Thirty-five years ago today, on June 1, 1990 (May 9, 1990 in the lunar calendar), Wu Tongmei, "King of Pencils", passed away. Wu Tongmei, "King of Pencils" Wu Tongmei: Anti-Japanese with pencils, the founder of China's pencil industry. A Chinese brand 2B pencil is the collective memory of generations. For years, during the college entrance examination or other large-scale exams, almost every student entered the examination room with it, carefully painted his answers on the answer sheet, and then waited anxiously for a major turning point in his life. But behind this inconspicuous pencil, there is a history that is gradually forgotten. Since 1935, when China's first pencil factory, China Standard Pencil Factory, was born in Shanghai, China Pencil began its difficult start. Its founder was Wu Tongmei, who was later known as "the king of pencils". The toddler Chinese had his own pencil factory, Wu Tongmei, also known as Wu Ding, who used to be known as Wu Yiyu. He was born in Wujin, Jiangsu Province in 1906. His father was a tribute student selected in the late Qing Dynasty. His family was wealthy. He entered a private school at the age of 5, then transferred to a county primary school. He moved to Jinan at the age of 7 and studied at Nanxin Street No. 1 Primary School. After graduation, he entered Zhengyi Middle School. In 1918, he moved with his father to Beijing and attended Zhengzhi Middle School. In the autumn of 1922, he was admitted to Tongji University in Shanghai. During his time in school, he was one of the heads of the student union. In the summer of 1926, Wu Tongmei and more than 20 other classmates were expelled for participating in the student movement protesting the March 18 massacre caused by Duan Qirui's government. Wu returned to Beijing and first joined China Delta Asia Bank as a clerical position. Later, he went to Tsinghua University to study English and get in touch with progressive students. He joined the Communist Party of China after being introduced by Hu Quyuan, a student at Peking University, and changed his name to Wu Yiyu. In 1928, the Communist Party of China organization in Peking was destroyed and he lost contact with the organization. He traveled to Japan and was admitted to Yokohama Higher Industrial School to study applied chemistry. After graduating in March 1932, he entered the Kanagawa Color Pencil Factory in Japan, Makasaki Daiwa Pencil Co., Ltd. (later Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.), where he interned and learned the technology of From then on, he began to pay attention to the production and operation of pencils, began to collect information on the pencil trade at home and abroad, and developed a strong interest in it. He felt that the pencil, a small thing that can be bought with a few copper plates, was so subtle that students could not do without it in calligraphy and painting, architectural drawing could not do without it, and tailors could not do without it... He linked the little pencil with the grand aspirations of an industrial power. In November 1933, Wu Tongmei arrived in Shanghai. In a speech, he said: "Pencils occupy an important position in all kinds of stationery, and they are closely related to primary school students. Checking the customs trade report, the number of pencils imported into our country last year (1932) reached 1.50 million gold units, a mere pencil, and the wealth of our country people every year reached millions of yuan. Those who are concerned are here, and those who feel it is necessary to establish such an industry as soon as possible are also here. "At this time, Wu Tangmei had already promoted the establishment of a pencil factory. In July 1934, he worked with Guo Zichun and Zhang Weishi to build a pencil factory. He sold the house in his hometown for 4,500 yuan as funds, and launched his relatives, friends and classmates to subscribe to stock investments, and raised 50,000 yuan with difficulty to establish a joint stock company for a Chinese pencil factory. The board of directors consists of Pan Gongzhan and other 7 people. Zhang Weishi is also the manager, and Wu Tangmei is the associate manager and director of the factory. The factory is located on Xiexu Road, and has recruited technicians and workers from Beijing, Wujin and other places. It was officially put into production in October 1935, with a monthly output of 20,000 Luo (144 pieces per Luo). The following year, the factory was named "China Standard Domestic Pencil Factory Joint Stock Company" after being approved by the Ministry of Industry. The Chinese pencil factory is like a toddler, developing lead lead, developing pen holders, and producing pencils. Since then, the Chinese have their own pencil factory. Chinese use Chinese pencils When Wu Tongmei was an intern at Japan's Masaki Yamato Pencil Co., Ltd., a Japanese man named Saburo Suhara saw him paying attention to the manufacturing technology of pencils everywhere and severely reprimanded him: "Even if you go to Wu Ding (the name used at that time) II, China will not manufacture pencil leads, and it will not be able to run a pencil industry." Saburo Suhara had hoped that he would be responsible for the sales of Masaki Yamato Pencil Co., Ltd. in China after finishing his studies. However, Wu Tongmei has decided to start his own business, so he has not given up or stopped his research on technology. