Chapter 41: First Sight of Casablanca
When she first saw Casablanca, she gave Shen Bai and others the impression that it was a snow-white city, not as backward as she imagined.
Shen Bai sat by the window, looking at the scenery that drove by. Simple and unpretentious, with the vicissitudes of the times, on both sides of the road, you can see pure white buildings everywhere. Some have a traditional Arabic style. For example, the famous Hassan II Khan Monastery, such as the square of Mouhammad V, the old medina of Casablanca, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, etc.
Others have a modern touch, such as the Peace Hotel, Casablanca New Town, and the occasional café, food hall, cinema and so on.
It can be said that the city of Casablanca is a combination of ancient Arab culture and modern culture. Unlike some tourist attractions, which are overly commercialized and developed, they lack the taste of antique humanistic feelings.
Visitors to Casablanca will have the feeling that this pure white city is surrounded and kissed by the Atlantic Ocean.
When Shen Bai and his entourage, under the leadership of the tour guide Hassa, they came to the booked Atlantic Coast Seaview Hotel. The elegant surroundings of the hotel, coupled with the adjacent Atlantic Ocean view, have an indescribable sense of relaxation.
The sky under the clouds and fog revealed a vast expanse of blue that could purify people's hearts. The beach with layers of waves on top of each other has a wide view. The endless sea level, reflected in the clear blue sky, makes people want to shout loudly at the other side of the sea.
The reason why the tourist route starts with Casablanca is to allow tourists to make a little transition before entering the Sahara Desert. lest it be extremely difficult to come up, and people can't help but want to retreat.
"When the room is opened and the room card is obtained, everyone can rest for a while, take a shower and relax. Wait until 6 p.m., we meet in front of the hotel restaurant. The tour guide uncle said as he handed the room card opened by the staff to Shen Bai and the five people.
The hotel restaurant he refers to is an open-air sea-view restaurant that stretches out onto the beach. It is different from the sea-view restaurant that Shen Bai tasted last time he went to Australia. Crickey's is a harbor with a modern bias. Casableca, on the other hand, is an unmodified natural seascape that is wild and wild.
After getting the room card, Shen Bai went to wash up first. The room environment is not bad, open the curtains to see the endless Atlantic Ocean view. The wind and the sun are beautiful, the sun and the sand.
It's hard to imagine that if a storm hits, the heaven in front of you may turn into a terrifying hell. That scene, Shen Bai saw it slightly when he went to sea on a yacht in Australia. Fortunately, it was far away at that time, so I returned to Hong Kong early to avoid it.
"I'm at the Casablanca Hotel. Shen Bai casually took a photo of the seascape and forwarded it to the WeChat group. He made an appointment with his friends for three chapters, and he had to send messages regularly to report safety. Friends who care about him like this know that he is safe and will not worry about what will happen to him.
"Wow, the scenery is so beautiful! If I have the chance, I would like to go there too. ”
"Shen Bai, you don't know, today's "Life 1997" is on Weibo's hot search! ranked 12th, surpassing Wang Jing's film version of Heaven and Dragon Slayer. ”
The little friend said, and sent a screenshot to the group. The popularity of the micro-film "Life 1997" is 581,000. If it weren't for the fact that Shen Bai was inconvenient to open the backstage now, otherwise he would find that the effective playback volume of iQiyi's backstage had almost exceeded the 200,000 mark!
The number of comments on Douban also exceeded 2,000 people, with a score of 9.5 points.
"Awesome. (thumbs up)" Shen Bai sent a powerful expression.
At this time, he suddenly received a call from China on his mobile phone, "Hey?"
Shen Bai hesitantly fed. Then a woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hey, hello, is it Mr. Shen?" I am from the operation planning department of Tianyu Media Co., Ltd., and my surname is Lu. That's the case, we saw your micro-film works on iQiyi, and we think it's very good. Regarding the follow-up cooperation of this "Life 1997" micro-film, I don't know if you are interested there, find time to find out?"
Tianyu Media Co., Ltd. is a media company wholly owned by Hulan TV Entertainment Channel. It has super girl, happy girl, fast man and other column brands. He has also produced and launched phenomenal works such as "In the Name of the People" and "Dear Them". According to the star system of the entertainment industry, Tianyu Media is a very good five-star company.
The reason why they have Shen Bai's contact information must have been asked through the relationship between all parties. After all, this circle is so big, I really don't see you when you look up.
"Oh, hello, Miss Lu, there is interest in finding out. In the past few days, Shen Bai has received many invitations from entertainment companies and TV drama companies to cooperate. This is how the capital market works, if you have the potential to make money, then everyone will hold you in the palm of their hands and take good care of you. It's like treating a hen that lays golden eggs.
But one day, the hen will not lay golden eggs, not even eggs. That...... The fate of the chicken, there is no need to say more......
"In terms of time, Mr. Shen, look, are you free this Wednesday or Thursday?" The woman surnamed Lu is the director of the operation planning department, and she wants to meet Shen Bai himself quickly. She knows that they Tianyu Media are already slower than their peers. But fortunately, Mango TV has abundant funds and generous shots, and I believe that the conditions offered at that time will definitely make someone tempted.
"Wednesday, Thursday doesn't seem to be coming back, I'm traveling in Morocco now, why don't I wait to come back and make an appointment? "Unlike the previous two tours, Shen Bai is now a real insider. Even when you are abroad, you are constantly in contact.
"Morocco?Africa? Okay, Mr. Shen, we'll get in touch when you return home safely, and I wish you a happy trip by the way." Director Lu felt that his enthusiasm hit the cotton. She had considered a lot of situations before talking on the phone, but what she didn't expect was that Shen Bai was not in China, but went to Africa for a trip......
"Thank you. Shen Bai politely hung up the phone, then packed his bags and prepared to go to the seaview restaurant for dinner. If you travel abroad with a group, you usually have three meals. It's just that the quality of the food is not appetizing, so there is no way to guarantee it. If you really can't eat it, you can order it yourself.
Shen Bai's tour group belongs to the petty bourgeois level, and there are many choices in terms of food. They can choose from seafood from the Atlantic Ocean or taste the local delicacies of Casablanca.