1980 was definitely a year of remarkable achievements in the process of reform and opening up.
Because at the end of this year, both the country's economic development and the people's material and cultural life have improved significantly.
The people of the whole country worked together to deliver an exciting performance report.
This year, the national grain output reached 320 million tons, which was the second high-yield year after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The output of cotton and oilseeds reached the highest record since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The income of farmers has generally increased, and the agricultural responsibility system in the form of household production contracts has been the main form. was fully affirmed.
In addition, based on current year prices, the GDP reached 13.77 billion yuan, and the total retail sales of social goods were 3.132 billion yuan. The total foreign trade import and export value was 663 million US dollars, of which the total export value was 593 million US dollars. Local fiscal revenue was 5.129 billion yuan.
Throughout the year, there were 3 contracts signed with direct investment enterprises by merchants, with an agreed foreign investment amount of US$20.624 million. The number of inbound tourists received was 280,000, and the international tourism revenue was US$120 million.
The average annual income per employee is 501.4 yuan, the living expenses are 490.4 yuan, and the Engel coefficient is 55.3%. The farmers' annual net income is 308.1 yuan, the living expenses are 256.8 yuan, and the Engel coefficient is 54.6%.
If these data still seem too vague, making it difficult for people to have a personal feeling. Then after turning to a new page, we can easily see the above as long as we observe the capital in 1981 from various angles. In one year, the major achievements achieved in the past three years of reform and opening up have been achieved.
On the streets of Beijing in 1981, almost no traces of the "movement" could be seen. The city that had once been in turmoil seemed calm and peaceful.
People are wearing more and more colorful clothes, and the colors of clothes have broken away from the categories of blue, green and gray and become colorful. "Cuckold" is no longer the favorite of Chinese people.
As for women who love beauty, their hair styles are even more diverse. In addition to perms, single-swallow style, double-swallow style, and petal style were popular among married women during this period. Middle-aged women mainly wore petrel style, natural bangs style, and big girl style. Mainly children's flower style and lotus leaf style.
In bookstores, the reading materials sold not only include more and more banned foreign novels and world classics, but also more and more magazines and illustrated magazines.
For example, "Mystery" was launched last year. It is a scientific magazine that mainly introduces new knowledge and explores the future world. It is published monthly and sells for 2 cents. In the first year of its founding, the circulation exceeded 500,000. book.
There is also "Works and Controversies", which was just launched this year. This literary magazine became an instant hit just because of the word "controversy" in its name, and became a popular read among many people.
Needless to say, the movie theater is still a crowded place. But it is indeed worth people coming to join in the fun.
Because there are more movies to choose from, it is no longer just one or two movies showing in the city. At least old movies that have been released from the ban, new domestic movies and imported translated movies will be released at the same time.
As long as you are willing to travel around the city, you can see several movies with different styles and types on this day.
For example, the popular movies at the moment are the old domestic film "Heroes" which has been released from the ban, the new domestic film "Small Street" with Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin cooperating again, and the newly introduced German film "Handsome Boy".
If you go into the store again, you will find that the variety of products is getting richer and richer.
For example, in non-staple food stores, eggs are no longer in limited supply, and soy products are also becoming more available.
Even people are no longer satisfied with the third-grade soy sauce they have been eating all year round. What people complain and ask the most is where to buy better soy sauce.
The most illustrative thing is that people have actually started to be picky. I don’t just want whatever is given to me.
The word used here really refers to its original meaning. When it comes to buying meat, people's consumption has upgraded, and not everyone loves fat meat. What else can better illustrate the improvement of material life than this?
It's the same in department stores. There's a stretch nylon blouse added to fashionable clothing, the best-selling accessory is the latest aluminum hairpin, and there are several more types of cosmetics.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the home appliance counter, which is a place where people flock to and surround it from morning to night.
Because no matter the images on the color TV or the new song "Golden Shuttle and Silver Shuttle" by Yang Weifan and Su Xiaoming on the tape recorder, they are all natural advertisements that surround the audience.
In tourist attractions, in addition to more and more foreigners, there are also many domestic tourists from all over the country.
You can see them traveling together in Beihai and the Forbidden City. Many people have begun to pick up cameras and focus on the beautiful life.
Tiananmen Square is often a must-visit place for tourists coming to Beijing.
At the edge of the square, there are actually pushcarts of farmers who have come to Beijing. These smart people have dared to secretly sell "heart-beautiful" radishes to tourists.
