The establishment of the South Island Pearl Chamber of Commerce is also a major event worthy of attention for the local government. In the past few years, the pearl industry on the island has flourished, which has driven a lot of tourism and consumption, and promoted local development.
On the day of the establishment of the chamber of commerce, it was said that there would be a big ostentation, and it was even more important to carefully publicize and select an auspicious day.
At this time, in the second half of 1983, two shops were built on both sides of the Pearl Craft Park. Qin Rou rented out some of the shops, and asked someone to open a coffee shop and a fruit tea shop.
— and began to live the life of being a charter woman again.
Qin Rou and sister Qin Mian are sitting in a coffee shop drinking coffee. The coffee shop is beautifully decorated, and moving music is playing from the record player.
Qin Mian took a sip from the coffee cup, closed her eyes, and ate another piece of sweet cream cake.
How to say this taste
Bittersweet Bittersweet...
"I'm still not used to it." Qin Mian shook his head.
Qin Rou's liking for coffee is average, but she only drinks one or two cups occasionally. She likes to drink coffee with a small spoon, read a book with a cat in her arms, eat some cakes, and take a few sips of coffee to refresh herself. one afternoon.
Of course, she prefers milk tea and fruit tea to coffee.
"A lot of people like the popular coffee shop recently. I heard that there are several cafes opened in Shencheng."
Cafes have appeared in both Guangcheng and Shencheng, and there are quite a few people who go to drink coffee. It is the petty bourgeois sentiment and petty bourgeois life that many people yearn for.
This is probably for young men and women, watching movies, going to the ballroom to dance, drinking coffee with the person they like in the cafe.
And now the older ones are probably going to Zhongying Street in Shencheng to snap up gold jewelry. Yes, gold jewelry is also a hot seller now.
Zhongying Street is a street connecting Shenzhen to Hong Kong Island. The two places each occupy more than half. Since the opening of the economy, because it is connected to Hong Kong Island, the shops on this street sell many imported products. The goods are duty-free, high-quality and cheap. It belongs to the "shopping paradise" of this era.
This shopping spot is very popular. In 1979, the sales of Huaguo stores were only five or six million yuan, and in the past two years, the total sales of all stores are about to exceed the 100 million yuan mark. Such a shopping frenzy has been advertised in newspapers. several times.
Qin Rou once went to Zhongying Street, and saw a few gold jewelry shops here and there, and now there are a few more gold shops. In the middle and late 1980s, there was a gold fever here. When it was brilliant, there were Nearly a hundred gold shops.
In 1984, Qin Rou planned to visit again, and contacted a few shops by the way to cooperate in tie-in sales of pearls and broaden the sales channels of pearls.
The South Island Pearl Chamber of Commerce is about to be established, and Qin Rou has been promoted as the president of the Chamber of Commerce. These days, she is also thinking about some ways to make the pearl industry on the entire island flourish in the future.
After becoming the president, Qin Rou will have greater rights to regulate and lead the industry.
"Drinking coffee can refresh you."
"Wait until the day when the chamber of commerce is established, sister, the batch of clothes you made will also be shown on the stage..."
Qin Rou and Qin Mian came this time to prepare for the establishment ceremony of the chamber of commerce. They sat in the cafe and chatted about related matters.
Not only the two of them were sitting in the cafe, but at the other end of the cafe, Cui Mingzhan and Meng Lan were sitting opposite each other. He invited Meng Lan to come over for coffee today.
Since the opening of the cafe, many staff members of their experimental station have become regular customers of the cafe. Cui Mingzhan followed him to drink coffee a few times, and he remembered this place.
He struggled and struggled, but in the end he chose this place.
Through the glass window of the coffee shop, you can see the pearl craft garden not far away.
"Menglan..."
Cui Mingzhan took a deep breath. He had already prepared a notebook in his heart, but unfortunately at this moment, he couldn't remember anything, and his mind was empty.
He panicked, and with shaking hands, he pushed an exquisite gift box in front of Menglan.
Meng Lan took a sip of the coffee, but the coffee was bitter, but she didn't taste anything, and took a long gulp. She might have guessed what the other party was going to tell her.
