On September 28, 1984, the weather was not very hot anymore.
Since the autumnal equinox passed five days ago, it has been getting cooler every day.
The highest temperature on this day was about 27 degrees.
Compared with the first period of more than 30 degrees, of course it was very pleasant, but it was a little less interesting.
It should be said that after summer, there is still a little bit of residual warmth.
However, the stamp market outside the Peace Arch did not feel the change in the weather at all. It was still in full swing and almost bursting with excitement.
In fact, since sales of Year of the Rat zodiac tickets began at the beginning of this year, the Beijing Postal Market has been driven by the zodiac tickets.
Subsequently, the country successively issued many good stamps, all of which were fully recognized by philatelic enthusiasts.
Especially for the issuance of stamps and souvenirs such as "Lady Pictures" in March and "23rd Olympic Games" at the end of July, people queued up even more crazily to buy them.
So this year's stamp market, after experiencing three new stamp issues that caused the market to suddenly heat up, the entire stamp market has turned into a big iron pot with a blazing fire underneath.
All varieties, including miniature sheets, old specials, commemorative postage covers, and low-end stamps, all have skyrocketing prices.
Just look at the road in front of the Heping Arch Philatelic Corporation and you will know that the ever-expanding wave of stamp speculation has made the originally broad avenue super-saturated.
The sidewalks could no longer accommodate people trading stamps, and many people went outside the curb to discuss prices.
Therefore, there are often dangers here. For example, when a person standing outside the sidewalk turns around, he is almost scratched by a speeding bicycle.
Or maybe a cyclist passing by here was almost hit by a car in order to avoid these people.
How to describe it?
To use an analogy, it's like a luncheon meat can that was stuffed too tightly and suddenly burst open, with a circle of meat sauce overflowing around the iron lid of the can.
The people gathered here are of all kinds.
For example, under a tree in front of the philatelic company.
An old man was protesting loudly that his long-standing fixed position here had been forcibly taken.
Although this old man is wearing a white round-neck vest, he looks like an old master before liberation.
He is serious and excited, but still has basic courtesy.
He continued to tell the reasons why the stall belongs to him word for word, even though no one paid attention to him.
The old man's stall was occupied by a fat, arrogant man, probably a stamp seller.
He had a cigarette in his mouth and ignored the old man at all.
He only focused on soliciting his own business, and focused on asking people passing by to look at his stamps, or shouting for the stamps he wanted.
As long as someone stops for a moment, he will discuss the matter enthusiastically and then bargain.
"Can I make you suffer? I've been here all year round, so I definitely can't do a one-time deal..."
This sentence is basically his mantra and a guarantee of credibility.
A little further on, there was a very interesting guy in his thirties.
He wears the uniform of the railway system and specializes in selling envelopes from before liberation.
Those envelopes were all very well-established. The calligraphy with strong calligraphy skills either read "Personally expressed by Director XXX of the Peking Military Reflection Branch" or "Personally expressed by Chief XXX of the Peking Garrison Command."
Because the knowledge of these envelopes was so profound, he summed up a loud slogan to attract customers.
"Do you want the national army or the puppet army?"
The crowd continued to surge, and he shouted like this over and over again.
But because zodiac tickets and new stamps are so popular recently, he had no choice but to add some fashionable varieties.
Therefore, his shouts became more interesting. "National army! Puppet army! Rats! Ladies!"
In such a mixed place, of course there are also scammers.
A thin man wearing glasses claimed to be the editor of Mou Publishing House. He had a gloomy face and a mysterious expression, and he never had a fixed booth.
He sells a souvenir sheet of the "Great Wall" with added characters. This souvenir sheet was issued in 1979 and has a pattern of the Great Wall stretching out in the mountains.
At that time, in order to commemorate the 31st International Stamp Expo, a part of the "Great Wall" was specially stamped with hot stamping characters.
Therefore, this souvenir sheet is divided into two types: with or without characters. The one with characters is of course much more expensive.
This "editor" obviously has some skills.
He stamped the wordless "The Great Wall" with the words "Riccione 31st International Stamp Expo - 1979" in gold stamping, so the stamps that should have sold for four yuan sold for twelve yuan.
"Editor" business is good.
This little scam is not easy to spot in this day and age.
Unless Ning Weimin, who is more skilled than him, comes to the market and happens to see him, it is possible to expose him.
Of course, even if someone is deceived and buys it for 12 yuan, they will definitely feel relieved after many years.
It’s nothing more than earning more and less.
Stamps are so wonderful, such fake stamps are more valuable than fake antiques.
There are also some people who seem to be substitutes, eager to show off their skills on the green field.
Among them was a boy of about 13 or 14, who seemed to be skipping school to join in the fun.
But the gesture he made was as sophisticated as a postal dealer who had been mixed up in society for many years.
He took out a book from the schoolbag he was carrying, shook it in the air, and shouted in a rough voice that was inappropriate for his age.
"Who wants Sister Lin? Who wants Sister Lin?"
