Chapter 1074: The ghostly appearance of admiring foreign things (second update, two in one)
Fifty-seven years is an extremely important year for Nanyang.
This year, Nanyang's GDP exceeded 60 billion US dollars for the first time, and was heading towards the 70 billion mark.
After ten years of accumulation, Nanyang has the third-largest foundation in the world in terms of technology, economy, and industrial production, although its foundation is still a little behind - 70% Professors in colleges and universities and 60% of senior engineering and technical experts are German, Japanese and other foreign professors, but everything is developing in a good direction. Hundreds of thousands of college students and graduate students graduate every year, and these talents are destined to grow. Be the backbone of all walks of life.
At the same time, the rapid economic development made Nanyang the most beautiful boy in the world in the 1950s.
The miracle of Nanyang!
With the launch of artificial satellites and the limelight in international affairs, this term has spread from Asia to the world. However, the most profound impact is in Asia, especially in East Asia. In fact, as early as ten years ago, when South Korea was still under the trusteeship of the United States, like Japan, "going to Southeast Asia" became the dream of many peninsula women.
In 1957, although the threshold for "going to Nanyang" was getting higher and higher, every corner of Korea was filled with "the flavor of Nanyang". The most popular clothes in Korea were always Nanyang clothing. , Nanyang's movies, Nanyang's movie stars are sought after from top to bottom in South Korea, and even Nanyang's Fanta soda, the sales volume in South Korea far exceeds that of Coca-Cola.
Like many young people, even as an officer, Jeon Ilhae also likes to watch Nanyang movies. In fact, he is not that obsessed with it, but because of his lover Li Shunzi, he is very obsessed with Nanyang movies. Hai is a poor boy, but after learning about the popular Nanyang movie being shown in the cinema, he still went to the cinema to queue up to buy tickets.
Most of the people queuing up were young people, and there were many pairs of men and women. Although the weather was only in May, many women were wearing fashionable dresses, even if they were staying at the Army Military Academy all day long. The whole Rihai can recognize them. These dresses are all the most fashionable Nanyang styles. They may not necessarily be Nanyang products, but at least the styles are indeed Nanyang.
"The heroine of Chang'an Holiday is so beautiful."
"Yes, I heard that she is a British noble..."
"Haha, she is not only a British noble, but also the commander-in-chief of Nanyang "Your lover."
When people heard the words, Quan Rihai couldn't help but look up at the movie poster. Seeing the beautiful face of the heroine on the poster, Quan Rihai couldn't help but whisper.
"What a very beautiful woman..."
After queuing for a long time, Quan Rihai finally bought two movie tickets. Then he walked towards the beauty salon where Shunzi worked. Along the way, he would occasionally cast his eyes on the road border signs. Most of those signs had Chinese characters on them. The same is true for signboards, and the same is true for newspapers.
Although the President promulgated the "Law for the Exclusive Use of Proverbs" as early as the beginning of independence, it was repealed only three years later, not only because more and more people in South Korea are learning Chinese characters, but also the Chinese language , and another reason is that South Korea needs assistance from Nanyang and loans from Nanyang.
For this reason, Chinese language education has once again become popular in South Korea, which has even led to fewer and fewer proverbs being written. In the past seven years, to a certain extent, almost all proverbs have been written in newspapers. Disappeared, many Koreans are proud to speak fluent Chinese.
Looking at the signs and advertisements written in Chinese characters on the roadside, Quan Ilhai thought of what a colleague said - "South Korea got rid of Japanese colonization, but then plunged into the embrace of Nanyang."
Finally, I came to the beauty salon where Shunzi worked. Looking at the "Kuching Beauty Salon" written on the sign, Quan Ilhai frowned slightly. In today's Korea, as long as it is high-end, it must be high-end. Even Chinese cuisine that is related to Nanyang is now called Nanyang cuisine.
Is this country still South Korea?
Isn’t South Korea unique in its soil? Why have everyone become so obsessed with foreign things now?
While Quan Ilhai was waiting for her lover on the street, Li Shunzi in the beauty salon was caring for a lady. The lady with her eyes closed said:
"Shunzi, look Is my skin much better than before?"
"Yes, madam, when you came in, I saw that you looked even younger than me."
