Return To 1977 Chapter 1012: Changes
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Actually, Dong Ganda and the others are not the only ones who have eaten bee poop.
In this period, people are even more restless and irrational than them.
It should be people like Shui Lan who follow the trend and dream of going abroad no matter what.
It has been some time since the country has been open for many years.
A large number of domestic movies, TV shows, magazines and novels, as well as imported products, have made the beautiful Western world more and more exciting to people.
In addition, the country's policy towards intellectuals is still only verbal, and the argument that "knowledge is becoming less and less valuable" is widely circulated in society.
All of this has prompted the generation of elites who have just graduated from university to be pessimistic about the prospect of being trapped in a national unit, and all of them regard going abroad as the beginning of a better life.
This year, the number of people applying for the TOEFL exam in Beijing increased to 18,000.
This year, the documentary "Chinese Vision" shot by a scholar who went abroad was widely circulated in the cultural circles of the capital.
This year, in major government agencies, when two young people meet, the most common conversation has become.
"Hey, how's going abroad going?
"It's being done!"
To put it bluntly, this year’s “fever for going abroad” has unknowingly reached an irrational state.
Everyone’s perception of the United States is that of fast-moving cities, busy citizens, elevators that never stop, and cars flowing continuously on the streets.
And the huge contrast between the per capita annual income of 19,000 US dollars and the domestic 742 yuan.
This creates an extreme argument that makes people crazy and superstitious.
Whether your life is good or not, it will be better if you go out.
Regardless of any relationship, any way, whatever you do is fine, as long as you can get out.
That's how Shui Lan is, even though she doesn't have much real understanding of a distant foreign country, whether it's a paradise or a land.
But the unknown life abroad is full of irresistible temptations.
What a pity, it was precisely because she had Hong Yanwu's "extra care" and companionship.
Even though she scored a high score of 663 in the TOEFL test, her visa application in April ended in failure.
She never expected that after weeks of preparation at home, she would have to endure the hardship of queuing up the night before.
As a result, he was "shot" within two minutes of entering.
But the most irritating thing was not the rejection of the visa, but the fact that her family failed to get through, and her family members kept applauding her.
Aunt Shui even cooked a table of sumptuous dishes to celebrate.
As for Hong Yanwu, the only person who encouraged her to continue trying, his advice was also full of hypocrisy.
He actually told her that listening to other people's comments, it seemed that there was not much hope of passing the visa a second time, so she should be prepared to fight for a long time.
This made her heart drop to the bottom, and she cried for three days.
In a short period of time, it is difficult to have the courage to face the frightening scrutiny again, plus the difficult challenge of sleeping in the open.
Similarly, due to the progress of reform and opening up to a certain extent.
Other negative effects accumulated over a long period of time have also begun to spread.
For a time, there seem to be more and more scoldings in society.
Even ordinary people who are content with their content and pursue no disputes with others are a little bit unbearable and are getting angry from the bottom of their heads.
For example, the catering service industry in Beijing has undergone significant changes this year.
Due to the continuous and exponential growth of the migrant population, the capital’s municipal facilities and service systems, which have not yet fully digested the problem of “educated youth returning to the city,” have become even more difficult to bear and are in serious conflict with the citizens’ real-life needs.
Not only are the old problems of "difficulties in eating, dressing, staying in a hotel, getting a haircut, bathing, and making repairs" increasingly prominent, but transportation difficulties have also become a new problem.
In particular, there is a peculiarity of the era.
The experienced masters are not forgiving of their age, and they have gradually retired this year, and they have begun to replace their apprentices as masters.
However, the price has gone up again due to inflation.
Can this not lead to complaints?
Therefore, even after "calling for the establishment of a night market," the Beijing government launched a more powerful and comprehensive call to develop municipal service facilities and the tertiary industry, allowing urban modernization to begin its first "comprehensive upgrade."
But for ordinary people, they are no longer as satisfied and understanding of the government's measures as they were in the past.
The key is that the quality of employees has suffered an irreversible decline.
This is called "a mouse gives birth to pups, and one litter is worse than the next."
In addition, due to economic development, people's concepts of economy and money have also undergone major changes.
From the past, people who talked about money were contemptuous, but now "there are 900 million people in the country, and there are still 100 million to be opened." This shows the huge change in people's hearts.
