Return To 1977 Chapter 755: Unhealthy trends
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In addition to the collision of values, the emerging craze for going abroad, and the booming wave of marriages, the most significant feature of this period is the resurgence of "unhealthy trends."
The term "unhealthy trend" has a history of about fifty or sixty years, starting after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is still used today.
The reason why it is a chronic disease in our society is that some people say that it is determined by the nature of our human society, while others say that it is caused by the lack of supervision of power.
But in fact, the above two statements can only determine the direction and strength of the "unhealthy wind".
The most fundamental reason for this trend is selfishness that can never be eradicated from people.
Don’t ever think that the political system of Western developed countries can guarantee that it will be as clear as water and as clear as a mirror.
Even if some countries control the "three public affairs" expenses better than we do, how can we explain political donations and insider trading? Why are there always scandals in their politics?
Why do so many officials always get hired by a certain consortium after completing their term? Or through "successful investment", how about living a more prosperous life?
Could it be that the goal of running for president and congressmen who can only succeed through the financial support of consortiums is to serve the people? This is a big joke.
It's nothing more than changing the soup without changing the medicine, adapting to different system rules, and doing a trick.
Of course, from a certain perspective, this phenomenon also has a lot to do with the degree of social and economic development.
Because if we analyze history, we will find that the richer the society, the more corruption and bending of the law.
This principle is also very simple. If you want to be greedy, you must have something to be greedy for.
And the richer the society, the more ways to enjoy it, and the harder it is to resist temptation.
So precisely because the economic development situation is getting better and better, material supply has been greatly improved. This kind of evil originating from human nature has a breeding ground for success, and it is logical that it begins to spread.
This is called "revitalizing the economy and corrupting the morale."
Therefore, although starting in 1981, the Beijing Municipal Committee has carried out many educational activities throughout the city.
For example, the discussion of "serving the people and being responsible to the people".
There is also the unhealthy habit of using public funds to feast and indulge in "connected households".
And the recent education on "opposing the corrosion of capitalist ideas and adhering to red ideas".
But it always treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. There may be some restraint during each educational activity, but once this gust of wind passes, the old behavior will soon return, and even intensify.
Take gift-giving as an example. The current situation is that not only the content of gift-giving has become richer, but the scope of gift exchanges has also expanded.
Act like you used to. Pay attention to sending "explosive packs", "hand grenades" and "twenty rings".
Nowadays, not only are these things still retained, but their quality has improved, and there are also more fashionable items such as watches, cameras, cassette players, and color TV tickets. It also includes bulk goods such as thermos cups, blankets, and quilt covers.
In the past, gifts were only given to cadres who had the authority to take charge of affairs, but now they are taken care of by everyone from top to bottom.
The most typical example is that this year, the word "electric tiger" appeared.
This refers to the behavior of individual electricians using their power to blackmail users.
Similarly, people from the telephone exchange are also among them.
The additional expenses for Hong Yan Armed's two telephones were more than doubled compared to when he was repairing the old house.
These workers have all seen the market before, and their "kindness" of treating him to food, drinks, and cigarettes and wine was completely accepted skillfully, and there was no longer any expression of gratitude or surprise.
As for the issue of overeating and drinking, since Chen Aiwu, the chef of "Fengzeyuan", reported the scandal of the Minister of Commerce in 1980, by killing others as a warning, this kind of situation of leading cadres eating at low prices has been effectively curbed, and it has been true since then. Nothing like this happened again.
But this does not mean that the ideological consciousness of cadres has really improved and no one will take advantage of the government anymore.
No! The current situation is that due to economic development and commercial prosperity, the lives of various agencies, enterprises and institutions are much better.
Why should leading cadres spend their own money on food? It was spent directly with public funds.
And not only were they eating and drinking above, but they were also eating and drinking below.
In order to avoid criticism, "work dinners" are often held under the guise of meetings.
So there are various exchange meetings, trade fairs, negotiation meetings, trade fairs, order fairs, transportation meetings, tax meetings, cultural meetings, educational meetings, afforestation meetings, family planning meetings... there are so many of them. Counting, it's like starting a meeting game.
There is a tacit understanding between brotherly units. If you do it once, I will do it again. It won’t lose face, and everyone will have more opportunities to enjoy it, so why not do it?
