Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 554 "Rain" and "The Mark of Rain" and "So Many People in the World"

Author: Tang Juyi

Chapter 554 "Rain" and "The Mark of Rain" and "So Many People in the World"

I met Uncle Lin once at Uncle Xu's house, discussed some precautions in detail, and understood his true attitude, Cao Zhiqiang left quickly.

This meeting made Cao Zhiqiang very satisfied.

Because he found that the country did not regard him as a dispensable consumable, but attached great importance to his personal safety, and even gave up contact with the "Mist" for the sake of his personal safety.

If Cao Zhiqiang were the decision-maker, he might not be able to put the safety of personnel as the first priority, but instead prioritize ensuring the transaction channel with "Misty".

After all, if nothing else is mentioned, just talking about the fully loaded Tu-160 bomber and its complete set of technical data is enough for the country to pay special attention to it.

To be honest, just because the Tu-160 is so well-equipped with missiles, people may not pay that much attention to it. What really makes people pay attention to it is the technical data.

Without a complete set of relevant technical information and only the physical object, you can only perform reverse engineering, and reverse engineering is not easy to do. It takes a lot of time, energy and money, and the effect may not be better than the original.

After all, there are many key technologies that are difficult to crack simply through reverse engineering. Especially given the current level of domestic scientific research, it is basically impossible to crack the Tu-160 bomber simply through reverse engineering.

On the contrary, the supporting Kh-55 series cruise missiles are very likely to be copied through reverse engineering. After all, the older generation of technical experts are still alive, and domestic rocket and missile technology is quite powerful.

In fact, China currently has no shortage of cutting-edge high-tech talents. The overall talent reserve is very rich. What is lacking is precisely the accumulation of technology and funds.

Among them, technology accumulation is secondary, and the biggest shortcoming is actually the problem of funding.

Because as long as there are sufficient funds, technology accumulation is not a problem.

The technical information provided by Cao Zhiqiang is very practical. On the surface, it shortens the scientific research process. Fundamentally speaking, it reduces scientific research funds and allows related technologies to avoid detours, just like pressing the accelerator button.

In other words, according to what Uncle Lin told Cao Zhiqiang before, although these cutting-edge weapons technologies are needed by the country, they are not urgently needed.

After all, the country's current strategy is to seek truth from facts and keep a low profile, and does not want to show off its muscles everywhere.

Therefore, for today's countries, although they want advanced technology and advanced weapons, there is no need to force them if the price is too high.

What the country really wants right now is precisely a massive amount of capital and foreign exchange, as well as the ability to successfully connect with the Western world, so that China's economy can be linked to the economy of the mainstream Western world, and it can develop its economy with the help of Western power.

To be more precise, the country hopes to develop an export-oriented economy so as to accumulate funds and then develop and strengthen itself.

As long as we can enter the mainstream Western market, we will not hesitate to give up some things temporarily.

Take the Tu-160 bomber for example. In fact, according to Uncle Lin, the country does not particularly want this batch of equipment, or in other words, it does not want to spend 2 billion US dollars in foreign exchange to purchase this batch of equipment and data.

After all, the current urgent need in the country is foreign exchange, not these big killer weapons that cannot be made public for the time being and cannot form combat effectiveness.

On the contrary, turbofan engines and anti-infantry radars are urgently needed by our country, but the premise is that the price cannot be too expensive.

To be honest, as far as the current international situation is concerned, as long as a country has enough foreign exchange, the United States will basically sell everything except a few items.

F14 fighter jets, F15 fighter jets, destroyers, helicopters, the latest tanks, etc., are all available for purchase.

For example, the Federal Republic of Germany tried its best to sell the German Leopard II tank to the domestic market, but gave up because the price could not be negotiated.

There are also American C130 transport aircraft, C-141 transport aircraft, B52 bombers, AH-1 armed helicopters, etc. All equipment currently in service in the United States, except for a few strategic gadgets, such as nuclear submarines, are open for sale.

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It's just that our country is not short-sighted like India. Our country pays more attention to practicality.

Therefore, when our country purchases Western weapons, it pays more attention to equipment that makes up for domestic shortcomings, and does not blindly seek advanced features and powerful weapons.

Anyway, overall, Uncle Lin wants Cao Zhiqiang to continue to contact the Mist Organization and not to break this line, but he cannot blindly accept the products promoted by the other party.

Especially for the "Mist" organization's method of delivering goods to your door without even saying hello, Uncle Lin actually expressed some subtle dissatisfaction.

Because Miwu's behavior is tantamount to disrespecting China's sovereignty. It is smuggling in a small way, but it is an invasion in a big way.

It's just that the things Miwu sent are too fragrant, and there seems to be no malicious intent at present, so the country hopes to maintain continued contact, but does not want to be led by this organization.