"Haha, Shunzi, you are really good at talking. I just recently changed into a set of cosmetics. They are high-end products from Nanyang. I heard that Miss Hepburn uses this brand..."
The wife who was walking next to me Asked:
“Oh, high-end goods like that must not be cheap.”< br>
“It’s not cheap. A set costs tens of dollars, and it’s still Nanyuan...”
For a while, the beauty salon was full of surprises. The per capita income is only a few dozen dollars. For Koreans, such cosmetics are absolutely sky-high prices, and even these ladies cannot afford them.
So at this time, they could only feel envious. Li Shunzi just smiled and listened, her eyes full of envy.
Finally, after working hard until evening, Li Shunzi got off work. As soon as she left the beauty salon, she saw her lover who had been waiting for a long time. Although she was hungry and tired, she hurried over and said:
"Rihai, why are you here?"
"Today is the weekend, so..."
Rihai raised the movie ticket in his hand and said:
"I bought two movie tickets for "Chang'an Holiday", and we will go see a movie together later."
"Why are you spending money randomly again?"
Li Shunzi said.
"You know, I don't have to go to the movie. If you buy a movie ticket, what will you do with food in the future?"
This poor boy is really too poor, even though he is Officers, but officers are also very poor. But after buying two movie tickets, even eating will definitely be a problem.
Although he was poor, he was the man she fell in love with. Although Lee Soon-ja was admitted to Ewha Womans University Medical School, she gave up her studies in order to marry Jeon Il-hae. To make ends meet, she qualified as a beautician and mastered knitting skills. The daughter of the Chief of Staff of the Military Academy worked in a beauty salon, and it was a joke if word spread, but as long as she could be with him, she would be fine.
"It's okay. I'm going to the camp to train students next week, so I don't have to buy food by myself. Haha, I just saved money and bought two movie tickets. Let's go and watch it together. Movie. "
In fact, at the beginning, Quan Ilhae was not willing to be with Li Shunzi. He was very troubled because he could not even buy a glass of juice for his lover. He did not want her to suffer with him, but she He gave up his studies for himself, how could he not be moved?
"Yes."
Li Shunzi took the initiative to hold his lover's arm and felt that he was a little nervous, so he said.
"Hey, this is a normal contact in Nanyang, don't be so rigid." "Nanyang, everyone says Nanyang,"
Jan Ilhae, who was holding his arm with his girlfriend, although I felt a little excited in my heart, but I still said it.
“It seems that Nanyang is paradise.”
“Isn’t it? Even the president said that South Korea’s future lies in learning from Nanyang.”
"That's to get help from Nanyang, South Korea..."
Puckering his lower lips, Quan Ilhai stopped talking. South Korea cannot do without Nanyang. Modern industry in South Korea basically does not exist. The small industrial base left over from the Japanese colonial period was also beaten to pieces due to the war. Although the Americans helped South Korea survive, they have no interest in developing South Korea's economy. For South Korea, with a gross national product of only 1.3 billion US dollars, there is nothing else except a beaten country. .
At that time, for South Korea, the largest foreign exchange income came from remittances from Nanyang - there were more than 500,000 Korean women working in Nanyang, most of them married Nanyang people, and the remittances they sent to their families , helped South Korea get through the most difficult period, and those families with daughters in Nanyang have become the envy of everyone - not only do they live a good life, wear the most fashionable Nanyang clothes, some even The family also bought a bicycle and built a new house.
But the most important thing is the low-interest loans from Nanyang - as early as 1951, Nanyang helped South Korea in its post-war reconstruction by providing loans. At first, it was only 10 to 20 million South dollars, but now it is as high as 40 million. Fifty million yuan. This is also the reason why South Korea promotes Chinese. It doesn’t matter whether the Chinese language is fragrant or not. What is important is that Nanyang dollars are really fragrant!
“With Nanyang’s help, South Korea’s future will become better.”
In this way, the two of them arrived at the cinema hand in hand. When they entered the cinema, although many people bought popcorn and Fanta, Li Shunzi didn't even look at it. After all, a cup of Fanta cost ten won, which was not good for them. It's really too expensive.
Although the cinema seemed a bit stuffy in May, the audience looked at the screen eagerly, waiting for the movie to be shown, Li Shunzi said softly.
