Chapter 440: Cold Welcome?
The Jersey City Cabaret Troupe had a very high level of artistry and a successful performance, with a three-day show to the full, but the streets and alleys of Huihe were the show's glamorous feelings, and the grass was changed at the beginning of the opening. Chinese people who have not seen the world have opened foreign meat, especially in a poor and closed town like Huihe, "It is normal to have such discussions, this is something that cannot be helped."
During the three-day period, the delegation visited the Daqinghu Scenic Area and Wanquan Temple, while the business community participated in Huihe Gold Mining and Huihe Liquor Co., Ltd., tasted the refreshing beer brewed by Huihe Qingquan, and visited the Mazda automobile manufacturing base under construction.
Naturally, the friendship city agreement was reached in a very friendly atmosphere, and Kane, on behalf of Jersey City, invited all walks of life in Huihe City to visit Jersey City in June, and Qin Zihe, on behalf of Huihe City, accepted Kane's kind invitation.
The biggest takeaway from the trip was undoubtedly the corporate world in Jersey City. Most of the companies in Jersey City mainly process agricultural products, and the raw materials for agricultural products in the United States are very expensive. Songjiang Province is a large agricultural production province, and Huihe itself is also a large agricultural county, and during the inspection, they found that soybeans, corn, sorghum, rice and other agricultural products were very cheap, so they asked to import agricultural products from Huihe. In this regard, Huihe, of course, responded positively, not only to sell the backlog of agricultural products at a high price, but also to export to earn foreign exchange. To this end, Huihe City has set up a special agricultural products import and export trading company to trade agricultural products in Jersey City.
The delegation to Beijing tour is Qin Zihe personally accompanied, to the Forbidden City of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Badaling Great Wall is a must-see, although the delegation in Beijing only two days, the schedule is compact and reasonable, looking at the red with high walls, golden blue tiles, they are amazed by this thousand-year-old imperial city.
The night before the delegation left Beijing, Qin Zihe arranged for the Jersey City Song and Dance Troupe to perform a song and dance drama "Cat" at the National Center for the Performing Arts, and State Councilor Bai Jingshan and the mayor of Beijing personally came to the National Center for the Performing Arts to watch the performance.
The delegation was put on a plane to Shanghai. Qin Zihe also took his subordinates back to Songjiang by plane, and it was only a month before the group visited Meiman, and a lot of preparations had to be done. It is up to him to make the decision himself.
The composition of the delegation was quickly proposed. Because the representatives who visited the United States this time are very large, with a total of 107 people, the personnel of all parties can take care of it, and there is no shortage of places in the selection of the head of the delegation, Qin Zihe is the best one, and the establishment of a sister city is to be able to accompany Xia Mei to give birth to a child in the United States, so he must be by her side at this time.
Visiting the United States, the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor can only go alone, Qin Zihe has to stay at home when he goes to Hexin, Hexin, who was originally full of confidence, saw that Qin Zihe was going to go, and his psychology was very uncomfortable. In her mind to come. Qin Zihe came back from studying in the United States and is already very familiar with the United States, besides, the year before last, Huihe City organized a delegation to the United States to investigate, he had already gone, she thought that she didn't need to say that Qin Zihe would give her this opportunity, after all, she had never been abroad, but the result made her disappointed!
He Xin can't say that he has bitterness in his heart, after all, the friendship city was promoted by Qin Zihe, and it is understandable for him to pay a return visit as the head of the regiment. What she didn't expect was that Qin Zihe came to the door in person. She could only say with a smile on her face, "Qin Shuji, why did you come here in person, if there is something to do, I will go over and leave......
Qin Zihe smiled and said, "I happened to come here for some things." I'm going to sit down with you......
Secretary Xing Hong made tea for Qin Zihe and retreated. Qin Zihe said, "Mayor He, I'm here to talk to you about the delegation. Originally, no matter what the delegation said this time, it should have been led by you. Of course, the mayor comes first. However, I have some urgent matters to deal with in the United States, and I have not negotiated with you. As you know, there are many restrictions on going abroad with a status like ours, so I can only take this opportunity to deal with it. ”
"Yes, yes, after all, you single-handedly promoted the sister cities, and you are familiar with the situation in the United States, so it is just right for you to be the head of this regiment!" …… He Xin saw that Qin Zihe had made a special trip to explain the reason to her, and he felt a lot more comfortable.
Qin Zihe said, "Since it has become a sister city, there are many opportunities to go out, and when I organize a group to go to Jersey City early next year, I will take care of my family and you will lead the team!" ”。
Heshin smiled and said, "Okay, that's it!." This time her smile was very natural.
A delegation of 107 members from Huihe City boarded a plane to Shanghai in Songjiang on June 9, and arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 10 after transiting in Shanghai. Jersey City sent three luxury buses to pick them up at the airport, unlike the grand welcome that the members of the delegation would like, and although Mayor Kane was there to greet them at the airport in person, he was surrounded by only five people. Two Jersey City Hall staff, two translators, plus Kane, it's as simple as that, there is neither a fresh huā nor a welcome sign, just a female city hall staff member holding a sign that reads "Huihe City Delegation" in Chinese characters!