Someone asked out of curiosity that what he was selling were several souvenir sheets of "A Dream of Red Mansions" issued in 1981, and several sets of stamps of "The Twelve Beauties of Jinling" issued at the same time.
When the adults heard that he was shouting ridiculously, they scolded him deliberately.
"You came out to sell Sister Lin at a young age. What do you know?"
The half-grown boy rolled his dark eyes, revealing a large white of his eye, and retorted.
"What don't I understand? Times have changed, and children now understand everything!"
A stamp dealer wanted to take advantage of him and came to do business with him, so he quickly opened the book and took out a souvenir sheet or stamps.
But the price didn't give much of a dent, and the guy insisted that he had already done some research.
The stamp dealer didn't give up, so he deliberately asked him where the stamps came from? Did he steal them from home?
Unexpectedly, the young man snorted coldly, "My classmates and I collected it. Do you want it or not? Don't take advantage. I've already left you a profit. I'm too lazy to pick up the free money, so I'll just throw it away."
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Then he turned around and continued to introduce himself to other people passing by.
"Look, take a look, my goods are definitely the lowest in the market. This miniature sheet of mine is called 'Double Jade Reading'. The man is Jia Baoyu and the woman is Lin Daiyu. They are reading "The Romance of the West Chamber" among the peach blossoms.
", it was considered a pornographic book at that time. The stamps of "The Twelve Hairpins of Jinling" have more famous names. Daiyu buries flowers, Baochai flutters butterflies, you can enjoy the spring leisure, Miaoyu serves tea..."
This can't help but surprise a passerby.
"Hey, this kid is awesome. He will be promising in the future if he studies hard! Stop skipping school and go to school as soon as possible."
Unexpectedly, the child resolutely despised it.
"What's the use of studying? My dad's one month's salary is not as good as me coming here three times..."
At this time, the stamp dealer also discovered that the book containing the stamps happened to be the first volume of "Dream of Red Mansions", and he knew that the child did this deliberately.
I was determined to have a little brother, so I started to take out the money with a smile, and kept trying to trick the child.
There are also some people who are engaged in big business, and these people tend to work in small groups.
And they put up signs as soon as they arrived at the postal market.
This is basically what it says above.
"Purchase a large number of zodiac tickets, rat tickets cost 80 yuan per version. Interview for other varieties."
Or "acquire all kinds of old specials, souvenir sheets, and postage stamps. The larger the quantity, the better the price."
In fact, some people are not locals and have a Jinmen accent.
These people are quite smart, and they specialize in taking advantage of the price difference between Beijing and Tianjin.
This is the biggest change in the postal market in Beijing compared with previous years.
The rising market prices day by day have given birth to the first generation of large investors with relatively abundant funds in the postal market.
It also attracted a lot of funds from other channels to snowball here, which can be called the first generation of hot money.
This is the current situation of the stamp market in Beijing.
But no matter what, these big companies are just superficial, they are just a plate of food that can be eaten in your mouth.
Because people in this era generally do not have the consciousness of being a banker.
Big investors just have bigger plates, and they are just free rides, obsessed with the happiness between buying and selling.
Only Ning Weimin, leading this lurking group, can be called the real man-eating crocodile in this market.
Ning Weimin and others achieved remarkable results in their joint operations.
We have basically controlled the number of zodiac tickets circulating in the north and have sufficient supply.
They don't have to bask in the sun every day, but they still do their jobs and stick to their duties.
Although it cannot be said that from the beginning of the year to now, there have been no twists and turns in getting along with each other.
After all, the market has risen sharply several times, and every time this small group sees the price soaring, there are always people who can't bear their temper and want to sell.
Fortunately, Ning Weimin had something to say first.
He has complete control over the decision-making power and has already inoculated everyone against the problem of blind buying and selling.
Moreover, the system he designed is relatively complete, and everyone must advance and retreat together.
It is impossible to take out the stamps and funds that everyone has hoarded and trade them privately without the permission of others.
So when facts proved several times that Ning Weimin's idea of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai was the best choice, no one was unconvinced anymore.
Now they are together, apart from treating each other, drinking tea and chatting.
They expressed their loyalty to each other as brothers, spoke endlessly of lofty words, and could not be more harmonious.
At the beginning of this month, most of these executives attended the thank-you banquet at Tan Gong Beishen Chef Banquet Hall.
Some people even pushed ahead with other important matters and rushed over in advance to help.
For this reason, when suddenly I received a notice from Ning Weimin through Luo Guangliang and Xiaotao, asking everyone to come to 606 Xuanwumen Hotel for a meeting.
These senior executives of Pilkington Company even took time off to come.
Even after meeting, Ning Weimin unexpectedly made his intention clear, and to everyone's surprise, decided to start selling zodiac tickets in advance.
None of these people were surprised.
Everyone is thinking, considering, and raising their own questions as if they were holding a regular meeting in the company.
It must be said that this investment group is already somewhat formal.