Proletarian internationalism is built on the notion of seeking truth from facts.
Only when you stand firmly,
insisting on seeking the truth from facts
can socialist modernization
move forward.
We can now enter university!
What has been undergoing, as a practice, is the only discussion we will have to examine the truth.
More practically, the core argument i s to emancipate the mind.
Whether or not...
Like a Flowing River
~Episode 47~
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- Brother, there are no one here. - What time is it already?
Are they not going to work yet? No wonder they closed down.
Why care that much? Let's just go in and move the equipment.
Dongbao, someone's coming.
- Get out! - We are doing this with legal backing! We have documents!
- Move back! - We have official documents!
- Get out!
Stop! Look how capable you all are!
If you've brought out such drive of risking everything
to do your job well, will your factory go bankrupt?
Now, you're showing us your strength?
It's too late!
I indeed promised the higher ups
that I will take over both equipment and personnel.
Listen well. Those that are willing to earn money based on their ability
and live like a decent human, our village welcomes you.
Everything in the past is written off.
Those that are afraid of hardships and exhaustion, don't bother coming.
Express your stand now.
Those that are willing to come with us, stay here.
Those that doesn't want to, just stay where you are.
Those that won't express their willingness to work with us now won't get a chance in the future.
Give them some space!
Old Song.
- Old Song. - Don't move!
You're going there too?
This...
After so many years, don't you have any affection towards the factory?
You... Bastard!
Can you guys have some backbone?
Everyone, look for our Village Chief Shigen later to register.
- You hear me? - We heard you.
You were given a path to survive, but you wouldn't take it.
It's your choice then. You have guts.
If one day, you become like that Yuan guy begging for food out in the streets, you should be this gutsy too.
- Four-eyed. - Yes. - Go with Shigen
and take everyone to register.
For the rest, move the equipment!
Go! Move the equipment!
- You Lei guy— - Move the equipment!
- As long as its a metal, take it with us! - Okay! Okay!
First, let me clarify it with everyone again.
This is the approved document released by the Second Light Industry Bureau, a high-ranking city level superior.
This is the contract that they've checked and approved.
This contract was already signed by your previous managers.
If you need to, you can read it.
Slow down. Slow down.
Zhengzhou, make sure to be careful while on the truck.
Come. Come. Don't damage the equipment.
- Okay. - Be careful when moving it up.
Everybody, wait a moment.
Watch your steps.
Make a final effort and then we can go back.
Raise and put it down lightly.
Come, some help here!
Come, watch your steps.
Slowly. Be careful.
- Quickly. - Here, here, here.
Go back a little.
Hurry! Hurry! Come!
Slow down. Slow down.
I reckon that almost everyone has registered.
Yes, we're almost done.
- Laborers for a state-run enterprise going to work for peasants? - Just directly go there to work next month.
Wishful thinking.
Look. There's Old Song.
During this time, who else is willing to eat the grasses given by a state-run company,
than eat the grains being given out by a village-run enterprise?
Anyway, I'm not that stupid.
Factory Manager Lei, is it too late for me to register?
First, I'm not a factory manager.
Second, you can only ask our Secretary about your question.
But based on his temper,
plus what you've done earlier,
you have no chance.
Who knew that you will really give out salary?
Uncle. We've done loading the production lines down there.
Only these 1950's wire drawing machines and old style enamel applicators are left.
They are not efficient and is too wasteful on electricity.
If you ask me, we should just leave them.
We won't take them then.
Okay.
[ Jiangyang Electric Cable Factory ]
Village Lei!
That...let's serve the food now. We still have to go back to Xiaoleijia. It's hard to travel if it's too dark.
- We'll start the banquet now? - Yes, please do.
Let's go, Zhongfu. Thank you, Boss Wei.
Chuan, serve the dishes!
Okay already. Everyone, let's congratulate our village
for successfully acquiring Jiangyang electric cable factory.
This is a matter very worthy to be happy about it.
Let's also thank Boss Wei for providing us with such a good place.
Secretary Dongbao gave instructions that everyone must drink as many as you want.
Everyone, eat and drink well! Take good care of yourself! You hear me?
Okay!
Drink! Drink!
Let's drink white wine.
- Here. Here. - Let's drink together. 1, 2, 3, cheers! - Here.
