That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1061 Exploded

On the afternoon of April 1st, Li Ye and others arrived in Linzhi, one day ahead of schedule.

Yang Yumin and others began to contact relevant departments, preparing to go to the cemetery to pay homage tomorrow morning, and then set off for Nikko City in the afternoon.

However, the relatives of the martyrs, who were exhausted from the journey, could not wait any longer and expressed their desire to go and take a look first.

"Let's go today! The sooner we visit the grave, the sooner we can feel at ease. I've dreamed of him several times these days."

"Comrade Yang, please understand us. It's been more than 20 years. We really can't wait any longer. Let us take a look first. We promise to cooperate with the worship ceremony tomorrow."

"You don't have to send us off, we can just walk there. I just asked the comrades at the hotel, and the cemetery is not far from here."

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Yang Yumin and others quickly contacted the relevant departments and went to sweep the graves that afternoon.

Because one look at the looks of these elderly people tells you that if you don't let them visit their sons, they will definitely not be able to sleep tonight.

It is easy to have health problems if you don’t get enough rest in the plateau. These elderly people have been traveling for a week and their physical strength has been greatly depleted. They must be put at ease as soon as possible.

When they arrived at the place, the people who had been very disciplined all along the way let go of the sheep and scattered around in a hurry to look for the tombstones of their relatives.
Hundreds of people were suddenly walking around in the cemetery, making it impossible for the people guarding the cemetery to stop them or help.

Sister Li Yue supported Yang Huaihua, who had already begun to wipe away tears, and asked the staff of the cemetery: "Hello comrade, where is Yang Zhiyuan's tomb?"

The other party thought for a moment and said, "I think it's in the second to last row on the left. Go over there and take a look. If you can't find it, forget it. I'll take you there!"

"Okay, okay, thank you!"

Sister Li Yue thanked the staff, then turned around and shouted at Yang Yumin in the distance: "What are you doing there?"

Yang Huaihua quickly pulled Li Yue and whispered, "Yumin is busy with work, so the three of us can go alone. Public affairs are more important."

Yang Yumin was indeed busy at the moment, because the sudden chaos disrupted the scheduled shooting plan. Several crew members could only adjust the camera position to capture the moment while discussing countermeasures with Yang Yumin and his colleagues.

Li Ye came over and suggested to Yang Yumin: "It's not easy to ask them to act collectively in the current situation. I can ask the employees of our unit to line up and participate in the filming later.

In addition, can we edit two versions after the filming is finished, one version focusing on reality and the other version focusing on seriousness, and then submit them to let more people discuss which version is more suitable."

“Focus on truth?”

Several people around started to think about it.

In the past, when they filmed such activities, they basically posed for photos, with everyone lined up in neat rows and bowing in unison to highlight a solemn and dignified atmosphere.

But the common people's style of doing things is different. When they arrive at such a place, they will definitely cry and wipe their tears. Many women will even cry in a special tone. The atmosphere on the scene is full of sorrow and sadness. Some people even start burning paper, which is completely incompatible with solemnity.

After Yang Yumin and others discussed it, they finally decided: "Let's let everyone move freely first! Then we can gather together to take a few shots before leaving."

After making the decision, Wang Luyang immediately directed his crew to look for materials.

He has been shooting commercials in recent years and has a profound understanding of how to capture "sensational shots".
When it comes to posed photos, his skills are really average, but when it comes to freestyle and capturing people's facial expressions, he is absolutely good at it.

After Li Ye and Yang Yumin finished their discussion, they started to clean the weeds around the tombstone and wipe the dust off the tombstone with the workers from the first branch factory who came voluntarily.

These big men are usually careless and unkempt, and they don't wash their socks for three days, but at this time, they were all very serious and didn't complain at all.

Li Ye saw Jiao Yongsheng and Xiao Mu also wiping the tombstone, because there are always some people who have no relatives to visit the graves, and they are all alone and no one cares about them.

Jiao Yongsheng did nothing but drive the whole way, and let his apprentice Xiao Mu do all the work. But this time he just asked Xiao Mu to fetch water while he wiped the tombstone carefully.

Looking at Jiao Yongsheng's face which was covered with marks of burns from the ultraviolet rays of the plateau, Li Ye suddenly felt that this taciturn man also had delicate thoughts, but he just never liked to talk about them with others.

After more than an hour, the crying in the cemetery gradually subsided. Many exhausted elderly people seemed to have let go of a burden and were no longer as anxious and heavy as before. They murmured with some relief.

"Don't worry, San'erzi! Everyone in the family is fine! I'm in good health too! When this road is repaired, my family will come to visit you often."

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"We have divided up the land, and we have stored three years' worth of food in our granary. We will never go hungry again. Look at my new clothes. Our lives are getting better and better."

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Some people took out new clothes that they had not worn on the way, put them on and showed them off in front of the cold tombstones, proving that their family conditions are better now, they have no worries about food and clothing, and they are full of happiness. Today, everyone can live a good life because of the sacrifices made by countless ancestors. Everyone should live a better and better life to comfort these heroic souls sleeping in the ground.

