1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 87: Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix and Black People Carrying Coffins

"Ah? That's not right! That's not right! How did it end? This is not right!"

Xia Tian, ​​when I was installing a cat climbing frame for Mimi using wooden stakes and branches, suddenly heard Da Chun start to scream.

"What's wrong?" Xia Tian asked.

"Gone!"

"What's gone?"

"The boss is gone! No, the TV series! "The Gadgetzan Raiders" is gone!" Dachun pointed at the TV, and his whole body seemed to be stiff.

Xia Tian took a quick glance and just saw the white text on a black background disappear - the show was over.

"Huh? It's over so soon?!" He was a little confused.

"It's not over yet!" Dachun screamed, like a madman, as if he had lost his parents.
Logically, this TV series has only been aired to episode 16, and there are still many things left to be told, so how come it ended so suddenly?

That’s right, the second imported TV series that was popular in China ended so hastily.

How popular is this TV series?

When the program was broadcast in China, "Yes, sir" was translated into "Yes, boss", and since then the title "boss" has become popular in our country.

But such a TV series was suddenly cut short.

Many people noticed that only half of the TV series was broadcast.

No one knew what had happened, so they wrote to the TV station one after another. But nothing happened, and this incident became a major event in the history of CCTV.

There were many different opinions about the reason for the suspension.

Xia Tian got some information from Apocalypse.

An official statement: More than 20 years after the show was suspended, the book "CCTV's First and Changes", published in August 03, gave the answer to why the show was terminated.

The 26-episode series was suspended halfway through its run as it was deemed to be pure entertainment with lots of fighting and nonsense and lacked much artistic value.

However, this statement is not convincing.

Another way of saying it is that the accumulated unemployed population in cities is already very dangerous. In 79, the number of unemployed people in Yanjing City alone reached 40. According to the average value, there is one unemployed person for every 2.7 households.

The city has accumulated a large number of unemployed people, and the employment pressure is very high.

Some young people are in financial difficulties, depressed, pessimistic and disappointed.

A large number of young people have nothing to do and are wandering around the streets, causing trouble. The crime rate is rising and social morals are being corrupted.

Later, some scholars said that the origins of the public security problems at that time were basically related to this imported American TV series.

In fact, televisions have not yet become a mass consumer product. Even in cities, there are less than 10 televisions per households.

The young people only learned the name of a suicide squad through television - but this was enough for those young people who had nothing else to do.

"Garrison's Gorillas" makes today's teenagers vaguely aware that good guys and bad guys are not necessarily clear-cut.

Good or bad, it's cool~
Young people like Dachun all worship the "Chief", and many of them have a few "flying knives" made from saw blades.

……

As November arrived, Xia went to the station to see off a few friends.

Zhuo Yue left and went to work as a bing in a department in Yangcheng.

Liu Yiku also began his military career by riding the train.

Nowadays, my friends are from all over the world.

Fang Yan, Wang Ruohai and Ye Jing left in November last year.

In July this year, Xu Xun was sent to a study class at the police station for fighting and was sentenced to three years of re-education through labor.

Li Bailing became a medical soldier in the general hospital of a certain corps in Yanjing.

Ma Xiaojun entered the Central Academy of Drama.

Feng Kuzi is still hanging around, but he had some problems with his physical examination. He still has to join the army next year.

These days you either take over as a worker, go to school and get a job, or join the army.

Kuzi's parents divorced when he was a child, and his mother moved to a hutong with him and his sister, leaving them with no options for succession or schooling...

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so ashamed among the kids from the big courtyards and have to run errands every day.

……

At this time in the summer they have already started selecting models for the Labor Fashion Show.

Xia Tian decided to have three generations of people, old, middle-aged and young, to show the faces of working people of different ages and their different costumes.

Unlike models in fashion shows, there is no requirement for a beautiful figure or anything like that.

There is only one: show your labor!

The "models" of the three generations do not need to undergo any catwalk training, they just need to demonstrate their usual labor movements and the practicality of the clothes.

The only requirement is not to be so nervous that your legs become numb after you go on stage. If you become nervous and walk in the wrong direction, you will make a fool of yourself.

To be honest, this is not difficult.

Different from Ms. Song selecting fashion models for Pierre Cardin, what is needed here in summer is skilled front-line workers. As long as they like to show off, there are plenty of them!
Ms. Song has just gathered more than 30 models to be selected and started training. In the end, half of these models may be screened out.

