The Pentium Era - South to North

In fact, the old man is not old, he is only in his early fifties. But now, more and more young people are opening companies and factories, like Zhang Chen and Liu Ligan. In comparison, Lao Ni feels that he is an old man. .

Especially in the past few years, from government agencies to various units, there has been a strong emphasis on rejuvenation, knowledge, and specialization, and many young people have been promoted. After several years of training, these people have now become the talkers of various units and have real power. figure.

Whether Lao Ni went to a bank or a government agency, the people who contacted him and had the final say were all in their thirties or forties, a round younger than Lao Ni, which gave him a strong feeling , that is, this era seems to belong to the next generation, that is, the generation that the song sings, "the glory belongs to the new generation of the 1980s".

They were all polite to Lao Ni, but there was something in this politeness, which was the respect of the younger generation for their elders. Just like tonight, the three of them were sitting together for dinner, and Liu Ligan and Zhang Chen were talking to each other. The attitude was completely different from theirs and Lao Ni's. Lao Ni could feel it.

They are very casual and relaxed with each other. They can joke around randomly, but talking to him is not so casual.

Although they themselves are already very big bosses, when they talk to Lao Ni, their attitude is still a bit humble, because they are all people who understand etiquette, and they are even a little reserved in front of Lao Ni.

Lao Ni felt that if he got up and left at this time, they might be relieved.

Lao Ni was tired from eating such a meal. In fact, Liu Ligan and Zhang Chen were also tired from eating.

Although Lao Ni also tried his best to joke with them in as relaxed a tone as possible, hoping to narrow the age gap, the gap was real, and Lao Ni was not one who liked to joke. Man, the jokes he made sounded a bit stiff, the kind of jokes you would be embarrassed not to laugh at.

Newspapers are talking about the generation gap. This word is invisible and intangible, but Lao Ni can actually feel it.

This gave Lao Ni a sense of crisis and anxiety. He felt that even if he continued to work, he would not be able to work for a few more years. If he did not catch up, he would be in danger of being left behind. The world belongs to them and to us. Yes, but in the final analysis, it can only belong to them, and they cannot accept it.

With the sense of crisis, Lao Ni became urgent. The next day, he selected two girls and sent them to Liu Ligan's company. Originally, he wanted to send Chen Yaqin to Liu Ligan's company. Considering that Regarding the past incident between Chen Yaqin and Zhang Chen, Lao Ni thought about it and let it go. It would be better to have less to worry about than to have more to worry about.

He sent two other girls there. When Chen Yaqin found out, she came to Lao Ni and asked Lao Ni why he didn't send her.

Lao Ni hesitated and told her that he had to send her to do more important things, not to sell the house. The house was sold one after another. Once the house was sold, the job would be gone.

When the two of them arrived, Liu Ligan asked Ying Ying to arrange for them to go to the sales office of the Mishihe project. Liu Ligan and Ying Ying said that you should take care of those who are sent by their friend's company to learn how to sell houses.

Ying Ying said yes.

Chen Yaqin was watched by Lao Ni when she grew up. This little girl has been very smart since she was a child. She is a beauty. She has always called Lao Ni uncle. In fact, she and Lao Ni's wife are not related. Lao Ni's wife is from another village. Yes, how could there be a relationship? He and Lao Ni are somewhat related, but that is far away.

When did Chen Yaqin start calling Old Uncle Ni and why? No one can remember, and no one cares. They just call it that. Anyway, rural people are like this. People in a village, if you really talk about it, they don’t care. They are relatives, but in many cases, the names are confusing, and the farther away the relationship is, the more confusing the names are.

For example, someone should call the other party sister-in-law, but they follow their own children and call the other party aunt. They keep calling each other aunt, and they just keep calling them aunt. As long as everyone understands in their hearts.

After Lao Ni's company moved to Hangzhou, he also brought Chen Yaqin to Hangzhou. The filthy man pestered Chen Yaqin for several years, and then he finally got married. Chen Yaqin was arrogant, had high self-esteem, and thought highly of her. There are very few people, and she has finally transformed herself from a little girl into an old girl. Now she is almost thirty, and she is still single.

But beautiful is still beautiful.

The last time Zhang Chen and Liu Ligan came to their company, Chen Yaqin saw Zhang Chen from a distance, but she hid in her office and didn't even come out to say hello.

From Chen Yaqin's office in "Splendid Jiangnan", you can see Zhang Chen's office. Sometimes Chen Yaqin stands in front of the window and stares blankly at the dynamic zone across a canal, and unconsciously wonders what Zhang Chen is doing now. ?

She knew Zhang Chen's office, which was upstairs in the dynamic zone. She even guessed which office his was in. Sometimes when the lights were on in the office opposite and the curtains were not drawn, she even saw Zhang Chen. Walk around the office.

Sometimes, she would see Zhang Chen standing in front of the window and looking over. Chen Yaqin suddenly felt panicked and her heart was beating wildly. She felt that Zhang Chen was also looking at her?

But she calmed down immediately and let out a long sigh. She felt that this was impossible. It was impossible before, and it is even more impossible now. The gap between her and Zhang Chen was getting farther and farther. This distance , not only because Zhang Chen is now the big boss.

