rebirth of change

The Cunard Line is located at the mouth of the Mersey, just on the edge of the Port of Liverpool.This is an important dock repair center in the UK, and the manufacturing plants and large docks are located inside the port area.

When Chen Kangjie and the others drove along the beautiful Mersey River to the Canard Shipping Company building, the company's CEO Mel and Fan Wenxuan were already waiting here with a group of people.Mel is not too old, only in his forties. He is tall and slightly fat. The beard on his face is trimmed with personality. His hair is short and energetic, and he is well-tailored in black The suit still looks very energetic and handsome. Before Chen Kangjie and the others came, he had been chatting with Fan Wenxuan, with a faint smile on his face all the time, and he grasped the style of a British gentleman very well.Of course, it is undeniable that facing an oriental beauty like Fan Wenxuan, anyone with a little cultivation will look very gentlemanly.

Chen Kangjie and the others were many people, and they used two tourist buses and three cars. The cars were used by Chen Kangjie and his entourage, which belonged to the high-end bulletproof series.

As soon as Liu Deyi pulled Chen Kangjie's car door open, Mel was the first to greet him.

"Long, it's really a pleasure to meet you. You are warmly welcome to visit our company. I really didn't expect to see you here." Mel took the lead in extending his right hand to Chen Kangjie, with a warm smile on his face. Not at all hypocritical.

The reason why Mel is so enthusiastic and important to Chen Kangjie is that Chen Kangjie is famous all over the world. This is his first visit to the UK. The purpose of coming to the UK is to go to Canard Shipping Company. Of course Mel is happy, and besides, he likes Chen Kangjie's music and movies. What's rare is that Mel is also a track and field enthusiast, and he takes the way of running to exercise every morning.More importantly, a few days ago, Miami told Mel that he should not only cooperate well with Chen Kangjie's work, but also provide good hospitality.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Mel, I'm sorry to trouble you, we may have to stay for a while in the future," Chen Kangjie said politely, holding Mel's hand.

"No trouble, it's our Canard Company's honor to have you come. The whole company welcomes you very much. Most people in our company are your fans. Everyone is very happy to be able to work with you. I'm afraid that everyone's enthusiasm will affect you instead, hehe." Mel let go of Chen Kangjie's hand, turned around and stood beside Chen Kangjie, looked at the office building and said with a smile.

Chen Kangjie looked up, and there were people looking and waving excitedly towards him from every window in the small office building of Canard Company. Through the glass, Chen Kangjie could clearly see their lips moving, but unfortunately he couldn't hear them. What are you shouting, but you can imagine it, it must be an expression of some welcome words and excitement.

Chen Kangjie reservedly raised his right hand, and waved at them gracefully, as a greeting to his fans.

"Colleagues were supposed to come down to welcome you, but considering that it might affect your work, I didn't approve it, and I also asked everyone to keep it as confidential as possible," Mel explained.

"Very good, I'm very thoughtful, I'll save you trouble," Chen Kangjie put down his hands and said.

After the simple greetings with Mel, several company executives he brought had a brief handshake interaction with Chen Kangjie immediately. Because he wanted something from someone, and he was so warm and friendly, Chen Kangjie had to go through the motions.These executives who shook hands with Chen Kangjie were all reserved and somewhat excited, and basically greeted and complimented them when they opened their mouths. It can be seen that Chen Kangjie's reputation and influence are still very large in the UK.

"Long, this is Mr. Ken Marschall, a professor of history at the University of Liverpool and an expert on the Titanic. He has never given up on research in this area. I have invited him here. Helps, he was on three Titanic expeditions," Meier explains in particular when introducing the last one.

In fact, when he walked in front of Ken Marshall, Chen Kangjie was full of doubts, because this person was different from the previous executives. Not only did he not wear a suit, but he also had messy hair, a beard, and a deep round face. The framed glasses are on the bridge of the nose, and the body is very fat. A down jacket is worn over a large cashmere sweater.

It turned out to be a university professor, which is no wonder.

"Professor Marshall, thank you. I am so happy to have your help." Holding Marshall's hand, Chen Kangjie said sincerely.

"Long, it should be me thanking you. I have always thought that the Titanic was a great ship. I dreamed that I could reproduce it. You can make it into a movie. I am very happy and happy to provide some Help as much as we can", Marshall doesn't seem to like to smile usually, but when facing Chen Kangjie, his smile makes people feel very stiff.

"This is a arduous project, and I am grateful for everyone's help."

