National Tide 1980

"If you don't have long-term worries, you will always have immediate worries! Especially as a businessman, you must be careful at all times and don't be unlucky because of your own greed!"

In order to explain this truth to Ning Weimin, in order to make him pay attention to this truth.

Kang Shude even told a personal experience of his first arrival in the capital as a practical example.

Decades ago, Old Man Kang, who came to the capital from his hometown because of famine, was only an eleven-year-old down-and-out boy who didn't have enough to eat.

When he first arrived in the capital, he was alone and helpless.

Not to mention that I have no money, I don’t even have any relatives or fellow villagers around me.

Fortunately, when he arrived, the weather had warmed up.

The capital is also the most benevolent city, and the people are kind, kind and relatively wealthy.

With a few mouthfuls of food from kind-hearted people in the city, he would not be a starving man lying on the roadside.

It’s just that life as a beggar is not as easy as ordinary people think.

Because although the old society was chaotic, underground rules were well organized and hierarchical.

Especially the largest city in the country like Beijing.

In the imperial city for several generations, the beggar gang organization has become more developed.

Almost every area in the city has a corresponding beggar organization.

In fact, since the late Qing Dynasty, the beggar gangs in the capital have been jointly controlled by two factions of beggars, the "Blue Pole" and the "Yellow Pole".

"Huang Gangzi" is composed of poor and poor Eight Banners disciples. It is an organization of high-level beggars.

"Lan Zhanzi" is the leader of ordinary beggars, and there are people from all over the country who come to Beijing.

No matter which pole they belong to, they all have factions within the gang, and they are often distinguished by the surname of the group leader.

For example, they are Hanmen, Qimen, Guomen, etc.

People who join these organizations are professional beggars.

They don’t want pot cakes to eat or drink, they just want money.

Those who are called "pole-shang" by the common people are also called "poor people".

Therefore, if outsiders want to live by begging in the capital, it is tantamount to infringing on their interests.

It's easy to go into small alleys and ask for food and drink, but it's impossible to go out on the streets and ask for money.

Because the prosperous streets and shops everywhere are the sites where these organized beggars make a living.

Not only has it been divided up by them long ago, but they also have strict internal rules and methods of conduct.

Each abides by the rules of not exceeding the limit and never allowing others to set foot in their own territory.

Once outsiders are found trying to beg, they will be violently evicted or punished.

To be honest, beggar gangs like these are actually quite evil forces.

Not only could outsiders not be offended, but even ordinary merchants doing business in Beijing had to be kind to him.

Otherwise, once they break the pot, they will make you restless and shut down.

The degree of tyranny is similar to that of the dung tyrants and food tyrants in old Beijing, as well as the local gangsters who prey on Tianqiao artists.

However, perhaps Kang Shude was born with the potential to become a businessman.

Relying on his innate shrewd mind, he actually found another way under such circumstances, found a blind spot for begging, and successfully broke through the blockade of the beggar gang in the capital.

That is the door of a special business place where red lanterns are hung every day in Bada Hutong.

Specially reaching out to ask for money from those rich people who are well-dressed and swaggering in and out of the place with their arms around women's waists. 

There is no doubt that beggars would not be allowed in a place like this.

The club owner is afraid of losing business.

But Kang Shude's method was more clever. He begged without knowing it.

Instead, try your best to clean yourself up, and then wait at the door with a box of matches.

As soon as he saw a rich man or a "career woman" taking out cigarettes when they went out, he would trot up to them.

Then he stood on tiptoe and took the initiative to give a toast to the rich.

I hope the rich man will give them a small amount of money when he is happy.

At the same time, because he earns a living in front of other people's homes, he is also very respectful to those "big teapots" and women who engage in special professions.

"Uncle" is long and "girl" is short. Not only did they scream nicely, but they also knew how to use the reward money to buy cigarettes for them.

It should be said that his young age, thin body, and good popularity gave him an advantage.

Relying on his poor appearance and this self-taught elementary public relations skills, he gained a certain degree of acquiescence and found a position to make a living here.