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will get close to the workers, understand many aspects, pay attention to the management methods and experience of the enterprise, and often carefully try to figure out, and crack the Japanese processing technology and technology in colored lead lead, rod making, paint and so on. Before the Japanese mocked "Wu Ding II", Wu Tongmei set up a pencil factory in China. This factory has the ability to make lead lead, pencil board, pencil holder and appearance processing. It is an all-purpose pencil manufacturing factory. Pencils are produced and need to be sold. In the 1930s, foreign brands of pencils occupied almost all the market. It was easier said than done to squeeze domestic pencils into this market. The time and place were right, and at that time, the anti-Japanese patriotic movement was in full swing. There was a widespread public opinion advocating patriotism, boycotting Japanese products, and using domestic products. Ms. Wu seized this historic opportunity to promote her products as "Chinese technicians, Chinese raw materials, Chinese capital." Every pen was printed with the words "Chinese people use Chinese pencils," written by Pan Gongzhan, the Shanghai education director, and her ink treasures were advertised for wide distribution. In her brand design, Ms. Wu used a "Ding" brand as a trademark for her high-end drawing pencils. The word "Ding" has multiple meanings. The first layer means that his name has the word "Ding"; the other layer means that in traditional Chinese culture, "Ding" has always been used as a symbol of dignity or power, indicating high quality; the third layer means that there was a "Three Fortresses" brand in the pencils of foreign goods at that time. In order to compete with the "Three Fortresses" brand, the "Ding" brand is used, because the ancient "Ding" is also a three-legged, and the "Three Foot Tripod" is comparable to the "Three Fortresses". On mid-range goods, the "No. 500 Aviation to Save the Country" pencil is launched to echo the patriotic heat wave of "Aviation to Save the Country". On popular products, in order to cater to primary and secondary school students, the "No. 200 Good Student" and "No. 300 Children" pencils are produced at affordable prices. After Wu Tongmei's efforts, the China Standard Domestic Pencil Factory has stood on its feet and successfully punched the pencil into the most prosperous Nanjing Road in Shanghai Beach and placed it in the stationery counters of the famous four general merchandise companies of Yong'an, Xiansi, Xinxin and Daxin. When selling pencils in various stationery stores in Shanghai, nine times out of ten, there are pencils from Zhonglead Company. The post and telecommunications bureaus under the Ministry of Communications and the railway bureaus under the Ministry of Railways have also customized pencils to Zhonglead Company, which has brought a large number of orders to Zhonglead Company. By 1936, the Ministry of Education even ordered education management departments at all levels and schools across the country to recommend Zhonglead Company's products. Because Zhonglead Company's pencils are cheap and domestically produced, students in various schools are also willing to buy them, and they also accept customization from various stationery stores to fully meet various personalized requirements. Gradually sold to remote areas such as Yunnan, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, and even in South East Asia, they can compete with Japanese pencils. After the July 7 Incident in 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, and the "August 13" Songhu Battle broke out in Shanghai. China Lead Company was directly threatened by artillery fire. In order to save the enterprise, Wu Tongmei decided to move inward. Tracking up the Yangtze River, he stopped several times as the situation changed. He first moved to Hankou for production for 4 months, and then moved to Yichang to borrow land for more than half a year. In November 1938, he went from Yichang to Chongqing and built a factory at No. 15 Caiyuanba Main Street on the north bank of the Yangtze River, which ended the days of