National Tide 1980

We cannot see the true appearance of Mount Lu because we are already in it - this is the feeling people usually have.

Those who are so-called "in this mountain" are those who are directly involved in the interests and are often influenced by the things in front of them.

There is always an olive branch of interest waving in front of you, obscuring your vision and making you unable to see the entire Mount Lushan, so it is inevitable that you cannot see the true face.

This is almost exactly what happened in 1988.

For example, Japan's Kanto Iron Source Association, knowing how much the Republic needs iron ore, maliciously corrupted officials who came to purchase scrap steel raw materials.

After their conspiracy was exposed, these bastards didn't even apologize, but continued to raise prices and extort money. They truly regard shamelessness as glory.

But they don’t know what kind of mines they have buried for themselves in the future?

He was even less aware that his actions had directly contributed to the intention of Hua Xia Capital, represented by Ning Weimin, to begin to get involved in Japan's waste recycling business, and helped it obtain special approval from the Hua Xia government to establish a specialized import and export trading company.

If a few years really pass and Ning Weimin becomes bigger, I'm afraid they won't have the chance to sell scrap steel to the Republic even if they want to.

For example, the new director of the Temple of Heaven, Gong Mingcheng, was obsessed with controlling Ning Weimin, but in the end he backfired and forced Ning Weimin away.

Not only did it fail to achieve its original purpose, but it had to accept Ning Weimin's departure and divide its assets with Pierre Catton.

It is really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.

There is also Director Niu from Donghuaishi Street, who forgets his principles when he sees profit.

He didn't care about any changes in the relationship between Ning Weimin and the Temple of Heaven Park. He only considered the benefits of the street factory and gladly accepted the supply of materials to the Temple of Heaven Park.

Instead, they forgot that the key secret recipe of "Grape Chang" was in the hands of Ning Weimin. Master Chang Yuling only left this secret to Ning Weimin, allowing Ning Weimin to always maintain possession of the core technology.

To put it bluntly, without the key raw materials supplied by Ning Weimin, the ware factory would not be able to produce the ware that looked like frosted grapes, and would not be able to call itself the "Grape Chang" ware.

What's worse is that due to the serious shortage of domestic raw material supply and the increasingly severe price increases caused by the "counterfeiting of approval documents", the production of the material factory in Donghuaishi Street has also been deeply affected.

As the stock of material sticks is becoming less and less, and the raw materials have not been found yet, this factory, which once had considerable profits, is now facing the risk of being forced to stop production.

Moreover, in this case, not only will the factory be unable to produce goods to supply the Temple of Heaven Park, it will not even be able to complete what Ning Weimin needs. According to the original contract, it will have to pay liquidated damages.

This is really how social reality teaches you how to be a human being.

Wouldn't that mean you're getting hit from both sides? Why bother?

But after thinking about it, he felt that he was powerless and had to ask Ning Weimin to think of a solution.

Director Niu and the director of the material factory sent a message to Ning Weimin through Luo Guangliang, who was responsible for delivering raw materials and goods to the factory. They took the initiative to invite Ning Weimin to dinner and said they wanted to explain the misunderstanding between them.

Luo Guangliang did indeed convey Director Niu's words to Ning Weimin.

But how could Ning Weimin be so easily fooled?

How could I not know what Director Niu was thinking?

Precisely because he wanted to teach the director a lesson, Ning Weimin ignored him and just said "I know" and simply left Director Niu alone.

Needless to say, Director Niu was completely dumbfounded.

He shook his fat face, and couldn't think of a third word except "broken" and "regret".

The director of the ware factory also sighed, as if he had seen the end of the world.

But he couldn't complain, and it was even more impossible for him to blame his superiors.

There was no other way. Seeing that the inventory was running low and even the basic raw materials for fuel were almost exhausted, he had no choice but to sacrifice his face and ask Luo Guangliang for help again.

The factory director cited the workers' livelihood as an excuse, saying that there were nearly 200 workers in the factory and that they could not stop working and have no work to do, otherwise the factory would be finished.

It was all his fault, so he hoped that Ning Weimin could give him and the street director a chance to express their apologies in person.

Luo Guangliang knew that this was a form of moral kidnapping, but he also knew that the factory director was a scapegoat and was taking the blame for Director Niu, so it was not his fault.

After listening to the factory director's confession-like statement, he felt compassion and once again spoke to Ning Weimin, and even said a lot of good things about the factory director.

Therefore, Ning Weimin was too lazy to argue with them. He took some time to meet with the street director Niu and the factory manager, and gave them a free and wonderful lesson on how to be a good person and how to demonstrate business ethics.

How could Director Niu still be full of vigor and vitality at this moment?

