National Tide 1980

A smart person, when getting along with people he doesn't like, can always make concessions in small ways and gain benefits in big ways.

Ning Weimin did this. This is a kind of wisdom with a long-term vision.

The reason is very simple, just an old saying.

Many friends mean many roads, many enemies mean many walls.

The world is so big, but the connections are extremely close.

Who can guarantee that he will not beg anyone in the future, and there will be no possibility of cooperation with the other party?

Therefore, when people mix in society, even if they cannot be friends with people they don't like, it is better not to become enemies with them.

But many people cannot do this simple truth.

Just because people are emotional animals, they like to do whatever they like most.

And a person's ignorance is often reflected in how arrogant he is.

Ning Weimin was like this in the past.

Once he achieves a small success, he feels that he is so awesome that he can ignore others.

At that time, he was simply looking at the problem and putting the cart before the horse.

He believes that strength determines everything, and believes that if he is at a high level, he can ignore others.

I never thought that there would always be people in this world who would take care of themselves and their own land.

And even if your level is high, the level of the people you need to deal with will also be raised accordingly.

It's still bad luck to offend others.

But fortunately, he finally understood it in this life.

He understood that the way up in the world was like being blocked by layers of ceilings filled with steel needles.

If one tries to force his way in, he cannot.

He will only be stabbed all over his body and his head will be bloody.

On these ceilings, there are actually only a few irregular narrow gaps open to all living beings.

If people want to go up, they can only shrink themselves into the size of a gap and work hard to achieve success.

Therefore, how high a person can climb is not determined by the person's rigidity, but actually by the person's toughness and flexibility.

Resilience is skill, patience, and motivation.

Flexibility is wisdom, mind, and method.

That's right, the road to heaven is never easy.

But the great advantage is that once a person has passed through a ceiling, he has risen to a higher level.

The conveniences you enjoy will be very different.

As a result, I have a foothold under my feet, and I am no longer without a foothold.

The steel needle that used to stop you will in turn become the support hanging in the air, supporting you to continue upward.

Just like Ning Weimin's colleagues from the head office.

Not only are their funds useful to Ning Weimin, their social network is also a rich treasure.

Just because everyone has now formed a group to speculate on stamps, they have become partners with a stake in each other's interests.

The network resources of these colleagues were naturally opened to Ning Weimin and shared with them.

For example, Manager Sha has a classmate named Niu, who is a director in charge of the stamp warehouse of the postal service.

Everyone sat together, had a drink, and Director Niu approved a note.

You can directly ask Ning Weimin to bring out 500 sets of "The Romance of the West Chamber" souvenir sheets and 1,500 sets of "The Romance of the West Chamber" stamps from the warehouse.

These are unplanned indicators that are usually reserved for related households. There is no need to buy stamp cards.

The transfer prices are also affordable, with each souvenir sheet priced at two yuan and each set of stamps priced at one dollar and six cents.

But in the postal market, the small sheet of The West Chamber that went on sale during the Spring Festival is now worth two and a half yuan.

The stamps for Romance of the West Chamber are priced at $1.23.

This means that as soon as these stamps are taken out of the warehouse and placed on the market, there will be a profit of nearly 20%.

Another good thing that surprised Ning Weimin was brought to him by the deputy manager of the planning department.

The biological father of this deputy manager is actually the person in charge of a sales department in Liulichang that specializes in domestic sales of cultural relics.

While chatting at the wine table, the deputy manager learned that Ning Weimin was interested in antique porcelain, so he went back to ask his father specifically, and later sold Ning Weimin a favor.

According to regulations, domestic cultural relics in the "inner cabinet" are only sold to cadres at the department or bureau level, but according to special needs, related households can also be taken care of.

As for Ning Weimin, as long as he can get a press card.

So under the guise of promoting publicity, his father could sell a few pieces to Ning Weimin.

As the person in charge of Zhai Palace who always dealt with the media, it would be too easy for Ning Weimin to find a few journalist friends to help.

