The second weekend after Zhang Zhong's news was posted, Linde, Llorente, and Penny Austin formed a team and came to Jiangyang.
For the new plan, several people will definitely meet.
However, Zhang Zhong was planning to go to the United States to find them. After all, it would be easier to go alone than the three of them to come here, and it would also save some travel expenses...
But Linde and the others said that there was no need to stress over it. They would go to Jiangyang themselves and just come over to have some fun.
In Llorente's words: pz just do your hospitality work, and let us take care of the running away.
Of course, Zhang Zhong would rather do reception work. He really doesn't want to go to the United States unless necessary.
However, the reception work was not easy either, and there were some hiccups this time.
On Saturday morning, when Zhang Zhong got up early to pick up Linde and the others at the airport, he suddenly received a call from Liu Yuan.
"Zhang Zhong, he's in Jiangyang."
After answering the phone and hearing the first sentence, Zhang Zhong felt something was not good.
"Well, what happened in Jiangyang?" Zhang Zhong asked.
"I'll give you a surprise. Zhuang Yu and the others are already at the airport and we'll be arriving in Jiangyang in the afternoon..."
This is not a surprise at all, but a shock.
Zhang Zhong asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Why do you want to come over suddenly? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
"Why, do you have other plans that won't make it convenient for you to meet us?" Liu Yuan asked.
"Well, it's not inconvenient, but there are a few other friends coming over, and I'm about to pick them up." Zhang Zhong said truthfully, and then asked again, "Why did you suddenly attack me?"
Liu Yuan said: "If it's inconvenient, forget it, we didn't come to find you specially. Didn't you Nan Huaiwen jointly invite me and Wang Yi to do research? Zhuang Yu and Yu Dongyu also wanted to join in the fun after hearing this. Anyway, everyone has been there recently
I’m not busy, so I decided to meet you when I go over to do research, as a side note.”
"You know what we all guessed about this survey at the beginning. After all, you are a local snake in Nanhuai. What troubles and trends in the cultural world of Nanhuai can escape your eyes? But you haven't contacted us in the past few days, and we think
You don’t know about this at all.”
"I originally said that I would inform you in advance and ask if you have time. But this guy Yu Dongyu said that he wanted to give you a surprise and I would tell you when we got there. But after we arrived at the airport, Wang Yi felt that this was a surprise attack
There is a risk. If you have any other plans, we will be in vain. Although we are mainly doing research, the research will start the day after tomorrow, and we will have to stay in Jiangyang for two days in vain."
Liu Yuan talked a lot and finally told the whole story clearly.
Zhang Zhong shook his head helplessly, "I am not a local snake in Nanhuai. The Federation of Literary and Art Circles didn't tell me about this. It probably has nothing to do with me. They don't want to disturb me."
In fact, it's not that I don't want to disturb him, but that I'm embarrassed to disturb him.
In the past, local cultural organizations in Nanhuai would invite Zhang Zhong to participate in activities, including the Writers' Association.
In the beginning, Zhang Zhong would occasionally give him a favor, but as the number of times increased, he felt bored and began to refuse. Basically, Zhang Zhong rejected everyone in Nanhuai and other organizations, large and small.
Once he came and went, everyone was too embarrassed to invite Zhang Zhong, for fear of being rejected.
Even organizations like the Federation of Literary and Art Circles did not extend an invitation this time.
"Okay, that's it, you go about your business and don't worry about us." Liu Yuan said.
"Don't hang up in a hurry. The friends I'm going to pick up this time are Linde and Llorente. If you don't mind, I'll ask them for their opinions and let's play together." Zhang Zhong said.
When he heard that it was Lin De and the others, Liu Yuan murmured, "I have to ask Zhuang Yu and the others about this. Just wait a moment. Don't worry, I'll ask."
Then I heard Liu Yuan calling Zhuang Yu and the others over there, and then he told Zhuang Yu and the others about the matter.
Zhuang Yu: "I don't care, but I'm not very good at English. Can I speak Russian to them?"
"It doesn't matter, my English is terrible."
Zhang Zhong could hear Yu Dongyu slapping his chest on the phone.
Wang Yi asked doubtfully, "When did you learn English? I remember your English level is the same as mine."
Yu Dongyu said, "I am no longer Wu Xia Amen."
Afterwards, several people over there had a chaotic chat, and finally Liu Yuan said to the phone: "We have discussed it here, you can go, you can ask them what they want."
Zhang Zhong nodded and said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhong called Linde again, but the call didn't go through. It was probably because he was flying in the sky and there was no signal.
Zhang Zhong made another WeChat voice call, and this time the call was connected.
"Pz, what's the matter? We won't be there for a while," Linde said.
"It's okay, don't worry. I have something else to tell you..."
Then Zhang Zhong told Linde and others about Liu Yuan and the others. As soon as he finished speaking, Linde said, "Of course I am willing, at least I am willing. Llorente and the others are still sleeping.
The two people you just mentioned, Zhuang Yu and Yu Dongyu, I have read their works. They are two very thoughtful writers. I have never heard of the other two, but they must be very powerful people."
"Well, they are all my good friends. I think you might have some common topics." Zhang Zhong said.
"Okay, see you then." Linde said.
"Do you want to ask them both for their opinions?" Zhang Zhong asked.
Linde said, "They won't have any objections, don't worry. By the way, the food on the plane is not very delicious. I miss the braised pork I had in Jiangyang last time, which was a little sweet."
kind."
Hearing Lin De say that he wanted to eat braised pork, Zhang Zhong was speechless and said, "Do you know what time it is in Jiangyang now? It's probably not even nine o'clock in the morning when I wait for you. At this time, people here
I don’t know how to eat braised pork.”
"That's really a pity. Don't you have an old saying in China that it's better to eat in the morning? Isn't braised pork good?" Linde said.
"You really need to eat well in the morning, but braised pork is not a good breakfast. Do you guys eat steak in the morning?" Zhang Zhong asked.
"Llorente likes to eat steak in the morning," Linde said.
Zhang Zhong gave a thumbs up, "Awesome."
He basically had nothing to say other than being awesome.
Of course, this is not surprising when it comes to Llorente, and Zhang Zhong also suspects that he not only eats steak in the morning, but also makes a lot of butter and bread, otherwise he would not be as fat as he is now.
After the last World Congress, Llorente said he wanted to lose weight, but I don’t know what the results will be.