One hundred and fifty-ninth chapter willing to fight willing to suffer
Don't look at the clothing night market. Hong Yanwu's people are slicing the flesh of ordinary people with knives every day, but only one is willing to beat and the other is willing to suffer.
Just because the goods are fashionable and diverse, and there is room for free pricing.
Among the people who have been "suffering from the knife", there are actually many people who feel that this market is better run than the state-run one and has benefited them a lot.
Not to mention those young men and women who have no jobs, are obsessed with fashion, and just walk around the streets with a tape recorder every day, crying and shouting that they want to be beautiful.
Those are the bosses who would rather skip meals, steal neighbor's pigeons and bicycle bells and sell them for money, and wear a pair of jeans to show off on the street.
They are the most stable customer group of the clothing night market and cannot be driven away. Secretly, they love to make the clothing night market famous.
But apart from them, there are also many ordinary people who have stable jobs and pursue a normal life who have a good impression of the clothing night market.
Wang Fen, who was getting married before the Spring Festival in 1982, is a typical example.
It was precisely because of this clothing night market that she had no regrets about her wedding.
If we look at the overall social atmosphere, in fact, since last year, the wedding attire worn by the bride and groom is no longer as monotonous and rigid as before, and some people have dared to wear bright red clothes outside.
Wang Fen, who has a warm and outgoing personality, obviously needs to be a little ahead of the curve. Two months before her wedding, she had been thinking about what kind of clothes she should wear to create beautiful memories for her wedding.
Finally, she remembered the photos of her mother when she was young that were destroyed during the "movement", and decided to make a cheongsam.
After she had this idea, she went to major shopping malls in the capital.
After looking around, I chose a piece of antique satin material.
Although she only earned more than 40 yuan a month, she still worked hard and took out two months' salary and spent more than 80 yuan to make this cheongsam.
I have to say it looks really beautiful when I put it on, but I always feel like something is missing.
Later, I asked my mother for her opinion and found out that if you dare to wear a cheongsam, you must wear jewelry and high heels.
Now we are in trouble again, because high heels and jewelry are not only expensive, but the most important thing is that they are difficult to buy.
Even if you want to buy high heels in a department store, you still need seven industrial coupons.
It is even more difficult to find traces of jewelry. I am afraid that it is only possible to see it in the legendary "Friendship Store".
How can she, an ordinary worker, do it?
As it turned out, just less than a week after the divorce, she finally learned from the little sisters at work that there were high-heeled shoes sold at the clothing night market.
Here, she not only bought red high-heeled shoes that were more fashionable and cheaper than those in department stores, but also bought the jewelry she had dreamed of.
Although it was a fake, it was beautiful and cheap, and her problem was solved immediately.
Just like that, on the wedding day, Wang Fen not only wore a necklace, but also earrings, a ring, and a beaded flower on her chest.
Her hairstyle is to perm the entire hair, a wavy style.
Then put on a red cheongsam and step on bright red leather shoes, it will be really bright and dazzling.
Sure enough, after she put on what was considered an alternative outfit at the time, she put on her coat and drove to the groom's house in a car. As soon as she made a dazzling appearance, she immediately attracted the attention of the whole audience.
At the wedding that day, both her husband's family and the neighbors looked at her in a very strange way. They stared at Wang Fenfang's cheongsam for a long time and were unwilling to leave.
Everyone was so surprised, how could she dress so beautifully?
Even the groom's brother said, "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful that you take over our entire alley."
Similar to Wang Fen's situation, on the eve of the Spring Festival in 1982, Du Mulin, editor of the daily newspaper, also had mixed feelings.
Fortunately, after the Spring Festival, he will join the company's overseas study tour and go to Japan for business.
What is worrying is that the equipment expenses for going abroad are seriously insufficient.
Their units are no larger than national ministries and commissions, and have sufficient funds.
There are usually more than a dozen or dozens of members in an overseas inspection group, and the cost of clothing is 500 yuan. In addition to making two sets of clothes, there is still leftover to buy a pair of good leather shoes and a silk tie.
They only gave out three hundred yuan, which was only enough to make a half-suit for "Hongdu", and the rest had to be made up by oneself.
But how much is his salary? It’s only seventy yuan, and his wife’s is only forty yuan.
