National Tide 1980

Chapter 1098 What people want

Ning Weimin said everything from the bottom of his heart.

And in order to avoid another accident and loss like Chang Yuling's death, he deeply felt the urgency of time.

So we just went ahead and started fulfilling the promise almost immediately, and started working intensively.

To do this, the first thing you need is space.

There is no need to worry about this, Ning Weimin has a ready-made house in his hands.

In fact, it only took him two days to have his "imperial uncle's courtyard" vacated, tidied up, and used as an office space.

And because the small courtyard is a three-in-one courtyard with many houses, it can kill two birds with one stone and serve two purposes in one place.

You can hang up the two brands "Palace Catering Research Association" and "Beijing Industrial Art Industry Inheritance and Cultural Materials Compilation Department" at the same time, and the space will not be constrained at all.

The most important thing is that the location of the yard is good.

The courtyard is located in Dongsisi Tiao, very close to the Forbidden City and the city's most important cultural institutions, commercial places and offices, which is extremely convenient.

Such a prime location is a card in itself.

In addition, the building specifications of the small courtyard are also high, far exceeding ordinary official residences. It is very intimidating to outsiders, and they will definitely think that it is a high-level government-run institution.

Therefore, looking at all aspects, there are indeed not many places that are more suitable than here.

The next thing needed was administrative procedures. Ning Weimin had Qiao Wanlin to help him, so this aspect was not difficult either.

He just spoke, and within a few days, the registration procedures for the two cultural organizations were approved by the District Cultural Bureau.

At this time, Ning Weimin hadn't even had time to order basic office furniture.

Just look at how efficiently he handles things. The problems that worry others the most and the most difficult hurdles are solved by him without any effort at all.

But even so, it doesn't matter. The most troublesome thing for most people is funds, which is Ning Weimin's strength.

After the two cultural organizations were officially listed, Ning Weimin transferred the proceeds from Cui Jian and Zhang Qiang's two albums from Matsumoto Keiko's office account.

Except for the money allocated to the farm hospital, which was 300,000 yuan each given to Cui Jian and Zhang Qiang, he kept no other funds and invested them all without hesitation in this business with almost no financial return.

The Palace Catering Research Association put 400,000 in its account, which was fully double the 200,000 originally promised.

The Beijing Industrial Art Industry Inheritance and Cultural Information Compilation Department even gave a huge sum of 800,000 yuan.

He also particularly understands the principle that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

Not only did they apply for two telephones for each of the two cultural organizations, they also posted recruitment advertisements in newspapers and openly recruited people with a college degree or above to serve as clerks.

We also purchased two Japanese Daihatsu vans and hired two full-time drivers.

He looked like he was going to fight in an earth-shattering way without looking back.

Perhaps it was because of his wealth that he didn't take money seriously at all, so he threw away so much money without blinking an eye.

Not to mention the experts from the Forbidden City and the last prince and his wife all believed that he really wanted to do something and the salary was quite good, so they readily accepted his invitation and joined one after another.

Even the recruitment of highly educated talents went very smoothly.

To be honest, in the past few years, senior intellectuals in Beijing are no longer so valuable.

Since college students have graduated every year since 1981, most government agencies are severely overstaffed.

Therefore, even for college students, it is not that easy to stay in Beijing and get a decent job.

What's more, the continued development of the market economy has led to the loosening of the food stamp system, which further contributed to the formation of the "Beijing Drifters" group in the capital.

They include not only migrant workers who come to work in cities, but also young people with lofty ambitions and high education from all over the motherland.

Many of these people even had very stable and good jobs, but they did not hesitate to resign in order to become reporters, writers, painters, actors, or photographers.

As the cultural and political center of the country, Beijing has attracted a large number of ambitious young people who are dissatisfied with the status quo.

So all this makes the employment situation in Beijing more severe.

For Ning Weimin, it is no longer difficult to hire highly educated people, much easier than in the first few years.

Many people don't care whether the job he provides has a formal establishment or whether it is an iron rice bowl.

On the contrary, many people were pleasantly surprised that he was able to provide a salary that was far more than double that of government agencies, and they were very motivated.

In this way, in just ten days and a half, Ning Weimin set up the basic structures of the two cultural institutions.

And it happened to be a coincidence that at this time, Huo Yanping happened to help him connect with the TV drama production center.

The production center agreed to send a person in charge to meet with him and discuss it. If the price was suitable, they could also sell him the overseas rights to "Dream of Red Mansions" which had just finished airing in the mainland and Hong Kong.

So Ning Weimin took this opportunity to fully demonstrate his sincerity and strength.

