National Tide 1980.

Chapter 476 Treasure Hunt
Although Ning Weimin couldn't help muttering about Qiao Wanlin in his heart.

But within a few days, he completely forgot about it.

Not for anything else, because the time has entered June, and there is this year's new water mango, which promptly defeated the anger of this kid.

(Note: Shuiman melon, the earliest watermelon on the market in Beijing is the watermelon from the irrigated land, called "Shuiman melon". Although it ripens early, it lacks sweetness.)
It is also because after the Children's Day, No. 87 of the North Gate of the Temple of Heaven, like Beishenchu, also broke ground.

Looking at the first few days of construction, Qiao Wanlin spent every day on the construction site coordinating manpower and sweating profusely standardizing the location and scope of the basement, which was really hard work.

Ning Weimin was somewhat moved by sympathy.

Just for this, he also felt that Qiao Wanlin could almost make up for the merits and demerits.

And then for almost a whole month, Qiao Wanlin took him to almost all the handicraft factories in the district.

Introduce the relationship for him personally, and negotiate with the heads of various factories to make various applicable things for the joint venture restaurant.

For this reason, he became more and more sympathetic, and felt that Qiao Wanlin was interesting and a rare good helper.

What's more, in this process, it not only opened people's eyes, but also increased their knowledge.

Ning Weimin deeply felt the beauty of these arts and crafts, and understood the exquisite skills contained in them.

At the same time, he also found a huge treasure house that almost no one realized.

You know, there are too many good things hidden in the inventory and backlog of goods in those handicraft factories.

It can be said that they are all wonderful things that Ning Weimin has never seen in his life.

Qiao Wanlin took him on a treasure hunt!

Then why should he care about others?

Isn't it enough to offset the loss of his reputation when people send him a wealth of wealth?

So why does Ning Weimin care what Professor Lan thinks of him?
Even if Lan Lan is here, he probably won't be able to get enough of those alluring babies, and he won't be able to move his eyes away at all.

If he can restrain himself from dripping down from the corner of his mouth, that's not bad!

Hey, there is absolutely no exaggeration in these words.

It must be made clear here that Ning Weimin is greedy and greedy, but he is by no means an uninformed person.

Just because he is a person who has traveled through the information age, he is still a person who mainly relies on stamp cards and relies on various collectibles for his living.

How could there be so few good things I have seen in my life?

But when he went to these factories, he was really dazzled.

Then think about it, can these things be ordinary things?
If nothing else, let's talk about the Jingcheng Badge Factory first. This is the first one that Qiao Wanlin took Ning Weimin to.

The so-called badge refers to a sign worn on the body to indicate identity, occupation or commemoration.

It is also generally called a badge.

It is conceivable that the main products of Jingcheng Badge Factory are probably craft signs, machine nameplates, instrument panels, and various trademark plates.

Medal badges, copper and aluminum medals, copper and aluminum badges, various commemorative medals.

Aluminum handicrafts, key pendants, cold and heat watches, commemorative coins.

Aluminum alloy combination products, mirror frames, tea tables, TV stands, screens, hangers, etc.

As for the business that Ning Weimin and the others found with the badge factory, it was actually not that complicated.

But it is to order two hundred name tags worn by employees.

There are also thousands of them in the shape of the restaurant's logo, which can be used as key rings or small badges as gifts.

The only special request is that they would like to discuss with the manufacturer to see if they can make dozens of nameplates with the restaurant name and Chinese patterns out of copper.

So that it can be inlaid on the menu cover of the yellow brocade texture provided by the brocade box factory, further highlighting the noble style.

Probably the budget is to spend 5000 yuan.

It stands to reason that this amount of money is not too much for a factory with a hundred and ten people.

But the strange thing is that the factory's attitude is quite enthusiastic.

The factory manager listened to their special needs, and he was not afraid of trouble at all, and fully complied.

They even immediately called the backbone of the technical department and a master craftsman who was working in the workshop to discuss the production details with Ning Weimin and the others.

Why are you so positive?

Hey, in fact, it's broken, it's really pitiful.

Not for anything else, just to earn some money so that workers can get some bonuses.

The most glorious time of Ganqing Jingcheng Badge Factory was actually the era when politics was in command.

Now it is not what it used to be, and the sun is setting.

In the 50s, badge factories produced Sino-Soviet Friendship Medals, Ten Marshal Medals, and badges of major factories.

Since the 60s, the Badge Factory has started to make "pins" and activity commemorative badges commissioned by various units.

In the past, there were hundreds of people in this factory, and there were so many jobs that it was almost impossible to finish.