Not far from there, there was a shiny black car parked in front of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. This was a prop used by the photo booth here to attract customers.
What is particularly unique is that there is a paper sign not far in front of the car, which states, "On the condition that it does not affect the work of our office, the audience will be charged two cents for using the vehicle once."
In addition, a fast printing service is also launched here. As long as they are willing to pay more, tourists can see their images on the film as soon as possible.
If this is not enough, if someone wants to see a life scene with more characteristics of the capital city, they have to go into the countless small alleys.
Because those hawkers who disappeared for many years have come back again. They still carry burdens, baskets, and carts in the alleys as they did in the past, and they are very popular among ordinary people.
Such as those who shave heads, those who sharpen knives and scissors, those who mend pots, those who repair umbrellas, those who sell food, those who sell toys, those who pop popcorn...
Of course, they still use the sound of goods to attract people's attention and attract customers. This is the unique sound of hawking goods in Beijing.
"Sharpen the scissors, sharpen the kitchen knife!"
"Jiangmi rice cake, bee cake, aiwowolie!"
"Hulu, big candied haws, will be dipped!"
"Hey, roasted sweet potatoes are so hot."
"Hey, radish is better than pear. If it's spicy, change it to eh."
Regardless of whether it is a shouting word with the same rhyme or the two tuning forks in the hand are picked up and a pile of tin and iron pieces are bumped against each other, it is a song full of life. In the ears of the people in the capital, it is particularly interesting.
Friendly and exceptionally pleasant.
Yes, all this is enough to confirm that our country has indeed changed greatly. Regardless of culture and economy, it should be restored and it should run forward.
Don't doubt our future at all. This momentum of opening up has just begun, and it has inertia. Policies can only become more open and open, and life will get better and better. We will still be reforming in 1981.
Making strides on the open road.
As expected, the policies introduced one after another in January make people feel excited.
On January 7, the air route from Beijing to New York was opened to traffic, which was the first national civil aviation route to North America.
On January 13, the upper levels approved the Ministry of Education’s “Report on the Trial Measures for Self-study Examinations in Higher Education” and decided to first pilot the “Methods” in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Liaoning and Liaoning.
On January 14, the State Council promulgated the "Interim Provisions on Self-Financed Study Abroad", which opened up the path to study abroad. As a result, there has been a craze for studying abroad in China, and the TOEFL test has also heated up.
On January 16, the State Council passed the "Treasury Bill Regulations" and decided to issue treasury bills starting in 1981.
Either way, it shows that our people have more choices and directions to strive for. We are moving forward together with the country.
But to be honest, it is not without side effects, that is, as the choices increase, people will need to spend more and more choice costs.
This includes not only money, energy, time, and sometimes what is given or given up, but also human emotions and other opportunities.
Therefore, even if they achieve their goals, many people may not gain as much as they lose, and they are even less sure that what they have made is the most correct choice.
And if we judge heroes based on success or failure, then there is no need to mention losers.
The only person in the world who can survive this kind of trouble is probably our unique Mr. Hong. Even the "great man" who manages the national destiny cannot compare with this.
Because he was not confused, Hong Yanwu was dedicated to his job while living the life of a second-rate businessman. In addition, he was happy to help Hong Yanwen with both big and small things, which was equivalent to enjoying three kinds of life pleasures at the same time.
It is precisely because he knows what he wants to do, and at the same time he also knows what he can do and what he should do. Even though he is so busy, he can handle all aspects of life properly through reasonable strategies.
Not only did he make no mistakes at all, but he also saw good things everywhere. From this perspective, he can really be regarded as a superman.
For example, at work, during this season, the main focus of the canteen’s work is the “New Year’s Dinner” before the Spring Festival.
"Polar Bear" has no shortage of supplies and can supply them freely. The canteen has no worries about cooking.
However, the leaders of the key factory have new requirements, saying that since we have entered a new era, we should not keep everything the same and hope that the administrative department can make this New Year's dinner more innovative.
In this case, the difficulty lies in how to introduce the new from the old.
So in order to successfully complete the task, the chief of the administrative section called several chief cooks to come together. However, after many discussions, no one had a good idea. In the end, he was forced to have no choice but to gather all the people in the administrative section together.
Think of ideas.
Unexpectedly, although there is a saying that "three stooges are equal to Zhuge Liang", this theory is actually very limited.
Because people are really different from each other, and there are different professions and specializations. If he were really a cobbler, killing him would not solve military and national affairs.
