National Tide 1980.

In any era, it will be easy to gain wealth if you can predict the major changes that are about to happen in advance.

Not to mention people like Ning Weimin who know clearly what the world will become in the future.

So don’t think that Ning Weimin had just been ripped off by Nian Jing and Jiang Hao for supplies.

But what happened next happened just as he expected.

First of all, in this special time window, the prices of materials continued to soar like a wild horse, and the situation in the market became more and more chaotic.

In fact, the more the price of materials rises, the more people speculate, and the harder it becomes to get them. The original inventory is quickly cleared out, and even the manufacturers are out of stock.

In this way, even though Ning Weimin did suffer a loss in price, it was fortunate that he did not take advantage of the situation at that time and was able to buy the spot goods from the manufacturer.

Otherwise, with the current market conditions, even if he is willing to spend money, he may not be able to buy the goods. What's the point of having a few pieces of paper?

This is called taking a small loss to gain a big advantage.

On the contrary, Nian Jing and Jiang Hao, who sold the approval document to him at a high price, felt a little regretful that they had acted too early. They might have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars this time.

For this, they almost broke their thighs, and then started looking for opportunities to re-enter the market with funds. This is human nature.

In addition, God seemed to be particularly kind to Ning Weimin, and soon compensated him by forcing money into his hands.

It seemed as if she couldn't bear to see him suffer any loss at all. Not only did she help him make up for his losses, but she also made him earn a huge profit and became extremely wealthy.

Such a gift of fate is something that others can never envy.

What exactly is going on?

It turned out that on July 1988, 7, the country took the lead in deciding to liberalize the market prices of 28 kinds of famous cigarettes and liquors, thus opening the curtain for breaking through the price barrier.

The effect of the decree was immediate.

From that day on, there was a rush to buy famous cigarettes and liquors in department stores and tobacco and liquor stores in major and medium-sized cities across the country.

Within a few hours of opening, all cigarettes and alcohol in stores in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai were sold out.

That afternoon, multiple sales outlets in Beijing coordinated their actions and prices rose.

Major cities across the country also adjusted prices twice on the 29th and 30th respectively, which gradually stabilized the situation of panic buying of tobacco and alcohol.

It is said that opportunities come to those who are prepared. This is true. Ning Weimin made a fortune in this matter.

And he is undoubtedly a pioneer with foresight.

Although he didn't know exactly when this would happen.

But he did know that there was a nationwide panic buying spree in 1988, and that the prices of famous liquors such as Moutai and Wuliangye would rise to very high levels in the future.

This is why, from the very beginning of his Huimin Tobacco and Liquor Store, he insisted that Zhang Shihui use the money earned from the tobacco and liquor store to stockpile famous liquors such as Moutai and Wuliangye, and at the same time developed a business of recycling famous cigarettes and liquors.

To put it bluntly, for him, this was an opportunity to make a fortune that was absolutely certain, and all he had to do was lie down and wait.

As for Zhang Shihui, he also has his advantage, that is, he is obedient.

Although this kid sometimes complains and says some cheap words behind Ning Weimin's back, he really trusts Ning Weimin's judgment on major issues, and he still has self-knowledge.

Therefore, although Ning Weimin and Zhang Shihui took the bid later than others when they saw the breaking news that the prices of tobacco and alcohol were liberalized, they had no time to participate in the final rush to buy tobacco and alcohol.

Even their tobacco and alcohol shop saw a lot of people rushing to buy, and the few employees who were looking after the store managed to sell several boxes of good cigarettes and alcohol without even noticing.

In the end, it was Sister Tan who felt that something was wrong, so she quickly sealed the goods and called Zhang Shihui to inform her. Only then did they both learn about the major changes in the market.

But this still cannot change the fact that Ning Weimin and Zhang Shihui are the biggest beneficiaries of this matter.

It’s not for any other reason, it’s just because they have accumulated too much goods over the years.

How much is it?

That’s tens of thousands of Moutai and Wuliangye.

There are also countless famous wines of various special varieties and special years.

If these goods were counted by the boxes, there would be thousands of them.

Not to mention that the small courtyard they rented from Zhang Dashao had long been full, and they had already begun to gradually transfer the excess goods to the ice cellar in Yunyuan.

They are still expanding their inventory in the future, so now even the ice cellar is almost full.

Even many wines are arranged by year.

The earliest Moutai and Wuliangye that were purchased in bulk have already been stored for several years. It is estimated that they will be upgraded to aged wines in another ten years, and the prices will be different again.

