Chapter 820 A good start
The Labor Day of 1985 arrived in the sunshine.
The capital presents the atmosphere of a prosperous big country.
Tiananmen Square is full of balloons, kites, pigeons and tourists, and blooming flowers are also used to form a flower bed to "Celebrate May Day".
The four huge portraits of "Main and Lenes" are also surrounded by beautiful flowers of various colors.
However, entering this month of pleasant weather, the more important social news in Beijing is basically limited to what is happening locally.
In addition to people's livelihood and economy, it is also about cultural activities.
For example, Shibalidian Township, Chaoyang District, Beijing, raised funds to develop the city's first collective bus line.
The line starts from the east entrance of Jinsong, Chaoyang District, and ends at the southernmost end of Shibalidian Township, with a total length of nine kilometers.
For another example, with the approval of the State Council, the Beijing City Government issued a notice to adjust the prices of non-staple food such as pigs and rural grain and oil.
It was decided that starting from May 10, the prices of five non-staple food items, including meat, eggs, poultry, fish and vegetables, would be relaxed, the unified purchase of grain and oil in rural areas would be cancelled, and contract purchasing would be implemented.
In order not to lower the actual living standards of the majority of urban residents, the Beijing City Government provides a monthly subsidy of 7.5 yuan to each urban resident.
In addition, there is news that world heavyweight boxing champion Ali will come to the capital again.
You know, the development of boxing in the Republic once stagnated.
In 1958, an accident on the boxing ring gave boxing a reputation as too cruel, and it was immediately banned in our country.
Ali came to the capital of the Republic with the purpose of promoting boxing and changing the Republic's stereotypes about boxing.
To this end, Ali came to the "Sports News" through the National Sports Commission and had a special discussion with the newspaper's editors and reporters.
As for the question "Is boxing safe" that is of concern to the general public, Ali's answer is, "Compared with other sports, such as racing, skiing, football, etc., boxing has a high safety factor and is dangerous. The coefficient ranks after 20th place in various sports.”
For this reason, Ali hopes that the Republic should restart boxing, and he even expressed his willingness to help train boxers.
It is particularly worth mentioning that although Ali has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his symptoms were not obvious at this time.
In order to prove that he was in good health, Ali actually stood up and performed a little magic trick for the audience, and his movements were very realistic.
In this way, Ali stayed in the Republic for more than five days this time, and once again received a lot of attention from the Chinese people.
Because of his optimistic, positive and humorous personality, his lobbying work has achieved remarkable results.
One year later, when he came to Beijing for the third time, he achieved his goal of breaking the ice of boxing in our country, as expected.
For this reason, we have to admit that the Americans who came to China in the 1980s were indeed of high quality.
In addition to well-known athletes with ability and character like Ali, there are also officials like George H.W. Bush who have both political vision and gentlemanly manners.
There is a huge difference between these people and those Americans who lied and indulged in materialistic desires a few decades later and were not ashamed to trample on morality but were proud of breaking cans and smashing cans.
This is probably an important factor why contemporary Chinese people have a lot of unrealistic favorable impressions and illusions about the United States.
Of course, this can also reflect an obvious trend of American decline.
Thirty years later, Americans will really be like a litter of rat litters.
Not to mention that ordinary people have to live in a situation where guns, drugs, racial discrimination, and inflation are rampant. Even the quality of the elite group is not good.
The sons of Bush Sr. are all hooligans.
Other people in power are even worse. Not only are they morally corrupt, they have no credibility, they have no public conscience and only have selfish interests.
And telling lies with your eyes open without blushing has become a necessary skill, and it is also labeled as political correctness.
Isn’t a country in such chaos the same as the late Qing Dynasty a hundred years ago?
This may also be a kind of change of fortune...
As for other social news in the capital this month, there are two main things related to Ning Weimin.
Firstly, the renovation of the first floor of Tianqiao Department Store was finally completed. We rushed slowly and finally opened it as scheduled during the May Day holiday.
The second is that the exhibition of the TV series "Journey to the West" has also been arranged at Nanshen Kitchen in Temple of Heaven Park, and it is also eager to open its doors at this time to welcome guests.
Needless to say, both of these things must be advertised.
But relatively speaking, Tianqiao Department Store is undoubtedly more worry-free.
Because the district government attaches great importance to this matter, Deputy District Mayor Xu personally contacted media channels to make arrangements.
