Volume 6: The Great Change Chapter 0817: Going Wild Over the Wall
After sending Chen Feng back, Nan Yi did not go directly back to the old villa. He asked the school beauty to drive the car to West Street.
Maxim's Restaurant, a famous western restaurant in Paris, is located at 3 Royal Road. It is famous for its Art Nouveau interior decoration. In addition to the many gossip stories left by French aristocrats in the restaurant, Ho Chi Minh once worked as a waiter in this restaurant during his exile.
It was acquired by Pierre Cardin in 1981, and in 1983, a joint venture branch .
The person in charge of Pierre Cardin in China is named Song. In the 1950s, when she was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, she fell in love with an overseas student and later married a foreign student. This was the first foreign marriage after the liberation. In the 1970s, she met Pierre Cardin by chance. Pierre Cardin was impressed by her abilities and connections, so he invited her to set up branches of Pierre Cardin and Maxim's restaurant in China.
In 1985, Ms. Song led Chinese models abroad for the first time to participate in Pierre Cardin's autumn and winter show, and allowed Chinese models to walk through the Arc de Triomphe for the first time. This event was of great historical significance and also earned Ms. Song the title of "Godmother Song". Because of her complex identity and her friendship with the daughter of a big shot while she was studying, her status was a bit transcendent, allowing her to protect the old guns in the circle.
After paying 4.5 yuan for the entrance fee at the door, Nan Yi and the other two walked into the deafening restaurant. The smoke was thick in the restaurant and at a glance, the people could be divided into two groups. One group had hair longer than 15 centimeters, and the other group had hair shorter than 15 centimeters. There were more people with long hair than short hair, a total of about thirty to forty people.
On the stage, Lao Cui was singing "It's Not That I Don't Understand". In the audience, some were smoking, while others were humming along and waving their hands.
Nan Yi waved towards the stage, and when Lao Cui saw it, he pointed at himself, meaning that Lao Cui should come down and find him later. Seeing Lao Cui nod, Nan Yi found an empty seat and sat down.
After sitting for a while, Lao Cui, who had already finished singing, quickly came to Nan Yi's side and asked, "Why is Master Nan here?"
"I came to see you. I want to ask you something. Are you familiar with everyone in the circle?"
Nan Yi didn't exchange too many pleasantries and went straight to the point.
"There are only a few people in the Beijing circle, and most of them can be called by name. Master Nan wants to inquire about them?"
"Yes, do you know a guy named Geng Lu?"
"Let me think about it. People in this circle use nicknames, but rarely use real nicknames. Geng Lu..." Lao Cui thought for a while and said, "I remember now. Geng Lu's nickname is Huangquan Lu. He is the lead singer of the Rock Building Band. The band will be on stage soon."
"Huangquan Road, the name sounds quite impressive, what does Rock Tower have to say about it?"
Lao Cui smiled and said, "Luokelou is even more domineering, it's the transliteration ."
"Oh, that's what you mean. It seems that this band thinks they can represent rock music. No wonder." Nan Yi said, pointing at a little girl singing "I'm a Little Bird" on the stage, "Who is Guo'er singing on the stage? She sounds good. Rock music is going to have another rock Guo."
Lao Cui glanced back and said, "I don't know him, but he sang well."
"Are you going to go on stage later?"
"I'll have to sing two more songs as the finale, and many people are coming just for me," Lao Cui said calmly.
“When will it be finished?”
"It's hard to say, at least after eleven o'clock."
"It's too late. I can't stay here any longer. Lao Cui, can you help me ask Geng Lu who did the three piles of shit in the yard?"
"Haha." Old Cui laughed out loud when he heard Nan Yi's words, "Master Nan, are those shit yards on Huangquan Road yours?"
Nan Yi frowned and said, "What does that mean? He went to someone else's yard to poop, and Geng Lu is spreading it around as if it's something glorious?"
