1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"If you all work hard to make movies with me, you can earn US dollars and foreign exchange together like me in the future!"

Cheng Xuemin glanced around at everyone present, including Li Lianjie, who received thousands of yuan in bonuses every year. At this moment, they were all completely dumbfounded and speechless.

This is the effect Cheng Xuemin wanted. Keeping wealth hidden is something that applies to others, not to Cheng Xuemin himself.

Since both sums of money were remitted from overseas and earned in US dollars, they were considered to have contributed to the country's foreign exchange earnings.

This amounted to a staggering five or six hundred thousand US dollars, equivalent to the annual foreign exchange earnings of a large organization, and it was to be promoted as a model of foreign exchange earnings.

So, Zhao from the Foreign Languages ​​Press had already discussed with Cheng Xuemin about writing an article to report on it and encourage all units across the country to be more proactive in earning foreign exchange.

It was precisely because Cheng Xuemin caught the wave of the call for nationwide foreign exchange earnings that the authorities were determined to quickly establish a role model. Cheng Xuemin single-handedly achieved a foreign exchange earnings of up to five or six hundred thousand US dollars. The relevant departments were determined to make him a model and publicize him through newspapers, radio, and television.

So it won't be long before the news of Cheng Xuemin earning five or six hundred thousand US dollars in royalties is published and reported. It will definitely be known to the whole nation, and Cheng Xuemin will have no choice but to keep his wealth hidden.

That's how things turned out today. Rather than waiting to be reported, it's better to take the initiative and make a high profile. Fortunately, this planted a seed in the hearts of Li Lianjie and others. Following Cheng Xuemin, they can also make a lot of money, and in US dollars.

Only if they have this thought in their hearts will they follow Cheng Xuemin to make big money.

After all, these days, apart from following Cheng Xuemin, they don't seem to be able to earn much foreign exchange in US dollars.

Ok!

The main reason is that, apart from Li Lianjie, the other martial arts practitioners are not very enthusiastic about making movies. They feel that martial arts practitioners should compete, win national championships, and get higher salaries, which is the right path.

All the others are unorthodox methods; following Cheng Xuemin to make movies will definitely not lead to long-term success.

The reason I came to Beijing this time, besides the special letter from above, was actually to see the world and relax while indulging in some free food, drinks and entertainment.

They weren't particularly enthusiastic about making movies; they just thought that after filming this movie, they would definitely go back to where they came from. It was just a small episode in their martial arts career.

But I never imagined that I would follow Cheng Xuemin to the very end.

Even though Li Lianjie longed to make movies in Hong Kong, he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about it. His mind was always on going to Hong Kong. He planned to stay with Cheng Xuemin's film crew while waiting for a director from Hong Kong to come and recruit him.

Because Li Lianjie is very clear about her own position, she knows that she can only make big money by making movies in Hong Kong!
Stay in Yanjing and film with Cheng Xuemin?

Bullshit!

In Yanjing, how many coins could Cheng Xuemin give him?

Is it just a subsidy of two yuan per day?

That's just to appease a beggar who's never seen the world. Little Li, on the other hand, has seen the world in Hong Kong. Back there, even extras or corpses can earn fifty or sixty dollars a day just by lying on the ground.

This feeling had long been ingrained in Li Lianjie's mind, so was the two yuan subsidy they received every day too much?
Tall guy!
He, Leonardo DiCaprio, was going to make his way in Hong Kong and become a martial arts superstar like Bruce Lee, so Jet Li used the Tai Chi movie as a stepping stone.

After all, this is his first movie, and he's the male lead. Regardless of how well it's made, it will at least enhance his resume. When the Hong Kong director comes, he won't be a complete newbie anymore, and he'll have the leverage to negotiate with them.

Although Li Lianjie outwardly addressed him as "Brother Cheng" repeatedly, trying not to be too flattering, she didn't reveal her true thoughts at all.

But even so, how could Cheng Xuemin not see it?

To be so cunning at such a young age, he truly lives up to his reputation as the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who was so ruthless as to self-harm in order to quit filming in Hong Kong.

Since Cheng Xuemin didn't want to put in the effort and just wanted to follow his protagonist's script to promote him in a time-saving and effortless way, he would definitely have to put a tight rein on him in advance.

No matter how cunning and treacherous Sun Wukong is, with the golden headband in his hand, he will find it difficult to escape the Buddha's palm.

Of course, getting this kid to obediently put on the headband will definitely take some effort. The best way is to put it on him before he even makes a fuss.

Today's display of wealth is a prelude to the tightening of restrictions later on.

"Really?! Brother Cheng, if we work with you on movies, we can earn this much US dollars too?"

Sure enough, Cheng Xuemin's words were too tempting. Not to mention Li Lianjie, this young upstart, even the seniors Yu Hai, Yu Chenghui, and Wu Bin would be too eager to try.

