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Chapter 193
Jiang Meishu was really confused by this question. She had clearly come to the other party to discuss an advertising contract, but how did it turn out that the other party asked her if she wanted to be the host?
Jiang Meishu subconsciously said, "Comrade Zhao, this doesn't seem appropriate. First, I'm not a professional, and second, I don't have any relevant experience in this area."
"That doesn't matter."
Comrade Zhao's voice was very steady, just like what he saw on TV. His voice was truly pleasant. "We have plenty of senior people here who can guide you."
The TV station is now in a period of transition, and they are still groping for the better. But they will eventually get sick and grow old.
Therefore, cultivating young hosts is almost a necessary path for future development.
Jiang Meishu still shook her head, "Comrade Zhao, I'm really not cut out for this." In her two lifetimes, she had never thought of standing in front of a camera. The feeling of being exposed in the mirror from all directions made her panic.
Comrade Zhao felt sorry for her blunt refusal. "Forget it, then. Let's talk about the advertising contract you brought."
Finally getting to the point, Jiang Meishu breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, this is the advertising contract. This is the content of our video. Please take a look first."
She will hand over the advertising contract and the video advertisement together.
Comrade Zhao watched it slowly, and when he finished, he gave his evaluation, "The commercial is well shot."
He didn't remember anything else in the 30-second commercial, just the words "Hongtai Bicycles are good."
It's a brainwashing advertising package that people will never forget after watching it.
Jiang Meishu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what he said, "That means I can pass."
"able."
Comrade Zhao said decisively, "At least for now, I haven't seen such a novel advertisement." He looked at Jiang Meishu with a certain degree of determination, "Your advertisement will be popular."
Comrade Zhao in the 1970s didn't know what explosions were, but he had a hunch that this advertisement would be seen by more people.
Jiang Meishu's eyebrows curved, "Thank you for your good wishes."
"I'm looking over the contract. If it's OK, you can go to the Finance Department to settle the advertising expenses."
Jiang Meishu hummed and waited quietly for Comrade Zhao to look at the contract. When she wanted to be quiet, she really didn't make any noise at all.
Looking bright and gentle, Comrade Zhao couldn't help but be dazed for a moment when he looked up at her. "Comrade Jiang, are you really not coming to our unit?"
"With your appearance and standard Mandarin, even if you can't become a mainstay, at least being in the top three is definitely good."
"And if you do well and win the favor of others, you might even become famous in front of the whole country."
This is the truth, the pillars of CCTV are really not comparable to those of other channels.
Jiang Meishu thought about it carefully. When she thought about becoming famous in front of the whole country, she couldn't help but get goosebumps. The weather was not cold, but she actually got goosebumps.
She also hid it, only extending her exposed white arm. "Comrade Zhao, look, this is just talk, but I'm already getting goose bumps. If this were to be broadcast in front of the entire nation, I'd be so nervous I'd die."
"I won't hide it from you." Jiang Meishu said with a smile, "I'm not born to eat this kind of rice, so even if you put it in front of my mouth, I won't be able to eat it."
"That's the truth."
Character determines destiny. At this moment, Jiang Meishu realized more clearly than ever that she couldn't do it. She couldn't handle herself well in front of the camera, nor could she become famous in front of the people of the whole country.
All she could do was to run a small business, take care of her own little piece of land, and live happily.
Seeing that she had gone so far, Comrade Zhao could only give up. "Forget it then." He hesitated, but did not say anything final. He just said, "If you have the chance in the future, you can come find me."
He also handed over his business card, "Here's my name and address."
Jiang Meishu thought to herself that it was worth it to get such a big boss's business card for free. She accepted it without hesitation.
"Thank you for letting me meet you at Capital Radio and Television Station. General..."
This flattery was so effective that even Comrade Zhao's smile widened. "Go to the Finance Department to pay. Once you get the receipt, the videotape will be handed over to the Publicity Department."
