National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1348: Not inferior to men

If we say that the arrangements Ning Weimin made for Zhang Shihui were more out of consideration for their years of friendship, it was because he gave him the best way to make money without doing anything.

As for the arrangements for Gu Si'er and Sun Wufu, Ning Weimin was most worried that they, who were originally hardworking, would lose their enterprising spirit and become useless, so he opened up a new map for them and assigned them new tasks.

As for the arrangements made for Yin Yue, Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao, Ning Weimin relied on and depended on them out of trust, friendship, respect and appreciation, which was why he entrusted his most important speculative business in the capital, his largest speculative layout and the main source of income for his future career to these three people.

Yes, that is the speculative business in the domestic stamp market.

It is also important to point out that this business is different from hoarding, fish farming and second-hand goods hunting, investments whose general trends Ning Weimin only knows.

As a philatelic dealer who liked to speculate in his previous life, Ning Weimin made great efforts to study the several waves in the history of domestic stamp development.

He not only knows the years, causes, processes, results, scales and data of these historical events by heart, but he also knows them by heart.

Moreover, in his previous life, he particularly loved to communicate with others about these things.

He often chatted with his colleagues at the dinner and drinking tables. When he met old people in the industry who had experienced those things, he always liked to ask about what happened back then.

In addition, he has accumulated a lot of chips in his life. Every year, he never forgets to pay people to help him buy the 4,000 edition of the new year's zodiac tickets. He has always been the biggest dealer of zodiac tickets in the country.

Therefore, investing money in this direction is not only an open-book test for him, but also an open-book test in which he acts as the examiner and can give himself a score.

It is no exaggeration to say that the domestic stamp market is just like his own bank to him.

Given the extent to which the chips in his hands could influence the market and his understanding of speculation in the stamp market, his certainty of arbitrage was even safer than the financial games he played in Japan.

This is why he dared to take away all his cash assets in Beijing when he went to Japan.

To put it bluntly, as long as he holds the chips of the zodiac ticket in his hand, he doesn't have to struggle at home.

As long as you wait patiently for a few years, it is easy to use these chips to restore your personal wealth in the country to its peak.

It’s a pity that due to the limitations of the domestic economic development level, the stamp market, a domestic speculative game, cannot be leveraged and is relatively small in scale.

Moreover, the RMB is not yet a hard currency, either in the international market or the domestic market these days.

Otherwise, he might be hesitant about whether to stay in Japan to earn yen or stay in the country and run the bank himself.

But even so, the long-term benefits he gained from this game are enough to provide sufficient nourishment for his future career development in the country.

Just like now, Ning Weimin knows clearly that it has been more than a year since the great crash of the stamp market in 1985.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the stamp market is almost deserted right now, it’s as cold as the coldest days of winter.

But it won’t be long before another small stamp market boom of the 1980s will quietly occur again.

This market trend occurred from the second half of 1988 to the spring of 1989, but it was brewing since 1987.

Since the number of stamps issued this year was greatly reduced, not only are the themes excellent, but the design and printing are also outstanding.

  For example, "Birds of Prey", "Xu Xiake", "Water Margin (I)", "Famous Ancient Towers", etc.

Those true philatelic enthusiasts gradually developed an interest in visiting stamp companies and philatelic stores this year.

The circulation policy of 1988 will be continued in 1987, and popular themes such as "Three Kingdoms (I)", "Taishan" and "Orchid" will continue to be issued.

In addition, in 1988, the China Postage Stamp Corporation significantly raised the price of domestic stamps, and the number of philatelists in the country quickly grew to 1988 million. Finally, the "buy whatever you can" trend hit, and the stamp market exploded.

This popularity lasted until the "Mawangdui" stamps and miniature sheets were issued on March 1989, 3.

At that time, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications once again used the trump card of increasing circulation.

On the day when the "Mawangdui" stamps were issued, the market price of the small-size stamp with a face value of five yuan was driven up to thirteen yuan.

It’s a pity that the confidence of stamp collectors has just been restored a little, but the “higher-ups” have optimistically assessed the situation.

As a result, when news came a few days later that the circulation of "Mawangdui" had increased, the price of this small-size stamp fell below the issue price again, plummeting to four yuan and sixty cents, which directly destroyed everyone's confidence, brought this small market to an end, and the stamp market fell again.

This is the original direction that Ning Weimin had in mind.

Objectively speaking, this wave of market trend is not really a big one, but just a small one generated under the social environment of inflation.

At most, it can be regarded as a transitional market before the big market in 1991.

If anyone expects to increase profits by dozens of times like in 1985, forget it.

