1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 67 Big and Small Tanks
That day, Dachun was watching TV at Xiatian's house, which was his daily routine.

To him, this little box with little people and voices is a treasure! It is a special existence that goes beyond the picture book!

No matter what you put on it, he'll be willing to watch it.

Even Dachun watched the news with great interest.

That longing in my heart!
Xia Tian even wondered if he was crazy?

Xia Tian looked through an ancient book that he had obtained through the channel of old man Zhu Youguang. There were many words and sentences that he could not understand, but there were also annotations from different dynasties. It seemed very precious!
The name of the book is "Miscellaneous Writings on the Mysterious World", which feels like a collection of Taoist metaphysics, which is very much to Xia Tian's liking.

At this moment, Dachun, who was watching TV, suddenly shouted, "Here they come!"

Summer is a scare - Zhuo! Don't scare me into going crazy!
I saw Dachun staring at the screen on TV, his lips moving involuntarily - looking at him like this, he looked more like he was possessed!
Xia Tian watched TV and understood.

There’s an advertisement on TV - Happy Cola, a brand that has never been mentioned before, and it’s made in China.

But the advertisement was indeed broadcast on CCTV.

In fact, I first saw this advertisement in April this year. It has been half a year and it is broadcast several times a day.

This is quite a feat. The last time I saw an ad for it on TV was probably before the movement.

According to the little information Xia Tian got from "Apocalypse", there are more advertisements on Magic City TV right now, and they have a natural advantage in this kind of thing.

At the beginning of this year, Wenhui Daily published an article entitled "Rehabilitating the Name of Advertising", which was considered as a preparation for the restoration of advertising.

As the saying goes, a storm starts from the tip of a blade of grass. The same thing looks different to different people.

At the beginning of this year, CCTV established an advertising department and began to receive various types of advertising information.

This Happy Coke made Dachun very greedy.

But I didn’t find any store selling it nearby, so I could only drink some Arctic Ocean to satisfy my craving.

……

I went to the Shougang canteen again this summer.

After a hearty meal, I decided to go to Xia's office to see if there was anything I could do to help - it's not like I'm eating for nothing, right?!
But it seemed that Dad Xia had a guest, a young man in his twenties, wearing the work clothes distributed to factory employees, who was waiting respectfully beside Dad Xia's desk.

He looks good, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a square face. He is quite regular and fits the aesthetic of this era.

Xia Tian took a quick glance and seemed to be looking at a document.
I listened to a few sentences and found out that it was a revision?
"Okay, Baogang, this article is pretty good. Leave it here with me and publish it in the factory newspaper next week..." said Xia's father.

"Thank you! Thank you, Chief Xia! Thank you so much! Please help me revise the manuscript several times, I..." The young man was a little excited.

"Not really. Oh, by the way, this is my son Xia Tian!" Dad Xia pointed at Xia Tian.

"This is Zhao Baogang from our factory, a very motivated comrade who writes good articles..." Xia's father introduced.

Zhao Baogang shook hands with Xia Tian with some surprise, and they introduced each other for a few words, so they got to know each other.

The man was very considerate and did not interrupt the father and son's conversation. He left quickly.

Zhao Baogang was very surprised, as he naturally knew Xia Tian.

Among the nearly 100,000 people in this factory, Xia Tian is considered to be well-known.

But Zhao Baogang didn't expect that Xia Tian would be so beautiful!

And wasn't it said that Section Chief Xia's son was only 15 years old? He looked like an adult!
Xia Tian looked at Gangzi's back as he left, thoughtful.

"Dad, who is this?"

"Ah, a very good comrade..." Father Xia didn't say much, just introduced his past.

But Xia Tian understood!
This guy started working as a foundry worker at the age of 16. What can you say about this job? It’s hard work on one hand, but it’s also dangerous!

In recent years, there have been a lot of work-related injuries in this position, and some have even died on the job!
This young man obviously wants to develop himself and doesn't want to live a miserable life.

At this time, there are not many good opportunities. Art is definitely a way out for ordinary people.

So I often come to ask Xia Dad about some problems, and try my best to read books and study, wanting to give this area a try.

This is a smart man.

This is normal. Didn’t Yu Hua, who didn’t want to be a dentist, change his career by writing?

However, what made Xia Tian pay attention to him was not this, but a little information brought by "Apocalypse".

This person turned out to be the famous TV drama director in the future? !

Wow! Now I know all the big and small jars? !

Oh, by the way, there are also Fangyan and Ye Jing... Oh my god, I am actually the one in the Beijing circle?
This time when they met, it was the big jar that was used.

