Life 1984

Director Wu promised Li Yunhai to take him to meet the leader.

The leader said very simply that it was not a matter of price. Mr. Li, the price you paid was high enough. It was just that when we vacated the venue yesterday, we moved other people’s booths away. This is a special consideration for Sihai Group. I made an agreement with those exhibitors that it would only take up half a day. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon they were restored to their original position. How do you want me to convince them?

Li Yunhai also knows that this is indeed difficult to handle, but yesterday he received an order of 8000 million US dollars, which was double the amount on the first day of operation. How much profit is this? No matter how difficult it is, he will try again.

He told the leader that since the venue could be vacated yesterday, it can certainly be done today. If the exhibitors are not willing, I can give them some compensation.

The leader was surprised and asked Li Yunhai, does your Sihai Group have such high profits? Can this activity bring you so much profit?

Anyone would have this question.

Li Yunhai said that I am willing to try again. Although the effort is a bit high, as long as it works, I can get more orders every day.

The leader pondered for a moment and asked Director Wu to communicate with the exhibitors.

Li Yunhai and Director Wu came out together and found the exhibitors in Dapingli.

There was a serious shortage of booths at the Canton Fair, so large square footage was taken out to build booths.

These booths are all built with canopies, and they are small businesses that cannot enter the exhibition hall. The sales volume of these exhibitors is generally relatively low, and some can't even place orders.

Director Wu discussed with them and asked them to move their booths to Daping near the road, and give each booth a compensation of 1,000 yuan per day.

Surprisingly, these exhibitors were willing to move to the side of the road.

Their booth was originally close to the exhibition hall, but business was not good. After moving to the side of the road yesterday, business actually improved a bit.

Not to mention you can get a thousand yuan in compensation every day!

It only took Director Wu ten minutes to reach an agreement with the exhibitors and come back to report to the leadership.

The leader was also surprised. Since the venue could be freed up, of course he agreed to Sihai Group's request. This was a mutually beneficial thing.

Director Wu immediately arranged for people to set up the stage.

With such a delay, it would be impossible to hold another event in the morning.

Li Yunhai finished his work and returned to his booth.

Not surprisingly, the passenger flow this morning was obviously not as high as yesterday.

It seems that the diversion of traffic is very obvious when holding activities in Daping outside.

At noon, after the stage was set up, Li Yunhai asked Li Yunfang and Su Hong to go out for activities.

He and Gong Li agreed to invite her to participate in the next 13 days at a price of yuan per day.

Gong Li smiled and agreed.

She can earn 13 in 26 days!

This is higher than the salary of acting in a movie, and it takes less time.

From a pure perspective of making money, the income from participating in commercial activities is more cost-effective than making a movie.

Li Yunhai transferred several people from the Huacheng branch to be responsible for distributing leaflets outside and guiding foreign businessmen to the booth to visit and negotiate.

In this way, Sihai Group is equivalent to having two large booths inside and outside.

But this is a resource he spent a huge amount of money to buy.

A large number of foreign businessmen showed up in the afternoon, with Li Yunhai, Shen Xiulan and others working hard to sell.

Once people get busy, they feel that time passes very quickly.

Another day's work is over.

After Li Yunfang finished her work, she came to the booth and saw Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan counting today's sales data.

Shen Xiulan entered all the orders into the computer.

"Brother, how are the sales today? Is it effective?" Li Yunfang said with a smile, "We are really working hard to promote it."

Li Yunhai stood next to Shen Xiulan, looked at the computer screen, and said, "Still counting. Where are Su Hong and Gong Li?"

"They are waiting outside for us to get off work!" Li Yunfang said with a smile, "Thanks to Gong Li today, she is a magnet and can attract customers. Many foreigners even asked to take photos with her!"

"Well, thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to dinner later." Li Yunhai patted his sister on the shoulder, "Are you tired?"

Li Yunfang said: "I'm not tired, it's easier than you. Su Hong and I took turns, and we didn't stand as long as you."

After Shen Xiulan finished counting, she raised her head and said, "Yunhai, today's sales are only over 3000 million US dollars. Do you think we are doing this activity in vain?"

Li Yunhai said: "From the third day on, sales will have dropped off a cliff. You will know by comparing the previous data."

Shen Xiulan checked the exhibition data from previous years and found that at the Canton Fair, there were more orders on the first day, but from the third day onwards, there were only a few million sales per day.

"Hey! Yunhai, do you think this activity is really useful? If we can get 3 million orders every day, then we can break the record this year and maybe get orders of to million US dollars!"

"Four to five hundred million is difficult, but it should not be difficult to surpass the past. My requirements are not high. I can only get more than US$3 million, then we will not suffer."

"How much will we spend on this activity in total?"

"Less than 200 million yuan."

