In the residential building, bursts of children's cheers, exclamations, screams, and applause spread along the corridors and windows, upstairs and downstairs, and in all directions.
In the same unit, on the fifth floor, lived a newly married couple.
After all, there is a holiday tomorrow. Many units that have prepared various celebration activities will have a holiday this afternoon after a simple rehearsal in the morning. After all, in this era, there is only one day off on Sunday, and besides the three days during the New Year, Apart from the two days of National Day and the one day of Labor Day, there are no other holidays throughout the year, and every weekend, for a two-income family, it is simply a busy day.
It is precisely because of this that the leaders of most units are both volume workers and themselves. Anyway, today's task is to rehearse the program. After the program rehearsal in the morning, we will rest. Everyone is happy and happily welcomes the National Day holiday tomorrow. day.
That is why.
So this two-income couple was at home this afternoon. They had just woken up from their nap and had another intense and intense sparring session.
"Swipe!"
Then, the young man opened the curtains and said curiously:
"I don't know what's going on downstairs, it sounds so lively!"
Regarding the young man's statement, the little wife sitting beside the bed snorted and said slightly displeased:
"Who knew? It was so noisy, it really affected the atmosphere."
"As a result, I didn't even have the best time just now."
Hearing what his wife said, the young man quickly changed the subject, coughed lightly and said loudly:
"It sounds like you're watching TV!"
"It's only three o'clock now, so there's no program, right? Are you watching a video?"
"Tsk! Did you buy a video recorder on the second floor? You are really rich!"
"To be honest, I feel like we should buy a TV too"
Regarding her husband's statement, the young daughter-in-law rolled her eyes, and then said coquettishly:
"I wanted to buy a motorcycle a few days ago, and now I want to buy a TV?"
"I wonder where you got so much money! Your parents spent most of their life savings on this apartment, right?"
"Where do you get the money to buy this or that? With your salary of twenty-five yuan a month, including my twenty-three yuan, you have to save more than half a year to buy a bicycle! "
"Stop dreaming! Save up money and buy you a bicycle first. At least it will be more convenient to go to work!"
"Save up some money and travel around to see if you can transfer your job back to the city. Your current unit is the state-owned Quancheng Model Aircraft Factory. Although the name is quite impressive, it's a long way from the city. The work started poorly and there was no performance at all.”
"Look at our factory, the food factory is more popular!"
"Okay, stop thinking about the TV. Don't ask your parents for money. We are married and we have to support ourselves!"
"It's hard to have a day off, we didn't have enough fun just now, let's"
Just as the young daughter-in-law finished speaking, the young man's tiger body shook slightly, coughed slightly and said:
"It's so lively down there, I'm going to see what's going on!"
"I don't know what show I'm watching!"
Hearing what the young man said, the young wife suddenly became unhappy and said quickly:
"You're not allowed to go. The children can just go and have a look."
"What are you doing as an adult? You don't mind being ashamed and embarrassed!"
However, before she could finish her words, the young man had already put on his coat, left the house like the wind, and rushed downstairs.
Scenes like this happen in entire residential buildings, entire communities, and everywhere. In today's era, although we live in buildings, the relationship between neighbors is not as cold as in later generations. It is common for everyone to visit each other.
As a result, more and more people were attracted by the sound and came to watch.
For most families with TVs, it is a very decent thing for neighbors to come and watch the TV set. Some neighbors will even watch it until nine o'clock in the evening, just like watching an outdoor movie in a public place, and then go back to their homes to rest. sleep.
Sometimes it’s annoying, but it’s okay, it’s painful and happy at the same time!
Moreover, although in this era, workers generally earn only forty or fifty yuan, and a TV often costs four to five hundred yuan, as well as several industrial coupons, in the past, China's material supply was extremely insufficient. In addition, workers live in houses allocated by the factory and eat food supplied by the state. The money they earn for most of their lives has nowhere to spend. However, with the development of the past few years, various products have been launched on the market, and the consumption pool has been filled with water. Nature begins to explode!
A five-hundred-dollar TV? purchase! A motorcycle worth 700 yuan? purchase!
So in today's era, there are definitely not many families with TVs, but there are definitely many.
