Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 554 "Rain" and "The Mark of Rain" and "So Many People in This World"

After meeting with Uncle Lin once at Uncle Xu's house, discussing some precautions in detail, and understanding his true attitude, Cao Zhiqiang left soon.

Cao Zhiqiang was very satisfied with this meeting.

Because he found that the country did not regard him as a dispensable consumable, but attached great importance to his personal safety, and even gave up contact with the "fog" for his personal safety.

If Cao Zhiqiang was the decision-maker, he might not be able to put the safety of personnel as the top priority, but give priority to ensuring the transaction channel with "Mist".

After all, not to mention anything else, just talking about the fully bombed Tu-160 bomber and its complete set of technical information is enough for the country to pay special attention to.

To be honest, it’s just the missiles that are extremely compatible with the Tu-160. Maybe they haven’t attracted so much attention. What really attracts attention is actually the technical information.

Without a complete set of relevant technical information, if you only have the real thing, you can only carry out reverse engineering, and reverse engineering is not easy to do, not to mention a lot of time, energy and money, and the effect may not be better than the original version.

After all, there are many key technologies that are difficult to decipher through reverse engineering alone, especially at the current domestic scientific research level, it is basically impossible to decipher the Tu-160 bomber through reverse engineering.

On the contrary, the supporting Kh-55 series cruise missiles are very likely to be copied through reverse engineering. After all, the older generation of technology experts are still alive, and the domestic rocket and missile technology is quite powerful.

In fact, there is no shortage of high-tech cutting-edge talents in China at present. The overall talent reserve is very rich, but what is lacking is precisely the accumulation of technology and funds.

Among them, the accumulation of technology is second, and the biggest shortcoming is actually the problem of funds.

Because as long as the funds are sufficient, technology accumulation is not a problem.

The technical information provided by Cao Zhiqiang is very real. On the surface, it shortens the scientific research process. Fundamentally speaking, it also reduces the scientific research funding, so that related technologies can avoid detours, just like pressing the accelerator button.

In other words, according to what Uncle Lin told Cao Zhiqiang before, although these cutting-edge weapons technologies are needed by the country, they are not urgently needed.

After all, the country's current strategy is to seek truth from facts and keep a low profile, not trying to show off its muscles everywhere.

Therefore, for the current country, advanced technology and advanced weapons are certainly desired, but if the cost is too high, there is no need to force it.

What the country really wants at present is precisely a large amount of foreign exchange funds and a smooth connection with the Western world, so that China's economy can be linked with the mainstream Western world economy, and the economy can be developed with the help of the West.

To be more precise, the country hopes to develop an export-oriented economy, thereby accumulating funds and then developing itself.

As long as it can enter the mainstream Western market, it is not hesitating to give up some things even temporarily.

For example, the Tu-160 bomber. In fact, according to Uncle Lin, the country does not particularly want this batch of equipment, or in other words, it does not want to spend 20 billion US dollars in foreign exchange to purchase this batch of equipment and materials.

After all, what is urgently needed in the country is foreign exchange, not these big killers that cannot be made public for the time being and cannot form combat effectiveness for the time being.

On the contrary, things like turbofan engines and anti-infantry radars are urgently needed in our country, but the premise is that the price should not be too expensive.

To be honest, in fact, as far as the current international situation is concerned, as long as a country has enough foreign exchange, the United States basically sells everything except a few gadgets.

F14 fighter jets, F15 fighter jets, destroyers, helicopters, the latest tanks, etc., can all be bought.

For example, the German Leopard [-] tank, the Federal Republic of Germany tried its best to sell it to the country, but gave up only because the price could not be negotiated.

There are also C130 transport planes, C-141 transport planes, B52 bombers, AH-1 armed helicopters, etc. in the United States. All active equipment in the United States, except for a few strategic things, such as nuclear submarines, are open for sale. .

It's just that the country is not short-sighted like India, and our country pays more attention to practicality.

Therefore, when our country purchases Western weapons, it pays more attention to the equipment that makes up for domestic shortcomings, and does not blindly seek advanced nature and power.

Anyway, generally speaking, Uncle Lin wants Cao Zhiqiang to continue to contact the Misty Organization and not to break the line, but he can't blindly accept the products promoted by the other party.

Especially for the "Mist" organization's method of delivering goods to the door without saying hello, Uncle Lin actually expressed some dissatisfaction cryptically.

Because this kind of practice of the mist is tantamount to disrespecting China's sovereignty. If it is small, it is smuggling, and if it is large, it is invasion.

It's just that the things Misty sent are too delicious, and it doesn't seem to be malicious at the moment, so the country hopes to keep in touch, but it doesn't want to be led by the nose by this organization.

