National Tide 1980

As soon as Ning Weimin finished speaking, everyone could no longer maintain restraint, and with a bang, the temple was blown up.

What had just been a small whisper in private turned into an extremely passionate public discussion.

If nothing else, the meat buns thrown out by Ning Weimin were really thin-skinned, filled with big fillings, and steaming hot.

No matter who here has passed the math test, you know that this means that as long as you can get a full page of rat tickets, you can get a 70% profit immediately.

If anyone can really get a sufficient number of rat votes in one fell swoop, that would be even more incredible.

This means that the actual cost of participating in the hype can be reduced by 10,000.

So these people could no longer withstand the temptation.

They actually skipped the process of voting on whether they were willing to participate, and directly acquiesced to unanimous approval, and began to discuss the substantive issue of dividing the voting turf between each other.

"Great, tomorrow is Sunday, then I'll go to Jinmen..."

"It's a beautiful idea, I still want to go. It's the closest to Jinmen, the roads are safe, and there are plenty of goods..."

"Hey, don't hurt your kindness. For the sake of fairness, I'll draw lots."

"You don't have to count me in the lottery, I'll go to Zhangjiakou to deliver the goods. Is it far enough? No one will compete with me, right?"

"Oh, Lao Qi, you want to show off your style."

"Haha, where is that! You don't know about Lao Qi's situation. He has relatives in Zhangjiakou, and he seems to be a local cadre who can take care of things. He doesn't even have to go there in person. Once the money is transferred, his relatives can help him with things. It’s done.”

"Hehe, let's put it this way, I'll be in charge of Tangshan. I also have a way over there..."

"Qinhuangdao, is anyone going to Qinhuangdao? No one is going, so I'm going. It's just in time for New Year's Eve. I'm going to see my uncle. But I will be away for at least three days. I have to rely on everyone to help me with my official duties..."

"Then Datong, Chengde and Jinmen are the only ones left who haven't decided yet. Then let's draw lots quickly. If we have agreed, we must be willing to admit defeat..."

The only exception is Manager Sha.

He never squanders benefits when he sees them, but uncharacteristically, he neither fights nor robs.

Let the others cut the cake and chat like a hot pot, but they kept frowning in silence.

After a while, he asked Ning Weimin again.

"Anything else you want to add?"

Ning Weimin was stunned for a moment.

"That's basically it. Are you dissatisfied with anything? It's okay, just tell me."

Manager Sha shook his head, his serious expression softening slightly.

"I can't say I'm dissatisfied. I'm mainly considering the success rate and risk of this matter. For example, the legal aspect. We should be considered speculating and reselling stamps. Although we have all been buying and selling stamps, Nothing went wrong. But I’m just worried that the scale of the operation this time will be too big, not as good as before. If it attracts the attention of the superiors, the consequences..."

Manager Sha's words were like a ladle of cold water poured down, and the lively discussion was immediately interrupted.

Everyone seemed to have calmed down a bit at this time and noticed the risks to personal freedom.

So their eyes turned to Ning Weimin almost at the same time, wanting to hear what he had to say.

After all, no one is willing to sacrifice freedom just to make money.

Fortunately, Ning Weimin's words are something everyone is happy to hear, and they are well-founded.

"Actually, this is not a big problem. First of all, we can take a look at the ticket sellers. There are quite a few people in the bureau. But because the fines are only 80 cents for simple ticket scalping, I haven't heard of anyone being imprisoned. Get up. Only those who fight and disturb social order are subject to criminal punishment. Obviously, the country is very tolerant to them, not as harsh as it is to the owners who give away food stamps."

"Why? I think it's because stamps are not important national materials. Even the postal service is happy to see the price of stamps rise. What we do indirectly makes the country's stamps easier to sell, which is conducive to the growth of the postal service. It’s about the stamp circulation. So why are the higher-ups so hard on us?”

"Besides, stamps are different from other stamps. They are not issued by the state and are not planned materials. They are openly sold at the post office sales department. I have never heard that it is against the law to spend money to buy state stamps. It’s normal to sell it. Because it’s a valuable commodity.”