Not only was the asking price $400,000, it made Director Huo proud and made the person in charge of the TV drama production center very satisfied.

He also took the opportunity to put forward the idea of ​​shooting a documentary for the industrial art industry in Beijing, thus gaining the attention and recognition of the person in charge, and won the technical support of the production center in shooting and production.

You know, there are a total of thirty-six episodes of the "Dream of Red Mansions" TV series, and the total investment is as high as 6.8 million yuan.

Just to film this TV series, the crew of "A Dream of Red Mansions" even built a grand view garden in Nancaiyuan, Xuanwu District, according to the description of the original work.

When Japan's NHK TV station came to buy the film, it still regarded the TV drama production center of the Republic as a poor man who had never seen foreign exchange and had no other export channels. It was stingy and only wanted one thousand dollars per episode.

In comparison, Ning Weimin's words were just a round number, and the price was ten times more, which can be described as extremely kind and generous.

As long as it has these 400,000 US dollars, the production center can directly recover one-third of the production costs and directly turn losses into profits.

So why choose? Is there any need to hesitate?

Not to mention Ning Weimin's plan to spend huge sums of money to shoot a large number of documentaries and information films for the industrial art industry.

Not to mention that the person in charge of the production center these days is also interested in book business, and he understands the great humanistic value of this kind of work.

At least he agreed, which is a good thing from the perspective of economic gain.

It will definitely allow the production center to make more money and improve the living conditions of relevant employees.

Isn’t that how we hit it off and become like a family?

Therefore, for Ning Weimin, he not only contributed to the TV drama industry of the Republic at a relatively fair price, but also intercepted the NHK TV station to prevent the Japanese from taking advantage of the situation and buying our high-quality TV dramas at a low price.

He also solved the technical problems of shooting audio and video materials for himself, laid the foundation for him to export Chinese culture overseas, and successfully expanded his career prospects.

Even if these are not mentioned, at least Director Huo, who brokered the matter, will be pleased with this and praise Ning Weimin's magnanimity.

Of course, Director Huo will support him with more confidence and continue to help him even more.

Just for this gain alone, it’s worth it.

In the same way, Ning Weimin soon took advantage of his connections in the publishing industry and invited several old editors who were approaching retirement from several major publishing houses to sit here.

These veteran editors were so experienced that they quickly brought the desk work into a regular state while bringing in new people.

Therefore, I am afraid that it is a new unit and most people have no relevant work experience, but the work efficiency is not low, and the risk of major mistakes is effectively avoided.

Finally, Ning Weimin persuaded Zhang Shihui and agreed that his daughter-in-law Liu Weijing, who was almost a housewife, would come over to help become the office director and manage the daily business and financial accounts for him.

To put it bluntly, at this point, everything that needs to be done is already there, what else can’t be done?

For this reason, almost everyone involved in this cultural undertaking feels a great sense of relief and encouragement.

Especially the old craftsmen, they were all surprised to find that Ning Weimin valued their skills and treated them with courtesy far better than they imagined.

They are completely reassured about the future. No matter how they look at it, Ning Weimin will continue to invest and will not let this major event give up halfway.

What does it mean to spare no effort in supporting?

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In short, the old craftsmen were really moved in their hearts, and many of them had the feeling that "a scholar died for his confidant."

According to everyone's thinking, Ning Weimin probably wants to devote all his wealth to this public welfare cultural undertaking.

Therefore, everyone's enthusiasm has been fully mobilized.

Each of them really carefully recalled the history and evolution of their own industry, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find things from the past, and even more secretly planned to take this opportunity to publicize the know-how of the industry and leave it to future generations as much as possible.

Some people even took the initiative to find more colleagues with special skills for Ning Weimin to help compile the information. They also devoted their time and energy to the photographers.

At this time, retirement waves have begun in all walks of life.

Leading by diligence, many old masters and craftsmen have retired from their respective positions, which has directly led to a cliff-like decline in the technical level of various industries.

However, most unit leaders do not pay attention to this, and few units are willing to spend money to re-employ employees.

As the story spread, more and more well-known craftsmen volunteered to help Ning Weimin produce materials in this industry, regardless of remuneration.

Many people who had already changed careers were introduced by others, saying that if Ning Weimin was willing to provide certain financial support, they would resume their ancestral craftsmanship.

That is really what people want, and it is echoed by hundreds of people. Within the industrial art industry, the momentum is getting bigger and bigger.

Needless to say, with this result, Ning Weimin was really happy to see it, extremely happy and satisfied.

After achieving his wish, he couldn't help but want to cry.

I wish I could imitate Li Shimin, smile up at the sky, and say, "All the talents in the world have come to me."