Chapter 128 Chapter 128 officially begins.
"Master Fan, you are too polite. How can a junior take the seat when the elder is here?"
Liang Xin sat on a chair nearby and got straight to the point. "I came here today to visit Master Fan. I heard that Master Fan has been practicing two-finger Zen recently. I wonder if he has figured out the secret?"
Now it was Master Fan's turn to be visibly stunned. He pulled out a chair and sat down. "I couldn't keep my balance at all."
Liang Xin put milk, eggs, beef, vegetables and fruits on the table, and before Master Fan could speak, she said, "Master Fan, eat these three meals a day and try again."
Master Fan frowned, "Director Liang, I admire your character and your virtues, but I have already told you what I should say. We are not interested in participating in the exhibition or being a judge."
"I heard Master Fan mention Shaolin just now, and his tone was quite respectful."
Liang Xin said: "Master Fan has been recruiting disciples on behalf of his master and has carried forward his master's school. I wonder what Master Fan thinks of the movie "Shaolin Temple" which has become a hit all over the country and has set off an unprecedented martial arts craze?"
Fan Hongyi said: "This movie illuminates the way forward for martial arts, but it also hides its drawbacks. It is a double-edged sword."
"This is probably why Master Fan forbids his disciples from participating in folk performances and why he himself does not come out to perform."
Liang Xin asked, "I heard that Master Fan is still taking odd jobs as a packer and transporter to earn a living?"
Fan Hongyi did not look embarrassed at all. “Packers and transporters can earn money and get training at the same time.”
Liang Xin took out a set of photos from her bag and put them on the table. "Master Fan, you should have heard of our Conscience Instant Noodles?"
“Yes.”
"This set of photos shows the difference between Conscience Instant Noodles before and after it was launched on the market, which happened in the past two years."
Fan Hongyi looked over and the first thing that caught his eye was an old factory building with a dilapidated house, a muddy road, and overgrown weeds. Women and children were sleeping on the ground, spreading old mats. It looked like the environment was bad and the conditions were extremely difficult.
Feng Haiyan came over quickly and spread out photos of the factory's development on the table.
Fan Hongyi saw a brand new five-story dormitory building rising from the ground. The living area of each household was more than 30 square meters. The dirt road was paved with cement. A garden was built in the overgrown factory area. In just one or two years, the environment had changed dramatically.
Liang Xin said, "Master Fan will treat us with courtesy today. I believe he knows a thing or two about the development of our family factory."
Fan Hongyi nodded, "I heard from the airplane bread of Liangxin Bakery that Director Liang is a genius."
"Not even a wizard."
Liang Xin said: "We seized the golden opportunity brought by the national policy and fundamentally changed the single supply and marketing structure in the past. We actively promoted our products and let the people see our products as much as possible, replacing the traditional business model of spider silk that only weaves webs in the corners and waits for flies to come. Ultimately, our factory area has undergone a thorough change and the living conditions of the employees have been completely improved."
Fan Hongyi listened very carefully.
Liang Xin continued, "After changing the old concept of treating the slope first and then the nest, even though our factory is in the wilderness, local people and university campuses are scrambling to be assigned to work in our factory. The year I graduated, there were only two college students in the factory besides me. This year, there will be five more college students and two college students. In addition, since the establishment of the factory, we have cooperated with the local support office to help employees study. At present, our factory has added six technical secondary school students. If this development continues, I personally think that college students and college students will definitely appear. Master Fan, what do you think are the reasons for these changes?"
After listening to this, Fan Hongyi was silent for a long time before he said, "Director Liang, I understand what you mean, but martial arts is different from doing business. I have also watched martial arts performances, and most of them are just formalities and do not reflect the essence of martial arts."
"In exhibition matches, this does happen because the pursuit of visual effects and exaggeration of moves deviate from the essence of martial arts. This kind of performance may be contrary to the martial arts ethics that the masters believe in."
Liang Xin said, "But now is a peaceful time, and Master Fan has the intention and responsibility to carry forward his school. He relies on being a packer and transporter as his main source of income, which can barely support his living expenses. With the reform and opening up of the market becoming more and more prosperous, how long do you think Master Fan can persist in practicing behind closed doors with the current method?"
Fan Hongyi didn't say anything.
