Chapter 142
Si Ya's movie was postponed, but fortunately, with the popularity of the original novel, the cinema received enthusiastic feedback from domestic audiences as soon as the poster was posted.
Zhen Zhen also went to the cinema to check in with the poster, wanting to show it to her eldest granddaughter.
Who would have thought that when I arrived at the cinema, I would see the words "The debut work of the famous female romance writer Meng Hao" on the movie poster!
Zhen Zhen always felt uncomfortable with the word "debut".
Meng Nan didn't react. "Grandma, a person's first work is called a debut."
"I didn't think so before, maybe because I'm older, I hate this expression. If a project fails, it fails. It's uncomfortable to say it's aborted."
If Zhen Zhen hadn't said anything, Meng Nan wouldn't have thought about it. But after her grandmother finished speaking, she also felt that it was not appropriate.
Yes, why are women’s works called debut works, but men’s works cannot be called debut works?
Even if this is a foreign word, there is no need to express it this way.
After Meng Nan started her sanitary napkin and condom business, she became more concerned about women's rights. She immediately called the person in charge of publicity and told her about this matter.
Meng Hao's film was invested by Meng Nan, so Meng Nan has the final say. After hearing this, the staff hesitated and said:
"If the whole country changes, it will cost a lot of money."
"How can you complain that you have spent the money you deserved? Our movies are aimed at a large number of female audiences. Women spend money to watch movies, so we cannot make them feel uncomfortable. I think there are always people like my grandmother who are offended by this word, but they don't know why, and we just ignore it."
Meng Nan's words made the staff nod their heads. "If you are willing to spend the money, we will definitely do it."
"Replace it as soon as possible, or make a new sticker and replace the words 'first work' with 'first work' or 'debut work'."
"Okay, I'll give the order now."
I have to say that after changing the words, Meng Nan did feel much more comfortable.
"Grandma, you're right. Why do women have the concept of virginity, but men don't? In my opinion, men really have the advantage in every way."
"That's right. A system that has been in place for thousands of years cannot be changed just like that."
Si Ya’s movie was very good, but unfortunately this year, “Titan” was too popular and had a high box office, so it is impossible for Si Ya’s movie to win the title of the annual box office champion.
Fortunately, the movie had a good attendance rate and a tight pace. There was a refreshing sense of humor that came from a female director, which made Zhen Zhen laugh.
After the show, Zhen Zhen glanced around and saw that many audience members had red eyes.
"I see, this is the first movie in the country about online dating. The subject matter is quite fresh, so it should do well at the box office, right?"
Meng Nan took out his Nokia phone and checked the text messages. "The staff sent me a message saying that it is selling particularly well in big cities, especially those who play Panda, they will all watch it."
Zhen Zhen smiled and said that online chatting was a newly emerging phenomenon and it was normal for young people to support it.
In order to support his granddaughter, Zhen Zhen asked Zhenxin Group to buy tickets and distribute them to employees as employee benefits. He also advertised the event on billboards in Zhenxin Department Store and aired the ad on Xin Yao City TV.
Many people heard that this was a film shot by the fourth granddaughter of Mr. Zhen, and they went to support their fellow villager.
Movies sell particularly well in Xinyao.
Meng Nan secretly conducted market research on the Internet and found that many female netizens responded that mainland condoms were dry and difficult to insert, making every lovemaking a torture for them.
Meng Nan had little sexual experience, and she couldn't understand why it was so difficult to penetrate her.
A few days ago, she bought some condoms and small toys from the island country, and this time she just happened to use them on herself.
She unpacked a small toy and prepared to DIY it, and found that one of the condoms had particles on it.
"Won't it hurt to have the pellets?"
Meng Nan tried it on himself and never thought that it was really a little different.
There is also a type of condom that is extended to help men increase the size.
Meng Nan was considered worldly-wise, but who would have thought that her grandmother would come knocking on the door and hear the sound of someone falling in her room. She thought something had happened to her and pushed the door open.
"What are you doing, Mannon?"
Meng Nan was startled and blushed. "It's just a trial product..."
Zhen Zhen snickered, "It seems that grandma came at the wrong time."
