1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 445: Island Country, I’m here!

Rules are dead, people are alive.

Therefore, how to use some subtle variable factors to make the specific implementation process of the rules a little more flexible without touching the bottom line has become a compulsory course for cadres within the system.

In fact, Zhuo Mali specifically pointed out the problem that department-level cadres cannot travel abroad with their spouses in principle, and then pretentiously gave a "solution" that Yang Mo would never accept. In fact, this was to take the initiative to stand up and bear some of the consequences for Yang Mo and do him a favor.

As mentioned before, unlike ordinary employees who can talk nonsense, at her level, the working method is "whoever raises it, solves it". Therefore, since she took the initiative to point out the problem, she must have a truly feasible solution in mind... Since her father got this news from those old friends, you can guess what this "solution" is like just by thinking about it.

You have to know that Yang Mo and Miss Mu are leaving for the island country this time, which is a big move. If Yang Mo takes it seriously and calls it a big move, then you can imagine that it will definitely be a big deal. Therefore, even if the matter of Yang Mo's job title adjustment is postponed for a month, this matter requires Zhuo Mali's father to go to the organization to communicate with various organizations and smooth out various links. However, such a big effort is worth it - whether Yang Mo can go abroad is directly related to the success or failure of his series of plans, so he has to do this seemingly unimportant but extremely important favor.

But it was obvious that Yang Mo, who had always been unwilling to get entangled in cause and effect, did not intend to accept the favor of the Zhuo father and daughter, so he did not give Zhuo Mali the opportunity to stand up, but used his own way to solve this rather annoying problem.

As usual, Yang Mo's solution was simple and crude.

On September 9, the day when the Asian Games torch relay arrived in Dongying, the island country submitted an invitation letter through official channels.

This invitation letter came from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (at that time the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology had not yet merged with the Agency for Science and Technology to form the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).

To be precise, it comes from the Agency for Cultural Affairs under the Ministry of Education;
To be more precise, it comes from the traditional culture class under the Department of Culture.

The content of this invitation letter is actually not complicated.

In order to further strengthen cultural exchanges and people-to-people business exchanges between China and Japan, the Traditional Culture Department planned to hold a "Sino-Japanese Cultural Festival" in Chiyoda District, Tokyo on October 1990, 10. Therefore, Yang Mo, Mu Liya and other Dahua Company managers were specially invited to participate with a cultural exchange group.

The invitation letter specifically stated that this cultural exchange activity was originally planned to be jointly organized by Dahua Company and Sankyo Co., Ltd., but as the Beijing Asian Games were about to be held, the people and companies in the island country were increasingly interested in Chinese culture. Therefore, with the strong requests and sponsorship of a series of large companies and people such as Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tsumura Co., Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical, and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical (one of the predecessors of Astellas), the cultural exchange activity was finally approved by the Traditional Culture Department and expanded into a large-scale cultural festival, taking advantage of the Asian Games to participate in the event.

It has to be said that when an ordinary cultural exchange activity, which is essentially a corporate visit, is transformed into a semi-official cultural festival jointly sponsored and organized by several large companies, China cannot help but pay attention to it.

You have to know that although cultural exchange activities between China and Japan have never stopped since the 80s, they are basically official affairs, just like the Confucius Institutes in later generations and the overseas Spring Festival cultural exhibitions at the beginning, they are more symbolic than practical.

But this time it was different. A number of companies that had actively requested to participate and sponsor, including Sankyo Corporation, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tsumura Corporation, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical, except Tsumura Corporation, were all well-known large companies in the island country... Even Tsumura Corporation, which had not yet been fully developed at this time, was a wealthy company for China.

It is obvious that the invitation letter from the island country's Ministry of Culture was the result of secret collusion and influence by these island country's pharmaceutical companies... This kind of operation is not surprising for the island country.

Although it is not known why these companies are linked together, it does not matter.

What’s important is that, unlike previous years when most Sino-Japanese cultural exchange activities were held in Hachijo-cho, Fussa City, or even Edogawa-ku, although the location is still in Tokyo and also belongs to the Tokyo area, Chiyoda-ku, one of the 23 special wards, is not only a gathering place for large enterprises, but is also considered to be the most economically vibrant area in Tokyo along with Chuo-ku, Shinjuku-ku, Minato-ku, etc.… Not to mention that the effects of an event held in a village in the city and in the CBD are incomparable, but even a blind person can see the importance the organizers attach to it.

Held in Chiyoda Ward, with so many powerful island companies gathered together, and with the island country's Ministry of Culture acting as the go-between, the meaning and weight of this Sino-Japanese Cultural Festival will be greatly different!

Although only half a month of preparation time was reserved for the Chinese Cultural Exchange Group, it was obviously contrary to the previous practices of both parties;

Although everyone knows that Sankyo Co., Ltd. and Tsumura Co., Ltd. are important partners of Dahua Company, and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has been having unclear relations with Sankyo Co., Ltd. in the past two years;

Although the other party specifically invited Yang Mo and Mu Liya to lead the group, it not only did not conform to the organizational form of cultural exchange groups in previous years, but its intention was obvious to everyone.

but……

So what?
Facilitating the achievement of major international economic cooperation projects, promoting China's economic development, and thus revitalizing the domestic economy and helping it to get out of the current economic difficulties is a top priority at the moment.

