Chapter 41: University Lectures
In the hotel room, Stolko immediately agreed with Zhou Nan's agreement to Max's conditions. "We are staying at this hotel today because Petitpierre is a colleague worth contacting, both within the Free Democratic Party and in Switzerland as a whole, and he has a good reputation."
I guessed that, too, so I just agreed. But you also have to hurry up and make me the political pedigree of Swiss politics, so that I don't have any contact with the other party in the future, and I don't know what kind of person the other person is. ”
"I can sort out the genealogy of the party tomorrow, but if everything is sorted out, I'm afraid it won't be until next week."
Zhou Nan nodded and said: "It's okay to do a good job for me in the party first, and then we have to be busy with propaganda, and we don't have much opportunity to contact other people." But you also communicate with Etinidos, and put together a list of the people I have to contact on my daily trip. ”
Entlebuch was studying Zhou Nan's new book, and when he saw Zhou Nan, who seemed to be growing up quickly, he couldn't help but smile happily on his face.
A chance encounter, a friendship, now spawned into close colleagues. What an unpredictable fate!
Entlerbuch couldn't be more satisfied with his discernment. Thomas's stupidity was rewarded with praise from the entire Swiss political scene, and there was no more important thing for a desireless old man.
Thinking that Jonas insisted on becoming his introduction to the party, and that he could witness Jonas's joining ceremony in the party headquarters tomorrow, and that he would be remembered by the world in the future, his love for Jonas was overflowing.
Although he could not have helped Jonas in his upbringing, he believed that he could still do it by allowing Weggis to remain Jonas' home base forever.
He had decided that, when he returned to-morrow, he would set up an association of supporters of Jonas in Weggis and even in Lucerne. Using his academic research, he formed an association that would always support Jonas and became a staunch supporter of him.
After arranging the itinerary for the next day, the three of them went back to their rooms to rest.
Zhou Nan lay on the bed but didn't feel sleepy, the changes in the recent period were too great and too fast, and even caught him off guard.
It's not that he can't keep up, it's just that he's lazy, and he suddenly fell into this non-stop fast-forward state, and his mentality can't keep up.
The party initiation ceremonies in all countries of the world are similar, and Zhou Nan read out the manifesto of joining the party after Entlebuch in accordance with the party constitution of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Rudolf Rubartle, the current chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, pinned a party constitution to his chest, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Welcome, Jonas." From then on, we were close comrades-in-arms. ”
Zhou Nan stretched out his hand and shook it with him and said, "Mr. President, I will work hard for this." ”
The audience burst into warm applause, and Rudolph also raised Zhou Nan's hand and greeted everyone.
The party initiation ceremony was brief, but the communication that followed was long and uninteresting. As a newcomer, it is essential to get to know the famous representatives of the party.
Dozens of successful people who have outstanding performance in all walks of life, Zhou Nan must know them one by one, and these people will have more or less help in Zhou Nan's future life.
As long as there are not too many differences in political opinions, these people will be his natural allies.
At this time, Nuode already regarded himself as Zhou Nan's leader, and he didn't even let Zhou Nan spend money, and he took the initiative to hold a luncheon to entertain all his colleagues.
This is also his clear announcement that from now on, Zhou Nan will be the person on his line, and let others not fight Zhou Nan's idea, and don't bully him.
The Liberal Democrats' headquarters are diagonally opposite the Palace of the Federation, in an ordinary-looking building next to Federation Square. There is a French restaurant on the first floor, so Nord directly chartered this restaurant to entertain everyone.
In the afternoon, I had to give a lecture at the University of Bern, and the glass of wine in front of Zhou Nan was drunk from beginning to end. On the contrary, he refills three glasses of juice in a row.
Because of his embarrassing identity, Stolko did not attend today's ceremony, but has been in the room to help Zhou Nan improve the content of today's speech. In addition, it is also necessary to make a plan for some sensitive topics that students may raise, because any answer from Zhou Nan may trigger a transitional rendering of the media.
From now on, Zhou Nan can be regarded as half a political figure, and how to say many things and how to say them reasonably must have a completely different way than before.
Zhou Nan, who had lunch, didn't have time to rest, and kept reading these materials in the room, even if these materials couldn't be brought to the stage at that time, but how to answer, he had to have a concept in his heart.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, representatives of the Faculty of Human Sciences and the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Bern came to the hotel. After some communication about the following itinerary, we headed to the University of Bern.