"I haven't publicized it, but Luo Kelou is going to sing a new song today, called "Go Wild Over the Wall". I just heard them talking about it, saying that the inspiration for this song came from Huangquan Road when he went to shit in someone else's yard. So the yard he was talking about was Master Nan's yard?"
"It seems so now." Nan Yi nodded with a cold face, "To poop in my yard is not a big deal, but it's not a small deal either. It can't be said to have caused me any loss, it's just a bit dirty.
Lao Cui, I know this is your place, I won't make it difficult for you, just tell Huangquan Road a message: 'Go to a hundred households to ask for tea leaves, not too much, just to show your appreciation. When you get the tea leaves, boil a pot of tea and rinse my yard, and the matter will be settled.'
Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, two days and one night, should be enough time for him to go and ask for tea leaves. Before seven o'clock the day after tomorrow, I want to see my yard washed. Also, don't fool me. If you say one hundred families, it means one hundred families, no more, no less."
Nan Yi said, standing up and said, "That's it, I'm leaving first, let's have dinner together another day."
Nan Yi left right after he finished speaking, without any hesitation. Just as he said, running to the yard to poop sounds disgusting, but it is not a big deal. If Geng Lu had known what was best for him, this matter could have been easily resolved.
After Nan Yi left, Lao Cui found his agent, who was also his good friend Wang Xiaoyu, and talked to him about Nan Yi's situation.
"The Nan Yi you are talking about is the one from Yaqing Company?" Wang Xiao asked after hearing what Lao Cui said.
"Yes, that's him."
“Is this person difficult to deal with?”
Wang Xiaowei aspires to be the godfather of rock music. Whenever there is a party at Maxim's place, he would basically come over, hoping to recruit more talented people and establish his prestige in the circle.
Speaking of the promoters of mainland rock, Godmother Song is one of them, she gave rock people the opportunity to speak out; Chen Qitian is one of them, he just signed with Black Panther; and there is Zhang Furen, who sold his house in Taicun and resigned from his position as deputy manager. This guy has been obsessed with rock since he was a child and is a die-hard fan of Bob Dylan. Last year he went to Beijing and set up a music company "Magic Rock". Zhang Furen has a catchphrase - if I had money, I would buy all the bands in Beijing.
The fourth one is Wang Xiaoyu, who not only allows Lao Cui to make a living from rock music, but also allows him to eat and drink well. This is unique in the rock circle.
Lao Cui was successful in promoting a few more singers, so naturally he wanted to promote more. After all, as the godfather of music, it would not be enough to have only one singer under him. He had to have more. Besides, more singers would mean more income.
"Old Wang, do you want to take over this matter?"
Lao Cui and Wang Xiao have been in contact for a long time, so they naturally understand each other's thoughts.
"Can I take it?"
"Nan Yi is very easy to talk to. He took the initiative to give me face without me asking for anything. His request is not excessive. I don't know how he would react if you took the job. Old Wang, although Nan Yi is low-key, he plays in the big courtyard circle and knows most of the people in the south of the city."
"Can't we ask White Wolf to come out and make peace?"
The northern part of Beijing is mainly inhabited by natives whose ancestors were from Beijing. The southern part of the city is filled with large courtyards. The southern part of the city that Lao Cui mentioned refers to the children of the large courtyards, and Ma Saner mentioned by Wang Xiaoyu is an old-timer.
Entering the 1980s, no one mentioned the term "rascal" anymore. Instead, people were talking more about the "old guns". The kids from the compound who used to want to be rascals and hang out outside every day to show off their status no longer hung around. A few of them joined units, and most of them went into business. Investigations and fights had little to do with them anymore. If anything happened, it would be an economic case.
In 1982, with the release of the movie "Shaolin Temple", a craze for shooting "martial arts films" and "martial arts dramas" swept across the country.
Because of this trend, Zheng Xiaolong and his unit filmed a Beijing-flavored TV series "Zhen San" in 1985. It tells the story of Zhen San, a bridge wrestler in the old Beijing city, and the various hardships and misfortunes he encountered in the old society. Fortunately, he always strived for self-improvement and had good intentions. In the end, with his indomitable spirit, he defeated the evil forces and moved towards the light.
