Qi Min showed a clear interest in Anton's Bolshevik friends – or, at this low ebb of the revolution, in supporters of various left-wing forces.

And while eating at the steakhouse, she discovers that what Nick did in New York, although it didn't work out in the end, was a good social practice that other professional organizers could learn from. From the perspective of a comrade with a good theoretical foundation, Qi Min suggested that he systematically summarize and record these experiences, and even though they may not be of great use to his future career in Mexico, they will have greater reference significance for other comrades who work as workers in large cities in developed countries.

However, the problem is also obvious. The biggest problem was that he wanted to set up a workers' study group, but he could not combine the needs of the workers themselves with the Bolshevian theory.

Organizing workers to study is certainly to help them solve immediate problems in real life, but the study group itself cannot be limited to solving immediate problems. As a Chinese, Qi Min is often told by her parents that "people have no foresight, but there must be near-term worries", but "foresight" is not as simple as buying health insurance and resisting consumerism. According to the study method of Nick's study group, in essence, it can only improve the ability of the masses to resist risks, but it will not play a role in cultivating class consciousness.

(Note: The discussion of the vanguard theory is omitted here, and if it is written, it is estimated that my number will be gone)

As the three of them returned home from the steakhouse and sat on the couch to talk, Qi Min pointed out a number of problems with Nick's work in New York rather sharply, which he eventually attributed to the fact that he looked at too many Western theories. There are basically no decent success cases in Western countries, and if we ignore the experience of socialist countries and gnaw at the writings of pure theoreticians, I am afraid that there is no guiding significance for practice.

Qi Min's words were not very good, but Anton saw his brother being scolded, but he gloated a little: "Hey, I'm early, you should read "Mao Xuan" first and then read the literature of "May Storm". ”

Although Nick was scolded, being scolded by his comrades was different from being scolded by others, so he could only admit it: "OK, OK, I just originally thought that Mao was biased towards military theory." ”

In this regard, Qi Min is still very sincere: "The application of theory to practice requires a process of transformation. Learn theory and practice at the same time, and do both. ”

"Comrade Min, since you have studied these theories and set up a study group, why don't you continue to do revolutionary work?" Nick asked.

"I don't agree... When I was in the study group before, I found out that I didn't have this kind of endowment. Qi Min picked up the Coke on the coffee table and took a sip, "You have to be a first-class person to be able to make a revolution." We ordinary people can only do some basic or applied research and strive for improper capital. ”

Nick agrees with this self-aware attitude, but Anton secretly thinks she's just lazy.

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Nick had been here for a week, and when he left, he traveled lightly, leaving most of the non-necessities behind.

After some discussion with Qi Min and Anton, Nick changed his original plan to continue to work on the workers' study group, and focused on social research first. And the scope of the survey is not limited to Mexico, but also to various countries in Latin America. As a Hispanic, he also has the advantage of combining a common culture and internationalism.

But Qi Min and Anton's lives have not changed in essence because of this. After Nick left, Anton once asked Qi Min: "Min, can you Nick succeed?" ”

"It depends on what the definition of 'success' is." Qi Min just replied to this.

"Obviously, 'success' here does not refer to the establishment of proletarian power." Anton joked.

"Really, in this low ebb period...... Qi Min is rarely a little pessimistic, "to be able to form a certain new understanding and experience, it is already a 'success'." ”

"yes." Anton said, "Rao life itself is valuable. ”

He was a little worried about Nick, but instead of worrying, he was a little envious of Nick. Nick is doing what he wants, but what is his ideal?

At a time when Chinese restaurants had not yet changed hands, Anton's dream had always been to be a good chef – and the Bolsheviks were not all different, not necessarily doing anything related to the labor movement. But now it seems unlikely that it will be done. Although the salary is okay, food delivery is a job that makes it difficult for him to feel a sense of value. Some people may like the feeling of riding through the streets, but Anton just feels the fatigue of being exploited.

At this point, he was even a little envious of Qi Min. Although Qi Min is just as tired with a very low salary, she is at least doing what she feels is meaningful.

This may be the first time that Anton asked Qi Min, "Min, what are you going to do after you get your Ph.D?" ”

"Let's go back to China and find a job." Qi Min shrunk in the quilt calmly and said casually, "Don't worry, the cost of living will be lower after returning to China, and we can live improvised." ”

At this time, Anton suddenly realized that it was not so necessary for him to consider self-realization through work in the future. The meaning of the proletariat is to sell its time in stages, and how to sell it is not all the same?

"I've never been back home." Anton pressed the bedside lamp, lay down next to her and said, "How about food delivery in China?" ”

"If you still want to deliver takeaways, then I advise you to forget it." Qi Min looked at his face that was still very delicate in the blurred moonlight, and couldn't help laughing, "Delivering food in China is not like here. When I was an undergraduate, I interviewed delivery workers around the school, and they were paid by the piece rate and were very tired from their work – even more tiring than you are now. ”

"Forget it then." Anton said immediately. Now he can barely accept this kind of work, but if the pressure is a little higher, he feels that it is completely unnecessary.

"You'd love to be a chef." Qi Min reached out and pinched his cheek, and said softly, "When I return to China, I will find a good job, and I will provide you to learn to be a chef." Even when I have money, I can open a big restaurant and let you be the head chef. ”

"Forget it." Anton couldn't help laughing, "The gap between you and 'rich' is estimated to be enough for Nick to succeed in ten workers' study groups." ”

At this time, Anton would never have imagined that Qi Min would really hold one-third of the equity of the brain-like company in the future, which was worth enough to open N big hotels - by that time, being a chef would no longer be on his list.

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