"I played the cello and Tasia played the piano, but the orchestra was disbanded. Our city is too small to accommodate three orchestras." The freckled girl was very proud at first when she talked about her major, but then she lost interest.
.
"Then you are here?" Hong Tao wondered why an art person came to China to do technical work. Europeans love music very much. Even when the Soviet Union just collapsed, many people didn't have enough to eat, but listening to
The enthusiasm for concerts and various performances has not been disturbed by poverty. I will still put on my best clothes when I am hungry, and take my family to buy tickets to enjoy these arts. I guess listening to this can temporarily forget about being hungry.
"Tasia and I wanted to save money to go to the United States. The former conductor of our group went to the United States. He found a new job in Los Angeles and was also the conductor of the orchestra. He said that if we could go, his orchestra could provide
We work. But it’s hard to make money there, much harder than here. Tasiya has borrowed money from many people, but she still can’t make money.
It was not enough. Later, her former boyfriend asked us to come to China to earn money, saying that it would only take 3 months to earn enough to travel to the United States, so Tasia and I followed him. Have you been to the United States? "
The freckled girl is not very disgusted with her current situation. In her opinion, this is just a means for them to pursue a new life.
"I have been to the United States. My wife is an American, but she lives in New York, in the eastern United States, and the Los Angeles you mentioned is in the west." Hong Tao heard another inspiring story, and his experience told him that he could not believe it all.
What this girl said, but he felt that what this girl said might be true.
"Can I really find a job there?" The freckled girl looked at Hong Tao expectantly.
"It should be possible. There are more job opportunities there, but the competition is also more intense. Whether you can find a job that suits you depends on your professional skills. But if you live there, it will be easy. Even if you just
If you can't find a job in a band, you can work part-time first
. And I won’t go hungry.” Hong Tao really didn’t know whether it would be easy for art workers like them to find jobs in the United States, but looking at her expression, he couldn’t bear to say depressing words to hit her. After all, this is her hope for the future.
It is better to have hope than no hope, even if that hope is slim.
"Go ahead and open the door. The supper guy is here." At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"What's the Los Angeles like when you go to? Is it bigger than Dalian?" The freckled girl didn't forget to ask about her dream city while eating seafood noodles.
"In terms of city area and population, no country in the world can compare with China. Los Angeles is smaller than Dalian. There are not as many people as there, but there should be more opportunities. If you have the chance, go and try it." Hong Taoyue said
I feel even more pity for this technical woman with ideals and ambitions. It is estimated that she has lived for less than 20 years and the largest city she has ever seen is Dalian. It is hard to say whether she will see bigger and more prosperous cities in the future.
"Do you have photos of the United States on your phone? Can you show them to me? I just want to see what the place I'm going to looks like." Hong Tao is known for eating quickly because he doesn't chew many things, especially noodles.
This kind of food must be swallowed. But he had just finished most of the bowl, and the freckled girl had already finished it. Hong Tao wondered if they only ate one meal a day.
"What's your name?" Hong Tao took out his phone. He opened the folder where the photos were stored, clicked on the American directory, and handed it to her. Anyway, it was all city names in English. She could understand it herself.
"My English name is Vera." The freckled girl held Hong Tao's mobile phone and looked at each photo carefully. If there was something or a building she was curious about, she would ask Hong Tao what it was.
"Hey, we're back." At this moment, Hong Tao's phone suddenly rang. Hong Tao took the phone from Vera, and Katie's voice came from the phone, telling Hong Tao the room number they were staying in.
"Okay, let's look at the rest during breakfast tomorrow. I'm leaving and I'll be back tomorrow morning. I'll leave you my cell phone number. If you need anything, just call me." Hong Tao was getting dressed.
He told me to go out.
"I'm really afraid of living alone. Can you let me find Tasia? I don't want my money!" Vera grabbed Hong Tao's arm and said while giving her the money that Hong Tao just gave her.
He took the money out of his boots again and handed it to Hong Tao.
"Remember, when people ask you who the best person you met in China is, just say it's me. Do you know my name?" Hong Tao sighed and asked helplessly.
"Mr. Hong..." Vera could speak Chinese very clearly. She probably heard too much at the dinner table.
"No, my name is Lei Feng. Remember, I'm not a wasp or a bee. My name is Lei Feng! Get dressed and follow me."
He took Vera to find Pan and Katie's room, and then told them about Katie's matter. Hong Tao returned to the original room. Vera will come back here tomorrow morning to pretend to be with Hong Tao, but actually come back.
It doesn't matter if she doesn't come back, who will care about her existence.
