Shanghai Permanent Co., Ltd. was established on 1940. In the late 1980 s, the glory of permanent bicycles reached its peak and enjoyed a worldwide reputation. 1986 12 1, the first bicycle production group in China-"forever" bicycle group was established. 1993, the whole group was restructured into a domestic listed company. Later, with the improvement of people's living standards, motorcycles emerged quietly, replacing the important position of bicycles, and bicycles gradually faded out of people's sight. At the end of 1990s, as the market competition entered a white-hot stage, it encountered many obstacles permanently. From 1998, it entered a state of permanent loss and fell to the bottom in 2000. Losses for three years in a row make it permanently face the danger of delisting and declaring bankruptcy. Until the beginning of the 20th century (2 1), Shanghai Zhonglu Group settled in Shanghai permanently, which opened a permanent new chapter, broke through the single bicycle pattern, and formed a two-wheeled vehicle product group with bicycles, electric bicycles, baby carriages and electric wheelchairs as the core, which was completely transformed.
Next to a public toilet near Nanqiao Road, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, there is a bicycle mechanic in his fifties. You may never have dreamed that this man was the vice president of Permanent Bicycle Factory, the leader of bicycle enterprises in China 20 years ago!
People can't help asking: how can the once-famous executive vice president repair bicycles? Can he persist in the huge gap in life? What does his life situation give people?
The "permanent" vice president was also laid off.
Liu Chuan, 57, is from Chuzhou, Anhui Province. After graduating from high school, he entered the supply and marketing cooperative in Nanqiao District of Chuzhou City. At that time, bicycles were a hot commodity that many people dreamed of, especially famous brands such as permanent bicycles. Riding them not only attracted envious eyes all the way, but even brought back a beautiful wife when riding them on a date.
Liu Chuan realized that there were unlimited business opportunities for bicycles. 1978, he resolutely resigned from the company and went to Nanjing, Jiangsu Province to become a permanent bicycle dealer. 198 1 became the general agent of permanent bicycles in Jiangsu province. Sales of permanent bicycles, represented by Liu Chuan, have been rising all the way. At the peak, he can sell more than 700,000 bicycles a year, accounting for nearly a quarter of the total sales of the permanent bicycle factory.
The director of Shanghai Bicycle Factory, which produces permanent bicycles, found that Liu Chuan was a talented person, so he was transferred to Shanghai headquarters on 1987 to be responsible for sales. 1992, Liu Chuan was promoted to deputy director, mainly responsible for marketing business. Liu Chuan was assigned a house of160m2 in the factory, equipped with a luxury car, with an annual income of more than 300,000 yuan and a commission. At that time, most people couldn't afford to fly, but Liu Chuan flew between dozens of joint ventures in China every month. He likes to smoke Zhonghua cigarettes, and the money spent on smoking cigarettes every month is equivalent to the wages of several ordinary workers. The joint venture manufacturers respect him as a god of wealth and do everything possible to please and curry favor with him. 1in March, 994, during Liu Chuan's appendicitis operation, dozens of joint venture factory directors unexpectedly rushed to Shanghai hospital to see him. ......
Liu Chuan never imagined that the joint venture he was in charge of actually led to his failure in Maicheng. It turns out that Shanghai Bicycle Factory developed dozens of joint factories in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Hubei in order to expand its scale. The permanent factory sends people to participate in the management of the joint factory. The joint factory can use the "permanent" brand, but it has to pay the "brand use fee". As a result, many joint ventures aim at profit, regardless of product quality, which seriously damages the "permanent" brand. What's more, five bicycle brands, such as Permanent, Phoenix and Flying Pigeon, have been dragged into the quagmire of endless low-price competition. By 1999, it was difficult for the factory to pay wages one after another.
In order to get out of the predicament, Shanghai Bicycle Factory has reformed and reorganized its enterprises many times since 1998. However, due to the disadvantages of products in market competition and debt disputes.
Losses for three consecutive years. Although the company began to recover the joint venture right in 2000, it has been unable to get out of the predicament. Soon, Liu Chuan was laid off like many old employees.
200 1, Shanghai zhonglu group acquires permanent bicycle factory. In August 2003, Zhonglu Group acquired the permanent bicycle factory in an all-round way and changed its name to "Zhonglu Shanghai Permanent Bicycle Co., Ltd.".
