The Ups and Downs of Business: a Century of Changes from Late Qing Dynasty Business Gangs to the Modern Workplace

More than 150 years ago, the political situation of the empire was in turmoil, but business began to reach the peak of prosperity step by step, and a group of famous big businessmen in Chinese history appeared one after another. Among this group of dazzling business elites, the most genius and legendary one is a little-known name: Gu Pingyuan. Starting from selling a bag of private salt, in just a few decades, he took advantage of the situation to plan his affairs, and dealt with the business gangs, the government, the compradors, and the three religions and nine circles, making the business bigger and bigger, until finally he crossed all walks of life, conquered both the political and business circles, and became the richest man of his generation. Open "The Big Businessman" and learn from his "playing methods" the supreme wisdom and secret principles of doing business under the traditional Chinese political and business relationship.

Noon Sun's 2018 new drama, starring Wang Kai, Yang Shuo, and Dong Zijian! "Ode to Joy" is a masterpiece by author Anai. It has a score of 9.2 On Douban and is comparable to "The Ordinary World". It is highly recommended by the famous financial writer Wu Xiaobo! It has been hailed as "the first wonderful book describing China's 30 years of reform and opening up", and has therefore become China's first online novel to win the "Five One Project Award" from the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In this book, some people see machinations, some see business strategies, some see national policies, and some see the ups and downs of an entire generation. Lei Dongbao, Song Yunhui, Yang Xun, and Liang Sishen are each typical representatives of the Chinese people in the era of reform and opening up. Their growth is China's progress, and their failures are also the detours China has taken. Their stories do not reflect the whole picture of the Chinese people, but as elites on the economic stage, their thoughts and actions can help us understand the panorama and details of the reform path.

The original novel of the new Noon Sun drama "Dajiang Dahe" starring Wang Kai, Yang Shuo and Dong Zijian is the work of Anai, the author of "Ode to Joy". A panoramic display of China's economic, social, and life changes since reform and opening up, and an in-depth reveal of the fate of ordinary people in the new era of historical transformation. Won the "Five One Project" Award from the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee. Douban score is 9.2. Wu Xiaobo, the author of "Thirty Years of Turmoil" and a famous financial writer, Jiang Fangzhou, deputy editor of "New Weekly", and recommended by famous literary critics Radar, Cheng Guangwei, Bai Ye and Zhang Yiwu. Reading "Dajiang Dahe", some people see political intrigue, some see business strategy, some see national policy, and some see the ups and downs of an entire generation. Restore the details of the bitter tears behind the progress of the country and individuals. A book of enlightenment for young people entering the world! This book completely collects the entire content of "The River Goes East" (1978-1998) and its sequel "Hard Manufacturing" (1998-2008).

Another masterpiece by Anai, the author of "Ode to Joy", the sequel to "The River Goes East", which was once titled "Private Enterprise Jianghu"! Real and detailed business strategy, profound and essential policy analysis! The true disclosure of China's real economy and the first-hand experiences of industry insiders. It has a very good reputation, with a Douban score of 8.8! The novel begins with a small and medium-sized machinery manufacturing factory, and uses surgical anatomy to narrate the typical experiences of Liu Jun, who upholds industrial ideals, and his friend Qian Hongming, who is engaged in finance. Whether it is copycat imitation, technology plagiarism, malicious order grabbing, underworld threats, tax audits, eco-friendly shoes, or letter of credit fraud, real estate speculation, private loan sharking, illegal fund-raising, we will present you one by one the difficulties ranging from policy to employee management in the process from start to development. The author of this book, Anai, was once a well-known private manufacturing executive in Zhejiang. He has decades of business and management experience, and what he writes is "real and real material." Since its serialization, it has aroused widespread resonance among many manufacturing bosses and financial practitioners in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta.

The first work on workplace business war, full of thrills and wisdom on how to survive! Best-selling financial novel, sales exceeded 1.5 Million copies! Based on real events, Wang Qiang, a senior executive of a foreign company, painstakingly wrote a workplace guide! Focusing on sales, business wars, and the survival of foreign companies, all types of white-collar workers compete in life-and-death battles to start a war without gunpowder! The workplace is like a battlefield. Although there is no smoke, it is more bloody than the battlefield. Starting from a low-level salesperson, Hong Jun worked hard step by step and finally became the chief acting representative of a well-known multinational company in China. However, when he was about to be promoted, he fell into a trap designed by his friend Yu Wei. At the same time, his lover Linda turned to Yu Wei, causing him to fall into the double abyss of work and love. Hong Jun tried his best to make a comeback, but was once again suppressed by Yu Wei. The two former friends became old enemies and fought openly and secretly in the same circle to the death... The circle is bottomless and there are endless traps. Who can win this war without gunpowder?