It is said that in order to inherit the martial tradition of their ancestors, the Qing royal family set up a wrestling organization called "Shanpuying", and all the wrestlers were from the Eight Banners of the Manchu ethnic group.
Wrestling at that time was called Buku, which means wrestling in Manchu. It was divided into first-class Buku, second-class Buku, and third-class Buku. Upgrade competitions were held every year, and the wrestler who won the competition could obtain the same official rank.
The wrestlers of the Shanpu Camp served as the emperor's bodyguards. They had to follow the emperor closely whenever he went on tour and protect his safety at all times. During breaks, they would perform wrestling shows for the emperor and princes and ministers to watch.
According to unofficial history, when Kangxi first ascended the throne, he trained several young Buku to subdue Oboi, thus making the story of Kangxi eliminating Oboi famous throughout the world.
The head coach of the Shanpu Camp in the Qing Dynasty was called "Gan'erta" and the wrestlers were called "Pu Hu". Whenever there were major events and celebrations, the Pu Hu of the Shanpu Camp would come out to perform their skills.
Especially when the emperor entertained Mongolian princes and nobles, he would have competitions with Mongolian wrestlers. The winner would often be awarded the title of "Baturu" by the emperor.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, these wrestlers from the Shanpu Camp lost their jobs and source of income. In order to support their families, some of them opened martial arts schools at home to teach skills. Several people, led by the Manchu officer Wan Yongshun, opened a wrestling hall under the Tianqiao Red Temple to make a living.
Later, Wan Yongshun's apprentice Bao Shanlin carried forward this kind of wrestling. The wrestling venue opened by Bao Shanlin on the Tianqiao Bridge eventually formed a unique Tianqiao wrestling model.
When the drama "Zhen San" was broadcast, the character of Zhen San did not receive much recognition from young people in Beijing. Instead, his senior brother Jin Er, a villain, was very popular among young people, especially in Xuanwu where the Tianqiao was located. Many young people who practiced Tianqiao wrestling regarded Jin Er as their idol, thinking of making a name for themselves with their fists. Many of them became his disciples or entered sports schools. Under the cover of the qigong craze, the craze for learning martial arts swept through Beijing again.
By 1987, the extremely talented young people had already learned a lot. Now that they had mastered it, they had to apply it. They came at the right time. The Sanda masters who had emerged in the previous few years had actively or passively restrained their killing skills, and either returned to being ordinary people in peace, or had once walked the earth but were still in their infancy.
Soon, young men who had trained in martial arts and had gone to the Northwest for further training emerged one after another and became the top figures, the so-called "old guns".
Speaking of Lao Pao'er, people in Beijing have a strict definition of him - only those who have a violent temper, go in and out of the fence at least two or three times, but never bully honest people can be called Lao Pao'er.
No matter they were the gangsters in the past or the old guns nowadays, most of them are actually unworthy of the title, just like the bandits in the Republic of China who only had a dozen guns under their hands but insisted on giving themselves the title of commander. It is nothing more than gilding themselves.
After hearing what Wang Xiaoyu said, Lao Cui couldn't help but feel a little depressed, "Lao Wang, are you crazy? The other party is right, and their demands are not excessive. You find an old gun to come out. Are you going to mediate or to break up the fight? With Bai Lang's identity, he can't reach Nan Yi at all. As long as you bring him out, things will get bad."
Wang Xiao took off his glasses and wiped his eye sockets. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind. When he put his glasses back on, he made up his mind, "Forget it. I don't care. It's a pity for the Rock Building Band."
Just at this moment, the Rock House Band came on stage. Without any self-introduction, the band members took their positions one by one and started plucking the instruments in their hands.
Huang Quanlu had a turban tied on his head, tying his long hair together. He was wearing a black and white leather jacket and a pair of red plaid pants that were torn to shreds, making them look more like a skirt. He was holding the microphone in both hands and shaking it from side to side.
