Recalling that when the author first arrived in Beijing, an elder carefully "warned" the author that he should be extra careful and not be credulous when he met people from Hubei in the future. I didn't fully understand what he meant at that time. I can only imagine that since the nine-headed bird is nine-headed, it is probably particularly cunning. However, in the following days, several friends I met in Hubei left a good impression on me. Most of them started their own businesses at a young age, and even those who worked in state organs were very enterprising and achieved good results. The metaphor of "nine-headed bird" is actually mixed. Praise means that he is smart and capable; The average bird has only one head, so it is definitely not an opponent to deal with the nine-headed bird, which is very difficult. Some people use "cunning wit" to distinguish "cleverness" between Hubei people and mainlanders. For example, if Cantonese people want to lie to you, they will lie to you from the beginning, and there will be no change in the middle. For example, a cup was originally 5 yuan, but Guangdong people sold 10 at first, but Hubei people sold 8 yuan at first, which made you feel cheap, so they made a deal with him, and then changed it into a broken cup worth only 4 yuan while you were not paying attention. Perhaps it is this little trick that makes people feel that Hubei people are difficult and treacherous.
The derogatory meaning of "nine-headed bird" naturally refers to cunning, and dealing with such people is easy to suffer; Another meaning is that Hubei people like to fight with each other, just like nine heads fighting for food, but only one stomach. Actually, every head is the same. 1994 hubei cuisine's "Jiutouniao Restaurant" broke into Beijing and developed into a chain brand, enjoying a good reputation in Beijing. Unexpectedly, three of them started a new stove last year, opening a "Jiutoufeng" restaurant to fight against Taiwan with "Jiutouniao". "Phoenix with nine heads" is not only similar to "Bird with nine heads" in name, but also similar to "Bird with nine heads" in food taste, restaurant decoration, management and related publicity. Finally, the two also triggered a dispute over commercial intellectual property rights.
History ups and downs, practice the character of tactics.
The thoroughfare of nine provinces creates business consciousness
Personally, Hubei people are very clever, but this cleverness is more "more calculating and more thoughtful"; If it is a whole, it is easy to wrangle with each other if it is too precise. You can't do great things because of small losses, but you are smarter than you are.
Hubei has always been a battleground for military strategists in history. As we all know, the main stage of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is in Hubei. Perhaps because of this, Hubei people who watched the rise and fall of history and struggled to death have developed the so-called "Machiavelli" character (at best, smart, at worst, insidious). Without this, they can't survive.
Hubei, also a fief of Chu in ancient times, like Hunan people, loves spicy food and has the spirit of hard work and enterprising. However, unlike Hunan people, Hubei people are somewhat influenced by the Taoist thought of Wudang Mountain, pursuing free and easy, emphasizing homeopathy, and finding that they can't walk and are more flexible, but they may also lose some good things together. This may be the difference between "nine-headed bird" and "donkey" (referring to Hunan people). Donkeys are stubborn and resilient, no matter right or wrong, but the thoughtful birds let Hubei people know how to turn the corner.
Although Wuhan is the representative of Hubei, and the number of listed companies is second only to glittering Shanghai, the development of Hubei has lagged behind since 1985. Now people often use "wake up early, get up late and walk slowly" to describe the current situation of Hubei's economic development. Now Hubei people are also somewhat frustrated in their mentality-the south is rich, the north is an official, and the western development is out of reach, and China's economy is the fourth. However, in the business circles of China, readers should pay attention to this Hubei guy who may be "amazing".
Historically, Hubei was the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and Hankou was the main distribution center of national materials in Ming and Qing Dynasties, so Hubei people's business consciousness was traditional. There is a saying in "Zhi Zhu Ci in Hankou during the Light Years of the Qing Dynasty": "There has never been an aborigine here, and nine merchants are alone."
Then, why can't Hubei people, who have been immersed in business culture since ancient times and have the wisdom of "nine-headed birds", form big business gangs such as Huizhou merchants, Shanxi merchants and Shang Chao merchants, which were famous all over the country in the Ming and Qing Dynasties? There is no trace of "Hubei businessmen" in the top ten business gangs in Ming and Qing Dynasties, but now they are showing off businessmen from Shanghai, Zhejiang and Guangdong. The mystery is worth exploring.
Good at innovation but fickle, short-term operation can only win a small victory.
Just like the title of "nine-headed bird", Hubei businessmen are smart and innovative, and some even think that Wuhan people's market sense of smell is no less than Wenzhou people and Jews.
In the past five years, the newly emerging "Hubei Venture Corps" has given people a great impression that they dare to turn opportunities that are not easily perceived into business opportunities. A famous example is the "National Radio Pen Technology Transfer" project. At that time, the technology transfer fee of this project was 500,000 RMB, which was discouraged by many investors. The pioneer in Hubei Venture Corps broke down the technology transfer fee of this project into 3,000 yuan, which was sold all over the country at once.
Being good at innovation often means being fickle and not insisting, and innovation often becomes a meteor. Hubei businessmen are often not
Changing careers in different places, constantly changing projects, doing everything, doing nothing, not allowed for a long time. Unlike Wenzhou people, even if they make lighters and shoes, even if they only earn a penny, they will "stick to it" and then develop a family factory into a big enterprise.