displacement. Wu Tongmei's enterprise is the only pencil factory in the rear. At this time, the role of the pencil factory was also particularly important. In order to maintain the cultural and educational undertakings in the rear, although the factory was bombed twice by Japanese aircraft, the workshop and warehouse were damaged, and Wu was also injured and hospitalized. At this time, he still asked the staff to work hard to repair and insist on production. The power supply was seriously insufficient, and production was suspended. He managed to set up a branch plant in Nanquan, 30 kilometers outside Chongqing, to generate electricity and produce production by himself. In 1940, he established a machine repair workshop for the manufacture of complete sets of pencil machinery and daily maintenance. At the same time, he successively established distribution offices in Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming, Xi'an, Hengyang, Lanzhou and other places. Even if these distribution offices were robbed and destroyed, he was not discouraged and rebuilt easily. During this period, the company was restructured and renamed China Standard Pencil Factory Joint Stock Company. The chairperson was Pan Anlu, and Wu was the managing director and general manager. To expand the industrial chain, he invested in the construction of Chongqing Guanghua Paint Factory, and later raised funds to establish Zhonghe Chemical Company, which produced spray paint for pencils. In February 1944, the Japanese invaded Guizhou and shocked Chongqing. To prevent accidents, he founded Lanzhou Pencil Branch. During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Tongmei's company manufactured 51.414 million pencils, and his subordinate China Standard Sawmill manufactured a large number of military wooden boxes that were urgently needed on the front lines of the war against the enemy. The affiliated Zhonghe Chemical Factory produced a large number of chemical products for the military industry. Wu Tongmei is the backbone of the Qianchuan Factory Association. He once recalled that during his days in Chongqing, "almost every week, we had dinner at Guanshengyuan or Zhang Naiqi's home. During the dinner, everyone exchanged information about the situation of each factory and relevant information, the political and economic situation at that time, the work of the Qianchuan Factory Association, and ideas for manufacturers who encountered difficulties." Returning to Shanghai to resume the factory, he took the lead in establishing a public-private partnership between enterprises. In November 1945, Wu Tongmei arrived in Shanghai to preside over the resumption of the factory. In February of the following year, the preparatory office of the general factory was established. In April, a Shikumen building on Dantu Road was leased for 110 taels of gold, and the equipment of the Lanzhou branch was transported to Shanghai for installation. Construction started first. In May, the real estate of the Shanghai Rubber Powder Factory on Linping North Road was purchased as a production workshop. In July, the real estate of the Shanghai Box Factory at No. 296 Donghanyang Road was purchased as the Shanghai manufacturing plant of the China Lead Company. After the redeployment, it was fully started by the end of the year. At that time, the factory in Chongqing was renamed "Chongqing Manufacturing Factory". During the restoration of the factory in Shanghai, when the Civil Construction Association was established, Wu Tangmei was still elected as the executive director. After the headquarters of the Civil Construction Construction Agency moved to Shanghai, he threw himself into progressive activities. At the end of 1947, the Civil Construction was forced to go underground. Entrusted by Zhang Naiqi, he and Sun Xiaocun, Huang Jieran, and He Xuemei, among others, took charge of the China Industrial Research Institute as directors. Using the legitimacy of the business scope, he compiled the "Shanghai Factory Directory", "Shanghai Industrial Overview", and "Shanghai Fuel Power Supply Situation" to prepare materials for the takeover of Shanghai after liberation. He and Hu Ziying and Sun Xiaocun drafted a proposal to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on public-private relations and labor relations after liberation to express concern for the construction of New China. At the end of 1948, Wu Tongmei was blacklisted by the Kuomintang secret service. Under the arrangement of Comrade Liu Shaowen, the head of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, he left Shanghai with his family and arrived in Beiping in March of the following year In June, he returned to Shanghai with Huang Yanpei and his party to help Shanghai resume industrial production and comfort the People's