But if you want to make three to five times, or five to six times the money, you can still consider it.

Especially this is a good opportunity to accumulate funds.

Since the stamp market has been sluggish for so long, the prices of many excellent stamps floating on the market have almost settled to the bottom.

It would be a good idea to buy some more stocks now.

What's more, Ning Weimin earned more than 8 million yuan with the tapes of Cui Jian, Fei Xiang and Zhang Qian. Even if he took out part of this money to provide financial support to the two cultural associations and increase investment in the cooperative projects of the Agricultural University, he would still have several million left that would be of no use.

This does not include the cash that Yin Yue, Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao have saved from their respective businesses in the past one or two years.

The share of revenue from the soundtrack of "Li Xianglan" that Matsumoto Keiko's agency branch in China is about to receive is not included in the list.

So it can be said that the right time, right place and right people are all in place. Ning Weimin has no doubt that the time is ripe and it is time for him to take action and make arrangements in the stamp market.

So in order to discuss this matter, he specially found an afternoon and invited Yin Yue, who was off work that day, and Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao, who were closing the garden and stalls, to have dinner at Tan Gong Restaurant.

Zhang Shihui specially arranged the banquet for Ning Weimin. A sumptuous banquet was set up in the lobby of the Qinian store. The drinks included two bottles of Moutai and several bottles of iced "Polar Bear" and sour plum soup.

Although he himself could not participate in it today, and he had almost guessed what Ning Weimin wanted to do with these people, he was not jealous.

After all, Ning Weimin had promised him that as long as Zhang Shihui implemented the current liquor stockpiling plan, all the money in his hands would be exchanged for Moutai and Wuliangye.

In a few years, he will be able to make at least several times the profit, ensuring that he can become a real millionaire.

A millionaire. In Beijing these days, anyone with 30,000 or 40,000 is considered a rich man.

If someone has 200,000 or 300,000 yuan, he is considered a wealthy person.

Five or six hundred thousand is a big deal and he is definitely one of the best among the wealthy.

If you can have one million RMB, you will be extremely rich. If you don't believe me, just look at the front page of the Economic Daily on June 1987, 6, which just published the news that Guan Guangmei from Benxi, Liaoning Province, rented and contracted a non-staple food store with others.

It was said that her annual income reached 44,000 yuan last year, which aroused the surprise and envy of the world.

This sparked a huge discussion, with many parties arguing whether it was reasonable for her to earn a personal income that was more than ten times that of an ordinary local person by leasing and contracting a state-owned unit.

  (Guan Guangmei was interviewed by a reporter on June 1987, 6)

So when he thought that if he listened to Ning Weimin and invested all the current funds of the tobacco and alcohol shop, he would soon be able to reap millions of profits and split them equally between the two of them.

Zhang Shihui felt his heart beating faster and his breathing became rapid.

With his current mental state, he can hardly bear such mental pressure.

What's more, Ning Weimin's meeting with Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao this time also intended to help Zhang Shihui solve some of the foreign exchange coupons needed for stockpiling goods.

  Ning Weimin also promised Zhang Shihui that he could exchange a portion of the foreign exchange coupons from the public account of Tan Gong Restaurant every month. What else could Zhang Shihui say?

In his heart, since he has already gained the greatest benefit, he naturally won't be jealous.

Instead of feeling jealous, she wanted to laugh from the bottom of her heart, as she felt very friendly towards Yin Yue, Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao.

He doesn't think about anything else now. He is only thinking about how to get Moutai and Wuliangye. At most, he will think about how to spend the money after he earns.

Ever since he witnessed the splendor of Yunyuan and attended Ning Weimin's wedding, his ideas and aesthetics have changed a bit.

I no longer only recognize high-rise buildings, I also like courtyard houses.

Later, he also wanted to find a yard to buy and renovate it. As long as it could be as beautiful as the one in Yunyuan, it would be quite beautiful.

As for the three people who came to the dinner today, they certainly had no idea what Zhang Shihui was thinking.

But without exception, they all felt flattered by Ning Weimin's enthusiasm and the sumptuous banquet.

They originally thought they were just coming here to have a casual meal, but they never expected the banquet to be of such high standard and full of ceremonial sense.

Moreover, there were only a few of them, occupying a large round table for ten people, and even Zhang Shihui was not present.

This special atmosphere made them, who were used to the hustle and bustle and doing whatever they wanted, feel a little uneasy, and they couldn't help but guess Ning Weimin's intentions.

Yin Yue was the most accurate, perhaps because of a woman's sixth sense. She sat in the chair and pondered for a while, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she guessed it almost right.

"Brother Ning, do you have something important to tell us? Something about stamps?"

Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao looked at each other, and then looked at Ning Weimin.

"Oh, why do you say that?" Ning Weimin ignored Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao, just looked at Yin Yue with a smiling look in his eyes, neither admitting nor denying.

"Why else? What I do has nothing to do with what Third Brother and the others do. If you want to talk to me about clothing, there's no need to call Third Brother and the others. My accounts are all in Tianqiao Shopping Mall, and we can talk more clearly there. If you want to talk to Third Brother and the others about the business of soliciting passengers on tricycles, it would be great if you all sit together and have a drink and chat. If a woman like me gets involved, it will only make you not enjoy yourself. So besides stamps, I can't think of anything else you can talk about by calling the three of us together."

"Haha, Yin Yue, ah Yin Yue, it's the easiest to talk to a girl like you. You're a smart person. You're right, I really wanted to talk to you about stamps."

Ning Weimin first fully affirmed Yin Yue's guess, and then did him a favor.

"It's just... it's not all about this. My wedding has troubled you a lot, and I'll be going to Tokyo soon. So before I leave, I want to express my gratitude. I'm sorry, we are the closest, so I put you last to thank you, don't mind."

These words were full of intimacy. After saying this, Ning Weimin raised his glass first and stood up enthusiastically.

Where can they sit still?

So, with their hearts full of warmth and comfort, they said, "Where is it?", "You're so polite", "It's my duty", and one by one they stood up with their glasses raised and drank the wine.

Especially Yin Yue, who performed just as well as any other man. He didn't even pour a drink, but drank Maotai.

He clinked glasses with Ning Weimin and drank the whole cup of Moutai in one gulp, which really surprised Ning Weimin.

"Oh, sure, when will you drink white wine?"

"Hey, if you don't know how to drink, you're just drinking blindly."

Yin Yue felt a little shy after hearing this. "I have to deal with people from Tianqiao Shopping Mall all the time. Also, we have to thank the factories that gave us leftover goods during festivals. We have to entertain them. During these social events, we can have a drink."

That’s not all, Xiao Tao also played supporting roles.

"Sister, you are too polite. Brother Ning, isn't there a popular saying at banquets now? There are three types of people that people are afraid of when drinking. One is those with red cheeks, one is those with pigtails, and the other is those who take pills. This sister belongs to the middle type. She is really a secretive person. We drank once last year. Two bottles of 256-proof Erguotou were shared equally by the three of us. I saw everything twice, but this sister was as steady as a rock. She didn't even change her expression. She actually told me that she didn't feel anything and it didn't matter how much she drank. God, I don't know what Third Brother is like, but I really admit defeat. If you don't believe me, have a good drink with her today."

After saying that, Xiao Tao winked at Ning Weimin mischievously.

This statement completely exposed Yin Yue's true colors. Yin Yue said in a shameless voice, "Xiao Tao, you are trying to make me look like a good-for-nothing. How have I offended you?"

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

And with Luo Guangliang's confirmation, Ning Weimin couldn't help but look at Yin Yue with new eyes.

It's not like he hasn't seen women who can really drink. In Japan, one example is Ishida Yoshiko, who can never get drunk no matter how much she drinks.

I didn't expect that there would be such a person around me in China.

So he personally poured wine for Yin Yue, "Okay, since you can drink, drink more. There's nothing to be embarrassed about, this is also a talent. I have been optimistic about you for a long time, and now I am even more certain that you will definitely be a business elite in the future. Among the future businesswomen in Beijing, you will definitely be the number one figure."

But in the end, Yin Yue felt even more embarrassed. "Brother Ning, why are you kidding me? If that's the case, I'll have to go to our Japanese sister-in-law's house next time and have a good drink with her."

Such a threat immediately hit Ning Weimin's soft spot, and he quickly changed his words, "Okay, I was wrong. Our Yin Yue will be the key protected person at the wine table from now on, and no one is allowed to encourage her to drink. Whoever forces her to drink will be responsible for paying the bill."

Yin Yue was pleased with herself and immediately fought back at Xiao Tao, "Xiao Tao, it seems you didn't drink well last time. How about we continue drinking today?"

"Sister, don't bully me like this. You have the imperial sword, so I'm going to let you drink too much and I'll have to pay for it, right? This table costs several hundred dollars, and I've worked for two and a half days in vain. Am I that stupid?"

After saying that, Xiao Tao immediately moved his wine glass far away like an honest child, lowered his head and concentrated on dealing with the sumptuous dishes.

Such a show of weakness and opportunism naturally caused another round of laughter.

Young people, no matter what the reason for getting together, are often like this.

(End of this chapter)