On the night of May 26, the "White Swan Hotel" was very busy.
All Hong Yanwu's friends in Huacheng gathered here.
Shui Qing not only met Hong Yanwu's subordinates such as "Dabao", "Qiang Wu", "Li Ben'er", "Lao Gen'er", "Liangzi" and "Dezi".
I also met "Ahua" who had helped Hong Yanwu a lot, and "Achang" who was the partner of "Libener".
Regardless of whether they are from Beijing or locals, their attitude towards Shui Qing and the children is very warm and cordial.
Especially "Ahua" and "Achang", because they just learned that Hong Yanwu and Shui Qing are newly married.
Not only did they say a lot of auspicious words, they also gave gifts.
Speaking of "Ahua", things are different now.
As early as half a year ago, she was no longer the "quality assurance worker" hired by Hong Yanwu.
Washed away by the economic wave, her mind gradually became more active.
Finally, I followed others' example of "retiring from illness" and used my savings over the years to open a small workshop making suitcases and bags near "Gaodi Street".
Business is currently booming, and there are now five or six workers, who can be considered a small boss.
Therefore, Hong Yanwu couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to let Shui Qing accept these two "feelings."
This is the customer sentiment in the mall.
If you don't accept it, you won't give them face and appear unkind.
When facing the thick red envelope, Shui Qing was able to remain calm and composed.
But no, I have seen gifts worth tens of thousands, and a mere few hundred yuan is nothing.
However, there were other situations that surprised her.
First, everyone's attitude towards Hong Yanwu was completely based on his leadership.
So much so that no one dared to call Shui Qing "younger brother or sister".
Several people in the capital, completely ignoring the real age gap, called her "sister-in-law" instead.
"Ahua" and "Achang" also call her "Mrs. Hong".
It's just like the dialogue in a movie, so funny.
This all shows how important Hong Yanwu's status is in everyone's mind.
But Hong Yanwu seemed to take it for granted.
His nonchalant, calm and relaxed attitude vaguely revealed the temperament of a superior person, which was in sharp contrast to the cautiousness of others.
This side of him was something Shui Qing had never experienced before.
Second, the dining atmosphere was not quite what Shuiqing imagined.
She originally thought that the dinner would be filled with laughter and joy.
When everyone meets in a different place, there should be a lot to say to each other, and the atmosphere is quite relaxed.
We really waited until the cold dishes were put on the table and everyone sat down.
She found strangely that the atmosphere in the private room turned dull and serious.
Then everyone opened their mouths one by one and discussed the reasons why Beijing residents encounter regional discrimination on "Gaodi Street" and their opinions on how to deal with it.
Only then did she realize that she still had to talk about business during this meal.
"Dabao" didn't touch the chopsticks at all and was the first to speak.
He complained angrily, saying that the people in "Gaudi Street" were too greedy and increasingly dissatisfied.
Not only did the prices get higher and higher, but they also found ways to adulterate them with substandard goods.
Fortunately, he listened to Hong Yanwu and inspected every item he purchased, otherwise he would have been tricked so many times.
But those people were even more dissatisfied because they couldn't take advantage of his loopholes.
The current situation is that the merchants of "Gaudi Street" have united to boycott them.
Each company is only willing to supply limited quantities to them, and the price has been negotiated, so no one is willing to lower the price.
Therefore, it is difficult to supply goods from Beijing without any problems.
What he was anxious about was that he had to quickly find a new market to purchase goods.
It's a pity that the products in "Thirteen Lines" are monotonous, and the new "night market" is only for retail sales, so it really can't replace the ones here.
If that doesn't work, you can only pay a commission and ask an out-of-town businessman to help buy it for you. This is more cost-effective than buying it directly from "Gaodi Street".
"Li Ben'er" echoed, saying that with the prosperity of business, the merchants in "Gaodi Street" no longer take them seriously.
Negotiating business with them is too laborious. This is because they value money rather than people, and they don't care about friendship at all.
Because of this, when he met "Achang" who had just resigned from a township garment factory, he thought of setting up his own factory so that he could directly control the supply of goods.
But unlike the two of them, "Ahua" thinks from the perspective of the merchants of "Gaodi Street".
She persuaded her tactfully, saying that in fact, these businesses also have their own difficulties.
Nowadays, taxes are stricter, management fees are higher, rents are also more expensive, and even smuggling is not as easy as before. Everyone's cost burden is heavy, and it is inevitable to want to increase prices.
But "Dabao" and "Liben'er" were both short-tempered and stubborn, and kept the price too high.
She tried to help mediate several times, but the villagers blamed her for favoring people from the capital, so she couldn't handle it any more.
As a result, it is precisely because this fundamental conflict of interests is so difficult to resolve that the situation has worsened and become like this.
According to her opinion, if we want to solve this problem, I'm afraid everyone will have to give in.
Only by being friendly can you make money. If Hong Yanwu, the big boss, was willing to come forward for an interview, she would be willing to sacrifice face again.
In this way, several people roughly pieced together the whole story through narration from different angles.
Then they all looked at Hong Yanwu eagerly, waiting for him to make a decision.
But to be honest, Hong Yanwu found it a bit funny.
Because although this matter had nothing to do with him on the surface, in fact he was the instigator.
It was the butterfly effect he brought about that changed the original historical development trajectory that caused such trouble.
Why do you say that?
Don’t forget, it was the end of 1981 when he brought people to Huacheng.
At that time, "Gaudi Street" had not long been opened, and the market was not well-known. The merchants who came and went were only people from the surrounding areas.
The largest single transaction made by merchants is only hundreds of items and an amount of thousands of dollars.
Where are the big merchants like them who come in groups, easily make transactions worth tens of thousands of yuan, and use trains to transport goods to the capital?
Moreover, they purchase goods and sell them to the entire capital through the "clothing night market".
So to be honest, such a buyer with strong capital strength and continuous and stable demand was completely inconsistent with the business environment at that time.
Just like a prehistoric beast crawling into a fish pond, it is an economic monster that should never have appeared in this era.
At the beginning, their monthly demand accounted for almost 50% of the entire "Gaudi Street" monthly sales.
As long as their deal is concluded, any merchant can sell out their goods and have enough to eat, so how can these people not be jealous?
They, the people from the capital, have naturally become the biggest customers that all the merchants in "Gaodi Street" compete to please.
And because the early merchants lacked business experience, they had no tricks to win over customers.
In addition to inviting you to eat and drink, it's just a matter of bargaining.
So Hong Yanwu and his gang took advantage.
Almost everyone in "Gaudi Street" is busy around them, and the purchase cost can easily be kept to a minimum, and some people even take the initiative to deliver goods to their door to sell them.