1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 13: Lame Old Man Ma
On the first day of 77, Xia heard the sound of a car bell after morning exercise. He went out and met the postman, who took the magazine "People's Literature" subscribed by Xia's father.

Reading is a basic need these days, and even magazines of pure literature have a very high status and sales.

In the summer, I saw an article titled "In the Days of Deep Mourning" in the first issue of "People's Literature" in 77.

There is a very familiar passage here, "Ten Miles..."

I remember that this article was selected into elementary school textbooks in the summer.

The feeling of traveling through history and witnessing history appeared again.

There is a strange feeling.

This winter, it seems like it will be a little more active.

Spring has arrived, and Yanjing City has entered the annual sandstorm season. When it is serious, the sky at noon is dim.

There shouldn't be any Three North Shelterbelt Projects these days, right?

I guess we’ll have to eat dirt every spring for another 30 years!
Time passed slowly, and on April 4, the Yenching Daily began to preview Yenching TV's programs.

I wondered in the summer when I could buy a TV for my family. But even if I did, I guess there would be nothing to watch, no programs.

Although there was no TV, Dad Xia bought a radio, which was one of the three major items these days.

Thinking back to the time when I made a living from my own media studio, now I’m idle all day long.

This, to some extent, sets the tone, and many people are more confident.

On May 5, the newspaper reported that the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was established in Yenching.

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When I went to a dance troupe, Xia Tian heard a song with a very cheerful rhythm and a familiar sound - the wine is fragrant and the singing is flying, my friend, please have a drink, please have a drink~
It’s the “Toast Song”!
I heard from Xia Ma that "Toast Song" was not approved at the beginning due to various reasons.

Later one day, the opera house received the task of performing at a banquet to welcome state guests. The singer persuaded the band to sing "Toast Song" at the banquet, which was very popular.

Later, he sang this song at a CCTV evening party, and it became popular.

The atmosphere has gradually opened up, and sensitive people have already felt the gentle spring breeze.

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"Hehehe, hehehe~" Dachun was laughing foolishly while holding a picture book.

Comic books are a rare entertainment product for teenagers these days, but they are too boring to read in the summer.

Most of the comic books nowadays are not very entertaining. Only "Lin Hai X Yuan" can be considered highly entertaining.

However, he recently found something interesting.

Speaking of which, it is related to Xia's father. Some time ago, because Xia's father was busy, he asked Xia Tian to help deliver a promotional document to a factory under Shougang.

Because Xia Tian has been independent since he was young, he is very cautious in doing things, and he has no other problems except that he likes to find people to learn from.

So Mr. and Mrs. Xia are very confident in him and ask him for help with many things.

If it were Dachun, he would probably forget his destination when he went out, and when he came back from a day of fun, he would not know where he lost the documents.

I went to deliver documents in the summer and met the old man who was a gatekeeper at the factory.

What about that old man? He looked to be in his fifties, with a gloomy face, haggard appearance, a lame leg, and an attitude that said "no approaching, no strangers allowed."

No one would be willing to approach him if he was normal, but is Xia Tian normal? Not normal!

The two of them knew each other right away, and you know what, they got along quite well.

Especially after listening to Xia Tian singing a song, everyone kept praising Xia Tian for his great voice. If it were in the past, he would definitely be a famous actor!

It turns out that this person was once a famous Peking Opera artist. Didn’t Fatty Guo say that colleagues are the most blatant enemies?

There is nothing to say about summer, and there is no way to comfort her.

But he wanted to learn Peking Opera - he had nothing to do anyway.

However, the old man disagreed: "Why learn that? It's no good!"

"study well……"

"Well, it's not necessarily a good thing." He just shook his head.

But if we talk about abnormality, isn't Xia Tian even more abnormal? He is really persistent in wanting to learn.

Although the old man suffered a disaster, he was actually a soft-hearted person. Especially looking at Xia Tian's voice, figure and appearance, he was really a good candidate to be fed by the ancestors.

In addition, he brought me breakfast, told jokes, read newspapers, and chatted with me every day in the summer, and I won him over in less than a week.

The old man's surname was Ma. He finally sighed and said, "It's over now. Otherwise, I wouldn't teach you even if I broke my other leg."

"It's fine to accept me as your disciple. If you like, just learn for fun. But don't really make this your career. Look at me and you'll know..."

Since then, in my spare time in the summer, I would go to see Old Man Ma to learn Peking Opera.

This can only prove once again that Xia Tian is a genius~
Singing, reciting, acting and fighting, all done with ease.

He can play any male role with ease!

He had a very good foundation. He learned singing in the song and dance troupe and martial arts in the Children's Palace. It was like he had learned the Nine Yang Divine Art. He was able to master other kung fu in a short period of time.

Old Man Ma said to him: "You have made more progress in the past month than most people would in a year."

"I've seen many good talents and have accepted disciples before, but this is the first time I've seen someone like you..."

This was the first time that Old Man Ma mentioned his apprentices. He said that his lame leg was due in part to his apprentices.

It's all tears if I talk too much!

Old Man Ma patted his stump and said, "This is a low-class business. It really won't be a good destination."

Xia Tian also laughed: "I don't plan to do this. I'm just a fan~"

Old Man Ma grinned and said, "As far as amateurs are concerned, your singing style is already top-notch. There are only a few like you in the whole city."

"I still have to study and go to college!" the old man thought to himself.

But a few years ago, they were not much better than me, a low-class person.

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In the blink of an eye, it was July, and Xia Tian, ​​Dachun, Xiaodong and others graduated from elementary school.

In 73, 14 regions implemented the nine-year system for primary and secondary schools, 7 regions implemented the ten-year system for primary and secondary schools, 9 regions implemented the nine-year system in rural schools, and the ten-year system in urban schools.

So Xia Tian graduated from the fifth grade of elementary school.

Students who perform poorly are not allowed to go.

Xia Tian expressed many times that he didn't want to go, but the teacher wouldn't let him: We are counting on you to be the face of our school, how can you not go? !

The problem Xia faces now is: mess around for a few years, and then wait until he is old enough to choose his future.

There are generally three options: the army, taking over, and going to the countryside!
And there is only one child in the rural area.

I deleted it in pieces, let’s see if it can pass.

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(End of this chapter)