So this time only a down payment of [-] million U.S. dollars is given, not only because the country is indeed short of foreign exchange, but also to conceal its superficial attitude, showing that China does not want everything.

Of course, it would be best if the other party insisted on delivering the goods to the door without charging money, but the problem is that the relevant people in the country don't believe in such a good thing.

Regarding this, Cao Zhiqiang could only smile wryly.

To be honest, even if you don't want money, it's not bad, but if you don't ask the country for money, he always feels that it's more suspicious.

Now that the goods are delivered to the door first, and then set a "loss price" with the country, Cao Zhiqiang thought it was not bad at first, and felt that he was very witty.

Unexpectedly, the "loss price" that Cao Zhiqiang thought was too expensive in the current domestic view, and it was not what they really wanted.

At least for the Tu-160 bomber, this is not the thing that the country needs most at present, not to mention the appearance of these things, which are particularly eye-catching and troublesome.

Just transporting those bombers away secretly made the central government very worried.

According to Uncle Lin, up to now, the "white swans" on the beach have not been completely transported away, but a camouflage net has been covered outside, and then the ammunition and a large amount of fuel attached to the plane have been unloaded first to avoid accidents. The remaining planes themselves can only stay in the local area temporarily, and the relevant venues are sealed off to prevent outsiders from approaching.

As for when all the "white swans" will be transported away, it is still unknown.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang thought that the country would send pilots to drive those white swans away.

But when I asked Uncle Lin, I found out that it was not realistic at all, at least not at present.

Although Cao Zhiqiang's belongings at that time contained the instruction manual for Figure 160, but just having the manual does not mean that he will be able to fly this kind of aircraft.

What's more, this kind of plane needs a special runway, and it can't just find a flat beach to take off.

Therefore, the country's current method is to find a large ship and try to find a way to ship the planes that stay on the beach, instead of building an airport and letting people drive away.

Regarding this, Cao Zhiqiang could only smile wryly, knowing that he had caused trouble for the country.

But looking at it from another angle, the situation at that time was special and urgent, and he couldn't think of any other way except throwing the plane at the seaside.

Because it was thrown on the beach, you can still say that the "mist organization" secretly transported the plane by boat. If it was placed in the mainland, it would be hard to explain.

The Figure 160 bomber does not have a large airstrip, so it cannot take off and land. If Cao Zhiqiang really dumped those planes in an inland area, it is absolutely not clear why. At that time, a lot of people may have to be investigated, and a lot of trouble will be caused. A large number of people were victimized.

In addition, although Uncle Lin supports Cao Zhiqiang's free choice, he advises Cao Zhiqiang not to focus on foreign countries in the future, and not to live abroad, even in Hong Kong.

According to Uncle Lin, there is no way to not get your shoes wet when you often stand by the river.

No matter how good Cao Zhiqiang's camouflage is, the things that the Misty Organization does are too horrifying, one or two times is enough, if there are too many times, it will definitely attract the attention of relevant people.

If Cao Zhiqiang was active in the country, Uncle Lin could still ask the relevant department to wipe his ass for him, so as to ensure that no one would find him.

But if Cao Zhiqiang went abroad, or settled down in places like Hong Kong, even if he opened a trading company as a cover, he would inevitably be targeted by those who wanted to.

In Hong Kong and other regions outside the mainland, the country's influence and projection ability are insufficient, and it is difficult to maintain Cao Zhiqiang's comprehensiveness.

Therefore, Uncle Lin's suggestion is that if you must find a place that is convenient for smuggling, it is best to be in China, such as Hainan.

Even, if Cao Zhiqiang needs it, the country can also help Cao Zhiqiang repair the infrastructure at the designated location, such as finding an excuse to repair the port and airport in advance, so as to facilitate the smuggling organized by the mist.

Cao Zhiqiang felt that it was a good idea to focus his life in the country. After all, with the help of the country, it is really interesting to build a "smuggling port" in the country where he can have a lot of power.

Yes, at most he has a lot of power, and he dare not think about it if he has the final say. After all, this kind of situation cannot happen in the domestic environment.

On the contrary, in foreign countries, such as Hong Kong, if it is well managed, it may not be impossible to build a port that can be decided by itself.

In short, as to how to proceed in the future, he thinks it is better to take one step at a time and adapt to the situation.

After parting with Uncle Lin, Cao Zhiqiang did not immediately go through the formalities for going abroad, but took some time to go to the Central Conservatory of Music.

The purpose of coming there is to make the soundtrack for the movie "Love in Guting".

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted to find the China Symphony Orchestra, but the Symphony Orchestra has been very busy recently, with many performances, and there is not much time to help him score.

So Cao Zhiqiang had no choice but to find the Central Conservatory of Music, and find the professional teachers there to help him dub.

Since "Love in the Guting" is an adaptation of "The Garden of Words and Leaves", let alone the content, at least the soundtrack must keep up.