Similar scenes are repeated in various residential buildings and even bungalow areas in various communities. The sudden appearance of motorcycle racing programs has been spread by word of mouth, and more and more people know about it. In front of every TV, there are more than a dozen One or even dozens of people gathered around to watch!
The most exaggerated thing is that in some villages, the village brigade with good conditions may have a TV set for everyone to watch news and programs in the evening, but today, the TV was turned on extremely early, and the villagers were already packed into the huge room!
The schedule, which was prepared before the start of the game and totaled more than nine hours, was finally condensed to two and a half hours after editing by Director Huang. The broadcast time was from 3:15 to 5:45 in the afternoon, and then it just connected with the normal program.
During these two and a half hours, an advertisement for Red Star ADV Motorcycles was played every ten minutes. There were nine advertisements in total. The content of the screen and the words of the advertisement were very simple. They are:
Article 1: Speedy, Red Star Motorcycle! The picture is of a racing driver riding a tailgate.
Article 2: Red Star Motorcycle, running for thousands of miles! The picture is of a motorcycle passing by on the road.
Article 3: Red star, light up your future! The picture shows a Red Star motorcycle driving in the dark, its headlights illuminating the front.
Article 4: All greatness comes from a brave beginning! The picture shows the young man getting on his motorcycle, starting it, and then driving away.
Article 5: Red Star Motorcycle is an inevitable choice for a family to go out! The picture is of a man riding a bicycle, holding a small one in his arms, and sitting behind him is a half-sized one. Finally, the mother is holding it, and a safety backrest attachment is also installed.
Article 6: There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and if there is a road, there must be a Red Star motorcycle! The picture is of a driver lying low and charging and accelerating.
Article 7: Red Star Motorcycle will take you to conquer distant places! The picture shows a young man standing on the top of a mountain, with a motorcycle parked next to him. He is holding his helmet, leaving only his back.
Article 8: Riding a Red Star motorcycle, you are the shining star! The picture shows a young man holding a helmet and standing next to a motorcycle, surrounded by countless envious young boys and girls.
Article 9: Brilliant life, Red Star Motorcycle will accompany you! The picture is at the entrance of the village. Young people are riding Red Star motorcycles. Fathers and villagers are coming to watch, looking like they are returning to their hometown in rich clothes.
In this era of lack of entertainment, even advertisements like this are interesting for everyone to watch.
It made many young people excited to see it, and they couldn't help but think about it. If they had a Red Star motorcycle, how dignified would they be? They would definitely find the right partner!
As everyone watched and cheered, time passed by little by little.
Two and a half hours, if you use it to compete, it will be a long time, but if you use it to watch a Red Star Cup motorcycle rally, with the adrenaline rush, it can also be very short!
"Go for it! Go for it! Win! Win! Hahaha!"
"The advantage is too obvious, too strong!"
"Red Star adv is amazing!"
On the second floor, the living room of the house with the TV was packed with people, mostly children and teenagers. There were still many people standing at the door, mainly young and middle-aged people.
Finally, when the Red Star adv motorcycle crossed the line first, the scene burst into cheers!
And standing in the community, you can hear similar cheers coming from countless places around, like waves, rolling in the city!
As for those villages, not to mention, the roof of the brigade's TV room was almost lifted off!
"It's so exciting! I'm sweating all over watching it!"
"When is the next show? Wait and see the preview of the next episode!"
"What? Tomorrow afternoon? And there is also a route for the next week, so you can go and watch it live?"
"Hey, no! Next week there are games on Monday and Tuesday."
"I really didn't expect that this Red Star motorcycle was made by our own factory in Luqi Province?"
"I heard that this Red Star Factory is a big deal. It used to be engaged in military industry, right?"
"It has transformed, and it is said that it is the pacesetter in earning foreign exchange in our province!"
"Really? Are you so powerful?"
With a sound of exclamation, the crowd of onlookers began to disperse, and as these people went back to their homes, the news of the motorcycle rally completely spread all over the streets!
Then, the problem arises!
Although there were many people who saw the game in the afternoon, there were even more people who did not see the game. After all, today is not a serious holiday. Many people were at work and did not see it at all!
"Hello? Hello, comrade!"