I congratulate you for acquiring the electric cable factory.
- Thanks! - Sorry to have troubled you, Boss Wei.
Oh, right, Lady Boss, do you have red braised pork trotters here?
Of course, we have. We use the high quality pork from your Xiaoleijia. I'll serve them right away.
No need, Boss.
I just want to take it out and let Secretary Dongbao taste it.
Secretary Dongbao isn't coming?
He indeed isn't coming. He...
Hence, I thought that we shouldn't be the only one eating and drinking here.
Secretary Dongbao is just eating cold buns at home. We should bring him some dishes.
You're something, Zhengming. No wonder you're a factory manager.
- Uncle, you... - Lady Boss, listen to me.
Don't bother with the vegetable dishes. Just give us some more meat dishes.
We'll take them out and just put it on our tab.
Why is Secretary Dongbao not coming when you have such a huge celebratory matter?
He...
That, didn't he lead us today to move the equipment?
Those people were a bit unappreciative of our good intentions and he had to exert some effort. He got tired and didn't want to come anymore.
Those people in the electric cable factory caused trouble?
It's fine. Everything's been taken care of.
- Come, Brother Wu. - Come. Come.
Here. Here.
Sister, I've wrapped the food for take out.
I have to go out for some matters. Entertain our guests well.
- Okay. - Go now.
Brother, may I ask you for some help?
Can you help me check if Secretary Lei Dongbao is home?
He's not home. He's at the back of the mountain.
Where is that?
Just follow this path and you'll see it once you've reached the hill.
Okay. Thank you.
Those equipment are just below the mountain,
in our own electric cable factory.
Once they start working, you'll be able to hear the movements.
That will be quite lively.
In doing this matter, no one supported me.
From the villagers, to Xiao Hui, to Old Xu,
everyone was against it.
But I didn't listen to them. I must do this thing.
Shigen and Xiao Hui even used you to persuade me.
They said that if you're around, you surely will be against it.
Ping Ping, will you not support me?
If you're around,
I will listen to every word you said.
Even for matters that I'm obstinate about, just one word from you
and I surely will obediently
listen to it.
If you can just amuse me and praise me a little,
I'm willing to endure any suffering.
I'm able to endure any kind of temper.
If you're around,
I wouldn't care about those rotten matters outside.
Ping Ping,
it's been 5 years.
5 years.
I... Everyday, I would think...
...that if I push open the doors of our house,
if I could just see you in there studying,
see you in there accounting the books,
see you in there cooking, see you in there
handling your plants,
I won't go competing for those
role model, most advanced, or people's representative.
I only want you by my side.
I will behave and just be a farmer.
I won't worry about anything else.
I only want
you to be at home waiting for me whenever I come every day.
Ping Ping...
I miss you.
I've acquired the Jiangyang Electric Cable Factory.
But deep inside...
I'm unable to be happy at all.
Before I left,
I turned around to look at the gates of Jiangyang Electric Cable Company.
I then thought,
was I wrong?
But then when I thought of you,
I didn't care about anything anymore.
Don't worry. I'm fine.
You also know that when my stupidity comes up, I spew out a ton of nonsense.
I will live well.
I still have to be filial to our parents, and to my mother.
I must provide for them and sent them off when they die.
I still have to look after Xiao Hui for you.
I'm really fine. See? I'm pretty great right now.
I've also gained weight.
I also eat so many bowls of rice with each meal.
I also don't really drink alcohol. I'm doing great.
Don't worry.
Next time when Xiao Hui comes,
I'll have him bring his daughter.
They all say that his daughter looks like you.
Very pretty.
And all those flowers and plants you've planted,
they're also doing well.
All- All pretty well.
I'm fine.
Nothing important. I just came over to see you.
Sister.
You found a good man.
I know now.
In the future, I won't come find you again.
Take good care of yourself.
[ Warmly Congratulating No. 1 Factory for the Successful Technological Upgrade ]
Xiao Yin, look! What is mom doing? Look, what is this?
Xiao Yin, look at mom beating eggs!
Isn't it great?
- Little Song, going home? - Yes.
Kaiyan!
Xiao Yin, did you miss dad?
You're home?!
Isn't today the victory party of No. 1 Factory's successful technological upgrade?
I heard that all the leaders went there, so I thought that you wouldn't come home to eat.
