Chapter 465: Provence
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Located in Central, Pacific Place is the new commercial plaza of the Swire group and the largest commercial plaza in Hong Kong.
It welcomes thousands of customers every day.
But today is significantly different from usual, before 7 o'clock in the morning, there are some people coming outside the mall, these people are very young.
The older ones were only twenty-five or sixteen, and the younger ones were only fifteen or sixteen.
Some of them are holding posters, some are holding signs with various words written on them, and these posters and signs are all around a combination.
Or three names.
With the passage of time, more and more people gathered outside the mall, densely packed, not to mention one or two thousand people, which has affected the surrounding traffic.
Three hours passed.
When the hour hand was about to point to 1 o'clock, a business car slowly drove and stopped at the entrance of the mall, and then three young men appeared in everyone's sight.
"Little Tigers...... Wu Qilong...... Su Youpeng...... Chen Zhipeng......"
In an instant, all kinds of shouts were deafening, and these three young people were none other than Wu Qilong, Su Youpeng, and Chen Zhipeng of the Little Tigers.
After months of preparation, the Little Tigers' debut album "Love" finally came out a month ago.
The album contains a total of ten songs, two of which were written by Wei Xiong, namely the album's eponymous song "Love" and "Red Dragonfly".
It has become an important gimmick for album promotion.
Combined with other promotions, the album was an impressive success, with a staggering 380,000 copies sold in its first week.
Among them, there are 180,000 in Taiwan.
Only a few people such as Wei Xiong, Zhou Huimin, and Zhang Xueyou have achieved such results before. And that's just the first week.
The red-hot sales are still going on.
Before the album was released, the Tigers began their first Asian tour, including Taipei, Singapore, a total of 8 stops.
Hong Kong is the last stop.
So they've been through a scene like this a few times, and they've gone from being nervous at the beginning to now feeling used to it.
And after the Little Tigers became popular, the media once again talked about Wei Xiong.
In the eyes of the media, these three handsome and energetic young men do have the potential to become stars, but they are also lucky.
Because they met Wei Xiong.
This can be seen in their two most popular songs, "Love" and "Red Dragonfly", and according to the news from Media Asia Records,
Signing the Tigers is what Wei Xiong means.
This once again proves Wei Xiong's accurate vision and unparalleled star-making ability, which makes everyone have to say admiration.
Straight to the point.
When Wei Xiong was still a singer, his attendance at public events was basically a project - signing sales, which was insincere.
In contrast, the Little Tigers are much more sincere.
From the first stop in Taipei, they sang and danced at every stop, as well as book signings, and sometimes participated in TV shows.
That's why each stop lasts three to five days.
Hong Kong is no exception.
Today's fan meeting at Pacific Place will not only present fans with songs such as "Love".
There will also be a number of mini-games with randomly selected fans.
Tomorrow will also be a signing event at Pacific Place, where every fan will have the opportunity to get an album or poster signed by their idol himself.
Although such an intensive activity is hard, it is their own choice.
It's what they like, too
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The full name of Provence is Provence?? Alps?? The Cรดte d'Azur, originally a province of the Roman Empire, is now a region in southeastern France.
Bordering the Mediterranean Sea and bordering Italy, it is a hilly area that stretches from the Mediterranean coast to the interior.
In the middle there is a large river that flows through it.
In addition, the Rhรดne, which flows south from the Alps through Lyon, divides into two major tributaries near Provence and finally flows into the Mediterranean.
Provence is known as the 'City of Knights' in Europe.
It is the birthplace of chivalric lyric poetry, an important literary genre of the Middle Ages, and it is also rich in wine, although these are not the most famous in Provence.
The busiest season in Provence is from May to September.
Because this is the season of lavender blooming, the mountains are full of purple lavender, and the air is filled with the scent of lavender.
Abundant sunlight is ideal for lavender growth.
Coupled with the local people's love for the aroma and healing properties of lavender, Provence can not only see the charming picture of lavender purple flowers churning everywhere.
And it is common to hang all kinds of lavender sachets and sachets at home.
Shops, prescriptions, and even bazaars are filled with products made from lavender, such as lavender essential oils, perfumes, herbal teas, candles, and more.
Because of this, Provence is also known as the land of lavender.
The Provence territory is made up of the famous cities of Aix, Marseille and Avignon, as well as the towns of Arles, Guet, Avignon and Nรฎmes.
The castle of Weichon is located in Avignon.
Located on the left bank of the Rhรดne, Avignon is a centuries-old historic city with many monuments from the Roman era.
"Wow, you see there's an old castle on the other side of the river. โ
Lin Yixuan excitedly pointed to the other side of the Long River, an ancient castle surrounded by dense forests, and Li Ruotong, who was sitting next to her, also had the same expression.
"The river you see now is the Rhรดne, and it runs through all of Provence. โ
Wei Xiong sat opposite Li Ruotong and Lin Yixuan, and he acted as a tour guide along the way, introducing the two girls to the various scenery they encountered on the road.
At this time they were on their way to the castle.
