Chapter 2444 Offensive Words
This informal meeting happened to be arranged at a gathering of several Chinese associations in Washington.
Frankly speaking, Feng Yiping didn't really like the atmosphere of this party.
The layout of the site was solemn and dull, and the overall style, although very ethnic, was obviously quite limited in the level of the hosting company. The final effect seemed a bit out of touch with the times.
To put it bluntly, even the current venue layout of coastal township enterprises will have better results than this.
Feng Yiping resolutely refused the invitation to speak on stage. This was other people's stage, and it was not good for him to steal the limelight from others.
Besides, what did he say when he went up? Talk about subprime mortgages? I guess no one likes to hear it.
Talk about your support and contribution to the construction of the motherland? He really didn't know the details.
So he had been standing at the bottom with Counselor Liu, whispering, but he was still interrupted from time to time. People introduced themselves to him, and there was an endless stream of people asking for photos with him.
Feng Yiping was quite cooperative. He collected a lot of business cards and distributed more than one box of business cards from the office - but he didn't remember a few people's names.
But everyone is welcome to take photos.
It's just that I don't participate in many such activities. If I cooperate well once, it will be a waste of a few hours at most.
No matter what, he didn't want to leave an arrogant comment.
"Yiping, New York number," Wu Qian handed the phone to Feng Yiping. Feng Yiping took the phone and listened with a standard smile on his face - there were people taking pictures with him next to him.
When the shutter was pressed, just as the report was finished, Feng Yiping said briefly, "I understand."
At this time, another person came over, led by a person whom Feng Yiping had some memories of. He was the chairman or president or something. Feng Yiping couldn't remember clearly. He only roughly remembered that his surname was Shi. At this time, he smiled and asked the person next to him. The middle-aged man who took care of his hair very carefully introduced him to Feng Yiping, "Mr. Feng, this is Chairman Zhou Haizhou of the US-China XXX Forum,"
Well, it turned out to be another chairman. Many people attending this party generally had many titles on their business cards. The common titles were either chairman or president.
However, on such an occasion, Feng Yiping would rather hear "China-U.S. XXX" instead of "U.S.-China" or something like that.
"Hello, nice to meet you," Feng Yiping smiled and shook hands with him. He was ready to take a photo with him, but the other party handed over what he was holding, "Mr. Feng, these are some works I selected from my humble works. The finished picture album, I hope you like it,”
"Oh, thank you!" Seeing that the other party said it solemnly, Feng Yiping took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it, flowers and birds? Well, it's quite similar, "Chairman Zhou is such a talented person, I will definitely appreciate it,"
Chairman Shi or Chairman Shi immediately added, "Chairman Zhou is the best among our painters living in the United States. He was named one of the 100 painters living in the United States. His paintings have been collected by many museums and he has an outstanding reputation."
Chairman Zhou said hurriedly, "Don't dare, don't dare, it's not worth showing off, it's not worth showing off,"
Well, Feng Yiping nodded and smiled, saying to himself, you guys are so coordinated with each other in harmony. Also, are you not taking pictures? That saved me some time.
But the other party wasn’t done yet. Chairman Shi, forget it, let’s call him Chairman. Chairman sounds more impressive. Chairman Shi continued to smile and said, “Chairman Zhou is also a descendant of a famous family. Over the past dynasties, there have been more than twenty Jinshi in the family, and hundreds of people have been elected..."
Feng Yiping really couldn't stand listening at this time.
He had heard that it was now fashionable for many people to find a prominent ancestor for themselves, but these two were the first to talk about this in front of him.
He couldn't help but think that it was a good thing that this person's surname was Zhou, not Wu. Otherwise, he would have recognized his ancestors and blamed Wu Daozi. It was a good thing that his surname was not Zhao. Otherwise, Song Huizong might be his ancestor. .
He really doesn't understand the purpose of these people doing this. How old are they, and they still spend so much effort to cover up their identities?
He really didn't want to waste time in such an exchange, so he handed the picture album to Wu Qian, "Both, nice to meet you, I'm sorry." He was pushed aside and Counselor Liu, who was also surrounded by a group of people, pointed at him. He said, "I still have something to discuss with the counselors. When I have time in the future, I will definitely ask you two for advice."
Chairman Zhou, who was about to say something, suddenly opened his mouth. Are you leaving now?