So soon, he happily went to "catch the pie falling from the sky".

Needless to say, for him, the "special" cabinets in the cultural relics store were like a huge treasure trove placed in front of him.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that there were too many good things in the cabinet.

A Yongzheng official kiln pastel general jar costs only three hundred yuan.

Although the price is higher than the "ghost market", it is much cheaper than the Friendship Store.

The key is that the official kilns here can maintain their authenticity, and they are all of relatively good quality.

Such a thing, after two thousand years, he may not be able to buy it even if he spends tens of millions.

As for the ones with cracks, flushes, and faults, they can be worth millions in the future and can be bought in stores for only a hundred dollars.

Look, isn't this a mouse that fell into a rice vat and is unwilling to crawl out?

Ning Weimin really saw this and thought it was good.

When he looked at that one, he felt that it was good, and he didn't want to let go of anything.

Ever since, from then on, he would treat reporters he knew to dinner whenever he had time.

The picture is that I want to borrow someone else’s press card to register so I can go to the “inner cabinet” of the cultural relics store to buy something.

Of course, this kind of registration is not the kind of certificate that is used to confirm ownership.

In order to prevent the leakage of cultural relics, a guarantee letter was signed.

There are special regulations for domestic sales of cultural relics. It is necessary to ensure that things bought from the store cannot be given away or resold to foreigners.

But having said that, this kind of cheapness is good, but it is very similar to Zhang Shihui's purchase of Moutai from a Moscow restaurant and Marlboro from the "State Communications News Agency" compound.

To put it bluntly, it’s just fried sesame seeds with a spoon and pounded into oil.

For Ning Weimin, it was really not enough to quench his thirst.

This is not because he is greedy. The key point is that Ning Weimin now controls the clothing and handicraft businesses at the same time, and the spare money in his hands is really "stuck".

Don’t forget, last year, he had time to earn but no time to spend.

Just from the handicrafts business, a net profit of 20,000 yuan goes into his pocket every month.

Starting from May, the clothing tail goods business has been on track again. Adding the two items together, the extra money alone can make a profit of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a month.

This is not counting the cigarette shop business he started in the second half of the year.

Counting all together, he earns well over 100,000 yuan a month. He is definitely the richest man in the capital these days.

But because he was too busy, he could only rely on his status as a foreign company executive to be involved in the street business and deposit the money into the bank disguised as public funds.

This is the only way to deal with it.

Therefore, even after excluding the 25,000 yuan cost of opening a cigarette hotel, the remaining 100,000 yuan is left to continue operating the sewing club.

There was also the 60,000 yuan spent on making up 200,000 dog tickets last year, and buying 2,500 full-page pig tickets at the beginning of this year.

Now he has accumulated 478,000 yuan in his bank account.

In terms of financial resources, not to mention all the top executives of Pierre Cardon Company couldn't catch up with him.

Even he himself felt that these huge amounts of cash had become a huge burden, too much to burn and too much to bite his hands.

It must be spent as soon as possible, and it must not exceed the five hundred thousand mark.

In this way, he wants to quickly condense these huge amounts of funds into wealth that can be easily accumulated.

After all, you have to find a way out of things that can be purchased in bulk without any restrictions.

But what to buy?

As the saying goes, don’t buy blindly.

On the one hand, we have to consider the future appreciation potential, the current cost, and whether storage is convenient.

On the other hand, the time difference between species speculation must also be considered to facilitate the relay race in the speculative market.

Will you continue to collect calligraphy and paintings?

It's no longer appropriate.

Because in May 1980, Beijing held its first export commodities exhibition in the port city.

Hong Kong people were surprised to find that the paintings, calligraphy, and various cultural objects and handicrafts sent from the capital were so cheap.

There is a huge price difference with local prices.

As a result, not only were the items sent for exhibitions snapped up by Hong Kong people, but many Hong Kong collectors began to come to the capital to hunt for treasures.

As a result, the price of various cultural toys, calligraphy and paintings has been rising in Beijing since then.

