National Tide 1980.

Chapter 763
Compared with the past few years, the content of life in Beijing in 1985 has become quite rich.

But at the same time, people's desire and spirit also increased.

So in such a special time period, even Ning Weimin's cronies.

Even those whose living and income levels are far ahead of the times with his help.

There are still certain doubts and confusion in my heart, and many people have shown hesitation about life that is difficult to grasp.

Don't tell others, Ning Weimin's two right-hand men in the altar palace restaurant are like this.

At noon on this day, Du Yang and his buddy Pan Long had a drink at his home.

One of them is the person in charge of Beishen Kitchen, and the other is the backbone of the management-level staff. Of course, the two of them chatted about the affairs of the restaurant.

I was very happy at first.

Because this year they not only got their wish, they took charge of Beishen Kitchen and held all the power related to the banquet.

And after opening, Beishen Kitchen's benefits are quite good.

Regardless of the fact that it only opened for business in September last year, it has only been five months since then.

But at the beginning of its opening, because it hosted several highly influential and high-standard banquets, it even appeared on the TV news several times.

The banquet department of Beishenchu ​​quickly gained fame and became one of the first choices for foreign-related institutions and enterprises in Beijing to hold banquets.

This not only made the reputation of Tangong Restaurant completely overwhelm the other two palace dishes, but also brought great economic benefits.

Now Beishenchu's banquet reservations are almost continuous, and the monthly profit is at least 20, which has stabilized at the end of the two-story building at the North Gate.

This is of course worthy of their great pride.

But it was because Ning Weimin had recently been transferred to work in the head office of Pilkardon, it seemed that he didn't care much about the operation of Tangong Restaurant.

Concerns and worries about the future can't help but come to their minds.

"Brother Du, do you think we have seized the opportunity?"

Pan Long couldn't help but say this, and then he looked up at Du Yang.

Du Yang heard that there was something in the words, and couldn't help frowning, "I don't understand what you mean. Just say it straight."

Pan Long showed a wry smile, "Brother Du, you are just pretending to be confused. How about I change the question, how long do you think we can manage Beishen Chef? Will President Ning still treat us as human beings in the future? Wait until this After Bian's business is stabilized, will General Ning completely hand over the power of the entire restaurant to Manager Zhang?"

Because of the blatantness of this statement, Du Yang couldn't help shouting excitedly, "Xiao Pan! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Then he endured it for a while, and calmed down his voice again.

"Why do you think so? It's groundless, don't think about it yourself..."

However, Pan Long still insisted on his own opinion, and continued to talk regardless of whether he liked to hear it or not.

"Brother Du, I can't deny the words you scolded me. After all, I really don't have any actual evidence. And so far, Mr. Ning has been kind to us, never saying anything. Even if I've committed a crime in private, Let Mr. Ning go to the mill to kill the donkey, and the bird to hide the bow. But the problem is that as the old saying goes, people who have no foresight must have near-term worries. We have to be on guard."

"Among other things, didn't you just tell me that nepotism is inevitable. Just like the two of us, we have to eat a piece of cake. Then you can't turn a blind eye to the relationship between President Ning and Manager Zhang, right? They must be the same , Mr. Ning eats the cream on the top, and Manager Zhang eats the scum below. So there is such a possibility after all."

"Yes, we are now very prosperous, and Beishenchu ​​has become our territory. But you haven't noticed that Mr. Ning always arranges good jobs for Manager Zhang? Why does Mr. Ning let Manager Zhang take care of the small building? And individual guests, it’s because his wife gave birth to a child, which relieved Manager Zhang’s workload and took good care of his family. What about us? We always do the drudgery of going forward, fighting tough battles.”

"I thought, if Mr. Ning is still the same as in the past, coming to work in our altar palace every day, and seeing how much work we have done, the situation may be better. After all, there is no credit but hard work. Mr. Ning is a person who cares about face and reputation. At least it is fair to deal with things on the face. But if it is like this now, if you can’t see Mr. Ning for 20 days a month, then it will be hanging. "

"Because if Mr. Ning is really promoted, he will definitely move to the Pilkardon head office in the future. Since he doesn't come to the altar palace often, it is naturally impossible to divide the east and west palaces forever. There must be someone in charge. People, manage for him. God knows that at such critical times, Ning will always use meritocracy or cronyism. I am afraid, we seem to have the upper hand for a while now, and at the end of President Ning's words, Manager Zhang has become the leader of the entire altar palace , then we can..."

"Also, you should also know that Mr. Ning has been thinking about opening a branch in Japan recently? And he has sent several chefs to Maxim to exchange cooking skills. Now I doubt that this so-called Japanese branch is In order to deal with the place of distribution for you and me. Let us pick the first one at that time, shall we go? It seems that going abroad is good, but we are not familiar with the place, so it is so easy to mess around. Besides, the credit for doing it is others, We have to take responsibility if we do something wrong. Once we hand over Beishen Kitchen, we will have nothing. If we want to come back, we can’t help it..."

