On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ning Weimin continued to pay New Year greetings.
On this day, he chose to visit Song Huagui.
It was originally thought that Song Huagui's parents had passed away and the family had no relatives in the capital.
Even if he goes to visit the house by himself, he will not disturb the second boss’s reunion with his relatives for the holidays.
I didn't expect to find out until I called him. It was such a coincidence.
On this day, Song Huagui's nephew, Zou Guodong's family happened to come to visit.
It means that he still disturbed other people's family happiness.
However, because of this, a car came to pick me up.
Song Huagui didn't allow Ning Weimin to push the blame, so he directly tapped Zou Guodong and asked him to be the driver.
In less than half an hour, Zou Guodong drove to the appointed place to pick him up.
And there is no doubt that he was still driving Ning Weimin's original American Jeep.
It stands to reason that these two friends got along day and night in Tokyo, and Ning Weimin's hospitality was quite considerate at that time.
It's just in time for the Chinese New Year, and it should be close to seeing each other again in China.
Unexpectedly, when we met, Zou Guodong didn't even say "Happy New Year".
The nose is not the nose, the eyes are not the eyes, and they start to find trouble.
"Hey, should you drive this car or should I drive it?"
"Open it..."
"I am your leader, can I be your driver?"
"Then I'll open it..."
"You want to regret it. Didn't you say that this car will be used by me alone from now on?"
"Hey, Mr. Zou, we don't want to be stuck at both ends!"
Ning Weimin finally understood that Zou Guodong was deliberately trying to get him into trouble.
I thought to myself that this was like Guo Degang's cross talk. No matter whether he was wearing a hat or not, he would still be slapped in the face.
How unjust we are!
However, there is an old saying in Beijing that if leather pants are worn over cotton pants, there must be a reason.
When Ning Weimin got on the bus again, Zou Guodong, who was full of complaints, began to pour out his bitterness.
Only then did Ning Weimin realize that Zou Guodong's complaint against him actually had some truth to it.
What's going on?
Since returning from Tokyo, Zou Guodong has not been able to catch his breath. He has been overloaded with work and almost fell down from exhaustion.
Although the reason for this is the great domestic economic prosperity, the greater factor should be "blamed" on Ning Weimin.
First of all, Chinese people have had the tradition of wearing new clothes during the New Year since ancient times, and last year the domestic economy was also a year of rapid progress, and ordinary people also received a general salary increase.
So at the beginning of 1986, Pierre Cardon China's business ushered in a new wave of growth.
Not only are clothing sales rising in major domestic cities, but sales of Goldlion and Yi Lad are also booming.
In particular, the discount store that Ning Weimin thought up was selling like crazy.
This was even reported by Beijing TV station's "Beijing News" as a key piece of content related to people's livelihood and economy.
On New Year's Day, sales at Pierre Cardin's discount store in Tianqiao Department Store hit a new high.
In one fell swoop, it broke the single-day sales record of 120,000 yuan since the opening of the new store, and the final sales reached 135,000 yuan in a single day.
Even on normal working days, we can maintain an average daily sales level of 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.
The only thing that makes people worry is that the goods cannot be received, and they are almost sold out of stock.
Therefore, in order not to run out of goods to sell and disappoint the customers who come here.
After discussion, Zou Guodong and Song Huagui tried their best to allocate goods, negotiated urgently with overseas suppliers, and increased the quantity of OEM goods ordered from overseas.
At the same time, we also had to sell some slightly older but flawless authentic products to temporarily fill the shelves.
In this way, discount stores are somewhat similar to duty-free stores.
From the perspective of cost-effective prices, it is almost the only shopping paradise in China that allows ordinary people to pursue international fashion and get close to international famous clothing.
This has further enhanced the popularity, reputation and reputation of Tianqiao Department Store and Pierre Cardin Discount Shop.
Nowadays, this store is not only known to people in Beijing, but also has great appeal to people coming to Beijing from other places. It has made Tianqiao Shopping Center somewhat of a landmark in Wenzhou District.
In addition, the jointly named gold lighter that Ning Weimin and Zeng Xianzi thought about also achieved great success.
In order to celebrate the New Year, a new batch of 666 18K gold tiger stripe lighters were launched in the mainland market. Even though the price is as high as 19,860 yuan, they are also sought after in major cities.
It had only been on the market for a month and a half, and it had already sold four to five hundred units quickly, becoming the latest representative symbol of domestic luxury goods in 1986.
The rest will probably be sold out within a month.
If another gold lighter is released in the second half of the year, the quantity this time will be in the thousands.
For this reason, Goldlion’s boss Zeng even intends to pursue the victory and launch further co-branded gold cigarette cases, gold business card holders and gold tie clips.
This can only be said that the country is large, the population is large, and the market potential is huge. The market for men’s luxury clothing accessories is indeed worth exploring.
No matter how expensive it is, if it is really good, it will still be sold.
Secondly, the most important thing is that in this situation where the company's main business is booming, Zou Guodong, who is already very busy, has to worry about Ning Weimin and other things.
For example, take the Sino-Japanese joint venture to build a factory.
Substantial progress is not important, but urging Japan to allocate funds is the top priority.
