There is a small shop selling national flag products on Xinmen Street in Quanzhou City. The shop is not very eye-catching, but the "Chinese red" at the door makes people unforgettable.
National Flag Shop, couples have been with them for 20 years.
Chen Mintuan and Chen Bizhu are the owners of this small shop. For 20 years, the couple has been guarding this shop wholeheartedly, from 8 am to 10 pm every day, day after day. The old customers who came to visit couldn't help but sigh that the couple sold not only the national flag, but also the strong patriotic sentiment.
20 The long scene of the store is facing, and the couple always stick to it. Together with the national flags in the store, they witnessed the changes in the way of expressing patriotic feelings of citizens in Quanzhou .
At around 9 pm these days, people are still here to buy national flags.
Welcome the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. Citizens are buying national flags and buying national flags. Yesterday afternoon, the reporter came to this small shop. The shop less than 40 square meters was furnished with various types of national flags, including national flags of various sizes, hand-cranked flags, stringed flags, etc. Being in the store and surrounded by the national flag, a strong patriotic feeling arose from the bottom of my heart. In a short while in the store, customers came to the door in a row, and the couple were busy and smiling.
"Boss, do you have a national flag of 20cm×30cm? I want three sides." As soon as I entered the door, a young man asked anxiously. He said that National Day is approaching, so I want to buy a few national flags to decorate in the store to create an atmosphere.
Citizen Mr. Wang also came to purchase national flags for the unit. The reporter noticed that he also bought 6 small hand-cranked national flags at the same time. "Buy a few small national flags for the children to go back. They can hold them in their hands when going to the streets and watching the military parade at home, so that the children can also feel the joy of National Day."
"In the past, our kindergarten did not make much arrangements before the National Day. This time, our kindergarten should create a stronger atmosphere for the 70th anniversary celebration to cultivate children's patriotism." Teacher Cai is a teacher at Quanzhou Experimental Kindergarten. She came to the store to purchase 10 small national flags and flags.
Chen Mintuan said that if you persist in these years, you will have the national flag feeling.
Once encountered business difficulties. The couple persisted in sticking to the indissoluble bond between Chen Mintuan and Chen Bizhu and the national flag, and we will start more than 20 years ago.
At that time, Chen Mintuan, who was in the building materials business, met a friend who was operating national flag products in Henan at work. "At that time, he asked me if I was interested in opening a national flag store. After thinking about it for a while, I felt that opening a national flag store can not only make a living, but also promote patriotism, which is very good, so I found this store." Chen Mintuan introduced happily. The
store was opened, but in the first few years, the couple was worried about the operation of the store. Chen Bizhu said that in the first few years when the store was opened, the business of the store was not good, and there were very few people buying national flags. Most of them were used for replacement. Some were changed three or four times a year, and some were changed once or twice. Afterwards, the store developed a new business, not only with the national flag and party emblem, but also added customization of triangular colored flags, medal trophys, pennants and ribbons.
Although the operation encountered difficulties, the couple did not give up because of this. They firmly believe that more and more people will pay attention to the national flag and integrate patriotism into the national flag. In this way, with this persistence, they stick to this national flag shop.
National Day is approaching, and the "Chinese Red" products are selling well.
One national flag, one love. The grandma bought a national flag of 20,000 yuan and sent it to overseas
" After the 2008 Olympic , more and more people came to buy national flags." Chen Bizhu recalled that the 2008 Olympic torch was passed on at Jiangbin North Road. At that time, many citizens came to the store to buy small red flags and took the small red flag to watch the Olympic torch relay. "At that time, I could clearly feel the pride and passion from the customers who bought red flags."
At that time, there was another thing that Chen Bizhu was particularly impressed. A 70-year-old grandmother from Jinjiang bought a national flag worth more than 20,000 yuan in one go. "The grandmother said she wanted to send it to her grandson abroad." Chen Bizhu introduced that the grandmother didn't know where to buy the national flag, but she came to the store inquiry."Although I don't know how to use it for the old man to send her grandson, I can really feel that strong patriotism." Chen Bizhu sighed.
With the development of the times, small shops have a new crisis. "The Internet is emerging, and various online shopping platforms have diverted a large number of customers. In addition, the national flag manufacturer is a designated manufacturer of national flags under the State Council. The materials and workmanship must be guaranteed, so there will naturally be less advantage in price." Chen Bizhu introduced.
The challenge of the national flag shop has never stopped, and the persistence of Chen Mintuan and Chen Bizhu has never changed. (Reporter Gong Cuiling Wang Baifeng Text/Photo)
