National Tide 1980

The age of an old man is just like the calendar cards at the end of the year. When one is torn off, it becomes shorter.

It gets more and more desolate as time goes by, and I can only watch helplessly as there are only a few of my "calendar cards" left.

Therefore, the elderly usually pay special attention to their birthdays, because after reaching their seventh or eighth decade, everyone has a clear mind, and the distance between birthdays and funerals is no longer so far away.

It is precisely because of this that the elderly are particularly concerned about the life events of their children and descendants.

To start a family, get married and have children, you can only see your children achieve these goals, flourish, and take a stable shape in life.

Only the elderly will think that their lives are basically on the right track, and they can almost rest assured in the future.

Ning Weimin has no parents, and he didn't understand this in the past.

But in this life, he had been exposed to it through living in No. 2 Courtyard of Shan'er Hutong. Because his work required frequent contact with the masters of Gongmeikouer, he had already understood this.

He knew better that all this was due to the concern and love of the elderly for their children and descendants.

Therefore, out of consideration for Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun's wishes, he tried his best to comply with the wishes of these two old men just like he treated his biological parents.

As long as it can make the two old people happy and feel at ease, he will do his best to cooperate.

If you want money, give money, if you want things, give things. Whatever you want him to do, he will do it.

So he soon fulfilled his promise to the old man.

Not only did he invest 2.4 million yuan to establish a joint venture company called "Jinyumantang International Hotel Management Company" with Jiang Nianyun, he successfully completed the industrial and commercial registration procedures and became the major shareholder with 51% of the shares.

And he privately gave the old man 600,000 yuan.

He didn't say it was to make up for the shortfall in preparing for the wedding, because saying so would mean that he was ungrateful and wanted to make a difference in money.

He only said that he would keep it for the old man as pocket change.

As for this apprentice, who can say anything bad?

A biological son may not be able to do this.

From then on, Ma's Garden, which was open to the public, officially had a new name - Yun Garden.

Speaking of which, this name was proposed by Kang Shude on his own initiative, and was named after a character in Jiang Nianyun's name.

The original meaning of this word is to describe the fragrance of vegetation. It is both elegant and appropriate, and also means full of vitality and lush vegetation.

And this not only fully shows the old man's grandeur, but also shows his sincerity, including his friendship with the fourth young lady of the Jiang family.

Otherwise, how could he name the industry he cares most about after someone else?

At the very least, you have to add a character from your name. This is the basic operation.

In fact, even Jiang Sunyun himself meant the same thing. The old lady was very moved, so she also mentioned a name and added a word from Kang Shude's name.

However, not only did the old man disagree with this name, but Ning Weimin also strongly opposed it.

For no other reason, who asked the fourth young lady of the Jiang family to name her "De Yunyuan"?

This definitely won’t work. You can’t call it this.

Ning Weimin couldn't get over this name because the association it gave people was too bad.

It's impossible for such a good garden to have a different name from the grass stage team who talk about cross talk in the future.

If others associate this garden with the "university scholar"'s performance of "dancing and writing" on the stage, then it will affect their own style.

Not to mention that Huayuanzi can't be called by this name, even the theater can't do it.

Otherwise, when that person becomes famous, people will think it is their branch.

Who can stand it if we have to recruit hundreds of smart-assed "tightropes" to block the door of the theater every day to buy tickets?

So now that we know it, we must eradicate this future trouble. We really can't fight again and again.

So in the end, with everyone’s unanimous insistence, we decided on the name originally given by the old man - Yunyuan.

With the legal procedures in place, you can recruit people and buy two more imported cars.

But Ning Weimin doesn't need to worry about these things. Just like the old man said, he is just a hands-off shopkeeper.

His cheap cousin Shen Cun will handle all this.

Originally, fast food chains needed recruitment and training, which was something Shen Cun had always taken care of. Now, according to actual needs, the worst case scenario would be to wait for advertisements in newspapers again and continue recruiting in the name of Yunyuan.

Now that the fast food chain has no stores open, it is not difficult to temporarily transfer a few people here to meet daily responsibilities.

Don't look at the few people, but the skilled hands.