The crew members captured these shots, and Yang Yumin and his colleagues had already started drafting in their minds. This is what they do, and it would be strange if they couldn't come up with suitable promotional copy.

Yang Yumin's colleague praised Yang Yumin: "This time it was a lucky coincidence. The filming effect is so good and touching."

"When we take group photos later, you can ask everyone to change into Fenghua Clothing's new clothes. Fenghua Clothing has sponsored so much, we can't not even show them in a single shot."

Yang Yumin smiled faintly and said nothing.

He knew that the other party was trying to show goodwill to him, but any spiritual propaganda required material support. Without Li Ye's help, how could he have captured so many touching scenes with just a camera and a few rolls of film?
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After the tomb sweeping ceremony, many elderly relatives seemed to have lost all their strength. Some lay down in the hotel and slept soundly, while others were anxious to go home because they were worried about the two acres of land at home.

Some of those who had originally expressed their intention to go to Riguang City and Nanshan Martyrs Cemetery now expressed their hesitation in not wanting to go because the journey was too tiring and it would be a waste of time and money.

This made Li Ye feel helpless, because they would reach Shannan in two or three days. After meeting up in Shannan to visit the graves, they should return to the mainland via the Qinghai-Tibet Line as planned.

But now many people don’t want to leave. As for the beautiful scenery such as the Potala Palace, the pure sky and the emerald lake, they have no attraction at all to these elderly people.

Think about the obsession of many people in later generations to drive a 318 in their lifetime. I don’t know if it’s because the times have changed and people’s spiritual pursuits have reached a higher level, or if it’s because they have nothing better to do.

However, at this time, both sisters Li Yue and Yang Yumin showed stronger organizational and mobilization capabilities.

"Uncles, aunts, grandpas, and grandmas, we know that everyone is very tired, but we are only one step away from Shannan. Many relatives in our team have family members in Shannan. They are accompanying us to visit the graves today, so we can't let them go to Shannan alone!"

"Shannan Cemetery is the end point of this tomb-sweeping activity. The footage shot on site will be shown to audiences across the country. We are part of this activity, and we can't fail at the last minute, right?"

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"That's not possible, of course not. Since it's a national event, we have to go there to show our support."

"Hey, it's only two or three days away. I can take a nap in the car and arrive there. It's nothing."

The vast majority of the martyrs' relatives showed a strong sense of responsibility and got on the bus again in high spirits the next morning.

The remaining small group of people did not oppose Yang Yumin's work, but after suddenly relaxing their body and mind, their physical condition was indeed not very good, and the accompanying doctor also advised them to rest and recuperate.

"Then let these relatives recuperate in Linzhi for a few days. After the worship in Shannan is over, another convoy will return from 318. Then let everyone follow them back to Chengdu."

Li Ye made corresponding adjustments to the plan, allowing those who were unwell to stay in Linzhi to rest, and then let them follow Niu Hongzhang's convoy back to Chengdu.

However, when Li Ye and his convoy finally arrived in Shannan after two days of trekking, he was still worried about letting Niu Hongzhang take the job.

Because there was a phenomenon of "reduction in personnel" in Niu Hongzhang's team.

You should know that Niu Hongzhang took the Qinghai-Tibet Line, which has better road conditions than the 318 in the south, and there were fewer relatives joining in the tomb-sweeping from Golmud than on Li Ye's side, so the pressure of security on the road was much smaller than that of Li Ye.

But even such a relatively relaxing trip was messed up by Niu Hongzhang. Many relatives who wanted to visit the grave dropped out halfway, and some are even in the hospital now.

Some Fenghua Clothing staff also joined Niu Hongzhang's team from Golmud, and started to complain when they saw Li Yue.

"Manager Li, that Niu Hongzhang is too outrageous. He treats us like donkeys and asks us to carry forward the spirit of climbing snow-capped mountains and crossing grasslands. We young people can't bear it, so how can those elderly people bear it?
We wanted to walk slowly and rest for a few more days on the road, but he was unwilling to do so, saying that we were not allowed to travel alone. I had so many arguments with him on the road. If it wasn’t for Lao Huang holding me back, I would have definitely fought with him.”

Li Yue was very angry because this activity was led by the Propaganda Department, assisted by Fenghua Garment and Light Automobile Company. They were all "sponsors", so why should they be under your command?

But then he asked, "How is that possible? Aren't the people from the Propaganda Department following him? Does he dare to command them?"

"Manager Li, their car always breaks down when they are on the road. After it breaks down, everyone has to wait for it to be repaired. After it is repaired, he has to travel overnight. After several delays, time is very tight, and the people in the Propaganda Department are afraid of missing it."

"What a bastard~, you have no father and no mother to raise you?"

Li Yue, who has a bad temper, has always been restrained in public, but this time he also swore in public.

Li Ye was also furious, and went to Niu Hongzhang to argue with him with a dark face.

As a result, after seeing Niu Hongzhang, before Li Ye could get angry, Niu Hongzhang started to jump up and down first.

(End of this chapter)