It is none other than the "Zhonghua Brand" soft-shell cigarettes produced in Shanghai.
Nowadays, there are so many varieties of cigarettes across the country that people are dazzled and overwhelmed. Each cigarette factory not only produces popular cigarettes suitable for ordinary people to smoke, but also produces relatively high-end, even top-brand cigarettes. For example, "Panda" cigarettes produced by Shanghai Cigarette Factory, "Golden Leaf" produced by Henan Cigarette Factory, "Yellow Crane Tower" produced by Hubei Cigarette Factory, "Nine Five Supreme" produced by Nanjing Cigarette Factory, and "Golden Leaf" produced by Hunan Cigarette Factory. Hetianxia", "Liqun brand" cigarettes produced in Zhejiang, as well as "Yunyan" and "Guiyan" are just some of them.
Looking at the dazzling and intoxicating cigarette brands across the country, it is hard to say which brand of cigarettes is the best. According to me, each has its own characteristics.
Our country has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population. People in the south, north, inland, outside, east and west and other regions have different tastes. People in different regions have different tastes for cigarettes. Just like Sichuan people like to eat spicy food, northerners like to eat garlic, and people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai like to eat desserts, it is difficult to make an accurate criterion for judging cigarettes in this aspect.
However, if you want to infer from the sales situation and the cigarette brands that smokers across the country prefer, I think the soft-shell "Zhonghua Brand" cigarettes produced by the Shanghai Cigarette Factory can be said to be unique and popular among cigarettes across the country. People like it.
The "Yellow Crane Tower", "Nine Five Supreme", "Yunyan" and "Guiyan" mentioned above are all high-quality cigarette brands, which are of the same grade as Shanghai Zhonghua cigarettes. However, from the perspective of consumption, As mentioned above, regionalization is relatively strong. Generally speaking, different brands of cigarettes are often limited to the needs and preferences of smokers in different regions.
The "soft-shell Zhonghua brand cigarettes" produced by Shanghai Cigarette Factory are essentially different from the above-mentioned brands of cigarettes in terms of consumer groups. Smokers from all over the country who read my article should have the same profound experience as me. Whether they or their friends, they all prefer to smoke "Zhonghua cigarettes", the answer must be yes.
When I first learned to smoke, I saw that the leaders in my unit were all smoking "Hongtashan", but I was smoking red plums worth 1.5 yuan. Forget about the envy and jealousy in my heart. When I have nothing to do, I wonder if we can smoke "Hongtashan" every day!
After some years, my income got a little better, and my dream of smoking Hongtashan every day finally came true. When I looked back, I realized that I no longer smoked this cigarette. Or in other words, people no longer smoke, they smoke "feelings" - love me, China, only "Chinese" cigarettes.
But after seeing the price, it’s really not easy to say I love you.
While wandering around to make a living, I got to know many bosses and people who worked for them, and I also smoked all kinds of cigarettes.
In Guangdong, Five-leaf God and Double Happiness were popular more than ten years ago. Recently, I heard that Huazi has become the mainstream.
In Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, Huazi is standard. Whether they are salesmen everywhere, homeowners with two houses for rent, or owners of small workshops everywhere, including business managers with slightly higher positions, they all smoke Huazi.
There is a company in our local area. I have worked in that company for more than three years. The boss is very kind and kind to me. He pays great attention to style, which can be said to be full of style. The purely imported Daben has five consecutive numbers on the license plate and six consecutive numbers on the mobile phone. As for smoking, I won’t smoke unless I’m a member of the “Nanjing 9th Five-Year Plan”.
One time he and I went to Beijing for business, and we couldn’t buy any more "95 Supreme". He bought a pack of "Cordyceps" cigarettes and came back and said to me: "Lao Li, let’s smoke this." Let’s make do with it!”
In the company I worked for in Ningbo a few years ago, the boss’s car was a Mercedes-Benz S500, his wife’s car was a BMW 5 Series, and his son’s car was a Lamborghini. There was also a Mercedes-Benz at home. RV. With such a configuration alone, ordinary people can't even afford to keep it, let alone open it.
He smokes but does not drink.
The cigarette he smoked was something I had never heard of before, "Tian Ye", packaged in a whole wooden box. It is said to be a packaging box, but it looks like a carefully crafted handicraft.
The boss is very smart and capable. He started from a small workshop. Later, due to the excellent quality of his products, he was favored by a large company and became the OEM processing plant of this large company. Since then, he has been riding the rapid development of the company. .
The technical content of the product is not very high, but it also requires more than ten kinds of spare parts. The company only firmly grasps the production of key parts and components and the final assembly process, and outsources all other processes. Suppliers of spare parts for outsourcing processing range from full-scale corporate factories to small workshops with one or two people. The company strictly controls quality control and delivery dates, and regularly reviews supplier qualifications to ensure a timely and smooth supply chain.
