National Tide 1980

Compared with the past few years, the content of life in Beijing in 1985 has become quite rich.

But at the same time, people's desires and anger also increased.

So in such a special time period, even Ning Weimin's cronies.

Even those whose living standards and income levels are far ahead of the times with his help.

There is still a certain amount of doubt and confusion in the heart, and many people show their hesitation about life.

Not to mention, Ning Weimin's two right-hand men at Tan Gong Restaurant are like this.

At noon that day, Du Yang and his buddy Pan Long were drinking at home.

One of them is the person in charge of Beishen Kitchen, and the other is a backbone of the executive level. Of course, the two of them talked about things in the restaurant.

I was quite happy at first.

Because not only did they get their wish this year, they took charge of the Northern Chef and had all the power related to the banquet.

Moreover, after opening, Beishen Kitchen’s profits are also quite good.

Even though it only opened in September last year, it has only been five months ago.

But when it first opened, it even made several TV news appearances because it hosted several influential high-standard banquets.

Beishen Chef Banquet Department quickly became famous and became one of the first choices for foreign-related institutions and enterprises in Beijing to host banquets.

This not only made Tan Gong Restaurant's reputation completely surpass the other two palace dishes, but also brought great economic benefits.

Nowadays, Beishen Chef's banquet bookings are almost continuous, and its monthly profit is at least 200,000 yuan, which has stabilized the two-story building in Beimen.

This is certainly worthy of their pride.

But just because Ning Weimin was recently transferred to work at Pierre Cardon's head office, he didn't seem to care much about the management of Tan Gong Restaurant.

Anxieties and worries about the future can't help but arise in their minds.

"Brother Du, do you think we have seized the opportunity?"

Pan Long suddenly said this, and after speaking, he looked up at Du Yang.

Du Yang heard something behind the words and couldn't help but frowned, "I don't understand what you mean. Just say it."

Pan Long showed a wry smile and said, "Brother Du, you are just pretending to be confused because you understand. How about asking a different question, how long do you think we can control Northern Chef? Will Mr. Ning treat us as human beings in the future? Wait for this After Bian's business is stabilized, will Mr. Ning completely hand over the power of the entire restaurant to Manager Zhang?"

Du Yang couldn't help shouting excitedly because of the explicitness of these words, "Xiao Pan! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Then he suppressed it for a while and calmed his voice again.

"Why do you think so? It's a baseless thing, don't think about it yourself..."

However, Pan Long still insisted on his opinion and continued to talk regardless of whether he liked to hear it or not.

"Brother Du, I can't deny the things you said to me. After all, I really have no actual evidence. And so far, Mr. Ning has been very kind to us. He never said anything wrong. Even if I am guilty in private, Take Mr. Ning to the ground and kill the donkey, and let the birds use their bows to hide. But the problem is as the old saying goes, if you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. We have to be careful."

"If nothing else, don't you always tell me that nepotism is inevitable. Just like the two of us, if you have a cake, you have to eat it together. Then you can't turn a blind eye to the relationship between Mr. Ning and Manager Zhang, right? It must be the same for others. , Mr. Ning eats the cream at the top, and Manager Zhang eats the dregs at the bottom. So there is a possibility after all."

"Yes, we are very prosperous now, and Beishen Kitchen has become our territory. But haven't you noticed that Mr. Ning always arranges good jobs for Manager Zhang? Why does Mr. Ning let Manager Zhang take charge of the small building? With FITs, that’s because his wife has given birth to a child, which reduces Manager Zhang’s work burden and helps him take care of his family. On the other hand, what about us? We are always doing the hard work of charging ahead, eating the wind and snow, and fighting tough battles. "

"I'm thinking, if Mr. Ning still comes to work in our Tan Palace every day like in the past, and he sees how much work we do, the situation might be better. After all, there is still hard work without credit. . Mr. Ning is a man who cares about face and reputation. At least he is fair in dealing with things on the surface. But if things are like this now and we can't see Mr. Ning for twenty days a month, that's a big deal."

"Because if Mr. Ning is really promoted, he will definitely move to the Pierre Cardin head office in the future. Since he doesn't come to the altar palace often, naturally he can't divide the east palace and the west palace forever. There must be a boss. People, manage them for him. God knows at this critical moment, whether he would rather appoint people on merit or on nepotism. Just be afraid, we seem to have the upper hand now. In the end, with one word from Mr. Ning, Manager Zhang suddenly became the top leader of the entire Tan Palace. , then we can..."

"Also, you should also know that Mr. Ning has been thinking about opening a branch in Japan recently. And he has sent several chefs to Maxim to exchange cooking techniques. Now I am very suspicious that this so-called Japanese branch is In order to deal with the place where you and I are assigned. When the time comes, we will be asked to take the lead. Should we go? It seems that going abroad is good, but it is so easy to get around if you are not familiar with the place. Besides, the credit for doing it well belongs to others. We have to take responsibility for the errand. Once we hand over Beishen Chef, we will have nothing. If we want to come back, we can't help it..."

