In November, just as Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan took on new jobs, their "side business" also underwent new changes.
On the one hand, Hong Yanwu's people completely withdrew and completely handed over "Zhonghua Cinema" and "Tianqiao Theater" to "Dadehe".
On the other hand, Hong Yanwu himself also rented out the home appliance warehouse behind the theater after the inventory was cleared.
As for the twenty or so people who were evacuated, Hong Yanwu did not relocate them to other theaters.
As the "luxury goods wholesale" business became more and more popular, he basically assigned those "pipeline workers" to stay in various hotels, specifically responsible for "making friends" with buyers from various places.
As for the remaining four or five people who were originally in charge of "eye management," he handed them over to "Xiao Baizi" and "Dayong", the later promoted person in charge of "Zhonghua Cinema", to form a new team responsible for two things.
One is to ask them to go to the door of the Friendship Store and collect "foreign exchange coupons" directly from more and more "scalpers" at the lowest possible price.
The "eye-catchers" are all stubborn people who are good at playing with the base of their arms. With the deterrence of force, we can prevent those "scalpers" from having evil intentions.
The second is to let them use these "foreign exchange coupons" to buy goods at the "Friendship Store" and transfer goods to the new warehouse.
What to buy?
Hong Yanwu wanted Moutai and Wuliangye, two famous wines, and high-end cigarettes such as "Zhonghua", "Peony" and "Youyi". Because these things are shipped quickly, sometimes it's too late to catch them now. So you have to buy some if you can.
Especially wine, even if it cannot be sold, it will retain its value if left alone. To put it bluntly, Hong Yanwu would not want to sell it without three to five times the profit. But he knows how much Moutai will be worth if it is stored for decades.
The so-called "new warehouse" is actually the third bedroom that Song Guofu's family originally owned.
When Hong Yanwu promised to bring the two cinemas together, he had already thought of it. He would simply take the Song Guofu's house and use it as a warehouse. It was safe and secure.
What is particularly appropriate in this matter is that since "Xiaobaizi's" sister got married, "Xiaobaizi's" family has been inconvenient and has housing difficulties.
Now it's good, one house is for "Xiao Baizi" to live in, and two houses are used for storage. Not only does the actual problem be solved, but this guy can also help Hong Yanwudang's treasury management. It's a matter of doing it twice.
Speaking of houses, there is one more thing that needs to be mentioned. That is that after more than half a year, the renovation of the four-door courtyard of the Hong family’s old house has been completed.
Now, except for the small foreign-style building where Hong Shoucheng lived, and the house wall, front door, and back door that Hong Yanwu deliberately left untouched, the entire courtyard has basically restored its original appearance. It is also connected to water, electricity, and heating.
From now on, as long as you pay attention to the tiles on the roof every year before summer, you can live there with peace of mind. There will be no major problems in ten or twenty years.
However, the work has been done to this extent, which is really tiring for these old craftsmen. Even Yuan Sheng and Wang Hanping can't stand it.
The two people declared to Hong Yanwu that they really couldn't build the small stone building down there. Besides, they looked at it and found that some materials were very difficult to find at the moment. There were no stone or wooden floors. If they wanted to repair it, they had to give everyone a rest.
, think of a way and then talk about it.
Hong Yanwu couldn't let go of this. Knowing that they had worked hard, he not only agreed, but also gave some more money when paying the bill.
Especially for Mr. Shan and Wang Hanping, he also prepared a more thoughtful gift for each of them.
What was given to Wang Hanping was a pair of hardwood carved chairs. They were accidentally discovered by Hong Yanwu in the Hong family's old home.
In fact, the value of this gift is secondary. The key is that it has some special meaning to Wang Hanping.
Sure enough, when the old carpenter saw the chair, his eyes were startled at first, then widened. Then he turned the chair over himself.
Looking at the bottom of the chair, it is clear that there is the mark of "Long Shuncheng" and the three small characters "Wang Hanping".
Think about it, an old craftsman can actually see and own his own works again after several years. Needless to say, what a surprise it is.
Naturally, Wang Hanping was so excited that he burst into tears. After hearing about the origin of this thing, he kept thanking him and said to Hong Yanwu, "I'm interested."
As for the gift for Mr. Shan? What Hong Yanwu prepared was a piece of Tian Huang with a six-sided flat seal.
It is said that literati like elegant things, but farewells are too vulgar.
But this thing is too expensive. As soon as I took it over, Mr. Shan really loved it. After playing with it for a long time, he really didn't dare to take it.
Because Mr. Shan cannot be described as an "expert", but as a "generalist", he knows the quality and value of this field.
I think when Hong Yanwu first bought it, one gram of Tianhuang cost ten yuan, which was already more expensive than one gram of gold. Later, he kept buying it, and the quantity of fine Tianhuang naturally decreased.
In addition, in June this year, the Beijing “Commerce Bureau” and the “Second Lighting Bureau” jointly held an export exhibition in Hong Kong.
