On November 4, 1991, Brandy came to this city again after coming to Berlin in early September. Berlin had just experienced a cold wave, the temperature was very low, the cold wind was blowing, and people on the street wore thick clothes.

The women wrapped themselves up, put on scarves and put on their boots. It was already winter here after two months.

After leaving the airport, Brandi took a taxi and arrived at Neussel Street. Before pressing the doorbell, he subconsciously looked at his watch. The time was 1:00 p.m. The intercom still heard Ye Zinong's German question.

When he announced that he was Brandy, the iron door immediately opened with a click, and Ye Zi Nong stood at the door politely to welcome the guests into the house. Because he had been here once, Brandi knew the situation of Ye Zi Nong's house, so

Wearing shoes.

Ye Zi Nong closed the door, pointed to the old wooden stool and said, "Please sit down. We will meet again so soon." Although the stool was old and worn, it was made of wood after all, and it was regarded as the seat of honor in this room.

Brandy sat down and said, "Yeah, we meet again."

Leaf Farmer took off a plastic stool from the pile and sat down opposite Brandy, asking: "Come from New York." Brandy said: "Yes, I came here specifically to see you."

Ye Zi Nong said: "Why don't you call first so that I can pick you up at the airport."

Brandy said: "You just came back from Hongchuan. I don't want to disturb you too early. It's okay, this is good." Ye Zinong said: "I know about the debt transfer, thank you very much. Let's stop being polite. What's the matter?

Brandy said: "Okay, I like this." Then he took out a "Letter of Intent" from his briefcase, and then said: "It's all here, you can read it yourself, I won't introduce it more."

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This is a letter of intent for cooperation on a large-scale political commentary film "One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement". The letter of intent details the intention, market, and production process of the film. Brandi, as the general manager, hired Ye Ye as the chief editor and writer.

The person clearly agreed on the amount and conditions of Ye Ye Gong’s remuneration, including Ye Ye Gong’s visa to New York, food, accommodation and working conditions.

After reading it, Ye Zinong handed the "Letter of Intent" to Brandy and said, "I can't do this job."

Brandy did not answer, but said: "Don't be so sure yet, please look at the reward carefully."

Ye Zi Nong said: "It's a lot of money, but I can't take it."

Brandy said: "You can get it after completing this film. You are an expert on this issue. I believe in your ability. The important thing is to have new thinking and a new view of history."

Ye Zi Nong said: "Based on the old and the new, yesterday was wrong and today is right, so what else can we say about right and wrong? Just live a good life, every day is right anyway."

Brandi was startled and said: "Who dares to claim to be the truth? It can only be said to be new. What I mean is to have different thinking and different perspectives."

Ye Zinong said: "There is only one truth, and there are countless illusions. Don't you have to come over?"

Brandi was startled again, but still not displeased, and said: "Actually, it is not easy to get this opportunity. The broadcast company did not support it at the beginning, and the project was approved with the intervention of the Dilano headquarters. You are alone.

, you have no worries about your family being politically involved. You are the son of a general. You study Marxism because you do not understand your parents’ beliefs. Your family misfortune and your personal experience make your identity special, which makes your views more

Easy to accept."

Zizinong put down the "Letter of Intent" and said, "Do you dare to believe the truth that is related to grudges?"

Brandy said: "You are a talent, but you lack a stage. Delano is an internationally influential broadcasting company. You know what the success of this film will mean. This stage can make you famous overnight, and as a

Being the main person in charge of this film will also be a personal achievement for me."

Ye Zi Nong said: "If you become famous, you have to give up your freedom. I can handle this."

Brandi was puzzled and asked: "How come you give up your freedom after becoming famous?"

Yizinong said: "Celebrities have a role model effect, and you have to live up to your role models. If I'm so lazy, I shouldn't be tortured to death."

Brandi was silent for a while and said: "I have contacted Mr. Liang, and you all know the intention. I want to say that I am here to shake hands, not to fight with an enemy."

Ye Zi Nong also fell silent, thought for a moment, stood up and said, "Wait for me for a while."

Zi Zi Nong put on his shoes, took the keys and went downstairs. Downstairs was Neussel Street. There were very few pedestrians on the street at this time and it seemed a bit deserted. Zi Zi Nong entered a small supermarket with a business area of ​​more than 1 square meters.