Meng Nan felt a little embarrassed, but then she thought that she could talk about anything with her grandmother and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
"Grandma, I've bought more than 1,500 kinds of condoms on the market. I guess you won't believe it, but there's not much difference in thickness between big-brand condoms and small-brand condoms."
"Really?" Zhen Zhen didn't know much about condoms, and wanted to attend the class to supplement his knowledge. "I thought the big brands would be thinner."
"In fact, condoms have only improved by 0.02mm in the past few decades. Tell me, what is the technical difficulty of this?"
The lack of technical difficulty means that Meng Nan can easily achieve the quality of big brands.
After all, big brands often outsource their production to manufacturers.
Mengnan has the support of several state-owned rubber factories owned by Zhenzhen, and its quality is not inferior to that of big brands.
"Grandma, I'm just wondering, what's the difference between these condoms with different scents and different amounts of oil? And are these ones with granules really more comfortable than ordinary condoms?"
How could Zhen Zhen understand all this?
She was single in her previous life and had hardly any boyfriends. After she was reincarnated as an old lady, she had even less sex life.
Condoms were beyond her comprehension.
"As far as I know, the one with particles should make girls more comfortable, right?" Zhen Zhen considered.
After trying it, Meng Nan did feel that the texture of the particles was a little different, but it wasn't a big deal.
"Is my toy too small? I brought it back from the island country. It's the best on the market!"
Zhen Zhen couldn't help laughing, "You haven't had a serious sex life yet, right? Facts are more important than theories."
"But I can't find anyone I want to have sex with."
"Then you can ask others, for example, ask your mother to tell you about her experience, and then recruit some advanced women who love themselves and are willing to please themselves to work as experimenters in the company."
Meng Nan nodded and said, "Grandma, you are right. Only those who have used it have the right to speak."
Meng Nan recruited many women with advanced ideas and provided them with condoms for free, on the condition that they gave her feedback on their use.
Most women are too shy to ask for condoms, but it is difficult to buy condoms in the mainland. Some women are willing to give Meng Nan their home address for the sake of contraception and promise to write to her for feedback, but they ask to use a pseudonym.
In the following month, Meng Nan received letters from more than 200 women. She studied the letters carefully and gained a full understanding of the women's needs.
Meng Nan also provides it free of charge to men, who are relatively more cooperative.
Most men said: "The condoms on the market are too small. If there are large or extra large sizes, we will definitely buy them!"
Meng Nan is no longer the innocent Meng Nan of the past.
She smiled meaningfully: "Yes, it would be better to have different sizes, which is more in line with China's national conditions."
The men blushed and ran away with their heads down.
With Meng Nan's dedicated research and development, the rubber factory's condom production line was in place, and Meng Nan also developed the first generation of Nanbang condoms.
Nanbang condoms are not only available in large and small sizes, but also with or without particles, with or without fragrance, and even in black and color. In addition, the biggest innovation of Nanbang condoms is that they are available in large and small sizes, and the smallest size is generally small, which is suitable for the physique of Chinese babies.
Nanbang condoms are much thinner than other brands and can bring more pleasure to users.
All in all, Meng Nan was very satisfied with the condom he developed.
She also calmly held a box of condoms and placed it in front of Meng Daguo and Jiao Huilan.
Meng Daguo's expression changed again and again, and Jiao Huilan said shyly: "We don't need it!"
"Why not? My dad always goes to the hospital to buy condoms in secret," Meng Nan patted Jiao Huilan's shoulder and teased, "Mom, it's a good thing to still have sex in your forties or fifties! It means you enjoy the happiness of being a woman! Unlike you, my daughter, who is almost thirty and still has no boyfriend."
Jiao Huilan looked for a broom and wanted to hit someone, "You little brat, you know how to make fun of your mother!"
Meng Nan covered his head and ran away, "Don't hit me, have some dignity, try it on my dad and remember to give me feedback! What's wrong with it, let's fix it! By the way, I got a large one for my dad..."
Meng Daguo was in a terrible state. In the conservative Meng Daguo's opinion, it was outrageous for a girl to give condoms to her father!