It's already been half a year that I haven't been coming home to eat.
Now that the technological upgrade is done, I thought of coming home to celebrate it with you.
Oh,, why are you so good?
You've worked hard too, Kitten. You have to take care of our child by your own and still have to cook.
If I knew it was like this, I would've had my parents stay a bit longer before leaving.
Didn't your parents want to go home?
Besides, I can't keep bothering other people to take care of everything.
I'm so great now. I can even take care of you.
Dad's back. Aren't you happy, Xiao Yin?
- Are you happy? - Are you happy?
What's wrong?
I forgot that I was cooking eggs.
- It's all burned. - Let me do it.
I'll cook. You don't have to worry about it. Give me the apron.
I'm so dumb. How come I can't even do this well?
It's okay.
What should I help you with?
You don't need to do anything. Just take care of the child.
- Mom is here. - Mama!
Come in.
Factory Manager Min.
Little Song, you're so not a friend.
Last night, you escaped the celebratory drinks.
The ministry leaders and party members all focused their attention on me.
For just white wine, I drank more than a bottle. Oh, how I puked when I got home.
This morning, my wife was still yelling at me.
Who told you to be the adminstrative head?
As a technician, I can escape events like that, but you can't.
I'm remembering this grudge.
If I find a chance, I'll definitely make you drink until you're drunk.
Come, sit.
Oh, right, Factory Manager Min,
the technical upgrading of No. 1 Factory has ended.
Next, we can start the technological upgrade of No. 2 Factory.
No rush. No rush.
You are an iron man. Who can beat you?
You should at let the others take a breather.
Technological upgrade is like storming a heavily fortified fortress. You should attack it in one go and mustn't delay it.
No. 1 Factory stopped production for half a year to make way for the technological upgrade.
Our financial report already looks very bad.
The ministry even mentioned this last night.
I'm in a difficult spot.
What is your opinion?
It's already the last quarter of 1988.
We have to increase our production no matter what
and strive hard to make the profit data for the first half of the year next year
look a little better.
This is not what you said when we started the technological upgrade.
I have my predicament.
You must understand.
The ministry leaders are very satisfied with our technological upgrade.
Was our proposal for the establishment of a Jinzhou Research Institute been approved?
This...probably approved already.
Do you have a detailed time?
That is a matter under the jurisdiction of the ministry.
How could I dare boss around?
The ministry leaders are still in Jinzhou. Let's go rush them.
Little Song.
Let me be honest with you. Jinzhou suffered great profit losses these half year.
It would be hard to ask for funding in add more work units at this time.
Give me some time.
As long as we're able to push up our profits,
I will fulfill my promise and establish the research institute for you.
Look at you.
You've turn into a one-track mind because of handling technology for too long.
I broke my promise. Allow me to apologize and seek punishment.
The Research Institute temporarily can't be established. Sorry.
But I won't forget your merit.
I will always reward people with merits.
I've written your promotional letter.
The ministry leaders agree with it by principle. Once the paperwork is done,
you'll become the youngest chief engineer in our organization.
At your 30's, you've already been promoted to an assistant bureau head position.
I've already given my best to help you.
The ministry leaders initially wanted to transfer you
to a plan to establish a chemical industry in the East China Sea.
That is a hard job of opening up a barren land.
Your position is even just an assistant department head. I've declined it for you.
Stay by my side and be the chief engineer of Jinzhou Factory.
Let us work and fight together.
How good is that?
Come in.
Factory Manager Min, good news.
Go now.
Congratulations, Factory Manager Min.
Go. Go.
Since you will know this sooner or later,
I'll tell you about it now.
[ The decision to appoint Comarade Min Zhongsheng as the party secretary of Jinzhou Chemical Industry and its factory manager ]
What is this?
What? You're still not going to congratulate me?
You promised me that you'll let Secretary Shui finish his term for this year.
What I promised you is to let Secretary Shui see the successful technical upgrade of Jinzhou.
He already saw it.
I never thought you are this kind of person.
Department Chief Song.
- Hand this to the HR department. - Okay.
[ Cadre Request to be Transferred: preparatory team of East China Sea project ]
[ Jinzhou Chemical Industry Library ]
[ Be simple and frugal, rigorous, aim for the truth, and hardworking ]
Master.
