Chapter 131 Chapter 131 If you can’t do it, who else can! …
When Lu Chongfeng came out with Dudu after they had seen the python and the crocodile, he saw a middle-aged man with dull eyes sitting in front of Liang Xin, so he walked over quickly.
The green shadow above his head brought Chief Gao back to his senses. He stood up and shook hands with Lu Chongfeng. After introducing himself, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Comrade Liang Xin, this... this... this is a buyout price that is so high that it has never appeared in our domestic market."
Section Chief Gao said with embarrassment: "I can't answer you now. I have to report to the leader after I go back and have a meeting to discuss before I can answer your question."
“No hurry.”
Liang Xin shook hands with him and said, "Chief Gao, you have worked hard. I am not lying or exaggerating. You have also seen the result of the martial arts performance in Beijing. I am also very familiar with the strength of China Record Corporation. So I am also very happy to cooperate with you on this matter. After all, this is a win-win situation."
Liang Xin's aura was a little less oppressive than before, and her tone was also a little looser, which made Chief Gao feel relieved and a smile appeared on his face.
"I understand what Comrade Liang Xin means. As long as I am not too impulsive, this matter will be easy to handle. I will deal with this matter immediately when I return and try to record the tape before you leave Beijing."
After everyone left, Lu Chongfeng asked curiously, "What tape?"
"China Recording Society wants me to officially record the background music and commands for a version of Ba Duan Jin."
Liang Xin picked up Dudu and fed her water and yogurt.
Lu Chongfeng had just picked up the kettle and forgot to drink it. "You want to release a tape?"
Liang Xin looked up at him, "Do you think I'm not good enough?"
"If you can't do it, who can?"
Lu Chongfeng sat next to Liang Xin with a kettle in his hand, "When you finish the tape, I will carry the tape recorder with me to do morning exercises every morning!"
Liang Xin imagined that scene, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised. "The music of Ba Duan Jin must be slow and soothing, and the military bugle is loud and powerful, which doesn't match your daily training."
"Then I will also listen to your voice when doing morning exercises."
Lu Chongfeng looked at Section Chief Gao's gradually disappearing back, "But, let me show you the tape. Why did he have that expression just now?"
Liang Xin raised her lips even higher, "Because the price I want is more than ten times higher than the current domestic market price."
Seeing Liang Xin's rare smug expression, Lu Chongfeng smiled, "Of course, of course. Comrade Liang Xin's voice is so good, if I were the one singing in the middle, I would give you a hundred times the price and it would still be too little!"
"Flattery."
Liang Xin picked up Dudu who was licking the yogurt bottle and wiped the milk stains from his mouth. "Do you still want to sit on Daddy's shoulder?"
Dudu sighed, "I'm tired."
Liang Xin was amused by her "little but smart" daughter, "Then let daddy carry you and go to see elephants and pandas."
Hearing Panda, Dudu opened his arms to his father.
After spending most of the day wandering around the zoo, I brought some bread to the children's playground to feed the goats and rode a pony. I had almost finished all the water and bread I brought, so I left the zoo and found a famous state-owned restaurant, where I tried stir-fried tripe, fried liver, and soy milk with fried dough sticks.
After leaving the restaurant, the evening vendors all came out carrying their loads and pushing their carts.
Liang Xin said, "If I had known to wait a little longer, these stalls would have tasted better."
"It's okay, keep eating."
Lu Chongfeng held Dudu in his arms and chased after him to the alleyway in front of the gate. “I didn’t eat much just now. I’m almost hungry again after walking here. Anyway, I have nothing to do today, so let’s eat!”
Liang Xin followed with a smile.
There was a dark deep pot on the coal stove, with the old soup bubbling in the pot. The pig intestines and lungs had absorbed the broth and were emitting a mellow aroma.
Lu Chongfeng knew Liang Xin would definitely eat it, so he walked over and said, "Boss, give me three bowls of stewed pork."