"That's a great deal! We only need to earn an extra $50 to cover the cost."

"Yes, the most important thing about what we do is that we can attract new customers. Although these customers purchase less, if they sell well, they will restock in the future."

"Makes sense!"

While chatting, Liu Jie came over with a smile.

Liu Jie still works in the Bureau of Commerce. He comes to the Canton Fair every year to represent the province and do some service work.

The director of the Commerce Bureau was changed. After Tang Yuxia was promoted to the provincial bureau, the former deputy director Zhang Delu became the director.

Zhang Delu is also the leader of this team. He has a good relationship with Tang Yuxia and takes good care of Sihai Group. Sihai Group used to have only three booths, but now it has four booths, which was also arranged by Zhang Delu.

Liu Jie said hello from afar: "How are you, Mr. Li?"

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Liu Jie, you are very busy!"

Liu Jie chuckled and said, "It's okay! These are all trivial matters. I heard that you rented a venue outside? It cost more than one million?"

"Absolutely." Li Yunhai said, "If you are poor, you will want to change! Our company's business is not doing well, so we can only adapt and find new channels."

"Who would believe what you said?" Liu Jie hooked his shoulder and whispered, "How about a treat tonight? Let's go out to have fun?"

"It's okay to treat me. Where do you want to go?"

"There are many good places in Huacheng. I heard them say that there is a very interesting song and dance hall called Yiyuan. Do you want to go and see it?"

"Don't you like dance halls?"

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with going and taking a look! I heard people say it's really fun over there, and there are girls from the dance academy teaching people how to dance!"

"real or fake?"

"So go and see it! There might be a beauty there!"

The two of them talked in a low voice, but Shen Xiulan heard it. She rolled her eyes at Li Yunhai and snorted lightly.

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Xiulan, will you accompany me to dance tonight?"

Shen Xiulan said: "I won't go! Those are places where only unscrupulous men and women go to play."

For a long time, in the eyes of many citizens, people who went to dance halls were irregular people.

In fact, this was indeed the case. Many of the people who hung out in these entertainment venues back then were laid-off self-employed people and streetwalkers with nothing to do.

Serious office workers, or people with families, don't have time, and don't have money to spend time in that kind of place.

Li Yunhai heard Shen Xiulan's anger and smiled awkwardly: "I mainly accompany Liu Jie to play. If you don't go, I will take my sister."

Li Yunfang said: "Brother, I won't go! I'm not married yet, how can I go to a place like that? I won't be able to get married in the future."

Although she went to college, she came from a rural area and was much more conservative in her thinking.

Shen Xiulan chuckled and said, "Yunfang, you and your brother are going to dance, what are you afraid of?"

Li Yunfang said: "Then I won't go either. Sister Xiulan, I'll play cards with you."

After get off work, Li Yunhai invited Su Hong and Gong Li to dance.

Su Hong rubbed her feet and said she was too tired and didn't want to go out.

Gong Li happily agreed.

Li Yunhai said to Shen Xiulan: "You really don't want to go? Then I will dance with Miss Gong."

Shen Xiulan said: "You go! I'm playing cards with Su Hong and Yunfang. If you come back too late, we'll go to bed first. Don't wake us up!"

This was telling Li Yunhai that she would not come to accompany him tonight.

Li Yunhai, Liu Jie, and Gong Li went to the Art Garden.

Art Garden is located on Tongfu East Road, Haizhu District. It is the most famous and influential nightclub in Huacheng.

The remnants of the old era are everywhere here, and the unique polygonal Lingnan old architectural style is everywhere.

The Yiyuan Song and Dance Hall is decorated in a retro style and looks like a dance hall from the Republic of China era.

This was once a prosperous place in the old city center, with many shops and restaurants, and bus stations extending in all directions. I heard that many customers from as far away as Panyu came here because of it. After getting off the car, they went straight to the dance floor.

The ballroom is very large, with a huge circular dance floor, the top is covered by a spider web-shaped light stand, and the ground is a wooden composite floor. When the music starts, various dance costumes flash with colorful lights. The song has ups and downs, the floating shadows are changing, and the dance of life also rises and falls.

There are no pillars to block the dance floor in the art garden. It doesn't matter whether the dance steps are beautiful or ugly, the level of education, age, appearance, wealth or status, all that matters is that everyone is happy when dancing.

This is a very serious song and dance hall, you can tell just by looking at the clothes of the men and women inside. Women wore professional sparkling dance clothes and high-heeled dance shoes inlaid with rhinestones purchased at high prices. Men wore pointy-toe shoes, and some also wore very high-end men's dance clothes.

When Liu Jie saw this posture, he was stunned and said: "Brother, we are in the wrong place. This is really a place for dancing."