All kinds of complicated contradictory thoughts filled her heart.
She opened the box, and there was a set of beautiful pearl jewelry inside. The pearls were bright and beautiful. She picked up a string of pearl necklaces, and the shiny beads reflected the dazzling light in her palm.
A beautiful string of pearl necklaces.
"This... this..." Cui Mingzhan's mind was empty, and he still couldn't remember the draft he had made earlier. He closed his eyes and cursed himself for being worthless, "This... this is a pearl I cultivated by myself. I, I, I... dream Lan, I want to give it to you."
He spoke incoherently, Cui Mingzhan usually had a playful smile, but at this time, not only his head was knotted, but his tongue was also knotted, "Meng Lan, actually... you, uh-"
Meng Lan looked up at him, her eyes were clear.
"Just... just, your pearl wedding photo, I think it looks pretty good, so I'll give you this."
"Actually, it's not." Cui Mingzhan wanted to cut off his tongue, "I'll just say it straight!"
Meng Lan said softly: "You tell me."
"It's yours..." Cui Mingzhan's voice became smaller and smaller, and his face became more and more red: "Your photo is very beautiful, you, I say you, you, you, do you mind, there is one more person in the photo."
After finishing speaking, Cui Mingzhan was like a child who did something wrong, waiting for the teacher in front of him to forgive him.
Meng Lan just looked at him quietly, thinking of how nervous and stuttering he was just now, she couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Cui Mingzhan turned from embarrassment into anger.
The smile on Meng Lan's face became even brighter, "There is someone missing in my photo."
Cui Mingzhan finally found his tongue at this moment, nodded desperately and said: "I say yes, you are missing someone, let me tell you, as a researcher, I suggest you make it up early."
"If you can't choose a suitable candidate, I'll recommend myself."
"Sign up first."
Looking into the eyes of the man in front of her, Meng Lan nodded.
"Then let you sign up."
On the day when the Chamber of Commerce was formally established, a large stage had already been set up in the open space in front of the Pearl Craft Park, and countless balloons and red lanterns were tied to the street shops on both sides.
Qin Rou is wearing a lot of pearl jewelry today, beautiful pearl earhooks, necklaces, and pearl rings on her hands. The shiny pearls set off her soft and gentle temperament.
Qin Rou and the heads of several breeding factories talked with representatives of the local government, and there were people from the tourism bureau beside them.
At this time, a few more cars drove over. They were people from Qiongzhou Island TV Station. Today was a major event. As the only local TV station in Qiongzhou Island, they had to come to film and report.
Qiongzhou Island TV has only been established for a year, and it is still a grass-roots team that is still groping.
After the people from the TV station came, many people at the event site became excited. Although they don't watch this local TV station very much on weekdays, but...
They appeared at the event today, maybe the camera will capture them later, which means... they are going to be on TV! ! !
Although it is a local TV station, this is also on TV! ! !
"It's going to be on TV today."
"Get ready to go on TV, pick a good position!"
"Do you want to look in the mirror and dress up?"
…
Knowing that it will be on TV later, even the researchers who have always been nestled in the experimental station have been burdened with idols, and they have started to describe it. By the 1980s, TV was no longer a rarity, and color TVs were not affordable. , there will always be a black and white TV.
There is a black and white TV set in many village communal public places, and sometimes a whole village gathers to watch TV.
Watching TV is like watching a movie, the more people watching it together, the more fun it is.
"Cui Mingzhan, why are you still in a daze?"
"Aren't you packing up quickly?"
"Why are you sleepwalking these days?"
— Isn’t it like sleepwalking
Cui Mingzhan thought vaguely that after he signed up that day, he was in this dreamlike state of excitement where he was out of his body.
Menglan said that the event was about to start, and asked him not to tell others, and wait until after the event. Cui Mingzhan was very obedient, and he didn't say a word.
Forcibly holding back the state of such a soul out of body.
"Qin Rou."
Qin Rou saw people from the TV station, and among this group of people, she saw several familiar old faces.
Qiongzhou Island TV Station was originally developed by the local Broadcasting Administration.