The so-called innovation must be based on rich knowledge and insight. Just patting the head will not create anything except a head full of big things. When nearly a hundred people gather together, they can only stare at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
I can't even think of any ideas.
Fortunately, there is really a "Zhuge Liang" hidden in "Cobbler".
Just when everyone was looking sad, Hong Yanwu couldn't bear that his colleagues were struggling to get off work, so he had no choice but to stand up and speak out. As a result, his idea easily solved the problem and made another splash.
What's going on? I bet he meant to start with the names of the dishes. Just like today's business banquets, the host often gives ordinary dishes some extraordinary names to please their superiors.
Hong Yanwu was much more aware of this aspect, and without much effort, he added new items to the menu that the master chefs had initially drawn up.
For example, the rice cakes cooked with magnolia slices were changed to "Jie Jie Gao". The sauced pig's trotters were called "Hand in hand", the dried croquettes were called "Tuanyuanyuan", and the braised fish nuggets were called "Happy New Year" (fish nuggets).
)", stewed mutton with radish, which he called "Jiyangyang (Sheep)", steamed lion head, which he called "A Tuan of Harmony", and finally a whole roast chicken, which he named "Ming(Ming) Yangtianxia".
My goodness, these dish names are so appropriate, auspicious, enterprising, and interesting.
Especially the last one, which coincides with the Year of the Rooster in Xinyou, so it is absolutely suitable for the occasion. It also reflects the strength and reputation of the "Polar Bear".
As soon as he finished speaking, not only did all the canteen staff immediately applaud, but the eyes of the administrative section chief and several chief cooks also lit up. Everyone felt that this was a brilliant idea and would definitely satisfy the leaders.
And that's not all. Hong Yanwu is like this kid. The more people praise him, the more excited he gets. Just these few slaps and applause actually stimulated his brain cells and made him come up with another brilliant idea.
He suggested, "Our factory makes canned hawthorns all year round, so hawthorns and sugar are readily available. What I mean is that we can discuss with the factory and batch some, and then we can find a few candied haws skewers to come in.
Let them string candied haws with things from the factory. Give them to the employees at the same time as a dessert. If you don't like it, you can take it back to your children. The name can be called "Honghonghuohuo". It is both festive and good.
It doesn’t cost much to eat..."
Hey, you know, there are not many small businesses these days, and candied haws are not that easy to buy. Everyone is eager to buy it, and of course everyone approved it.
The chief of the administrative section was so happy that he blurted out the word "good" several times. Then as soon as the meeting ended, he left Hong Yanwu behind and offered to transfer him to work in the political section office.
It's just that he didn't expect that Hong Yanwu Zhi was not here, so he actually declined.
No matter how much he tried to persuade me, the boy insisted, "I just like to work in the kitchen and don't like to stay in the office. I'm grateful for the leader's appreciation, but my abilities are limited and I'm just a little clever. It's better not to cause trouble to the leader."
As the saying goes, forceful melons are not sweet. What else can you do if someone is really unhappy?
Although disappointed, the administrative section chief had no choice but to ask Hong Yanwu to think again and find a way out for himself.
As for Hong Yanwu, who "doesn't know how to commend himself", he is not afraid of his boss being angry and wearing small shoes for himself.
Because the administrative section chief himself worked in the cafeteria. He is chubby, just like Maitreya Buddha. He also loves to joke, and he is very popular in the factory, so he must not be so petty.
And it is quite interesting to say that because the administrative section chief was still young at this time and had not shaved his head, Hong Yanwu did not recognize who he was at first.
Later, the more he looked at it, the more he looked familiar. Hong Yanwu remembered this man and thought it was Li Cunxin who would say on TV every day that "good teeth, good appetite, good health, good food".
He later became a disciple of a government-appointed cross talk actor and acted in many sketches and TV series.
As a crosstalk actor who climbed up from the bottom said, "The threshold for the crosstalk world is low, and many people who can't make it in other industries come to do this, and most of them are cooks." This sentence roughly alludes to him.
To be able to meet him here was still his leader. To be honest, this really surprised Hong Yanwu.
But in real terms, this is nothing. The "polar bear" is indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.
Another crosstalk actor surnamed Meng was also a "seasonal worker" in the box group. The sole heir to Lianpai Pingshu was also working in the "Polar Bear" workshop at this time.
Life is wonderful, destiny is interesting, and it is enough for people to ponder.