Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

In fact, in the early 1980s, when the Internet had not yet started, mobile phones were not promoted, and even having a phone at home was worth showing off, various salon gatherings were very popular in China.

Especially at the beginning of the reform, due to the honeymoon relationship between China and the United States, a large number of Western equipment, products and values ​​​​are flowing into the country. Young people especially like this kind of Western-style salon gatherings.

However, due to factors such as income level, education level, and of course cultural traditions, those who can participate in high-end salon gatherings during this period are indeed mostly middle-class people such as teachers, poets, musicians, etc.

young people.

Especially some salon gatherings with strong professionalism, such as poetry salons, painters salons, etc., have very strict requirements and high professional requirements, and non-professionals are not allowed to enter.

If this is the case, then it seems that this so-called music salon is indeed a serious gathering and should not be a smoky place.

Another question, the main purpose of the gathering here is to discuss each other's new songs and exchange information about foreign music.

Of course, this is just like the group of authors in later generations. In the beginning, they might really discuss some writing methods and experiences. As time goes by and they get to know each other for a long time, not many of them talk about that anymore, and they all start talking nonsense.

They talk about being cute and asking for money, but no one talks about serious matters anyway.

It's the same here. They say they are concert friends, but in actual conversation, except for explaining the doubts of the newbie Cao Zhiqiang at the beginning, the rest of the time they talk about their parents' personal differences.

So-and-so has a mistress, so-and-so has a lover, so-and-so wants to do business, so-and-so wants to go abroad, and so on.

In short, the topics that everyone talked about afterwards were basically the gossip of each family. Not many people talked about music. Even if they did occasionally talk, they would always talk about Hong Kong and Taiwan singers or new Hong Kong and Taiwan pop songs.

When Cao Zhiqiang secretly asked Hao Shuwen why everyone in the music salon was chatting about family affairs all day long, Hao Shuwen said that now is just a foreplay and a warm-up session, and then there will be a lottery performance, and the person who is drawn will go on stage to perform.

This so-called performance on stage is not just a casual performance, such as telling a joke, performing a stand-up comedy, etc. That won't work.

Since it is a music salon, you must play an instrument when performing on stage.

You can play the harmonica, the flute, the accordion and the violin.

Of course, if you want to play the piano, that won't work, because there is no piano here.

All in all, the so-called drawing of lots is a personal talent show, or a personal musical instrument solo time. The person who is drawn has to perform an instrument on stage, and everyone can enjoy it together.

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang nodded, feeling that this was more or less the same as searching for a close friend in the mountains and rivers.

How should I put it, although the venue is a bit crude, the quality of the people gathering here is pretty good, the format and content are pretty good, and it does have a bit of a professional feel.

In addition, I have to say that this salon does provide a communication platform for everyone, allowing everyone to get to know each other and speak freely, which is very conducive to expanding your network.

For example, Cao Zhiqiang took this opportunity to wander around. When he saw a beautiful girl, he would go up and greet her. Whenever he asked her, he would ask her name, where she lived, and where she worked.

Well, this is not that Cao Zhiqiang is playing hooligan, but that he is expanding his network and getting to know more professionals, which he may be able to use one day.

Don't tell me, it's really rewarding.

For example, he just met a music teacher from the first division.

This teacher's surname is Lin, Lin Fangfang. He is only twenty-five years old this year, but he is already a music teacher at Capital Normal University.

They promised him that as long as Cao Zhiqiang could really afford thirty yuan a month for tutoring, they would introduce him to a reliable female student to tutor his younger sister who was in elementary school.

This, of course, made Cao Zhiqiang overjoyed. At least Qiao Simei's teacher was found.

Soon, the lottery performance began.

Here, because Cao Zhiqiang joined in the middle, his name is not in the bucket, he just needs to appreciate it.

Although the show was very vulgar, the people who performed on stage were of decent quality.

Most of the people who were selected to perform on stage played violin or accordion, and some played pipa and erhu. These instruments were the most popular. There was also a harmonica player, but there were no others for the time being.

For example, there is no piano player this time. I don’t know if he didn’t win or something.

The lottery performance lasted for about half an hour before it was over.

If you calculate the time, it's actually not that long.

After the lottery-style personal performance ended, two young guys suddenly came and started to come to the wall. Suddenly, they opened a red cloth covering something like a cabinet.

As soon as the red cloth was opened, the true face inside was revealed.

Good guy, that's not a cabinet, it's a set of stereo speakers.

Combination speakers are an absolute luxury these days, and most people can't even buy them.

Although Cao Zhiqiang does not know the specific model of the speaker, looking at the number of speakers, it is obviously a 5.1-channel surround sound speaker.

Take a closer look at the logo, it’s good guy, Yamaha, imported from Japan!

This kind of thing was not cheap in later generations. At this time, it seems that you have to use foreign exchange coupons to buy this kind of thing, and the price is very expensive, at least several thousand.

In other words, this is definitely not something that ordinary families can afford.

Even Cao Zhiqiang, who wants to buy a set of stereo speakers now, can't buy it, either because he doesn't have enough money or because he doesn't have foreign exchange coupons.

