Reborn in 1977

Xu Fangying didn't bring many film reels, only 12 boxes, which was about the amount for 5 movies, filling an entire suitcase.

These 5 movies had to support him going through several nearby communes, totaling more than thirty production teams. This also included many "large units" in the communes with more workers. In total, he had to show the movies at least 50 times.

Given that many people liked to cross regional boundaries to watch movies, each screening needed to have at least one different movie; otherwise, there would be a possibility of "mass dissatisfaction." Besides this, showing different movies in each place would also give the locals a sense of "uniqueness," leading to higher praise and "benefits."

This could be considered a small trick of the projectionist.

"Southern Expedition, Northern War" had already been shown. At this time, Chen Fan was showing "Unforgettable Battle."

This movie was filmed by the Shanghai Film Studio in 1975 and released in January 1976. Even Mr. Li, who was seriously ill, watched it and was moved to tears.

It had only been a little over a year, and it was already in the county-level projection team and being shown to commune production teams. The speed was undeniably fast.

When the movie title appeared, the entire venue immediately caused a slight commotion.

"Ah, another new movie?"

"We watched two new movies today. Great."

"What a loss, what a loss! Why did it start so early today? Wasn't it agreed to be at 6 o'clock?"

"It was agreed to show two movies, but today the projectionist promised to show three. Even if we didn't see the beginning, we still gained half a movie!"

"Who told you to come late?…"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the person next to him, "The movie is starting, everyone be quiet."

…

Secretary Yang looked at the projectionist slumped on the table, then looked at Chen Fan, his face smiling like a flower, and said to him in a low voice, "You can show movies too?"

Chen Fan picked up a broad bean and threw it into his mouth, shaking his head and smiling, "I can't."

Then he pointed to Xu Fangying, "Just now I saw that he seemed a little drunk, so I went to learn how to change the reels from him. Besides changing the reels, I don't know anything else."

Team Leader Zhang laughed heartily, "You're still a clever kid. You got him drunk and changed the reels yourself. If you're going to change them, change them to new movies. It's much better than showing old ones."

Su Yujun also said with a smile, "Just now I asked him what movies he was showing tonight, and he said he would show one old movie and one new movie. As a result, he showed 'Southern Expedition, Northern War' as the first one, and now you've shown this new movie. He's lost a lot."

Zhang Wenliang turned around and said, "Since there are clearly new movies, why aren't they being shown?"

Chen Fan looked at Xu Fangying, turned his head, and said, "He also said this just now. It's not that they don't want to show them, but if too much film is shown, there will be scratches.

The film reels that the county gets are first shown in the provincial capital, and then after they're finished showing them there, it's the region's turn, and finally it's the turn of the commune projection teams below. The reels themselves are already severely worn.

When it's the grassroots level's turn, the film reels have long been worn beyond recognition. If they don't show them sparingly, they might ruin the film reels at any time. So what movies to show and how many times is also planned and arranged.

It's still the first half of the year. If they take out all the new movies and show them all at once, it will be difficult to arrange for the second half of the year. So they usually show old movies in the first half of the year, and then at the end of the year, if the plan is still sufficient, they will show new movies."

Hearing him say this, Zhang Wenliang couldn't say anything, and could only mutter a few words, "Those who make movies are really something, why don't they make a few more film reels."

Naturally, no one answered him this question. Currently, there are only a few film factories in the country. The country's first film factory—the First Film Factory of the Ministry of Chemical Industry—only went into production in 1965, which is less than 12 years ago. Being able to copy so many film reels is already very good. What else do you want?!

Just as they were chatting in low voices, a figure walked over, his eyes full of surprise, "You guys are amazing, you directly got the projectionist drunk and showed the movie yourselves?"

Secretary Yang was the first to answer, "You know about this?"

An Quan pointed to the back and said with a smile, "I heard them talking about it."

Chen Fan turned around and said with a smile, "Brother An, why are you so late?"

Secretary Yang and Team Leader Zhang had already stood up, wanting to give him a seat.

An Quan quickly stopped them, quickly took two steps to sit next to Zhang Wenliang, and said, "I'm suffering first and enjoying later."

After a pause, he told the truth, "Something at the unit delayed me. Today, there was a meeting convened to prepare for the summer harvest tax collection. It didn't end until after 6 o'clock."

