It’s not just limited to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
"Are you stupid?" These simple words have become a question that contemporary people think about more and more frequently during this period of time.
Sometimes it's to others, sometimes it's to yourself.
Because more than three years have passed since the reform and opening up. The Republic has persisted on the new path until now, and some special phenomena, especially economic phenomena, have inevitably begun to interfere with people's lives.
So during this period, the exclamation point almost stood out as the most important expression of people's emotions. Along with it, countless confusions and questions also arose.
To put it bluntly, it is actually purely about money. The salary is never enough, but there are more and more good things. When the income and desires do not match, people will naturally become confused, and then they will become unbalanced.
Coincidentally, the most representative benchmark event on this issue also took place in September of this year.
During this period, a man who was truly called a "fool" became famous.
On September 5, 1981, Anhui's Wuhu Daily published an article titled "The Well-deserved Fool Guazi".
As this report was reprinted by many newspapers and periodicals, not only Nian Guangjiu and his melon seeds became famous all over the world. The response caused by it was also a spiritual earthquake.
Because Nian Guangjiu only made ten cents per package of melon seeds, many people couldn't believe that what was written in the newspaper was true. Nian Guangjiu actually made a millionaire by selling melon seeds. Hence the following story.
The big discussion of "Are fools stupid or not?"
Frankly speaking, before this, every time Nian Guangjiu sold a pack of melon seeds, he would grab an extra handful and give them to the customers. If they didn't want them, he would force them to get them. Although he has always been said to be a fool, in fact,
This couldn't be smarter business practice.
It is because of the principle of "small profits but quick turnover" that Nian Guangjiu is different from other companies. He always has more repeat customers than other companies, his business is always more prosperous than other companies, and he naturally makes more money than other companies.
But Nian Guangjiu really shouldn't be in such limelight in the media.
Because although this report was a disguised advertisement for him, he used it to accelerate his expansion, and eventually developed into a factory with 100 employees with a daily sales profit of 20,000 yuan, almost forcing the local state-owned melon seeds to a point of no return.
It is so famous that even outsiders who go to Wuhu on business trips have to buy two kilograms of melon seeds to try.
But at the same time, such a huge reputation is not easy to bear, and it has laid a lot of trouble for him.
Think about it, in this era when even "thousand-dollar households" are rare, as a millionaire, how can you not become the primary target of "shooting the first bird"?
I don’t know how many jealous eyes want to tear you to pieces, eager to see you in trouble.
In this era when the private economy is initially opening up and its existence is only to solve the employment dilemma, you actually dare to force the state-owned business into such a mess. How can you make the gentlemen holding official seals not be vigilant and hateful?
Then you must tighten the reins and let you know who you are.
Therefore, it is extremely ironic that Nian Guangjiu, who does not know how to keep a low profile and hide his wealth, used this report to clear his name and proved to others that "fools are not stupid, but very shrewd." But at the same time, he really became
A real fool.
A few years later, countless people found fault with him, looked for excuses for him, and worked together to send him to prison.
Although he was later called a "great man" and was lucky enough to regain his freedom. However, after he was released from prison, it was no longer possible for him to grasp the needs and laws of the market.
In the end, many years of hard work were wasted, and I hated the mall. I only got the evaluation of "a shrewd self-employed person, a crappy entrepreneur".
It can be seen from this that Nian Guangjiu is simply a counterexample, which just proves how wise Hong Yanwu was in choosing to make a fortune in silence.
Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on Nian Guang Jiuling's mental confusion and inability to control himself.
Because no one can understand the limitations of this era so objectively like Hong Yanwu, nor does he have the ability to predict future social changes, nor does he have the rich experience of ups and downs in the business world for thirty years.
In fact, under the impact of more and more abundant external information and material waves, facing this unprecedented historical period, almost everyone's reactions and actions are instinctive and imprudent.
Even reckless and impatient
It is inevitable to make such mistakes.
And no matter how you look at it, there are still many people out there who are not as good as Nian Guangjiu.
Although many people do not have the ability to earn such wealth, they are similar to Nian Guangjiu in terms of boldness, greed, and radicalism.
Of course, they must also be unable to escape the contradictions, dilemmas and troubles brought about by the special social stage.
For example, let’s take Hong Yan and Hong Yan competing for a few colleagues in the same workshop. What happened to them is quite typical.
Due to the overwhelming "marriage wave", from the beginning of this year, these carpenters began to take sick leave in various ways so that they could do private work and build furniture for others.
