Chapter 55 The ideal of the wasteland
Seeing me talking solemnly and melancholy, Hua Wen did not show the sympathetic look I expected.
"Be good! Poor child, my sister will be kind to you in the future." Hua Wen touched my head and said pretending to be pitiful.
"You know what? I really want to have an experience like yours. Even now, I want to have an experience like yours. Unfortunately, when I excitedly told my parents in high school that I wanted to go to college elsewhere in the future, I got unanimous opposition.
. But my family said that after I pass the college entrance examination, I can go anywhere to play, but there is only one requirement: I can only go to a university in Beijing. In their eyes, there is no school in other places that is better than a university in Beijing. Therefore, when I
When my father asked me one day if I wanted to go to the United States to attend high school and college, I decided to go without hesitation. The reason was just that I wanted to live alone in a strange place. I was so eager to be independent at that time that I thought about leaving.
I went to Beijing to see the outside world. I have read all San Mao's works and I am very envious of her life in the Sahara." Hua Wen said.
I don't know if Hua Wen is trying to comfort me or if this is really the case. I was surprised to hear a girl from the capital say that she once wanted to see the outside world. I thought only people from small places would think that the outside world is real.
"Well, don't think I'm talking about you when I say this. We all know that everything outside Beijing is the countryside, everything outside Shanghai is the countryside, and everything outside Guangzhou is the north. Logically speaking, you shouldn't be able to endure the hardships here. You said this to me
I also remembered that many Shanghainese are indeed unwilling to study and work elsewhere. They think that Shanghai is already the best place, and other places are not as good as Shanghai. Unless it is a foreign country, is it the same in Beijing? Can I understand that you are
Did you come to Kashgar because you longed for a life like Sanmao?" I asked.
"Not all milk is called Deluxe. You can't classify all the people in Beijing and Shanghai into the same category. People are different. To be honest, Sanmao has a great influence on me. Living like that, I
I really thought about it. I understood these as part of life experience rather than hardship. But after I became a teacher, I realized that it is not a good thing to make your thoughts so clear. It is like a spoiler. You all know
As a result, you lose interest in watching movies. Wouldn’t it be good to just do whatever you want? Why do you have to find a reason? Everything you do cannot satisfy everyone, so just do it to satisfy yourself.
It’s a matter of fact, this is life.” Hua Wen said.
"It's a good idea to do what makes you satisfied! I never thought that you, who seems very rational, have an emotional side. Yes, life is your own. Whether it is difficult or smooth, live it simply to suit your talents.
It's the best." I said.
We were all silent for a while, so I suggested that we go to the Wasteland Bar to see if the landlady was here. If she didn't come, we could sit down and have a drink. Hua Wen was noncommittal, and it seemed like she didn't really want to go.
"Why are you trying to convince the landlady? I think it's okay for you to just use 'Wasteland'. It's just a sign, not a trademark. There shouldn't be that many restrictions on the signs of individual industrial and commercial households. I don't think there's a need to ask.
." Hua Wen said.
"No problem, but after all, this wasteland is not the other wasteland. I want to tell her so that others will not think I am plagiarizing. Do you want to call my shop 'Wasteland·Yi' or 'Wasteland with Love'?"
I said.
"It's good to have love in the wasteland, but it's not a suitable name for a shop. It might cause a bad misunderstanding, like an experienced driver driving, and it's completely impossible to tell that it's a fast food restaurant. I think it's better to call it 'Wasteland·Yi'"
, However, 'Yi' is more like a name like a B&B, isn't it possible to use 'Wasteland·Wind, Wasteland·Elegance, Wasteland·Love, Wasteland·Road', etc.!" Hua Wen seemed to blush a little.
, and then denied the name of Wasteland Youai, but she was pretty good and gave a lot of good suggestions.
It took me a long time to realize that "Love in the Wasteland" might actually be misunderstood as a place to find love. For example, some inns and bars in Lijiang and Dali were labeled as one-night stands.
"It makes sense. This is a society where normal love may be misunderstood, but abnormal love will be understood." I said.
The proprietress of the Wasteland Bar was already in the bar. She came in the afternoon for some reason. I talked to her straight to the point about my ideas.
I claimed that when I didn’t know about the Wasteland Bar, I had thought of using “Wasteland” as the name of my future store, because I liked the artistic conception of the desert with solitary smoke and the sun setting over the long river.
I wasn't lying. I even registered a domain name with the English word "wasteland", but that domain name has been abandoned until now. I said that I might have a sense of wasteland, and I hope she can understand that I used the word "wasteland".
Regarding the name of the store, I thought about the future of the wasteland system, and it would be best if you could give me a written authorization.
