Chapter 57 Sit at the bar
Xiao Peng looked at Yelena and wanted to see what she would choose. Elena's expression stiffened, and after hesitating for a long time, she tilted her head to look at Tommy: "Tommy, you have been fired!"
"What?, how can you do that?" Tommy suspected he had misheard.
Elena took a deep breath: "Arsenal is one of the top teams in the world, everything about us is the best, our team, our record, our stadium, everything about us, and of course our staff, what you have done has seriously affected the image of the Arsenal club. So, you've been fired. I hope you accept this result and hurry up and pack your belongings and leave. Otherwise, I'll react upwards and cancel your Arsenal membership. β
Tommy was completely stunned. He can accept it without a job, without Arsenal membership, which is the biggest punishment for these die-hard fans. He was stunned for a long time and then pointed at Yelena: "Okay, you are ruthless!" turned around and was about to leave, glaring at Xiao Peng fiercely before leaving: "Chinese Yankees! This matter is not so simple! Let's see!" After speaking, he left the 'armory' angrily.
Yang Meng pushed Xiao Peng: "He's leaving, at least let him tidy up all the shelves before he fires him, right? This Englishman is willful! Who will clean up the mess here?" β
Yelena walked over: "I don't know if Mr. is satisfied with this treatment?"
Xiao Peng played with the voice recorder in his hand and did not speak. Elena thought for a while and gestured to the girl on the other side of the cash register, the girl nodded and walked over with two large bags, Elena said, "Sir, this is the intention of our 'armory', this is really a small misunderstanding." β
Yang Meng muttered, "Is he asking for food?"
Elena did not understand Chinese and asked Xiao Peng, "What does this gentleman mean?"
Xiao Peng explained in English: "My friend thinks your apology is very insincere. β
After hearing this, Elena hurriedly said: "Oh God, I'm afraid you have misunderstood, I am really sincere. After saying that, he hurriedly opened the package: "You see, this is the signed jersey and signed football for all our players this season." It's very rare!" and showed the two of them the signed football.
Xiao Peng didn't speak, Yang Meng was already whistling, and after looking at Yang Meng's expression, Xiao Peng sighed: "Okay, that's it." Fierce son, let's go. β
Yelena hurriedly said, "Sir, the recording just nowγγγγγγ β
Xiao Peng didn't look back: "I'm a Tottenham fanγγγγγγ β
"Shet!"
The game started at five o'clock in the afternoon, but when Xiao Peng and they arrived at the stadium, it was only more than two o'clock, but don't think that this is early, on the contrary, this is the most lively time on the court.
At the entrance of the stadium, there are a lot of bars, uh, all of them are PUB. Some of them were already singing neatly.
"It seems to be very lively. Xiao Peng said to Yang Meng: "Let's go in and have a drink or two to join in the fun?"
"My Chinese friends, if I were you, I would never go in. Xiao Peng and the two turned around and found that the person standing behind the two was Doug who had just met in the 'armory'.
"Why?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.
Doug pointed to the big screen on the side, Xiao Peng looked up, and it was a scene that had just happened in the 'Armory', which repeatedly played what Xiao Peng said when he left: "I am a fan of Tottenham Hotspur." β
Xiao Peng grew his mouth: "This Bichi plays with me?"
Yang Meng couldn't laugh: "I'm fine, I'm an Arsenal fan." β
Doug continued to point to the big screen.
"Oh, Bichi. Yang Meng also scolded the street, and at the end of the video, he and Xiao Peng high-fived and walked out of the 'armory'. Well, now he's on the blacklist. He said he was an Arsenal fan, and no one believed him.
Doug smiled, "Trust me, all the bars now want to catch you and pinch you to death." β
"They dare! I'm going to see who kills whom!" Yang scolded, and was about to enter the bar. Xiao Peng hurriedly grabbed him and looked at the obscene version of Harry Potter: "Your name is Doug, right? Why are you telling us this?"
Doug smiled and said, "My Chinese friend, don't be so nervous, it's not difficult for you to understand from my Chinese words, I like China very much." To be exact, I spent several years in China. So it's not surprising to help you guys. And the most important thing is that I'm also a Tottenham fan. β
Xiao Peng felt that his brain was a little unable to turn: "You are a Tottenham Hotspur fan, why do you come to Arsenal's home stadium to sell souvenirs?"
Doug was startled when he heard this: "Be quiet!" and looked left and right: "My Chinese friend, this is not a place to talk, shall we change places?"
Xiao Peng and Yang Meng glanced at each other and nodded, they were also curious about what this Douge wanted to do.
It didn't take a few steps for their curiosity to be satisfied: on the way from the subway station to the stadium, there were many vendors selling unofficial souvenirs, one of which was a female vendor in a wheelchair caught Xiao Peng's attention, she sold oil portraits of various players, and she herself was painting new works on the side, Xiao Peng didn't understand oil painting, but it could be seen that this woman's painting skills were average, but it could not be denied that she painted very seriously.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" said Doug suddenly.