Not only were relevant advertisements put out early one month before May Day, but the media basically discounted their charges.
In order to support the work of the district government, I gave a friendly price.
The local newspapers in the capital, whether daily, evening newspapers or TV newspapers, are all published in prominent positions.
Although there was no advertisement on the TV station, the radio station also conducted an exclusive interview on the matter, which can be described as a huge momentum.
Needless to say, the advertisement caused a stir in the city as soon as it was launched.
The news spread to ten, and everyone who knew the news found it incredible.
The Tianqiao Department Store actually made such a big fuss without making any noise, and was willing to give up the business area on the first floor in exchange for six international big-name clothing brands, including Pierre Cardin and Goldlion, to settle there.
Even the heads of the Beijing Department Store and Xidan Shopping Mall were all shocked by the huge advertisements in the newspapers.
Their subsequent reaction was to hold a meeting behind closed doors to collectively discuss whether Tianqiao Department Store's move was a clever move or a bad move.
Are you crazy? Why are you renting your business area to others?
It’s so stupid to lose money and make a profit like this!
However, after many discussions, it was the first time for everyone to see things done like this.
All that can be guessed is the motive of Tianqiao Department Store, which is to build a reputation and attract more customers.
As for the results and whether it is cost-effective, no one can say why, we can only wait and see.
Speaking of May Day, the leaders of the district government will definitely come to inspect.
Ning Weimin no longer cares about the Temple of Heaven Park, so he can only focus on the opening of Tianqiao Department Store.
Two hours before the mall opened, he took Ganlu and Yin Yue to Tianqiao Department Store to prepare for the opening.
Fortunately, the flower baskets used today were from the greenhouse in Temple of Heaven Park.
Probably for the sake of money, the director of the Temple of Heaven will not have too many complaints.
What’s even better is that Ning Weimin has the final say for all six brands.
This is quite coordinated. The distribution of flowers and flower baskets will not conflict at all.
The biggest and best flower basket flowers are of course for Pierre Cardin and Jinli.
As for Yi La De, plus Ning Weimin's three clothing stores, each uses different colors and lower-grade flower baskets.
After placing the flower baskets, it was time to check, inspect, and display the goods. We also held a mobilization meeting for the sales staff of the six brands, and communicated with the mall in advance on safety and welcome issues.
Although these tasks are a bit trivial to say the least.
But whether it is Ganlu, the representative of Pierre Cardon, or Yin Yue, the representative of the street factory, they are both experienced and completely at ease.
Not only were the two girls calm and unfazed, they couldn't help but smile at each other when they met.
Because they both remembered the time when the four of them, "Beautiful and Pure Foreign Meizi", accompanied Ning Weimin to Jianguo Hotel to open the first Pierre Cardin store.
Now it feels as if they are still colleagues fighting side by side, as if Yin Yue has never left Pierre Cardon.
Besides, they never imagined in their dreams how long it had been since Yin Yue’s accident!
Now they have transformed, each in charge of three brands, and together they almost occupy the first floor of a large department store.
Yan Li and Yang Liujin get along well. One is the secretary to the general manager, and the other is the business representative stationed in the joint venture.
You wouldn’t do this even if you were daydreaming, right?
How could we keep them both from being excited and excited?
As for whether today's first shot can be fired, and how successful the start will be.
As long as you look at the crowds that are gathering at the door waiting for the door to open as people continue to pour in from all directions, you can roughly estimate it.
Everyone at Tianqiao Department Store was surprised by this, saying that on weekdays there would only be a dozen or so scattered people waiting at the door. On the day the mall officially opened, there were only a thousand people at the door.
Never before have there been so many people.
So Yin Yue and Gan Lu were not worried at all.
But then again, the shopping mall is worried.
Because obviously, when the doors open, maybe thousands of people will gather at the door.
They were really not sure whether there would be any safety risks if all these people came in one after another.
Especially for the security section chief of the shopping mall, it is really stressful.
Don’t forget, the district leaders are here to speak and cut the ribbon.
If something really happened at the scene, how could he bear the responsibility?
But there was no turning back, so he had no choice but to call the branch and ask for temporary additional manpower.
Then he rushed downstairs and personally took charge of the situation.
It’s finally time for the mall to open.
As 10,000 firecrackers exploded and the lion dance performance ended, the customers waiting outside the mall finished clapping their hands and began to pour into the six brand stores.
The chief of the shopping mall security department shouted with a loudspeaker, and with the help of the police, order was finally maintained.