As long as Yang Mo and others can bring back one order after another during this exchange and visit, what would a small emergency measure really matter?
Therefore, after receiving the invitation letter, the relevant departments jointly organized an emergency discussion for an afternoon, and without much hesitation, they decided to issue a reply letter. Then, after one of the participants inadvertently mentioned it, the two tailor-made Zhongshan suits were tacitly hung back in the warehouse.

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April 9, 22 p.m.

Imperial Capital, Workers Stadium.

As the engines roared, a skydiver holding the five-ring flag of the Asian Games descended from the gray sky in a vertical and swaying posture, and the opening ceremony of the 11th Asian Games officially began.

With the help of colored smoke, groups of people forcibly flew their paragliders out in a "celebration parachuting" as tragic as a game of war eagles in the sky;
The music was well-organized and interspersed with appropriate rhythm. With only 602 military musicians, the performance was transformed into a "fancy military music" on the battlefield.
The "Simplified 1400-posture Tai Chi Performance" was performed by enthusiasts from China and Japan. It looked like a square dance at first glance, but the solemn expressions gave people the feeling of a folk military parade.
After speeches, oaths, lighting of the Asian Games flame, and the entry of national sports teams...

Yang Mo could not be named, but nearly a thousand female performers performed the hand drum in a grand yet gentle manner;
Thousands of gong and drum teams from Linfen, Shanxi, added a touch of "majestic gongs and drums" to the festive atmosphere;
Etc., etc……

Although this opening ceremony, which lasted until dark, could not compare with the 08 Olympic Games opening ceremony that amazed the world in terms of costumes, props and lighting technology, the spirit and energy displayed on the scene was truly impressive.

Ok……

It can inject a three-point iron-blooded temperament into the opening ceremony of a sports competition event.

have to say……

This is very Chinese and also very MAOA!

In short, Yang Mo, who was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the opening ceremony, enjoyed the show very much.

Of course, after watching the opening ceremony, Yang Mo, who had a lot of things to do, showed up in front of the leaders of the organizing committee as a representative of the company. After expressing his congratulations, he quickly took Miss Mu into a Shanghai sedan with a very ordinary appearance, and then went directly to the home of a former general manager named Wang. While eating and drinking, they also chatted about some small business.

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10 month 1 day.

Yangjiacun.

This originally ordinary little village has become extremely lively today.

Both sides of the cement road, which was just repaired at the end of last year, from the beginning to the end of the village, were all paved with firecrackers that had been prepared long ago.

As a Crown car with a red cloth hanging on the front and a "囍" character pasted on the front window came into view, the villagers who had been looking forward to it for a long time lit the fuse of firecrackers.

So, amid the sound of firecrackers that lasted for nearly an hour, this huge wedding convoy, which was composed of dozens of units including Drilling Company No. 1, Dahua Company, Xialiu Marketing Agency, Qingfeng Food, Linpan Oilfield, Linyi Refinery, and the Fifth Farm, slowly drove into this village that had been unknown in the past, and then filled all the roads and open spaces.

As the children were running around curiously and excitedly, a Benz stopped at the Yang family courtyard which had never been renovated.
The village party secretary and the village director, who had taken great pains to grab the task of "burning the sedan chair", had been waiting at the gate of the yard. When they saw the wedding car stop, they immediately lit the ten thousand firecrackers in their hands with a smile, ran around the tiger's head with the firecrackers, and then stood back at the gate of the courtyard complacently.

As the firecrackers of the sedan chair stopped, the door opened, and the bride, who was wearing a custom-made red Chinese dowry and was so beautiful that everyone was dizzy, pushed open the door with a blushing face, then smoothed her skirt, accompanied by the bridesmaid Lin Luosu, and sat on an antique wooden chair with an extremely elegant posture. Then, Bao Shuxian, Zhang Jianjun and other groomsmen directly carried her to the incense table that had been prepared in the courtyard (later in some places, the groom carried it himself). In front of the incense table, the newlyweds burned incense, kowtowed, and offered longevity chickens (the man held a black rooster and the woman held a black hen), shared the "joint noodles" in the food box, kowtowed again, and stood up.

As the two elders were looking happy yet somewhat frightened, the beautiful new bride, who looked like a being not of this world, stepped over the saddle placed on the doorstep, then over the brazier in the middle of the inner room, came in front of them and bowed gracefully. So the two elders, who were in a panic, quickly took out a red envelope from their pockets and gave them a "bow money" in return.

Next, under the auspices of Zhang Wenshun, who unexpectedly obtained the qualification to be the master of ceremonies, the newlyweds bowed to heaven and earth, then to their parents, then to each other, and then, in a very North-South combination, they drank the wedding wine and tied a knot. After that, the ceremony was considered complete, and they went into the house to change clothes and entertain the distinguished guests.

