Era: Beginning from the Modu Translation Studio

Chapter 2 I Want to Have a Home

Anyone who knows "Tragedy on the Nile" knows that when Detective Poirot said this, the murder case on the ship had just been concluded.

What he said to the young couple at this time was like a warning from an experienced old man to a young man.

It's like the old saying "Be careful sailing forever".

Therefore, "take it easy" is indeed more in line with the plot.

Of course, this is not what Jiangshan meant.

In his last life, he was fortunate enough to be invited to visit the archives of the "Shanghai Translation and Duplication Studio", where the translated scripts from around the 80s were stored.

Many of the translated lines recorded above have experienced three changes and four changes.

The old artists in those days pursued excellence.

Afterwards, the quality of dubbed films gradually weakened, causing later generations to prefer watching original soundtrack movies.

"Take it easy?...This is really too..." Group Leader Lu was the first to speak: "Director Hu, is it right this time?"

He couldn't describe what he wanted to express for a while, so he felt that the phrase "take it easy" must be the one the factory manager was looking for.

"Wonderful, hahaha,"

After listening to Jiang Shan's translation, Hu Xiao, who had been stuck in his throat for this translation, suddenly felt comfortable all over his body: "Take it easy ~ how did you think of it?"

Jiang Shan said with a smile: "I just imagined myself as the great detective Poirot, and then I thought about what I would say at that time."

"It makes sense," Director Hu felt that this idea is worth learning: "You little comrade is very talented in translating movies. Not bad, what's your name?"

"country."

"Group Leader Lu," Hu Xiao was obviously very satisfied with Jiang Shan, "I want Comrade Xiao Jiang, and I will tell him about our factory's benefits later."

He walked out the door while talking, and after getting a satisfactory answer, Factory Manager Hu hurried back to the recording studio: "Oh, by the way, Comrade Xiao Jiang's words just now are worth two yuan, don't forget to give it to others today."

Team Leader Lu is also in a good mood to solve the factory manager's knot: "Don't worry!"

In this way, after Director Hu left, Jiang Shan and the older gay man were left behind by the translation team.

"Because our unit doesn't have any extra positions at present, we can only recruit two comrades as temporary translators,"

Team Leader Lu said to the two new colleagues:
"But the treatment given to you in the factory is pretty good. It costs three yuan a day, and every day of work counts as a day. I check attendance, and I go to the accounting office to settle the bill after a month. The wages of our regular workers are not so much."

Jiangshan believes that in 1978, the monthly salary of ordinary workers in Pujiang City was about 40 yuan, and the monthly salary of city-level cadres was only 7 to 80 yuan.

Therefore, Jiang Shan is very satisfied with this temporary translation job.

Just as he was about to walk out of the gate, Team Leader Lu chased him out again, and handed him two dollars with a smile.

And told Jiangshan that there is an unwritten rule in their Pujiang translation studio.

When the factory director or dubbing director yells: "Who will come to help me think of a good word, two yuan, two yuan!"

Jiang Shan understood: "Just like what I am today?"

"Yes," Lu Yi said, the more Jiang Shan looked at him, the more pleasing he was to his eyes. Just 10 minutes ago, Jiang Shan passed the Japanese test again:

"Recently, the Ministry of Culture held a "China-Japan Friendship Bridge Film Exhibition", and our factory is rushing to translate two Japanese films,"

Jiang Shan nodded. In his impression, this year happened to be Huari's honeymoon period.

Team Leader Lu continued to explain to Jiang Shan:
"Split into two groups at the same time. Tomorrow, you will join the "Hunting" group to help."

""Manhunt"?" Hearing the familiar movie, Jiang Shan was a little excited: "Okay, I will be there on time tomorrow."

Team Leader Lu smiled and patted Jiang Shan on the shoulder: "Young man, do it well!"

On the way home, Jiang Shan suddenly felt that it was interesting to go back to 1978.

The next second, he saw the two yuan in his hand, and immediately put away the smile at the corner of his mouth.

It is now September 1978, the moment when the long-standing ice has just melted.

Before the first spring breeze hits the ground smoothly, it is the best policy to stay still!
Standing still is stable, but being poor is also very stable!

With a size of 1.8 meters, there are only a few coins in my pocket for a while.

Recently, he dared not speak too loudly.

……

There is still some time until dinner.

Two brothers from the Jiang family slept on the old wooden bunk bed.

"Third, do you still have a headache recently?"

At this moment, the second brother Jiang He, who was sleeping on the lower floor, coughed, "If it hurts badly, tell me, second brother will take you to the hospital again!"

Jiang Shan knocked on the bed frame: "Speak less, don't gasp again!"

The second elder brother murmured: "Don't worry~ I won't die, I'm used to it!"

Jiang Shan didn't talk anymore, he had to squint for a while before dinner every day, otherwise he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist the all-night shift later.

The room he sleeps in now is about 7 or 8 square meters.

There are three bungalows in Jiang's family in a courtyard, one for Jiang Shan's parents, one for the eldest brother and sister-in-law with a pair of children.

The room in the middle is divided into two halves, the dining table for the family is placed in the front, and Jiang Shan and the second brother live in the small room in the back.

A bunk bed, a writing desk, plus a chest of drawers, old but still solid.

This was originally the room of my younger sister Jiang Chuan. This year, after the two elder brothers who were educated youths returned home and returned to the city, the younger sister built a small bed beside the dining table outside.

Jiang Shan was an orphan in his last life, and he always longed for a family, but he never thought it would come true in this life.

The Jiang family has three sons and one daughter, who were named in the order: Hai, He, Shan, and Chuan.

