Chapter 189: Conferment of Seals

The next day, An Feng chatted with the police lawyer who arrived.

That is, to dictate the whole process of last night's incident, because the camera was deliberately destroyed, so the verbal evidence of An Feng and Khalid is very important. Of course, the police are completely oriented towards them, Khalid's identity is there, the investors who promote jobs, and the government is currying favor with him.

The cause of the incident is not clear to Khalid, but nine times out of ten it is because of the Lebanese mixed-race beauty Leila, who is worthy of being the idol of the Arab people, and her every move affects the nerves of many people. However, it was also cheaper for An Feng, and when he saw that the road was uneven, he drew a knife to help, and he also hooked up with a local tyrant.

After that, An Feng continued to travel with Joanna.

On the way, Zhang Li and her best friend joined the organization, and the chatter continued. But An Feng's two-seater sports car was obviously not enough, and the generous Khalid took him to the underground parking lot and pointed to the row of cars: "Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce...... Take your pick! ”

The garage of the local tyrant is still very powerful, An Feng visited a few four-door cars, listened to Khalid boast about his car, and finally chose the low-key Range Rover. But since it is a Middle Eastern tycoon, the low-key displacement of the 3.0 is obviously not in line with the identity, and the top-of-the-line 5.0 liters are required.

Fuel consumption, for countries where mineral water is more expensive than gasoline, this concept ...... They usually ignore it.

……

After Christmas, it was cold, but everyone's enthusiasm for playing was as good as ever.

Zhang Li obviously did her homework, and took them to visit all the attractions that the locals were familiar with, some of which even Joanna didn't expect.

Camden-Market, for example, where the two ladies strongly requested a trip accompanied by a gentleman.

An Feng was puzzled: "What kind of place is that?" Need a man with you? ”

Zhang Li said: "Camden Bazaar is a place where some trends are concentrated, and the races are relatively mixed, so the law and order will occasionally be a little chaotic. But it's said to be worth a visit. ”

Joanna seems to know something, but she doesn't reveal the mystery, and although Zhang Li and Anne haven't been there, they are full of curiosity and want to uncover the deep veil of London.

So An Feng drove them off.

Camden Market is bustling with people and the street buildings are a bit cluttered. The shop has some unconventional designs, such as a plane that has fallen straight down, and huge chairs stand on billboards...... But that's not the point, the point is what An Feng's eyes saw, and it's still incredible to think about it.

Around the bazaar, there are some styles that are not acceptable to most peopleβ€”towering rooster heads, dyed green hair, shaved on both sides, revealing a cyan scalp; With nose ring. Wearing frayed jeans and shiny silver studs on the shoulders of his biker jacket.

"Kill Matt?" An Feng felt Dandan's sadness.

With a dark face, he pulled the two ladies in front of him who were looking around: "Sister, are you sure you're in the right place?" ”

Zhang Li and Anne were obviously very surprised, and when they heard An Feng's words, Zhang Li nodded: "Of course, this is the birthplace of British Punk (punk)!" Ay! What did you just say to kill Matt, can we be good? Can those secondary and second-class village fans in China be compared with punk? ”

An Feng pouted: "Look at your proud appearance!" Do you want to keep that kind of ...... Boom's hair? ”

Anne smiled, "What do you call Boom's hair?" ”

Three explosive heads passed by, and the eyes were blackened. Yanmar wearing nose rings, An Feng looked at them. Hand on the head than "Explode the same." ”

Zhang Li despised him: "Vulgar! Appreciating art doesn't mean liking being art! ”

An Feng shrugged: "You win, you can't fight you!" ”

Actually, it's not like he hasn't heard of it, punk rock has it, right? There are all played in Europe and the United States, especially those punk bands, with mohican heads. Wearing fancy clothes is crazy, and it doesn't feel like it's the same dimension as everyone...... And here, it is the holy land of punks and the birthplace of punk culture.

An Feng said to Joanna: "It completely subverted my understanding of the English gentleman. ”

Joanna smiled and said, "Since you are here, you have to understand these by changing your appearance." A desire to highlight the difference as a way to vent one's frustrations. ”

An Feng was puzzled, didn't he feel like he was young and ignorant to kill Matt?

Of course, after visiting the bazaar, An Feng defined: this is the high-end version of the ...... First of all, the young people in the British secondary school have their own aesthetics and tastes; Secondly, playing punk is also about people who have jobs, or highly educated, and they shape a culture that is not very acceptable. The most punk boy has something to say: punk for the sake of punk and punk is not real punk, punk is in attitude rather than surface.

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Two days later, the New Year was approaching, Zhang Li and her best friend also arrived at the time of farewell, An Feng sent them to the airport, and on the way back, he received a strange call, answered by Bluetooth headset, and the voice was very familiar: "Bruce, I'm Matthew, this is the British number." ”

"Matthew? Coming to the UK for the New Year? An Feng asked.

