Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1021 1021. Chinese Week (7)

Dong Qiangqiang and Zheng Chunhua answered some questions in succession, but none of them was as sharp as the female reporter. Moreover, there were more detailed introductions on the content display board outside the lecture classroom. Zheng Chunhua took the opportunity to draw people's attention to the content display board. In the chaos, Dong Qiangqiang could not remember how the speech ended, nor did he know how the female reporter disappeared with the flow of people. He wanted to find Lu Wei to find out the truth, but was unexpectedly asked two questions by the congressman mentioned by Fang Shuang.

“When do you think SARS will be completely over?”

Dong Qiangqiang remembered that Ji Fengping had said that the councillors did not seem friendly, so he answered carefully: "I don't know, I hope it will be as soon as possible. After all, the pain it brings us is not only related to the lives of our citizens, but also to economic losses."

“If you were asked to evaluate the impact of SARS on China and the world, what would you say?”

"There is no doubt that SARS is not only a disaster and tragedy for China, but also a painful lesson for the world. We have a word called 'crisis', which means that danger and opportunity are like two sides of a coin, so I hope that SARS can become a watershed, not only allowing our public health system to have comprehensive improvements and upgrades in terms of scientific and technological informationization and supervision mechanisms, but also increasing cooperation with the international community in the early detection, research, experimentation and treatment of viruses. In time, our public health system will have a brand new look, and our heroes will not have sacrificed their lives in vain."

When Dong Qiangqiang was answering the legislator's questions, people in the classroom began to leave one after another. When he finished answering and wanted to look for Lu Wei, there were only a few old people in the classroom, and Lu Wei had disappeared.

When he patiently answered the last few questions from the audience, only Gu Xin came in to bring him water and sandwiches. Gu Xin told him that Zheng Chunhua knew he had classes in the afternoon, so she told him to take a good rest and go to class, and not to go out to help. Now other members of the preparation team and many international students gathered in the display board area in the hall, helping to maintain order, visit the display boards, and help answer people's questions.

Dong Qiangqiang looked at the watch and realized that it was indeed very close to the second class of the day. The speech that was originally planned to last for an hour had unknowingly lasted almost two hours.

Because he was looking at the watch, he noticed a faint white line like a coastline on the hem of his shirt. He flicked it with his fingers and the tiny particles on the line fell off. He realized that this was the mark left by the clothes after they got wet and then dried. The clothes and pants were wet and dry, as if they were heavy armor wrapped around his body, making him feel like he had just stepped out of a swimming pool. Fortunately, it was all over. He didn't know whether the effect of today's speech was good or not.

Seeing Gu Xin turning around to leave, Dong Qiangqiang asked, "Do you think what I just said is... okay?"

"We all think you spoke very well," Gu Xin stopped and gave him a thumbs up. "Zheng Chunhua said that if she had known you were so good at speaking, she should have let you take full responsibility, so she could have saved herself the trouble and there wouldn't have been so many twists and turns today. By the way, she also said that we would summarize today's activities at the old place outside the cafeteria at 7 o'clock tonight to check for any deficiencies. Remember to come if you are free. If you are too tired to come, I will email you. Oh, I forgot that you can't go online at home, so I'll call you. Take a good rest. I'm going out now. Don't forget to go to class."

Watching Gu Xin jumping up the stairs, Dong Qiangqiang jumped off the podium and found a spot near the window to lie down.

The windows on both sides of the classroom were opened wide at some point, allowing the wind and rain to come in. Raindrops fell on his face from time to time, and the fresh, cool air instantly made him feel a lot cooler.

He rested his head on his arm, his eyes wandering aimlessly on the ceiling, and then he noticed that the spotlights above the podium had been turned off without him noticing. The sudden relaxation after a long period of tension made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and the fatigue made him want to close his eyes. The remaining excitement and the voices outside the classroom pulled his thoughts and made him want to go out and see what was going on, but fatigue eventually prevailed. He closed his heavy eyelids and carefully recalled every word he said after he stepped onto the podium like watching a movie. He was completely relieved until he was sure that he had said nothing wrong. The most important thing on the first day finally had a beginning and an end. Good or bad, it was finally completed. As for whether this first shot was fired or not, it was not something he could control.

As for Lu Wei, he thought that the other party would take the initiative to find him after the speech to explain the misunderstanding between him and Feng Chong, if it could be called a misunderstanding. However, the other party neither stayed to wait for him nor called him. He felt disrespected and was too lazy to call Lu Wei again.

Because he would have his second class of the day soon, he didn't dare rest for too long, fearing that he would get more sleepy the longer he slept. He took a five-minute nap and then hurried out of the classroom.

