1972, The Red Flag-Waving Youthful Era

In the spring of 1972, on a train heading to the Great Northern Wilderness for re-education, Chu Miaohong quietly tossed an old envelope into the wind. Far away in the year 2024, Zhang Hongcheng co...

Chapter 418 A sudden call

(Today is my father's birthday, so the update is late, sorry for the delay.)

The public security in Hong Kong Island in 1979 may not have been very good, but the overall atmosphere among the people was still good because the employment rate was still quite good.

With the achievement of 500,000 yuan, Zhang Hongcheng and Chu Miaohong will definitely get good reviews for their internship this time.

So they just need to spend the remaining two months in Hong Kong Island quietly as if it were a daily routine.

In Hong Kong Island society, the more united the neighbors are, the better their lives will be, and the better the community security will be.

This is the case with the community where Zhang Hongcheng and his family live in their three-story building.

There are a few old men in the community who walk with a breeze. In the morning, they like to walk around the street with a small teapot in one hand. As long as they glare at them, those lively young people will behave themselves.

Zhang Hongcheng spent a "huge sum of money" these two days to buy a TV, connected the TV cable, and bought two recliners.

Since she became pregnant, perhaps influenced by the baby in her belly, Chu Miaohong's temperament changed from dignified and beautiful to a little childish.

She watches TV until very late every night, and she especially likes to watch the popular TV series "Heavenly Silkworm Change".

Every time the two of them got up early and went down to have morning tea, it was around nine or ten o'clock.

The place for morning tea is about 60 meters away from the small building. It is the favorite gathering place for nearby neighbors, especially the elderly.

Zhang Hongcheng once heard someone from the first-floor news agency say that 80% of Hong Kong Island's local flavor can be found in these kinds of morning teahouses.

The snacks in Hong Kong Island are very suitable for pregnant women's appetite, except that they are not sour or spicy enough.

After breakfast, the two would take a stroll along the quieter streets of the community, then return to the third floor to lie on the recliners and watch the daily life in the community downstairs.

Melon seeds, peanuts, cakes and tea make for a pleasant day.

My only job is to record the weather forecast broadcast by other radio stations at 5 o'clock in the evening and broadcast it on my own channel at 7 o'clock.

Pregnant Chu Miaohong usually took a nap at noon, and at this time Zhang Hongcheng would run to the first floor to mingle with the people from the news agency.

Most of the people in the news agency are from China, and their dormitories on the first floor are always occupied.

With two bottles of beer, a plate of peanuts and a plate of braised dried meat, Zhang Hongcheng quickly became familiar with several young editors who were often left behind to watch over the dormitory.

Besides bragging and chatting, they would also come together to support the young band performing on the nearby streets.

Until an old man who couldn't sleep because of the noise roared angrily.

"Fuck you old mum, you're so noisy! What are you doing, you bunch of losers?"

Often when the old man rushed out of his house, all the band members and onlookers had run away.

Since 1979, the trend of young people in Hong Kong forming bands has gradually emerged.

The collection notice I received when I first moved here went through several stages and finally arrived at the financial audit office of Xiarun Company's headquarters.

"What are the copyright fees for the three months of weather forecast recordings and rebroadcasts left for commercial radio stations?"

Although the amount on the demand note was not much, the accountant in charge of the review still frowned.

"This account is becoming increasingly difficult to handle!"

"The higher-ups are doing themselves a favor by forcing a valuation on this worthless Rediffusion radio station and using it as collateral. This accounting is completely muddled."

"It's not a huge expense, but once I add it in, Rediffusion's name will appear on the latest report. I'm afraid the mainland auditing authorities will follow up with questions!"

After hearing the complaints from his subordinates, the team leader of the audit room also felt that it was not a big deal. After thinking about it, he called his superior.

"Okay, the higher-ups have agreed. We don't have to pay the copyright fees for the remaining three months. No one will listen to the weather forecast whether it's broadcast or not. It's perfect, one less thing for the guards to do."

There was an old-fashioned telephone in the broadcasting room. Zhang Hongcheng was hiding here reading the letter sent by Fatty when he received the call.

He would also be happy to see the weather forecast broadcasts stopped altogether.

After dealing with the call from the Finance Department, he read the fat man's letter again. It was a mess.

Thanks to the Ming and Qing Dynasty calligraphy and paintings that Zhang Hongcheng collected in the Northeast, Fatty now has a lot of money in his pocket.

This guy's private money is also increasing rapidly, and even the tablet of his adoptive father Zhang is now doubled and enlarged.

On the third day after Fatty arrived in Hong Kong Island, he was invited out to play by several local friends in the antique circle.

Lan Kwai Fong.

The fat guy must have had a lot of fun. Zhang Hongcheng estimated that it was definitely more than 998, otherwise Ms. He would not have received several sweet phone calls in the hotel room the next day.

The service in the five-star hotel where the rich people stay is just like that of Zhoudao. If they can’t provide a washboard, they will immediately give them a high-end mechanical keyboard - made of metal.

The fat man, who was explaining until his mouth was dry, had been kneeling for a long time with a little girl on his head.

"Should!"

Zhang Hongcheng cursed inwardly, telling you not to show off by writing a letter when you were having a good time yesterday.

But he did not forget the important matter and stuffed the copy of Huaisu's calligraphy that his wife had just given him into the envelope.

Items of this vintage cannot be traded domestically, but there are Chinese collectors in Hong Kong Island who will collect them privately.

As long as Fatty opens this business, it will probably last for five years.

Of course, after selling the calligraphy copybooks, Fatty will collect a large number of old paper products in Hong Kong Island in the 1970s that Zhang Hongcheng could use.

At seven o'clock that evening, the couple stayed in their room enjoying the electric fan they had just bought, and did not go to the broadcasting studio next door to turn on the weather forecast.

About ten minutes later, the phone that had been silent at this time for many years began to vibrate...

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