My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 59: The smoke from the ancestral grave was extinguished
What Pingjing lacks the least is advanced people.

Every day.

These top domestic universities are also bustling with people every day, with various seminars, academic discussions and exchanges.

In fact, I've become so used to it that I don't take it seriously anymore.

Weidong was asked not to talk about the international situation or economic laws, but only to talk about the actual situation he encountered.

Also asked and answered questions with college students:

"Find the higher-ups to re-contact the previous supply and marketing unit?"

"No, now many units are undergoing restructuring. Previous research projects have been stopped and no one wants them anymore."

"Go to the market to find relevant pursuits?"

"Come on, tell me where to look. Do you know where the market is?"

"There must be companies that need aluminum alloys, right?"

"You've never experienced supply and marketing work outside of college. I'll just drop you off at Pingjing Railway Station. As soon as you get off the train, where are you going to find a company that needs aluminum alloys? Besides, the country is so big. Which province or city might have the greatest need for aluminum alloys? That will determine the success rate of your business trip. I have no idea where to go in this vast sea of ​​people!"

Weidong felt a little proud at the moment, as people in society looked down on college students.

But I was immediately stunned to see that universities have their own characteristics: "The logic is this: where exactly is aluminum alloy used? Then where is the main concentration of this industry? Then we can identify the manufacturers and visit them in person?"

"Our school has relevant majors, right? I can ask about the relevant placement units. Can you contact the seniors to ask for details?"

The veteran reformers sitting next to Rang Weidong also enthusiastically joined in, sharing their experiences: "Household appliances need it, right? And shipbuilding. Even if the aviation and satellite fields don't have any use right now, electronic products are still needed. East China is a good place..."

When everyone here is smart, the situation won't be so hopeless.

Some people even asked Rang Weidong about the model and metal content ratio of this aluminum alloy.

Let Weidong quickly pass it on: "Yeah, yeah, I'm just giving an example. At that time, I came across such a non-ferrous metal factory in Jiangzhou, and I happened to hear that there was such a demand in East China. So I took my friends and each of us carried 100 kilograms on the train to sell it..."

No one laughed at such a stupid business deal, and everyone immediately applauded.

It was a simple and energetic era.

Weidong laughed, "It took some effort, but I did make a little money selling them. However, it was a bit risky to carry a bunch of cash with me when traveling thousands of kilometers. So I bought some tape recorders in Shanghai and had them shipped back to Jiangzhou for sale. I sold all of them, each priced at 99 yuan, within two days."

Although no one present had ever played the Age of Discovery game, they could definitely understand this simple reselling business, and some people even cheered!
What may seem like a very ordinary business decades later is now a life-threatening business. Not only do you have to be on guard against thieves, but you also have to be careful not to break the law and go to jail.

Regardless of IQ, courage is unquestionable.

Several veteran reformers also applauded their young colleagues, and the school leaders and professors smiled a little.

If Weidong had stopped there, he would have been nothing more than an ordinary small self-employed person, the "trader" that Pingjing later referred to, a small figure who might be swallowed up by the times and disappear without a trace at any time.

But he actually said, "What I want to say is that if millions of people do this, our entire country's economic arteries will be like countless capillaries supporting them. They will become extremely strong and rich. If all industries and sectors are actively operating in this way, instead of just following the routine and waiting for death, our vitality will definitely become very strong. This is the significance of reform and opening up. That's all I have to say."

This is a sentence pattern often heard by the tax bureau: if everyone behaves this way or that way, the country will behave this way or that way.

Moreover, this was a truth that was proven forty years later, so Wei Dong was just saying it casually.

But the whole audience was silent for a moment, as if everyone was chewing over and savoring these words.

Then there was a burst of warm applause.

In 1984, when the dual-track system was in place, this statement actually carried a huge risk.

He just spoke nonsense out of ignorance and fearlessness.

In short, the atmosphere on the scene became completely heated.

The school leaders, professors and scholars who were standing at the door before couldn't help but start to think carefully.

It’s not about how awesome this young man’s words are, but that this shows the situation on the front line.

Has the market frontier begun to be liberalized and revitalized?
The college students didn't want him to leave: "Tell me more, tell me more, what business do you have, what business have you done?"

“How much money did you make?”

“Can aluminum alloy really be sold on the back?”

Even the people at the newspaper reminded him: "You haven't even talked about the camera case yet."

Even they don’t know what is right or wrong, or what consequences it will lead to.

But the trend nowadays is to do it first and talk about it later.

If you are right, you will go to heaven; if you are wrong, you will go to hell.

Oh oh oh, Weidong was reminded and turned around to signal. The younger brother squatting in the corner quickly brought up a box.

Looking at it from the perspective of future generations, what kind of packaging is this? It’s so simple!
But at this moment it has already surpassed.

