Counterattack 1988

Night breeze.

Wang Lin wiped his mouth and walked out of the corridor contentedly.

He and Li Wenxiu lived in this small building for a few years, but now that they came back again, they felt that it was so old and dilapidated.

I think they were so happy when they moved into their new home here, and felt that they could spend a lifetime here!
The erosion of the years is really terrible!
The new building that was moved in a few years ago now has mottled and messy walls, with black and gray mold everywhere.

Maybe people who live here every day don't have this feeling of vicissitudes!
They're in and out, up and down every day, thinking it's all normal.

Just like when we watch our children grow up day by day, we don’t think how fast they grow up, but outsiders will be very surprised at the growth of children after seeing them after a long time.

Uncle Zhong was waiting for Wang Lin by the side of the car, and when he saw him coming out, he opened the car door and respectfully invited Wang Dong to get in the car.

Wang Lin was about to get into the car when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

The man also saw Wang Lin, walked a few steps quickly, came to Wang Lin, nodded and bent over and laughed: "Oh, Chairman Wang! Hello!"

It was Zhao Weiguo.

Wang Lin was the squad leader when he worked in the machine repair department of Shenfang Factory.

"Wei Guo!" Wang Lin smiled slightly, "Long time no see! What are you up to lately? Why don't you come to my house?"

As he spoke, he held out his hand.

Wang Lin had long forgotten about the past.

What's more, Zhao Weiguo had risked his life in order to save his son Wang Wen, and any knots in his heart would have been solved long ago.

The little money that Zhao Weiguo owed Wang Lin had already been paid off.

I haven't seen the couple for a long time after that.

Zhao Weiguo wiped his hands on his clothes cautiously and excitedly, then held Wang Lin's big hand tightly, and said with a flattered smile, "I dare not bother you. You are a wealthy family now! I know you moved to People's Park I lived nearby, and once we went to the park to play, we saw your big villa. I just dare not bother you!"

Wang Lindao: "Then you are too out of touch! Is everything okay? What have you been up to lately?"

Zhao Weiguo said: "It's nothing, I'd better learn to start a small business, make small troubles, and support my family."

Wang Lin asked: "I went to Yexiao Street last time, and saw that your shop is not open? Don't you do barbecue?"

Zhao Weiguo sighed, and waved his right hand vigorously: "The business is just like that, but those landlords are raising the rent like crazy! The monthly rent for the few facades I rent has increased to 3000 yuan! One The monthly rent of three thousand! God! I can’t earn it! Whoever wants to do it, do it!”

Wang Lindao: "It is inevitable that rents will rise. The city is expanding, and the population of Shencheng is increasing. Wherever there are people, there is a rigid demand for housing. Especially for people from other places, they cannot find regular jobs. Most of them can only do small businesses to survive, and when there are more businessmen, the rent will go up. It will be even higher in the future. Even if it rises to [-] a month in your street, I don’t think it’s surprising.”

Zhao Weiguo said in amazement: "Thirty thousand? Then you can only drink the northwest wind!"

Wang Lin laughed and said, "Business will be better then! So what are you doing now?"

Zhao Weiguo said: "Oh, it's hard to do business now! It's not as easy as it used to be. I'm opening a small shop now, so I can earn some living expenses! I found out that people should study more. People who don't study, The way out is too narrow!"

The golden age of the self-employed was the 80s.

Throughout the 1980s, the most lucrative occupations available to individuals were concentrated in the self-employed, private contractors, small workshops, and the like.At that time, the highest definition of wealth, ten thousand yuan households, was almost all concentrated in this field.

The top three most popular occupations in the 1980s were taxi driver, self-employed and chef, while the next three were scientists, doctors and teachers.

At that time, taxi drivers really made money. When the per capita salary was less than [-] yuan, their monthly income was as high as more than [-] yuan!
What is this concept?
It is equivalent to when the per capita salary is 3000 yuan, they can earn about 10 yuan!
Because the self-employed make so much money, it became a trend for all the people to go to sea for a while, and even the director of the county office resigned to go to sea.

Most of the emerging bosses have low education and low knowledge, because they are the first to eat crabs and have the largest number of participants, so the theory that knowledge is useless has become all the rage.

In foreign countries, foreigners never believe in the theory that knowledge is useless.Because they don't have the boss class who got rich in our country's elementary school culture in the 80s.

In the 1980s, the worst intellectuals became the main force in the sea.They have studied hard for more than ten years, and they are not as good as graduating from elementary school!After completing a Ph.D., making atomic bombs is not as profitable as selling tea eggs.

This obviously unfair treatment has caused huge losses to practitioners in the field of science and technology. As long as they resign and go to sea, doing anything is better than doing technology.

In order to reverse this situation, starting from the 1990s, my country's high-level officials consciously and comprehensively improved the treatment of intellectuals.After nearly a decade of frenzy in the 1980s, the number of self-employed people has also been severely saturated.The rapid development of my country's economy is no longer in need of low-end manual labor, but technical personnel.

The demand for technical talents is due to the large losses in the past decade, the insufficient supply due to the weak higher education in our country, and the large number of companies that have emerged due to the rapid economic development.This led to a huge shortage of supply and fueled rapid growth in technician wages.Being admitted to university and becoming a white-collar worker is synonymous with honoring our ancestors.Intellectuals are no longer despised, and the college entrance examination has become a shortcut for carp to leap to the dragon's gate.

