After getting up in the morning and washing up, Xu Wangqiu and the five of them got on the No. 345 bus into the city, ready to go to Beiping City for a good visit. For Liu Lin and Wu Zhiliu, the word Beiping from childhood to Da Beiping has almost ground their ears out of cocoons. Now that I have finally arrived in Beiping, I must take a good look, at least I have to go to Tian/An/Gate, Taizu Memorial Hall, and the Great Wall of the Forbidden City.

Xie Xiaojing and Xia Gang are from Beiping and have no interest in visiting Beiping, while Zhao Ban is unwilling to act with Xu Wangqiu and them, so the team that travels to Beiping is still Xu Wangqiu and the three of them, plus Gu Changwei and Zhang Yimou.

The car arrived at Deshengmen, and before it arrived at the station, Xu Wangqiu saw Su Bai in the crowd. In a patch of blue and green, Su Bai, who was wearing a long white dress, was particularly eye-catching, and really had a feeling of standing out from the crowd.

After meeting with Su Bai, Xu Wangqiu and the others changed buses and prepared to go to the Forbidden City. When they arrived at the square in front of the Forbidden City, a foreigner with his hand in his pocket and a lofty spirit attracted Xu Wangqiu's attention. The foreigner's crisp coat and shiny leather shoes formed a sharp contrast with the blue tunics and green military casual clothes of the onlookers.

The foreigner was surrounded by a crowd of enthusiastic people, who looked at the foreigner curiously, and even pointed at the foreigner, and his expression was almost like a European seeing a giant panda. In the distance, someone called for a friend: "Look, there's a foreigner there!"

In the late 70's and early 80's, it was a common occurrence for foreigners to watch onlookers, and many Chinese tourists who visited tourist attractions did not care about the scenic spots, but were very interested in the foreigners who appeared at the scenic spots. Once, in the magic capital, a tourist bus full of foreign tourists was surrounded by onlookers and could not move at all, but the police were later called in to evacuate the crowd and let the car out.

Forty years later, people may not imagine how serious it is for the crowd to watch foreigners, but in the early 80s, there was a special rule for elementary school students, called "Don't follow foreigners".

Su Bai saw that the foreigner was dressed extraordinarily, and said curiously: "Wangqiu, which country did you say that foreigner is from?"

Xu Wangqiu smiled: "Listening to the accent, it's French. After speaking, he waved his hand at the foreigner: "Stupid pig!"

When the onlookers saw Xu Wangqiu "scolding" foreign friends as stupid pigs, they couldn't help but shake their heads slightly, thinking that today's young people are really right, and foreigners haven't messed with you, so why do you scold people for being stupid pigs! We Chinese people are friendly, and you damage the warm and friendly image of the Chinese people!

Just when the onlookers sighed that "the world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient", the foreigner actually waved his hand at the young man, "scolded" a stupid pig back, and then scolded a lot. In addition to the stupid pigs, the crowd of onlookers didn't know what the foreigner scolded, but they believed that he must have scolded very badly, you see that the foreigner was excited.

Many onlookers also shook their heads at the foreigners who "cursed", and they scolded stupid pigs when they were young, you just ignore them, you actually scolded so much, how old are you, and you actually scolded a young man, as for it?

Xu Wangqiu didn't know that the onlookers were brain-opening, and they were waiting to see if he and foreigners would fight. His understanding of French was limited to a limited number of words such as "stupid pig" and "stupid donkey", and he couldn't understand the others.

The foreigner was a little disappointed when he heard that Xu Wangqiu couldn't speak French, but he was a little happy to hear that Xu Wangqiu could speak English. He has been in China for two days, and apart from the translator, most of the other Chinese look at him as an orangutan. He tried to communicate with the others, but most of them were evasive.

Yesterday he asked the interpreter who was at home, and the interpreter told him that he would have to report to his superiors before he could answer. He couldn't understand why he needed to report to someone in his family who wasn't confidential, and he felt like he was in another world, unable to communicate with people normally. Now that someone takes the initiative to communicate, he naturally doesn't want to miss it: "Yes, I can speak English." ”

Xu Wangqiu asked with a smile: "You are here to travel to China, right?"

The Frenchman looked at Xu Wangqiu, a young man of sixteen or seventeen, dressed better than the people around him, and he looked at himself normally, and he was friendly. This made the foreigner very happy, and finally met a person who regarded himself as a human being, not a gorilla, and replied in English: "Yes, you speak English very well, who are you?"

Xu Wangqiu looked at Su Bai and several classmates around him, and introduced himself: "We are students of Beiping Film Academy, and the school has not officially opened yet, so let's go out for a walk." My name is Xu Wangqiu, what about you, what do you do?"

"My name is Pierre Cardin and I'm a costume designer. Pierre Cardin smiled, afraid that Xu Wangqiu didn't understand what clothing design was, and explained, "It's about designing clothing styles." Two years ago, when the China Light Industry Expo was held in Paris, I was fascinated by a hand-woven tapestry called "The Great Wall", so I bought it. This tapestry piqued my interest in China, and I wanted to see it in person. However, it is very difficult to apply for a visa in China, and I applied for it for nearly two years, and with the help of my friends, I finally came to China. ”

In this era, the West called the Soviet Union the "Iron Curtain" and China the "Bamboo Curtain". In 1978, the country began to reform, and the country was opened, but in fact only one crack was opened, and it was not a foreigner who could come if he wanted to, and there was a quota limit and a set of internal control regulations. At the time of visa registration, foreigners entering the country were strictly stuck, and reporters were not allowed to enter.