Of course, if you are willing to spend a lot of money to find connections, you can still get smuggled goods, but Cao Zhiqiang has no interest in doing that kind of thing, so he can't do it.

After the two young men adjusted it, they nodded to a fashionably dressed young woman, meaning that there was no problem.

The stylishly dressed young woman smiled, held a wired microphone and said to everyone: "Everyone, now comes everyone's favorite dance party, let's dance together to the music!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soothing song began to play from the 5.1-channel speaker. As soon as Cao Zhiqiang heard it, he knew that it was "Fly Me to the Moon"!

That's all. What's more important is that with the appearance of this classic jazz dance music, many people walked onto the field with a smile and started dancing.

Yes, many people ended up dancing ballroom.

Some men and women dance together, some women dance together, and some men dance together.

Among them, women danced together the most, men and women danced together, and men danced together the least. There were only three pairs of men dancing together.

Okay, once he saw this situation, Cao Zhiqiang immediately understood.

Selling dog meat on a sheep's head, isn't this just a dance party?

In name, it's a music salon where you can have fun and meet friends, but in fact, it's just a secret dance hall.

The dance is a great place. As soon as young friends who don't know each other meet and dance, their feelings will become deeper immediately and they will all be very happy.

It can be said that among the young men and women in this period, there was basically no one who did not like dancing. It was just a question of whether to give in and whether to dare.

In fact, this period was not that open, and things like dancing were still very strict. If young strangers and strangers danced hand in hand in public in an informal setting, they might be arrested, which was very troublesome.

It seems that the first formal dance hall in China has not officially appeared yet, right?

Therefore, if people in this period wanted to dance, they had to be secretive, and most of them had black-light dances.

Most of these dances are illegal, and the police will punish them if they catch them.

No wonder, the environment of this place is so secretive, candidates must be screened strictly, and militiamen are on guard...

No wonder Cao Zhiqiang thought it was weird before, but if this is a place that uses the name of communication music but is actually a place for dance parties, then everything makes sense.

Moreover, the meeting time here is also very particular. It is not in the evening, but in the afternoon. It ends in the evening...

Gee, this organizer is a genius, he has captured the police mentality of this period.

Also, most of the black light dance parties during this period were held at night, so when the police arrested black light dance parties, they also conducted raids at night.

The organizers did the opposite, instead of opening the event at night, they opened it during the day, and in the afternoon, which avoided many problems.

But even if someone reports that an illegal dance party is held here, it will not be easy for the police to find this place. Even if they come, it will be easy to deal with them.

First of all, this is a suburb. It doesn’t care about the boundaries. The current police force cannot take care of it at all.

Secondly, this is a forest area. There is only one road in and out. Not only are there famous posts, but there are probably hidden posts along the way. It will take time for the police to get here.

Once the police arrive, they will have been discovered long ago, and there is no such thing as a sudden attack.

If the secret whistle notices that the police are coming, as long as it is notified through a special method, everyone will immediately stop dancing and directly exchange music.

Well, even if the police come and say they heard music here, that's fine.

This is a salon for music lovers to communicate. Everyone has to perform their talents and enjoy music. It is normal to have music.

And it's in broad daylight, not at night. As long as it's a high-end music exchange, especially if there are many college teachers who teach music...

Oops, even if the police come, as long as people don't dance in front of you and you can't catch them dancing, then nothing will happen!

To put it bluntly, this place is secretive and remote enough, and the people who come to play have enough reaction time. Unless the police come by helicopter and perform airborne raids, they will never be able to catch the pigtails here, and they will never be able to catch everyone dancing.

Secret photography may be a problem, but taking pictures here is not allowed, let alone video recording. In addition, in this era, there are no pinhole video recorders here, so there is no such thing as secret photography.

The place is remote and secretive enough, everyone has enough time to react, and there is a high-level excuse of concert friends as a cover. If the organizer has some background and can talk to the police about the law and evidence, then this will be no problem at all.

"Awesome, awesome!"

Cao Zhiqiang was amazed when he thought of this, and he was very impressed by the organizer of this salon.

I knew at a glance that those who could organize such an event here were definitely not ordinary people.

Even if you can think of this method, you won't be able to create this kind of salon if you don't have enough energy.

It's hard to find this big house in the woods that doesn't care about the boundaries, let alone find militiamen to watch.

Now it seems that this salon is not just a day or two, it must have been a long time.

He hasn't been exposed for so long. This guy has two brushes.

More importantly, through this kind of secret and private gathering, a circle can be quickly gathered.

We all have common hobbies and secrets. What is this?

This is a natural network of connections!

With such a network of contacts, what can't you do in the future?

As we were playing around, we started a circle.

Damn, what a talent!

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang sighed again.

Sure enough, what is not restricted can only be restricted to ordinary people.

For those powerful people, so-called restrictions are always just a joke.

Just when Cao Zhiqiang was standing aside sighing and sighing, Hao Shuwen suddenly jumped over and patted Cao Zhiqiang on the shoulder, startling him.