Chapter 254: You will be surrounded by people at every turn
If you don't move, you will be besieged by others, and the landmark building of the London City Council headquarters is an office building that looks like bamboo shoots from afar. It is also designed to maximize daylight and natural ventilation, and consumes half the energy of an average office building. Every exposed steel pipe in the Greater London City Hall can be filled with water, including cold water in summer and hot water in winter, to save energy for air conditioning.
In the UK, environmental protection is not only in words and words, but more reflected in daily life, "green buildings" are supported and respected by the government, residents as long as the use of energy-saving, environmental protection and other means to build "green houses" can enjoy preferential policies such as stamp duty reduction, exemption and exemption of value-added tax on insulation layer and three-layer glass materials, while traditional new houses do not enjoy these preferential policies.
Something like that. It is unimaginable in China, look at the 4 public buildings built in various places more luxurious than the other. It wasn't on the façade of an office building, where rows and rows of air conditioners hung from it.
The headquarters of the City of Greater London is very beautifully built, full of a sense of the times, and walking inside, it feels less like an office place, but like a high-tech company.
The council hall of the Dalun Rescue City Hall is very interesting, in one hall, dozens of tables and chairs form a large circle. When Niu Qihua and Wang Zixuan accompanied Liu Shiqing, the council hall was already full of people. When Liu Shiqing came in, the deputies stood up together and faced Liu Shiqing and applauded warmly.
Powell Johnson, Mayor of London, Chris Robert, Speaker of the London City Council, Lord Livings, Chairman of the London Olympic Games Organizing Committee, and Lord Cole, Vice Chairman of the London Olympic Games Organizing Committee, stood at the door of the parliament hall to greet Liu Shiqing and Niu Qihua.
After inviting Liu Shiqing, Niu Qihua and Wang Zixuan to sit down, Lord Livings, Mayor Johnson and Speaker Robert all delivered speeches, enthusiastically praising Liu Shiqing's outstanding contributions to the London Olympic Games, and making indelible contributions to promoting the friendship between Britain and China and promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Afterwards, Speaker Robert announced the decision made by the London City Council. That is, the resolution unanimously made by the parliamentarians to award Liu Shiqing the "Honorary Citizen of the City of London". "Mr. Liu. Please come on stage
Niu Qihua patted Liu Shiqing, "Mr. Liu, go ahead." ”
Liu Shiqing got up. He first touched his chest and bowed slightly to the councillors of the City of London, and then came to the stage and took the certificate of honorary citizenship of the City of London from the hands of Mayor Johnson, and then Speaker Robert put a ribbon on him again. It makes Liu Shiqing a little regretful, and the British are still a little stingy. Why don't you learn from some cities in China to make such a golden key when awarding honorary citizenship to foreigners? Not pure gold. Just go up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the honour you have given me. The friendship between Britain and China has a long history, and the people of the two countries joined hands to fight against the fascist Nazis forces during World War II. Britain is also the first western developed country to establish diplomatic relations with China, and we have had very in-depth cooperation in the fields of economy, culture and environmental protection over the years, and the theme song I composed for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics is one of the very strong proofs. It is my sincere hope that we will be able to continue to deepen this cooperation in the future. Communicate with each other, equal and mutual assistance. As a member of China and an honorary citizen of the City of London, I am willing to play the role of a bridge between the two countries. Thank you again for your kindness.
Liu Shiqing raised the certificate of honor and waved it at the councilors below.
As an old empire, Britain left China second only to Japan in the modern history of China, and the two Opium Wars completely opened the door of China's confinement, dragging China into the abyss of misery. It also forces the Chinese people to look at the world with their eyes wide open.
It's all history. In the present era, the relationship between Britain and China is not as high-sounding as Liu Shiqing said, as the British government in the Western world has chosen to follow the trend of US policy, and containing China is actually the established policy of their previous governments. The British government is definitely in the vanguard of Europe's arms embargo on China, banning high-tech exports, and putting pressure on the Chinese government on environmental issues. Of course, Liu Shiqing knew these things and left, there was no need to show his personality on such an occasion. Stand on the podium of the City of Greater London. It is not a wise move to attack the British government's China policy. Besides, this kind of thing shouldn't be Liu Shiqing's problem at all. Even Niu Qihua didn't say anything, what kind of pioneer did he make a cameo?
After Liu Shiqing finished speaking, Niu Qihua also came to power on behalf of the Huaxia government. I talked about the long-standing friendship between China and Britain. As a mature politician, Niu Qihua considers things as well as depth. None of them can be compared with Liu Shiqing at this stage. Play with technology, a hundred. Niu Qihua is superimposed, and he will not be Liu Shiqing's opponent, but on the other hand, if it is about playing politics and strategy, ten Liu Shiqing will get together in a couplet, and the mountain will only be played by Niu Qihua, which can only be said to have their own strengths.