Liberation Army. On September 21, he attended the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as a representative of the business community. On October 1, he ascended the Tiananmen Gate Tower to attend the founding ceremony with honor. The Central People's Government was established, and he was appointed as a member of the Central Financial and Economic Commission and deputy director of the Central Bureau of Private Enterprises. Wu Jiaomei was one of the first business people to propose a public-private partnership. In July 1950, the Ministry of Light Industry and the Ministry of East China Industry approved the joint stock company of China Standard Pencil Factory, which was headquartered in Beijing. The chairperson was Wang Xinyuan, vice minister of the Ministry of Light Industry, who served as the general manager. In March 1954, China Lead Company successfully developed the China Brand 101 Drawing Pencil. After the launch of the pencil was very popular with consumers, the United States, Germany, Japan and other countries before the drawing pencil, has since disappeared in China. Until now, the Chinese brand pencil is still the first choice of Chinese drawing and exam filling tool. The invention of the Zhonghua brand 101 drawing pencil is even called a milestone in China's pencil manufacturing industry. In October of the same year, Wu was appointed manager of the public-private joint venture China Pencil Company. In June 1955, he was appointed manager of the Shanghai Pen Industry Company. In February 1958, he was transferred back to the Beijing Civil Construction Headquarters. During the Cultural Revolution, he was persecuted. After crushing the Jiangqing counter-revolutionary group, Wu Tongmei was refreshed and actively participated in political affairs, and offered suggestions for the development of our country's pencil workers. In May 1982, he participated in the delegation of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to visit Japan and revisited the Masaki Yamato Pen Co., Ltd., where he interned that year. 1983 The Ministry of Youth Industry appointed Wu Tongmei as the honorary chairperson of the China Pen Association. On June 1, 1990, Wu Tongmei passed away due to illness, completing the last stop in his life journey. The small pencil made Wu Tongmei leave a deep trace in the history of the development of Chinese national enterprises.Thirty-five years ago today, on June 1, 1990 (May 9, 1990 in the lunar calendar), Wu Tongmei, "King of Pencils", passed away. Wu Tongmei, "King of Pencils" Wu Tongmei: Anti-Japanese with pencils, the founder of China's pencil industry. A Chinese brand 2B pencil is the collective memory of generations. For years, during the college entrance examination or other large-scale exams, almost every student entered the examination room with it, carefully painted his answers on the answer sheet, and then waited anxiously for a major turning point in his life. But behind this inconspicuous pencil, there is a history that is gradually forgotten. Since 1935, when China's first pencil factory, China Standard Pencil Factory, was born in Shanghai, China Pencil began its difficult start. Its founder was Wu Tongmei, who was later known as "the king of pencils". The toddler Chinese had his own pencil factory, Wu Tongmei, also known as Wu Ding, who used to be known as Wu Yiyu. He was born in Wujin, Jiangsu Province in 1906. His father was a tribute student selected in the late Qing Dynasty. His family was wealthy. He entered a private school at the age of 5, then transferred to a county primary school. He moved to Jinan at the age of 7 and studied at Nanxin Street No. 1 Primary School. After graduation, he entered Zhengyi Middle School. In 1918, he moved with his father to Beijing and attended Zhengzhi Middle School. In the autumn of 1922, he was admitted to Tongji University in Shanghai. During his time in school, he was one of the heads of the student union. In the summer of 1926, Wu Tongmei and more than 20 other classmates were expelled for participating in the student movement protesting the March 18 massacre caused by Duan Qirui's government. Wu returned to Beijing and first joined China Delta Asia Bank as a clerical position. Later, he went to Tsinghua University to study English and get in touch with progressive students. He joined the Communist Party of China after being introduced by Hu Quyuan, a student at Peking University, and changed his name to Wu Yiyu. In 1928, the Communist Party of China organization in Peking was destroyed and he lost contact with the organization. He traveled to Japan and was admitted to Yokohama Higher Industrial School to study applied chemistry. After graduating in March 1932, he entered the Kanagawa Color Pencil Factory in Japan, Makasaki