National Tide 1980.

As for Ning Weimin, he was not idle either, and he played bigger games and did things more drastically.

It just so happened that he had to settle accounts with the record companies he cooperated with this time. He had to settle the final payments for the personal albums of Fei Xiang, Zhang Qiang, Cui Jian, and the soundtrack album of the movie "Li Xianglan" by Keiko Matsumoto. These tapes had already been released and continued to sell well.

At the same time, Ning Weimin is also responsible for re-releasing the soundtrack album of "Crazy Rich Asians" in mainland China.

In this way, he scraped together seven or eight million from the record business, and then simply bet it all on it. He drove directly to the winery and bought the goods.

Now that's great, the leaders of Daxing Winery, Niulanshan Winery, and Tongzhou Winery were like seeing a savior when they saw such a wealthy buyer like him.

Because they have not yet adapted to the increasingly volatile economic situation, these wineries have been troubled by inventory backlogs.

Now everyone feels that this is a rare opportunity. In order to clear out the inventory as much as possible, they took the initiative to give Ning Weimin an 20% discount on the factory price, and were also willing to send a vehicle to transport and deliver the goods to his door.

He readily agreed to Ning Weimin's request to buy some loose liquor for Kang Shude's tavern.

People don't even want money and are rushing to give it away for free.

After all, loose liquor is not valuable. How much does a ton cost?

Things like Mao Ba and Mao San, those are just names based on the prices, they sound cheap.

Besides, there are only six big jars in Kang Shude’s “big wine jar”, ​​how much would it take if they were all filled?

To be honest, these wineries are now even willing to stop the production of bulk liquor. No one wants to produce this stuff that is low-priced but does not make money.

In short, the deal went very smoothly. It was basically a buyer's market, with almost no price negotiation. Most of the unsaleable goods became Ning Weimin's food.

For this deal, Ning Weimin even rented a 20,000-square-meter warehouse in Shuangjing, a suburb of Beijing, and asked Luo Guangliang to help him find about 20 people to store and guard the inventory of the three wineries.

The quantity of goods gradually delivered to this warehouse from major wineries is probably greater than that of the warehouse of the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Corporation.

Whoever comes here will feel dizzy.

In addition, Ning Weimin did not spend a penny, but refilled several wine jars in Kang Shude's "big wine jar", which suddenly made the old man's business a loss-making business.

This is the literal meaning.

To put it bluntly, these scattered liquors are just a contribution, and no winery would be embarrassed to ask Ning Weimin for money for such a small matter.

All I can say is that in this world, the power of capital is so powerful that the richer people are, the richer they become.

The story of Mark Twain's "The Million Pound Bank Note" is so realistic.

Of course, it is a delight to buy cheap goods at low prices, but buying goods at low prices and hoarding goods to increase their prices usually requires a certain amount of time cost.

Just like buying stocks, even if you buy them at the lowest point, the volatility and consolidation that lasts for a month or two will also make people anxious and unbearable.

The luckiest thing for Ning Weimin was that he had achieved seamless connection in this regard. As soon as he finished stockpiling, the price started to rise.

Soon, it was August 1988.

I have to say, this is a very special month.

Because according to the Cantonese people, there are three "Fa"s in this month of the year.

Therefore, this month has the best fortune for people, and for businessmen it may be the most profitable month of the 20th century.

Not to mention, although this argument has a metaphysical flavor, it cannot be said to be completely wrong.

At least for Ning Weimin, this month is the month for him to make a lot of money and receive income from everywhere.

The first is the follow-up response to tobacco and alcohol policies.

It was just a coincidence that just when Ning Weimin had just completed the storage of all the liquor, the country's follow-up policy of opening up thirteen kinds of high-end tobacco and alcohol began to ferment again.

It seems that the Beijing government has also expressed its attitude and supports the increase in local liquor prices.

Based on the principle of "both being able to be displayed and sold", it was agreed that the retail price of 12.4 types of liquor produced in Beijing would be increased by an average of cents per bottle, a price increase of %.

Among them, the 21.3 key varieties that have won the title of high-quality liquor at the ministry and city levels have increased in price by more than one yuan per bottle on average, a price increase of %. These are the main types of goods that Ning Weimin has stockpiled.

There are also 9 kinds of ordinary liquor, with an average price increase of cents, a % increase.

The average price of two types of bulk liquor increased by 30.2 cents per pound, an increase of %.

This completely ended the names of these two types of loose liquor that had been maintained for many years. After all, both types of loose liquor were named after their prices. Once the prices changed, the names of Mao Ba and Mao San would definitely not be in line with the actual situation.

In addition, the price increase also affected beer. The retail prices of 24.5 specifications of beer in the city increased by an average of %, among which canned beer increased by as much as cents, bottled beer increased by to cents, and bulk beer increased by cents per liter.

