Return To 1977 Chapter 328: Trend

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Time has entered the scorching July of 1978.

Perhaps because the season makes people irritable, at the beginning of this month, the Republic made two very hot decisions in diplomacy.

First, on July 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a note to the Vietnamese government. Notify it: Because Vietnam followed the Soviet Union in anti-China and expelled a large number of overseas Chinese, it stopped economic and technical assistance to Vietnam and transferred back Chinese engineering and technical personnel still working in Vietnam.

The second is that on July 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Albanian Embassy in China for similar reasons, informing it that Albania had reneged on the bilateral aid agreement due to its intensified anti-China. The Republic stopped all economic and military aid to it and transferred back all aid experts and students studying in Afghanistan.

These two incidents marked another major change in the Republic's foreign policy. Since then, it has embarked on a development path of being alone between the two major camps in the world.

However, contrary to the severe international situation, among the people in our country, the people who have tasted some freedom again are showing a new and vibrant atmosphere.

Perhaps they have been imprisoned and suppressed for too long. People's pursuit of a new life and yearning for beautiful things burst out completely in almost an instant through their restless emotions.

This month, the women who have changed the most in appearance.

They began flocking to department stores, choosing fabrics from the limited offerings, in an attempt to break the uniformity and monotony that had gripped the Republic for decades.

In addition, the newly fashionable hair curling and electric perm machines in Beijing have also made barber shops the place with the longest queues.

Although getting a perm requires sitting under a huge perming machine for several hours, women still flock to it.

No matter whether they are handsome or ugly, everyone looks forward to wearing colorful plastic hair curlers on their heads. They regard getting long and wavy hair as a high-end enjoyment on the same level as today's aromatic baths.

In terms of culture and entertainment, young singer Zheng Xulan became famous after singing the episode "Sun Island" in the TV scenic film "Harbin Summer".

At the same time, along with the refreshing wind conveyed by this official song, Teresa Teng, who had already traveled across the ocean privately through smuggled fishing boats and "enemy radio stations", has also become popular in wider areas of the mainland.

Contemporary young people who are more heroic than gentle are simply unable to resist this temptation. Their ears are accustomed to hearing false and empty "songs of ambition", which is nothing less than heavenly music. He was immediately captured by Teresa Teng from the air.

This is an exciting new aesthetic feeling. People find that besides pride, there are all kinds of tenderness that can be expressed. All kinds of encounters and subtle emotions in life, such as depression, melancholy, loss, expectation, etc., are expressed so euphemistically and vividly.

For Teresa Teng, many people have experienced thirsty, enthusiastic and "fever" feelings. Because back then, her singing was no longer just an aesthetic experience, it could even soothe the mental pain and scars of many people.

It was from this period that Teresa Teng's songs had a profound impact on the future development of mainland pop music. Her singing became the benchmark for an entire generation of mainland singers and song creation. He can be called the enlightener of my country's pop music scene.

In addition to music, there are also movies.

Although there were only a few new domestically produced films in 1978, the number of imported translated films doubled, filling up the lack of demand in the film market.

After the release of Romania's "Auto", the British film "Death on the Nile", and North Korea's "Among the Conspirators" in June, the first film scheduled in July is the American science fiction film "The Future" "The World", followed by North Korea's "Take Root", "Comrades Reunion", and "Les Misérables" co-produced by the Democratic Republic of Germany, France, and Italy.

These excellent movies have undoubtedly added fuel to the already raging movie-going craze.

Due to the people's thirst for culture, movie tickets are in extremely short supply. The Minister of Culture had to personally negotiate with the internal auditoriums of major government agencies, factories and mines in the capital, asking them to open to the outside world to solve the problem of few cinemas.

Vice Prime Minister ****** also pointed out that "under the current situation that the country cannot invest heavily in building theaters and cinemas, opening auditoriums and clubs to the outside world is the best way."

