Chapter 371 The opening of the museum and the appreciation of the Hong Kong Governor
Hong Kong Governor Bai Liji said with a smile: "Yang Sheng, the opening of the Hong Kong Museum is also a major event in Hong Kong, and we will naturally come too."< br>
"Mr. Hong Kong Governor is right." Yang Wendong smiled, then stretched out his hand to signal: "Guys, the museum will open at ten o'clock. There must be a lot of people today, so we'd better go in and take a look first. Now there are only a few staff inside.”
The opening of the Hong Kong Museum also used the media to promote it. After all, it is a commercial institution. It wants to make a profit. It doesn’t matter how much money it makes, but at least it can maintain itself. Operations, whether leasing antiques or maintaining antiques, as well as personnel wages, water and electricity, etc., also cost money.
Biliji naturally agreed: "Okay."
Afterwards, several people walked into the museum under the leadership of the staff.
In the hall, there are some large antiques, such as a chariot from the Warring States Period, a bronze tripod from the Han Dynasty, a long sword from the Tang Dynasty, etc.
The number is not very large, but each one is a large piece and is surrounded by protective glass or railings to avoid unnecessary damage.
On the walls on both sides, there are antiques, telling the history of the corresponding dynasties, which is a simple introduction.
A female staff member was also telling the historical stories about these antiques and the corresponding dynasties. Yang Wendong was also listening beside him. He knew this, but the British ghosts didn't know that even though they were in Hong Kong After staying there for a long time, I became proficient in the local language, but the history was not very clear.
The few people walked around and got to know each other, and then came to a side door. The staff introduced: "Mr. Hong Kong Governor, Yang Sheng, this is about the history of Hong Kong."
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Then go in. Take a look.”
After everyone entered, the sides of the passage were illuminated by emerald red lights, and on both sides were historical events in Hong Kong since Kaifu.
Of course, this is still the era of British Hong Kong, so some things are not described, but a neutral model is adopted.
Furthermore, the history of Hong Kong a hundred years ago is actually not important. , many people are not very interested in this. The content described in the single room of Hong Kong history begins in 1941. In this year, Little Japan came.
Although the races are different, many British officers died defending Hong Kong at that time. Regardless of whether the purpose was for the British or the Chinese side, they were still considered heroes. Therefore, the museum also specially collected the names of more than 2,000 martyrs. , and carved and recorded.
One of the fallen British officers and a Chinese resistance member each have a statue, which is permanently remembered here.
Blicki and others also bowed to the martyrs, and then jumped to the next content, which is the development of Hong Kong 45 years later. These records are quite satisfactory, describing the names of each Hong Kong governor and the status of each governor. achievements, as well as some major social and economic events, policies, etc. in Hong Kong.
After that, we arrived in the 1960s, which focused on describing the process of water shortage, as well as the various policies made by the current Governor Bailey to solve the water problem, etc., among which the wall , and also hung a portrait of Bailey.
“This portrait is very good.” Dai Linzhi, the future governor, seemed a little envious when he saw this.
Bai Liji said with a smile: "Haha, at the back of this museum, future major events will be recorded, and future governors will be recorded in it."
This is a verbal agreement between him and Yang Wendong to record his political achievements. Records and portraits are mainly described in museums, but it may be difficult for others. One of the reasons why they can be recorded is that the drought is serious. This event has a great impact on people. Naturally, museums can record it, in the name of teaching future generations. Save water.
Dai Linzhi smiled and said: "Okay, I hope I can leave a mark here in the future."
For officials or wealthy people, after achieving their goals in this field , or when you get older, what you usually want most is to leave your name in history. Later generations will praise you when they say it. This sense of accomplishment is enough to make anyone crazy.
This kind of thing did not exist in Hong Kong. Generally speaking, most Hong Kong people can only remember the previous governors of Hong Kong. Now go out and ask anyone who the governor of Hong Kong was in the 1930s. It is estimated that 99.99% of people don't know.
