Chapter 237: Acquaintances

Australia is a somewhat special country, the only country on Gaia that covers the entire continent, and it is the latest to be developed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the early eighteenth century, this huge continent was still inhabited by indigenous people living in the jungle and fighting against nature, and when the English incorporated the continent into their territory, they did not develop the continent, but used it as a place of exile for sinners, and established the first colony in Australia.

The name of the city of Sydney is named in honor of the then Home Secretary, Sydney.

After World War II, Australia became an independent country in the British Commonwealth from the colony, but in less than 300 years from colonization to development, Australia has become the second largest developed country in the world.

And this country is a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and the largest number of immigrants in the world, especially of Chinese descent.

In the middle of the nineteenth century, Australia discovered two huge gold mines, and the trend of the world's most watched 'gold diggers' came here to pan for gold, and they stayed in this country during the war, and over time, they became citizens here, and as the largest labor export in the century at that time, the proportion of this group of 'gold diggers' accounted for the majority.

Therefore, the Chinese in Australia are relatively large, accounting for almost one-tenth of the total population of Australia, so on the streets of Sydney, in addition to the architectural style and the dizzying blue sky, Wang Yao feels that there is no big difference from in China.

The plane landed at Sydney Airport, and the Chinese who picked him up at the airport made Wang Yao feel the enthusiasm of foreign compatriots for the first time, and at the same time, there was a sense of subtlety, which was not like going home, but more like a visit.

These Chinese are some representatives of local Chinatown organizations, and there are many more waiting to be sent to them in a few days.

The representative of the organization is a Chinese uncle in his sixtieth year, who looks as healthy as he is in his forties, and has a slight accent in Mandarin, but it is not awkward, except that two English words will pop up occasionally when chatting.

Wang Yao was a little surprised by the importance that these Chinese in Sydney attach to Kunqu opera and opera, and the local professional troupes are also some "voluntary training and promotion of opera" clubs, like college student clubs, and promote not only opera, but also everything in China.

The uncle told Wang Yao that although they are far away from the motherland, they are still the sons and daughters of China, and there is their roots, so they should also let their descendants know where their hometown is and what is there.

In addition to the Chinese representatives, representatives of the local Sydney Drama Association came to pick up the plane, because of individual needs, media interviews are not allowed before the performance is over, so this time I didn't see the reporter's flash.

After receiving the hotel, Minister Hu took Wang Yao and others to meet with the organizers of UNESCO.

Wang Yao also saw a familiar face inside.

After ridiculing Li Zhuo's performance in Berlin last time, the white uncle Dimont who apologized to Wang Yao, although the two did not meet in the end, he later asked someone to bring a letter with the distorted Chinese character 'Goodbye by fate'.

I didn't expect to see it here.

"Wait. Minister Hu took Wang Yao, Kong Ping, He Saifei and others to shake hands with the representatives of UNESCO and asked questions.

Wang Yao smiled at him.

"Vanilla beauty?" said Dimon, with a hint of surprise flashing in his light blue eyes.

Wang Yao was a little embarrassed and nodded in greeting, "Hello, Mr. Dimont, I didn't expect to meet here." ”

"Met an acquaintance?" said the representative of UNESCO, an old white man named Shari.

"It's the opera actor I mentioned to you last time, the one who had an accident in Berlin. Di Meng introduced with some surprise, and turned his head to look at Wang Yao, "You are also here this time?" I remember, you seem to be a Yue Opera actor." ”

"Eh, let's make a play, the Chinese opera is a family. Wang Yao explained with a smile: "It turns out that your identity is not just as simple as the editor-in-chief. ”

"Dimon, young man, is obsessed with you. Shali smiled and shook Wang Yao's hand, "Your English is amazing, I just don't know if the performance is as magical as Di Meng said, this time Kunqu Opera was selected, and Di Meng called for a lot of votes." ”

Wang Yao was stunned and looked at Di Meng with some differences.

"Mr. Dumont has contributed immensely to our success, but I really don't know, you know. Minister Hu walked over with a smile and said.

"That's what I'm fighting for you. Dimon pointed at Wang Yao and smiled, "Didn't I tell you, there was a young man from Huaxia who taught me a lesson and cured me of my arrogance. ”

Wang Yao pursed his lips and smiled silently.