Matthew said, "Sort of, but the main purpose is to be there to celebrate Bazel's conferment, which will be knighted by the Queen after the New Year." ”

"Oh! What a surprise to congratulate him on my behalf! An Feng said.

Matthew smiled: "No, he's right next to me, are you free tonight?" Let's have a glass of wine together, plan to find a place to play and so on. ”

"Okay, no problem tonight." An Feng said.

In the evening, he and Joanna were dressed up, and there were many people, Matthew and Bazel, as well as their wives and children, and if it wasn't for the old lady preparing for the operation, I am afraid that they would have been there. Everyone spent dinner together, and the focus of the conversation was on the red-faced Bazel.

Bazel's impression of An Feng has always been a calm, traditional person, with a gentlemanly demeanor, and the life he lives is completely British, such as liking horseback riding, keeping valuable racing horses, often organizing friends to play polo, and fencing, and has played against Joanna before.

If Matthew said that he was knighted one day, An Feng might be suspicious, but if it was Bazel, he would have believed that Bazel's behavior was in line with the model of an old nobleman, but he was a little confused about his nationality, and Matthew later explained that Bazel is a dual citizen, that is, he holds both Britain and the United States.

(Note: The U.S. acquiesces to dual citizenship)

Matthew added: "The ceremony at Buckingham Palace is a little earlier this year, so I have to come over now. When the time comes, Bazel will become a baron. ”

An Feng smiled: "Congratulations, Bazel. ”

"Thank you!" Bazel smiled and nodded, raising a glass to him.

There are many people who are conferred the title by the queen every year, and they are engaged in a variety of professions, such as directors and movie stars. Singer, or soccer coach, financier...... There are those who have been awarded medals. But the queen generally confers knighthood, which does not belong to the nobility, but is only a symbol, and the name is preceded by an honorific title.

The barons are different, the dukes are the boys, and the barons are at the end, but there is no doubt about it. This title belongs to the nobility - very few nobles can be officially conferred by the queen, because the titles of those nobles in England are hereditary, and they generally do not add new titles except for significant contributions.

The reason for Bazel's closure is, of course, a significant contribution to the country's economy, and how many jobs it has provided, etc., and the reason is very strong, and even more powerful. He could be nominated to the House of Lords as a nobleman if he wanted to. Become a soy sauce politician.

An Feng was very curious about the process of these "promotions", because he also planned to let Joanna get a knighthood back to add some fun to life.

Bazel listened and said very flatly: "I was not awarded the title on purpose, and I didn't have a special plan before, but I have summarized it. The main points are: domestic enterprises have outstanding performance; the long-standing contribution of charitable foundations; The right time to be nominated to the Queen. ”

An Feng nodded: "It seems that this is a long-term job." ”

Bazel smiled: "Not necessarily, in fact, it depends on the person and the way, such as Joanna, she has good conditions, and Bruce you have spare money." If it is targeted, make some contributions to society and politicians, it is easy to be nominated, and it can be completed in a few more times. ”

An Feng asked, "Can you pull the strings?" ”

Bazel nodded: "If you want, that's fine." ”

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If before 1999, the power of the British aristocracy was not small, and more than 1,000 seats in the House of Lords were all kinds of nobles, which could shake the government's decision-making, and after the reform in 1999, ninety percent was cut at once, and only about 90 seats were retained, which was known as the "twilight of the aristocracy" and the beginning of the new century.

Now mixed to non-hereditary titles, if not for politics, then only boredom remains.

An Feng happens to be a boring type, life always has to be a little pursuit and challenge, otherwise it will be easy to be depressed after a long chat with Bazel, he plans to spend more than five years to create a very typical outstanding character image for Joanna, and add glory to her.

It's been a long process, but it's a challenge.

In the next few days, traveling to London with the Sinclair family is not an ordinary tour, but an elegant life, such as going to a concert, the Royal Albert Hall is obviously a good place, everyone sits in the box and enjoys a Beethoven symphony, and cultivates their sentiments.

An Feng feels pretty good, except for the opera. Opera is really not something that everyone can appreciate, saying that those who like opera are either born hardcore fans or acquired models, even Joanna said that she has no love for opera, it is different from musicals, musicals also have popular elements, or beautiful actors, and opera is like ...... Chinese go to see Peking Opera, babbling oh oh, one out of ten is considered a success.

After that, the New Year's countdown fireworks show is a major event in London, in addition to Paris, France, New York and other metropolises in the United States also have to see, and London's more classic, it still has a fragrance of dazzling eyes, strawberries, bananas, oranges, and the color and fragrance are all there.

If you want to see it, you have to pay a lot of money - it is safe to wait six hours in advance, but if you go late, the field in front of Big Ben is full, and the police will not let you in again.

An Feng They obviously don't need the way of ordinary people, rent a boat to swim on the Thames, everyone sits together and looks at the sky, the fireworks are brilliant, gorgeous and colorful...... Not far away, the giant Ferris wheel "London Eye" is also bursting with colorful wonders, and the New Year's bell is slowly ringing...... (To be continued......)