He carefully questioned Chief Xia's son, and immediately felt like Feng Kuazi facing Fangyan and the others!

Thighs, hug them!
After that, I often "coincidentally" encountered the big pot in the summer, and we became familiar with each other after a few visits. We have a good relationship.

... "Hey, hey, hey! It's lively again!" Ma Xiaojun seemed to be jumping and rushing over from the corridor.

Milan pouted and looked at him: Why are you here again?
Where does all this excitement come from? Can you please stop disturbing our precious world of two!
But you have to say, what Ma Xiaojun said this time was really lively.

When Milan heard this, he immediately became excited and his eyes lit up.

Here's what happened - Yanjing Airport built a new terminal, so they hired people from the art world to do the decoration.

There is a mural called "Water Splashing Festival - Ode to Life", which boldly depicts three naked Dai women bathing (it's actually nothing special, no need to look it up).

Wow, this caused a sensation!

Then we started discussing it, and finally the chief engineer made the final decision.

Foreign media also said that it foreshadowed the real reform and opening up...

Now that the news has spread, the elders of Yanjing can no longer sit still.

Especially for young men in their teens or twenties like Ma Xiaojun, my god, their bicycle chains are about to smoke!

It is said that the buses in the square in front of the airport are now packed, and people are flocking to the restaurant where the mural is located, eager to take a look at it.

(Terminal 80 of Beijing Capital International Airport in the s)

When Ma Xiaojun talked about this, he was so angry that his whole body was burning with anger, and his face was as red as a monkey's butt!
"You guys go! I won't go!" Xia Tian refused.

I've seen it before, and I've seen so many more exciting ones than this. It's boring.

However, Milan refused to give in. He used both soft and hard tactics, saying that he couldn't ride that far and that he was just appreciating art... He kept trying to get him to give in.

Milan: "Come on, come on, come on, take me on your bike, let's go and see it together, hurry up!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Look at yourself, aren't you much better than that abstract naked body?" Xia Tian didn't care.

"Oh, so you think I'm pretty~ (awkwardly showing off body)"

"It doesn't look good!"

"Take another look, take a good look~"

"I'll go. Can't I go?!"

Finally went.

To be honest, I really admire the spirit of the people of Yanjing. Even though the airport is so far away, half of those who could walk went to see it.

There are bicycles all along the way!
They are getting more and more excited!
As expected, Ye Jing, Fangyan and others were also there. From chatting on the way, we learned that Ye Jing, Wang Ruohai and others had already decided to go to the army and would be leaving soon.

"I didn't expect to see this scene before leaving, it's worth it!" Ye Jing began to plant flags behind himself.

Sure enough, it’s just as Xia Tian said, it’s boring.

(I know many people will go to Baidu to search, give up, it's meaningless! The dog swordsman advises not to be bitter.GIF)

But Ma Xiaojun, Fangyan and Dachun seemed quite satisfied and they were all smiling happily.

However, just as Xia Tian had predicted, trouble arose again not long after.

Some people in the art world began to question it, and supporters and opponents were at a stalemate.

Later it was said that the painting was covered with a layer of transparent gauze.

In 82, after the original author of the painting went abroad, a fake wall made of plywood was erected in front of the mural at the airport to cover the picture.

It was not until 90 that the fake wall was demolished.

If the painting wasn't of a minority group and had a slightly abstract style, some people would have wanted to immediately send the painter to jail as a high-level gangster.

Xia Tian: I have to learn my lesson! There won’t be a few years before the crackdown is severe!
At the end of the month, the group had another dinner together.

Because Fang Yan, Ye Jing, Wang Ruohai and Zhuo Yue are going to join the army.

Everyone ate, drank, sang happily, and agreed to write more letters.

These guys got drunk and swore passionately that they would sacrifice their lives and shed their blood...

Who cried the most among the people present? The Feng family recalled their hardships and their pants got wet.
Although this kid kept saying things like "I can't bear to leave you, what will I do after you leave?"

But Xia Tian estimated that only 20% of it was true, and the remaining 80% was just him crying for himself - he was not selected!
A few days later, Ye Jingfangyan and several others boarded the train. In the summer, they made four trips a week.

From now on, we are separated by thousands of miles and I don’t know when we will meet again.

Apart from that, there was only one small thing - Dachun's father bought five kilograms of apples. As a result, Dachun wasted the whole day while reading comic books and eating them!

From then on, his family never bought large amounts of fruit again - they were afraid of finding Dachun dead from overeating when they got home.

(End of this chapter)