But what he saw and heard also stunned him, because in addition to the large number of people, what was even more incredible was the enthusiasm for spending money.
It has only been open for less than ten minutes, and there are already long queues at the checkout counters of six brand stores.
Especially in Pierre Cardin’s discount store, it’s the most exaggerated.
It seemed like every product was being “robbed” by crazy, red-eyed people.
Everyone is blushing, whether they are buying or selling, everyone is excited. The security section chief was suspicious for a moment. He couldn't understand how people in the capital could become so rich all of a sudden.
Who doesn’t know that Pierre Cardin’s clothes are the most expensive?
Why do you all come to Pierre Cardon’s store to buy things?
At the thought of this, the security section chief's heart suddenly wandered, wanting to see what happened.
The result looked so good that he couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to take out his wallet.
What's going on?
Dare to love is indeed cheap.
Pierre Cardon's suit, a flawless genuine set is priced at 2,200 yuan.
If there is a slight defect in the lining here in the store, it will only cost 500 yuan.
A beige men's coat from Pierre Cardin, originally priced at 1,800.
Just because my account was discontinued, I sold it for 400.
There is also a lady’s red coat, originally priced at two thousand and sold for three hundred and fifty.
Lady's floral dress, originally priced at 1,200 and sold for 180...
What kind of discount is this?
Approximately 20 to 30% off.
Pilkadot is really not a joke. The name of this discount store is not for nothing.
Where else can you find such bargains?
Coupled with the limited quantity, no wonder people in the store are flocking to it and impatient.
And in addition, it must be said that Pierre Cardon's store not only sells clothing, but also has a wide variety of goods.
Fountain pens, mechanical pencils, leather notebooks, pencil cases, watches, lighters, wallets, leather shoes, bags, hats, and keychains are also available.
These are all clearly stated. This is the only store in Beijing that sells them. It is a novelty that cannot be seen elsewhere.
The most important thing is that the price is not expensive.
A ballpoint pen costs two yuan, and a mechanical pencil costs two and a half yuan. It’s still cheaper to buy the same one for fifty cents or four yuan.
The watch is only 300 yuan, the lighter is 120 yuan, the wallet is 60 yuan, the pencil case is 20 yuan...
Although they are more expensive than ordinary goods in the store, they are not affordable for ordinary people. .
Who wouldn’t want to be associated with such high-end goods?
Even buying a pen is enough to show off your face in front of others!
After all, how many people have seen Pierre Cardon’s pen?
In this way, the scene did not allow people to think too much, nor did they allow people to remain calm.
After a while, even the security section chief and his security officers became as excited as ordinary customers.
The high-speed gyros walked around the Pierre Cardon store to select their favorite products.
Unfortunately, the district leaders have not left, and they can do nothing else but help maintain order.
Otherwise it would be outrageous.
In the end, there was nothing he could do. Seeing the goods dwindling rapidly, the security section chief had to find another way to go through the back door.
Go and beg the representative of Pierre Cardon, Manna, hoping to leave some goods for them instead of selling them all.
In order to achieve his goal and avoid rejection, he even brought policemen from the branch with him.
You won’t feel at ease until you get a clear guarantee that the supply of nectar is sufficient.
To be honest, Pierre Cardin also did not expect that customers would be so enthusiastic about buying.
At the opening ceremony in the morning, Song Huagui accompanied the leaders of the district government.
Not long after the opening, both Song Huagui and District Mayor Xu realized that Ning Weimin had done it again.
So the district leaders laughed and left happily.
Song Huagui began to be concerned about the inventory problem and arranged for other departments of the head office to cooperate.
Then he made a request to Ning Weimin with great expectation, hoping to see the day's turnover early tomorrow morning.
It's a pity that this thing is really impossible to do.
Because until the mall closes, the shopping enthusiasm of the people is still high.
On this day, not only were the sales of the six clothing stores on the first floor booming, but the fabric sales on the second floor were also booming downstairs, and the shoes and hats department store on the third floor also saw a lot of growth.
For this reason, the mall leaders excitedly negotiated with Ning Weimin and repeatedly announced the extension of business hours on the spot.
How can the financial staff have time to do the accounting?
You Qi kept putting it off until ten o'clock at night. The first and second floors of the mall were full of shopping and selling. It simply broke the record of late closing time of Beijing Department Store.
But there is still a long queue in front of the checkout counter.
