Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

The nightlife in Beijing in this era is extremely scarce. There are no colorful neon lights on the streets, and there are no young ladies who are doing street photography everywhere.

When the sun sets and darkness covers the land, people go home and go to bed one after another. Those with wives sleep with their arms around them, and those without wives sleep alone.

The whole capital fell into silence, but there are always exceptions to everything. On a street under Zhengyang Gate, there was a small door with a red lantern hanging on the door.

There are candles lit in the lantern, and the moving flame emits a faint yellow light. After penetrating through the red paper shell, it becomes exciting and joyful, and becomes a bright pearl in the dark night, attracting the attention of passers-by. .

Pushing open the dilapidated wooden door and walking in, the air is filled with the noise of drinkers and the pungent smell of wine. This is the tavern in the capital.

The name of the tavern is no longer available, and some people call it the tavern under Zhengyangmen. It has a history of a hundred years and is quite famous among the drinkers in the capital.

Of course, as a tavern, you need to have good home-brewed wine.

The owner of the tavern, Xu Huizhen, brewed a good wine. The wine is rich in aroma and sweet in the mouth, which is comparable to the famous Erguotou in the capital of later generations.

Those who love wine in the capital will gather in the tavern every night to order a jug of old wine. Those who are rich will have a plate of peanuts. Those who are not rich can drink dry wine with only flowers. For fifty cents, you can drink it dizzy, eliminate the fatigue of the day, go home, lie down on the bed, wake up the next day, no headache, no blurred vision, and refreshed!

Of course, the tavern also serves meals, so you can also come to the tavern if you treat guests to dinner.

For example, on the second floor of the tavern, there are now such a few customers.

The leader is naturally Wang Weidong, with Liu Guangfu, Liu Guangtian, Wang Cuie, Zhang Guifang sitting next to him, and Xu Damao sitting at Liushuikou.

The so-called water outlet is the position facing the door, so it is convenient to stand up and pick up the dishes.

Xu Damao took the plate from the waiter, put it on the table, and said to Liu Guangfu, "Guangfu, you should thank Director Liu a lot today, if Director Liu hadn't spoken for you, you must be squatting on the fence by now inside."

"That's right, Liu Haizhong's heart is too cruel. He doesn't even recognize the relationship between father and son. With the help of Director Liu, I will offer a glass of wine to Director Liu first." Liu Guangfu stood up, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp. .

After several weeks, Wang Weidong has long been able to drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk, so naturally he will not refuse at this time, and he will take a drink from the glass.

Seeing Wang Weidong's straightforwardness, Liu Guangtian also picked up his wine glass and stood up.

Heh, wheel battle.

If it was someone else, they might already have some headaches now, but unfortunately, they met Wang Weidong.

Wang Weidong himself has the physique of drinking a thousand cups without getting drunk, plus he has a portable warehouse, he is simply invincible on the wine table.

I saw that Wang Weidong would not refuse anyone who came, taking a glass to the left and a glass to the right. Before the dishes on the table were empty, he threw them all down.

As always, Xu Damao was the first to fall, followed by Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian.

What Wang Weidong didn't expect was that their two daughters-in-law persisted for several rounds, and finally fell down on the table dripping with sweat.

Seeing them all fall down, Wang Weidong stood up, and shouted outside with a smile: "Come in."

A pretty figure opened the door and walked in. She gracefully walked up to Wang Weidong, glanced at Wang Weidong charmingly, and said coquettishly, "How do you know that he is hiding outside?"

This person is Xu Huizhen, the proprietress of the tavern. Wang Weidong helped Xu Huizhen in Fan Jin's affairs a while ago.

This little widow is a kind and righteous person who knows how to repay her kindness. In order to thank Wang Weidong for his help, she invited Wang Weidong to drink a few times, and the two became warm from then on.

Xu Huizhen seemed to have changed her clothes on purpose. The original gray Chinese tunic suit was replaced with a floral padded jacket. The padded jacket had a waist design, which perfectly set off her good figure.

She had just washed her hair, and her long, wet hair was draped over her shoulders, paired with her fair and pink skin, which can only be described in one word, that is moist.