He and the factory director were so embarrassed in front of Ning Weimin that their faces turned red, and they wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

But Ning Weimin is actually a soft-hearted person. Although Director Niu and the factory manager were so disgraceful and were squeezed by him in front of them so hard that they wanted to kill themselves, their suffering was not in vain.

No matter what he said or how much he cursed, when he felt relieved, Ning Weimin really helped solve the problem for the 200 innocent workers and the 200 families who needed to earn money to eat.

Not only did he restore the supply of key materials, he even agreed to help them find the raw materials for the materials. This is a great forgiveness.

In the end, they simply signed a new supply contract, agreeing that they would not provide goods to anyone else in the future, and that all materials and equipment would only be distributed by Ning Weimin's people, and the matter was over.

But this brings up a new problem. Given the current chaos in the domestic raw materials market, it seems that Ning Weimin is going to be the scapegoat and take a beating.

It's not just the Donghua City Material Factory. The Meishi Street Crafts Factory, which makes toys for gingerbread men, the Beijing Badge Factory, and the Beijing Crafts Factory, which makes antique porcelain for the Tan Palace Restaurant, all need Ning Weimin's support for means of production.

This way, he would have to spend a lot of extra money.

He had never suffered such a loss since he started his business.

But then again, this artificially caused inflation can be said to be a unique phenomenon in the history of reform and opening up of the Republic, and it is also a profound reflection of Chinese culture, social structure, and political form.

The actual problem behind this is that we can no longer be ambiguous, we must break through the price barrier!

Therefore, this huge topic is even more confusing, and almost everyone in the country cannot understand it. At this time, there are few smart people who can see through the true face of Mount Lu.

If there is an exception, it is probably Ning Weimin, a special person who has activated the time-travel plug-in.

So he was very open-minded and not angry or annoyed at all.

He was more concerned about what was going to happen soon.

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"Manager Ning, please take a look. Is there any problem with this document?"

Along with this question, Nian Jing placed several material approval documents and transfer orders with a total value of more than 890,000 yuan in front of Ning Weimin.

Ning Weimin carefully examined the contents of these approval documents. Indeed, they were all the materials he needed. He could go to the manufacturer to pick up the goods with the approval documents. So he readily wrote a check and gave it to Nian Jing.

Ning Weimin then said goodbye to Nian Jing and Jiang Hui who had sent him to the elevator, went downstairs, got into the Santana car driven by Luo Guangliang, and went to do other things.

As soon as Ning Weimin left, Nian Jing's true colors were revealed.

Having made a fortune, he excitedly hugged Jiang Hui and spun her around like he did when they were first in love, "Honey, it's done!"

"Oh, put me down quickly. You're making me dizzy." Jiang Hui patted him in an angry tone, and even felt a little bit of blame for him until Nian Jing put her down.

"You are so old, but you are still not in a good shape."

He followed Jiang Hui back to the house to see his daughter who was sleeping in bed.

Fortunately, the child was a deep sleeper, and the conversation between the adults outside did not affect his nap.

This is her and Nian Jing’s child. When their daughter was born last year, Ning Weimin happened to be getting married.

So the Jiang family was extremely busy at the time, and no one from them attended Ning Weimin's wedding, so naturally they didn't see the amazing ceremony.

But precisely because of this, Jiang Hui felt quite sorry for Ning Weimin.

Apart from anything else, their so-called gift was just verbal at the beginning.

However, this time when Ning Weimin came to the house to discuss something, he not only brought a lot of things for the child, but also gave an extra red envelope of one thousand yuan, saying "a daughter is worth a thousand gold, and this is for good luck", and Jiang Hui had no choice but to give it.

And the key point is that Jiang Hui only realized today how black-hearted her husband and her brother are.

As the introducer of this business, she couldn't openly sing a different tune just now. She could only watch Ning Weimin get stabbed. At this moment, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

"You are going too far. You don't care about the goods, you just sell them a few pieces of paper and you make one and a half times as much. This is too heartless to make money!"

Nian Jing didn't care. "What are you talking about? We didn't force him to buy. You know, it's a seller's market now, especially the raw materials allocated by the state, which are in short supply everywhere. Whoever can get the approval will find a gold mine. This is the superiority of socialism."

"Mining for gold? I think you are just digging into socialism. The price of raw materials will eventually be higher than that of finished products. I have never heard of that. Besides, when they were building the building, they also took care of your business. You have made a lot of money from them. You are not strangers. You should at least have some friendship. There is no need to be so shady. People should always have some loyalty. Are you guys embarrassed?"

You know what, these words did touch Nian Jing a little.