As for Liu Xiaoli, the "Fairy Mother," all she wants now is to find a man quickly so she can have a daughter.

That way, she could gain status through her daughter and marry into a wealthy family like Cheng Xuemin's.

On the contrary, Zhu Lin was probably thinking about something at this moment. She quietly stayed with Feng Jiayou. Perhaps she was thinking the same thing as Liu Xiaoli: to have a daughter as soon as possible so that they could really become in-laws.

"Of course!"

"Focus on making good movies from now on. I can't guarantee anything else, but I'll make sure you all get housing in Yanjing within two years!"

"This is my guarantee to you!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Cheng Xuemin offered another bait: a house in Yanjing.

It's worth noting that Li Lianjie has won five consecutive national championships, and her salary has risen to a top-tier level of over eighty yuan, which is quite an achievement for Shichahai Sports School.

Even so, Li Lianjie still lived in the dormitory at the sports school, and he was never allocated a house by his work unit.

In those days, while work unit housing allocation considered performance, it was more about seniority.

Li Lianjie is only fifteen or sixteen years old, he's so damn young!

Moreover, not only Li Lianjie, the trainee, but even his coach Wu Bin seems to have not been allocated housing yet, and is still living in the single dormitory provided by his work unit.

Although a single dormitory is a single room, a dormitory is a dormitory, and it is different from the room assigned by the employer.

So when Cheng Xuemin dropped such a bombshell, not only did Li Lianjie and Wu Bin's eyes light up, but Wang Qun, Ge Chunyan, and Huang Qiuyan's eyes also lit up.

Because, like Li Lianjie, they all lived in the school dormitory, the kind with six people per room.

As for waiting for housing allocation by the work unit?
For trainees, the service period is definitely out of the question. Little Li has won so many national championship medals that he doesn't even have a chance to get a chance to join the queue, let alone the trainees who come after him.

What awaits them next is to play for a few more years, wait for their official retirement and be assigned to a work unit, then get married at the work unit to gain seniority, and wait in line for housing allocation.

If we calculate it that way, it would obviously be impossible in less than ten or eight years.

To take their coach Wu Bin as an example, he has been a coach at the school for seven or eight years since he retired from the military, but he still doesn't live in a single dormitory.
Therefore, Cheng Xuemin's promise that housing would be allocated within two years had a tremendous impact on them, like a tsunami.

"Really? Brother Cheng, can you really allocate rooms for us within two years?" After a brief moment of shock and confusion, Li Lianjie asked excitedly to confirm.

“Yes! Brother Cheng, do you think we can get some too? Can those of us from out of town get some too?” Ji Chunhua licked his lips excitedly, his reaction even stronger than Li Lianjie’s.

The reason is simple: Ji Chunhua's head was completely burned off, leaving him bald and unable to grow eyebrows. His appearance made him look like a villain. The Zhejiang Wushu Team had already spoken with him, explaining that with his appearance, he was essentially ineligible for any Wushu performances or competitions, as he would terrify the audience. Therefore, they were preparing to have him retire early and reassigned to a local unit.

But his image as a villain is even more ferocious and terrifying than those newly released convicts. Which local unit would dare to accept him?
Ji Chunhua was facing the prospect of becoming unemployed after retiring from the military and being labeled a local thug, so he was constantly thinking about where he could go from there.

Unexpectedly, just when he was facing such a predicament, a letter from Yanjing gave him new hope.

Making a movie in Beijing might be a way out, so I came here with a try-it-and-see attitude.

So from the very beginning, the most enthusiastic and hardworking person in the entire training class was Ji Chunhua, who had no future. The "Brother Cheng" he called out was much more sincere than Xiao Lizi's.

The "Brother Cheng" that Little Li talks about is mostly flattery.

Now that he hears that he can even be allocated a house in Yanjing, how could Ji Chunhua not be even more excited and hopeful than Li Lianjie?
"Yes, we can have them all, whether you're from Yanjing or elsewhere!"

"Once we finish filming this Tai Chi video and achieve results, I'll have something to talk to the leaders about. At that point, you can be transferred directly to Yanjing!"

Cheng Xuemin must know about Ji Chunhua's situation; this was to reassure him.

Then he said to Hu Jianqiang and Xiong Xinxin, "You guys are the same. After Tai Chi is finished filming, if you have any thoughts, you can tell me!"

"Xiao Li, you're the same. If you want to come to Yanjing, I can talk to the old factory director right now and get you transferred to Yanjing Film Studio!" Cheng Xuemin added this as his gaze swept over his future mother-in-law, Liu Xiaoli.

The future mother-in-law, Liu Xiaoli, is quite a promising talent. For the old factory director, who likes to be a talent scout and cultivate new people, he would definitely be eager to have as many as possible and would accept anyone who comes along!

As long as Cheng Xuemin and the old factory director give the word, he will definitely agree to transfer Liu Xiaoli to their Yanying Film Studio.