Therefore, this time only a down payment of US$500 million is given, not only because the country is indeed short of foreign exchange, but also to conceal its superficial attitude, showing that China does not want everything.

Of course, it would be best if the other party just delivered the goods to your door without charging money, but the problem is that relevant state personnel do not believe in this kind of good thing. They think that the other party does this deliberately in order to force sales.

In response, Cao Zhiqiang could only smile bitterly.

To be honest, it's not impossible even if he doesn't ask for money, but if he doesn't ask for money from the country, he always feels that it is more suspicious.

Now he first delivers the things to his door, and then negotiates a "loss price" with the country. Cao Zhiqiang originally thought it was pretty good, and felt that he was very smart.

Unexpectedly, the "loss of money price" that Cao Zhiqiang considered was too expensive in the current domestic market, and was not what they really wanted.

At least for the Tu-160 bomber, this is not what the country needs most at the moment, not to mention that the appearance of these gadgets is particularly eye-catching and troublesome.

Just transporting those bombers secretly would make the central government extremely worried.

According to Uncle Lin, so far, the "white swans" on the beach have not been completely transported away. They have only covered them with camouflage nets, and then unloaded the ammunition and large amounts of fuel attached to the planes to avoid accidents.

The remaining aircraft themselves can only stay in the local area temporarily and seal off the relevant sites to prevent outsiders from approaching.

As for when all the "white swans" will be transported away, it is still unknown.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang thought that the country would send pilots to drive away those white swans.

But when I asked Uncle Lin, I realized that that was simply not realistic, at least not currently.

Although Cao Zhiqiang’s belongings at that time included the instruction manual for Figure 160, just having the instruction manual does not mean he was able to fly this kind of aircraft.

What's more, this kind of aircraft requires a special runway, and it can't just take off from a flat beach.

Therefore, the country's current approach is to find large ships and find a way to ship away the planes staying on the beach, instead of building an airport and letting them drive away.

In response, Cao Zhiqiang could only smile bitterly, knowing that he had caused trouble for the country.

But looking at it from another perspective, the situation at that time was special and urgent. He couldn't think of any other solution except throwing the plane on the beach.

Because it was thrown on the beach, you could also say that the "Mist Organization" secretly transported the plane over by ship. If it were placed in the mainland, it would be difficult to explain.

Figure 160 bombers do not have large runways and cannot take off and land. If Cao Zhiqiang really found those planes and dumped them in an inland area, it is absolutely unclear. At that time, a lot of people might have to be investigated, and a lot of people would be involved.

A large number of people were harmed.

In addition, although Uncle Lin supported Cao Zhiqiang's free choice, he suggested that Cao Zhiqiang should not focus on foreign countries in the future and not live abroad, even in Hong Kong.

According to Uncle Lin, if you often stand by the river, your shoes will not get wet.

No matter how good Cao Zhiqiang is in his disguise, the things the Mist Organization does are too scary and can only be done once or twice. If it happens too many times, it will definitely attract the attention of relevant people.

If Cao Zhiqiang is active in China, Uncle Lin can still find relevant departments to wipe his ass and ensure to the greatest extent that no one will find him.

But if Cao Zhiqiang goes abroad, or settles down in places like Hong Kong, even if he opens a trading company as a cover, he will inevitably be targeted by interested people.

In areas outside the mainland such as Hong Kong, the country's influence and projection capabilities are insufficient, making it difficult to protect Cao Zhiqiang.

Therefore, Uncle Lin’s suggestion is that if you have to find a convenient place for smuggling, it is best to do it in China, such as Hainan.

Even if Cao Zhiqiang needs it, the state can help Cao Zhiqiang repair infrastructure at designated locations, such as finding an excuse to repair ports and airports in advance to facilitate the smuggling of the Mist Organization.

Cao Zhiqiang thinks that it is a good idea to focus his life on the country. After all, it is quite interesting to use the power of the country to create a "smuggling port" in the country where he has great power.

Yes, at most he has a lot of power. He dare not think of having the final say. After all, it is impossible for this situation to happen in the domestic environment.

On the contrary, in foreign countries, such as Hong Kong, if it is well managed, it may not be impossible to establish a port with the final say.

In short, as to how to proceed in the future, he feels that it is best to take it one step at a time and adapt to circumstances.

After parting ways with Uncle Lin, Cao Zhiqiang did not go through the procedures to go abroad immediately, but took some time to go to the Central Conservatory of Music.

The purpose of coming there is to score the movie "Love in the Ancient Pavilion".

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted to find the China Symphony Orchestra, but the symphony orchestra has been very busy recently with many performances and did not have much time to help him score music.

So Cao Zhiqiang had no choice but to find the Central Conservatory of Music and find professional teachers there to help him dub.

Since "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" is an adaptation of "The Garden of Words", let's not talk about the content, at least the soundtrack must keep up.