How to say this?

It should be said that this is a great benefit to the entire Beijing wine and beverage industry.

Except for some unknown brands of fruit wine and liquor, all well-known liquors have seen price increases. Not only does the impact range wide, but the timing is just right.

For Ning Weimin, it was as if he had just bought a big-butt blue-chip stock, but on the same day there was a 20-centimeter ceiling.

Then it went up and down all the way, board, board, board...it actually became a dragon.

How could he not be unhappy?

That was awesome.

It's not just about money; the key is to provide emotional value like a majestic gong and drum.

But on the contrary, it has caused hardship for those young and old men in Beijing who love to drink.

Now that the policy has been further clarified and implemented, the prices of alcoholic beverages have been liberalized in almost all aspects.

At the moment, prices have to be raised without any blind spots. This has directly resulted in an increase in the cost of living for the already poor urban families, and has even led to couples speculating in their homes and intensified family conflicts.

I don't know how many families will hear such news as, "I say, can't you be more promising? What's the point of quitting drinking? What's the point of drinking a cup of cat urine?"

Or they would simply curse, "Drink, drink, drink. You only know how to drink. You'll drink yourself to death sooner or later. Money is needed everywhere in the house, but you drink even more. If you don't drink this crap, you'll die."

There's nothing you can do about it. Poor couples have many worries. This is a truth that has been proven repeatedly since ancient times.

But then again, are couples in wealthy families who don’t worry about money necessarily happy?

In fact, it may not be the case. Just like the current situation, Zhang Shihui also became rich because he listened to Ning Weimin's words, but this guy's "chassis" was not stable enough, and he still ended up in tragedy.

In the words of Confucius, "Drink wine without limit, but not to the point of getting drunk."

But Zhang Shihui was drunk to a point where he lost his temper. He was not drunk and making a scene, but was just showing off.

Sitting with a bunch of people who come to him for free food and drinks, bragging and listening to their flattery is fine, but this is called low taste.

His legs were unsteady as he staggered around the yard, muttering to himself, with his head held high and his arms waving, looking as heroic as a cloud.

The grown men drank too much, and their moral character was pretty much the same. Moreover, they were making a lot of money, so no one could help but express their emotions passionately, otherwise they would feel suffocated.

But Zhang Shihui should never have stopped drinking, and had no sense of moderation. In the end, he even drank so much that he mistook the next room for a toilet, and he even went in to pee in the toilet while he was confused.

A big manager who also runs a high-end restaurant actually did such a thing in the territory of his peers. If you say he was not sincere and did not do it on purpose, no one will believe it.

The result was naturally not good. Zhang Shihui had someone arrest him immediately. After finding out that he was not a gangster but the manager of Tan Gong Restaurant.

In addition to asking for compensation by phone from the family, they also requested that the Tan Palace Restaurant send someone to pick up the person and that an apology be published in the newspaper, otherwise they would call the police.

Well, when Ning Weimin received a call for help from Zhang Shihui’s wife Liu Weijing late that night, he didn’t know whether to curse or laugh, so he called Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao to go with him to pick up the person.

In the end, he apologized in person and paid the other party 10,000 yuan to settle the matter.

It was also because Zhang Shihui was drunk and unconscious, and people were afraid that if they continued to detain him, something bad would happen. Seeing that they had both the inside and the outside world, and Ning Weimin was a man who knew how to talk, they gave up.

Otherwise, who knows how this matter would turn out.

Of course, it’s fortunate that this incident did not happen on the territory of Tan Gong Restaurant.

This kind of thing cannot be covered up at all. If it spread throughout the restaurant, Zhang Shihui himself would probably not be able to continue working as the restaurant manager. That would be real "social death".

However, despite this, it also had a significant impact on Zhang Shihui's future.

Because from this incident, Ning Weimin saw clearly that Zhang Shihui's psychological quality was a bit poor.

He felt more and more that it was the right decision not to take Zhang Shihui with him to speculate in stamps. He believed that if he really gave Zhang Shihui too much money, it might end up harming him.

So when Zhang Shihui finally woke up from the drunkenness and returned to normal, Ning Weimin did not blame him any further but accepted his apology.

However, the task of selecting a new restaurant location, which was originally assigned to him, was handed over to Luo Guangliang, leaving Zhang Shihui to focus on the management and beverage business of the Tan Palace Restaurant.

Zhang Shihui didn't think much about it. Instead, he felt that it would be less troublesome and agreed readily.

But in fact, he didn't know how much money he had lost by peeing.

In fact, Ning Weimin's original intention was to take advantage of the opportunity to find a new store location to open a real estate agency together with Zhang Shihui. He wanted to share this most lucrative business in the next 20 years with his poor friend.