"If you want to say that, I also think it's a bit inappropriate. But the problem is that I didn't steal, I didn't rob, and I didn't violate the country's laws. This is a matter of Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai, one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten. And then again, now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the price of materials has never been so high, and whoever gets these approval documents will be happy. Business opportunities, business opportunities, this is a business opportunity. If we don't make a lot of money, we will be too sorry for ourselves. And correspondingly, the cost of getting approval documents will also rise. We don't have as high profits as you think, we still have to give them to others, and these approval documents can only make twice as much at most. What's more, there are so many scammers out there now, and our approval documents are at least real. If we really sell them to others, it may take many hands to pass them on. Giving them directly to him at least guarantees authenticity, and it is also more cost-effective than buying from others. This is the market, we can't give him the profit in the past, that's stupid..."

"Don't lie to yourself. I know you all are obsessed with money. Ever since you opened your company and started doing business with my brother, I feel like you are becoming less and less human. Think about it, how much time have you spent at home this month? How many times have you been with your daughter? Do you know what this is called? You are obsessed with money. Go ask around on the street and you will find that everyone who mentions you guys hates you with hatred..."

"If they want to hate someone, they can't hate me. They are jealous because they don't have the ability to get approval. If they had the ability, I dare say they would still work harder than anyone else."

Nian Jing was so embarrassed by the criticism that he could not help but complain, "Besides, I am a grown man. If I don't go out to earn money, I will just stay at home with my wife and children. What's the point of that? I don't earn money. How can I support you and the children? How can I pay the interest of your credit union? Where do your gold jewelry and clothes, and the imported toys for the children come from? If you think my money is dirty, don't use it. Besides, others don't know, but you don't know how high the interest rate is now. We have to pay an annual interest rate of more than 10%. If I don't earn more money, you will be the one who suffers. Who are you on the same side with? You are so stubborn. Are you mentally ill? And you blame me. Don't give me these big truths..."

The couple's conversation became more and more disagreeable. Jiang Hui was so angry that she couldn't speak, and the two parted unhappily.

On the contrary, Nian Jing received absolute affirmation and full praise from his brother-in-law Jiang Hao.

"That's great, that's great. We made nearly half a million dollars from this deal. Now we have the capital to do even bigger business. I told you, this opportunity is rare. If we don't make a lot of money from him now, we'd be doing ourselves a disservice. This is what they call a changing of fortune. It's time for us to get rich."

"Haha, you're absolutely right. He was just trying to bargain for the sake of it. I think he came to us because he was really at his wit's end. He had no better choice."

After Nian Jing hesitated for a moment, he could not help but complain to his elder brother-in-law again, "But Jiang Hui doesn't seem very happy. She even criticized me for a long time. She said that we were earning money in a guilty conscience, as if we had done something unforgivable. If she tells my parents about me..."

"Don't worry, don't take it personally. If my parents have any objections, I will explain it to you. Well, actually, let's not talk about you. I am a little worried about Jiang Hui now. My sister has become more and more nagging since she gave birth to a child. She entered menopause early and has become a housewife who knows nothing about the world. Maybe this is the difference between men and women. Women are destined to revolve around children. If we want to build a career, we men have to..."

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On the contrary, Ning Weimin was trying to look at the issue dialectically with the indignant Luo Guangliang, explaining why he felt that the "unfair money" was not spent unfairly.

"... Third brother, don't be so angry. Actually, if you think about it from another angle, it's not a big deal. People are saying that they would rather not have a salary increase than let prices go up. This shows that the prices this year are a bit unpopular. But we also have to ask, compared to the past, the so-called prices in the first few years were indeed low, with popsicles costing two cents each, but it was low, but what could we buy?"

"Don't think that I'm spending a little more money now, and that others are making a lot of money from me. But the important thing is that I solved the current practical problem in the shortest time and with the most reliable comfort. I really need it. Who can say that the price of these materials will not increase in the future? The sooner I buy them, the less money I will lose."

"You have to know that our country is now transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy. This transition cannot be uniform, let alone completed in one step. That's why there is chaos, such as unfair distribution, inverted brain and body, inflation, and shortage of materials. And every time there is a major change in society, there will always be someone who sacrifices and pays the price. Why can't that person be you or me?"

"But then again, it's still hard to say who will be the unlucky one in the end. This is a game of passing the parcel. It's just like a big casino. No, they're not afraid of you winning, they're afraid of you not playing. For those who are making money now, they can only win if they stop playing and put the money in their pockets. But do you think they can stop while enjoying the sweetness? If they continue to play, they might fall into a trap one day. Then they might not be able to climb out. If you walk by the river often, you'll get your shoes dirty..."

As for Luo Guangliang, although he doesn't talk much on weekdays, he actually has a talent for summarizing.

"I understand. What you mean is that being fat first is not fat, but being fat later can break the bed..."