Seeing Wang Weidong staring at her, Xu Huizhen was not shy at all. She walked up to Wang Weidong generously, took his hand, twirled a strand of black silk with her fingers and put it on the corner of her lips and bit it gently: "Brother Hong Chang, you seem to be Drunk, there is a bed in the next room, why don't you go there and rest for a while."

As she bent down, the curve became more rounded,

Wang Weidong stood up unsteadily, and let her hold his arm: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm drunk, let's go."

later.

Xu Huizhen lit a match, helped Wang Weidong to light a cigarette, leaned against his chest, and whispered.

"Brother Hong Chang, the hotel is already officially established. I want to open more branches in the capital. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Wang Weidong, who was comfortably smoking a cigarette, was stunned for a moment, and whispered in his heart, this woman's ambition is too big.

The partnership between the Lanhua Automobile Factory and the bistro to open a hotel was one of Wang Weidong's final choices.

Although at the very beginning, the progress of the cooperation was very slow due to the obstruction of several tavern veterans, and the construction of the hotel has not been able to make substantial progress.

But when Xu Hui really made up his mind to drive out all the so-called elders, he held several meetings in succession to unify the understanding of the staff in the tavern.

Xu Hui's true talents are truly shown. From purchasing shopfronts, to communicating with the street office, to hotel construction, personnel recruitment, and recruiting chefs, Xu Hui really did it all in one go.

Even in the relaxed environment of later generations, it would take at least half a year to complete the work, but Xu Huizhen completed it in less than three months.

Moreover, in the subsequent hotel operations, Xu Huizhen showed a talent beyond ordinary people.

According to Wang Weidong's suggestion, she implemented the 4S system in the internal management of the hotel, so that guests can feel at home when they come to the hotel.

This seems to be very common in later generations, even the most common family hotel can do it, but it is rare in this era.

After all, the hotels in this era are all state-run, you need a letter of introduction to check in, and the waiters are all full-time employees, and there is no smile service at all.

The implementation of the 4S system has made the bistro hotel famous all at once, and soon there will be an endless stream of guests coming to stay, and even need to book rooms in advance if they have time.

It was only then that Xu Huizhen came up with the idea of ​​opening a new store.

but.

Xu Huizhen also knew that under the current situation, without Wang Weidong's support behind her, it would be impossible for her to buy a store, let alone open another hotel.

Xu Huizhen rubbed her head against Wang Weidong's chest and whispered.

"I have calculated that even if it is a new store, as long as it opens smoothly, I have a way to make a profit within two months."

Wang Weidong took a deep puff of cigarette: "It's okay to open a new store, but it's not in the capital?"

"Not in the capital? Where is it? Jincheng? It's okay, but it's obviously not as prosperous as the capital there. I plan to take the high-end route for the branch I opened this time. Whether it's accommodation or catering, it's designed according to the grade of foreign-related hotels." , because I’m afraid that Jincheng doesn’t have enough customers.”

Xu Huizhen expressed her opinion carefully, she knew that Wang Weidong seemed peaceful, but he was actually an arbitrary person.

Wang Weidong laughed, and said, "Of course it can't be in Jincheng. I've already thought about it. If we want to open a new hotel, we'll go to Hong Kong City!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Huizhen's whole body shook, and an unbelievable voice came out of her throat: "Gangcheng."

As a strong woman who dreams of making a breakthrough in her career, Xu Hui really has a higher vision than ordinary women. In this era, the prosperous Hong Kong City is an international metropolis, where large multinational companies from all over the world gather. The company is the dream land of countless people.

Even if Xu Huizhen had imagined the future, she never imagined that one day she would be able to have a career in Hong Kong City.

It's a port city!
If it was someone else, Xu Huizhen would definitely say "daydreaming" and ignore it, but the person who put forward this opinion was Wang Weidong.

Xu Hui really knew that Wang Weidong had always handled things safely, and he would never mention anything that had no shadow.

So, can I really flex my muscles in Hong Kong City?
The more Xu Huizhen thought about it, the more excited she became, and finally couldn't help but gnawed on Wang Weidong's face.

"Brother Hong Chang, when should I leave?"

"The horoscope hasn't been written yet, why are you in such a hurry." Wang Weidong laughed.

It's not that he doesn't want Xu Huizhen to leave, but in this era, the procedures for mainland companies to open branches in Hong Kong City are very complicated.Even for Wang Weidong, who has been registered for a long time, it is not easy to complete the procedures.

