Volume 1 Chapter 0056 Godfather
"Quack, quack, quack."
"We have a flock of ducklings here."
"Quack, quack, quack."
"I drive them to the pond every morning."
"Quack, quack, quack."
"Humph, Dad, you are making trouble on purpose."
"Why did I mess up?"
"You only need to croak at the beginning and in the middle, don't croak at other times."
Nan Yi smiled and said, "Oh, so, let's do it again?"
"Let's start again. Mifa Milieu, get ready to sing."
"Quack, quack, quack."
The moon hangs lazily in the sky, and I feel a little depressed.
Originally, she was having a party with some close friends, but who knew that the bastard Sun was absent-minded, so her boss asked her to go to work early.
Moon Girl will definitely not be in a good mood, let alone work properly.
Then, the moon was sometimes crescent, sometimes round, and flashed left and right, dancing the four steps she had just learned.
Nan Ruoyin was chasing fireflies in front, and Nan Yi was following behind with a lantern made of a can. When Nan Ruoyin caught one, he would put it in the can.
One by one, when there are more than a dozen fireflies in the can, the firefly lantern becomes very bright and can easily warm up a beautiful childhood memory.
"Dad, Dad, carry it for me." Nan Ruoyin took the lantern from Nan Yi's hand, "Dad, turn off the flashlight."
Bang! Nan Yi turned off the flashlight.
"Fireflies are so beautiful. I want to take them home and keep them as pets."
"No, let them go after playing for a while. Fireflies have a short life span and only shine for a moment. Don't let them lose their freedom for too long."
"Oh, how long can a firefly live?"
"It can be as short as three days or as long as two weeks, but generally no longer than twenty days."
"Ah, it's so short!"
"So, play with them for a while and then let them go."
"Yeah, fireflies are so pitiful."
Nan Ruoyin looked at the can reluctantly. After a while, she opened the gauze covering the bottle and released the fireflies inside.
"Firefly, fly, fly, Freedom!"
"Dad, they are flying so high, where do the fireflies go?"
"I don't know either. You can observe for yourself and see where they stay during the day and where they finally rest."
"Well, I'm going to observe. I'm going to observe carefully."
Nan Yi sat on the ground, his eyes following Nan Ruoyin's footsteps, but Nan Ruoyin's footsteps were led by fireflies.
Jingle Bell!
The sound of bicycle bells came from far away.
"Nan Yi, do you want to go to the city to play?"
Xian Weimin's voice was thrown over by the centrifugal force caused by the bicycle wheels.
"It's past seven. Why are you going to the city at this time?"
"Let me tell you, the three-step and four-step sailor dance is popular in the city now. If there are pretty girls, you can dance with them."
Xian Weimin parked his bicycle and walked to the edge of Nanyi.
Nan Yi looked up and saw Xian Weimin wearing frog-eye glasses, a colorful shirt with a curved hem, flared trousers, and a pair of leather shoes.
Frowning, Nan Yi said unhappily, "Don't let me see you dressed like this next time. Who do you think you are? A 49-year-old [the lowest-ranking gangster in the gang]?"
"Can't we wear it like this? This outfit is very popular outside now, and most of the two items are sold by us." Xian Weimin didn't care.
"You don't have to follow every trend. If eating shit becomes popular outside, will you follow? You are such a scoundrel. You should either wear Dacron or a white shirt with trousers. If you dress like this, others will know you are not a good person."
"Wearing this doesn't mean you're a bad person."
"Yes, I admit that what you said makes sense, but the general consensus is that a good person would never dress like you. Go back to sleep and dance. What kind of dance are you dancing for? Aren't you afraid of being caught by the labor dispute team?
I'm going to see the tape workshop tomorrow morning at 7am, and you have to be there when I get there."
"Oh, oh, that's a bummer. I'll go back now."
Xian Weimin muttered to himself, and without riding his bike, he pushed it towards his home.
Nan Yi went to bed very late that night.
Nan Ruoyin kept chasing and observing the fireflies until two o'clock in the morning. She could not hold on any longer and her eyelids were drooping, so she was carried home by Nan Yi.
