After hosting the Michael Jackson concert, the reputation of the Antarctic Hotel in Shakloo in New Delhi and throughout India was greatly enhanced, and the number of applicants for membership increased dramatically, and many large gatherings were chosen to be held here.

On this day, as soon as Shakru arrived at the office, Priti came up and reported, "Boss, Mr. Pupenda has been waiting for you in the reception room for a long time. ”

This Pupenda Kumar is an industrialist in New Delhi and a member of the Antarctic Hotel Shakru, but the two usually don't have much contact, so Shakru was still a little surprised by his visit, but he still greeted him warmly: "Mr. Kumar, you are so invisible, if you have something, call me directly, isn't it too wasteful of your time to wait for me here." ”

Pupenda smiled and said, "I have come to trouble Mr. Pandit today, so naturally I have to come over a little earlier to show my sincerity." ”

"What you say, what's the use of me, you just say it directly, why bother to see it like this. However, I am curious about what kind of great event can be done by you, Mr. Kumar, himself. ”

"Actually, the thing is very simple, that is, I want to book the hotel lobby on January 4 next year to hold an 80th birthday banquet for a master I respect very much."

"I thought it was a big deal, it turned out to be a birthday banquet, do you still need to work hard for this kind of thing." Shakru said with some disapproval.

Ppenda shook his head and said: "I really have to make a trip to this matter myself, because this is not a simple birthday party, there will be a lot of big names in politics at that time, and it may cause repercussions in the international community, so I have to make sure that nothing goes wrong in every link." ”

"Oh, it seems that this master is still a big man, so can I ask who this master is?" Shakru asked curiously.

"Although the sects are different, you must have heard of the name of this master, he is the great lama XXXX from Tibet (the proper noun of the lama leader is a shielded word, so the great lama is used here instead, I hope it will not cause everyone to read difficult)." Pupenda said slowly.

"If I'm not mistaken, this master seems to have passed his eighties, right?" Shakru asked, a little suspicious.

"Well, it's true that it's been done once, but that time it was held in Tibet, and this time it was held in New Delhi, the political significance of this is completely different, and at this birthday party, the master has a big event to announce, so he needs the most famous hotel in New Delhi recently to hold this birthday party, I don't think of your Antarctic hotel, you must know that since the reception of the popular king Michael, you are hot here!" Ppenda nodded and explained, and finally gave Shakru a slap in passing.

However, Shakru did not eat his set, but after thinking about it carefully, he continued to ask, "Mr. Kumar, may I ask again, what important events does this master plan to announce at the birthday party?" ”

Pupenda hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Anyway, this matter will be announced to the whole world when the time comes, and it is okay to tell you now, that is, the master intends to use this to apply for Indian citizenship." ”

This news can be described as earth-shattering, Shakru asked in surprise: "No, isn't he Chinese, why did he suddenly remember to join the Indian nationality." ”

Pupenda pouted and said, "It seems that Shakru you really don't care about the international situation, look at when this master admitted that he is Chinese?" Wasn't his goal all these years to achieve independence, and how many years he had been in Dharamsala as a political refugee, how many times he had even shouted the slogan of the Son of India. ”

"Could it be that the current government supports his independence? It's too difficult, isn't it? ”

"On the contrary, it is because the current government does not support him that he wants to hold this second 80th birthday and put forward such a slogan to show his closeness to the government and solicit support for him."

What Pupenda said is exactly the truth: because the "Tibetans in exile" are constantly creating trouble in India, and at the same time, China's strength and influence are constantly expanding, so the Indian government is gradually moving away from the clique represented by the Grand Lama, in order to maintain and strengthen friendly relations with the Chinese government. Seeing that the backing behind him was no longer strong, the Grand Lama devised such a trick to gain the support of the Indian government for him.

And the reason why this Pupenda is so hard to help the Grand Lama run back and forth is because this Indian telecom tycoon is not only extremely interested and ambitious in business, but also has a strong interest in religion. As the president of the Maha Bodhi Association, the largest Buddhist organization in India, he had extensive contacts with religious figures in India and abroad, and also promoted Buddhist ideas to Indian entrepreneurs around him.

It is said that in 2004, Popenda once teamed up with Hollywood producers to make a film called "Buddha" to fulfill his long-standing wish, and the director of this play was the famous Indian director Shega Kaipur who filmed "Queen Elizabeth". The total investment of the film is 120 million US dollars, and Pupenda himself contributed 10 million US dollars, and during the preparation of the film, he has repeatedly consulted and consulted the Grand Lama on the details of the script, which shows his level of piety.

Although Shakru knew that if he hosted this birthday party, the prestige of his hotel would be boosted again, and he would get to know a group of politicians, which would be very beneficial to the future development of the hotel, but after careful consideration, he shook his head and said to Pupenda: "I'm sorry, Mr. Kumar, I decided that I won't accept this birthday party!" ”

"Why, Mr. Pandit, this is a great opportunity to raise the prestige of your hotel, and how could you refuse, do you think that I will not be able to pay for it?" Ppenda asked incredulously.

"Of course not, with your Mr. Kumar's assets, there is no problem in holding a hundred or a thousand banquets of this scale, but the reason why I refuse is because I don't want to get involved in political disputes, I am a timid person and have no vision in politics at all, so it is better to stay away!" Shakru explained lightly. (To be continued.) )