1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 55 Don’t you want to sell the copyright distribution rights at a high price? (Please read on)
"Good afternoon, comrades in the audience. Welcome everyone..."

At this time, the host's voice came from the stage, interrupting the conversation between the two.

The old man shook his head and returned to the audience area for veteran cadres. Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao focused their eyes on the stage and watched the performance attentively.

After the opening remarks, the host began to announce the show. Chen Yixue was the first to appear on stage and sang "In the Fields of Hope" written by Xu Yuexin.

When Chen Yixiu appeared, she was wearing a white shirt and army green pants, with a two-finger-wide leather belt around her waist, which made her look tall and heroic.

"Our hometown,

In the field of hope.

Cooking smoke wafts over the newly built houses,
The river flows beside the beautiful village..."

As Chen Yixiu began to sing, the beautiful lyrics and music flowed to every corner of the Workers' Stadium.

After singing only two lines, the audience was attracted by this beautiful music. There was almost no one whispering to each other at the scene, and everyone was listening intently.

The beautiful melody touched the heartstrings of everyone present.

"The seedlings are growing in the sweat of the farmers.

The cattle and sheep grow up to the sound of the shepherd’s flute.”

When the song reached this point, people in the audience gradually started to clap their hands, and rhythmic sounds filled the air.

Xu Yuexin was very close to the old cadres area. He clearly saw an old man who often appeared on TV, tilting his head to the person next to him and saying: "This song is good. I think it can be promoted in cities and towns across the country."

An elderly man with a kind look added: "We need to let others see the new look of the rural areas after the reform."

"Use art to pave the way for reform!"

"Yes, I will implement it when I return."

The cadre beside him obeyed.

When Xu Yuexin saw this scene, he was a little excited: the influence of his work far exceeded his original expectations.

On the stage, dancers danced to the song, showing the beautiful artistic conception depicted in the lyrics and music. Some people in the audience were already humming along to the melody.

Because it was a tribute performance, order in the stadium was controlled and it was impossible for the scene to be as lively as later concerts.

All the audience can do is give the warmest applause when the song ends!
Thunderous applause rang out in the Workers' Stadium, and everyone gave positive comments on "In the Fields of Hope".

In particular, the college students around Xu Yuexin were actively expressing their thoughts to their classmates.

"This song is so nice, and the mood is so beautiful! My hometown in the countryside is just like this."

"It's well sung and even better written. The author is so talented!"

One compliment after another reached Xu Yuexin's ears.

Inside the stadium, the audience's applause was one wave higher than the other, thunderous and continuous, until the host came on stage to announce the show.

Many people are still emotionally moved by the song, savoring its lyrics and melody.

The following programs included dance, drama, and poetry recitation. In the middle of the program, Xu Yuexin felt the air was a bit stuffy and wanted to go out for a breath.

"I heard that Teacher Li Guyi is going to sing today. Do you want to wait for a while?"

After he said he was going out, Chen Qiaoqiao suggested.

"That'll have to wait until she shows up."

Xu Yuexin said immediately.

Not long after, Teacher Li Guyi really appeared on stage and sang for everyone the military song "The Spring Water in the Frontier is Clear and Pure" which has been popular in the past two years.

In less than half a year, her song "Homesickness" will be released. This song is known as the first pop song of the new era.

While Xu Yuexin was enjoying Teacher Li’s beautiful singing, he was thinking in his seat.

When Li Guyi finished her song, Xu Yuexin also stood up and walked out of the gymnasium, breathing in the fresh air outside.

At this time, he noticed that the old man who was looking for a Coke was also outside the gymnasium, with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.

"Why are you here too?"

Xu Yuexin asked unhappily, wondering if the old man was deliberately approaching him.

"I came out first. I should be the one asking you."

The old man spoke in Mandarin with a thick accent without even turning his head.

This……

Xu Yuexin was stumped by his question. After thinking about it, he seemed to be right and stopped talking.

The old man was still talking, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was asking him a question: "Tell me, why can't a common beverage like Coca-Cola be introduced?"

“Is it necessary to make a jar of water so serious and complicated?”

This question is somewhat soul-searching.

If he had followed the thinking of many people of this era, Xu Yuexin would have answered him that we don’t need Coke here and introducing it is completely unnecessary.

However, Xu Yuexin knew that this answer was somewhat untenable.

Even in 2022 when carbonated beverages were declining, Coca-Cola still achieved sales of 1390 million units on JD.com alone, ranking first among all beverages.

"The country's foreign exchange is precious, and using it to import Coca-Cola would be a waste."

Xu Yuexin thought for a while and gave a standard answer.

This was not his real thought. In fact, he knew that the country would import 3000 boxes of Coca-Cola and put them on sale by the end of this year.

"This reason is a bit far-fetched. If you don't want to waste foreign exchange, you can just introduce production lines and produce domestically."

The old man sighed slightly, shook his head and said, "In our eyes, Coca-Cola is a weather vane. If the country can tolerate this soda, it can tolerate our business."

"I came here from Hong Kong and stayed here for half a year just to see when Coca-Cola could be officially introduced here."

Sure enough, he is a Hong Kong businessman.

Xu Yuexin's earlier judgment was verified, and he had a rough idea of ​​the old man's identity.

I have to admit that this old man is quite wise.

A patriotic businessman once said in an interview later that every time he came to Beijing, he would observe the naked female statue in the airport. As long as the statue was still there, he felt at ease, which indicated that the open policy would not change in the short term.

Nude statues and Coca-Cola are the weather vanes in the eyes of these investors.

"You're talking too complicated, I can't understand you."

Even though he knew the old man's identity, Xu Yuexin still played dumb and said, "You stay here and enjoy the breeze. I'm going back."

"This is a bit boring, young man."

The old man laughed and said, "You and I are both people who care about future policy trends. Why do we have to pretend to be confused in front of each other?"

"Don't you want to see the loosening of policies in various aspects of the economy so that you can sell the distribution rights and copyrights at high prices one day?"

(End of this chapter)