More than 30 years ago, when I was first transferred to a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, the unit's funds were very tight, and cadres and workers had to go outside to the market to engage in sales, so that wages and bonuses could be paid in place.
At first, it was to pull the TV weather forecast screen for the interstitial advertisement.
One day in late March, I went to a woolen sweater store on Walking Street to contact me about advertising. The boss is an Inner Mongolian guy with a mustache and a little handsome. After explaining his intentions, he shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, now I look at the weather forecast of ** TV station, who looks at your weather forecast!" "I emphasized that our advertising is low, and the relative efficiency is still good. But he still had no intention of advertising, so I had to go home, but I didn't give up - the store had just opened, business was good, and it hadn't been advertised on TV yet.
The next afternoon, I came again, and the boss recognized me at a glance, and his words were full of sarcasm: "You predicted yesterday that today's moderate rain would turn to heavy rain, and now it's almost evening, and the sun is still very good!" I explained: "The forecast was very accurate because it rained 50 mm last night. The boss was happy: "It was last night, and it was a sunny day today!" Of course, I was patient: "You may not know that the weather time day starts at 8 p.m., and the rain last night is also in the range of 'tonight to tomorrow day', so the forecast is accurate." Maybe it's because my meteorological science education has been effective, and the boss is saying, "Well, let's advertise next quarter, and you can come back then." ”
I shouted "yes" several times and shook hands with him. The first quarter is coming to an end, and the next quarter is just a few days away, can I not be happy?
On April 1st, I went to the woolen sweater store as promised. The boss was very enthusiastic about me, but when I pulled out the contract for the broadcast of the advertisement, he waved his hand vigorously: "You came too early, too early!" I asked, confused, "Didn't you ask me to come next quarter?" Today is the first day of the new season. He said unhurriedly: "Your weather day starts at 8 p.m., and the 'next quarter' of our industry starts from the next cold season, and we don't wear woolen sweaters when it's hot." ”
I was so angry! When I came back to tell the leaders of the unit about my grievances, the leaders were generous: "Today is April Fool's Day, and tomorrow I will definitely be able to run to the advertising .......""The next day, there was still no harvest.
Because the advertising efficiency of TV weather forecasts is not good, the unit has set up a "lightning protection company", and its main business is to sell computer lightning protection devices.
One day in early summer, my colleague Liu Sheng and I came to a listed company in the city with some samples of lightning protection devices. We were greeted by a section chief surnamed Li. When I arrived at the business hall, there were many staff and computers, and there were at least 100 of them. I was very happy in my heart, but I pretended to be worried on my face and kept asking Section Chief Li about computer security.
So many computers are not equipped with lightning protectors, in case of lightning strikes, how can the loss be gained! Liu Sheng's stunned tone made Section Chief Li a little panicked. I took out a few data files: first, the number of thunder and lightning days in our small town; The second is the news report that some large companies have suffered huge losses due to lightning strikes on their computers; The third is the leaflet and lightning protection test data of several computer lightning protection devices that we recommend. Section Chief Li looked through them one by one carefully, and finally asked: "Is it really foolproof to install a lightning protection device?" ”
Rest assured, our lightning protection products are insured, in case of lightning accidents, the insurance company will compensate in full. I replied to him. Section Chief Li said that he had to report to the boss before he could give a clear answer.
A few days later, Section Chief Li replied, saying that the lightning protection device matter had been basically completed, and he would immediately bring someone over to sign the contract. Liu Sheng and I are so happy!
Along with Section Chief Li was a young man with glasses, and before he could sit down, the young man went out. After we had tea and chatted for a while, he returned, but instead of sitting on the couch, he sat down at the computer desk in his office. I took out the contract for the sale of lightning protection devices, and Section Chief Li was about to sign it, but was stopped by the young man. He mysteriously called Section Chief Li out.
Liu Sheng and I looked at each other. When Section Chief Li returned to the office, his tone completely changed: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we can't sign the contract." Liu Sheng was angry: "What's the matter, didn't you say it well just now?!" My tone was very calm: "Section Chief Li, I just want to ask the reason for not signing the contract." Section Chief Li didn't want to answer, but the young man said honestly: "I just went around your bureau and found that all the offices are equipped with computers, but none of them are equipped with the lightning protection ...... you sell”
It's not because we don't have the funds. Hey, it's really hard to run in this market.