Chapter 203: Taking on the Duty (I)
The twelfth day of the first lunar month in 1984 was the departure time Li Ye had scheduled before entering Hong Kong Island.
Because it takes two days and two nights to travel from Pengcheng to Beijing by train, he had to return to Beijing before school started, and he had also made an appointment in advance to watch the Lantern Festival with Wen Leyu.
But before leaving, there was an "accident". Pei Wencong arranged three seats on direct flights to Beijing for Li Ye and the other two.
If he was coming from Beijing to Hong Kong Island, Li Ye would definitely not be eligible to take a plane. But to go from Hong Kong Island to Beijing, Pei Wencong could do it easily through his HKU classmates at the airport.
Now, even Hao Jian, who had some rifts with Pei Wencong yesterday, couldn't help but ask Li Ye: "Why does that guy named Pei have classmates everywhere?"
Li Ye smiled and said, "Hong Kong Island is such a small place, it's always easier for students from HKU to stand out. After years of accumulation, won't he have classmates all over the world?"
"Now you understand the significance of my applying to Peking University, right? A Hong Kong University is a network of people. As long as you share the benefits, you will have channels and connections."
Hao Jian pursed his lips and nodded, "It's still useful to read more, otherwise you will always be bullied."
Li Ye said angrily: "It wasn't him who bullied you yesterday, it was me who bullied you, okay?"
Just yesterday, Hao Jian and Pei Wencong had a small dispute over the issue of clothing exports.
Pei Wencong insisted on focusing on the company on Hong Kong Island to control the export business of Pengcheng Factory No. 7, and claimed that "there are friends from the University of Hong Kong who are doing this business and have experience and connections."
What Hao Jian meant was that he was an insider in the industry, and that Hong Kong should cooperate with him so that he could take the opportunity to build a reputation at the Canton Fair, learn experience, and keep the profits within the family.
In the end, it was Li Ye who made the final decision, and the export business would still be handled by Hong Kong Island.
This decision made Hao Jian grumble and complain, saying that Li Ye was seeking the far away instead of the near, and could not distinguish between inside and outside.
But Hao Jian had no idea how difficult it was to export these days. If he really let Pengcheng Factory No. 7 take the lead, it would be strange if he could get anything done.
"Why are you bullying me?" After hearing what Li Ye said, Hao Jian muttered again, "Isn't it natural for you to bully me?
I just don’t understand the brand you’re talking about. When I asked Pei Wencong about it, he actually lied to me. How can I learn from them in the future?”
“.”
Li Ye really didn't know about this, but thinking about it, it's a good thing.
Pengcheng No. 7 Factory has been making a lot of money recently, and Hao Jian has become somewhat complacent. As long as he can make money by selling the products, he doesn't care about the style.
When foreign brands come in from now on, what will we use to resist them?
In addition, Li Ye also hopes that the Chinese people’s aesthetic views will not be too influenced by the West.
He didn't deny that OL outfit with stockings looked good, but what about bell-bottom pants?
Moreover, the Flower Planting Family also had their own unique clothing elements, such as the Zhongshan suit which has basically disappeared in later generations, which Li Ye thinks is a pity.
He still remembers how handsome the Kung Fu Emperor was when he wore a Zhongshan suit and wreaked havoc in the Hongkou Dojo.
After everyone despised it as a symbol of old-fashionedness, the boys' school uniforms in Chrysanthemum Country absorbed some of its elements and made very beautiful stand-up collar uniforms.
As for the horse-faced skirt, it is still a bit ahead of its time, but it is still worth trying to extract some traditional ethnic elements.
He hopes to create a brand that meets the aesthetic tastes and acceptance of the vast majority of people, so that others will like it as soon as they see it.
Moreover, you must have the ability to compete with the world's big brands.
. . . . . .
The next day, Pei Wencong sent Li Ye and others to the airport and waved goodbye only after they checked in.
Once they were out of Pei Wencong's sight, Hao Jian and Jin Peng seemed to suddenly relax.
His upright body became lazy, his serious eyes that did not look away became lively, his stiff neck turned left and right flexibly, and everything he saw seemed new to him.
"Wow! This time I went out with Brother Ono, and I didn't expect to be able to get a ride on a plane. What do you think the level of the people sitting next to us will be when we get on the plane?"
Thirty-year-old factory manager Hao Jian is now a man who can make tens of millions of dollars in business with just a wave of his hand, but he still feels a strong sense of novelty about taking a plane for the first time.
Jin Peng’s focus is a little different. He doesn’t care who he flies with!
"Xiao Ye, I heard that you can drink Moutai on the plane. Is that true?"
