Chapter 1192 Future World (Third update, please subscribe)
When everyone’s attention is attracted by the Olympic Games, some people are not paying attention to the Olympic Games.
In other words, some people just come to see the Olympics as an excuse, and more of them just come here to travel. Of course, there are also some people who want to see the country up close.
Among these people are journalists, some politicians, and of course some old friends - for such a big event as Nanyang hosting the Olympics, of course Li Yian will invite old friends over.
Among them are not only old friends like McCarthy, but also some old friends he has met in the past ten years. Even Reagan and Bush, who have only met once, have received his invitation. They were naturally very excited about the invitation.
Who would have thought that His Majesty the King would always remember them?
In fact, Li Yian always remembered them and sent them greeting cards every year. After receiving the invitation this time, Bush came with his wife and children.
As for Reagan, perhaps it was because he was still working tepidly in Hollywood and was too embarrassed to see his old friends, so he didn't come over.
After watching the opening ceremony and several American games, Bush drove around Chang'an with his wife and son.
While driving the car and looking at the city outside the window, Bush couldn't help but sigh:
"Nanyang is different from what I imagined!"
"Yes, it is indeed very different. Everything here is so clean."
Laura looked at the city outside the car window Couldn't help but exclaimed.
“Can you believe that this is a city with tens of millions of people? Although Los Angeles only has a few million people, it has made many places look like a trash can!”
Before coming to Nanyang, Laura once thought that this was an exotic oriental world, but in reality it was elegant and peaceful. Different from Houston, and different from Los Angeles, where the sky is filled with antennas, brick buildings and old signs, what they see is a strange world. From the lampposts to the coffee machines, the shapes are all light and elegant, as if they have walked into a world. A chaotic future.
"This is because paying attention to hygiene is a virtue in Nanyang."
Bush, who was driving the car, explained:
"That's why everything here looks so clean."
He highly respected his old friend Nanyang. Even in the whole of Texas, everyone knew that His Majesty the King of Nanyang was his old friend and he sent greeting cards every year.
When he received the invitation this time, Bush even showed off to his friends that he had received the invitation - an invitation from the king. Who in Texas has such a distinguished friend?
Since then, Bush has become the most handsome boy in the village. If he didn't think it was too high-profile, he would even hold banquets for ten days in a row. God knows, he only held the banquet for five days. Just showing off to half of my friends.
"As we all know, the people here are good people full of virtue."
The words of praise fully reveal Bush's mentality, the mentality of loving his house and his family.
However, compared to Lao Tzu's admiration from Nanyang, little George, as his son, didn't think much about it. He just took out a bottle of Fanta from the car refrigerator.
There was a green drink in the transparent plastic bottle. When he unscrewed it, little George took a sip, and then couldn't help but sigh:
"Dad, compared with here, I feel like this place is like the future world. Not only does it have a refrigerator in the car, but there is even a drink... Look at this plastic bottle, it is so light, you can just throw it away after drinking it. Why? , American engineers didn’t invent it? It’s just made of plastic.”
Listening to his son’s story, Bush took a look at the bottle.
As the general manager of an oil company, he knew that the bottle was made of plastic.
Looking at the inconspicuous bottle, it seems that there is nothing new, but God can testify that there are also many patented technologies stored in it, and they are also key technologies. For example, plastic bottle caps, as far as its core technology is concerned, there is no This technology is useless even if you have a bottle - who wants a bottle without sealing?
These technologies may seem inconspicuous, but they are so critical that no one can live without them.
And this is the most special place in Nanyang. They can always find new uses for certain raw materials, which are somewhat unexpected, but very practical, so practical that it will change everyone's life.
"Dad, look, even the phone booths here are so sci-fi!"
For little George, who is only fourteen years old, this world is so novel, not only There are many exotic oriental buildings, and there are also many modern buildings full of science fiction. Even those oriental buildings have a hint of magic.
