National Tide 1980.

Chapter 477

If it is said that the Jingcheng Badge Factory was inadvertently injured in the waist, it began to collapse.

It is purely a mistake by history.

Then other traditional arts and crafts manufacturers can't stop slipping out.

It can only be said that it was deliberately targeted by history and tripped on purpose.

And when you get up, you stretch your legs and stumble, and when you get up, you stumble!An extremely bad situation!
Why do you say that?

Because that's the way it is.

Although after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the arts and crafts industry in Beijing made a real contribution to the national economy.

But the fate of the entire industry is quite bumpy, and has been repeatedly teased by history.

On the issue of survival, he has been facing an extremely difficult situation.

Not to mention protection and development, it is not easy to keep the skills without losing the transmission.

This is definitely a very depressing and helpless regret when it is mentioned.

Undoubtedly, the arts and crafts industry is the treasure of our country's traditional culture and art, and the accumulation of 5000 years of civilization in our country.

Especially the arts and crafts in the capital, because of the unique social environment and strong historical foundation, reflect the highest level of arts and crafts in my country.

This is not nonsense.

From the accompanying capital of Liao and Jin to the imperial capital of Yuan, Ming and Qing "at the foot of the emperor".

The governments of successive dynasties have recruited a large number of outstanding craftsmen from all over the country to serve in the court, and established various institutions for full-time management and production of arts and crafts.

Such as "Shaofu Supervisor, Imperial Supervisor, Construction Office, Ruyi Pavilion" and so on.

This has led to the formation of a gathering of famous masters and skillful craftsmen in arts and crafts in the capital, and it is possible to learn from the excellent handicrafts of all ethnic groups and regions.

In order to absorb the essence, integrate it, and create a unique national traditional craft feature of "the material is never too expensive, the workmanship is never too fine, the art is never too ingenious, and the product is never too complicated".

Talent is famous at home and abroad for its unique style, various categories, exquisite skills, elegant and precious authentic court art.

It is precisely because of this that during the previous major social and economic changes, the arts and crafts in the capital had a vigorous vitality that was completely incomparable to other industries, and survived quite tenaciously.

Like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, although foreign capital invaded.

However, the traditional arts and crafts industry in Beijing has almost never encountered corresponding "foreign goods" to compete with it.

Not only the production skills are still passed down from generation to generation, but also gradually developed due to the needs of export.

Many arts and crafts in Beijing are regarded as treasures with high collection value by foreign art connoisseurs.

Especially after the Revolution of [-], the sea ban was lifted.

Arts and crafts in Beijing have become the best products that foreign countries are vying to buy, so that there is a scene of "noisy foreign village".

(Note: Yangzhuang is an institution established by foreign businessmen in Beijing to collect arts and crafts).

According to written records from the Guangxu Dynasty to the 20s, there were no less than [-] expositions held around the world at that time.

The arts and crafts industry in Beijing has only participated in ten exhibitions, but has won gold and silver awards every time.

It can be seen that the arts and crafts in the capital has always been the pillar industry of the economic development of the capital.

As early as before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the reputations of "Jingzuo" and "Jingzuo" were well-known both at home and abroad, and became an invaluable intangible asset of our country and nation.

And in the early days of liberation, even if all industries withered, the arts and crafts industry also faced the situation of not being able to survive.

However, the newly established People's Government has conducted research on the traditional arts and crafts industry, and the conclusions it draws are very shocking.

It was written in the research report at that time, "Although there are only 1000 kinds of special handicraft factories and workshops in the city, as long as they can return to normal production levels, they can get foreign exchange of more than [-] million US dollars a year. If you use this money to buy food , enough to feed the whole city for two months."

Sure enough, with the government's strong support, the results have been remarkable.

The arts and crafts industry in Beijing soon became the "fist" product exported at that time.

Live up to the expectations and start blood supply for the country.

Until 1953, but in just a few years.

The annual output value of the arts and crafts industry in Beijing has grown from US$1949 in 73 to more than US$700 million, an increase of nearly ten times, which is already very close to the original planning goal.

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The arts and crafts industry in Beijing, which had just developed a bit of sensuality, lost its market, and fell into a situation of struggling and stagnant development again.

So the whole industry began to abandon the bourgeois sentiment of noble products on the one hand, and tried the route of practicality and popularization.

