National Tide 1980

As the old saying goes, kindness does not lead to soldiers, and righteousness does not lead to justice.

This statement is actually somewhat one-sided.

Although it is true that a soft-hearted person cannot lead an army.

But people who are benevolent and righteous cannot do big business?

This may not be the case.

Those famous big merchants in Chinese history, such as Tao Zhu, Guan Zhong, Zigong, Wang Pingzheng, Hu Xueyan...

Which one is not a good businessman who is benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise and trustworthy, and is keen on benefiting his hometown!

Because of this, Ning Weimin believes that the bigger the business, the more benevolence, justice and morality must come first.

Not only do we need to take care of the interests of the majority of people, we even need to consider social benefits and impacts, otherwise it will be unsustainable.

Therefore, although Ning Weimin's moral standards are not comparable to those of these business predecessors, he can be regarded as a very special breath of fresh air in the contemporary era when Chinese business is re-starting.

In fact, Ning Weimin not only values ​​benevolence and righteousness, but also has a soft heart.

He showed kindness towards the third leather goods factory.

Otherwise, he wouldn't insist on giving someone fifty yuan when he could get the order for forty-eight yuan.

I'm afraid no one will believe me if I tell you this. If you insist on giving more money to others, what else would you be like if you weren't a fool?

But it is precisely because Ning Weimin is such a person.

Among the people who have interacted with him, whether they are neighbors or partners, what others feel most about him is that he is "reliable" and "reassuring"

Everyone knows that he will do what he says and do what he says. As long as he does what he says, he will definitely do it and he will never go back on his words.

This is why, if Ning Weimin wants to do something, as long as he gives an order, many people are willing to follow him unconditionally.

Why do many people, even though they don’t know much about Ning Weimin, are willing to put him in the most important position in their hearts?

For example, Zhang Qiang and Cui Jian.

Ning Weimin asked them to go abroad with him to record an album. The two of them picked up their luggage bags and followed him without saying a word.

After recording, Ning Weimin said you should go back first, and they went back obediently.

Even though both of them became famous because of their performance on "Let the World Be Full of Love".

Zhang Qiang's "Moonlight Disco" and Xiao Cui's "Nothing", along with the theme song "Fill the World with Love", have already become popular all over the country and are popular all over the country with the help of this stage.

But the two of them are still singing in Maxim's Restaurant down-to-earth.

Although I am a little anxious privately, I am always looking forward to the album I have recorded being released as soon as possible.

But none of them called Ning Weimin to urge him.

Not only because they knew Ning Weimin was busy, but also because they believed in Ning Wei's character.

They knew that what Ning Weimin promised them would be done at the right time, and he would definitely do it.

If it had been anyone else, it would have been absolutely impossible.

Why?

This is probably inseparable from Ning Weimin's arrangement for Qu Xiao's mother's medical treatment in Tokyo.

In their hearts, Ning Weimin is such a good person, and he produced the music album for them entirely out of his own pocket.

How could you possibly lie to them?

This is where Ning Weimin succeeds as a person.

But then again, everything goes hand in hand.

Benevolence, justice and kindness are indeed the shining points of Ning Weimin, but to be a successful businessman, these two alone are not enough.

Flexibility and flexibility are equally important as the ability to understand people's hearts and judge human nature.

It even requires a certain amount of calculating means and the courage to counterattack.

As the saying goes, there is a Bodhisattva on one side and a Vajra on the other.

Compassion in one hand buys people's hearts, and thunder in the other hand shakes the little ones.

Otherwise, it will become fish on the chopping board.

On the contrary, it is easy for partners to breed undue ambitions and attract malicious covetousness from others.

So the most successful thing about Ning Weimin as a human being is that he can be like a cat.

On weekdays, he perfectly hides his sharpest claws and looks harmless to humans and animals.

But once he encounters a real crisis, he can show his sharp claws at any time and "tick someone wherever he wants."

Let people who are full of bad intentions towards you end up with a "face full of flowers".

Like this time, he successfully safeguarded his rights in releasing music albums for Zhang Qiang and Xiao Cui.

It was very honorable to let the person who plotted against him come up with nothing.

Although he was suddenly attacked, he didn't even know who was behind it.

But because he upholds the principle that one should not have the intention to harm others, and the intention to guard against others should not be absent.

We have already prepared plans for unexpected situations, so we don't panic at all when faced with such a situation.

…………

Ning Weimin, who had just reached a cooperation agreement with the Third Leather Factory in Beijing, had not forgotten his promise to Zhang Qiang and Cui Jian.

For their new album, on August 18, he once again contacted Feng Chaonian, the manager of the Beijing branch of China Records.