These things happen every year, and Secretary Yang and the others didn't care. Anyway, the weather is good this year, and the amount to be handed over is indispensable, so naturally there's no need to worry.

After saying a few jokes, the group continued to drink and watch the movie.

Chen Fan took on the task of changing the reels for the projectionist. When the second movie ended, he found another "Spring in the Desert" to put on, also a "new movie" filmed in 1975.

This rare movie wasn't a war movie, but a story about a Mongolian woman leading commune members to plant trees and afforest, conquering the desert. It was one of the earliest ecological films.

Chen Fan himself had never seen it, but compared to the remaining two old movies, he believed everyone would be more willing to watch this new movie.

Just as he had changed the reels and was preparing to go over and sit down, a sudden commotion appeared in front.

A group of people gathered around, and there was also the sound of women crying.

Su Yujun reacted the fastest and immediately ran over, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Is Doctor Zhang here? Is Doctor Zhang from the 5th team here?"

As soon as Chen Fan heard this, he quickly stopped the projector and immediately ran over.

At this time, two circles of people had already gathered around, and almost everyone else stood up and looked over here, and no one paid attention to whether there was a movie on the screen.

Chen Fan shouted as he walked in, "Everyone step aside, everyone step aside, don't crowd around here."

Most people listened to the advice and stepped back, quickly revealing a space in the middle.

In the middle of the space, a woman was wailing while holding a seven- or eight-year-old child. Chen Fan felt a headache, and couldn't even hear what she was shouting.

Su Yujun was anxiously pacing around, asking the militiamen to run to the back to ask if there were any barefoot doctors from other teams coming over.

It was just that there was little hope.

Chen Fan ran over in three steps and made two steps, squatted down to check the child, only to see that his face was already a little purple, his breathing was very rapid, but he seemed unable to catch his breath.

While pulling the child over to check, he asked, "What's wrong with him?"

The woman was crying so hard that she couldn't catch her breath, and a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties next to her was kneeling on the ground with a frustrated face, his voice trembling when he spoke, "He, he choked on a bean."

Hearing this, Chen Fan turned the child over and held him face down without saying a word, pressing his fists on his abdomen and squeezing upwards with force.

With just two squeezes, the child suddenly coughed, spitting out a broad bean, followed by heavy breathing. He turned his head to look at his mother, and burst into tears.

Seeing this scene, the woman grabbed the child and hugged him, sitting on the ground crying and laughing.

The burly man beside him was stunned for a moment, seemingly in disbelief. Once he reacted, he immediately knelt down before Chen Fan with a 'plop' and began kowtowing repeatedly.

Chen Fan quickly tried to help him up, but with his current strength, he couldn't even budge him?

Is this a bull?

Su Yujun had to come over and gently kick him, "Alright, alright, it's good that he's okay. Get up quickly, so many people are watching. Don't make Teacher Chen feel awkward."

Hearing this, the burly man then stood up, changing his kowtow into a deep bow, "Thank you, thank you!"

Only then did a round of applause erupt from the surroundings, with some people even shouting "Bravo!"

The crisis averted, the family of three didn't dare watch the movie anymore. The burly man carried his child in one arm and supported his wife with the other, quickly leaving with lingering fear.

Everyone on the entire sports field was discussing what had just happened.

"Lao Gao has really met a benefactor this time. If it weren't for Teacher Chen, his family's only child would probably have… alas, he's really lucky to be alive."

"That's right, luckily Teacher Chen was here today and saved his son's life, otherwise it's hard to say what would have happened."

"That couple is also pitiful. They only had this child at such an old age. If anything were to happen to him, the couple would probably be heartbroken."

"If you ask me, Teacher Chen is really capable. It was so dangerous just now. The little guy looked like he was about to suffocate, but Teacher Chen just did a few things and forced the bean out. So amazing!"

"Hey, hey, do you think Teacher Chen knows qigong?"

"Oh, don't say that, this looks a bit like qigong. What did the storyteller say? With qigong, you can make someone die or make someone live…"

…

Chen Fan turned the projector back on, and everyone gradually returned to their seats.

Secretary Yang glanced at Xu Fangying, who was snoring loudly, and couldn't help but smile, "He's sleeping soundly."

An Quan gave Xu Fangying a pitiful look and smiled with a pout, "Isn't it because you guys got him drunk?"

He then looked at Chen Fan and asked, "Hey, some people were saying you know qigong. What kind of qigong do you know?"