Bai Baihe and Zhang Jiayi starred in the original TV series of the same name, which won the 29th China TV Drama Feitian Award. After Qiao Li, a receptionist at Seth China, successfully transitioned into sales with the help of the president's secretary, she was under the pressure of having no sales experience and was troubled by office politics. While she was distressed, a big order worth 700 million came across her unexpectedly. In this bloodless but life-and-death fight, she is a tragic chess piece and a fearless warrior. She may become famous in one battle, or she may become cannon fodder in front of the battle...

The TV series "Win or Lose" directed by Zhang Li and starring Chen Kun and Xin Zhilei will premiere on December 21. Exciting and fun business battles, deep and forbearing love and hate, a real and cruel workplace, and practical sales skills. "Win and Lose" is based on the decisive battle between two major multinational companies in the Chinese market. It tells the story of sales experts from both sides competing for a super order from a bank and sprinting towards sales targets. The whole book takes the bidding for the super order as the main line. All the stories unfold within 13 weeks. It is suspenseful and exciting. The content involves workplace struggles, team building, sales duels, business public relations, and the emotional entanglements of the protagonists. It deeply and truly depicts the joys, sorrows, honors and disgrace of business people, whether they are high and excited, or how to survive in desperate situations. Losing and winning, advancing and retreating, success and failure are all on a thin line. At the same time, as China's first business war novel, its strong "training value" is also a unique feature of this novel. The original "Six Dragon-Destroying Styles" created by "Win and Lose" are well-known among Chinese salespeople, and are called "Salespeople's Sunflower Book" by the sales industry. Sales newcomers Luo Jia and Zhou Rui defeated Wei Qifeng, a well-connected Wellcome company in Beijing, in just three months, creating a miracle in the industry. How did they do it? The prequel to "Win and Lose" tells the story of how two new salesmen, Zhou Rui and Luo Jia, grew up rapidly under Lei Lixing's guidance and defeated powerful opponents to win huge orders for Jieke Company.

Meng Yuanheng, who was born into a merchant family, only wanted to gain fame and had no interest in doing business. However, his father was suddenly framed and his path to the imperial examination was blocked. In order to survive and take revenge, he resolutely embarked on the road of business. The road to business is difficult and the road to survival is difficult and dangerous! Faced with competition and entrapment from his peers, how can Meng Yuanheng survive in danger and defeat his opponents by relying on his business talent? When facing extortion and oppression from bureaucrats, how can we use political and business wisdom to avert danger and improve ourselves step by step? Meng Yuanheng experienced dangerous roads in high mountains, robbers demanding lives, and almost died several times during long business trips. But he passed all the way, seized the opportunity, and won the appreciation of Kangxi with his excellent logistical services in the Qing court's campaign to conquer Galdan. He finally stood out and became a famous first-class businessman in the world.

A classic that tells the story of the genius and destiny of a generation of business sage Hu Xueyan and influenced a generation of Chinese entrepreneurs! Jack Ma read it twice! Hu Xueyan's biographical novel is a supreme classic, and most of the other versions are abridged or adapted versions of this book. The Gaoyang version of "The Complete Biography of Hu Xueyan" has been unbeatable for 40 years since its publication. It is an essential survival manual for businessmen. It took Hu Xueyan 30 years to go from being a shop assistant to a wealthy man in the Qing Dynasty, and it only took him 9 days to become bankrupt! "Wherever there is well water, there is Jin Yong; wherever there are villages and towns, there is Gao Yang." Martial arts novels have Jin Yong, and historical novels have Gao Yang! Gao Yang's historical novels pay attention to historical authenticity and are good at telling stories. They are easy and enjoyable to read. Some readers rated them as "the insurmountable peak of Chinese historical novels". Open this book and read Gao Yang, a master of contemporary historical novels, recreating the glory and destiny of a generation of business saint Hu Xueyan.

In the late Qing Dynasty, beggar Chen Liuzi sneaked into Tonghe Dyefang and changed his name to Chen Shouting. Shouting was talented and secretly learned the craft of dyeing cloth, and became the owner and manager of the dyeing workshop. Ten years later, due to Shouting's successful management, Tonghe Dyeing House became the largest dyeing house in Zhoucun. However, Shouting was not satisfied. He and Zhang Dian established the Dahua Dyeing Factory in Qingdao and embarked on the road of industrial printing and dyeing. After the September 18th Incident, Shouting flatly refused to cooperate with Japanese businessmen. Through the boycott of Japanese goods and cooperation with Shanghai Lin's Printing and Dyeing Factory, he further developed into a tycoon in the printing and dyeing industry. With a strong sense of patriotism, and with the strong assistance of national printing and dyeing colleagues, he forced the traitor printing and dyeing factory to close down in one fell swoop. But when the war broke out and faced with the country's weakness, Shouting could only smile in despair...