Jiangshan is the third eldest, and there is a younger sister who is a sophomore in high school.

The previous reputation of "myself" was not good.

Just a few months after returning to the city, he has become a well-known street trickster, and he almost lost his life in a fight a while ago. (actually sent away)
At that time, the second brother who was sleeping on the lower bunk, regardless of his weak body, forcibly blocked a few bricks for him.

When "Jiangshan" was 15 years old and just graduated from junior high school, he clamored to go to the countryside, saying that it was to allow his second brother who was in poor health to stay in the city.

In fact, I just don’t want to continue studying.

Although the second brother, Jiang He, went down in the second year, it didn't stop the second brother from thinking about him all the time. No matter how hard and tired he was as an educated youth, he would save his rations and send them to his younger brother.

"Ah~"

After a long sigh, Jiang Shan withdrew from his memory.

Jiang Ma's voice came from outside: "It's time to eat!"

No. 51 courtyard is divided into front, middle and rear courtyards. The backyard where Jiang's family lives is the quietest, except for Jiang's family, which only has an old couple surnamed Li.

In early autumn, the family sits around the open space in front of the door and eats.

While eating, Jiang Shan read the newspaper in the setting sun.

Jiang Ma gave him a chopsticks of meat in the bowl: "This kid has been really bewildered recently, and he reads the newspaper while eating. Today I have your favorite braised pork."

Jiang's mother has a round face of Guotai Min'an, and the most worried thing is her youngest son, Jiang Shan.

In order to transfer the youngest son back to the city, Jiang Ma gritted her teeth and applied for early retirement, so that the former owner was able to return to the city and enter the factory smoothly.

But with an apprentice salary of 18 yuan per month, he can spend 17 yuan for a female colleague by changing hands, and then go home and make trouble again. He has never given Jiang Ma a good face.

In Jiang Shan's memory, Jiang Ma secretly shed a lot of tears.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shan quickly stuffed the braised pork into his mouth: "Mom, it's so delicious!"

Father Jiang glanced at him and couldn't help but smile wryly: "That means you haven't seen meat for a long time."

Jiang Ma's cooking skills have never been good, let alone Jiang's food.

Anyway, in the one month that I traveled across the country, I haven't seen meat a few times, and the fruit is not even a shadow.

Jiang Ma retired early, and her retirement salary was halved to 16 yuan per month.

The Pujiang garment factory where Jiang's father works has not paid bonuses since the beginning of the year.

In order to complete the task of assigning employees continuously issued above.

Now in the factory there is already an apprentice standing behind a worker.

Workers' wages were also reduced from 36 yuan to 26 yuan.

In 1978, educated youth began to return to their hometowns and cities.

Suddenly, every unit received a notice to expand staff positions.

The purpose of the above is very clear, to allow employees in poor health to retire early, and their wages will be halved.Five people are allowed to work three jobs, and the salary is the same.

The purpose is only one, to speed up the job distribution of unemployed youth.

There are two educated youths in the Jiang family, and I don't know if the second child can be assigned smoothly after he recovers.

Jiang Shan was thinking about it when the boss, Jiang Hai, suddenly remembered something: "By the way, third child, did you go to the dubbing factory today?"

Jiang Shan nodded: "Go."

The eldest brother was a little surprised: "You really dare to go? They didn't kick you out?"

"Underestimated people, don't you?" Jiang Shan picked up a chopsticks of meat for his second brother: "Director Hu of the translation studio personally interviewed me and asked me to go to work tomorrow."

"Huh?" The boss was stunned: "What kind of jobs does their factory recruit?"

"Translation, translation of dubbed films." Jiang Shan picked up chopsticks for the elder brother again: "Thanks to you for helping me open a letter of introduction, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to enter the door."

Now, not only the boss, but the whole family were stunned.

Translator, when will the third child speak foreign languages?
Jiang Ma worried: "Xiao San, you can't go to other people's units to fool around."

When Jiang Shan first came here, he felt awkward when he heard this title, but after listening to it for a long time, he also accepted it.

"No fooling around, this is today's salary,"

Jiang Shan handed the two yuan to Jiang Ma: "Don't worry, your mistress knows a lot."

Jiang Ma glanced at the money in her hand, then at Jiang Shan's sunny smile, and immediately laughed:

"This factory has rules. You will be paid as soon as you go there. It's just too little, only two yuan a month."

"One day." Jiang Shan emphasized.

"Just bragging," the younger sister Jiang Chuan couldn't help giving him a blank look: "Just open your mouth to talk nonsense."

Many of the former master's previous behaviors have always made the younger sister Jiang Chuan very angry.

In her eyes, the third brother is just turning his elbows outwards and giving two hundred and fifty money to others.

Jiang's father and second brother laughed without saying a word, they all knew the third child's peeing nature too well.

Only the eldest brother Jiang Hai was silent. Yesterday, the younger brother suddenly came to him to help him open a letter of introduction.

At that time, Jiang Hai didn't believe it, so he asked him to say a few words. Although he didn't understand, it didn't feel like it was fake:

"Third," Jiang Hai asked suspiciously, "Do you really know foreign languages? Where did you learn them?"

Jiang Shan was waiting for this sentence. He put down his chopsticks and looked around:
"Do you know how I survived in the countryside a few years ago?"

As soon as the voice fell, the small courtyard was silent.

At this time, Jiang Shan's face was full of vicissitudes that did not belong to this age, as if he had fallen into memories: "I went to northern Jiangsu when I just graduated from junior high school..."

The most convincing lie is nine truths and one falsehood.

(End of this chapter)