Meng Daguo complained to his mother, "Mom, please take care of Meng Nan. How can a girl give condoms to her father? Even if she sells condoms, she can't do this. As a father, how can I put my face down?"
Zhen Zhen laughed:
"Your daughter is starting a business. As a father, should you support her?"
"Oh my god! Do you support this?" Meng Daguo's face turned red. "I am too embarrassed to see anyone!"
"Hey, think positively. She not only gave it to you, but also to me and everyone in our family."
"What?" Meng Daguo's face darkened. "She gave it to you as a gift?"
"Yes, she said that the incidence of AIDS among the elderly is particularly high, and told me not to shy away from it if necessary and to use condoms correctly."
"This little bastard!"
Meng Nan indeed gave it to everyone in his family, even Meng Hua and Meng Dong who were far away in Beijing.
Meng Hua rummaged through the condoms in the box and couldn't help laughing: "This little girl has no shame!"
Tan Wenyin thought it was quite interesting. "What this little girl researched is quite good. It's much better than what we have in China, and the variety is richer than what we have in Hong Kong."
Meng Hua is open-minded and doesn't think there is anything wrong with his niece selling sanitary napkins and condoms.
In Meng Hua's view, some things have to be done by someone.
Sanitary napkins and condoms are related to the health and safety of men and women. If we can make good products, it will benefit the country and the people!
"Okay, this also has a mint flavor with granules. We'll use this at night?"
"Who would use this with you?"
Tan Wenyin blushed and went to the kitchen to cook.
But when they came back, they found that all the condoms had been cut open by Tan Cong.
"What are you doing?"
Tan Cong filled a condom with water, "Mom, Liu Chang just sprayed me with a water gun, and my clothes were all wet. I'll fill a balloon with water and go get revenge on him! Mom, there's too much oil on your balloon, and I can't even hold it with my hands."
“…”
After the condoms were launched on the market, they were not well received in China, which was also within Zhen Zhen's expectations.
Television stations are not allowed to broadcast condom advertisements, and there are no stores on the street where you can buy condoms.
Where do they promote condoms?
Meng Nanfang refused to believe in evil, so she booked a bus advertisement for Xin Yao and printed Nanbang condoms on the buses. However, who would have thought that the advertisement would be removed in less than five days.
Meng Nan was very depressed. "Why did you remove my advertisement? There are advertisements of abortion hospitals everywhere. I am advertising for condoms, but you removed me from the advertisement!"
Meng Nan didn't understand why such a big country wouldn't allow people to use condoms.
Zhen Zhen smiled and said, "In our country, condoms are a state monopoly, and almost 80% of condoms are monopolized by the Family Planning Commission. You advertise and promote your own brand, but whose profits are being damaged?"
The more Meng Nan thought about it, the angrier he became. "They made all the money, but they didn't make good products."
"Relax, just make your condoms well, and the market will be liberalized gradually."
Meng Nan can only rely on his own strength to promote condoms.
In order to expand Nanbang's influence, Meng Nan planned to open some show stores across the country. Who would have thought that the Xin Yao store would be painted just after it was renovated.
The next day, things went even worse, with someone even writing a big-character poster criticizing Nanbang condoms as "harmful to public morals"!
On the third day, someone splattered shit all over Meng Nan's store, making it a mess.
Meng Nan was furious. "If I catch him, I'll chop his dick off and feed it to the dogs! He won't need to use condoms for the rest of his life!"
"My eldest granddaughter, don't be angry. Why bother with these people?"
"Just wait for me, I will catch the culprit!"
Meng Nan did not sleep at night and lay in ambush at the door of the store.
Meng Daguo couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer, so he let her go back to sleep, and he stayed at the door of Nanbang store to catch people.
Meng Daguo lay in ambush until night, and he thought that the man would not dare to come. However, who would have thought that at almost 12 o'clock, a man sneaked up to the store door with something in his hand.
Meng Daguo grabbed the man by the collar and said, "You are the one who spilled the paint and shit!"
The man's hands shook and the paint in his hands spilled.
Meng Daguo was furious. "My daughter finally opened a store, and you dared to splash paint on it! I will hand you over to the police station right now!"
