In the warm applause, Xu Haodong waved his hand to end the long speech.

Just as Xu Haodong walked off the stage, the reporters in the audience raised their hands one after another, asking him to ask questions.

Shi Zhenpeng, secretary general of the Chamber of Commerce, stopped Xu Haodong and said with a smile: "Secretary Xu, the reporters have a request." ”

Of course, Xu Haodong didn't want to leave, but he pretended to be embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.

At this time, the reporters took the lead in applauding, and the entrepreneurs followed, filling the hall with applause.

Xu Haodong raised his wrist to look at his watch, then walked back to the podium with a smile and turned on the microphone again.

"Okay, journalists, I have a lot of stuff in my stomach, what else do you want to know?"

Dozens of reporters rushed to raise their hands.

Xu Haodong smiled, pointed to a foreign female reporter in a red dress and said, "Ladies first, I will also take the opportunity to open a back door and let my acquaintance and beauty Maria ask questions first." ”

Maria thanked her first, "Secretary Xu, according to reliable grapevine, yesterday afternoon, an important leader of the central government had a video call with you. I would like to ask you to confirm whether this is true? If true, then whether your speech is related to yesterday's video call. ”

Xu Haodong was serious at first, but immediately smiled, "Miss Maria, I think I have already said that today's speech is in my personal name. Secondly, one of your claims is incorrect, the grapevine is not reliable, and I am not obligated to help you substantiate the grapevine. In addition, the matter of the phone call between the superior and me is a normal official activity, not only yesterday, but also in the past, and it should be in the future. ”

A domestic reporter stood up, "Secretary Xu, it is said that the US side's application for the establishment of a consulate in Yunling City was rejected by the relevant parties of our country, is this true?" Is it true that another South Pacific country has also made an application? In addition, how many foreign institutions have made similar applications to you so far? ”

Xu Haodong said: "Comrade reporter, first of all, what you said is basically the truth, but there is one thing I want to correct. The United States did propose to set up a consulate in Yunling City, and the relevant departments of our country have also approved it, but we in Yunling City have rejected it. There are three reasons for refusal, first, the timing is not right, and the trade war is about to start. Second, it is not necessary, and there are not many American citizens living in Yunling City. Third, it is emotionally unacceptable, the US government is too untrustworthy, and Yunling is a well-known and trustworthy place in the world, and the Tao is different and cannot coexist. ”

"As for the South Pacific country you mentioned, we will not allow it to set up a consulate in our Yunling at all, and we will not even welcome the official personnel of that country to visit our Yunling. The reason is very simple, our private company in Yunling has a project in a neighboring country of the country, and the country is full of hostility and groundless accusations. Therefore, I really can't think of what they can do by setting up a consulate, in a word, five words, we don't welcome it. ”

"Up to now, 51 international organizations and countries and regions have been approved to set up liaison offices, offices and consulates in Yunling City. Among them, there are the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, the South American Community, etc., as well as the consulates of 23 countries. The consulate area is located near Yunling University, please pay attention to the announcement of the municipal government and the opening time of the consulate, and you can also go to the site to inspect. ”

An American reporter was given the opportunity to ask a question, "Secretary Xu, do you know?" Our president mentioned you at a press conference. ”

Xu Haodong pretended to be stunned for a moment, "What did he say?" I don't know. ”

The reporter said: "He said that you are a great young man in China, and you represent the image of the future Chinese." Talking about you, saying that you have more fans than him, he also knows that you have two daughters and two sons. By the way, he also said that you must be a friendly person to the American people, and he wants to be friends with you. ”

Many people in the audience laughed. Xu Haodong smiled and said, "Thank you for telling me this." Please have the opportunity to tell him that I don't like him and that I am friendly to the American people, but that does not mean that I am friendly to him. Also, because of my eldest son, I won't be friends with him. ”

The reporter hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with your eldest son?" ”

Xu Haodong shrugged his shoulders, "He's thirteen years old this year, and he hates your president." He said that if I make friends with your president, he will beat him up, and I am afraid that it will lead to a diplomatic incident. ”

The audience laughed.

A foreign female reporter asked: "Secretary Xu, how big do you think the gap between China's current situation and the developed countries in the West?" What will happen to China if the United States and European countries join forces against China? ”

Xu Haodong smiled, "This lady, your question is very challenging and imaginative, I thank you." On the issue of disparities, let me give you an analogy, more than thirty years ago, we could not see them. And now, we can see them, the distance is not very large, and it is constantly shortening. The current situation is that the distance that it takes them two or three years to move forward will be completed by us in one or two years. If you are specific, I think China is lagging behind in eleven areas. ”

The female reporter asked: "Which eleven aspects?" ”

Xu Haodong said: "If you want to say it all, it will take at least half an hour, and you will have the opportunity to talk about it later." But what I can tell you is that the biggest gap between China and the developed countries is football, and the gap is so big that China has not even found eleven players who play better. ”

There was another burst of laughter from the audience.

Xu Haodong said: "As for your second question, it will not happen at all, this is the basic judgment, because it is the 21st century. I can tell you that the era of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the era of occupying half of the country, will never be repeated again. ”

…… The session of answering questions from reporters lasted until 5 p.m.

Xu Haodong did not refuse to come, answered all questions, but became more and more energetic.

It was Li Zijian who reminded Shi Zhenpeng, and Shi Zhenpeng announced that today's event was over.

When Xu Haodong left the Chamber of Commerce Building and sat in the car, he realized that he was already sweating.

"Standing for hours is tiring. Zijian, Xiao Geng, please comment on my speech. ”

Geng Jinwen, who was driving, didn't dare to say it, but Li Zijian encouraged him, "Know everything, say it boldly." ”

Geng Jinwen said: "It seems to be ...... It doesn't seem to be strict enough, it's just not domineering enough. ”

Xu Haodong and Li Zijian both laughed.

Li Zijian said: "I think this is a hidden needle. After all, everyone knows that this is not speaking on behalf of an individual. In fact, it is a dual voice on behalf of both the government and the people. ”

Xu Haodong said: "Whether there are dates or not, poke him a few strokes first." ”

Li Zijian asked: "Is the full text published?" ”

Xu Haodong said: "Not a word. ”

Li Zijian nodded, "I promise to see the newspaper tomorrow morning, the front page headline, and I will write the editor's note." ”

Xu Haodong smiled again, "Okay, you must write ruthlessly." ”

Back in his office in the city administrative center building, Xu Haodong saw Yang Ling, the head of the public security bureau, who was waiting for him to come back with two unusual guests.

One is Kong Mingming, director of Yunling Customs, and the other is Zhao Shengping, director of the Yunling Division of the Provincial Security Department.

Kong Mingming and Zhao Shengping are both in Yunling, but Xu Haodong rarely sees them, their work is independent, and Xu Haodong hardly asks and does not interfere.

But today is different from the past, Kong and Zhao received an order to fully cooperate with Xu Haodong's actions.