It is no exaggeration to say that these goods were worth five or six million before the price increase.

Because in 1987, the inflation situation began to become obvious, and the money supply depreciated sharply last year.

During this period of time alone, the market price of Moutai has increased from 38 yuan to 127 yuan, and the price of Wuliangye has increased from 20 yuan to 51 yuan. The official guidance price cannot be suppressed at all.

It is conceivable that now that the price has been liberalized and officially confirmed, what kind of subsequent impact this will have.

What we can see now is that the official market approved price of Moutai has increased directly from 28 yuan to 140 yuan, and the official market approved price of Wuliangye has increased directly from 18 yuan to 80 yuan.

Coupled with the impact caused by the rampant counterfeit goods, the public reaction is particularly strong.

This means that the actual retail price of genuine products on the market is probably 10% to 20% higher, which is the real price that most people can buy.

Therefore, this batch of fixed assets of Ning Weimin and Zhang Shihui took off again, and the value almost doubled, firmly standing above 10 million yuan.

In this way, the losses Ning Weimin suffered from inflation were actually made up by inflation.

What is this called?

This is what we call winning and losing have the same origin, gains and losses have the same root.

Of course, for Ning Weimin, his tobacco and alcohol assets were only worth 6-7 million RMB, which was really nothing. After all, if the Japanese stock market fluctuated by 1%, his personal assets would be calculated in the billions of yen, which was about the same number.

Now it is difficult for him to be tempted by this level of wealth.

But it was quite different for Zhang Shihui. This guy had never experienced such a huge fluctuation in wealth.

Back then, when he took over Ning Weimin's job and earned his first million from the supply of tobacco and alcohol as the manager of the Tan Palace Beijing headquarters, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a whole day.

Last year, his total wealth exceeded two million due to stockpiling of cigarettes and alcohol because of inflation. In his excitement, he found someone to drink with all night and finally went to the hospital for gastric lavage.

And this time, he could never have imagined that his assets would double again in one fell swoop.

He originally thought that being a millionaire was the pinnacle of his life, and he also thought that he would follow Ning Weimin to leave the Altar Palace. The days waiting for him in the future would probably be a process of starting over and rebuilding that would not be comfortable.

But suddenly a big lottery ticket of life was drawn, and he was surprised to find that overnight, his assets seemed to be heading towards becoming a multi-millionaire.

What does it feel like to have this kind of disparity between the earth and the sky?

I'm afraid that except Zhang Shihui himself, no one else can feel it.

So this guy's most direct expression was that he was going crazy, which could be seen from the tone of his voice when he called Ning Weimin.

He was almost roaring at that time. Even though he tried his best to suppress his emotions, the sound still shook Ning Weimin's ears.

"Wei Min! Wei Min! We've made it! This time it's big!"

"You may not know this, but now Moutai is almost 200 yuan! Wuliangye is almost 100 yuan!"

"I say, let's sell it quickly! Sell it! How about I sell half of the stuff in Curry first?"

His stupid idea almost made Ning Weimin laugh.

He seemed to directly see the retail investors who were speculating in stamps in the stamp market and the retail investors who were speculating in stocks in the stock market.

This guy was so terrified by the sudden good luck that he felt uncomfortable holding on to the things that made him money that he actually tried to take profits in advance.

"No! Don't sell it! Don't sell even one bottle! What we need to do now is to buy. How much money do you have left in your store? Collect it quickly..."

Ning Weimin’s reply made Zhang Shihui dizzy on the spot.

"Buy? Moutai and Wuliangye are already so expensive, do you think they can still go up?"

"No, I think the short-term upward space is just this much. In the long run, of course, it will continue to rise, but it won't rise too much in the short term..."

"Then you still..."

"I didn't say to continue buying these two kinds of alcohol. Besides, even if you want to buy them, where can you find them? What I mean is that the price of high-end tobacco and alcohol has been liberalized. This is an obvious signal released by the higher authorities. Moreover, high-end tobacco and alcohol are now being snapped up. There is no stock on the market. This impact will inevitably be transmitted to other tobacco and alcohol. Many people will soon think that if the price of high-end tobacco and alcohol is liberalized, what about other tobacco and alcohol? You have to know that here, we are quick to act. Once we feel that something is about to become a trend, we will rush in..."