The man was frightened and trembled:
"It's not my fault! Who told you to sell these immoral things?"
"How is it immoral?"
"Why not!" The man became angrier and angrier as he spoke. "Everyone knows that these condoms are only used when there is an improper relationship! Our country does not allow condom advertisements, but you actually opened a store like this on the street. Isn't this corrupting the morals of the people and ruining the flowers of our motherland?"
The person who spoke was Zhou Fuqiang, a teacher at a nearby middle school.
Zhou Fuqiang is a conservative. Not only does he reject condoms, he also cannot accept women wearing high heels, makeup, or skirts.
Whenever he saw such women on the street, he would criticize them and go to school to talk to students, telling them, especially female students, not to learn from such indecent women.
He always stares at the lower body of female students.
If anyone dares to wear tight jeans, skirts, or open-toed sandals, Zhou Fuqiang will talk to the girls and tell them that this is inappropriate and an act of seducing men.
Zhou Fuqiang was very strict in class management. Under his management, his students dared not disobey him.
Otherwise he would use scissors to cut the hair and skirt into pieces!
Let these "indecent" female classmates know what humiliation is!
Once punished by him like this, the female student would never dare to do it again.
A few days ago, Zhou Fuqiang rode his bike past a condom store that was under renovation.
He was immediately shocked and thought that the store owner was crazy for selling such shameful things.
Condoms? Who in their right mind uses these?
These are sold to those who are not serious.
The more Zhou Fuqiang thought about it, the more he felt that the shop owner had bad intentions.
He took advantage of the night to secretly smash the glass in the exhibition hall and threw stones into the shop, splashing shit all over it!
I just want to punish this shameless shop owner!
Who would have thought that Meng Daguo was lying in ambush here, waiting for him!
Zhou Fuqiang is a teacher. Splattering paint is not an honorable thing, so he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it.
"Your daughter is not a good person. She is from a good family, why would she sell condoms?"
Meng Daguo grabbed Zhou Fuqiang's clothes and threw them to the ground.
"Bah! If your parents had used condoms, they wouldn't have given birth to a hypocrite like you!"
Zhou Fuqiang's face turned red with anger. "Why do you say that to me?"
"Is what I said wrong?" Meng Daguo looked at the work badge hanging around his neck. "You are still a school teacher? With your teacher ethics, are you qualified to be a teacher? I will go to your school tomorrow and talk to your principal to see what you have the right to splash paint on us!"
Zhou Fuqiang felt that he was right. He raised his chin and said:
"Who is afraid of who! I tell you, even if you take me to court, don't expect me to apologize! It's fine that your daughter is shameless, but you, as a father, still condone her! I want to see who will be embarrassed when this matter gets out!"
Meng Daguo was so angry that he punched him hard.
"How dare you say that about my daughter! I'll beat you to death!"
Zhou Fuqiang was beaten black and blue, and he became even more angry. "You dare to hit me? Just wait, I will make you regret it!"
The next morning, Meng Daguo received news that there was a problem with the store in Nanbang.
"What's the problem?"
"I don't know. A group of decent people smashed our store, wrote big-character posters, scribbled on our walls, and wrote a bunch of messy words."
When Zhen Zhen brought Meng Daguo and others to the store, the store had already been smashed to pieces.
A man came up and asked, "Are you the owner of the store?"
"Who are you?" Zhen Zhen asked politely.
"This house is mine. My mother rented it out. Who would have thought that you would open an adult store? You are doing hooligan activities! We can't afford a tenant like you!"
Zhen Zhen knew that nowadays many people looked at condoms with tinted glasses.
"Young man, condoms are sold by the National Family Planning Commission and hospitals, and employees can also get condoms from their workplaces. You say this is a hooligan activity. Do you mean that the country is a hooligan?"
"I...anyway, I can't let you sell this stuff. If the country blames us, we won't be able to bear it!"
Zhen Zhen frowned, "But we signed a five-year contract!"
"I'd rather give you my money back than let you sell this thing!"
The man insisted on signing a lease termination agreement, and Meng Nan had no choice but to terminate the contract with him.
Zhen Zhen thought that it would be better for her to buy a few stores herself. She also had quite a few shops in the Zhenxin Department Store, and she could just give them to Meng Nan to use.