On the other hand, with the help of the government, we have to find other ways of exporting.

Later, with the help of the big brother of the Soviet Union, exports began to shift to Eastern European countries, and this situation gradually began to improve.

It should be said that most of the fraternal countries in the socialist camp welcome ordinary products that take the popular route in the arts and crafts industry because their economic development is generally not high.

This kind of small profit but quick turnover, and the direction of trying the low-end route can be regarded as relatively successful.

But I never expected that the political situation would change again, and the good days would end so suddenly.

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In 1960, this export route also failed.

The export volume of arts and crafts products in Beijing has once again been severely reduced, causing factories to reduce production and workers to switch production.

When we finally relied on our own strength, we finally shifted our export targets to Jordan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and other countries, and the time came to 1966.

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Since then, the industry has started to compress and integrate again, causing a large number of workers to change production and change production.

Workers gave up their original jobs, and the most frequent destination was to go to the electronic device factory.

This bad situation lasted until the early 70s.

The art and crafts industry in Beijing was able to meet the rain after a long drought, and it received attention again, and began to shoulder the task of earning foreign exchange to resume export production.

However, many industries and manufacturers have already caused a serious brain drain, and even the phenomenon of "death of talent" has appeared, and it is really difficult to recover.

For example, the jade dragonfly of "Dragonfly Jia" has been lost.

Another example is the "brush washer" carved in ivory and the "begonia bottle" of cloisonne industry, and almost no one can make it.

But that's not much.

The most important thing is that when the arts and crafts industries bear the same tax burden as modern industrial factories relying on their handicraft skills.

Due to the monopoly of the handicraft export system, manufacturers are not allowed to sell products by themselves, which also leads to serious contradictions between industry and trade.

The foreign trade unit responsible for the purchase and sale, in order to make more profits and hand over the profit, unexpectedly got stuck in the neck of the supplier unit, and the price was too low.

For example, in 1972, the Jingcheng Arts and Crafts Factory produced the product "Shenlu Treasure Car Bottle" combining various raw materials and various techniques.The factory price is 1000 yuan, but the foreign trade purchase price is only 6000 yuan.

After many negotiations, the factory asked for at least 8000 yuan.

Before the price was negotiated, it was sent to the Huacheng Export Products Fair, referred to as "Canton Fair".

In the end, the real sale was 7000 yuan, and the foreign trade company opened the purchase order.

This is still plausible!
Therefore, it is because this kind of bargaining and wrangling is so serious that manufacturers have to set two price standards for the same high-end product.

But even so, companies often can't even reach the lowest price.

Such as the "Ten Thousand Flowers Jar" and "Plum Blossom Jar" of cloisonne at the Canton Fair in the spring of 1973.

The manufacturer sets the price at [-] yuan per pair based on the cost plus an appropriate profit, while foreign trade is only willing to give [-] yuan.

Immediately caused the newly developed product to "pay immediately".

However, the foreign trade price was [-] yuan per pair at the trade fair, and they were successfully sold to foreign businessmen and received large orders.

Think about it, how can the arts and crafts industry obtain the funds needed for development under this purchase and sales model?

Even foreign trade companies refuse to accept works with traditional themes in order to save trouble.

Made many factories panic.

As a result, at the Canton Fair in the spring of 1978, the traditional work produced by the Jingcheng Jade Factory in the past-the jadeite "Hua Xun" was sold.

It was sold at a high price of 70 yuan, which is equivalent to exporting 19 domestic bicycles or [-] Beijing white ducks.

Therefore, the most difficult problem to solve is the foreign trade that takes money when it gets fat, and the manufacturer that works hard to play tricks.

How strict is it?

Just one thing is enough to understand.

For example, Churchill Jr., the grandson of the former British Prime Minister Churchill, was very fond of a large bottle of cloisonne new product when he visited the Beijing Arts and Crafts Factory in 1973.

He immediately asked those who accompanied him to buy the big bottle.

But the factory said it couldn't be sold, so Churchill couldn't understand it, and said, "Why can't you sell what your factory produces?"

The factory explained that the newly developed products were exhibits and could not be sold.

Churchill Jr. said, "New products are also products. Isn't the factory starting to produce products to make money? Is it okay for me to pay how much you say?"

