Chapter 696: Send it away
Mira's house, Sichuan, China. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Barbara looked at the Chinese in the living room with tears and laughter, and listened to Mila say that it was best not to refuse the local products given by these Chinese, otherwise they would feel very outspoken.
See the outside?
Meeting a foreigner?
But we're foreigners!
Barbara shouted frantically in her heart, but she knew that if she refused at this time, it would also have a negative impact on Mila and Troy's trip to China, after all, they came this time to deeply experience and learn the thinking mode of the Chinese, once there is a gap, it will lead to the failure of the plan.
Mira herself was a little surprised that she and Troy would be so popular here, didn't she agree to work as a foreign language teacher for free at a local elementary school, and the enthusiasm of these Chinese even made people feel a little frightened.
In fact, this is also the reason why Phoebe laid a good foundation before, when Phoebe and her sisters came here, they did not live in a better place like other artists who came to condole, but lived with the victims who had not been allocated emergency aid to build houses at that time, which made the locals feel different about the ten of them, and in that charity performance, Phoebe could also interact with the audience in the local dialect, and sang a song "For Whom" praising the People's Liberation Army , so compared to other regions, although Girls' Generation is not a household name here, it also makes people feel that they can be regarded as "old friends of the Chinese people".
And Girlhood's performance in the Paralympics, as well as Phoebe's time on KBS International Radio, said a lot of good things for the Chinese Olympics, which made the Chinese official impression of her and Girls' Generation good, plus Phoebe is a cooperation with the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, and she also sent a check for two million dollars to the Chinese Embassy in South Korea in the name of the family of the U.S. ambassador to South Korea。
According to Phoebe's plan, Mira did not bring any American values and lifestyle with her, but lived with an elderly couple who lost their eldest daughter and grandson in the earthquake, as Phoebe said, and lived exactly according to the local life and eating habits. Although the elderly couple felt that this foreign woman's idea was a little weird, but after a long time, they found that they were indeed humbly learning China and understanding Chinese characteristics, so in less than a month, the family and the surrounding neighbors accepted this foreigner from their hearts.
And the Troy guy actually learned faster than Mira, and he fought with a few locals with a hunter background, and often went up the mountain together, although they often didn't understand the language, but a group of people became very good together, so Mira and Troy, the two strange foreigners, were more popular with everyone.
Before, the Township Education Bureau tentatively asked Mila if she could be an English teacher, and Mila consulted Qi's mother and Qi's father, that is, the elderly couple's opinions, and agreed, which made Qi's mother and Qi's father feel very respected, and at the same time, they also liked Mila, a foreign godgirl who came to China to study and raise a baby.
As for the husband of the goddaughter, that is, Troy, who runs crazy with people on the mountain at every turn, and is tall and tall, the old couple once couldn't help but train him to work more at home, don't keep leaving his pregnant wife at home, Troy was actually very modest and embarrassed to say thank you to them, faintly making people feel that this foreign little couple is still respectful of the elderly, so the reputation of Mr. and Mrs. Mira has spread.
In fact, Troy is really a little honest, and Mira is acting completely according to Phoebe's plan, but no matter what, they also brought an emotional catharsis to the old couple of the Qi family who are still immersed in pain - yes, the choice of this old couple is also carefully analyzed by Phoebe.
Many people also know that Mira is still the sister of the good-looking Phoebe who came here in the first place, and their family donated two million dollars after the earthquake here, so Mila is already a local celebrity even though she has been here for less than two months.
When Barbara and Mila were good friends, or the fiancée of Mira's only brother, and Phoebe's agent, many people felt that they were not very welcome when they came before, and they were leaving now, so why do they have to send some souvenirs?
So, there was a scene that shocked Barbara.
Mira really didn't treat these two months in vain, she and Troy made up their minds from the beginning without translation, and there was the patient "upbringing" of the Qi couple carefully selected by Phoebe, although Chinese still can't speak much, but it is no problem to understand the general meaning, so she also helped the Chinese persuade Barbara to take everything away, and said: "These are not all for you, and some are for Phoebe and the members of Girls' Generation who originally came." ”
Before Barbara came, she listened to Phoebe's advice, such a situation may occur, on the one hand, she once again sighed that Phoebe is like a god, on the other hand, she feels that the Chinese are too terrible, and they can't even refuse, just from this aspect, sure enough, the thinking mode of Chinese and Europeans and Americans is very different.
In the end, Barbara had to promise that she would bring all these gifts later, and she saw that the Chinese were satisfied, as if Las Vegas had won the jackpot of the slot machine.
Before leaving, although it is not said that it is an empty alley, but there are more than a dozen people to send each other, which once again makes Barbara cry and laugh, after saying goodbye to this town that still has the scars left by the earthquake disaster to the earth, Barbara can't help but secretly reflect on what she has experienced in the past few days, and suddenly she thought of one thing, could it be that Phoebe let herself come, in addition to sending things to Mira, but also let herself feel the meaning of Chinese civilian life?
But Phoebe, who can't catch up with Phoebe, why do you want to do this?
Barbara knows that what Phoebe does, can not simply see, she often hides a lot of purposes behind a decision, just like this movie, the Chinese think that the shooting is very good, not only reflects the Chinese nation for a long time in the face of nomadic invasion of a microcosm of a microcosm, but also shows the Chinese sons and daughters in the face of power vowed not to bow down to the national integrity, the most important thing is that in the movie, the Changbai Mountain, the Yalu River is also assigned to China, not North Korea, which is in line with real history, but also a Korean director filmed, this can not be said that China takes advantage of North Korea?