Chairman Shi, who had been helping, was also a little dumbfounded, "Mr. Feng,"
"Sorry, sorry," Feng Yiping smiled and cupped his hands at them both, and walked quickly towards Counselor Liu. Along the way, he shook hands with several people, but he never stopped.
The remaining two looked at each other in confusion. Why did they leave at this time? They were almost getting to the point!
They were determined to catch up again, but when they saw Feng Yiping's attitude just now and the not-so-enthusiastic smile on Wu Qian's face who was following Feng Yiping, they suddenly lost their courage.
Now Feng Yiping, when he restrains his gentleness and reveals a little bit of momentum, he will still be very intimidating to some people.
Feng Yiping had already walked over to Counselor Liu, "Sorry to bother you, Counselor Liu, can you take a moment to speak?"
He said so, and naturally no one objected. The people around smiled and dispersed. Feng Yiping exhaled, "Is there a place to breathe here?"
Counselor Liu smiled and said, "Please come with me,"
Feng Yiping followed him into a small room next to the hall. This place was supposed to be for people to rest, but now everyone is obviously enjoying the excitement outside and no one wants to stay here.
With the door closed, most of the excitement was blocked out. Although there was still noise coming in, it was much better than being surrounded.
"Huh," Feng Yiping, who was leaning on the sofa, exhaled again, "Counselor, your job is not easy,"
"It's not always like this," Counselor Liu said with a smile, "Besides, you'll get used to it,"
"Mr. Feng, I just didn't finish what I said before. We all know that you have only been in Washington for a few days, but you have done a lot of big things. I heard that the excitement on Capitol Hill was also your work?"
"Huh?" Feng Yiping wanted to pretend to be confused, but seeing his smile, he didn't hide it. "Although the things on Capitol Hill were not done by us, they were also considered to be ours. It was indeed part of our plan. Fortunately, it went as smoothly as we expected,"
"As for the big Things, that's really not the case. Let me put it this way. My main purpose of going to Washington this time is to prepare for the possible unfavorable situation that may follow."
Counselor Liu's expression became serious. "We probably have such speculations, but we don't know the specific reasons. But Mr. Feng, let me say the same thing. Our Commercial Office is an institution that serves everyone. When you need us..."
"Thank you," Feng Yiping interrupted him, "I understand, and thank you for your kindness, counselor."
"But the specific reasons are really hard to say at the moment. We also believe that we can cope with these challenges ourselves."
For the plots of those guys on Wall Street, if the official comes out to support them at this time, it will only have a counterproductive effect.
"However, I am still very grateful for your kindness," he pointed to his chest, "Here, it's warm,"
"Mr. Feng, let's not be polite. If the United States doesn't need us to come forward, then do we need to cooperate with the country? For example, hold a grand signing ceremony for Tesla?" Counselor Liu asked.
"I need to think about this,"
At this time, the door was knocked, Wu Qian stood aside helplessly, and several people stood at the door with a smile, "Mr. Feng, Counselor, everyone hopes you can say a few words,"
Counselor Liu was about to refuse, because Feng Yiping had said that he would not speak, but Feng Yiping stood up, "Then I will say a few words,"
"Hello everyone!" Feng Yiping, standing in front of the microphone, spoke directly without any courtesy, "I don't know too much, have you returned to China recently?"
"So I don't know if you understand one thing, many domestic companies have cancelled the titles with titles internally,"
"I think this is a kind of progress, just like all the companies in Silicon Valley, whether they are founders or cleaners, everyone is also a colleague, and they all call each other by their surnames or first names,"
Many people in the audience didn't quite understand what Feng Yiping meant by these words.
"What I want to say is that in the United States, there are many Chinese people in terms of number, but our achievements in politics and business are not commensurate with our number,"
"I also want to say that if one day, at such a gathering, we all call each other Xiao Feng Lao Liu, or even Mr. So-and-so, it may be a sign that we will achieve more outstanding results,"
Many people looked unhappy, and the two who just came to Feng Yiping and didn't finish their words looked even uglier.
Feng Yiping took everyone's reactions in his eyes, "I hope I didn't spoil everyone's fun. If I did, please forgive me,"
"Goodbye everyone,"
He nodded to Counselor Liu and walked out quickly.
Counselor Liu looked at those people who were still stunned in the hall, smiled and shook his head, the words were actually good words, but saying them in such an occasion would probably offend many people.