Liang Xin found a seat and sat down, watching the boss take out two empty bowls, cut the steamed buns into a tic-tac-toe shape with two knives, put triangles of fried tofu on them, took out the pig intestines and lungs from the deep pot and chopped them into small pieces, cut a few slices of pork head, took a large iron spoon to scoop a spoonful of boiling hot soup into the bowl, then used a small spoon to scoop chili oil, minced garlic, leeks and fermented tofu, and served it steaming hot.
"What is this?" Sister Ji smelled the delicious aroma, "Is this all pig offal? How can it smell so good!"
"Old Beijing specialty snack, stewed pork with fire."
Liang Xin's saliva was already flowing, so she decided to flush the milk for Dudu first. Otherwise, her daughter would probably cry in anxiety if she had to watch them eat.
When Dudu held the bottle, Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng also picked up the chopsticks.
Chewing the soft and chewy pig intestines, and then taking a bite of the pig lungs overflowing with marinade, Liang Xin smiled, "This taste is hard to make at home."
Lu Chongfeng took a big bite of the fire-baked bread and looked back at the big pot. "There is a lot of food in the pot, so the taste of the stew is indeed richer, but I think it is mainly because the atmosphere of street food is different, so it tastes different from home."
Dudu sat in his mother's arms, his big black and white eyes looked at his father, then at Sister Ji, and finally couldn't help spitting out the pacifier. His black pupils followed the soft, tender and fragrant fried tofu on the tip of the chopsticks to Liang Xin's mouth, and a big drop of saliva finally flowed down, "Dudu can eat!"
Liang Xin looked down and saw her daughter who was almost craving for milk. She couldn't help laughing and said, "It's salty and spicy. It's not tasty at all. It's not as good as Dudu's milk."
Dudu swallowed and looked at his father.
Lu Chongfeng frowned and said, "It tastes terrible."
Sister Ji didn't wait for Dudu to look over and immediately shook her head and said, "It's not delicious. It's not delicious at all."
Dudu put the pacifier in his mouth again and started drinking milk.
Liang Xin chuckled. If she continued talking, the stall owner would come over and chase her away.
Dudu is not stupid either. When he finished drinking the milk, he asked for the braised pork in his mother's bowl.
Lu Chongfeng picked up Dudu and walked forward. When he came back, he was holding two strings of candied haws. Dudu tasted the sugar and happily gave the candied haws to his mother.
The night market was something that was not planned, but it turned out to be the most enjoyable and satisfying experience.
The whole family was so satisfied that they went out again the next night to find a new night market to eat.
After eating our fill, we sent Sister Ji back to the guesthouse. When we got back to the military district guesthouse, we found out that Chief Gao had been waiting for us for two hours.
There was no place to discuss business in the lobby of the guesthouse like in a big hotel, so Liang Xin invited the person to the room and made a cup of tea.
"I'm sorry, Chief Gao, I didn't know you would come today. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Section Chief Gao took the teacup and waved his hand. "I was in a hurry and forgot to call the receptionist in advance to let them know. Since the reform and opening up, the restoration of the small stalls and individual businesses, Beijing's nights are indeed much more lively than before."
"That's right, but it's a pity that we didn't bring back anything to eat."
Liang Xin took out a coconut bread and said, "The canteen of the guesthouse has closed for business now, so Chief Gao can only eat some bread to fill his stomach."
"The coconut bread from Liangxin Bakery usually takes a long time to line up to buy. Thank you, Comrade Liangxin. I won't hold you back."
Section Chief Gao took a bite of the bread and looked really hungry. "Comrade Liang Xin, you can see my state and know that I am here with good news. I have told our leaders what you meant. They said that special matters should be handled specially and they also agree with what you said that this is a win-win situation."
Liang Xin pushed the white porcelain cup of green tea in front of Chief Gao and did not respond, just waiting for him to continue speaking.
Section Chief Gao took a sip of tea, glanced at Lu Chongfeng who was sitting at the desk holding his daughter, and said with a smile, "Buy it out for a flat price of five thousand."
Liang Xin's shoulders relaxed slightly.
The purpose of making a bid is to give the other party a compromise option.
Although China Record Corporation has many branches, they are still one company. As long as the head office speaks out, the provincial branches will of course stand with the head office and it is impossible for them to bid for it.