But to be honest, it started from the moment I made a phone call and made an appointment with Feng Chaonian to meet at a meeting place.

He vaguely guessed that this matter might not go smoothly, and there might be variables.

If nothing else, these two albums were already planned by them.

And the two parties have already cooperated once again.

It stands to reason that no matter how you do it, it is all done by familiarity and everyone has their own plans.

Right now, he just needs to go to the Huaxia Records branch in Beijing, sign the contract with Feng Chaonian, hand over the master tapes, and then write a check as an advance payment for the production of tapes.

He has done what he should do, and the rest depends on Feng Chaonian's operation. He just needs to lie down and wait to collect the money.

But Feng Chaonian didn't let him come to China Records at all.

Instead, they had to entertain him with wine at the Mingzhu Seafood Banquet, and even asked the deputy editor-in-chief of "Art" magazine who introduced them to accompany him.

The words were very nice, and they not only provided relief to Ning Weimin, but also allowed everyone to get together.

But Ning Weimin is a shrewd person, and he will know as soon as he hears it. There must be no way to see the ghost.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to wait until the contract is signed and then treat this meal as a celebration banquet?

This is called putting the cart before the horse.

Since the order is wrong, something bad must be waiting for you.

The deputy editor-in-chief is not a decoration.

Most likely, it's just to restrain yourself with affection and make yourself embarrassed to fall out.

It can be seen that even Feng Chaonian himself thinks this matter is too much.

In fact, at lunch time, Ning Weimin rushed to Mingzhu Seafood Restaurant and found Feng Chaonian and the deputy editor.

The two men were sitting across from each other at a table drinking tea.

It was completely opposite to the lively environment in the hall where people were drinking glasses, chatting and laughing.

This made Ning Weimin feel that he was most likely guessing.

Otherwise, if the things to be discussed were not difficult to talk about, why would he be so uninterested?

Especially the expression of the deputy editor-in-chief, who looked like he was angry after eating bitter melon, is even more revealing.

Maybe after he arrived, he just realized that he was being used as a gun. This was because he was having trouble with Feng Chaonian, who was plotting against him.

So Ning Weimin went over and sat down directly. After saying hello to the deputy editor-in-chief, he didn't give Feng Chaonian any chance to perform.

He spoke bluntly and asked straight to the point, "Tell me, Mr. Feng, why did you call me here to tell me any bad news? You also alerted the editor-in-chief. Are you afraid that I will flip the table?"

As expected, when he said this, Feng Chaonian hadn't spoken yet. The deputy editor-in-chief was anxious to distance himself and prove his innocence.

"Mr. Ning, this matter has nothing to do with me today. I really thought we were all having a meal. I came here because I heard you were coming. I thought it would not be easy to see you now, so I planned to have a good chat with you. . As for what happened between Mr. Feng and you, I didn’t know anything about it in advance. You should do whatever you want in this matter, without considering my feelings at all. "

After finishing speaking, he stared at Feng Chaonian with a look of indignation. "Mr. Feng, you can talk about it later, but don't drag me into it. When I introduced Mr. Ning to you, I thought you were very particular about your work, and I hope that both of you can make further progress by strengthening our cooperation. But now you This matter is a bit unreasonable, so forgive me for not being able to make face for you."

Well, what the deputy editor did was tantamount to choosing a side on the spot.

Moreover, he stood on the opposite side of Feng Chaonian's expectations.

One can imagine how Feng Chaonian, who had stolen the chicken but lost the rice, was feeling at this time.

He probably regretted that the other party had betrayed him so completely.

If we had known this, we might as well not have invited this "reinforcement" to support us.

Even under such circumstances, Feng Chaonian could not practice Tai Chi, otherwise it would appear even more hypocritical.

After laughing twice, he said something with unavoidable embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ning, I'm afraid the things we agreed on won't work! The leaders of our head office specially prepared these two albums for you. They talked to me about the matter, and this time they had a big appetite! I couldn’t help it..."

Ning Weimin's heart skipped a beat, and his hand holding the teacup stopped immediately.

Although he had expected it, he still didn't want to hear the bad news.

On the contrary, the deputy editor is really awesome, and he is still speaking out and impartially at this time.

"Mr. Feng, it's not my fault, you really went too far. Since it's a cooperation, how can you not be trustworthy? I can't even stand this..."

"It doesn't matter. What are the articles of association of your company? You tell me and I'll listen."

Ning Weimin hid his complex psychological activities very well and did not show them on his face.

He looked at Feng Chaonian calmly and waited patiently for him to finish speaking.

Feng Chaonian hesitated to speak several times. It seemed that he was really conflicted and had a helpless expression on his face.

