The dinner began, and the invited leaders, staff and family members of the supply and marketing cooperative were divided into three tables. At the main table, retired President Gong sat at the head seat, accompanied by President Li and Yang Liufang. Next to Yang Liufang is the office director of the Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Next to President Li is the new president of the Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Li Tongfu is matched with Shi Fang and Secretary Shi Shi for the last position. Yanhua, as the person in charge of the hardware sales department of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, second only to Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu, is responsible for taking care of one table, and Wang Shan is responsible for taking care of another table. In addition to family reunions, this kind of banquet also inevitably includes speeches of encouragement from the leaders, as well as a speech by the person in charge, Yang Liufang, on the outlook for next year. It's just that this year is special. At the end of Yang Liufang's speech, he announced that this year is a good harvest year. In addition to dividends, all staff in the hardware sales department of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative will be rewarded with a "Happiness Brand" motorcycle.
"As a family unit?" Zhang Feng couldn't sit still at this moment.
"We're not married yet."
"Why don't you work hard quickly?" Qin Jiajun teased with a smirk.
The director of the supply and marketing cooperative's canteen is an enthusiastic person. He is grateful to Yang Liufang for renovating the canteen and continuing to serve him. In addition to the original benefits of the supply and marketing cooperative, Yang Liufang also pays them the same salary as Yanhua and other store managers. He also regards the canteen as a Home. I recently spent half a year's salary to buy a set of fashionable karaoke singing equipment. Just put a round disc into a black player and press the number on the machine to play a certain song. There are also A beautiful picture of a beautiful woman at the beach.
After drinking for three rounds, Yanhua picked up the microphone, turned on the stereo, and asked the leader to enjoy the show. It turned out that they had prepared a program for this party. The children of Yanhua and Yinhua's family and the director's family of the supply and marketing cooperative's office stood in front of the TV and performed "Two Tigers" to the music. The three cute and innocent children, Put your hands on top of your head to make tiger ears, making everyone laugh happily. After the childish voice comes out through the speakers, it is crisp and clean, which makes people love it. After the children finished their opening, Yanhua wanted to ask President Gong to perform a show for everyone. President Gong's face was radiant, as happy as a child, waving his hands below, laughing and rejecting. But he couldn't bear the booing from everyone, so he was invited to sit in front of the TV.
"Comrades, I am old and cannot compare to you young people, and I am not prepared. I will sing a few lines of Peking Opera a cappella for everyone."
"Okay!" Everyone clapped below, and passers-by eating in the cafeteria were also inspired to applaud, making the whole cafeteria very lively. Amid everyone's applause, President Gong took the microphone and sang:
I think back then, my team had just opened, and there were only a dozen people and seven or eight guns.
When the imperial army chased me, I was dizzy.
Thanks to Sister-in-law Ah Qing, she asked me to hide myself in the water tank.
She carried the pot to refill the water, her expression unchanged, as if nothing had happened, and she deceived the Japanese soldiers.
I just escaped a big disaster.
Such life-saving grace will never be forgotten, and I, Hu, will be rewarded for my loyalty.
After President Gong finished singing, everyone applauded and continued to cheer. Yang Liufang often listened to this part of the song on the radio. He especially liked the opening line, "I think back then, when my team just opened..." It was full of heroic spirit. He would occasionally not stop singing it when he was working or driving. Humming consciously.
After President Gong was invited back to the main seat, President Li could not escape being invited to perform. After all, he was an enlightened businessman who had seen the market. At everyone's strong invitation, he walked up to the stage, took the microphone, and said he would watch the disc first. The director of the cafeteria had worked with him for a long time and was making noises from below.
"President Li, these are all new songs. I bought the CD. Which song do you want to sing? I will play it." He walked up from below.
"Today is the New Year's Day of 1990, so I'm going to give you something to suit the occasion. Come on, play Luo Dayou's "Love Song 1990" for me." Then, under the instigation of the canteen director, the music started.
Black eyes and your smiling face
It’s hard to forget the change in your appearance no matter what
The light old days just slipped away
When I turn around and look back, several years have passed by
The vast road to the end of the world is your wandering
Searching, searching, always staying together are my steps
Beside the dark lonely pillow is your tenderness
The morning when I wake up is my sorrow
Maybe the sun will set tomorrow and the tired bird will have returned
You will have embarked on the journey back to the old days
It is rare in life to find a partner who knows each other again
It’s hard to leave behind the blue sky in life
The thunderstorm rumbles in front of my window
No matter how difficult it is to forget the change of your departure
The lonely mood behind the lonely figure
It’s my eyes that never complain
...
