Chapter 448: I guarantee to catch up with them in this life

"Xiao Ye, I heard that there are 29-inch color TVs now. You should pull some strings next year and buy one for the family. You keep track of how much money it costs, and your grandfather and I will pay you back later."

"Ah? Oh oh, tomorrow, no, I'll ask someone to buy it later. The money is on me, consider it my filial piety to you, Grandma."

The 1985 Spring Festival was the fourth Spring Festival since Li Ye came to this world.

Four years passed in a flash. Li Ye was silently changing this world, and also silently changing his family.

In the past, when Li Ye tied a few Gatlings himself, Grandma Wu Juying scolded him for wasting money, but this year, Grandma was already complaining that the TV at home wasn't big enough.

Li Ye didn't dare not listen to Grandma's order, but Li Ye always felt a little strange. When Wu Juying said this, why was there a hint of resentment?

After a while, little sister Li Ying brought Li Ye the answer.

"Brother, Grandma heard from someone today that Lu Jingyao brought a 29-inch color TV from overseas and gave it to Gao Xiaoyan's family as a betrothal gift..."

Alright, Li Ye understood. Grandma would never forget Lu Jingyao's breaking off the engagement. Even a female guerrilla fighter who had always been hard-working and simple would want to win a breath in some things.

Li Ying looked at her brother who was in a daze and hurriedly changed the subject in a low voice: "Brother, how big do you think a 29-inch TV is?"

Li Ye thought for a while, gestured with his hands and said: "It's the diagonal length of the TV screen, twenty-nine inches. You calculate it, twenty-nine times two point five four centimeters..."

Li Ying counted on her fingers for a few seconds, nodded and said: "Seventy-three point six six. Brother, then how much does this kind of color TV cost?"

"It should be three or four thousand!" Li Ye rubbed Li Ying's little head and said seriously: "Xiao Ying, you are really smart. Believe me, as long as you put a little more effort into your studies, you will definitely be able to get into university."

Li Ying stared with big eyes for a few seconds, then also said very seriously: "Brother, only after graduating from university? Then when will I be able to afford a 29-inch color TV?"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, smiled and said: "Why are you considering this? By then, Brother will give you two color TVs, and we can watch them in turns, ensuring they won't get tired."

"And if you can get into university, Brother will give you a car after you graduate."

Li Ying shook her head slowly: "When I grow up, I can't spend your money. I want to spend the money I earn myself."

Li Ye looked at Li Ying's eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

Although she was the youngest in the family, she bore things that she shouldn't bear at her age. From the beginning, she placed herself in a position completely different from her sister Li Yue.

However, what Li Ying said next made Li Ye couldn't help but smile.

"Brother, look! Even if I graduate from university, my monthly salary will be at most sixty yuan. I won't eat or drink for six or seven years to buy a color TV. In fact, it's impossible for me not to eat or drink."

"So I can't afford a color TV in ten years, but selling clothes is different. I can buy a 29-inch big color TV for my family in at most one year, no, half a year..."

"Brother, tell Dad again! Let me follow my aunt to the market in the future. I will only go to the market on Sundays and holidays. I guarantee to finish my homework on weekdays."

So it turned out that this younger sister still hadn't given up!

In order to make Li Ye loosen his mouth, she even said such ruthless words as "guarantee to finish homework."

But Li Ye absolutely wouldn't allow her to practice at a stall at such a young age. As long as she could read a little more, it was better to read a little more.

Li Ying saw that Li Ye didn't loosen his mouth, as if she had summoned great courage, and stretched out five fingers.

"Brother, go tell Dad, as long as you let me go out to set up a stall, I will keep this much of the money I earn."

Good fellow, a fifty-fifty split, little sister Li Ying made a huge concession.

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh: "You think quite beautifully. If you earn one hundred, it's not bad if the family lets you keep five. You still want to split it fifty-fifty?"

Li Ying lowered her head and said weakly: "We'll keep half, don't tell them."

Li Ye understood. Li Ying meant that she would secretly keep half, but if the family discovered it, Li Ye, this brother, would have to come out to take the blame, saying that Li Ye was in cahoots with Li Ying to withhold profits.

Has she even learned to find a protective umbrella?

"What are you two doing there? The Spring Festival Gala is about to start, are you still watching?"

Li Kaijian's voice suddenly sounded, startling Li Ying, who was plotting with Li Ye.

"Coming, coming, Dad, I'm asking Brother for advice on... a study problem!"

Li Ying flew into the main room, first moved a seat for Li Ye, poured tea for her grandfather, grandmother, and father, and then took two oranges, peeled one and shared it with Li Ye.

Sister Li Ying squinted at her, but was ignored by Li Ying.

What are you looking at? I won't serve you even if you look.

Approaching eight o'clock, Dongshan TV Station began to rebroadcast the program of the First TV Station.

Now the mainland TV stations have not yet launched satellites, and the First TV Station cannot guarantee clear TV signals in all provinces in the mainland, so when broadcasting important TV programs, they all need to rely on the rebroadcast of various local stations.

