After the news of Zong Qinghou's death spread, No. 160 Qingtai Street, which is in front of Wahaha's earliest company building, welcomed a large number of citizens who spontaneously sent flowers to commemorate the occasion. The six-storey building, with its somewhat old façade, has not been tended for years, with a blackened white façade and locked doors. Outside the iron gate, flowers and drinks were piled up layer after layer, and the two security guards could only adjust their positions from time to time to ensure the smooth flow of the road.
Nearby citizens, takeaways, ** traffic police and photographers, as well as some passers-by, make the entrance of Wahaha Company always crowded.
In addition to flowers, there are also many people carrying a box of drinks and a few bottles of classic products, which are neatly arranged with flowers. Someone even sent a pair of black cloth shoes, and those who knew Zong Qinghou knew that the cloth shoes he wore the most during his lifetime.
The toll collector said that people still came here at three o'clock in the morning to deliver flowers. "One after the other, it didn't stop at all. ”
At the scene, we met many people who spontaneously came to say goodbye and mourn.
A delivery man held a flower, placed it in front of the door, took a photo, and then took two steps back and respectfully folded his hands to express his grief.
A 26-year-old girl held flowers and bowed three times at the gate to mourn. She said that she and a generation grew up drinking AD calcium milk. "Zhejiang's baby may not be familiar with Zong Qinghou, but it will certainly not be unfamiliar with Wahaha. ”
There is also a Ms. Qian, who lives nearby, and walks by the gate of Wahaha every day. She choked up a little, saying that she and many nearby residents were Wahaha's "neighbors", and that "there are many stories related to the clan elders in the community." His spirit of Zhejiang businessmen and the spirit of doing business conscientiously are worthy of our continued inheritance. ”
An "old neighbor" with white hair and sideburns recalls another detail. "Zong Lao used to commute to work, eating fried bread fritters and wearing cloth shoes. At that time, entrepreneurs wore leather shoes, and everyone was very impressed by his cloth shoes. There is another thing I remember very clearly, in the past, enterprises liked to find security guards to stand guard, and felt that they were majestic, but Zong Qinghou didn't want it, he said that we are enterprises, so let the security guards not be exposed to the sun and rain at the door. This is also a good story. ”
The parking toll collector opposite the company is an old Hangzhou who specially ordered a bouquet of flowers to take out. Although the flowers are simple, they represent the friendship between the toll collector and Wahaha after working here for 15 years. The toll collector sighed: "In November last year, all the companies moved out of Qingtai Street, and today the boss is also gone, and the building is completely empty." ”
The middle-aged man holding two bottles of "Nutrition Express" claimed to be Zong Fuli's classmate. "I came here today to worship. He is a role model for our younger generation. She (Zong Fuli) was originally in the same class as us, and we all know that her father is an entrepreneur, and we are very impressed, and we hope that she can mourn and take Wahaha to continue. ”