"What's more, the "Philately" magazine has published guide prices for those rare stamps. You can buy one and have a look. The currently officially recognized value of Mei Lanfang's souvenir sheet is 220 yuan, and the monkey stamp is 30 yuan. Block. Doesn’t this mean that the appreciation of stamps is allowed by the state?”

"So in terms of culpability, even if we really care about it, we are much lighter than those second-rate dealers who sell high-priced color TVs and refrigerators. We don't affect the lives of ordinary people. At most, it can be called illegal price hikes, and it's not even close to that. It's against the law. If someone really catches us and they find us, I think it's just a fine."

"In addition, you might as well take a look at the clivia in Changchun. A pot of broken flowers has been selling for tens or hundreds since the end of 1981. Now it can be sold in the tens of thousands. Nowadays, one seed is worth eight yuan. A pot of flower seedlings costs twenty-five cents. Almost all the people in their city are involved in growing flowers and getting rich, and many people from other places rush over to get rich."

"Then why didn't the country beat Clivia to death with a stick? It only asked Changchun City to issue a price limit order, stipulating that a pot of flowers should have a maximum price of 200 yuan. Of course, this became a piece of paper and was completely ineffective."

"Then look at our stamps. Although they have increased several times or more than ten times, it is really scary. But the good thing about this thing is that the unit price is low, and it will not be as conspicuous as the price of Clivia. And the stamps The sale and purchase of stamps is currently carried out among a special group of stamp collectors, and the common people have not yet participated, so it is relatively hidden."

"Does it mean that the country doesn't care about the speculation of Clivia, but wants to control our 'rat catching'? If we really want to give the country a headache, the weight of a few 'rats' in our hands is far worse than the Clivia in Changchun."

These words are very convincing because there are ready-made examples from Changchun in front of us. We often see relevant reports in newspapers recently.

Xiao Gu from the planning department breathed a sigh of relief and immediately agreed.

"Yes, Manager Ning is right. Lao Sha, just wait and see if Changchun is over. If the sky falls, there will still be someone tall to hold it up. As long as the Clivia over there doesn't fall, we can get stamps here. When that side falls, it's too late for us to stop in time."

So even Manager Sha had to admit it.

"Well, if that's the case, we should thank the people of Changchun for attracting firepower for us."

Ha ha! The room burst into laughter.

However, Manager Sha's concerns were not completely dispelled, so he asked again.

"However, Manager Ning, I still have a question. If you scan the goods and collect 'rats' for ten yuan a piece, will the price be a bit high? If so, our three hundred thousand can be collected up to thirty thousand at most. edition, which is 2.4 million pieces. It is less than 10% of the circulation. Are you really sure that you can control the price? What if you make a mistake in calculation? "

"We still have to think about this issue carefully. The circulation of rat tickets has exceeded 20 million, which is twice as much as that of pig tickets. It is the highest among zodiac tickets. But now is different from the past. Because of rat tickets Once it becomes famous, no one will use it to send letters anymore. This means that there is no consumption in terms of use. So do we expect stamp collectors to buy these stamps? What if the supply exceeds demand?"

"And even if you control the price, how much do you plan to sell it for? It's not easy for us to buy such a large batch of rat tickets at once, and conversely, it will be even harder when it comes to selling them. It's so big Are you sure you can really sell it in one fell swoop? If you can't sell it, what will you do if it falls into our hands?"

These words could not help but have a depressing effect on the newly enlivened atmosphere.

But even Ning Weimin has to admit that only by thinking about defeat before thinking about victory can he survive a hundred battles.

Manager Sha is experienced in looking at issues and indeed has more depth than others.

With this look and brain, this fat thief probably won't suffer in anything he does.

However, he can also deal with these questions.

Because he is the one who has considered this matter most comprehensively. He has already thought about everything that Manager Sha can think of.

"These issues mentioned by Manager Sha should indeed be taken seriously. If we change to another type of stamp, there is such a risk. But then again, if it is a rat stamp, this possibility is unlikely. Because we want to speculate This kind of stamp is the best stamp and has inherent advantages that no other stamp has."

"I'm not exaggerating. In fact, you can clearly see how promising a stamp is when it comes out. Because the driving force for stamp prices to rise is that scarcity makes things more valuable. The key to achieving this lies in quantitative issuance and people's preferences. . Whether you are a stamp collector or an ordinary customer, when you see a certain stamp that has been found in limited quantity, you think the picture is beautiful, you like it, and you like to buy it. When there are less of this kind of stamp, the price will go up."