Du Yang didn't speak, he picked up the glass first, and poured one-third of the white wine into his mouth in one gulp.

He only asked the question afterward, and his tone already hinted at self-defeating.

"Then what do you think we should do? You also know the situation of our restaurant. The three investors all listen to Mr. Ning. What does Mr. Ning say? We only have to obey. And I was purely assigned by the service bureau. , there is no one behind you. We are small people, what else can we do except let it go?"

Unexpectedly, Pan Long was really prepared, "Brother Du, don't underestimate us. Now it's not like the first two years, and there are more and more foreign-related hotels in the capital. There is a shortage of people everywhere. To tell you the truth, I know a buddy who works at the Great Wall Hotel. Recently, he intends to switch jobs to the Changfu Palace Hotel, which is about to open this year. He said that he will be promoted directly. In the Great Wall Hotel, he worked as a foreman. It is the supervisor. He also suggested that I apply for the manager of the banquet department, saying that Changfu Palace will open soon, and there is a shortage of experienced people. I think so, if Mr. Ning insists on picking peaches, let’s leave at worst. Let’s go together Changfu Palace is all right. But no matter how you say it, the income there is definitely not as high as that of Tangong, I'm afraid it's quite a bit worse. Do you mind this?"

Du Yang thought about it for a moment, then poured wine into his and Pan Long's glasses.

"Brother, thank you for worrying about me. Your idea is a way. Although our income here is not comparable, but we are afraid of being angry when we work. How much is too much? How much is too little? Enough to spend That’s it. And we’re going to the Changfu Palace, which is the veteran of the business, and we may not be able to go further. In fact, if it’s really pushed to that point, we have no other choice. The key is to see how Ning will handle things. Come on, Let's do one, don't worry about these troubles for now..."

The touch of two glasses is all about getting drunk to relieve a thousand worries.

Interestingly, it is different from Du Yang, who is full of ambition and only worries about the difficulty of realizing his career ambitions.

Another important person in the altar palace has not awakened to "inherit the great line" at all.

At this time, he seemed a bit philistine and preoccupied.

On New Year's Eve, Zhang Shihui was in the backyard of Huiminyan Hotel, swearing and suing.

There is only one thing I am busy with - putting a raincoat on the motorcycle.

Not for anything else, mainly because he listened to Ning Weimin's arrangement.

Since last year, he has bought more than 30 motorcycles one after another with the money he earned from the tobacconist, and all of them have been licensed.

But the more cars I bought, the more cars I bought, and there was no place to store them, and I was afraid of losing them.

He could only ask someone to rent a few spare rooms in an elementary school for 100 yuan a month to store his motorcycles.

As a result, at the beginning of the year, another one did not expect that the school decided to start a tertiary industry in order to increase income, and informed him that the house would not be rented.

It is said that the warehouse will be taken back by the end of January and a small polypropylene factory will be set up.

So no way, Zhang Shihui had no choice but to get these motorcycles in the backyard of her smoking hotel.

However, at the end of the year, the tobacco and alcohol business was at its peak, and on New Year's Eve, it snowed again, so there was no room to store the car.

These motorcycles were all new, and they basically hadn't run thirty kilometers. Of course, Zhang Shihui was reluctant to just throw them in the open air.

After much deliberation, on New Year's Eve, a few motorcycles were reluctantly moved into the reception room for entertaining guests.

After that, he drove to the store in a hurry, and spent thousands of dollars to buy dozens of large rubber raincoats and came back as a temporary emergency.

Good guy, one can imagine how spectacular this courtyard must be.

The motorcycles parked in the yard are not counted, and each car is covered with a rubber raincoat, which is really a rare spectacle.

And the work is tiring.

A rubber raincoat weighed at least [-] pounds, and the motorcycle had to be moved out of position and rearranged.

It was a very cold day and there was still snowflakes. Even with the help of Sister Tan, Zhang Shihui was sweating profusely.

It was past noon, and half of the cars were not wearing raincoats.

Zhang Shihui won't be able to go back to accompany his wife and see his son if he can't finish his work. Can he feel better?
In addition, Ning Weimin fried stamps and didn't take him to play.

But Zhang Shihui herself was not reconciled, and secretly voted for 1 yuan in reverse stamps. As a result, she has lost more than half of it so far.

One can imagine how bad his mood was on New Year's Eve this year.

No, whining while working.

He was always complaining that he shouldn't listen to Ning Weimin's assignment, and kept complaining that these motorcycles were too cheap to buy.

Not only is it all troublesome now, but it also costs so much money.

Especially now that there are more manufacturers and brands of motorcycles, and the prices have also come down. Seeing that this is a loss-making business...

To put it bluntly, Zhang Shihui was thinking about getting some relief from Sister Tan's approval.