Li Yunhai said: "I knew you didn't want to come to dance, but to pick up girls. I took a quick look and saw that there are still many beauties. I have Miss Gong as my dance partner. You can find your own dance partner!"

Liu Jie's big eyes have been searching for beautiful girls for a long time.

There were many men and women sitting or standing nearby, all of whom had no dancing partners for the time being.

Liu Jie spotted a young and beautiful girl at a glance and walked up to strike up a conversation.

The woman replied directly: "You can dance, it's five yuan a song."

Only then did Liu Jie find out that the other party was a professional dancer. A song cost five yuan, which was much more expensive than Xizhou, but after coming, it was impossible not to dance. No matter how expensive it was, she had to maintain her reputation.

"Okay, I'll make sure you finish dancing tonight!" Liu Jie said boldly.

The woman's eyes lit up, she pursed her lips and smiled, and she walked onto the dance floor with Liu Jie generously.

Li Yunhai and Gong Li dance together.

"You are a good dancer, have you learned it?" Li Yunhai asked.

Gong Li hummed: "I have loved dancing since I was a child."

The two have known each other for so long, but they have never had time to chat alone.     While dancing, it is a good time to talk about what is on your mind.

Gong Li is the youngest daughter in the family. When she was less than one year old, she moved to Quancheng with her parents due to their job transfer. She loved singing and dancing since she was a child, and dreamed of becoming a singer one day. In middle school, he was a member of the school's art team and was often active on the dance and singing stage of Quancheng middle school students.

"I failed the college entrance examination. Later, while working and reviewing, I took the college entrance examination twice more. Unfortunately, there was still a difference of 11 points. Later, the admissions teacher of the Chinese Theater Academy saw that I had a good foundation and felt it was a pity. So I reported it to the Art Education Department of the Ministry of Culture. I submitted a report and requested that I be specially admitted. Later, I was specially recruited to study in the Chinese Drama Theater."

"You are lucky to meet noble people all the time in your life."

"Yeah, it's true when you think about it. I was able to get into the Chinese drama because I met a noble person, and later I was able to make a movie because I met a noble person. Now I've met you again, and you are also a noble person in my life."

"I'm not doing anything to help you."

"You gave me a big stage for commercial performances! An actor can't just be active on the screen. Now I can't make two movies a year, and I'm idle most of the time. Through endorsements and commercial performances, I can always Being active in front of the audience and movie fans will prevent them from forgetting too soon."

"Well, it makes sense. So being an actor is also a difficult road."

"I will definitely stick to it and won't give up halfway like Zhu Lin and Gong Jie."

"How do you know they gave up halfway? Maybe they have found a more important meaning in life?"

"The most important thing in life is career."

"Besides career, is there nothing more important?"

"You mean love and family, right? I won't consider getting married before I'm 30."

"Is it because you don't consider it, or because he doesn't agree to marry you?"

"You know what happened between me and him?"

"I heard that too, is it true?"

"I do not know how to describe!"

"Then don't say it."

The two of them stopped talking and danced silently.

This is a professional ballroom. In addition to the ordinary waltz, it also dances tango, rumba, cha cha and other more advanced dances. Although they are all national standard ballroom dances, the difficulty is different.

Li Yunhai didn't know how to dance many dances, so he and Gong Li sat aside to rest.

"Why did you get married so early?" Gong Li suddenly asked.

"because of love."

"An answer that leaves me speechless."

"I'm serious. If you really love someone, you will get married."

“Isn’t marriage the grave of love?”

"He told you that, right? If you don't get married, wouldn't love die without a burial place?"

Gong Li was stunned for a while and said, "Actually, I also asked him and he said no."

"Then he may not really love you. Liking and loving are two different things. Enjoying a woman's youthful body and being responsible for her for a lifetime are also two different things. A man can like many women at the same time, but he can only choose one to marry. Obviously, you are not the person he wants to marry."

"Is it because I'm not pretty enough?"

"You are very beautiful, but a beautiful woman may not be a suitable wife. Maybe you think that a woman is still very young at 30 years old and has many choices, but for a successful and famous man, why should he choose A 30-year-old woman who has gone bad? Instead of choosing a younger woman?"

"Are men so practical?"

"Human nature is like this. When you are with him, aren't you just coveting his resources?"

"No!" Gong Li said angrily, "You don't understand me at all!"

Li Yunhai said: "Maybe you can ask your heart."

Gong Li stood up suddenly and left in a hurry.

Li Yunhai looked at her back in shock, but did not get up to chase her.

Liu Jie is looking for a professional dance partner who can lead him in any dance.

Li Yunhai sat alone and looked at the men and women on the dance floor. The colorful light of the laser lights painted everyone's face with a psychedelic color.

