China Overseas Chinese Network, September 18th. According to the US "World Journal" report, Chinese Wu Jianxi has worked in supermarkets for 20 years, and the shelves are like half of his home. During the epidemic, goods were looted, understaffed, and fear of catching the epidemic. Other supermarket operators were once forced to close their doors and cease business; but with optimism and perseverance, they overcame the difficulties and reopened their businesses. Now they see the full shelves and the smiles of customers, making him feel that everything is worth it.

　　On Christmas 21 years ago, 19-year-old Wu Jianxi came to the United States to work alone. His American dream began in a utility room where he could only put down a bed. He used 99 cents three packs of instant noodles for three meals a day to wrap his stomach. He did not speak English. , Without professional skills, he could only work in a clothing factory at first, working seven days a week, and barely earning $1,000 a month.

　　Wu Jianxi said that it was an advertisement for a Flushing Main Street Chinese supermarket to hire a handyman, which changed his life trajectory. He could not distinguish between soy sauce, soy sauce, and light soy sauce. Customers shopping, finally sort out their clues, and become famous in the supermarket industry.

　　At the age of 23, Wu Jianxi met Bole. The owner of a Sino-American supermarket hired him to manage one of the largest Chinese supermarkets at the time. From ignorance to proficiency, he had worked in this supermarket for more than 17 years. The snow disaster made him feel the impact of natural disasters on the supermarket, crowd looting and shortage of goods, and made him deeply feel his responsibility and pressure.

However, Wu Jianxi said that the negative effects of these natural disasters were far less than the new crown pneumonia epidemic that broke out in March this year. This battle allowed him and his colleagues to work overtime for more than a month; he recalled that the epidemic spread in mid-March this year and major Chinese supermarkets appeared. The rush to buy rice, noodles and water was the first to buy paper towels, seasonings, canned food and dried food.

　　Taking his own supermarket as an example, Wu Jianxi said that the sales of rice are almost sold out in three containers a week, and the sales of mineral water and paper towels are equivalent to a month a day. "The goods have just been put on the shelves, but they are gone. unimaginable".

　　Wu Jianxi said that the people's looting of goods is becoming more and more intense. As a manager, whether he is on or off work, he keeps calling to contact the wholesaler to adjust the delivery time and ensure the delivery of the goods. ,anytime is fine".

　　Sadly, after the shortage of goods, there was a shortage of staff. As the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in New York City increased sharply, delivery men asked for leave one after another, while supermarket employees faced a huge number of customers and were overloaded with physical and mental stress, especially in the early stages of the epidemic. Masks have not yet been popularized among foreign ethnicities, making cashiers who directly contact customers every day worry more, "I am not afraid of being infected, mainly because I am afraid of transmitting to family members. Everyone has old people and children."

　　Wu Jianxi said that in the original team of more than 60 people, only a dozen people remained at their posts at the end of March. Each of them had to perform several jobs and work overtime to maintain the operation of the supermarket; he said that he had regarded the supermarket as his second home. Many subordinates have been working hard together for decades, treating them as relatives a long time ago. Seeing the difficulties they are facing and the increasingly empty shelves, they can only temporarily suspend business after discussing with the boss.

Later, under consideration and government encouragement, Sino-American supermarkets and other Chinese supermarkets reopened at the end of April, but strictly required each customer to wear masks and gloves, control the number of people entering the store, and shorten business hours to avoid further spread of the epidemic.

　　Wu Jianxi said that it is not easy to restart business. When work was resumed, almost 60% of the shelves were empty. It took half a month before they arranged 85% of the shelves.

At the end of April, New York City was still the most severely affected area in the country, and anti-epidemic items were still in short supply. In order to protect the health of cashiers, Wu Jianxi had to let them wear protective clothing and make simple isolation panels personally to avoid the spread of the virus.

　　New York City’s economy restarted in June. Wu Jianxi said that their business has gradually returned to normal, and customers’ shopping has become more rational and no longer rushes to stock up. Seeing all the shelves full of goods and the look of customers buying their favorite products, he and The sense of accomplishment of my colleagues doubled, "I am very grateful to all employees for their dedication, especially the last batch of retrogrades who persisted until the closure of business and the first batch of resumption."

　　After the reopening, he said that although the number of employees is still insufficient and he still has to hold several positions, but every employee is twisted together. The turnover of his store has recovered 80%, and he is full of the future. I believe that the epidemic is both a challenge and an opportunity. I also plan to cooperate with e-commerce platforms. I believe that the future will be better.

(Mou Lan)