Recently, "lying flat" has become a frequently used word on the Internet. Seeing that people are discussing it very much, today I would like to talk about whether ceramic figures in the ceramic circle should lie flat?
"Lie flat" generally has two meanings. One is that no matter what the other person does or what changes happen around you, your heart will remain calm and you will not react or resist in any way, indicating complete submission. The second is that no matter what you do or how hard you strive, the status quo and results will not necessarily change. Since doing it means not doing it, it is better to take the initiative to give up and no longer have any hope or desire for it.
In terms of age structure, ceramic people in the ceramic circle are composed of four main generations: the post-60s, the post-70s, the post-80s, and the post-90s. Of course, there are also post-50s and an increasing number of post-00s, but the main force is Still four generations ago.
Ceramic people born in the 60s, including those born in the 50s, are the founders of the modern ceramics industry. They have experienced the baptism of the times in their growth process, and they are generally full of ideals and fighting spirit. 2. The spirit of the times of not being afraid of difficulties. They include both experts and scholars as well as grassroots people. They have taken advantage of the spring breeze of reform, opening up and institutional transformation, and with the spirit of hard work and pioneering spirit, they have gone from making pottery with local methods with sweat and ashes to pushing wheelbarrows. Selling ceramic tiles in the streets and alleys has transformed small factories or earthen kilns that could not make ends meet into large-scale modern ceramic enterprises with diversified development of research, production, sales and branding, and are well-known at home and abroad.
Of course, there are more of them who are unknown and work silently. They are ordinary ceramic people who have dedicated their lives to this industry. Like the former, they are pioneers and trailblazers in the industry. In modern times, It has left its achievements and imprint in the history of building pottery. This generation of ceramic workers has entered the age of retirement one after another. In theory, there is no need to struggle anymore. However, their unwillingness to admit defeat means that they will not lie down easily. Just like the slogan they shouted when they were young, life is not worth it. The battle continues.
The generation of ceramic people born in the 1970s has experienced the fastest development stage of China's economy and ceramic industry. For them, everything is constantly changing, and the only constant is that it keeps changing. This generation of ceramic people has tasted the bitter end, but compared to the previous generation of ceramic people, it is not bitter at all. Ceramic people born in the 1970s generally have a complete education, with a technical secondary school or college degree or above. When they first stepped out of school and entered the ceramics industry, information was basically asymmetric, and the relationship between supply and demand was also unbalanced. It was basically easy to make money by moving bricks. It's like eating dumplings stuffed with coins and sugar on New Year's Eve. If you bite into it, it's either sweet or meaty, or meaty or money-filled, as long as you have enough courage and appetite.
Today, the generation born in the 1970s controls the vast majority of social resources and is the generation with the largest fixed assets and deposits. It has caught up with the low housing prices, high income and industry.In the golden age of the industry, there are brothers and sisters who share their parents’ pension support, and their children have basically passed the education investment stage, and they don’t even have to “enjoy” delayed retirement. The generation of ceramics people born in the 1970s can be said to be the generation most qualified to lie down.
The generation of ceramic people born in the 1980s, especially the generation born after the country implemented the family planning policy (December 1982), is also the generation that attracts the most attention from society, because this national policy was unique in the history of China’s population development. Of course it has its historical background and objective necessity. Therefore, the ceramic figures born in the 1980s have a distinct and individual mark of the times - a combination of idealism and realism.
This generation of pottery people has been favored by thousands of people. They have had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, and have received a good education. When they were admitted to college, they caught up with the expansion of enrollment. If they were not careful, they could get a college degree or above. It seems that they are. Is it better than the previous generation? But after graduation, diplomas are worthless, jobs are hard to find, house prices are rising faster than wages, and the ceramic tile market is saturated... So you think of lying down.
But don’t forget, you are the hope of your whole family and the whole village: you have to fight for a car, a house, a child, a second child, provide for your parents and parents-in-law, and delay retirement. …So, moving bricks has become a job you can never stop doing. The generation of ceramic people born in the 1980s are basically under 65 years old, and it seems that they have no chance to lie down (manual tears).
The ceramic people born in the 1990s are still the product of the family planning policy. Among this generation of ceramic people, only children are more common than those born in the 1980s. Due to the development of the times and economic changes, this generation has a very good material foundation. They have grown up in an information-based environment and are more forward-looking than any previous generation. This is reflected in their self-esteem. Be more recognized, express your personality, be unique, etc.
At the same time, this generation of ceramic people is more withdrawn than any previous generation, has a weaker sense of family affection and ethics, lacks a sense of honor and enterprising spirit, etc. After all, the terms aunt, uncle, and aunt are in their reality It is definitely not used in life.
Unconsciously, the ceramic people born in the 1990s have become the mainstay of the ceramics circle. Many of them have become elites in companies or departments, and some of the ceramic people born in the 1990s have also started families and started businesses. The reasons for struggle that the ceramic people born in the 1980s worry about do not need to worry at all because they are too nihilistic. Isn’t it good to live for yourself? They are planning where to go on their latest trip. Will they be financially free after moving bricks for another two years? If I accidentally retire at the age of 45, how will I spend the rest of my time? Thinking of this, I can't help but feel that it is far away. It is not as good as air conditioning, watermelon and WIFI.The origin is real.
As for the ceramic man lying down, you should lie down when you are happy. Of course, you should lie down even more when you are tired. After all, there are still so many bricks waiting for us to move.
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Author｜Shi Rongbo
Marketing Director of Xiejin Enterprise, senior ceramic product person
(This article is reproduced from Ceramic Information)
