Chapter 242: Lantern Festival (I)
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a Lantern Festival, and Hong Kong is also lit up everywhere, and strings of red lanterns look really festive.
Xu Guanwu and Zhao Yazhi took a car to the Hong Kong branch of the Xinhua News Agency on Queen's Road East.
When he saw the Queen's Road East sign flying away outside the car window, Xu Guanwu suddenly couldn't help but smile.
"Ah Wu, what are you laughing at?" Zhao Yazhi asked suspiciously.
"When I saw that sign, I suddenly thought of a song." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.
"Oh?! Which song is it? Zhao Yazhi asked suspiciously.
"It's the song 'Queen's Road East'." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.
"I'm lying again, how can there be such a song?!" Zhao Yazhi said with disgust.
"Why not, you listen to me sing to you." After Xu Guanwu finished speaking, he cleared his throat and began to sing, "Queen's Road West and Queen's Road East, Queen's Road East to Queen's Road Central ......"
After singing a moment later, Xu Guanwu smiled, "Isn't it good?!" ”
"It's so good, the song is weird, and the lyrics are weird. What 'confidant baibai went to this city, relying on the great comrades to make new meanings, what' when the day comes, everyone will applaud, and the bronze statue of the martyr on the coin sounds like it means something. Zhao Yazhi looked at Xu Guanwu suspiciously and asked, "Who made this song, why does it sound so strange?" ”
"Hehe, it was written by a man named Xiao Luo." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, this song is actually a description of the hesitant and worried mentality of Hong Kong citizens before 97. I want great comrades to come up with new ideas, but the line may have to ask what is going on.
When Xu Guanwu first heard this song, he didn't understand the true meaning contained in the lyrics. I just feel that this song is full of joy. Sounds pretty good. Until years later. After checking the Internet, I found out that it contained such rich content, and I couldn't help but worship Luo Dayou and Lin Xi.
"I've never heard of Xiao Luo, and you lie to me again." Zhao Yazhi said angrily.
"Why not, Xiao Luo, you'll know in a few years, it looks like it's going to come out soon." Xu Guanwu hurriedly said.
"Humph! I'm lying to people again, ignoring you. Zhao Yazhi glanced at him and said.
"Alas. Every time I tell the truth, you treat me as a lie, and if I tell a lie, you take it seriously every time. Xu Guanwu said speechlessly, "Can we still talk together when we go back?" ”
"You men still have the truth to tell, huh! It's all a lie. Zhao Yazhi snorted.
"When you say this, you overturn a boatload of people with a rod." Xu Guanwu said depressedly, "You want to give birth to a son when you go back, don't you scold him too?" ”
"My son is here to teach, how can he be like you?" Zhao Yazhi glared at him and said.
"I was wronged to death." Xu Guanwu was about to say another thing, but at this time, the Hong Kong branch of the Xinhua News Agency had already arrived.
The Hong Kong branch was an unfinished hotel. Later, it was purchased by Xinhua News Agency, and a branch was established after reconstruction. So it looks very magnificent.
However, although the Xinhua News Agency is nominally a news agency, in fact, it is an internal organ, and everyone knows about it.
Xu Guanwu had also heard of this, and before entering the door, he took a few deep breaths, and then cautiously entered the building under the guidance of the staff.
"Mr. Xu, it's really an honor to be here." President Liang Weilin greeted him with a group of comrades, and Xu Guanwu couldn't help but be flattered by such a big welcome battle. This will be a provincial-level cadre in the future generations, and it is easy not to see it, let alone shake hands.
"You're polite, you're polite, I really don't dare to take it." Xu Guanwu smiled and was invited to the small hall.
There are more than a dozen tables neatly set up in the small auditorium, and there is a stage on one side, so there should be a performance later.
said that it was a Lantern Festival today, and Xu Guanwu estimated that it should be like a tea party.