Mi, mainly sells various foods and some daily groceries. Most of its customers are residents of a few nearby streets. The prices are much cheaper than those in large supermarkets. The shop owner is a kind-faced middle-aged man from Poland, with a chubby face.

He was wearing a happy smile, because Zi Nong often came here to buy things and was a regular customer, so when he saw Zi Nong coming in, he smiled and said hello in German.

Ye Zi Nong also responded with a smile and said "Hello", and went directly to the rows of shelves in the food area to search, and immediately found what he was looking for - various beans. Packs of soybeans were neatly displayed on the shelves.

Mung beans, red beans, and black beans are all packaged in two sizes, the large one is 5 grams, and the small one is 9 grams. The price ranges from 4 marks to 6 marks. Most of these beans are produced in Taiwan, China, and some are from Southeast Asian countries.

Ye Zi Nong took a small package of soybeans, one bag each of red beans and mung beans, and took three bags of beans to the checkout counter. The shopkeeper scanned the price and took out a shopping paper bag to put the beans in. Ye Zi Nong took it out of his pocket.

Hand over the cash. He rarely uses credit cards when buying things here. This kind of small store welcomes cash settlements. If the turnover is not recorded, some taxes will be missed. The store will tactfully remind you to pay in cash. In order to encourage customers to use cash, they also

There will be some discounts, such as exemption from sales tax.

After buying three bags of beans and returning to the room, Ye Ye pushed the things on the coffee table aside to make a clear space, then picked up a glass and grabbed a handful of soybeans, red beans and mung beans from the bag and put them in

After shaking the cup for more than a dozen times, when the mixture was evenly mixed, I poured it onto the coffee table with a "swish" sound and spread it out with my hands.

Brandy was puzzled. She looked at the pile of evenly mixed beans and asked, "What do you mean?"

The leaf farmer said: "I'll find a job for you. Just look at this pile of beans and see what letters can be made out of the same color and what letters can be made out of the mixed colors. You look at it first, and I'll get something to drink.

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Brandi knew that the farmer was very rigorous and that he was not being pretentious. The pile of beans must be related to the topic to be discussed. Since the beans had been bought and spread out, no matter what the meaning was, he had to take a look.

Ye ZiNong carried the remaining beans to the kitchen and found a place to put them down. He pressed the switch of the electric kettle to boil water. There was a large old-fashioned white enamel teapot on the kitchen table. He picked up the teapot and looked at it. He looked at it from the wall.

Take out a small stainless steel mesh filter from a row of cooking utensils hanging above, shake the teapot a few times to pour out the remaining tea, pour the tea filtered out by the small filter into the trash can, rinse it with tap water, and put the filter

Hang the fence back on the wall, then take out some scented tea from a green tea tube and put it in the teapot.

After doing this, he suddenly thought of something and hurried downstairs again. When he passed the living room, he saw Brandy looking at the pile of beans seriously, with an expression as if he was trying to solve a mystery.

Ye Ye went to the supermarket again, and this time bought a bag of canned drinks, including cola, juice, mineral water and other varieties. When he returned to the room, he put the bag of drinks on the coffee table and said, "I didn't know you like to drink it."

What, buy a few more things, and drink whatever you like. It is said that Americans put ice cubes in everything they drink. I don’t have ice here, so you can make do with it.

Brandi said "thank you" and continued to look at the pile of beans.

Ye ZiNong waited in the kitchen for a few minutes while the water boiled. He made a large vat of scalding tea.

Brandy smelled the aroma of jasmine tea, looked at the big tea vat, looked at the drink, then looked at the leaf farmer, and asked: "Chinese tea"

Ye Zinong explained: "I like to drink hot food."

Brandy took the cup she had shaken the beans in and went to the kitchen, rinsed it with tap water, came back, put it next to the teapot and said, "I'll have a hot cup too."

Ye Zinong smiled, poured Brandi a cup of hot tea, and asked: "How many letters did you complete?"

Brandi drank a cup of tea and said: "All of them, and if the density is high enough, you can connect any text or graphics, whether they are single color or mixed colors."

Ye Zinong said: "And no matter what you say, it is true and well-founded."

Brandi said, "Yes, but what does that mean?"

Ye Ye Nong drew a circle along the pile of beans with his finger and said: "This is a world of change. There are as many opinions as there are positions, doctrines. All living beings have their own positions, interests, likes and dislikes. All living beings only believe in what they want to believe.