Meng Nan shook his head. "Many people don't know how to use condoms, so they go to the hospital to ask the doctor. It's best to open a clinic near the hospital."
Zhen Zhen thought it made sense, so he called Xu Wei and asked him to discuss with the hospital leaders to give the store in front of the hospital to Meng Nan.
Xu Wei got the job done and quickly negotiated the sale of the shop.
Meng Nan simply renovated the restaurant and officially started business.
Who would have thought that just after the store opened, someone would write words like "rogue boss" and "□□" on the glass.
Meng Nan was furious, and Zhen Zhen wiped out the words expressionlessly.
"Grandma, aren't you angry?"
"I'm not angry," Zhen Zhen smiled, "Ordinary people can't even accept condoms. Is it their fault? Of course, my granddaughter did the right thing. You promoted condoms, reduced the infection rate of diseases, and saved women from the pain of unwanted pregnancies. You are the first Chinese woman to do this. Your contribution is huge!"
With her grandmother's encouragement, Meng Nan regained her enthusiasm and opened the store on time every day. She was not sad even if no one came into the store.
That day, an old man with gray hair walked into the Nanbang store.
Meng Nan walked up and said, "Old man, this is a sex shop that sells condoms. Do you want me to recommend one to you?"
The old man was dressed simply but his clothes were clean. Although his hair was gray, his temperament was normal and he looked like a well-educated person.
Meng Nan was afraid that he would criticize her for being shameless and vile, but who would have thought that the old man actually looked at her carefully for a long time.
"Girl, are you a clerk?"
"I'm the owner of Nanbang Condoms and this store. You're not going to splash me with paint, are you?" Meng Nan learned her grandmother's humor and said with a smile, "You're not the first one to splash me with paint. A few days ago, several people splashed me with paint and even got shit. You, at best, can only be ranked second!"
The old man smiled, with admiration in his eyes.
"You are an extraordinary girl. You dare to produce sex products at such a young age."
"That's right. I not only produce condoms, I also sell sanitary napkins! I hope that women who don't want to have children can use my condoms and sanitary napkins every month!"
The old man shook his head in amusement, "Girl, you are great. Don't doubt yourself just because others deny you. Chinese people should be sexually liberated and should have the freedom to use condoms! They don't know that what you are doing is good for the country and the people. They will thank you!"
Meng Nan didn't expect the old man to encourage her.
"You're embarrassing me, old man. Are you retired? Judging from your temperament, you must be an intellectual, right?"
The old man seemed a little lonely. "I haven't retired yet. I've only been out of prison for a few years."
"Ah?" Meng Nan was surprised. "What did you do to get arrested? You don't look like a criminal!"
"In the 1950s, I proposed to popularize sex products so that ordinary people could use condoms."
"Ah? Then you..."
"Yes, during the Great Revolution, I was criticized and imprisoned for more than ten years." The old man was afraid that Meng Nan would feel disappointed, so he changed the subject, "But after I was released from prison, I saw that some young people had awakened. I was very pleased to see that you opened a sex shop and cared about women's menstrual health!"
Meng Nan looked at the old man's white hair and felt very uncomfortable.
China's ability to move towards openness and tolerance is the result of the sacrifices made by many of our predecessors over their entire lives.
"Old man, you are very good, as good as my grandmother! I hope you will live a long life!"
The old man heard this and said happily:
"Don't worry, it's just jail time, it won't hurt me!"
Meng Nan's shop was often reported and became a hot topic in Xin Yao, which made Meng Daguo very worried.
He complained to Zhen Zhen: "Mom, it's not that I don't support my daughter, I'm just afraid that her reputation will be affected."
"Your daughter isn't afraid, so why are you?"
"I'm worried that she won't be able to find a husband because of her bad reputation."
Zhen Zhen sneered: "Oh, does my granddaughter want those people to like her?"
"mother!"
Meng Daguo was very anxious. He hoped that Jiao Huilan could persuade his mother and daughter, but Jiao Huilan sided with her mother-in-law again.
Jiao Huilan’s idea was very simple: a lady would not steal or rob, so what did she offend by making a condom?
