Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

In fact, based on Cao Zhiqiang's original intention, he did not want to make a big deal about the opening ceremony of the publishing house.

The reasons are very simple, firstly, it is too troublesome, and secondly, it is not worth it.

It's easy to understand that it's too troublesome. Your entire grand opening ceremony requires a lot of things, and you even have to prepare speeches and so on. It's so troublesome.

As for being unworthy, literally, Cao Zhiqiang thinks that a Xinsheng Publishing House with only a dozen people and no serious publications has no need to do anything big.

Yes, the style of the publishing house is indeed very high, and it does look very powerful, and ordinary people cannot do it.

But when you really enter this circle, you will find that it is actually just a publishing house, nothing special.

In fact, there were countless publishing houses in China at this time, and there were countless publishing houses in the capital city alone.

Basically, nowadays, any public institution or state-owned enterprise can apply for a publishing house, and generally it will be approved.

As for these publishing houses, except for some established large publishing houses, most of them are small publishing houses with five or six people, or seven or eight people.

Calculated in this way, Cao Zhiqiang's publishing house with more than a dozen people started out on a fairly large scale.

But no matter how big it is, you are only a small unit with a total number of no more than fourteen people.

For such a small unit with only fourteen people in total, the grand opening ceremony was a bit excessive, and Cao Zhiqiang himself felt embarrassed.

Therefore, a low-key opening with everyone gathering together to eat and drink would best meet Cao Zhiqiang's expectations, and that's what he thought at the beginning.

However, Yu Deli and Vice President Yu, who have been appointed editor-in-chief and deputy general manager, do not think so.

According to Yu Deli, although their publishing house is small in scale, they still have to run big things.

This is what Yu Deli said. He said that for other small publishing houses, it is indeed good to open in a low profile, but it does not apply to Cao Zhiqiang.

The reason is that Cao Zhiqiang is different from those newly opened publishing houses. He is too young, too junior in qualifications, and his position is too important.

In China at this time, seniority was still very important.

As far as publishing houses are concerned, we have never heard of a 19-year-old general manager and vice president like Cao Zhiqiang since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Therefore, if Cao Zhiqiang wants this publishing house to be stable in the future and not be easily troubled by a group of ghosts and monsters, he must act boldly and show his strength.

In addition, this is also a good opportunity to gather and manage contacts.

According to Yu Deli, Cao Zhiqiang was asked to take this opportunity to invite all the leaders he could. It would be best if he could invite the big leader behind the scenes, even if the big leader just came to show his face.

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In addition, it is also best to invite the first and second leaders of Hongguang Machinery Factory and leaders known to other yamen.

Not only will he invite the leaders of various units whom Cao Zhiqiang knows, but Yu Deli will also search his circle of friends and try his best to invite celebrities in his circle.

In this way, even if Hongguang Publishing House does not have any publications yet, its name will become famous instantly and will be remembered by many people, and it will not be regarded as a small and dispensable unit.

The price is nothing more than spending more money, but for Cao Zhiqiang, this is not a problem at all.

In other words, compared with the money spent, the hidden benefits such as the connections gathered and the popularity gained are the most important.

Cao Zhiqiang was right when he thought about it. What he said made sense.

Furthermore, Yu Deli also volunteered and said that he would be solely responsible for organizing the opening ceremony and Cao Zhiqiang would not have to worry about it.

There are only two things that Cao Zhiqiang needs to worry about. One is to notify the talented people he knows, and the other is to pay for it.

So, Cao Zhiqiang provided the money, Yu Deli provided the people, and the opening ceremony of a publishing house was held.

The opening day was a Sunday.

The reason why I chose this day is also very particular.

In addition to finding someone to say that this is a good day to open a business, Sunday itself is also very important.

Because most units are closed on Sunday, the leaders and so on are free to attend the opening ceremony without having to ask for leave.

Maybe the lady Yu Deli found was really good at it. On the day of the opening, it was a nice sunny day, and the sky was blue.

This is rare in April in Beijing at this time.

Because in the early 1980s, the Three-North Shelterbelt Project had just begun, and the Saibahan Project had not yet begun, so the capital was still plagued by sandstorms every year, and the sandstorms in the capital were most raging in March and April every year.

Coupled with the problem of industrial pollution, although Cao Zhiqiang has not encountered large or extremely large sandstorms since April, the sky in the capital is rarely blue and is generally gray.

In this environment, on the opening day of Hongguang Publishing House, the sun was shining brightly, with blue sky and white clouds. This was a rare good weather and a good sign.

Under this beautiful weather with blue sky and white clouds, various crowds came to the opening ceremony of Hongguang Publishing House, which is the office space of Hongguang Publishing House.

When everyone arrived, balloons, ribbons and banners had been arranged in advance, and a simple stage was also set up.

In addition, some performing arts groups, such as Yangko troupe, children's performance troupe, and Peking Opera troupe, have invited a lot of people.

The situation was similar to a high school sports day.

It's also a credit to Cao Zhiqiang that he bought a lot of land and the place was big enough. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to arrange for so many people.