After investigation and negotiation, and in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Culture and the Beijing Municipal Committee, the first dozen or so internal auditoriums in Beijing were opened to the public.

In addition, the ticket sales method of organized distribution in the past has been changed, and all tickets will be sold to the public. Finally, the problem of difficulty in purchasing tickets for some audiences has been alleviated.

In short, the changes are all-round and extremely rapid.

Although government agencies, major units, factories, and schools are inevitably resistant to the emergence of certain new things, they even once strictly required their "fashion pioneers" to review and "rectify."

But after all, the official is the official, and the society is the society. All kinds of popular trends are still spreading with unstoppable momentum.

Naturally, being in this trend, Hong Yanwu's personal life will inevitably be affected in all aspects.

For example, women all love beauty and desire to be fashionable, and "Tang Xin'er" is no exception.

Hong Yanwu is not like most men in this era, who are afraid of his wife or girlfriend showing off and spending money. Not only did he not prohibit "Tang Xin'er" from being interested in dressing up, he even supported it.

In his words, if you don’t dress up when you are at your best, do you have to wait until you are old to dress up?

So he helped pick out the fabrics, gave ideas on the style of the skirt, and even helped get several pairs of high heels and sandals. This made "Tang Xin'er" feel happy, and she became more and more obsessed with the feeling of being cared for by her lover.

Hong Yanwu resolutely prohibited the perm of hair. He really felt that the messy "chicken coop" was too ugly and was completely the product of extremely immature and mechanical practices by contemporary barbers. It's far worse than "Tang Xin'er's" big braids.

So he repeatedly begged "Sugar Heart" not to destroy her own perfect image. He also said that perm potions are not good for your health, and that it will not be too late to perm your hair after barbers’ skills and techniques improve in the future.

Just like that, with sweet words and pleading, "Tang Xin'er" softened her heart and had to restrain her desire to change her appearance, choosing to give up for love.

But I have to say that Hong Yanwu's aesthetics is still very correct.

"Tang Xin'er" watched "Sier Mei" swaggering through the market for several days with her hair as wild as a golden snake dancing wildly on her head, but she increasingly agreed with Hong Yanwu's views, and was very glad that she did not jump on this trend. .

As for the popularity of Teresa Teng's songs, it is nothing new to people around Hong Yanwu.

As the saying goes, the one who is near the water and the tower first gets the moon. Ever since Hong Yanwu helped "Tang Xin'er" join the "Service Department for Overseas Personnel", it would not be difficult for those sub-rudders under him to get a "Brick" record player.

So let’s not talk about "Tangxin'er", "Cricker Plum", "Little Cheese", or the two girls Hong Yanru and Su Xiu, even "Naughty", "Little Wife", " "Xiaobaizi" these pure men, everyone can sing Teresa Teng's popular songs such as "Sweet Honey", "Small Town Story" and "When Will You Come Again"?

It's just a pity that there are too few songs coming in, and I can only listen to one or two tapes. As time goes by, everyone will be able to sing, and it will become a bit boring.

But there was another surprise for "Tang Xin'er". It's Hong Yanwu who has a new pastime.

He began to use Teresa Teng's songs as the soundtrack and taught her to dance, "Slow Three - Waltz", "Slow Four - Blues", and "Ping Four - Square Ballroom Dance" which Yang Yi had not yet created. Taught.

So when there was no one in the park or at "Auntie Bao's" house, the two of them hugged each other closer and closer, becoming more and more clingy. In the end, they hugged each other, mouth to mouth, cheek to cheek.

Young men and women work like firewood. If it weren't for "Tang Xin'er" who is really sensible and has enough means, he would unswervingly guard the girl's last line of defense. I'm afraid Hong Yanwu would have succeeded long ago and taken the opportunity to make "cooked rice".

Of course, they both spend a lot of time with Chen Liquan. In order to make it easier for Chen Liquan to find a girlfriend, Hong Yanwu will also teach Chen Liquan how to dance, and "Tang Xin'er" will also generously act as a dance partner.