It is not easy for foreigners to go to China, first of all, they must obtain the index of the national travel, and the index of the national travel is controlled, like the distribution of food stamps, the quota will be allocated to travel merchants in France, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries at the beginning of the year. In order to get more places, travel agents from these countries often compete with CITS for more places.

In 1979, 170,000 people in the United States applied to travel to China, but only 20,000 were approved. Among the young people in Dongying, 3 out of 4 people want to travel to China, and 1.2 million people have signed up for Chang'an. The number of tourists required by various countries to visit China far exceeds the quota of national travel. Overseas Chinese are responsible for the overall planning of China Travel Service, and there is also a quota limit. Some overseas Chinese have been queuing for years to register, but they have never been able to obtain a visa.

Xu Wangqiu was taken aback when he heard that the foreigner was Pierre Cardin, in the 80s and 90s, the brand of Pierre Cardin was a status symbol in China, and it can be said that it was the first international brand that Chinese people recognized.

However, due to Pierre Cardin's penchant for making quick money, more than 900 licenses have been sold in 140 countries around the world, and more than 200,000 people work for the Pierre Cardin brand, and the "Pierre Cardin" brand stores are everywhere from first-tier cities to remote towns. At the end of the 90s, when people became more aware of luxury, Pierre Cardin was naturally not high-end, and the brand's reputation was ruined. Before Xu Wangqiu's crossing, Pierre Cardin had already been acquired by a Wenzhou boss.

Xu Wangqiu immediately stretched out his hand and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Pierre Cardin, look up for a long time!"

Pierre Cardin shook Xu Wangqiu's hand and said in surprise, "You know me?"

Xu Wangqiu smiled: "I don't only know you, I also know French designers and brands such as Dior, Givenchy, Eve Saint Laurent, etc. I like Givenchy the most, mainly like Hepburn, she is the goddess of my heart. Every dress designed by Givenchy for Hepburn is a classic, a true work of art. The story of Givenchy and Hepburn convinced me that there can be true friendship between men and women. ”

When the onlookers saw Xu Wangqiu shaking hands with foreigners, they knew that the fight would definitely not be able to start. But they were still very happy, because it was Xu Wangqiu who took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with the foreigner, thinking that this young man was good, although he began to scold others for being "stupid pigs", but then the foreigner scolded so badly, he was not angry, and shook hands with each other with a smile, he was really broad-minded!

Su Bai knew that Xu Wangqiu's English was very good, but at this moment, he was still shocked to see Xu Wangqiu communicating with foreigners in fluent English.

Liu Lin and the others looked at Xu Wangqiu even more dumbfounded, except for worship or worship, thinking that Wangqiu really understands everything, and his tongue is not knotted when talking to foreigners in English, it is too powerful!

Pierre Cardin's translator is a girl in her twenties, her second foreign language is English, and she was also shocked by Xu Wangqiu's fluent English;

Pierre Cardin is French, but he has been working in Dongying since the 60s, and he knows more about the relationship in the East, and his friends are also Chinese, and he also has some understanding of the situation in China. Xu Wangqiu's calmness and understanding of designers such as Givenchy and Eve Saint Laurent made him guess that Xu Wangqiu might have stayed abroad, or was the son of a high-ranking official who had access to overseas information.

As an old fritter who has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for many years, and has heard friends talk about China, Pierre Cardin knows that interpersonal relationships are very important in China, and said quietly: "Mr. Xu, I didn't expect you to know so much about French clothing!"

Forty years later, who doesn't know a few luxury brands in the mixed film and television industry, and who doesn't have a few famous brands! Xu Wangqiu is a director, and when he attends premieres and film festivals, he also needs to borrow dresses, and it doesn't matter if he says a few fashion brands.

However, Xu Wangqiu definitely couldn't say this, and chuckled: "I've just heard about it, so I can't say I understand it." You came to China to investigate the market and prepare to enter China, right?"

Pierre Cardin's heart moved, this young man's vision is really powerful, he can see through my intentions at once, and those with such insight will definitely not be ordinary college students. Regarding Xu Wangqiu's question, he did not deny it: "There are indeed considerations in this regard. Before I came, many friends laughed at me, saying that China is a cultural desert, there is no fashion, only gray and black men's and women's clothing, and the Chinese will not pay you a penny. But I have never believed in evil, I think a country with a population of more than one billion people is to put ten buttons on everyone's clothes, that is, more than 10 billion, what a big market that is!"

Xu Wangqiu really admired Pierre Cardin's courage: "Napoleon said that China is a sleeping lion, and once it wakes up, it will shake the world." Now that China is waking up, China's clothing market is about to wake up, which is a huge market of one billion people. You can see the potential of the Chinese market, and this vision is really not comparable to ordinary people. ”

Pierre-Cardin was delighted to hear this: "You also have a good eye, which we young people like you do not have in France. I like you very much, since we are all here to visit, how about we visit together?"

Xu Wangqiu and they didn't have anything to do, they just came out to shop, but now that Pierre Cardin is invited, they naturally won't refuse: "Of course you can, we were originally going to go shopping casually, since we met, let's go together." ”