At this time, there were already many people in the small hall, most of whom Xu Guanwu didn't know, but there was only one girl who made him feel very familiar, so he couldn't help but look at it twice.
But before he could recognize who it was, Xu Guanwu felt that the tender flesh on his waist was pinched fiercely, "Ouch, what's wrong?!" He asked, confused.
"You're really fascinated by what people look at!" Zhao Yazhi gritted her teeth and whispered.
"I see her familiar, and I'm wondering where I've seen her, how can she be as dirty as you think." Xu Guanwu said dissatisfied.
"Where else can you know her, isn't it on the big screen, you must have gone to watch her movies before." Zhao Yazhi twisted it again.
"Who the hell is she?" Xu Guanwu frowned and asked, "Have you ever acted before?" ”
"Isn't it Dina, the famous meat dan star of the Shaw Brothers, the woman who co-starred in "The Great Warlord" with her eldest brother." Zhao Yazhi said coldly.
Xu Guanwu suddenly realized, "It turned out to be her, why is it a little familiar." ”
"Humph! It's up to you to meet it now, so hurry up and chase it. This woman's peach blossoms are so lucky, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up. Zhao Yazhi said angrily.
"What are you talking about, I'm so indefinite, I'll chase a woman when I see it?" Xu Guanwu replied angrily, "I'm thinking about how she can appear here, is she also the target of Xinhua News Agency?" ”
"Don't you know, she announced a long time ago that she wanted to go back to the interior to join the movement, and the year before last she declared herself bankrupt and became a member of the proletariat. And she hosted the "Big Close-up" column on TVB, specifically working against the British government in Hong Kong. Zhao Yazhi whispered.
Xu Guanwu was dumbfounded, this is simply a contemporary strange woman! It is too rare for such a maverick woman to have such a maverick woman in Hong Kong's materialistic society.
"Then how can TVB be willing to let her run this program, aren't you afraid of being banned by the British government in Hong Kong?" Xu Guanwu asked suspiciously.
"As long as what she says is true, it naturally doesn't matter. Otherwise, what about other newspapers, media, and radio stations, are they only allowed to say good things and not bad things? Zhao Yazhi glared at him and said.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and said in his heart You haven't seen it, so isn't that the leader very busy in the first ten minutes. In the middle ten minutes, the people in China were very happy. In the next ten minutes, people abroad lived in dire straits. The most bulker is that it has been simulcast for more than 40 years, and there is no finale.
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Xu Guanwu and his family were talking. It seemed that Dina had also discovered Xu Guanwu, and couldn't help but smile and walked over, "Mr. Xu, I didn't expect to see you here." ”
"Hello, to be honest, I was surprised too." Xu Guanwu also smiled.
"I saw Mr. Xu's proposal of 'one country, two systems' a few days ago, and I think this proposal is very inappropriate." Dina said suddenly.
Xu Guanwu didn't expect her to talk about this issue, and he couldn't help but be stunned. smiled and said, "That's just my personal opinion, and it doesn't really matter the overall situation." ”
"No, your personal thoughts are wrong." Dina waved her hand and said, "How can the people of Taiwan continue to accept the rule of Jiang Guangtou, and how can they be allowed to live in dire straits?" ”
"Uh......" Looking at the high-pitched Dina, Xu Guanwu finally understood, this woman was definitely angry, "It's that I didn't think about it thoughtfully, I took back my previous words." ”
Xu Guanwu hurriedly said. Although he knows that "one country, two systems" is the best way to solve the problems of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao, it is not good for him to argue with Dina now. Because Xu Guanwu is from the past. I know that it is difficult to reason with the angry youth.
The truth is definitely not the more you argue, the more you argue, the more confused, Zuihou blurs the focus, only focuses on the debate, and forgets the original intention of the debate.
"Okay." Seeing that Xu Guanwu had taken so many steps back, Dina couldn't continue to chase and kill, so she sighed unfinished and turned back to her original seat.
