During the stamp bull market in May 1985, the number of people entering the postal markets in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai reached 10,000 or 20,000 people every day. The crowds were very spectacular.
And in the second- and third-tier cities, In small and medium-sized cities, the postal market is also experiencing upsurges.
At least hundreds to thousands of people gather every day, shouting and selling, like a huge market.
The Yigong Postal Market in Tianjin is one of the best.
Almost thousands of people gather here every day, which is already considered top-notch among second-tier cities.
"Yigong" is the abbreviation, referring to the First Workers' Cultural Palace in Tianjin.
Few people know that this is actually the first Workers’ Cultural Palace in the country.
Based on the situation in 1985, due to the lack of official recognition, the stamp markets in most cities were either concentrated in parks, or attached to the entrances of state-owned stamp companies, or places where stamp collectors were relatively concentrated historically. , all are street markets.
The Yigong Postal Market in Tianjin is no exception. The real trading place is not in the Workers' Cultural Palace, but in the small outdoor garden.
To be objective, Jinmen Postal Market has two unique features, and it should be said that it is different from most places in Beijing.
First, the trading environment here is much better than that of the Heping Arch Philatelic Corporation on the road.
Because it is located in a former concession, it is not only surrounded by Western-style buildings with beautiful scenery, but the garden is not as noisy as the road facing it.
At least you don’t have to step off the curb carelessly and cause friction with passing vehicles and pedestrians.
Secondly, the main force involved in the hype here is also different from that in Beijing.
The postal market in Beijing is basically composed of retired elderly people, housewives, and idle people in society.
People who are actually working are less likely to join in the booing.
However, the composition of the Tianjin Postal Market includes many young and strong working people.
These people have a more urgent desire to make money, a stronger interest in speculation, and a greater courage, so they are more aggressive in speculating on stamps.
Why is this so?
It’s because Jinmen’s source of wealth since ancient times has been docking.
There are nine big rivers in Jinmen, and people traveling from north to south all stop here. People in Jinmen naturally learn whatever they see.
In addition, there are many people in the small city, and there is no stable resident class in the city.
People in Jinmen who cannot afford a salary have to find their own way to make a living.
If you want to live well here, diligence, courage and brains are all indispensable.
The people of Jinmen living in this kind of living environment are naturally very clever. They do not support lazy people and bully honest people.
So even though the distance between Tianjin and Beijing is only 120 kilometers, the people in the two places are fundamentally different.
As the capital city, people in the capital have lived a relatively stable life for a long time. People do their duty and abide by the rules.
When I have nothing to do, I study culture, ponder politics, and worship cultural celebrities and powerful people.
As for the Jinmen people, they are forced to find ways to get food and drink all day long, and they live a rough life. They can only think about the present and get a benefit.
He also particularly dislikes the powerful and famous, thinking it is shameful to just sit back and enjoy their success, and is neither willing nor able to stick to the rules.
This legacy from before liberation is the city's deep-rooted personality, which still exists even in the early days of reform and opening up.
So when the postal markets across the country disappeared, many people in Jinmen stopped going to work.
They dare to ask for leave, dare to skip work, and are not even afraid to compete with the leaders or pick mushrooms. They spend every day here happily.
If you think about it, you will know that because of the difference in levels between cities, wages in Jinmen are lower than those in Beijing. A person only earns dozens of yuan a month.
Those editions of stamps can be resold several times and you can earn a year's salary. Doing this is not much better than working!
Therefore, the enthusiasm of these people in the Tianjin postal market for speculating on stamps is not inferior to those in the capital.
Even from a local perspective, perhaps the enthusiasm exceeds that of the capital.
Not to mention anything else, like the "Picardon Executive Team" who were appointed by Ning Weimin and drove a bumpy journey from the capital.
Finally I found Ichinomiya, and as soon as I got off the car, I was taken aback by the people here.
Because before they entered the real trading area of the garden, they were entangled by the youngest "Mushroom Team" who gathered in the open space at the door.
This group of people are all professional scalpers. They stay at the outer edge of the postal market all day long, holding cigarettes in their mouths and wandering around looking for prey.
The professional habit is that if there are dates or no dates, let’s hit the pole first.
Whenever I see someone carrying a bag or something, I will throw away my cigarettes, huff and puff around them, and talk about business.
Not to mention the four people from the capital who saw these four people in suits and leather shoes arriving in a small car today.
A fool also knows that there is plenty of oil and water, so why not fight for it?
"Brother, do you have the tickets? Charge them at a high price!"
"Brother, do you have the goods? Let's have a chat, okay?"