If you really want to have a wedding meal, you don’t have to worry about it. The catering requires professional work, and the people at Ziyutan Palace Restaurant can take care of it.

Even the matter of buying imported cars is the same. Shen Cun is already familiar with it. Even if there is no one to help, it is easy for him to handle these things by himself.

However, Ning Weimin didn't just give up on everything. He was still very concerned about the wedding shed.

He first went to the Temple of Heaven Park to talk about fire prevention in detail with someone from the security department.

Unexpectedly, what he thought was very embarrassing turned out to be a layer of window paper, and it was not difficult to pierce it at all.

Since the 1970s, our country has had its own fire-retardant coatings.

So for the Temple of Heaven Park, for this kind of temporary thing, it only needs to be built during the construction process.

Spraying fireproof treatments on wooden structures and flammable materials can greatly reduce the incidence of fires.

Although it is not absolutely impossible to catch fire, fire extinguishers must be prepared, and there must be special people to watch and patrol.

But it is much safer than in the past when there was no such means and it could catch fire at any time.

All public activities in the Temple of Heaven Park, those temporary commercial sheds, are done in this way.

Just be careful of wood chips and construction waste. So far, there has been no real fire. It is usually a small problem of cigarette butts igniting a part.

Moreover, now there is no need to illuminate with open flame lamps. According to the head of the Tiantan Security Section, in normal weather, as long as you try not to use open flames, wires will leak electricity, and it is very safe to use electric lights for lighting.

The head also said that if Ning Weimin is worried, he can ask the director for support during his wedding days.

As long as the Tiantan Security Section is allowed to send people to assist, there will be no problems in the fire safety area.

So not only did Ning Weimin feel relieved, but he also returned happily.

When he went back, he relayed these words to Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun, and the two old people were also very happy.

In this way, the design of the wedding tent is no longer a problem.

The money is ready now. As long as we follow the construction requirements of the Temple of Heaven Park, we can buy enough fire-retardant paint and spray all the flammable building materials first, and then dry them and start the construction normally.

But then again, if fire prevention becomes so easy, now think about it, it is really unfair for the tent industry to disappear.

In other words, if it were not for the campaign to change customs and habits in those years, as long as the craftsmen engaged in building tents persisted for a few more years.

Maybe they could still survive and not break the incense inheritance.

To be honest, our ordinary people are still willing to spend money on weddings and funerals.

Most people save money all their lives just to spend on these things.

So even if there are no more big families building tents in the summer in the future, the tent craftsmen will not starve to death if they only eat weddings and funerals.

Thinking of this, Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun were a little sad and sighed.

They seemed to have relived the unpredictable loss of life and the helplessness of being unable to control fate in the bodies of Master He and Master Zheng.

But Ning Weimin was a little bit unconvinced, because he suddenly thought of more.

To be honest, he suddenly had some new discoveries and new ideas.

He actually thought that no matter what high-end industry, in fact, it is still the same, and we Chinese have prototypes.

In fact, in his opinion, for the shed craftsmen, with the development of the times, even weddings and funerals are small businesses.

Because in public and commercial activities, the shed craftsmen also have natural advantages. In terms of their business scope, isn’t this equivalent to the future exhibition industry?

But the future exhibition industry is not as cheap and convenient as he saw.

As a person in the information age, who hasn’t seen a few exhibitions and participated in a few large-scale commercial activities?

In Ning Weimin’s impression, those strange booths are also made of wood, and even the largest booths are almost all built within a week.

But the most basic materials are all made of heavy core boards wrapped in iron frames.

To build a two-story structure, many people have to work together for several days.

Especially for traditional Chinese exhibition stands and activities, if you want to create a three-dimensional effect without spray painting, you will spend a lot of money.

To compare, where can you find these things built by the scaffolding craftsmen that are quick, convenient, gorgeous, and affordable?

The advantages in outdoor areas are even more incomparable.

In his previous life, Ning Weimin watched the auto show at the National Exhibition in Beijing and witnessed the scene of a wooden iron frame exhibition stand being blown down by a level 7 gale in strong winds.

But what about the scaffolding buildings built by the scaffolding craftsmen?

Although they are as high as ten feet and as wide as ten feet, they all rise from the ground, and there is absolutely no pillar in the middle.