Liang Xin understood that although the other party was stubborn, he was not the kind of person who would refuse to admit the facts for the sake of face. In the past, everyone was poor, and it was nothing. Now that individual businesses have been opened up and household contract responsibility systems have basically been implemented in rural areas across the country, the gap between the rich and the poor has been slowly widening.
"Master Fan, I believe that if you want to make something bigger and stronger, you must take advantage of the situation. The movie Shaolin Temple and the martial arts movies that will be released one after another, as well as the martial arts novels serialized in major magazines, have set off an unprecedented martial arts craze across the country. Even we, who make instant noodles, have to take advantage of the martial arts craze to promote and build momentum, and thus came to you. I understand why you refused, but I personally think that even if you take advantage of this favorable situation, it is not contrary to your martial arts ethics. Reasonable commercialization is a unique way to carry forward the new era. Otherwise, why did Shaolin Temple agree to make this movie?"
Fan Hongyi raised his pupils, which had more black than white, and looked at Liang Xin.
“People don’t have many opportunities in their lifetime. If you miss an opportunity, you will never get a second chance in your lifetime.”
Liang Xin said: "It is unclear how many years the martial arts craze will last. The country is in the process of revival and the film and television industry is also in the stage of recovery and innovation. Our Conscience Instant Noodles has already made a name for itself in the market and on TV. This folk martial arts performance will surely attract the attention of the people and TV stations across the country. It is inevitable that Master Fan, an important judge, will be known to the people across the country."
"Director Liang wants us to also develop in the film industry?"
Fan Hongyi finally spoke up, "Not everyone can make a movie."
"That's right, so I said that our Conscience Instant Noodles' national martial arts exhibition competition is your favor."
Liang Xin said: "TV movies are highly effective carriers of martial arts culture. They can quickly increase a person's popularity, and at the same time, they can also boost the popularity of a school. When the influence is expanded, it will naturally be easier to attract disciples. In addition to these, for the same amount of time and the same training, I think the economic benefits and martial arts cultural output obtained from exhibition matches and the cross-border opportunities that may be obtained through exhibition matches will be much more cost-effective than being a packer or transporter."
Fan Hongyi glanced at the milk, eggs and beef on the table.
"Martial artists need nutrition. If they don't get enough nutrition, they won't achieve the desired results."
Liang Xin smiled and said, "Of course, I'm an outsider. These are just my personal feelings when I saw the soldiers training in the barracks. Our factory cadres have disturbed Master Fan and the young masters for so many days. These foods are sent as an apology. Master Fan, you're welcome. You can try them first. There's still more than a week before the opening ceremony of our exhibition match. You still have time to give us an answer. I won't bother you any more today."
Fan Hongyi stood up and said, "Director Liang, please take care. I won't see you off any further."
After leaving the slum, Dudu hugged Liangxin's neck and called out "Mom".
Liang Xin rubbed her daughter's rosy little face and said, "Dudu, are you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry." Dudu shook his head, "I want to talk."
Liang Xin laughed out loud, "Thank you for your hard work, baby. You didn't make any noise to disturb mom for such a long time. You are such a smart baby."
Dudu was very happy to be praised, "Smart baby!"
"Yes, Dudu is a smart baby."
"She is really smart." Sister Ji also said, "At home, Dudu always keeps imitating adults' speech. Just now, you talked for such a long time, but Dudu just kept silent!"
Liang Xin carried Dudu out of the alley, "Mom wants to reward Dudu, so I'll go back and make him something delicious."
Dudu pointed at the car, "Car, car."
"Dudu, you know mom is tired."
Sister Ji looked at Dudu's behavior and said something positive. She took Dudu and put him in the cart, "This cart is really worry-free."
"It's just a little troublesome to get in the car."
Liang Xin pushed the cart towards the bus stop. "Let's go back and use the bakery's kitchen to help Dudu make something to eat. Then we'll find a restaurant to eat Beijing specialties. I heard that not only many time-honored restaurants have opened, but also many self-employed restaurants have opened."
"Yes, there are more private restaurants in Beijing now than state-owned restaurants."
Feng Haiyan smiled and said, "However, we all come here because we don't want to waste even a minute. If we don't finish our work, we won't be able to taste the food. As for which restaurant is the best, we have to go back and ask Director Han and the others."