As the saying goes, it's safe to put it in the bag, and it's safe to put it in the bag!
Unless the kid's money is actually in his pocket, who can be secure?
Just against the Japanese yen's rise, who knows whether the Japanese will regret it?
For another example, Zou Guodong also promised Ning Weimin that when he returned to China, he would follow Salia's example in adjusting Menimus' business model and forming a new fast food company.
Forget about the troublesome things like organizing supply sources, contacting supply channels, personnel training, and purchasing central kitchen equipment, Zou Guodong couldn't take care of it for a while.
But even if he can get started now, just going through the formalities of a fast food company, selecting a store location, decorating, setting corporate CI and decoration standards, these things are enough for him.
What's more, in addition to this, Zou Guodong and Song Huagui had to go separately to mediate and negotiate with various government departments on real major issues.
The two of them must follow the location designated by Ning Weimin and staking out the land next to the International Trade Center for the company's future building construction, striving to vacate the residents as soon as possible.
All in all, it was really busy.
To be honest, Zou Guodong has no time to even think about how to ensure the quality of trolley suitcases, increase production, reach cooperation with domestic travel agencies, and plan for exhibitions in the new year.
But that's it, I'm still afraid of what will happen.
Because Ning Weimin's travel trolley suitcases were out of stock in Tokyo, he urgently urged the country to rush the goods two years ago.
This is not to add insult to injury, but to slap Zou Guodong on the back of the head unexpectedly.
Not only was Zou Guodong stunned, but his work rhythm was completely disrupted.
It forced him to almost vomit blood, and he almost died of overwork, before he could fill the gap in Ning Weimin's shortage of goods.
How could there be no complaints afterwards?
To be honest, I was so angry that I was just waiting for Ning Weimin to come back and settle the score with him.
So, no matter how you look at it, Ning Weimin is in the wrong and deserves to be scolded.
He is just like a naughty kid who is not afraid of big things, even though it is out of public interest.
But it also caused too much trouble for the family, and in the end it almost all fell on Zou Guodong's shoulders.
So Ning Weimin thought about it and quickly took out a gift to express his gratitude and apologize.
What gift?
A bottle of Yamazaki 12-year-old whiskey and a leather belt given by Yamato Kanko.
Frankly speaking, this bottle of wine was originally prepared by Ning Weimin for Song Huagui's husband Wanman.
He knew that the artist's biggest hobby was smoking and drinking, so in order to cater to his liking, he prepared a bottle of high-end whiskey and a box of Dunhill cigars for him.
As for now, in order to calm Zou Guodong's anger, Ning Weimin had no choice but to make a big move and bring this bottle of wine to deal with the emergency.
But the good thing is that tobacco and alcohol are not cheap and can afford to be split.
Because this bottle of wine was bought by Ning Weimin in the mall, it must be cheaper than the bottle in "Dantes".
There was no one hundred thousand yen, so I spent more than 30,000 yen.
The box of cigars is more expensive, 90,000 yen.
In this case, the two gifts add up to three to four thousand yuan.
One thousand yuan is given to Zou Guodong, and three thousand yuan is given to Wanman.
As expected, I reached out and didn't hit the smiling person.
With Ning Weimin's playful apology and thanks, he added the blessing attributes of two gifts.
Although he was known as "principled", Zou Guodong finally succumbed to the sugar-coated bullets and let bygones be bygones.
Therefore, it is easier to deal with businessmen.
If we have common interests and demands, we can cooperate for a long time. Once some conflicts arise, it is easier to reach mutual understanding.
Unlike when dealing with people in officialdom, you have to hide your words, take your time to deal with things, and you have to watch what is said, otherwise you will easily fall into a trap.
Therefore, even though he was particularly unpopular today, Ning Weimin was scolded by Zou Guodong face to face.
Then he felt that it was much easier to accept Huo Yanping's care and love than to face Huang Jinghua's warm-hearted and cold hospitality.
When we arrived at Song Huagui's home, we saw another scene, even more different from Director Huo's home.
If Huo Yanping's home is a simple, solemn, quiet, and cold place, people can't help but sit upright and think about how to report serious matters to the leader.
So Song Huagui's home in the Diplomatic Apartment is a luxurious, joyful, lively, warm, relaxing and happy gathering place that is most suitable for establishing good relations with leaders.
One is cold and the other is hot, one is simple and the other is luxurious, just the opposite.
Apart from anything else, as soon as he arrived here, Ning Weimin's sense of guilt was reduced a lot.
Because he discovered that Song Huagui's home received not only him but also several well-known figures in the entertainment industry today.
In addition to Cui Jian, who is in love with Song Xiaohong, there are also Liu Xiaoqin and Jiang Wen who are about to film the movie "Furong Town".
These people were all sitting in the living room, chatting happily.
Immediately afterwards, Ning Weimin felt extraordinarily warm.
Because when Song Huagui's son Song Xiaosong opened the door, Ning Weimin and Zou Guodong walked in one after another.
As the most sociable and entertaining hostess, Song Huagui was the first to stand up and greet the guests.
Even Wan Man, who had just sat down, looked back, stood up, and even stepped forward to greet him.
