A week in advance, some roads were under martial law.
This is for safety reasons, and it also means that guests have arrived and we are closing the door for a small meeting.
In addition to the heads of state of 29 countries, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres also came - this guy recently expressed his stance on the situation between Palestine and Israel and was asked to resign by Israel.
In addition, Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, yes, his name is that, and Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund, these two people are also here.
The venue was the Yanqi Lake International Conference Center in Huairou. There were twelve villas for state guests and a hotel, but they were not enough to accommodate, so some guests were arranged in the city.
It’s the 14th in the blink of an eye.
morning.
A long street was quiet and deserted, with only flags on both sides and slogans fluttering in the wind. A motorcade went to Yanqi Lake in an orderly manner. Yao Yuan sat in the car, looking back from time to time, with a gloating look on his face. In the car behind him was Lao Wang.
This conference should be his last glory.
It is said, it is said that when Malaysian Prime Minister Najib arrived in Beijing, his first stop was not to visit our senior officials. Instead, he went to the Wanda Group headquarters to visit Lao Wang.
What we are talking about is the Bandar Malaysia project in Kuala Lumpur.
Then, there is no more.
In fact, it’s no wonder that Wanda is now at its peak. Last year, the group’s assets reached a small target of 8,000. Lao Wang was so ambitious that he even set a “2211” plan for himself:
By 2020, Wanda's assets will reach US$200 billion, its market value will reach US$200 billion, its revenue will reach US$100 billion, and its net profit will reach US$10 billion.
One is Lao Wang, the other is Lao Ma. When they go out, they are personally received by foreign heads of state, and the Prime Minister personally negotiates. They are guests wherever they go, but everyone has to be careful.
"Who is like me? I am so rich but so humble. I have to pick up the popsicles when they fall on the ground and eat them."
"Poor and desperate!"
Yao Yuan sighed, just then the phone rang
"Hello?"
"Mr. Yao, I am Lu Jian!"
Lu Jian, CCTV host.
"We have a live media interview room at the venue. I would like to make an appointment with you. After you attend the opening ceremony, can you accept an interview with us? It doesn't take long, just chat for a few words."
"Okay, I'll come over after the meeting."
"Okay, thank you!"
Yao Yuan hung up the phone. It was quite a long way to Huairou. He had nothing to do and started to watch short videos. The amplifier was of poor quality.
"Brothers, please be careful. If you reach 10,000 likes, you will unlock the word horse~"
"..."
The driver who organized the arrangement glanced in the rearview mirror and realized that Mr. Yao has the same interests as me!
After passing many checkpoints along the way, we finally arrived at Yanqi Lake.
This is a scenic spot. Groups of wild geese often come to live in the lake every spring and autumn, hence the name.
The core is naturally a lake, covering an area of 1.5 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is a peninsula in the lake - the International Conference Center is on the island.
The distinctive exterior design is like the reflection of the Temple of Heaven’s Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, majestic and modern.
Yao Yuan got out of the car and waited for a while. Lao Wang quickly caught up with him, and they entered the venue together. It was not luxurious inside, but simple and elegant. There was a large platform in front of it that read "One Belt, One Road International Cooperation Summit Forum".
There are all seats below, auditorium-type seats, which are a bit dense.
Under the guidance, the two found a seat. Yao Yuan took a look and saw, well, Lao Ma, Dong Mingzhu, Guo Guangchang, Liu Yonghao, Cao Xwang, etc. are all sitting here.
He got acquainted with Lao Ma, said hello, and asked: "What have you been busy with recently?"
"To promote eWTP, I flew more than 800 hours last year, traveling all over the world."
"How's the effect?"
"Malaysia has already negotiated a deal."
Lao Ma also asked: "What are you busy with recently?"
"I just came back from the United States, where I was promoting short videos."
"..."
Lao Ma nodded and said nothing.
It's good that the two are mortal enemies and can chat for a few words when they meet. Moreover, the business that Yao Yuan is responsible for has nothing to do with Lao Ma. It's Liu Qiangdong and Chen Shengqiang who gather the fire.
The eWTP that Lao Ma mentioned refers to the World Electronic Trade Platform, which allows developing countries and small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in globalization, allowing consumers to realize "global buying, global selling, global payment, global shipping and global travel" on this platform.
Later generations are still working on it. Although the development is slow, it is still developing.
For example, during the epidemic, Malaysia's eWTP hub undertook the important tasks of warehousing and transportation. Some anti-epidemic materials were quickly distributed to Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries. It is a rescue hub designated by the World Health Organization in the Asia-Pacific region.
Everyone waited for a while before the foreign guests entered.
Immediately afterwards, the opening ceremony began.
Throughout the morning, Yao Yuan sat down and listened. There were various meanings, various cooperations, various consensuses, and so on. There was nothing to say. When he walked out of the venue at noon, he suddenly shouted.
"Mr. Yao!"
"Mr. Yao! Mr. Yao!"
Dozens of media outlets surrounded him, and they were all talking so loudly that they couldn't even hear the questions clearly. Lao Wang and Lao Ma were treated equally.
Because foreign dignitaries and domestic senior officials all arrange media meetings in a unified manner, these entrepreneurs can be interviewed privately, so they become popular.
"Mr. Yao? Mr. Yao?"
Lu Jian waited for a long time and there was no one there, so he came to look for him. When he saw that Yao Yuan was surrounded, he rushed in to save people: "Sorry, give way! We have an appointment for an interview! Give way!"
"call!"
Yao Yuan managed to escape and was sweating all over: "Media friends are too enthusiastic!"
"This is a grand event, it's understandable...Mr. Wang!"
"You are here!"
At this time, Wang Jianlin also escaped, straightened his suit, and his voice was as loud as ever: "Let's go, we don't have much lunch break, we have a meeting in the afternoon!"
"Yes, let's do it as soon as possible!"
There were six theme forums in the afternoon, and these entrepreneurs were assigned to different venues. Yao Yuan and Lao Wang were in the same place, all with the theme of "Connecting the People".
Arrive at CCTV’s live interview room.
The layout is relatively simple, with three chairs and a table, mainly to make some supplementary materials for the speech in the afternoon.
Yao Yuan spoke first, and then it was Lao Wang's turn.
"I am going to talk about tourism investment. For developing countries along the route, they have a large population base and huge demographic dividends. For example, India has a population of more than 1.3 billion and Indonesia has a population of 260 million...these countries have relatively backward tourism facilities and investment
The space is huge.”
"Can you please share with us the progress regarding Wanda's overseas deployment of the cultural tourism industry?"
"Yes! We currently have two projects that have been implemented, one is the new industrial city in Haryana, India, and the other is a European city in Paris in cooperation with a local group."
Lao Wang leaned back slightly, his legs were spread widely, his suit was open, he was confident and strong, and he talked:
"There are two more projects planned to be implemented this year, both of which are over 10 billion US dollars. One is in Indonesia, and the other is Bandar Malaysia in Malaysia..."
puff!
When Yao Yuan heard about Dama City, he couldn't help but trembled. Lao Wang turned his head and said, "Why, what do you think Mr. Yao has to say?"
"No no!"
Yao Yuan shook his head quickly, paused, and then said: "I just want to wish you smooth progress, um..."