Chapter 109: The assistant arrives
Fan Ju really hasn't visited this historic city since he came to Besançon, and having a "professional" by his side to introduce him is much better than looking at it and not understanding anything by himself.
"This is the Black Gate, which was erected in 175 A.D. to welcome King Mark Oles." Erin Andrews said with gusto, looking at the brochure.
Fan Ju touched his head, he was really a little embarrassed, he had seen this building a few days ago, and at first he thought it was a monastery ruins or something, anyway, Raschart didn't understand, men rarely had any curiosity about the history in that stone pile.
When you come to Besançon, you know that this is the birthplace of Hugo, that it has a lot of history, that it is picturesque, that in some novels it is called the most beautiful town in France, that there is a university here, and that you are going to play here for two weeks.
He had never wanted to know the history of those buildings, and the humble stone steps beside the road turned out to be the uncanny cultural heritage of the ancient Roman era that could hold an amphitheater that could accommodate 20,000 people.
"I have to admit that when you say this, I think these stones are indeed quite valuable, at least much better than the mausoleums and mosques I have seen in India." Fan Ju looked at the moss-covered stones, and immediately felt that finding someone to go out for a walk with was also a good way to relax.
It's not a big town, so it won't take much time for Fan Ju and Erin to walk around, and of course, after seeing a Louis XIV-era castle, they finally return to the downtown area.
"You say this is Hugo? I thought it was the mayor here! Fan Ju came to the city center to fill his already empty stomach pouch, and the second to admire the statue of Hugo, which was erected a hundred years ago.
An old man looking down at the road with a cane, Fan Ju didn't feel that there was much literati temperament in the statue, but there was a feeling of arrogance overlooking the world, which made Fan Ju feel a proud temperament that reigned over the world.
A hundred years ago, the carving is very realistic and tasteful, unlike those messy modern artworks, how to look at it can not understand the meaning, as for those what the meaning of the representation, Fan Ju roadside pick up a stone can blow the same effect, maybe the average person does not have the craft to make a meal of reinforced concrete into such a big lump, but it is not necessary to say that it can be made of art.
"You know what? Hugo had only been in Besançon for six weeks, and 100 years ago, while the statue was being erected, there were parliamentarians who objected to it, arguing that Hugo had no contribution to Besançon.
At that time, there were a large number of letters from writers and playwrights, which led to the emergence of this statue of Hugo's centenary and this Hugo Square in a few years. "Erin is like stuck in the time of a hundred years ago, when he is not at all like a reporter digging for news, but like a young girl who has fallen into literary fantasies, lamenting this romantic and tortuous history.
However, there was only one incomprehensible guy beside the girl, who neither took the opportunity to put his arm around the shoulders of the beautiful woman and sigh together, nor did he say anything passionate and generous, but just covered himself and cooed alone, and coped with the matter with "uh-huh-hmm" on the side.
This can't be blamed on him, Fan Ju's knowledge of Hugo is limited to the two world-class masterpieces "The Stranger in the Clock Tower" and "Les Miserables", and he really knows very little about the story behind it.
However, Erin Andrews tirelessly "helped" him to make up for these "common sense", what served as a stop writing during the political period of the French House of Lords, and then wrote a world-class masterpiece of Les Misérables after twenty years of exile.
In short, when Fan Ju came to the restaurant to enjoy his lunch, he felt that he had become good friends with Mr. "Hugo", and he could almost memorize his birthday.
"Am I being a little long-winded?" Erin Andrews looked at Fan Ju with some embarrassment, and she also realized that she was a little too excited just now.
She forgot that Fan Ju was an Asian, that he might not even have read Hugo's writings, that he didn't even know the city-states and history of the ancient Roman period, that the romance of Europe was too far away from that country with its own cultural heritage, and that the history in her mouth might not be as old as the humble bricks on the side of the road in Fanju's country.
"Oh, no, I also like to hear stories about Europe, if you hadn't told me, I would have thought this was just an ordinary small town on the French border, and I didn't expect so many historical events to happen here." Put down the chowder soup that was already empty in his hand and said with a smile.
Erin Andrews was also relieved to see Fan Ju's smile, she just wanted to have a good relationship with Fan Ju, of course, this relationship is more of a friend, not anything else, Fan Ju is not like those rude blacks who only have SEX left when they see a woman in their heads, he is a gentleman and will cooperate with his "willful" requirements, which makes her have a good impression of Fan Ju, and even feels that further development can also be "considered".