Chen Yaqin is very confident on this point, that is, she feels that even if Zhang Chen is the big boss now, he will still be the same Zhang Chen. He will not be the kind of person who is arrogant when he has money. That day If she goes out and Zhang Chen sees her, he will definitely smile and say to her, "Chen Yaqin, hello."

When he smiles, he is really pretty.

It was completely dark outside. The row of office buildings collapsed in the canal in front of them, as if they were broken. One-third of the windows were still lit, like bullet holes that had been punched through. , flashing in the water.

On the North Ring Road on the other side of the river, tonight, for some reason, the street lights have been darkened. Cars are passing by, their headlights piercing the dark night, as if someone has torn apart a piece of cloth with a hiss, leaking out He blocked the light behind the cloth and quickly covered it again.

The lights in Zhang Chen's office were still on. There seemed to be two girls in his office. They were looking at a painting and put it on the wall. Zhang Chen and the two girls stood there, looking at the painting. While talking, Chen Yaqin couldn't see clearly what was painted on the painting, but she knew it was a painting.

Chen Yaqin couldn't see the faces of the two girls clearly, and wondered whether they were pretty.

In fact, she couldn't see Zhang Chen's face clearly, but she could imagine it and felt that she could see his face.

Chen Yaqin really hopes that she is one of those two girls now.

Chen Yaqin stood in the dark. The door behind her opened and Lao Ni walked in. Lao Ni saw Chen Yaqin standing in front of the window without turning on the light. The office was dark. Lao Ni didn't care. He was used to Chen Yaqin's behavior. It was like this in Keqiao, but Chen Yaqin was still like this here. She liked to wait for him in the dark.

Sometimes Lao Ni would wonder, is this the case, Chen Yaqin will forget the age gap between her and him?

Lao Ni walked over and hugged Chen Yaqin from behind. Chen Yaqin struggled a little, and Lao Ni said, "It's okay, everyone is gone."

When Lao Ni said this, Chen Yaqin couldn't make any more money and let him hold her.

Lao Ni's hands were moving wildly.

Chen Yaqin saw Zhang Chen's office opposite. The two girls had left. Zhang Chen was standing in front of the window alone, looking over. Chen Yaqin heard a heavy sigh in her heart.

She felt that she and Zhang Chen were getting farther and farther away, and tears blurred her eyes.

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Zhang Chen turned around in front of the window and looked at the painting against the wall again. This was just sent over by Yao Fen and Zhao Xin. This is the work of a Beipiao painter who lived in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. Zhao Xin went to When I was walking around the Old Summer Palace, I saw several paintings at the door of a house.

Zhao Xin was attracted by the painting, walked over to take a look, and communicated with the painter who came out of the house. He felt that this guy's words were a bit confusing. At first glance, he sounded like someone who likes to play tricks and use new terms. Such people basically I'm almost suffocated, I can't hold it any longer, and I'm eager to express myself when I see people.

Zhao Xin felt a little disgusted, so she walked away. After walking away, she walked around the Old Summer Palace Painters Village with this painting in her mind. She came back again, bought it for 500 yuan, and took it back to Hangzhou. city.

After looking at it, Yao Fen felt that although the brushwork was a bit crude and the basic painting skills were not solid enough, the painting was very personal, so the two of them brought it over to show it to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen liked it at first sight. He felt that the painting was highly general and its symbolic meaning was obvious.

There is a person in the picture, spreading his hands, making a movement similar to that of Huang Feihong, shirtless, with a disproportionately large head, and a small crew cut, and even more disproportionate than the head, with a wide grin. He has a big mouth, a big smile, his eyes are closed, and his face is full of confidence. His whole body is as red as a cooked crab, and he looks like a plastic man.

This kind of self-confidence is pale, the laughter is empty, the eyes are closed tightly, rejecting the outside world, and looking like an egocentric person who is addicted to his own world.

Zhang Chen saw a kind of absurdity and comedy in this painting. The conveying of this emotion is exaggerated, direct, and has the power to pierce people's hearts.

Zhao Xin and Zhang Chen said that this is actually a self-portrait, which is what the artist himself looks like.

Zhang Chen doesn't care what the painter himself looks like. What interests him is that this image brings him a new experience. Looking at such a painting, Zhang Chen has a strong feeling that it seems to be rushing towards you. You don't even have time to think about what's coming at you, the sensory stimulation is already there. Even if you don't accept it, you have to accept it.

This is probably the reason why Zhao Xin walked around the Old Summer Palace and couldn't get this image out of her mind.

Zhang Chen asked Zhao Xin, how many paintings did he draw in this series?

Zhao Xin said, there seem to be more than a dozen paintings. I saw them all displayed in his studio.

"Not sold?" Zhang Chen asked.

"No one wants it at all."

"Then you go and buy them all." Zhang Chen said, "By the way, the price is a little higher, and people have to pay rent and eat."

After Yao Fen and Zhao Xin left, Zhang Chen stood in front of the window and looked outside. The street lights on Huancheng North Road were all dark tonight for some unknown reason.

He looked at the "Splendid Jiangnan" across the canal, and looked at their windows, which were also extinguished one by one.

In his mind, the man with his eyes closed and a wide grin always flashed. Behind that empty laugh was actually not only the shallowness of people, but also the shallowness and hypocrisy of this society.

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