Two days later, Govin received a call from Xu Hao, saying that he would record the program "The Rise of a Great Power" tomorrow.

So after lunch the next day, Govin went to the Central People's Radio.

For the people of this era, the Central People's Radio is a sacred place.

In 1984, although television sets were already made in China, they were expensive and had not yet begun to spread on a large scale throughout the country. Therefore, the entertainment of this era was very poor, except for watching movies and reading, the usual entertainment depended on listening to the radio.

As the largest radio station in the country, the Central People's Radio ranks first in China in terms of its rich programs and frequency band coverage, and occupies a very important position in the minds of listeners.

With the end of the 10 years of turmoil, and as the slogan of ideological emancipation resounded throughout the country, the Central People's Broadcasting Station, which was directly managed by the ******, was the first to start revising its version, enriching the boring literary and artistic programs of the past.

Govyn's "The Rise of a Great Power" was broadcast in the "Novel Broadcast" column every afternoon.

As soon as he arrived outside the courtyard of the Central People's Broadcasting Station, Gowen saw two familiar figures.

One of these two people is Xu Hao, and the other is Liu Changle, who often appears in his courtyard, and there is a young girl with short hair beside the two.

"Gowen, you're here." Seeing Gowen's figure coming out of the alley, the three of them greeted him with a smile.

"Lao Liu, why are you here?" After shaking hands with Xu Hao, Ge Wen punched Liu Changle's shoulder.

"Hey, Sensei. Didn't I tell you that I would work at the Central People's Radio? Liu Changle smiled bitterly, "I heard that you are going to come to record, I must come out to greet you." ”

"Uh......" Govin was a little dumbfounded.

There are too many people who come to the courtyard, and they are quite irregular and mobile, so it is impossible for Govin to remember everyone's work unit clearly. It's hard enough for him to remember most people's names.

When Liu Changle appeared in the courtyard, he did talk to himself about his unit, but at that time, Gewen was in his left ear and out of his right ear, and what he remembered was more about the chat between the two. To this day, Govin still remembers himself and Liu Changle's ridicule and ridicule of a critic who likes to represent the people of the whole country.

Xu Hao and the girl beside him couldn't help but be happy when they saw the two of them with a sad face and an embarrassed face.

"Huh...... This is the flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the family did not know the family. If I knew that Changle and Govin had a relationship, I would definitely ask Changle to contact you the day before yesterday, and I would still need to find Long Shao! Xu Hao said with a hearty smile.

"That's right, Minister Xu informed everyone in the office that day that he had made a lot of effort to ask Govin to record you. Then Liu Changle shouted on the spot that he knew you very well, and it was a phone call for you to come and record...... Ha ha...... Govin ...... Didn't you see Xu Bu's expression at that time......" The girl next to Xu Hao said this, and seemed to recall the original scene, and couldn't help laughing again.

This time it was Xu Hao's turn to be embarrassed.

Liu Changle was also a musician, but he quickly straightened his face and secretly glanced at Gewen.

"Ahem," Xu Hao coughed and began to change the subject.

"Gewen, this is Comrade Zhang Xia, the announcer of the novel broadcast column, and Zhang Xia is in charge of the recording this time." Xu Hao introduced the young girl around him to Gewen.

"Hello." Govin said hello, and then he was surprised to see Zhang Xia take out a book from behind him.

This book is "The Rise of Great Powers".

"Govine, I'm your loyal reader, I like your "Rise of Great Powers" super much, can you sign me?"

Zhang Xia had a sweet smile on her face, making it impossible to refuse her request.

Ge Wen signed Zhang Xia, and then followed Xu Hao into the Central People's Radio.

On the way, Xu Hao introduced the process of recording the show to Govin today.

What disappointed Gewen was that he was the only one who participated in the recording of the show today, neither Zheng Yuanxu from "Reader" nor Tu Changshen from "Reading" were present, let alone Mr. He Jingzhihe, whom he really wanted to meet.

With Xu Hao's introduction, Gewen learned that in order to ensure the effect and quality of the production of radio programs at this time, they were usually recorded and played, so Gewen did not need to worry about his presence on the spot.

As his understanding of the Central People's Radio intensified little by little, so did his favorability toward the radio station at that time.