Li Ruotong and Lin Yixuan sat in the same car with him, as well as Ouyang Yaqing and Chen Mengyao, and the other three flight attendants sat in another car behind.
"What about the castle?" Lin Yixuan asked.
"In fact, there are many castles like this in France, especially in the south, and it is very easy to buy a castle without too complicated procedures. โ
"It doesn't take much money, it's the maintenance that is difficult. โ
Wei Xiong looked at the ancient castle that Lin Yixuan pointed to: "Take that ancient castle as an example, the architectural style should be from the Louis XIII period." โ
"It's been more than 300 years now. โ
"You can estimate the manpower and material resources spent on such a large castle and it can be preserved so well for such a long time. โ
"Forget it. โ
Lin Yixuan looked depressed, but soon she put this depression behind her, and looked at the scenery outside the window with great interest again.
More than ten minutes later.
The four cars drove into a huge manor house, drove along a boulevard for a while, and finally stopped in front of a magnificent kasbah.
Getting out of the car, Li Ruotong looked at the ancient castle in front of him and felt a feeling of excitement.
She is just an ordinary Hong Kong citizen, although she often flies around and has seen many famous scenery and places of interest in the world.
But it was the first time I had been in such a large estate.
And at such a close distance, she came into contact with an ancient castle of this size, with a history of more than 200 years, which originally only existed in her fantasy.
"Wow, that's spectacular. โ
Compared with Li Ruotong's reserve, Lin Yixuan really has something to say, in fact, it's no wonder that she is really good, Weixiong's ancient castle is really good.
It's not that the castle covers a large area.
In fact, compared to many famous castles in Provence, the area of the castle that Wei Xiong bought can only be considered medium, and even a little small.
It's great because it comes with a Gothic minaret.
Although Gothic architecture originated in France in the 12th century, it lasted only until the 16th century, after which it gradually died out.
Very few Gothic buildings have survived to the present day, and even fewer in Provence.
Of course, this castle in Weixiong is not a pure Gothic building, but only partially incorporates some Gothic architectural styles.
Make the whole castle look even more majestic.
The main body of the castle is three floors, the first floor is the dining room, banquet hall, kitchen and maid's room, etc., and the bedrooms, guest rooms, and study rooms are on the second and third floors.
"Welcome home, sir. โ
At this time, there were two rows of servants standing neatly at the entrance of the castle, namely four male maids in suits and ten maids in maid uniforms.
Seeing Wei Xiong get out of the car, the fourteen servants bowed in unison.
The servants were all white and came from a professional housekeeping company that was responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the castle and the entire estate.
When Li Ruotong and others had ever seen such a scene, they were all shocked for a while.
Wei Xiong smiled slightly, turned his head to Li Ruotong and the others and said, "I'll take you to the room first, and then I'll take you to play after lunch." โ
"Okay. โ
Lin Yixuan spoke first, and was about to live in the castle, and the excitement in her heart was so great that it was almost all written on her face.
Those servants didn't need to be instructed, and took the initiative to take over the luggage in the hands of Li Ruotong and others.
Wei Xiong led the way in front.
When he bought the castle, Wei Xiong had come to see it once, and although it was the first time after the renovation was completed, the main body had not changed.
It's just that some details have changed.
So leading the way is not a problem for Wei Xiong.
"The ground floor is dominated by the kitchen, dining room and banquet hall, and the guest rooms are on the second and third floors. Wei Xiong became a tour guide again, introducing as he walked.
Standing at the staircase on the second floor,
He pointed to the left: "On the left, there is the living room, the conference room, and my study, and on the right is the guest room, there should be a dozen or so rooms, you can choose for yourself." โ
"You're welcome. โ
After speaking, Lin Yixuan immediately took action, and the other three flight attendants hesitated and followed, leaving only Li Ruotong standing in place.
"Miss Li, you come with me. โ
Wei Xiong smiled slightly, and made a gesture of please, Li Ruotong didn't know what kind of medicine Wei Xiong bought in the gourd, so he could only follow along.
After a few moments, Wei Xiong pushed open the door to a room.
"This room should be the best location and has a separate balcony from which you can see the beautiful Rhรดne River just a short distance away. โ
Li Ruotong saw that there was really a balcony, and hurriedly walked over.
Compared with sitting in the car just now, standing on a high place can obviously enjoy the ancient and beautiful scenery of the Long River and its banks more clearly.
"Wow, this room is bigger than the others and the balcony. โ
At this time, Lin Yixuan walked into the room, and then walked quickly to the balcony: "Wow, the scenery is so beautiful, Tongtong, you see, there is an island in the middle of the river." โ
Subsequently, the other three flight attendants also came to this room.
Five people crowded on the small balcony, Lin Yixuan said softly: "Tongtong, this room was specially arranged for you by Mr. Wei, right?"
"Needless to say, didn't you see that Mr. Wei personally brought Tongtong over. โ
"Wow, that's sweet. โ
"Who said no, I'm so envious, if I want to say that I have such a boyfriend, I don't need him to take the initiative, I will definitely dedicate myself immediately. โ
Li Ruotong couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Please, can you stop being such a nymphomaniac, Mr. Wei is still here. โ
Lin Yixuan looked back at Wei Xiong, hesitated, then walked over and asked, "Mr. Wei, can I share a room with Tongtong?"
