The new coronary pneumonia epidemic lasted for several months, and the economies of many countries once stagnated. In order to respond to the challenge of the "new normal" of the epidemic, various countries have proactively introduced measures to gradually lift the ban on prevention and control by stages and regions. Chinese businessmen are also actively working to achieve resumption of production and production. In the still grim economic situation, they use perseverance and wisdom to seek breakthroughs.
The picture shows the street view of Chinatown in downtown Washington. (Photo by Chen Meng, reporter from China News Service)
Cautiously resume work
Do a good job in epidemic prevention "do not fight without preparation"
Overseas Chinese businessmen often take a very cautious attitude towards resuming work. Before business reopens, all anti-epidemic preparations must be made.
Liang Qimei runs a Chinese supermarket in Mexico. For safety reasons, she shortened the business hours, opened a customer ordering service through WeChat, etc., and the staff delivered it to the door. She said that most local Chinese restaurants are also more cautious and currently only provide takeaway business.
Tan Yue, who runs a Kung Fu-themed restaurant in Madrid, Spain, said that after the local government’s call to resume work, the store was regularly disinfected and cleaned, and each employee was equipped with a full set of protective equipment. In order to reduce employees' contact with the outside world, he escorted them to and from get off work every day, and purchased food ingredients is also "contactless delivery".
"The premise of opening the door is to control the epidemic." He Jianfeng, who operates a Chinese restaurant in Rome, Italy, said that in addition to complying with the local government's health and epidemic prevention requirements, they also provide guests with free gloves, hand sanitizer and masks, and ask to record their personal data. With body temperature.
Chen Zhengxi, the owner of an Italian clothing factory, is equally cautious. According to government regulations, the epidemic prevention distance is strictly maintained in the factory, and the interval between employees entering and leaving the gate is detailed.
After a three-month suspension of business, many New York-based hairdressing and manicure companies made full appointments after resuming work. Although there are many customers who can’t wait, most of the stores haven’t risked taking more orders. They strictly implement the reservation system and take preventive measures.
Wang Zirong, who runs a barber shop in Chinatown, New York, said that there is a small room in the store to receive guests for appointments. The guests need to be disinfected before entering the store. The store will also provide a mask for customers in need for free.
Ms. Chen, a manicurist in Los Angeles, said she intends to resume work in the near future, but she must first buy isolation panels, disinfect the storefront, and make preparations for reopening the store before welcoming customers to return.
The New York Chinese manicure shop resumed full defense, heavily installed the isolation board, and controlled the flow of people. (Photo courtesy of "World Daily"/Yang Danny)
Ride through
Support each other to go further
Faced with the double pressure of the epidemic and the cold winter, Chinese businessmen helped each other and helped each other.
During the Roman closure, He Jianfeng’s restaurant served canteen meals for local Chinese companies. Considering that everyone's business was hit during the epidemic, he deliberately waived the distribution fee. In He Jianfeng's view, "saving people is also saving ourselves, and mutual assistance will be mutually beneficial."
Deng Zhuting, chairman of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce in London, United Kingdom, joined many overseas Chinese groups to distribute propaganda posters and masks and other protective materials to stores in Chinatown. In order to facilitate the access and distribution of anti-epidemic materials raised by Chinese businessmen for public welfare, he also actively contributed his restaurant as a material storage warehouse.
A spokesman for Shaftesbury PLC, a real estate company in Chinatown in London, also revealed that during the outbreak, it has been interacting with customers through social media and other platforms to help Chinatown attract popularity. They are also planning related activities for the reopening of Chinatown, including various anti-epidemic and disinfection measures, so that the public can rest assured to play.
Recently, a fire broke out in an industrial area in the province of Florence, Italy. The equipment and commodities of 62 Chinese leather goods processing factories in the area were burned, affecting more than 200 Chinese families. The chairman of the China-Italy Youth Federation Zheng Shenghuai said that everyone has just survived the epidemic, and it is precisely when economic pressure is greatest that the livelihood of the affected overseas Chinese has become the focus of attention of the local Chinese society. With the help of the Chinese food store in Florence, the China-Italy Youth Federation distributed food, grain, oil, vegetables and other living supplies to more than 1,000 affected compatriots.
A staff member of a Chinese supermarket in Toronto, Canada, measures the temperature of customers one by one at the entrance. (Photo by Yu Ruidong, reporter from China News Service)
Looking for opportunities
Broaden business and open up new runways
Although faced with difficulties such as business stagnation, subsistence, and the overall economic climate being cold, overseas Chinese businessmen have not forgotten the spirit of change in seeking business opportunities from adversity, developing new products, looking for new channels, expanding new platforms, and actively saving themselves.
New York Chinese supermarkets found that after the outbreak, customers went to the supermarket to buy things more rationally than before, and specials were favored by consumers. Many Chinese supermarkets have lowered the prices of their products, introduced specials, and increased discounts on masks, gloves, alcohol and other products that are popular among the public.
Michael Chen, a restaurant chain operating in the United States, said that the outbreak significantly changed the dining habits of American customers. Many Chinese restaurants that originally focused on traditional indoor dining began to take out food and develop dishes suitable for delivery.
The new restaurant "Lunch Bento", which was launched on the first day of the resumption of work at the old Chinese restaurant "Haiwan" in Nagasaki, Japan, is not only convenient to carry, but also takes into account the reduction of the public's economic resources during the epidemic. Praise, sales on the day reached 4 times as much as expected.
Zheng Chunlei, executive vice chairman of the Spanish Overseas Chinese Association, said that the epidemic has changed the way of life of the people. Chinese businessmen in the clothing industry have also found "business opportunities" in the "crisis" and are paying more and more attention to online sales. The company has received many online orders.
The Italian clothing factory owner Chen Zhengxi and his team also set their sights on online operations. They plan to develop micro-businesses and original designs, cooperate with e-commerce or live broadcast platforms such as Taobao and Douyin, and develop applications to display product details. Transformation and upgrading in the era of epidemics.
Hundreds of restaurants in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York restarted to survive, and the commercial reform zone promoted the application for outdoor seating. (US "World Daily" / Zhang Chenshe)
Talking about the difficulties faced and the future development, the Chinese businessman Zheng Chunlei is still very confident. "The greatest advantage of the Chinese is hard work and hard work. We will meet the difficulties in the face of difficulties. I believe that this time, we can successfully transform and upgrade in difficulties. Getting better!"
Despite the long "cold winter", overseas Chinese businessmen have been moving forward cautiously, supporting each other, accumulating strength in dilemmas, and seeking innovation from the crisis. I believe that on the way back to work, Chinese businessmen will overcome obstacles with extraordinary perseverance and wisdom and usher in broader development! (Source: China Overseas micro-channel public network number ID: qiaowangzhongguo Author: Zhao Jing bamboo)