"Monkey tickets, monkey tickets, five hundred and twenty a piece, Five hundred and two pieces! How much do you want?”
“You’re from Beijing, right? Oh, it’s such an honor to come all the way to Tianjin. Do you want something good? Hey...hey...don't go, Lulubao, let's have a chat! There's something really good. You can ask for whatever you want, and I'll cover it for you..."
Good guy , it’s really like a pack of wild dogs, eager to tear off a piece of meat from a person’s body.
In the local dialect of Jinmen, it’s “provoking”.
It's similar to booing, but it's not exactly booing. There's a bit of irresponsible purpose in it.
Jinmen people are not only good at getting things done, but they are also smart in doing things.
If you succeed, there are benefits; if you fail, there is no loss.
Relatively speaking, such a scene was not seen in the capital postal market at this time.
At the postal market at the Peace Arch, everyone held up signs to solicit business with a tacit understanding.
The shouting is the shouting, and there is no such thing as pounced on directly, no matter what, stalking.
When we did talk about business, we did so in a low voice, behind others' backs, in a thoughtful and amiable manner.
So this model is simply not something that a few senior executives of Pierre Cardin can adapt to.
What’s worse is that since you have never seen this formation, just shut up and leave.
No, someone in this group is talking back.
Xiao Gu is young and has not seen much of the world. When people ask, he actually helps.
I replied and asked them what market the rat ticket full page is in and how much it costs.
This time, it’s completely wrinkled!
That would be like the Tang Monk master and apprentice in "Journey to the West" meeting the Golden Horn King and the Silver Horn King.
Think about it, if these people heard the smell of oil, could they let them go? Not even more like a swarm of flies following the blood.
It is really staring at me, I can’t blast it away anymore, I can’t drive it away.
I want to ignore it, is it possible?
Before you say this, let’s understand something. Where is Jie Si?
Introducing Sijinmen!
Everyone in the world knows that Jinmen people are famous for being mouthy.
In addition, these few people who work for foreign companies are not "Beijing Youzi", they are all compradors who drink coffee.
Being in a different place, and using the weak to win over the strong in the market, wouldn't that be very frustrating?
These people from Zijinmen have three basic skills.
One is to blow big pear. What is blowing pear?
Commonly known as bragging and telling lies.
The well-documented allusion is that there was a sugar blower in Jinmen in the past who was not very skilled.
Since I can't blow complicated things, I can only fool my children into blowing a ball when I go to the street to do business.
What is it?
Squeeze it, just say it's a big sugar pear.
Bie Le, in Jinmen, this is not a fault.
Tinmen people have always believed that whoever can make big stories come true is a hero.
Especially if you do it to earn a living, there is no shame in it.
Country people definitely don’t need to blow big pears, but it’s different for the people from Jinmen who hang out on the streets.
You have to suppress others in order to have food to eat. Otherwise, it’s just a bowl of rice, and it’s your turn to eat?
In addition, Jinmen people can also cook swim bladder.
What does this mean?
In fact, the original meaning is to boil the fish bladder into glue.
This is a slow job and cannot be done by those who are impatient.
Jinmen people often use the process of boiling swim bladder to describe a phenomenon in life that is endless.
To say that a person only wants to do something, let’s say that person is “boiling” with something.
So you can imagine what it must be like for a few people in the capital to have this mushroom team surrounding four senior executives of foreign companies in the capital, bragging about the guarantees they swore, and all the trouble. ?
It can really grind them to death and pester them to death, making them so noisy that they can't concentrate at all, and they can't do anything serious.
If you have to endure these two moves, then there is a third move, which is to read the mountain sounds.
People in Jinmen call it "Nian Shanyin" by beating around the bush and saying some irritating words.
Because Jinmen people speak with strong teeth, it becomes "three tones" when spoken.
This move is so powerful that it can be called the magic sound that penetrates the ears. It is the highest level of martial arts.
Not only can it make people impatient and angry, but it can also ruin things.
Because this technique is not to blatantly say bad things, but to say unfriendly things under the guise of friendliness.
For example, when Qi Yanjun and Manager Sha entered the garden, they initially exchanged information and discussed the price with two people who looked decently dressed, elegant, and seemed to have good financial strength.
Some of the people following them began to chant.
"That's great. People in suits only talk business with people in Chinese tunic suits. What do you call this? This is how people flock together and birds of a feather flock together. Don't blame others for ignoring us. Who makes our clothes look bad? ? If I had known I would go out this morning, I would have taken care of myself. As the saying goes, a broomstick can be dressed up like a human being, and a bear can be a human being wearing a robe..."
Listen, does this mouth owe you anything? Does this sound good?