It's just a trustee of a related household, who tried his best to jump in the line and stop the business to arrange business.

But in the 70s, it was impossible to say no.

On the one hand, it is to avoid excessive consumption of resources and stop the excessive proliferation of badges.

From [-] onwards, the central government ordered to stop all production of "badges".

Many units that have placed orders are afraid of taking responsibility for the "restraining order".

I didn't dare to accept the products they made, so I simply refused to accept the account.

On the other hand, various badges are not popular anymore.

Many large factories have stopped making factory badges, and various agencies and units no longer make commemorative badges.

Even fewer and fewer people are willing to wear "badges" on the street.

So this caused the badge factory's business to shrink rapidly.

Even the various finished products they have made cannot be sold because of the ebb and flow of the epidemic, and large quantities are backlogged in the warehouse.

Then think about it, how much impact will this have on the operation of the factory?

Thanks to the planned economic system, it is the state's business to lose or gain.

Otherwise, if you rush into the market and suddenly encounter policy risks, if these units "don't talk about martial arts", the badge factory will go bankrupt.

As for the overstocked products, the Bureau of Light Industry originally said that they wanted to find a brother company to buy them and dispose of them according to the raw materials.

But later that brother company backtracked, saying that it was scruples about political influence, and such special things should not be disposed of casually.

In the end, it got more and more procrastinated, and now, even the material company is no longer interested in the badge.

People also have special concerns.

And I also dislike the different materials of various badges, which makes it troublesome to deal with.

So now, the badge factory is also pointing to the school badge business of various middle schools as the main source of revenue.

Although in recent years, the business of making cloisonné medals for tourist attractions has also been added.

It's a pity that the products of this new business are too rough, not as exquisite as handmade, and they don't sell well.

The business sent by Ning Weimin and the others is considered a rare big job nowadays.

It's not easy to meet, isn't the badge factory still active?

To put it bluntly, Badge Factory completely regarded Ning Weimin and Qiao Wanlin as "poverty relief funds" when they were desperate. Naturally, they were very grateful.

Or is it that rushing is not a business?
From top to bottom, the people in the Badge Factory are not thoughtful, and they are happy when they see work.

Even the factory manager, one counts as one, and they say what they ask.

If you don't ask them, you still pay out yourself.

But the problem is that the speaker has no intention of listening, but the listener is interested. Who is Ning Weimin?

The guy is always calculating and has a nose that smells good.

As soon as I knew that the badge factory had a backlog of a large number of "badges", I was moved.

How could he miss such a good thing?

The work was almost done, and he didn't talk about signing the contract, he insisted on entertaining others.

He proposed to go to the warehouse to look at the backlog of badges first, but he was really shocked when he saw it.

A warehouse of about [-] square meters is almost full, with sacks piled up from the floor to the roof, at least two hundred.

Moreover, many of them were gnawed by mice, and many badges were leaked out.

Fortunately, those things are made of hard materials, so they are not afraid of being ruined like this.Otherwise, it would really be a piece of shit.

But having said that, it is precisely because of this that we can intuitively see the fineness of these medals and badges.

Ning Weimin's heart was even more agitated, and he almost didn't cry out.

Why?It's because there is a sack near the door, revealing all the jade badges with profile faces.

Although Ning Weimin is not very familiar with the collection of "portraits", he also roughly knows a few basic rules based on the experience and insights accumulated in the speculative industry in his previous life.

One is that 1976 is the boundary, and only the "pins" produced before that have collection value.

The second is that things are rare and expensive, because "baskets" were once a must-have item for everyone in special times, and ordinary aluminum products are not very valuable.

Only badges made of precious materials such as gold, silver, jade, and purple sand are valuable due to the scarcity of the materials themselves and the lack of large-scale production and use.

The third is that these things were recycled and discarded in large quantities after the "movement" ended, and because of a period of fading, the collection value of "pins" began to become prominent at the end of the 80s.

Around 1993, there was another wave of "portrait" collection boom.

As the leading section of badge collection, the collection status of "icons" is gradually recognized.

That is to say, he accidentally discovered the things here when the "portrait" was considered worthless.

One can imagine how excited he was.

That's really "bang bang" jumping!

Suppressing the ecstasy, Ning Weimin went over and grabbed two handfuls, checked them randomly, and got a general idea.

These badges are all handmade. Although they can't be completely unified, they all look comfortable, and the quality of the jade is also good.

After 20 years, it's no problem to sell [-] each.

The key is that this thing is a rising star in the collection category, and no one can say for sure how much it will appreciate in value in the future.

What is certain is that it will only go higher and higher.

