Chapter 659: Moscow Restaurant
It was a bit chilly in the capital at night, and Duan Yun was sitting in a warm Moscow restaurant at this time, enjoying exquisite food.
Probably everyone has a feeling in their hearts, and almost no Beijingers born in the fifties and sixties of the last century do not know about Moscow restaurants.
Many old Beijingers have a special plot about it, so Beijingers also call the Moscow restaurant "Lao Mo".
Located at No. 135 Xizhimenwai Street, the Moscow restaurant can be said to be the first Western restaurant in Beijing, the old Beijingers can come here to rub a meal, but it is quite a face-to-face thing, and there are many legendary stories around this restaurant, "Where Dreams Begin", "Blood Romance", "Sunny Days" and other movies are filmed in this restaurant.
It can be said that the Moscow restaurant is one of the most elegant restaurants in Beijing, the huge and luxurious size of this restaurant is enough to shock Beijing at that time, and the exquisite carvings and bourgeois taste are full of passion for the intellectuals and the disciples of the courtyard.
In addition, the nobility of this restaurant is also reflected in the service, the waiters at that time were all Russian girls, and there were lipsticks, perfumes and other cosmetics in the bathroom.
And Duan Yun came here to eat at night, mainly because he wanted to see one person, and that was Cui Jian.
In 1981, Cui Jian became a trumpet player in the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, at that time the official instruments were unplugged, and there was no modern music such as rock, pop jazz, and the only literary and artistic forms of Cui Jian's Beijing Song and Dance Troupe at that time were classical and folk music.
Cui Jian is in charge of the trumpet part of the classical strings in the orchestra, but because he is the third trumpet, he usually only needs a trumpet for a performance, so he does not have to play often.
In the face of the free time of the reunion, Zou Yaping, the timpani player in the group, quickly came up with a way to make money, he set his sights on a large number of foreign students and experts who came to China due to the reform and opening up, and contacted the diplomatic hotel, which specializes in providing accommodation and catering for foreigners, forming a small band to play songs from Japanese and European movies for them.
At that time, Cui Jian was invited because he could sing "Straw Hat Song" in English excellently, most of the musicians at that time were from folk music, and they could only sing Li Guyi or Jiang Dawei, and Cui Jian was different, he could very accurately imitate those English singers or Liu Wenzheng and the like, which was rare at the time, and Cui Jian was not obsessed with heavy metal rock at that time, but jazz when he was in contact with the Beijing Song and Dance Troupe.
Duan Yun also found the Beijing Symphony Orchestra before, but did not find Cui Jian himself, and after learning that he had been singing in a Moscow restaurant recently, he came to this restaurant in the evening.
The 7-meter-high roof, the ornate gilded chandelier, and the four large bronze pillars stand in the center like the backbone, adding a bit of luxury to the whole restaurant.
At this time, Cui Jian was standing on the stage next to the hall, but instead of singing, he and several other members of the troupe played a song "Evening on the outskirts of Moscow".
At this time, Cui Jian was still a little green, wearing the dress provided by the hotel, holding a trumpet in his hand, and his eyes were a little careless.
Except for Duan Yun, all the others in the restaurant were foreigners, and no one paid attention to the band playing on the stage, but they were all enjoying their own food.
There are still not many Chinese people who can consume here, Duan Yun only needs a beetroot soup, a can of stewed beef, a glass of red wine and a few slices of bread this time, and it costs 16 yuan, which is basically equivalent to half a month's income of an ordinary worker in China.
"Smack!" Duan Yun snapped his fingers, and a waitress in a black and white costume immediately walked over.
"Sir, what else do you need?" the waitress asked Duan Yun.
Without saying a word, Duan Yun first handed a large piece of unity to the waitress, and then pointed to Cui Jian on the stage and said, "I want to invite that trumpeter to come over for a drink, is this okay?"
"They are a band that our hotel has recently invited and in principle they can't eat with guests, but I'll ask the lobby manager for you and if he agrees, it's fine. The waitress replied politely.
"That's trouble. Duan Yun nodded when he heard this.
The waitress then left, forbidden to the lobby manager standing at the door of the restaurant.
It didn't take long for the lobby manager to come forward to say a few words to Cui Jian, and a trace of doubt flashed on Cui Jian's face, but he still walked over.
"This gentleman, are you looking for me?" Cui Jian came to Duan Yun's table.
"Have you eaten? If not, sit down and let's eat together." Duan Yun smiled and motioned for Cui Jian to sit down.
"I've already eaten it. Cui Jian shook his head again and again, and said to Duan Yun, "Sir, what are you looking for me?"
"You guys have a good band, do you usually sing in this restaurant?" Duan Yun asked.
"We are from the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, but we don't usually come here to sing for anything. Cui Jian paused, and then asked Duan Yun, "What is the name of the boss, what kind of business do you have?"
Seeing that Duan Yun was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, he didn't look like an ordinary person, so he asked curiously.
"My name is Duan Yun, I am the director of Daxing Tianyin Electronics Factory, and I am also a music lover. Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "I feel that your little band is good, and I want to work with you once......"
"Cooperation, cooperation, what?" Cui Jian asked with some doubts.
"That's right, our Tianyin Electronics Factory has just been established, mainly producing speaker equipment, I feel that your band is good, I want you to become the product spokesperson of our Tianyin Electronics Factory, what do you think?" Duan Yun said bluntly.
"We haven't met before, have we?" asked Cui Jian with a frown.
Cui Jian was obviously still a little wary of Duan Yun's sudden request, after all, he had not heard of any company in China going to find a spokesperson or anything like that, and at present, Cui Jian and his band were not well-known in the capital, which made him doubt Duan Yun's intentions.
"I just have a good impression of your band, as for whether we have met before, it doesn't matter, but I believe that we can become friends in ......the future," Duan Yun said with a frown.
"Hehe, become friends, you are the owner of a factory, we are a group of musicians, do you think there will be any common topics between us?" Cui Jian smiled and shook his head.