Unexpectedly, Chen Liquan really couldn't let go. At the beginning, "Tang Xin'er" really suffered a lot.

Actually, it’s not that he always likes to step on the feet of his female companions like most people, but his feet always appear in inexplicable positions, causing "Tang Xin'er" to repeatedly step on them. In the end, she was really afraid of being knocked down by him, so "Tang Xin'er" had to lower her head and dance with him.

Later, Chen Liquan finally learned and told the truth. He told them that it was probably out of habit that once someone moved towards him, he would inevitably reach out and knock the person down subconsciously.

These words startled "Tang Xin'er", but Hong Yanwu laughed. He also gloated that he had noticed it a long time ago.

Tang Xin'er was so angry that her teeth itched. For the first time in his life, he used violence against someone and pinched Hong Yanwu severely. My nails were split.

But what has benefited Hong Yanwu the most is definitely the continued popularity of the film market.

Because movies not only allow his family to entertain themselves and learn about the outside world, but also provide him and "Sugar Heart" with a place where they can cuddle in the dark. It can also bring him the most direct and generous profits.

In June, Hong Yanwu had more than 150 people under his command, controlling 19 movie theaters in three urban areas. It covers basically half of the theaters in Beijing.

Most of the eleven newly added theaters are those with the best location in the center of the capital. There is simply no reason not to make a fortune.

So when the general ledger was collected in early July, the harvest was astonishing.

Overall, a gross profit of 114,000 yuan was achieved. According to this figure, it has already caught up with the efficiency of a medium-sized factory.

First, a "group award" of 20,000 yuan and a "salary" of nearly 10,000 yuan were distributed, and then 18,000 yuan were given to "Xiao Leizi", "Bashi" and "small landlord". Protection fee", there are still 66,000 yuan left.

So Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan finally benefited from 37,000 yuan. All the remaining money was given as "dividends" to "middle-level cadres."

This month, nine "old men" received a bonus of two thousand yuan, and each of the eleven newly promoted boys received one thousand yuan. Another win-win carnival for all!

But Hong Yanwuke did not get dizzy because of this. He keenly discovered a very bad phenomenon.

That is, thefts began to occur frequently in front of movie theaters and inside movies. The problem was particularly severe in the newly occupied 11 theaters in Beicheng.

There are some of his own subordinates who cannot bear the loneliness and have begun to behave in the same way, hoping to relieve their itchy hands. There are also the subordinates of various game masters in Nancheng and the local "playing game" masters. See The reason why I got into this prosperous scene and wanted to fish in troubled waters to make a fortune.

Hong Yanwu is well aware of the principle that "a **** thousands of miles away is destroyed by an ant nest" and will never tolerate it. He took advantage of the opportunity to share money and held a meeting with various players in Nancheng and his "middle-level cadres".

There is only one theme, each restrains his subordinates, works together to eliminate pickpocketing, and restore a peaceful world.

Hong Yanwu's attitude is very firm, and he must not let these rat-like flies and dogs attract "thunders" and ruin everyone's long-term interests.

So, for the first time in the history of the capital city, a "snatching" operation was launched by the "players" who "raised Buddhas, ate Buddhas, and became their own Buddhas".

It must be said that there is nothing more ruthless and accurate than a thief catching a thief.

Some people’s wrists were grabbed as soon as they stretched out their hands. Some people were covered in it when they went to the toilet to "chop leaves". Others were caught red-handed while "skipping empty bags" and "two immortals preaching". As soon as more talents met, they received polite advice from acquaintances in advance.

In just three to five days, after Hong Yanwu fired seven or eight of his subordinates, and more than thirty "Buddhas" from all walks of life had their fingers broken off and their palms pierced with knives, all thefts were eliminated. Sweep it away, completely eliminate it.

With such fast speed, high efficiency and severe punishment, if the "anti-pocket squad" of the Beijing Public Security Bureau learned about it, they would only be dumbfounded and ashamed.