The next day, Nan Yi got up early again, cooked porridge, and had breakfast with eggs with soy sauce, fermented bean curd and pickled vegetables. He put boiling water in a lead pot, put a steamer on it, and stuffed a rape stalk into the fire pit.
After putting Nan Ruoyin's breakfast in the lead pot to keep it warm, he went out to the tape workshop.
He smoked a few cigarettes on the way, slowed down his pace, and the minute hand returned to zero. At exactly seven o'clock, Nan Yi stepped into the workshop.
He glanced around the workshop and found that Xian Weimin had not arrived yet.
He turned around, walked out of the workshop, stood outside, lit another cigarette, and leaned lazily against the wall.
At 7:11, Xian Weimin walked over slowly.
"Let me ask you, how many rounds of fragmentation grenades can the Wenchangwei militia fire in one minute when operating the Type 63 60mm mortar?"
"I'm operating with you, and the fastest record is 33 rounds."
"I told you it was seven o'clock, and you were eleven minutes late. If you were a bugler and you forgot to blow the retreat, that would mean 363 shells would fall on us. How many people would die?"
"Not that many. There are only sixty shells in a base."
"Punima, I'm telling you the base number of artillery shells now?" Nan Yi shouted with his eyes wide open.
"I know, I know, there will definitely not be a next time."
Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's the first time, I won't say much, but don't let it happen again, go in."
The two men walked into the workshop, and Xian Weile, who had just seen Nan Yi, came up to them.
"Nan Yi, for the people."
"Well, tell me about the sales of the tape."
"Since March this year, our shipments have increased significantly. We can ship more than 6,000 boxes per month. In June, we shipped 10,000 boxes. Last month, we shipped 12,000 boxes. So far this month, we have shipped 11,000 boxes. We estimate that by the end of the month, we will ship 16,000 to 17,000 boxes."
“Whose is the best seller?”
Xian Weile said: "Of course it's Teresa Teng. Her songs account for 70% of the volume, and the rest is Liu Wen Zheng."
"Someone outside is asking if we have any Wynners tapes." Xian Weimin interjected.
"Just that Sha la la la?"
"Yes, I think I mentioned such a song."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Not many people like their songs, so there's no need to record them. Didn't you say yesterday that the three-step and four-step sailor dance is popular outside? For fun, record some dance tapes as soon as possible.
Also pay attention to the popular trends outside. Disco and breakdancing have become popular in Hong Kong, and you can also copy some of the music for these two types of dances.
Of course, don’t just focus on the current popular songs abroad, but also some old songs in China, as well as songs from old movies introduced from abroad, such as the song “Raz’s Song” from the Indian movie “The Wanderer” and the song of the same name from the Yugoslav movie “The Bridge”;
There are also those old songs of the Soviet revisionists, such as "Katyusha", "Troika", "The Volga Boatmen", "Red Currants in Bloom", "The Hawthorn Tree" and "The Path". These are songs that many people like.
As for other Shaanxi folk songs and songs circulated among educated youth, if you have tapes or records, you can copy them. If you can't find them, forget it."
Nan Yi said, and waved his hand to call Xian Weimin and Xian Weile out of the workshop. He gave each of them a cigarette, and then asked Xian Weimin, "Are there many people making tapes outside now?"
"Not many. Apart from us, I've only seen two. The tapes they produce have very poor sound quality and some crackling noises, but they're cheap and they've sold quite a bit."
"How much?"
"The retail price is three boxes of Great Unity."
"Go get a few boxes. I want to listen to them and evaluate the sound quality."
Xian Weimin agreed, "Okay, I'll have someone send it over from Yangcheng."
"Well, Wei Le, there is one more thing. Our tapes didn't come with lyrics sheets before. We will add lyrics sheets starting before next Spring Festival. You have been making tapes for a long time, so you probably know the sales of tapes should reach a new level next year."
"Judging from the current sales growth, next year's sales will certainly not be low. Now, there are more and more tape recorders in the country, and with the rise of dancing, the sales of dance tapes will surely increase," said Xian Weile.
"We will seize this good opportunity to expand sales next year. As for the plan for the year after, we will see after the middle of next year."