When he stood outside the classroom, he was surprised to find that the display board area not far away was already crowded with people, and some places were even crowded. In the past, there were not so many people in the economics department hall. Was there another provocation? Or was there something wrong with the photos they prepared? He was nervous and curious. He did not go straight to the classroom that was just around the corner, but took a detour to the display board area.

But as he got closer, he realized that he was wrong. There were not as many people visiting the display board area as he thought. More people were gathered around the display board because the booths next to the display board area were all Wanfu's. As he got closer, he saw the Wanfu boss wearing a sanitary cap and gloves, an apron, walking around the different booths and directing them. He had a happy smile on his face. Looking at the boss's posture and smile, and counting the people in front of each booth, he knew that Wanfu's sales today must be pretty good.

He knew that people who do business like to have a good start and make money on the first day of opening. He was worried that people would come to help but lose money because no one liked Chinese food, so he and Zheng Chunhua and others said hello in advance: each member of the preparatory group should place an order to show their support, and talk to the boss when they are free to help boost the boss's morale and popularity. Now it seems that he was worrying too much, and the boss was too busy to chat with them. Dong Qiangqiang was very pleased to think that he had not let down the Wanfu boss who came from afar to support him. However, there were so many people waiting in line now. Even if he wanted to consume and support the boss's business, he had no time to wait. He could only wait and see after class.

One side of the Wanfu booth was next to the display board area, and the other side was lined with several long tables covered with solid-color tablecloths. Dong Qiangqiang knew that this was the booth prepared by the preparatory team for the sponsors, so it was no surprise to see the roll-up banners of companies such as Buchan and Lebai.

Because Dong Qiangqiang had to attend classes and had no time to promote the company, and also opposed Duanmu hiring someone to endorse the company, Duanmu did not insist and only put a profile of Buchan on the roll-up banner, without mentioning a word about the company's two founders.

The situation on Lebai’s roll-up banner is completely the opposite.

Dong Qiangqiang noticed that Lao Bai and Liao Cheng were chatting animatedly at the table. They neither shouted loudly nor showed any concern about the lack of interest.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the names of Dong Qiangqiang and Tong Lele were listed in the founder column below Lebai's company profile and business introduction. What he didn't expect was that Lao Bai's own name did not appear.

He and Tong Lele were indeed small shareholders of Lebai, so there was nothing wrong with listing them, but he didn't expect that Lao Bai would list him without informing him in advance. In his opinion, he should at least inform Lao Bai before disclosing it to the public. He wanted to go over and ask Lao Bai to find something to cover his introduction, but since Liao Cheng was there, he would have to exchange pleasantries and even explain things. Thinking of Lao Bai's previous behavior, he felt a little tired and could only turn his head away.

He heard Zheng Chunhua's familiar voice behind him, turned around, and through the gap in the display board, he saw Zheng Chunhua talking confidently and calmly to someone diagonally opposite him. From her expression, he guessed that the person standing opposite her was most likely a reporter, and not the kind of reporter who deliberately found trouble in the morning. The interview seemed to be going more smoothly than in the morning.

He also saw Fang Shuang, Gu Xin and a group of unfamiliar students running around, placing pens and notebooks on a temporary table in front of the display board. From time to time, visitors would bend over and write something in their notebooks.

His eyes wandered through the crowd, passing the members of the preparatory group. To his surprise, Lei Lanting was standing next to the landlord, talking enthusiastically about something. Next to Lei Lanting was He Yangjin, blinking her cute big eyes and acting like a little bird. Thinking of Lei Lanting's previous statement, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly had a bad premonition. Just as he was about to walk over, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the direction of the display board area. The laughter was extremely harsh. Dong Qiangqiang was shocked and almost immediately turned his head to the source of the sound.

But he didn't see who was laughing, nor did he know why the other person was laughing. Instead, he saw a figure from behind swearing in a certain direction, all of which were ugly German swear words.

What shocked Dong Qiangqiang even more was that when the figure finally stopped cursing and turned around, it was Chen Xiaofei's face that appeared.

Just as he was filled with shock and confusion, someone asked from behind him, "Did you ask her to come?"

"I didn't know she was coming. I was looking for her too." Dong Qiangqiang knew it was Feng Chong who was speaking as soon as he heard the voice. He turned around slowly and said, "If I can find her, I will persuade her to contact you."

Feng Chong stared silently into Dong Qiangqiang's eyes, as if trying to judge whether he was telling the truth or a lie. He stared at him for a long time before turning his head and walking to the side. Only when he disappeared into the crowd did he hear him say, "You spoke very well just now."

When Dong Qiangqiang turned around again, not only Chen Xiaofei was gone, but Lei Lanting, He Yangjin, Liao Cheng and others had also disappeared in the crowd. Only Lao Bai was left sitting at the table, staring blankly with his chin in his hand, bored.