Chapter 436: Top Dance Invitation

Chapter 436: Invitation to a Top Dance Party

What's the matter?" Fan Wubing was a little curious after hearing what Shen Ying said.

Shen Ying is different from other girls. She is more independent-minded and rarely asks for advice from others, let alone directly asking Fan Wubing for answers like today.

"Someone invited me to a dance party." Shen Ying said hesitantly.

Dance party? Fan Wubing asked casually, "Men and women?"

"There are men and women, and foreigners, and the location is also in France." Shen Ying replied.

Hearing the French, Fan Wubing immediately said a little unhappy, "I don't like French people, but I haven't heard that you have any acquaintances in France? How could someone invite you there? "

A few years ago, Shen Ying stayed in the United States for a while, learning to make some mechanical gadgets. Fan Wubing knew that she had a good relationship with the landlords there, and they often exchanged gifts, but he didn't expect that this time it was the French who invited her to attend the ball.

Shen Ying replied a little embarrassedly, "It's a wedding ball held in Paris. I'm invited to participate, but I haven't decided whether to attend."

As soon as Ying mentioned the wedding ball, Fan Wubing understood.

This thing is actually called the Wedding Ball of the Daughters of the Nobles. It is scheduled to be held in November every year at the Crillon Hotel in Paris, which is also one of the oldest and most luxurious hotels in Paris. The wedding ball was originally held only in the British court, and only girls over the age of 18 from aristocratic families participated. They would be introduced to Queen Victoria at a solemn ceremony and would be eligible to participate in social balls from then on. Such balls are often a platform for socializing and blind dating among aristocrats, so these girls are often jokingly called prospective brides. Unlike what many modern people imagine, the British wedding ball is not a public The Lord's gatherings usually do not deliberately invite foreign girls to participate.

This kind of ball is irregular. Later, it was held less and less. Many royal families in Europe have borrowed from the wedding ball. Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the former Kingdom of Greece, etc. have organized similar activities.

In 1957, France, which no longer has a king, had a wedding ball. Andre Bo, the public relations manager of the perfume company Bardo House, took the lead in organizing such an event. The famous dancer Jacques Cenzo recommended some girls from famous families to participate every year. Participants must wear evening gowns, white gloves, and jewelry. The event was held at the Garni Opera House or the Palace of Versailles.

However, the good times did not last long. In 1968, a left-wing trend broke out in France. The Princess Ball was considered a symbol of the exploiting class and was condemned by thousands of people.

The girls invited to participate were unwilling to attend. This activity was stillborn.

In the UK, Queen Elizabeth II announced the abandonment of the court-style Princess Ball... In fact, there are only a few royal families left in Europe now. It is inevitable to hold a real princess ball. The Queen did not want to make herself look bad. She simply stopped it.

Until 1990, the French social masters repackaged this traditional and grand ball. The selection of beauties is no longer limited to the British royal family. Instead, it is open to girls from famous families all over the world. The door was opened. But the selection rules are getting stricter and stricter. It is said that the ladies who can be invited to the ball must not only be born in a noble family, smart, and have a high education, but also beautiful and slim. Moreover, the current wedding ball is no longer a place for aristocratic families to marry.

This ball has now evolved into a luxurious and fashionable social way, a kind of identity mark of the upper class. The girls who were invited and finally attended the ball are very enviable. Being able to participate in the only ball created for foreign ladies in the upper class of Paris means a bright future and the possibility of catching a rich husband.

So Fan Wubing frowned and asked, "What's the good of participating in that thing? It's just a group of ignorant girls getting together to show off their wealth and intoxicate each other by the way, and it's easy to attract criticism."

Shen Ying immediately retorted unhappily after hearing this, "It's not as superficial as you say. It's a charity-themed event, and everyone came together for public welfare. "

According to official sources, the Parisian Ball is not a place for aristocratic girls to show off their wealth or indulge each other, but a public welfare activity that serves as a business card for Paris, the fashion capital, and serves to entertain the public.

