Chapter 4 Four

The opening music of the XXX ballroom sounded. It was dusk at dusk. Due to the high-intensity electric light in the ballroom, it looked colorful and colorful, making you feel as if you had entered a mysterious fairyland. Even so, when you look carefully at the entire ballroom, you can find that this colorful building was originally remodeled from an ancient temple. Although the yellow powder walls are beautiful, you can still see the inherent rafters. This may be a little incongruous, but those dancers who are focused on dancing, looking for excitement, and seeking happiness, since their joy is built on the face, legs, feet and smile of the dancer, they will naturally not see it in their eyes. The disadvantages of incongruity are gone.Thanks to the painstaking efforts of the architect, he finally transformed an old house into a majestic hall, which is not easy to say.

Around the dance floor, one side is used as a place for musicians to play music, and the other three sides are equipped with square and round tables for dancers to rest and drink tea.From those bleached tablecloths, a sense of relief is evoked.At this time, many male and female guests have come in. They are all looking for their favorite seats. They want a cup of black tea or milk, and some people drink beer and brandy.There are four or five square tables near the dance floor, and a few chairs are placed upside down on the table, indicating that these seats have been reserved by others.The dancers wear thin and beautiful clothes and sit side by side on special seats.Their clothes all have a novel and distinctive feature. Whether it is a Chinese cheongsam or a Western-style suit, they must be of appropriate length, fat and thin.Those clothes may not be of high-quality materials, but their colors are so amazing, just like they can also process and retouch their faces appropriately.The smell of perfume and powder exuded from their bodies, like a warm spring evening breeze, penetrated into the restless heart of the guests, and would rather accept this flexible temptation.They do know how to make a beautiful gesture or speech in order to get special attention from guests.Several other dancers accompanied the guests in, and it was guessed that they had established a deep friendship with the guests, and they seemed to be proud of it, just to use this to elevate their status and show off the breadth of communication.Speaking of the homework of dancing, Chongqing at that time was just a new thing, and if this new thing was not for catering to the communication customs of the allies, I am afraid that it would not have been possible to make it public.Because our whole country is concentrating on working for the War of Resistance, and everyone's life is very serious, so I am afraid that the work will not be able to achieve a satisfactory task. If we plan to spend time on entertainment, it is almost extravagant.Isn't our enemy shouting for the general mobilization of the whole people every day? As the initiator of the war, they are still competing with each other. Our invaded country is for the integrity of the country and the liberation of the nation. Naturally, all people should work together. went all out.But the words cannot be discussed in the same way, just as the way things are done may not be completely consistent.Although we saw many epic scenes in the anti-Japanese camp, which made us see the great furnace and many solid products, but you can also shake your head for those unsatisfactory phenomena from the many facts.The hoarding businessmen in national distress are always trying to make a bigger fortune; ambitious politicians are looking for opportunities everywhere, hoping to build a higher ladder; there are still many people chaotically asking for unclear Life, and even some scandals that violate the law and discipline without conscience, can you not worry about these tumors hidden in the anti-Japanese camp?It seems that there is a reason for the delay in setting up a dance hall in Chongqing, the accompanying capital.

Those American allies who traveled across the ocean to the Chinese battlefield to participate in the joint war against Japan, after intense work, it is said that they desperately need to find some entertainment in their spare time. In order to take care of their social habits, our dance hall has appeared on the street with a new attitude up.At first only those foreign friends were allowed to come in and out, but somehow we Chinese people are generally high-ranking Chinese, sons and wives, and they are also willing to come and visit. Even without the patronage of the Allies, the owner of the dance hall can still earn his profits from the many Chinese dancers.

Clever readers can guess how popular this novel lesson was. Originally, people in the world are all curious. Since dancing was a novelty at that time, it was especially warmly welcomed by people.That welcoming performance made people feel that it was really a little too crazy. There is a special phenomenon in Chongqing dance, that is, every customer has to buy a ticket when entering. In terms of business, this is the best plan, because no matter whether you are dancing or watching the dance, or even if you don’t even touch your lips with a cup of tea, at least one Ticket money falls into the owner's income.Even if buying and selling tickets is regarded as a restriction on the number of visitors (I am afraid this is also true), there are still frequent crowds.

The dance show officially started, and the time is seven o'clock in the evening. The dancers who participated in the first show were usually not very enthusiastic, but the dance floor did not look lonely, because the opening rate of this scene was mostly dancers dancing with each other to support the scene.The dancers can also use this to show their dancing skills in order to gain the attention of the dancers.In addition, all men and women who really like to dance will involuntarily feel a little itchy feet when they hear the music, just like a person who loves to sing, he can't stop his throat itching when he is played by a famous huqin player, and he is happy to sing a few words .Both principles are exactly the same.

