Two Salesmen

Producer Lu Lizhi Original work by Qu Songyun Director Xu Changlin Deputy Director (Assistant) Ye Gao Screenwriter Xu Changlin Photography Luo Jizhi Art Design Cai Xileng Recording Zhou Yunlin Expand Performed by: Shanghai Film Orchestra Xiao Zhou Feng Xiao ---- A Ling Xiang Mei ---- Lao Li Yu Mingde ---- In order to support the Great Leap Forward of agricultural production, the Yanghu Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative sent a group of clerks to work in rural areas. Salespersons Xiao Zhou and Lao Li were sent to a remote rural supply point. Xiao Zhou was not used to everything in Yangshui Village. The store was small, with many goods, and he could eat, sleep, and work in the same room. He thought that it would be a waste of talent to send two people to such a small place, especially since the business operation must be based on the farmers' production conditions. He thought it was too informal, so he asked Lao Li to set a business hour. Lao Li objected and said that the town sent us down just to make it convenient for farmers. If the business hours were stipulated, it would not serve the Great Leap Forward of Agriculture. During the busy farming season, few people in the village bought anything. Lao Li went to the fields to chat with fellow villagers. When he learned that the harvest time was coming, he discussed with Xiao Zhou whether to prepare more sickles. Xiao Zhou objects,...