National Tide 1980

Huo Xin would never have imagined that her careful design and careful performance were completely out of cleverness.

Not only did it not escape Ning Weimin's eyes, but it was self-defeating and greatly aroused Ning Weimin's disgust and wariness.

Ning Weimin became more and more distant from her in his heart.

Of course, maybe she was wrong from the beginning because she just didn't understand the truth.

On the emotional battlefield, men are the hunters and the ones who take the initiative. This is nature.

What will happen if a hunter is pursued by his prey and is getting closer and closer?

Then the hunter will definitely not be happy, but will feel pressured and panicked.

Therefore, a smart woman should never chase a man, but should know how to tease him.

If you are so attractive that a man has to chase you, you have to take the initiative to chase him.

Even if she is not a smart woman, she just needs to wait patiently.

With more daily contact, you may be able to unintentionally get to that point in a man's heart, and the effect will be far better than painstaking pursuit.

This is indeed true.

Because even Ning Weimin himself did not expect that such a thing would happen soon.

He had no choice but to chase after Huo Xin, and he was truly infinitely grateful to her, almost to the point where he found it difficult to repay her.

what's up?

This has to be said about tourist shops and cultural toys, calligraphy and paintings.

To be honest, the concept of tourism products has never existed in our country.

Before liberation, because we had no restrictions on the lives of foreigners.

When foreigners come to the land of China and want to buy local products and supplies, they can achieve their goals as long as they spend money.

At the same time, our merchants have always treated high-end commodities such as antiques, tea, silk, and embroidery as ordinary transactions.

Therefore, no one has ever distinguished this special market demand separately.

Even after the reform and opening up, even after the "great man" issued the Huangshan Talk in 1979, he clearly called for vigorous development of the tourism industry and the promotion of the enrichment and sales of tourism products.

However, under the old thinking mode that has been deeply ingrained for a long time, it is difficult for the overall business mode of the tourism industry to break through the box and undergo any fundamental changes.

Relevant departments of the tourism industry still define the operation of tourism products as a "special store" model for receiving foreign guests.

What they sell in tourist shops are modern handicrafts with characteristics that they think foreign guests will like.

For example, tableware and tea sets from Jingdezhen, jades and bracelets from the jade factory, bonsai from the material factory, silk, paper fans, cloisonne, the Four Treasures of the Study and so on.

Their so-called response to the call from above was nothing more than opening a few more such stores.

Therefore, for Ning Weimin, such stores are all the same, and the selling point of the products is just fine workmanship.

It's really nothing to look at and not worth buying.

Thinking back on when he had accompanied Lan Lan to visit Beihai and the Forbidden City several times, he had already had enough.

Even though he is now based in the Zhai Palace, whether he is busy or not, he has no interest in the tourist shops in the Temple of Heaven Park.

I've never been there.

But what a coincidence, Song Huagui called Ning Weimin just two days after Zhang Shihui went to have a drink with Ning Weimin.

She said that in two days she would accompany some guests of the French Embassy to visit the Zhai Palace showroom.

Let Ning Weimin prepare for the reception.

Therefore, after completing the reception at the Zhai Palace that day, Ning Weimin and Huo Xin naturally had to accompany these French people to visit the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Echo Wall in the Temple of Heaven, and even accompany these people to go shopping.

In this way, while helping to inquire about prices, Ning Weimin discovered that the handicraft store in the Temple of Heaven was a little different.

Because there are so many shops that actually sell real things.

Whether it is modern calligraphy and painting by famous artists, seal stones, or official kiln porcelain from the middle and late Qing Dynasty that was only allowed for export.

And compared to the things sold in Liulichang, the price is one to two percent cheaper.

What's going on?

When Ning Weimin inquired carefully, he almost slapped himself on the spot and regretted it to death.

It's a pity that these shops selling real gadgets are just like the showrooms run by Pierre Carton's company. They are all filled by outsiders.

They were originally time-honored brands that belonged to the cultural relics store system, namely Guanfuzhai, Moyuange, Yueyatang, Yunyuzhai, and Zhenhuange.

In order to cooperate with the Cultural Relics Bureau's renovation project of Liulichang Street, they moved to the Temple of Heaven Park on February 7, 1980 and rented the house here for temporary offices.

After the renovation project is completed, these shops will be moved back to Liulichang.

