Return To 1977 Chapter 851: Dinner

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On the night of May 26, the "White Swan Hotel" was very lively.

All Hong Yanwu’s friends in Huacheng gathered here.

Shui Qing not only met Hong Yanwu's subordinates such as "Dabao", "Qiang Wu", "Li Ben'er", "Lao Gen'er", "Liangzi" and "Dezi".

I also met "Ahua" who had helped Hong Yanwu a lot, and "Achang" who was the partner of "Libener".

Whether they are from Beijing or locals, their attitude towards Shui Qing and the children is very warm and kind.

Especially "Ahua" and "Achang", because they just learned that Hong Yanwu and Shui Qing are newlyweds.

Not only did they say a lot of auspicious words, they also presented gifts.

Speaking of "Ahua", things are different now.

As early as half a year ago, she was no longer the "quality assurance worker" hired by Hong Yanwu.

Under the wash of the economic wave, her mind gradually became more active.

Finally, I followed others’ example of “retiring from illness” and used my savings over the years to open a small workshop making suitcases and handbags near “Gaodi Street”.

Business is currently booming. There are now five or six workers, and he can be considered a small boss.

So Hong Yanwu couldn't refuse, so he could only let Shui Qing accept these two "feelings".

This is the customer sentiment in the mall.

If you don't accept it, you're not giving them face and seeming unkind.

Facing the thick red envelope, Shui Qing was able to remain calm and composed.

No, I have seen gifts worth tens of thousands, and a mere few hundred yuan is nothing.

However, there were other situations that surprised her.

First, everyone's attitude towards Hong Yanwu is completely based on his leadership.

So much so that no one dared to call Shui Qing "younger brother or sister".

Several people in the capital, completely ignoring the real age gap, called her "sister-in-law" instead.

"Ahua" and "Achang" also call her "Mrs. Hong".

It’s like dialogue in a movie, how funny.

This all shows how important Hong Yanwu's status is in everyone's mind.

But Hong Yanwu seemed to take it for granted.

His nonchalant, calm and relaxed attitude vaguely reveals the temperament of a superior person, which is in sharp contrast to the caution of others.

This side of him was something Shui Qing had never felt before.

Secondly, the dining atmosphere was not quite what Shuiqing imagined.

She originally thought that the dinner would be filled with laughter.

When everyone meets in a different place, they probably have a lot to say to each other and the atmosphere is quite relaxed.

We waited until the cold dishes were served and everyone sat down.

She found strangely that the atmosphere in the private room became dull and serious.

Then everyone spoke one by one and discussed the reasons why people in Beijing encounter regional discrimination in "Gaodi Street" and their opinions on how to deal with it.

Only then did she realize that we still had to talk about business during this meal.

"Dabao" didn't touch the chopsticks at all and was the first to speak.

He complained angrily, saying that the people in "Gaudi Street" were too greedy and increasingly dissatisfied.

Not only did the prices get higher and higher, they also found ways to give him substandard and substandard goods.

Fortunately, he listened to Hong Yanwu and inspected every item he purchased, otherwise he would have been cheated so many times.

But those people were even more dissatisfied because they couldn't take advantage of his loopholes.

The current situation is that the merchants of "Gaudi Street" have united to boycott them.

Each company is only willing to supply limited quantities to them, and the price has been negotiated, so no one is willing to lower the price.

So it is difficult to supply goods from Beijing without any problems.

What he was anxious about was that he had to quickly find a new market to purchase goods.

It's a pity that the products in "Thirteen Lines" are monotonous, and the new "night market" is only for retail sales, so it really can't replace the ones here.

If that doesn't work, you can only pay a commission and ask an out-of-town businessman to help buy it for you. This is more cost-effective than buying it directly from "Gaodi Street".

"Li Ben'er" echoed, saying that with the prosperity of business, the merchants of "Gaodi Street" no longer take them seriously.

It is too difficult to negotiate business with them. This is because they recognize money rather than people and do not care about friendship at all.

Because of this, when he met "Achang" who had just resigned from a township garment factory, he thought of setting up his own factory so that he could directly control the supply of goods.

But unlike the two of them, "Ahua" thinks from the perspective of the merchants of "Gaodi Street".

She persuaded her tactfully, saying that in fact, these businesses also have their own difficulties.

Now that taxes are stricter, management fees are higher, rents are also more expensive, and even smuggling is not as easy as before. Everyone has a heavy cost burden, and it is inevitable to increase prices.

But "Dabao" and "Li Ben'er" were both short-tempered and stubborn, and kept the prices too tight.

She tried to help mediate several times, but the villagers blamed her for favoring people from the capital, so she couldn't control it anymore.

As a result, it is precisely because this fundamental conflict of interests is so difficult to resolve that the situation is getting worse and worse, leading to this situation.

If you want to follow her point of view, if you want to solve this problem, I'm afraid everyone will have to give in.

Being kind can make you rich. If Hong Yanwu, the big boss, is willing to come forward for an interview, she is willing to sacrifice face again.

In this way, several people roughly pieced together the whole story through narration from different angles.

Then they all looked at Hong Yanwu eagerly, waiting for him to make a decision.

But to be honest, Hong Yanwu felt a little funny in his heart.

Because although this matter has nothing to do with him on the surface, in fact he is the initiator.

It was the butterfly effect he brought about that changed the original historical development trajectory, which caused such trouble.

Why do you say that?

Don’t forget, it was the end of 1981 when he brought people to Huacheng.

At that time, "Gaodi Street" had not long opened, and the market was not well-known. The merchants who came and went were only people from the surrounding area.

The largest single transaction made by merchants is only hundreds of items and an amount of thousands of dollars.

Where are the big merchants like them who come in groups, easily make transactions worth tens of thousands of yuan, and use trains to transport goods to the capital?

And they purchase goods and sell them to the entire capital through the "Clothing Night Market".

So to be honest, such a buyer with strong capital strength and continuous and stable demand was completely inconsistent with the business environment at that time.

It is like a prehistoric beast crawling into a fish pond. It is an economic monster that should never have appeared in this era.

At the beginning, their monthly demand accounted for almost 50% of the entire "Gaudi Street" monthly sales.

As long as their deal is concluded, any merchant can sell out their goods and have enough to eat, so how can these people not be jealous?

They, the people from the capital, have naturally become the biggest customers that all the merchants in "Gaodi Street" compete to please.

Because the early merchants lacked business experience, they had no tricks to win over customers.

In addition to inviting you to eat and drink, it’s just a matter of bargaining.

So Hong Yanwu and his gang took advantage.

Almost everyone in "Gaudi Street" is busy around them, and the cost of purchasing goods can easily be kept to a minimum, and some people even take the initiative to deliver goods door-to-door to sell them.