Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

In the spacious living room of a family home of a department-level unit in Qingdao, Director Jiang was reading a newspaper.

At this time, a burst of brisk footsteps came, and Director Jiang's daughter Jiang Yue came in wearing a wedding dress as white as snow.

She turned lightly like a nimble white swan, and the hem of her skirt fluttered gently like waves with her movements.

He turned around and appeared in front of Director Jiang.

"Dad, does it look good? This is the wedding dress I brought back from abroad."

Jiang Yue's face was filled with a happy smile.

Director Jiang put down the newspaper and looked at his daughter, his eyes full of love.

"This is a wedding dress! It really looks good on you! But you can only wear it at home, don't wear it outside!"

"Dad, I want to wear this dress for my wedding! Xia Peng also agreed." Xia Peng is Jiang Yue's marriage partner.

Director Jiang's smile disappeared instantly. He stood up, his face became serious, and he said in a firm tone:

"Are you guys kidding me? Xia Peng doesn't understand, and neither does his family! I'll call Xia Peng's family right now. They say they have to wear Chinese-style formal attire when they get married."

"Why not? This is a new society. What's wrong with us keeping up with the international standards?"

"If your father wasn't a government official, no one would care about us in other cities! But it's not allowed in Qingdao!"

"Why not? Why can't government-level families hold a Western-style wedding?" Jiang Yue's eyes were slightly red, and her heart was full of grievances and unwillingness.

Director Jiang looked at his daughter and said earnestly, "My dear daughter, do you know how long it took Qingdao to promote Chinese clothing? 20 years.

A whole 20 years!

How much manpower, material resources, and effort have been spent in the past twenty years to get to this point!"

"What does this have to do with me wearing a wedding dress and holding a wedding!" Jiang Yue still looked confused.

Director Jiang walked back to the sofa, sat down, patted the seat next to him, motioned for his daughter to sit down, and then patiently explained:

"My dear girl, even though you are a returnee from overseas study, your perspective on things is still too superficial."

"How am I shallow!" Jiang Yue retorted unconvinced.

Director Jiang looked at his daughter and said seriously, "Do you know why Qingdao promotes Chinese culture?"

Jiang Yue nodded first and then shook her head.

“Do you know what culture is economy?”

Jiang Yue shook his head again. "I don't understand! Dad, explain it more clearly."

"Our city's famous economist Professor Wang Haiyang's economic works explain in detail how culture affects the economy.

Or how economics shapes culture, or how the two interact with each other.

The mayor specially asked him to give us a lecture!"

"You mean to say that promoting Chinese culture can develop the economy!"

“Yes, Qingdao has been promoting the development of traditional Chinese culture for many years in order to gain a foothold in the wedding field.

Now we have a complete set of high-end wedding dress production lines in Qingdao, from fabrics, dyes to craftsmanship.

A complete industrial chain has been formed, and the entire Asian region can generate nearly 50 billion yuan in economic income for Qingdao every year."

There was a hint of pride in Director Jiang's tone.

"So much!" Jiang Yue couldn't help but exclaimed. She didn't expect that there were such huge economic benefits hidden behind the marriage market.

"Of course, that's why Qingdao is the country's economic and cultural development center!"

"Dad, what will happen if I insist on wearing a foreign wedding dress?" Jiang Yue was still unwilling to give up, so she asked cautiously.

Director Jiang's face became serious. He looked into his daughter's eyes and said solemnly, "Then you will end my political career!"

"so serious?"

“Although Qingdao is now the largest economy in the country, the pressure is small.

Shanghai and Shenzhen are still hot on the heels.

Under such circumstances, if I, as a leader, agree to let my daughter wear a Western wedding dress, everyone will think that I am not economically and politically sensitive enough, and I will gradually be marginalized. "

“But it’s too strict!”

Director Jiang sighed helplessly and said, "There is a saying that what goes up must go down.

As a leader, he does not care about the development of Qingdao and wears a wedding dress when getting married, and the people below will follow suit.

In recent years, more and more people have returned from studying abroad, and some have worn wedding dresses to get married, but they have been marginalized.

Moreover, the city has issued clear regulations that the invasion of Western culture is very serious now, and we must protect the unique Chinese culture!

Although it is not explicitly mentioned, who would dare to commit a crime against the wind? "

"Then is there no one in Qingdao who wears a wedding dress to hold a wedding?" Jiang Yue asked with a glimmer of hope.

Director Jiang shook his head and said, “In Qingdao, ordinary people cannot afford wedding dresses because of their high prices;

Government officials are constrained by regulations and public opinion;

Rich businessmen are also afraid of violating policy directions and affecting their career development, so they dare not try it easily.

In the 90s, Western-style weddings became popular with the return of overseas students and the spread of Hong Kong TV dramas.

The West has strong economic power, so Western dresses seem to be endowed with a natural sense of sophistication and seem to have become a symbol of fashion and trends.

Fortunately, after more than ten years of unremitting efforts by the film and television department of Qingdao Publishing House, several movies and TV series containing Chinese wedding scenes are released every year.

China's wedding dresses and increasingly modernized wedding etiquette are also constantly developing and gradually gaining popularity.

Today, Chinese aesthetics has taken deep root in the hearts of the public.

Western-style wedding dresses have not caused much impact in the marriage field due to their high prices and certain differences from Chinese local culture.

As more and more people are exposed to Western culture, Western wedding dresses have gradually gained a foothold in cities such as Shanghai.

Jiang Weimin knew very well that this was a cultural war without the smoke of gunpowder. Qingdao, as an important stronghold of Chinese traditional culture, must not be lost, so he imposed restrictions on government personnel.

Jiang Weimin has stepped up cultural publicity and TV drama support, promoting traditional Chinese culture through various means while avoiding direct conflict with Western wedding dresses.

Jiang Weimin understands that it will take time for China's economic development and the building of national self-confidence.