Xu Guanwu let out a long breath, and he was really afraid of this woman.
Zhao Yazhi watched Xu Guanwu from the side, eating and laughing.
"Why are you smiling so happily?" Xu Guanwu said with a blank look.
"See, everyone says that she is a famous rose, and she looks beautiful but actually pierces people's hands, which makes you look so fascinated just now." Zhao Yazhi snickered.
"Alas, what kind of flying vinegar you eat, I don't have bad intentions for her." Xu Guanwu shook his head and said, "If I had bad intentions, I would have gone to find that person a long time ago......
"Who's that?!" Zhao Yazhi's eyes immediately widened, staring at Xu Guanwudao smartly.
"Who is there, I have been living under your nose, have you seen me and other women eyebrow?" Xu Guanwu just said that he was smooth, and he almost gave out his name, but fortunately, Zhao Yazhi asked in time, otherwise it would be really troublesome.
"Humph! It's hard to say, when you were working in the company, I wasn't by your side. Who knows if there will be anyone in your company who will be attentive to you? Zhao Yazhi asked again.
"Cut, underestimate my aesthetics." Xu Guanwu said disdainfully, "I will look at those people in the company?" I either don't look for it, or if I want to look for it, I can find the most beautiful in Hong Kong. ”
"Humph! Let's go find you big-headed ghost. Zhao Yazhi glared at him and said.
"I'm not going to find my big head." Xu Guanwu stretched out his hand to grab Zhao Yazhi's little hand and whispered.
"Humph! I know that I can say these things to coax people. Zhao Yazhi struggled a few times but didn't break away, so she had to let Xu Guanwu hold it.
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A moment later, many guests came, and to Xu Guanwu's surprise, the Hong Kong Governor's Office, HSBC, Jardine Matheson & Co. also sent people to attend the meeting, but the finale was the well-known red tycoon Huo Yingdong.
Huo Yingdong's status in Hong Kong is really in the ascendant, not only the vice president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, but also the president of the Real Estate Construction Association. He has been involved in Hong Kong's real estate industry since the 50s, and is an old-timer of Lee Ka-shing, Cheng Yu-tung, Lee Chiu-kee and others.
If it weren't for the red tycoon hat, Huo Yingdong would have been suppressed by the British government in Hong Kong and British-funded foreign firms, but I am afraid that there would have been nothing to do with Li Jiacheng and others for a long time.
Xu Guanwu also knew that Huo Yingdong had quite strong connections in the mainland, had been elected vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and participated in the formulation of the Basic Law. At the same time, he also invested in the construction of Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel, White Swan Hotel, etc., which were the first people to invest in the mainland since the reform and opening up of the mainland. Of course, because of their advanced thinking, they made a lot of money and made a fortune.
Xu Guanwu knew that he would also invest in the mainland sooner or later, so he couldn't help but want to hook up with Huo Yingdong, at least hitchhiking with this big guy would save a lot of trouble.
But Xu Guanwu didn't get a chance, and after Huo Daheng arrived, a staff member announced that the Lantern Festival would officially begin, and according to the usual practice, Liang Weilin walked on the stage to give a speech.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he saw it, he couldn't do without this set everywhere.
After delivering an "enthusiastic" speech, some guest representatives came to the stage to speak, which was also very moving......
After the necessary cutscenes, the Lantern Festival officially began, and as Xu Guanwu expected, it was like a tea party, and there was really a song and dance performance.
However, although she is in Hong Kong, singing and dancing are still in the style of the mainland, and Zhao Yazhi often dozed off, but Xu Guanwu watched it with relish.
"We Are Walking on the Road", "Dongfang Hong", "Target Song" and so on, one classic red song, it will sound like a little blood boiling. This is probably because of the influence of the singers, each of them singing so emotionally, people can't help but feel a sense of awe when they listen to it.
"Maybe my mom and dad are singing these songs over there right now." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but think. (To be continued......)