National Tide 1980

I wonder if any other city in our country or even any city in the world has ever had as many slogans as in Beijing?

During the Qing Dynasty, there should be no slogans, only notices.

If we trace back the history, the slogans in Beijing should be said to have originated from the May 4th Movement.

Especially in the craziest era, there were no neon lights or billboards in the sky over the capital, and slogans were the only decoration in the city.

Nowadays, the most obvious position in the capital has begun to give way to commercial advertising.

However, slogans have not completely disappeared, and they still play a role as a weather vane for the city.

It shows a city and character, and outlines a microcosm of an era.

At the end of February 1980, nine units including the All-China Federation of Trade Unions jointly issued an initiative to the people across the country, especially young people.

Carry out the "Five Stresses and Four Beauties" civility and courtesy activities with the content of "being civilized, polite, hygienic, orderly, and moral" and "beautiful soul, beautiful language, beautiful behavior, and beautiful environment".

Soon after, the "Three Loves" were added.

So in response to the call, all walks of life in the capital hung up new slogans, which spread all over the city like clouds of joy, becoming a historical footnote of this period.

Different from the past, these slogans today are a kind of smiling etiquette and have begun to play a positive role in promoting and regulating social morality.

This cannot but be said to be an improvement in social outlook.

Therefore, among the busy traffic in the downtown area, our streets not only have towering commercial billboards, but also reproduce eye-catching artistic calligraphy, becoming a beautiful landscape where economic construction and civilization and courtesy are compatible and advancing.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but it’s almost synchronized with the pace of urban development.

Ning Weimin's personal work and life have also entered a new stage.

First of all, in the work unit, on the one hand, his and Zhang Shihui's business conditions have begun to fully recover.

In March, not only the demand for tobacco and alcohol began to slowly rebound, but the demand for electronic watches continued to rise.

They also made two color TV deals in a row.

As a result, the income skyrocketed. To use an old movie saying, it was a big golden ticket.

On the other hand, because Qiao Wanlin helped handle the matter between Shang Baozhu and "Navel Eye", Ning Weimin's relationship with him naturally became closer.

To be honest, Ning Weimin didn't actually put in much practical effort to make this happen this time.

Buying some high-end tobacco and alcohol is of course essential.

But those things are not rewards for Qiao Wanlin.

He just gave it to Qiao Wanlin and entrusted him with something to reward the political work team.

As for what he gave Qiao Wanlin, it was actually very empty, just a simple verbal promise.

He told Qiao Wanlin not to worry if he needed any urgent supplies.

You can come to him or Zhang Shihui at any time. They will definitely get what he needs at a cheaper price than the market price and help him solve the problem.

In fact, the reason why Ning Weimin is like this is not because he is stingy, but because of two very important reasons.

First of all, just because he thought that Qiao Wanlin was a relationship worth maintaining in the long term and very beneficial to him, Ning Weimin didn't want to settle every transaction one by one.

You know, there's a secret in interpersonal relationships.

That is, we cannot calculate each other too clearly. It will be more conducive to get along with each other in the future if we are a little vague and owe each other a little bit.

To put it bluntly, if you want to truly enhance your friendship with someone and increase the distance between you and them.

So since you can't make that person owe you some favors, you should try your best to owe this person some favors.

Even comparatively speaking, it is more cost-effective to owe others a favor than to let others owe you one.

Because favor is also a kind of debt, which is a burden to everyone.

Only if you owe someone else something, it would be logical to approach them to please them and make them put down their guard to the greatest extent.

And if you always talk about this feeling, put it into action.

It can also reflect your character of repaying kindness and make it easier to gain the trust of the other party.

If we use an analogy, this is actually like a far-sighted businessman who found a bank in advance and applied for a small loan when he was not very short of money.

After the matter is done, the businessman will naturally thank the bank president profusely, but he will certainly not repay him with lavish gifts.

Instead, he would often invite the president of the bank to dinner, thank him again and again, and repay him little by little.

This kind of silently enhancing relationship can not only make the relationship more stable, but also pave the way for the large loans that are really needed.

When the time comes, there is no doubt that this businessman will gain even greater benefits.

Secondly, gifts must be given in the right way.

The gift given must not only express due respect and sincerity, but also must be what the other party needs in order to satisfy the other party.

Ning Weimin was very sure that the promise he gave should be what Qiao Wanlin really needed.

Because through several contacts, he knew that Qiao Wanlin was not a money-seeking person who was greedy for petty gains.

What they care more about is their career prospects and promotion of positions.

Especially since Qiao Wanlin hangs around the leaders every day, he naturally knows more about their lives.

Therefore, his promise can help Qiao Wanlin win the favor of many leaders in private.

So once Qiao Wanlin's position is promoted, it means that his backstage foundation will be more stable.

This is the basic relationship cycle. 

As expected, Qiao Wanlin understood Ning Weimin's kindness very well, and he was not dissatisfied with Ning Weimin's promise in return.

I didn't try to abuse this convenience to make a little money for myself.

The only time he used it was in mid-March, when he helped the trade union leader buy an imported color TV for 500 yuan below the market price.

So, just as Ning Weimin expected, Qiao Wanlin really started to serve as the secretary of the trade union.

The salary and level have also been officially raised by one level.

But at this time, Qiao Wanlin began to feel that he had taken advantage of him, and he was a little restless for the five hundred yuan favor.

To be honest, he really didn't expect that the price given by Ning Weimin could be so much cheaper.

This is a large sum equivalent to a year's salary of an ordinary person.

This, of course, made him a little uneasy, but for the first time, he couldn't hold his breath.

So he privately revealed his intention to take Ning Weimin to see his uncle.

I also want to repay Ning Weimin's help with an opportunity to pave the way for his future.

But unexpectedly, Ning Weimin actually rejected his kindness.

On the contrary, he said so.

"Brother Qiao, I won't go. Logically speaking, as a junior, I should go and see you. But after all, your uncle is the leader of our political work group and is also in charge of the labor and management department."

"I want to visit and let others know. It will easily arouse suspicion. Even if we are innocent, we are not innocent. On the contrary, it will be true and even affect your reputation."

"I understand your good intentions, but I have to make it clear that this is really not my intention. I just want to make a living with Zhang Shihui. And I am different from you. I am an orphan and have no support from my family. In the workplace You won’t get far if you work alone.”

"So to be honest, I won't waste my efforts. What's more, your help is enough for what I want to do. I don't need to hang around in front of the leader. Knowing you means I know the leader. No, it’s different.”

I have to say that these words completely show that Ning Weimin has no ambitions, and they are really in line with Qiao Wanlin's wishes.

He was actually a little worried that Ning Weimin also wanted to climb up.

If two people take the same path in the same unit, there will inevitably be conflicts and hidden dangers.

But now he discovered that not only could they chat with each other, but their interests were completely complementary.

For someone as smart as Ning Weimin, who also understands the principles of life and knows how much he weighs, it is natural that he will feel close to him.

That makes him even more willing to facilitate and compensate for it in other ways.