National Tide 1980.

There was a slightly older man who was sucking on a cigarette and continued to make the young ones laugh with his most ready-made swear words.

"You know nothing, kid. Do you think rich people can go home and be imprisoned after get off work like you? Their lives are free, how can they be like you? I tell you, a man only cares about his wife's mood when he is poor. If a man has money, his wife will care about his mood."

"Yes, that makes sense. It's absolutely true. There was a boy next door to us. He used to work as a porter in a cement factory warehouse. He looked like a mud monkey every day at work. Besides, he was short, ugly, and a mismatched person. Which girl would like him? Later, the boy quit his job and went to resell cigarettes. It is said that he set up a cigarette stand in front of the cinema with smuggled cigarettes from Zhaogongkou. He made more than 100,000 yuan in two years. Now the boy is successful. Not only did he marry a beautiful wife, but the couple never go home at night. They ride motorcycles outside to play almost every day. It is said that they are jumping. What about going to disco and dancing halls? They don't even cook for me. I heard that the guy's wife is the daughter of a director. She keeps such a defective product as if she is a treasure. She is very jealous. If the guy talks to any woman for a few words, she will be angry. But the couple quarrels about this. Every time the woman is beaten and runs back to her parents' home, guess what happens? She comes back in two days because she is afraid that she will make room for others and let others take advantage of the opportunity. Brothers, what do you think of this woman? She married a person and married money."

This person's comments on current social phenomena made others nod their heads frequently, which was so enjoyable.

Then someone took over the conversation and expressed his deep emotion, telling the young people who had initially declared that they would not get married about their own experience.

"It is true that being rich and being poor are different. But, brother, no matter what we say, don't get married. This is definitely true for you. It's not too late to think about this matter when you have a career. Otherwise, you might have a promising future, but it will be ruined once you get married. Doesn't dating waste time? How can you think about doing serious work? Oh, dating is indeed interesting, but it can't be eaten. Before marriage, it's like honey, but after marriage, women don't look at men as attentive, and men don't look at women as fresh. What's the point!"

This was more realistic and immediately caused everyone to join in the fun.

Especially since they are now in a state of being thin and tall, poor and with low aspirations, these words have practical significance that is like a direct hit on their lungs.

It turns out that the people acting as drummers today are all folk musicians from the Beijing Song and Dance Troupe.

Nowadays, no one listens to folk music. Apart from performing one or two times a month as arranged by the troupe, they have no work at all.

It was Cui Jian who introduced them to the job because he remembered their past status as colleagues.

As a result, Yunyuan offered them a price of one hundred yuan each.

Just playing a few tunes is almost equal to their two-month salary, and they can also have a feast with the guests. This seems to them to be a tempting and lucrative job.

But then again, people who are engaged in literature and art now like to put themselves among the group of cultural people.

They are now taking such jobs, which would have been considered a menial job in the past. Although it is profitable, they still feel a little uncomfortable.

This is a very contradictory thing.

That’s not all, the funniest thing is yet to come.

Just as this young man was just swearing in a persuasive manner, "I won't get married, brothers, I will listen to you. I promise, I won't consider this matter before I am thirty years old."

As a result, at this moment, several beautiful guests passed by their room.

These are all models under Pierre Catton, who had made an appointment to come together.

  They were all tall and fashionable, chatting and laughing. The close-up pictures of the beauties made the drummers and sedan bearers in the room dizzy, and they all came close to the glass.

They kept staring behind the girls until they were far away.

Especially the person who had just said that he would not get married, he immediately forgot his vow and broke it.

I couldn't help but open the door and follow him.

Someone nearby immediately pulled him aside and asked, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Where are you going?"

The reasons for being young are legitimate.

"Why are you pulling me? I have to pee urgently. I need to go to the toilet."

The man still held on and said, "Okay, let's go together, I want to pee too."

"Don't follow me," the young one said in disgust, "my shit stinks."

"I don't think of you as a musk ox either."

