National Tide 1980

In the blink of an eye, it was a quarter past seven in the evening.

The last pink glow in the sky gradually faded away.

When the sparse street lights were turned on, the ground on Xiushui East Street was illuminated in a vague dim yellow.

There is also less pedestrian traffic on the streets.

The main road at Jianguomenwai Street is slightly better.

At least every two or three minutes, you can still see a bicycle and scattered passersby passing by.

But those who are willing to walk through Xiushui East Street may not see another one after waiting for seven or eight minutes.

The whole city seemed to be gradually falling asleep and was about to fall into complete silence.

Needless to say, such a desolate street scene made Ning Weimin's hope of turning his business around even more ridiculous and wrong.

So the three boys who bet with Ning Weimin today were all very kind-hearted.

Privately, I couldn't help but whisper to Ning Weimin.

"Brother, I think this situation is obviously not good for you. How about we just forget about the bet we just made and just pretend it's nothing like this..."

"That's right, we all know each other because of Third Brother, that is, we are friends. Let's wait until we order, how about we all go drinking together..."

"That's right, we don't want any money or anything. It's just a joke. How can it be serious? If you're embarrassed, let's go tell the third brother..."

But who knows, falling flowers are intentional and flowing water is ruthless.

They wanted to give Ning Weimin a step down.

But Ning Weimin didn't appreciate it at all, and actually laughed at them with a faint smile on his lips.

"Restaurant operators are not afraid of big-bellied men. A real man spits out nothing but nails. What's wrong? You still want to go back on your word? Don't you have confidence in yourself anymore?"

"To tell you the truth, I want to add more pounds! How about we bet an extra hundred yuan? Let the third brother testify for us!" "Hey, with such a big chance of winning, you won't dare to Right? Are you scared? You are a man, right?"

Look, what does it mean to treat good intentions like a donkey's liver and lungs?

How can you tell yourself to commit suicide?

Luo Guangliang's three brothers were completely speechless.

My heart said, this kid is going crazy!

Several people made eye contact and reached a consensus.

Okay, since you have so much money and nowhere to spend it, you just want to embarrass others!

Of course, all of us can only help you!

In this way, they and Ning Weimin went to Luo Guangliang and jointly announced that they would upgrade the bet and let Luo Guangliang testify!

Well, this time, let alone Luo Guangliang's brothers who were already low-spirited, they all became energetic because of this incident.

He was shouting and cheering, and he also wanted to raise his bets.

Even Luo Guangliang himself was stunned.

He looked at Ning Weimin incomprehensibly, whether he agreed or not.

In fact, not to mention a few of them, even the "company commander" comrade watched the excitement with cold eyes.

As he watched Ning Weimin patting his chest with Luo Guangliang with great confidence, he couldn't help but sigh sadly and shake his head uncontrollably.

Young man, why are you always so impulsive!

I always feel that I am number one in the world!

Is it so easy for foreigners to make money? is it possible?

Boy, it’s so late at night, you can’t even see the color of the goods!

Foreigners are people who only want to go shopping in big shopping malls, so it’s strange that they can talk to you!

Let’s see if you are dumbfounded for a while!

Life is so interesting, it always seems to be different from what most people think.

Although no one thought highly of Ning Weimin at this time, almost everyone regarded him as a fool.

But only twenty minutes later, these people were surprised to find that they themselves were the fools.

At 7:35, a big reversal began!

The opportunity and the earliest sign of all this was the sound of "kaka" coming from the north on Xiushui East Street, which was originally quiet.

This kind of scattered sound might sound a little strange to others, but it was different for Ning Weimin.

Don't forget, he was a model.

I remember when he was training, he and Zhang Shihui would walk with Qu Xiao and Shi Kaili from the Drum Tower to Chongwenmen almost every night, spreading such sounds on the streets of the capital.

So when he heard it, he knew it was the sound of high heels.

And at this time and place, the only people who can come here wearing high heels are undoubtedly foreign women.

So he became excited and energetic immediately.

Sure enough, as he raised his eyes to observe, he gradually discovered three figures of different heights strolling over from a distance.

