Chapter 487: State Visit
After the visit to Denmark, Christmas and New Year followed.
As in last year, Joanna delivered a New Year's address, and by the time viewers saw the new look of the queen on TV, the royal family was already in California, spending the holiday with their families in the vineyards. Parents and relatives on both sides of them were present to celebrate the New Year.
After the meal, everyone discussed some leisurely topics, travel and shopping, etc.
There is no such thing as not seeing each other all year round, everyone is well funded, a few plane tickets, a trip is very easy, there is no job, and the children are all grown up, like Frank and Kelly, who only stayed in the United States for three months this year, and spent the rest of the time on the trip.
In addition to these, there are serious topics related to the members.
Because it is the "royal generation", there is no foundation, so most of the royal family members are derivative, and they do not have titles, although Joanna can confer titles on them, but everyone is very cautious, and awarding titles is a matter of strictness after all. In Kylie's view, in addition to honor, it also has responsibility.
I feel that it is still necessary to preserve the imprint of some aristocratic and kingdom culture and perfect this kingdom - a kingdom must not only have a royal family, right? In the future, when the royal family holds balls, duì or fundraisers, the nobles naturally need to come out to support the scene and lead by example.
At present, there are not many family members who meet the requirements, and Andy, who is about to graduate, may be able to, as long as he is willing to give up his American citizenship and go to Sardinia to develop, do some social training, and do something influential. With his education, he was qualified to become a hereditary nobleman.
In addition to these, there are also some very powerful candidates for An Feng. There are friends from Europe in the consortium, and because of the dual citizenship charter, they are considering holding Sardinian nationality, and the queen will confer titles on these high-class tycoons.
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After a few days of living there, return to Sardinia.
Alice and Fred's two children continued to attend school. There are more students in the school, most of whom are children of wealthy families who want to receive an orthodox education with the prince and princess. Except for the fact that there are more etiquette and conversation courses, there is nothing special, but Westerners will also conform to the herd.
At the beginning of March, the queen of Sardinia officially departed.
Arrangements for a visit to China. She brought four cabinet ministers, 15 officials, the soon-to-be-appointed ambassador to China, and 45 representatives of companies and enterprises. On the matter of joining the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, China's opinion is very important.
Joanna was in the conference room discussing diplomacy with officials, and Mr. An was chatting with several company representatives. The Chinese side is interested in superconductor cables, generators, and the very important issue of industrial machine cooperation. The country is small due to its territorial size. You also have to invest in companies overseas.
After talking about some important points, Joanna returned to the second floor to rest in the middle of the flight, and when the plane entered Chinese airspace, she was woken up, and the accompanying waitress tinkered with her makeup, and then the plane arrived in City B, ready to land at the international airport. There was already a crowd below.
For the Queen of Sardinia to visit China by invitation, the official gave a very high standard reception. There was a special greeting team and a red carpet passenger ladder truck at the scene, and the news media were fully prepared. It can be seen that they are rigorous. It's a small country, but it has a lot of potential.
The greeting team waited patiently, and there was a small chatter. Finally, the Queen's plane appeared, and the massive Boeing 747 landed on the runway, taxied for some distance, and then stopped. The English and Italian fonts on the body of the aircraft are clearly visible. The flag on the tail also indicates its identity.
The nickname "Queen No. 1" is also a hot topic of discussion, because it is full of high technology, first of all, a completely different graphene surface skin, which is dozens of times stronger. But it is lighter than before, and there are avionics, radar and electronic protection systems on the body...... According to outside estimates, the cost of the Queen One is about one billion dollars, the appearance is domineering, and the interior is also full of luxury.
It's a pity that the interior is not public, and people can only look at the appearance and imagine.
The plane turned to the crowd, the passenger elevator car picked up, people's eyes and cameras were aimed at the cabin door, a few seconds later, Joanna in a rose red dress and An Feng in an unchanged suit appeared at the cabin door, facing the applause and the camera, they waved their hands.
They had gone through the process many times, and the familiar one was walking down the stairs, followed by officials, diplomats, and finally business representatives. Joanna and An Feng walked at the front, surrounded by a window-dressing translator, but both husband and wife were familiar with Chinese, and the translation was just for show.
The welcome process is common, with a line to shake hands. They greeted each other with the officials who had come to greet them and were presented with flowers, as did the follow-up troops.
Cameras at the scene recorded the scene until the welcome was over and the couple got into the car.
The specifications of the state-guest car are similar to those experienced by Anfeng more than ten years ago, they sit in the formal car, the front of the two countries on both sides of the flag, in the front car and the red and blue flashing police car high-profile open road, the momentum of Mercedes-Benz on the road has been emptied, colorful flags fluttering.
An Feng's gaze withdrew from the window: "It's a familiar feeling." ”
More than a decade ago, they had mixed up in the name of diplomats and their husbands, and they had no idea that one day they would be the object of special hospitality and would pay an official visit to Wèn under such high-profile treatment and special coverage. In retrospect, life is such a wonderful thing.