Du Yang didn't say anything. He picked up the glass and took one third of the white wine into his mouth.

He asked the question later, and his tone already contained a hint of self-destruction.

"Then what do you say we should do? You also know the situation of our restaurant. The three investors all listen to Mr. Ning. Whatever Mr. Ning says is what he says. We can only obey. And I am purely assigned from the service bureau. , there is no one behind us to support us. We are just nobodies, what else can we do but let this happen?"

Unexpectedly, Pan Long was really prepared, "Brother Du, don't underestimate yourself. Now, no more than in the first two years, there are more and more foreign-related hotels in Beijing. There is a shortage of people everywhere. To tell you the truth, I know a buddy who works at the Great Wall Hotel. He recently planned to switch jobs to the Changfu Palace Hotel, which is about to open this year. He was the supervisor. He also suggested that I apply for the banquet department manager, saying that Changfu Palace was about to open, and there was a shortage of experienced people. This is what I thought, if Mr. Ning had to pick peaches, we would leave at the worst possible time. Let’s go together. Changfu Palace is fine. But no matter what, the income there is definitely not as high as that of Tan Palace, I'm afraid it's a lot worse. Do you mind this?"

Du Yang thought seriously for a moment, then poured wine into his and Pan Long's glasses.

"Brother, thank you for taking care of me. Your idea is the right way to go after all. Although the income here is not comparable to anywhere, I am afraid of being criticized when I work. How much is too much? How much is too little? Enough is enough. That's it. And if we have to go to Changfu Palace, then even if we are the veteran of the business, we may not be able to go further. In fact, if we are really forced to do that, we have no other choice. The key is to see what Mr. Ning does. Come on, Let’s do something and forget about these troublesome things first…”

When two glasses touch each other, one drink will relieve a thousand worries.

What’s interesting is that he is different from Du Yang, who is complacent and only worries about realizing his career ambitions.

Another important figure in Tan Palace has no awakening to "inherit the unification" at all.

At this time, he seemed a bit philistine and careless.

On New Year's Eve, Zhang Shihui was in the backyard of Huimin Cigarette Hotel, cursing and having a lawsuit on his forehead.

The only thing I was busy with was putting on a raincoat for the motorcycle.

Not for anything else, but mainly because he listened to Ning Weimin's arrangements.

Since last year, I have used the money earned from the tobacco shop to buy more than 30 motorcycles one after another, and all of them have license plates.

But the more cars I buy, the more I buy them. I have no place to store them and I’m afraid of losing them.

He had no choice but to ask someone to rent some spare rooms in a primary school for 100 yuan a month to store his motorcycles.

As a result, another surprise at the beginning of the year was that in order to increase income, the school decided to establish a tertiary property and informed him that the house would no longer be rented.

They said they would take back the warehouse at the end of January and set up a small polypropylene factory.

So Zhang Shihui had no choice but to put these motorcycles in the backyard of his cigarette shop.

It just so happened that the end of the year was the busiest time for the tobacco and alcohol business, and the weather was unfavorable and it snowed on New Year's Eve, so it was impossible to free up the house to store the car.

These motorcycles are all new and have barely traveled 30 kilometers. Of course, Zhang Shihui couldn't bear to just leave them in the open air.

After much deliberation, on New Year's Eve, I reluctantly moved a few motorcycles into the reception room where guests were entertained.

After that, he drove to the store and spent thousands of yuan to buy dozens of large rubber raincoats for temporary emergency use.

Good guy, you can imagine how spectacular this courtyard must be.

Not counting the motorcycles parked all over the yard, and each vehicle was covered with a rubber raincoat. It was a rare sight.

And the work is tiring.

A rubber raincoat weighed at least twenty pounds, and the motorcycle had to be moved and rearranged.

It was a cold day with snowflakes still falling. Even with Sister Tan helping her, Zhang Shihui was sweating all over.

It was already past noon, and half of the cars were still without raincoats.

If Zhang Shihui can't finish his work, he won't be able to go back to spend time with his wife and see his son. Can this mood get better?

In addition, Ning Weimin did not take him to play with him when he was speculating for stamps.

However, Zhang Shihui was not willing to give in and secretly invested 10,000 yuan in inverted stamps. As a result, he has lost more than half of his money so far.

One can imagine how bad his mood was on New Year's Eve this year.

No, just working and complaining at the same time.

He kept complaining that he should not listen to Ning Weimin's instructions, and kept complaining that he had lost money buying these motorcycles.

Not only is it all trouble now, but so much extra money has been spent.

Especially motorcycles now have more manufacturers and brands, and the prices have also dropped. It seems like a loss-making business...

To put it bluntly, Zhang Shihui just wanted to get some relief from Sister Tan's agreement.

Unfortunately, the actual situation is exactly the opposite.