If Nan Yi were still alive, he would definitely say, "The imitation of Axl Ross is quite good."
Various instruments sounded for a while, and suddenly the guitarist's sola played, playing the hazy Huangquan Road. At this time, he leaned over to the microphone and chanted softly: "The rich have wine and meat, while the poor are frozen on the streets. Those who are dressed in silk and satin are not raising silkworms..."
When he hummed the word “人”, Huangquan Road changed from humming to shouting: “Ren, Ren, Ren, what kind of people?
With three dollars and a half in my pocket, I went to the capital;
You love rock, hey, I love rock too;
Make do, make do, run in, run in;
Make do, make do, run in, run in;
We are a band, ha, all set;
We saved up a guitar, and a keyboard, some cabbage noodles, soy sauce and a little salt, and we were happy, finding joy in hardship~ We trained, smoked, and what was going on in the yard across the street?
We are brothers, walking~ walking, walking, walking...
Put up a human ladder, break the glass, climb over the wall, and let's go wild~ The bamboo is annoying, break off two, the tap is rusty, hey, no one is home, stand in a row, splash, squat in a row, bang, bang, bang."
At this point, the Yellow Spring Road changed to a light chant: "The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing on the streets. Pah, let's go wild. Three piles of shit, three piles of shit, three piles of shit..."
After repeating it countless times, Huangquan Road changed into a popular singing style: "We come to run wild, we sing, we pursue our dreams, where is the dream?"
"The music is good, but the lyrics are a bit vulgar." Wang Xiaowei said after Huangquan Road was finished singing.
"The music sounds familiar, it should be a transcribed score, the lyrics..." Lao Cui's face darkened, "Two bamboos, three pisses, three puddles of shit, if Nan Yi hears this lyrics, it will be even more troublesome, I'll go to Huangquan Road to talk to him."
Lao Cui came to the Rock Building Band which had just left the stage and talked to Huang Quanlu about what happened. He also specifically reminded Nan Yi that he could not afford to offend him.
But Huang Quanlu didn't care about what Lao Cui said. He smoked a cigarette and said nonchalantly, "It's just that I took three shits in his yard. What's the big deal? Baijia Tea, bah, Baijia Urine is enough. If he's so awesome, just let him come to me."
"Are you serious?"
Lao Cui felt a little unhappy. He gave good advice with good intentions, but got this kind of response.
"I'm serious. I don't care about Nan Yi or Bei Yi. Let him come. Lao Cui, you people in Beijing just like to fight. I'm going to challenge him in a one-on-one duel. If he wins, I'll give him everything. If he doesn't dare to come, he can go wherever he wants."
"Okay, I'll take your message."
Huang Quanlu's attitude aroused Lao Cui's anger. He didn't want to get involved in this matter anymore , so he went to the counter and made a phone call. He got Wang Lu's number from an acquaintance and called Wang Lu.
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After taking a shower, Nan Yi put the videotape of "The Outsider" that he had rented from the video rental store on the way back into the VCR. This drama had just been aired in the court not long ago, and Nan Yi had only seen a little bit of the end of the 10th episode on TV, so it was a good opportunity to watch it again.
Holding the remote control and freezing the film frame by frame, Nan Yi carefully looked at the cast list. When he watched the film in his previous life, he didn't think the main actors were good-looking. However, the two female supervisors in the factory looked quite pretty.
Probably remembering the name of the actress on the second screen, Nan Yi cancelled the pause button, and the theme song of the TV series "I Don't Want to Say" lingered in his ears.
Before I finished watching the opening credits, the phone on the long table rang.
"Hello, I'm Nan Yi."
"Nan Batian, why didn't you say anything when I came back?"
"You rascal, I just got back today and was planning to call you tomorrow, but you called me. How did you know I was at home?"
"Lao Cui called me and asked me to tell you that the other party didn't give me face."
"Oh, I see. Do you have any plans for dinner tomorrow?"
"No."
"Then let's make an appointment tomorrow. I'll treat you."
"Okay, I'll wait and see tomorrow."