, there is no place for opinions that deviate from the standpoint in the circle of standpoints, because there is no place for you to stand. You know my point of view while eating at Wanghelou. For the evil of communism, you say I am sophistry, and for Shengsheng, you say I am distortion.

, it is not popular no matter what. If no one wants it, there will be no market. As you said in your "Letter of Intent", this film needs psychological support for the people of Eastern Europe, the Eastern European authorities need to reflect on history and theoretical support to implement reform policies, and Western Europe needs a winner.

Feelings. In fact, you have missed one piece, and there is the United States. The United States not only needs the light of justice and victory, but also a sense of leadership. No matter what new thinking or new historical outlook you have, this film cannot meet these conditions. You are

You can't make any money." Brandy said: "Yes." Ye Zinong went on to say: "Yesterday, people believed in communism, not because Marxism is the truth, but because they believed in a promise. Today they don't believe it, not because it is not the truth.

, is that you did not get the expected benefits. No matter whether you are true or not, all living beings only need to promise and fulfill. After half a century, the word communism has been branded into an empty symbol. Even the leader of the Communist Party said that poverty

It is not socialism. Now you tell the people of Eastern Europe that the one you disintegrate may not necessarily be socialism in the true sense, and then tell the people of the European Union that the one you combine is not necessarily socialism. You are not deliberately looking for the people.

It’s awkward. In Beijing’s popular saying, this is called looking for sex.

Brandy asked in confusion: "What is smoking?"

Yizinong said: "It's just a slap in the face and a slap in the mouth."

Brandi smiled.

Ye Zinong said: "You want to make money, and your argument must be based on arguments that are beneficial to you in making money. As for the truth about the communist movement over the past few years, it actually has nothing to do with you. As for me, I am a

Viewers are not looking for the views of the Tree of Truth, they are looking for what they see. It is none of my business whether Marxism is right or wrong. You know I don’t want to discuss these issues with others, let alone make a long video. Since you are here

Those who shake hands should not create problems for their friends. This is not a lawyer's lawsuit. You can move your butt to speak for whomever you take money from."

Brandy said: "Whether the camp that breaks up in Eastern Europe is socialist or not is not up to you and me, it has to be decided by the people of Eastern Europe and even the people of the world. The disintegration of the Eastern European camp reflects the will of the Eastern European people. Is this still a problem? Frankly speaking,

I say that I am not interested in politics, and I don’t understand the specific content of your views, because this is not important. What is important is what the European people think it is. What is important is your ability to think. What the market needs, I think it is what the people need.

What. If the Eastern European camp is not truly socialist, then China is not socialist either. Does that mean that all the people in Europe are wrong, the Chinese people and the Communist Party of China are also wrong, and you are the only one who is right?"

A helpless smile flashed across the corner of Zizinong's mouth, he shook his head, and after a long silence, he said lightly: "As long as anyone is still willing to open their eyes and take a look, who can deny that China is getting better day by day?"

Brandy said: "China's economy is indeed developing rapidly, and the voice of the China threat theory is also rising."

Ye Zinong said: "China or the Soviet Union, which one do you use to prove socialism? If you think that China after reform and opening up is no longer socialist, and the United States and the Chinese Communist Party think it is socialist, then who is wrong?"

Brandi was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

Ye Zi Nong said: "Even if you are holding a knife to your neck, I can't say that my opinion is right. It can only be understood based on my ability to understand. I didn't influence anyone. Whatever mistakes I make are all mine.

Obstructing others. Now you want me to export your values. I just don’t want to say anything that goes against my heart. None of us are moral models, so we still have to have some honesty."

Brandy didn't know whether it was because she was tired from sitting or because of her emotional problems. She got up and walked around the room for a few steps. After moving her body for a while, she sat back down, lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. "Actually, you can directly

You say that the people will be more honest, and you don’t need to offend the people, just use the word sentient beings to modify it. You make me think that you are elitist and contemptuous of the people."

Ye Zinong said: "If you can't offend the people, how can you offend the sentient beings? All sentient beings generally refer to all life, and specifically refer to the delusional groups in the cognitive category. It is a word that corresponds to the awakened ones. By using the people, you bring the people into the world.

Where should we put the enlightened beings? Are officials necessarily enlightened? Are civilians necessarily ignorant? Academics seek truth from facts, not love and hate."
To be continued...