"The theme of the rat ticket itself is good, the picture is good, and it is issued in a quantitative manner. These are already certain. But everyone still ignores the basic principle of the increase in the zodiac ticket. I said it when we first held the meeting, and I emphasize it again now. This kind of The inherent advantage of stamps, and the biggest difference from other stamps, is that not only do they come in sets, but one set is issued every year. If you want to buy them all, the time span is as long as twelve years. Those who buy later will want to replenish them. front."

"The law of national stamp issuance is, of course, that the more popular the subject matter is, the greater the circulation. The annual increase in the circulation of zodiac stamps not only proves the success of this kind of stamps, but also follows this law. The result That is, there will be a huge gap in circulation between the zodiac tickets issued later and the zodiac tickets issued earlier, so how can they be worthy of being matched?"

"So the market price of zodiac tickets is also sorted from expensive to cheap such as monkey, chicken, dog and pig. As long as the circulation of the later ones is larger than that of the previous ones, the price will not be higher than the previous ones. Because the monkey tickets are issued early, the quantity The least, the highest, the fastest.”

"Now there are rats again. In the same way, the pigs will advance in order and be lifted up by the rats. Next year there will be cattle, and the circulation will almost certainly double, and the rats will become scarce again. So, rats The circulation of tickets is not small, but in the long run there will definitely be no problem and it’s not scary at all.”

"Why don't you think about it from another angle? If the price of the zodiac signs in the front goes up, will it pull down the ones below? If the ones at the bottom go up, will the prices above them all increase? The answer is obvious, that's it It’s called the ‘plate effect’.”

"You should still have a lot of pig tickets in your hands. Some people even have dogs, chickens, and monkeys, right? What a good thing. This means that for all of us, firing a rat is equivalent to driving the All the zodiac tickets in my hand are rising together. Except for the rat, other zodiac tickets will also make a profit. What a bargain this is, isn’t it worth it? Isn’t the risk still high?”

"To be honest, even if the rat only rose by one yuan in the end, we couldn't sell them all at this price. We wouldn't lose money, because the other zodiac tickets have made enough. Right? The rest can't be sold. Rat, we can still wait for the Year of the Ox or the Year of the Tiger to sell slowly, and we won’t lose money anyway. This is our safety cushion. Other stamps don’t have this benefit..."

At this point, Ning Weimin not only succeeded in reassuring everyone, but also tempted everyone present to want it.

Almost all of everyone's passionate thoughts were shouted out by Xiao Gu from the planning department.

"Yes, yes, what's the risk? We are almost invincible!"

"And judging from this, we can all continue to follow the mouse. At least eight years of zodiac tickets can still be used by us, right?"

"Oh my god! We are really going to get rich. I just realized today that this is called a career!"

Manager Sha finally expressed his sincerity this time.

"Talents are rare. Little brother, I'm impressed by you. You're so thoughtful!"

Ning Weimin smiled at their compliments but remained noncommittal.

However, it did make him talk more enthusiastically.

"And this rat is famous. Nowadays, no one will use rat stamps to send letters. In my eyes, there is actually no need to worry about it, but it is a good thing. Why? Because there is a change that no one can deny, and that is stamp collecting. The number of people in China is becoming more and more, and they are also becoming more and more wealthy. Today's people no longer buy stamps in pieces of one or two, and the four-party couplet is nothing, but buy half a page or a page. "

"In the past, people didn't buy stamps because they were too poor. After getting paid, they first had to buy rice, vegetables, eggs, and meat. Then they saved some money and bought new clothes every year. There was no spare money to buy stamps. . But in recent years, wages have increased, and everyone has extra money. Although it’s not much, it’s more than enough to buy stamps.”

"If you don't believe me, go to the post office and take a look. People who live in separate places and need to send letters all year round really buy stamps one by one. It's different from buying stamps on the spot in the past. It saves trouble. So I think it's normal. Although the usage consumption is gone, stamp collectors alone will definitely be able to make up for it now. People who buy one edition can beat the 80 people who used to do it.”