But now that there is a museum, and there will be countless Hong Kong citizens and even overseas tourists visiting here in the future, this is the only chance. However, this museum is controlled by a Chinese. Even if he is the governor of Hong Kong in the future, It is also impossible to force others to write something, as that will only make people laugh.
At this time, Yang Wendong said: "Mr. Governor, don't worry, every Hong Kong governor will leave his name here, and future Hong Kong citizens will also see it here."
" That's good." Bai Liji smiled.
He understands that now Yang Wendong has taken advantage of this opportunity to gain some useful leverage. Although it will not threaten anyone, everyone will also want to get some benefits in this regard.
After coming out of the Hong Kong History Exhibition Hall, you will enter the exhibition halls of several famous dynasties in Chinese history, namely: Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Tang, Song, and Ming;
These dynasties are relatively famous, so they are also the main exhibition halls in the first phase of the museum. Others will be discussed later.
After everyone visited one by one, Bai Liji said: "Although I have known for a long time that there were many dynasties in ancient China, but after looking around like this today, I realized that the history is so long and there are so many So many stories.”
“Yes.” Yang Wendong smiled and said, “And here, for the whole history. It’s just the tip of the iceberg. Some of the antiques and cultural relics here are just a drop in the bucket.”
Only a small number of the cultural relics in the exhibition hall were purchased by myself, and the others were rented from the mainland. They are mainly good antiques. It is not sold internally because mainland laws clearly stipulate that many levels of cultural relics are not allowed to be traded externally or exported.
If it were not possible to rely on leasing, I am afraid that this museum would not be able to collect these cultural relics. However, the advantage is that the rented cultural relics can be constantly replaced, which is also a good thing for the museum.
It is a pity that the Terracotta Warriors and Horses have not been discovered in this era, otherwise their introduction would definitely cause a sensation in Hong Kong. It is estimated that many overseas tourists will come to Hong Kong specifically to see the Terracotta Warriors and Horses.
Dai Linzhi said with a smile: "Then if I have the opportunity to go to the mainland, I will also go to the museums in the mainland."
In the 1960s, the mainland was not closed to outsiders. Some people engaged in trade or Officials from other countries can naturally enter as long as they have reasonable requests and apply formally.
Blicki nodded and said: "You can indeed go and see it." Yang Wendong added: "Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, there are some British or other Commonwealth cultural relics over there, you can go and see them."
Although the mainstream group in Hong Kong is Chinese, there are also many British ghosts. In addition, the British in Hong Kong are in power, so their own museums must also have British cultural elements.
The person in charge of the museum also specially came from the United Kingdom. As well as some common cultural relics bought from some Commonwealth regions, the value is not very high, and the truly precious ones cannot be bought. Putting them in a place like Hong Kong is considered a waste, so Yang Wendong does not take it too seriously.
"Okay." Bai Liji and Dai Linzhi were very interested.
In this way, the time soon reached 10 o'clock, and Yang Wendong and the two Hong Kong governors also arrived at the entrance of the museum. At this moment, there were not only the media outside, but also a large number of ordinary citizens who came to visit the museum.
There are so many people, so densely packed, that there are more people than Yang Wendong imagined
The opening ceremony officially began. The director of the museum, Xu Qiu-sheng, first came forward to speak. Later, Hong Kong Governor Robert Bird was invited to speak on the stage, and then several people, including Yang Wendong, cut the ribbon together.
When the red cloth came down, the museum officially opened.
However, if you want to get in, you have to queue up. The museum has already made arrangements. Countless zigzag iron guardrails control the crowds one by one.
Boliji and Dai Linzhi, who were still outside, saw that such a large crowd was effectively controlled, and said in surprise: "Yang Sheng, your method is really good. You only used some railings to control the crowd. The crowd is separated and stampede can be avoided."
"Yes," Yang Wendong nodded.
He didn't know if this kind of queuing pattern existed overseas, but it didn't exist in Hong Kong. There was a run on Liao Chong Hing Bank before, but it was so crowded that dozens of police officers came to one branch and couldn't maintain order, almost causing a stampede.
