In May 1980, the most sensational event was probably the publication of a letter signed by Pan Xiao in the magazine "National Youth" - "Why is the road of life getting narrower and narrower?"
This article, which reflected the distress and confusion of a delinquent young man, almost disturbed the tranquility of the Republic throughout the summer.
Eventually, a huge discussion resulted in more than 60,000 letters and submissions.
It can be said that the hearts of young people across the country are attracted and affected by this fictional character, real emotions, and dilemma.
Countless people have contributed ideas and suggestions to "Pan Xiao".
He even did not hesitate to send him packages, money and gifts, and offered his sympathy and love.
In fact, the reason why it has aroused such a strong social response is not so much that our young people have valuable compassion.
Rather, it is more appropriate to say that in this era, this letter allowed young people to connect with themselves and produced a sentimental effect.
Not everyone is on the wrong track though.
But in this era of unprecedented change, almost everyone has encountered difficulties and hardships that are unimaginable to people today.
In this process, everyone is the same when facing the confusion of life tests and the helplessness of being in adversity.
Right now, everyone has the same urgent need to re-find their social position.
To put it bluntly, living in the present is not easy for everyone.
It's just that it's more difficult for errant young people, especially girls who have gone astray.
Ning Weimin also feels the same way.
A very real problem is that he cannot do what he really wants to do, and he feels frustrated and frustrated.
To be honest, even the idea of becoming a taxi driver was Ning Weimin's second choice out of desperation.
To be honest, what he really wants is to rely on the capital in hand to quickly become an individual and become a son-in-law.
He is not afraid of worldly prejudices and has sufficient knowledge and ability.
He absolutely believed that as long as he did whatever he wanted, he would definitely make a lot of money.
And these days, as soon as the cash in his hand starts to change.
Not to mention stamps, he can buy more good things.
In the future, he will become the richest man in Beijing and become a collector like "Teacher Ma".
Even surpassing "Teacher Ma's" "status in the world" is not difficult at all.
He really wanted to see how he would make Teacher Ma so greedy that he couldn't let go of a few random gadgets.
Unfortunately, we can't.
He never imagined that, in the third year of reform, the policy restrictions on self-employed people would still be so severe.
Take this month as an example. On May 5, the Beijing City Administration for Industry and Commerce just issued a notice.
It said that policies for individual industrial and commercial households should be relaxed, and that unemployed young people and retired workers should be allowed to engage in self-employment based on social needs.
But how much has the specific business scope been broadened?
In fact, in addition to shoe repair, bicycle repair, hairdressing, sewing and other industries.
The only newly added businesses are house repair, shoe polishing, tricycle transportation and letter writing.
Look, they are all working hard and doing crafts.
Pure retailing still falls into the realm of speculation.
So this is totally out of the question.
The door to the commodity economy has only opened a small gap, and he can't squeeze through it yet.
You have to endure it even if you don’t want to, and you have to wait even if you don’t want to.
As for the two job options offered by the district that others thought were quite good, he didn't like either one.
Work at the "Polar Bear" food factory?
Boring! He respects workers, but he doesn’t worship them as much as people these days.
Moreover, it is too far from home, the working hours are too long, and the workload is heavy.
It must be uncomfortable to stay in the workshop every day. It’s not warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Although it is convenient to drink soda, the wages are also higher than in other factories.
With his current economic conditions, does he still care about this?
It is said that the "Polar Bear" production line is still a legacy from 20 years ago, and orange peeling is still done by hand.
When the orange production season comes, the oranges in the factory can be piled up like a mountain, and the workers' hands can be broken.
Is this a good thing?
Of course, the factory can afford to build its own houses and provide them to its employees, which is a good benefit.
If he is qualified as a newcomer, when can he be considered?
Besides, who is he? Is he the one who waits and waits?
As long as the private housing policy is relaxed, he will definitely take the initiative and buy two courtyard houses to live out his addiction to big houses.
Work as a waiter at Chongwenmen Hotel?
It is indeed much easier than being a worker, and it is also very close to home.
Even now the service industry is very confident.
Not only do you not have to give customers a smile, you can even have a lot of fun fighting with customers casually.
But in the final analysis, the service industry is about serving people, and the nature of the work has determined this.
It's easy to say but not nice to hear.
He still remembered which book a French writer had written about.
It doesn't matter that you are poor and poor, but you should never do the job of serving others in public.
Because over time, those superior people will no longer view you as an equal.
So from this perspective, working in the service industry is better than picking up rags.
Of course, our republic is now full of heroes, regardless of their age.
We Chinese are not as philistine as Westerners and have our own unique explanation for a person's success.
But he is destined to become famous in the future and go on the international stage to fool foreigners.
One day he will appear on the cover of Time magazine while holding his own panda.
Just having such an origin revealed by those foreign paparazzi will inevitably have the side effect of being disgraced.
He also wants Soros and Buffett to spend a lot of money to buy the opportunity to have lunch with him.
This will undoubtedly mess up the business and affect his worth.
In a word, for Ning Weimin, these two jobs are just that, and they don't mean much.
But due to the current social environment, what can he do?
I can only work casually for now and make do with it for two years.
He has to wait until the business ecosystem evolves to allow him to do something personally before he can truly flex his muscles.
Alas, this means that heroes have no use.
He actually brought to life a speculative genius like me, with his feet on the colorful auspicious clouds and his head shining brightly.
We have become a working-class person and have to rely on part-time work to make a living.
It's so sad that the law of heaven is still there...
There is no doubt that in Ning Weimin's own heart, he is as bleak as a flower and as gloomy as a glass of wine.
It’s just that I’m afraid of comparing things to each other.
His hypocrisy and ignorance of his physical blessings soon made him completely sober through an unexpected encounter.