In August 1980, two milestone events occurred in China's economic field.

First, the National Conference on Labor and Employment was held in Beijing.

The meeting announced that the appropriate development of the individual economy should be encouraged and supported, and that all law-abiding individual workers should be respected by the society.

Since then, the legal status of self-employed workers has been officially recognized by the state.

Second, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou in GD Province and Xiamen in FJ Province were officially approved to establish SEZs.

Therefore, it is from this time that the number of people practicing stalls and doing business on the streets of the country began to increase day by day.

Although there are doubts about the stability of national policies.

However, people's desire for wealth, the wisdom and strength radiated by it, began to push the door to wealth one by one desperately.

However, we must also admit that the opening policy cannot be implemented in one step, and it is still not easy to truly obtain wealth, and we still face many institutional obstacles.

As a special economic zone, how to break through the geographical population limit, attract talents for the local area, and absorb enough labor force has become a top priority.

The self-employed are also eager to "loosen" the scope of business.

For the first people to set foot in the business sea, the days when they could make money by purely trading commodities without having to participate in processing work themselves were still a luxury.

At the same time, outside the Jianguo Gate of the capital, a construction site has been quietly started for almost two months.

This is not the residential improvement project that is currently blooming everywhere in Beijing, but the construction site of the first joint venture hotel jointly built by China and the United States, the Jianguo Hotel.

No one can foresee how the completion of this foreign-funded hotel will have a huge impact on the traditional hotel industry and the future appearance of the city in Beijing, and what a positive inspiration it will bring.

It was against the background of this era that in mid-August, Ning Weimin took the letter of introduction issued by Lan Zheng and came to the Chongwenmen Hotel to report.

As for why Ning Weimin still chose to work here.

In addition to the advantages of Chongwenmen Hotel that he had considered at the beginning, there are now two more reasons.

The first is that he learned the specific situation of the Chongwenmen Hotel from Mi Xiaoran's mouth.

He is very satisfied with the relaxed management and easy work there.

The second is that he took the initiative to talk to Lan Zheng and won a promise of preferential treatment.

That is, he hopes to be assigned to the front desk like Mi Xiaoran and do reception work.

There is no doubt that this is almost the cleanest and most decent job in the hospitality industry.

Doing this not only minimizes the side effects of working in the service industry, but also makes it more nourishing than being randomly assigned to any other department.

For Ning Weimin, who just wants to mix for two years and make a transition, it is naturally wonderful.

As for Lan Zheng, don't look at the level, it's just a sub-section level, but the real power is quite large.

You know, this year, whether it is a hotel, a restaurant, or maintenance, printing and dyeing, hairdressing, and a bathhouse.

As long as it is a service industry, it is under the jurisdiction of the service company.

Lan Zheng is equivalent to completely controlling the personnel scheduling rights of all units in the district.

Wherever he goes, he belongs to the third-level existence of the official university.

That's it, it's too easy to do.

He didn't even have to show up, he just dialed the phone in the office and said hello.

So with his care, Ning Weimin reported to work smoothly, and was assigned to the front desk as he wished.

The manager of the front desk is a woman in her thirties named Huang Suqin.

Almost all the people at the front desk affectionately call her Sister Qin.

The first time she saw Ning Weimin, she had a good impression.

If nothing else, one is that most of the front desk is female, and there are few men themselves.

Second, no matter what era it is, most people are also judged by their appearance.

Ning Weimin's appearance of Xiao Xianrou is easy to add points to him.

So after asking a few casual questions, Huang Suqin threw away the official language and joked with Ning Weimin very easily.

"Xiao Ning, the situation at our front desk is that yin is prosperous and yang is declining, there are many women. In the future, you will have to take on more responsibilities to catch up with the hard work. ”

Ning Weimin also felt that this Qin sister was very kind-hearted and had no fight, so she hurriedly agreed.

"That's as it should be. Rest assured, it's all right. ”

In this way, Huang Suqin was even happier, thought about it and asked again.

"Hey, are you having trouble working the night shift? 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.?"

This Ning Weimin didn't expect it.

Staying up late hurts the body, and the key is to cover the time spent in the ghost market.

He was really a little unhappy, but it was not good to refuse directly, so he hesitated and asked more.

"What do you mean...... Do you want me to work night shifts for a long time? Do you have shift shifts?"

