The days passed in a hurry, time passed unconsciously, and 88 years have passed quickly. Zhao Hong also walked out of his teenage years and stepped into the most beautiful youth years of his life, and he was already able to hold a newly issued ID card and finally grew up.

In January of 89, in the cold wind of deep winter, Zhao Hong sat in front of the window, listening to the radio and sipping hot tea.

The life at home is plain and warm, not rich but improved, occasionally I can eat meat, a love egg a day, plus a small amount of exercise every day, Zhao Hong's physical and mental state is very good. The learning situation is also proceeding in a step-by-step manner. Looking forward to the test of the upcoming final exam.

News and information features are broadcast on the radio. "In 1988, China's national economy developed in the process of deepening reform and speeding up opening up to the outside world, its economic strength was further enhanced, foreign economic exchanges were expanded, and new developments were made in education, science and technology, culture and health.

The main problems in the development of the national economy are: excessive social demand, the contradiction between total supply and demand and the structural contradiction have intensified, prices have risen excessively, and obvious inflation has appeared. In the fourth quarter, various localities and departments have done a lot of work and achieved a lot of results in implementing the policy of improving the economic environment and rectifying the economic order. …… In 1988, the total industrial output value was 1,810 billion yuan, an increase of 20.7 percent over the previous year, and 1,518.1 billion yuan, an increase of 17.7 percent, excluding industries at and below the village level. In the total industrial output value, industries owned by the whole people increased by 12.7 percent, industries under collective ownership increased by 28.8 percent (including 35 percent for rural industries), individual industries increased by 46 percent, and industries owned by Sino-foreign joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperatives, and wholly foreign-owned enterprises increased by 97 percent.

In 1988, the development of young industries accelerated, with a total output value of 895 billion yuan, an increase of 22.6% over the previous year. Light industry, which mainly uses non-agricultural products as raw materials, has grown rapidly, and various high-grade durable consumer goods have grown even faster. Heavy industry also developed at a relatively high rate, with a total output value of 915 billion yuan, an increase of 18.8 percent over the previous year. Among them, the growth of the processing industry is even faster, greatly exceeding the growth of the energy and raw material industries, resulting in the further aggravation of the structural contradictions in industrial production. ……”

In the past, Zhao Hong didn't understand why he watched these news broadcasts, but after many years of work experience, he understood a lot.

First of all, it is by far the best way to get information about society as a whole. Comparing it with the actual situation around you can give you a more accurate picture of the current situation of the whole society, rather than the current world. Do not sit in a well and look at the sky, for a leaf does not obscure the forest.

Even if you haven't seen a pig run, you've heard of it. There is information that could be more accurate about how something is going on.

For example, the price increase is more than 50% in daily life, and more than 20% in the exam, indicating that the price of food has risen the fastest, while other durable goods will not have so much. The reason for applying for the exam has also been told, right, is it accurate?

Secondly, the price hike was mentioned many times in the application, and the masses rushed to buy it. It shows that everyone has noticed that prices are rising and the currency is depreciating rapidly. However, the criticism mentioned in the application but did not stop it, indicating that the state intends to let prices rise, but it cannot exceed a certain range.

For small people like Zhao Hong, not only do they need to make money, but they also need to buy more things that can appreciate in value and less large consumer goods that quickly depreciate.

Third, the way to find a way to make money can also be roughly determined. There are definitely more opportunities in fast-growing industries. Those that can be participated in are determined.

As the saying goes, men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.

As long as you choose the right industry, the average person can at least earn an income above the average. If you can actively participate in it, during the period of rapid development of the entire industry, individuals will also have a lot of opportunities to obtain profits far beyond ordinary people.

For example, at the beginning of the new century, when the real estate explosion occurred, there used to be a salesperson in the sales department who earned money in a month that others might only earn in a lifetime. Although it is not a long-term solution, it is essential for the initial development of life and career.

And some people are diligent, serious and hard work for most of their lives, and have won many honors. However, with the development of society, the recession of the industry, the decline or even bankruptcy of enterprises, the reduction of wages at work, and the possibility of losing jobs, life is extremely difficult.

It's easy to say, and it can be good to sing. It's really a tragedy to start all over again!

It is clear from political books that historical development has its own inherent laws, and only people and things that conform to the laws of nature can develop and prosper. Productivity is the most important foundation for the development of society.

All people and things that don't fit in will gradually die.

Different industries arise at different levels of productivity. It will inevitably arise with the development of society, develop, prosper, decline, and even die.

The faster the domestic economy develops, the more industries will decline, and the more emerging industries will be.

Of course, Zhao Hong knows this, the best dare not ask for luxury, and it is enough to be better and suitable for himself.

Tea tasting in the afternoon sun is the most suitable way to think about life and ideals slowly, and it would be more pleasant if there were three or two friends who could discuss it. The final exam ended quickly in tension and anticipation, and Zhao Hong's overall score did not change much, but Zhao Hong himself felt that the basic knowledge was much more solid.