Needless to say, business solely relying on tourists from the Temple of Heaven is naturally inferior to that of Liulichang Street.

Because although the number of people is about the same, the purpose is much different.

But you have to try your best to complete the sales tasks assigned by your superiors.

As a result, these time-honored brands whose sales have plummeted have consciously lowered their prices in order to maintain sales.

Especially for those who sell porcelain, it is no longer possible to just focus on export sales, but they must also make openings for domestic sales.

Think about it, what a big mistake this is for Ning Weimin? What a painful lesson it is?

All I can say is that there are no absolutes in this world.

A truly smart person must not miss major opportunities.

Then you can't form a stereotyped thinking about anything, and you must not have any prejudices.

In this way, after dealing with the foreigners, Ning Weimin stopped going to Liulichang.

He discovered a treasure trove that no one had touched, and came to take a look almost every day when he had free time.

If you come and don't leave, that would be like lingering.

Just to get the goods at a low price, he tried his best to trick the clerks in these stores.

Tell jokes, buy cigarettes, tea, soda and snacks.

Isn't it easy for a person like him who is eloquent and generous to make friends?

So he soon got his wish.

After they got to know each other, they actually gave him a discount of nearly 30% off.

Good guy, Ning Weimin is so beautiful that he started the explosive buying mode.

There is no doubt that his first choice is modern calligraphy and painting by famous artists.

Because in addition to being easy to save, calligraphy and painting have the earliest start time for appreciation, and the room for appreciation is also the largest.

As time went by, Huo Xin discovered Ning Weimin's hobby.

Because he has to take the calligraphy and painting back to the office after buying it.

And it can also be hung on the wall, spread out on the table, and admired for a long time.

I can't even take care of my work, and I'm too lazy to pay attention to others.

In Huo Xin's view, this is of course intolerable, and it is also an inexplicable obsession.

For example, once, she saw that Ning Weimin actually bought eight paintings at once, and he looked at each one carefully as soon as he came back.

Finally I couldn't bear it anymore and asked him directly.

"No, why did you buy these things in the sky? Are you okay? What's so good about these calligraphy and paintings?"

As for Ning Weimin, he only admired his new collection and didn't hear what Huo Xin said.

Huo Xin was a little anxious, "Hey! I'm talking to you? Do you hear me? I have something serious to tell you."

But when she got angry, just like when she snatched the newspaper, she snatched the painting into her hand and rolled it up.

Isn't Ning Weimin feeling distressed?

I was a little anxious on the spot.

Although I didn't dare to grab it, I was scolded for the first time.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? You're fucking sick! Are you asking me to fall out with you? I hate your character the most! You always grab things!"

Seeing that Ning Weimin was really angry, Huo Xin, who felt that he was in the wrong, was a little scared.

So while returning the painting, he couldn't help mumbling in grievance.

"Tch, you're so stingy! What's the matter? Isn't Zhang Pohua worthy of being so precious to you?"

Ning Weimin looked at the painting distressedly, still scolding him.

"What do you know? This is culture! If nothing else, it was bought with a foreign exchange note worth more than 100 yuan. Do you know what is the scariest thing? Ignorance is the scariest thing..."

Unexpectedly, although Huo Xin was moved, the accusation was pinned on his head.

"Huh? Is it so expensive? Then your monthly salary almost spent on buying these paintings, right? Then you are not being taken advantage of! Ignorance is really terrible."

"No, you..."

"Don't worry, I have good intentions. I just want to tell you that the things you bought are only twenty or thirty dollars. Why are you buying them here? It's such a loss..."

Ning Weimin was absolutely delighted by Huo Xin.

"This is an authentic work! Li Keran, do you understand? Twenty or thirty? You can sell it to me for fifty, and I will give you as much as I want..."

What was even more unexpected was that Huo Xin was even more outrageous than him, covering her mouth and enjoying herself for a long time.

"Of course I know. What about Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, and Zhang Daqian?"

"I said twenty or thirty means twenty or thirty. If you don't believe it, I will take you to buy it. Let's go now, even if I apologize to you."

"As long as...as long as you don't be so cruel to me in the future."

Ning Weimin stared at Huo Xin for a long time and felt that she was indeed not joking, so he suddenly remembered that he should not have prejudices about people and things.

He immediately seemed embarrassed.

"This... I'm sorry, I... this... was out of style. I was indeed out of style just now..."