At this time, several male and female visitors walked in and sat down among the reserved seats by the dance floor.The female guests are Miss Qu and Miss Wang, and the male guests are Commissioner Hu and Manager Luo.They came on the same road. After the two ladies told Manager Luo, it was the realization of a predetermined plan, but Commissioner Hu was dragged in by them because of a chance encounter.Although this old revolutionary is a veteran of the revolutionary cause, he is an inexperienced layman in dancing. To be honest, this is the first time he has patronized the dance hall since the Anti-Japanese War capital opened a dance hall.Before coming, he repeatedly declined their kind invitations, repeatedly saying:

No, I can't go. A person who can't dance goes to the dance floor, it's the most boring. It doesn't matter.Miss Wang said. Completely amateurish and uninteresting.Commissioner Hu said. Set up a test stand.Miss Qu said, holding Commissioner Hu's sleeve.go, hurry up. What is a test stand?Commissioner Hu stood up and asked rhetorically. If you sit there, just drink tea and watch the fun, and don't take part in the dancing, isn't that the same as a word tester?Manager Luo explained. Alright, alright, let me test the characters, this is called being generous, giving up your life to accompany a gentleman.Commissioner Hu said that he had no choice but to follow along.

After they were seated, the two ladies asked for two cups of coffee. Manager Luo and Commissioner Hu drank black tea, and also ordered soda and brandy. Naturally, the cigarette was the golden camel. With the manager of the auction house present, there will be no shortage of golden camels. And tonight he keeps saying that everything will be managed by him, which makes it even more lavish. As mentioned earlier, although Manager Luo Ziliang has changed from a store clerk to a manager of a commissioned firm, and has made some money by means of special means, he is able to support socialites like Miss Qu today, who often communicate like friends, but in In the modern social scene, he still lacks experience and sophistication.If we admit that it is not easy for a rural youth to become a rich man in the city in a short period of time, then you should admire Manager Luo's painstaking efforts and enthusiasm in this kind of study, which is worthy of praise.Let's just talk about tonight. Manager Luo is naturally very excited and hopes to dance to his heart's content. However, he was able to try his skills on the dance floor today, but it was entirely educated by Miss Qu.This is not an easy move. When Ms. Qu went to Manager Luo’s reception room at a fixed time every day, with the accompaniment of the phonograph, she taught foxtrot, waltz and tango from the beginning to the end. He was happy to prepare a good meal for this young lady every day, and he gave her stacks of new banknotes with consecutive numbers more than once, and each time he always said in apologetic words: Too little, but there are always pockets to buy.In fact, all the odd things on his trip have already been sent over by him.

As far as Miss Wang's dancing skills are concerned, she is still far behind. She can only dance a simple foxtrot. In fact, she has not felt much interest in this social entertainment.As for her coming to the ballroom tonight, it is not so much for dancing as for trying to reconcile the dull atmosphere of the sedentary office, hoping that it would be better to find some excitement in a new place.She is now discussing current affairs with Commissioner Hu, her voice is very low, as if she is afraid that others will overhear. The situation in the past few days has become more and more tense every day. If the war does not improve, it seems that Chongqing should prepare to flee again.Ms. Wang said, she stretched her pointed mouth over the glass and approached Commissioner Hu.Rumors are rampant now. Some say that the government will move the capital to Xikang, and others say that it will be moved to Lanzhou. When working, everyone is whispering, and there is a possibility that the mountain will be full of wind and rain.

It's a fact that people's hearts are shaken, Commissioner Hu admitted, and glanced at the four seats.Some people living on the South Bank put up advertisements for houses for sale at low prices. In fact, this is too neurotic. Fighting a war is not a race, how can it be so easy! After finishing her coffee, Miss Wang slowly wiped her red lips with a crimson linen handkerchief. It may not be too difficult, she disagreed, saying that like the beginning of this war, the defense of Hengyang was very impressive. We are pretending to be Stalingrad, and we are preparing to defend for a long time to deal a heavy blow to the enemy. Unexpectedly, we have made more than 40 days of work Inevitably the final defeat.After all, we can't understand why we can't keep it for two more thirty or forty days?Why can't our reinforcements arrive in time?Once Hengyang was lost, the situation in Guilin and Liuzhou went from bad to worse. To the west of Liuzhou, it was heard that the enemy army had fled to Yishan, and some people said that Dushan was mentioned. Even if they marched, they may not be so fast. How can this be explained?Ms. Wang pointed to the dance floor and said, come on, the war in the front is precarious, and the rear is still such a party, out of harmony, too out of harmony.The lady seemed to have a deep feeling.

