Xie Yun took out the photo Qian Gaoyun had sent from his bag and said, "Take a look at this first. It's a still. This is how Qian Gaoyun looks in the movie."
Yan Guixiang took it, and Zhang Ruifeng and Zhao Hongxia came over to take a look.
Zhang Ruifeng praised: "Gao Yun's image is really good, she looks just as beautiful as she really is."
Yan Guixiang said: "It's true that Gao Yun's performance really has a bit of Qingli's energy. The look in her eyes is very dramatic. She is brave and resolute. The image is very good."
She asked Xie Yun: "Where are you going to put this photo?"
"Let's put a educated youth in a spot. Gao Yun is our first female educated youth. She's developed so well, a glory for Liushu Village and for the female educated youth community. We can use her as a good inspiration for the new educated youth. The educated youth assigned to our brigade this time are female, right?"
"Yes, two young girls, one named Ren Xiuzhen and the other named Tao Siqi."
Xie Yun thought to himself, the heroine is here indeed.
"Just like the previous group, did they already know something about us before they came?"
Yan Guixiang shook her head and said, "I observed carefully. The girl named Tao Siqi should know about it, but the girl named Ren Xiuzhen probably doesn't. I think Tao Siqi was very proactive in going to the countryside, while Ren Xiuzhen was probably not very proactive. She might have had reasons for having to go to the countryside, but she didn't show any reaction and seemed to be trying hard to fit in.
I think that's understandable. Being high-minded and dedicated to the public good is certainly good, but as long as they don't break the law, harm others, or undermine the collective interest, it's normal for them to be less proactive."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "That's right. If it weren't for the policy, who would be willing to go to the countryside on their own initiative? It's not impossible that there are comrades with such high ideological awareness, but we have to allow ordinary people to exist and can't hold everyone to the standards of a saint. There's nothing wrong with people not wanting to suffer in the countryside.
But since I'm here, I might as well play a role. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of time? It would be a waste of time and effort, and it wouldn't be worth it. "
Yan Guixiang smiled and said, "I know. I'll talk to Hua Qing and the others later and ask them to pay more attention to her and encourage her. She seems to be a smart girl. Now that she's here, she's definitely here to contribute to the people. There's no doubt about it."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "That's absolutely right. As the saying goes, 'He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black.' What kind of environment do we have here? Anyone who comes here will be filled with passion and want to do something for the country."
Yan Guixiang smiled and said, "Yes!"
The key is that they are not only passionate, but also have tangible achievements, which is what is most inspiring. If you only have passion but end up accomplishing nothing, it will be unbearable over time, and many people will not be able to persist.
But with achievements, it’s different.
It's like hanging a carrot in front of a donkey pulling a millstone. You can see it and eat it. After eating one, you can pull the millstone a few more times and get a bigger one.
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After returning to the brigade, Zhang Ruifeng and Xie Shen went home first to prepare dinner, while Xie Yun and Yan Guixiang went directly to the educated youth site.
It just so happened that they had the Qian Gaoyun incident as an excuse to get in touch with the new educated youth and give them a couple of bowls of chicken soup.
Due to the improvement in the degree of mechanization, rural areas are now much better than before. Even during the autumn harvest, people no longer have to be busy from dawn to dusk and work themselves to death.
When Xie Yun and Yan Guixiang arrived, the educated youth had already returned from work. After they had finished cleaning, they sat there eating and chatting.
Ren Xiuzhen had gradually recovered from her initial shock and was chatting with everyone quite harmoniously. However, she didn't say much, only occasionally interjecting a word or two and asking a question.
She soon discovered that no one minded that she knew nothing. When she asked questions, they answered naturally, without any surprise or contempt, as if it was normal for her to not know anything. They would not impose any value judgment on her questions other than the questions themselves.
When she talked about salary, work points, and workload, they would chat with her about these topics very frankly. They would even take into consideration her lack of background knowledge and take the initiative to say more. If she asked one question, they would answer two questions at once.
They also discussed the issue of returning to the city. Yue Zheng wanted to stay here to do research. She liked the environment and atmosphere here, so she didn't want to leave. If she wanted to return to the city, she could go back with her parents when they returned, after all, she was an only child.
Ren Xiuzhen then realized that Yue Zheng was a talented woman from the Agricultural University. Her father was a senior professor at the Agricultural University, and her mother was a cadre in the Ministry of Agriculture. No wonder she looked so unusual!
Liu Fang and Chen Xiao, educated youth from Jinshi, both volunteered to go to the countryside. Previously, they had opportunities when the factory was recruiting workers and recommended them to attend the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but they both gave up the opportunity and left it to local members.
Not to mention the two female educated youth, Shen Zhao and Cheng Bo, who arrived after them. They had specifically chosen Liushutun as their location for their work in the production team, and their families were both very well-off. Upon arrival, they were incredibly motivated. Not only did they make the teaching at the production team-run middle school a vibrant experience, they also took on the teaching duties of the Liushutun Art and Propaganda Team, transforming the school's vast campus into a small farm. They also contracted piecework from factories outside, giving the students daily "labor classes" and a monthly income.
They're not considering returning to the city for now. They want to learn how to handle things and solve problems independently. They don't think they'll learn as much or gain as much experience as they would working in a factory back home. They feel they still have much to learn.
In fact, even Liu Fang and Chen Xiao mentioned above come from well-off families. As long as they want to go back and their families help, they can go back to their hometowns.
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