Chapter 217 That Hand
After the sun rose, the weather gradually became hotter.
Xu Chen and Xie Bingran walked slowly down the mountain path along the mountain path.
There were also some tourists around who were walking down the mountain after watching the sunrise, chatting about something.
Xu Chen and Xie Bingran both took off their jackets and tied them around their waists.
After walking for a while, Xu Chen felt that most of his T-shirt was wet with sweat.
Turning to look at Xie Bingran, the black quick-drying T-shirt she was wearing looked better. It seemed that this sports equipment still made some sense.
Xie Bingran turned his head, his eyes still red.
Xu Chen: "My dad must not see you like this."
Xie Bingran: "Why?"
Xu Chen: "He said that if I bully you, he will beat me to death.
Your eyes are red, but I can’t explain why. ”
Xie Bingran: "You are just bullying me..."
Xu Chen smiled helplessly.
He looked down and found that one of the sleeves of the jacket tied around his waist was being held tightly by Xie Bingran.
……
It was not even seven o'clock when we returned to the hotel in the middle of the mountain.
This is the advantage of getting up early, there is still a lot of time to waste.
Perhaps because of the pool landscaping, the temperature in the villa feels a little lower than that on the mountain trail outside.
The two of them were not in a hurry to go to the restaurant, but simply took a stroll around.
On a resting platform halfway up the mountain, Xu Chen said:
"Leaders really know how to enjoy happiness."
Xie Bingran: "Leader?"
Xu Chen: "How can you build a house in such a good place casually..."
He thought for a while: "If you want to eat beef, lamb, and pork, you can eat it with confidence in the restaurant here."
Xie Bingran: "Because the leader will come to eat?"
Xu Chen: "Yes, the treatment is the same as that of your athletes."
He took a deep breath and felt relaxed.
This mid-level hotel, which was private in 2006 and rarely disclosed to the outside world, does not know its subsequent business status.
But without taking the initiative to accept external tourists, it feels like we are ultimately losing money.
……
Dining room.
There is a buffet line in the morning. There are not many types of food, but everything looks exquisite.
Shrimp dumplings, quicksand buns, rice rolls, white porridge, preserved egg and lean meat...
Xie Bingran held the dinner plate and looked at the several rice dumplings placed on the steamer with a puzzled look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Xu Chen came over.
Xie Bingran frowned: "There is braised meat in these rice dumplings..."
Xu Chen couldn't help but smile.
Zongzi in the north are all sweet, usually with red dates or candied dates.
Things like bacon rice dumplings are indeed "not my kind" to northerners.
"You should eat some rice rolls. This is acceptable to our taste."
"Oh."
……
The two of them each held their plates and sat down at the table by the floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside was the pond with the red koi.
Xu Chen suddenly remembered something and said:
"At the celebration banquet tomorrow afternoon, you need to go on stage to speak. You can't avoid this."
Xie Bingran looked confused: "Huh?..."
Xu Chen smiled: "Don't be afraid, I will write the speech for you. It won't be too long. It just wants to thank a bunch of people. Just read it as you read it."
Xie Bingran: "Oh."
Xu Chen: "There may be interviews with local media. Director Feng will send interview questions today, and I will help you write down the answers then.
I will also help you filter out some questions that are difficult to answer. ”
Xie Bingran: "Oh."
Xu Chen was stunned: "Why do you feel like I'm your manager?"
……
After breakfast, the two of them strolled around the yard casually.
I took a special look at the huge banyan tree that can only be seen in the southern tropical region. Its winding and twisted roots penetrated deep into the cracks in the bricks of the low wall next to it, like a huge monster.
Two wild cats from the mountains suddenly sprang out, which startled Xu Chen.
Unexpectedly, Brother Bing took a step forward and protected Xu Chen behind him.
Xu Chen was speechless, feeling embarrassed in his heart.
The feeling of being protected by a girl like this is really weird.
Seemingly showing off, Xu Chen stretched out his hand to "pull" Xie Bingran behind him, forcing him to stand in front.
Brother Bing looked up at Xu Chen and blinked his big eyes for no apparent reason.
……
When the two returned to the room, it was still early.
Xu Chen turned on the air conditioner and sat down on the sofa. Xie Bingran sat next to him.
Xu Chen: "Do you want to take a nap? It's too early today."
Xie Bingran shook his head: "I don't want to sleep, I want to stay with you."
Xu Chen: "...".
Looking down, she secretly grabbed the corner of her clothes again.
