The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 300 The First Spring Festival Gala

Jiang Cheng's daughters all have good grades, but children generally do not have a strong subjective motivation to study hard.

But the learning ability of children in later generations is indeed better than that of people in this era, which is also related to their better diet. It does not mean that eating well will lead to good learning, but at least you should be full and not malnourished.

When people are hungry, their attention will be distracted unconsciously. Learning and brain function are things that require concentration.

Therefore, in some places in primary schools in later generations, many children can get full marks in many subjects, and those who get 70 or 80 points are considered poor.

In this era, students who are not good at studying really rely on luck to pass the exam and don’t want to study at all.

Therefore, it does not mean that people with good family conditions are smarter and learn faster than those with poor family conditions. Rather, compared with those who cannot even get enough food and whose children have no fat in their stomachs, they have an advantage over others in terms of physical condition.

Students with good grades will be vain. If they are often praised by teachers in class, they may study hard just for the vanity of this praise.

Jiang Zhaozhao was the monitor of the class, and Jiang Panpan was the deputy monitor of her class. Jiang Niannian, who had just entered the first grade, also became the monitor before her academic performance came out.

Jiang Niannian recommended herself to be the class monitor because her two elder sisters were class monitors and they were so proud of it. However, whether this little class monitor can remain stable may change after a performance test.

When it comes to the concept of money, children over six or seven years old will have some idea of ​​it.

Jiang Zhaozhao and her friends all knew that their family was quite wealthy, because their father was not only a car driver, but also had the ability to get money from abroad, allowing their mother to earn a lot of money at home.

Nowadays, those who have black-and-white TVs at home are considered to be well-off. Few families in a class have TVs. But Jiang Zhaozhao's family has a color TV, and some classmates heard about it and wanted to go to her house to watch it.

It was normal for children in grades three and four to go out and hang out with their classmates during the holidays. Therefore, many people in the class knew that Jiang Zhaozhao was not bragging, and there were many things he hadn't told everyone.

Children may not understand the thirty-six legs, three turns and one ring, etc. But Jiang Zhaozhao's family has a refrigerator, so when it's hot, he can make popsicles at home, and he also has a three-wheeled motorcycle that can seat many people.

In the eyes of people with average family conditions, Jiang Cheng's family is very rich. But in the eyes of some bigwigs, knowing that Jiang Cheng is a driver who has been driving for many years, they think that's just like that.

A sidecar is a little harder to get, only about 2,000 or 3,000 yuan, and a color TV is 3,000 yuan. All the other things together can't cost 5,000 yuan, so all together you're just a millionaire.

Speaking of the legendary figures of the rich, some of them have been reported due to the domestic opening up.

Don’t think that Shenzhen was where everyone did business first, just because it’s a special economic zone. Some bold people bet that the policy won’t change.

Anhui was the first place to implement the household contract responsibility system. There was also an Anhui man who, even though he was imprisoned twice for doing business, he still persisted in doing business.

Nian Guangjiu, the founder of Shazi Guazi, started to secretly roast and sell melon seeds in 1972. If Jiang Cheng had not had the help of the space and had honestly been a car driver, he would not have been as wealthy as others.

In the 1970s, Nian Guangjiu earned one million in five years. Of course, the shortage of this food also had something to do with it. Basically, as long as it was cooked, it would sell well.

In 1979, they stopped doing it secretly and directly registered the trademark of Shazi Guazi. It was also in the past two years that Nian Guangjiu started a private enterprise in the local area.

In addition to Nian Guangjiu, there is also Cao Jiguang, who is also a millionaire. But it is hard to say about this person, because he is a college student who worked in a local unit in Shenzhen and voluntarily resigned to start a business.

This seems to be starting from scratch, but in this era, people who can start a business and set up a factory at the very beginning are also called starting from scratch, which is a bit difficult to say.

Many bigwigs in later generations seem to have started from scratch, but in fact many of them have extraordinary backgrounds. Many of those reported have family backgrounds, support from many aspects, and got on the express train of reform to become bigwigs later.

Jiang Cheng made 1 million yuan selling melon seeds, and he wanted to say that he made hundreds of millions selling meatballs. And he also wanted to sell water, which could make hundreds of billions. And these hundreds of billions were cash flow, not the so-called valuation and real estate.

Jiang Cheng drove back from Shenzhen in the afternoon. Now the family has everything they need, including milk powder, sesame paste, biscuits, etc.

Every time Jiang Cheng comes back, he just brings back some fresh seafood and some fruits.

It has been a few years since the reform and opening up, and although inland cities are still conservative, the timid will die of starvation, and the bold will die of gluttony. Now, if you want to do business, many cities neither encourage nor oppose it.

