Chapter 419: First Arrival in Berlin
Going abroad, for Li Dong, is the first time in his past life and this life. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Before going abroad, Li Dong was full of expectations.
But when Shen Qian arranged a circle of people to follow him, this sense of expectation was infinitely weakened.
If it weren't for the fact that there were still more than 300 million yuan waiting for him to get it back, Li Dong would not have the intention of going abroad at all.
On July 7, Li Dong embarked on a journey to Germany.
Diverted from Pingchuan to Beijing, from Beijing to Germany, in 06, there was no direct flight to Berlin in Beijing, and it had to transfer in Frankfurt on the way, which was a long journey.
Departing from Pingchuan at nine o'clock in the morning, the plane finally landed at Tegel Airport at two o'clock in the morning Beijing time.
After a 15-hour journey, both Li Dong and the energetic Hu Xiaorui were a little tired.
Tegel Airport is not big, and Su Wenhao, the translator introduced by Shen Qian next to him, is explaining the general situation of the airport to Li Dong.
"Tegel Airport is the busiest of Berlin's two commercial airports, it's not huge, it's about the same size as an airport in a prefecture-level city in China, but Tegel Airport sends more than 10 million passengers a year......"
Su Wenhao is not very old, he is only in his early thirties this year.
He is also a scholar, full of bookishness, and of course, he can be regarded as a scholar himself.
Su Wenhao is a teacher in the Foreign Language Department of Jiangbei School of Administration, proficient in German and English, and is well-known in the School of Administration, which is why he was found by Shen Qian.
Jiangbei School of Administration, although it is only a junior college at the level.
But in fact, the School of Administration is a talent pool of officialdom, where teachers or students enter the academy every year, and many officialdom people enter the academy every year.
Being selected by Shen Qian and serving as a translator for Li Dong, Su Wenhao was both nervous and excited.
Just because the book is full of anger doesn't mean that he really has no desires.
From ancient times to the present, what do scholars want most?
Naturally, he is an official!
Su Wenhao has been in the School of Administration for five or six years, and every year he watches his colleagues or students rise to prominence, of course, he also fantasizes about such a day.
Now that the opportunity has come, how can Su Wenhao not seize it.
After introducing it for a while, seeing Li Dong looking up at the sky, Su Wenhao looked at the sky that had not yet completely darkened, and hurriedly explained: "There is a 7-hour time difference between Germany and the capital, although it is already two o'clock in the morning in the capital, it is actually only about seven o'clock in the afternoon on the German side.
In summer, the daylight hours are long, so it's not dark yet. ā
Li Dong nodded in understanding, and Hu Xiaorui next to him also came to some spirits, and asked in a chattering voice: "Teacher Su, is there anything else interesting in Berlin besides watching the World Cup?"
Su Wenhao glanced at Hu Xiaorui and Qin Yuhan, thought about it and introduced: "Miss Hu and Miss Qin, if you are interested, Friedrichstrasse and French Avenue are more suitable for you." ā
Then Su Wenhao briefly introduced the situation of the two streets.
The Avenue de France is famous for its chocolate world, where you can buy chocolate of all shapes and flavors.
If you like, you can also choose your own toppings to customize your favorite chocolate.
And Friedrichstrasse is a well-known shopping street in Berlin, where you can buy luxury goods from all kinds of world-famous brands, and there is also the benefit of not buying fakes.
Speaking of Germany's anti-counterfeiting, Su Wenhao is very respectful.
Li Dong interrupted impatiently: "Which country does not have fakes, more or less the problem." The domestic public sentiment is different, and there are more than one billion people, and there are always places that cannot be managed. How big Germany is, there are only a few people, and it is not objective to compare Germany with China. ā
When Su Wenhao heard Li Dong say this, he originally wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it, he stopped talking.
After a few days of waiting and chatting, it didn't take long to check my passport, stamp the official seal, and I was ready to enter the country.
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Outside the airport.
Xu Shengzhe took Bai Yueqin to pick up the airport.
When he saw a large group of people behind Li Dong, Xu Shengzhe couldn't help but smile and said: "I said Lao Li, can you change your local tyrant style, I don't know, I think the national dignitaries of which country came to inspect." ā
Li Dong smiled and didn't say anything, and hugged the two of them.
Then he introduced Qin Yuhan and said: "This is my girlfriend Qin Yuhan, studying at Beijing University. ā
Then Li Dong introduced Xu Shengzhe and Bai Yueqin respectively.
As for Hu Xiaorui, there is no need to introduce it, as soon as this girl sees Xu Shengzhe, her face is not a face, and her nose is not a nose.
Xu Shengzhe couldn't cry or laugh, and whispered to Li Dong: "Why did you bring this little aunt and grandmother." ā
Li Dong touched his nose and sighed: "Don't mention it, when you come, you have to play cards with me on the plane, and after five or six hours, I am so tired that I can't straighten my waist." ā
Xu Shengzhe couldn't help laughing, the two talked in a low voice for a while, and Bai Yueqin next to him also became familiar with the two girls.
Although Bai Yueqin felt a little sorry for her best friend, Bai Yueqin was a smart person, so naturally she would not reveal the slightest dislike in front of Qin Yuhan.
Knowing that Qin Yuhan was Li Dong's girlfriend and that Hu Xiaorui was the daughter of a rich family, Bai Yueqin was very polite to the two of them, and the three of them chatted within a few minutes.
