National Tide 1980.

The Year of the Dragon, with its shaking head and wagging tail, has arrived as expected.

On February 1988, 2, the New Year's Eve of the Lunar Year of Wuchen, this year's Spring Festival Gala was a splendid affair that attracted the attention of audiences from thousands of households.

On this day, at the National Television's Spring Festival Gala, crosstalk artists Niu Qun and Li Lishan performed the crosstalk "Making Up Excuses".

As a newcomer in crosstalk, Niu Qun once again left a deep impression on people with his brilliant line "Leader, colon?" this year.

Pingju actress Zhao Lirong became remembered by people all over the country because she performed the sketch "Emergency" with actor You Benchang, who became famous for the TV series "Jigong". This old lady who spoke with a Tangshan accent became remembered by people all over the country.

In addition, the Chinese national football team appeared for the first time at this Spring Festival Gala.

Coach Gao Fengwen and his disciples made it to the Olympics for the first time, and they wished everyone a happy new year through a video.

In the song programs, the most dazzling mainland singer is Mao Amin.

The song "Missing You" performed by Mao Amin alone not only became a model representative of family songs through the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala, but she also collaborated with the emerging Wei Wei on a song "Cry and Laugh".

In addition to their two performances, the song that was most popular with audiences across the country was "Xintianyou" sung by Cheng Lin.

As for the Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, they are the main stars of the show this year. Of course, mainland fans have already known the news and have been looking forward to seeing Teresa Teng and Fei Xiang for a long time.

Since both of them are actors from the island and partners in the movie "Crazy Rich Asians", they form a very harmonious and natural male and female duo together.

They stood together, and whether they were talking, singing, or joking with each other, they were in perfect harmony.

According to the director's arrangement, the two first greeted compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits together on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and jointly reviewed the historic event of the thaw in cross-strait relations and the opening of the mainland's family visit policy this year.

They expressed the good wish that blood is thicker than water and hoped that cross-strait relations will develop in a better direction in the future.

From then on, Teresa Teng began to display her unique and charming talent for humor and started her signature style of self-deprecating about her hatred of getting married.

By the way, he also mentioned the role he starred in and advertised the upcoming movie "Crazy Rich Asians" very well.

In response to Fei Xiang's mockery of pretending to oppose her, she snorted, put her hands on her waist, and sang the old line in her voice: "None of the girls in Alishan are pretty. Only Teresa Teng is the prettiest..."

Then, after making people all over the country laugh, she officially started her performance as the Queen of Asia.

Finally, the long-awaited mainland audiences had the opportunity to enjoy her wonderful performance and beautiful Deng-style singing voice on TV screens for the first time.

As for what specific songs were sung.

Teresa Teng first collaborated with Fei Xiang on a light-hearted, humorous and slightly ambiguous song called "Liuliu De Ta".

Then there was a song she sang alone, "Seeing the Smoke Again".

This is a song adapted from the Japanese folk song "Sato no Autumn".

The song is clear, simple and poetic, fully expressing the beauty of rural life and is very much in line with the theme of the Spring Festival Gala.

Afterwards, Fei Xiang took the stage alone with his charisma and sang a song for the national audience, "365 Miles", which reflects the longing for home of a wanderer in a foreign land.

After a short break, Teresa Teng returned to the stage again and sang the song for her mainland fans, the one that she used to sweep the Japanese music scene in 1986 and win the "double crown" in one fell swoop.

That is, the Chinese-Japanese bilingual versions of "I Only Care About You" and "Toki no Flow's Body".

That’s not all. Amid the long and proud applause from the audience, Teresa Teng finally took out her most treasured song - the theme song of the movie Crazy Rich Asians.

That is the song that Ning Weimin "took", which can be regarded as a timeless classic, "The Flowing River".

As expected, after the song was sung, the soulful melody and lyrics full of life philosophy immediately triggered emotional resonance among the listeners, and moved countless mainland audiences in front of and behind the screen.

You can tell how popular this song is just by the fact that the audience was greeted with even more enthusiastic applause, which gradually died down when the countdown to midnight began.

I have to say that Teresa Teng’s performance in this Spring Festival Gala was truly a success.

She really enjoyed singing, and people all over the country also enjoyed watching it.

Of course, the success of all this is absolutely inseparable from the special care that the Spring Festival Gala Organizing Committee gave to Teresa Teng.

Because anyone who has a little knowledge of the Spring Festival Gala will know that this time the above showed unreserved sincerity and really gave Teresa Teng enough face. The treatment she enjoyed was completely extraordinary.

