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Chapter 574 Cupertino's Enthusiasm

Zhang wants to go to Cupertino, so this matter is no longer a matter of one place in Cupertino, but quickly escalates to become the top priority of the entire San Francisco area and even the entire California in these two days.

Cupertino's police force is not enough, if Zhang Zhong is present, it may not be possible to maintain order at the scene.

Even if no one from other places rushes to Cupertino to see Zhang Zhong, but it is only local people in Cupertino, it is at least a gathering of tens of thousands of people, so for safety reasons, San Francisco directly mobilized some police forces to arrive in Cupertino ahead of time. Promise to arrange deployment.

Superficial skills are not unique to Chinese people. When Zhang Zhong said that he was going to Cupertino, Cameron immediately took action. He first mobilized public officials to clean up together, and then mobilized some shopkeepers to help arrange the venue. Make sure nothing goes wrong when the time comes.

However, all this was not enough, because many media reporters flocked to the small city of Cupertino that night, and Cameron had to face a scene he had never faced before.

Fortunately, officials rushed over from San Francisco to help, otherwise Cupertino might be in chaos in the past two days.

November [-]th is Monday, and Pengpeng is going to school, this time only Chen Qing is accompanying him.

It is impossible for Zhang Zhong to travel quietly. Chen Qing has already contacted the Cupertino local area in advance. When they got off the plane, someone will take them from San Francisco to Cupertino.

Although Cupertino is small, it is not an unknown city.It was an agricultural area a long time ago, and the economy developed rapidly in the middle of the [-]th century, and it was established from a small village to a city.

It is still one of the important towns in Silicon Valley.

There is a big Cupertino Square here, and there is a community college not far away, which has more than 2 students.

Under the guard of the police, Zhang Zhong's car drove directly to Cupertino Square.

Before reaching the square, countless people stood on both sides of the road to welcome them.

Flowers, banners, bands, the scene is very lively and festive.

It must be mentioned that only [-]% of the white people in Cupertino are white, and the other [-]% are people of color, and the absolute majority of these [-]% are Asian.

The Chinese people are naturally the most, almost equal in number to the white people.

So along the way, I can see many banners written in Chinese characters, most of which are handwritten, but the characters are very ordinary.

On the edge of the square, the car stopped, and Zhang Zhong got out from inside.

As soon as he showed his face, there was applause in the square, accompanied by whistles and the sound of various musical instruments.

Under the leadership of the staff, he stood on a red carpet that went straight to the stage in the middle of the square.

Zhang Zhong waved to the crowd while walking towards the stage.

"Zhang Zhong, we love you."

The speakers were dominated by Chinese and English, and there were other languages ​​that Zhang Zhong could understand, but he couldn't understand what they meant.

Standing on the stage, Zhang Zhong shook hands with Mayor Cameron.

"Pz, welcome to Cupertino, I think you have already felt the enthusiasm of the local people." Cameron was full of joy, shaking hands with Zhang Zhong and smiling at the reporters in the audience.

Zhang Zhong said with a smile, "Mayor, you are being polite. I not only feel the enthusiasm of Cupertino, but I am also very moved."

"This is our honor, please wait here for a while, let me say a few words, and then we will officially award you the commemorative medal."

Zhang Zhong made a gesture of please, "Please."

Cameron nodded, walked to the microphone and said, "Let us once again welcome Mr. Pz to Cupertino."

The applause rang out again.

"As the mayor of Cupertino, I would like to extend my sincere welcome to Mr. pz on behalf of the 780 citizens of Cupertino. It is worth mentioning that yesterday we had only There are 780 citizens. Just this morning, our city ushered in two new lives. It has to be said that it is also a kind of magical fate. I think maybe those two little lives can't wait to see Yuan Dao Mr. Pz from here. As Cupertino continues to grow and grow, I can't help but think of history. In the [-]th century, this place was just a small village. At first, everyone relied on growing fruits..."

Cameron talked about the history of Cupertino with emotion, with nostalgia and pride.

At the end, Cameron ended his speech with a proverb: "Friendship cannot be built by one party. Thanks again to Mr. Pz for coming. Next, I will personally present the medal representing the friendship of the people of Cupertino to Pz." .”

At this time, someone came up with a box, and Cameron picked up a medal from the box and solemnly handed it to Zhang Zhong.

Zhang Zhong also took it over solemnly. In order to cooperate with the reporters to shoot, they kept handing over for a while.

After the handover was over, Zhang Zhong glanced at the medal in his hand.

It was a silver medal the size of a mooncake, and Zhang Chong couldn't figure out the exact texture.

However, the texture of this medal is not bad, and the workmanship is also very fine. I haven't had time to see what is printed on the back, but the Cupertino Square on the front can be seen at a glance.

After receiving someone else's medal, he naturally wanted to go up and give a speech. At Cameron's invitation, Zhang Zhong walked up to the microphone.

Compared with the mayor, Zhang Zhong received more and more enthusiastic applause. The entire Cupertino Square was full of excitement. People in the front row have to do a lot.

The banner they held in their hands read, "Cupertinos want you to visit every year," in English.

Zhang Zhong was attracted by them, so he took a second look, and then said in English, "Thank you for your enthusiasm, but I hope you don't do dangerous actions, so that the police friends who maintain order can relax. I can get this medal. It's a great honor. It's not the first time I've stood on stage to receive an award, but this one is obviously different from the others because I know this award represents..."

It was not a lengthy speech of thanks, Zhang Zhong finished speaking in only 2 minutes, and then he returned the stage to Cameron.

Today's highlight is of course not the awarding of medals, but the upcoming on-site signing activity. In order to give back to local readers, Zhang Zhong will hold a free six-hour signing activity on the spot.

As we all know, Zhang Zhong's book signings are very rare. Since the release of his debut novel, he has held only a handful of signing events, and in the entire United States, he has only held one.

Cupertino will become the second city in the United States to usher in a lot of signings.

(End of this chapter)