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The day's work ended quickly.

Chen Ye hummed a little tune while changing his slippers at the entrance, and shouted, "Dad, what are you cooking today?"

No one responded, only the TV in the living room was playing the evening news.

"What about people?"

Chen Ye looked left and right, but didn't see his parents. "Dad, if you don't come out, the pot will be burnt soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Chen Jian's voice; "Here I come, here I come."

Chen Jian came out of the bedroom and said, "I was so focused on packing things for your mother that I almost forgot about the pot."

"Pack things for my mother?" Chen Ye asked in confusion, "Pack what?"

Chen Jian had already walked to the kitchen and turned his head and said loudly: "She is going to the United States for a meeting tomorrow."

"what?"

Ye Wen came out of the room pulling a small box and said, "I received a temporary notice and went to a meeting."

"Why do you still want to go to America?" Chen Ye reached out to help.

"There is something very important going on at the conference organized by the International Cultural Center. I must attend it."

The two of them placed the suitcase and the small bag at the entrance so that Ye Wen could get them early tomorrow morning.

Chen Ye asked: "How many days?"

Ye Wen shook her head and said, "I don't know. It will take at least four days to come back. It will take a lot of time on the road."

"Then the dinner with Mr. Tan will be canceled, right?" Chen Ye immediately thought of this.

After all, she has been waiting for that day to come.

"I called your CEO Tan after receiving the notice. The dinner was not cancelled. We will meet again after I return from the United States."

Chen Ye nodded and said "Oh".

As long as we can have dinner together, it doesn’t matter if we postpone it for a few days.

"Hey," Chen Jian came out of the kitchen with a bowl of rice, pretending to be pitiful, "I was ready to discuss poetry with Xiao Yue this weekend, but unfortunately, we can only wait until next week."

Ye Wen laughed in disdain.

Chen Ye also joked: "I'll tell Mr. Tan and let you two have a good discussion next week."

"Pay attention to your words. This is called communication."

Chen Jian didn't want to discuss poetry with Tan Yue, at most they just wanted to exchange ideas with each other.

Chen Jian coughed and said, "Wash your hands and eat."

"okay."

After a while, the family sat together to have dinner.

Chen Ye was eating and asked, "Mom, what kind of meeting are you guys having? This is too sudden."

Ye Wen shook her head and said, "I don't know either. There was only a notice asking us to go to a meeting."

She went to the department for a meeting in the morning, but did not find out what the meeting was about.

It’s not that the leaders don’t say it, it’s that they don’t know either.

“It’s too mysterious.”

"They like to do this, deliberately making it mysterious so that everyone can go to the meeting." Ye Wen took a bite of the food and smiled helplessly, "I hope this is a big deal."

There have been a few times before when I went to meetings. They were actually just trivial matters, but I had to attend.

"When will you leave tomorrow?"

"Leave early in the morning."

Chen Jian asked, "Did you leave anything behind?"

“It’s all ready.”

The family continued to eat and chat about what happened during the day.

the next day.

Ye Wen got up before the alarm clock rang.

After washing up and having a simple breakfast, I pulled my suitcase downstairs. The driver was already downstairs.

Ye Wen set off for the United States.

The journey was relatively smooth and we arrived in the United States at around 2:00 p.m. local time.

The meeting will be held tomorrow, and Ye Wen and her group were arranged to stay in the hotel.

In order to adjust to the jet lag, Ye Wen slept until about ten o'clock in the evening. She took out her mobile phone and saw the messages from her daughter and husband.

As soon as she arrived at the hotel, she sent a message saying that she had arrived safely.

Ye Wen ignored her husband and chose to send a message to her daughter: "Just woke up, I feel much better now."

When she got off the plane, she felt very uncomfortable and even a little dazed.

Chen Ye also replied immediately: "If you feel too uncomfortable, go to the hospital."

"It's no big deal. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep." Ye Wen gently pressed her temples, trying to clear her mind a little.

Every time she flew here, she felt uncomfortable, but after so many times she got used to it.