Once, I went to inspect a supplier with the company's production supervisor and quality supervisor. It was a small factory with about a dozen front-line employees. The boss's surname was Liao, a man in his 40s who looked relatively strong. As soon as we arrived at the company gate, Boss Liao greeted us with a smile on his face. After a while of greetings, we went to the office to drink tea. There were two packets of Huazi and top-quality oolong on the coffee table. Since it was my first time to go there, I basically didn’t say much. I just briefly introduced my purpose, and then the two supervisors explained the requirements. After drinking a few cups of tea, when Boss Liao was planning to replace it with new tea, I suggested going to the production site to have a look.
The production site can almost be described as "horrible": finished and semi-finished products in plastic baskets are mixed together, and some waste materials are also piled up in a mess. The machines and equipment operated by the workers did not have any protection, and the "bang" sound of the lathes and punches made me tremble with fear.
I frowned. The two supervisors may have become accustomed to it, chatting and laughing with the boss, and speaking a few Ningbo dialects from time to time. Boss Liao probably saw what I was thinking, and he glanced at my wife who was accompanying me at the scene. His wife said with a bright smile: "You guys watch first, I will prepare the meal. Don't go back to the company at noon. Just have a simple meal here." After that, she turned and left.
After watching the production site for more than ten minutes, we returned to the office to drink tea. Boss Liao smiled and asked us to give us more valuable opinions. By the way, he said that he has been cooperating with the company for a long time and is an old friend of your boss. There has never been any mistakes in product quality and delivery time. I tactfully raised some questions about the production site. The reason why the company hired me is to control the product quality and delivery time of each supplier. For old customers, they should cooperate with the company, and everyone will make money. . I asked the two supervisors to make a written document about the production site situation of Boss Liao's factory, explain all the problems thoroughly, solve any problems, and outline the rectification plan and timetable, and then sit down and discuss together.
It is impossible to eat here. Before leaving, the proprietress carried a few bags and put them in the trunk of the car. Boss Liao made a special request. Thank you for your hard work. Your names were written on the bags, so be careful not to take them by mistake.
When I returned to the company, I opened the bag and found a pair of soft Chinese shoes and a tie inside. I'm a little bit embarrassed about this thing. If you tell me directly not to go back, I'm afraid I won't be able to justify it to Boss Liao; if you accept it, you have to speak out of conscience, and I'm afraid you won't be able to secure your job. In the evening, I went to my boss's office carrying the intact bag.
The boss was looking at something on his mobile phone. When he saw me coming in with my bag, he stared at me and said nothing. I sat down and first reported to him the status of several suppliers I visited today, then put the bag on the desk and said, "I don't know who put it in the trunk, and my name. ”
The boss handed me a cigarette, and I took a look. It had gold leaves, an off-white filter tip that was a bit long, and a long gold rim at the filter tip interface. I lit it up and took the first puff, feeling that the taste was very mellow.
The boss asked: "Are there two of them?"
I said: "They should be, otherwise it would be impossible to write their names."
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He asked again: "What is it? ”
“I haven’t opened it, it’s probably just a cigarette.” " At this point, I laughed.
He also laughed and said to me: "It's just a pack of cigarettes, so you can smoke it. It's not like you don't want to smoke. ”
Then, we talked about some work matters and how to maintain a balance between principle and flexibility.
That soft China is The only whole carton of cigarettes I smoke so far
I have been smoking soft and medium cigarettes for more than ten years, and I am used to smoking this brand. I smoke more than 5 cartons of cigarettes every month. I have other good cigarettes. I haven’t smoked either, and maybe I won’t switch to cigarettes in the next few decades. My biggest expense in a month is not how much I spend on food, but smoking. If I don’t drink anymore, just smoke something similar. Don’t lose yourself. ,,[face covering]
The best products to smoke are the loose cigarettes from Tianjin Cigarette Factory, which are available in any length or length at the front door of Evergrande University. This is now the 1980s. The taste has completely changed, but it is still as good as before.
I used to like Shilin, Camellia, Red Camellia, Ashima, and Hongtashan, but I can’t smoke it now! I don’t smoke anymore.
There are many types of cigarettes, from tobacco leaf raw materials to price and craftsmanship, as well as the differences in spices and other formulas. Even the wrapping paper of cigarettes has several types, not to mention the manufactured cigarettes. There are all kinds of cigarettes. There are countless, but the taste is also very different.
Yunyan Dachongjiu is produced in Yunnan. I personally think it tastes very good and has a very smooth texture, with a "soft mouthfeel and a thin throat". I feel that the shredded tobacco can be regarded as the best. I don’t like to smoke continuously, but this cigarette will not make you feel too much if you smoke it continuously. The main reason is that it not only uses good raw materials, but also uses a very good formula. Okay.
Yellow Crane Tower 1916, 1916 is the mainstay of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes. This cigarette is the most famous among Yellow Crane Towers and is also a very easy to smoke. This cigarette is It is made by hand and has 13 patented technologies. It has received countless honors and praises from smokers, and has gradually become a banner of Chinese high-end cigarettes.
Nanjing Yuhuashi cigarettes were launched in 2013. Launched in the second half of the year, as a slim cigarette, it is still very popular among everyone. Because of its extraordinary quality and affordable price, its sales in the market have been relatively stable. The taste of Yuhuashi is a little light, but after all, it is a fine cigarette. It is normal for a cigarette to be lighter. Except for the above points, this cigarette has one more special thing: its guarantee. There are five kinds of packages in Yuhua Stone, which are decorated with five famous scenic spots in Nanjing. It is also a unique culture and charm of Nanjing.