"Besides, there are people like us. You don't think that we are the only ones who are optimistic about this zodiac stamp, right? Why does the country increase the issuance and impose purchase restrictions? It's because the country has also discovered that people who buy stamps now are not the same as in the past. It’s different. More and more people are investing in stamps to increase their value. Therefore, with the same circulation, the number of stamps circulating in the market has become smaller.”

"Let me tell you the truth. If it was three years ago, I really wouldn't have dared to do this. Because I really might not be able to sell it. Even people who collect stamps are cowardly, talking about each piece one by one. More than what was bought. You can’t even see full-page tickets in the hands of ticket dealers. How can they be sold? But it’s different now. Private transactions in the postal market are prosperous enough. The sale of ten and twenty full-page tickets ,available everyday."

"If the rat ticket really lets us speculate, then someone will definitely be willing to take over. You know, it is human nature to chase the rise and kill the fall. The more the price of something rises, the more people will be attracted to buy it. If the price really drops, On the contrary, no one dares to touch it. To be honest, I am very optimistic about our mice. I think it can get at least two yuan, and maybe even four or five yuan!"

This remark once again made everyone fall into admiration.

Especially when the specific amount of money was mentioned, everyone's eyes lit up.

Needless to say, if the increase is really such a high, then all of them can make a lot of money!

If assets expand dozens of times, wouldn’t everyone become a rich man?

At least, it’s unlikely to lose money, it’s too difficult!

So even Manager Sha exaggeratedly praised him.

"How great! You are a great expert in stamp speculation! Brother, I have nothing to say, so I just do it with you. I will absolutely obey orders and listen to your command!"

But then, when everyone was cheering excitedly.

He showed a slightly embarrassed expression again and asked in a huff.

"By the way, you were optimistic about monkey tickets so early, so you must have bought a lot, right? Could you please reveal the amount?"

In fact, Ning Weimin originally didn't want to answer this kind of question about his net worth.

But everyone looked at him and kicked him with interest.

He suddenly realized that everyone had probably been tortured by curiosity since they listened to his words just now.

If he didn't say it, everyone might not be satisfied and think he wasn't interesting enough.

If you make up a lie, it will also boost everyone's fighting spirit.

In this case, it goes without saying how to choose.

"I didn't buy much. Anyway, I was frugal that year and spent all my income on buying monkey tickets..."

"How many do you have? A thousand copies?"

Hearing his vague words, Lao Qi, who was planning to attack Zhangjiakou, couldn't help but interrupt.

Ning Weimin waved his hand quickly, "Hey, I didn't even have a regular job at that time. I just returned to the city from Fangshan..."

"Then...there's always a hundred editions, right?" Xiao Gu also came to inquire.

This time Ning Weimin did not say no, but deliberately met everyone's gaze and smiled.

"I'll go! Five hundred thousand!"

Xiao Gu immediately shouted excitedly, as proudly as if the money belonged to him.

"It turns out that there is half a millionaire around us. None of you could have imagined it, right? Manager Ning, you are simply my idol!"

Everyone gasped collectively.

Manager Sha, in particular, was a little stunned.

He murmured to himself, "No wonder, you have so many monkeys to change the stamps. You are the Monkey King! What a master!"

He followed him and shouted like a chicken blood, "Monkey King! Please lead us all and fire the mice to the sky!"

Then it aroused an excited response from the crowd.

In fact, this is not surprising. Although Ning Weimin only exposed the tip of the iceberg, his wealth and his vision are enough to shock the world.

Although these people failed to catch up with the opportunity of turning eight points into sixty points.

But they discovered from Ning Weimin that there was such an opportunity in the world after all.

And this person who seized such an opportunity at once is leading them to make a fortune together, which is also a great thing.

If the rat tickets are speculated, it will be their gold.

At this moment, everyone is filled with fantasy and joy, and naturally they want to express it.

As for Ning Weimin, for the first time in his life, he felt a bit like a king.

The name that I have been claiming for a long time is finally recognized by someone today! He is also very happy!

But the only thing that was a bit wrong was that he felt that these excited golden collars looked so much like the Ax Gang in the movie "Kung Fu".

Especially the fat man, Manager Sha, has the demeanor of being the second-in-command of the Ax Gang.

It made him want to kick this guy into a gasoline tank.