In the first half of 1983, Liu Meiyun sold sportswear. In the second half of the year, she used the excess funds to quickly open a "Sanbao Children's Clothing Store."
Nowadays, self-employed individuals can be seen everywhere in Beijing. The first batch of people who tried out new things in the streets and alleys have gradually tasted the sweetness. Now that they have enough money in their pockets, they are more willing to spend money on clothes.
Coupled with the family planning policy, children in the family have become more and more valuable. In the past, it was difficult to buy new clothes for several years. They were always new for three years, old for three years, and then sewn and patched for another three years. But now, there is a motto: "I only have this one child, so I have to spend money when necessary!"
Therefore, Sanbao Children's Clothing Store has been doing good business since its opening. There is no need for much promotion as parents will bring their children to the store and buy a whole set of clothes. Especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching, the sales of the children's clothing store sometimes even exceed that of a Huamei branch.
On the other hand, Bai Ting, who has tasted the sweetness of the clothing business, also plans to open another branch before the New Year. She has already found a store, and the warehouse is full of new winter clothes.
She calculated that the net profit of the clothing store "Xinting" alone was about 100,000 last year after deducting various costs. As long as she opened a few more stores and expanded the stalls, she could make millions soon and have enough money to do bigger business in the south.
The clothing business makes money, but the most profitable business is still real estate.
In the 1980s, I invested in real estate, bought several pieces of land, built houses and sold them. After that, I could just lie at home and make more money than I could count.
Bai Ting had a good idea here, but she didn't know if God was deliberately against her. The clothing store with a warehouse full of goods suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night. The clothes inside were burnt to ashes, and all the money she invested was burned to ashes overnight.
"Comrade Bai Ting, based on the on-site investigation, it seems that someone deliberately set the fire. Think carefully about whether you have had any conflicts with anyone recently."
After investigating the scene, the public security comrades tried to find clues from the store owner.
Although there have been many public security incidents recently, arson is a particularly serious and vicious incident. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured. However, in the absence of witnesses or evidence, the investigation is somewhat difficult.
Bai Ting was also surprised to hear that someone had deliberately set the fire. She thought about it carefully and shook her head: "No, I just came back from the south last week. I have been busy with the opening of a new store recently. I have hardly interacted with anyone. It is impossible for me to offend anyone."
The public security officer frowned and continued to ask, "What about before? Did you have any arguments or conflicts with anyone?"
"Really not." Bai Ting was very sure. She had to be very careful when doing business alone. The dispute she had with someone last year was a wake-up call for her. She was very careful when dealing with people afterwards.
Besides, that man was sentenced to three years in prison for speculation last year and must still be in prison now. It is impossible for him to retaliate against her.
"Comrade Public Security, is it possible that it was done by a colleague?"
Bai Ting stood at the door of her own store and saw that the door of "Hua Mei" across the street was still open and some customers were coming out after buying clothes.
"You mean the Huamei Clothing Store?" The police officer followed her gaze and said objectively, "We will investigate this, don't worry."
The news that the "Xinting" clothing store was maliciously set on fire has been on the headlines of newspapers for several days in a row. The police are doing their best to investigate, but they have no clues. Tenants, residents and individual business owners in the nearby streets have all been questioned, but no one could have noticed any movement in a clothing store in the middle of the night, let alone during the holidays.
Although the proprietress Xinting is pretty, she is also arrogant. She doesn’t usually interact with the surrounding self-employed people. Everyone is doing business to make money. It is impossible to do such a bad thing just because someone is arrogant. That will cost you. Prison food!
As for gorgeousness, that is even more impossible.
Although it is competition among peers, people really don't take "Xinting" seriously.
This year, Huamei and Xinting were not the only two stores doing clothing business in Beijing. Near the main Huamei store in the central area alone, many individual clothing shops suddenly popped up. It would be great for everyone to make money in a stable way, so who would be foolish enough to do something that would only dig their own grave?
After the police's visit, they also ruled out the possibility that Bai Ting had listed Huamei's boss as the number one suspect.