After being laid off, Liu Chuan joined a friend's Zhonglian Furniture Factory in Chuzhou. Subsequently, he took out more than 2.3 million saved for many years, borrowed more than 600,000 from relatives and friends, and made up 3 million to become the supervisor. Soon after he went to work, he bought a Guangben Accord car to walk instead of walking. Unexpectedly, due to poor management of enterprises, the benefits have been bad. To make matters worse, in June 2008, 165438+ 10, a fire broke out in the furniture factory again, resulting in heavy losses. Shortly after that, the furniture factory closed down, and Liu Chuan's savings accumulated for decades also vanished overnight. In this way, Liu Chuan became penniless. In order to pay off debts, Liu Chuan had to sell his car, but he still owed more than 400,000 yuan, which he could not pay off.
In those days, some creditors worried that Liu Chuan couldn't pay back the money and chased him for debts all day. One morning in April 2009, Liu Chuan went to a breakfast stall to buy steamed buns. He just wants to pay the money and leave. Suddenly, a man rushed over, grabbed the steamed stuffed bun from his hand and threw it on the ground, saying, "You still want to eat steamed stuffed bun if you don't pay your debts?" People like you should starve to death! " Liu Chuan a look carefully, is one of his creditors. He blushed and left in frustration without saying a word ... After that, not only did the creditors pester him and insult him, but a distant aunt who lent him 1000 yuan even sat in front of his house and cried to her neighbors, cursing Liu Chuan as a "liar". Liu Chuan became a street rat for a while, and everyone shouted. ......
One day, Liu Chuan shut himself in his room, didn't eat or drink, and even thought about suicide. When he raised his knife to cut his wrist, he hesitated: his daughter was in college and his wife was suffering from severe rheumatism. What should they do if she leaves like this? Thinking of this, he had to put the knife down feebly.
Liu Chuan hid at home for more than a month. Finally, he realized that he was a man and had to bear the responsibility of bringing home the bacon! So he decided to look for a job outside. However, because Liu Chuan has no diploma and is over 50, no unit wants him at all.
One day in June 2009, his wife's rheumatism broke out again, so Liu Chuan had to send her to Gulou Hospital, and the hospital asked him to pay a deposit of 10000 yuan. Although there is still 1000 yuan left at home, this is my daughter's tuition for next semester. Liu Chuan hesitated. But on second thought, his wife's illness is incurable! After paying the deposit, Liu Chuan, who felt uneasy, saw that his leather shoes were cracked, so he went to the shoe repair stall outside the hospital gate to repair his shoes. Liu Chuan casually asked, "Is business good?" The shoe repairman said, "I earn 2000 yuan a month, which is only enough for my family to eat." Later, he pointed to the side: "He has the ability, so he earns a lot. He can earn four or five thousand a month. "
Liu Chuan saw a bicycle repair booth nearby. His eyes lit up: I have been dealing with bicycles for so many years. If I repair bicycles, I will definitely earn more than him. But it was just an idea, and he hesitated at once. He used to be a permanent vice president. How can he do that kind of low-level rough work? What will others think? But then, he thought that if he didn't go out to make money, his daughter would drop out of school, so he said to himself, at this time, why talk about losing face? As long as you can make money. Thought of here, he gritted his teeth: fuck!
Face it, the former vice president went to fix the car.
That evening, Liu Chuan bought wrenches, vises, screwdrivers, glue and other tools. When his wife in the hospital bed didn't need to be taken care of, he went to the public toilet outside the hospital gate and spread a newspaper on the floor, which read "Repair the bicycle". Worried about being seen by acquaintances, he not only wore a pair of sunglasses, but also wore a big straw hat and lowered his head.
The first person who asked Liu Chuan to repair the car was a migrant worker. He said that the chain of his car always fell off. Liu Chuan saw that the rear axle of the bicycle was eccentric, so the flywheel on the rear wheel and the pedal drive plate were not on the same level, and the chain was easy to fall off. He adjusted the rear axle and tightened the screws, and the problem was solved. Migrant workers threw it to him 10 yuan, and then rode away. Liu Chuan was very happy to see how easy it was to make money.
Soon, a middle-aged woman came to the garage in Liu Chuan. Liu Chuan found that the brake pads had fallen off, but he didn't bring any accessories. So I went to the booth next to the mechanic and said I wanted to borrow a pair of brake pads. Master wang xing gave Liu Chuan a white look and said, "No, no! You ran to Lao Tzu's site to rob business, and you dared to borrow my spare parts before I settled accounts with you. What a shame! " When the woman saw this, she also gave Liu Chuan a white look and said, "You have nothing. What kind of car are you repairing? " Conveniently pushed the car to Master Wang's booth and asked him to repair it.
After that, Master Wang felt that Liu Chuan occupied his territory and always deliberately found fault. In order to do business with peace of mind, Liu Chuan had to retreat to set up a stall near the door of the ladies' room. Unexpectedly, as soon as he set things, he was breathless with smoke. He looked carefully and found a septic tank behind him, which not only gave off a stench, but also flies and mosquitoes flying around. But Liu Chuan resisted nausea and persisted. ......