Sister Tan, who he thought should be able to sympathize with him, actually sang the opposite tune with a smile on her face.

Even gave him another sap.

"Zhang'er, don't be so impatient. I know that you have lost money recently tinkering with stamps, and you feel unhappy. But that stuff is inherently unreliable and is completely gambling. In fact, I think, It's best if you don't touch it. Look at me, eldest sister, I was the manager Ning I met when I was selling stamps, but since I called the store, I never thought about getting money from it. Just because I know there are too many tricks in it. Just play with this , it requires a mind like Manager Ning, and it also requires spending time and thought on calculations every day. None of us can do it."

"Hey, eldest sister, what are you talking about? I really don't like to hear it. He, Ning Weimin, doesn't have more brains than anyone else, so why is he the only one who can do it and I can't? Besides, this kid doesn't do it all the time. What a clever plan. Look at these motorcycles, aren't they just his stupid moves?"

"No, no, I don't think so. Manager Ning's suggestion must have his own intentions. Don't be impatient, stay calm and wait and see. It's a little early to draw a conclusion about these motorcycles."

"Oh, I'm not afraid of anything else. I'm just afraid that if I keep waiting like this, these motorcycles will be turned into scrap metal. Hey, eldest sister, I'm really surprised. This Weimin hasn't come here much recently, why do you still trust him so much? ?”

"How can I not believe him? When it comes to making money, Manager Ning is the most brilliant person I have ever met. Just talk about the high-end tobacco and alcohol he asked us to recycle, as well as the continuous stockpile of Maotai liquor. Well. I thought I didn't take it seriously at first, but now I look at it, well, the price has gone up to the sky. And just the difference in price appreciation, if you do the math, you will know that it is much more profit than what we make from our daily transactions. Especially low-price dumping, exchanging high-end tobacco and alcohol with the Sugar, Tobacco and Liquor Company! It’s a brilliant idea to make up for the losses within the embankment. Tell me, for such a smart person, if he asks you to buy a motorcycle, it’s a no-brainer Is it for no reason? Why are you so unsure?"

"I admit that Wei Min is quite business-minded. But then again, nothing is absolute. If he gets confused occasionally, wouldn't he trick me? Besides, why did he buy so many motorcycles this time? . No matter how I asked him, he wouldn't tell me. Do you think I can have confidence in my heart? "

"Haha, Zhang'er, it's not the eldest sister who said that. Some people's lives will be smooth no matter how they live. Some people's lives will be wasted no matter how they live. On the surface, this is a matter of luck, but in fact, it is a matter of human beings. The comprehensive result of temperament, mind, vision, and behavior. So if you say that Manager Ning can make mistakes, I believe this, but I don’t believe that he can make such a big mistake. A motorcycle costs thousands, but these cars in front of me are only a dozen 10,000. It is impossible for him to just ask you to do it immediately. He must have carefully considered it. He didn’t explain the reason clearly to you, probably because of some inconvenience. In my opinion, it should be like how we recycle cigarettes and alcohol. Yes. There are some things that you can only do but not say."

"Oh, my Sister Tan, I've convinced you. We don't talk about personality worship now. You can't be so superstitious about defending the people anymore. You've gone crazy..."

"Haha, otherwise, Zhang'er, if you really think these motorcycles are difficult to handle and are afraid of smashing them in your hands, then you can buy two of them for me. How much did you pay for them? I'll give them to you, and you can even add some more. .Is this okay?”

"Ah? Sister...you...you are confused. Didn't you hear what I just said? The price of motorcycles has been reduced now. Why don't you go to the store to buy a cheaper one and buy mine instead?"

"Oh, you have to think about it this way. Haven't you already got the license plates for all the motorcycles in this yard? If I buy them myself, I have to work hard and ask for favors. Anyway, our family won't grow bigger this year. I bought two of them, which can be considered as a new year's purchase. Next year, when my son graduates, he will ride a motorcycle to take me to and from get off work. Later, if this business really makes a profit, I will sell a motorcycle. You can earn a car for free.”

"Haha, eldest sister, you are too confident. I'm not as optimistic as you. But to be honest, it's not easy for you to make money. If you really want to buy it, I have to give you a bargain."

"No, I really don't need it. You're going to sell at a loss, so I'm sorry to take advantage of you. Zhang'er, let's just do whatever we want, each taking what we need. You can save trouble and reduce risks for now. I I want to take advantage of you and make some money along the way. I will call my son soon and buy two cars for the house. But I don’t have that much money at home, so I won’t be able to give you the car money until after the new year..."

"Hey, yes, I'll do as you say. You can choose which one you want. Just tell me later."

What else can Zhang Shihui do? Can only nod.

But he came to his senses later and quickly reminded him.

"Hey, eldest sister, we have to agree on something. When Wei Min comes, you can't let me know. You can't let him know that I lost money buying stamps. I can't I can’t afford that person…”