My girlfriend is from 1949

Inside the venue, cheerful music playing from lamb skewers echoed in the air.

Not far from the lamb kebab stall, a Chinese man was dancing a dance unique to the Soviet Union.

If it's just dancing, it's not anything special.

What's unusual is that the dancing man was carrying something that looked like a radio on his shoulder.

The reason it's said to resemble each other is because there are slight differences in appearance.

At this time, the Soviet Union was producing mostly floor-standing radios.

High-end home-use models often feature large speakers, multiple vacuum tubes, and solid wood cabinets, and weigh over 10 kilograms, with some imported large all-in-one models reaching 20 kilograms.

However, there are also portable radios available now, which typically weigh around 5 kilograms.

It also lacks a playback function.

Although cassette tapes had been around for a long time, it was still more than a decade before they were actually used in radios.

Only then will cassette tapes be combined with radios.

The radio that the dancing man was carrying on his shoulder looked to be only about 40 centimeters long and 20 centimeters high.

A radio produced in New China using transistor technology.

Of course, although the production machines were purchased from modern sources, some materials cannot yet be produced domestically.

All the missing materials were sourced from the modern world.

If it's already discontinued, that's also very simple.

As long as you send the order, even a production line that has been shut down can be restarted for you.

In a global economic downturn and a domestic market already in turmoil, no one can refuse an order worth hundreds of millions of yuan.

Moreover, the contract stipulates that there will be subsequent orders worth no less than one billion yuan.

If the breach of contract occurs, Party A shall bear all costs of restarting the production line.

With such favorable conditions in front of them, who could refuse?

Therefore, although the new China produced black and white televisions and radios, it still relied on purchasing some materials.

It will take at least another year to achieve independent production.

Therefore, the radio that the man was carrying on his shoulder was an advanced product that incorporated future technology.

Technologically, we were at least a decade ahead.

The dancing man was also specially arranged by the venue.

It's about showing young men and women in Moscow that they can dance in the street with just a radio and become the coolest kid on the block!

This arrangement was inspired by Chen Huai'an's vision of elderly people dancing in public squares in the future, as well as fashionable young people in the 1980s and 90s dancing with radios on their shoulders.

Since people in China like it, young people in Moscow will like it too.

Moreover, current entertainment options are rather monotonous; new lifestyles can significantly improve people's quality of life.

They've even come up with a name for the plan: "Fitness for All"!

It's a complete copy of what later square dancing looked like.

Not only do they involve the elderly, but they also capture young people with street dance.

Radio sales will naturally increase then.

We even want to promote this model worldwide.

Let people all over the world experience the pain of being disturbed by square dancing!

Of course, even without square dancing, street dancing by young people is just as disruptive.

With just a little guidance, dancing with a radio on your shoulder can become a fashion trend.

Young people, driven by fashion, will naturally rush to buy!

The plan was simple and crude, but as proven by later generations, it was indeed very effective.

In this day and age, ideological intrusion is mainly concentrated in text and propaganda.

But the most terrifying changes are those that happen subtly and silently.

Ivan, holding a skewer of lamb, stared wide-eyed, completely mesmerized.

He works in a radio factory, so he knows this stuff all too well.

But the radio in that person's hand was completely different from the one in the factory; it seemed to be able to play music directly!

As someone in the industry, I immediately became interested.

"Ivan, what are you looking at?"

His girlfriend, noticing him lost in thought, tugged at his arm.

Ivan snapped out of his daze, and without bothering to explain, grabbed his girlfriend's hand and headed towards the dancing man.

However, there were just too many people at the scene, and by the time he got there, a large crowd had already gathered in front of him.

Everyone, like him, really liked this kind of radio that could play automatically.

I squeezed to the front and immediately asked loudly.

The Chinese side seemed to have anticipated this, and had already arranged for two people who understood Russian to provide explanations.

This is a radio from China; in addition to listening to the radio, it can also play cassette tapes.

During the introduction, he even took out a cassette tape to show everyone.

It contains Soviet folk songs.

However, there were also several Chinese musical pieces and instrumental music played on the side.

They also claimed that no receipts are needed if you buy today!

After speaking, he pointed to a shed to the side, which was selling radios and cassette tapes.

However, the area outside the tent was already packed with people, three or four layers deep, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

If someone hadn't pointed it out, you really wouldn't have been able to see it.

Ivan immediately grabbed his girlfriend and desperately squeezed in.

When they saw the rows of stylish radios, their faces lit up with amazement.

In particular, pressing one of the buttons opens the middle compartment, allowing you to insert the cassette tape.

Moreover, it can fast forward!

Such advanced technology left him in awe.

A question couldn't help but arise in my mind: Could this really be produced by that backward country?

At the same time, how can a backward country independently produce such advanced equipment?

If things had followed the normal trajectory, the impoverished and backward newly established China would naturally not have possessed these technologies.

But with the hub of the modern world, things are completely different.

These products, which possess certain technological capabilities, can be showcased without any concerns.

After all, China is an ancient civilization with five thousand years of history. Can't scientists break through new technologies?

There is no danger as long as it does not threaten the security of other countries.

Moreover, since we previously needed Soviet aid, we needed to keep a low profile.

But now that it has established contact with modern governments, it no longer needs Soviet aid and is no longer subject to suppression.

If our predecessors had truly been afraid of it, they wouldn't have completely broken off relations more than a decade later to protect national interests!

They naturally looked down on Soviet technology and weaponry.

Just as Victor confidently proposed, sharing the formula could help tractor factories and power plants.

Things that used to be very tempting are no longer appealing to me.

There's no need for him to continue being a lackey and suffering humiliation.

That's why they openly displayed the radios on the counter for sale.

At the same time, it sends a signal: we have the ability to coexist on an equal footing!

Moreover, with war looming over the United Nations next year, there's naturally even less to worry about.

Ivan spoke with the staff on site for a while, his expression growing increasingly excited.

I just asked about the price; it's only twice as expensive as a Soviet-made radio, but it has the added function of playing cassette tapes.

It's a bit pricey, but worth it!

He immediately turned to his girlfriend and started discussing using their wedding money to buy a radio!

On the other side, a hundred meters away, there were five sheds, each more than fifty square meters in size, covered with a layer of black cloth.

Although I couldn't see what was going on inside, I could hear what sounded like gunshots coming from inside.