Of course, the guests are not all leaders from all parties. In fact, most of the guests are family members of the leaders, as well as their relatives and friends.

Come to think of it, there is a lack of entertainment in this era. Who wouldn't be happy to attend the opening ceremony of a publishing house and not only watch a movie for free, but also eat and drink for free?

Even if this place is a bit remote and requires a trip out of the city, everyone is willing to come.

Naturally, to join, you must have an invitation. Without an invitation, you cannot come in to eat and drink.

For this reason, Cao Zhiqiang also approached the security department of Hongguang Machinery Factory and asked the security department to send out several security personnel to stand guard with guns to maintain order.

After all, Hongguang Publishing House is considered a subordinate unit of Hongguang Machinery Factory, so there is nothing wrong with having people from the security department stand guard to maintain order.

And the people from the security department are also happy to come. After all, it is a rest day. How nice it is to get money, watch a show, and eat and drink for free.

For this reason, almost all the people from the security department were dispatched, for fear that they would be left behind and not get any benefits.

There are so many armed security personnel here, so of course there is no problem with the order on the scene.

However, precisely because of the large number of armed security personnel here, the atmosphere here is a bit strange, or a bit serious.

Anyway, the people who came here were afraid to show off their arrogance and could only speak in a low voice. Under the guidance of the security department staff, they sat down on the stools in the guest area arranged in advance and waited for the opening ceremony.

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Starting at eight o'clock in the morning, people started to enter the factory one after another. It was almost nine o'clock, and people kept coming in.

However, most of the people who came later did not have invitations and just wanted to fish in troubled waters to eat and drink, so they were quickly blocked out by the dedicated security personnel.

Finally, the time came to nine o'clock.

As soon as nine o'clock arrived, the twelve young men divided into two groups and fired two salutes prepared in advance at the same time.

But after seeing the two salutes, Cao Zhiqiang was immediately stunned.

Is this a gun salute?

Whose gun salute looks like this?

These are clearly two single-barreled anti-aircraft guns!

After asking Yu Deli next to him, he realized that this was really an anti-aircraft gun - a Type 55 37mm anti-aircraft gun!

It can be used to masturbate on planes and tanks, it is a high-quality domestic product and a favorite among militiamen!

And the so-called salute shells fired by these two anti-aircraft guns are not fireworks shells, but blank shells used by the militia for daily training!

As for the twelve gunners, they were all serious factory militiamen.

There is no way, these days, units like Hongguang Machinery Factory have an armed department and a large number of militia because their level is too high.

At this time, the factory had all kinds of guns and artillery, especially anti-aircraft artillery. There were more than one, a full anti-aircraft artillery regiment!

This is also a characteristic of the times. The state-owned factories of this period not only had pistols and long guns, but also large and small artillery.

In various state-owned factories in Beijing, anti-aircraft guns are standard equipment.

Especially before 1985, due to the feud with the North and the counterattack against the South, despite the peaceful singing and dancing in the market, the spring breeze of reform was everywhere and filled with the joyful atmosphere.

But in fact, the atmosphere in the north is very tense. A large number of elite troops are deployed in the north to prevent Mao from going crazy.

Especially the factory militia in the capital, they have to go out for training from time to time.

Among them, the training of anti-aircraft guns is the top priority!

But this is the capital after all, so most of the militiamen training in state-owned factories in the capital are firing blank ammunition.

Due to training, the number of blank ammunition was particularly large.

Therefore, it is much easier and cheaper to use real cannons to fire empty shells than to use salute cannons to fire salute shells.

The opening ceremony of a publishing house can actually include anti-aircraft guns. This is also because of the special situation of this publishing house.

The main special thing is that Hongguang Publishing House is a subsidiary of Hongguang Machinery Factory. It is a state-owned enterprise, not a public institution.

If a publishing house is a public institution, it is absolutely impossible for it to use mortars as salutes.

Of course, it is actually quite difficult to dispatch an anti-aircraft gun as a salute.

This not only requires the approval of the factory leaders, but also requires reporting and approval in advance with the relevant departments, and even the Ministry of Armed Forces has to have someone come over to supervise. Anyway, it is troublesome.

But trouble is trouble, and the results are great.

Especially for ordinary people who come to a restaurant, seeing a publishing house's opening ceremony with militiamen and anti-aircraft guns deployed, the shock is absolutely heartfelt and unparalleled.

This time is not in vain. You can brag to others when you go back and get the looks of shock and envy from others.

In fact, let alone these people, even Cao Zhiqiang was shocked.

He had never heard of an anti-aircraft gun being used as a salute at the scene before.

Because according to the original program Yu Deli gave him, firecrackers were to be set off at the beginning, but I didn't hear of a salute.

So, there must be something wrong.

However, the matter has come to this, and it is no longer a matter of pursuing this issue. We can only ask it later.

Just like that, two anti-aircraft guns fired eight shots into the sky.

The opening ceremony of Hongguang Publishing House officially began.