On the same day, at the invitation of Japan, Xu Qinglian set off from BJ to Tokyo to meet with Wang Ai, accompanied by the deputy director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After the three people met at the hotel, the sports diplomacy delegation including ten countries including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yinlang, and Malaysia was officially formed.
This is the first state diplomatic activity that Wang Ai has participated in as a major personnel. Since his appointment will be announced after the year, he is now regarded as a deputy department level among people's organizations. If it is the previous model, according to his current level
A director should be sent, and he would be in a subordinate position to the deputy director. But this time, a deputy director is sent. They are on the same level. They belong to division of labor and cooperation, and they are both leaders.
In terms of work division, Wang Ai is responsible for the platform, showing his face, and talking nonsense. The deputy director is responsible for work guidance and work content that is not told to you, while Xu Qinglian accompanies Wang Ai as his wife and also acts as Wang Ai's life assistant.
In addition to the three people, Wang Ai brought four guards, Xu Qinglian brought four guards, and the deputy director had two guards... At the same time, Wang Ai's two work assistants had to be separated for a moment, and they could only take the deputy director's men with them.
He also brought with him several division chiefs, deputy division chiefs, and ambassadors who would inevitably join the team after arriving in the host country.
It is called the "Sports Diplomacy Mission". In fact, there is no Sports Bureau, no track and field center, and of course no Football Association. Wang Ai received this order before setting off from Madrid. There was speculation when the list was made that he would be a volunteer again.
In his name, he actually does things that have nothing to do with sports.
"I'm just a stepping stone." After listening to the deputy director's vague job introduction, Wang Ai joked: "It's really hard to get your ID card. I worked for ten years before I was naturalized."
The deputy director smiled heartily, and the group went downstairs and set off for the University of Tokyo.
Wang Ai wants to meet with the students.
The deputy director in the car gave Wang Ai his final explanation. Wang Ai nodded frequently and finished the explanation when he arrived at the gate of Tokyo University.
"You are a proven diplomatic volunteer. I won't say much more. You all understand." The deputy director patted Wang Ai on the arm: "Go and fight."
Wang Ai saluted in the car, got off the car, and entered the auditorium surrounded by everyone.
Under the excited introduction of the host, Wang Ai stepped onto the podium and smiled brightly in front of thousands of young students.
Xu Qinglian was on the side of the podium where the audience could not see her. She looked at her husband who just stood on the stage and smiled at the audience. Applause swept the auditorium, with many screams in between.
Standing in the dark, Xu Qinglian looked down at the stage and couldn't help but frown. Many little girls were involuntarily rushing towards the stage...
This scene was beyond the expectations of the organizers of the two countries. How could a sports star still have the appeal of an artistic star?
Wang Ai instinctively wanted to maintain order, but as soon as he moved or took a step, the audience screamed again... Wang Ai was so frightened that he didn't dare to move at all.
Xu Qinglian put herself in someone else's shoes and suddenly realized that the main difference between her husband and other sports stars was that he was "poetry-minded". At the same time, his strong performance did not have the frowning roughness of ordinary sports stars, which made people laugh.
Be vigilant and sharp.
After a while, the chaos subsided, and Wang Ai began to speak. Basically, he spoke one paragraph, and the translator next to him spoke another paragraph. But after speaking for 5 minutes, Wang Ai suddenly stopped and turned around to find the vice president of the University of Tokyo, who had cut his short and high-density hair.
Communicated for a while.
The students below looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, but there was a buzzing sound.
Immediately, the people around the Vice President of the University of Tokyo obeyed the order and left, while Wang Ai returned to the front desk: "Just now, I suddenly felt that this way of giving a speech is too unfriendly to us young people and wastes too much time. Let's watch it together.
Me, and I can’t come here often, so I hope to find another way to communicate with you more efficiently.”
After the translator finished speaking, although the people below felt relieved, they didn't know how.
At this time, the staff came back with a laptop. Some smart students suddenly thought about it, but there were many who still didn’t understand. So Wang Ai pointed to the big screen and laptop behind him: "I plan to use words with everyone."
We communicate in different ways. I don’t speak Japanese and you don’t speak Mandarin, but our words are interoperable. I understand you and you understand me.”
At this time, the staff came over to inform Wang Ai that they were ready with the curious eyes in the audience. As Wang Ai walked to the computer, he suddenly looked at the audience and pointed at his face: "What color is my face?"
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Before the students could react, Wang Ai pointed to his head again: "What color is my hair?"
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Wang Ai pointed to the audience: "What about you?"
Comrade Deputy Director who was standing with Xu Qinglian changed his expression. Fortunately, Wang Ai didn't say anything more. Seeing that many students in the audience had reacted, they walked towards the computer.
This time it was much smoother. After using the largest font to display on the big screen, even the people in the last row could see clearly, but the refresh was a bit fast. Wang Ai typed paragraph by paragraph according to the draft, and the students below opened their eyes wide.
Watching it piece by piece, Wang Ai added humor to many of his speeches. Although he didn't speak, the auditorium was not quiet at all.
After the speech, there were questions, and the translator who had been complaining for a long time came in handy again. After the student asked, he translated to Wang Ai, and Wang Ai started typing. Since the notebook was directly connected to the screen, even Wang Ai made typos or erased words.
The process of removing and rewriting is presented, which makes the students feel more familiar.
The questions and answers were answered very quickly, faster than expected. By the end of the event, Wang Ai had answered more than three times the number of questions designed, including many sharp questions. Wang Ai never avoided questions, but he was a little particular about his answers.
Got some skills.
For example, regarding the disputed territory and sea, Wang Ai first expressed his support for his government's position, and then typed: "You want something, and I want it too. There are generally three ways to solve it. Agreement, negotiation, fight. If there is an agreement, follow the agreement.
If there is no agreement to negotiate, if there is no solution, it can only be a war. I think we don’t want to use the last method, so what? If we can’t reach an agreement, let’s not talk about it first, isn’t it good?”
The deputy director who was not familiar with Wang Ai was relieved when he saw this problem. Xu Qinglian saw his expression changing, so she advised: "He always has his own ideas. Don't blame him. Press
This is considered euphemistic in his nature."
The deputy director smiled but said nothing, thinking to himself, don't blame us for letting him work for ten years in vain. He must not only maintain his own personality, but also obey the requirements of the overall situation. Without a long period of inspection and running-in, no one dares to rest assured.