"Hello, comrade, we are Luqi Provincial TV Station. Do you have any questions?"
"I would like to ask, can you replay your motorcycle rally in the afternoon for us tonight? We didn't see it!"
"Oh! I will record it for you and report it to the leader for approval."
"Dududu, what's going on? The line has been busy for at least ten minutes!"
"Do you want to accept the opinions of the masses? No, I have to go to the TV station tomorrow to see what is going on!"
"Hello? Did you also request a replay of the motorcycle rally?"
"Yes, yes, how did you know?"
"We have accepted it and the leaders are meeting for approval."
"Oh, you better hurry up!"
Originally, the operator of the TV station was ready to get off work, but the calls came one after another. As soon as he hung up, another call came in immediately. He couldn't move his butt off his chair. How could he get off work?
There were even some people who couldn't get through the phone, so they took their envelopes directly to the door of the TV station and frantically delivered them to the mailbox in the mail room at the door.
Within half an hour, the mailbox could no longer be filled and it overflowed before my eyes!
"Hahaha!"
At the same time, in the conference room of the TV station's office building, the leaders were having a meeting. Director Huang would burst into laughter every few seconds, as if he was suffering from a serious illness.
"Hahaha!"
When Director Huang laughed again, the director said helplessly:
"Old Huang, can you stop laughing?"
"It's already dark, don't you feel scared?"
Regarding the director's words, Director Huang said hahaha, and then said:
"Hahaha, there's no way! Hahaha!"
"I'll evade it! I'll go outside and evade it!"
After saying that, he left the conference room directly. When the door of the conference room was closed, there was a burst of hahaha sounds outside. The director smiled helplessly, and was even a little worried that he was laughing because of lack of oxygen.
"Okay, that's settled, let's replay it!"
"The news will be replayed directly after the news ends, and the original program will be stopped first."
After hearing what the station director said, a thin middle-aged man at the scene snorted and said:
"The world is not as good as it used to be, people's hearts are on the decline, and it's so messed up that it can't even be considered a program. Can it be replayed?"
"Besides, if the audience wants to replay it, just replay it?"
"Are there any more rules?"
In response, a fat leader next to him said loudly:
"A program that the masses like is a good program."
"The crowd demands a replay. This is the biggest order. What's wrong? Your rules are more important than the crowd?"
"Shit!"
Hearing what the fat leader said, the skinny leader got angry and rolled up his sleeves and shouted:
"Xu Bin, please be careful what you say when riding a horse?"
"Who are you calling bullshit?"
"A gentleman can move or speak, I don't even want to talk to you!"
Seeing that the strong leader also stood up and compared the figures of the enemy and ourselves, the skinny leader finally cursed and left the conference room angrily. The station leader sighed and said:
"Just do it!"
Then subtitles began to float below the TV program, indicating that the rally would be replayed that night. Countless people who had been waiting eagerly were finally relieved!
As for the Red Star Federation.
But no one is watching the motorcycle race on TV. After all, motorcycles have been continuously tested in the factory recently. They can be seen everywhere, but they are always slamming the accelerator, which is annoying!
At the same time, the last batch of motorcycles and tricycles were also loaded and shipped.
In order to catch up with the sales opening tomorrow morning, the last lying bike must be transported overnight. For the entire sales team and support team of motorcycle tricycles, the past few days must have been sleepless nights!
"Be safe on the road and change people if you feel sleepy!"
"Did you hear that?"
The people in charge of driving were all young people in their twenties and thirties. Wang Ye warned. Fortunately, in this era, although the road is not easy to walk, there are not many cars at night. Besides, there is a group of young people escorting the car, so there is no need to worry about anything happening. question.
"Understood!"
Then the trucks set off under the setting sun!
at the same time.
Just when Wang Ye went to the cafeteria to eat.
Tens of thousands of kilometers away in Africa, Tanzania, in the capital Dodo Ma, in the conference room of the Ministry of National Defense.
“The progress so far is gratifying!”
"We have advanced the front 200 kilometers north, and the territory of the Lokaha rebels has been further compressed. At the same time, in order to support their state capital, the Ugandan garrison has begun to retreat eastward."
"Our passage will be opened if you don't open it!"
