In May 1983, Wang Gang's Yanyu Shoe Mall opened. The four-story shoe mall was the first in the 49 cities.
On the day of the opening, Wang Gang held a grand ceremony. Not only did he invite district leaders to cut the ribbon, he also recruited 30 young and beautiful salespeople to wear uniform clothes to welcome guests.
That scene was rare in the Forty-Nine Cities, and it quickly attracted many people to watch.
More than 30 young salesmen, trained by Wang Gang personally, carry some refreshments and greet everyone they see, always keeping a smile on their faces.
Three days before the opening, all products in the shoe store are on sale at a 20% discount.
Wang Gang only showed up during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening. The rest of the time he stayed in the general manager's office, entertaining the leaders and Lou Xiao'e and her parents.
This time the shoe store opened, Lou’s father and Lou’s mother attended as guests of Hong Kong businessmen, and even the district leaders paid great attention to it.
Several people had a meal at Chuanxiang Mansion at noon, and the leader went to work in the afternoon, while Wang Gang sent Lou Xiaoe and his family home.
The Lou family's small foreign-style building has been returned, and Lou Xiao'e spent money to repair it, but none of the Lou family will live there permanently.
Father Lou returned to Sijiucheng just to remember his hometown and meet old friends.
Especially when he saw that his former business partners had been tortured for ten years, Lou's father felt even more grateful for Wang Gang's help back then.
Lou's father was getting older and his health was getting worse, so the family business was handed over to Lou Xiao'e.
Lou Xiao'e has lived up to expectations and has become a standout in just a few years.
After Wang Gang's shoe store opened, business was very good, with a daily turnover of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, but he became even busier.
Shoe City is his own business and he has not let anyone participate in the business. Originally, he planned to rope in Zhao Zihao and He Yuzhu, but unfortunately they were guarding their own one-third of an acre and did not want to bother.
Wang Gang could only pull He Yuyu, the couple worked hard together, and entrusted the child to Li Shufen.
Fortunately, Wang Yan is already in elementary school, and Ran Qiuye can help, so Wang Gang and He Yuyu can let go.
In June 1984, Wang Gang took over a piece of land next to the shoe city, bulldozed the original dilapidated building, and built a four-story building, preparing to open a clothing mall.
There was no need to publicize this time. When Yanyu Clothing City opened, the scene was even more lively than the opening of Shoe City. Many people flocked to the clothing store.
Wang Gang set up a T stage on the first floor of the clothing city. Models walked the catwalk every day. This format was unique and it immediately became the focus. It even appeared in newspapers, giving Wang Gang free publicity.
Some people think that the models on the catwalk are immoral and have strong opinions.
Some people think this form is very novel and even bring their whole family to watch it.
Anyway, the Yan Yu brand was completely launched and became quite popular in Sijiu City.
On the other hand, Sichuan Xiangfu opened a branch in Sijiucheng, and it continued to be run by He Yuzhu's apprentice, maintaining a very high standard.
He Yuzhu's reputation in the chef community in Sijiucheng is also growing, and many established restaurants invite him to share his successful experiences.
This satisfied He Yuzhu's great vanity, and he usually walked back to the courtyard much more briskly.
Most of the neighbors in the courtyard knew that He Yuzhu had made a fortune, and many people came to ask for jobs.
Among them were the two Jia sisters, Xiaodang and Huaihua.
These two girls did not continue their studies after graduating from elementary school. Mrs. Jia and Zhang refused to pay for the tuition. In addition, Bangge came back from the countryside and wanted a house to get married, so Mrs. Jia and Zhang forced the two little girls to go out to find jobs.
The two children were also pitiful. They had to bear the burden of the family at a young age. He Yuzhu, with his kindness, recruited them to work in the kitchen and gave them a basic salary.
Xiaodang and Sophora japonica were very up to date, worked very hard, and were not afraid of hardship or fatigue. After Wang Gang inspected them for a period of time, he transferred them to the shoe market to sell shoes.
Being a salesperson comes with a commission salary, and commissions are earned if each monthly task is met. Xiaodang and Huaihua worked hard, and soon became gold medal salesmen in the shoe city, and the salary was not low.
As for the other people in the courtyard, it was not that Wang Gang had not given them a chance, but most of them probably thought they knew the boss and were always lazy and slippery at work. Wang Gang did not get used to it and simply let them go.
Later, the neighbors in the courtyard said bad things about He Yuzhu, but could He Yuzhu's mouth be used to them? He just said it back, causing the relationship between neighbors to gradually deteriorate.
All this actually has nothing to do with Wang Gang. He is too busy and has too many business matters.
At the end of 1984, Wang Gang and He Yuyu checked their accounts and found that their family's savings had exceeded one million.
Wang Gang is not a person who can keep money. When he has money, he wants to invest in business.
After driving through the clothing city and shoe city, Wang Gang took a fancy to electrical appliances again.
There were not many types of electrical appliances in the 1980s, and even an electric fan was a big item, but there was still a lot of profit.
Wang Gang tried to contact some manufacturers, but couldn't get an agent, so he had to give up.
Most of today's electrical appliance manufacturers are public entities and do not cooperate with private parties at all.
Wang Gang felt uncomfortable holding so much money in his hands, so he later planned to invest in real estate.
The first modern community in Forty-Nine City has been decided. It will be located near Fangjiazhuang on the edge of the second ring road, only seven kilometers away from Tiananmen Square, and will be named Fangzhuang Community.
Wang Gang went to inspect it. Although it is very desolate now, it will be a key development project in Sijiu City in the future.
Fangzhuang Community not only builds small-sized buildings, but also has single-family villa projects.
This project is still in the planning stage, but Wang Gang knows the leaders in the district and has received accurate answers. The Fangjiazhuang Aboriginal people have also begun relocation work. They will start bidding only when everything goes well.
Naturally, Wang Gang couldn't participate in the bidding with this little money, but he still had no problem buying a villa.
What made Wang Gang depressed later was that the money was not spent.
Because the Fangzhuang project was stopped, city leaders held a meeting and decided to relocate some of the demolished households to Fangzhuang, which made the project progress slowly.
Wang Gang had money and no place to spend it, so he felt miserable all day long.
Later, when Wang Gang was reading the newspaper, he suddenly saw a piece of news saying that Volkswagen had cooperated with China to launch its first model, Santana.
If you can’t buy a house, then buy a car!
Then Wang Gang became the first owner of Santana in Forty-Nine City, and even got a license plate with a very good number.
After many years, Wang Gang finally drove a car again, and it was his own car.
After getting a car, Wang Gang became even busier, and plans to open branches in other places were also put on the agenda.
But something happened at Zhao Zihao's family at this time.
When Wang Gang drove to the hospital in a hurry, he saw Zhao Zihao squatting in the hospital corridor, holding his head, looking annoyed.
"What's wrong with you? Has Sister Niu's cancer returned?" Wang Gang asked hurriedly.
Zhao Zihao said painfully: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."
Later, Zhao Zihao's son Zhao Duojin came to the hospital, and Wang just understood what happened!
Zhao Zihao found a mistress, who was still a salesperson in the store, and was caught and raped by Niu Meilan in bed. As a result, Niu Meilan didn't even come up and went straight to the hospital.
Niu Meilan never got up this time.
After his mother died, Zhao Duojin was very sad and angry. He did not forgive Zhao Zihao and even refused to let him attend the funeral.
Zhao Zihao was also very upset, drinking all day long, and the business in the store plummeted.
After this incident, He Yuyu became even more concerned about Wang Gang and even followed him on business trips, fearing that he would find a woman.