The 1990s was an era when intellectuals turned around.On the one hand, the huge shortage of supply has led to rapid rise in technician wages.On the other hand, in the 1990s, foreign capital entered my country on a large scale, but there were too few talents who met the requirements of foreign companies.At the beginning, many people were skeptical about going to work in a foreign company.

Therefore, the income of foreign companies is significantly higher than that of other jobs, and many people are proud to work in foreign companies.

From the experience of the 1980s and 1990s, it can be inferred that in a market economy environment, the relationship between supply and demand is the most important factor in determining wages.

However, the world is constantly changing and developing.

The golden decade of intellectuals and technicians is about to pass.

Entering 2000, after my country's education reform, university enrollment expanded, and a large number of college students quickly crowded various job fairs.

College students have become so worthless that they have to find wontons by themselves.

Not only is there no shortage of technical personnel, but it will be saturated immediately.

At this stage, there is no shortage of manual workers, no shortage of technical personnel, and even foreign companies have no advantage in wages.A large number of graduates are vying to take the civil service exam, because this is the best career.

To be admitted as a civil servant is to get a job with an iron rice bowl, whether it is a unit or a state-owned enterprise, it is acceptable.As long as you get in, you can get a decent salary and benefits at worst.If you are lucky, you can get a part-time job, which will make your life more nourishing.

Ten years seems to be a reincarnation and a destiny.

In another ten years, after 2010, the IT industry and the financial industry will rise and become popular.

The ten-year cycle is actually a cycle of talent cultivation, reflecting the basic principle of supply-demand balance.

After a ten-year golden period in which demand exceeds supply, it enters a ten-year silver period in which supply and demand are balanced, then a ten-year bronze period in which supply exceeds demand, and finally enters a dark period in which there are chicken feathers everywhere.

Let's take a look at the omnipotent taxi drivers in the 80s, and those self-employed who sold tea eggs.Excessive incomes led to an influx of workers, and taxi licenses were sold at sky-high prices in the 1990s.It can even be said that it has become an urban administrative monopoly industry, but this has not affected the rapid decline in the income of employees in this industry.

In the 1990s, taxi practitioners could be said to be okay, and their income was no less than that of college students.I call it the Silver Age. After 2000, the income level of taxi drivers began to decline slowly, which I call the Bronze Age of decline. After 2010, taxi drivers were completely synonymous with pure manual laborers. They worked hard for a long time and earned several thousand yuan a month. I call it a heart-wrenching dark period.

This is just the epitome of the rise and fall of each industry, and it is also the inevitable trend of historical development.

That's why there is an old saying, 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi.

Now the change is faster, ten years in Hedong, ten years in Hexi!

Wang Lin chatted with Zhao Weiguo, feeling a little more emotional about the changes in the world.

Zhao Weiguo acted very restrained in front of Wang Lin, like a primary school student standing in front of the principal.

The high-spirited Squad Leader Zhao had already bent his back a lot under the burden of the years, and his high head had also been lowered. His rebellious temperament, polished by society, has lost even its edges and corners.

Wang Lin looked at this lonely middle-aged man, and suddenly felt sad.

Because he also had such a difficult time.

In the face of reality, who can truly be proud for a lifetime?
Zhuangzi's happiness is destined to be the other shore that we can't reach after learning.

"Come to my house to play when you have time." Wang Lin said, "Wenxiu still talks about you all the time! The last time I was in Chenghuang Temple, thanks to you for saving my family Wenwen!"

Zhao Weiguo laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I will definitely visit Chairman Wang and his wife when I have time."

Wang Lin wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

He patted Zhao Weiguo's arm.

Zhao Weiguo's bones became lighter a few ounces, his waist was bent even more, and there was a flattering smile on his face.

Squad leader Zhao, who used to be aloof, now only thinks that Wang Lin is unattainable, right?
Wang Lin turned around and got into the car.

After the car drove out of the gate of the community, Zhao Weiguo was still watching him off. He kept a bent posture with a sincere smile on his face.

Once the status of people is very different, an insurmountable class will be formed between two people, like a gap, which is difficult for people to bridge.

When Wang Lin lived here before, Zhao Weiguo and his wife would come to visit from time to time.

Later, Wang Lin's business grew bigger and bigger, and Zhao Weiguo felt that he and Wang Lin were no longer in the same circle, so he neglected to communicate with each other.

Uncle Zhong was driving the car, and suddenly said: "Wang Dong, I have seen him. It is that Zhao Weiguo. When he opened a barbecue restaurant, he offended a bully on the ground. .Zhao Weiguo had no choice but to leave the Night Snack Street. In fact, doing night snacks is still very profitable!"

Wang Lin snorted: "Is there such a thing? Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Uncle Zhong laughed and said, "Wang Dong, I forgot."

It's not that he forgot, he just felt that such a trivial matter as Zhao Weiguo was not worth reporting to Wang Lin as a serious matter.

Wang Lin pondered for a while, and said: "Zhao Weiguo has kindness to my family, and a man must repay his kindness. Uncle Zhong, you can handle this matter."