Needless to say, at this time, no matter which unit you work in, attending meetings as a representative is the biggest advantage and disadvantage.
Not only can you enjoy your food, you can even get gifts.
The only important thing to do is to come back and convey the spirit of the meeting.
This is really beautiful, wonderful, and absolutely awesome.
Only no one cares about how much of the country's precious funds will be wasted by eating and drinking like this.
No one realizes that even a banquet with big fish and meat will attract rats and cockroaches.
No, for a **** like You San, by chance, he can easily discover that there are a lot of loopholes to exploit.
To be honest, although You San is a wretched and despicable boy, he has a lively mind and has been living quite well these past six months.
First of all, since he was assigned by "Dadehe" to be in charge of "Zhushikou Cinema" and "Daguanlou Cinema", his monthly fixed income has been five hundred.
Secondly, he usually carries a "sucker" at night and pretends to be a workers' militia to "catch gangsters."
It’s so beautiful to have fun and cheat money at the same time.
But even so, he was not satisfied. As soon as he took advantage of the benefits, he privately worked on no fewer than ten sleeves such as "transportation", "sanitation", "inspection", "taxation", and "industry and commerce".
From then on, even while reselling movie tickets every day, he also wandered around and started this side business semi-publicly.
If you see anyone spitting, throwing paper, setting up stalls, or driving people on bicycles, you should immediately wear armbands and fine them.
He has simply become a "fake city god" who has more control than the police.
Can your pockets not grow bigger day by day?
As the saying goes, even a mosquito's legs will **** out a mouthful of oil. It is really greedy. If you want to lose more, you will lose more.
As a result, one day at noon, "You San" and "Sucker" caught two more Sichuanese people spitting and throwing cigarette butts while shopping in "Dashilan".
That’s no nonsense. The more out-of-towners there are, the richer they are. They immediately issued three fake fines and insisted on fines of five yuan per person.
Unexpectedly, these two Sichuanese people had spent all their money to buy things, and they only had more than one yuan left with them. They really couldn't pay the fine.
You San and the others were not happy. They threatened to ask for money from their work unit, insisting on seeing the work ID of the Sichuan people.
Where are those two Sichuan guys doing? How embarrassing, just beg for mercy.
They claimed that they were salesmen from a winery in Sichuan. This year, Beijing opened its doors to wine from other places. They came to Beijing on a business trip to discuss business. Doesn't work locally.
They also said they didn’t know the rules in the capital were so strict and the rules were so strict. Please be kind this time and don't do it again next time, okay?
Is that okay? Of course not.
You San's characteristic is that he loves to pinch soft persimmons. When he heard that these two people were from the winery, the wine bug started again, thinking that he had to get a good bottle of wine no matter what. How can I let it go in vain?
Unexpectedly, what happened next was not exactly what he thought.
Because although the Sichuan people offered to give him some benefits, they wanted to pass the bribery test. But instead of giving him wine, he wanted to treat them to a meal.
How can You San believe it? He said, "You can't even pay the fine, but why are you inviting us to dinner? You're making cakes with your hands. Who are you kidding?"
It happened that another Sichuan man also understood at this time and quickly helped to explain.
It turns out that there were regulations at that time that any company that came to Beijing to do business had to first report to the local office in Beijing. These offices in Beijing are then responsible for liaising with relevant departments in Beijing.
Because more and more wine merchants are coming to Beijing for business negotiations, the Sichuan office recently organized a sugar and wine exchange meeting with the sugar and wine company.
Today is the second day, and the meeting location is at the "Dashilan" auditorium.
At noon, we even arranged a banquet at the nearby "Judequan" head office in Qianmen to entertain the attendees.
To put it bluntly, the two Sichuanese wanted to take "You San" and "Sucker" to fish in troubled waters and feed the public, rather than pay for it themselves.
Of course that roast duck meal is worth more than the fine. "Sucker" doesn't care who he eats. He was happy as soon as he heard it and nodded hurriedly.
But "You San" hesitated, insisting on asking thoroughly, and said, "That's your meeting, can we eat it?"
Sichuan people did not hesitate to pat their chests and pledge their votes.
"Why are you not allowed to eat? Let me tell you, the people attending the meeting include people from more than 20 wineries in Sichuan, as well as people from various commercial departments in the capital. More than 200 people are eating. Who knows who? Not bad You two..."