Pierre Cardin also came to check the models' training results every week. Ms. Song also told him about the "bet" with the young man.

The tall foreigner didn't care much and even welcomed it.

This is how influence is gained from each other.

The worst thing is that no one cares...

But what they don’t know is that in two weeks, the first fashion show team in the inland - the Modu Clothing Company Fashion Show Team will be quietly born.

The first 19 members, 12 women and 7 men, naturally became the first generation of models, and they were positioned as "fashion actors" at the time.

It’s worthy of being called Modu, it’s really one step ahead!

In the summer, I bought a copy of Lao She's Collected Works in a bookstore. It is said that more works of Lao She will be published in the future...

On November 11, the Yanjing government made a decision to allow individual businesses to run catering and small commodities.

On the same day, Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged was finally reprinted with 13 copies printed, and a long line formed in front of the bookstore.

Xia Tian was so envious: When will my book sell so well? I'm afraid it won't work just by relying on "Black Cat Sheriff"!
At this time, the results of the election of the President on the other side of the ocean have been announced, and Li Gen has become the 40th President.

He started out as a Hollywood actor, and was watched by others for fun, but ended up becoming one of the most successful presidents.

What is happening in the United States is of great interest to the people in China. Now in the summer, they are riding their bikes outside the city.

I don’t know if the last art performance sparked Chun’s dad Yang Qianli’s interest in performing, as he actually took Xia Tian and Dachun to “perform” this weekend!
After pedaling out of the second ring, Xia Tian finally understood...

“Playing suona at funerals?!”

These days, these customs have actually begun to revive?

《Folklore Revival》~
Fortunately, it’s not far away. Since we’re here, let’s go.

The three of them passed by a small river, but the bridge over the river was broken, so they had to wade across the river carrying their bicycles.

Father Chun also said: "Remember the heavy rain more than a month ago? The rising water washed away the wooden bridge."

Xia Tian nodded without saying anything, but Da Chun began to think about it.

After several minutes, the three of them could no longer see the broken bridge. Dachun suddenly asked a question:
"Why do we have to build a bridge where there is water? If there is no water, the bridge will not be washed away, right?"

Dad Chun was stunned by the question on the spot. After two seconds, he took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the urge to make a move.

Xia Tian looked at Chun Ba and said: Uncle, why don’t you have another child? This one is no longer necessary…

When we arrived at the village, we found that the deceased was an old lady, 82 years old, a happy funeral.

It’s really not easy to live to such an old age these days, and this person was born in the last century!

Because it was a happy funeral, the family members did not cry. All the villagers helped to arrange the simple funeral.

As the saying goes, when the suona is played and the cloth is spread, the whole village, young and old, is waiting for the food to be served.

It’s soon time for Spring Dad and Summer to start their work.

This job was done by Chunba's friend who lives in this village. He knew that Chunba could play the suona, so he specially invited him.

Because it was a happy funeral, the host wanted something a little more festive.

It is said that the old lady loved to be lively when she was alive.

Dad Spring played a cheerful version of "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" and then took a quick break. It was Summer's turn.

Xia Tian thought that playing "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" again would be too perfunctory, so what should he play?
So, a song "Black People Carrying Coffins" was dedicated to the old lady!
How should I put it? It's quite joyful. I'm almost dancing in the spring.

It’s just that the filial son in his sixties had a somewhat complicated expression.

The old man asked Xia Tian: "What song are you playing?"

Xia Tian naturally couldn't say it was "Black Man Carrying a Coffin", so he said, "This is "Happy Sending", I don't think this is a happy funeral?"

"Why doesn't this sound right?" the old man asked confusedly.

Xia Tian laughed: "That's because your posture is wrong, just lie down and listen!"

Later, Xia Tian asked Chun's father: "Uncle Yang, why don't you take me to take on the work?"

Father Chun made a bitter face: "Xia Tian, ​​you can run fast, but Uncle Yang can't! If we are caught, I'm afraid I will be beaten to death!"

……

Just two days after the black coffin-carrying incident, Milan had already selected six young labor models.

She is quite interested in this matter!
Now I have been transferred from the farm supply and marketing cooperative outside the city to work back in the city, so I have plenty of time.

Xia Tian was found by Zhao Baogang, "Tian'er, can you help me?"

"what happened?"

"Look at this..." Zhao Baogang took out a registration form.

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