It would cost the couple a whole month's salary to fill this hole.
The family has just bought a TV. Not only is money tight, but the wife also wants to save money to buy a washing machine. If you pay 100 yuan, doesn't that mean you have spent half of the washing machine out of thin air?
So in the end Du Mulin abandoned face and chose lizi.
He calculated that it would take about half a month to go abroad. If he was more careful, he might be able to cope with it without changing it.
So I just made a suit in the "Red Capital" and didn't even buy a pair of new shoes, so I just decided to make do with old ones.
There is no way, this is the difficulty of developing countries.
But he never expected that his wife would suddenly give him an unforgettable surprise one night.
That day, Du Mulin worked overtime until eight o'clock as usual before going home. Unexpectedly, when he entered the house, there were not only dishes and chopsticks on the table, but also a gray Paris suit and a pair of leather shoes on the chair next to him.
The wife asked Du Mulin to try it on without any explanation.
Not to mention, the clothes are very suitable and the style is very innovative.
After putting it on, one's eyes will light up when looking at it. The layout is better than the ones from "Hongdu".
Even my son who was doing his homework kept yelling that his father looked like a foreigner.
It was only then that my wife showed off her merits and said that the suit and leather shoes were bought at the Xidan Clothing Night Market, and they only cost 75 yuan in total, and they were from Hong Kong.
Then she took out another silk tie for Du Mulin. The pattern and color were better than those from "Hongdu".
At this time, Du Mulin was completely dizzy with joy.
While trying it on in the mirror, he couldn't help but ask, "This tie is also made in Hong Kong. Is it expensive? There's no need to buy this. I have one and it's enough..."
Unexpectedly, his wife smiled even more proudly.
"They gave it to me for free, how about it? Are these things I bought suitable for use? No matter what, you, a grown man, have to be decent when you go abroad. It's hard not to have a change of clothes. Besides, who are we looking down on?
We can’t let the Japanese look down upon us, can we?”
In this way, for almost fifteen years since their marriage, Du Mulin, who had never been intimate with his wife in front of anyone, could not help but hug his wife in front of his children for the first time.
Although this was a somewhat ridiculous move that made his son booed and his wife blushed and complained after breaking away, it was enough to show the excitement and happiness in his heart.
If we say that the experiences of Wang Fen and Du Mulin are just trivial things in the daily lives of ordinary people, they seem a bit unremarkable.
Then "Hongye" also came to Hong Yanwu's door because of these Hong Kong-style clothes that he had brought to the capital, asking him to make some "contribution" to the film industry of the Republic.
From the beginning to the end, this matter seemed to be very complicated and interesting.
After Hongye graduated from university, she was assigned to work at the Beijing Film Production Factory.
Of course, seniority has to be considered everywhere. Since he is a "junior", he can only run the drama and be responsible for props.
Not to mention, the crew assigned is really good.
It is the highlight of the "Beijing Film Studio" planned to start filming in 1982. It is the movie "Sunset Street" adapted from Su Shuyang's work.
Famous movie actors Yu Shaokang and Chen's father and son, as well as young star Chi Zhiqiang, will all play important roles in this movie.
What needs to be pointed out here is that the story told in "Xizhao Street" mainly takes place in a large courtyard in the capital that is waiting to be moved.
Not only does this film need to faithfully reflect the life scenes of contemporary Beijing citizens, but most of the characters in the film are unemployed young people.
Don't forget, because "Hongye" himself is from the capital and was a gangster leader.
He is very familiar with both the life in the alley and the characteristics of the delinquent youth.
So it's perfect for him to join the crew and participate in planning the scenes of people's urban life in the capital.
In fact, many of his suggestions were quite constructive, and the scenes he arranged were inexpensive and close to life, so he quickly gained the director's appreciation.
For this reason, the director arranged for him to do a good job, and in order to save money, he gave him a small role in the movie.
In this way, "Hongye" will also have the honor to play the son of a model teacher and his wife in the play, an educated youth who returns to the city and finally reunites with his parents.
Unfortunately, there happened to be a problem that "Hongye" couldn't cope with.
That's the Hong Kong-style clothing needed in the play, which is really hard to buy on the street.
It wasn't until one day that I saw a boy wearing jeans on the street, "Hongye" toasting cigarettes and making love to others, that I finally found my way to the clothing night market in Xidan.