This is true. For example, the recently popular witticism, the front is tight, the rear is tight, what the front wants is nothing, and the rear has what it wants.Isn’t this kind of situation clearly seen by us a long time ago? What kind of phenomenon is this called?She heard these words from the office. It's better to look on the bright side more, so as not to worry.Commissioner Hu said, throw the cigarette butts into the spittoon. Ms. Qu and Manager Luo entered the dance floor at some point and started dancing. It was a slow foxtrot. When the music ended, they could have come back and sat down, but because they had to wait for the next fast foxtrot, they stood There refused to leave, seeing that their hands were still holding each other tightly. But the facts are always the facts, Miss Wang went on to say, and brought in what she had heard other people say.While light is welcome, darkness cannot be obliterated.To be honest, only the contradiction and development of light and darkness can produce progress. I understand, Miss Wang, what you are talking about is the most practical philosophical issue.According to philosophical methodology, contradiction itself is the element of social development.But we don't need to spend much time on it, isn't it nice to have a glass of soda.Commissioner Hu said, smiling and pouring soda into Ms. Wang's cup. Thank you, I'm not done yet.I mean, what are you going to do if you do flee? what to do?Commissioner Hu thought again, "It's okay, I won't guarantee my company. I decided to cooperate with General Li in guerrilla warfare. Didn't I also talk about it at the last banquet?" Very good, Ms. Wang said approvingly, but I'm not too pessimistic. Just look at the people in the nearest rear, how enthusiastic they are to lose, how willing to comfort the officers and soldiers who cross the border, you can guess that the hearts of the people are not dead, the hearts of the people are not dead, and the army and the people are united , still worried about defeating the enemy? The fast foxtrot started early on the dance floor, and the dancers were quite crowded, rubbing shoulders together as if it was a joy.Suddenly the lights in the hall dimmed, but they came back on after a while. This kind of light and dark contrast gave the dancers two different moods of tension and relaxation. Commissioner Hu, go down and give it a try, shall we?Miss Wang suddenly changed the subject and asked. I don't have the courage.Commissioner Hu shook his head and smiled wryly. Go down two times and you will be emboldened. No, thank you for your kindness. Then you set up a character test booth. I think there are a lot of people in the word tester tonight.Commissioner Hu looked around and said. Mr. Liu entered the Grand View Garden entirely to watch the scenery. I hope so, there is still a way, otherwise, when you can't extricate yourself, money and energy will be consumed a lot. Yes.Ms. Wang admitted that she was right, and turned her attention to the dance floor.Commissioner Hu!She cried out, reaching out her hand to pat Commissioner Hu's shoulder, look, Miss Qu's dance is so beautiful, but it's a pity that Mr. Manager is too unsuitable. Commissioner Hu turned his face away, and it took a long time to find his partner among the crowd of dancers.At this time, he suddenly found that there seemed to be an acquaintance in the dancing crowd, but he couldn't immediately remember his name, so he frowned and thought about it, hoping to find some clues there, but in the end, there was no way. The acquaintances didn't know where the dance went again. The music stops in the high melody, and the tense climax suddenly drops to zero. All the vitality of dancing, watching, moving, laughing, and singing are formally rested.Miss Qu and Manager Luo returned to their seats hand in hand, and Miss Wang and Commissioner Hu praised in unison.Commissioner Hu said boldly: Miss Qu, I really think you are the fairy Chang'e. Don't dare, Miss Qu said, filling a glass of brandy and putting it in front of Commissioner Hu.have a drink. This is not acceptable, Commissioner Hu evaded, I praised others, but was punished, it is too unfair. It was because you praised me that I was happy, so I bought you a drink.Ms. Qu said she still insisted on her request. Commissioner Hu is well aware of Ms. Qu's temper. When she is extremely happy and wants you to do something, if you can meet her request and finish the task as she wishes, she will be grateful and joking to you. If you refuse her request and ignore it, she can be stern and say goodbye to you.And she does have a kind of certainty that her requests are never rejected for a day, just like what people say, everything goes smoothly for her. What I said was to show that Commissioner Hu had to drink that glass of brandy, but he had no intention of drinking at all. Even so, he still slowly picked up the glass, pondered for a while, poured the wine in the glass, and poured it out. There was more than half of the glass given to Manager Luo, and he was asked to drink it for him, and then he drank the little wine automatically. No, no!Manager Luo kept shouting. Miss Qu couldn't stop laughing. Just drink it, she said to Manager Luo, for my sake. After such a small prelude, Ms. Qu sat down contentedly and started talking, and the music was playing a slow melody again.