Gao family.
Gao Anna was very happy after submitting her personal information. Although it was not a done deal, being able to be sent to the city for selection was already a matter of pride. She told her parents the news.
Gao Ma was very proud to hear this. "This is great news! I will go to your uncle's house tomorrow and tell them the news."
Gao's father suddenly said "Oh!" "It's probably useless to tell them. I heard that a teacher from No. 1 Middle School is also going to be selected. He is a very ambitious person. Xia Wei from our newspaper wrote a report on this matter. Look at how respectable his spirit is... If only Anna had gone to No. 1 Middle School back then."
"Learning from such smart and dedicated comrades, I am sure I will make rapid progress."
Gao's father works at a newspaper. Reporter Xia mentioned the student aid program of No. 1 Middle School. He was very impressed by the teacher Su Ye of the No. 1 Middle School.
Father Gao took out a newspaper and pointed it out to everyone, "Here, this is it."
They gathered together to read the newspaper. After reading the report, the Gao family's children looked embarrassed. "It seems that this teacher is quite responsible, but—"
“Sister Anna is also very nice!”
This is really a case of bringing up something that is not relevant. The person that Gao's father was referring to was Su Ye, who had corrupted Gao Anna's workplace, and his "heroic deeds" happened to be reported by Gao Anna.
Although Gao Anna's expression of surprise was not obvious, her tone was critical, and she said seriously:
"Dad, I don't think so. A teacher should be a good teacher. Su Ye is clearly acting like a capitalist!"
"What's the point of raising a bunch of kids to make money? Do students still need to study?"
Gao's mother glared at Gao's father and patted her daughter. "Anna is right! Teachers with capitalist ideas are not good. Your aunt has always treated you like her own daughter... Go and discuss this matter with your uncle tomorrow."
Among Gao Anna's relatives, the one who is doing the best is her cousin's family. She has always troubled them for everything, and even introduced jobs to them. For such things as awards and honors, it is definitely right to ask them for help!
Gao Anna's uncle, Gao Xiaoyang, was blinded by the profits reported in the report. This was money rolling in.
This project sponsors more than a dozen students and sells hundreds of watches a month. How profitable is this
He asked in surprise: "Ah, this... How did you come up with such a plan? You are quite smart. You know how to make money without letting the country investigate."
Gao Xiaoyang used to work in a chemical factory that specialized in plastic and glass products, which are very popular nowadays. Gao Xiaoyang was in charge of sales and transportation, so his salary was not low.
However, in the 1950s, the factory was a private joint venture, and there was no money to be made in the transportation position. Gao Xiaoyang, who was lazy and ate a lot, could not stand the hard work and resigned and stayed at home for several years. Even Gao Anna disliked him.
Gao Xiaoyang folded the newspaper and put it in his trouser pocket. He didn't even eat dinner. He grabbed two steamed buns and ran out of the house.
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One middle school.
Teacher He secretly found Su Ye and said, "I think I found someone imitating us to make refurbished machines. They are being sold on the streets these days."
Teacher He thought that only No. 1 Middle School had this technology, and it was the only one in the city. Unexpectedly, after the newspaper was published, "copycats" popped up like bamboo shoots overnight.
Su Ye didn't react much after hearing this, the only thought in his mind was "Finally it's here". People die for money and birds die for food. Selling watches privately is wrong, and selling food is a violation of the law. Isn't it time for a black market to emerge
Su Ye had long anticipated that the market would soon follow suit and take a piece of the pie, so he was well prepared.
said: "It's okay, let them do it, it won't bother us. Haven't we collected almost all the discarded watches? They can't collect so many watches... Besides, we won't sell watches in the future."
As he spoke, Su Ye calmly took out a plan from the cabinet and gave it to Teacher He.
"If you don't want to buy watches, what are you selling?" Teacher He almost wanted to wake Su Ye up. He originally wanted Su Ye to think of a solution, but he didn't expect that he would give up so recklessly
Su Ye replied without even looking up: "Selling services."
Teacher He's complaints were uncontrollably pouring out: This is a matter that earns several hundred yuan a month, how can you just say you don't want to do it? Even if you can't get any more bad watches, a mosquito is still a piece of meat... huh
When Teacher He saw the words on the plan, all the complaints in his mind immediately disappeared.
"Selling services? Trade in old for new?" This thought was like a depth charge, and it made Teacher He's mind go blank.
He read out a paragraph on the plan in surprise: "You can go to No. 1 Middle School to exchange your old watch for a good second-hand watch. An additional five yuan will be charged for the refurbishment fee."
"Faulty radios can also be sent to No. 1 Middle School for repair, and the price will be calculated based on the degree of damage."
Su Ye nodded, took a cup of tea and drank it, waiting patiently for Teacher He to finish reading the plan.
The concept of "trade-in" is a later concept, which is a sales promotion method. Used home appliances can be exchanged for similar products at a very low price in the store, and the old home appliances can be used as discount coupons.
This is a promotional method that was created to eliminate people's mentality of owning old products and not wanting to replace them with new ones. In essence, it still takes advantage of the Chinese people's thrifty nature.
Su Ye also took advantage of this trait and collected other people's broken watches. Discarded watches were unwanted by people, so it was not difficult to recycle them.
Use them to make refurbished watches and make a name for yourself. Then turn your attention to old watches, which is much simpler. There are many more people who own old watches than the former. If you can exchange them for a brand new watch at a very low price, or spend money to refurbish your own watch, why not do it
It is much easier to accept than having to sell your discarded watch at a low price and then spending ten dollars to buy a refurbished one.
After reading the plan, Mr. He was full of admiration, but there was one thing he couldn't figure out no matter how hard he scratched his head.
"But... what do you mean by selling services?"