"Rihai, do you know? I heard that this movie tells the story of Princess Margaret..."
"Is it true?"
"That's what everyone says,"
As he spoke, the movie started to show. Just after the opening credits of the movie, what appeared in front of people's eyes was Chang'an - under the color film, Chang'an looked like a dream city, with high-rise buildings, spacious streets, moving vehicles and blue Taiping Bay, and then along with the sound of news broadcast, the princess played by Hepburn appeared. The moment she appeared, her angelic appearance and noble temperament attracted everyone's attention.
Soon, a romantic love story unfolded in front of the world, from the princess leaving home to meeting the male protagonist, and its background was the bustling international city of Chang'an. While being fascinated by the love story, more often than not, the audience can't help but cast their eyes on the background - Chang'an.
Although Chang'an has often appeared in movie scenes in the past, in this "Chang'an Holiday", the male and female protagonists are just like ordinary tourists, princesses in their wonderful years, briefly escaping from the confines of the royal family and living on the streets. Under the noisy sunshine, they showed their true temperament and greedily enjoyed the freedom of civilians. They traveled around the city and presented Chang'an completely to everyone's eyes. The movie not only closely connects this city with romantic love, but also makes many filming locations in the movie a place that many people yearn for.
The movie disappears from the male protagonist's back. From the moment he walks with his back turned to the unnatural turn, the audience, like him, is hoping for something. But in the end, people all watched the movie with regret.
After the movie ended, like everyone else, Li Shunzi sat there with a slightly sad look on her face and murmured.
"Why don't they get together? Why if it ends like this, shouldn't the ending be that the prince and the princess live happily together?"
Listening to Shunzi's words, Quan Rihai comforted her.
"Shunzi, isn't Princess Margaret living happily with the king?"
While comforting her lover, Quan Rihai felt even more shocked. ——The impact of Chang'an City in the movie on him was indescribable. At this moment, he seemed to understand why so many people in South Korea were pursuing Nanyang.
Just the Chang'an shown in the movie is enough to make them fascinated by it, let alone people who have been there in person?
After thinking about this, Quan Rihai looked at the Chinese character signboards on both sides of the road and listened to the occasional conversation in blunt Chinese. He couldn't help but speak Chinese.
His change made Li Shunzi on the side a little surprised and said in Chinese.
"Hey, Rihai, don't you like speaking Chinese?"
"I don't like it, but look..."
Rihai looks at it with his eyes Talking around
"Almost everyone in South Korea is learning Chinese characters and speaking Chinese. Everyone wants to go to Nanyang, women want to marry in Nanyang, and men want to study abroad in Nanyang. If we don't learn Chinese, we will soon be eliminated..."
Although he was unwilling to face this fact, Quan Rihai had to admit it. Perhaps for Koreans, learning Nanyang, even speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters is the best choice.
After all, the United States is too far away, and the United States will not give much help to South Korea, but what about Nanyang?
Nanyang is in the south. As long as they follow him and study seriously, even what is leaked from Nanyang will be a big fortune for South Korea.
“Yes, I heard from the newspaper that Nanyang officials are discussing recruiting male trainees from South Korea. If they work in Nanyang, they can earn 15 US dollars or even 20 US dollars a month!”
When mentioning this number, even as the daughter of the chief of staff of the Army Academy, Li Shunzi's tone was full of envy. After all, her monthly income from the beauty salon is only three or four dollars when converted into U.S. dollars. , and it’s still the official price. If it were the black market price, it might be less than three dollars!
“Oh, really, how can Nanyang be so rich?”
Quan Rihai is a little confused. He really can’t figure it out. Counting one by one, it means that it became independent two years earlier than South Korea. Before independence, this country might even be inferior to South Korea - it had neither factories nor minerals... Of course, except for oil, how could it develop so rapidly in just a few years, or even When Korea became independent, Korean women began to go to Nanyang as trainees and work there to earn money.
Actually, many people can't figure out why, but it is precisely because of this that they become the object of their envy and yearning.
At this moment, a barefoot newsboy ran over from a distance, waving the newspaper and shouting.
"Read the newspaper! Read the newspaper! The Korean national football team goes to Nanyang to compete for qualifications for the World Cup."
(End of this chapter)