Seeing that this situation seemed to be out of control, the shopping mall had no choice but to give up and agree to Ning Weimin's request to stop issuing orders.
And I also asked the branch leaders to explain to the people that this store will not disappear after passing this village. Please come back at another time.
In this way, the flow of people in the mall started to flow out with large and small bags and no longer came in.
At this time, not only the entire mall was exhausted, but the six brand stores on the first floor downstairs were even more so.
Originally, the shelves were full of goods.
Today was like a strong wind passing through, and the goods on the shelves were sold at a high rate.
The employees were so tired that their faces turned pale, and they didn’t know what they were feeling right now.
The excitement subsided after closing time, but a faint anxiety ran into my heart.
Many people are afraid, thinking that it won’t always be sold this way, right? Then this is life-threatening!
The financial staff of Pierre Carton, Goldlion and Erad are even more afraid, thinking to themselves, they won’t want us to stay up late to settle accounts, right?
Fortunately, when the shopping frenzy subsided, as the leader of the station, Ning Weimin was very considerate of these employees who had fought a tough battle.
He saw with his own eyes that many people had to squeeze in time to eat and go to the toilet today, and it was also a holiday.
So not only did he take the initiative and asked the financial personnel of the six brands to pay the employees of the six brands, fifteen yuan per person, the settlement would be in cash.
Even the accounts Song Huagui asked to see did not require the financial staff to work overtime.
And I also assured everyone that as long as you work overtime, you will definitely get overtime pay, which will be calculated at least twice the normal salary.
Three times on holidays like today.
This fifteen yuan is not included, it is an extra reward to thank everyone for the successful conclusion of this tough battle today.
This is great, the money effect forcibly increases the blood, and everyone's mood is not only stable, but even excited.
If it’s not for anything else, it’s really not for nothing. The extra pay for this day is equivalent to others working for a week.
And you don’t have to wait, you can get it directly.
So even though everyone is holding their exhausted legs when walking.
No one can figure out whether this popularity is a one-time event or whether it will last for a long time.
But seeing such a considerate leader, everyone smiled and felt at ease, and no one was afraid of this situation anymore.
Some people even vaguely expect that it will be the same tomorrow. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to earn fifteen yuan a day.
But even so, Ganlu and Yin Yue were exhausted.
Unlike Ning Weimin who could hide and rest, they were all fighting on the front line.
I can’t even remember how many disputes were handled today, how many conflicts were resolved, how many accidents were resolved, and how many accidents were avoided.
So the two originally pretty girls, all with disheveled hair and oily faces, rolled up their shirt sleeves like soldiers who spent the rest of their lives after the war, sat slumped on the lonely battlefield.
When Ning Weimin finished his inspection, he greeted them both and offered to drive them home.
The two girls were hoarse and even agreed reluctantly. They slumped on the sofa in the store and did not want to move.
After brewing for ten minutes, the two encouraged each other and stood up one after another.
"I said, are you two okay?"
Ning Weimin asked with concern.
"You have to do it even if you don't." Ganlu replied with a slumped face and a hoarse voice, "Mr. Ning, do you think it will still be like this tomorrow?"
"Definitely not, tomorrow is a working day, no There will be so many people visiting the store. And don’t worry, it will be the weekend in a few days. If it is still so busy, I will definitely send someone to help, and I won’t let you be so stubborn again.”
"Thank you, Mr. Ning..." Yin Yue also looked blank.
This inevitably caused Ning Weimin to feel guilty.
He didn't know if he was too harsh in employing people. The two girls were emotionally dissatisfied, and they didn't even show a smile.
So I quickly looked for help and asked for help.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for making you suffer. Let's do this. Don't go back today. I'll give you a double room and stay at the Qianmen Hotel. You can take a hot shower. I'll go to your house. Notice. Are you hungry? I'll send someone from Tan Palace to bring it to you later. If that doesn't work, you both have a day off and I'll let someone else do it for you."
Zhiganlu and Yin Yue barely squeezed their faces, but still couldn't smile for his "good intentions".
One said, "Don't worry too much, we are just tired. Just take a nap and we'll be fine..."
The other also said, "Mr. Ning, I don't want to eat anything. I just want you to sleep in the car for a while..."
Not long after talking, the two girls actually fell asleep.
In the perspective mirror, they slumped down on the back seat, bumping heads, and actually snored.
Now, Ning Weimin really couldn’t bear it anymore.
(End of this chapter)