Many of the members of the delegation were people who had received the Jersey City delegation at the time, and they looked left and right, and saw that they were greeted by five people, including Kane. There is no one else, and there is some dissatisfaction in my heart, when you came to our Huihe, how did we receive you, but when we came to you, we were so cold to us, Americans, I really don't take us Chinese seriously!
Although Kane was very enthusiastic, some members of the group inevitably muttered in the back to express their dissatisfaction, and the accompanying female translator Zhang Yuan quickly explained to them in a whisper after hearing it: "Don't be angry, this is the way Americans do things, government officials are very frugal, they can save money, and they will never mess with a penny of taxpayers." This is true for all other events unless it is an official state visit. If you don't believe it, you can look at it for a while, "The buses that picked us up were all hired with huā money......
Qin Zihe got on the first bus. Mayor Kane and the female staff member of the municipal government who held the sign got into the bus with him, and the members of the delegation got into three luxury buses respectively," the female staff member put the sign in her hand aside. Sit next to the driver and tell him it's time to drive.
John F. Kennedy International Airport is not far from Jersey City, "only about 25 miles away." Qin Zihe sat by the car window, chatting with Kane while watching the familiar city of New York.
Shortly after leaving JFK International Airport. A roadside sign showed the car on Condit Avenue and soon onto Atlantic Street. Passing by a university of higher learning not long ago, Qin Zihe knew that this was Long Island University in the United States, but the members of the group did not know. couldn't help but point, Qin Zihe introduced it to everyone.
After the bus crossed the Manhattan Bridge, Chinese occasionally appeared on the signboard of the roadside storefront, and then the number of Chinese characters on the signboard gradually increased, and everyone was surprised to sit in the car. They looked out the window one after another.
Qin Zihe introduced to everyone: "This is the famous Chinatown of New York!" …… When everyone heard this, they immediately cheered. On the contrary, it scared the female staff member sitting next to the driver!
New York and New Jersey are separated by a river, and many bridges and tunnels have been built over the Hudson River to connect the two states. Many people in New Jersey work in New York, and they travel between New Jersey and New York every day through these bridges and tunnels. Shortly after the bus left Chinatown, it entered the Holland Pass, which connects New York and Jersey City. Finally, the bus stopped in front of the Wilson International Hotel in Jersey City.
Wilson International Hotel is very luxurious, Huihe City Hotel is like a rural production team compared to it, although Qin Zihe has never lived here, it seems that it must be at least a three-star hotel. The rooms were all pre-arranged from Jersey City and the check-in was smooth. In the end, Kane called the manager of the hotel to introduce him to Qin Zihe. He said, "Mr. Qin, considering that you are physically tired from afar, there is no activity scheduled today, you need to take a break and fall jet lag, I will come here to pick you up tomorrow morning, if you have any requirements when I am not there, please find this Rennes manager!" …… Although Qin Zihe can understand English. But the translator from Jersey City didn't know, and officially translated Kane's words to Qin Zihe.
Of course, Qin Zihe was sober about the American style, and waited for Kane and several staff members to leave. He gathered the whole group together and held a meeting, the main content of which was to emphasize the discipline of foreign affairs. Tell everyone to go back to their rooms, and rest when it's time to rest. The scope of activities without rest is limited to this hotel, and it is not allowed to leave the hotel without permission.
After speaking, Qin Zihe looked at everyone and asked, "Do you have anything else?" …… The meaning is obvious, and the meeting broke up without anything.
At this time, the female translator Zhang Yuan raised her hand and said, "Qin Shuji, there is something I need to emphasize to you......
Qin Zihe said, "Okay, you can say it......
Zhang Yuan is a translator hired by Huihe at the Provincial Youth Travel Agency. She was very responsible, looked at everyone and said, "When I was at the airport just now, the members of the regiment had some objections to the reception in Jersey City. In addition to official state visits. The reception of other events was like this, and everyone must not let go of us as snubbing or not paying attention to us, but today Mayor Kane was able to meet us at the airport in person. It's already a high courtesy, otherwise, just send a staff member of the town hall! ……
As soon as Qin Zihe heard this, he went on to tell everyone about the style and common practices of US government personnel, so that everyone should not mind. After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Yuan appreciatively. The secretary of the municipal party committee didn't mind, and of course everyone wouldn't mind anything more, and they returned to their respective rooms after the meeting.
Qin Zihe's room is a single room for one person, similar to the standard room in China, but there is only one big bed in the room, and a separate bathroom with bathing equipment. He took a shower and lay back on the bed for a while. I didn't feel sleepy at all, probably because I slept too much on the plane. So I got up and picked up the phone in the room, and after thinking about it, I called Xia Mei.! ~!