"I... our company, this time wants a management fee of five hundred thousand, for each album. And each tape released will have a profit of one and a half yuan."

After finishing speaking, Feng Chaonian felt relieved, as if he had vomited out the large amount of blood that was held in his chest.

Then, in one breath, he explained the whole incident clearly, right down to the embarrassing situation he was facing now.

Anyway, he had already spoken, so he just said it happily.

what's up?

To put it bluntly, Ning Weimin made too much money because of Zhang Qiang's debut album.

In addition to the two million copies of the original tape release that were sold out, two additional copies of two hundred and fifty tapes were also sold out.

Ning Weimin took away at least 6 million yuan in profits.

China Records, including management fees, only received about 1.5 million yuan from it.

Especially when they discovered that Ning Weimin was a lone ranger who worked alone, and the production fees were advanced with checks from collective enterprises.

The executives of China Records even believed that Ning Weimin had no background and thought that he was a partner who could be manipulated at will.

So a plan was made to rip him off.

As for Ning Weimin, he was so angry when he heard this condition. He had seen greedy people, but never such a greedy one.

"Mr. Feng, is your head office okay? You actually don't produce anything, and you just want to take away 70% of the benefits of my two albums just because of an audio-visual version? Why? If that's the case, then let's stop talking. I’ll find someone else to do it.”

"They expected that you would say that. So they also said that if you go to another company to do it, they will tell your situation to the audio and video company you are working with. They will also report the problems in your last album. They believe that the check you issued is of a collective nature and is not qualified to invest in audio-visual publications. It is illegal and improper profit. They even think that it is possible that you are making a private investment behind the back of Pierre Cardon Company. So you must also Report you to Picardon..."

"This is really a threat." Ning Weimin really laughed this time, "I know that the leaders of your company are sure that I will fight alone, thinking that I can pinch you at will."

At this point, he said "cut" with disdain, "However, I'm afraid I will disappoint them. In fact, I don't care about their reports at all. And I also want to tell you that I can use the name of Japanese-funded enterprises to negotiate with domestic companies." Cooperate with an audio-visual publishing house. And it’s not a small company, but a well-known firm. You should know about Keiko Matsumoto coming to China to make a movie, right? I can use this big star’s firm to sign the contract. Is it unexpected or surprising? So since they are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Mr. Feng, can you please take a message back? I am a soft-spoken person, and what I hate most is being threatened. So in view of their bad behavior, we There is no basis for cooperation anymore, and I plan to find another partner for these two albums. I believe that there will be many audio and video publishing houses willing to take hundreds of thousands of management fees for nothing."

As soon as he said this, both the deputy editor and Feng Chaonian were stunned.

Because they never expected that Ning Weimin would respond with such a tough attitude.

Especially Feng Chaonian, his intuition told him that this was an extremely bad result.

Although he was forced to put pressure on Ning Weimin, if he really messed up this matter, his own career future would probably be on the road to death.

To put it bluntly, this incident was not only a crime against Ning Weimin, but also his own crisis. If he couldn't handle it well, he might be the worst offender.

Feng Chaonian slowly calculated that the most important trouble at the moment was that Ning Weimin really abandoned Huaxia Records, not anything else.

Therefore, he must maintain cooperation, and he is not willing to be the scapegoat.

But what should he do? what can we do about it?

After thinking about it, he almost stopped crying.

In the end, he had no choice but to surrender to Ning Weimin regardless of shame and sue.

"Manager Ning, Mr. Ning, you should know what kind of person I, Old Feng, am? If I say that I am willing to do this, then I am a coward. I beg you, can you? Can we talk about our cooperation later? ? As long as you can let me keep up with the peak, I will listen to you!"

With almost no time to think, Feng Chaonian also rebelled and surrendered to the enemy.

At this point, Ning Weimin was satisfied, and the conversation changed again.

"That's right. After all, we are close partners. How can we let others affect our relationship? In this way, I will give them another chance for you, and you will convey it to the boss according to my terms. As long as they agree. , if you don’t agree, we’ll break up at worst. But, you don’t have to worry. As long as I support you, even if you are fired, it will not be difficult to find another audio-visual company. Let’s put it this way, where are you going? The two albums will go with you wherever you go. If you can help me introduce another audio and video company, this can be done. I'll thank you 50,000 yuan for one album, how about it?"

After hearing the end, I didn't expect that there would be a reward of 100,000 yuan.

So Feng Chaonian, who was reaching for the straw like a drowning man, no longer hesitated.

He nodded decisively, "Okay!"

The deputy editor-in-chief looked at him with envy.

What is the concept of one hundred thousand yuan in this era?

That is financial freedom for ordinary people! (End of chapter)