It's not as hard as working in the workshop, it's cold and tiring, but it's also really beneficial. Not only is the host's family entertaining every meal, but as soon as the work is done, the money goes into your pocket immediately.
Moreover, there is so much work that it is impossible to finish it. After working for a month, each person can get at least one hundred and eighty yuan. That is the salary of two ordinary workers plus bonus. These days, a model worker is only rewarded with two yuan.
Ten yuan.
Well, since they started doing this, the smoking and drinking standards of these guys have skyrocketed. Occasionally they would smoke when they return to the work, or treat guests to a restaurant, and the smoke would be so good.
Such a swagger played a leading role. Many other workers in the workshop were also very envious, and they were gradually dragged into their traps.
Only Hong Yan, who had the best craftsmanship, could not afford the money and had never been tempted.
He didn't want to look for trouble, but he was diligently studying carpentry skills under the strict supervision of his master. He was also thinking about how to repair the old and damaged woodware at home.
As a result, he became an outlier in the workshop and was called "a fool who doesn't even know how to make money".
But what happened next? Just this month, this group of private workers took on a big and urgent job, but they didn’t have the skills, so something happened.
The "tiger legs" they promised to the owner were turned into "pumpkin legs". Not only did they not earn a penny, they also had people chasing them to pay for the wood.
Later, these guys couldn't bear it any longer, so they simply refused to accept the blame and ran away.
But it happened that the owner was very capable, and after a few detours, he finally caught up with the "Red Star Furniture Factory". Now the matter became a big deal, and it was completely put on the table by the factory leaders to get to the bottom of it.
"major cases".
In the end, the collective opinion of the factory leaders was that not only should these guys pay full compensation to others, but they should also be asked to hand over all their "illegal gains" over a long period of time, and to serve as a warning to the leaders to be detained in the factory for inspection and punishment.
Of course these guys won't do it. Reimbursement and punishment are easy to talk about, but who is willing to give up the hundreds of dollars earned by sweating for most of the past six months? Is it illegal? No! Why should I hand it over?
But there is also talk in the factory, saying that if you carry the public bowl, you have to obey the government's control. Moreover, they work using working hours and factory tools, and the unexplained decrease in wood in the workshop is probably inseparable from them.
If you don't pay, then you can wait to be fired. The factory will simply leave you alone and give you complete freedom to make a fortune.
Okay, now these guys are honest. They have to obey the orders honestly.
Because no matter how much you earn outside, what will you do when you get old? We have long been accustomed to droughts and floods with guaranteed harvests. Who dares to throw away this iron rice bowl?
What's more, it's embarrassing to be an individual. Not to mention that the family will be embarrassed, and the parents can kick them out. Even if they introduce someone, they will run away as soon as they hear it. Who dares to take this step easily?
Just like that, some people started to laugh at them again. Are you stupid to say that stealing a chicken means losing a handful of rice? Look, Hong Yan is still fighting for safety. He is a model worker and it is confirmed that he will get twenty yuan from the government.
How practical. I heard that in order for him to take good care of these boys, the superiors wanted him to take over as the deputy director of the workshop.
Well, it made these disgraced masters even more displeased with Hong Yanzheng.
During the same period, contrary to the booming demand for carpenters, the "rebellious" business of An Yangyang and An Yueyue suffered a major blow, almost to the point of losing money and making a profit.
As early as 1974, the Beijing City Government had classified solving the problem of egg supply shortage as the focus of people's livelihood work. For this purpose, it also convened the first chicken raising work conference since the founding of the Republic.
At that time, the government took measures to increase farmers' enthusiasm for raising chickens by raising purchase prices, arranging incubators, providing prostitutes, and giving away some feed.
Although this method is more effective, there is still a huge supply gap due to the excessive demand in Beijing. After a year of trial, it was found that private breeding alone cannot fundamentally solve this problem.
So starting in 1975, the Beijing government made up its mind and began to invest in the construction of mechanized chicken farms. In 1978, Daxing Hongxing Chicken Farm was the first to go into production, with an annual output of 1.65 million kilograms that year, which greatly alleviated the capital's egg shortage problem.
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Subsequently, large-scale mechanical chicken farms such as Yukou, Fengbo, Dongsha, and Honghua also started operations one after another. Coupled with the temptation of "chicken butt banks", collective chicken farms and farmers' specialized chicken farms began to appear in rural areas. Egg supply
The quantity is getting more and more abundant every year.
By 1981, the capital's own fresh eggs were enough to supply its own supply, and there was no longer any need to procure eggs from other places.