"Long, in fact, there are a lot of records about the Titanic in Belfast, Ireland. It was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard there, especially some original designs." As soon as they met, Marshall gave Chen Kangjie advice.

"Mr. Marshall, we copied the information over there yesterday, some of which cannot be copied, and we also took pictures, which should be helpful to you. You don't need to go there anymore. The current security situation in Belfast It's a bit uneasy, this is a decision I made after communicating with Ms. Fan," Mel interjected.

Sure enough, Mel did a great job, and Fan Wenxuan seemed to put his heart into it. Chen Kangjie and Fan Wenxuan had no customary etiquette, but he still gave him a grateful glance.

After meeting at the door, Chen Kangjie waved again to the onlookers upstairs, and then walked towards the office building, accompanied by Mel and Fan Wenxuan. They had to hold a meeting in the conference room first to assign the cooperation details and each group. focus of work.

Canard Company specially dispatched four people to cooperate with Chen Kangjie and the others in their work. One was the company's file clerk, two ship designers from the design department, and the other was the company's administrative manager.Due to Mel's busy work schedule, it is impossible for him to accompany Chen Kangjie all the time. Besides, it is not known how long Chen Kangjie and the others will stay in Liverpool.Adding the words of Ken Marshall, five people from the UK joined Chen Kangjie's research team.

All the people were divided into six groups according to different emphases.Rejecting Chen Kangjie's request, with the cooperation of the British side, they will finally form detailed drawings and text descriptions of the aspects they are responsible for, and they will also copy these things into real objects in the future.

As Chen Kangjie said, this project is very heavy, and what needs to be paid special attention to is the details.This ship is too big, with a net weight of more than 2 tons. The key is luxury. Chen Kangjie and the others have to reflect the luxury and refinement of this ship in details to meet the requirements.

After the task was assigned, the group, including Chen Kangjie, began to devote themselves to intense work.There are three places where they work, the archives of the Cunard Company, the shipyard museum of the Cunard Company, and one of the company's large conference rooms.All the team members had to work in these three places for ten hours a day, and except for Mel's treat for a good meal on the first day, the rest of the time was a working meal.After getting off work in the evening and leaving Canard Company, the teams returned to the hotel to discuss and summarize, and archive the results obtained every day.These are just the beginning, and more difficulties are yet to come. At that time, these research results must be turned into real objects.

I didn't think much of it when watching movies before, but after Chen Kangjie got involved in the research, he realized that the workload in it was greater than he imagined.

For example, the first-class grand staircase that Chen Kangjie saw in the movie is located between the first and second chimneys.The grand staircase with oak paneling and gilded railings extends to the e-deck, and is topped by a glass dome supported by wrought iron brackets, allowing natural light to flood the grand staircase.On the wall at the top of the stairs is a clock, and on both sides of the clock are carved allegorical figures symbolizing nobility and honor.Just to figure out the specific style and size of the lamp and the fable characters on both sides, Chen Kangjie spent four days with the team of the first group. Moreover, Marshall was still involved in this, otherwise it would have taken longer.

Marshall is indeed an expert in the study of the Titanic. He has many layout materials, but what he lacks is refinement.In order to cooperate with Chen Kangjie and the others, Marshall brought a large box of materials from his home and office, including many drawings drawn by himself.

In order to objectively study and prove what the sculpture on the fireplace in the first-class cabin is, the four-member team went through a lot of materials, and finally confirmed that it was "The Hunting Goddess of Versailles", and they wanted to copy it out , there is still a lot of work to be done.

In the past, Chen Kangjie didn't know much about European history and culture, especially European artworks, but after studying the Titanic, he got a big improvement in this aspect.No way, the Titanic was so luxurious at that time, the entire first-class cabin was full of artworks, and even the second-class and third-class cabins were more luxurious than the first-class cabins of most cruise ships at that time, those chandeliers, tableware , chairs, murals, carpets, etc., are all imitating the Palace of Versailles, and the lounge of the first-class cabin is simply a replica of the salon of the Petit Trianon Palace in Paris.For this reason, Chen Kangjie plans to send some people to the Palace of Versailles in Paris to study when he leaves Liverpool again, so as to ensure that the things he makes can have the original taste of the French court.

Just when Chen Kangjie was engrossed in the exquisite Titanic, Liu Deyi suddenly told Chen Kangjie that there was a news from Ouyang Zhenhua that they had already found out where Hassan Dilo lived in Sweden.

For the sake of the overall situation, Chen Kangjie had to stop what he was doing and transfer to Sweden to meet the exile.