Chapter 981: Overseas Help
San Francisco, also known as San Francisco, is also known as San Francisco. The city is the fourth largest city in California, USA.
From a modern point of view, San Francisco is close to the coast, convenient transportation, and a suitable climate, making it a good place to do business.
But until the 19th century, the place was deserted. In the mid-19th century, it became a colony of Spain, the maritime power of the time, and at that time, the city had only about 800 people.
No one wanted to develop anything here, and the Spaniards colonized it mainly to occupy a port so that they could repair it.
In January 1848, on a very ordinary day, a carpenter in San Francisco, while building a sawmill, accidentally discovered gold in a stream that drove a water wheel.
As a result, San Francisco changed completely.
San Francisco sparked a terrible gold rush, and people from all over the world quickly flocked to the city to pan for gold.
And this small town, which originally had only a few hundred people, has also developed like a rocket, and the speed of development is simply appalling.
At that time, China was in the late Qing Dynasty, when it was poor and weak, and countless Chinese were also trafficked here, turned into slaves, and forced to work.
This move is decades. During this period, there were countless Chinese who died of exhaustion and illness here, but there were also many Chinese who settled here.
Until today in the 21st century, San Francisco is a world-famous overseas Chinese settlement, and the city with the largest number of Chinese in the United States is probably here.
And unlike other cities, the Chinese have lived and developed in the city for a hundred years, and the city has also been immersed in Chinese culture.
There is a famous Chinatown, there are also many Chinese restaurants, there are many Chinese festivals and customs, and festivals named after the Chinese.
For example, Jacky Cheung Day, Dawn Day, Run Run Shaw Day, Anita Mui Day, Lin Zhiying Day......
And this time, the first overseas stop chosen by Xiang Wenshe was San Francisco, and He Xiangdong chose a place with the strongest overseas Chinese culture.
Qiao Yu and his team had already gone to San Francisco to discuss cooperation, and for the first performance, Qiao Yu still remained relatively cautious, and he chose a venue with 2,000 people.
That's not prudent, actually.
The field of 2,000 people is considered a big field, but he has no way, and the small field can't get back to the original, but the field is too big, and if the tickets can't be sold, the loss will be even more, so they have to make a balance.
Qiao Yu is not familiar with San Franciscans, so he brought his company's team in China, and also invited people who know about overseas business performances to come over to help.
As soon as they got off the plane, they started to get busy, and they had to go to the approval to perform here, and after getting the approval, they went to rent a venue and promote it with the local media.
They are really not familiar with the overseas situation, and before they can get much of it, they hit several nails, and their heads are big.
Qiao Yu said angrily: "Aren't you an expert, why don't you know anything?"
The invited expert scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "I have held several exhibitions overseas, but the exhibitions are not the same as performances like yours, and the approval procedures are also different." And you have to contact the media to promote it later, we don't know how to promote your cross talk, you'd better hire a local lawyer and find a local team to do commercial performances to help. ”
Qiao Yu looked at him speechlessly, he has all these people found, so why do you want him to do it? Invite him over to do something, good guy, you just came here to let me invite someone else?
Qiao Yu was furious, this bastard invited was too unreliable.
"Go back to the hotel first. Qiao Yu waved his hand, and everyone went back first.
The expert shrugged and followed.
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Domestic.
Basically, everyone thinks that He Xiangdong will not succeed in this overseas commercial performance, and most of the people here even have the mentality of watching the excitement and watch He Xiangdong make a fool of himself.
Of course, there are still some people who hope that He Xiangdong can succeed, and they are not stingy with their energy, and they all hope to help He Xiangdong.
Xu Sihai is the director of the Xicheng District Cultural Bureau. He has known He Xiangdong for a long time, and in the process of developing Xiangwen Society, he, the director of the Cultural Bureau, has also given a lot of help.
This time, after Xu Sihai learned that He Xiangdong was going to perform an overseas commercial performance, he also reached out, not to give money or things or anything like that, but that he introduced He Xiangdong to himself.
A diplomat at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco asked He Xiangdong to ask him for help if he encountered any difficulties in San Francisco.
Gao Bingsheng also sent a person to He Xiangdong, Wu Tianbao, a cross talk actor living in San Francisco, according to generation, Wu Tianbao is He Xiangdong's uncle's generation.
Wu Tianbao is also from the Hou family, He Xiangdong knows this person, but he has never met him. Hou Sanye knew him, after all, everyone was within the Hou family's door wall.
Gao Bingsheng gave He Xiangdong Wu Tianbao's contact information, so that He Xiangdong could contact Wu Tianbao and seek his help overseas.
He Xiangdong is the godson of Hou Sanye, and he can be regarded as having a friendship with Wu Tianbao, so Wu Tianbao should also help He Xiangdong.
This is the same as running around in the old society, when you go to a strange place to do business, you must first pay homage to the prime minister. It's not just about respect, it's about getting help from others, otherwise you're really blind.
Now Qiao Yu is in San Francisco.
The help sent by Gao Bingsheng and Xu Sihai was really timely, and He Xiangdong also hurriedly handed over the contact information of these two people to Qiao Yu.
He Xiangdong also took the initiative to contact them and asked them for help. The diplomat introduced by Xu Sihai was very talkative, and when he heard that Qiao Yu was having trouble running for approval, he asked Qiao Yu to contact him as soon as possible, and their consulate helped to get it together.
He Xiangdong was grateful.
Wu Tianbao, a cross talk doorman, He Xiangdong first contacted him by phone, and He Xiangdong also reported his mentorship portal, and also clarified the purpose of going to San Francisco this time.
Wu Tianbao already knew He Xiangdong, and Hou Sanye had mentioned it to him several times before. Later, after He Xiangdong became popular, he also watched a lot of He Xiangdong's performances, and it can be said that he has been friends with He Xiangdong for a long time.
He Xiangdong was also flattered and overjoyed.
When Wu Tianbao learned that Qiao Yu was renting a theater and was blackened by publicity, Wu Tianbao also came to his aid and contacted Qiao Yu, and he wanted to help He Xiangdong make this performance together.
He Xiangdong was grateful again.
With the help of these two people, Qiao Yu, who was struggling overseas, finally had a way, and the next preparations became orderly.
Then Qiao Yu kicked that overseas commercial acting expert back to China, what kind of bullshit?