The word "Yunyan" is gilded on the mouthless cigarettes of the 1990s.
Unexpectedly, I have been smoking for nearly 40 years. I spent roughly 200,000 yuan on cigarettes. I have also made a lot of contributions to China Tobacco [face covering]. From the beginning, I became addicted to local cigarettes. From the Yunyan series to the Waiyan series, the cigarettes I have smoked are relatively mixed, and now there are several brands of cigarettes that are stably consumed. From the perspective of stages: the first stage, from about 1989 to 1997, Yunyan Zhongmei and Ashi. Ma and Hongtashan are the main consumer brands; in the second stage, from 1997 to 2003, Huang Furong King is the main brand; in the third stage, from 2003 to 2016, Yellow Crane Tower hard treasure, soft red, and soft medium are more popular. ; At this stage, after the appearance of thin and medium cigarettes, I feel that the middle cigarettes are neither thick nor thin, which is just what I want. I have tried many kinds of medium cigarettes, such as Zhonghua Gold/Double Medium cigarettes, Yellow Crane Tower Thanksgiving/Canyon Love , Kuanzhai, Guiyan, Evergrande, Cordyceps Sinensis, Lotus, Furong King, Diaoyutai, etc. I smoke about one box a day. In terms of price and taste, I recommend the Chinese Double Medium Branch. I buy them all from 530 to 600. Passed, followed by the middle branch of the lotus, and the others are just matched with the draw.
In the early to mid-1990s, Ashima and Hongtashan cigarettes were really prosperous. The smoke was full and mellow, and the hospitality was absolutely first-class.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, Sanwu cigarettes seemed to become popular all over the country overnight. The mellower and smoother taste made Sanwu cigarettes very popular. I don’t know how many smokers have been captured. From then on, Sanwu cigarettes became very popular. Three or five unhappy.
Ashima's cigarettes gradually disappeared. Two thousand years later, with Mr. Lai's escape, fans of Sanwu cigarettes disappeared. I searched the cigarette stalls but could no longer find the smell, until today.
High-end cigarettes are everywhere, and the prices are soaring into the sky. Each taste has its own merits, but the most memorable one is Sanwu. This is also the only cigarette variety I have seen. Up to the director, provincial level The rich, down to the taxi drivers, masons, and homeless young men all regard these cigarettes as treasures. They are really popular in the living room and in the kitchen. There is no doubt that they are my best cigarette.
“Smoking is not a good habit”! This is what I often heard when I was a child, my eldest sister criticizing my father.
However, the cigarettes with filter tips that my father smoked were bought by my eldest sister.
The elder brother has never smoked in his life. He is a university lecturer and lives alone after getting married. The elder sister-in-law is also a teacher, and they are in the same department.
The eldest brother does not smoke or drink. He is a lecturer, teaching assistant, associate professor and professor. His administrative positions include group leader, department secretary, and vice president. He retires and goes home until he dies due to illness.
In addition to giving birth to two sons, the elder sister-in-law has been working under the direct leadership of the elder brother until she got the title of "famous academician", and she has always had a secretary in her later years. The eldest brother has been working all his life, but he has never been worthy of being a secretary for a day.
This is probably the reason why I don’t smoke or drink.
The second brother is introverted, speechless, smokes cigarettes and drinks little alcohol, and has very weak social skills. The famous "raking ears", because the second sister-in-law has a strong personality and does not get along with my sisters, and the second brother and I also have a weak brotherhood and don't have much contact with each other.
I am the seventh and youngest among sisters.
I had a better fate. I caught up with the resumption of the college entrance examination after the Cultural Revolution, and did not suffer the hardship of my three sisters going to the mountains and countryside. After graduation, my father shamelessly asked for connections and joined the city government. Became a small cadre.
Under the guidance of the "old men" in the government agency, and due to the specific work, I quickly learned to smoke and drink. "Smoking is a letter of introduction, and wine is an official seal." This was popular in society at this time, and the job I was doing was energy procurement.
In the era of planned economy, steel, timber, coal, cement and all scarce means of production were strictly controlled and allocated by the government. My job is to purchase these supplies. Go to apply for truck approval, apply for allocation plan, get purchase order...
Among all official activities, smoking and drinking are really a concrete manifestation of work ability! The brands of cigarettes of that era: Shanghai-made Phoenix and Peony were fine for ordinary occasions. It is enough to meet with leaders from various places and lengthen the filter of Peony.
Of course there are better Zhonghua brand cigarettes, but you won’t take them out without seeing the boss!
In those days, which field worker didn’t have several grades of cigarettes on him?
After I learned how to smoke, I became addicted to cigarettes. I have been wandering around the country and abroad for thirty or forty years in my life, and I have smoked hundreds of kinds of cigarettes. The most expensive one is Havana Gold Cigar, which costs thousands of dollars apiece. It's a treat for customers.
As for buying it with your own money, I don’t mind it being too expensive, as long as it can produce smoke.