"After that, let's have a meal together. I'll treat you all and let you pick the best food."
Liang Xin returned to the bakery. Because she had seriously instructed them at noon not to spend money to prepare meals for them, Han Caixia and the others listened to the advice and did not cook, but they knew that Liang Xin would help Dudu cook, so they still bought some vegetables and meat in advance.
Liang Xin thought about it and said nothing at the moment. She was ready to put the money into the bakery before leaving.
I first made minced pork winter melon and tofu in tomato sauce for Dudu, and made a few small rice balls.
While Dudu was eating by himself in his little bib, the phone in the bakery rang again.
"Look at me, I forgot everything!"
Han Caixia hurriedly said: "Deputy Commander Lu called twice!"
Liang Xin: “….”
"fine."
Not only did Han Caixia forget, she also forgot to call Lu Chongfeng to report her safety!
When the call was connected, it was indeed Lu Chongfeng.
Sister Ji watched Dudu eat. Liang Xin walked into the bakery and just picked up the phone and said, "Hello."
There was an obvious sigh of relief from the other end of the phone. Lu Chongfeng said, "You're here. How come you didn't even call me to let me know you're safe?"
Liang Xin chuckled, "I haven't kept up with the times. In the past, there was no way to make a phone call to report safety anytime and anywhere. I was used to writing letters."
Lu Chongfeng immediately asked: "You wrote me a letter?"
Liang Xin: "...Yes, I wrote you a letter as soon as I arrived at the guesthouse. Now that I think of it, I can save a stamp with such a convenient phone."
"A stamp is only 8 cents. I just got paid. Send the letter back quickly!" Lu Chongfeng added, "Send as many as you can. I'll reimburse you for everything when you get back!"
Liang Xin turned his back to the guest and chuckled, reminding him, "Be careful of the impact."
Lu Chongfeng seemed to have just remembered that this long-distance call took an hour to be connected, and the sound suddenly fell silent in the microphone.
Liang Xin raised her lips and said to the backyard, "Dudu, do you want to talk to Dad?"
"want!"
Dudu, with rice still on his bib, trotted over and opened his arms to his mother. After being picked up by his mother, he held the microphone and said, "Dad, I miss you."
Liang Xin put her ear close to the microphone and vaguely heard Lu Chongfeng's excited voice coming from the microphone.
Dudu said "hmm" a few times and started to learn the second half of the sentence. Liang Xin took over the microphone and said, "Everything is going well for me for the time being. Dudu has adapted well. You should have a good meal at home. When we are free, we will go to visit some famous attractions. If you are free, we can go to the zoo together."
Lu Chongfeng's voice was slightly different from when he just answered the phone. "Got it."
Liang Xin suppressed her laughter, "Customers come and go in the store, so why not talk about it for now?"
Lu Chongfeng: "Remember to send the letter."
Liang Xin agreed, hung up the phone, looked at the receiver for a few seconds, then went back to eat with Dudu in her arms.
In the evening, after the bakery closed, Liang Xin invited everyone to eat at the state-owned restaurant recommended by Han Caixia, because Han Caixia said that private restaurants did not have as much meat as state-owned restaurants due to planned distribution, so there were not many dishes.
Roast duck, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, deep-fried shrimp, fish slices in wine sauce, fried meatballs...
Liang Xin specially ordered noodles with soybean paste. The sauce was thick and the diced pork belly with fat and lean parts was stir-fried until crispy. It was mixed with cucumber shreds, radish shreds, bean sprouts, green beans... and then she picked up a large piece of noodles with the vegetables and put it in her mouth. The sauce was rich and the noodles were chewy. You really can't get this authentic taste at home.
Dudu watched his mother eat with relish, his eyes following the chopsticks. When he saw his mother stuff the noodles into her mouth, he smacked his lips twice and swallowed his saliva, "Dudu, you can't eat this."
Liang Xin looked at her daughter's greedy face and said with a smile, "Yes, it's too salty. Dudu can't eat it."
Liang Xin asked about the old, middle-aged and young women comrades who were in contact with the local Women's Federation and how their practice was going.
"The moves of Ba Duan Jin are simple. The female employees of various units, street activists and cultural and sports backbones that the Women's Federation helped to contact are all comrades with flexible bodies."