"Director, this is the first time I've seen such a badge. Is it produced by your factory?"

The factory manager really liked this, and he was really fooled.

"Hey, when I made these badges, I haven't come to the factory yet. But I heard that the former secretary mentioned that he had cooperated with the jade factory for some work, so that's probably it. Let me take a look, yes, it should be It is made of jade. I heard that it is made of Dushan jade. We originally wanted to add a metal frame. Unfortunately, the ban was issued at that time, and the work was stopped. No, there are more than 1000, two sacks, all of which fell into our hands. . Fortunately, we share the shortfall with the jade factory..."

"The factory manager, do you want to deal with these jade badges? Shall I take some for fun?" Ning Weimin continued to cast bait for fishing.

"Hey, look at what you said, these things are worthless now, and they will cause trouble if you let them go. You can take them as you like..."

What is poverty and generosity?

This is the factory manager.

"Don't, don't, can't do this? After all, I take things from our factory for nothing, and the workers will scold their mothers. Well, it's fate that we met today. You can just say a price, and I want to get it to our fasting palace for a try. Try it, see if you can find a way to sell it to tourists..." Ning Weimin pretended to be a good person, but in fact he opened his teeth.

And the factory manager is the one who handed over his neck.

"Hey, do you want it? That's great. If you can't sell this thing, it will take up storage space. You are doing us a favor by buying it. What price should I ask? How much is not too little. You have the final say Bar……"

"Then... how about a thousand?"

"Ouch! I don't even know we should thank you! That's great! You...you are such a good person! Help us solve a big problem!"

Well, Ning Weimin was so thick-skinned that he was flattered by the praise.

But it's not over yet, Ning Weimin walked to the library and found another sack of metal commemorative disks.

He took out a plate from the sack, which was [-] centimeters in diameter, thick and heavy.

There are not only raised portraits on the top of the plate, but also text.

In addition to the words wishing health and longevity, there are also small characters indicating that it is a gift from a certain unit to congratulate the National Day, and the time is marked in 1976.

Obviously, this must be a batch of things that failed to come in handy because of special historical events.

But this time, Ning Weimin was not allowed to speak at all, and the factory manager was emotional.

"Oh, what a pity. The silver-plated tin is all done for nothing. In fact, the cost of the material alone is worth a few dollars. What a waste of things, the particularity of a special era, isn't it?"

Ning Weimin was stunned. He was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the plate in his hand, and then asked with a trembling voice of guilt.

"This... tin plated with silver? Then... how many plates are there?"

"Ah? How much? Let me see...these are really not many, maybe more than 200. No, you don't want these plates, do you? Oh, you have to find a way to deal with it, that would be great , Is it okay to pay one yuan each? Or fifty cents a piece, who will let these words cause trouble..."

good or not?
Ning Weimin almost hugged the factory manager and kissed him.

I thought to myself that this person really has two or five eyes, and the glasses are considered useless.

From the amount he felt in his hands, he could tell that these plates were definitely not tin silver plated.

In this way, as soon as it came out of the warehouse that day.

Not only did Ning Weimin not delay, he quickly signed the contract and paid the money.

And he didn't let others do it, he only asked Qiao Wanlin to help, and took the few sacks of things he bought and left.

When he returned to the office, he sent Qiao Wanlin away without saying a word, and closed the door.

But he didn't even touch the jade piece, instead he impatiently took out a plate.

Then grasp the ends of the plate with both hands, applying a little pressure.

Sure enough, exactly as he expected, the plate bent like a cake.

Damn!What tin silver plating!It is clearly a layer of tin plated on the surface of sterling silver!
As for why the silver plate is disguised in such a cheap way, it lowers the beauty.

He didn't dare to think deeply about the reason.

Anyway, for so many years, no one asked.

Then it is true that he caught it.

For these plates, at least more than 100 kilograms of sterling silver were used!

Thinking about it before leaving, the factory manager thanked Dade for sending him off, and repeatedly said that if he could sell the badge, it would be best to contract all the inventory in his factory.

There are a total of more than [-] commemorative medals left over the years, as long as they can give [-], they will all be sold to him!

The factory manager also said that he would not lose money, because some of the badges in the warehouse must be silver, and there may be some gold-plated ones.

Immediately, Ning Weimin's face brightened, and his eyes glowed with yearning!

Can he push out foreign money like this?
Of course not!

If the sky gives it to you, if you don't take it, you will suffer retribution!

The only question to worry about is where to store it after buying it?
The air-raid shelter of the pastry factory has land, but it is too troublesome to open the door every time...

(End of this chapter)