It has to be said that the number of guests at this wedding was definitely unprecedented in Yangjia Village in recent decades. Including relatives and friends from the village, more than 200 tables were set up outside the house before everyone could sit down.

For the villagers of this village, the level of these guests was so high that they had never seen such a high level before. In the past, when they saw a clerk with the title of supervisor, they had to call him "leader"; but today, those who were qualified to attend the wedding of Yang Mo and Miss Mu were at least at the rank of section chief, and their units were diverse, including brother central enterprises in the oil system, local state-owned enterprises, administrative units in the Dezhou area, and so on... Among them, there were even a large number of people from various systems in Lanling.

Therefore, even though the scale of today's banquet was the largest in decades, and the guests were very humble and kind, the overall atmosphere was far from as warm as outsiders thought. Even those villagers who used to be the most talkative could not help but lower their voices when speaking today.

Yang Mo didn't take this situation to heart. He had expected this to happen from the very beginning.

But one thing is for sure, many guests who saw the bride's appearance for the first time were naturally extremely jealous and envious of the groom who had officially married the beauty. So even with the help of the fat boy and other groomsmen to block the wine, a certain guy who was extremely bad still got drunk today because of the guests' revenge.

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10 month 3 day.

Dongying, Youcheng Hotel.

In this newly built hotel, which has undoubtedly become a representative building of Xicheng District, a wedding hosted by the bride's family was held. Although the scale of the wedding was much smaller than the one in Yangjia Village, the quality of the guests was undoubtedly overwhelmingly improved.

It can be said that if you do not have a professional title of director or above, or are not a cadre at the deputy director level with real power, you are not even qualified to come in today.

But even so, the not-so-small banquet hall was still packed, which shows how serious the problem of overlapping facilities is at the Dongying Command Headquarters.

Of course, apart from the fact that the scale and level of the guests were quite different from the wedding banquet in Yangjia Village, the overall atmosphere was actually similar, enthusiastic but not warm.

However, the wedding banquet in Yangjia Village was not lively because there were too many outside leaders present, suppressing the restless hearts of the villagers; and the wedding banquet at Youcheng Hotel was not lively because the tone here itself was quite dull.

"Hello, dear friends!"

"First of all, I would like to sincerely thank you all for coming to my daughter and son-in-law's wedding."

"Marriage is an important milestone in life. I hope you two can forge your family into a piece of hard steel that is invincible and unbeatable. There must be strict discipline and rules.

"Through life practice, learn how to get along with each other; give each other enough trust and understanding; ensure that the family is centered on harmony and stability; maintain a high degree of consistency, unity of thought, will and action; and continue to promote the fulfillment of family responsibilities;"

"In the subsequent marriage life, we must constantly improve our living conditions, actively enhance our self-awareness, and provide an excellent and solid foundation for the education and upbringing of the next generation."

"Finally, I want to tell my daughter that as my most beloved daughter, even if you are married, your parents' home will always be your strongest support and your most solid harbor!"

"thank you all!"

amount……

Well, if you remove a few key words from it, you would never imagine that this is a father's blessing to his daughter at the wedding.

The strong smell of the system makes people's teeth ache.

Even the speech of the new father-in-law Mu Siyuan was like this. You can imagine what the other links are like just by thinking about it.

In short, through this wedding that seemed grand but actually made people feel very uncomfortable, Yang Mo finally fully understood why his woman was trying so hard to escape from the headquarters.

Fortunately, Qi Lu's weddings are all held at noon, and there are many important figures in the command center attending the wedding today. Although they all came to attend the wedding because of Mu Siyuan's favor or because of their respect for Yang Mo, they still have a lot of important work to deal with when they go back. Therefore, the process of this wedding is not complicated and it does not take long.

It was precisely because of this that Yang Mo, who was not born with a strong physique, managed to escape the disaster.

He found it hard to imagine whether he would completely collapse if the wedding dragged on for two hours.

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10 month 4 day.

Out of a "revenge" mentality, Yang Mo, who had pulled his woman out of bed last night and had unlocked two new positions on her wedding night, rushed back to Texas with Miss Mu, who was almost unable to get out of bed and looked delicate and weak.

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10 month 5 day.

Yang Mo, who always acted according to his own plan, boarded the plane with Miss Mu and the "cultural exchange group" that had been formed long ago, and flew towards Qingdao.

There was no way. At that time, there were no direct flights to Tokyo from either Dezhou or Quancheng, the city closest to Dezhou, so I could only fly to Qingdao for a transfer.

………………

more than three hours later.

Tokyo, Narita International Airport, Terminal 1, which recently completed expansion and modernization.

As a certain plane slowly came to a stop,

Yang Mo, who encountered some slight turbulence on the way, walked out of the cabin with a little shaky legs and feet. He slowly looked around the huge modern airport in front of him, as if he had traveled back to the future.

After recovering from his brief trance, Yang Mo felt the somewhat cool sunlight, looked at Miss Mu who was following closely behind him, and the rather large "cultural exchange group", and took a deep breath.

Huh~
Island country...

The old man is here!

(End of this chapter)