Text/Sun Nan People's Daily client travel channel
A speck of dust of the times will often weigh heavily on ordinary people. In the vicissitudes of the sea, there are often ordinary people who move forward with silent weights and return the times with a thousand voices.
Zhou Zhun, an ordinary catering person, a young entrepreneur after the 90s, and an authentic Hubei person, interpreted the entanglement of personal and contemporary fate with his actions, allowing us to see the other side of Hubei people outside the impression of "nine-headed bird".
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In just a few days, news from all directions poured into Zhou Zhun's ears one after another, and it was difficult to distinguish between true and false. Zhou Zhun, who was on a business trip to Shanghai, did not think too much, and almost made a decision at the first time, quickly remotely controlling the company in Ezhou, Hubei Province, to purchase a batch of masks and disinfection supplies.
After all, in the catering industry, it is not wrong to be cautious and cautious.
His catering company operates a food court in several regions of Hubei, while operating a part of the regional agent of chain catering brands, but also the local agent of the takeaway platform, concurrently engaged in takeaway and new retail delivery business, and served as the secretary general of the Hongqigong Takeaway Classroom National Alumni Association, which is a standard small restaurant enterprise that "looks a bit large but actually can't even get the bank's credit".
In this era of crazy development of takeaway delivery, every efficient employee is invaluable. There is no doubt that once the news of the spread of the virus is true, these delivery workers who come and go all day in the wind and rain and come into contact with a large number of strangers every day may become virus carriers and become the most dangerous people - Zhou Zhun is very aware of the importance of this batch of protective materials for his brothers.
After receiving the confirmation of the complete procurement of materials, Zhou Zhun breathed a sigh of relief and quietly praised his wave of self-help actions:
If the safety of the brothers cannot even be guaranteed, then how can everyone follow them?
On the evening of January 21, heavy clouds lowered the sky, and Shanghai began a period of continuous rain. The year was about to end, but Zhou Zhun was somewhat inexplicably restless.
The beginning of the epidemic – help
At 10:00 a.m. on January 23, Wuhan was locked down; after 1 hour and 20 minutes, Ezhou was locked down; and less than 24 hours later, Hubei was completely locked down.
Despite the preparation, a series of messages was a little confused for a while.
When the sound of "new coronavirus" and "Wuhan refueling" brushed the eyes of billions of people, people did not realize that the surrounding area of Wuhan seemed to become a stage of black under the lights: fewer people asked for help, self-reliance.
But when it comes to the seriousness of the epidemic, they seem to be no less than enough, and Zhou Zhun's hometown of Ezhou is one of them. As an authentic Hubei native, Zhou Zhun, who could not go home at this time, was in a hurry and could only learn about the current situation from the company's employees through video conferencing.
Almost within a day, all kinds of merchants and stores in Ezhou have closed their doors and closed for 7788, leaving only scattered shops still open. Those who are still on the job are left with government staff and doctors and nurses in hospitals.
"The situation in Ezhou is also not good, and many suspected patients have been found. Zhou Zong, do we want to also..."
Looking at the many familiar faces in the video, Zhou Zhun wanted to stop work. But when he thinks of those who are fighting on the front line of the fight against the virus, he always feels responsible for doing something.
"Well, we don't stop work completely, leaving some brothers to volunteer to work, leaving enough protective materials for the brothers to use, and others... Donate it all. After making this decision, Zhou Zhun felt much calmer in his heart.
Whether or not you can start work on time and when the epidemic will end has become a hot topic in the company's employee base. Zhou Zhun did not participate in the discussion, he closed his mobile phone and began to silently pray that the epidemic would end soon.
The ferocity of the disease – pouring out everything
Unfortunately, it often backfires, and the situation seems to be getting worse.
According to the staff who went to deliver the food, many medical staff and community service centers are now facing a big problem is the problem of dining.
Since most of the catering businesses have closed their doors, there is a serious shortage of available ingredients in the market, and the hospital and the community are busy at this time, most medical staff and community service volunteers can not eat or can only eat cold rice.
This situation made Zhou Zhun feel uneasy. The same people, we hide at home and isolate, they rush to the most dangerous front line for our lives, why can't they even eat hot food?
He decided to do everything he could to protect these warriors who were fighting to the death on the anti-virus battlefield. At this time, he also had a relatively rich reserve of ingredients, and these common ingredients and materials that were common on weekdays but were extremely scarce at the moment were also urgently allocated by Zhou Zhun and donated to the canteen and community of the local hospital.
Donate ingredients to the Xishan community in Ezhou City
It was a cold winter, due to the immaturity of the medical staff's work and rest time and the immaturity of the temporary insulation conditions, it was not uncommon for meals to become cold before they could eat, so Zhou Zhun decided to use incubators to keep warm for their diets.
"Thinking about it, at present, the only solution I can think of and can do seems to be to use the necessary incubators distributed by our rider brothers as food insulation, dismantle and take out the inventory." Although the number is not very large, it can play some role in heat preservation. ”
This batch of incubators, in the most difficult period, gave the frontline medical staff the most intimate warmth.