"Brother Li, you see it is like this. You are Chen Yan's friend. I am a girl from Sichuan, and I don't mince words. I actually don't plan to live in Kashgar for a long time. I opened a bar at this time last year. I like
Kashgar, but maybe I won’t come back after I go back to Sichuan this winter. This bar is my hard work. Although it is very simple, it has been barely maintained since it opened. In the future, after I leave, it will either close or be sold to someone else.
Don’t worry. The bar was applying for an individual license at that time. You can use the name as you wish, as long as it can be passed by the industry and commerce. But I have a condition, which is a verbal request out of trust. If I don’t do it, I hope Chen Yan or you
After all, it is a dream of mine to take over the bar in the future, and it represents a part of my life, just like one of my children, so when Chen Yan talked about cooperation with me, I readily agreed," said the proprietress.
I didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and I accepted Hua Wen's suggestion and planned to use "Wasteland Wind" as the signboard of this special light restaurant. I have officially started preparations.
Hua Wen and I did not stay at the Wasteland Bar. We drove directly to the administrative office. We wanted to inquire about the procedures and specific requirements for opening a shop. The online government affairs or services in Kashgar are not well developed, so many things need to be done.
Go to the service hall to inquire and apply.
The consultation experience in the service hall was not good. After getting the number, there was a long wait because the number of professional staff seemed to be limited. Although the attitude was very good, the manager on duty in the hall could not explain the complete procedures and conditions required.
restrictions, which made me have to queue and wait for counter consultation.
But waiting does not affect my mood. I feel that there will be difficulties in doing things. If there are no difficulties, it is not called entrepreneurship. But Hua Wen does not buy it. She said that she hates spending time waiting and unprofessional people.
I had no choice but to leave the general service hall with her first.
When I got back to where I was staying, I sent Mire a message, mainly asking her about the rental contract. She quickly replied that it was up to me to decide the contract. Their family's Mandarin proficiency was definitely not as high as mine, and they couldn't write it.
contract.
She also said that although the contract has not been signed yet, I can start building the store at any time and they will not regret it, so that I can open the business in time for the summer tourist season.
"Brother Li, I guarantee it on my own, no problem. If you believe me, just go ahead and do it." Mire said in a voice message on WeChat. I had a black line on my head. I thought she might want to say that she used her
Reputation is used as a guarantee, but in the end, it turns out that one is using oneself as a guarantee.
The idea of starting a business is starting to appear, but I'm a little scared. Maybe it's because I don't know what to do. I never thought I would start a business before, let alone start a business in a city in the west of China where I'm unfamiliar with. No matter what.
For some reason, I lost my direction because of this matter, and I don't know what I should do next.
I thought I knew Hua Wen very well, so I told Hua Wen my inner fears. I said that I was unsure and even a little afraid of the future.
"As long as my sister is here, don't be afraid! There is nothing to be afraid of now, so why should you be afraid!" Hua Wen asked me very strangely.
"It's a feeling, maybe about the future, about possible failures and losses, especially because I'm afraid that I will waste my time, and I'm afraid that I will have nothing if I fail to start my business!" I said. In fact, I don't know exactly what scares me.
"It's normal. If you think about what you said, you have always been poor, so you are afraid that the investment of more than ten or two hundred thousand will fail. But have you ever thought about it? You have nothing now, so even if it fails
Just like having a dream, your life will not be worse than it is now. It is childish for you to be afraid before you start. I can understand if you are nervous, but you have to say that you will be afraid of someone.
If there are still unknown results, I will think carefully about whether I need to help you anymore." Hua Wen said.
I somewhat understand why it is easier for rich people to succeed in entrepreneurship. It is because rich people treat entrepreneurship as a career, and cost is not their first consideration. Poor people regard entrepreneurship as a means of making big money or as a hope of living.
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"Don't think of starting a business as making money, just do it as a hobby. I support you!" Hua Wen said.
Without further ado, the next morning I couldn't restrain my excitement and returned to the two shops in Mire's house that already belonged to me.
I stood on the opposite side of the street and looked at the two shops that were still simple. Then, I began to imagine in my mind what style they should be and how they should be decorated.
Hua Wen was sitting on a wooden chair by the wall waiting for me. She only stood there for about a minute when I heard a voice shouting: "Hello Adasi, look over here! Over here, look up!"
I looked around and saw no one calling me.
The voice shouted again: "On the roof, look up, I'm here!"
I looked up and saw that there was no one on the roof of Mire's house. I turned to look at the small building behind me and saw the bald head of a middle-aged man sticking out from the high roof.
Chapter completed!