"Go eat something before you go to bed."

Chen Ye couldn't help but frown as he looked at his phone, and was very worried about his mother's condition.

When she went to the United States to film a movie with a crew before, she met people who felt unwell due to jet lag. Their conditions were serious and only improved after they were sent to the hospital.

"it is good."

After the situation improved a little, Ye Wen felt her stomach rumbling.

I didn’t eat much on the plane and went to sleep right after I got off the plane.

Ye Wen then sent a message: "You continue to work, I'll go eat after I take a break."

Chen Ye replied with an “OK” emoticon.

"Secretary Chen."

A voice sounded in his ears, and Chen Ye saw the secretary of the director of the program department.

"Are there any documents?"

"Yes, here is a document that needs to be handed over to Mr. Tan."

"Give it to me." Chen Ye stood up and took the document.

The documents were then sent to Tan Yue's office.

Tan Yue signed the document and said, "No problem. I'll send the document to Sichuan TV later."

"it is good."

"Has Director Ye left for the United States?"

"We set off and arrived at the place early this morning."

"It's pretty fast." Tan Yue asked, "Is Director Ye adapting well there?"

"I felt a little uncomfortable with the jet lag, but I feel much better after a good night's sleep."

"It will take some time to adjust to the time difference. I hope Director Ye can adapt as soon as possible. There is nothing else to do. Please send the documents over."

"Ok."

Chen Ye walked out of the office with the documents, wondering whether he should send another message to his mother to ask about the situation.

After thinking it over carefully, I decided to ask later.

The next day came in a blink of an eye.

United States.

In front of a building, people from various countries gathered.

This is the location of the International Cultural Center. The main building is a 20-story building that gradually shrinks upward in a stepped manner, forming a pinnacle on the top, which looks like it is towering into the clouds.

On the left side of the building is a rectangular structure, where the meeting is held. The flags of various countries are flying on the roof.

"Director Ye, let's go in." Ye Wen and his group arrived at the venue.

"Walk."

Ye Wen seemed to be in very good spirits today.

Led by on-site staff, the group entered the conference hall and sat down opposite the podium.

The podium is very large, fifteen meters long and eight meters wide.

Ye Wen said: "Please sit down first. Wait for a while and the meeting will start."

The hall was extremely lively at this time, with people from various countries speaking various languages.

Ye Wen could still understand some people's conversations.

Several people in the back were also discussing the purpose of this meeting.

"We're about to take a break, but they're calling for a meeting."

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"I don't know what to say this time?"

"I asked people from several countries yesterday, and they also didn't know."

"It's really strange, why is there no news at all?"

"The meeting is about to start anyway, so let's wait."

"Before it starts, I need to take a break."

Ye Wen said softly: "Did you hear anyone talk about the theme of this meeting?"

Several people shook their heads at the same time, saying that those who could go abroad with others must at least know a foreign language.

They didn't hear it either.

Ye Wen nodded slightly and took out her notebook to take notes.

Before coming, she was still worried whether she knew the topic of the meeting. Now it seems that her worry was completely unnecessary.

Everyone was the same, they all came to the meeting at short notice.

There were still a few minutes before the meeting started, and Ye Wen was waiting for it to begin.

More than ten minutes later.

A thin man with gray hair walked towards the podium.

This person is the head of the International Cultural Center. His name is Rafael Louis and he is an Italian.

The conference hall also fell silent as Rafael Luis walked towards the podium.

Although Rafael Luis is Italian, he speaks English very fluently.

He first introduced himself in front of the microphone and then welcomed participants from various countries.

There are a few people Ye Wen is familiar with, having dealt with them before when importing or exporting film and television works.

The people sitting in the conference room have almost the same identities as Ye Wen, and they are considered the directors of the cultural bureaus of various countries.

Rafael Lewis then spoke about the purpose of holding this meeting.

“I believe many people are very curious, why are we called here for a meeting?”

