Chapter 444 The rolling waves are finally artificial
Oh, as a prince and a princess, how can I be so embarrassed that I don’t know Alexandre Dumas’s “The Man in the Iron Mask”?
Karl motioned for Peng Bo to come onto the stage and walk to his side, "Today, as everyone knows, today is a special day." He looked at Peng Bo, "Donald, I have worked with many big shows, but today we are launching
But the big show is different. This is a big show in each city..."
Carl finally handed the microphone to Peng Bo with a smile on his face. Peng Bo did not give in and announced directly, "The list of the most prestigious cities in Peng Bo is now announced."
It all seems to be both planned and unplanned.
According to Peng Bo's original idea, the list would be released after the application for the Expo, but after being invited to attend the Rose Ball and discussing with Karl, the list was released directly here.
Through Princess Grace's Rose Ball, this list and the Pengbo Media that follows the list will be more well-known in Europe.
On the big screen, one city portrait after another was taken in black and white, giving it a sense of age. Everyone seemed to be aware of the city's history and looking forward to its future.
"This list is released by our Pengbo Research Institute, a global private consulting company headquartered in Shanghai, China. This is the first time we have released an annual ranking of 100 cities. It is based on the following three aspects.
Assessment and ranking: Developed economy, attractive environment and efficient government..."
Among the fashionable people, princes and princesses, Peng Bo explained finance and economics to them in fluent English, "... This list shows the places where people and companies are most willing and least willing to visit, do business and invest. This year's ranking
The city that tops the list is..."
He was so secretive that all the guests in the audience were staring at the stage, and everyone wanted to know about this city.
Princes, princes and senior officials were all staring at the stage, including Los Certes, secretary-general of the International Exhibition Bureau and chairman of the World Expo Museum Council.
Peng Bo did not keep everyone waiting. He directly revealed the answer, "Yes, it is Vienna, followed by Munich, Sydney, Florence and Venice. Of course, there are also Paris... Monte Carlo... Chiang Mai... Kuala Lumpur...
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"Our Pengbo Research Institute selected these 100 cities using a variety of methods... In three evaluation categories, they scored 13 attributes of these cities. The two most important ones are: This city
Whether it is considered beautiful and whether the city is safe in the eyes of tourists and local residents."
Peng Bo looked at Los Certes. Tonight, he was the person Peng Bo wanted to influence. In the voting on December 3, his opinions would play a decisive role.
"Of course, what I have to mention here is my Shanghai and Hai!"
Peng Bo's voice was very magnetic. When the scene turned, the black and white photos of Shanghai and Hai strongly impacted everyone's vision. Carl was also watching carefully.
“In 1923, the down-and-out Japanese writer Matsuzao Feng took a boat to explore the Shanghai Sea. As soon as he entered the river mouth, he burst into tears.
A big city, vast and shadowy, with bright eyes and white teeth but scattered scars. A year later, he wrote a best-selling book "Magic City".
The book says: Shanghai is a city that can change your destiny.
In 1961, Muramatsu Sofeng died of illness in Japan, and "Magic City" was shelved long ago. However, thousands of miles away in Shanghai, the devilish nature was brewing.
That year, Shanghai's population reached 10.5899 million, and its GDP exceeded 10.1 billion, of which 7.1 billion came from industry. Both industrial output value and fiscal revenue ranked first in China.
That year, Phoenix brand bicycles were already on the market, Hero brand gold pens had just gone abroad, and Shanghai-Hai watches became a luxury item that people across the country dreamed of, and the first choice for weddings."
The whole place was silent, everyone was listening to this oriental man introducing this oriental city.
"...the Shanghai watch has 118 parts after being disassembled. During the same period, the Swiss watch was more refined and had more than 130 parts. However, the Shanghai master said that this means that the Shanghai watch has a grand structure and is open to all rivers.
The Shanghai Film Factory, located on the same bank of the Huanghu River as the Shanghai Watch Factory, began to draw the animated film "Havoc in Heaven" that year.
The buildings are disillusioned, smoke and dust are everywhere, and everything can be torn down and started all over again.
In the next thirty years, Shanghai and Hainan became synonymous with modernity, and Shanghai-Hai manufacturing led the fashion in China..."
The applause rang out, interrupting Peng Bo's speech. He could only nod in greeting and wait for the applause to subside before continuing.
"...Shanghai people are proudly entering the 1990s. The demonic nature is getting stronger and stronger, and everything seems to be pressing the accelerator button.
In 1993, the first submarine optical cable landed in Shanghai, in 1994, the first salary card was born in Shanghai, and in 1995, the Oriental Pearl Tower was officially unveiled."
That tower has since become a symbol of Shanghai. No matter the extreme cold in "The Wandering Earth" or the indiscriminate bombing in "Shanghai Fortress", it cannot be destroyed.
"The Oriental Pearl Tower was built in Lujiazui, east of Shanghai. Five years ago, the area was still barren farmland.
In 1990, Hudong was developed, and at its peak, more than 3,000 construction sites were started simultaneously.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited the east of Shanghai and saw cranes everywhere he went. He said: I finally understand why the bird in Shanghai is the crane. In English, crane and crane have the same word.
Soon after, Lujiazui became the financial engine of Shanghai and Shanghai, surrounded by buildings.
The Australian Daily said: In Hudong, you can even feel money flowing in the streets.
In 1995, Shanghai's first Yaohan Shopping Mall opened in Pudong. Customers rushed in despite the cold wind, with a single-day passenger flow of 1.07 million, setting a Guinness World Record.
Over the years, we Shanghainese people have been surfing at the forefront of the times, living an avant-garde and trendy life..."
"On the last night of 1999, there was a huge flow of people on Nanjing Road. People rushed to the Bund, waiting for the zero o'clock bell of the Customs Building."
In Peng Bo's eyes, he seemed to see the huge crowds of people at Ganghui Plaza that night, and the smiling face of Heinwei next to him, "The bell rang, and long lines formed outside all the public phone booths in Shanghai, and people excitedly expressed their wishes for the new century.
In 2001, Xiangjiang Rui'an Group renovated an old house in the bustling city of Shanghai and turned it into a commercial district, named it Xintiandi, with the slogan "Let yesterday and today meet tomorrow."
Everyone is looking forward to tomorrow and hoping that Shanghai will continue to lead the new wave."
"Mr. Los Certes, the World Expo is now our tomorrow for Shanghai!"
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Everyone in the audience looked at the World Expo official. He smiled, nodded, and then took the lead in applauding.
"...A hundred years ago, when Shanghai opened as a port, a circular city wall was built. It became the last walled city in China." Peng Bo's speech continued, "Soon after, the situation changed, and it became the first city in China.
A city with broken walls.
Building walls and demolishing them, the tide ebbs and flows. The Shanghai Sea has been accustomed to seeing waves for hundreds of years, and it can always adjust its course quietly...
Twenty years ago, our famous Hong Kong lyricist Huang Zhan was invited to write the theme song of "Shanghai Beach". He had not been to Shanghai for many years, and he had been feeling anxious after writing "Wandering Waves".
After the TV series was broadcast, he went to Shanghai to see the Huangpu River. He felt depressed when he saw that the river was calm and calm.
It wasn't until a ship passed by that he turned from worry to joy. After the ship passed by, the waves undulated like a giant dragon out of the sea.
The rolling demonic waves are ultimately man-made, sweeping away all the things in the world and mixing them into one surging tide."