It was a big day the next day, and there was no movement in the other three rooms. Hong Tao was too embarrassed to knock on the door. After waiting for a while, he had to take Vera to the restaurant downstairs for breakfast. He waited until it was almost 10 o'clock.
At that moment, the sound of the door opening came from the corridor, and a few minutes later, three other girls knocked on Hong Tao's door and walked in together.
When Hong Tao saw this posture, he understood in his heart that this was for him to pay the bill. Stop talking nonsense and pay for it. In addition to the 1,500 night fee per person, plus 500 yuan for meals and drinks, Hong Tao also
Give them more
A tip of 500 per person. Judging from the time they got up, the leaders must be quite satisfied. Maybe they left early and reviewed their homework again. As long as those three are satisfied, it is worth giving a little more tip, otherwise the trip will be expensive.
All are considered white flowers.
After eating, drinking, playing, and sleeping, the three leaders looked very tired. Hong Tao couldn't arrange other activities. In fact, there were no other projects in this development zone.
Well, the only beach is not open to play right now. It’s winter, so I’d better go back home.
After arriving at the parking lot, Hong Tao discovered that Pan's car was missing. After calling to inquire, he found out that she and Katie had set off early and had driven dozens of kilometers away, so that Secretary Liu and the others would not run into everyone.
Embarrassed. Hong Tao was quite happy when he heard this, thinking that they were finally sensible.
On the way back to Qinhuangdao, Mr. Hong's title has become Brother Hong, Brother Hong. The proverb of the Four Irons is really true. In just one night, everyone has become a person who can discuss some complex issues.
Close brothers. In addition, Deputy County Magistrate Qiu is also a showman. He patted his chest and said that he must invite Brother Hong to the county as a guest, and Deputy Director Dou and Secretary Liu will accompany him. If he doesn't go, he will not give face.
Hong Tao must be polite and then everything will be arranged by Brother Qiu. Even if he doesn't say anything, he still has to go to the county, otherwise who will sign the contract! As for what conditions they will put forward at that time, it can only be
I listened with my ears. As long as it was not too much, Hong Tao planned to agree. If he really couldn't bear it, he would ask Pan to take the upper-level route. But if that was the case, the matter might have to be postponed again.
Last few months.
After sending the county magistrate and director back to the hotel, and then Secretary Liu back to the executive government, Hong Tao returned to his hotel, humming a little tune and walked to the room. Yesterday, this matter was handled relatively smoothly, except for himself.
Apart from the fact that I didn't get much sleep, everything else achieved the desired effect. There was one more thing that Hong Tao was not worried about, which was that he had to go back and try to get some advice from Katie to see if they did what they did last night.
Heterosexual massage!
"Oh, I'm sorry! I went in the wrong direction...Hey, why is it you two!" The door to the room was unlocked. After Hong Tao opened the door, he saw two foreign women applying lipstick in front of the mirror. He thought he had gone in the wrong direction.
Well, I was about to turn around and go out while apologizing, but suddenly I felt that these two women looked familiar, so I looked back again! They were officially the same Vera and Tasia from last night!
"It was your friend who brought us back. She said she wanted to introduce us to a job..." Seeing that it was Hong Tao, Vera quickly put down the makeup box, then pointed to the opposite side and explained to Hong Tao that she was here.
Here's the reason.
"Work? I didn't see it. Capitalists still have such good intentions? Where are the two of them?" Hong Tao wondered whether Pan's company was understaffed? Well, it's very possible.
"In the opposite room." It was Vera who always answered Hong Tao's questions. Her friend Tasia, who dared to speak and act, was timid this time and stood behind her with half of her face exposed.
"When did you become a good person? But it's good. Those two girls seem to have just started in this industry. It's a good thing to give them a hand. This is worthy of praise. In Chinese terms
, that’s how you accumulate virtue!” Hong Tao came to the door opposite and knocked on the door. As expected, it was Katie who opened the door. He walked into the room, and Pan was applying a facial mask on his face in the bathroom. Hong Tao stood at the door of the bathroom,
Addicted to sarcasm and praise.
"You think this is a good thing?" Pan wiped his face with something green, like jelly, very disgusting.
"It's necessary. You have to be compassionate, especially a rich man like you. You should give back to the society. Didn't your God say that? We are all brothers and sisters. If you help them, you are helping you.
Family members, if you do this in the future
You will go to heaven." Who wouldn't say cheap words? Hong Tao took off his coat, leaned on the sofa, put his feet up on the coffee table, picked up the hot tea made by someone who didn't know who, and sipped it while smiling with joy.
