Chapter 465: Hong Kong Before the Return
Chapter 465 Hong Kong before the return
On February 9, 1997, on the third day of the Chinese New Year, Fang Mingyuan took a luxury business plane from Beijing to Hong Kong. Yu Qiuxia took Jing'er and personally picked up the plane at the airport.
"Brother!" As soon as he saw Fang Mingyuan, Qing'er let go of her mother's hand and rushed over with running and jumping. Fang Mingyuan laughed and greeted her, picked her up, raised her high, turned around for several circles, and then let it go! Qing'er giggled and kept giggling. Now she is no longer a little girl, and she will be thirteen years old after the New Year! But she still likes to stay by Fang Mingyuan's side as she used to!
"Let it go! He is so old, he still likes people to hug him so much!" Yu Qiuxia stood aside with a funny look. She was happy to see the intimacy between her daughter and Fang Mingyuan.
"That's because my brother is not in Hong Kong, and I can't see him a few times a year. And I'm going to Shanghai Stock Exchange, mom, you don't agree!" Jing'er hugged Fang Mingyuan's arm, hid behind him, and grimaced at Yu Qiuxia.
"Sister Qiu Xia, long time no see!" Fang Mingyuan smiled and gave Yu Qiu Xia a hug, "Thank you for your hard work this year!" Today, Kumho Film Group is also a large enterprise group with thousands of employees. It has a yearly operating income of billions of dollars. It is a well-deserved leader in the Hong Kong film industry. All of this is done under Qiu Xia's leadership. In addition to writing a few scripts and contacting Cameron and Gower, Fang Mingyuan is a manager of the Kumho Film Group!
"It's nothing to work hard or not. I just hope that you, the major shareholder, can be satisfied, that's fine!" Yu Qiuxia smiled sweetly.
"Satisfied, of course I feel that my decision to hand over Kumho to Sister Qiu Xia was one of the most correct decisions in my life!" Fang Mingyuan said hurriedly.
Yu Qiuxia smiled and said, "You can't be honest for a few days. If you don't personally participate in the management of this part of Kumho, you will still cause trouble for us! You should pay attention to this method in the future! It's okay to do this occasionally. If this is often the case, the Kumho Group has left a beautiful impression in the minds of the Chinese people, but at the top and abroad, it has become the target of public criticism!"
Fang Mingyuan nodded understandingly. This kind of behavior of forcing the palace, just as Yu Qiuxia said, can do less and do less. If you do too much, it will easily arouse the disgust of domestic bigwigs. At that time, the Fang family will be struggling in China!
Yu Qiuxia looked around and said in surprise: "Mingyuan, didn't Xiaoya and Qianqian come with you?"
Fang Mingyuan smiled and said, "Sister Qiu Xia, they have been studying in the Shanghai Stock Exchange for half a year. This time they are home, aunts and the others are reluctant to let them run around the world. They are all staying in Fengyuan!"
Yu Qiuxia smiled knowingly and said, "That's right. Who can be like you, at least half of the six-year semester will not be in the Shanghai Stock Exchange."
The group left the airport. When the convoy slowly drove by the streets of Hong Kong, Fang Mingyuan noticed that the streets of Hong Kong were filled with festive atmosphere everywhere, such as "God of Wealth", firecracker models, big "Fu" characters, and "Golden Ingots" and other decorations all over the streets. 1997 was the Year of the Ox, and the perseverance of the cow became the theme of various mascots.
"Brother, you're here on the first day of the New Year, you can see dragon dances! There's also a lively float tour! There's a fireworks party in the second day of the New Year, so it's so beautiful." Noting Fang Mingyuan's gaze, Qing'er came over and said in his ear, "But it's not too late for brother to come now. I can take you to make a wish in the Wong Tai Sin Temple and watch horse racing!"
Compared with China, Hong Kong has done a better job in preserving domestic traditional culture. As soon as the twelfth lunar month enters, Hong Kong's Times Square and World Trade Center have begun to prepare decorations for the Spring Festival. In the streets and alleys of Xianghong, people have also distributed red Spring Festival couplets and the characters of blessing printed with the names and phone numbers of a certain member of parliament, as well as "Dragon Horse Spirit", "Healthy", "Congratulations on getting rich" and other popular New Year greetings for thousands of years.
There are quite a lot of festivals in Hong Kong. In terms of public holidays, New Year's Day, May Day, Chongqing Guang Anniversary will be on holidays, Chinese traditional Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Western Christmas and Easter will be on holidays, and even the Queen of England's birthday will be on holidays. In the past two years, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucian groups have also been building momentum in newspapers and magazines, hoping to upgrade the birthdays of Sakyamuni, Lao Tzu and Confucius to public holidays.
However, among so many holidays, the traditional Chinese Spring Festival is still the most lively and most valued by Hong Kong residents.
