Chapter Thirty-Seven: Just in Time
The environment of the pick-up hall is obvious, although there are a lot of Chinese people, but they are confined to a fixed environment. Of course, this could also be a reason for the airport staff not to allow them to disturb other passengers, not necessarily because of discrimination.
Zhou Nan didn't care about this matter, he just wanted to improve the situation of the Chinese, and he would not choose to provoke the Americans in such a link, which would only intensify the conflict.
A guard walked up to Zhou Nan's side and said in German: "Jonas, I hope you can persuade these compatriots of yours to get out of here, they have affected our work. And, thank you for everything you do for the German people! ”
Zhou Nan looked at him, he smiled and said, "I was born in Frankfurt and came to the United States when I was ten years old. ”
Zhou Nan nodded, and accompanied by Popler, he came to the front of these Chinese camps, looking at these Chinese, his nose was a little sour again.
Everyone looked at Zhou Nan quietly, waiting for him to speak, but a wave of excitement hit his heart, and he was a little speechless.
He bowed deeply to everyone, straightened up, and then said slowly: "I am from Switzerland, and you all live in the United States now, but we all have one name, that is, we are all Chinese." I have a lot to say to you, but I don't seem to have to say anything......"
He turned around and beckoned to Audrey, who hurriedly handed Bonita a small suitcase she was carrying, came to Zhou Nan's side, and grabbed Zhou Nan's arm.
Zhou Nan introduced: "Her name is Audrey and she is my wife. I'm living happily now, and I want you all to be happy. If you are all living happily, then I bless you, and if any of you feel unhappy, you can also write to me directly and let me know, and I will try my best to help you. This is the airport, so let's not get in the way of other passengers, and when we get to the hotel later, I'll contact a few media outlets and tell you what I want to say. Thank you for welcoming me and making me feel at home in this strange country. ”
Everyone applauded, and a middle-aged man said loudly: "Zhou Nan, good, we are proud of you." ”
Zhou Nan smiled and bowed again. "I'm proud of you, too."
The pick-up incident that the airport was waiting for passed quietly, but a group of media felt that it was not hot enough, and several reporters surrounded them. "Mr. Zhou, can we interview you?"
"Please contact my assistant and I'll be back at the hotel later and I'll be interviewed by you."
After 20 hours of flight, although Zhou Nan was exhausted, he couldn't ignore these reporters. European journalists are tolerant of him because he has a lot of ideas for Europeans. The American media will only find fault with him.
If you want to establish your image from the beginning, you must do a good job of media PR. Now is not the afterlife, public opinion is controlled by consortia and the media, and it is much easier to discredit a person than in later generations.
He will not develop in the United States, and his image can not be cared about. But we must not make the situation of our compatriots worse because of our own reasons.
Because they only stayed in Newark for a short night and then transferred the next morning, Zhou Nan and they did not leave the airport, but stayed in a hotel next to the airport.
They were separated by only half of the staff of Coty Perfumery. Half of them will be organizing a pitch event in New York when Audrey returns from Los Angeles.
The other half, of course, followed Audrey to hold a pitch meeting in Los Angeles.
"Honey, you take a shower and go to sleep, it's too hard to fly."
Audrey pouted and shook her head. "I'm going to be with you, you're working harder than me!"
Zhou Nan's heart was ironed, "Then you go take a bath, I'll prepare a manuscript first." ”
Etinny is communicating with the media and arranging interviews to be held later. Although the time was a little late, Zhou Nan still quickly wrote a manuscript.
He was prepared to wait a while for any media outlet to publish his manuscript in full, and then answer a few more questions. If all of them are willing to publish, then he is a little tired and willing.
It's just that he had never considered today's situation before, so he was a little defenseless and didn't have a suitable manuscript at hand.
A speech like "I Have a Dream" is definitely not suitable for him, a newcomer to the United States. So Zhou Nan just wrote a letter of thanks to the Chinese and Americans in a decent way, in which he did not hesitate to praise.
Of course, more importantly, he left the address and email address of his home in Switzerland, and since he promised to help some people in need, of course, so that they could find themselves.
There are not many hotels near the airport, this hotel is the staff of Paramount to help contact, the conditions are very average, there is no meeting room.
After communicating with the hotel management, I finally persuaded the hotel manager to borrow the breakfast room so that Zhou Nan could be interviewed there at the same time.
Etinny was in charge of communicating with the hotel, and Stocko was in tune with the media. His eloquence was already very good, and in the end he persuaded reporters from several media to contact the headquarters and be willing to publish Zhou Nan's manuscript in full.