The University of Bern is not a big university in Switzerland, but it is a world-renowned liberal arts college. Among them, the social humanities have been the first in the world for two hundred years, and they have enjoyed a high reputation all over the world.
Although they were very proud of what the professors said, Zhou Nan had never heard of the university's fame before. The whole of Switzerland, and the Zurich University of Technology, was a familiar name to Zhou Nan before, which still supported Einstein's fame.
The University of Bern is located right next to the train station, which is connected to the university square. The school has only a few buildings, and there are no walls, so the scale is pitiful.
But knowing the long history and glory of this place, Zhou Nan didn't dare to be sloppy. And this is also the first battlefield for Zhou Nan to face doubts and tests from the outside world, and he can't help but pay attention to it.
Before the formal speech, Zhou Nan met with some school leaders and professors. There was not too much perfunctory and false speech, and the school did not limit the content of Zhou Nan's speech, the two sides communicated briefly, and after getting to know each other, everyone entered the school's auditorium together.
Zhou Nan's speech was contacted through the party's propaganda department, and at the University of Bern, there were also colleagues in the party, so this matter was not difficult to operate.
No one minds what Zhou Nan's speech is about, and everyone can elaborate their ideas as they like. If your speech is of a high standard, it will naturally be popular, but if your speech is of a good standard, it will only be a loss of face.
Students don't give you much face, and if your ideas are not shared by the majority, the Q&A session after the presentation will definitely make you unable to get off the stage.
Entering the auditorium, the auditorium was already full, and the auditorium, which could have accommodated about three hundred people, had already poured four or five hundred people, and even the aisles were crowded with students.
In front of the auditorium, reporters from all over the world were also ready. The day before yesterday, Zhou Nan's speech at the University of Lucerne only attracted a few local media, but today, his speech attracted no less than 20 media outlets, and this increase in attraction also represents an increase in influence.
When Zhou Nan came in, the flash kept on. It took his eyes ten seconds to see again, barely blinding him. Only then did he understand why those big stars wore sunglasses when they were taking pictures.
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw that Zhou Nan's eyes were stimulated by the flashing light, and even shed tears. Immediately, the audience burst into warm applause.
Standing on the stage, Zhou Nan took out a handkerchief, wiped away his tears, and calmed down before standing in front of the rostrum. A beautiful college student gave him a smile, helped him turn on the microphone, and gave him a try.
In this era, there is no popular host to liven up the atmosphere and help him tune the tone, so the female college student hurriedly stepped off the stage and sat cross-legged in the aisle with a group of female students.
Zhou Nan put the handkerchief in his pocket and said self-deprecatingly: "I originally thought that my speech today would move some students to tears, but I didn't expect that you were the ones who moved me to tears first. ”
One sentence made everyone laugh, and some naughty students also applauded, so that Zhou Nan had to pause, press down with both hands, and stop them from coaxing.
"I am a person who has never gone to university, and in my heart, the university campus is like an ivory tower, sacred and fascinating, and it is also the hope of mankind. Luckily, I found the ivory tower in my heart, and I used up my subjective fantasies to weave my fantasy world, which is also so beautiful here. However, only the ivory tower in the heart overlaps with the ivory tower in reality, which is the real ivory tower. ”
The ivory tower was later known as a university campus, but in this era, the meaning was not widely circulated. The ivory tower in people's concept still refers to their own inner fantasy world.
Therefore, hearing Zhou Nan's speech, the college students in the audience were excited and proud, and then gave Zhou Nan warm applause.
Zhou Nan didn't stop this time, and said directly: "I saw that many students in the audience were holding my new book, which made me feel very honored, I don't know how many people have read my book today?" ”
Almost everyone in the audience raised their hands, too, if they hadn't read Zhou Nan's book, they wouldn't be interested in his speech.
Zhou Nan nodded with satisfaction and said: "There may be many people who question why a young man who has not gone to college or received higher education can write this book, and how can I overturn the theories of many predecessors and create my own theory of historical analysis." So, today I would like to discuss with you the original intention and process of creating this book, and I hope that my experience can be helpful to you, so that you can read history, analyze history, and even create history more easily. The title of my talk today is 'Theory and Practice'. ”