Jiang Meishu sighed and walked in the direction Comrade Zhao had instructed. Everyone in the TV station was very busy. Some were holding manuscripts in their hands, while others were jogging, and they hardly stopped along the way.
Jiang Meishu sighed. She felt that these people were really hard-working and diligent. She knew very well that she could not endure such hardship.
She simply cheered up, followed the instructions on the doorplate, and went to the Finance Department. Because of the relationship introduced by Comrade Zhao, the people in the Finance Department did not make things difficult for her.
I successfully paid the three-month advertising fee, 100 yuan a day, for a total of 9,200 yuan for three months. Two of those months were because there were 31 days.
The other party gave her a receipt.
"Take your receipt to the Publicity Department, and they'll make the arrangements."
Jiang Meishu sighed, thinking that running around was the way to go. She had already been to three places in just a short while. After the last publicity department gave her a receipt, they glanced at it and said, "The commercials will start airing on June 7th. Remember to watch TV."
Jiang Meishu calculated the time and said, "Today is the fifth, right?"
"Yes." The publicity department staff were easy to talk to, or rather, easy to talk to the sponsor. "The previous advertisement will expire in two days. After it expires, I will have my colleagues arrange your advertisement."
"Your ad will be released on June 7th at 8:00 PM during prime time."
"Just watch it on TV when the time comes."
Jiang Meishu uttered a sigh, grabbed a handful of White Rabbit candies from her bag, placed them on the table, and thanked them with a smile, "Thank you so much for the trouble. Please have some candy."
In this era, White Rabbit Milk Candy was considered a high-end product. When the female comrade from the Propaganda Department saw the candy, she didn't refuse it and said, "You're spending a lot of money."
He received it very calmly. I think there are many people who do things like Jiang Meishu on a daily basis.
After finishing her work at the TV station, Jiang Meishu didn't rush back to Yangcheng, but planned to stay at Liang's house for a few days. After all, she had been away for such a long time, and Liang's mother had been staying at home, and the two children, Liang Rui and Liang Feng, had also been in their hometown.
Since Liang Qiurun didn't come back, she came to check on him.
She arrived home suddenly and didn't tell Liang's mother, so when Liang's mother saw Jiang Meishu, she was stunned for a long time, rubbed her eyes, looked again and again, and when she was sure it was Jiang Meishu, she was stunned for a long time, and immediately stood up, "Why didn't you say hello when you came back, so that I could ask Comrade Wang to cook some more delicious dishes."
Jiang Meishu stepped forward and supported Liang's mother, who was over seventy years old. She smiled and said, "I just wanted to give you a surprise. If I had told you in advance, there would be no surprise at all."
"I just want to ask you, are you surprised by my sudden return?"
Liang's mother raised her hand and patted the back of her hand. "You, you, really are."
"Surprise, how can I not be surprised?"
"You came back alone?" She glanced at Jiang Meishu's back. "Qiu Run didn't come back?"
Jiang Meishu nodded and helped her to sit in the pavilion. The capital in June was already a bit hot like summer, but it was still much more comfortable than Guangzhou.
"No." Jiang Meishu saw her sitting firmly, and then she said slowly, "I came back to do some work. Qiu Run's factory couldn't leave, so I came back alone."
"How many days will you stay?"
It can be seen that the elderly Liang's mother seems to be somewhat dependent on Jiang Meishu. Since Jiang Meishu appeared, she has never let go of her hand.
Jiang Meishu pretended not to notice this and just stayed by her side quietly. "I'm going home to stay for a few days."
After hearing this answer, Liang's mother seemed less anxious the moment she finished speaking. She looked at the courtyard and sighed, "After you left, Liang Rui and Liang Feng also attended evening self-study classes at school and rarely came home, so the house became quite empty."
Liang's mother has lived with her family all her life, but in her old age she lives alone, which makes her a little uncomfortable.
