China Entertainment 1981: Starting from Journey to the West

When Gu Bei suddenly mentioned the courtyard, Ma San'er was stunned for a moment, then slapped him on the forehead.

"Look at my memory. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten it. Yesterday, Ma Gan'er told me that he had found it. It's a small courtyard with two entrances. Don't worry, there won't be so much mess this time. Well, if you have time tomorrow, let’s go take a look.”

A courtyard with two entrances?

Gu Bei perked up as soon as he heard this. Although there were larger courtyard houses in the capital, those places were either protected as cultural relics by the cultural department or were the offices of some government departments.

Otherwise, just think of the compound they live in now, with more than ten or twenty families crowded together, and it is unclear who owns the property rights.

Like the yard he visited last time, Gu Bei was already ready to pay, but suddenly an old lady came out to cause trouble. He was troubled even if he didn't pay attention. If he really bought it, he would be angry at the mess later. Had a heart attack.

Therefore, there are really not many that can be purchased.

Don’t think that you can do whatever you want after being reborn.

"Third brother, are you ready to say hello this time?"

"Hello, I've inquired about everything, and there's nothing wrong with it at all. The yard was also occupied originally, but no tenants were arranged. It has been sealed up. Later, the policy was implemented and it was returned. Now the owner plans to sell it. I heard Ma Gan'er said , that family has overseas connections, so they are probably planning to have a divorce."

Although his words were unsubstantiated, Gu Bei decided to go and see for himself tomorrow. If it was true as Ma San'er said, he would have to get it no matter how much money he had.

As these transactions went smoothly, Gu Bei's dividends were probably worth tens of thousands, and there was no need to use the money in the bank.

Last time, Gu Bei proposed [-] yuan because Ma San'er wanted to go south to enter the color TV industry. Because of this, Ma Weidu complained for a while.

"Okay, I won't wait any longer. You can eat slowly."

Gu Bei said, getting up and leaving.

"Wait, wait!"

Seeing this, Ma Saner quickly stopped Gu Bei, then got up and went into the east room. When he came out, he had wine, cigarettes, and several gift boxes in his hands.

"I've prepared it a long time ago, but I haven't dared to take it to your parents. You're here just in time, so take it with you."

Before Gu Bei could speak, a lot of things were shoved into his hands.

"If you want to give it to yourself, don't be afraid."

Ma San'er smiled bitterly: "Xiao Bei, don't make things difficult for me. Your father is okay, but your mother..."

Understood.

If Ma Saner sends it there in person, he will inevitably be questioned by Li Sufen. He is not afraid of anyone in this compound, but he is afraid of Li Sufen. If Li Sufen really asks, he will have to tell the truth within a few words. come out.

"Okay, I'll thank you on behalf of my parents."

"Don't say that, it's all right. Even if there's nothing like this, I should still be filial to my uncle and aunt. If it weren't for your family, I'd probably starve to death."

After going home, when Gu Bei came in, Gu Xiaowu and the others were still watching TV.

Gu Bei hasn't watched this TV a few times since he bought it. The TV programs these days are too monotonous. When the time comes, there are no programs, and the signal is cut off.

"You're back, where are you... from?"

Before Li Sufen could finish her words, she saw the pile of things in Gu Bei's hand.

"The third child gave it to me?"

"Ok!"

Gu Bei also figured it out. Sooner or later, his family had to know that he and Ma San'er were doing business together. Of course, they couldn't tell everything at once, but slowly, bit by bit.

"Third brother said that I am filial to you and my dad."

"This……"

Li Sufen looked at the pile of things that Gu Bei put on the table, including cigarettes, wine, snacks, tea, and many nutritional supplements. One look at the packaging revealed that they were not available in the capital, and...

"This is cosmetics, for wiping your face."

Gu Bei didn't take a closer look just now, but he didn't expect that Ma San'er was quite considerate and actually brought a set of cosmetics for Li Sufen from the south.

"How much does it cost? No, Xiaobei, hurry up and send it back to Lao San. We can't let others accept such valuable things."

send it back?
Isn't that a slap in Ma San'er's face?

Gu Bei also understood what Ma San'er meant. On the one hand, it was a courtesy. He took Ma San'er to do business together. Now that he had made money, Ma San'er naturally had to express his gratitude. On the other hand, he also made an explanation to Li Sufen. idea.

In the past, Ma San'er was indeed out of tune, but now he can be regarded as an adult, which reassures Li Sufen.

"No, third brother has already said that he is filial to you and my father. If you ask me to take it back, his brother won't be too impatient with me!"

"That won't work either, this..."

Li Sufen looked at the pile of things and felt troubled.

"Xiao Bei, what is the third child doing now?"

Gu Xiaowu also came closer and frowned as he looked at the things on the table.

"In the clothing business, we purchase goods from the south and sell them in the north."

"Is this considered speculation?"

It's not surprising that Gu Xiaowu has this worry. We have just come out of the special period, and now people's nerves are very sensitive. As long as it has something to do with business, it will naturally be associated with speculation.