At this point, the young man had no choice but to admit, "Okay, brother, you should go to the bathroom by yourself. I won't go to the bathroom anymore. I'll find a chance to talk and see if I can get a phone call to solve my personal problem..."

Now the older ones are happy, because it means that they finally caught you and went first.

"Brother, what did you say just now? Please listen to me..."

Unfortunately, just when he was about to talk about the same old thing, he was scolded as soon as the words came out of his mouth.

"Fuck you," the young man finally lost his patience, broke free from his hand, and yelled at his face, "Leave me alone, I am willing to destroy myself."

Then he ran out of the house and chased after the beautiful figure.

The man who was trying to persuade others stood there in a daze, then shook his head and sighed, while a burst of laughter broke out around him.

…………

In this day and age, not everyone has the courage to strike up a conversation. Perhaps only people in the literary and artistic circles have the courage to do so without fear of embarrassment.

After all, we all have to perform on stage.

No matter what happens during the performance, you have to hold on. This is the basic quality of a qualified actor.

To be fair, in this age when most people are ashamed to express their affection for the opposite sex, young men who can take the initiative still have a great advantage.

Because compared to most cowards who have lustful thoughts but no courage, they appear to be more manly, and most of them are good at speaking.

But the problem is that specific situations also need to be analyzed specifically.

Just like today, this young man who followed a beautiful girl without hesitation, even though he was abandoned by his friends and family and broke his promise, was really a bit blinded by lust. He was destined to return empty-handed and might even be laughed at.

It's not for anything else, it's just that the time, place and goal are all wrong. He has neither the right time, the right place nor the right people.

You know, the wedding held by Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko in Yunyuan today can be said to be the top level that can surpass all weddings in mainland China in this era.

In such an environment, in Yunyuan, whether it was the girls among the guests or the girls working here, they all fell into an unrealistic daydream because of the pomp of the wedding.

What they saw and heard made all the girls feel more confident.

Who doesn't want a wedding as grand and magnificent as this?

Any unmarried girl has the right to dream like this.

So no matter how brave, humorous, or even handsome a poor boy is, he will still lack appeal when he approaches girls in such situations.

Not to mention that the girl he liked was not an ordinary girl, she was a famous model who had seen the world and belonged to the Pierre Cardin company.

Even if there are a few who have not signed contracts with Pierre Cattin, they are outstanding students who graduated from modeling schools.

Moreover, they have all participated in competitions and won good places, which allowed them to continue to stay in the capital and receive wedding invitations.

Almost all of these girls started on this path and became famous when modeling competitions became popular.

Their ambitions were as high as their stature.

All of them have clear goals, pointing to the word "utilitarian".

They are no longer innocent but more scheming, which is the biggest difference between them and the first generation of mainland models.

In fact, they wish they had considered their future and planned their marriage according to the most secular requirements as early as when they decided to embark on this path.

Well, if anyone could hear what these girls were chatting about as they walked, they would know.

No matter which young man is, no matter how outstanding his personal conditions are, as long as he is not rich or a foreigner, it would be a waste of time if he actively pursued such a "tall" girl.

"Oh my, look at it, how much money would it cost to hold a wedding like this in a place like this? The big stars in Japan are the ones who enjoy it and are blessed. What is a grand wedding? This is a grand wedding."

Miss A said with envy on her face, especially when she walked in and saw the big garden and the wedding tent, she was so excited that she thought she had arrived in heaven.

So she immediately suggested that they should not rush to sit down at the table, but instead walk around the garden and the rockery first.

"What's there to envy? Do you think that Keiko Matsumoto paid for today's wedding banquet? You must be kidding. It was the man who paid. The real capable one is the third boss of Pierre Cardin. I heard that Manager Ning became a multi-millionaire a few years ago with the patents of easy-to-pull ties and trolley suitcases. What's so special about the big Japanese stars? They're just pretty faces. Tsk, if you compare heads, Keiko Matsumoto is less than 1.65 meters tall. I don't know what Manager Ning was thinking. He's obviously a member of our fashion industry, but he actually fell in love with her..."

B continued.

She is the kind of girl who can't accept reality and is always cautious in her actions.