"Of course, you can live as you want. โ
"Okay, I'll go out first, if you need anything, you can just tell the maids, they all speak English. "Finished. Wei Xiong went out.
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Because the owner of the castle is often absent, the castle is not equipped with a special cook, and the maids have to take care of their own three meals a day.
Only when the owner is present, the housekeeping company will send a cook at the owner's request.
At noon, the kitchen cooked a sumptuous French meal, all French dishes from the attraction, and eight people gathered around the rectangular table to eat and chat.
Being able to eat at the same table with Wei Xiong in this kind of place, several flight attendants were very excited.
Except, of course, Li Ruotong.
Although she seems to be in a good mood, she is not as happy as other flight attendants, and it should be more due to her personality.
is exactly the same as the Li Ruotong in Wei Xiong's memory.
"After dinner, I'll show you around the manor, the view is still very good, and then I'll go to the town. โ
"It's only five or six minutes by bike from the nearest town. โ
"The town was founded in the 18th century and is still largely in its original state, and it is a very famous town in Avignon. โ
"We welcome a lot of tourists every year. โ
"I'll go tomorrow to admire the lavender, it's mid-May and the lavender from Provence has begun to bloom, so you can't miss it. โ
"And the Papal Palace, the Saint-Bรฉneze bridge and so on. โ
Wei Xiong introduced his arrangement, while Lin Yixuan and the others listened carefully, just hearing Wei Xiong say this, it was enough for them to be excited.
"We'll be staying here for three days, which should be enough to visit the main attractions. โ
"Hurry up and eat, I can't wait. โ
can say such things, except for Lin Yixuan, there can be no one else. In this regard, Wei Xiong just smiled slightly, not caring at all.
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After lunch, Wei Xiong took the women who had changed into casual clothes to visit the manor, which was very large, covering an area of nearly 200 acres.
More than 80% are green spaces and trees.
And because of the long history, the trees grow tall, giving people a sense of historical precipitation and the illusion of being in a primeval forest.
Although the estate was built more than two hundred years ago.
But the overall planning and garden design are very good, and they are no worse than Tongque Villa, so that Li Ruotong and other women are very interested.
After walking around the manor for more than an hour, the group set off for the town.
Since the distance is not far, and in order to enjoy the scenery along the road, the crowd did not take the car, but rode the bicycle, but the problem came.
It's not that there aren't enough bikes, it's that there are two people who don't know how to ride bikes.
One of them is Li Ruotong.
The other one is also a flight attendant, originally Li Ruotong wanted Lin Yixuan to carry it, but she was preempted by another flight attendant, as for the other two flight attendants?
All of them mean that they can't be loaded.
"Tongtong, you just let Mr. Wei carry it. Wei Xiong was thinking about how to speak, and Lin Yixuan, who was about to leave, mentioned him first.
"Miss Li, if you don't mind, I'll pick you up?"
Li Ruotong glared at Lin Yixuan, who was talkative, hesitated, then looked at Wei Xiong, and said with a little embarrassment: "Then trouble Mr. Wei." โ
"No hassle. โ
Wei Xiong smiled slightly, smiling very brightly.
Immediately, Li Ruotong sat sideways on the back seat of the bicycle.
Originally, she just sat like this, and when Wei Xiong said that she had sat down, she gently grabbed Wei Xiong's clothes so as not to fall.
When it comes to natural beauty, Avignon is the best in Provence.
Even if it was just an ordinary country road, there was a different beautiful scenery, which quickly attracted all Li Ruotong's attention.
"France is so developed, how can it still rely on manpower to farm. โ
At this time, the bicycle passed by a cultivated field, and saw some farmers pulling ploughing cattle to work on the cultivated land, Li Ruotong couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Agricultural machinery uses diesel, which produces a lot of exhaust gases and pollutes air and water. โ
"Because many places in Provence prohibit the use of agricultural machinery, Avignon is one of them, but it also depends on the situation. โ
"Farming on a small scale like this is definitely not going to work. โ
"But if it's a large farm, it's still okay with government approval, such as lavender fields that are planted on a large scale. โ
Wei Xiong explained as he rode.
Hearing this, Li Ruotong showed an expression of 'I see' on his face, everything is to protect the environment, no wonder this place can be so beautiful.
After five or six minutes of riding, the group arrived in the town.
As Wei Xiong said, most of the town's buildings are Romanesque, and once you enter it, you feel a sense of historical and cultural heaviness.
The weather is fine today and there are a lot of tourists in the town.
Inevitably being recognized, causing some unnecessary trouble, Wei Xiong specially wore sunglasses, and Zhou Yihang and other bodyguards were also scattered around.
There are no particularly significant attractions in the town, or the whole town is just an attraction.
You can take beautiful pictures just by standing there.
Just like women such as Li Ruotong and Lin Yixuan, as guaranteed tourists, taking photos is an indispensable thing for them after every scenic spot.