The packaging and printing factory Weidong had found near Zhejiang happened to have a medical hard case, one or two millimeters thick, very hard and scratch-resistant. These days, people who buy these boxes are reluctant to throw them away and often keep them at home for things like sewing and needlework. He took it and simply, in a very stylish way, crossed two diagonal lines across the outside to cover the corners. Then, prominently, he wrote "X Camera." There was no manufacturer, but a contact number was tucked away in the corner.

The whole box was very eye-catching, and when it was taken out, all the college students were looking at it.

Rang Weidong began to make up a story half-truthfully: "I was traveling at the time and heard that a military factory that used to produce optical instruments had a lot of unsold cameras. I wanted to go over and see if there were any cheap ones I could sell on the way. It turned out they were the domestically produced Langbowan SLR cameras that had won many awards. Each one cost over 400 yuan, and with all the accessories and lenses, it could even reach thousands. I wanted to leave immediately. From a salesman's point of view, it's no wonder that these products were unsold. So I said at the time that we should make cameras that the people can afford. This kind of camera would only be bought if you didn't eat or drink for a year or two..."

Another round of applause!
The school leaders and professors already had expressions of deep thought.

From an expert's perspective, this statement is definitely biased. High, medium and low-end products each have their own meanings.

But judging from the reactions that stirred up the atmosphere, the vast majority of people think it’s right!
In an era of material scarcity, most people can only watch.

Things like bicycles, televisions, watches, and cameras all require tickets.

In fact, it is something that only a very few people can enjoy.

There have been complaints for a long time.

People in later generations thought it was common to be close to the market, but most manufacturers at that time did not think so.

Anyway, you have a stable job in the government and your income is guaranteed, so it doesn't matter whether you work more, less, or even nothing.

If there is an award, you might try to win it. But if you have to do more work just to sell well, isn't that stupid?

Not to mention that R&D and trial production also require responsibilities and money, which is not in line with the principle of living a life of idleness and waiting for death without any contribution.

So shouting this sentence now is really deafening.

It also has the tone of this era.

The people at the newspaper office took the lead in clapping, and the reporters frantically took pictures from every angle.

The photo made Weidong grimaced, startled. He pulled the camera out of the box and said, "They almost kicked me out. I wasn't even allowed to stay at the guesthouse. But the sales manager from the factory next door heard about it and came to me overnight to discuss it. In the end, I came up with this camera that cost no more than 30 yuan..."

There were probably thousands of people crammed into the room, and they subconsciously surged toward the row of makeshift desks.

Thirty bucks!
The price is really subtle.

The monthly salary of ordinary workers, teachers and journalists is about 40 yuan now.

It is indeed something that everyone can afford if they bite the bullet.

Later, many young people had to spend two or three months' salary to buy a mobile phone. As long as they had a stable job, it was not difficult to make this decision, but spending one or two years' salary to buy it was a bit outrageous.

The key point is that from a distance, this black camera really looks no different from those ordinary cameras that cost one or two hundred yuan.

Even the newly improved white Roman “X” in the upper right corner looks classy.

So everyone was a little impatient to get a closer look.

Wei Dong was startled, and the two younger brothers came over from the edge of West Lake. They immediately crawled over from the corner under the blackboard where they were squatting and stood in front of the desk like primitive monkeys.

The slightly exaggerated actions of the three of them made the college students burst into laughter.

Reporters won't film such scenes of true emotion, that's not the kind of thing.

However, Wei Dong skillfully took out a trial version of the Triumph film from his pocket, opened the back cover and put it in, then took pictures of the grand occasion.

The reform veterans on the left and right, the leading professors at the door, and even the two guys who were scratching their heads and bowing and were too embarrassed to go back all leaned over to take a few photos.

The whole place fell silent.

This is a kind of arrogance that is not in line with the times.

Just click, pick the next picture with your right thumb, click again, quickly without thinking, composing, considering or considering, just recording with clicks, clicks, clicks.

He kept talking, "When we sold this camera in East China, it was exactly like this. As soon as we took it out, the four hundred units were sold out instantly. Even though I reminded everyone to buy a black and white roll first to practice, and not to be like me and waste a roll of film the first time, everyone still bought it immediately with great enthusiasm. A camera and a color roll cost fifty-three yuan, and we can record every bit of life..."

Suddenly someone said, "I want to buy one!"

Immediately someone smarter said: "I'll buy this one!"

Then the whole symposium fell into chaos!
The whole audience was crowding from the back to the front.

Because those two bastards were still holding Rang Weidong's military backpack, which was so sharp that anyone could tell what was inside.

At this moment, there must be a smart person who can think of this scene: I can sell this camera!
But there must be many people who subconsciously think that I am here to study in college, how can I do such an unprofessional thing.

Or they may just find a reason or excuse, like it's too troublesome, or they need the principal, to give up the idea.

It's mainly a bit embarrassing.

So the green smoke rising from the ancestral grave was easily extinguished.

But what Weidong was thinking at this moment was, oh no, I don’t have to give it away for nothing today.

(End of this chapter)