When my previous shopping mall opened, there weren’t that many people. After all, there were too many shopping malls in Hong Kong, so I didn’t use this trick. Nowadays, the attraction of museums is much stronger, so I was prepared for it.
Dai Linzhi also praised: "It is really a very low-cost but very efficient method. It seems that I will need to work hard to promote it in the future."
"Yes, many shopping malls or banks , you can prepare a little, this thing itself is not expensive," Yang Wendong said with a smile.
In a little more than a year, Hang Seng Bank will be subject to a run. The scale of this run will be far greater than that of Liu Chong Hing Bank. If HSBC had not taken over in the end, I am afraid that Hang Seng Bank would have had the same ending. Even Hang Seng Bank The bank didn't have any problems before.
In addition to Hang Seng Bank, many other Chinese-owned banks were also subject to runs. In the end, this incident caused the gradually rising Chinese-owned banks to completely decline, and it was not until the 1980s that they began to recover.
"Not bad." Dai Linzhi nodded.
Subsequently, after the two Hong Kong governors chatted with each other for a while, Bai Liji said: "Yang Sheng, the museum has been opened. We have other things to do. That's it for today."
"Okay, I'll see you two off." Yang Wendong said politely. He himself had nothing to do. If the Hong Kong Governor hadn't been here, it wouldn't matter whether he came today or not.
After seeing off the two governors, Yang Wendong returned to the entrance of the museum, mainly because there were already many people queuing at the main entrance.
Xu Qiusheng, the curator of the museum, walked over quickly and said, "Yang Sheng, let's go in through the staff passage through the side door."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "The people inside are already full. ”
The two of them faced Walking to the side door, Xu Qiusheng replied: "Yes, in just a short while, the number of people inside exceeded 2,500, reaching the limit of the museum, so we can only intercept the crowd at the door and wait for some people to come out. Let the people in the back go in."
"Well, okay." Yang Wendong smiled, glanced at the crowd in front of the main entrance, and said, "There are too many people, so arrange for someone to sell water and food, or newspapers and books, beside the queue. Otherwise, too many people will be thirsty or bored, and conflicts will easily arise.”
In the previous life, all the people waiting in line were playing with their mobile phones, so as long as they were not thirsty, it would not be a big problem, but in this era, you can only stand like a fool. If people are too bored, there may be conflicts, but fortunately not now It's quite hot, otherwise too much heat will easily lead to a bad temper.
Xu Qiusheng nodded and agreed: 'Okay, I will immediately ask the vendors around to deliver the goods. This may also become a new profit point in the future. '
"No, this museum is unlikely to be so busy all the time." Yang Wendong said: "Unless Hong Kong's tourism industry develops in the future, more people from outside will come."
Although the museum The cultural relics inside will be replaced as much as possible, but it cannot be done with high frequency. Therefore, when locals come to visit in the future, the frequency will inevitably be very low. If you want to make a better business, you can only visit overseas tourists or business people. Business.
Fortunately, by the late 1960s, Hong Kong's tourism industry was about to develop rapidly. With hotels, shopping malls and museums, Hong Kong could also get a piece of the tourism business.
After entering through the side door, Yang Wendong went to the second floor of the museum. This is the office space. Tourists cannot enter. From above, you can directly see the crowd below.
Many people are gradually checking cultural relics information and appreciating cultural relics, and some people are holding cameras and shooting people everywhere.
Xu Qiusheng introduced: "Yang Sheng, considering that many people in Hong Kong do not have cameras today, we have launched a business here to take photos for guests for a fee. After the photos are developed, we will send them to the address according to the address. Give it to them;
In this way, they will have more fun and have a memory at home, especially those with children, and I We can also earn more, killing two birds with one stone."
"Well, that's a good idea." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Try to find ways to meet the various needs of the guests in the hotel, or. Create some demand, and only in this way can we attract more people."
"Okay, Yang Sheng," Xu Qiusheng agreed.
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