Daiwa Pencil Co., Ltd. (later Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.), where he interned and learned the technology of From then on, he began to pay attention to the production and operation of pencils, began to collect information on the pencil trade at home and abroad, and developed a strong interest in it. He felt that the pencil, a small thing that can be bought with a few copper plates, was so subtle that students could not do without it in calligraphy and painting, architectural drawing could not do without it, and tailors could not do without it... He linked the little pencil with the grand aspirations of an industrial power. In November 1933, Wu Tongmei arrived in Shanghai. In a speech, he said: "Pencils occupy an important position in all kinds of stationery, and they are closely related to primary school students. Checking the customs trade report, the number of pencils imported into our country last year (1932) reached 1.50 million gold units, a mere pencil, and the wealth of our country people every year reached millions of yuan. Those who are concerned are here, and those who feel it is necessary to establish such an industry as soon as possible are also here. "At this time, Wu Tangmei had already promoted the establishment of a pencil factory. In July 1934, he worked with Guo Zichun and Zhang Weishi to build a pencil factory. He sold the house in his hometown for 4,500 yuan as funds, and launched his relatives, friends and classmates to subscribe to stock investments, and raised 50,000 yuan with difficulty to establish a joint stock company for a Chinese pencil factory. The board of directors consists of Pan Gongzhan and other 7 people. Zhang Weishi is also the manager, and Wu Tangmei is the associate manager and director of the factory. The factory is located on Xiexu Road, and has recruited technicians and workers from Beijing, Wujin and other places. It was officially put into production in October 1935, with a monthly output of 20,000 Luo (144 pieces per Luo). The following year, the factory was named "China Standard Domestic Pencil Factory Joint Stock Company" after being approved by the Ministry of Industry. The Chinese pencil factory is like a toddler, developing lead lead, developing pen holders, and producing pencils. Since then, the Chinese have their own pencil factory. Chinese use Chinese pencils When Wu Tongmei was an intern at Japan's Masaki Yamato Pencil Co., Ltd., a Japanese man named Saburo Suhara saw him paying attention to the manufacturing technology of pencils everywhere and severely reprimanded him: "Even if you go to Wu Ding (the name used at that time) II, China will not manufacture pencil leads, and it will not be able to run a pencil industry." Saburo Suhara had hoped that he would be responsible for the sales of Masaki Yamato Pencil Co., Ltd. in China after finishing his studies. However, Wu Tongmei has decided to start his own business, so he has not given up or stopped his research on technology. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will get close to the workers, understand many aspects, pay attention to the management methods and experience of the enterprise, and often carefully try to figure out, and crack the Japanese processing technology and technology in colored lead lead, rod making, paint and so on. Before the Japanese mocked "Wu Ding II", Wu Tongmei set up a pencil factory in China. This factory has the ability to make lead lead, pencil board, pencil holder and appearance processing. It is an all-purpose pencil manufacturing factory. Pencils are produced and need to be sold. In the 1930s, foreign brands of pencils occupied almost all the market. It was easier said than done to squeeze domestic pencils into this market. The time and place were right, and at that time, the anti-Japanese patriotic movement was in full swing. There was a widespread public opinion advocating patriotism, boycotting Japanese products, and using domestic products. Ms. Wu seized this historic opportunity to promote her products as "Chinese technicians, Chinese raw materials, Chinese capital." Every pen was printed with the words "Chinese people use Chinese pencils," written by Pan Gongzhan, the Shanghai education director, and her ink treasures were advertised for wide distribution. In her brand design, Ms. Wu used a "Ding" brand as a trademark for her high-end drawing pencils. The word "Ding" has multiple meanings. The first layer means that his name has the word "Ding"; the other layer means that in traditional Chinese culture, "Ding" has always been used as a symbol of dignity or power, indicating high quality; the third layer means that there was a "Three Fortresses" brand in the pencils of foreign goods at that time. In order to compete with the "Three