Xu Chen hesitated and stretched out one of his hands:
"Next time, you can just grab my hand."
Xie Bingran was startled, but lowered his head:
"I don't dare..."
Xu Chen: "Is there anything else that Brother Bing doesn't dare to do?"
Xie Bingran pursed her lips and remained motionless, still holding the corner of Xu Chen's clothes.
Xu Chen couldn't stand it anymore, so he reached out and pulled Xie Bingran's hand off, and then held it with his own.
He smiled: "That's great!"
Xie Bingran still lowered his head slightly, but a blush appeared on his face.
Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized his abruptness:
"Sorry..."
He smiled awkwardly and let go of Xie Bingran's hand.
Xie Bingran blinked his big eyes, then stretched out his hand and held Xu Chen's hand.
Although she is "Brother Bing", she is still a girl after all.
The hand was warm and soft, very easy to touch.
Xu Chen looked down, but frowned again, feeling a touch of distress in his heart.
On the back of the fingers and hands, some small and small scars can still be seen.
Those are all traces left by Brother Bing's fight.
Xu Chen remembered the band-aid on her hand and the faint blood oozing out when she started talking to Xie Bingran again.
He rubbed it gently with his fingers:
"Every seven years, our bodies are renewed.
You are still young, and as time goes by, these traces will disappear. ”
Xie Bingran pursed her lips without saying a word, but secretly withdrew her hand, as if she was afraid of being ugly, and stuffed it into her pocket.
Brother Bing used to always put his hands in his pockets, maybe because he didn't want his injured hands to be seen by others.
What's more, it was Xu Chen.
……
……
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the two of them walked out of the room carrying their bags. Xie Bingran didn't know where he was going, but as long as he could follow Xu Chen, it didn't matter where he went.
Xu Chen went to check out the room and took Xie Bingran into the car.
"We'd better go to the city for a walk and look for food!" Xu Chen said with a smile.
"Oh." Xie Bingran responded.
The car quickly reached a smooth highway, with green low hills receding rapidly on both sides.
The old fifth-generation Camry is still a mid-to-low-end model. There is no Bluetooth or a large screen on the car, only an FM radio.
The large and clear physical buttons also reveal the mechanical beauty of the previous era.
Xu Chen turned on the radio, twisted the button, and tuned to a music station.
The host, who spoke Cantonese, spoke in a sonorous voice.
Xu Chen could barely understand some of it, and he was roughly taking stock of this year's golden songs in the music world.
So for the next half hour or so, Xu Chen listened to many retro and nostalgic "new songs".
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Invisible Wings, Cao Cao, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Serious Snow, Freeing Life, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing...
People today don't know that the music scene of the past few decades will be remembered more than ten or twenty years later as an era of "fighting between gods".
When Xu Chen listened to these songs, he couldn't help but sigh. It's really a dazzling twenty years.
Xie Bingran, who was in the passenger seat, kept quiet, looking at the scenery passing by outside the window for a while, and then turning to look at Xu Chen who was driving calmly.
……
More than an hour later, the car parked in the underground garage of Tianhe City.
"Let's go eat some fruit." Xu Chen said with a smile.
Xie Bingran said "Oh" and followed Xu Chen out of the car.
The two took the elevator and went straight to the fourth floor.
Xu Chen took Xie Bingran around for a few times and finally found a fruit fishing store.
The fruit shop here, under the banner of "Hong Kong Island Popular", appeared in Guangzhou not long ago.
"Can you eat durian?" Xu Chen asked.
Xie Bingran frowned: "Can't..."
Xu Chen laughed: "Then don't order it."
Poplar nectar, mango melaleuca, Houdou fruit ladle, and iced fruit tea.
After a while, a pile of food was placed in front of Xie Bingran.
Xu Chen handed over a small spoon:
"I really like feeding you!"
Xie Bingran smiled, took a mouthful of poplar nectar with a spoon and put it into his mouth.
He stuck out his little tongue and licked his lips.
“Is it delicious?”
"Yeah!" Xie Bingran nodded vigorously.
……
While the two were eating, Director Feng Siriang happened to contact Xu Chen.
There will be a celebration banquet for the champion tomorrow afternoon, and many things need to be finalized today.
Now Secretary Xia Gang of the Propaganda Department has "infinite trust" in Xu Chen and requires Feng Siriang to discuss and confirm everything with Xu Chen.
[There are three urgent things. Teacher Xiao Xu can help guide me! 】
Feng Siriang's tone was also very polite.