Following President Li, a chorus formed below, and Yang Liufang unconsciously joined in with everyone. This is a classic song that became popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan a year ago and then spread to the mainland. Once it was introduced to Xizhou, a city where Qin Opera and early rock music were popular, the streets and alleys were filled with Luo Dayou's hoarse, unclear singing voice. Especially the young people on the street wearing bell-bottom pants, carrying tape recorders, with big waves like women, and singing with their buttocks in tune with the music. Yang Liufang went for a walk along the Yellow River several times, and saw young people of similar age to himself, holding guitars, singing in groups. Unexpectedly, President Li, a savvy business elite who is almost fifty years old, also likes this song.
Yang Liufang was also invited to the stage without any preparation. While listening to President Li's singing, his mind was wandering and he drank a few glasses of wine unconsciously. He was feeling dizzy at the moment. He was drunk and cowardly, and his face turned even redder after being teased on stage. Because he was shy, he stuttered a bit when he spoke. When the microphone was turned on, he asked Yanhua to find a song called "Really Love You." This is a very popular song in the past year. For a period of time, this Cantonese song can be heard on TV and radio every day. Soon the sound of music came out, and Yang Liufang almost didn't need to look at the lyrics on the TV screen to sing it loudly like the original voice:
An irreconcilable opponent
Bring warmth always behind your back
Even if you are verbose, always pay attention
Don’t know how to cherish and feel too guilty
Indulging in musical scales, she doesn’t appreciate it
Mother's love never gives in
Determined to struggle in my heart
Kindness will eventually be repaid
The spring breeze turns into rain and warms my heart
A lifetime of blessing and silent gift
What a warm look you have
Teach me to look at the road ahead with perseverance
Told me not to give up when I fall
I can't explain how I can repay my kindness.
Love is infinite
Please allow me to say that I really love you
...
Yang Liufang sang intoxicatedly. He could hear the guests and employees at the table singing along, and he could also see everyone raising their hands and swaying. Facing the people who work hard with him and the leaders who care about him and urge him to work hard, when he sings this song now, he is sincerely saying to everyone: "I really love you!"
After Yang Liufang finished singing, it was time for the specially arranged lucky draw, where all the practical and in-demand pots, gas stoves and rice cookers were available. The most expensive thing was a microwave oven, which was carefully designed by Yanhua and the others. Yang Liufang took out the microwave oven and read out the number. It was President Gong. The retired leader was overjoyed and everyone congratulated him in unison.
This night Wang Xinye performed a very popular but slightly sad song "Qian Qian Que Song", which is also a Hong Kong and Taiwan song. Yang Liufang liked the lyrics in it very much, including Priscilla Chan's melancholy and heart-wrenching singing voice. Then Zhang Feng sang a military song "Speak from the Heart". His high-pitched and loud voice perfectly expressed the heartfelt feelings and friendship of a soldier. Yang Liufang likes Qin Jiajun and Zhang Feng, two veterans who have witnessed the growth of his own business. With them around, Yang Liufang feels at ease at all times. Now another soldier from the Qin family army is also running transportation in their supply and marketing cooperative, but he is not as close as these two and Yang Liufang.
The employees and their families showed off their talents, and the dinner ended in joy and harmony until 11:00. It seems that the time is about the same. Yanhua and Qin Jiajun, who have worked hard for a day and a year, sang "Devotion of Love" together for everyone. This song was a song performed at the 1989 Spring Festival Gala just past. It was widely sung in the land of China, which had awakened and worked hard to make progress. Yang Liufang, who was already drunk and confused, sang along with everyone, and ended the New Year's supply and marketing cooperative party in a joyful and peaceful singing. With this as a starting point, everyone also starts the journey of the new year.
When Yang Liufang woke up, he first felt a headache. When he opened his eyes, he found that he was in a hotel bed. This is a large bed room. When you turn over, you can tell that it is matching furniture from our own factory. Because in the entire Xizhou, they are the only factory that can provide modern white-painted hotel furniture. He got up and took a thermos bottle from under the coffee table to pour water, and found that the white teacup on the coffee table contained tea that had already been brewed. He drank a few sips of the strong tea and looked at the time. It was already noon.
Patting his head, thinking about what he had to do today, he remembered that Secretary Shitou had talked about the villagers' refund of compensation and the canteen master's entrustment to him, so he got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After washing, he would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to hold a meeting to resolve the villagers' entry into the factory. What happened in the cafeteria with the master's son.
In the bathroom, Yang Liufang saw that the sanitary ware installed inside was also the own brand "Hengshuang Sanitary Ware" produced by Jiesheng, the agent of his company. He was very pleased with the efforts of his brother and Zhang Shan, but he did not expect that he would unknowingly destroy his own sanitary ware. Products have penetrated into every corner of Xizhou City.