The fastest-growing categories are calligraphy and painting, and ancient books.

So far, in the past three years, the average price of calligraphy and painting has increased four to five times.

Qi Baishi's income is already 280 yuan per square foot, Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian have 234 yuan, and Lu Yanshao and Huang Binhong have the least increase, reaching 351 square feet.

Although this price is considered to be good value for money, the future appreciation rate is still very attractive.

But the problem is that Ning Weimin has eaten too many high-quality calligraphy and paintings, and has a huge sum of money in his hands. Not only has his horizons increased, but his appetite has also grown.

His intention is to buy large-sized boutiques.

Unfortunately, it’s so easy to see such a masterpiece on the market. You have to rely on luck, and the subject matter may not be good.

For example, if you want him to spend 2,000 yuan, just take a five-six-foot flower painting by Qi Baishi, and buy a fan made by Qi Baishi for 500 yuan.

When he thought about the increase, he found that the price/performance ratio was a bit low and a bit laborious.

It is possible to buy it, but it is no longer very attractive.

And antiques such as porcelain, Buddhist statues, and bronzes are subject to strict policy supervision, making it impossible to eat enough.

The biggest problem with wooden furniture is storage. It won't work if it gets wet, if it's too dry, or if it's gnawed by mice, it still requires a lot of space.

The key is that the price is also expensive. You can buy a chair for tens of dollars, and it is only made of wenge wood. It is loose and needs to be repaired. Why bother?

So in the end, we settled for the next best thing, and only seal stones, jadeite, and jade were left.

Needless to say, there are flaws in these gadgets.

Since most foreigners cannot appreciate it, there is no unified standard for appreciation quality.

In terms of time, it is a speculative variety that will become popular relatively late. If you buy it, you may have to endure loneliness for a long time.

But the benefits are obvious. It doesn't require much space, is easy to store, and can't be destroyed even if it catches fire.

The key is that high-quality aniseed can be found everywhere these days.

In the "Cuiwen Pavilion" engraving sales department, whether it is Tianhuang, chicken blood, or hibiscus stone, these "three treasures of sealing stones" of more than 60 grams and six-sided flat seals can be seen everywhere.

You know, how much is the loss of Pingzhang? Thirty years later, this is a luxury that is simply unimaginable.

Moreover, the prices of these seal stones are also at the bottom of the market.

The price of gold is already 30 per gram these days.

But the price of Tianhuang stone is only 15 yuan per gram, chicken blood stone is 12 yuan per gram, and hibiscus stone is 10 yuan per gram.

According to the old saying "one gram of stone is worth one gram of gold", this is a 50% discount.

Think again thirty years later, one gram of Tianhuang stone will be worth two hundred thousand.

Compare it with the so-called "top-quality Tianhuang has become the quintessence of the country, and the yield of gold is hundreds of times higher than that of ancient and modern times" and "the high-mountain stone is made of Tianhuang, which is more expensive than gold by tens of times." It is simply a big joke.

It's definitely an extremely low price, almost like giving it for free.

So, facing this sumptuous meal, Ning Weimin just greeted it vigorously and threw out the money without hesitation.

This is very efficient. If you buy a large seal worth ten yuan, you can spend more than ten thousand.

If it is a huge ornament, the price will be higher.

Ning Weimin bought a 356-gram piece of crow skin and Tianhuang stone scenery ornaments, and spent 32,000 yuan in one go.

What a pleasure.

In this way, within ten and a half days, Ning Weimin spent all the money in his account.

They were all turned into these stone objects and stored in three newly purchased large camphor wood boxes.

One box of ornaments and two boxes of seals.

After handling this matter, the boy not only felt at ease, but also felt that he no longer had to worry about where the cash would go in the future.

I am even a little complacent and feel that I have become the master of seal stone collectors.

You really can’t blame him, because just three boxes will be worth at least ten buildings in the future!

Ten buildings!

He would never be poor even if he just wasted money all his life!