The most obvious feeling for ordinary people is that they find that almost all the white eggs on the market come from mechanical airports. They are big, clean, and fresh. They no longer have to beat eggs as before to prevent rotten eggs.
Two bowls.
Of course, as the supply of goods becomes increasingly abundant, the preferential policies on purchase prices will gradually be cancelled. Therefore, since last year, An Yangyang and An Yueliang have clearly felt that life has become increasingly difficult.
The price of eggs collected at the farmers' market in Beijing is getting lower day by day. On the other hand, because they want to sell more money, "egg dumpers" are competing for supply in the countryside, but their costs of collecting eggs are increasing day by day.
As a result, the ability to earn seventy or eighty yuan per person in a month was gone. Gradually, it became forty or fifty, and then it became thirty or forty.
Starting from the beginning of this year, except for the three major festivals when the price of eggs can rise a bit, at other times it will only cost about 20 yuan per person every month.
The worst time was at the end of September this year. They planned to get better prices during the National Day, so they urged Zhaoqing to buy a batch of eggs in the countryside.
Well, I rushed over excitedly, only to find that this time even the increase before the holiday was gone, and the price was lowered by another level. If you sell it at the same price according to the market purchase price, you will lose three or four cents per catty, unless
Only by setting up their own stalls can they make some profits.
But this not only wastes time, but also has to pay management fees. How can this be a good thing?
In the end, the two brothers decided that they had no choice. They couldn't afford to spend the money here, and they couldn't afford to lose the money, so they might as well just ask our relatives for help.
So they ran to the Hong family again, and put all the two thousand eggs in the Hong family's door.
The two brothers drank tea for a while, and had a meal of eggs, stewed meat, and green onions rolled into pancakes at noon. Finally, they saw Hong Yanwu in the afternoon, took the money in his own hands, and left with satisfaction.
Returning to Longkou Village in the evening, these two boys went to give money to Zhaoqing. It was so beautiful when they entered, and they kept saying that it was good to have relatives in the capital. It seems that they can no longer give money to the market, and they have to let Hong Yanwu help sell it.
, to get a good price.
When Zhaoqing asked what happened, he couldn't laugh or cry.
"You have taken advantage of my cousin. Do you really think it is a good thing? You don't even think about it. The purchase price on the market is so low, how high can the retail price of eggs be? This thing can't be kept. I
What can my cousin do? He will definitely have to pay for the takeout."
An Yangyang and An Yueliang looked at each other and scratched the backs of their heads.
One said, "No, I asked him to help sell it in the past. Can he lose money?"
Another person also said, "Yeah, if he really knows how to lose money, why didn't he tell me at the time? I said it was only 12 cents and he agreed. It was so happy that he didn't even make a price change."
"Oh, I'm talking about you two brothers."
Zhaoqing was really convinced and pointed at the sun first.
"Riantou, let me tell you, things are not as good as before. In the past, there were fewer eggs. If you can buy them, it's good. Even if the price is higher, if you find the right owner, you can buy them. Now there is no shortage of eggs in the city. There are cheap ones.
, who wants more expensive ones?”
Then the other hand pointed at the moon.
"And you kid, why don't you think about it, you two traveled so far away and two thousand eggs were delivered to someone's doorstep. You are obviously in trouble. You also know that you are relatives, so they have the nerve to push you out?
Can I still bargain with you?"
After saying this, the two boys were speechless and muttered, feeling a little embarrassed.
But they were really surprised, where did so many eggs in the capital come from? No matter how they raised chickens in the past, they had never seen so many eggs.
Not to mention them, even Zhaoqing couldn't imagine it without having seen a mechanical chicken farm with his own eyes. However, he was still wise. If he didn't understand, he would figure it out first. He decided to put the "treason" issue aside first.
As soon as I let it go, I won’t do it next month.
But this time, the An family brothers became anxious again.
Taiyang said, "No! I'm going to talk about my wife. I still want to buy a lot of things."
Moon also said, "Why don't you just do it? Brother-in-law, my brother has finished it, and it will be my turn soon. I haven't even built a house, so it's still far from enough."
Zhaoqing said angrily, "My wife is going to give birth to a baby, and I also need money. But what else can I do if it's obviously a matter of trying to lose money? Don't make money, and then use the money you already have."
Let’s get in. Besides, if we don’t sell eggs anymore, we can’t think of other ways to make a living? Are you stupid?”
After saying this, he left. Only the sun and the moon were left in the room, feeling confused.
These two guys really don't understand. As for farmers, if they don't rely on this chicken-ass bank, how can they expect to get foreign money?