"That's right, there are shift shifts, a month of night shifts, and a month of day shifts. And the night shift is subsidized. ”

Huang Suqin looked at Ning Weimin expectantly, and after a preliminary explanation, he made further additions.

"The biggest practical difficulty in our front desk department is that there are more women and fewer men. You know, it's certainly not as convenient for women to work night shifts as you guys. If you ...... later"

Now Ning Weimin really understands Huang Suqin's hardships.

After thinking about it, I think it's actually okay.

After all, I am a newcomer, after all, this is the actual objective situation, after all, there is no perfect good thing.

If you don't even share this little thing for the leader, it's a bit unreasonable, so I nodded.

"Okay, no problem. It's up to you. ”

The words were so happy, Ning Weimin felt that he had to respond anyway, so he didn't look awkward.

In this way, Huang Suqin smiled with great satisfaction.

"Okay, let's go to the political work group for a while, and then go to the logistics department to get work clothes and get the locker key. It's all done, let's go eat first. Come back to me in the afternoon, and I'll arrange a master for you. ”

In this way, Ning Weimin officially became an employee of Chongwenmen Hotel.

Transferring files or something, it's all a business-to-business matter.

The unit will take the initiative to contact the street, so there is no need for him to worry about it.

As long as it does not involve violations and crimes, it is certain that it will pass the political trial.

Onboarding is necessary, but it's not too much of a hassle.

In fact, it was a person from the political work group who gave Ning Weimin a lecture on political requirements and service norms.

This is the equivalent of the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Personnel Training in the future.

The political demands still carry the legacy of the sixties and seventies.

It is necessary to "heighten vigilance, pay attention to the movements of class enemies, strictly guard against sabotage and troublemaking by all class enemies, and do a good job in preventing fire, special products, and theft." ”

The service etiquette and procedures are far simpler than Ning Weimin imagined.

First of all, it is nothing more than a matter of personal hygiene.

It is required not to perm hair, not to grow long hair, and to keep nails clean.

And then there are some words and deeds.

For example, "do not pick your teeth, pick your ears, pick your nose, rub your eyes, do not trim your nails, stretch your waist, sneeze in front of guests, and cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief as a last resort." ”

"When walking in the corridor and hall, it is not allowed to rush to parallel with the guests, and it is not allowed to make loud noises when working, and it is not allowed to make noise or chat in groups, and the guests are not allowed to come forward to listen to the interjection. ”

"Respect the customs and habits of guests, and take the initiative to take care of the old, weak, sick and disabled without exceeding the principle. Do not pick up gold, and do not keep the discarded items of guests privately. ”

What is more interesting is that as a hotel employee, there is also an obligation to supervise guests and prevent "misdeeds" of guests.

In order to prevent the occurrence of "hooliganism".

The political work group asked Ning Weimin to report it in time once he found out about the private stay of female guests.

He also specifically told him that in the future, for the guests staying in the name of husband and wife, they must do a good job in verifying the marriage certificate.

This should be regarded as a special feature of the times.

In short, in less than an hour, Ning Weimin can be regarded as "graduated".

Not to mention, the ordinary white uniform, black pants, and black leather shoes issued by the logistics department are even more handsome when worn on him.

is stunned than those warblers and swallows at the front desk.

The eyes of all the opposite sex who saw him lit up.

This may be because Ning Weimin usually dresses too casually.

A little pinching will have an obvious effect.

So much so that at noon, Mi Xiaoran took Ning Weimin to dinner.

He and Mi Xiaoran's side quickly attracted all the people in the front desk.

These future female colleagues all took the initiative to joke with Ning Weimin and inquire about his situation.

It made him look like he had four or five sisters.

But what's even more embarrassing is that even Huang Suqin came to join in the fun with everyone later.

learned that Ning Weimin and Mi Xiaoran were neighbors, so she actually gave them the status of master and apprentice.

"Since you are so familiar with each other, well, during the training, Xiaoran will be your class master. In the afternoon, she'll tell you what to do. ”

As soon as he said this, Xiao Ran and Ning Weimin were stupid.

"Quick, call the master!"

"Scream, scream. ”

"Xiao Ning, Xiao Ran, why are you blushing?"

In the midst of a burst of laughter, Ning Weimin was caught in the urging and ridicule of fearing that the world would not be chaotic.

Suddenly, I had the feeling of falling into a hole in the coil.