In this way, "You San" and "Sucker" followed the two Sichuanese to "Judequan".
As expected, the actual situation is the same as what the Sichuan people said.
On that day, the restaurant only received leaders on the second floor, and the entire first floor was occupied.
Although there is someone guarding the door, it is to prevent individual visitors from entering.
As soon as the gatekeeper heard that they claimed to be holding a sugar and wine exchange meeting, they let them in directly. They didn't even ask which winery they were from, and there were no procedures. The management was extremely loose.
It will be even more so when you take a look inside.
Such a big restaurant, so many people, bustling and lively like a big show, no one bothers to ask you where you are from.
You can take a seat when you see an empty seat. As long as there are ten people at a table, the table can be opened.
As a result, strangers continued to warmly invite "You San" and the others to sit down, as if they were expecting relatives, so that they could start the meal quickly.
"You San" was not stupid, and soon found a round table with six people already seated.
Of course everyone was happy once they passed by.
With a greeting, the waiter began to take away the dishes, which were soon filled with cold dishes, as well as liquor, beer, and high-end cigarettes.
The Sichuan people said proudly at this time.
"How are you, friends? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"You San" immediately understood what he meant, and immediately handed the extra piece of fine he had just taken away under the table to the Sichuanese.
Then he also borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and offered a cigarette to the Sichuan people. He leaned over with a smile and asked quietly.
"Ouch, why do you guys eat so well during a meeting? This meal plus roast duck is not worth twenty yuan?"
Unexpectedly, the Sichuan people curled their lips.
"What's this? It's a light meal at noon, only ten hot dishes. You don't know, after we finish the meeting in the afternoon and go back to Sichuan Ban's own restaurant to eat in the evening, it will be called a sumptuous meal. At least in the evening We have to prepare twenty-two hot dishes. There will be more people eating at that time. As long as we can get some food, we will send people to each table at least twice. This is the good thing about our meetings. Three days, but it’s like this every day..."
At this moment, the table of hot dishes began to arrive on the table, so there was no need to greet anyone or be polite to anyone.
Take care of yourself, quickly put on the chopsticks and rub them!
The most interesting thing was that halfway through the meal, the group of leaders sitting at the main table had to go to each table to propose a toast.
Each of them clinked glasses with everyone with a smile on their faces, greeted everyone with blessings, and invited everyone to eat and drink well.
And said again and again, "Comrades, thank you for your hard work. Comrades, you should take care of yourself and do your job well."
The person who came to "You San" and his group's table was a fat, middle-aged leader, and he even went out of his way to shake hands with "You San".
The greeting was very polite, "Comrade you are very young, and it must be very hard to do specific grassroots work and not please both sides, right?"
"You San" didn't have any stage fright. He smiled charmingly in a blink of an eye and gave a timely compliment.
"Thank you for your concern, leader. In fact, no matter how hard it is, you can't compare with the leader. Please take care of yourself, leader. As the saying goes, the train runs fast because it depends on the headband!"
The leader laughed loudly when he heard this, "Okay, okay, comrade you are very good at talking, I will toast you again!"
After finishing the glass, the fat leader took the wine glass to the next table to toast with a cheerful face, without even seeing any flaws.
By the time the banquet broke up, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and "You San" and "Sucker" ate until the end.
When they left that day, they had gained a lot.
Not only did he get a lot of goodies, but he also packed two large bags of unfinished cooked food with oil paper, filled up three bottles of unfinished liquor, and took away two boxes of cigarettes.
The most wicked thing was when "You San" pretended to be an acquaintance and sent the fat leader to the car.
He created an opportunity for the "sucker" to give the fat leader's wallet to the "Buddha" and earned an extra thirty yuan.
But this is nothing. As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. Sichuan people say that the meeting lasted for three days, and it was like this every day, which took root in "You San"'s heart.
With this successful experience of eating for free, "You San" and "Sucker" also grasped the secret of it.
As a result, that night, the two of them were so bold that they went to the "Sichuan Office" to find prescriptions and medicine again.
From then on, they followed the saying "the bold ones will be overpowered to death, and the timid ones will be starved to death". They were out of control, completely immersed in the joy of meeting everywhere, and became "professionals in meetings" .