The basic knowledge of Chinese is slowly accumulated, English is not much of a blind guess, there is basically no problem with mathematics, physics and chemistry, and geometry problems can only rely on more exercises. The overall class ranking remains the same, and it is still third, but the grade ranking has reached 12th. If it weren't for the inconsistency between the progress of the political exam and my own review this time, I would have taken a few more points and steadily entered about 5.

Zhao Hong is more satisfied, the further he learns, the more difficult it is to improve. In fact, the desired goal has been achieved. And except for political chemistry, the other courses have ended, and the rest is review, that is, the results of the high school entrance examination have basically not changed.

The winter vacation is only 15 days, and there are make-up classes at other times. Zhao Hong still hopes to hurry up and earn another amount of money, last summer's income spent a lot, and the rest is far from enough for Zhao Hong's next goal, and he and his family still need a lot of money this semester. My brother's graduation internship design. My sister's living expenses for the start of school, my own revision materials and exam registration fees, etc.

The efficiency of the parents' unit is getting worse and worse, and this year's situation and policies have a bad trend, the father is better as a skilled worker, and the mother is not so good as a general worker, and it is very likely that part of the salary will be paid on vacation. Maybe it's time to find a way out for your mother. Directly talking about going to be a trader, it is estimated that my mother does not have so much courage, my mother has almost never read, or learned to read in an illiteracy class after working, there is no problem with simple addition, subtraction and multiplication, and there must be something wrong with a complicated one. And in addition to going to work or going home, I have no money and rarely go shopping for decades. The most familiar is the price of rice, oil and salt. The rest is basically unknown.

On the day when the prince of the twenty-third stove of the lunar month went down to earth, Zhao Hong's make-up class ended, and the winter vacation life began.

What Zhao Hong is going to do this time is a special business for the New Year's Festival. With the increase of people's income and the strict implementation of the national one-child policy, children have become precious treasures, the best food, the best clothing, and the best ....... The eyes of the whole family are focused on the child, so the child's business at this stage is also very good. Especially entertainment products for children's New Year.

What Zhao Hong is going to sell is balloons. It can be called a classic profiteering industry.

Zhao Hong has already inquired and specifically inspected the purchase channels of materials. It's cheaper than I expected, and it's a huge profit that can be imagined.

In the evening, while the family was watching TV, I went to the kitchen to discuss with my sister who was washing the dishes.

"Sister, is college good?"

My sister said with her eyebrows fluttering, "College life is so beautiful. Freedom, lots of entertainment, lots of activities, and lots of friends to communicate with. Very happy. ”

"Money is tight, don't you want to earn some pocket money?" Zhao Hongli tempted.

When my sister heard that she didn't have to pay the principal, but a few days ago, at most the first two or three days of the Lunar New Year, there was 10 yuan a day, so she immediately agreed. Anyway, there is not much place to go for the New Year, and my parents only returned to their hometown after the New Year, mainly because they were worried about the money to go home to buy gifts, there were many relatives, many children, and the family economy has been tight and has not gone back. There is no need to go to relatives, and my sister and Zhao Hong have a lot of time. Make an appointment to sell balloons together the next day.

Zhao Hong did not tell his sister the purchase price of the balloon, and was prepared to distribute some profits according to work.

The next day, after breakfast, I went out with a few bags of balloons, large and small, of all colors, shapes, and specially bought pumps.

It's almost the New Year, the streets and roads are full of people who are ready to buy New Year's goods, adults and children have, regardless of rich or poor, they have to buy some delicious food that they are usually reluctant to buy during the New Year, and they have to buy a new dress all year round, and they are all festive when they go out.

Zhao Hong and his sister came to the vicinity of the most prosperous traditional commercial street in the city, set up a stall, played balloons, pulled a rope in the middle of the tree, tied the balloons with a thin wire and hung them on the rope, and blew more than a dozen balloons of various kinds in a while, and hung together very beautifully.

Five cents are small, medium is a dollar, and a meter in diameter is two dollars. As soon as it was hung up, someone came to ask for the price, and some adults were very happy to pay for the goods, and the children naturally laughed; some adults hesitated a little, and the children's cries immediately sounded. Expensive? But it's not cheap either. Even if the salary has just risen, the average person only has a salary of 70.~80, and only some units have a salary of more than 100, and even have a welfare bonus at the end of the year. But it's not very expensive, and people's New Year's money has risen to 10 yuan.

Very busy, my sister was collecting money in front to greet people, Zhao Hong was playing balloons vigorously in the back, thanks to the enough preparations, a bag of at least 50 large, 100 medium, 200 small, until lunchtime, the number of people to buy gradually decreased.

My sister's voice was hoarse, and Zhao Hong's arm was swollen when he hit the balloon.

Go home, I can't do it, it's crazy. Zhao Hong was a little scared, he sold it for 1,000 yuan in one morning, it was too scary! The profit of the balloon was very high, and 1,000 yuan had at least 900 yuan of profit. The purchase price of the small one is only 1.6 cents, the medium one is 2.8 cents, and the large one is only a dime and a half.

Go home, you have to go home. Ready to sell for a day, there is still a day left, and the result is sold out in one morning. Come home!