55. Geeks

In Hong Kong in 1997, public libraries had completed all computerization procedures, and this was particularly intimate for Zheng Xuanqi, who lived in the Internet society and the era of information explosion, and it was much more convenient to read, search for books, and consult catalogs. Faced with a collection of more than 10 million books, Zheng Xuanqi seemed to feel like a thief who had entered a mountain of gold, carrying a mythical Qiankun bag with him.

When he arrived in Hong Kong, Zheng Xuanqi's life became very monotonous, and he basically did a few things during the day: a securities finance company, the Hang Seng Index Futures command operation, the Hong Kong Public Library (Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories) flipped books, dozens of libraries and mobile libraries, accompanied Zheng Xuanqi to make several trips to Hong Kong, and out of the principle of proximity, the group of three changed to the nearest hotel to the public library. In the evening, Zheng Xuanqi learned the art of fighting in the army from Qin Jinrong, and spent most of the rest of his time practicing luck, meditation and writing.

Qin Jinrong or Wang Jiezhong, who followed him, had already changed from the original surprise to numbness------ in the library, often only half of his own book, but Zheng Xuanqi had already read dozens of them, and the mountains in front of the table had turned into plains. The content of the book covers a wide range, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, science and technology, people's livelihood, financial psychology, music and movies, international organization materials, etc., they are shocked at the same time, they are more and more aware of the difference of the teenagers in front of them------ black hole-like eyes devour the knowledge of the sea of books, the body of the perpetual motion machine is tireless, and the ascetic-like will adheres to the belief in the heart······

This is the Nth time Zheng Xuanqi has been to the nearest public library, and this time he did not let Wang Jiezhong or Qin Jinrong accompany him to the City Hall Public Library. Because for some reason, he let them stay in the guesthouse or arrange freely.

Every time he reads a book, Zheng Xuanqi will choose a very remote corner, and Wang Jiezhong or Qin Jinrong will be responsible for returning and searching for the book.

Of course, if there are many repetitive things, it will naturally attract the attention of some well-intentioned people, which is the experience he learned in Wenzhou Xinhua Bookstore. The behavior of the previous few days has attracted the attention of the first and second level directors of the library, and at the same time, the legend of a reading geek has also begun to circulate in their circles! Or because Zheng Xuanqi always has someone by his side, accompanied by Wang Jiezhong or Qin Jinrong, so the curators basically did not come up to disturb, but just reported the matter to the chief curator, what they didn't expect was that their chatter would reach Zheng Xuanqi's ears word for word.

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Sitting on the guest chair in the chief curator's office, Zheng Xuanqi looked at the surrounding furnishings and arrangements: a set of desks and chairs that looked like pear blossom wood, an old-fashioned telephone was placed on the left side of the table, and there were lake pens, Hui ink, and Duan inkstones lined up in front of it, and a freshly written word was still spread on the table, and a righteous song of Mr. Wenshan was hung on the wall behind him-------

Liu Mingyuan, the director of the library, looked at the teenager in front of him, poured a glass of boiling water and handed it to Zheng Xuanqi, and said, "How about it, the chief librarian's office directly under the Hong Kong Municipal Council is a little surprised by these few things!"

"Thank you, although there are few things, but just like a small hidden in Ze, a big hidden in the world, foreign things are inevitable!" Zheng Xuanqi hurriedly got up and took the boiling water, and replied respectfully with a smile.

"From "Zhuangzi Foreign Things", the kid likes Lao Zhuang?"

"Boy Zheng Xuanqi, please forgive me for the inappropriate words, I like Lao Zhuang's Taoist thoughts, Taoism is natural, and inaction governs. ”

"Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, and the legal system basically follows the British model. Of course, there is also an exploration of the thoughts of Lao Zhuang in China: the Tao is very Tao, the law of life can be recognized, can be mastered, but things will develop and change at any time, and the current things are not the things we have known in the past; ”

"Kid is taught!" Zheng Xuanqi stood up and bowed in thanks.

"Okay, let's not talk about that set of red tape, I see that you deliberately didn't bring those two big men today, there must be something difficult about it, otherwise with the frequency of your reading, well, "weird", my little library has been visited by you in a few days. ”

"You are too old, I came to Hong Kong from the mainland, except for some necessary time, most of the time immersed in the major public libraries in Hong Kong, absorbing the knowledge of interest. Hong Kong's political, economic, and geographical location means that it is the fastest updated place in the world, which is convenient for me to understand the latest research results and reports in the world!"

"In the land of China, there are naturally countless strange people and strange things, and I have heard of a "weirdo" like you. I know that there are some junior classes on the mainland, and I know that my old fellows have some different views on this phenomenon: for or against, but after all, for political reasons, alas, our country is too anxious. But I'm still very surprised by your performance------ how fast you read, and for the first time in decades, I have seen that you can digest all this knowledge?"

Liu Mingyuan suddenly became interested and wanted to test the knowledge of the young man in front of him.

"Could you please give me advice?" Zheng Xuanqi was not polite, because he had to seize every opportunity, especially the old scholar in front of him who had a certain influence in Hong Kong's cultural circles.

"Hahaha, interesting boy, well, and my appetite. Ancient Chinese literature, the words of the predecessors, I will not ask. I will ask with the friendship of landlords, what impact will this ------ Hong Kong, an international metropolis, have on the mainland after the return of the ------ 97, and what will happen to Hong Kong's economic development in the future?"

These two questions are big and big. Speaking of small, Ruozi carefully analyzes it, even if it takes an hour or two, it can't be finished. If the mainland's official propaganda, Hong Kong's public opinion's propaganda, and the alarmist rhetoric of the West do not have a certain political, economic, and cultural foundation, and the overall situation and world view as the framework, they will certainly parrot and clichés!

For others, it may be a difficult dinosaur bone to gnaw, but for Zheng Xuanqi, who came through the soul, the detailed explanation of the system in his mind, the development of Hong Kong and the mainland in the next 20 years is vivid.