China Entertainment 1981: Starting from Journey to the West

Until lunch, Li Sufen still scolded Gu Bei from time to time, saying that spending money indiscriminately would not lead a good life.

As long as Gu Bei is still lingering in her sight, don't let her let him go.

On the contrary, the biggest beneficiary, Gu Nan, was wearing new clothes and looking silly and happy. Li Sufen was not willing to say a word.

Who makes this little girl the most favored in the family?

These days, there are almost no children who are not angry, and they have to pick up the clothes that their elder brothers and sisters changed into.

Gu Nan is a special case. Although her family's living conditions are average, she has never suffered the slightest injustice. She has grown up in a honeypot since she was a child.

When she first gave birth to her, Li Sufen was already over 30. She thought she would just have a child with Gu Bei, but then she got another unexpected surprise. It would be strange not to pamper her.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't tell me you're done, right? Who said that in the first place, I'll use your month's cigarette money to buy new clothes for my daughter. I stopped smoking for a few days and started smoking again."

Li Sufen talked for a long time, but Gu Bei didn't say anything, and focused the fight on Gu Xiaowu.

Gu Xiaowu was smoking a cigarette, drinking tea, and watching TV. Unexpectedly, he also suffered a terrible disaster.

"Don't talk about me, this is a son's filial piety."

As he said that, he picked up the cigarette case on the table and showed it to Li Sufen.

We don’t have new clothes, but my eldest son knows how to be respectful to his father, which makes me feel comfortable.

"I'm not talking about you. Why don't you bring something to your dad? Bring him cigarettes. Don't you know that smoking is harmful to your health? Are you afraid that your dad will live longer?"

Uh……

These words made Gu Bei feel that he was being rebellious.

"Mom, we're almost done, but I haven't..."

Just as he was talking, he heard someone talking in the courtyard.

"Lao San, where did this come from?"

"Look at what he's wearing, he looks like a groom."

Ma Saner is back.

The reason why Gu Bei stayed in the main house and didn't go back to the wing where he lived was to wait for Ma San'er.

"Where can I get rich? Uncle Wang, if you have a way to get rich, please introduce it to me."

"Don't make fun of your uncle. I'm just a boiler burner. How can I make a fortune? It's you. Seeing you throwing things away all day long, you make a lot of money, right?"

Ma Saner smiled, thinking that since his parents were gone, his two brothers ignored him, and he became a gangster in the alley because of the pressure of life. Among the neighbors in this compound, except for the Gu family, no one wanted to look at him seriously.

But things were different now. Although he didn't show off deliberately, they all lived in a large compound. They looked down and saw each other all day long. Whatever happened at home could not escape the eyes of the neighbors.

During this period, regardless of what he was wearing or what he was eating, who could not know that Ma San'er was going crazy!
That is to say, he does not have a formal job and feels unreliable. Otherwise, someone might have taken the initiative to come to him and introduce him to a partner.

"What are you making? It's just a bit of grain-chewing money. It can't be compared with your second son. He is a formal worker in a big factory and has an iron rice bowl. Uncle Wang, I heard that my second son is getting married soon. When the time comes, you can say hello. , I’m here to help.”

Ma San'er said as he saw Gu Bei coming out of the house.

"Xiao Bei, did you just come back?"

"I came back yesterday."

"Just in time, come to my house. We haven't seen each other for a while. Let's have a drink together."

Ma San'er knew that Gu Bei was looking for him, and it just so happened that he also had something to do with Gu Bei.

"Okay! Let's go."

The neighbors in the compound all knew that Ma Saner had been taken care of by Li Sufen and was usually close to Gu Bei, but no one doubted that there could be something going on between the two.

Seeing that Ma San'er was going home, everyone reluctantly left. However, after returning, they inevitably had to discuss it again.

Ma Laosan is shaking now.

With the reform, times are developing, society is progressing, and people's old minds are also changing little by little.

I always thought that I had to have an iron job to be reliable, but now the performance of those factories is also sluggish.

Gu Xiaowu works as the head of the security department in a food factory and can only receive half of his salary. The rest of his salary can only be bread and biscuits. In a few days, he may not know what he will do.

The eldest son of the Zhang family, who was also in the middle courtyard, quit his job as a street sweeper and went to the south with the educated youth who went to the countryside with him, saying he wanted to do business.

ho...

After following Ma San through the door, Gu Bei looked at the furnishings in the room and was really surprised.

Ma San'er's house looked like it used to be. The tables, chairs and benches were in tatters, and they had been piled on the kang by lying scrolls for a long time. It looked dilapidated.

Things are different now. The furniture is all new. There is a TV set on the table in the main room and an electric fan standing in the corner. There is only one woman missing in this room.

"Xiao Bei, sit down. Sit down and I'll get you a soda."

Ma San'er was busy working, drinking soda and smoking cigarettes. Although he enjoyed them behind closed doors, they were all in the same courtyard. If anyone had something wrong, word would spread in an instant.