When the hostess and hostess moved like this, everyone else in the living room could not sit still, and they all stood up and walked into the hall.
Finally, like stars holding the moon, Ning Weimin was moved to the living room.
But that's not all. Although Ning Weimin rarely visited his house, Song Huagui treated him particularly favorably every time he visited.
Get him the best cigarettes and make the best tea.
The so-called "good" here does not mean the most expensive, but the one Ning Weimin likes the most.
This time was no exception. Before he came, everyone was sitting together smoking Sanwu and Moore cigarettes, and drinking English black tea or coffee.
But as soon as Ning Weimin arrived, Song Huagui immediately asked his son to fetch Zhonghua cigarettes for Ning Weimin, and then ran to brew a cup of Silver Needle Jasmine for him.
Ning Weimin hadn't seen his immediate boss for half a year.
He took the fragrant cup of tea from Song Huagui with both hands and saw that she was still so enthusiastic, considerate and considerate towards him.
Naturally, I felt very happy.
There is no doubt that this is a special courtesy.
For Ning Weimin, his master's attitude toward him was obviously a sign of respect and fully demonstrated how much he valued him.
Therefore, Ning Weimin's attitude toward Song Huagui and his wife was also very sincere.
Then he quickly and respectfully presented the gifts he had brought.
In addition to the Dunhill cigars given to Wanman, he also gave Song Huagui a bottle of perfume and a shawl.
There is a reason why I chose these two gifts.
Ning Weimin knew that among cosmetics, Song Huagui loved perfume the most.
She would visit perfume shops in any country she went to, and she would collect the best perfumes and put them in a wooden box.
In her home, there are at least dozens of bottles for daily use.
For real collections, some precious ones can be worth gold.
Moreover, Song Huagui once said this to Ning Weimin personally, "The perfume is good, and even the bottle it contains is beautiful."
It was precisely for this reason that Ning Weimin bought a high-end perfume produced by Japan's Shiseido as a gift to her.
And that shawl is no ordinary thing either.
The origin of this item is unusual. It comes from Wakodo in Ginza, Tokyo.
Ginza Wakodo is a department store built in Ginza after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. Most of the stores only sell products designed and produced by themselves.
There are many varieties, the quality is high-quality, and the price is also high-quality, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Foreigners and ordinary Japanese in Japan basically don’t go there, but Japanese ladies are very fond of Wakodo.
If Mitsukoshi Department Store and Matsuya Department Store are popular shopping malls, then Wakodo is a high-end boutique store that the upper class loves to patronize, and is a hangout for ladies.
Not only do the various men's and women's clothing and watches in the store have fine workmanship, but the cakes and snacks are also super exquisite.
The daily necessities sold in the store are from Europe and are world-class, high-quality products.
Ning Weimin also lived with Matsumoto Keiko.
I found out about this place when I found that the towels she used were changed every two weeks, and all of them had to be purchased from Ginza Wakodo.
The shawl he gave to Song Huagui costs up to 250,000 yen. It is handmade and produced in Florence, Italy. It is much more valuable than that bottle of perfume.
Especially it is very practical.
Song Huagui is a person who often attends salon banquets. It is perfect to wear cheongsam with it on important occasions.
Needless to say, since these gifts were all carefully selected by Ning Weimin, Song Huagui and his wife would not dislike them.
Wanman's performance is not very obvious yet.
After all, it's just a box of cigars. If you like it, you'll like it. Thank you with a smile in front of your face, and you'll be done with it if you put it away carefully.
No matter how high-end the product is, you have to wait until you smoke it, and that's when you feel most comfortable with it.
But Song Huagui was a little overjoyed.
Just because Ning Weimin remembers that she likes perfume is heartwarming enough.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she opened the shawl and took a look at it, she felt that the pattern and color were particularly suitable for her liking.
The shawl is made of soft satin, with a pale purple lining, embroidered with lotus-colored flowers on both ends, and two small glass stars faintly dotted in the center of the flower.
Exquisite workmanship, noble and elegant, absolutely top quality.
The most rare thing is that it goes very well with clothes.
Song Huagui thought about it and realized that every cheongsam in his wardrobe seemed to match it.
So she not only smiled like a spring breeze, but also praised her heartily in public.
"Weimin, you are really good at shopping. I really like this shawl you gave me. I like it more than anything else."
And he immediately took out a piece of fine chicken blood stone, a piece of Tianhuang stone, and a piece of hibiscus stone in return.
This was because she followed Ning Weimin's advice and developed a good habit of collecting jade, and picked it up when she went to Liulichang.
Knowing that Ning Weimin liked the Three Treasures of Seal Stones, I bought a set for him as a New Year gift.
As for Wan Man, as a husband and an artist, seeing his wife so happy, he couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"Yes, the color I chose is really good. It's very beautiful!"
Ning Weimin immediately felt that his face was brightened, and he happily accepted the gift and thanked him.
My heart said, look at this person! He is still a person with a foundation in art and a level of appreciation.
Tsk! The old man still calls this a little wifey color at home, saying the color is wrong and won’t let me bring it as a gift!
It seems that he was right in not listening to him on this matter.