This is the case in Changcheng now. The local authorities have not expressed their disapproval, but they have not stopped it either. Because once they express their stance, it will be like having a talisman for these businessmen, and they can push the problem up the chain if there is any.

It is the same even if we don't stop it, because we are afraid of being criticized. So if you are brave, just go ahead and do it. If the higher-ups don't allow it, those brave people will die quickly.

But one thing must be said: food and meat are not as scarce as before. If you spend a little more money, you can buy high-priced food and meat in many cities.

Some brave people started raising pigs in the countryside, and after a few years, they raised more and more pigs. Those are real cows, and these are all meat outside the quota.

In later short plays, it is often shown that a fake daughter from the city marries into a pig-raising family in the countryside and lives a wealthy life. This is indeed the case in this era. Many people flatter pig farmers and sellers because pork is still in short supply.

If Jiang Cheng had not used foreign exchange to make the deal with the Lichuan Farm, he might have had to keep buying expensive pork.

After parking the car, Jiang Cheng walked into the alley carrying seafood and fruits in a net bag. After walking a few steps into the alley, he saw his daughter, neighbors and nearby girls jumping rubber rope.

There are several sets of movements in this rubber band skipping game. After you complete them, the other two people will raise the rubber band higher.

"The Malan flower blooms twenty-one, twenty-eight, twenty-five, six, twenty-eight, twenty-five, seven, twenty-eight~~."

"Your dad pats you on the head~~."

Jiang Cheng patted his daughter's back as she stood facing him in a rubber band and said with a smile, although he didn't see her face, it was impossible for Jiang Cheng not to recognize his daughter.

"Dad, you're back." Jiang Zhaozhao's head was suddenly patted. He was still a little annoyed, but when he heard someone talking, he immediately turned around and called Jiang Cheng happily, and then said to his playmate, "My dad is back. I don't want to play anymore. Li Hong, come and stand here."

"Hello, Uncle Jiang."

"Hello, Uncle Jiang."

The girls who were playing with Jiang Zhaozhao called Jiang Cheng enthusiastically. When they heard him call, Jiang Cheng immediately took out lychees from his net bag and gave one to each of the little girls.

Many people may not be able to buy or eat lychees when they are in season. Now it is late September and there are no lychees in the market.

But Zhou Lingying and her daughter both like to eat this, so Jiang Cheng naturally has to make what they like.

"Dad, you must be tired after working outside. I'll give you a back massage later." Jiang Zhaozhao said caringly.

"Zhao Zhao is still the best to Dad." Jiang Cheng felt flattered by his daughter. However, Jiang Zhaozhao's caring words actually made Jiang Cheng feel a little hurt. He was tired for no reason. If his daughter knew that he went out to accompany other sisters and brothers, and women other than mother, he really didn't know what she would do.

When Jiang Cheng returned home, he was surrounded by a bunch of sweet babies. Even the fifth and sixth children, who could walk and talk now, would be hugged and kissed by each of them.

This was also true for Jiang Zhaozhao and Jiang Panpan. In fact, Jiang Cheng was facing another difficult situation. Jiang Zhaozhao had been a fifth-grade student since this month. She was eleven years old, and she had a tenth birthday in May.

Isn't it a bit bad for a father to always hug and kiss a girl this old? He has stopped bathing her and Jiang Panpan for a long time, but living with his daughter, he would always accidentally catch her exposing herself.

At their age now, they wouldn’t have any resistance if their parents saw it.

Jiang Cheng now has to think so much even when kissing or hugging his own daughter. He thought that in another ten years, another man might hug and kiss his daughter.

Damn yellow-haired people~all go to hell~~.

As the days go by, watching our children grow up, they are healthy and happy, and the parents are happy too.

And in 1983, during the Chinese New Year, the first Spring Festival Gala was held.

Zhao Zhongxiang delivered the opening speech and the hosts were Ma Ji and Jiang Kun.

Because it was the first Spring Festival Gala, in order to make up the duration, many of the performing guests performed several programs in one night. Li Guyi alone sang seven songs.

The crosstalk of this era is very interesting, mainly because there are no restrictions, you can satirize or praise. But in order to make the jokes come out, most of them are satirical first and then praise.

Maybe crosstalk is a traditional culture that has always been passed down. As for skits, performance also plays a big role. In Zhou Lingying's opinion, skits are also very interesting, but for Jiang Cheng, the skits he performed were not as funny as those performed by Chen Peisi and Zhao Benshan.

In any case, those who have TV dramas at home will have a program to look forward to during the Chinese New Year.

By the beginning of 1984, Jiang Cheng's wealth exploded again due to exchange rate issues.

How can I explain this? Actually, Jiang Cheng's wealth has not increased much. Hong Kong has ended the silver-backed system. The Hong Kong dollar is directly linked to the US dollar, and the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar was around 7.8 before, and it has not changed now.