In other words, the theme song of "Love in Guting" is still "Rain", but the lyrics have changed, but the score has not changed at all.

Although Cao Zhiqiang himself has only made the guitar solo version of "Rain", it will be played in the form of an episode.

But as the theme song of a movie, it must not be a simple guitar solo, but more complicated and richer, at least a trio.

After thinking about it, Cao Zhiqiang decided to restore the original style of "Rain" as much as possible, that is, play a trio with piano, guitar, and drum kit.

The trio, together with Cao Zhiqiang's unique voice, is enough to be the theme song.

In addition to using "Rain" as the theme song, Cao Zhiqiang also chose "So Many People in This World" as the ending song.

In order to be more suitable for the occasion, the specific lyrics of "So Many People in This World" have been slightly revised, and the score has not changed at all.

For example, in the lyrics, "I first saw you in the blue morning" was changed to "I first saw you in the rain".

Also in the lyrics, "Watch the plane go to the distant country with a bang", which was changed to "Watch the train go to the far country with a bang".

Generally speaking, "So Many People in This World" has not changed much, but after making minor revisions, it feels particularly in tune with the plot of the movie, and there is a sense of loss.

"So Many People in This World" is no longer a trio, but a duet of piano and violin, without guitar.

Coincidentally, Mr. Zhang, who plays jazz drums, is also a violin teacher. It is said that he first learned the violin and then transferred to jazz drums, which saved a lot of worry.

In addition to the theme song and the ending song, Cao Zhiqiang also arranged a background interlude for piano solo, which is the well-known pure music "Mark of the Rain" in his previous life.

The pure piano piece "Mark of the Rain" is nothing more than that. There are two versions of the theme song and the ending song, one in Chinese and one in Japanese.

Both the Chinese version and the Japanese version are sung by Cao Zhiqiang himself, but the lyrics are in different languages, one Chinese and the other Japanese.

In other words, the singing part is fine, but the problematic part is the ensemble part.

In terms of guitar, Cao Zhiqiang can do it himself, after all, his guitar level is already very high.

But there is nothing he can do with the piano and drums. First, he can’t do it, and second, he can’t do it alone.

So in the end, I found two middle-aged teachers from the Central Conservatory of Music.

One of them is Teacher Chen who teaches piano, and the other is Teacher Zhang who teaches drums.

Mr. Chen, who plays the piano, is a 44-year-old male teacher. It is said that he once won the No.1 piano competition of the Central Conservatory of Music, and his attainments in piano are quite good.

As for Mr. Zhang who plays drums, he is younger, only 36 years old. In Cao Zhiqiang's opinion, he is also a very young male teacher.

This is also normal. After all, drums are relatively unpopular percussion instruments in China at present, unlike pianos with a long history.

And in fact, at this time, this thing is not called a drum set in the Central Conservatory of Music, but a jazz drum, which is a kind of percussion department.

It can be said that if it is not in Beijing, if it is not in the Central Conservatory of Music, it is really not easy to find a master who is proficient in jazz drums in China.

Otherwise, if you want to make music in China at this time, you still have to come to Beijing or Shanghai. In fact, there are markets in these places.

Although the ages of the three are very different, they are quite harmonious when they actually play together.

Neither Mr. Chen nor Mr. Zhang looked down on Cao Zhiqiang because he did not go to college or had no professional experience in learning musical instruments. On the contrary, they both admired Cao Zhiqiang's knowledge of music theory and talent in music creation.

So unconsciously, Cao Zhiqiang, the youngest person, became the leader of the trio. The two teachers listened to Cao Zhiqiang very much, and did not show any arrogance or maverick.

It went so smoothly, maybe because these two teachers are not very old, and they are not famous. If they are older and famous, it may not be so easy to cooperate.

As for why Cao Zhiqiang wanted to make music in China instead of going to Japan, the main reason is that it is cheaper and more cost-effective to do it in China.

In China, Cao Zhiqiang can find a professional teacher from the Central Conservatory of Music to make a soundtrack, but in Japan, it is difficult for you to find such a master to help you make a soundtrack. Even if you can find it, the price is absolutely sky-high.

It's not like in China, where you can make them happy if you give 100 yuan to each person.

If this is in Japan at the moment, at the price of 100 RMB, you will never find a reliable soundtrack artist.

After all the relevant soundtracks of "Love in the Guting" were completed, Cao Zhiqiang took the copy of the master tape of "Love in the Guting" and took the plane to Hong Kong with Lou Xiao'e.

Yes, this time, Cao Zhiqiang did not choose to fly directly to Japan, but flew to Hong Kong first, and then transferred to Japan from Hong Kong.

The reason, of course, is for Lou Xiaoe's $20!
(End of this chapter)