Jiang Meishu felt a little sad when she saw her like this, "Mom, why don't you come with me when I go to the south this time."
"Let me tell you, Guangzhou's weather is exceptionally good. The sky is blue, the sea is blue, the air is good, and the humidity is high. It's unlike our capital, which is extremely dry year-round."
Liang's mother waved her hand and said, "I'm not going."
She didn't seem as energetic as she was in the first two years after Jiang Meishu got married. Her forehead had turned whiter and wrinkles were slowly creeping up her face.
Only those eyes were still very clear.
"I'm not young anymore." Liang's mother seemed to be talking about someone else's affairs. "I'm seventy this year. Strictly speaking, at our age, we shouldn't travel far away, lest we die outside and never return home."
She smiled, with a somewhat open-minded look in her eyes, "I will stay in my hometown and wait for you to come back."
"That's enough."
Jiang Meishu felt inexplicably sad after hearing this. "Mom, please come with us. The train is very fast now. If you want to come back, I will take you back."
"No."
Regarding this matter, Liang's mother flatly refused, "I'm fine at home. I'm used to the food, clothing, housing and transportation here. I really don't have the mood to adapt again."
"Jiang Jiang, you and Qiu Run are still young and it's normal for you to go out and fight, but I'm different from you."
"I want to protect my home and my roots."
Seeing Jiang Meishu's eyes were red, Liang's mother wiped her tears and said, "Don't cry, I have Lao Lin and Comrade Wang to accompany me at home, so I am not lonely."
"What's more, Liang Rui and Liang Feng come back to see me from time to time. I think it's worth it to live to this point in my life."
She said it so bluntly that Jiang Meishu had no chance to persuade her. She hesitated and looked at Uncle Lin who was waiting outside.
Jiang Meishu struggled for a long time before she finally spoke, "Mom, what do you think of Uncle Lin?"
Subconsciously, do you still want to be with Uncle Lin?
If you don't say it at this point, then you really won't have the chance to say it. Although her voice was low, Uncle Lin's greatest advantage in this life was his sharp eyes and ears.
But at this moment, he actually hated that his ears and eyes were too smart.
Because he heard Liang's mother's answer.
Mother Liang didn't feel offended when she heard this. Instead, she was gentle and kind. "Xiao Jiang, I know what you mean, but it's not necessary."
She smiled and looked ahead. At the corner of the wall, she saw the corner of Uncle Lin's clothes that had accidentally been exposed. She then said slowly, "At my age, I'm no longer in the age of valuing love."
"Your Uncle Lin and I are family members who have depended on each other for our entire lives. We can only be family members, not lovers."
She said this with absolute certainty, and it completely disheartened Uncle Lin.
Uncle Lin, who was guarding the door, looked increasingly gloomy after hearing this.
Obviously, Liang's mother's words had a great impact on him.
"It's not that your Uncle Lin is bad, it's that I'm bad."
Before Liang's mother finished her words, Uncle Lin rushed out. Although he was not young anymore, his legs and feet became particularly convenient at this moment.
"I don't care, Wanru, you are so nice, you are really nice." In Uncle Lin's eyes, there is no better woman in the world than Qin Wanru.
Mother Liang smiled, but her eyes were red as she smiled. "Old Lin, are you stupid? Am I okay? What's good about me? I've been a shrew my whole life, taking care of my children my whole life, but in the end my husband despises me and my children scold me. Old Lin, I know my shortcomings. I'm not really that good, so don't flatter me."
Uncle Lin shook his head, "No."
"Wanru, you are really nice."
“It’s because they don’t know how to cherish.”
Liang's mother smiled and said, "You're the only one who thinks so." At this point, her voice softened a bit, and even her voice seemed to float in the air. "But I don't think so."
"I've married and had children in my life, but you've never married or had children. You're all alone, and I—"
Although she said she had many children and grandchildren, only Liang's mother knew the pain involved.