There was an old man in his seventies sitting next to him. Because he was too old, no one wanted to dance with him, so he sat and watched. Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, his companion reached out and pushed him, but he fell to the ground softly. , the companion reached out to check his breathing and found that the person was gone.

There was a small commotion in the dance hall, but it soon calmed down. Everyone laughed and said that if I could just disappear like the old man in the dance hall, it would be a very happy way to die.

Li Yunhai didn't expect to come to dance and see life and death.

At this time, a crisp voice came to my ears: "Hello, Mr. Li."

Li Yunhai looked up and saw a beautiful woman standing in front of him.

The woman is in her early twenties and has long, glossy black hair that flutters lightly on her shoulders, contrasting with her fresh face. Her eyes are like bright stars, full of wisdom and agility.

She is tall and thin, but where there should be flesh, she is unambiguous.

The Creator not only gave her a beautiful face, but also a good figure that she was proud of.

She looked at Li Yunhai with a smile, and there was a kind of surprise in her eyes that she had reunited after a long separation.

Li Yunhai felt that the woman looked very familiar, so he pointed at her and said, "Who are you? We seem to have met before?"

"Mr. Li, you are so forgetful. I used to play the guzheng at Panxi Restaurant. We have met more than once!"

"Yes, yes, you are the woman who plays the guzheng! I'm sorry, I don't remember your name."

"It really makes me sad! Mr. Li can't remember my nice name."

"I'm sorry, I've been busy with my mundane affairs recently, and I haven't listened to the guzheng for a long time. Who are you?"

"Liu Ruyi."

"Oh! What a beautiful name!"

"I wonder if I will be lucky enough to have Mr. Li remember my name this time?"

"Haha! I don't know, I've been very forgetful lately."

"This is the first time I've seen such a straightforward man like Mr. Li. You don't even want to say anything to make me happy? Can I ask you to dance?"

It is rude to refuse a woman's invitation to a dance club.

Li Yunhai stood up and said: "Of course, it's my pleasure. It's been a long time since I saw you."

"Yes, after I graduate, I will go back to my hometown to work."

"Where is your hometown?"

"Sichuan."

"The Land of Abundance is a wonderful place. Then why are you here?"

"I found that the salary I received after working was not as much as I earned playing guzheng at Panxi Restaurant when I was a student. So after careful consideration, I resigned and went to work."

"So where do you work now?"

"I just came to Huacheng, and I haven't found a job yet! I heard that the Art Garden is very famous, and I wanted to come here to see if I can get a job. I just went for an interview, and they said they don't want musicians."

"Oh!"

"But I didn't come here in vain. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Li here. I will always remember you."

"I'm not that charming, am I?"

"Maybe after I left Huacheng, the people I met were too boring! I often think about my life in Huacheng. So I have not forgotten many of the people and things here. And the people you meet in your life He Shi is much more interesting than me, so you erased me from your memory."

"What you said makes me ashamed. I think I will remember the name Liu Ruyi in the future."

"Thank you."

"Can you only play guzheng?"

"I can play many musical instruments, such as pipa, flute, erhu, everything."

"Are you studying folk music?"

"So does the piano."

"Versatile, so good!"

"It's not good. It's hard to find a good job."

“By a good job, you mean a high salary?”

"If you can't make any money, but you say it's a good job, it's probably the boss using it to deceive the workers."

"Haha, your words are very philosophical and you are a very thoughtful person."

"Mr. Li, are you here to attend the Canton Fair?"

"Ah."

"Do you come to every session?"

"Not necessarily. I've been there several times."

"Then I'm so lucky. You're here, and so am I. We are quite destined!"

"Yes!"

Li Yunhai and Liu Ruyi had a great time chatting, and their dance moves were also in perfect harmony.

When taking a break after dancing, Liu Ruyi asked: "Mr. Li, can you leave me your contact information? Don't get me wrong, I just want to greet you at some time in the future and ask you if you still remember. There is a girl named Liu Ruyi."

"Of course!" Li Yunhai smiled, took out his business card and handed it to her.

Liu Ruyi took it and saw that there was only one name, one pager, and two Xizhou landlines.

"This is the first time I've seen such a business card. There's no title at all?" Liu Ruyi smiled sweetly, "Only the business cards of important people can be so simple."

"Miss Liu is really good at joking. I couldn't be more ordinary."

"Is the chairman of Sihai Group still ordinary?"

"So you know my identity?"

"Mr. Li, my classmates and I worked for your company at the Canton Fair before. Have you forgotten?"

"I'm sorry, I really have no impression."

"Okay, Mr. Li, I wonder if you want anyone else? Maybe I can find a temporary job with you?"

Li Yunhai thought for a while and said: "Okay, we just need people. Come find me at the Canton Fair tomorrow morning!" (End of Chapter)