Perhaps because the season makes people irritable, at the beginning of this month, the Republic made two very hot diplomatic decisions.
First, on July 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Vietnamese government, informing it that because Vietnam followed the Soviet Union in anti-China and expelled a large number of overseas Chinese, it would stop economic and technical assistance to Vietnam and transfer 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 due to Albania's intensified anti-China, it had reneged on the bilateral aid agreement. The Republic stopped all economic and military aid to it and transferred back all aid experts and in-service personnel.
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These two events marked another major change in the foreign policy of the Republic. Since then, it has embarked on a development path of its own 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 because they have been imprisoned and suppressed for too long, people's pursuit of a new life and yearning for beautiful things burst out almost instantly through 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 perming 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.
Regardless of whether they are handsome or ugly, everyone looks forward to wearing colorful plastic hair curlers on their heads. They regard getting wavy hair permed 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 "Summer in Harbin".
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, simply cannot resist this temptation. Their ears, which are used to hearing false and empty "songs of high aspirations," are nothing short of heavenly music. They were 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. Various encounters and subtle moods in life, such as depression, melancholy, loss, expectation, etc., are actually expressed.
So tactful, appropriate, and vivid.
For Teresa Teng, many people have experienced thirsty, enthusiastic and "fever" feelings. Because at that time, her singing was not only an aesthetic experience, but 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. She 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 the lack of demand in the film market.
After the release of Romania's "Cars" in June, the British film "Death on the Nile", and North Korea's "Among the Conspirators", the first film scheduled in July is the American science fiction film "Future World".
It will also be followed by North Korea's "Take Root" and "Comrades Reunion", as well as "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 were in extremely short supply. The Minister of Culture had to personally negotiate with major institutions in the capital, as well as internal auditoriums in factories and mines, asking them to open to the outside world to solve the problem of a shortage of movie theaters.
The Vice Premier of the State Council also pointed out in this regard, "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."
So after investigation and negotiation, and in accordance with the spirit of 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.
Moreover, the ticket sales method that used to be organized and allocated in the past has been changed, and all tickets have been sold to the public. This has finally alleviated the problem of difficulty in purchasing tickets for some audiences.
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 asked their "fashion pioneers" to review and "rectify."
But after all, the government is the government, and society is society. All kinds of popular trends can't help but spread.
Naturally, being in this trend, Hong Yanwu's personal life will inevitably be affected in all aspects.
For example, women all love beauty and aspire 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 or spending money. Not only does he not prohibit the "sugar heart" from being interested in dressing up, he even supports it.
In his words, if you don’t dress up when you are in your best years, do you have to wait until you are old to dress up?
So he helped pick out the fabrics, gave her ideas on the style of the skirt, and even helped her get several pairs of high heels and sandals. This made "Tang Xin'er" feel happy and became more and more obsessed with the feeling of being cared for by her lover.
However, Hong Yanwu resolutely prohibited perming the hair. He really felt that the messy "chicken coop hair" was too ugly and was completely the product of immature hairdressers who copied it mechanically. It was worse than the "sugar heart" braids.
Far away.
So he repeatedly begged "Tang Xin'er" not to ruin her perfect image. He also said that perm potions were not good for the body, and that it would not be too late to perm her hair after the barber's skills and techniques improved 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.
"Tangxin'er" watched "Ciermei" 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 she 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, those who are closest to the water get the moon first. Ever since Hong Yanwu helped "Tang Xin'er" get the "Service Department for Overseas Personnel", it is naturally not difficult for those sub-rudders under him to get a "brick" video recorder.
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So let’s not talk about “Tang Xin’er”, “Sier Mei”, “Little Cheese”, or the two girls Hong Yanru and Su Xiu, even “Naughty”, “Little Wife”, and “Little Baizi”
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 you 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 what "Tang Xin'er" didn't expect was that Hong Yanwu had 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 even the "Ping Four - Square Ballroom Dance" that Yang Yi had not yet invented.
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, and the more they hugged each other, the stickier they became. Finally, they hugged each other, mouth to mouth, and cheek to cheek.
Young men and women work hard. If "Tang Xin'er" hadn't been sensible enough and had enough means to unswervingly guard the girl's last line of defense, I'm afraid Hong Yanwu would have succeeded and taken the opportunity to make a "cooked meal"
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Of course, they would spend a lot of time with Chen Liquan. In order to make it easier for Chen Liquan to find a girlfriend, Hong Yanwu would also teach Chen Liquan how to dance, and "Tang Xin'er" would generously act as a dance partner.
But I didn't expect that Chen Liquan really couldn't let go. At the beginning, "Tang Xin'er" really suffered a lot.
In fact, it’s not that he 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 her feet. In the end, she is really afraid of being brought down by him.
, "Tang Xin'er" had to lower her head to dance with him.
Later, Chen Liquan finally learned the lesson and told the truth. He told them that it was probably out of habit that once someone moved towards him, he would inevitably want to subconsciously stretch out his feet to knock the person down.
These words startled "Tang Xin'er", but Hong Yanwu burst out laughing. 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 her life, she used violence against someone and pinched Hong Yanwu so hard that her 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 his "sugar heart" with a place to cuddle in the dark. It can also bring him the most direct and generous profits.
In June, Hong Yanwu's men had reached more than 150 people, controlling 19 movie theaters in three urban areas. Basically, half of the theaters in the capital were included.
The eleven newly added theaters are mostly those with the best locations in the center of the capital. There is no reason not to make a fortune.
So when I collected the general ledger in early July, the harvest was astonishing.
Overall, a gross profit of 114,000 yuan was achieved. Based on 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 was paid out as "protection fees" to "Xiao Leizi", "Bashi" and "small landlord"
, then there are still 66,000 yuan left.
So Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan ended up with a profit of thirty-seven thousand. The remaining money was all distributed as "dividends" to the "middle-level cadres."
This month, nine "old men" received a dividend of 2,000 yuan, and each of the eleven newly promoted boys received a bonus of 1,000 yuan. It was another win-win carnival for all!
But Hong Yanwuke did not get dizzy because of this. He keenly discovered a very ominous phenomenon.
That is, thefts began to occur frequently in front of movie theaters and inside movies. This was especially the case at the eleven newly occupied movie theaters in North City.
There are some of his own subordinates who can't bear the loneliness and start to behave in old ways, hoping to relieve their itchy hands. There are also the subordinates of various game owners in Nancheng and local "playing game" owners who are attracted by this.
There is a prosperous scene, and the reason is that I want to fish in troubled waters to make a fortune.
Hong Yanwu knew very well the principle of "a dike thousands of miles away, destroyed by an ant nest" and would never tolerate it. He took the opportunity of sharing money to hold a meeting with various players in Nancheng and his own "middle-level cadres"
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There is only one theme, each restrains his subordinates, works together to eliminate pickpocketing, and restore a peaceful world to the market.
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 "Pakpa" action initiated by the "players" who "raised Buddhas, ate Buddhas, and made their own Buddhas" began.
I really have to say that there is absolutely nothing more ruthless and accurate than a thief catching a thief.
Some people had their wrists grabbed as soon as they stretched out their hands. Some people had their insides covered when they went to the toilet to "split leaves". Others were caught red-handed when they "skimmed 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 after more than thirty "Buddhas" from all walks of life had their fingers broken off and their palms pierced with knives, all thefts were wiped out.
, completely eliminated.
It was so fast, efficient, and punished so severely that if the "anti-pocket squad" of the Beijing Public Security Bureau learned about it, they would only be dumbfounded and ashamed.