Not only did she perform as many as four songs, but her show time slot was also extremely important, as it was scheduled before the clock struck midnight, which shows how much importance she holds.

To put it bluntly, apart from the 1983 Spring Festival Gala, the most popular singer in China, Li Guyi, had only made such a splash once.

In the history of the Spring Festival Gala, no other actor has been able to dominate the Spring Festival Gala stage for so long during the best time period like Teresa Teng.

Therefore, this Spring Festival Gala is destined to be one that will never be forgotten by history.

Not to mention that it first successfully made up for the emotional regret of the people across the country - Teresa Teng finally came to the mainland to perform.

Just take the fact that this year, because cross-strait relations have eased, Teresa Teng's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala stage has extraordinary significance - people on both sides of the strait really should not allow the gap caused by history to be further exacerbated.

This is not simply a matter of mutual forgiveness and acceptance, but rather reflects the common wish of all Chinese descendants on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the tide of the times.

This is by no means an idealistic pretense, but an inevitable choice stemming from common blood and common culture.

This incident is worth remembering and deeply interpreting by all Chinese people at home and abroad.

Just like what Teresa Teng said on the stage of the evening party, "It only takes three hours for me to travel from Hong Kong to Beijing. But it took me more than 30 years to fly across this short distance!"

All in all, Ning Weimin, who made this happen, can be said to have made great contributions.

The Asian queen of pop did her best to take this positive step in this major event that is conducive to national unity, and her performance was perfect.

Whether on the stage or off the stage, Teresa Teng completely met the expectations of the mainland people and fans, making everyone feel a sense of intimacy that can be described as "a sense of familiarity after a long separation."

So after watching the Spring Festival Gala, not only were the mainland officials satisfied, but they also spoke highly of Teresa Teng, believing that she was clear on major issues and lived up to the mainland people's love and support for her.

Even among the people, the "Teresa Teng fever" that had originally faded a little has reignited.

Starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, countless families across the country dug out the "Teresa Teng" tapes that had been gathering dust in drawers and started listening to them again.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Teresa Teng's movie soundtrack album "Crazy Rich Asians" will be a hot seller when it is released. It is a natural thing.

Fortunately, the new album of Teresa Teng that Ning Weimin brought back from Japan had already been produced by Pacific Records and sold five million copies in advance.

So after he saw the signs, he didn't even wait for the movie to be released. He simply contacted Pacific Records and decided to officially launch it on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

This temporary change in plan immediately caused mainland fans to scramble to buy the tickets.

In just three days, without any advertising, millions of discs were sold in audio and video stores across the country. The speed of distribution could not keep up with the speed of sales.

Such enthusiasm even surprised Teresa Teng herself. When she received the sales data, she couldn't believe it.

I never thought that my tapes could sell in this quantity in mainland China.

You know, in Japan, her best-selling album only sold about 700,000 or 800,000 copies, and it seems that it has not really broken through one million.

Millions of discs, to her, was an unimaginable number.

Needless to say, when everything is proven to be true, this singing queen has truly witnessed the huge size of the mainland market.

In fact, how would she know? Even with this number that she thought was impossible, Ning Weimin was not satisfied.

The number he agreed with Pacific Records was 10 million copies. If this number is sold in the end, then there is nothing to say.

There is no doubt that Teresa Teng will break the Guinness World Record and become the singer with the best-selling music album in history.

Why do we always say miracles happen in the mainland?

This is the power of the people!

As for the hidden dangers of this matter, it is probably that some people on the island will probably feel very unhappy.

However, considering that Teresa Teng did not make any speeches with clear political inclinations during the Spring Festival Gala, and Ning Weimin prepared a huge contract fine for her as a shield, it should not be a problem for Teresa Teng to deal with the questioning of the island authorities.

Especially since Jiang just passed away three months ago, the island is now undergoing a transfer of power and the political landscape is in great need of stability.

Anyone involved in politics knows that policy issues are no joke and must not be changed overnight, otherwise there will be backlash.

Moreover, family visits between the mainland and the island have already started in substance, and the government departments responsible for publicity on the island are preparing to vigorously promote cross-strait exchanges in culture.'

Once this hole is opened, it will be like a dam bursting, and it will be impossible to close it even if you want to.

This is not something that can be achieved through human intervention.

I guess with all the right timing, location and people, the people on the island couldn't really do anything to make things difficult for Teresa Teng.

So I'm afraid some people are bound to suffer this loss in silence.

As the saying goes, a single move can affect the entire body; this is called the general trend.

Whether they are willing or not, whether it feels like a thorn in their throat, they have to swallow it.

