Chapter 477 I promise to catch up with them in this life
"Xiao Ye, I heard that there are 29-inch color TVs now. Next year, use your connections to buy one for your family. Keep track of how much it costs. Your grandfather and I will pay you back later."
"Ah? Oh, tomorrow. No, I will ask someone to buy it later. The money will be mine. It's my way of showing my filial piety to you, grandma."
“.”
The Spring Festival of 1985 was the fourth Spring Festival since Li Ye came into this world.
Four years passed in a flash, and Li Ye quietly changed the world and his family.
In the past, when Li Ye tied a few Gatling guns to himself, his grandmother Wu Juying scolded him for wasting money. But this year, his grandmother complained that the TV at home was not big enough.
Li Ye dared not disobey his grandmother's order, but Li Ye always felt a little strange. Why did Wu Juying have a hint of resentment when she said this?
After a while, Li Ye's younger sister Li Ying brought the answer to him.
"Brother, grandma heard from someone today that Lu Jingyao brought back a 29-inch color TV from overseas and gave it to Gao Xiaoyan's family as a betrothal gift."
“.”
Well, Li Ye understood. Grandma would never forget Lu Jingyao's breaking off the engagement. Even a female guerrilla fighter who had always lived a simple and frugal life had to fight for her place in certain matters.
Li Ying looked at her stunned brother and quickly changed the subject, "Brother, how big do you think a 29-inch TV is?"
Li Ye thought about it, gestured with his hands and said, "The diagonal length of the TV screen is 29 inches. You can calculate it, 29 times 2.54 centimeters."
Li Ying counted on her fingers for a few seconds, nodded and said, "Seventy-three point sixty-six, brother, how much is this color TV?"
"It should be about three or four thousand!" Li Ye rubbed Li Ying's little head and said seriously: "Xiaoying, you are really smart. Believe me, as long as you put a little more effort in studying, you will definitely be able to get into university."
Li Ying stared at Li Ye with her eyes wide open for a few seconds, then said very seriously: "Brother, after graduating from college, you only make 60 yuan a month, right? Then when can I afford a 29-inch color TV?"
Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why are you thinking about this? I'll give you two color TVs when the time comes. We can watch them in turn to make sure it doesn't get tired."
"And if you can get into college, I'll give you a car after you graduate."
Li Ying shook her head slowly: "When I grow up, I can't spend your money anymore. I want to spend the money I earn myself."
“.”
Li Ye looked into Li Ying's eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
Although she is the youngest in the family, she has to endure things that she shouldn't have to endure at her age. From the very beginning, she has put herself in a completely different position from her sister Li Yue.
But what Li Ying said next made Li Ye couldn't help but smile.
"Brother, look at this! Even if I graduated from college, my monthly salary is only 60 yuan at most. If I don't eat or drink, it will take me six or seven years to buy a color TV. In fact, I can't live without eating or drinking.
Then I can’t afford a color TV for ten years, but it’s different for me selling clothes. I can buy a 29-inch color TV for my family in a year, no, half a year at most.”
"Brother, please tell Dad again! Let me go to the market with my aunt in the future. I will only go to the market on Sundays and holidays. I will make sure to finish my homework on other days."
“.”
It turns out that this sister still hasn't given up!
In order to get Li Ye to give in, he even said something as harsh as "guarantee to complete the homework".
However, Li Ye would never allow her to set up a stall at such a young age. If possible, it would be better for her to read more books.
Seeing that Li Ye refused to give in, Li Ying seemed to muster up great courage and stretched out five fingers.
“Brother, go tell Dad that as long as you let me go out and set up a stall, I will keep this much money I earn.”
Wow, 50-50 split, my little sister Li Ying made a huge concession.
Li Ye couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're dreaming. You earn a hundred dollars, and your family lets you keep five dollars. You want to add two to one to make it five?"
Li Ying lowered her head and said weakly, "Let's keep half and not tell them."
“.”
Li Ye understood that Li Ying meant that she secretly kept half, but if the family found out, Li Ye, the brother, would have to take the blame, as it was Li Ye and Li Ying who withheld the profits.
Have you learned to find a protective umbrella?
"What are you two still doing there? The party is about to start, are you still going to watch it?"
Li Kaijian's voice suddenly rang out, startling Li Ying who was plotting with Li Ye.
"I'm here, Dad. I want to ask my brother for help with a problem I have with my studies!"
“.”
Li Ying quickly entered the main room, moved a seat for Li Ye, poured tea for grandparents and father, and then took two oranges, peeled one and gave it to Li Ye.
Her sister Li Ying glanced at her sideways, but was ignored by Li Ying.
What are you looking at? I won't serve you.
When it was almost eight o'clock, Dongshan TV Station began to broadcast the programs of TV Station One.
At present, the TV stations in the mainland have not yet been equipped with satellites, and TV One cannot guarantee that all provinces in the mainland will have clear TV signals. Therefore, when broadcasting important TV programs, they need to rely on the broadcasts from various local stations.