Although it was too dark in the street, I couldn't see clearly the faces and clothes of these three people.

But because he could hear them chatting away, he was already sure that his judgment was correct.

Needless to say, if you want to act according to the habits of our people at this time.

That is to shout loudly to attract the buyer's attention.

But Ning Weimin knew that many foreigners actually didn't like the sound of hawking.

Especially since this is a dark place.

If you really scream like that, you might scare someone to death.

So at this time, he very wisely began to tell his people not to talk nonsense for a while.

At the same time, he also imitated the method used in the "ghost market" and asked everyone to turn on the flashlights that had been prepared on each vehicle, hold them up, and illuminate the goods on the vehicle.

As a result, with such a small move, the six apertures increased the appeal of the products on the car.

As soon as the three foreign women came over, they were really excited and started looking at the products one by one.

The only thing that surprised Ning Weimin was that these three people spoke not English, but Russian.

I can't help but worry about communication problems.

But he just tried to say hello in English and he felt relieved.

Because one of the three people immediately started talking to him happily in English.

In this way, Ning Weimin spent ten minutes making sales.

Not only did he find out the origins of these three people, they were all staff of the Bulgarian Embassy, ​​but he also successfully sold seven small items.

A dress, two silk scarves, three straw insects, and a red cloth tiger.

Although considering that Bulgaria was not very wealthy, he gave them a discount.

Originally one hundred and thirteen yuan was due, but in the end only one hundred and ten yuan was actually collected.

But this is exciting enough and has a shocking effect.

Because no one would have expected Ning Weimin to succeed so smoothly.

What's more, these people at the scene saw for the first time someone who could talk to foreigners in fluent English.

This kind of visual impact, even more than the amount of the transaction, can refresh their understanding of life and make them admire Ning Weimin!

What is ability?

There is nothing left out, something that ordinary people can't do, that's the skill!

What is a good man?

Making money from foreigners makes you a hero!

So it is conceivable that even Luo Guangliang and his brothers are like this, let alone other hawkers.

For example, Comrade "Company Commander" didn't even notice that a cigarette fell from his mouth.

He opened his mouth wide and was completely stunned.

He didn't expect Ning Weimin's idea to work!

And he actually came up with such a clever trick of using a flashlight to attract customers!

Although he didn't know how much money Ning Weimin earned.

But I watched him sell so many things to foreigners and receive such a large amount of colorful banknotes.

No matter how you look at it, this business has made a lot of money.

To say that now is just as confusing.

Can ordinary people really spend the money given by foreigners?

Everyone felt that Ning Weimin was lucky enough to earn the money easily.

But even more exciting things continued to happen.

Because at this time, two more foreigners, a man and a woman, walked over from this street.

At this time, a Bulgarian girl actually picked up the tiger cloth and turned around to say hello to them.

The two of them were attracted, chatted with the girl holding the tiger cloth, and actually stayed in front of Ning Weimin's tricycle to look through the goods.

This undoubtedly shows that they know each other. They are also from the Bulgarian Embassy.

So good, anyone who sets up a stall should know a simple business principle.

As long as there are customers looking at the goods in front of your stall, whether they buy or not, it is a good prop to attract customers.

Why? Just because each of us has a herd mentality to a greater or lesser extent when shopping.

When you see which stall is crowded, you will naturally wonder if the products at this stall are cheaper or of better quality? Otherwise, how could it attract so many customers?

After having such an idea, I often gather around to take a look.

If you see that the business at the stall is booming and others are happy to buy things, you may follow suit and spend money to buy things that are not part of your shopping plan.

So the legend happened naturally.

As the time comes for foreigners to return to their apartments from the embassy district, more and more foreigners are passing by Xiushui East Street.

There was never a time when there was no one in front of Ning Weimin's tricycles.

He himself became busier and busier, and gradually lost his ability to do anything else, so he could only teach Luo Guangliang and his brothers a few English words on the spot.

Then encourage them to use the numbers on the calculator, make gestures and be confused, and deal with customers independently.

Another half hour passed, and all six of Ning Weimin's tricycles were crowded with people.

It was a hit!