"It's just too young...... Erin Andrews remembered the age gap between the two, although it is not without old wives and young husbands in the United States, but it is also non-mainstream, and it will become a burden among celebrities.
In particular, Fan Ju did not show any intention to "socialize" with himself at all, although his eyes often looked at his plump and slender places, but except for taking the initiative to hook the other party's wrist, the other party did not show any active contact with him, and Erin even doubted whether his charm was invalid.
However, thinking that the other party is an Oriental, he may be a little "subtle" in this regard, and maybe after a few more contacts, he will want to "shoot" at himself.
Fan Ju didn't know what the beautiful woman on the other side was thinking, and finally finished a whole morning's tour, as if he had completed a long series of tasks, European culture was indeed unattractive to him, after all, it had been changed by modern industrial society, there were no knights with spears and roaring at the enemy, nor dragons flapping their wings and spitting flames in the air.
Even musketeers, swordsmen, nobles, and princesses have been assimilated into this "equal" modern society, which may be a good thing for ordinary people, but for a foreign visitor, this place is actually no different from the place where he lives, except for the different buildings and food.
In terms of culture, France does not even have the "characteristics" of India, although this has a strong closed and backward thinking, but they have their own ideas and ways of life, and the pollution of civilization is not everywhere, which destroys the mood when watching.
Fan Ju finally understood why those Europeans and Americans shouted all day long to protect primitive tribes and primitive cultures, I am afraid that one day these different things will be swallowed up by "modernity", and they will no longer see those special cultural customs that make them feel different.
"How does it feel? Is there a ......" Without waiting for Raschet to finish his words with a lewd (laughing) face, Fan Ju blocked him out with the door of the room, this guy is good anywhere, but when he heard a woman, he showed the appearance of a love saint, it turned out that Fan Ju hadn't found out yet, but when he met Erin, Raschet's "ugly" face was exposed.
"Knock knock knock......" "Come in!" The door is unlocked" Listening to Raschet knocking on the door outside, Fan Ju shook his head helplessly, but after all, he still had no intention of locking him out.
"I said you almost hit me in the nose, well, it's my fault, I shouldn't have laughed at you with that female reporter, I know you're an Oriental man, and you're going to marry many wives in the future." I don't know where I heard the gossip, the more Fan Ju listened, the more I felt that it was unsound.
A lot of wives? Sister Yan, who has been included in the main house, is still not allowed to castrate herself? These Westerners seem to know everything on the surface, but when they really communicate with them, Fan Ju can always find that they still have a lot of "ancient" misunderstandings, the most of which are like China is very backward and has no TV, and China can take many wives, which makes Fan Ju laugh.
"Chinese know kung fu, all Bruce Lee? Who do you listen to? I've seen a lot of Chinese, and they don't know how to do kung fu. Of course, a bad guy will put a set of kung fu in front of him, and then tell him that not everyone in China knows kung fu, but there must be someone in the family who knows kung fu to protect his family, and he is the one who knows kung fu in his own family.
Of course, a certain future detective science fiction writer still firmly believes this, and Fan Ju will find in many of his new "novels" that know how to introduce Chinese kung fu families, and he almost didn't laugh on the ground, and he doesn't know what kind of expression Wayne will show when he finds out the truth of the matter.
"Fan, the assistant IMG sent you has arrived at ......." Fan Ju always felt that Raschart was a little strange when he said this, as if he was a little dodgy, and he didn't want to say anything, especially when he noticed the word "she" used by Raschet.
Female? Fan Ju doesn't think that women can't be assistants, or that careful women can better arrange their schedules, but he and Raschet always feel a little inconvenient to bring a female assistant.
"Where is she? I'm going to meet her? Fan Ju felt the need to meet the following, even if it was just to be responsible for his own itinerary for the next month, but after all, he had to act with himself, and there was nothing to delay in meeting.
Although he was a little tired, Fan Ju still planned to meet first, and of course, if there were any problems with the arrangement, he could communicate in advance.
Raschet left the room with Fan Ju, turned two corners to another room, knocked on the door, and there was a question in Italian from behind the door, although Fan Ju had not learned it, but some languages and some words in European languages were common, probably asking "who" meant.
"It's me Raschet, Fan Ju is back." Raschet's voice was rare and strange, and he was usually very aggressive, which made Fan Ju wonder if the two were having an adulterous relationship.
However, Fan Ju's illusions were soon shattered......