"You and I were not suitable from the beginning, and even now I still say that I am not suitable for you."
"Old Lin," Liang's mother said seriously, "we are destined to be family."
For the first time, Uncle Lin planned to live for himself. He opened his mouth and said bitterly, "What if I don't want to be a relative?"
Uncle Lin has liked Qin Wanru all his life, and he has also waited for Qin Wanru all his life.
From her youth to now with a head full of white hair.
Uncle Lin waited for Qin Wanru all his life.
Liang's mother was stunned for a moment, then she sighed, "Lao Lin, why are you doing this?"
Uncle Lin smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Jiang Meishu wanted to persuade them but didn't know how to start. She seemed to have messed things up. Her original intention was to find a time to talk to Liang's mother alone, but she never expected that Uncle Lin was outside and he overheard what she had said.
"Mom, Uncle Lin." Jiang Meishu said with a stiff upper lip, "Qiu Run and I have discussed this. Mom's life has been too hard if she's married to this old man, so we don't object to her remarrying."
"As long as you can live happily, we will support you."
She and Liang Qiurun did not have such old-fashioned ideas and planned to let Liang's mother be the first wife of the Liang family.
There's no need to say it.
Besides, Liang's father is not worthy of it.
It was obvious that the children supported Liang's mother and Uncle Lin to be together. Uncle Lin suddenly became more expectant, and even had a look of longing in his eyes. He prayed that Liang's mother could give him a chance.
Liang's mother remained resolute, "Lao Lin, there is only family affection between you and me, not love between a man and a woman."
This is the truth. It was true forty years ago and it is still true forty years later.
Uncle Lin was completely discouraged when he heard this. He murmured, "I know."
"But I won't give up."
That’s right.
How could a rich young lady fall in love with a servant? Moreover, the servant was the one who had once been the most timid and cowardly.
Seeing Uncle Lin like this, Mother Liang sighed, "Old Lin, I told you this forty years ago. I'm really sorry to have to say it to you again forty years later."
But Liang's mother would never let herself be wronged.
If I like it, I like it.
If I don’t like it, I don’t like it.
Uncle Lin lowered his head, his already gray hair darkening at this moment, "I know."
"Wanru, it doesn't matter if you don't like me, just let me stay by your side."
Liang's mother didn't want her to stay with him either. She felt that Lao Lin should live his own life instead of wasting his whole life on her.
As if he could tell what Liang's mother wanted to say, Uncle Lin spoke reflexively, "Wanru." His words were filled with pleading, "I've been with you my whole life. If I really had to leave you, I wouldn't know what to do."
"Just let me stay with you. I can cook for you, help you out, whatever I want."
It seemed that without Liang's mother, he had no meaning to live.
This made Liang's mother sigh, "Then it's up to you."
She asked Jiang Meishu to help her into the house. Jiang Meishu was a little confused, but she wouldn't say anything until Liang's mother spoke.
After entering the house and lying down, Liang's mother saw Jiang Meishu hesitate to speak. She smiled and said, "Do you think I'm too heartless?"
Jiang Meishu hesitated and said, "No, I'm just curious why you didn't agree to Uncle Lin."
Liang's mother sighed, "It's impossible between him and me."
If possible, we should have been together forty years ago, instead of forty years later.
Jiang Meishu didn't quite understand, but since Liang's mother didn't explain, she didn't feel comfortable asking.
"It's fine now."
Mother Liang stared at the beams on the roof and said, "Jiang Jiang, I will be buried in the Liang family's ancestral tomb after I die."
Jiang Meishu never expected this to be the reason.
"You descendants will come to pay homage to me in the future." She said calmly, "I have guarded the Liang family all my life. I will not be buried with that dead ghost, but I will be buried in the Liang family's ancestral tomb and worshipped by the Liang family's descendants. This is what I deserve."
Liang's mother is often so lucid that it's frightening.