"Oh, I understand!" Zhang Shihui was extremely excited. He didn't wait for Ning Weimin to finish his words and rushed to say, "You mean, even Erguotou will increase in price? Then should we contact our previous boss, Manager Huang, and take all the tobacco and alcohol from their Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company..."

"Oh, that's not necessary."

However, Ning Weimin thought that Zhang Shihui had misunderstood again.

"Forget about low-priced liquors like Red Star Erguotou, and low-end cigarettes like Dagong, Little Bees, and Red Tassel Spear, because this is a national need to protect people's livelihood, and we must ensure that prices do not fluctuate greatly. The best benefit we can get is that we don't have to sell at a loss. I think the ones that will really rise sharply are the mid-range liquors in Beijing, such as Tongzhou Laojiao, Zui Liuxia, and Huadeng. Think about it, in the first few years since the local market was opened and foreign liquors were allowed to be sold in Beijing, the famous products of these wineries were sold at a discount. The wines were defeated by the winery and the market was taken away, which led to the backlog of wines. The inventory was increasing, and no one bought them when the wineries wanted to lower the price. Now they are in stock and cheap, so why don’t we buy them? And even if I’m wrong, the risk is not high, because these wines are of excellent quality, brewed from pure grains, not blended. They are cheap now, and the cost performance is extremely high. And we don’t have to worry about storage. We run a restaurant and a tobacco shop, do you think we can still lose money? So, you just…”

"So I can just stock up without any worries! I'll take as many as I can, right?" Zhang Shihui interrupted again.

He knew he shouldn't do that, but he just couldn't control himself.

Now, a strong desire to seize the opportunity surged in his heart.

Besides thinking about making another fortune, he was also thinking - if he could make this deal again, could he make millions again and get one step closer to becoming a multi-millionaire?

This time, with Ning Weimin's approval, Zhang Shihui had no more doubts and started to act completely according to Ning Weimin's instructions.

He did everything he could to withdraw all the deposits from the tobacco shop's bank account and launched a large-scale acquisition operation.

The initial target was of course the inventory of their old friend, Manager Huang of the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company. There were about four or five hundred boxes of wine, worth less than 40,000 yuan, and he ate them all without blinking an eye.

In fact, both the bank staff and Manager Huang wanted to persuade Zhang Shihui.

The bank staff could not bear to see hundreds of thousands of dollars of funds flowing out, so they repeatedly advised, "Hey, Boss Zhang, what are you doing? Are you having difficulties in your business? It's not worth taking all the money. Let me tell you, according to inside information, our interest rate is going to be raised again..."

Manager Huang was concerned about their friendship and was afraid that Zhang Shihui might make a wrong step.

"Xiao Zhang, don't be impulsive. If you take all these unsold goods, when will you be able to sell them? I know you've done well in the past few years, but you can't be too impatient in business. It's better to be safe than sorry! The current policy only allows high-end cigarettes and alcohol to increase in price, but doesn't mention other alcoholic beverages. I advise you to think about it for a few more days..."

It’s a pity. If it were under normal circumstances, Zhang Shihui might have thought about what they said.

But this time, Zhang Shihui's value has skyrocketed, and Ning Weimin is personally in charge of the operation.

Once people have money, they tend to be bolder. In addition, Ning Weimin once again proved his foresight. The layout in the first few years made the capital of both of them doubled. How could Zhang Shihui possibly listen to other people's advice?

So he resolutely withdrew the money and took the goods, completely blocking out all interference and different voices. He even asked Manager Huang to introduce other ways to get these unsaleable goods.

It seems like he won't stop until all the money is spent.

Even after he finally bought the goods, he would not stop there. He would inspect the new warehouse where the goods were placed almost every day.

Although sometimes he needs to struggle to drill in and out of the gaps between the goods to check and inspect the goods.

But he was still dancing with excitement.

In the past, he often patted his belly proudly in front of his wife and said, "My belly has eaten all kinds of good things. It is worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Now, the words he brags to his wife have become, "My brain is amazing, it's worth at least millions..."

The only regret is that he is a little crazy now, and all he thinks about is wine and only wine.

Not to mention that he had forgotten about Ning Weimin's request to find a future store location, he was also often distracted by the daily management of Tan Gong Restaurant.

All I pay attention to all day long are reports on prices and inflation in the newspapers, and I dream of the new drinks I've just ordered starting to increase in price and become in short supply.

From this point of view, it is hard to say whether becoming a multimillionaire is a good thing or a bad thing for him. (End of this chapter)