Fortresses" brand, the "Ding" brand is used, because the ancient "Ding" is also a three-legged, and the "Three Foot Tripod" is comparable to the "Three Fortresses". On mid-range goods, the "No. 500 Aviation to Save the Country" pencil is launched to echo the patriotic heat wave of "Aviation to Save the Country". On popular products, in order to cater to primary and secondary school students, the "No. 200 Good Student" and "No. 300 Children" pencils are produced at affordable prices. After Wu Tongmei's efforts, the China Standard Domestic Pencil Factory has stood on its feet and successfully punched the pencil into the most prosperous Nanjing Road in Shanghai Beach and placed it in the stationery counters of the famous four general merchandise companies of Yong'an, Xiansi, Xinxin and Daxin. When selling pencils in various stationery stores in Shanghai, nine times out of ten, there are pencils from Zhonglead Company. The post and telecommunications bureaus under the Ministry of Communications and the railway bureaus under the Ministry of Railways have also customized pencils to Zhonglead Company, which has brought a large number of orders to Zhonglead Company. By 1936, the Ministry of Education even ordered education management departments at all levels and schools across the country to recommend Zhonglead Company's products. Because Zhonglead Company's pencils are cheap and domestically produced, students in various schools are also willing to buy them, and they also accept customization from various stationery stores to fully meet various personalized requirements. Gradually sold to remote areas such as Yunnan, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, and even in South East Asia, they can compete with Japanese pencils. After the July 7 Incident in 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, and the "August 13" Songhu Battle broke out in Shanghai. China Lead Company was directly threatened by artillery fire. In order to save the enterprise, Wu Tongmei decided to move inward. Tracking up the Yangtze River, he stopped several times as the situation changed. He first moved to Hankou for production for 4 months, and then moved to Yichang to borrow land for more than half a year. In November 1938, he went from Yichang to Chongqing and built a factory at No. 15 Caiyuanba Main Street on the north bank of the Yangtze River, which ended the days of displacement. Wu Tongmei's enterprise is the only pencil factory in the rear. At this time, the role of the pencil factory was also particularly important. In order to maintain the cultural and educational undertakings in the rear, although the factory was bombed twice by Japanese aircraft, the workshop and warehouse were damaged, and Wu was also injured and hospitalized. At this time, he still asked the staff to work hard to repair and insist on production. The power supply was seriously insufficient, and production was suspended. He managed to set up a branch plant in Nanquan, 30 kilometers outside Chongqing, to generate electricity and produce production by himself. In 1940, he established a machine repair workshop for the manufacture of complete sets of pencil machinery and daily maintenance. At the same time, he successively established distribution offices in Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming, Xi'an, Hengyang, Lanzhou and other places. Even if these distribution offices were robbed and destroyed, he was not discouraged and rebuilt easily. During this period, the company was restructured and renamed China Standard Pencil Factory Joint Stock Company. The chairperson was Pan Anlu, and Wu was the managing director and general manager. To expand the industrial chain, he invested in the construction of Chongqing Guanghua Paint Factory, and later raised funds to establish Zhonghe Chemical Company, which produced spray paint for pencils. In February 1944, the Japanese invaded Guizhou and shocked Chongqing. To prevent accidents, he founded Lanzhou Pencil Branch. During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Tongmei's company manufactured 51.414 million pencils, and his subordinate China Standard Sawmill manufactured a large number of military wooden boxes that were urgently needed on the front lines of the war against the enemy. The affiliated Zhonghe Chemical Factory produced a large number of chemical products for the military industry. Wu Tongmei is the backbone of the Qianchuan Factory Association. He once recalled that during his days in Chongqing, "almost every week, we had dinner at Guanshengyuan or Zhang Naiqi's home. During the dinner, everyone exchanged information about the situation of each factory and relevant information, the political and economic situation at that time, the work of the Qianchuan Factory Association, and