After many days of sailing, the 18 ships that sailed out of the Yangtze River Estuary at the end of last month finally arrived near the equator.
In accordance with the peaceful etiquette of the great voyage, and to celebrate the first arrival of the New China's navy in the southern hemisphere, the entire fleet fired a 17-gun salute.
The next day, May 9, Xinhua News Agency suddenly issued a communiqué:
[China will conduct launch experiments of launch vehicles from May 12 to June 10.]
As soon as this news came out, the whole world was shocked.
At this moment, Jiang Shan and his party, who had returned to the small hotel, gathered together in Jiang Shan's room and waited to see the advertisement.
By chance, I watched the major news being broadcast on TV from beginning to end.
When the host on the TV finished speaking the last word, Jiang Shan and Huang Hua jumped up with excitement.
After other comrades finished listening to Wang Shixiang and Yu Sigui's simultaneous translation, they also stood up together.
But the next second, Huang Yongyu asked: "Launch vehicle? It sounds quite advanced, but which part does it specifically take care of?"
"It can take care of every aspect," Jiang Shan said directly: "To put it bluntly, this launch vehicle is actually the same as an intercontinental missile. Do you know what an intercontinental missile is used for?"
"Xiao Jiang," Wang Shixiang said, "you are looking down on your uncle Yongyu by asking this."
Huang Yongyu: "That's right, who doesn't know this!"
"I don't know," Yu Sigui raised his hand honestly: "What exactly is a launch vehicle?"
In order not to irritate certain countries, Xinhua News Agency only said that it was a test launch of a launch vehicle when announcing the news.
"Let me tell you this," Jiang Shan explained to Miss Yu in an easy-to-understand way:
"If the atomic bomb is compared to a bullet, then this launch vehicle is the gun that launches it."
"In other words," Zhang Lu followed: "Without this gun, our atomic bomb would not be able to hurt the opponent."
Jiang Shan nodded: "That's right."
"Thank you for your time when we went abroad," Wang Fulin smiled: "The firepower at home has skyrocketed."
"This is a good thing!"
"Just listening to it makes you angry."
"However," Wang Shixiang was confused: "Why was this rocket announced to the outside world before it was launched?"
"He is telling everyone in advance," Jiang Shan said, "I am going to fire at this area. You all stay away from me."
"Oh," Wang Shixiang understood: "I'm just telling everyone else to get out of the way."
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New York Chinatown
Under the guidance of Chen Zichao, the owner of Anliangtang, notices saying "No MSG" have been removed from the doors of various Chinese restaurants.
At this moment, several restaurant owners were accompanying Chen Zichao, sitting in the restaurant of Tanhua Building, waiting to watch advertisements.
Inadvertently, I also saw the news about "launch vehicle".
"Brother Chao, it seems that the mainland is becoming more and more difficult to mess with."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Chen Zichao held a purple clay pot in his hand: "The harder he is to mess with, the more peaceful we will be in the United States."
"Indeed, speaking of it, they are our real backers."
"I don't know if the rocket can be launched successfully?"
"According to my experience,"
Chen Zichao's eyes never left the TV for a moment: "As long as the Communist Party dares to announce anything to the outside world, it can't do anything."
"It's true to hear you say that."
"Brother Chao," a younger brother ran over at this time: "The calls have been made, but... they asked what to do if the advertisement is not effective?"
In the United States, except for Chinatown in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago...the Chinese restaurants in Chinatowns in every city are a scene of death.
"How did you reply?"
"I asked them, what's the use of having posted a notice saying no MSG for so long? There should be no customers, but there will still be no customers!"
"Well said," Chen Zichao nodded with satisfaction: "You will be my spokesperson from now on."
Although he said so, Chen Zichao kept asking himself: What if mainland food advertisements are useless?
Do we really want to eliminate half of the Chinese restaurants?
At this time, the light in the TV was obviously dim.
Then, with the lighting of a match, Qiu Yuefeng, standing under the night, made a wish in English:
“I want to see the mysterious China.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the style of the background music immediately became mysterious.
With the rapid switching of the camera, the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Guilin, Xi'an, Suzhou and Hangzhou, Dunhuang...
Frame after frame of tricky angles and breathtakingly beautiful scenery appeared on TV one after another.
In Tanhua Building, a few people who were completely attracted by the picture did not realize that this was the food advertisement they had been waiting for.
Finally, the picture on the TV finally stopped.
Among the mountains covered with spring flowers, a winding and steep Great Wall lies across the mountains.
The shocked wish-maker looked at the magnificent scene in front of him in surprise.
After asking the local Chen Peisi for details, Qiu Yuefeng exclaimed in surprise:
"The Great Wall? Is this really China? God bless, my dream has finally come true!"
At this time, Chen Pest officially said: "Welcome to China!"
Next, a series of famous scenic spots in Yanjing quickly flashed on the TV.
