"I heard that He Kelan will also come?" Chi Qing asked.
Zhang Zhong glanced at Chi Qing. As the only lady in their group, Chi Qing was usually too introverted.
This is the first time Zhang Zhong has seen him take the initiative to speak like this.
Of course, with the contact in the past few days, the atmosphere in the group has become more and more harmonious, and Chi Qing has gradually relaxed.
Zhang Zhong nodded and said, "Well, He Kelan will also be there. In addition to He Kelan, Adrian, who we met before, will also be there. I heard He Kelan say that there are many young people from France in their group this time.
Writers, I estimate that the atmosphere at the venue may be more lively by then. There are a few young people here. I wish I had brought some young writers here."
Liu Yuan said with a smile, "There are quite a few young writers here, right? There are only a few in the group. Aren't you, Zhao Re, Feng He, etc. all young writers? This ratio is quite high."
Hearing Liu Yuan's words, Zhang Zhong nodded. He didn't include himself just now, not even Feng He. Who told Feng He to be more anxious?
"I guess there are no young writers from the other side who are younger than you. If there are really younger writers than you, let's bring Qin Zhao over next time. No one can be younger than him," Zhuang Yu said.
Zhang Zhong laughed: "I never thought about comparing myself to this."
…
Early the next morning, Zhang Zhong and his party arrived at the door of the Richelieu Library. The French delegation, represented by the French Minister of Culture Mona, stood at the door of the library to greet Zhang Zhong and his party.
Mona officially became the French Minister of Culture in April this year, not long after he took office.
However, the position of France's Minister of Culture is subject to great changes. Mona's predecessor, Paul Guy, only took office in February this year and resigned in May. His entire term was less than three months.
Moreover, most of his former ministers were only popular for about a year, and only a relatively small number of them could serve for four or five years. Such a thing is unimaginable in China, but it is not surprising in France.
Mona has not always been in politics. He was, or is still, a famous French writer.
And it's not just famous.
Mona had excellent academic performance when he was young, and later entered the Institute of Political Science, the Cavalry Academy, and joined the army.
For a while, Mona worked as a military reporter.
It was not until he was nearly thirty years old that he began to publish literary works, and his output was extremely high.
At the beginning, his works were all related to the military, and later he gradually came into contact with other themes. Among them, the most popular work is the mythological novel "The Face of Zeus".
Although he has never been an official, he has always been very interested in politics. While writing novels, he also published a large number of political-related articles.
Six years ago, at the age of fifty-two, he was elected as a member of the French Academy, and in the same year all his works won the Monaco Literary Prize.
Fifty-eight-year-old Mona looks energetic. He is tall, slightly fat, with small eyes and black and gray hair. He does not look like a typical Frenchman.
"Mr. PZ, welcome you and all friends from the Chinese delegation to France and Paris. Please allow me to extend my most sincere greetings to you on behalf of France." Mona enthusiastically held Zhang Zhong's hand and smiled.
said.
Zhang Zhong felt the power from Mona's palm and said with a smile, "Minister Mona, on behalf of the Chinese Exchange Group, I would also like to thank you for your sincere greetings. Paris is a beautiful city. Although it is the first time for many of our group members to come here,
But here we have fallen in love with it.”
"Oh, what about you, Mr. PZ, have you fallen in love with this city?" Mona said with a smile.
He Kelan next to him smiled and said, "Mr. Mona, have you forgotten the connection between PZ and Paris? He brought a beautiful legend to Paris."
Mona patted his forehead and said, "Look at my brain. I would also like to thank PZ for its contribution to Paris. There are many legends about the Seine, but your legend makes me feel the most poignant."
They were talking about "Les Demoiselles du Seine".
Zhang Zhong brought his family here before and accidentally told Anna this legend. Later, Anna posted the legend on the Internet.
Anna originally wanted to ask if anyone knew about this legend, but she didn't expect that her actions made this story really become the legend of the Seine.
Nowadays, there are many small shops along the Seine River hanging masks of girls, and many tourists want to buy one when they come here to play.
"Please come in with us."
After greeting each other, Mona and the others led the Chinese delegation towards the library.
The Richelieu Library was the former main library of the National Library of France. Later, the new library was built and the old library became a branch library.
By placing the meeting here, Mona and others obviously wanted to reflect their cultural history.
Although we are hosting a Chinese exchange group today, the library is not closed and there are still people reading in the library. However, because it is early in the morning and the library is not open to ordinary people, there are not many people in the library.
"The conditions of the old hotel are very poor, I hope you don't mind." Mona said with a smile.
"Minister Mona, you are joking. The Richelieu Library has both a sense of history and a sense of modernity. It is a rare building. It's a pity that I don't know much about architecture, otherwise I would definitely get lost in the wonderful lines.
"Zhang Zhong smiled and handed over a rainbow fart.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhang Zhong's words, Mona smiled from ear to ear.
The Richelieu Library was closed for a period of time because it was too old. It was only in 2007 that renovation and modernization projects were started, and it was not opened until four years ago.
However, it is not completely open. Today, the Richelieu Library specializes in collecting special products, so if you want to enter and borrow materials, you need a special certificate from the professor.
The place where Zhang Zhong and the others are now is the reading room of the art center.
The spacious reading room uses a large amount of warm-toned wood, which perfectly matches the simple space design in terms of lines and colors, creating a bright and soft reading space.
Historical medieval books and manuscripts can be found everywhere here.
"Would you like to look here to see if there is any book you want to read?" Mona said with a smile.
Zhang Zhong shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but my French is really poor."
"I'll take you to the performance center stage."
…
After looking around the Richelieu Library, they finally entered a lounge.
"Everyone, rest for a while. I'll take you for a walk later."