What kind of experience is it for Shanghainese to drift north?

(I used to firmly believe that I would definitely sign a formal contract with M Company, but then... I did not enter M Company.)

One year after resigning from M Company.

The night is getting darker, and the glass of Espresso in hand has also bottomed out.Leaning in the chair by the Starbux window, tapping my finger on the edge of the table, I know I'm running out of time—the store is closing soon.

One last glance at the Temple of Heaven in the night outside the window, I clicked the send button.

Thank you.

Yes, I have come to Beijing.Sorry, I'm actually from Shanghai.

I thought I couldn't answer this question, because I didn't really live in Beidiao.I just found a job, which happened to be in Beijing.When I mentioned it to Pinghu Qiuyue, he only asked me: Are you a foreigner?If yes, it is Beidiao.

We can make our own choices, which is probably the characteristic of Shanghainese people. Life in Beijing is not smooth, and we can leave at any time to avoid going home. There are opportunities and jobs with the same salary waiting for me at home, so I can live very comfortably. Carefree.Therefore, it is difficult for Shanghainese to understand the hardships of foreigners drifting north.When I wrote this, Pinghu Qiuyue shook her head at me again.

He said that to experience the bitterness of Bei Piao, you must first have a dream.

What touched me the most was a Peking Opera he took me to watch: "I heard the sound of the golden drum and the horns shaking, which aroused my ambition. Gui Ying's actor has a straightforward personality, and her voice is bright when she sings. Her steps meet the drum beats, her sleeves are windy, and her almond eyes are bright, which arouses applause from the audience.It is said that Peking Opera experts look at the way, and laymen watch the excitement. I am just a layman, but I know that Peking Opera pays attention to the four skills of "singing, reciting, sitting and hitting", among which the most important and difficult is singing.Singing skills need to be honed repeatedly by the singer to be excellent. Without stamina, it is difficult to persevere. This actor can sing so well, he must be a very experienced old Beijinger.

No, Pinghu Qiuyue denied me. He knew the Peking opera actor. Not only was he not an old Beijinger, he was also a Shanghainese.

Like me, he did not choose to stay in Shanghai but came to Beijing, studied at the Drama Academy, and finally stayed in Mei Lanfang Grand Theater to sing.His family did not support him at all, thinking that Peking Opera had long since fallen, and singing was useless. He could not find a wife and wasted his life. They even arranged a good-paying job for him in a company in Shanghai.But he still ran to Beijing and sang operas without hesitation, and he sang in a chic and joyful way, which was wonderful.

This honor is not limited to Shanghainese.Later, when I was working for a film company, I got to know the senior financial officer there. He came to Beijing from a little-known town. He started at the beginning, and then he got to his current position step by step. The salary for the same position in Beijing is several times that of his hometown.But he is not satisfied with this. He told me that he came to Beijing to make a movie. He has always wanted to make a movie of his own. The current part-time job is to save money for future movies.Every time he mentioned to me the content of the movie he wanted to make, he would talk happily. Even if I was the only audience, he would be as happy as a fairy.

In the past, I would definitely think that was a fantasy, until I heard that he participated in the investment of a movie for the first time not long ago.He is not the countryman I imagined, his salary is much higher than mine, and he is still working hard.Only then did I realize that Bei Piao is not simply synonymous with diaosi, there are too many crouching tigers, hidden dragons among them.I shouldn't underestimate them.

I thought of Xiao Wang.Xiao Wang is my good friend in college. He and his girlfriend got married last month and invited me to dinner.I still remember Xiao Wang's determination to come to Beijing to develop, but in the end he stayed in Shanghai because of a love affair.I believe that the reverse is also true. Xiao Wang is a brave prodigal son, and he will chase someone to the ends of the earth if he loves someone.

I don't know much about Beijing. I didn't have much deep impression on this city before, and I'm not as courageous as Xiao Wang, but I found that if you like someone, you will also like his city: Wangfujing's soup dumplings, Liulichang's Antiques, lone geese on Kunming Lake, night lights in Nanluoguxiang, and the Beijing accent of the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater's "Wandering in the End of the World, a dream of yellow beams!"*

Pinghu Qiuyue pointed out to me from the top of the building that Huilong Temple in the night market was full of lights. He said, look, their hearts are all knights who are not bound by the world.

No one in Beijing cares whether you are madeinBeijing or madeinShanghai.Going abroad or being famous, career or love, as long as you are in Beijing, some seemingly unreachable things will become possible here.

Nietzsche said that if a man knows what he wants, he can endure any kind of life.

A few days before the end of my probationary period at M company, Pinghu Qiuyue showed me a page with Z company's recruitment information.Because he felt that my work in M ​​company was too hard, but he didn't know if I was willing to give up. He just lit a lamp for me, and the decision was still in my hands.This company is fairly well-known in the country, but it is not a leader in the technology industry, and it does not even rank among the world's top 500.

I think, I repeat, of course I want to, otherwise why the hell would I come to Beijing!

After I submitted my resume, Company Z replied to me that there is currently no vacancy for the position that suits me, and it may take a year to recruit.At the same time, I resigned from Company M and temporarily found a small position in another company.

The pace of people's life is getting faster and faster. When they go too fast, they forget to stop. Take a moment to think about what their goal is - money?Right?After that?Maybe, work hard for most of your life, leave your savings to the next generation, then grow old, live comfortably for the rest of your life for more than ten years, and then pass away.Some people stopped and saw a peach garden in the distance, but just sighed and continued to walk along the original road.

The earth is spinning so fast that a lifetime is but a moment.

Pinghu Qiuyue also worked for the School of Physics, but when I asked him how he felt about being an expert on cultural relics in the Forbidden City, he described it as if a blind person suddenly found a beam of light in the chaos, and he couldn't resist it when he saw it.

I realized that people have half their lives to see what they want, and half their lives to get it.If you already know what you want, then you are already lucky, because more people spend their entire lives without finding the answer they want.So why not try it and spend the rest of your life realizing it?Even if it does not succeed in the end, this short life is worthwhile.

A year later, I finally joined Company Z, holding a formal application letter, I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time.Maybe my salary is not as high as that of M company, but Z company has achieved my fame and love, and I am willing to spend the rest of my life creating wealth for it.I work in a company that I love, and I have a lover who loves me very much. I don’t have to worry about housing, food and clothing, and I can raise a dog. I feel that I am one of the happiest people in the world.Even if you die immediately, there will be no more regrets.

So far, this is my story.The story of a Shanghai native drifting north.I hope that when you are sailing in your sleep, you will be lucky enough to have such a lamplighter by your side.

Beijing Metro 011, 2020, spring, in Beijing.

"Wandering in the end of the world, a dream of yellow beams." This sentence is excerpted from the lyrics in "The Storyteller"

Postscript: This is the first article I have finished writing, whether it is a forum or a new website, thank you for your support and love 555 all the way! ! !

After that, there will probably be 2~3 extra episodes of *new station limited*!

BGM recommendation: Lyrical: Piano version of "Have to Love" and "Love Transfer" (really nice!) Relaxing: "Self-help Guide for Spring Festival".If you can, please pay attention to my wb, no one in wb is so deserted qaq→@水箱音

In addition, I really want to make some writer friends, who can urge each other to write articles and call each other. It’s so lonely to code alone (it’s best to have similar tastes, in fact, I prefer strong ones). Please just poke my wb directly~

Also, is there any enthusiastic Miss Modu who can help translate a few words of Shanghai dialect in the episode...