National Tide 1980.

Chapter 160 Adventure

Monkey tickets are the vane of the future stock market!

Being able to manipulate the monkey ticket market with his own hands and become the banker of the monkey ticket gave Ning Weimin a taste of indescribable happiness.

He thinks that he has expected his destiny and mastered his life with his own ability, and created his own legend with his own hands.

I can't help being complacent and very proud of it.

But in fact, he soon discovered that he was still too petty.

Because no matter how carefully he plans, he thinks his plan is grand, and it is not enough to look at in the face of fate.

You know, the energy of fate is too great.

As long as you gently move your little finger, you can seamlessly control the ups and downs of life as you like.

When this guy has a bad temper, he can easily make people fall into the ground of no return.

And once you are merciful, throwing you a little sweetness may be enough to save you 20 years of struggle.

Like meeting by chance.

When fate pushed Huo Xin, the disaster star, in front of Ning Weimin, it was enough for him to drink a pot.

But when fate pushed a real nobleman in front of Ning Weimin, it gave him unlimited opportunities and the possibility to improve his rank.

And all of this happened in the Jingcheng Hotel, this wonderful place.

In the early 80s, the Capital Hotel was still the tallest building in Beijing.

But its height, in fact, never depends on the spire, which is very real.

Because from a historical point of view, this is the place where complex political and business relations are intertwined, and it is a place that can affect the world pattern.

In special years, this is even the only place where we maintain full communication with the world.

Sun Yat-sen lived here, Nixon had dinner here, and Khrushchev had his head shaved here.

When American citizen Yang Zhenning visited China in 1972, it was here that he fought against the Confucians and firmly opposed the construction of a high-energy particle accelerator.

In 1979, Li Chunping also met the mysterious Hollywood actress here, so he was able to go abroad and become a billionaire.

Therefore, the Capital Hotel can undoubtedly be called a crossroads of destiny.

I don't know how many people have completely changed the direction of life after turning around here.

So Ning Weimin, who often hangs here, waiting to exchange foreign exchange certificates, has a wonderful encounter with him.

It became an unexpected and reasonable thing.

At the end of June 1981, when most people in Beijing were still relying on watermelon, soda, and loose beer to cool off the heat.

When the young people in the capital were staring at the results of the first film "Golden Rooster Award" and the film "White Flower Award" announced by the newspapers, as well as the list of award-winning films and actors.

Ning Weimin, on the other hand, had to sit in the air conditioner of the Beijing Hotel for several hours almost every afternoon.

In addition to chatting with foreigners, he also tasted the unique imported vanilla ice cream here.

Today, he knows more and more about the Beijing Hotel.

He knows that there are Coca-Cola and oranges that are not available outside.

Know when the lobby coffee shop is most crowded and when it is least crowded.

He has thoroughly mastered the Western law of drinking afternoon tea with blonde hair and blue eyes.

He also learned that foreigners are used to calling foreign exchange certificates "new money" and renminbi "old money".

It also understands why foreigners are more eager for renminbi than Chinese people for foreign exchange certificates.

That is, whether it is buying train tickets, air tickets, handling postal consignment, or living at home, hosting family dinners and salons to entertain friends.

If there is RMB, it will not only be much more convenient for foreigners to do things, but also the cost can be reduced by half.

As a result, his exchange business is now more and more handy, and his persuasion and success rate have greatly increased.

Almost every time the "old money" brought in can be replaced with "new money" relatively smoothly.

And on this day, he had just completed half of the exchange task and was on his way out of the coffee shop to go to the bathroom.

It was completely unexpected, he was stopped by a "pink face" who just got off the elevator and passed him.

Under the matchmaking of fate, a historic encounter happened to him in such a rather random way.

In front of Ning Weimin was a foreign man in his 50s.

Hands in pockets, smartly dressed, shirt and trousers well fitted.

Not only is he imposing, but his eyes are gentle, and he looks very cultivated.

But he obviously couldn't speak Chinese, and after calling out "Ha Lou", he didn't know how to continue the conversation.

He smiled awkwardly, then pointed to Ning Weimin's vest, pretending to be very interested and wanting to touch it.

Ning Weimin is not stupid, he quickly understood what the foreigner meant.

You know, his vest is homemade.

Because Ning Weimin didn't want to wear half-sleeved shirts these days.

He hates fiber fabrics very much, but the cotton vests these days don't look good with their necks exposed.

So he had an idea, and asked his neighbor, Aunt Mi, to help him staple an ordinary blue cotton vest with an old fake collar at home.

As a result, under the vision and aesthetics of his later generations, the combination of different colors and materials has a surprisingly good effect.

