11 Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong City, 19:30 on the evening of February 8, 1986.
After dinner today, Xiao Zhen received 10 big golden bull red envelopes from his parents. Xiao Zhen happily collected the red envelopes and put them in his small leather bag.
This handbag was bought for him by his father at Chaotianmen Wholesale Market. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
At 7:50 p.m., Xiao Zhen moved the melon seeds and peanuts onto the coffee table one by one. The TV was already advertising the first Chinese Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve this year.
Then, reporters from Phoenix TV conducted real-time interviews on how people in major Chinese communities around the world celebrate the New Year.
There are also New Year greetings videos from Chinese associations, hometown associations, and representatives of major Chinese companies in various places.
This year, a Nanyang branch venue was also set up in Singapore. Phoenix Satellite TV built the Phoenix Satellite TV Art Activity Center in Yuen Long this year, which can accommodate 30,000 spectators. It is currently the largest indoor performance venue in Asia with a mechanically retractable roof.
The artists invited by Phoenix TV are considered to be the top stars in the Chinese community, such as Teresa Teng. They also invited professional traditional drama performance teams, such as Yue Opera represented by Xiao Baihua and Luo Jiaying from the mainland, as well as some other local operas.
Of course, there are also traditional Chinese acrobatic performances, magic shows, Pingtan, and traditional crosstalk performances, but there are no sketches because they are too regional.
The whole show opened with a high-altitude acrobatic performance called "Hundred Tigers Celebrating Spring". As the lights changed and suona sounded, 108 little tigers descended from the sky, hanging on steel wires of different heights.
The whole performance started with a lively atmosphere, followed by a 12-minute song and dance performance of "New Year's Carnival".
When the countdown to midnight arrived, a large-scale fireworks show that had been prepared outdoor by the sea was set off in the Victoria Harbour area for a full 40 minutes.
This was sponsored by two companies, Huaguang and Huasheng Group.
The final ending songs are "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and "Happy Chinese New Year", which will become fixed repertoires in the future, just like "Unforgettable Tonight" in mainland China.
"This gala is great, it's much smoother to watch than CCTV's, and there are more singing.
I don't understand why skits with a Northeastern accent and crosstalk with a Tianjin accent are so funny. "Dad Xiao said
It is indeed true that the further south you go, the lower the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala are, mainly because the performances are forced and the old memes are used.
There are basically not many sketches and crosstalks that are outstanding. In fact, the works of Zhu Shimao and Chen Peisi are quite innovative.
Everyone loves to watch their performances, but for some reason, we no longer see Chen Peisi performing.
"There are still huge differences between the north and the south, especially the forced indoctrination of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve. I don't understand why we eat glutinous rice balls, and we eat them early on the first day of the new year. This is represented!" Xiao's mother also complained.
"Customs vary from place to place. By the way, I heard that the Lantern Festival Gala will be co-hosted with Guangdong TV?" Xiao Zhengtang asked curiously.
“That’s what we said, but this year it might still be held outdoors at Victoria Harbour, in a duet format.
We have also invited several folk song performances from Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Liangshan, Sichuan. You can go and listen to them live. ” Xiao Zhen mentioned
"I think it's better to move it indoors. The effect will be better. At worst, we can just open the roof. It's windy here, what if it rains?" said Xiao's father.
"You really should ask Mr. Shi to change the plan. I will go to the scene to see it. Your father listened to your deception and spent a lot of money on the Daxia motorcycle advertisement." Xiao's mother felt a little distressed about her family's sponsorship fee.
At the end of last year, Xiao Zhen received a dividend of US$2.6 billion from his 30% stake. Xiao Zhen directly gave it to Liang Dingwen and kept 50 million for himself as pocket money.
The next morning, after eating glutinous rice balls and eggs, Xiao Zhen first followed his father to Yuen Long to distribute red envelopes to the employees on duty. Then, finally, Wen Yunshu, the chairman of Huasheng, went to various Huasheng companies to distribute red envelopes. They were not many, just a big golden bull each.
Last year, the two groups that were often insane bought five insurances and one fund for all their employees and formally signed labor contracts.
It was agreed that after ten years, the house would be sold to the employee at half the cost price.
The employees' daily rent can be used as a deduction for the purchase price of the house. After everyone has done the math, they can basically get a house for free without spending any money.
Last year, in addition to the outstanding employee award and the president's award, the most common year-end bonus was three months' salary.
Last year, the winner of Huaguang’s President’s Award was a cleaning lady who discovered a corporate spy and assisted security in apprehending him red-handed.
The cleaning lady was slashed on the arm by the gangster, and she also received a bravery award, which was given in the name of the chairman.
Xiao Zhen stayed in Gangcheng until school was about to start. He reluctantly left Gangcheng and drove slowly back to his hometown in Nanshan, Yucheng with Liu Jun. School had already started for half a month.
He planned to write "Travels South" last year, but only had the chance to start writing it this year.
However, it was not until he drove all the way home that Xiao Zhen realized that there were dangers everywhere. He encountered a total of 26 carjackings and road robberies, which were really rampant.
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