That night, Liu Chuan couldn't sleep. He thought that when he was the executive vice president, there was someone to clean the office, and many trivial matters were handled by the secretary. Every day, people line up to eat. Now, in order to make money, he has to live next to feces and flies, and can't help but burst into tears ... but in the end, he thought of his daughter, so he stopped crying and encouraged himself: if a man can afford it, let it go. Bear with it. In this way, Liu Chuanren endured everything and worked day after day. In the days when his wife was hospitalized, Liu Chuan not only didn't delay taking care of her, but also earned more than 3,000 yuan.
One day in September 2009, when Liu Chuangang set up a stall, customers asked him to repair the car. Liu Chuan looked up and wondered: Why did he come? It turned out that the person who came was Deng Jichao. When Liu Chuan was the executive vice president, he worked under Liu Chuan. On one occasion, Deng Jichao deserted at work. Liu Chuan asked Deng Jichao to make an inspection at the factory meeting and deducted his bonus for that month. In this regard, Deng Jichao has been worried. Deng Jichao heard that Liu Chuan had repaired his bicycle after he was laid off, and decided to find a chance to humiliate him.
That day, Deng Jichao got an old permanent bicycle from nowhere, threw it in front of Liu Chuan and said, "Fix it for me!" After an inspection, Liu Chuan found that the car was damaged beyond repair, so he said, "Lao Deng, I don't think anyone can repair this car. Let's change it to a new one." Who knows, Deng Jichao said: "You don't do business? My car must be repaired today! " Liu Chuan had to crustily skin of head. Deng Jichao sat there smoking with his legs crossed. Watching Liu Chuan struggling to repair his bike, Deng Jichao proudly said, "Teacher Liu, don't repair your bike here. You see, this job is dirty and tiring. Besides, I don't even have an appetite to eat next to the toilet every day ... I just need a driver. No, let's do it there ... "Liu Chuan looked down and said nothing. Deng Jichao then said with a strange smile, "I guess you have no money to buy cigarettes at all. Come on, I have another cigarette here. You can enjoy it by smoking two cigarettes ... "Then you send your cigarette with only one rod to Liu Chuan's mouth. Liu Chuan finally unbearable. Suddenly, he grabbed a cigarette and threw it in Deng Jichao's face. Later, he picked up a hammer and said loudly, "What do you think? Barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes or fighting ... "Deng Jichao was so angry and afraid when he saw Liu Faxiang that he even forgot his bike and covered his face with cigarette butts. ......
In the evening, Liu Chuan felt wronged when he thought of the scene in which Deng Jichao humiliated himself during the day. He shouted at the dark wall, "Why do I live so cowardly? Who have I provoked? " But after a fierce ideological struggle, he decided to stick to it no matter how wronged he was. After all, he is the head of the family! So, the next day, he casually went out to repair his bike.
Who knows, after Deng Jichao publicized Liu Chuan's bicycle repair, another creditor found him. One day at the end of 2009, a creditor even stood beside Liu Chuan to collect money. Liu Chuan was ashamed and said to the creditor, "I can't do business with you at all. Please go back and wait. The money I owe you must be paid back within six months. " But the creditor not only didn't leave, but also shouted: "Come and see, Master Liu used to be the vice president of Shanghai Permanent Bicycle Factory, and he actually squatted by the toilet to repair his bicycle!" When people heard that the executive vice president was actually repairing bicycles, they suddenly gathered around to watch the excitement. ......
An old man couldn't stand it any longer and said to his creditor, "What you are doing is wrong. What's wrong with repairing the bike? If he really used to be the vice president of the permanent bicycle factory, it would be even more admirable. A gentleman can bend and stretch. " When the man saw that the situation was unfavorable to him, he had to leave in frustration.
I didn't expect this to be a live advertisement for Liu Chuan. Many people know that he used to be the vice president of the permanent bicycle factory, and they all trusted him. They came to him to repair the car, and many people even called him "manager Liu" intentionally and jokingly. Liu Chuan also thought about it: I don't steal or rob, I make money by my own technology. What's the shame? He will never wear sunglasses again. No matter what others call him, he smiles and agrees.
Liu Chuan's wife knew that Liu Chuan was setting up a stall in the street to repair bicycles. She beat her legs several times and said, "It's all my body that makes you feel wronged ..."
No pains, no gains, no way out.