After all, private enterprises have not been liberalized yet. As the state-owned big brother that monopolizes the entire industry, Liang Xin had to turn to China Record Corporation whenever he wanted to produce a tape in the past three years.
The price offered by China Record is already very sincere.
Even if the market changes in a few years, a buyout price of 5,000 yuan will only be available to very famous singers.
As for profit sharing, China Record Corporation, which monopolized the market, would not come up with an internationally accepted royalty sharing model even in the 1990s.
Liang Xin glanced at Dudu and said, "Ten thousand."
Section Chief Gao's face suddenly turned pale. "Comrade Liang Xin, five thousand is already an unprecedented price. Our leaders think that in the next two or three years, we may reach the Hong Kong buyout price you mentioned, so they made special arrangements. I'll tell you the truth. The leaders did give me more budget, six thousand. No matter what you say, there is no more. If it weren't for the National Touring Martial Arts Conference of Conscience Instant Noodles, they would never agree to pay a singer five hundred. Moreover, a singer has more than ten or twenty songs on a tape, and you only record one song."
“Other people’s songs are only two or three minutes long.”
Lu Chongfeng suddenly interrupted and said, "Comrade Liang Xin's recording of this song took at least ten minutes, so it's reasonable for him to get several times more money than others."
Section Chief Gao's face became even more bitter. "No matter how high it is, it can't be as high as five or six thousand, right?"
Liang Xin estimated that it was about right. "Since Chief Gao has gone through so much trouble to come and go, and to strike while the iron is hot, let's just give him 6,000."
Section Chief Gao stood up excitedly and said, "Comrade Liang Xin, since you agreed, I will go back and prepare the contract and contact the recording studio. Just like you said, we need to finish recording this song while the iron is hot. Then we can ask the factory to rush the work and seize every opportunity to release it to the market!"
Liang Xin stood up and held out her hand. "Thank you for your hard work, Chief Gao. Without your sensitivity and initiative, our cooperation would not have gone so fast and smoothly."
When Chief Gao heard Liang Xin's praise, a bright smile appeared on his face. "Thank you, Comrade Liang Xin. It's mainly because Comrade Liang Xin is knowledgeable and has a straightforward temper. He won't take advantage of his current momentum to deliberately make things difficult for others. That's why the cooperation was finalized so quickly."
"Then I won't keep Chief Gao any longer."
Liang Xin said, "Chief Gao, go back and eat quickly. You must be hungry after waiting for so long."
"I'll be leaving first. Comrade Liang Xin, Deputy Commander Lu, please stay."
Liang Xin sent Chief Gao to the door, and as soon as she closed the door, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin and laughed unconsciously, "Before we built the factory, the General Logistics Department allocated several million to you for your disposal, but I didn't see you so happy."
Liang Xin walked over, picked up Dudu and kissed him twice, "Don't even mention millions, even if it's tens of millions, that's public money. This 6,000 yuan is my own money, how can it be the same?"
Lu Chongfeng imitated Liang Xin and kissed Dudu twice on her face, "How lucky I am to have found a wife like Comrade Liang Xin!"
Liang Xin raised her lips even higher, and she hugged Dudu and lay on the bed, "I have to take out 5,000 yuan of this money for Dudu to save, and leave 1,000 yuan for us to spend."
"And my share?"
Lu Chongfeng also lay on the bed, looking sideways at Liang Xin, his eyes shining, "How are we going to spend it?"
"You can buy whatever you want."
Liang Xin held Dudu's little hand and asked, "What do you want to buy?"
Dudu was pressed down by his mother and couldn't move. "What do you want to buy?"
"Imitating mom's speech again."
Liang Xin kissed her chubby little hand and said, "Mom will keep it for you first. When there is a suitable opportunity, you can spend it."
Lu Chongfeng asked curiously: "What is the right opportunity?"
Liang Xin turned over to the other side, watched Dudu sit up, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "House, everyone wants a house. According to your promotion plan, we should be in Jiangjing in the future, but I don't know where Dudu will be, so I'm a little worried."
"house?"
Lu Chongfeng thought seriously for a moment, "Do you mean that in the future, China's housing will no longer be owned by state units, and will be restored to private property rights and freely tradable?"