Jiao Huilan is no longer the bullied daughter-in-law of Batou Village.
In the Internet age, she learned a lot of knowledge online.
Since sex is as normal as sleeping and eating, why can't it be used as a sex toy?
Meng Nan's condoms were not selling well, so he planned to export them instead of selling them domestically.
Before that, she had to dispose of the condoms that were about to expire.
Now, she is distributing condoms to everyone, including classmates, elders, and employees. For a while, she has been nicknamed "Condom Sister"!
Meng Nan likes this title very much, and she doesn't get angry when people call her that.
She packed a box of condoms and sex toys and gave it to Tao Aihong.
"Aunt, have you finished the last batch? I moved another box for you!"
Tao Aihong curled her lips and said, "No need."
"Why?"
"You'd have to ask your uncle. He's been unable to do it for years. He keeps grunting for a long time, but each time he can't last more than three minutes."
Meng Nan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are still young!"
Tao Aihong threw away the melon seed shells and ruthlessly refused, "It's not that I don't support you, but your uncle and I are roommates at best. He can't use the thing you gave me! Besides, he doesn't need a big one with that thing!"
Meng Nan's condoms were exported and he actually sold some.
Although it is only 100,000 US dollars, it is still a significant improvement.
On this day, her store was smashed again. Meng Nan saw a figure from a distance. It was Zhou Fuqiang who caused trouble last time!
After smashing Meng Nan's shop, Zhou Fuqiang was in a good mood. He got on his bicycle and went to find his lover.
Zhou Fuqiang’s lover was named Liang Songfang. Liang Songfang had been a widow for many years and had always maintained this underground relationship with Zhou Fuqiang!
Zhou Fuqiang would visit her every now and then, let Liang Songfang serve him, and then go home to be a good husband and a good father.
Zhou Fuqiang threw fifty yuan to Liang Songfang. Liang Songfang was delighted and cut half a pound of pork head for him and poured some wine for Zhou Fuqiang.
Zhou Fuqiang was full and in a good mood, so he took Liang Songfang and went to work.
Liang Songfang was half-hearted but finally didn't refuse, and the two of them had sex as soon as they entered the house.
Zhou Fuqiang finished in just a few minutes, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, he always felt unwell today.
"Why do I feel a little itchy?"
Of course, Leung Song-fong has more than one man.
She was a widow and needed to rely on a man to survive. Zhou Fuqiang was too stingy in giving her money, and Liang Songfang had affairs with other men in order to make a living.
None of her men like to take measures.
Liang Songfang would not force it. She thought it was normal for men not to like using it. Besides, she had a sterilization and would not get pregnant, so it made no difference whether she used it or not.
Leung Song-fong has been suffering from repeated fever, sweating and rashes in the past few days.
"Maybe I have a fever and my immunity is a little low."
Zhou Fuqiang didn't take it seriously. He simply took a quick shower, put on his clothes and left.
As soon as he left, Liang Songfang's other lover Zhang Dong came in. He was wearing a black jacket and a hat covering most of his face. After entering the room, he asked:
"Have you been feeling unwell these days?"
"It's just a fever, that's all."
"How long has the fever lasted?" Zhang Dong became even more nervous.
"It's been almost a month."
Zhang Dong looked at her for a long time and said, "Go to the hospital and get checked out!"
"What are you checking? Just take some cold medicine!"
Leung Song-fong noticed that Zhang Dong looked unwell and after repeated questioning she learned that Zhang Dong had been suffering from a persistent cold and had gone to the hospital for an AIDS test.
These three words stunned Leung Song-fang.
She had four or five lovers, all of whom were well-known figures.
If she gets infected, none of these lovers will be able to escape!
“Can this disease be cured?”
"It can't be cured! But don't blame me, I was also infected by others! Tell your lovers to go to the hospital for a check-up."
Liang Songfang remembered what Zhou Fuqiang had just said.
Could it be that Zhou Fuqiang has also been infected?
If Zhou Fuqiang knew that he was infected, he would definitely not bother her!
But this cannot be blamed on her, she is also a victim, who told these men not to wear condoms!
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