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say, Brother Cheng!" Ji Chunhua was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

Xiong Xinxin and Hu Jianqiang nodded with delight. Sun Jiankui, under the influence of his master Yu Hai, did not dare to respond too enthusiastically on the surface, but he could not hide his joy!

"Really, father-in-law, you can really transfer me to Yan Film Studio? I would be overjoyed!" Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli, the "Fairy Mother," was overjoyed.

If Liu Xiaoli had to choose between the Jiangcheng Song and Dance Troupe and Yan Film Studio, she would definitely choose Yan Film Studio!
Although Liu Xiaoli was in the Jiangcheng Song and Dance Troupe, her hometown was in Northeast China. However, her parents had only recently returned to the city and were assigned to Yanjing.

Therefore, Liu Xiaoli can be considered half a Yanjing native, and she must dream of being transferred to Yanjing to return to her parents' side.

This is exactly the same feeling that Gong Xue had while she was in the General Political Department's Cultural Troupe, but she dreamed of being transferred to the Shanghai Film Studio and returning to her parents' side.

Unfortunately!

Both Gong Xue and Liu Xiaoli from the Jiangcheng Song and Dance Troupe wanted to transfer back to their parents' side, but they never succeeded.

It's still because of her own lack of connections. Liu Xiaoli's parents' background in Beijing is still a bit shallow. If they want to transfer their daughter to Beijing, it would be extremely difficult without particularly strong connections.

Just like Chen Kaizi mentioned earlier, he, like Li Shaohong and Tian Zhuangzhuang, is a second-generation member of the Yan Film Studio.

However, even among second-generation descendants, the influence of their parents varies greatly.

After graduating from Beijing Film Academy, Li Shaohong was able to be directly transferred to Yan Film Studio, but Chen Kaizi could only go to the Children's Film Studio. This is the difference in background.

Therefore, in any era, there must be benefactors.

Clearly, Cheng Xuemin's words made him a benefactor to Liu Xiaoli!

If they could just transfer her from the Jiangcheng Song and Dance Troupe to the Yan Film Studio, it wouldn't be too much for Liu Xiaoli to offer herself in return.

Unfortunately, someone has already beaten them to it!

Now, the only way I can repay this kindness is to offer my unborn daughter in marriage.

"Alright, I'll mention it to the old factory director later!"

So similar!

Looking at his mother, who was as happy as a young girl, Cheng Xuemin thought to himself that she was just like Ling'er from the Legend of Sword and Fairy, so lively and cute.

Be bad!

However, Cheng Xuemin quickly realized something and slapped his thigh in dismay. He realized that his actions might have prematurely killed the future Liu Tianxian.

Because Tianxian's mother and father met at Jiangcheng University, Tianxian's pregnancy began two years later and continued until 1986. Her parents naturally had her the following year.

During this period, Tianxian's mother stayed at the Jiangcheng Song and Dance Theater and rarely left Jiangcheng.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin's decision to transfer Tianxian's mother back to Yanjing ahead of schedule completely severed any future contact with Tianxian's father, making any future relationship impossible.

When the fairy mother marries in the future, she will definitely not be that Professor An. If she is of a different race, can she still be a fairy?
"Brother Cheng, are you that amazing?"

"How about you transfer me to Yan Film Studio? Then I can work with you, Brother Cheng, making movies and earning US dollars!"

Li Lianjie, being cunning and resourceful, tried to climb the social ladder by transferring to Yan Film Studio, just like Liu Xiaoli.

This is a benchmark target with a full five or six hundred thousand US dollars in foreign exchange. With such a powerful backer, we should definitely try to cling to it as tightly as possible.

So Li Lianjie thought, why not just transfer him directly to Yan Film Studio, so he could stay by his brother Cheng's side at all times, and then he would definitely take good care of him when he had the chance to earn US dollars.

In short, Li Lianjie is now more resistant to practicing martial arts than anyone else; she just wants to follow Brother Cheng and make big money in US dollars.

"Sure! If you have this idea, Little Li, I'm definitely all set!"

"But if you want to transfer here, you have to ask Coach Wu first, and what your sports school's attitude is!"

"Little Li, you're the national champion of your sports school, and you've won the championship several times in a row. Your sports school is counting on you to keep up the good work and continue to win championship medals for your school!"

"Now, Peking duck is plentiful!"

Cheng Xuemin was the same; he accepted all comers. In any case, the main members of the Tai Chi crew were all recruited by him from the original Shaolin Temple, so they had to be in Cheng Xuemin's Cheng family army's bowl, and no one could take them away.

So after Tai Chi finished filming and became a hit, Cheng Xuemin would try to recruit all the main members to his own company.

However, we'll have to wait and see how his former boss will arrange things for him.

After a fleeting thought, Cheng Xuemin gave a loud order, and the group marched in a mighty force toward the main hall of Peking Duck Restaurant!
This instantly reignited the comrades' emotions, and they became incredibly excited.

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