During the first broadcast, what was broadcast on TV was not the Spring Festival Gala, but the "golden advertisement" before the Spring Festival Gala.
A golden wave of wheat appeared on TV, rising and falling with the breeze, and the plump ears of wheat were clearly displayed in the camera.
The hardworking old man cut a bundle of wheat and smiled contentedly at the camera, revealing his white teeth.
“The best wheat makes the best flour, and the best ingredients make the best and most delicious Qingshuihe brand instant noodles. Real ingredients, the taste of home.”
As the advertisement plays, the golden wheat grains by the river, the plump yellow cattle on the grass, the bright red peppers on the branches... various brightly colored shots take turns, as if this is not an advertisement, but a landscape film.
Li Ying couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, is this our instant noodles?"
Li Zhongfa was very proud, but he still corrected him: "How can this be our instant noodles? This is Qingshui County's instant noodles, you can't tell anyone about it!"
"Oh oh, I said the wrong thing, Grandpa."
This commercial is the Qingshuihe Food Company's new year commercial. It took a lot of effort just to shoot it.
And when he went to TV One to discuss advertising cooperation, he was "lucky" enough to get the best advertising time slot, so Li Zhongfa was of course very proud.
But I don’t know whether Li Zhongfa knows that the strongest competitors for the prime advertising of TV One were Fenghua Clothing and Pengcheng Red Bull Drinks, but in the end, both sides suffered losses, which benefited Li Zhongfa.
They have to be cheap! One Hao Jian and one Fu Guiru, who dares to steal the limelight from the old man?
At eight o'clock sharp, the Spring Festival Gala officially began. As soon as the gala started, everyone in the Li family became excited.
"Is the stage for this year's party so big?"
"Not bad, not bad, this scene is no worse than the Olympics. We can do what foreigners can do."
Whether it was Li Zhongfa, Wu Juying, Li Juan or Li Ying, they were all satisfied with the opening of the 1985 Spring Festival Gala.
But they don’t know that this is the “most failed” Spring Festival Gala in history.
In 1984, audiences in the mainland had been exposed to too many major events. They had watched the National Day military parade and the Los Angeles Olympic Games, and they were no longer surprised by "big scenes."
Then some people felt that it was too shabby for a country with more than one billion people to hold the Spring Festival Gala in the small studio of TV One. Only a grand scene could be worthy of the style of a great country.
Therefore, the venue for the 1985 Spring Festival Gala was set at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.
I have to say that this idea is actually a good one, even very advanced. It’s just that 1985 is not 2005, and it is extremely difficult to hold a cultural and entertainment evening in a large stadium that can accommodate tens of thousands of people these days.
In the end, because the facilities and technical conditions of the First Television Station were not sufficient to support such a large-scale scene, a large number of erroneous shots were caused.
However, the director team also made a lot of careful preparations for this year's Spring Festival Gala. Because of the popularity of "My Chinese Heart" last year, they invited famous Hong Kong singers Roman Tam and Liza Wang this year.
In addition, the famous crosstalk master Mr. Ma and the popular Chinese women's volleyball team were also invited to support. It can be said that they all wanted to present a satisfactory Spring Festival Gala for everyone.
But in the end, the performance of this evening party was far from ideal, and most of the programs did not receive a good response.
There were so many critics that TVB One was even forced to solemnly apologize to the national audience on its "News Broadcast" 11 days later.
Then the top leaders sent four investigation teams to TV One to look into the reasons for the mistakes in the gala, which shows how great the impact of this gala was.
The party was not over yet, and Li Zhongfa, who was watching TV, frowned: "Why do I feel like it was a failure? What happened?"
Li Ye said softly: "It's not their fault. Our equipment and technology are a bit inadequate, and we have no experience in organizing such a large-scale TV program.
It can be said that we are lagging behind the rest of the world in all aspects. If we want to catch up with the world’s best, we still need a lot of efforts.”
"Yeah! We are indeed behind,"
Li Zhongfa is a pragmatic man. He has managed the instant noodle factory until today, so he naturally understands the backwardness of the mainland.
There are so many things to learn and improve in terms of equipment, management, and all aspects.
But Li Zhongfa is also a person who refuses to admit defeat.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Our lag behind is only temporary. As long as we grit our teeth and keep chasing, we will eventually catch up.
I can't catch up with you in this lifetime, so you have to grit your teeth and keep chasing me. If you can't catch up with me, let my grandson continue to chase me."
Seeing Li Zhongfa, who was clearly ready to fight, Li Ye said calmly, "I will remember Grandpa, but I don't want your grandson to suffer.
I promise that in your lifetime, we can catch up with them and make them turn around and chase us."
I came back late today because of something else. The second chapter will be updated in the second half of the night. Please read it tomorrow morning! Sorry, sorry.
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