Only then did Xu Huizhen realize that she was a little impatient, and she smiled embarrassedly: "I was too happy for a while, so I lost my composure."

Xu Hui is really a strong woman, she looks extraordinarily cute when she acts like that shy little girl.

Wang Weidong sat up and said with a smile, "Okay, I'm done resting."

In the early morning, the capital city was filled with a faint morning mist.

When Wang Weidong returned to the courtyard, Guan Tingting had already gotten up and was exercising in the courtyard.

Opening the door, she saw Wang Weidong standing outside, her little face was full of joy.

"Brother Hong Chang, why did you come back so early?"

Looking at the excited Guan Tingting, Wang Weidong felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, he should have come back last night. Who knew that he wasted time with Xu Huizhen.

Cough, don't get it wrong, we are mainly discussing the opening of a new store in Hong Kong City.

"Well, I drank some wine with my friends." Wang Weidong said a few perfunctory words casually.

After eating the breakfast made by Guan Tingting, she fell asleep on the bed.

When she woke up again, she was woken up by Guan Tingting.

"Brother Hong Chang, the chief of the security department in your factory is here."

They were all from Ningzhou. Guan Tingting knew Liu Changyi. After all, Liu Changyi was Wang Weidong's cousin.

It's just that she knew that Wang Weidong hated women intervening in his affairs, so she kept a certain distance from Liu Changyi.

"Is it Liu Changyi?"

Wang Weidong woke up instantly, lifted the quilt and got off the bed, thinking of going to the living room.

But was stopped by Guan Tingting.

"It's cold outside, put on your clothes first."

Guan Tingting brought a thick coat, Wang Weidong had no choice but to put on the coat, and then arrived at the main room.

At this time, Liu Changyi was sitting on the sofa outside, looking a little embarrassed.

He felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have disturbed Wang Weidong in the small courtyard, but there was nothing he could do when the incident happened suddenly.

Knowing that Liu Changyi must have something important to do today, Wang Weidong said directly, "Changyi, let's go for a walk."

"Yes Yes Yes"

Liu Changyi knew that Wang Weidong didn't want Guan Tingting to know about those things, so he stood up and followed Wang Weidong out of the courtyard.

Walking to the street, watching the bustling passers-by, Wang Weidong stopped, took out a cigarette and handed it to Liu Changyi.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"Hong Chang, I found out that the famous Jia Geng is currently working as a manager in an underground factory."

"What? The stick went into the underground factory?"

Wang Weidong was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth.

The underground factories are not so-called coolie factories. In fact, on the contrary, the workers inside are paid relatively high.

The reason is simple. In this era, the country has adopted a policy of unified purchase and sales. Industrial products from production to sales are all planned and deployed by the top.

Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that the distribution of materials will not be in place, and some industrial products may be lacking in some places.

As a result, the underground factory came into being.

Most of the factory owners are daring. They purchase production materials through the pigeon market, and then process the production materials into industrial products and sell them on the pigeon market.

Because the underground factories produce products that are in short supply, the profits are very high. A few years ago, Wang Weidong once heard that the owner of an underground factory in Ningzhou earned 1 yuan in a month. 1 yuan is about the same as the million yuan in later generations.

With such huge profits, the wages paid by the boss to the workers will not be less, usually twice as much as that of regular factories.

Similarly, high profits come with high risks. Once an underground factory is found out, both the boss and the workers of the factory will have to squat on the fence.

"Yes, I investigated the whereabouts of Banggen according to your request, and found that he arrived at a dilapidated cave dwelling on the outskirts of the city on time at five o'clock every morning. The place was barren, and the ground should be overgrown with weeds, but I found a lot of people outside. Fresh footprints."

Liu Changyi explained: "I wanted to go into the dilapidated cave dwelling to investigate, but I found that there were secret sentries near the cave dwelling. Those people are experts and they are well hidden. If I hadn't often gone hunting in the mountains before, I would have never been able to find them."

"In order not to startle the snake, I could only ambush on a small road outside the cave. It turned out that every three or four o'clock in the morning, a large number of people came in and out of the cave, and there were horse-drawn carts to transport supplies and products. In the evening, I came to report to you after confirming that it was indeed an underground factory."