Su Ye was busy grading homework during the break. He threw the entire plan book to Teacher He and was too lazy to explain.
Su Ye tapped the table with his thumb, "Guess?"
Teacher He hates playing this kind of guessing game the most. He feels like his IQ has been eaten by a dog.
"Selling services" was Su Ye's idea from the beginning, and what they sold was never watches. They neither possessed production materials nor actually produced new products, so what kind of watches were they selling? What they sold from the beginning was always services, and this was the essence of the problem.
Zhou Yi in the corner was heard laughing out loud.
Zhou Yi shook his head and couldn't help but remind him, "You really forgot, why do people buy watches from us?"
Despite such clear instructions, Teacher He still looked confused. Zhou Yi was so stupid that he began to suspect that he had gotten into No. 1 Middle School through the back door.
Teacher He actually thought about it for a moment, "Of course it's because our watches are cheap. If they were put in a department store, a watch would cost hundreds of dollars. How could so many people buy them?"
After hearing this, Zhou Yi simply turned around and changed his job. He said, "Stupid, this kid is incorrigible."
Su Ye said with a smile: "Forget about teasing Teacher He and let him work hard. I'm afraid if I don't tell him, he will be so upset that he won't even want to go to class."
The teachers all around burst into laughter.
Su Ye took out the note and handed it to Teacher He, "This is why everyone comes to us to buy watches, do you understand?"
Although ten dollars is not much compared to a hundred dollars, if you use it to buy a watch that only works for a few seconds before breaking down, ten dollars is also a luxury price.
When Su Ye was leading students to do this business, the most important thing for him was to control the quality of the products. Every watch was tested after repair to ensure that every part of every watch sold was in good working order. The students were tired, and Su Ye was not relaxed either.
During this period, the student has honed his skills by using broken watches, and now it’s time to sell services and earn some easy money.
Teacher He stared at the note for a while, and when he figured out the key to the matter, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Teacher He looked at Su Ye with admiration.
Their key is Su Ye!
Teacher He thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that their students were surprisingly successful in selling watches: whether it was recycling, repairing, selling, or after-sales service, Su Ye had considered every link. He personally trained students, carefully controlled quality, wrote notes and issued sales notices, and even went to the newspaper to get the product in. Didn't this capture the customer's mindset
Although everyone has a copy of this note, there are not many people coming to the office to return watches every month, just a few. Many of them are not due to quality issues, because their watches are of excellent quality!
No matter how much others imitate, they can never copy the style of No. 1 Middle School, because they don’t have Suye!
I'm afraid there aren't many people here who have the ability to assemble a radio with bare hands, have the courage to make a promise of "free return within one month of use", and have the guts to put it in the newspaper. No wonder Su Ye is so calm, his confidence always comes from himself!
Without a solid foundation, it is impossible to surpass others' imitations overnight.
Teacher He felt as if he had taken a packet of reassurance pills. He was extremely calm. He returned to his seat and started to work on his homework with a smile on his face.
…
A week later, the materials Su Ye submitted to the city's advanced teacher evaluation passed the preliminary review, and he obtained the qualification of the city's "advanced teacher".
His deeds happened to catch the east wind, and the country vigorously advocated saving resources and promoting waste utilization, which could be used as a benchmark. The comrades of the Municipal Education Commission sent his materials to the province, and Su Ye needed to go to the provincial capital to participate in the selection meeting of "advanced and exemplary figures".
When Su Ye heard the news, he was overjoyed and was so happy that he didn't know what to do.
All you have to do is prepare a draft and give a speech.
This was no pressure at all for Su Ye, it was a piece of cake. This simple era was not as fancy as later generations, and the teachers, workers, farmers... who were selected had not received any speech training. They got the speech manuscripts and looked at the crowd of people below the stage. Their legs did not tremble and their words did not tremble, which was considered a brave man.
Su Ye was preparing to send the second revised version of the personnel materials to the Municipal Education Commission, but at the same time he saw Gao Anna's name on the honor roll.
He was stunned for a moment.
When Teacher He saw Gao Anna's name, he couldn't help but feel surprised. He had a very deep impression of Gao Anna.
This name also triggered Mr. He's memory and reminded him of something. Mr. He said in a low voice:
"Sure Su, there is something I must tell you. A few days ago, I saw Gao Anna's uncle secretly selling refurbished watches, and he wanted to use our name. Fortunately, I ran into him. I knocked him down a few times before he was willing to stop."
He was actually rated as an outstanding teacher at the municipal level
This surprised Teacher He. He didn't know how good Gao Anna's teaching was, but he knew that a teacher with less than 10 years of teaching experience could be evaluated for excellence. Only young teachers who have made outstanding contributions in their posts would have such qualifications. For example, Su Ye sponsored dozens of out-of-school children to return to school, and even the newspapers published this matter.
Has Gao Anna made any outstanding contribution
“It seems like he hasn’t been working for less than a year, how did he get rated as an outstanding teacher…” The other teachers couldn’t help but be curious.
Not to mention being able to submit advanced materials, even being shortlisted for the school's preliminary selection is probably difficult. For example, this year Fang Zhou and Liu Qiu did not even qualify for the selection, let alone being sent by the school to the Education Commission for evaluation. Fang Zhou and the others will have to work at least five or six years.
Su Ye originally wanted to slowly deal with Gao Anna, but thinking about the last time she reported him, Su Ye suddenly wanted to resolve the conflict with Gao Anna.
Such an obvious loophole, do you think the old man is blind? Originally, he didn't have time to clean it up, and now he was at gunpoint. Su Ye couldn't do anything even if he wanted to endure it.
In Su Ye's impression, Gao Anna either went fishing on weekends or reported people to the Municipal Education Commission. If such a person could be rated as an excellent teacher, the students would be unable to put down their pencil cases!