The key point is that the exchange rate between the RMB and the US dollar has fallen again, resulting in the current ratio of Hong Kong dollars to RMB being 1.21 to 1.

In 5, it was still 1:2.7, and then the dual exchange rate policy was implemented, and it became about 1:. Now it has been cut in half again, of course, after this time, it can be regarded as the real actual ratio.

After all, in the black market, the US dollar has been hyped up to more than 7 yuan. And the Hong Kong dollar is also 7.8 yuan for the US dollar. The difference between the two goods in the black market is not big. In Hong Kong, the RMB is not that valuable at all.

The depreciation of the RMB has both advantages and disadvantages. According to Jiang Cheng, it is cheaper to buy things with foreign currency, and the profit is greater when domestically produced goods are sold in Hong Kong.

However, if you don’t go abroad, you won’t feel much difference in the money you earn in China. But if you make a comparison, you will feel that the money you earn in China is less.

Also because of the depreciation of the RMB, the wages of workers in Shenzhen have increased again. The average worker's salary is more than 180 yuan, and those with a little skill, such as plumbers and electricians, earn about 300 yuan.

Shenzhen's state-owned enterprises have also been forced to raise wages several times, but they are only about two-thirds of those of foreign companies, with ordinary employees making 120 yuan, and leaders making less than the technical staff of foreign companies.

However, although the exchange rate has fallen, there has been no fluctuation in domestic prices. For people in Shenzhen, their salaries increase frequently and life is really promising.

But in reality, the salary was just over 100 Hong Kong dollars before, but those foreign companies that only do export business actually have to pay more than 300 Hong Kong dollars.

Now it has risen to around 180 Hong Kong dollars, but in reality it is only around 200 Hong Kong dollars, which is actually a reduction in wages. Anyway, the employees are happy, and the boss is also happy.

Jiang Cheng's wealth is mainly in Hong Kong dollars and US dollars. For him, if it is converted into RMB, his assets will double in one year.

In addition to the exchange rate issue, there was another incident at the beginning of this year that also deserved Jiang Cheng's attention.

At the bus station, passenger and freight transport were finally separated. There were conflicts between the two sides, and the difference in revenue was huge. They often quarreled when they were together, so it was better to separate them early.

After the separation of passenger and freight transport, the freight station was basically moved out, because the location of the bus station was originally considered to be a convenient place for people to take the bus. The bus stations in many places are located in the central area.

For freight, a large site is needed. A large site is fine, but the location is not important. To put it bluntly, freight stations are very popular now, but when some drivers can buy trucks to do business, the profits of freight stations will decline. In the future, freight stations will become logistics centers.

The freight station should be separated from the passenger station, which is nothing. The key is that Song Wei, a driver from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, found Jiang Cheng. With the development of reform, there has been no cargo transported from export to domestic sales in recent years.

Many things can be bought in Shenzhen without coupons. In the past, they were only sold when they were in short supply. Now, basically nothing is in short supply.

In the past, they used to sell cotton and Dacron, but now in Shenzhen, the cloth is expensive and no coupons are required. The grain at the grain station costs 1.7 yuan with a grain coupon, and more than 2 yuan without a grain coupon.

But when the ration of fine grains is only about 10 catties per person, the price difference is 5 cents per catty, which means it is only 50 cents more expensive at most. 50 cents is nothing in Shenzhen now, and it is 50 cents more per month.

Taking into account the high-priced coarse grains that do not require tickets, the difference in food expenditure between eating high-priced grain and not eating high-priced grain is only one dollar.

The average wage for ordinary workers in Shenzhen is 180 yuan, so everyone basically buys food at a high price.

Because the grain store itself had high-priced grain for sale, grain coupons were no longer needed. The grain purchase limit of Jiangdonglai was also cancelled, and many types of grain could be purchased at will.

In addition, individual convenience stores have begun to appear in Shenzhen and some other cities.

One is that the foreign trade has been turned into domestic sales, and the other is that private competitors have emerged in the supply and marketing cooperatives. The sales of the supply and marketing cooperatives are not as high as before, and the demand for goods is less.

In some places, the sales outlets were directly cancelled, and the cargo transportation pressure on the Supply and Marketing Cooperatives was greatly reduced.

There are too many cars and drivers, and they need to be transferred to other units as drivers. The freight station now needs a large number of drivers for transportation.

Song Wei didn't expect that he would be recommended to the freight station. In recent years, anyone who has been involved in transportation has known the situation in Shenzhen.

He remembered that Jiang Cheng had invited him to Shenzhen to be the team leader a few years ago, but he refused. This time when he was transferred to another unit, Song Wei was a little reluctant to run an irregular route, and he also thought of Jiang Cheng.

I don't know if they still need Jiang Cheng now, and if they do, how much he would be paid.

(End of this chapter)