Xiao Liewen was somewhat dazed, his eyes full of disbelief as he looked at Chen Fan.

He knew what kind of skills the old company commander had taught Chen Fan. He had learned them back then, but he could never master those unique secrets.

The modified Great Toad Qi of the Wudang Mountain Golden Toad Sect, the modified Tiger-Leopard Roaring Sound of Xingyiquan, the Swimming Dragon Strength of the modified Baguazhang, the modified Shaolin Xin Yi Ba, the modified Taiji Hunyuan Strength, and the modified Inner Circle Hand of Natural Boxing.

These six skills were all created by the old company commander and several martial arts colleagues in the Northern battlefield, drawing on the strengths of various schools, integrating the essence of more than a dozen boxing styles. Six top experts, including Lin Yuanxiang, each created their own unique skill.

They weren't secretive and taught the skills to the people around them without reservation after creating them. They also wrote down their training experiences and submitted them to the country.

But no one could learn them.

This matter had almost become a concern for Lin Yuanxiang and the others. That's why Xiao Liewen wrote to Lin Yuanxiang after seeing Chen Fan's talent. Lin Yuanxiang didn't delay much, arranged his affairs at work, and immediately rushed over.

But he could learn the skills that were only taught yesterday today?

Xiao Liewen was completely puzzled. Could it be that these skills were just so dependent on talent?

Chen Fan didn't notice Xiao Liewen's expression. He looked back at An Quan and said with a smile, "What qigong? I'm telling you, this is the simplest principle of air pressure."

Huh? ? ?

Everyone at the table was staring at him intently… except for Xu Fangying, who was still snoring loudly.

The people near the table stopped watching the movie and listened attentively to Chen Fan's explanation.

Chen Fan said with a smile, "There's air in a person's stomach. When a foreign object blocks the throat, getting stuck there and unable to go up or down, you can compress the air in the stomach to eject the foreign object."

As he spoke, he stood up, walked behind An Quan, and demonstrated, "It's like this, put your hands on your abdomen, and together with your whole body, lift upwards forcefully. This will squeeze the air in the abdominal cavity upwards, and with the eruption of air pressure, the foreign object blocking the throat will naturally come out."

Hearing this, An Quan, a high school graduate, immediately understood this "air pressure principle." He said with a face full of curiosity, "I didn't expect physics to be able to cure diseases?"

Chen Fan hummed twice, walked back and sat down, and said with a smile, "Western medicine uses a lot of physics and chemistry knowledge, or rather, Western medicine is based on physics and chemistry. Once you understand the principles, many things are actually not worth mentioning."

Secretary Yang pondered for two seconds and said to Chen Fan, "Can your method be taught to others? For example, Zhang Juemin, our brigade's barefoot doctor?"

Chen Fan said without hesitation, "Of course."

After a pause, he added, "Actually, I suggest that our veterinarians can also learn some first-aid knowledge. Firstly, they have a medical background and can accept these medical methods more quickly. Secondly, if we encounter something like today again, they can handle it nearby, so they don't have to wait for Doctor Zhang to come, which might be too late."

Hearing this, Secretary Yang immediately shouted, "Good."

Then he clapped his hands with a serious face.

As soon as his applause sounded, more and more people followed suit.

The audience in the distance thought they were applauding for the movie, and they all joined in the cheering and shouting "Good."

When the people in front relayed what Chen Fan had just said, it was incredible. One by one, they couldn't help but stand up, raise their hands, clap in Chen Fan's direction, and shout "Good."

Willing to actively teach his unique skills to others, just to be able to save people in time, this is truly the heart of a doctor, like a parent!

Almost all of them are ordinary people, not as selfless and fearless as the heroes in the movies, and more often than not, they are struggling for the livelihood of their families.

But they never skimp on their applause and praise when facing selfless and fearless people.

This is a thousand times better than some people in later generations, who, regardless of the situation, act cynically towards those who do good deeds.

Jiang Lili and the others, mixed in the crowd, were so excited that they couldn't express themselves.

Huang Ying's eyes were full of infatuation, "Teacher Chen is so awesome!"

Yang Ju gritted her teeth, her eyes full of determination, "I want to learn from Teacher Chen!"

Liu Dan looked left and right, and continued to clap, "Teacher Chen, I'm proud of you!"

Jiang Lili clapped along, without saying a word, only the infatuation in her eyes could no longer be concealed.