"Why didn't you say this?" Minister Hu looked at Wang Yao with a smile.

"I didn't know that Mr. Dumont would ever remember me. Wang Yao smiled shyly.

"How could it be forgotten. Dimon grinned, "I'm really looking forward to this performance." ”

"Alright, let's go sit inside. Shari led the group to the conference room inside.

Delegates from Kunqu Opera were seated, and on the other side were UNESCO personnel, ready to begin the visit, which was supplied in-house as material for future records.

Kong Ping and others had limited English skills, Minister Hu sent two translators to them, Wang Yao listened to them for a while, and felt that there seemed to be some problems with their translation, and some professional terms for opera were a little vague, so he went into battle himself.

Minister Hu raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at Wang Yao, who had no problem communicating with these foreigners and was unexpectedly skillful, and couldn't help but be a little curious, could this child have grown up abroad?

Minister Hu can take the position, and it has something to do with Li Zhuo's incident last time, so he has some understanding of the main characters in that matter, although it is Kong Ping on the surface, but he still knows some about the shadow of Yue Opera behind him, the status of the Baihua Yue Opera Troupe is now rising steadily, Mao Weitao's title has also been re-evaluated, and he has also applied for a lot of benefits.

Because the influence of "The Legend of Wu Xun" is now obvious to all, the organization will pay special attention to Yue Opera, and Minister Hu, who supervises this area, is naturally also concerned, Mao Weitao's attitude towards Wang Yao, he keenly felt that it was a bit excessive along the way.

Dumont is the editor-in-chief of Time magazine, although not the general public, but he is an authority in the entire media world, and he is also a member of UNESCO.

Over the years, many cultural projects in China have been applied, but they have been shelved for various reasons, so the country's attitude towards the intangible cultural heritage has also been put down, after all, Peking Opera has failed, and there is no hope that Kunqu Opera will succeed.

But this time, with Di Meng's strong recommendation, after the Kunqu Opera entered the final review, the country finally began to pay attention to it, and through the past few months of the Chinese New Year, the final decision was made, and the Kunqu Opera's application for World Heritage was successful.

Although it seems that this matter has nothing to do with Wang Yao's child, several main characters in it seem to surround him, which makes Minister Hu very concerned, and Wang Yao's calm answer to UNESCO's questions now also makes him very curious.

The visit was a formal procedure, and UNESCO prepared a lot of questions, and after more than three hours of visiting, it was finally over, and it was already midnight, and everyone took a group photo at the end.

Dimon walked up to Wang Yao and said with a smile, "You are really as good as ever. ”

Wang Yao smiled: "Thank you Mr. Dimont for reminding me just now." ”

"Meaninglessly, that question itself is problematic. Dumont laughed, "What have you been up to lately?"

"I'm not busy with anything, I'm studying. Wang Yao smiled.

"Do you usually wear costumes?" Di Meng asked, looking at Wang Yao's body.

"This is not a costume, this is our Hanfu. Wang Yao explained: "National costumes. ”

"Oh?" Dimont paused, "shouldn't your Han costume be a gown or a Tang costume?"

"No, in the 5,000-year history of China, there are several forms of national costumes, and I am just one of them. Wang Yao smiled.

"It's beautiful. Dimon praised, "I stayed in China for four months to study your opera culture. ”

"You really went?" Wang Yao was a little surprised, he thought that Dimon was just a simple politeness in the newspaper.

"Of course, I'm responsible for my ignorance. Dimon laughed.

Wang Yao was in awe and bowed slightly, "You are really a great wisdom." ”

"Last time, I said goodbye because I didn't understand the quintessence of the country you said, but this time I went to your country to learn about it, and I watched the performance for a while, and I have to say that even if I don't bring a translator, I seem to be able to understand it. Dimon smiled, "So this time when I heard the news of Kunqu Opera's application for World Heritage Status, I helped hand over the letter of recommendation." ”

"Thank you very much for this. Wang Yao said sincerely, "My senior sister said just now, thanks to your help. ”

"This splendid and beautiful culture really should not fall here, and that would be a great regret for the world's culture. Dimon smiled sincerely.