Feng Haiyan said, "I gave the tapes of the formulas you recorded to the leader of the Ba Duan Jin group. The leader has often organized everyone to rehearse together, and there are no problems now. You can rehearse with them again in the next two days. By the way, Director Liang, I have been thinking about whether we should find a way to get some fabrics to make clothes with our conscience instant noodles advertisement printed on them, just like the green coats we gave to various sales stations before. Now many people are imitating us. If we wear them in the exhibition match, will it have a better effect?"
"Although this is a martial arts exhibition, not an official competition, we still have to respect traditional culture and not cause rejection or disgust from participants and audiences who love martial arts. We must make sure that both insiders and outsiders can feel our respect for martial arts."
Liang Xin said: "Everyone should wear the white shirt and black pants as required at the beginning. Everyone should have these clothes. I will still wear the white kung fu shirt."
"I have the same idea as Director Liang." The cadre from the Marketing Department said, "Too much is as bad as too little. Besides, this special performance with Director Liang here is our biggest publicity."
"That's right, Liang Xin is conscience! Why does she need to wear clothes with advertisements printed on them?"
Feng Haiyan said hurriedly: "Look at me, I've been thinking about how to advertise and expand publicity recently. As soon as I saw Director Liang, I forgot the most important point."
Liang Xin picked up a fried meatball and put it in Feng Haiyan's bowl. "I saw the ads in the newspapers and on CCTV when I was in Jiangkou. The sales of instant noodles at various sales outlets have increased significantly again. When we arrived in Beijing, the bus compartments, handbags, cinemas, workers' cultural palaces and factory and mine clubs have all made publicity notices for the opening ceremony of the Conscience National Tour Martial Arts Performance Competition. You have done a great job and fought for several months. You have worked hard. Eat more meat."
Feng Haiyan breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on her face, she picked up the fried meatballs and ate them, "Thank you, Director Liang."
The sales and marketing department cadre asked again: "Director Liang, will Master Fan come?"
"Master Fan's masters have replaced many of the necessary martial arts equipment with bricks, water tanks, and trees. Their lives must be very difficult. They may come, but under such difficult circumstances, they still insist on rejecting you so many times. From another perspective, it can also show that they are very determined. They may not come."
Liang Xin said, "Wait another three days. If there is no response from Master Fan, we will start according to the original plan."
In the remaining three days, Liang Xin took Dudu and Sister Ji to see the Great Wall.
While Sister Ji went to the bathroom, Liang Xin told Dudu how her father went abroad to buy her gifts and then donated the money from the sale of the gifts to the restoration of the Great Wall.
Dudu can understand it, but I don’t know if he can remember it.
Liang Xin took photos of Dudu and Sister Ji, and Sister Ji also took photos of her and Dudu. Not long after climbing, the three of them were tired. They spent ten cents to buy some saccharin ice cubes, rested well, and did not continue climbing. There was no one to supervise them and no directions, so they could return at will.
I was exhausted after climbing for a short while.
In the evening, Lu Chongfeng called the guesthouse again.
Lu Chongfeng was unhappy when he heard that Liang Xin went to the Great Wall.
Liang Xin added that Tiananmen Square was waiting for the whole family to take a group photo together, and Lu Chongfeng was immediately coaxed.
After Liang Xin recovered, she took Dudu to rehearse with the women in the Ba Duan Jin group.
In the middle of the rehearsal, Feng Haiyan happily rushed over and said, "Master Fan is willing to come!"
Liang Xin also breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the exhibition match to begin.
The night before the opening ceremony, Lu Chongfeng had been waiting for a phone call for an unknown amount of time. The call came through at the bakery during dinner time.
"Someone is coming from headquarters. I can't go."
Liang Xin smiled and said, "I guessed you couldn't come. You've been busy on the technical building for so long, and it's finally started. It's a busy time now. You can come to Beijing anytime. We'll bring Dudu over to play next time."
Lu Chongfeng sighed, "I can't watch your game anymore."
"It will be in the newspaper, and it might appear on TV news, and besides, you don't watch it every morning at home." Liang Xin said, "You watch it the earliest and the most."
Lu Chongfeng's voice suddenly became cheerful, "That's right, I'm the first person to see you practice!"
Seeing that he was about to become "Lu Chongfeng at home" again, Liang Xin reminded him again. After chatting seriously for a few minutes, she hung up the phone.
