At the dinner table, after everyone sat down and ordered a table of dishes, Lin Xiaoguang first introduced Anyang to everyone while the dishes were being served.
"This is Anyang, a native of Peking, from the National People's Congress of China. He studied political economics before, and now he studies Chinese history, and also studied film literature from Beijing Film Academy. Now he has graduated, and he will soon go to Phoenix Pictures to report and be a
screenwriter."
Hearing this, Daniel suddenly became excited: "Beiping? The one with the Forbidden City?"
Anyang nodded proudly: "Yes!"
"My tutor is a Chinese, and I learned a lot about China through him. I wanted to travel to mainland China when I was very young, but it was too difficult to apply for a visa. I applied for it for three years, but I didn't get it even once!" Daniel
Shaking his head, he suddenly felt bitter when talking about the past.
Everyone else was a little surprised, especially Ma Tingting and Catherine. They didn't expect that it would be so difficult for him, an American, to go to mainland China.
Lin Xiaoguang knew this was a fact. In this era, the West called the Soviet Union the "Iron Curtain" and China the "Bamboo Curtain."
After the reform and opening up, the country's door was opened, but in fact it was only opened a little. Foreigners were not able to come if they wanted to. There were quota restrictions and a set of internal control regulations. When it came to visas, foreigners who entered the country were very strict. The reporter said
Not allowed in.
It is not easy for foreigners to go to China. First of all, they must obtain the quota of China International Travel Service, that is, China International Travel Service. The quota of China International Travel Service is limited. At the beginning of the year, quotas will be allocated to travel agents from France, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries. Travel agents from these countries compete for
To get more places, I often compete with the China National Tourism Administration.
Although China was relatively poor during that period, the great man was very well-known in the world. At the same time, he was known as one of the four ancient civilizations. Even though it was a socialist country, many people still wanted to travel to China.
Among these people, those who are rich, powerful and well-connected can naturally get luxury-like visa quotas from travel agents from various countries. Those who are powerless, powerless and have nothing to do with them can of course only look on in despair.
"As far as I know, in recent years, nearly 200,000 people in the United States have applied to travel to China, but only one-tenth of them have been approved. In Japan, a newspaper has done a survey and found that 75% of young people want to come.
When it comes to traveling in China, the largest number of people have signed up to go to Chang'an, with millions of people, but only a handful of them can get visas."
Lin Xiaoguang explained to them.
The number of people required by various countries to travel to China far exceeds the quota for international travel. Not to mention Americans and Japanese, even overseas Chinese who want to come are under the responsibility of China International Travel Service, and there are quota restrictions. Some overseas Chinese have registered and queued for many years, but they have never been able to get one.
visa.
Lin Xiaozheng's face was calm, he just buried his head in eating food and seemed not very interested in the topic. Mu Wenjun also just listened and did not interrupt, and his interest was not very high.
Noticing this scene, he changed the topic and made an invitation with a smile: "In the future, the opening to the outside world will become more and more open. An An and I invite you to play and be guests in our home. If you have the chance, you must come."
"No problem, I will definitely come." Daniel was the first to set an example.
"I'll go too." He Yaowen took the lead and agreed.
Next, Catherine nodded in agreement, followed by Ma Tingting, Lin Xiaozheng and Mu Wenjun did not speak. Finally, Liang Jiayi, who was sitting next to An Yang, stared at the two of them with a smile and joked: "I must go.
, but I’m curious to what extent you have developed, can you tell me your story?”
"This..." He hesitated, feeling that she had bad intentions.
"Say it!" Ma Tingting shouted. She was very interested in this matter. She especially wanted to know what caused him to flirt with women even though he had a girlfriend.
"I must say, drink without telling me. By the way, I will come first and set an example." After Daniel finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Ma Tingting sitting next to him, and said with a smile: "Well, probably even after that yacht party,
I confessed my love to her, she promised me, and we, um, have had sex."
Everyone couldn't help but scream, they didn't expect it to be so violent.
Ma Tingting was stunned for a moment, then she clenched her little hand into a fist and hit him, feeling a little embarrassed.
Hearing this, Anyang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his face turned red with shame, and he lowered his head like a little lamb, arousing pity.
Lin Xiaoguang saw this, grabbed her hand and comforted her.
After Daniel finished speaking, he stared at him again and shouted: "I have said it, it is your turn."
"Okay..." He had no choice but to look at An Yang, then turned his eyes, glanced at several people one by one, and said softly: "An An is my cousin's roommate in the same dormitory. We have known each other for three years, but I'm sure
The relationship only lasted two years, yes, I remember clearly, it was on April 30, 1979, when we went to the Capital Cinema Cinema to watch "Oliver Twist" that our relationship was established."
"Oliver Twist?" Liang Jiayi smiled. This is not a love movie, so it's a bit too perfunctory and careless, right?
"Yes, a 1968 film directed by Carol Reed."
Lin Xiaoguang nodded, looked at Anyang again, and said with a smile: "Although the relationship was confirmed on that day, our hearts fell in love earlier, and it was more romantic. The candlelight dinner in the courtyard was not Western food, but hot pot.
, plus red wine, can you imagine?"
Liang Jiayi almost burst out laughing, but luckily he could figure it out. For a candlelight dinner, why don't you go to a Western restaurant or a courtyard and eat hot pot? Do you want to laugh me to death?
"An'an, is it okay if I call you this?"
Anyang smiled and nodded: "Of course!"
Liang Jiayi pointed at Lin Xiaoguang, stared at her and smiled: "I don't think he is sincere at all. You may have been drunk because of the red wine. In his words, you were tricked by him. I personally think that you
You should think about it in detail, he may have lied to you in some way."
She meant something. Everyone present except Anyang knew what was going on. They stopped talking and sat aside with a smile, preparing to be a spectator and watch a good show.
Lin Xiaoguang was a little sullen. If anything happens, you come here. On this occasion today, are you ready to cause trouble?
He stared at Liang Jiayi half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I would rather demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage. Sharon, you have gone too far. Did I provoke you?"
Anyang is not stupid. She can vaguely feel that Liang Jiayi seems to be special to him, and there is some emotion hidden in his eyes.
She tilted her head and smiled cutely, holding his hand tightly and staring into his eyes: "Well, just lie. Anyway, I have fallen into his trap. Even if I lie like this for the rest of my life, I will be willing to do so."
, as long as he doesn’t lie to others.”
Lin Xiaoguang suddenly felt guilty.
What is this? A declaration of sovereignty? Liang Jiayi laughed so much that tears came out of his eyes, and shouted: "Hey, hey, hey? You should also pay attention to the occasion when you show affection, okay? We single dogs can't afford to be hurt by this meal.
I won’t eat the food!”
She stared at Lin Xiaoguang, half joking and half warning: "Lin Xiaoguang, if you do this again, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Lin Xiaoguang didn't dare to push too hard, otherwise the woman would get angry and ignore her, which would be troublesome. At that moment, he lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I'll review it and I'll drink a drink as a penalty."
He picked up the full glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
At this time, the waiter came in and the food finally started to arrive one after another.
There were outsiders present, and when he was interrupted, the topic was immediately stopped. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. If he continued, he didn't know what would happen if Mars hit the earth.