Welcoming the Chinese Dragon on the first day of the Chinese New Year is an indispensable celebration for many Hong Kong residents during the New Year. When the dragon dance team passes through the streets and alleys, people go out to welcome the house to welcome the blessings and dragons and the Spring Festival. In Hong Kong, whether it is a dragon or a lion, it is a mascot and a symbol of a better life.
The Hong Kong New Year Float Parade is hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and sponsored by the Hong Kong Airlines. It has become an indispensable expectation for Hong Kong people and tourists who celebrate the Spring Festival in Hong Kong. This event has been held for many years. Although Fang Mingyuan has never watched it, he has heard of it. Generally, the opening performance of the parade will be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Center Plaza and the TV broadcasts live on the entire TV. Those who buy tickets can watch it on the temporary platform. Those who do not have tickets and want to appreciate the atmosphere on the scene lined up along the main roads they passed by, lined up three floors inside and three floors inside and three floors outside along the main roads they passed by. Dozens of performance teams and huge flower workshops with beautiful decorations appeared. The actors sang and danced, including many performance teams from all over the world, which made the viewers shout.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, there will be a fireworks party. According to the regulations of the Hong Kong Governor's Office, fireworks are not allowed to be set off in Hong Kong. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of citizens for the New Year and to create a festive atmosphere, every year on the second night of the Chinese New Year, Hong Kong Government will hold a fireworks show in Victoria Harbor to celebrate the arrival of the new year and illuminate the night sky of the New Year. This item is like the dragon dance team parade on the first day of the Chinese New Year, and is deeply loved by Hong Kong people.
It is said that during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox, the Hong Kong government spent more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars on fireworks performances. The performance was divided into eleven scenes, which lasted more than 30 minutes. Four barges fired more than 40,000 fireworks on the sea. There were hundreds of thousands of people watching the performance on both sides of Victoria Harbor!
"Today's Spring Festival is very different from the past!" Yu Qiuxia sighed softly.
Fang Mingyuan nodded understandingly. This year's Spring Festival does have special significance for the majority of Hong Kong people. After the Spring Festival, less than half a year later, Hong Kong will return to the embrace of the motherland. The atmosphere of return covers the whole city, and many restaurants have also launched all-inclusive banquets with the theme of celebrating the return. At festivals of all sizes, return has become one of the indispensable topics. People in Hong Kong are both excited and worried, and are a little nervous about the future after Hong Kong's return to China!
"Sister Qiu Xia, in fact, I think your Hong Kong People's Congress can relax your concerns about this. One country, two systems are not only applicable to Hong Kong, but also to Macau and Taiwan!" Fang Mingyuan said meaningfully, "Peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is the central government's long-cherished wish for many years!"
Yu Qiuxia's eyes immediately lit up, and Fang Mingyuan had something to say.
Qing'er didn't consider these national affairs at all. She just hugged Fang Mingyuan's arm, looked at the crowded streets, and the big and small shops, and said with a light in her eyes: "Brother, how long will you stay in Hong Kong this time? Can you accompany me to the concert? I have to go shopping. My parents are so busy that they want to let them go out with me, and they haven't been there for a month!"
Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but smile and patted her head and said, "Okay, brother will definitely accompany you! Let you have a happy holiday!"
"That's great! That's great!" Qing'er was so excited that she was about to jump out of her seat.
"Just spoil her and promise her everything!" Yu Qiuxia said angrily. But she said this, but her face was filled with a smile, and she didn't look angry at all.
"I can't stay in Hong Kong for many days a year, and I can't spend much time with our little princess. This time I have plenty of time, so I naturally have to satisfy my little princess' New Year wish!" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile.
"Mom is the best! My brother is hard to get a vacation in Hong Kong, so I have to do the best for the landlord!" Jing'er turned around, hugged Yu Qiuxia's waist, and said coquettishly, "Dad and mother are so busy, how can they have time to play with my brother?"
Yu Qiuxia couldn't help laughing, pointing at her daughter's nose with her slender fingers and said, "You little girl, it's just that I want to play, but I'll make excuses for myself!"
Jing'er's little face suddenly turned red, and she buried her face in Yu Qiuxia's chest, twisting her body into a candy. "Mom..."
"Okay, okay, this difficult task is left to you! You must accompany your brother well!" Yu Qiuxia was helpless by her, so she had to respond.
"Mom, you are so nice!" Jing'er cheered, hugged Yu Qiuxia's neck, and kissed heavily, "I must let my brother have fun!"
The convoy soon arrived at the Guo family's mansion, and the door opened silently. The convoy drove to the front of the main building, and saw Mr. Guo standing in front of the door from a distance.
Fang Mingyuan and others quickly got out of the car and quickly came close. Fang Mingyuan stepped forward and supported Mr. Guo and said, "Grandpa, why are you out?"
"You kid rarely come once during the Chinese New Year. The weather is good today. The old man is basking in the sun here and waiting for you to come back!" Mr. Guo smiled kindly and said, "Is the journey going smoothly?"
"I'll give you my blessing, a good journey!" Fang Mingyuan smiled and helped the old man walk in!
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Chapter completed!