And at the first moment of rebroadcast, what was broadcast on TV was not the Spring Festival Gala, but the "Golden Advertisement" before the Spring Festival Gala.

A golden wheat wave appeared on TV, rising and falling with the breeze, clearly showing the plump wheat ears in the lens.

The hardworking old man cut down a bundle of wheat and smiled contentedly at the lens, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"The best wheat, making the best flour; the best ingredients, making the best delicious food. Qingshuihe brand instant noodles, real materials, hometown taste."

With the broadcast of the advertisement, the golden wheat grains by the river, the fat yellow cattle on the grass, the bright red peppers on the branches... various brightly colored lenses were rotated in turn, as if this was not an advertisement, but a scenery film.

Li Ying couldn't help but say: "Grandpa, is this our family's instant noodles?"

Li Zhongfa was full of pride, but corrected: "How can this be our family's instant noodles? This is Qingshui County's instant noodles. Don't talk nonsense when you go out!"

"Oh oh, I said it wrong, Grandpa."

This advertisement film was the opening advertisement of Qingshuihe Food Company for the New Year, and a lot of effort was put into the filming alone.

And when going to the First TV Station to discuss advertising cooperation, they "luckily" got the best

advertising time slot, so Li Zhongfa was of course very proud.

It's just that I don't know if Li Zhongfa knows that the strongest opponents competing for the First TV Station's golden advertisement were Fenghua Clothing and Pengcheng Red Bull Beverage, and in the end, "both sides suffered" and benefited Li Zhongfa.

They couldn't help but be cheap! One Hao Jian and one Fu Guiru, who dared to steal the limelight from the old man?

At eight o'clock sharp, the Spring Festival Gala officially began. As soon as the gala started, the whole Li family was excited.

"Is the stage of this year's gala so big?"

"Not bad, not bad, this scene is no worse than that Olympic Games, what foreigners can do, we can also do..."

Whether it was Li Zhongfa, Wu Juying, or Li Juan, Li Ying, they were all satisfied with the opening of the '85 Spring Festival Gala.

But they didn't know that this was the "most failed" Spring Festival Gala in history.

In 1984, the mainland audience came into contact with too many major events. Everyone watched the National Day military parade and the Los Angeles Olympic Games, and they were no longer curious about "big scenes."

Then someone felt that a country of more than one billion people was too shabby to hold a Spring Festival Gala in the small studio of the First TV Station, and only a grand scene could match the style of a big country.

So the scene of the '85 Spring Festival Gala was set in the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.

It has to be said that this idea was actually good, even very advanced, but 1985 was not 2005. In this era, wanting to hold an entertainment gala in a large stadium with tens of thousands of people, the difficulty was not ordinary.

In the end, because the First TV Station's facilities, equipment, and technical conditions were not enough to support such a big scene, a large number of error shots were caused.

However, for this year's Spring Festival Gala, the director group also made a lot of careful preparations. Because of the popularity of "My Chinese Heart" last year, this year they invited famous Hong Kong singers Luo Wen and Wang Mingquan,

In addition, the famous crosstalk master Ma and the popular Chinese women's volleyball team were all pulled to help out. It can be said that they wanted to present a satisfactory Spring Festival Gala to everyone wholeheartedly.

But in the end, this gala was very unsatisfactory, and most of the programs did not get a good response.

Even because there were too many criticizing audiences, the First TV Station had to solemnly apologize to the national audience in the "News Broadcast" 11 days later.

Then the higher authorities successively sent 4 investigation groups to the First TV Station to investigate the reasons for the gala's mistakes, which shows how big the impact of this gala was.

Before the gala ended, Li Zhongfa in front of the TV also frowned: "Why does it feel like it was ruined? How did it happen?"

Li Ye said lightly: "Actually, this doesn't blame them. Our equipment and technology are somewhat insufficient, and we don't have the experience of organizing such large-scale TV programs."

"It can be said that our backwardness relative to the world is all-round. We need a lot of effort if we want to catch up with the world-class."

"Yes! We are indeed backward,"

Li Zhongfa is a pragmatic person. He presided over the instant noodle factory to where it is today, so he naturally understands the backwardness of the mainland.

There are too many aspects of equipment and management that need to be learned and improved.

But Li Zhongfa is also a person who doesn't admit defeat.

He narrowed his eyes: "Our backwardness is only temporary. As long as we grit our teeth and chase, we can always catch up."

"I can't catch up in this life, but you have to grit your teeth and continue to chase for me. If you can't catch up, let my grandson continue to chase..."

Looking at Li Zhongfa, who obviously had fighting spirit, Li Ye said calmly: "I remember, Grandpa, but I don't want your grandson to suffer."

"I guarantee that in your lifetime, we can catch up with them, and we have to make them turn around and chase us."

I have something to do today and came back late. The second chapter will be updated in the second half of the night. Everyone, watch it tomorrow morning! Sorry, sorry. ===== CHAPTER 449 =====