Later, as he became more and more attentive to management and mastered the tricks of pleasing people, his life entered a virtuous cycle.

The cleaner he cleans up his appearance, the more rewards he can get.

The better the cigarettes he buys for those "girls" and "big teapots", the more help he gets.

Until he could earn almost an ocean a day from this business, he stopped buying cigarettes as a reward.

Instead, they consciously transform it into more affordable returns, and regularly distribute part of the profits to those "girls" and "big teapots".

In this way, he and these people truly become people on the same line.

Then, with these girls as "caregivers" and "big teapot" as help, it would be easier for him to get more money.

For example, which guest has a good face, which guest has a bad temper, and which guest has big hands.

With the "big teapot" reminder and guidance, he can select targets in a targeted manner.

If he encounters guests who have no intention of rewarding him, the "girl" accompanying him will also lend a helping hand.

As long as they express their anger, act coquettishly, and say a nice word for help, it will usually work immediately. 

Men have such bad behavior and love to show off in front of women.

Even if he is a master who can't afford to lose a penny in his private life, he is often afraid of this kind of ostentatious swaying.

As long as the girls show some skill, most of the customers will become cash cows and drop money voluntarily.

So when the weather turned colder, Kang Shude was doing pretty well.

Not only did he buy a new cotton-padded coat to keep out the cold, he also found a simple townhouse to stay in.

You can also enjoy braised and roasted pork noodles every time.

But unfortunately, success is also smart, failure is also smart.

If, at this point, he can satisfy such a well-off life, he can just keep working as he is.

Maybe there are still a few good years left.

Unfortunately, he was too big-hearted.

They overestimate their own capabilities and actually try to develop this business model into an industrialized one.

He actively recruited orphans and taught them how to beg for money.

Then the beggars under his command were dispersed to "operate" in front of different clubs in the eight alleys.

It was indeed smooth sailing at the beginning, and Kang Shude's income suddenly doubled several times.

However, this kind of good business where you can make a lot of money comfortably cannot last long.

Because the huge profits cannot be underestimated, and the size of the movement is different.

When there are more people, it loses its concealment, and it is no longer something he can cover up.

Not to mention other things, let's just say that he takes these little beggars to collect money every day.

Then groups of people go to restaurants in great force to eat, which is a new thing that people can't ignore.

So soon, the local beggar gang leader found him.

On a snowy night, several members of the Beggar Gang broke into Kang Shude's residence.

Not only did he give him a "guaiqing" meal, but he also broke off the little finger of his right hand.

They also looted all his money, took off his cotton-padded clothes, and took away all the little beggars.

He even completely ignored his pleas to part with some of the money to save his livelihood.

He was ordered not to appear in his territory again, otherwise he would be killed.

In this way, under the attack of dimensionality reduction, Kang Shude was completely unable to resist.

Everything he encountered was like Luotuo Xiangzi in Lao She's novel, who desperately saved money to buy a car.

As a result, just one night when he was close to realizing his dream, he lost everything because of Detective Sun's blackmail.

I was left in a state of complete whiteness, and I didn’t know where to go.

At the end of the story, the old man couldn't help but express such emotion towards Ning Weimin.

"Defending the people, violence is just the helpless behavior of stupid people. Those people only know how to use force to quickly solve problems, but ignore the long-term interests. In the end, there is no doubt that they will not be able to operate properly like me."

"But more importantly, their stupidity brought me unbearable disaster. At that time, I didn't know how to hide one's strength and bide my time, and I didn't know how to take advantage of the situation. I was overconfident and obsessed with profit. The path to disaster.”

"The most useful thing I learned from it is to be cautious at all times, try not to take unnecessary risks, and learn to stop when things are good. Because once a business can make huge profits, it will always be coveted and cause trouble. "

(Note: Big teapot is the name of a man who works as a handyman in a special business place because he often carries a kettle to make tea. In addition to being responsible for serving "girls", he usually also plays the role of security. This occupation is called "big teapot" in the south. Turtle Gong)