But even if there is a level 12 hurricane attack, it will not fall apart.

According to the two masters, this is the most basic requirement.

Since the establishment of this industry in Beijing, there has never been a case of a greenhouse being blown down by the wind. If you can't do this, what's the point?

No matter how strong the wind is, at most the entire shed will be lifted up and then fall intact somewhere else.

This shows how solid the shed is.

Think about it, from this point of view, aren't we going backwards?

We actually threw away and forgot about our ancestors' things, and then learned the so-called modern exhibition technology from others, using iron frames, thick wood, and plastic boards to build things.

It is not environmentally friendly and wasteful.

When I see a portable truss or a standard stall built by plug-in method, I think it is too convenient and advanced, and I admire it very much.

What is this called?

This is called cultural degeneration!

So stupid!

So stupid!

It's a pity. For example, we hold the Canton Fair every year for export, and we do such stupid things every year. I don't know how much money we have wasted!

Therefore, we should follow Ning Weimin's gradually clear ideas. As long as this industry is not really eradicated and there are still people who understand the technology.

In fact, it is not difficult to revive the traditional industry of sheds, or even to carry it forward.

After all, the market demand for commercial exhibitions in China in the future is too large, and the practicality and applicability of the shed industry cannot be fully covered by the business content of the exhibition industry.

It can really be used for public activities and residents' lives, and it can be used for at least one season.

For example, the book market in the Temple of Heaven Park every summer, the night market in Dong'anmen, and even the clothing stalls in Xidan Shopping Mall are all very suitable for this craft.

It would be great to build a pavilion, an outdoor teahouse, and a pergola in a tourist attraction or park.

Especially in the near future, the Asian Games will be held soon, and there are ready-made places for it, right?

Let's make a bolder assumption. If we really improve it and study how to use iron frames as the inner frame, it may make the greenhouse more fire-fighting and safe, and the future is limitless!

If we really give these so-called "outdated" greenhouse craftsmen a chance to show their skills, it will definitely save money and make face, which is definitely enough to open the eyes of foreigners.

So it is precisely because of this that Ning Weimin is no longer satisfied with letting these wedding greenhouses have a last glimpse, just to become the last souvenir of his wedding.

What he hoped for was to seize an opportunity to truly revive this traditional industry in Beijing.

So in addition to quickly contacting people to come and shoot a documentary, he also found time in private to have a new discussion with Master He and Master Zheng.

He said that after the fire protection work was done, the wedding tent would be built according to your ideas, but he did not want this to be the last cooperation.

He was willing to personally invest 200,000 yuan to establish a celebration company.

Then he hired Master He and Master Zheng as consultants, and several of their capable apprentices to work in this company for a long time.

If you have a job, you don’t have to resign, you can work part-time.

Of course, they don’t have to consider where to find work in the future, and business issues will be handled by someone in charge.

When there is work, they can be completely independent like this time to build a wedding tent, form a temporary team to work, and let their apprentices, colleagues and friends earn some extra money.

When there is no work, they also have a salary of at least 200 to 300 yuan per month.

Let them work with the clerical staff to sort out industry information, and prepare for the restoration of the traditions and technologies of the tent industry, and even the publication of industry monographs.

Needless to say, whether for the two masters or their respective capable apprentices, how could they disagree!

This kind of thing can make money, show off, and even leave a name for the future generations, it is simply a big pie in the sky.

Master He and Master Zheng, like Jiang Sanchang who makes material utensils and Liu Yongqing who makes antique porcelain, naturally have the determination to die for their friends.

With gratitude and emotion, they regard Ning Weimin as a living Buddha who saves the suffering and the distressed, a peerless good man who is willing to spend money to do good deeds.

How can they not serve with all their heart and soul?

On the other hand, no one knows what Ning Weimin really intends in his heart.

No one will know why Ning Weimin is so happy when he is obviously spending money to do good deeds.

This kind of fun is really understood by no one.

To be honest, even Ning Weimin himself does not believe that he can pick up treasures just by coming back to get married.

Another gold nugget was picked up by him in his sack.

There is no doubt at all that it won’t be long before this shiny and bright treasure comes out and blinds the eyes of all the ignorant people.