In order to show this characteristic and to draw a clear line with previous court balls, the official name of the ball is the Parisian New Ball. It is said that the new name originated from the suggestion of Fakiyadifah, the last princess of the Farouk Kingdom of Egypt. In order not to arouse the disgust of the French public with a rich left-wing tradition, the organizers arrange a charity theme for each event. For example, this year's Ball is co-organized with the International Children's Fund, and all the proceeds from the ball will be donated to poor and out-of-school children in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Vietnam.

"And donate to Cambodia,

Donate to China? This is obviously national discrimination, why don't you have this? "Fan Wubing questioned.

"Uh, I really didn't notice this problem--" Shen Ying was stunned by Fan Wubing's question and was a little embarrassed.

It was also the first time that the French invited Chinese girls to participate in the wedding dance. This was probably because the relationship between China and France was warming up recently. Since China and France have resumed economic and trade cooperation on large-scale projects, both sides have enough interests to establish a more harmonious partnership, so the people are also working hard to promote mutual exchanges.

The organizer of the dance also learned through the ambassador to China that the owner of the Confucius Banquet, a very popular news figure in mainland China, is actually a girl under twenty years old, and this girl has a very long family heritage. In this way, Shen Ying's conditions are very consistent with their requirements.

After learning that Shen Ying's income last year exceeded 600 million yuan, the party organizers no longer had any noise about inviting Shen Ying to participate in this year's ball. Everyone agreed that such a girl can be the best in the world. The standards of top socialites appeared.

Therefore, the French went through various relationships and strongly invited Shen Ying to Paris to attend this year's Independence Day Dance. Among them, they exerted influence on Shen Ying through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the China-France Friendship Association. They even expressed that, In return for Shen Ying, he is willing to introduce the Confucian banquet and wine to France.

In fact, as a girl who has stayed in Europe for several years, Shen Ying has also heard of the Paris Grand Prix Ball. According to the official promotion, this ball is charity and public welfare. Although the main tone is still luxury and blood, but It has gradually moved closer to ordinary people.

"It seems that the dance partners they chose are all princes and dukes from European royal families." Shen Ying said.

"What problem can it explain?" Fan Wubing curled his lips and said, "In a small country like Europe with few people, a duke's family probably only has about a dozen people including cooks, grooms and grooms. In China, there are not even a village cadre. Even a British prince is not as noble as the son of a department-level cadre in the country in terms of population ratio. Why should you lower your status to attend such a dance? "

After Wu Bian said this, Shen Ying was a little confused. Could it be that this dance was really so unbearable?

However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was very supportive of her Paris, and also very enthusiastically offered to provide full escort services. Shen Ying seemed to be able to bring glory to the country by going here, but it was difficult for her to combine this ball with Those MLM scammers and stuff like that.

"But how should I respond?" Shen Ying was a little undecided when she encountered this situation.

"It's very simple. You mention the problem I just raised to them. If it can be solved, then I will accompany you. If not, it means they are not sincere. My wife , can anyone please do it?”

After listening to Fan Wubing's words, Shen Ying felt that there was some truth in it. If the organizer of the dance could not pay attention to her existence and just hoped that she could gain popularity for them, what good would it do to herself?

Even though they agreed to help their Confucian banquet wine market in France, the consumption habits there are very different from those in China. It is hard to imagine how much Chinese-flavored food they can drink in addition to red wine. Liquor, coupled with its small population base, has an extremely limited consumer market.

If they can really modify the established strategy for themselves as Fan Wubing said, then if they go to Paris, their faces will be bright again, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also praise their influence.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless to just act like a monkey to others.

However, Shen Ying suddenly thought of another question, "You said, come with me?"

"Yes, if you go there alone, how can I rest assured?" Fan Wubing replied matter-of-factly, "The French are all careless, who knows if they will take the opportunity to eat you? If I go there, there will be no them. What's going on?"

"But they didn't invite you?" Shen Ying asked.

"Didn't you invite me?" Fan Wubing laughed and said, "Let me tell you a secret! What is the name of the hotel where they held the dance? The Cleon Hotel, right, has been acquired by my people! If you don’t want to change places temporarily, it’s best to obey my arrangements!”

"Your hands can be stretched so long -" Shen Ying took a long time to answer, and she accepted the news in surprise.

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