In 1980s, four major brands of household appliances in Wu Hanyou, namely, Ying Ge brand color TV, Doctor Nan Island refrigerator, Parrot brand tape recorder and Lotus brand washing machine. This is not only the first time to open the atmosphere, but also Wuhan had such achievements at that time, which should be said to be very powerful, but it was quickly eliminated without timely improvement of technology. Now when it comes to home appliances, Haier and Hisense in Qingdao all blurt out, and no one will remember these four brands again. Some people call it "Ying Ge is dumb, Shidao collapses, parrots fly, and lotus flowers wither".
Another example is Hanzheng Street in Wuhan, which was famous in the 1980s. Because Wuhan was originally a place where commodities circulated in the whole country, this long street formed a small commodity wholesale market, and the starting Hanzheng Street triggered the rise of similar markets in various places. But now, the more specialized commodity market in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province has abandoned the ugly name of counterfeiting and embarked on the road of creating its own brand. Products have entered the international market, and the annual transaction volume not only exceeds Hanzheng Street, but also goes to the market. However, Hanzheng Street still cannot completely shake off the image of piracy and parallel imports. In fact, this is a negative expression of the nine-headed bird's love of turning its head, and it turns out to be smarter than it.
Although Hubei people "wake up early" and walk ahead of others, they always "make good use of short spears, but it is difficult to dance spears". Short-term operations such as guerrilla warfare, although small gains, often can not be the final winner. Although the "nine-headed bird" is clever, it is often clever and intelligent. It has no big goal. Even if there is a natural sense of innovation and market awareness, enterprises are always not bigger and stronger. Therefore, if you want to do business with Hubei people for a long time, you need to be careful that they often change their minds.
Seemingly smart, but straightforward, it is easy to establish friendship.
In addition to describing Hubei people as "nine-headed birds", there is a unique view that Hubei people are "monkeys" that are rarely mentioned. It means that Hubei people are not dragons, tigers, not so powerful, but not pigs, not so honest; You can call it "Monkey King" when you are in a good mood. If you have a bad temper, you will immediately become "Po Hou". However, although monkeys look smart and seem to eat people, they only eat peaches in the end. Unlike Pig Bajie, who is born with a silly face, even if meat and vegetables come, he will not be guarded or jealous. Fools are blessed with stupidity.
Comparing Hubei people to "nine-headed birds" may be only one aspect, and it may be more complete to describe Hubei people with "monkey face". Strange to say, some personality characteristics of Hubei people are very similar to those of Northeast people, such as generosity, rudeness and kindness. It's like a monkey in the sun. It seems to be everywhere, but it is also straightforward and kind. Dealing with Hubei people, just like dealing with Northeast people, must have the pleasure of drinking in a big bowl and eating meat in large chunks. Hubei people, especially Wuhan people, have a big temper and are easy to be short-tempered. If that Hubei guy suddenly becomes "Po Hou", nothing will happen as long as you follow his hair.
Hubei people, who are neither south nor north nor east and west, pay attention to face and relationship as northerners do. As long as you give Hubei people enough face, they will be extremely good to you and even lose their principles for you. If you don't respect him, he will give you a hard time everywhere and have nothing to choose from. But just like the monkey's zodiac, as long as you have another drink with him, you will immediately bury the hatchet and forget all the unhappiness. Relationships are also very important to Hubei people. As the saying goes, "whoever has a big official in Beijing listens to him, whoever has money in Guangdong listens to him, and whoever has a good relationship in Hubei often listens to him."
Therefore, dealing with Hubei people and doing business is not only a common tactic to prevent the nine-headed bird, but also a "monkey face" personality characteristic. And Hubei people become "die-hard friends" (die-hard buddies), follow the temper of Hubei people, give full face, and show generous, generous temperament. As long as you give people the impression of a "monkey-like" Hubei guy, it is easy to get strong help after establishing friendly relations.
Wuhan people are usually talkative, just like Beijingers' "Kan". Wuhan dialect is lively and humorous, but this dialect is interesting and difficult for outsiders to understand. There is a jingle that says, "Beijingers dare to say anything, Shanghainese dare to say anything, Cantonese dare to earn anything, Northeasters dare to fight anything, and Wuhan people dare to curse their mothers." Wuhan people can not only joke, but also swear. The most commonly used phrase is "son of a bitch". In fact, most of this sentence is not swearing, but expressing a tone or idiom. For example, if a ball game is good, he will happily say, "Son of a bitch, it's so enjoyable!" " Praise others for their beauty and say, "Son of a bitch, it's so cool!" Even mothers sometimes say to their children, "You son of a bitch".
Hubei people are bad-tempered, abusive and have a poor image. But the research is thorough, Hubei people are bitter, and they often don't make a deal without fighting, and they don't know each other without fighting. This is actually a feature of "monkey face". For Wuhan people, it is better to curse "son of a bitch" in a roundabout way.
Perhaps it is the reputation of "nine-headed bird". Many people are wary of Hubei people from the beginning, and always feel that they will be cheated sooner or later. Of course, if you are conservative in doing business and dealing with Hubei people, you should still be alert to their "cunning wit", but in fact, you don't have to be discouraged, because don't forget, Hubei guys are still monkeys! (Originally published in Taiwan Province magazine, this newspaper slightly deleted)
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