But I can’t find fault with him. This guy compliments others on their decent dress, and he wants to learn from it. How can he be wrong?
Someone else said this later.
"Okay, the postal market is booming these days, and no one would think that anyone can get rich. Let's talk carefully, I wish you all get rich, and take advantage of the good times to earn a few more with rat stamps." Maybe I'll catch a wave and lose all my money and profits. "
This kind of thing is even worse. It's obviously a three-yin word. Who can swallow this?
Of course, those two respectable people are also from Jinmen, so naturally they are not fuel-efficient lamps.
If you wrap it around your neck, you can still say it.
"Everyone has good intentions, and I know that you hope that our business will do well. But whether we do well or not is our own business. Besides, if we lose all our capital and profits, then we should just eat carrots and not worry about it."
I also read the three tones and came back to my words, but there was no way to talk about business anymore.
Because no one wants to get into trouble for nothing. Seeing that these pieces of hob meat are blocking the way, who would want to get involved with a few people from the capital?
So there was no way out in the end. It can be said that one sentence can cause eternal hatred.
Qi Yanjun and the others had no choice but to endure the pain and sell some goods at low prices to feed the mushroom teams at the door. Only then did they avoid losing money and avoid disaster, and gained the power and opportunity to talk serious business in the garden.
But once things have been done, it still can't be smooth sailing.
Because these Mushroom Teams know how to spread news, it won’t take long for these people to pass on information and details about people in the capital to their acquaintances in the market.
Coupled with the various colors of Jinmen people, this place is different from anywhere else.
In most places, people look at people who are well-dressed and well-established, and they pat, pat, and coax them, fearing that they will not do business with them, or that they will not be able to cooperate in the long term.
That’s not the case for Jinmen people. People here don’t worship nobles, do not pamper celebrities, and don’t buy into the rich.
Those who only treat the world with civilian consciousness are the most annoying people who act like "big-tailed eagles".
There is absolutely no wealthy person who can be domineering in Jinmen. Here we only deal with the well-established and the well-dressed.
The more superior and showy you look, the less likely the Jinmen people will let you go, and they will not spare you even if they can kill both of you.
And I only want to be happy now, not so much in the future! Who knows what the future holds?
So Qi Yanjun and the others were selling their goods here, and they were so depressed that they called it "prisoner's boredom" in Jinmen dialect.
If there is a comparison, it is probably similar to the experience of Bai Jingqi working as a cotton robe in Jinan in the TV series "Mansion Gate".
When asked about the price, only one was lower than the other, and no one was higher than the other.
From the perspective of people from the capital, Qi Yanjun and the others couldn't figure out how they could start talking so well sometimes.
How is it that as soon as we enter a restaurant, have a drink, set up a table, and talk about long-term cooperation, something bad happens and the price goes down again?
The people of Jinmen seem to have been rehearsed uniformly. They always smile and squint their eyes. When they regret, they say, "Do you still care about this? You are all from the capital city." Big boss, what does this mean to you? Can you take this seriously? No one will believe you even if you tell me.”
In short, during the few days in Tianjin, the feelings of these four Pierre Cardon executives were really hard to describe.
In the end, they used almost 10,000 rat coupons to get 920,000 in cash, which was much lower than the 20% discount they expected.
So much so that when they returned to Beijing, the pain of gnashing of teeth arose spontaneously, and they vented their anger and cursed in the streets along the way.
Criticizing the Ichinomiya market for high selling prices and low closing prices is unimaginably black.
The road to Jinmen is crooked, so the people here have the same evil intentions as the road here.
They even swore together that they would never do business in Tianjin again.
To be honest, it's not that they can't accept being treated like a melon in Jinmen, the key is that they are not convinced by the loss.
The four of them can speak three foreign languages and four dialects in total, but they still cannot speak to the people of Jinmen.
No one could figure out what the problem was, why they were surrounded by people from Jinmen, and then they were confused and disarmed.
However, the good side is that even though we lost tactically, we still won strategically.
The Ichinomiya Post Market in May 1985 was like a big pot with steaming dumplings cooking inside.
The fire is raging below, there is no shortage of firewood, the soup is boiling above, and new dumplings are constantly rushing to jump in.
There is no gap and no place to stand, so cashing out is supported by market foundation and sufficient funds.
After all, they listened to Ning Weimin and brought back a large amount of cash. It’s not sure who will be happy and who will cry in the future.
And they also learned through this incident that market making is not easy. Doing it and seeing it are two different things.
We also understand Ning Weimin's eagerness to cash out.
I admire even more Ning Weimin for strategizing, firmly controlling the market, and being able to snowball everyone's wealth to this extent.
What a talent!