Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Crowd Boils
The biggest difference between the United States and Europe is the difference between rugged and sophisticated, in Europe, everything is delicate and small, but when you come to the United States, you will find that it is a completely different world.
Europeans think that Americans are dirty buns and nouveau riche, but they may not be without envy in their hearts. In terms of per capita resources, Europeans can't catch up with Americans.
Especially when I came to the vast and sparsely populated west, and saw those wide streets and shoddy but vast wooden houses, the people who traveled with me all criticized the Americans for not being able to live and saying goodbye to wasting countless resources.
The Los Angeles manager of the Hilton Hotel personally drove a pointed bus to Long Beach Airport to meet Zhou Nan and them, accompanied by a staff member of the Swiss Embassy named Grasso.
When he heard everyone's criticism, he didn't get angry, he listened with a smile all the time, and sometimes laughed at himself.
Whether it is the memory of another life or what you have seen and heard in this life, if the Swiss are the most detail-conscious and budget-conscious people in the world, I am afraid that only Dongying people will be unconvinced.
At present, the Swiss economy has not yet developed, and the current scale of development of watches, fine processing, medicine, and chemicals, which are known as the pillars of the Swiss economy, is still very average. And because the whole of Europe is poor, the income from tourism is currently very low.
In the 21st century, Switzerland can be known as the garden of Europe, and even the garden of the world, because of the strict requirements of all citizens for details.
In Switzerland, there is no bare land except for farmland, and all land must be planted with grass and flowers. So when you travel to Switzerland, especially in the German-speaking region, you can only see green grass, flowers, forests, and the only thing that is exposed, only rocks.
In particular, their pursuit of detail is simply to the point of a kind of pathology. If you go to the Swiss countryside, even if it is a country road, you will find that there is no gap between the road and the grass on the side of the road, and it is difficult to see even a small pebble on the road.
But what about the United States now? The romantic poignancy of the yellow sand you see in the movie is a miasma of black smoke in reality.
Long Beach is also supposed to be in the heart of Greater Los Angeles, but it's a big construction site like a slum.
The streets are full of sewage and construction trucks and trolleys, and the streets are wide, but the stones and mud that fall from the pavement make the streets dirty.
Everyone kept their windows closed, because the black smoke and dust emitted by the cars were a little scary. Fortunately, they had already seen the night scene of the eastern part of the United States last night, and if it was the first time they came to the United States, they would have thought that they had come to the slums.
The whole of Los Angeles is like a big construction site, there are construction sites everywhere, and the main thing is that these construction sites lack management, noise pollution, dust pollution, transportation pollution, anyway, how convenient how to come, how dirty and messy how to come.
Bonita, who was full of longing for the United States, couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, obviously not expecting that the free and developed United States in her heart would be so unbearable. "If this is the most developed country in the world, then I would rather Switzerland be poor forever."
Grasso, who works at the consulate, is still a young man, but he is able to work as a diplomat, and he is certainly very skilled in social skills. He led the topic and said: "The western development of the United States has been going on, and it seems a bit chaotic because of the government's poor supervision, but no one can deny the economic vitality here. By the time we got to North Los Angeles, the environment was much better than here. Not far from our accommodation, there is also a beach of Santa Monica, the sea and sand, which is not available in Switzerland. ”
Zhou Nan grew up by the sea when he was a child, and grew up on Green Island until he was sixteen years old. In terms of pure natural landscapes, Los Angeles is a little worse than the green islands with green water, green hills and long beaches, so he naturally has little interest.
But as soon as the others heard about the beach, they immediately became excited. Switzerland is arguably the most concentrated natural landscape in the world, but the only thing missing is the sea and beaches.
What is lacking, it is natural to look forward to it.
Audrey counted on her fingers for a long time, and said with some disappointment: "Jonas, it seems that we don't have time to go to the beach at all. ”
Zhou Nan said with relief: "It's only April now, and it's still a little cold to go to the beach. When you finish filming this movie, how about I take you to find a scenic island with no one and have a good time for a while? ”
"Really?" Audrey was immediately moved and snuggled into Zhou Nan's arms. "You're so nice, Jonas."
When the car arrived at Beverly Hills in North Los Angeles, the Hilton Hotel at the foot of the hill, at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Wilzer Boulevard, caught their attention.
This hotel is Conrad's flagship hotel in Los Angeles, with a clover shape that allows every room to enjoy the sun and the view is not monotonous.
But what attracts you more than the hotel is not the hotel itself, but the crowd and media that are welcomed above the hotel's expansive parking lot.