Chinese journalists in the UK, as well as local news media in the UK, were invited to report on the scene. The news that Liu Shiqing was awarded the "Honorary Citizen of the City of London" was also transmitted back as soon as possible, and was on the "News Network" that night.
After the ceremony, Liu Shiqing, accompanied by Niu Qihua and Wang Zixuan, had a face-to-face exchange with the mayor and speaker of the City of London, as well as many councillors. Many of these British politicians are music lovers, and "Beautiful Galaxy" has also conquered them, and they are very curious about how Liu Shiqing created such a track.
Liu Shiqing inevitably took out his remarks about fooling Lord Cole, Blunt and others again. may be that Liu Shiqing's acting skills have really reached the level of superbness, many parliamentarians have nodded in agreement, and some even raised whether to join the British nationality.
Liu Shiqing naturally would not agree to such a request. Although Huaxia has many problems, it is always the place where I was born and raised. I would like to contribute to the improvement of China, rather than following the example of Mr. Yang Zhenning and dedicating my youth and talent to the Americans. waited until his old age to run back to Huaxia to enjoy happiness with peace of mind. Of course, Liu Shiqing also thought about it in his heart, it was impossible to say it to the British, and he just politely declined the kindness of the British parliamentarian.
Near noon, Mayor Johnson, Speaker Robert, Lord Livings, Lord Cole, plus Liu Shiqing, Niu Qihua and Wang Zixuan were a total of seven. People, got together, got a working lunch. In the afternoon, Liu Shiqing left the headquarters of the Dalun Bully Municipal Government.
In the afternoon, the London Olympic Games Organizing Committee arranged for VIPs to ride the Ferris wheel, and Liu Shiqing finally had the opportunity to play with peace of mind without worrying about anyone.
At night. The delegation sent by Hualiang Liquor stayed at a four-star hotel near the Hilton Hotel and told Liu Shiqing where they were staying.
"Mr. Liu, where are you? Are you convenient now? If it is convenient, Chairman Qu Yunshan and General Manager Wu Feidu of Hualiang Liquor Industry want to meet you.
Yang Jianbin conveyed the meaning of the two high-level figures in Hualiang Liquor. For a long time, it was Yang Jianbin who contacted Liu Shiqing on behalf of Hualiang Liquor, and Liu Shiqing had never been in contact with the head of Hualiang Liquor.
Hualiang Liquor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hualiang Group, a large state-owned enterprise managed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Hualiang Group is a large-scale enterprise group integrating trade, industry, finance, information, service and scientific research, spanning agricultural products, food, hotels, real estate and many other fields. At the same time, it is also the largest grain, oil and food import and export company and a strong food manufacturer in China.
There are too many projects that such a company can cooperate with Liu Shiqing. It is impossible for Liu Shiqing to do all the money-making projects in the world alone, the main reason is that he can't take care of it at all, and there is another layer of concern, he needs to pull a few more powerful interest partners for himself. At present, Hualiang Liquor and the military are all interested partners who have a good relationship with him, and with them, it will be much more convenient for Liu Shiqing to do a lot of things.
As long as the conditions are right, the opportunity allows. Liu Shiqing does not mind strengthening cooperation with Hualiang Group. The two sides can broaden the scope of cooperation. Intensify cooperation beyond selling the formula of Portuguese real wine to Hualiang Liquor.
"I'm at the Hilton Hotel, Mr. Yang, it's more troublesome for me to go out now, and I will be surrounded by people at every turn. Can you let the two CEOs come to the Hilton Hotel, I'll wait for you at the café? Liu Shiqing recounted his troubles.
Yang Jianbin smiled, "There is no problem." It's not the same conversation there. Mr. Liu, you wait, we'll go over right away. ”
Liu Shiqing walked out of the room and came to the restaurant's specially prepared café for guests, which serves a variety of coffees, including Nestle instant coffee, which is commonly found in the market, as well as coffee ground on site with precious coffee beans.
Liu Shiqing ordered a cup of instant coffee for himself, and Chen Junwei and Tao Haotian were no exception, with the same treatment. Liu Shiqing has no love for coffee. He prefers to drink tea, followed by boiled water, and coffee is relatively low, but following the local customs, Liu Shiqing does not reject drinks like coffee.
It didn't take long for Yang Jianbin to walk in with the two of them, Liu Shiqing stood up and waved at them, "Mr. Yang, I'm here." ”
The three middle-aged men smiled together and walked towards Liu Shiqing. "Let me introduce to you, this is Chairman Qu, this is General Manager Wu, this is President Liu, these two are President Liu's personal bodyguards Chen Junwei and Tao Hattian."