As for the early architecture of Nanyang, this is even more true. Those construction engineers from the Third Reich turned Nanyang into a large-scale utopia, with streamlined, futuristic and Bauhaus designs lurking in every corner of Nanyang. .
Because of this, this city seems a bit weird to many people.
Even a phone booth made of transparent plastic is novel and even like being in the future for people who are used to traditional phone booths.
Such a feeling is not limited to the Bushes. In fact, almost everyone who comes to Nanyang has this feeling. When they come here it feels like they are in the future.
In fact, Nanyang is not a future world, but there are many magical things that appear here.
It is the simplest plastic bottle, which is extremely magical in the eyes of many people. The impact it brought was even greater than when Fanta launched the can 5 years ago.
Because this is plastic - plastic is still a very cutting-edge technology in this day and age, and maybe it's starting to get cheap, but who would have thought it could be used as a container to hold water?
The endless emergence of fresh products has an unprecedented impact on people, which to a certain extent far exceeds the Olympic Games itself.
Just like the Bushes, they inadvertently had an illusion - the future.
To some extent, they were right, this was the future - pushing the door open to them, leading them into a future they had never seen before.
Even just a glimpse was enough to amaze them. Although it can't be said that they were scared to death, it was enough to form a very deep impression in the hearts of all of them - Nanyang is the future!
In many cases, after people's impression is formed, it becomes ingrained and becomes their most basic understanding of the world.
At this year's Olympic Games, what athletes and tourists from all over the world see and feel will definitely affect or even influence their lives.
It is not only these immersive tourists from various countries who are affected, but also those who see Nanyang through the TV screen. They also have this feeling to a greater or lesser extent.
"Perhaps the United States is the most developed country in the world, but Nanyang is definitely the most modern country."
I am in a library and look at the library that is several stories high The man wearing glasses said in an extremely emotional tone.
"This is my second time here, but the feeling it brings to me every time is extremely fresh."
They came here to watch the Olympics. After all, this is the first time for Tang people. With the Olympics being held, how could such a grand event not come?
But when I looked at it, I saw other places, and I saw this library that was just built two years ago - just a modern library building.
Looking at the people reading books under the bright glass wall. Another thought appeared in his mind.
The man pursed his lips, and his eyes behind his glasses revealed a rather complicated look. He paused for a moment, and then continued.
"The last time I came here, what I saw was hope. That hope is what we pursue and dream of in this life. In this land, they turned our dreams into reality, which is better than We imagined we could do better."
Listening to her husband's words, Jiang Dongxiu asked curiously:
"What about this time?"
Facing his wife. Asked, the man thought for a moment, and then replied:
"The future! This is for the future. I am not talking about just our future, but the future of mankind.
They were committed to pursuing more than just modernization. But it is developing in the future, what will it look like? I don't know, but...if this world has a future, I think maybe it is Nanyang. "
The husband's words made Jiang Dongxiu smile and said:
"I remember that after you came here last time, although you spoke highly of this place, you also mentioned some problems. "
"Haha, let me tell you the truth. Well, my last evaluation of Nanyang was biased, but I still retain some of my own opinions, but this does not affect my appreciation of him. ”
The man adjusted his glasses. Only he knew who the “he” he mentioned was referring to.
In fact, the woman also knew who "he" was referring to, so she asked:
"Then will you stay here? Last time, when we visited Mr. Qian's home, Mr. Qian mentioned it , He admires Mr. very much."
"Stay..."
The man smiled, then shook his head and said:
"There is no need here. Mine, and he doesn’t need it either.”
After that, he took another look at the library, or to be precise, the people in the library who were studying hard. He sighed and said.
"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. We are here to watch the Olympic Games this time. The Olympic Games is much more important than other things. By the way, Yang Chuanguang won the gold medal in the decathlon. Haha, it was also a success. This is a gratifying thing, but Nanyang got more..."
(End of this chapter)