Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 658 Moscow Restaurant

The night in the capital was bitingly chilly, but Duan Yun was sitting in a warm Moscow restaurant, enjoying exquisite food.

Probably everyone has a feeling in their hearts, and there are almost no BJ people who were born in the 60s and [-]s of the last century who do not know the Moscow restaurant.

Many old BJ people have a special plot there, so BJ people also call the Moscow restaurant "Old Mo".

The Moscow restaurant located at No. 135 Xizhimenwai Street can be said to be the first western restaurant in BJ. The old BJ people in the past can come here to have a meal, which is quite a respectable thing, and there are many legends surrounding this restaurant. The story of "Where Dreams Begin", "Blood Romance", "Sunny Day" and other movies were shot in this restaurant.

It can be said that the Moscow restaurant is one of the most elegant restaurants in BJ. The size and luxury of this restaurant was enough to shock BJ at that time. The bourgeois taste revealed in those exquisite carvings was full of intellectuals and children in the courtyard. where the passion is.

In addition, the nobility of this restaurant is also reflected in the service. The waiters at that time were all Russian girls, and there were lipsticks, perfumes and other cosmetics in the bathroom. dripping feeling.

But when Duan Yun came here for dinner at night, he mainly wanted to meet one person, and that was Cui Jian.

In 1981, Cui Jian became the trumpet player of the BJ Symphony Orchestra. At that time, the official musical instruments were all unplugged. There was no modern music such as rock, pop and jazz. Cui Jian’s BJ Song and Dance Troupe was the only one at that time. The forms of literature and art are classical and folk music.

Cui Jian is in charge of the trumpet part of the classical string music in the orchestra, but because he is the third trumpet, generally only one trumpet is needed for a performance, so he does not need to play often.

Facing the spare time of the troupe members, Zou Yaping, the timpani player in the troupe, quickly came up with a way to make money. He set his sights on a large number of foreign students and experts who came to China due to the reform and opening up. Foreigners contacted institutions that provided accommodation and meals, and formed a small band to play songs from Japanese and European movies for them.

At that time, Cui Jian was invited because he could sing "Straw Hat Song" in English very well. At that time, most of the musicians were from folk music, and they could only sing Li Guyi or Jiang Dawei. Unlike Cui Jian, he could imitate those English singers very accurately. Or singing styles like Liu Wenzheng, which were rare at the time. In addition, what Cui Jian was obsessed with at the time was not heavy metal rock, but the jazz he came into contact with when he was in the BJ Symphony Orchestra.

Duan Yun also found the BJ Symphony Orchestra before, but he did not find Cui Jian himself. He came to this restaurant at night after learning that he had been singing in a Moscow restaurant recently.

The 7-meter-high roof, the gorgeous gold-plated chandelier, and four large bronze pillars stand in the center like the backbone, adding a bit of luxury to the whole restaurant.

At this time, Cui Jian was standing on the stage next to the hall, but instead of singing, he played "Night in the Suburbs of Moscow" with several other troupe members.

At this time, Cui Jian was still a little young, wearing the dress provided by the hotel, holding a trumpet in his hand, and his eyes were a little careless.

Except for Duan Yun, all the rest of the restaurant were foreigners. No one paid attention to the band playing on the stage, but they were all enjoying their food.

There are still not many Chinese people who can spend here. Duan Yun only needs a serving of red cabbage soup, a can of stewed beef, a glass of red wine and a few slices of bread this time, and it costs 16 yuan, which is basically equivalent to domestic Half a month's income for an ordinary worker.

"Crack!" Duan Yun snapped his fingers, and a waitress dressed in black and white came over immediately.

"Sir, what else do you need?" the waitress asked Duan Yun.

Without further ado, Duan Yun handed a piece of "Unity" to the waitress, then pointed to Cui Jian on the stage, and said, "I want to invite that trumpet player over for a drink, is that okay?"

"They are the band recently invited by our hotel. In principle, they are not allowed to have dinner with the guests, but I will ask the lobby manager for you. If he agrees, there is no problem." The waitress replied politely.

"That's troublesome." Duan Yun nodded upon hearing this.

Then the waitress left and walked directly to the lobby manager standing at the door of the restaurant.

Not long after, during the break of the performance, the manager of the lobby stepped forward to talk to Cui Jian. Cui Jian's face flashed doubts, but he still walked over.

"Mister, are you looking for me?" Cui Jian came to Duan Yun's desk.

"Did you eat? If not, let's sit down and eat together." Duan Yun smiled and motioned Cui Jian to sit down.

"I've already eaten." Cui Jian shook his head repeatedly, and said to Duan Yun, "Sir, what do you want from me?"

"Your band is good, do you usually sing in this restaurant?" Duan Yun asked.

"We belong to the BJ Symphony Orchestra, but we usually have nothing to do here to sing here." Cui Jian paused, and then asked Duan Yun, "What's your boss' name? What business do you do?"

Seeing that Duan Yun was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, he did not look like an ordinary person, so he asked curiously.

"My name is Duan Yun. I'm the director of Daxing Tianyin Electronics Factory, and I'm also a music lover." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "I think your small band is good, and I want to cooperate with you once... "

"Cooperation? Cooperation for what?" Cui Jian asked with some doubts.

"It's like this. Our Tianyin Electronics Factory has just been established and mainly produces speaker equipment. I think your band is good. I want you to be the product spokesperson of our Tianyin Electronics Factory. What do you think?" Duan Yun said bluntly.

"Haven't we met before?" Cui Jian asked, frowning.

Cui Jian is obviously still a little wary of Duan Yun's sudden request. After all, there is no such thing as a company in China that would find a spokesperson, and Cui Jian and his band are not well-known in the capital. This made him doubt Duan Yun's intentions.

"I just have a crush on your band. As for whether we met before, it doesn't matter, but I believe we can become friends in the future..." Duan Yun raised his brows and said.

"Hehe, become friends? You are the owner of a factory, and we are just a group of music players. Do you think there will be any common topics between us?" Cui Jian smiled and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)