She doesn't like to take action, but only likes to criticize people and things she doesn't like.

Judging by the standards of decades later, this person has the potential to be a natural keyboard warrior.

However, not everyone would necessarily accept her words, and Miss C immediately raised an objection.

"Don't complain about sour grapes. Whether you can capture a man's heart depends on your ability. According to what you said, Manager Ning is a member of the fashion industry, so he must have seen a lot of beautiful girls. So how can it be that simple? Relying on face? I heard that the champion of the first competition, Qu Xiao, was made famous by Manager Ning. She has a pretty face and a good figure. She is not much worse than the champion of the last competition, Ye Jihong. But why didn't Manager Ning fall in love with her? I have never heard of any scandal between them. So this is enough to prove that things between men and women are not that simple. Think about it, what about Teacher Liu in our school? She doesn't look so-so, her skin is not good, and she is divorced. She just has a better figure, but she also has a 'rich man'."

Her words immediately resonated with many people. The teacher Liu she mentioned was a physical education teacher of the ballet troupe and also a model training teacher for Pierre Cattin.

She got divorced last year and recently married a single elderly Chinese Canadian who also owns a farm and went abroad. Of course, she also quit her job.

When she left, everyone in the ballet troupe and modeling school treated her as a legend.

However, what B couldn't stand the most was the cunningness of this married teacher Liu. She couldn't help but retort, "For her, marrying that old man is nothing. She walks like a bellows, panting heavily. I think she's old enough to be her grandfather."

"Age doesn't matter." Model Ding also spoke up. "She's already gone abroad. It doesn't matter if the old man dies. Maybe that bitch surnamed Liu can find a better man. Once a woman gets divorced, it's easier to get divorced again. It doesn't matter who she lives with."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "Take the bitch surnamed Liu for example. She certainly didn't marry an old man for love, but to go abroad. There's nothing wrong with that. Even if the old man she's dating now isn't that great, he doesn't have any children. If she lives with him for a few years, he might die, and she can just inherit the estate. It's not a loss."

Model A then turned around and smiled at Model D, "Now you have a set of analysis methods. No wonder I heard that you have someone else."

There is no doubt that the "someone" she mentioned was model Ding who was having a hot affair with a "rich man".

However, what was unexpected was that Ding Model said indignantly, "Forget it, that guy is just a small department store dealer, he doesn't have much money, he drives a Santana that is borrowed from his uncle's company. I estimate that his total assets are at most 300,000 or 400,000 yuan. Look at this, how can we compare? And he is so dark and so short, only up to my shoulder, almost catching up with Wu Dalang."

This attitude not only caused a few people to laugh, but also immediately triggered C's advice.

"Oh my, listen to your tone, it's so scary, you don't even care about 300,000 or 400,000. I say, don't be so unrealistic. Be content with what you have. You have to know that in the first few years, 100,000 yuan is enough to shock people. Your partner is several times more than 100,000. What else do you want? There are not many people like Manager Ning in the world. Handsome and rich. You, don't look for someone who meets his standards, okay?"

"Why can't I find someone according to these standards? I want both the person and the money. Is that okay? Of course I know that there are very few people like Manager Ning, and I am certainly not Matsumoto Keiko. But I can lower my standards in all aspects. If the appearance is decent and he can make 100,000 or 200,000 in a movie, I'll be fine. Well, I've decided that the money can be a little less, but the appearance of the person must be acceptable at least."

"That's absolutely impossible." This time, A refuted with great determination, "Nowadays, these men are more despicable than each other. When they are poor, they can beat their chests and write love letters to you, but once they have money, they will smile and find fault with you, looking for where you don't look good. And you should also know that, by comparison, money is more important than people. Because money is not easy to find, but it is easier to find a good-looking person. Dear, think about it carefully. In the past, our parents' generation recognized class composition, and later recognized "having a good father", and later they all wanted to find "having overseas connections". What's the use of all that? The current standard is still straightforward, just find someone with money. I believe this standard will never change in the future, so money is the ultimate goal of human development." (End of this chapter)