How did you know that I'm here?
I was wrong. I'm too childish.
Sit.
Since you know your mistake, no need for you to be punished to stand up.
Sit.
I'm sorry.
It's none of your business.
Retiring is my decision.
I never thought that Min Zhongsheng is this kind of person.
Just to get promoted, he forced you to retire.
I've done everything for Jinzhou.
I don't feel any regret to retire now.
When did you know that you're retiring? Why didn't you tell me?
You were so driven to do the technological upgrade.
If I tell you earlier, won't I just add to your trouble?
If you told me earlier, I probably still won't listen.
Honestly, even if I've known the ending now,
I still won't know what to do if I'm given a chance to choose again.
You're honest.
Do you still remember that when you told me about your technological upgrade proposal,
I told you to wait for the right time and suitable position?
I remember.
But I still don't understand
what do you mean by the right time and suitable position.
You and Little Min are both my disciples.
Do you know what your differences are?
I don't know.
I won't talk about character anymore.
The biggest difference between you two
is Little Min used his technical skills to open a path for his power struggle,
while you treated technology as your dream.
In the future, you must learn to use some methods
to protect your own dream.
What is power? It is personnel and wealth.
If you grab hold of these two, you'll be able to control the situation.
You want to establish a research institute in Jinzhou.
If you're able to get the power over personnel and finances earlier,
will Min Zhongsheng be able to stop you?
When there are people, there will be competition. You can't avoid it no matter where you go.
If you're unable to learn how to handle interpersonal relationship,
you will forever get manipulated.
Master, I will remember this lecture of yours.
I will never forget it.
I want to request to be transferred to the preparatory team of the East China Sea project.
If you ask me, I don't like you to leave Jinzhou.
But to go to East China Sea now is indeed a good timing.
That place is a completely new canvass.
There's space for you to showcase your skills.
I will do my best in East China Sea. I won't bring you shame.
I've already taught you everything I can.
Go.
You have to rely on yourself from now on.
♫ Flowers quietly bloom in the spring ♫
♫ Looking forward to the big and ripe golden fruits of Autumn ♫
Every generation has its own mission.
Our generation has to face the sudden influx of social reforms
and eventually could no longer be happy with the status quo of being confined to poverty.
Even the most timid and steady among us can't help but to find ways to keep up with the progress.
The whole society is filled with a sense of restlessness. The people are eager. There are a hundred different trends of ideologies.
But which of these are not wading across the river by just groping along the stones?
Every new start is chaotic.
Older Brother leads the way in taking a step forward. He lead the Xiaoleijia Brigade to acquire wealth. This is a praiseworthy act.
But I can't know for certainty whether
it was my fortune or sorrow to have known Lei Dongbao.
I thought of the time when Little Yang Xun came to the outside world carrying those baskets of giant steam buns from the great mountains,
all because he wanted to have a better future.
Now, he has a private business with a trendy reputation.
But when he faced those several mountains of trials,
how ruthless did he have to be to himself before he could walk out of them?
Only he himself knew all these bitterness.
Master was right. Technology was indeed an ideal to me.
But this ideal is the light in my heart.
I'm willing to become a person chasing his dream of progress who swears to move forward.
Hastened by dreams, not even the mountains nor the oceans are able to stop me.
Unending raging waves walk the blue seas. One fist of Heaven to suppress the wave's front. (There will always be unending challenges/trials. Be that fist that will bring change.)
This should be the picture that people in our generation should portray.
Weathering the storm with the courage of a revolutionist. Slash through the waves.
Create a stream of water that flows into the ocean.
We are so fortunate. We were able to catch up with the era of China's rising fortunes.
I don't want to fail this era.
I'm blessed to be living in a unprecedented era of change. by A Nai
[ Like a Flowing River ] Part II
- What happened? - The combustion. There was a problem with the combustion.
Was it related to the black smoke coming out of the chimney? Didn't you tell me that you've checked everything carefully?
I regulated the oil pump when I was checking the chimney,
in order to increase the pressure in the boiler. As a result, the air furnace exploded.
Up to now, you don't even know how the explosion occurred.
You still have the nerve to talk to me?
I brought only this amount of money with me because I came out in too much of a hurry.
Do you really think that you can do anything you want just because you have the money?