That is to say, life is getting better now. In the past two years, if anyone had a meal of meat, it would cause a sensation in the yard.

"I just came back from the south the day before yesterday, and I brought another batch of goods. Xiaobei, guess what, just three days after arriving in the capital, they were all transferred out."

As he spoke, Ma Saner stood up and pulled out a notebook from under the quilt.

"I'm keeping accounts here, take a look." Gu Bei took the notebook and put it aside without even looking at it.

"Don't be busy with this for now. What's the situation in the south now? Third brother, please tell me first."

ugh...

Speaking of this, Ma San'er's face was full of bad luck.

"Don't mention it. When I went to the south this time, I found that the clothes you designed are now available for purchase there. I went to find the director of the garment factory who was in charge of production, but he still played tricks on me. , saying that it was copied by someone else, but it has nothing to do with their factory, and it doesn’t matter that there is a ghost.”

Ma San'er was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"Later, Ma Gan'er and I went to see a person from the sales department. We treated him to drinks and stuffed him with money. Only then did he find out that the clothes on the southern market were all produced by their factory. Xiaobei, tell me. More is nothing.”

Don't blame Ma San'er for being angry. After running several times in a row, he gradually understood a lot of things.

The first time they went to that factory, he and Ma Gan'er were cautious. The other party was a large state-owned factory, and they were two small traders who were born with insufficient confidence.

But later, after I went there more times and gained more knowledge, Ma Saner finally understood.

It’s not that they are begging each other to make clothes, but that the other party is begging them to take orders.

The efficiency itself is not good. If there are no more orders, the wages of the workers will be almost gone.

It might be a bit exaggerated to say that the order from Ma Saner and the others saved the factory, but this bite of milk can be said to be crucial.

Now that people have calmed down, they turned against each other and directly produced the clothes designed by Gu Bei to maximize their profits. Although it was unreasonable, it was understandable.

Why is it that no one pays attention to patents and intellectual property rights these days?

Besides, it was very kind of them to continue to take orders from them. This was also thanks to the face of my uncle Ge Nanfang.

"Okay, stop being angry, it's not worth it for this kind of thing."

Gu Bei had already anticipated this situation and had already eaten the first bite of the backlash. Moreover, the popular trend in the south would not spread to the north in a short period of time.

The clothes I designed before can at least last for a while.

but……

Gu Bei is not a person who sits still and waits for death.

Now that the same style of clothing has begun to appear in the south, as long as there are people in Beijing and Tianjin who go to the south to purchase goods, their current clothing monopoly will be broken sooner or later.

"When I look back, I will design a few new styles."

new style?
Ma Saner immediately became energetic. He has been worrying about this matter for the past two days. Although most clothing vendors in Beijing and Tianjin buy goods from them, some people are still running south.

If someone wants to imitate them and start a clothing wholesale business, competition will definitely be inevitable.

And once competition appears, prices will definitely drop.

But if Gu Bei can come up with new clothes, then there is no need to worry.

It doesn’t matter what your purchasing channel is, as long as I can keep holding new models in my hand, I will see who those small traders go to purchase.

"Xiao Bei, when did you..."

"Don't worry, I'll give it to you when you go to the south next time. Besides, we can't let others take advantage of us all the time. I'll think about it more and talk about it later."

As Gu Bei spoke, he picked up the account book on the table and looked through it. It was not that he was worried about Ma San'er, but if he, the big boss, didn't even look at the account, he would not be able to explain it.

Seeing this, Ma Saner poured the sauce he brought back into the plate, poured a glass of wine for Gu Bei, and drank it himself.

These days are really getting better and better.

He was now extremely glad that he had chosen to follow Gu Beiqian. Thinking about his experiences during this period, it still felt like he was dreaming.

Even though I had a little money in the past, working in a job of tricking people would not last long. Who knew one day I would be reported and end up in jail.

It's so good now. It's a legitimate business. Not only does the boss not restrict it, but it also encourages him. When he makes some money, he will also buy a house. If he doesn't buy a courtyard house, he will buy a building.

Then get a wife...

Those little days are so beautiful just thinking about them.

I heard that Ma Gan'er has a target, so we can't fall behind him.

"Third Brother!"

Ma San'er was thinking about a bright future. Gu Bei had already read the account book, and the records on it were very rough.

During this period, Ma Saner purchased goods seven times in total. Each time, the quantity of the goods was purchased, the cost price, and the selling price, and then...

Nothing else.

If this account was shown to others, they would have to be torn into pieces and thrown in their faces.

But it's enough to remember it like this for now. What matters between two people now is trust.

If Ma San'er really wanted to make some money on this, there would be nothing to know unless Gu Bei was watching in person.

"Third brother, over at Ma Gan'er, I asked him to help patrol the courtyard, but there has been no news?"

Compared to the clothing business, Gu Bei was more interested in collecting a few more units.