[Director Feng, wait a moment. I'll call you directly. Let's get through on the phone first. 】
Xu Chen looked at Xie Bingran:
"I'm making a work call."
Xie Bingran was eating and nodded silently.
Director Feng was most anxious about the layout of the celebration banquet.
The location has been decided by Xu Zhiquan. It is in a conference hotel in Tiancheng City. Some meetings in the city are also held there. Overall, it is very appropriate.
Xu Zhiquan also arranged for the administrative director Wu Yue to follow up on the layout of the scene, but Feng Siriang from the Propaganda Department still had control over the content.
Feng Siriang thought a lot, and it seemed like he was going to treat it as a press conference. He talked a lot to Xu Chen about the entrance equipment, the layout details of the banquet hall, etc.
Xu Chen couldn't help but interrupt and said:
"Director Feng, the meeting will be held tomorrow. If we launch such a big battle, I'm afraid we won't have time to produce so many materials..."
Feng Siriang was stunned on the phone, and then showed a hint of panic:
"What can we do? We are still too hasty."
Xu Chen: "Don't panic, Director Feng.
Our celebration party has invited leaders from the city and even the province, as well as the city's media, etc., so it should not be overly extravagant.
It just wants to look simpler and more pragmatic, but it will be beneficial! ”
Feng Siriang was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Yes, yes! You make sense."
Xu Chen continued: "Director Feng doesn't need to worry about the meals and banquets. My dad will handle that with the hotel.
My dad is very good at this and will definitely arrange it just right to satisfy all the leaders.
On our side, there are two main things.
First, fix the layout on the stage.
After all, there are still leaders who have to go on stage to give speeches, and there is also a stage where Xie Bingran accepts awards from the city.
But it’s actually not complicated. You just need to make a picture poster, project it on a large LED screen, print a few display stands, and simply put it up when the time comes.
The copywriting of this picture poster does not need to be too complicated. Just write down the core information such as 'National Games Champion' and 'Record Breaking'.
Then write down the organizer City Propaganda Department, Sports Bureau, co-organizer Chenfeng Technology, etc..."
Feng Siriang interrupted:
"Teacher Xu Chen, wait a moment, I have to take notes."
Xu Chen shook his head helplessly and waited for a while.
"Teacher Xu Chen, please continue!"
"For this display board and display rack, I just need to confirm the copywriting. I can find someone from the Municipal Propaganda Department to do it, or I can ask my dad to arrange it.
I can write the copy later and send it directly to Director Feng for you to check! ”
Feng Siriang: "That's great! I mainly want to send it to Secretary Xia for review!
For poster production, colleagues in the Propaganda Department are following up, so don’t worry! ”
Xu Chen: "The second thing is that I need to trouble Director Feng and Secretary Xia.
Invite the main leaders to speak on stage and in what order.
This still needs to be checked by the Propaganda Department, especially Secretary Xia. It is not appropriate for my dad to handle this matter.
After the leader's speech is confirmed, the exact process of an activity needs to be discussed.
If there is a host to tie the scene together, there will be no problem. ”
Feng Siriang was silent for a while, as if he was recording:
"Okay, I will discuss this with Secretary Xia later.
The city leaders were personally invited by Secretary Xia and had already given preliminary greetings.
But during the speech, it was true that we had not discussed and communicated carefully before.
There is a ready-made candidate for the host, a colleague from the Propaganda Department, who is very good at doing this work! ”
Xu Chen: "Director Feng said there are three things, what are the other two?"
Feng Siriang: "Guest invitations, as well as content spread by the media..."
Xu Chen: "The city leaders have to worry about Secretary Xia and Director Feng.
My dad still needs to discuss this with Director Feng, and it also involves some company-level considerations, of course, mainly from the Propaganda Department.
I will help contact Xie Bingran’s coach and teacher.
There is nothing else. Because important leaders are present, we can still control it within a relatively small and safe range. ”
Feng Siriang: "Yes, yes! We consider this too!"
Xu Chen: "On the media side, the city TV stations and newspapers, their reporters and editors should be able to produce content outlines and interview outlines in advance.
Just urge them to send it over and we can review it.
When it comes to Xie Bingran’s interview and speech, I will make it clear to Xie Bingran in private in advance. ”
Feng Siriang was silent for a while and then said:
"Teacher Xu Chen made you laugh...
This project was too time-consuming and involved many city leaders, which made me a little panicked!
Fortunately, I had this phone call with you and helped me sort out the key points! ”
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(End of chapter)