Rafael Luis smiled and said, "With the development and progress of the times, the exchanges between many countries are becoming more and more profound, from economy to culture, and then to education. As an international cultural center and an international organization, we must also do something to better promote exchanges between countries."

Most of the people below were listening attentively.

Rafael Louis said: "After our discussion, we thought of setting up a list of 30 people, called the list of the world's most influential people."

After these words were spoken, many people straightened up.

"I think you can understand who are the people who are selected through the names on this list. They are people who have a certain influence in the international arena and can influence the world."

Ye Wen frowned and thought seriously.

It is extremely difficult to enter this list. First, you need to be well-known globally, and second, you need to have a certain influence.

If this list is really established, once a person is selected for the list, his influence will inevitably continue to expand.

This is a list published by the International Cultural Center and is recognized by all countries.

Those selected can also participate in various activities based on their fame, thus promoting exchanges of some projects between countries.

Ye Wen nodded slightly, thinking that this list could be useful.

However, there must be some restrictions on who can be selected, otherwise it will have a counterproductive effect.

Just as Ye Wen thought of this, she heard Rafael Louis introducing the rules for selection.

"We took into account some aspects. The selected people may have too great an impact, that is, an uncontrollable impact. Those who are involved in political factors are not included in the list."

Hearing this, Ye Wen nodded.

This was exactly what she had just thought of.

"So those who can be selected into the list of the world's most influential people can be those engaged in education, scientific research, literary and artistic work, and doctors." Rafael Louis paused after his introduction.

He is giving his subordinates time to think about it.

Sure enough, the people in the audience started discussing in a low voice.

"If the list is really like what Rafael Lewis said, I think it's pretty good. Anyone who makes it to the list has a certain influence on a global scale. Influence means fame, which will make it easier to promote exchanges in some activities."

"Education, economy, and literature and art do need people with sufficient international influence to promote development and exchanges."

"Although this meeting was very sudden, it is a good proposal and I support it."

"If our country does not have such influential people, will it be a disadvantage for us? I think this proposal is still open to discussion."

“I don’t quite agree with that.”

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A few minutes later.

Rafael Luis said, "That's all I want to tell you. If you have any questions or don't understand something, please feel free to ask. You all came here from all over, and I want to finalize this matter today. I'll give you some time to discuss it. We'll vote in half an hour. If more than two-thirds of the votes in favor, this proposal will pass."

The conference hall became lively again, and Rafael Louis also walked down from the podium.

Ye Wen thought about this problem seriously.

If she agrees, she wonders if there are any people in the country who could be selected.

After considering several fields, she set her sights on literature and art.

When thinking of people with international influence, the first person that comes to mind is Tan Yue.

In recent years, Tan Yue's films have repeatedly impacted the global film market, breaking the highest box office record in global film history, and recently won the highest box office record for global animated films.

The influence is naturally great.

But she had no way of knowing whether she would be selected in the end.

There are too many global superstars and influential people, and the competition in the arts industry is fierce.

Ye Wen rubbed her frowning brows.

But if you disagree, you are going against the trend.

Exchanges between countries are an inevitable trend. Over the past two decades, exchanges and cooperation between countries have been expanding and deepening.

And people from many surrounding countries are supportive.

Thirty minutes passed in a flash.

Rafael Lewis walked to the podium again and said, "Everyone should have the result. Next, we will start voting. Agree, disagree, or abstain. If more than two-thirds of the votes agree, the proposal will be passed. If there are different votes or more than two-thirds of the votes abstain, the proposal will not be passed. Everyone, please vote!"

The big screen behind Rafael Luis displayed the names of various countries, with the type of vote cast displayed in front of the names: red for "disagree", green for "agree", and yellow for "abstention".

Soon, the results came out.

Looking around, they are mostly green, with a few red and a few yellow.

After counting all the votes, Rafael Luis said happily: "I declare that the proposal to establish a list of the world's most influential people has been passed."

The audience burst into applause.

Ye Wen voted in favor.

After comprehensive consideration, she believes that setting up a list is more beneficial. (End of this chapter)