After getting off the bus and lining up to shake hands, the guard of honor of the three armed services in the square outside the east gate immediately held a welcoming ceremony for the visiting foreign heads of state.
Joanna under the camera lens is very eye-catching, her rose red dress today is very enthusiastic, originally considered Chinese red, but the style does not match, and finally chose a little dark rose red. In the process of the chairman accompanying the review of the honor guard of the three services, she deserved the name of "the most beautiful queen".
There are many people all over the world who love the Ann couple, China is no exception, the Queen's visit, the TV station also treated it specially, from getting off the car to shaking hands to reviewing the troops, the process was staged in the form of live broadcast, and many people turned on the TV for the first time to appreciate this friendly process.
The camera also took care of An Feng's lens, he and the official representatives stood in a row nearby, his body was straight and he didn't squint, and the clothes on his body didn't change much, but they always fit in shape. The advantage of his stature made gossip fans think that he was worthy of the queen's beauty.
An Feng didn't know that there would be so much discussion among the people, he just asked himself to maintain a good image.
After the formal ceremony, we walked into the reception hall for our first visit. The venue is a very classic scene and hall, and the high-level leaders exchange feelings between the two countries, which is very formal. But it also reflects the etiquette of the country. The queen also speaks more authentic Mandarin.
After so many years with An Feng, she has also learned a lot of words.
After the initial meeting, according to the arrangement of the queen's attendants, they stayed in a suite in a certain hotel, and the rest of the officials and company representatives also stayed in the same hotel. In the evening, they had to prepare for a state dinner, which was attended by representatives of companies and enterprises from both sides, in addition to state leaders.
This will be an occasion for both state and business affairs.
After changing into dresses in the evening, An Feng took out a few ribbons brought from China and asked her, "Do you need to use it?" ”
This thing is for the royal family. It is not particular, but when visiting European countries, it is generally used to attend dinner and other occasions, which is obviously not the case in China, but it is also used by visiting monarchs...... Joanna thought for a moment, and the reason was strong: "Don't you think the bow at the end is cute?" ”
"What?" An Feng looked down, in addition to the cross knot, there was also a small bow that was added...... The majesty of the royal family is emerging......
She smiled happily.
In the end, I used it. To match her dress, she had to wear an emerald brooch to adorn it. An Feng doesn't care, it's the same for her.
After the preparations were completed, they took a special car to the hotel where the state banquet was held for foreign guests, and the security forces around them had been unconsciously added. It's also about focusing on safety, although there will be almost no problems.
An Feng got out of the car first and asked Joanna to take his arm and enter.
At the entrance, there is a female greeting dressed in a traditional Chinese cheongsam, with a warm smile, and there are also bodyguards after entering the venue. However, it was very hidden, and An Feng glanced at the legendary Ouchi master a few more out of habit...... Guests from all walks of life entered, and the two of them attracted the most attention.
The cheongsam hostess invited them to sit down in a special position, and then the leaders also sat down in turn, and the rest of the guests took their seats according to the list. As planned, Joanna gave a short speech to celebrate the friendly and prosperous scene...... Then start the feast theme.
Nowadays, the specifications of the state banquet for entertaining foreign guests are relatively simple, three dishes and one soup, but there is a very famous "Buddha jumping over the wall", this dish selects abalone, shark fin, sea cucumber and other top raw materials, with the top soup of the state banquet made of zuò, the soup is made of zuò for three days and three nights, the altar is fragrant, and the taste is fresh and mellow.
At the banquet, the special Chinese food also became a topic of conversation, the two heads of state can communicate normally without translation, the whole process is very pleasant, An Feng, as the link of this meeting, also joined the high-level conversation, talking about some diplomatic views, attitude towards development, etc.
But it is mainly the queen who only plays the role of a foil.
Other matters, such as business cooperation, will have to be carefully negotiated, and tonight is the first time the two sides have met, and if the talks are right, they will continue to look for a place to negotiate in the days after Joanna's visit. It's a great thing to be able to reach a cooperation.
An Feng found that there is a lot of business, but some conditions are not easy, such as the transfer of technology, which is the capital of his company, which is generally not transferred, but can talk about mutual cooperation. There are also some industrial technologies involving sensitive machines, and while Sardinia has not yet joined the European Union or other groups, it is possible to consider taking advantage of loopholes, and the two sides are ostensibly talking about cooperation, but secretly they are already testing the price floor.
The Chinese side very much hopes to negotiate important cooperation, and they also set aside a big list, such as the construction of a superconducting maglev railway, which is an investment of hundreds of billions of dollars, and the profit is considerable, and then play the emotional card...... This trick worked well for An Feng, and he didn't want to get along with his hometown.
But after all, he is now representing a different identity, so he can only try to promote it, and will not let the country be passive or lose too much. Everything else can be considered, and a good person must have a bottom line. There are no pure people in the world, feelings are the basis of cooperation, and being beneficial to each other is the key after the foundation. (To be continued......)