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The purpose of celebrating the New Year is to have a good mood. If you don’t have a good mood, you will not have a good New Year no matter how hard you try.

This is the case with Manager Sha of Pierre Catton.

Even though he has a high salary, high income and high position, he should be able to reunite with his wife and children, have a prosperous New Year and have no shortage of anything at home.

But in reality, he did not have such blessing, and he still spent this year in chaos. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his life was in shambles.

His mood was not much better than those island politicians who were angry about Teresa Teng's sudden appearance on the mainland Spring Festival Gala.

The cause was the year-end summary meeting held by Zou Guodong before the New Year.

Zou Guodong seems to be made of iron. No one can stop him if he gets tough, especially with the full support of Song Huagui.

In fact, after the meeting, he announced the internal reform measures and implemented them without even a transition.

So senior executives like Pierre Caton began to secretly complain.

The first thing that broke their hearts was the financial reform of the reimbursement system.

You know, in the past, under certain unspoken rules, everyone has always gotten what they want, cared for each other, and gotten along relatively harmoniously.

Now someone has broken this balance and everyone is simply unable to adapt.

Especially since this kind of internal reform does not benefit those who break the balance, everyone is not only surprised but also unable to accept it for a while.

Especially Manager Sha, who is in charge of logistics and is the main reimbursement provider, he complained bitterly and felt extremely miserable.

To put it bluntly, logistics work is extremely trivial and involves serving people.

Basically, it's the same as being a waiter in a shop, a thankless job.

If you do a good job, no one will recognize your contribution; if you do a bad job, everyone will criticize you.

The only advantage is that there is a lot of money to be made. One can always add a little extra to the miscellaneous purchases, and then get some cash out of the public account through reimbursement.

But with Zou Guodong's reform and Xiong Jianmin's implementation, there are fewer loopholes to exploit.

The original bittersweet feeling suddenly turned into pure bitterness.

It's like a cup of Nestle coffee without creamer and sugar cubes, with only pure coffee powder. How can people swallow it?

Manager Sha not only approached Zou Guodong to plead his sympathy, but also privately begged Xiong Jianmin and played the emotional card with him.

But it was all in vain. These two guys were now diehards who were in cahoots with each other and had no intention of showing any mercy. They wouldn't even give us a few days' grace.

Instead, he asked about Manager Sha's past accounts, which left Manager Sha completely confused.

As a result, fearing not only losing the wife but also the army, and bringing up the past again, Manager Sha had to stop immediately and returned in disgrace.

That’s not all. Adjusting the positions of secretaries of the opposite sex and prohibiting company executives from interfering in the operation of the Grand Prix caused Manager Sha countless troubles.

To put it bluntly, Manager Sha is not a gentleman. How could he not be attracted to the female secretary around him?

Since I'm in charge of logistics, I can't avoid dealing with the model team. It's only natural that I develop a relationship beyond friendship with a few models who want to climb up at all costs.

However, these things that were not a big deal in the past can no longer be covered up because of a piece of document from the company.

Several girls from the model team thought Manager Sha was a liar, and the female secretary was also dissatisfied with the job transfer.

As a result, some things could not be agreed upon. During the Chinese New Year, these little devils actually went to his home one by one to ask him for compensation for their youth. How could he not accept that?

So his childhood sweetheart got furious, and the house suddenly became a mess. It was a disaster in the literal sense.

Not only did it make the neighbors in the building laugh at it, but it also made it impossible to celebrate the New Year.

To be honest, Manager Sha is now unable to return home. During the New Year, he has no choice but to stay at the Chongwenmen Hotel.

The days of drinking alone made him feel extremely disgusted with this job, and he couldn't help but think about quitting.

Isn’t this strange? If a job has no benefits, what’s the point?

However, he is still undecided whether to really quit, after all, Pierre Catton's salary is not low.

Not to mention state-owned enterprises, he is also the top one in foreign companies.

It would be easy for him to change jobs, but he would never find another job with such a salary.

After thinking about it, Manager Sha suddenly remembered someone.

A person who should have returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year but did not attend the company's regular meeting.

Although this person's position is not as high as Zou Guodong's, he is one of the company's shareholders and is also deeply trusted by President Song.

So if they want to arm wrestle, even Zou Guodong is no match for him.

So he didn’t show up in the company this time...does this indicate an attitude?

Does this mean that he is also dissatisfied with Zou Guodong's new policy?

No matter what, Manager Sha decided to meet this person, not only for work, but also for stamps.

It would be nice if I could get some advice on stamp speculation.

Needless to say, the person Manager Sha wanted to meet was Ning Weimin. (End of this chapter)