"At present, the average per capita housing area in my country's cities is only four or five square meters. In densely populated cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the average per capita area is even lower. We didn't feel anything when we lived in remote areas, but in the cities, after millions of educated youth were allowed to return to the cities, conflicts over housing occurred every day in every street, and it was common for brothers and sisters to turn against each other."
Liang Xin said, "We can't always let young people sleep in the corridors and balconies, right? These young people still have to get married and start new families. Of course, I am only making a subjective analysis based on the current situation. We will eventually leave before Dudu. Do you want Dudu to stay here like that?"
Liang Xin didn't continue talking.
Lu Chongfeng understood, and lay on the bed in silence.
After a while, Lu Chongfeng held Liang Xin in his arms and said, "In terms of life and family, my wife is more long-term and thoughtful than I am."
"I hadn't planned to think about it so early. After all, the market economy hasn't been fully liberalized yet." Liang Xin smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence that I came across an opportunity."
"I guess God couldn't stand the fact that you only cared about your family and the factory without considering your own personal interests, so he sent this money to you."
"Deputy Commander Lu is also superstitious?"
Lu Chongfeng laughed.
Liang Xin also laughed out loud.
On the last day in Beijing, Lu Chongfeng went to the Military Academy to learn from others. Liang Xin and the sales and marketing department were supposed to continue sightseeing, but when they heard that she was going to record a tape, the cadres and employees, who felt like they had received a blessing from heaven, came to the recording studio together.
Liang Xin spent a whole morning recording the formulas and breathing commands for Ba Duan Jin.
Feng Haiyan handed over the warm water and said, "Director Liang, once the tape is released and put on the market, in addition to our TV programs, factories, parks, family quarters... as long as your Ba Duan Jin music is played once, no, not played, but as long as people hear your Liang Xin version of Ba Duan Jin music, they will also think of Liang Xin brand instant noodles!"
"That's right! I didn't expect there would be such a big surprise beyond the plan!"
"While others are still imitating our early marketing propaganda, Director Liang has changed his approach and has quietly infiltrated the daily lives of the general public!"
Liang Xin looked at the cadres and employees who were happier than herself, and realized that they had invested their hearts into the Liangxin Instant Noodle Factory, which was why they were so devoted and excited. "We have to wait until the listing to see the specific results, so we can't be too happy too soon."
Feng Haiyan and others thought that there was no need to wait any longer.
They have been traveling and observing the market these days. They would have learned to practice even without music, let alone with music.
But no one refuted it anymore, knowing that it would take time to prove the real results.
Yang Tao came to Liang Xin for lunch at noon and mentioned that CCTV had established an advertising department.
"I asked about the price." Yang Tao said, "It's higher than last year, but no more than 3,000 yuan. The market economy has not been fully liberalized yet. Even if an advertising department is established, it still cannot be too commercialized. So it is still mainly administratively allocated. Will the factory still offer this price?"
"certainly."
Liang Xin said: "Even if we need to bid later, we have to continue. Yang Tao, I have to let you contact them in this regard. In addition, I have to let you shoot the new advertisement."
"no problem."
Yang Tao smiled and said, "I guessed that Aunt Liang would be there, but I wouldn't dare to make a decision without coming to ask you in person. I am now working as an assistant director with a senior. After I finish filming this drama, I will start preparing for a new advertisement for Conscience Instant Noodles."
"Thanks a lot."
As soon as Liang Xin finished speaking, Dudu looked up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sister."
Yang Tao rubbed Dudu's face and picked up the packaging box on the ground. "Auntie Liang, this is the children's clothing I bought for Dudu. It's not convenient to carry the packaging with you. You can take it off and take it back."
"Your salary isn't high, and you have to give half of it to the little girl in last year's commercial. What are you going to do with it?"
"This is my heart. Besides, if it weren't for Aunt Liang and Uncle Lu, I don't know what I would be like now."
Speaking of this, Liang Xin thought of the plot of the original book which she had not thought of for a long time. Looking at Yang Tao in front of her, whose face was rosy and whose qi and blood were full and healthy, and then thinking that Yang Tao was already a well-known new star in the director circle, she could not help but smile.
