them, and it will be all the mainland crew members.
We guarantee that there will be fish, meat, vegetables and fruits, and it will definitely not be worse than Hong Kong standards. Everything is free and is my personal sponsorship.
This suggestion is really good. If it can be done like this, it will naturally solve all the problems.
But at that time, even Li Hanxiang and Liu Xiaoqin were stunned and couldn't believe it for a long time.
There are actually people who are willing to do such a thankless task.
Among all the mainland staff, there are about forty or fifty people in total.
Besides, they are all curious, why is this?
Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin said something very nice. First, he claimed that he was a fan of Liu Xiaoqin.
The second is to claim that since Liu Xiaoqin is an actor at Beijing Film Studio, he is half of his hometown.
Since he has this ability, he cannot let his favorite celebrities and his family suffer.
In addition, because of Liu Xiaoqin's "situational anger", he as a man cannot let a woman compete with him.
At this time, Gong Haibin, who had accompanied Ning Weimin, also interrupted.
He and Liu Xiaoqin are semi-familiar, after all, they were former colleagues at Beijing Film Studio.
So it was natural to introduce Ning Weimin's dual identity as an executive of Pierre Carton and the future manager of the joint venture hotel.
They also expressed their intention to ask "Donggong West Palace" to help the joint venture restaurant shoot an advertisement.
He fully vouched for Ning Weimin, saying that Ning Weimin definitely had the financial ability and could definitely do what he said, so there was nothing to worry about.
I have to discuss the advertising remuneration with Liu Xiaoqin and Chen Ye later...
Everyone was happy, and the problem was finally solved.
Li Hanxiang breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that the progress of the film would not be delayed.
And Liu Xiaoqin already had a good reputation. Since she had all the benefits inside and outside, she naturally laughed and thanked Ning Weimin again and again.
As for what Ning Weimin gained from this, except for Li Hanxiang's greater goodwill, the filming of the advertisement was confirmed and there would be no changes.
He also received the sincere gratitude of one of the most popular female stars in the country, and thus gained a few more important friends in the entertainment industry.
So much so that two months later, when the film was finished, Ning Weimin even got over the urge to return to the emperor.
He really put on Leung Ka-fai's costume and took several group photos with the two queens on his left and right.
And all this is actually just an investment of tens of thousands of dollars.
He provided catering services for all the mainland staff, but it only cost 6,000.
After learning about Liu Xiaoqin and Chen Ye's hardships, I booked a room for them in the hotel where the crew stayed, which cost only 2,000.
Moreover, in this way, the two female celebrities were embarrassed to charge advertising fees, and they both said they would not charge any money at all.
In the end, Ning Weimin gave each of them a thousand yuan before they accepted it, and they couldn't help but be happy for Ning Weimin's generosity.
But if anyone can really settle this account, they will know that Ning Weimin is too cunning and the profit here is too great.