The factory declined again and again, but Churchill Jr. insisted on buying it.

Helpless, the manufacturer finally had to ask the superior company for instructions.The superior company asked its superior for instructions.

Little Churchill waited from one o'clock in the afternoon until more than four o'clock, when the factory was about to close off work, before he got an instruction that this product could be sold.And this large bottle of cloisonne about one meter high has no packaging at all.

In the end, little Churchill had to carry it on his own shoulders, but he expressed his thanks to the factory repeatedly.

Even after the reform and opening up, some factories open to foreign guests were allowed to set up canteens, but the situation has not improved much.

Because although the manufacturer only sells the products produced and processed by the factory itself, the commercial department must send someone to the canteen to serve as a salesperson, and the manufacturer cannot directly take the account.

All products that are sold must be accounted for by the business first. It is considered that the goods are delivered from the factory, and the goods are purchased by the business. This is considered to be in compliance with the procedures.

So, when Ning Weimin and Qiao Wanlin came to other arts and crafts manufacturers.

The scene they are facing is that these large foreign exchange earners generally live a poor life.

There is no way, paying more and keeping less will naturally lead to a situation where the family is weak, the funds are small, and the burden is heavy.

In order to have some money to live on, these factories really have no choice but to rely on the foreign trade department and the commercial department.

In addition, in terms of production, manufacturers do not like to make high-end products because they suffer too much.

This is normal, who likes to waste money and make money?
What's more, if there is no money in the factory, it will not be able to invest heavily in training successors and research and develop high-end new products.

Instead of working hard to make good things and cheap foreign trade people, let them eat well and complete their performance goals.

It's better to simply save some effort and produce more high-end goods with low technical requirements and obvious cost advantages, and it is more affordable to go for domestic sales.

It also saves the existing workers from complaining every day because of poor treatment and benefits, complaining that they have entered the wrong line of work.

But in fact, it has to be said that although these manufacturers in the arts and crafts industry have no money, their real family background is still very solid.

Because almost every Curry has some things that have been refused to buy because of the limited subject matter.

Or because the production cost is too high, they can't negotiate the price of goods with foreign trade.

What's more, the city's domestic sales channels are quite limited, and there is only one large-scale arts and crafts store in the capital, Wangfujing Art and Crafts Service Department.

As a result, the types of products that various manufacturers can send to sell are too limited.

Many produced goods can only be kept in the warehouse and sent to the store in rotation.

It is conceivable that this makes Ning Weimin so beautiful.

In this situation, it is very convenient for him to take advantage of it.

Don't forget, he can provide a lot of customized products for the restaurant, and he has been licensed in the district to seek cooperation with various manufacturers.

These seemingly cumbersome tasks are special cases because they must be directly connected with the manufacturer.

There is no need to worry about the opinions of commercial ports and foreign trade units when negotiating prices.

That is the meat and potatoes that urgent manufacturers are anxious about, which is equivalent to giving them real money.

Can the manufacturer still not welcome him?
What's more, Qiao Wanlin is the head of the service bureau. He can't manage the goods of the commercial system, but the person who manages the commercial system is just right.

Even when they finally pay, they have to go through the formalization process from the commercial entrance.

Those salesmen who sold goods in the factory did not dare to offend Qiao Wanlin, and they would give convenience if necessary.

Isn't this the right time, the right place, the harmony of people, and all the opportunities have come together again.

If you want to say that you are not afraid of lightning strikes, it seems that the arts and crafts industry has suffered so many hardships, and God deliberately created this situation by feeding Ning Weimin.

It seems that if he doesn't eat beauty, God will make all the manufacturers continue to be unlucky!

ps: Although the negative review of today's chapter has been expected, it is still quite uncomfortable.How difficult it is to write such "water", much more difficult than "no water".My own feeling is a bit asking for trouble, just like encountering an idiom to buy a box and return a pearl, but after thinking about it, it’s okay.Because those people who yell about the main line every day actually don't understand what the main line is.There are too many such situations in life, just like a person I know who spit out the hazelnuts after eating Ferrero.When children eat dumplings, they only eat the skin and not the filling.Reading books is a personal feeling, I don't want to interfere, and the morality of writing books also requires my personal self-awareness in order to stick to it.It doesn't matter, just let it happen
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