"Do you have anything to bring to your parents?"
Yang Tao said, "No need. I can send it back if there's anything. It's inconvenient for you to carry it with you on a long-distance train."
Liang Xin nodded and said, "If there are any large-scale events in the literary and artistic circles, or if you need financial sponsorship for the movies, TV series, or other works you are preparing, you can come to Liang Xin Instant Noodles."
Yang Tao's eyes lit up.
Liang Xin added: "However, no matter how hard you try, we still have to review it. We won't invest in sponsoring every work or activity."
Yang Tao hugged Liang Xin's arms, "Aunt Liang, you are my second parents!"
When Dudu saw that his mother was robbed, he dropped the leather doll that Yang Tao had just bought, ran over, climbed onto his mother's lap and sat on it.
Liang Xin and Yang Tao looked at each other and laughed out loud.
After completely settling their affairs in Beijing, Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng took the night train back home with a lot of gains.
After returning to the 11th Division, Xia Xia, Zhong Xuelian and Li Mao rushed over with their families early in the morning.
"Aiya! Return victorious!"
Li Mao clapped his hands vigorously. "We all saw it on TV and in the newspapers. The martial arts exhibition was so exciting! I really regret not going to watch it with others. I regret it so much that I can't sleep every night!"
Liang Xin took the breakfast Xia Xia brought over and said, "You can't leave again."
"Not only do I want to go, but the kids also dream of going there." Li Mao said, "We get together all day to discuss where the next stop is, what the next stop is, and which stop they can go to together."
Liang Xin asked in surprise: "Are you going to let the children go out by themselves?"
"Daqiang and Guangming are both grown men now. They will take the college entrance examination next year. If they pass, they will have to go out and study on their own."
Li Mao touched Meiman's head and said, "It's Meiman and our Xiaodan. I don't feel comfortable letting them go with me, but if I don't go, they won't be happy."
"no."
Zhong Xuelian said: "It's very dangerous outside now, and the train is even more dangerous. We can't go out."
Liang Xin looked at Mei Man with a pouty mouth and said with a smile: "If they really want to go out, we can't let them go with their brothers. It's better for them to go with the cadres of the sales and marketing department of the factory."
"That won't work either." Zhong Xuelian said, "The sales and marketing department is now the busiest department in our factory. We are extremely busy when we go on business trips to other places. How can we let them take care of our children?"
Dudu suddenly held Meiman's hand and said, "It's so beautiful!"
Liang Xin: “…”
For the first time, I saw Lu Chongfeng's weakness in Dudu.
Meiman heard what Dudu said and understood what he meant, and her mouth became even more flat.
"It's still early."
Liang Xin smiled and comforted, "The next stop is Shanghai. Shanghai is very close to Jiangkou. You don't need to take a train. You can get there by boat. If you want to go again, ask your mother to take a day off. Or if I go to perform again, I will take you with me."
The little girl was cheered up by Liang Xin's words. She picked up Dudu and ran out, wanting to continue listening to Dudu talk about the martial arts performance.
Sister Ji suddenly sat down on a stool and said, "Not only is the martial arts performance interesting, the Great Wall is also interesting, the zoo is also interesting, and Tiananmen Square is even more beautiful!"
Zhong Xuelian: “?”
Li Mao: “?”
Xia Xia: “?”
Commander Yang/Political Commissar Ji: “?”
Liang Xin: “….”
Lu Chongfeng took out a camera from his luggage. "The shutter button of our camera is almost worn out. Liang Xin and I have taken photos of almost all the famous scenic spots in Beijing. I don't think we can even hang them at home after developing them."
Without waiting for their reaction, Lu Chongfeng raised his head and paused for a moment before continuing, "What I meant just now is not that Liang Xin and I took pictures of almost all the scenery in Beijing with our cameras, but that Liang Xin and I took group photos at almost all the famous scenic spots in Beijing. I guess our group photos would be so numerous that they wouldn't even fit on a wall if they were developed."
Zhong Xuelian: “….”
Li Mao: “….”
Xia Xia: “….”
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