After exchanging for a while, Xu Shengzhe said: "I thought there were few of you, and you only rented a seven-seater car, why don't I take a group of people back to the hotel first, and then pick up the rest later?"
Li Dong waved his hand and said: "No need, the rest will take a taxi, doesn't it say that German taxis are all Mercedes-Benz? Let us also experience the charm of Mercedes-Benz taxis." ā
Xu Shengzhe said with a smile: "This is not a lie, Mercedes-Benz is indeed the mainstream, which is also mixed with some Volkswagen and other brands, but most of them are E-class, in fact, they are not worth a lot of money in Germany." ā
"It's not worth much in Germany, but it's worth it in our country. ā
Li Dong laughed, and then arranged for Su Wenhao to lead Zhou Haidong and the four of them to take a taxi.
However, when arranging, Zhou Haidong was unwilling to live or die, so he had to follow Li Dong's side.
Li Dong couldn't resist him, plus Xu Shengzhe's rented car was a seven-seater, plus Chen Ke and Zhou Haidong, there were just seven people, which was enough.
Xu Shengzhe has no opinion, although Su Wenhao has just come to Germany, he studied in Germany when he was young, and he has often traveled to Germany in recent years, but he is more familiar with this place than Xu Shengzhe.
As soon as he heard Xu Shengzhe report the name of the hotel, Su Wenhao immediately nodded and said, "I am familiar with the Audlong Hotel, and we will wait for you at the door of the hotel when we arrive at the place." ā
Li Dong smiled: "Why are you so sure that you will arrive first?"
Su Wenhao smiled and said: "Mr. Li doesn't know about taxi drivers in Germany, taking a taxi is always faster than driving himself." ā
Li Dong asked Xu Shengzhe: "Is that so?"
Xu Shengzhe said with a smile: "Probably, but it also has to be divided into places, Berlin is the capital, and it will be the World Cup final in two days, and now there are many people in the city, and taxis don't dare to drive too fast." ā
Everyone chatted a few words, and Su Wenhao took Zheng Long and the three of them to take a taxi and left first.
Li Dong and his entourage got into the car rented by Xu Shengzhe, and it was not too far from Tegel Airport to the city.
But the short journey also made Li Dong see the difference between domestic and foreign.
Not to mention the difference in architectural style, in Berlin, Li Dong feels that the most obvious thing is the parks and small forests that can be seen everywhere.
Forests, rivers, parks, ......
If he hadn't known that he was in Berlin, Li Dong couldn't believe that this would be the capital of Germany.
Think about the capital, that's every inch of land!
If it had been left in the capital, these forest parks would have been bulldozed long ago, and how much would it cost to sell for such a large place to build high-rise buildings.
But again, the national conditions are different.
There are too many people in China, a capital city, the permanent population of more than 20 million, this is only a statistical data on paper, in fact, it is almost doubled.
In Germany, the total population of the country is only about 80 million.
There are few people, and the demand for housing is naturally not so great, and people also have this condition to engage in greening.
While driving the car, Xu Shengzhe explained to Li Dong: "Berlin is usually not very crowded, but now it is almost overcrowded. The 9th is the World Cup final, and now a large number of fans from France and Italy are pouring into Berlin, and it has been a bit chaotic here for the past two days, so everyone will be careful when they go out tomorrow. ā
"Isn't it good to say that there is good order in Germany?"
"That's also the score, usually it's okay to count on the police in Berlin to maintain law and order, but now it's not possible, there are too many people. Today is okay, wait for tomorrow and two days later, you will know what it means to be crowded.
Forget it, I'm also playing the piano to the cow when I talk to you. You don't understand the enthusiasm of the fans for the World Cup, you will know the day after tomorrow. ā
Li Dong glanced at him, too lazy to take the topic, and said: "After watching the World Cup on the 9th, I have to go to Switzerland on the 10th, you have no problem here, right?"
"In such a hurry?"
Xu Shengzhe was a little puzzled: "Don't play for a few more days? It's not easy to go out of the country, the attractions that should be visited always have to be played, if you leave on the 10th, you can't finish the place in the next two days." ā
"No way, you think I'm so idle with you, there are a lot of things in the company, I have to go back as soon as possible. ā
Xu Shengzhe didn't refute this time, Li Dong was indeed busier than him.
Yuanfang has recently been a real estate company again, and it is an era of acquisitions, and at this time, Li Dongneng has taken the time to go abroad has surprised Xu Shengzhe.
Then the crowd didn't speak again, but concentrated on browsing the scenery outside the car.
Although it is getting dark, Berlin is even more beautiful at night.
In the past two days, there were probably too many people, and the police couldn't control it, and Li Dong saw many drunkards lying on both sides of the road wantonly along the way.
Of course, it won't be long before the police on duty will take them where they need to go.
Xu Shengzhe saw Li Dong staring at these drunkards, and smiled: "Don't look at it, the German team lost in the semifinals two days ago, and these German fans have been drunk and dreaming for the past two days and are about to find someone to fight. ā
Li Dong said lightly: "I'm a fan of the Huaxia team, so no one will beat me, right?"
Everyone in the car burst into laughter, and Xu Shengzhe said speechlessly: "Don't be sarcastic, it's not easy for people, be considerate of each other." ā
(To be continued.) )