This change in mentality has led to changes in the business atmosphere.
Especially in recent years, as the types of goods have begun to become more diverse, many goods are no longer easy to sell, and the income of employees in enterprises and business systems has begun to be linked to efficiency.
As a result, all kinds of evil ways, regardless of public or private, began to appear together.
For example, the Beijing Evening News published a letter from a reader saying "There is no bulk Huazi shampoo for sale" to reflect the experience of buying fake products at night markets.
It turns out that this reader bought a bottle of Huazi shampoo in bulk from the "Donghuamen Night Market".
When I got home and used it, I found that it was completely different from the original shampoo I bought before.
Not only the smell is very different, but the use effect is also very bad.
Later, he wrote to the manufacturer and found out that he had been deceived and had bought a counterfeit product.
The state-owned stores are not much better.
A few days later, the "Beijing Evening News" published another news - in a state-owned department store in "Dashilar", the discounted inventory of woolen sweaters was returned collectively by customers.
I bet someone discovered that on the wrapping paper of the sweater it was written that it was an acrylic product produced in Shanghai.
At that time, the salesperson refused to admit that she was using strong words and said, "Paper is paper, goods are goods, paper and goods are irrelevant."
As a result, a knowledgeable customer tested it on the spot with a match and found that the cashmere sweater material was hard after being burned, and it was definitely acrylic fiber.
The people present could not help but be filled with indignation, so the department store was willing to refund these customers.
But the most serious problem actually occurs on the refrigerator.
This year, the supply of refrigerators in the Beijing market exceeded the demand.
Although the Price Bureau has made it clear that high-end consumer durables such as televisions and refrigerators will not increase in price. The "Notice on Strengthening Price Management of Refrigerators" was also issued.
However, the price of the same refrigerator product on the electrical appliance counters of different department stores may vary by hundreds of yuan. This is entirely due to the price increase caused by the "approval".
In short, people's moral values seem to be declining despite the temptation of money.
I began to believe that I would do whatever I could to make money, so I was a good man.
But that's not all. Even cultural entertainment has begun to become distorted and make people feel evil.
Like movie theaters, the box office performance of domestic films began to decline significantly this year.
In the first half of the year, except for the Chen father and son's "Father and Son" which had no factory logo and was almost stillborn, it was very popular.
There is no other domestic movie that can have more than half of the attendance.
Even the movie projectionist felt helpless and decadent.
They are particularly puzzled, why do our directors have to make films that go to foreign countries to win awards but that Chinese people don’t like to watch?
Whenever you can make a movie like "Rambo" that has sold out every scene, that's what you are capable of.
Although the broadcast of the TV series "Shanghai Stall" satisfied the sensory stimulation needs of the Chinese people, it was an unprecedented spectacle.
But the old man and the old lady of the Hong family actually cared about the unreality and low style of this drama.
Hong Lu admitted that the characters, events, and even hairstyles, clothing, and language in the play have no "Shanghai characteristics" at all.
The performance is not a "Shanghai Stall" but a "Hong Kong Stall".
Wang Yunlin even felt that this TV series was a nonsense and only showed the grudges and hatreds between social butterflies, assassins, thugs, and gangsters, which would have a negative and bad impact on children.
For this reason, the Hong family issued a ban prohibiting the play from being played at home.
Even Hong Yanwu was caught secretly watching two episodes of video tapes for Xiao Hongjun, which made the old man and the old lady unhappy.
In the end, there was no extra-judicial tolerance at all. Instead, they killed chickens and frightened monkeys to serve as a warning to others.
Not only did the uncle and nephew suffer from the pain for several days, but Hong Jun was also punished by washing dishes for a month.
After that, a major gambling case broke out in Shanghai and Haihai.
The number of participants is simply astonishing, and the members include not only students, teachers, but also cadres.
Several cases of obscure movies being shown in small video halls under the guise of watching "Shanghai Stalls" have also been discovered in Beijing.
It's like endorsing the bad influence of this TV series.
This naturally aggravated the "sin" of Hong Yanwu and Hong Jun, making them even have to be careful to take a breath at home.
Look at how my life is going. After all, I just glanced at Xu Wenqiang and Feng Chengcheng twice.
It was so depressed that it seemed like there was no tomorrow.