The exhibition was a great success, not only attracting 160,000 visitors. The special handicrafts were almost sold out due to their low prices and huge gap with the market outside.
Jade, seal stones, bone carvings, enamels, utensils, interior paintings, and Chinese paintings are the most sought after trading items.
And it is exactly what Hong Yanwu expected. Once I go out, people in the country will know the market conditions outside. And people outside will also know that the prices in the country are low.
After this exhibition, the number of buyers from Hong Kong who went to the mainland to "hunt for goods" began to increase significantly, and the domestic price of special handicrafts was also adjusted.
Like in the past, "plan first, price second" is no longer advocated so much. Instead, the main policy is to "distinguish between internal and external, and set prices separately".
Therefore, Tianhuang's domestic price has more than doubled now, and it has to be doubled externally. That means that Mr. Hong Yanwu's goods are priced at least one thousand two thousand according to the internal price.
How scary this is to Mr. Shan. He doesn’t know that Hong Yanwu has more high-quality Tianhuang than in the store.
But having said that, Hong Yanwu was also sincere in giving gifts.
On the one hand, he knew that Mr. Shan was a master of seal carving, so he would definitely keep the square seal stone well and make the best use of it if he gave it to him.
On the other hand, he was also afraid that the small stone mansion would never be finished. What's more, there was also his uncle's old house. If he said he wouldn't repair it now, he wouldn't be able to find an outsider when he really wanted to repair it. From now on, he would still have to point his fingers at others.
So he refused to take it back no matter what.
In the end, after several rounds of pushing and pushing, Mr. Shan seemed to see what Hong Yanwu was thinking, so he called out his youngest daughter, Shan Xiangyun, and introduced him to Hong Yanwu.
"My daughter is on the construction team of the Forbidden City. To tell you the truth, your small western-style building will be renovated in the future. I'm afraid I will have to ask her to do it for you and help you with the financing. I'm not afraid of you being unhappy. To be honest, one is my age.
Now that I'm older, I've finished all the work in the fourth hospital this time. I feel like I have to do it myself again, and my physical strength is a bit out of it. In addition, I have a more important thing to do, which is to try my best to improve the skills of the old craftsmen while they are still there.
Record and summarize it, write it down, and leave it to future generations. This cannot be done in one or two years, and I hope you understand."
What that actually means is that once you understand what you said in person, don't give me generous gifts, otherwise I won't be able to help you in the future and everyone will be unhappy.
But Mr. Shan didn't expect that Hong Yanwu was very happy after hearing this. Not only did he say that the writing should be done, but he also expressed his willingness to provide financial support.
This made Mr. Shan really puzzled. He asked Hong Yanwu.
"What on earth are you thinking? I have wanted to do this in the past, and even reported it to higher-ups, but later I was deliberately ignored by my superiors. Now I see that everyone is getting old, and I feel that if I don't do it, no one will be around.
After doing it, I brought it up again and reluctantly tried to do it myself. But why are you so supportive? You are not engaged in construction? And I really don’t care about your family’s affairs when I do this..."
Hong Yanwu couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
"Mr. Shan, to be honest, it was through you building a house for our family that I really felt the beauty and elegance of ancient architecture. I also feel that this knowledge is too precious. If no one summarizes it, it has been lost and wasted.
It’s such a pity that it’s something from our ancestors. On the other hand, this is also for myself. Today we still have you to help repair our house, but who will we turn to in the future? Who will we turn to for the next generation? Since I have the financial ability,
Now I can do something to help you keep it as much as possible, why not?"
"If we can really keep these skills, even if the people are gone and the houses are gone, future generations can still build better ones. But these things will be lost. Even if the people are there and the houses are there, it will be useless. Sooner or later
One day it will disappear and never exist again. Don’t you think so?”
"And I can definitely imagine how ugly it would be if people who don't know how to pretend to understand are building things randomly, and the capital is full of bright red and green, with dragons and phoenixes painted on them. Such a capital,
There is only vulgarity and no beauty. It is visual pollution and ignorance. I can’t stand it either..."
Hey, forget it, these words really touched Mr. Shan’s heart. The old man was very happy at that time.
"Young man, you understand this quite well. Is this what it is? Visual pollution? Well, that's a good word. Just because you can say these words, I haven't been busy for you in vain for more than a year. But.
You don't have to be so polite. You'd better take such a valuable thing back. In fact, I'm happier that you can support me in doing this than giving me Tianhuang. Just buy me some film."
Then where is Hong Yanwu going? The more Mr. Shan behaves like this, he has to give it away. He respects such people. In the end, he begged for nothing and said that Mr. Shan should play with him for two days before talking. He insisted on keeping him.
The next day, it was even more amazing. He supported it as long as he said he supported it. In addition to sending a thousand yuan to buy film, he also sent a box of blank tapes and a video recorder.
This thoughtfulness moved Mr. Shan even more.
Needless to say, his confidence, which was not so solid in the first place, was now confirmed.
After receiving such recognition, I couldn't help but feel excited. The old gentleman still insisted on getting this thing done.