What do you mean by this Lei Dongbao?
Isn't your dad sick?
We really don't know how many mountains of flames we have to cross once you've made this precedent.
Twenty thousand yuan is barely enough to buy an open copper field.
I heard that you would get jailed for such matters.
One year for ten thousand yuan.
You tell me, is there any other way?
Thanks.
- Thank you, Bank President Zhang. - Congratulations! - Thank you. Thank you for the care that you've given to Xiaoleijia Brigade.
Congratulations, Older Sister Wei!
It's all fake.
I'm married. I got my marriage certificate today.
My partner is the one whom I've told you before, the one who runs a restaurant in the county. Her name is Wei Chunhong.
What happened?
Our overseas supplier has breached the contract for that shipment of goods that we ordered from them.
We must intervene before the higher-ups start to develop ideas about vetoing the East China Sea Project.
We have to change the stand of the higher-ups. Our East China Sea project mustn't stop.
Old Ma doesn't look happy.
He didn't like me overstepping his command. But if I didn't, these three temporary plans won't get implemented.
Would he develop grudges and get back at me later on?
Lei Dongbao, there are some things that we need you to explain, so please come with us.
Please cooperate.
Go look for Song Yunhui.
- You're Yang Xun, right? - Yes.
We need your cooperation regarding Lei Dongbao's investigation. Please come with us.
Dongbao said for us to go to East China Sea now to look for Song Yunhui.
Anyone can go but you. Who are you?
You are bad luck. A troublemaker.
You stirred my son's life to the point that he has now no good days to live.
Dongbao has been captured for 5 days already.
I've waited for you downstairs for 5 days.
The people of Xiaoleijia all said that only you can save Dongbao.
The crucial point in this matter is if Lei Dongbao indeed broke the law or not.
How much money did he give him?
The number isn't good. It's more than a hundred thousand.
That much?
What other crime of his can be worse than bribery?
The investigation team suspects older brother of embezzling the collective funds.
Yang Xun's market is worth more than millions.
If they are going to sentence him based on that amount,
- he would be executed via firing squad. - Is it that serious?
Where is that investment certificate? You must take it out.
I...really have submitted everything.
I know that you've submitted them. But the investigation team couldn't find the document.
Factory Manager Song,
- are you suspecting me? - I didn't do anything.
If you want to frame me, you must at least have hard evidences.
[ File Envelope ]
Did older brother place his residence certificate and important documents together?
- I...don't know. - Did you accidentally keep them? Where did you put them?
I don't know. I don't know.
I knew that you will come help me.
This time, your case can be handled with a lighter sentence.
It's all thanks to the policy brought about by Deng Xiaoping's speech after his southern trip.
The country has re-clarified that progress is the main theme that is of utmost priority.
From the higher-up to the bottom level, everyone is considering how to appropriately and objectively treat
the problem regarding the peasants that were in the front line of reforms.
Little Yang shouldn't worry too. After the southern trip speech,
it was highlighted that private economic progress should be encouraged.
I believe that in the near future, you can register the open market in an upright manner.
Little Yang Xun, your spring has come.
No only that.
The whole China is changing.
I don't want to sound exaggerating, but a new era has started.
This is an era for the capable ones.
Hence, I hope that while inside, you can concentrate on reflecting on your mistakes. Once you're out, go and achieve a great undertaking.
I will.
Protect it well.
[ Coming soon ]
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♫ Flowers quietly bloom in the spring ♫
♫ Looking forward to the big and ripe golden fruits of Autumn ♫
♫ Those seeds of hope that our predecessors sowed ♫
♫ will be reaped by their successors ♫
♫ The proud sun of summer burns like fire ♫
♫ Emerging layers of waves are still warm ♫
♫ Push open a window, let the breeze blow past, ♫
♫ as if spring has come to visit ♫
♫ The wind and snow of winter sweep past ♫
♫ Bringing songs of harvest during autumn ♫
♫ When did the rain fall? When did the wind stop blowing? ♫
♫ Telling stories of the past ♫
♫ The spring breeze continues to blow, still looking forward ♫
♫ to the flowing rivers of age; time fleetingly passes by ♫
♫ A journey of difficulties and loud songs ♫
♫ All belong to us ♫
♫ Smilingly watch as time passes by ♫