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"A friend of mine said that the epidemic is the epidemic, it is a disaster, it is a tragedy, it is not anyone's opportunity. In this disaster and tragedy, we must discover people's difficulties and problems, and we must go all out to help them solve these problems. This is our responsibility, and this is also the responsibility of every business and entrepreneur. I have limited ability, so I will do what I can and do my meager strength. ”
At the company's material mobilization meeting, Zhou Zhun finally tried to overcome the public opinion and hammered out:
"It was so decided, all donated, not a single one, I have any responsibility, please the brothers of the team to implement it immediately, adjourn the meeting."
It's a tough battle.
Just in time for the Spring Festival tide of the Lunar New Year, the spread of the virus is faster than usual, I don't know how many times faster.
Protection management has been stepped up across the country with a view to preventing the further widespread spread of the virus.
Hubei, which has focused on the world's attention, is even more unoptimistic at this time.
"How come there's still a batch of stuff in the warehouse?" Isn't it all about giving it all away, what's going on? Zhou Zhun's eyes were red, his spirit was not good, and he did not seem to have a good rest.
"That's a recharge reward for the next year's promotion, a batch of silk quilts..."
"What did you say at the last meeting?" Do you take my words as the wind in your ears? Zhou Zhun gritted his teeth, "The weather is so cold, you actually let this large number of warm quilts sleep in the warehouse?" What do you think? Send me to the front line of medical treatment immediately, right now! ”
Donated silk quilts to the hospital that were meant to be used as promotional prizes
He was a little desperate.
And this desperate mood seems to spread faster than the virus, spreading rapidly among employees. People no longer discuss whether to start work on time and when the epidemic will end, and the hot topic has become "what else can I do".
Some brothers in the countryside say that they have a lot of vegetables in their vegetable field and hope to be able to send them over; there are brothers who are idle at home who hope to become the first batch of people who can resume work and volunteer services; and some brothers say that if they want to apply for wages, they can postpone the payment...
Even a group of other catering merchants and suppliers have begun to follow Zhou Zhun's pace and donate the ingredients in stock.
The resumption of work is in sight - iron shoulders
If you do people right, things will naturally be right.
From the lockdown to today, a full 20 days have passed, due to the previous "reckless" public welfare efforts, Zhou Zhun was granted greater responsibility by the local government, received the first batch of local catering takeaway tasks to resume work; and Ezhou has also become the first pilot area for hubei catering industry to resume work.
"Our takeaway industry is no better than others, every time we send one more order, we can have one less person going out, and there will be one more family security."
"I may be a little self-conscious when I say this." Zhou Zhun said at the company's resumption of work deployment meeting: "At present, there are many black takeaway delivery fees that can reach tens of yuan or hundreds of yuan, what is the difference between this behavior and the sale of sky-high-priced masks? In my opinion, they are all making 'national disasters and wealth', which I think is not advisable. I hope that we can do a little bit to help people reduce the cost of living, even a little bit is worth it. ”
Let yourself suffer, and you can't let your brothers suffer. Zhou Zhun announced more radical measures:
1. In terms of the regional agent business of the takeaway platform, all catering merchants are exempt from takeaway deductions.
2. In terms of takeaway and new retail delivery business, the delivery fee for all orders is free.
At this time, the official large-scale epidemic subsidy policy of the takeaway platform has not yet been announced. Everyone asked him: Brother-in-law, is this the support policy given to you by the platform?
Zhou Zhun said: No, this is my own policy. During the epidemic, the brothers' salaries and labor costs are as usual, and all the costs are borne by me alone. According to preliminary estimates, a series of assistance measures during the epidemic have brought an average of 160,000 yuan per day to Zhou Zhun.
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The boss will bear all the takeaway deductions and delivery fees, and the brothers of the team can't sit still, and jointly launch an application for no wages and voluntary delivery.
Looking at these brothers who could not be excused, Zhou Zhun smiled bitterly, "You still have to receive the salary, but since the brothers are so united, let's be partners together in the future, and the money earned by the company in the future, the brothers all have a share." ”
It just so happened that he participated in the investment of a technology company in Hangzhou and urgently developed a software "Foodie Insurance" to help more restaurant owners and employees to form partners in the same boat during the epidemic to fight the epidemic and tide over the difficulties together. Zhou Zhun took the lead in trying it out, and formed his brothers who shared his happiness and hardships as partners who shared his hardships.
"People are grouped together, things are grouped together, and the same values bring us together." Zhou Zhun talked about the technology company, "I am an investor in this company, and their founder Hong Qigong is also my teacher, and the words I said earlier, 'Never take the epidemic as an opportunity, but to help people solve problems', is what he told me." So we can agree without hesitation to completely operate for the public good to help more people. ”
At the national economic level, the catering industry, which has been hit the hardest by the epidemic, is the first. At this stage, even enterprises such as Xibei are facing a huge crisis, and the situation of most catering personnel is even worse.
In order to allow more restaurant owners to get out of the predicament, they announced that the software is free for life, free to the entire industry, free to open the copyright of the software and other rights.
Although Chu has three households, Qin will be Chu when he dies. Ezhou ancient chu land, thousands of years of tradition, gave the people here the blood of the heroic spirit, "the great hero" Guo Jing, was placed in Xiangyang by Mr. Jin Yong, who is full of poetry, I am afraid it is no coincidence.
"In times of peace, it is only natural for us to pursue profits and make money. But in special times, we will naturally do what should be done, and we don't need any reason. ”
An ordinary restaurant owner, in the face of a suffocating disaster, burst out the noble light of his soul, which made all of us have a new impression of our compatriots in Hubei.