The opening ceremony of the Conscience National Touring Martial Arts Performance Competition has been in preparation for half a year and finally officially began on a weekend in mid-September when the weather turned slightly cooler from hot.
The original intention was to choose the Temple of Heaven Park as the performance venue, but in order to give the audience who had to buy ten packs of instant noodles to get tickets the best experience and sense of superiority, it was finally coordinated and the Workers' Stadium was chosen to hold the martial arts competition and performance.
Liang Xin specially sent tickets to Li Jiankang and Aviation Food Factory No. 1 and invited them to watch the performance.
Yang Tao also took some tickets from her and gave them to colleagues and friends at the film studio and TV station.
The film studio is preparing two martial arts films.
Liang Xin also hopes that those who participate in the performance competition can take this opportunity to get opportunities for cross-border development.
The cadres and staff of the Beijing group each performed their duties, checking tickets, leading the delegations into the venue, inspecting equipment, entertaining guests... In addition to doing their own work on the opening day, almost everyone was nervously paying attention to the seats in the stadium, always wanting to know how many people came, fearing that they would not achieve the desired results after taking on such a heavy burden for the first time.
After all, the audience is the focus and purpose of this competition and performance conference.
The more people come, the better the sales of Liangxin instant noodles are during this period. Behind one person there are ten packs of instant noodles!
Liang Xin was not in a hurry at all. She watched the cadres and workers in the factory busying about, while she held Dudu and chatted with the women comrades who were sitting together waiting for the performance.
Feng Haiyan was holding a walkie-talkie in her hand and suddenly almost bumped into a wrestler who was warming up. Liang Xin quickly supported her.
"Don't be nervous, just watch the road."
Feng Haiyan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled at Liang Xin, and continued to work.
After Director Liang really let them do it, even when they arrived at the conference, they really did not participate in anything and left the whole process to them. This 100% trust and 100% respect made everyone work hard to do this job well and not let Director Liang down!
Feng Haiyan invited Yang Tao to be the director and control the scene. Yang Tao also came over with a walkie-talkie, "Aunt Liang, I have learned something from you."
Liang Xin sat back down, "What is it?"
"You are good at using people and making the best use of their talents." Yang Tao gave Liang Xin a thumbs up. "I admire you! The honor guard is about to enter the venue. Movie stars and martial arts athletes will perform before the main competition begins. Your special performance is in the middle and we have to wait for a while. Do you want to take Dudu to watch it first?"
Liang Xin looked at the window of the extended area of the sound console that Yang Tao pointed at, nodded, picked up Dudu and walked over, "Let Dudu open his eyes."
From the bird's-eye view from the high window here, you can have a panoramic view of the entire stage.
The auditorium was already packed with people, and everyone was obviously holding a paper fan with the Conscience Instant Noodles advertisement printed on it and a small red flag cheering for support.
Liang Xin looked at the packed audience and a smile appeared on her face.
The opening ceremony officially began with eight red flag bearers circling the field, shouting Chairman Mao’s quotations: “Develop sports and enhance the people’s physique!”
The leader of the State Sports Commission delivered a speech using a metal microphone, mentioning words related to conscientious instant noodles and the revitalization of Chinese martial arts.
Famous martial arts movie stars and martial arts athletes appeared one after another to greet the audience.
The martial arts movie stars first led 200 teenagers to practice Tai Chi as an opening performance.
After the performance, the applause and cheers were so deafening that you could feel them through the windows.
Dudu suddenly shouted towards the window: "I'm here!"
Liang Xin laughed out loud and said "hush" to Dudu.
After the opening performance, the invited martial arts movie stars and martial arts athletes demonstrated their unique skills, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.
Two of the martial arts athletes were wrestlers, wearing only red and blue vests with slits on their upper bodies, revealing their shiny, oily tendons. When the performance began, the two athletes wrestled in the center of the venue. The tendons in their arms were bulging and knotted, and their chests were so thick that they looked like two bulls fighting. Sweat splashed with every effort, heating up the entire venue.
Liang Xin watched intently, her face flushed, not wanting to miss the moment when the winner finally emerged victorious.
Just when Liang Xin was getting extremely nervous, a sinister voice suddenly came from her ear: "Does it look good?"
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