At this time, there were no advertisements on the radio, no gimmicks and showmanships of the hosts, no Hong Kong and Taiwan accents, no pidgins, and no boring text message interactions and decadent and impetuous so-called pop music that the listeners had to pay.

“…… According to the estimation of our station's statistics department, the direct audience of "The Rise of a Great Power" exceeded 300 million, and the number of letters received from listeners also set a record for this year's "Novel Broadcasting" program. This is the reason why we want to focus on reviewing "The Rise of Great Powers" in the 'Year in Review 'program'! ”

At this point, several people finally came to the door of the recording studio on the fourth floor of the main building of the Central People's Radio.

"Okay, Gewen still has some business, so let Liu Changle and Zhang Xia accompany you to record." Xu Hao said goodbye to Gowen.

"Minister Xu, you go and get busy. Changle accompanies me. Govyn hurriedly said.

I didn't know Xu Hao's status before, but along the way, almost everyone I saw greeted Xu Hao very respectfully, which made Ge Wen realize that Xu Hao should be one of the senior leaders of the Central People's Radio.

People are kind to themselves, they are giving themselves face, and they can't get big because of this, and Gewen also understands the interaction and sophistication of human feelings.

When Xu Hao left, Liu Changle, who had been by his side, really relaxed.

"Govyn, you don't know how miserable I have been these days!" Liu Changle pitifully complained to Gewen about his ordeal in the past two days.

It was because Xu Hao couldn't get off the stage in person the day before yesterday, and he not only had to complete his own work in the next two days, but also participated in the compilation and report of the "One Year Review" program on the draft of "The Rise of a Great Power", which made him miserable.

"Come on, don't get cheap and sell well. If it weren't for Xu Bu seeing that you are familiar with Ge Wen, how could you get your turn in this editing work! You don't look at the jealousy of other editors in the editorial department......" Zhang Xia glanced at Liu Changle angrily.

"Hehe......" Liu Changle stopped talking.

The recording studio in front of Gowen's eyes was not very large, with transparent glass on three sides, and only one brick wall with the words "Central People's Radio" in the background.

Through the glass, Govin could clearly see that there was a fan-shaped workbench in the studio, the workbench was covered with wiring, and in the middle was an instrument with various buttons, and on either side of the instrument stood two adjustable microphones, and at this time there were two wired headphones hanging on the microphones.

This was the first time Govin saw recording equipment from the 80s.

Although it is not as advanced as the bar mixers of later generations, it has many functions.

was about to start recording the show, Liu Changle and Zhang Xia briefly talked to Ge Wen about the next workflow, and the recording officially began.

Put on headphones, put the microphone in front of your mouth, and then when Liu Changle gestured to the countdown to zero outside the glass wall, Zhang Xia's voice rang out in the recording studio.

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At 3 p.m. on October 2, 1984, the first episode of "The Rise of a Great Power" was broadcast on time on the "Novel Broadcasting" program of the Central People's Radio Channel. The host's magnetic baritone, revealing some deep, rugged and bold, came along with the airwaves:

"The great geographical discoveries around 1500 A.D. opened the historical curtain of dialogue and competition between different countries, and thus, the road to the rise of great powers has global coordinates. Over the past 500 years, nine world powers have emerged on the big stage of human modernization, namely Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States. The story of the rise and fall of great powers has left behind its own unique development paths and lessons that inspire today and influence the future......"

Beginning on 2 October, the Central People's Radio's "Novel Broadcasting" program broadcast "The Rise of a Great Power" to listeners across the country for 24 consecutive days with half an episode every day. In the case that radio was an important media in the 80s of the 20th century, and the traditional broadcast of novels was an important channel for the cultural consumption of the Chinese people, the communication effect of "The Rise of a Great Power" can be imagined.

The broadcast of "The Rise of Great Powers" has created a situation where everyone is vying to listen to the radio.

At that time, from the city to the countryside, from factories and mines to schools, from institutions to military camps, at 3 p.m. every day, people would consciously gather around the radio and quietly listen to the host's "The Rise of a Great Power." In the context of the rapid transformation of Chinese society in the 80s of the 20th century, "The Rise of a Great Power" is a sweet liquor in the desert and a beautiful spiritual food, bringing warmth to countless ordinary people, bringing hope for struggle and moving forward.