"But I think we absolutely can't just let them retreat. On the one hand, we can pursue them from behind. On the other hand, from this position, we can try to intercept, cut off their return route, cut the rebels in two, and then Eat it step by step!"
In the conference room, General Kellyn pointed at the map on the wall and said excitedly. The general nodded and said:
"It's indeed a good plan, if it goes well."
"This time, what awaits the Lokahar rebels will be a dead end!"
"Do you have any other comments?"
Hearing what the old general said, Kikwete, who was sitting there, suddenly interrupted and said:
"There's one problem though, we have to be careful."
"If we use the Ugandan garrison to pursue the Lokaha rebels and use the strength of the Western Army to try to cut off their retreat route, then we will have a certain shortage of troops in the west."
"Although the Baduk rebels have not responded recently, if the opportunity is right, I feel they will definitely counterattack!"
In response to Kikwete's statement, the senior military officials present nodded. The old general was silent for two seconds and then said:
"Yes, we really need to be prepared!"
Just as the discussion in the conference room gradually became heated.
Sudan, Southeast Region.
In a valley, you can see a large number of tents and houses with wooden branches, as well as a large number of armed personnel wearing white robes, gray robes, and various robes. The robes are matched with armed belts, and with the headbands on their heads, it looks quite... For wild.
At the entrance of the valley, there was a heavily defended transport convoy. It seemed that it wanted to enter the valley, but without permission, it stopped at the entrance of the valley. At a glance, there were at least thirty large trucks.
At this moment, inside a relatively spacious wooden house in the center of the valley.
I saw a big man with a beard looking at the weapons on the table in front of him with a greedy expression. I saw a personal grenade launcher, a grenade machine gun on the table, and a gas tank mortar next to it.
But the next second, the expression on his face softened, and he said with a smile:
"To be honest, I never believed that gold would fall from the sky."
"Even if there is, it will crush me to death!"
"It is because of such caution that we have been able to survive these years. So, sir, if you don't tell me your reasons, it is impossible for me to accept your 'support'."
Across the table was a man with obvious North African characteristics. He was wearing a crisp suit and said with a smile:
"Of course these things are not given to you for free."
"To put it simply, you are mercenaries now, and I am a customer. I hope to use these materials and gold in exchange for your action."
As soon as the man in the suit finished speaking, the strong man behind him opened a box, which was full of gold bars!
Seeing this scene, the bearded man frowned and then asked:
"The price is too great! What kind of enemy is it?"
"If we are asked to die, we cannot accept it!"
Under the gaze of the bearded man and other people in the room, the man in the suit smiled and said:
"A strong enemy, but also very weak."
"In eight hours, a transport team will pass through the mountainous area more than a hundred kilometers east of you."
"We hope you can sneak attack them! All seizures belong to you!"
"They have a lot of supplies, but their troops are not particularly strong. I think with this batch of supplies, you can definitely cause fatal damage to them."
After hearing this, the bearded man thought for a second and then asked:
"What's the background? What's the background of the convoy?"
In this regard, the man in the suit did not hide anything and said with a smile:
"The person in charge is a former U.S. Marine Corps major named Davis. The supplies they transported include guns, cannons, rockets, and even various light tanks, all of which are second-hand goods retired from the U.S. military."
"The person responsible for security is a group of mercenaries, with a total number of about five hundred people."
"If you can get this batch of supplies, your strength will expand more than ten times, and your dream of restoring the country will be possible."
"And they are not regular troops of the United States. They just have a little relationship with the United States. They will not be taken too seriously. After the sneak attack is successful, you can leave this station. By the time the Americans come to find you, you will have run away. nobody!"
"And, when the time comes, we will claim responsibility for the attack and the trouble will be borne by us, how about that?"
"Think about it!"
After the man in the suit finished speaking, he left the room directly, leaving everyone with the beard behind to discuss among themselves.
"Anyway, we keep wandering and the Americans can't find us!"
“Even if we don’t have supplies, we should still do it!”
"Yes, only blood can wash away the hatred between us and the Americans!"
"Ahmed, this is our battle to restore our country!"
"Chief! Let's do it! In the worst case, we'll die!"
In the midst of the discussion, the bearded man nodded slightly, but he seemed to have exhausted all his strength!