20 10 One day in June, a girl came to Liu Chuan on an electric bicycle and wanted him to fix it. Liu Chuan carefully examined the girl's electric car and found that there was nothing wrong with the mechanical part of the car. The problem is the circuit, but Liu Chuan doesn't know the circuit, so he has to say that he can't fix it. The girl pushed the car away in disappointment.
On the way home, I watched the streets full of electric cars, even more than bicycles. Liu Chuan thought: It seems that I am behind, and I want to keep pace with the times! Thinking that he had some savings, he decided to use his spare time to learn to repair electric cars.
Because the main difference between electric bicycles and ordinary bicycles is that there is an extra battery drive, there is no difference in mechanical parts. As long as you are familiar with the circuit of electric bicycle, it is not difficult to repair it. As a result, Liu Chuan learned to repair electric cars in one month's spare time. In this way, Liu Chuan's business is better, earning about 200 yuan every day. In contrast, Master Wang next to him can't do it. On the one hand, his technology and "fame" are not as good as Liu Chuan's. On the other hand, he can't repair electric cars.
One afternoon, a tricycle lost control and suddenly rushed to Master Wang, injuring Master Wang. The tricycle owner was afraid of taking responsibility and ran away in a hurry. Liu Chuan rushed Master Wang to the hospital and paid his medical expenses. Afterwards, the guilty Master Wang specially invited Liu Chuan to a nearby restaurant for dinner to express his apologies. Later, Liu Chuan thought: Why not teach Master Wang to repair the electric car, and he can take care of it? So, he offered to teach Master Wang to repair electric cars. Master Wang readily agreed. After Master Wang learned to repair electric cars, business really got better. Happy, he took the initiative to invite Liu Chuan to move back to his place to repair the car. 20 10 10, Liu Chuan finally moved out of the septic tank and put the stall next to Master Wang.
20110 March10, a young man came to Liu Chuan with a racing car and asked in blunt Chinese, "Who is the vice president of the permanent bicycle factory?" Liu Chuan hurriedly asked him what had happened. It turns out that this young man is South Korean cyclist Park Jin-soon. On this day, he plans to take part in the bicycle rally from Nanjing to Xuzhou. Unexpectedly, his car broke down when passing through Chuzhou. He was told that only Liu Neng could repair his car, so he found it.
Liu Chuan, at first glance, is a special bicycle specially designed and manufactured by French Trek company for cycling competition. The market price is as high as $38,000, equivalent to about RMB 250,000, which is equivalent to a mid-level car. He is very familiar with this kind of car. When he was in the permanent bicycle factory, he bought this kind of car for disassembly research. Because the parts of this car are very special, it must be bought from French manufacturers. Park Jin-soon said, "Please try to fix it for me at any cost. Don't delay my entry. "
Fortunately, through inspection, Liu Chuan found that this car is just a thin steel wire with a length of only 3 cm under the flywheel, which is also commonly known as "sleepy". Because of the serious wear and tear, something went wrong, so he said, "Just change the steel wire for the bicycle." Park Jin-soon asked in surprise, "Can you do it?" While explaining the principle to him, Liu Chuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, you can come to me if you have any problems in three years!" PiaoJinShun this just put down the heart. Afterwards, he took out $200 and handed it to Liu Chuan, but Liu Chuan insisted that he only accepted 20 yuan.
Park Jin-soon has many friends who are bicycle lovers in China, and he told his friends in the circle about it. Soon, many of his friends found Liu Chuan and asked him to help repair the bike. Even cyclists from nearby Nanjing, Hefei and Bengbu came to Chuzhou to find Liu Chuan and asked him to help them maintain their bicycles regularly. The worst value of these bicycle lovers' cars is 1000 yuan, and the good ones are hundreds of thousands. They have high requirements for maintenance, and the cost is of course higher, but it is much cheaper for Liu Chuanxiu to send the car back to the original factory for maintenance.
At present, more than 500 enthusiasts regularly visit Liu Chuan to maintain their bicycles. He has his hands full all day. Liu Chuan earned more than 654.38+yuan by repairing and maintaining bicycles, and completely walked out of the predicament of life.
When the author interviewed Liu Chuan, he said that he planned to rent a facade, bring more apprentices, open a bicycle maintenance department and start a motorcycle maintenance business at the same time. At present, he is looking for a suitable appearance room.
From a well-known vice president of a well-known enterprise to an unremarkable bicycle repairman on the street, I believe many people can't adapt to such a huge life contrast, but Liu Chuan persisted. His experience tells us that everyone will encounter some ups and downs in life, even unexpected disasters. The ups and downs of life are not terrible. When the situation changes, we should face up to the reality, straighten our mentality, abandon the aura of the past and bravely start again. As long as you can really put it down, whether sweeping the street or repairing your bike, you can get happiness and happiness!
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