"Don't ask me about this. I haven't sat in it either. But can't you afford Maotai now?"
Jin Peng licked his lips and said with a smile: "It shouldn't taste the same, right? Does the Maotai you drink now taste the same as the first time you drank it?"
The three of them boarded the plane smoothly, only to find out once they sat down that most of the people sitting around them were foreigners.
If you want to drink Moutai, you can. The flight attendant will personally pour you a glass. However, smoking is not prohibited in the cabin, and the ventilation system is not as good as that of later aircraft.
The people around him had a strong body odor, and the flight attendants' uniforms were far less eye-catching than those of today, giving Li Ye a mediocre riding experience.
Li Ye closed his eyes and dozed off. After more than two hours, he felt the plane begin to turn and circle. He knew that it should have arrived in Beijing.
But after a while, Li Ye felt something was wrong.
Because the plane circled for a long time.
Is the Capital Airport also congested these days?
Li Ye was a little surprised, and then he heard a passenger sitting by the window say, "It's snowing outside!"
Li Ye leaned over to take a look, his heart skipped a beat and he became nervous.
It's okay if it's snowing outside, the airport ground staff are absolutely dedicated and will definitely be clearing the snow urgently, but low visibility is a big problem.
Domestic airports these days don't have blind landing systems. It all depends on the courage and skills of the pilots. Landing in bad weather conditions may be best done by Russian pilots, and pilots from the south are also good at it.
Facts have proved that the skills of pilots these days are still quite good. After circling for twenty minutes, the plane successfully landed at the Beijing Airport.
Looking out through the windows on both sides, there was heavy snow and a mist, and all I could see was white.
"Why is it snowing so heavily?"
After getting off the plane, the passengers deeply felt how heavy the snow was in Beijing. Just by walking down the short distance of the gangway, they were covered with a cloud of snow.
It was not until after he passed the entry inspection that Li Ye learned that a sudden heavy snowstorm hit the capital and many flights were delayed or cancelled.
In addition, there was a serious traffic jam on the road leading to the city due to the slippery roads caused by snow, and there was a shortage of buses. All passengers could only wait patiently and leave the airport in batches.
Li Ye waited for more than half an hour before following the staff's instructions and getting on the car.
As a result, after he got on the bus, he saw three familiar faces at a glance.
One is Zhang Rui, the son of the original owner of the Zaojun Temple courtyard where Li Ye currently lives.
When Li Ye bought his house half a year ago, I heard that he was going abroad. I don’t know why it was delayed until now.
The other two acquaintances were Liu Muhan and Lu Jingyao, whom he hadn’t seen for half a year.
They were all sitting together, and looking at the school badges on their chests, there were seven or eight people around them who were students from outside Beijing.
Li Ye frowned and wanted to find a seat to sit down, but Zhang Rui saw Li Ye and waved at him, "Li Ye, Li Ye, come and sit here."
"Oh, I'll just sit here."
"Hey, come here quickly."
Zhang Rui was too enthusiastic, so Li Ye couldn't refuse and just sat down.
"Li Ye, is your flight also cancelled? Why didn't I see you in the terminal just now? Are you here to see me off?"
"I'm not here to take a flight. I just landed. Of course you can't see me in the terminal."
"You just landed?"
Zhang Rui was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Where did you fly from? How did you buy the plane ticket?"
Several students from outside Beijing also looked at Li Ye. After all, at his age, he should not be qualified to take a plane.
Li Ye said calmly: "The publishing house in Hong Kong invited me to exchange ideas for a few days, and they bought the plane ticket for me when I came back."
"You're back from Hong Kong?" Zhang Rui was surprised, then laughed and said, "Awesome, brother, your novels have been published abroad! No wonder I saw that your clothes were so fancy, it turns out they were foreign goods!"
Li Ye slowly turned his head and said to Zhang Rui in surprise: "Going abroad? Why do you have such an idea?"
Zhang Rui didn't react and asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong with this?"
At this time, Jin Peng said coldly: "Hong Kong Island is a sacred and inseparable part of our country. After you go out, don't say anything casually."
“.”
Jin Peng's impression of this guy Zhang Rui is really not very good.
Originally his house was sold for eight thousand yuan, making it the most expensive one. We had already agreed on the price and had paid it over, but he raised the price to ten thousand yuan at the last minute. Even though he brought a room full of furniture, that was still a lack of credibility.
As Jin Peng finished speaking, the carriage immediately fell silent.
In fact, in the 1980s, people subconsciously believed that going to Hong Kong Island meant going abroad, and Zhang Rui's statement was purely a slip of the tongue.
Zhang Rui chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, fortunately I am still on our land, otherwise I would not have the opportunity to correct it.