"Dad, what is speculation? Those who buy short, sell short, hoard, and disrupt the normal order of the market are called speculation. What the third brother is doing is a legitimate business. The higher-ups now not only do not restrict it, but also encourage it."

Encourage the unseen, but acquiesce in the affirmative.Hearing what Gu Bei said, Gu Xiaowu felt a little more at ease: "It's a good thing that the third child can find a regular business, but forget it, it's not easy for him to make money, so we can't let him spend money."

"Yes, Xiaobei, your dad is right. Our family took care of him back then, but that was also because he was young at the time, his parents were gone, and his two brothers didn't care about him. Your dad and I really couldn't bear it, but there was no way. What does he mean? He is living a better life, and I am happy in my heart. I can’t accept this thing no matter what.”

Li Sufen said so categorically that Gu Bei was in awe when he heard it.

These days, people’s ideological realm is so high!

"Xiao Bei, you said that the clothing business run by the third child...how exactly did it happen? Can goods be imported from the south?"

Uh?
After listening to Gu Xiaowu's words, Gu Bei didn't know what to say for a while.

"Dad, why do you ask this?"

Gu Xiaowu smiled coquettishly: "Hey, I won't hide anything from you at home. The food factory is getting more and more difficult. This month, half of the salary has been cut off again. The rest is all paid for by bread and biscuits. It's not okay to do this all the time. Just a matter of fact, I see you are getting older, I..."

"The child's father."

Before she could finish her words, Li Sufen stopped her.

"Don't think about those things that are available but not available. After all, the food factory is a state-owned factory. Now it's difficult. How can the higher-ups just ignore it? There will be time to recover. Is it possible that you are still learning how to do business from the third child?"

Li Sufen revealed Gu Xiaowu's thoughts, and Gu Bei was really shocked.

In his memory, Gu Xiaowu has always been an honest and responsible person, but now he actually has this idea.

It seems that the food factory really can't survive.

As for what Li Sufen said, it is true that the superiors will not ignore it, but the superiors are in charge of those really big factories, large units, the size of food factories, I am afraid that within a few years, they will have to be cut off by strong men. .

There is no reform without shocks, and there is no reform without paying a price.

Those who cannot withstand the test will naturally be swept into the eliminated pile.

"If I don't learn from the third child, why can't I learn from my own son? Right, Xiaobei."

Uh……

Obviously, Gu Xiaowu saw something.

Li Sufen's reaction didn't seem too surprised. She had already noticed something was wrong, but Gu Bei didn't tell her, so she didn't ask. She believed that her children would not do bad things.

Gu Xiaowu was the same, but this time he really couldn't hold it back.

"You still plan to hide it from us, thinking that you and the third child are secretive all day long, and we really don't know anything?"

Gu Nan sat aside and had no idea what the three adults in the family were talking about. He just kept looking at the box of beautifully packaged pastries on the table.

"Take it and go inside to eat while we talk to your brother about business."

Li Sufen picked up the box of pastries and stuffed it into Gu Nan's arms without saying anything about sending it back to Ma San'er.

"Eh!"

The little girl happily agreed and entered the house holding the pastry box.

Gu Bei knew that if he didn't explain something today, he would definitely not be able to pass the test. Fortunately, he had already made preparations.

"Dad, Mom, you just need to believe that I didn't do anything bad. As for the business between me and my third brother, I did participate a little bit."

a little?

"Where did you get the money?"

Li Sufen didn't know much about doing business, but no matter how little she didn't understand, she still knew that if she wanted to do business, she had to have capital first.

Gu Xiaowu also became nervous. Although he was not a family member, he knew the situation at home. Although he had some wealth, he could not afford a big business.

Gu Bei had just started working. Where did he get the money? It would be great to have dozens of dollars in his pocket.

"I am... a technical investor."

Technology stake?
It was another new term. Li Sufen and Gu Xiaowu looked at each other, but neither of them understood what it meant.

"Let's put it this way, the pair of jeans Nannan bought before and the clothes I bought today were all brought in from the south by my third brother, and these styles were all designed by me."

Then Gu Bei came up with a set of words that he had prepared a long time ago. He originally thought that he would explain it to his family after a while.

"To put it simply, I come up with the design, and the third brother goes to the south to find a clothing factory to produce it, and then brings it back to the capital to sell it. I get a share of the profit from the profit."

After explaining for a long time, Gu Xiaowu and Li Sufen finally understood.

The only thing I don't understand is...

"You draw a few pictures and that counts as buying a stock? There is such a cheap thing in the world. Who can't draw pictures?"

Li Sufen is an artist, so she has no art skills.

"Mom, it's not as simple as you think. Everyone can draw, but who can guarantee that people will be willing to buy the clothes they design? This is the key."

Seeing that Li Sufen wanted to ask, Gu Xiaowu quickly stopped her.

"Okay, okay, the child has made it clear. Let's not do the three-party interrogation. I don't think this matter is anything. It can be regarded as... applying what I have learned."

Gu Bei University majored in fine arts, so it is true to say that he applied what he learned.