In other words, the theme song of "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" is still "Rain", but the lyrics have changed, but the score has not changed at all.

Although Cao Zhiqiang himself has only made a guitar solo version of "Rain", which will be played in the form of an interlude.

But as a movie theme song, it definitely cannot be a simple guitar solo, but should be more complex and rich, at least a trio.

Cao Zhiqiang thought about it again and again, and decided to restore the original style of "Rain" as much as possible, that is, using piano, guitar, and drums to create a trio.

The trio, plus Cao Zhiqiang’s unique voice, is enough to be used as the theme song.

In addition to using "Rain" as the theme song, Cao Zhiqiang also chose "So Many People in the World" as the ending song.

In order to better suit the occasion, some minor modifications have been made to the specific lyrics of "So Many People in the World", but the score remains unchanged.

For example, the lyrics "First saw you in the blue morning" were changed to "First saw you in the misty rain".

Also in the lyrics, "Watch the roar of the plane and fly to a distant land" was changed to "Watch the roar of the train and fly to a distant land".

Generally speaking, "There Are So Many People in the World" has not changed much, but after making some minor modifications, it feels particularly well-matched to the plot of the movie, giving it a feeling of being lost.

"So Many People in the World" is no longer a trio, but a duet of piano and violin, with no more guitar.

Coincidentally, Mr. Zhang, who plays jazz drums, is also a violin teacher. It is said that he first learned violin and then switched to jazz drums, which saved him a lot of worry.

In addition to the theme song and the ending song, Cao Zhiqiang also arranged a piano solo background interlude, which is the well-known pure music "The Mark of the Rain" in the previous life.

It's just a pure piano song "The Mark of the Rain". There are two versions of the theme song and the ending song, one in Chinese and one in Japanese.

Both the Chinese version and the Japanese version are sung by Cao Zhiqiang himself, but the lyrics are in different languages, one in Chinese and one in Japanese.

In other words, there is no problem with the singing part, but the problem is with the ensemble part.

As for guitar, Cao Zhiqiang can also do it himself, after all, his guitar level is already very high.

But there was nothing he could do about piano and drums. Firstly, he didn't know how to do it, and secondly, he couldn't do it alone.

So in the end, I found two middle-aged teachers from the Central Conservatory of Music.

One of them is Teacher Chen who teaches piano, and the other is Teacher Zhang who teaches drums.

Teacher Chen, who plays the piano, is a 44-year-old male teacher. It is said that he once won the first place in the piano competition of the Central Conservatory of Music and has quite good attainments in piano.

As for Teacher Zhang, who plays the drum, he is a little younger, only thirty-six years old. In Cao Zhiqiang's view, he is also a quite young male teacher.

This is also normal. After all, the drum set is a relatively unpopular percussion instrument in China at present, and it is not as long-established as the piano.

And in fact, at this time, this thing is not called a drum set in the Central Conservatory of Music, but a jazz drum, which is a type of percussion music.

It can be said that if it were not in the capital, if it was not at the Central Conservatory of Music, it would be really difficult to find a master who is proficient in jazz drums in China.

Otherwise, if you want to make music in China at this time, you still have to come to Beijing or Shanghai. In fact, only these places have the market.

Although there is a huge age difference between the three of them, they are still quite harmonious when they actually play together.

Neither Teacher Chen nor Teacher Zhang looked down on Cao Zhiqiang because he had never gone to college or had no professional experience in learning musical instruments. On the contrary, they both admired Cao Zhiqiang's music theory knowledge and music composition talent.

So unknowingly, Cao Zhiqiang, the youngest person, became the leader of the trio. Both teachers listened to Cao Zhiqiang and did not show any arrogance or mavericks.

This smoothness may be due to the fact that the two teachers are both young and not celebrities. If they were older and celebrities, it might not be so easy to cooperate.

As for why Cao Zhiqiang wants to score music in China instead of going to Japan, the main reason is that it is cheaper and more cost-effective to do it in China.

In China, Cao Zhiqiang can easily find professional teachers from the Central Conservatory of Music to score music, but in Japan, it is difficult to find such experts to help you score music. Even if you can find one, the price is absolutely sky-high.

It’s not like in China, if you give a person a hundred yuan, you can make them happy and beautiful.

If this were the case in Japan today, with a price of 100 RMB, you would never be able to find a reliable soundtrack engineer.

After all the related soundtracks for "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" were completed, Cao Zhiqiang took a copy of the master tape of "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" and took a flight to Hong Kong with Lou Xiao'e.

Yes, this time, Cao Zhiqiang did not choose to fly directly to Japan. Instead, he flew to Hong Kong first and then transferred from Hong Kong to Japan.

The reason? Of course it’s for Lou Xiao’e’s two hundred thousand US dollars!

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