From the beginning to the end of the broadcast, "The Rise of a Great Power" has aroused strong repercussions among the audience.

Countless letters from listeners flew into the Central People's Radio like snowflakes. Among the letters, students, teachers, workers, peasants, soldiers, retired cadres, and unemployed youths expressed their feelings as follows: After listening to "The Rise of a Great Power", they understood the direction of progress, let them learn to think, and let them understand how to contribute to China's rise......

In the letters from the listeners, there are many very touching descriptions.

A student wrote to the editor of Radio Sù that they had three teams of 270 people living in a four-story building, with about 100 radios and VCRs, and that they would listen to "The Rise of a Great Power" at 3 p.m. at the same time.

A soldier of the Xinjiang Construction Corps was fascinated when he listened to "The Rise of a Great Power", and recorded it with a cassette recorder every day, 24 days a day. As long as he has free time, he listens to it over and over again, and he memorizes many highlights......

"The Rise of a Great Power" has won hundreds of millions of ordinary listeners in China, and hundreds of millions of listeners have also gained tremendous spiritual energy in "Ordinary World".

According to the estimation of the Central People's Radio, the direct audience of "The Rise of a Great Power" reached as much as 300 million.

In this way, "The Rise of a Great Power" took the wings of broadcasting and flew in the sky of China.

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"So, the rise of great powers will no longer be a self-enacted story on a closed stage?"

"That's right, with the development of technology, the earth will eventually become a village, and mutual gaze, integration and conflict will inevitably affect the direction of all plots. When people can know the world at the same time without leaving home, the world will become very small. ”

Govin thought of the Internet in later generations, and thought of the era of information explosion.

A female star wears a pair of transparent panties, and she won't wait an hour before she will be known by the people of the whole country!

A sneeze in the New York stock market can cause the global economy to fluctuate!

A farmer in the Eastern Hemisphere will ask for seeds from the Western Hemisphere with a phone call, and a student in the Western Hemisphere will be able to find out what's happening in the Eastern Hemisphere by going online.

The world is so big, I want to go out and walk? In fact, as long as there is an Internet, what is the difference between going and not going?

"In the China chapter of "The Rise of Great Powers", you said that in addition to economic and technological development, China also needs to develop China's ideology and culture if it wants to rise, and you think that the influence of culture is also one of the key factors in the rise of great powers?"

"Yes, I remember that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said, 'I'd rather lose an India than lose a Shakespeare.' For a country to rise, it must innovate in its thinking. If it's all old ideas, can the country rise? Can't rise. If the mind is all shackled, can it be innovative? You can't innovate. The role and meaning of culture is here! ”

Govin thought of the China of later generations, just economically developed, at best just one leg of people, can one leg walk? Can you walk steadily? The speeches made by the leaders of several successive generations of countries on ideology, culture, literature, and art all show that the building of spiritual civilization has become one of the key factors restricting China from becoming a world power, and that it will eventually be unstable if it is dragged backward by the building of spiritual civilization.

Zhang Xia asked again, "So, among these countries in "The Rise of Great Powers", which country do you like the most?" Or do you most appreciate the rise of that country? ”

"What do I mean by that?" Gewen didn't expect Zhang Xia to ask such a question, and he couldn't help but be stunned. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "I like them all, and I don't like them...... In fact, the enlightenment that each country brings to us is different, if China wants to rise, it cannot completely imitate other countries, didn't Deng Lao say? We want to build a socialist country with Chinese characteristics. ”

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Outside the glass wall, Liu Changle gestured with his hand to the watch on his right wrist, indicating that the time was almost up.

Zhang Xia began to close the topic: "Govin, what have you been busy with lately?" Still creating? ”

"I'm writing a new book, history."

"History books? Is it a novel? ”

"No, it's a popular science book. The first volume has now been written. ”

"Oh? Can you recite a paragraph to the audience here? I think the audience will be very interested. ”

"Uh...... Okay, then I'll dictate a paragraph. ”

Govin began to look into the microphone and recite "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". (To be continued.) )