This nondescript casual work seems quite fashionable in this year.

When his generosity spread, not only Zhang Shihui followed suit, but also his female colleagues and neighbors called him a fake overseas Chinese.

"Do you want to see my clothes?"

Ning Weimin took the initiative to ask in English.

And his opening was obviously a more pleasant surprise to the foreigner.

"Do you speak English? That would be great. Yes, I'd like to see your top, okay?"

"Okay. Take it easy."

In this way, foreigners came over enthusiastically.

You're welcome, let's take a closer look at this in public.

Not only look at it, but also touch it.

Big Nose finally turned to look behind Ning Weimin.

But fortunately, he is a person who knows etiquette, so he didn't embarrass Ning Weimin too much.

"Did you buy this dress? Where can I buy it?"

"I didn't buy it, I made it myself."

"Oh, are you a costume designer?"

"No, I just prefer DIY..."

"DIY? What's that?"

Ning Weimin immediately realized that he was ahead of his time, and this term has not been popular these days.

So he couldn't help but shook his head, smiled slightly, and explained.

"Do It Yourself".

Interesting, very interesting! "The foreigner couldn't help laughing.

But what he said afterwards really surprised Ning Weimin.

"Friend, I have an unfeeling request, can you sell me this dress?"

"You want to buy my clothes?"

"Yes. I can offer... $50, how about $50 'new money'?"

Ning Weimin thought it was funny, and didn't understand why this elegant foreigner was so obsessed with the clothes.

He is casual, totally out of tune, so he shook his head quickly.

"No, no, it's not about money. I'll give you the clothes, so what should I wear?"

"Oh, sorry."

The foreigner suddenly understood and spread his hands in embarrassment. "

But he didn't give up on that. After thinking about it, he held his chin and made a new suggestion.

"How about this? How about you and I go upstairs? I have a lot of new clothes, you pick one you like, and I'll give you another 50 yuan..."

Seeing this foreigner's eyes full of anticipation, his attitude is full of sincerity.

Ning Weimin was a little embarrassed to refuse.

Of course, Ning Weimin was not stupid, so he took the opportunity to propose conditions that were more favorable to him.

"You really want that? Well, if you have 2000 yuan of 'new money', and you are willing to exchange it with me for 200 yuan of 'old money'. I can give you this dress for free. You just need to give me another piece of clothing and let me wear it."

Now it was the foreigner who was stunned.

He seemed taken aback, but after a moment smiled and held out his hand.

"No problem, then we've settled."

Needless to say, when the two walked into the elevator together again, they had a good impression of each other because they had fulfilled their respective wishes.

Foreigners have been asking Ning Weimin how he came up with such a brilliant idea.

Ning Weimin answered one by one patiently.

But he never expected that he would be fooled by this foreigner.

Because when he followed the foreigner into a large room in the Capital Hotel, he changed into a shirt casually.

The foreigner refused to exchange banknotes with Ken.

He had to fasten his cuffs, put on his new clothes, straighten his body, and take two steps in the room first.

Ning Weimin couldn't help but get angry, thinking that he was being teased, it was a humiliation to him,

"Sir, what about your contract spirit? Are you insincere? Do you want to exchange money with me?"

The foreigner hastened to take a comforting attitude and explained in a pleasant manner.

"Don't be angry, and don't worry, my friend. I don't mean to offend you, you will get what you want. But I also want to tell you that I am a fashion designer and I will hold a clothing show here soon Yes. I think your physical condition is very good, so I hope you can put on my clothes for a walk and let me see the effect..."

Ning Weimin didn't listen to him, and responded with an unbelievable expression.

"Are you kidding me? I'm only 1.7 meters seven, what kind of model should I be? If I were to walk on the catwalk, I would not be as tall as a girl wearing high heels..."

But the foreigner was even more surprised by this, and slapped his forehead.

"My friend, you are beyond my expectations. You know what a real costume show is, right?"

"Then you must understand that I can't find a really suitable model in your country. So height is not a problem, you are already considered tall in this country."

"The most important thing is that your skeleton is well-proportioned, and your temperament meets my clothing needs. And we can communicate smoothly, which is more important than anything else!"

Ning Weimin was completely speechless, "Are you telling the truth or not? Who are you? Why do you insist on holding a clothing exhibition in our country?"

Only then did the foreigner realize that they hadn't introduced each other yet, and reached out their hands again.

"It's an honor to meet you. I'm from France. I've been a fashion designer for more than 30 years. My own clothing brand is my name—Pierre Carton. To be honest, I want to bring your country's silk The material is made into ready-made clothes and promoted to the world, I really need a person like you, the reward is good..."

(End of this chapter)