Since Ankang brought his parents to Shanghai in the name of the World Expo, he must take his parents to visit the World Expo.

In fact, Ankang has never understood what this World Expo is for. The official website of the Expo is not clear. I happen to have a friend of mine who works in the World Expo Working Group. Ankang consulted, and the friend's friend spoke for half an hour, but Ankang didn't understand.

As an investor, Ankang has heard too many stories about project companies and founders. He generally asks them to be concise and to the point. According to the theory of orthodox business schools, the introduction of a company or project should be explained in at least 30 seconds. This is often referred to as "elevator speech".

The so-called elevator speech means that when you happen to meet the person you have always wanted to communicate with in the elevator, such as a well-known investor, a big man, a goddess who makes you excited, etc., you can express your meaning completely and clearly between the elevator reaching your own or the other party's floor.

It is a pity that no one seems to be able to articulate the meaning and purpose of the Expo.

Of course, Ankang is not completely unaware of what the Expo is for. At least he still knows the story of the famous Qing government sending a delegation to the World Exposition.

This story was used to mock the Qing government. It is said that when various countries showed their civilization and scientific and technological achievements at the World Expo, the predecessor of the World Expo, the Qing government displayed women's small feet and opium-smoking pipes. It is precisely the backwardness and ignorance of the country that are displayed.

What the truth is, Ankang does not judge. He just believes that any exhibition must have a clear theme and concept to be conveyed.

Even the "World Exposition" held by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty introduced on the Internet is the prototype of the modern World Expo. That's laughing and generous.

It is very convenient to get from Ankang's home to the Expo Park in Sanlin, Pudong. Take the subway line 6 and then transfer to line 7 at the door of the house.

However, the first time I went, I didn't take the subway, but took a taxi. Because I was worried that if I took the first subway to the Expo Park, I would also encounter a queue of people. From the TV news, I saw that since the early hours of the morning, people have been carrying small benches to line up.

Even if it was early in the morning, the queue was crowded. I didn't enter until half past nine. Most of the people who entered the stadium almost rushed to the stadium like a 100-meter sprint. Because there is a queue not only outside the Expo Park, but also in front of various popular venues. Ankang knew that the most popular venues at the World Expo were the Saudi Pavilion and the China Pavilion, so they were the first choice. However, when they arrived at both venues, they were told that they would have to queue for two to three hours. If you line up at 10 o'clock, you may not be able to get there until 12 noon to 1 pm.

The temperature on this day was over 35 degrees Celsius. Although there is a pergola in front of the venue, the pergola is completely unable to stop the heat wave under the scorching sun. The queue is not the real test, the heat is the real test. The heat is not the biggest test, but the biggest test is to be crowded in the middle of a crowd of sweating profusely.

This made Ankang very unbearable, so he persuaded his parents to visit other venues with less long queues, and finally chose a British pavilion with a very different shape. The queue time for this museum is only one hour. Acceptable.

However, Ankang's parents didn't mind this, and said that Ankang was now pampered and delicate. In the past, when I was working on the farm in my hometown, I didn't work all day in the field under the scorching sun in the summer. And there is not even a shield in the farmland. Not only is there a pergola in the Expo Park, but there are also water sprays on the pergola to cool down. How sweet.

An Kang smiled: "This is also true. As long as you're happy. ”

In fact, Ankang is not that he does not understand the joy of his parents. It's a great pleasure to take a picture with a digital camera in the middle of so many buildings of different shapes, and it is a great pleasure to take a group photo in the middle of a bunch of foreigners of different skin tones. Of course, in a crowded situation, it is not easy to think of not taking a group photo.

An hour later, Ankang and his parents finally entered the British Pavilion. I waited in line for an hour and came out after two minutes in the British Pavilion.

Not only did Ankang feel cheated, but even his parents felt that this museum was very cheating. There is a huge British pavilion, and the space inside is not as big as the house where Ankang's parents live. And the whole stadium can be said to be empty, and there is nothing.

"It's all seeds?" Father asked, confused. He couldn't imagine that so many people would line up for an hour just to see the seeds.

"Seems to be." An Kang said.

"What's so nice about this?"

"Seems to be." An Kang said.

In Ankang's hometown, such seeds are grabbed one by one. Although he also knew that these seeds must be selected and of great value. However, if these seeds are not sent to the Agricultural Research Institute and brought to the World Expo, isn't this the same as the Qing government sending opium pipes to the World Expo?

This is the United Kingdom, which created the Industrial Revolution, and brought it to the exhibition?

If sending pipes to the Universal Exposition signaled the end of the Qing Dynasty, what kind of future did sending seeds to the World Exposition porter Britain to?

"Let's go to that pavilion." The mother's questioning interrupted Ankang's train of thought.

Ankang looked in the direction of her mother's finger, which was a venue where you could enter and leave at will without queuing, the Iran Pavilion.

The Iran Pavilion is unknown among the many venues in the Expo Park, and it is inevitable to miss the existence when you pass by. After Ankang and his parents went in, they found that there was a cave here. There are no remarkable scientific and technological achievements in Iran, and there are no incomprehensible seeds, which are basically handicrafts, and Persian carpets are the mainstay.

Not only Ankang's mother was attracted by the carpets, but even Ankang and his father were amazed. Although the Persian civilization has been submerged in history, the Persian carpet that has been passed down for thousands of years is still a model of craftsmanship.

Stroking these carpets, Ankang suddenly remembered Belgian lace. The reason why Ankang knows Belgian lace is because of Zhu Xue.

At this time, thinking of Zhu Xue because of the Persian carpet made An Kang's heart sour. From "hello" to "how are you" is just one more modal word, but the feelings are already in the sea.

With the successful experience of visiting the Iran Pavilion, Ankang took his parents to a very unpopular area, the Africa Pavilion. And in that huge venue like a warehouse, Ankang and his parents actually walked around for two hours.

The Africa Pavilion is a comprehensive hall with many experiential items inside. Ankang forcibly made a tattoo on his mother's arm in the style of an African primitive tribe. Although my mother kept saying that it was not interesting to spend twenty yuan to get something that would be washed off, she would put the tattoo in the most prominent position in every photo after that.

From 9:30 to 10:30 at night, Ankang and his parents spent 13 hours in the Expo Park.

Ankang also has more than a dozen free tickets to the World Expo. His parents were also happy to pass away every day, and they walked around the expo park. It also saves Ankang time to spend with his parents.

Ankang's parents have been to Shanghai many times, and this time is the happiest for them.