At half past eleven, Zhou Nan went downstairs to the restaurant and beckoned the dozen reporters to sit down. Due to the urgency of the time, there was almost no time to greet each other, and the interview began.
By two o'clock in the morning, the manuscript must be finalized, typeset, and then arranged for the printing house to print. At four o'clock at the earliest, and at five o'clock at the latest, the printed newspaper will leave the factory and be distributed to the newsstand.
The content of the interview did not surprise Zhou Nan, and basically revolved around the purpose of Zhou Nan's visit to the United States, his impression of the United States, Zhou Nan's academic research, and the development of the European revival plan.
Yes, the European Recovery Program has become the most important social issue in the United States at present.
World War II ended, but the wartime economy of the United States created overcapacity in many industries. After 47 years, a small economic crisis hit, and many production capacities had to find dumping channels.
South America has limited purchasing power, Asia is poor and white, Eastern Europe has almost become a red territory, and the only region most suitable for absorbing US production capacity is Western Europe.
Zhou Nan's plan for the revival of Europe clearly put forward the need to leverage the strength of the United States, and the complementary economic issues of the two sides also made the two sides the most suitable partners for cooperation.
Marshall, who had just taken office, praised Zhou Nan's European revival plan, believing that this plan could perfectly solve the economic problems between Europe and the United States.
Many consortia are also actively lobbying the Congress, hoping that the Congress will approve the plan as soon as possible. This can also be said to be a hot issue of concern in society at present, and the proponents of this plan happened to come to the United States at this time, so of course they had to ask Zhou Nan's opinion in this regard.
Although the European Recovery Program has been the most helpful to Europe, it has also had many direct and indirect benefits for the United States. Digesting excess capacity, optimizing the industrial structure, and controlling the European industrial economy will make the capitalists more active.
Moreover, the emergence of the U.S. containment policy also required the U.S. to provide assistance to non-communist countries in order to contain the influence and expansion of the Soviet Union.
There are quite a few people in the United States who believe that the use of economic aid can even attract Eastern European countries to join this plan, thereby freeing them from the Soviet bloc that is being formed.
In fact, while the European Recovery Plan is still being studied, the first shipments of American aid have already left American ports and are destined for Greece and Turkey.
After Britain could no longer afford to pay for the two countries, the United States continued to assist them in order to stabilize the frontline countries fighting the red tide in these two countries.
In the interview, Zhou Nan made it clear that the United States is moving too slowly, and every night and one day, more people are dying in Europe.
Finally, when the reporters asked about the Chinese who came to pick up the airport today, Zhou Nan of course also expressed his gratitude and excitement, believing that he was liked by the Chinese compatriots, which made him have a better impression of the United States.
I didn't learn anything else, but like other politicians, I opened my eyes and said nonsense, and Zhou Nan also practiced perfectly.
Zhou Nan's speech was written in German, and after he finished writing, his English translator translated the manuscript according to Zhou Nan's habits and relationships. At the end of the interview, everyone left with their manuscripts in high spirits.
Two media outlets, which were relatively far away, couldn't even wait to go back, so they directly called the headquarters to read the interview script.
After the interview, it was already half past one in the morning, and Zhou Nan was already hungry, so he ate two of the bread prepared by the assistant, but he felt that his stomach was still empty.
Audrey hadn't slept yet, and had been waiting for Zhou Nan to come back. After Zhou Nan washed up hastily and lay on the bed, she hugged Zhou Nan's arm.
Zhou Nan kissed her on the face. "Good night, baby"
She didn't react anymore, and just hugged Zhou Nan's arm, she was already asleep.
Early the next morning, Zhou Nan felt that he hadn't slept well, so he was called up by Bonita and the others, and the group hurriedly ate breakfast, Zhou Nan drank two bowls of pork and mushroom soup and ate two more breads, and then he felt that his stomach was full.
More than a dozen people got on the plane again, this time for more than ten hours, and finally arrived in the city of angels in the evening in Los Angeles.
In 1850, when the city was founded, there were only 1,600 people, but it has grown to become the fourth largest city in the United States, after New York and Chicago, as well as the old capital city of Philadelphia.
Although this pancake-like city is known as the largest rural village in the United States, no one can deny the economic vitality of the city.
In this regard, Zhou Nan is more confident than everyone else. In the future, Los Angeles will not only become the second largest city in the United States, but California will also become the richest state in the United States.