But now that this has happened, Ning Weimin no longer thinks so. For the sake of Zhang Shihui and the harmony of Zhang Shihui's family, he thinks it is better not to let this kid get involved in this mess again, otherwise the next time, he might end up running naked on the roof.

On the contrary, Luo Guangliang has been working more and more steadily, showing his ability to take on important responsibilities.

Although Brother Luo San was too loyal and a little too practical, he was at a disadvantage when he was trying to figure out the price.

But he acts steadily and gives people a sense of reliability, which is a rare advantage.

Ning Weimin thought that when negotiating big deals, not many people care about the price, but people like Luo Guangliang are more suitable.

What's more, their friendship is no worse than Zhang Shihui's. He should have been arranged a more comfortable and promising job long ago. We can't let his future always depend on a broken tricycle.

So it was natural and reasonable for Ning Weimin to give up Zhang Shihui and instead want to pull Luo Guangliang into the real estate market.

For Zhang Shihui, perhaps this is his destiny.

The joys and sorrows of life are often determined by people themselves inadvertently, and personal limitations usually determine a person's upper limit.

Many times, a person’s achievement is not determined by how many strengths he or she has, but more often by whether he or she has shortcomings that prevent him or her from accomplishing anything.

Even if he can meet a noble person, some things still depend on his own ability.

However, what happens next is not entirely up to Ning Weimin.

Because it is difficult to go against the trend!

Although Ning Weimin began to be optimistic about Luo Guangliang and had the idea of ​​bringing him into the real estate business, it was completely impossible to realize this for a while.

why?

Because I really don’t have time.

Don't forget what time it is now.

The country has fired the starting gun, and the whole country is beginning to face the critical moment of breaking through the price barrier.

In particular, the general increase in alcohol prices in Beijing further stimulated the emotions of the people. No one knew where the news came from, but the "rumor" that there would be a comprehensive price increase on September 9st began to spread in society.

What will happen if this happens?

The spasm of people's hearts immediately caused a chain reaction, exacerbating the economic turmoil.

This year, the inflation rate in the first eight months was as high as 19%, and people had great complaints about the rising prices.

Now, not only have prices, especially those for alcohol and beverages, started to rise further, but the RMB has also depreciated sharply. On the foreign exchange black market, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB has exceeded 1:8 for the first time.

The Hong Kong dollar, which had always been lower than the RMB, has also surpassed the RMB. Since mid-August, panic buying has appeared in various parts of the country.

On August 8 and 17, signs of panic buying became increasingly apparent, with matches, soap, laundry detergent, towels, sheets, aluminum pots, etc. becoming popular items.

Starting from August 8, a terrifying buying spree officially started, sweeping everyone in an instant.

People all over the country were frantically buying up everything they could get, from socks to leather coats, from batteries to refrigerators, from rice to tape recorders, rice, noodles, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, MSG, pepper, pots and pans, chopsticks, soap, toilet paper, leather jackets, duck down quilts, camel hair quilts, wool blankets, towel blankets, wool yarn, bedspreads, cotton and wool shirts and trousers, undershirts and vests, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, fume extractors, high-end tape recorders, video recorders, gold jewelry, etc. were all among the items being bought up.

Department stores in Beijing sold a washing machine every two minutes, and more than 8 units were sold a day. On August 27, cash sales reached more than million yuan, setting a record high.

No matter whether the products are qualified or unqualified, it seems that as long as they are displayed in the store or on the counter, they are all snapped up by people.

Even the banks were crowded.

Because too many people withdrew their money, banks were in crisis, and some savings offices and credit unions were even forced to close due to bank runs.

At this time, if someone comes to the bank to deposit money, he will be regarded as a lunatic.

In Wuhan, there was a female worker who went to the bank to deposit money. As a result, she was surrounded and chased by people for a long time. Finally, she had to flee in panic.

In short, in this hot summer, the temperature and the anger in people's hearts are intertwined, and people are panicking, as if a catastrophe and flood are about to come.

A retired worker in the capital city set a national record for buying salt by buying 200 kilograms.

A deaf and blind old man in Jinan bought 500 boxes of soap at one time, which is said to be the best result in the country.

This year, the total retail sales of social goods reached 7440 billion yuan, an increase of 27.8% over last year, and the growth rate created the highest discipline seen in the past years, which helped stores across the country to successfully destock.

So it is conceivable that in this trend, can Ning Weimin easily extricate himself and start a real estate agency?

It's impossible. It's no longer up to him.

Amid the drastic economic turmoil, of course he had to stay in the central military camp, make decisions for his own business, and serve as the backbone of his subordinates.

In addition to him, even the people under his command were all busy and happy, and were swept up by this tornado.

No one can remain immune to the consequences. (End of this chapter)