Unfortunately, the reality is quite the opposite.

Sister Tan, who he thought should be able to empathize with him, actually smiled and sang the opposite tune.

Even gave him another sap.

"Zhang'er, don't be so impetuous. I know that you've lost money by tinkering with stamps recently, and you're upset. But that stuff is unreliable in the first place, and it's completely gambling. Actually, I think, It’s best not to touch it. Look at me, big sister. I was the manager Ning I met when I was flipping stamps. But since I called the store, I never thought about getting money from it. It’s because I know there are too many tricks in it. Play this , that has the brains of Manager Ning, and it takes time and effort to calculate every day. Neither of us can do it."

"Hey, big sister, what are you talking about. I really don't like to hear it. He Ning Weimin doesn't have more heads than anyone else, so he can do it, but I can't. Besides, this kid is not always the same It’s a clever trick. Look at these motorcycles, isn’t it just his stupid move.”

"No, no, I don't think so. Manager Ning's proposition must have his intentions. Don't be impatient, hold your breath, and wait and see. It's too early to draw conclusions on these motorcycles."

"Oh, I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that if I wait like this, these motorcycles will become scrap iron. Hey, big sister, I'm really surprised. This Weimin hasn't come here very often recently, why do you still trust him so much? ?”

"How can I not believe him. In terms of making money, Manager Ning is the most brilliant person I have ever met. Just say that he asked us to recall the high-end tobacco and alcohol, as well as the continuous stockpiling of Moutai liquor. Right. I thought I didn’t take it seriously at the time, but now I look at it, well, the price has gone up to the sky. And the difference in value appreciation, if you do the math, it’s much more profitable than our usual business. Yes. Especially low-price dumping, trading high-end tobacco and alcohol with the Tangye Tobacco and Alcohol Company! The loss within the dike is compensated outside the dike. This idea is too bad. Tell me, such a smart person, if he let you buy a motorcycle, it would be impossible for you to buy a motorcycle For no reason? Why do you have no idea?"

"I admit that Wei Min is quite business-minded. But then again, there are no absolutes. If he gets confused once in a while, wouldn't he screw me over? Besides, why did he buy so many motorcycles this time? No matter how I ask him, he doesn't say anything. Do you think I can have a bottom line?"

"Haha, Zhang'er, it's not what the elder sister said. Some people live their lives smoothly. Some people spend their lives in a wasted life, and they can't bear it. On the surface, it's a matter of luck, but in fact, it's a matter of human nature." Temperament, mind, vision, and the comprehensive result of being in the world. So if you say that Manager Ning can make mistakes, I believe this, but I don’t believe he can make such a big mistake. A motorcycle costs thousands, and the cars in front of me are 10,000+ Well. It is impossible for him to ask you to do it casually. He must have thought it through carefully. He didn’t explain the reason to you clearly, probably because of some inconvenience. In my opinion, it should be like we recycle tobacco and alcohol .Some things can only be done, not said."

"Oh, my sister Tan, I've convinced you. I don't talk about personality cult now. You can't be so superstitious about Weimin anymore, you're all crazy..."

"Haha, how about this, Zhang Er, if you really feel that these motorcycles are difficult to handle, and you are afraid of falling into your hands, then you can buy two of them for the elder sister. How much did you buy, and the elder sister will give you the full amount, or even add more. .Is this okay?"

"Ah? Eldest sister...you...you are so confused. Didn't you hear what I said just now? Now that the price of motorcycles has been reduced, why don't you go to the store to buy cheap ones, and buy mine instead?"

"Oh, you have to think this way, don't you have a license plate for the motorcycles in this yard? If I buy it myself, I will have to spend time, beg for favors, and run away. Anyway, our family has not increased this year. I got two of them back, and I can count them as New Year’s goods. Next year, when my son graduates, he will ride a motorcycle to pick me up and take me to and from get off work. I’ll wait until this business really makes a profit. I’ll sell a motorcycle. You can earn one for nothing."

"Haha, big sister, you have too much confidence. I'm not as optimistic as you. But to be honest, it's not easy for you to earn money. If you really want to buy it, I have to give you a cheap price."

"No, really no need. If you want to sell at a loss, I'm ashamed to take advantage of you. Zhang Er, let's do what we want, take what we need, and try to save trouble and reduce risks. I I want to take advantage of you and earn two money. I will call my son in a while and buy two cars. But the family doesn’t have that much money, and I can only give you the money for the car after a few years..."

"Hey, yes, I will do as you say. You can choose which one you want, and you can tell me later."

What else could Zhang Shihui do?I can only nod.

But later, he came to his senses again, and quickly reminded him.

"Hey, big sister, but we can talk about one thing. When Weimin comes, you can't let me miss it, and you must never let him know that I lost money buying stamps. I can lose I'm sorry for that person..."

(End of this chapter)