Seeing the items in the clothing night market, he was so beautiful.
But at this time, another thing worried him again.
I bet these clothes are expensive, almost hundreds of dollars per piece.
Depending on the needs of the plot, both men and women have to buy several outfits, and the expense is enough to make people feel painful.
In addition, self-employed people cannot issue invoices, and they have no way to reimburse the crew for reimbursement.
Yes, we are at a deadlock again.
And just when "Hongye" was worried and troubled, things took a turn for the worse.
Fortunately, a little brother who had followed him in the past was also practicing stall sales and recognized him in the market.
Immediately, he was greeted by eldest brother and eldest brother, and he had to let "Hongye" pick out some clothes to wear, which showed a sense of generosity and generosity.
Hey, good thing right?
But "Hongye" was such a person, he was embarrassed to take advantage of his little brother. At the same time, he was secretly ashamed of the comparative economic gap, so he insisted on refusing to save face.
But he was not stupid. When he saw this little brother, he guessed that Hong Yanwu was also involved here, so he asked specifically before leaving.
No, after protecting his eldest brother's face, he took the initiative to go to Hong Yanwu's house to find an advantage.
There's no need to be polite between the two of them.
But "Hongye" really miscalculated this time. Hong Yanwu did agree to his request happily. But in turn, he asked him to do something, which put him in trouble.
Daqing Hong Yanwu is smarter than any monkey and does not engage in loss-making business at all. As soon as his mind came to his mind, he asked if he could shoot a scene of a clothing night market and put it in the movie "Sunset Street".
Of course "Hong Ye" had to do his best in this matter, but he couldn't make the decision. He thought about it again and again, and in the end he could only think of ways to arrange for Hong Yanwu to meet with the director and assistant director for a one-on-one chat. Whether it would work or not, he was not sure.
Fortunately, Hong Yanwu also understood his difficulties and said that all he needed to do was meet and talk. No matter what, the clothing was sponsored.
Just like that, "Hongye" went back and tried to mention it to the director, asking the director to give him this face.
I have to say that the film industry these days is all about face but not dignity, but it is really quite miserable.
After calculating these costumes, there are two to three hundred yuan left. The director really has to sell the "red leaves" reputation.
As a result, after this meeting, the matter was finally settled.
Who is Hong Yanwu? He has excellent eloquence and financial strength.
After meeting, he not only expressed his love for the film industry, but also found several noble reasons for the scene of the clothing night market in the film.
Finally, on behalf of all the self-employed people in the clothing night market, he promised an additional sponsorship fee of two thousand yuan, saying that it could be entirely at the discretion of the crew.
Now under the dual influence of spiritual civilization and material civilization, the director really has to be tempted.
At least with this money, the crew can always get better food, and they don't have to worry about extra transportation fees.
The only concern right now is whether I will make a mistake by doing this?
But what does this matter to Hong Yanwu? He is good at playing this kind of trick, and he directly pushed "Red Leaf" out.
He told the director, "Well, let's not mention any sponsorship. This is my buddy. The money we exchanged is a personal gift, so I am happy to give it to him."
"Anyway, if your crew needs anything, just ask him for it when the time comes. He neither keeps accounts nor takes tickets. It is his own business to be willing to use his own money to supplement the crew. In this way, I will ensure his needs.
To ensure the needs of the crew, why don’t we just end it?”
"As for you being able to film the clothing night market into the movie, this is entirely to record the images of the times truthfully and make the movie closer to people's lives. It has nothing to do with money. Right? So what mistakes are we making?"
So in the end, everyone was happy. Under Hong Yanwu's single-handed operation, "Red Leaf" not only improved its status among the crew, but "Sunset Street" actually became the second film in the history of Chinese films to feature advertising after "Romance on Lushan Mountain".
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What satisfied the crew the most was that afterwards, Hong Yanwu generously invited the entire crew to have a meal of boiled mutton.
You know, except for the director and assistant director, it was almost the first time for everyone else to eat "Shun Dong Lai".
And it was also the first time that they were able to be full by eating meat alone.
Just one word, beautiful!
So just based on this meal, the crew had to believe Hong Yanwu's promise.
This is where my strength lies. How else can I afford to hire him? What a rich master he is!