If she stayed with Uncle Lin, she would never be able to enter the Liang family's ancestral tomb. Between the former and the latter, she chose the illusory latter.
Jiang Meishu couldn't understand, "But Uncle Lin."
I waited for Liang's mother for a lifetime.
Mother Liang lowered her eyes and said, "Uncle Lin is Uncle Lin, and I am me."
"Xiao Jiang, there's no chance between him and me."
She is seventy years old. It is impossible for her to remarry under such circumstances. Her children are about to have grandchildren. There is no need.
Jiang Meishu, "You don't seem to be such a worldly person."
The Liang mother she knew always lived her own life and didn't care about external reputation.
Mother Liang sighed, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, and tapped Jiang Meishu's forehead with her hand. "You little fool, can't you think a little more?"
"If Lao Lin were twenty years younger, I would have agreed."
"But now." She shook her head. "With his gray hair, I have no interest in old men."
truth.
Liang's mother has always liked good-looking people in her life.
Uncle Lin has never been good-looking in his life. He can only be described as an ordinary person. She just doesn't like him.
Jiang Meishu never expected this answer. She was stunned for a while. "What if I introduce you to some young gay men?"
Liang's mother was resting with her eyes closed. Upon hearing this, she opened her eyelids and said, "Then I'll consider having a relationship with someone of different age."
"No."
She has so much wealth, but it is not for the attention of other men out there.
That's it.
Jiang Meishu knew why Liang's mother rejected Uncle Lin. She was a face-obsessed person. Uncle Lin could only be called kind, and his appearance was definitely not handsome.
I didn’t have it when I was young, and naturally I don’t have it when I’m older.
"Got it?" Liang's mother said quietly, "From now on, be your child and don't meddle in adult matters."
Jiang Meishu hummed hesitantly, "Then I'll introduce you to a younger one, would you like to?"
Liang's mother answered simply, "If you dare to introduce me, I will accept it."
Now, it was Jiang Meishu's turn to lie down.
She couldn't stay any longer.
When she came out of the house, Jiang Meishu touched her hot face. She thought to herself that she, a person from the later life, was made blushing by Liang's mother.
I feel so embarrassed.
As soon as she walked outside, she saw Uncle Lin standing in the corner. His back looked a little lonely and desolate, which made the smile on Jiang Meishu's face disappear instantly.
"Uncle Lin."
She shouted.
Uncle Lin's expression seemed to have adjusted. He forced a smile and said, "Wanru, is there anything you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
"And you, it must have been hard for you to follow Qiu Run to Yangcheng."
"Is there anything you want to eat? Uncle Lin will make it for you."
But of course I will make Wanru’s food first, and then make Jiang Meishu’s favorite food.
Jiang Meishu shook her head. She thought Uncle Lin would ask her, but she never expected that the other party had no intention of mentioning it at all.
On the contrary, she was a little uncomfortable with the conversations between the elderly.
How could she care about eating at this moment? Her mind was in a mess.
"Just do as you see fit."
Uncle Lin knew what was going on and knew that she didn't know what to eat, so he was about to turn around and leave.
Jiang Meishu suddenly spoke up, "Uncle Lin, don't blame my mother. She did this for the reputation of us children."
Uncle Lin shook his head, "I will never blame her."
"And." He looked at Jiang Meishu with a gentle expression and an inclusive gaze, as if he had the wisdom to see everything clearly.
"It's good like this now."
"It's enough that I can stay by her side."
If we can't be husband and wife, being friends is also good.
Just being able to look at her was enough.
For the past few decades, even looking at her was a luxury for him.
Now we can live under the same roof and cook the food she likes.
For Uncle Lin, this is enough.
Jiang Meishu was a little shocked when she heard this. "You—" She didn't know how to describe Uncle Lin. "Don't you like my mom? Why is it like this?"
Uncle Lin whispered, "Because if I like her, all I need is to see her happy."
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