And Barbara not only knows Phoebe's purpose, but also knows that Phoebe also hides some things in line with American values in the movie, such as the unreliability of big government, the unreliability of politicians, and the attitude of supporting the people with force, etc., it is conceivable that after the film is released in North America, coupled with the film analysis article arranged by Phoebe, at least many people will understand that Phoebe is using her work in disguise to make a stand, just like many directors will shoot a loss film that looks very brain-dead to make a stand.
So, Barbara doesn't think she's worrying too much, but it's hard for her to figure out why Phoebe asked her to feel the thinking patterns of Chinese civilians for a while.
Looking at the military uniformed translator in the front seat of the driver and co-pilot, Barbara couldn't help but ask, "Are the Chinese so enthusiastic?"
The driver and translator were all equipped for her by people from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, and Barbara came to China without asking for help from Langley, Universal Music's institutions in China, or other foreign institutions, relying on the contacts of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts contacted by Phoebe.
Phoebe's approach is not surprising, as around the world, the United States is the first to establish contact with the most organized local military, and in this regard, it is clear that Phoebe is doing a good job in American tradition.
And Barbara also knows that her identity in Eastern Europe should actually be more or less known to the Chinese, and let their soldiers keep an eye on it, but it can reassure the Chinese.
Hearing Barbara's question, the translator on the co-pilot turned back and said: "Well, most of the time, Chinese have always been very hospitable, and I have also heard that after the earthquake, your help here is sincere, I heard that Director Phoebe not only donated money, but also told the world about the disaster here on the radio program, to be honest, everyone wants to thank her the most." ”
Barbara nodded and smiled, "Actually, it's the same all over the world, when Hurricane Katrina happened...... Well, it's pretty much the same. ”
When she said this, Barbara felt a little blushing, as a member of Langley, she knew that it was not what she said at all, but it was indeed a little embarrassing to let the Chinese compare with her in terms of humanistic care, so she added: "However, your efforts to rebuild the disaster area are really emotional." ”
The translator didn't seem to see that Barbara was a little uncomfortable just now, and nodded: "Well, in the face of disasters, everyone thinks the same, to reduce the number of casualties as much as possible, and to restore the normal living standards of the affected people as much as possible, which should be paid attention to." ”
Barbara nodded awkwardly again, and then asked, "To be honest, this time I came to China and I had more insights than the last time." As he spoke, he pointed to a big bag beside him and said, "I didn't expect to receive so many things." ”
The translator smiled and said, "This is everyone's heart, to be honest, we are very welcome to those of you who are willing to seriously contact China." ”
Barbara knew that this translation was really not simple, but she didn't find fault with it, nodded and said, "Yes." By the way, what's going on with the movie? When I came, I saw that there was publicity in Shanghai and Chongqing, and I wondered if I could let Phoebe's movie be shown to the people here. ”
The translator shook his head and said: "I don't know much about this, big cities are better, China's cinema chain has not yet been fully rolled out, and many places do not have modern cinemas." By the way, if you are interested, you can also invest in this area, with the good cooperation between Director Phoebe and us first, if you cooperate in this area, it is also possible. ”
Barbara's expression was very sincere, and she shook her head slightly: "It's unlikely, she has no money now, her family's funds are mainly invested in his brother's company, and she has a contract with a Korean brokerage company, so she can't get involved in some entertainment industries." ”
The translator was stunned, but nodded and said: "Oh, in fact, it's nothing, if you have the opportunity, you are welcome to invest, I believe you have also seen that the Chinese people are very hospitable." ”
Barbara also nodded and said with a smile: "I just said, it really impresses me." ”
In fact, Barbara knew that it was impossible for Phoebe to invest in China, after all, Titan is now climbing up under the American system, although it has encountered some spiping, but compared with China, it is still the United States that is more free - for example, the freedom to have private arms, and for example, the freedom to set up a large team of lawyers, and the freedom to bankrupt the scattered opponents through legal channels, if you come to China, there is obviously no such freedom.
If it weren't for that, Barbara wouldn't have said to Phoebe "Greedy capitalist, I'm here to punish you" when she bullied Phoebe.
Phoebe would reply: Just don't let me be like Mary IX, and the rest is up to you......
Barbara thinks Phoebe likes the game, but what she doesn't know is that Phoebe knows how to respond in order to make Barbara happier.
After a few words with the translator, Barbara fell into thinking again, what is the purpose of Phoebe to let herself contact the Chinese?
In the reconstruction area, after seeing off Barbara, Mira thanked everyone with a smile, and wanted to learn the local habits to stay and eat, but everyone knew that Mira's cooking was not delicious at all, and in the end it became two or three dishes for each family, and then they came together to join in the fun.
To tell the truth, this white and clean, blond haired, tall and thin foreign girl is really liked by everyone.
After the meal, Mila and Troy helped Qi's mother clean up her things, while chatting with Qi's mother, and then the clumsy Truiy was driven to weave a basket with Qi's father, to be honest, Troy's favorite is the folk handicraft here, although he doesn't look good, but his attitude is very serious, so Qi's father is willing to take him - in Qi's father's words, this foreign guy is not as ghostly and full of thoughts as other foreigners, and it is worth treating well.
However, Troy also learned a bad problem, that is, like Qi's father, he smoked dry tobacco in a slender copper tobacco pouch pot, although there were only a few puffs at a time, but the taste was very choking.
After packing up her things, Mira and Qi's mother learned Chinese for a while, and then returned to the house and took a pill that Barbara brought, she found that after taking this medicine, her learning ability has improved significantly, but as Barbara said, her desire has also become stronger, why hasn't that Troy guy come back......