ideas for manufacturers who encountered difficulties." Returning to Shanghai to resume the factory, he took the lead in establishing a public-private partnership between enterprises. In November 1945, Wu Tongmei arrived in Shanghai to preside over the resumption of the factory. In February of the following year, the preparatory office of the general factory was established. In April, a Shikumen building on Dantu Road was leased for 110 taels of gold, and the equipment of the Lanzhou branch was transported to Shanghai for installation. Construction started first. In May, the real estate of the Shanghai Rubber Powder Factory on Linping North Road was purchased as a production workshop. In July, the real estate of the Shanghai Box Factory at No. 296 Donghanyang Road was purchased as the Shanghai manufacturing plant of the China Lead Company. After the redeployment, it was fully started by the end of the year. At that time, the factory in Chongqing was renamed "Chongqing Manufacturing Factory". During the restoration of the factory in Shanghai, when the Civil Construction Association was established, Wu Tangmei was still elected as the executive director. After the headquarters of the Civil Construction Construction Agency moved to Shanghai, he threw himself into progressive activities. At the end of 1947, the Civil Construction was forced to go underground. Entrusted by Zhang Naiqi, he and Sun Xiaocun, Huang Jieran, and He Xuemei, among others, took charge of the China Industrial Research Institute as directors. Using the legitimacy of the business scope, he compiled the "Shanghai Factory Directory", "Shanghai Industrial Overview", and "Shanghai Fuel Power Supply Situation" to prepare materials for the takeover of Shanghai after liberation. He and Hu Ziying and Sun Xiaocun drafted a proposal to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on public-private relations and labor relations after liberation to express concern for the construction of New China. At the end of 1948, Wu Tongmei was blacklisted by the Kuomintang secret service. Under the arrangement of Comrade Liu Shaowen, the head of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, he left Shanghai with his family and arrived in Beiping in March of the following year In June, he returned to Shanghai with Huang Yanpei and his party to help Shanghai resume industrial production and comfort the People's Liberation Army. On September 21, he attended the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as a representative of the business community. On October 1, he ascended the Tiananmen Gate Tower to attend the founding ceremony with honor. The Central People's Government was established, and he was appointed as a member of the Central Financial and Economic Commission and deputy director of the Central Bureau of Private Enterprises. Wu Jiaomei was one of the first business people to propose a public-private partnership. In July 1950, the Ministry of Light Industry and the Ministry of East China Industry approved the joint stock company of China Standard Pencil Factory, which was headquartered in Beijing. The chairperson was Wang Xinyuan, vice minister of the Ministry of Light Industry, who served as the general manager. In March 1954, China Lead Company successfully developed the China Brand 101 Drawing Pencil. After the launch of the pencil was very popular with consumers, the United States, Germany, Japan and other countries before the drawing pencil, has since disappeared in China. Until now, the Chinese brand pencil is still the first choice of Chinese drawing and exam filling tool. The invention of the Zhonghua brand 101 drawing pencil is even called a milestone in China's pencil manufacturing industry. In October of the same year, Wu was appointed manager of the public-private joint venture China Pencil Company. In June 1955, he was appointed manager of the Shanghai Pen Industry Company. In February 1958, he was transferred back to the Beijing Civil Construction Headquarters. During the Cultural Revolution, he was persecuted. After crushing the Jiangqing counter-revolutionary group, Wu Tongmei was refreshed and actively participated in political affairs, and offered suggestions for the development of our country's pencil workers. In May 1982, he participated in the delegation of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to visit Japan and revisited the Masaki Yamato Pen Co., Ltd., where he interned that year. 1983 The Ministry of Youth Industry appointed Wu Tongmei as the honorary chairperson of the China Pen Association. On June 1, 1990, Wu Tongmei passed away due to illness, completing the last stop in his life journey. The small pencil made Wu Tongmei leave a deep trace in the history of the development of Chinese national enterprises.