"What?" Xiao Peng was stunned, not knowing what Doug meant by this.
"That's Elizabeth, my wife. It's also one of the reasons why I went back to the UK. After Doug finished speaking, he walked directly to the woman and gave her a hug.
"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Yang, I would like to introduce you, my wife, Kelly. Kelly, this is my Chinese friends Xiao and Yang. Doug explained in English.
Kelly smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, you see I'm a little dirty hereγγγγγγ She looked at her hands, which were stained with a lot of oil painting materials.
Xiao Peng generously stretched out his hand and shook hands with Kelly: "Serious people are always the most beautiful, and no one will dislike that little oil paint." β
Kelly smiled and nodded, "You guys take a look, I'll finish this painting first." β
Xiao Peng took Dougra aside and whispered, "What's going on?"
Doug shrugged: "Why don't we find a place to have a drink or two?" of course, you'd better change your clothes first." Oriental faces are not uncommon here, but those who come to watch the game in a crisp suit are really rare. β
Xiao Peng and the two were still wearing the suits they wore to the club that night, and when they heard Doug say this, they were also embarrassed, and the two went to buy jeans and a hoodie nearby, and after changing their numbers, they came to a nearby PUB with Doug.
There is no doubt that this is definitely a place for die-hard Arsenal fans. When Xiao Peng walked into the bar, the people inside were all gathered in the middle, holding beers in their hands and singing the Arsenal team song. The smell of beer and cigarettes filling the room can definitely be described as a smoky miasma.
"This is a pre-war mobilization. Doug introduced. "But trust me, before the game, all the bars here were like that. β
The three came to a corner and ordered three beers, Xiao Peng was also curious, and whispered: "Doug, how did you come here as a Tottenham fan?" And I see that you have good Chinese, you should have been in China for a long time, right? How did you come back?"
Doug showed a wry smile: "I used to be in the communications industry, and our manufacturer specializes in making switches. I was sent to China. Life was still very good during that time. Unfortunately, the company later collapsed. Plus Kylie was in a car accident and I had to come back to take care of her. β
Hearing this, Xiao Peng understood something a little. In the final analysis, this is the fruit of the West's own suffering.
Western countries have always imposed a technological blockade on China, and no matter what high-tech technology, they will not open it to China and then sell it at a sky-high price.
China also has backbone, you don't give it to us? Then the nightmare of Western countries appeared: the technological monopoly they were proud of was broken by China------ what China is best at is selling the original sky-high technology at a 'cabbage price'.
For example, graphene, which used to be a high-end material, China wanted to buy it for 500 euros a gram! In 2013, Ningbo built a production line with an annual production capacity of 3 million tons, and Chinese graphene per gram per euro is all over the world!
For example, the reducer used in the cement factory was sold for 1 million euros abroad, and after the localization, the reducer for 300,000 euros was sold all over the world.
For example, the alkane gas in the new energy market is more than 4,000 euros a kilogram in the international market. When China produced, international prices fell by half.
Including switches, the price of a switch used to start at 20,000 euros, and after localization, it became 1,000. Many foreign manufacturers have gone bankrupt directly.
There are many such examples, in a word, no matter what the Chinese will not do before, it is sky-high, once we can produce it, these things become cabbage prices.
Don't say any nonsense about Chinese labor cheap cost and low technology, in the final analysis, this is a technology monopoly, for example, in the past, only one factory in Germany could make a one-way valve, which is a key core component in the middle of the coal-to-oil process, and a valve with a service life of only three hours can be sold for more than 150,000 euros! Because he has no competitors, he is a monopolist, and he will eat you.
China has independently developed a new type of valve, the price is less than 20,000 euros, and the service life has reached more than a year!
It seems that Doug has chosen the wrong industry, switch? Are there more foreign switch manufacturers that collapsed five years ago than there are all the manufacturers in the world today?
Doug sighed and continued, "As you can see, Kelly's leg is disabled. Our daughter is now older and is going to school this year, so I managed to find a relationship to send her to Wade School in Kensington. But the tuition fees there are so high! Kelly and I really don't have enough money, so we have to find a way to make more money. I usually work as a private tour guide in a travel agency, while Kelly makes ends meet by selling paintings. β
"Then why don't you go to Tottenham Hotspur to sell paintings?" asked Xiao Peng, puzzled.
Doug is also true: "You have also seen, Kelly's painting skills are average, and those who like to watch football are all big and coarse, how many can like oil paintings? Believe me, the number of visitors who watch Tottenham Hotspur play is negligible compared to the number of people who watch Arsenal play, and we have to come here to make money for our livelihood. β
Yang Meng was curious about another question at this time: "What kind of Kensington are you talking about, and what kind of school is it?"