"Meiyun, you should be more careful about your clothing store recently. Look at the newspapers, there are arson, robbery, and theft. Try not to leave too much cash in the store, and don't open too late at night. I'm reminding all the employees in your store that personal safety is the most important."
When Mr. Lu saw the news in the newspaper that the Xin Ting clothing store was maliciously set on fire, he was a little worried.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I will pay attention."
Liu Meiyu also saw the news. If she hadn’t seen the news, she would have almost forgotten about Bai Ting.
This person was just like her. After graduation, he gave up the job assigned by Huaqing and devoted himself to self-employment. I just heard recently that when he was preparing to open a second branch, the store was deliberately set on fire.
It’s quite unlucky when you think about it.
However, there is one thing that Liu Meiyu has always been curious about: how Bai Ting made up her mind to ignore Huaqing's assignment and concentrate on being a self-employed business owner.
According to her understanding, there were only a small number of graduates from the Huaqing Economics Department, and as the country was formally engaged in construction and development, all units were vying for college graduates. Even if Bai Ting did poorly in her professional courses, as long as she graduated successfully, she should be able to be assigned to a very good unit even if she returned to her place of residence.
Even if she doesn't want to go back to her hometown to work, it is not impossible for her to stay in Beijing and get a job in a not-so-good unit if she tries to make ends meet.
But Bai Ting resolutely chose to be a self-employed person, which surprised her.
She decided to give up the distribution because she had traveled through time and knew the economic development trend in the next few decades. If she was born and raised in this era, she would know nothing and follow the national policy to cross the river by feeling the stones, then she would never choose this path.
Just as Principal Zeng and others could not understand herself, Liu Meiyu also found it difficult to understand Bai Ting's thoughts.
Unless... Bai Ting is just like her, and was not born and raised in this era!
Although this possibility is mysterious and difficult to accept, it is still a one in ten million possibility, so Liu Meiyu has to take it into consideration.
She herself can travel through time inexplicably, so why can't others do it?
"What are you thinking about? You're so absorbed in it. I can't even hear you."
When Lu Changzheng entered the bedroom, he saw his wife sitting on the bed in a daze with a very expressive face.
"Thinking about the store, what did you ask me to do just now?" Liu Meiyu came to her senses and answered casually.
Bai Ting herself wasn't sure whether she had traveled through time or not, so she decided not to torture Lu Changzheng with her wild imagination.
As Lu Changzheng took off his clothes, he said, "Oh, nothing. Grandpa just called me to his study and told me that he was allowed to attend a party during the Chinese New Year and that he could bring his family. I just wanted to ask you if it was the party you told me about last time."
"Spring Festival Gala!" Liu Meiyun stood up instantly, her face full of joy: "Can our family go?"
"Sure, I've received the notice." Lu Changzheng nodded. Seeing his wife so happy, he wondered, "Is there anything different about the party? You're so excited."
Of course, Liu Meiyun was excited to be able to be a live audience member on CCTV Spring Festival Gala. She never had such an opportunity in her previous life, and they didn't sell tickets.
And speaking of the Spring Festival Gala, Liu Meiyu's mind suddenly came up with the idea of sponsoring the Spring Festival Gala.
She remembered that there was no advertising sponsorship for the first Spring Festival Gala in 1983. The first sponsor of the Spring Festival Gala was in 1984, from a domestic watch brand called "Combas". This brand then monopolized the midnight time announcement of the Spring Festival Gala for nearly ten years and became a household name in the 1980s.
Liu Meiyun also wants to bring gorgeous clothes to the Spring Festival Gala. Even if there is no advertising space, it would be good to let the hosts or stars wear one or two gorgeous clothes.
Lu Changzheng was already used to Liu Meiyun's enthusiasm for career development. In addition to supporting her, he also had to worry about other aspects for her: "There's nothing going on at the contracted land recently. I called Zhong Xingguo this morning and asked him to bring two people to your clothing store to keep an eye on it for a while. The arsonist at Xinting's place hasn't been caught yet, and I'm worried."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Liu Meiyu nodded. When it came to safety, she chose to completely obey Captain Lu's arrangements.
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