While the camera was switching, the voice-over sounds of Qiu Yuefeng and Chen Peisi started to sound.
"In your Yanjing city, where does the food taste best?"
"If you really want to talk about it, it has to be a palace banquet in the Forbidden City!"
"Can you take me to try it?"
"I really want to take you there, but unfortunately this is an impossible wish."
With a click, another wishing match was lit.
Under the joint wish of the two foodies, the scenery on the TV began to blur.
When the audience saw the picture clearly again, the aerial shots dropped from the sky clearly captured the majestic momentum of the entire Forbidden City.
As the camera zoomed in, a busy palace kitchen appeared.
Next, the chef in the Ming Dynasty uniform began to perform chores.
When a delicate lacquer box containing MSG is opened:
The Eight Immortals crossing the sea, the crystal flesh, the sea dragon pearl, the universe in one palm, the moonlight in the lotus pond.
The part with the most words in the entire advertisement directly fixed the audience in New York, the city where the advertisement was first broadcast, in front of the TV.
At this moment, any New Yorker who happened to see this advertisement was staring at the TV in various postures.
When groups of fluent cooking moves were flashed on the TV, every citizen of New York City became intoxicated.
How had they ever seen such high-end dishes, let alone the exquisite porcelain on which these dishes were served.
The camera turned, and the magnificent Baohe Hall appeared on the TV.
Accompanied by a piece of palace music, three classical beauties with long sleeves and good dancing skills were dancing in the hall.
Following the movement of the camera, rows of delicacies were brought into the hall by rows of palace maids.
As the long shot moves, the emperor's concubine, civil and military officials, all dressed up for the palace banquet, are very friendly with Qiu Yuefeng and Chen Peisi, raising the crystal clear white jade cup.
Only after watching the gorgeous and carefully designed pictures on TV did the majority of New Yorkers realize.
It turns out that Greater China not only has splendid mountains and rivers, but the food in Greater China is also eye-opening, making people salivate, unable to stop, and longing for it...
As the camera moves, when an ice-cracked celadon dinner hat is lifted, a plate of attractively colored braised pork appears on the table of the two young gentlemen and the young princess.
Looking at the delicious food on their table, the two very festive children smiled cheerfully at the camera.
The cute and sweet smile on TV made Chen Zichao in Tanhualou unable to bear it anymore:
"Who, tell the kitchen to make a braised pork quickly and bring it over."
"If it's convenient, I'll make an extra serving of pineapple sweet and sour pork."
"Is it good to stuff yellow croaker in soup?"
"..."
At this moment, several colleagues in Tanhualou ordered dishes one after another.
Not to mention other viewers, even those who own Chinese restaurants were drooled by this advertisement.
At this moment, the royal family members who were sitting in the main hall on the TV appeared collectively on a tower.
The full moon shines in the sky, and the garden is filled with lanterns.
Wow——
In the condescending night, all the lanterns in Beihai Park lit up like waves pushing forward.
Amidst the music of universal celebration, countless exquisite Kongming lanterns slowly rose into the sky from the royal gardens...
【China welcomes you, Chinese food welcomes you!】
At this moment in New York City, not only the general audience, but also many participating teams waiting to attend the New York Advertising Festival showed surprised expressions.
Watching the visual feast on TV that was so gorgeous that it lit up the sky, they didn't dare to confirm that this was actually an advertisement until the last moment when the subtitles appeared.
According to the original plan, the 9-minute "Wonderful Night in the Forbidden City" will not cut for one second when it is first played.
In other words, the advertisements that the audience saw this time were exactly the same as those sent to the New York Advertising Festival.
The purpose, of course, is to make a splash.
At this moment, the participating teams from all over the world were waiting in front of the TV to watch the food commercial for the second time.
One after another, impatient cars drove directly in the direction of Lower Manhattan.
Chinatown, Tanhualou Restaurant.
After watching a food commercial, I’m still not sure if I can win the award.
But the gorgeous and exquisite scenes in the advertisement have already made the old men in the restaurant a little more bold.
"Marlboro, Marlboro, lemon tea, lemon tea..."
At this moment, several people who had been seduced by the advertisement were sitting together with Chen Zichao, eating and drinking.
Suddenly, cars kept stopping on both sides of the road in Chinatown.
Immediately afterwards, when a group of foreigners walked into Tanhualou, the waiters from various restaurants also rushed in and took away their bosses.
Seeing the increasing number of New Yorkers pouring into the restaurant, Chen Zichao, who was standing by the bar, his eyes turned green:
"So, do you still remember another mission Captain Jiang and the others came to New York on?"
The boy on the side quickly replied: "It seems they are talking about promoting bicycles."
"Understood,"
Chen Zichao smiled slightly: "Let me know, all Anliangtang brothers will come to Tanhualou to report to me tomorrow morning."
