Chapter 587
Su Miao looked at Shi Guowei sincerely: "Uncle Shi, can you help us find out if that person still has the stocks and whether he is willing to sell them?"
Shi Guowei put down his wine glass with a slight click, then took out a leather business card holder from the inside pocket of his coat.
He took out a yellowed business card, handed it to Su Miao, and said:
"This is Lao Liu, the logistics manager of Yuyuan Shopping Mall. He's a long-time employee, and his wife and children also work at Yuyuan.
After the restructuring in 1987, he worked as a logistics manager there. In 1988, the company issued shares, and his family of four received a total of 300 shares.
Last month he asked me out for a drink and he mentioned that his two sons were grown up and had boyfriends, and the small house they lived in now did not allow for marriage.
He is preparing to retire and wants to cash out his stocks to see if he can buy two more houses for his sons to get married with his savings.
Because I had helped him a lot before, he found me first when he had stocks to sell. I didn't raise the price too much, just sold them at the scalper's purchase price of 150 per share.
But stocks are something you can't see or touch, and their ups and downs are entirely determined by the market. As someone in the manufacturing industry, I don't know much about this. I've asked many people around me, and they're all taking a wait-and-see approach, so I didn't buy from him."
Su Miao pondered for a moment and thought that since he was going to ask others for help, he should not hide many things and should be frank:
"It's normal for everyone to be on the sidelines. After all, the establishment of the Shanghai Stock Exchange is still just a 'progress' announcement in the newspapers. People don't understand this sector well and are unsure about its prospects.
But today when we went to the Jing'an branch, there was already a fierce competition there. Uncle Ming said that this situation has only started to appear in the past six months. The number of people doing stock trading before was a fraction of what it is now.
This proves that some people have begun to discover the business opportunities there. Now is the last moment to "get on board". I think it will be impossible to buy it soon.
Especially when the Shanghai Stock Exchange is officially established and the stock market begins to take off, more and more people will flock in. By then, if you buy in at a high price, the profit margin will be smaller than if you buy in now."
Su Yuanzheng, who was standing by, nodded repeatedly as he listened, his face full of pride.
Shi Guowei and Zhu Guoming put down their chopsticks and looked at Su Miao with interest, as if they had gotten to know this young girl all over again, their eyes full of surprise and admiration.
"Hearing you say that, I've opened up a new idea. How about this, I'll go back and contact Lao Liu to see if he still has the stocks. If he does, I'll arrange for you guys to come out and check it out.
However, the market has suddenly become hot recently, and the price should be higher than before, this..."
Su Miao continued, "We can increase the price, as long as it's not higher than the scalper's price. It's also more secure to buy directly from Yuyuan's employees."
"Great! She's so bold and daring at such a young age! She's so generous! Her future is immeasurable. Brother Yuanzheng, you've raised your daughter so well! I'll have to learn from you in the future, and I'll also focus on training my two brats." Shi Guowei couldn't help but admire.
Su Yuanzheng quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Shi, you are too polite. I haven't read much, so how can I understand the theory of raising children? The main thing is for the children to do well on their own.
I just insist on being a strong support for my children. When they need me, I will go without hesitation; when they don't need me, I will definitely not hold them back. "
Shi Guowei looked at him with admiration and said:
"You're good at this. You're clear-headed! I think so too, but I can't really do it in reality. Whenever I see them doing something, I always think it's not right and want to give them some pointers. Now they think I'm annoying as hell."
In the next half, the three fathers enthusiastically discussed parenting, and Su Miao had no chance to get a word in.
The next day at noon, Shi Guowei helped them make an appointment with Lao Liu to meet in an antique teahouse, and he and Zhu Guoming also came along.
After a round of greetings, Lao Liu clearly stated that he still had 200 shares, and then talked about the company's share allotment in previous years.
Old Liu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said slowly, "A few years ago, it was changed to a joint-stock system, and we didn't know what it meant at the time.
When it came time to allot shares, the publicity department explained that there were different allocation criteria based on employee rank. After subscribing, everyone would become a shareholder of the company. The better the company develops, the more valuable our shares will be.
He took another sip of tea and continued to recall:
"At the time, it seemed like ordinary employees were allocated 30-50 shares each, mid-level managers were allocated 80-100 shares, and senior leaders were allocated 150-200 shares each, with each share worth 100 yuan."
Su Yuanzheng asked, "Did all the employees buy it? With their own money?"
Old Liu smiled bitterly and said, "Oh! Isn't it my own money? If it was given away for free, wouldn't everyone be scrambling to get it? Of course, the company also gave me some as a gift. I paid 70% myself, and the remaining 30% was paid from...oh! The company welfare fund paid for it.
It also said that those whose families are in financial difficulty are allowed to pay in installments, and the subscription funds can be deducted directly from their wages in installments, up to a maximum of three years.
However, many people at that time couldn't understand why they had to spend such hard-earned money to buy a piece of paper that they didn't know whether it was useful or not.
The Propaganda Department went door to door to do the work. Many of the people in the unit were old employees, and many of them bought the money with the mentality that the money was to support the unit's construction and might not be recovered in the future.
In order to meet targets, some departments implemented compulsory apportionment and withheld bonuses for those who did not accept subscriptions.
Even so, nearly 20% of employees refused to subscribe, and this part of the indicator was absorbed by the unit leaders.
My wife and I are considered mid-level managers, and together with our two sons, we subscribed to a total of 300 shares. We sold 100 shares at the end of last year, leaving us with 200 shares.
Everyone nodded. They only knew about the internal share allocation of "Yuyuan" but had never known the details.
Shi Guowei smiled and said, "That's true. Not everyone has that much spare money. Forced apportionment is indeed due to employee complaints."
"It's more than just complaining."
Old Liu lowered his voice and said, "At the time, many of us thought this was a disguised fundraising operation and that the leadership was going to make a mistake! However, it's been a few years now, and nothing has happened. But we still think it's a good idea to take advantage of the price increase and make a profit."
Su Miao thought for a moment and asked, "Uncle Liu, the stock price has started to rise now, and even the black market is buying stocks. Haven't you thought about waiting a little longer?"
Old Liu sighed, looking a little confused:
"I was actually hesitant before, but after discussing it with my family, we felt that the current profits have far exceeded our expectations. We shouldn't be too greedy, so it's a good idea to sell now.
The key is that the market has suddenly become hot, and we're feeling uneasy, afraid that once the craze passes, policies will start to suppress it again. We don't want to take that risk, so we'd better cash out as soon as possible to feel at ease."
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