When he was at the airport, Zhou Nan was still a little disappointed in his heart, because he was only transiting through New York, and he was welcomed by two or three hundred Chinese, why did he go to Los Angeles but didn't see the Chinese welcome, and even the media didn't pay attention to it!
But seeing this scene, he really understood, it turned out that the personnel had been organized and were waiting for him here.
The Hilton Hotel is located between two main streets, with one hotel occupying an entire area and large parking lots in three directions.
The parking lot they came in had been sealed, and there were hundreds of Chinese inside. Moreover, there are not only adults here, Zhou Nan also saw many children and old people, they waved the national flag in their hands one by one, as well as Zhou Nan's photos, and when they saw Zhou Nan's car arrive, cheers immediately broke out.
The momentum of the heads of hundreds of people was completely different, and the people in the car were silent, looking at Zhou Nan, who was a little excited.
Zhou Nan opened the window glass next to her through Audrey and waved to the Chinese, which immediately caused a huge cheer.
"Mr. Zhou, are you still satisfied with our special arrangement?"
Stolko glanced at the cheering crowd and retorted with a smile: "With a simple arrangement, you can win the hearts of countless Chinese, and Mr. Hilton is indeed an excellent business talent." Your hotel's business should be full these days! ”
The manager, named Bill, laughed, and although he didn't admit it, his expression said it all.
During Zhou Nan's journey from the East Coast to the West Coast, the news of his arrival in the United States arrived on the West Coast faster than him. His speech at the airport, the interview he gave at the hotel, and the emotional letter of thanks also reached the West Coast within a day.
In San Francisco, which has the largest number of Chinese, knowing that Zhou Nan's trip this time did not arrange San Francisco, several groups organized hundreds of people to come to Los Angeles just to welcome Zhou Nan.
And the local Chinese in Los Angeles, many families are a family of all ages, so that Zhou Nan can feel their enthusiasm and pride.
In the past 100 years, there have been not many Chinese scholars who have been able to enjoy a high reputation in the world, and even fewer have been able to rely on academics to directly become the leader of a country.
Zhou Nan has become the pride of all Chinese, which is the consensus of all Chinese.
And Zhou Nan did not forget his roots, he actively contacted the Chinese community in Paris, and this year he also organized a grand Lantern Festival in Switzerland, which caused a sensation throughout Europe.
Especially because of his proposal, the Netherlands made up their minds to establish a Chinese-controlled state in the East Indies, which was a bombshell that directly shook the hearts of all Chinese.
Although this country has not yet been established, there have been countless Chinese people who have donated money and materials, just to contribute their own strength to this Chinese country.
There are countless Chinese who have begun to sell their property and are ready to go to the East Indies, they want to leave other people's countries, go to the countries that belong to the Chinese, and build their own homes together.
In the United States alone, no less than 20 organizations have been formed, and they have become a bridge between the United States and the Chinese countries above Borneo, and countless people are preparing to leave the United States.
In San Francisco, there is currently a Chinese organization that has established a shipping company and arranged for four ships to specialize in shipping services in the United States and Borneo. Every week, an ocean-going freighter carrying more than 1,000 people and tens of thousands of tons of supplies goes to Borneo.
The U.S. government is also supportive of this, and the conglomerates want to actively join in and prepare for the U.S. control of the local economy.
They even came up with an aid package that would provide comprehensive and thoughtful assistance services as long as the Chinese people accepted it.
The Netherlands has no choice now, because they themselves need to accept American assistance, and at this time, they are powerless to stop the small actions of the United States.
Of course, because they control the diplomacy and taxation of the East Indies, as long as the 50-year policy promised by the Chinese side remains unchanged, they do not have to worry about losing power in the short term.
The unchanged policy for 50 years was Zhou Nan's suggestion to the Chinese people, and he carefully analyzed the current international situation with those compatriots. It is definitely much better to think that this emerging country is standing behind the Netherlands and can profit from the three parties than directly to the United States and becoming a thorn in the side of the Soviet Union.
And his vision was admired all over the world, and the Chinese accepted Zhou Nan's advice and regressed from the Dutch on this greatest matter of principle.
Therefore, the seven countries that the Dutch are ready to support now, and the establishment of this Chinese country will go more smoothly.
Zhou Nan took the lead in getting out of the car, and then turned around and held Audrey's hand. They were immediately greeted with cheers from the audience.
After interacting with the Chinese, Bill, led by Bill, walked to a simple stage in front of the crowd, where the hotel had prepared a set of microphones and stereos.
Zhou Nan didn't have the slightest stage fright, patted the back of Audrey's hand soothingly, and took her hand and walked on the stage together.
(Try to add another chapter in the evening, but there is a date, so I'm not sure now...... )