By the way, brother Li Ye, you are the first to come forward. Tell us about the situation outside so that we can gain more experience. Don’t let outsiders look down on us.”
Li Ye shook his head and said, "What's there to say? We are all human beings. Who is strong and who is weak depends on their ability. As long as you study better and have stronger abilities than them, no one will look down on us."
"What this young man said makes sense," a man in his forties next to him interrupted, "Our company used to import parts from Juhua, and I thought he was a facial paralysis patient, whether he said nice things or just ignored me.
As a result, our own research institute broke through new technology last year, and that person came to us with a big smile on his face, offering us a price cut and gifts. I, the brewer, asked him at the time, "You can actually smile seductively!"
“Hahahaha~”
Everyone around started laughing.
With the addition of this Beijing native, the conversation became more and more harmonious.
When they knew that Jin Peng and Hao Jian went to Hong Kong Island because of Li Ye's "invitation letter", everyone around looked at Li Ye with their eyes obviously getting hotter.
How difficult is it to leave the country now? Li Ye is so young, but he can "take" people out. What kind of ability is this?
No wonder I just said “speak with your ability”!
In the entire carriage, only Lu Jingyao's eyes did not fall on Li Ye.
She looked out the window blankly, trying desperately to recall the English knowledge she had learned last night, hoping to block out the voices in her ears by focusing on her studies.
Over the past six months, Lu Jingyao has studied very hard, and most of the time she has been able to reach a state where she is oblivious to what is happening outside.
But no matter how hard she tried today, Li Ye's voice pierced her ears and heart like a needle.
[Why was he so ordinary before, but now he is the center of discussion wherever he goes? ]
Liu Muhan, who came to see her off at the airport, sat next to Lu Jingyao. Seeing Lu Jingyao's face gradually turning pale, he knew that she was being self-extreme again.
Liu Muhan had been observing Li Ye carefully since the moment he got on the car. Li Ye only glanced at Lu Jingyao from front to back, and it was a quick glance.
In other words, Li Ye didn't care about Lu Jingyao at all.
However, Lu Jingyao underwent a strong psychological change because of Li Ye's appearance.
"Ah~~"
Liu Muhan sighed, there was nothing he could do, he could only hold Lu Jingyao's hand and give her some comfort and support.
She knew very well that if Lu Jingyao could not get rid of this psychological barrier on her own, Li Ye would be her lifelong nightmare.
The bus was soon full of people, but because there were still many people stranded at the airport and it was already dark, it had to exceed the capacity of the bus and those who got on later had to stand.
At this time, a man in a suit suddenly stood up and shouted, making Li Ye frown.
"Everyone, please show some style and give up your seats to our international friends. Young people, please hold on and give up your seats."
Many people stood up and gave their seats to others, and young people like Li Ye were the first to stand up and give up their seats.
This is the current environment, and Li Ye did not directly resist it.
But when the next group of passengers got on and it was Li Ye's turn to give up his seat, he was unwilling to do so.
Because he saw Naoto Nakamura among this group of passengers.
Naoto Nakamura also saw Li Ye, and naturally stood in front of Li Ye under the guidance of the enthusiastic man in a suit.
"Student, please give way to me and show your ability."
"What style in our country requires me to give up my seat to a chrysanthemum man?"
“.”
The man in a suit, who had been showing off his style in the carriage for most of the day, was suddenly stunned.
Everyone in the car had been following his orders, and those friends who got seats also gave him friendly smiles. He was enjoying himself when he was suddenly annoyed by a boy.
The man in the suit immediately frowned and asked Li Ye sternly, "Student, which school are you from? What's your class name?"
Li Ye turned out to be even more stern than the man in the suit. He pointed his finger at his forehead and asked, "Which unit are you from? What's your name and position?"
“.”
How dare he say that?
There are a few old revolutionaries in every unit nowadays. If he really goes over to them, someone might beat him with a cane.
Wonima, I almost lost my life back then, who would you give up your seat to?
The atmosphere in the car was very awkward. Zhang Rui next to him couldn't help but tug at Li Ye's sleeve, hinting him not to be too stubborn.
But Li Ye said to him: "Student Zhang, didn't you just ask me to tell you about my experience outside? Then I will tell you one."
Li Ye said in a serious and loud voice: "In our flower-growing family, gentleness and humility are virtues, but when you go outside, you will find that people don't buy into your tricks at all.
Being too modest will only make others think you are incompetent and weak.
If you want to gain the respect of others, you can either use excellent results or use strong fists, but never be humble.
Because in the Western dictionary, the strong must take the lead! "
(End of this chapter)
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