Chapter 456 Gift

Chapter 456 Gift

Chapter 456 Gift
The Bear Country is one of the five major gangsters and is a close neighboring country. Its relationship with China is also very complicated. Therefore, the congratulatory team sent by the diplomatic department is of a high level, at least three or four stories high.

Specifically, the work was carried out on the third and fourth floors of the tile-shaped building on Chaoyangmen South Street. Deputy Minister Yan was the leader, along with Assistant Minister Xia Ti, who was also the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs Management.

The accompanying staff were all over 30 years old, even those who ran around to carry luggage and were responsible for logistics work, and they called themselves "Xiao Hu".

"Expert Gu, we don't need to book a hotel in general. The Russian side will arrange everything including accommodation and travel." Xiao Hu said, "I will share the specific hotel information with you right away."

"Thank you, Brother Hu." Gu Lu mainly wanted to know how far it was to the Dostoevsky Residence Museum.

"When the Stars Shine" and "The Selected Works of Aimee" are the works with the highest literary value that Gu Lu has drawn so far. Since Zweig is not included... Gu Lu has an idea. He wants to combine the series of works "The World Architect" that helped Zweig become the "King of Biographical Novels"!
The World Architect has three volumes: Three Masters, The Fight with Demons, and Three Writers, each volume is about three writers. The biographies of nine writers are the reason why Zweig surpassed Romain Rolland.

Dostoevsky is one of the three masters. Although the golden finger has never combined different works of the same writer, people must have dreams and only by dreaming can they win!
Because the leader was there, the group was relatively silent during the journey, and even when they were chatting, the space was large and empty.

For example, "With young people like you, the country will be strong and prosperous." "Literature should be motivated by interest." "The New Great Wall is well written."...

The young man in front of him was not an ordinary young man, but someone with great influence overseas. Deputy Minister Yan was not familiar with him, and could not act like an elder or a leader, so he tried to get familiar with him and talk to him, but the result was different from what he expected.

The key is that Gu Lu himself also felt like he was being dragged by the driver to chat. He didn't want to chat, but he couldn't not reply, for fear that the driver would bear a grudge and deliberately take a detour...

The celebration group is definitely not as strong as the Red Square military parade, where either the defense minister or the top person will be present. However, the airport pick-up arrangements are the same, with the Pushkin Airport staff consisting of the Chinese Embassy in Russia and the diplomatic units of the Bear State.

"I will arrange the luggage room, so Expert Gu doesn't have to worry about it." Xiao Hu said immediately.

The implication is that leaders should just keep moving forward.

Seeing that the other party still wanted to help, Xiao Hu quickly added, "Expert Gu, it's like this. There must be Russian receptionists waiting outside, so it's more important to meet them as soon as possible and maintain good manners."

So that's why Gu Lu is inexperienced. He was not present in the exchange groups to Norway, Spain, and France.

Taking two quick steps, Gu Lu caught up with the tie in front of him, and did not forget to straighten his collar and hem. He took a deep breath and walked out with the crowd.

The reception etiquette was solemn, with graceful Maomei holding chamomile, huge banners in Chinese and Russian, and the uniforms of the reception staff, all in uniform.

First, the Russian "hosts" greeted them. Mikhail said in Russian, "Welcome everyone from the Chinese diplomatic corps and Chinese writer Mr. Gu Lu to our country."

There was a staff member from the Russian Bear Country translating in real time next to me. The Chinese spoken by the Russian translator had a bit of a Northeastern accent... Did he learn Chinese in the three northeastern provinces?
The diplomatic department of the Bear Country could certainly find a translator who speaks standard Mandarin, but they chose this person. That must have been intentional.

"You can travel freely around Moscow today..." the translator said about the Russian side's arrangements.

Looking at Gu Lu, he was holding back his laughter and even imitating the accent of Gala. The strange feeling of being in a foreign country instantly dissipated a lot.

The dialect of a language can also be a trick. The world is a makeshift team, but when it comes to seriousness, the calculations are still very deep.

The Russian side gave a general account of the itinerary, and Mao Mei gave the chamomile in her hand to Deputy Minister Yan, Gu Lu and others. At least the ceremony felt warm.

The Chinese Embassy in Russia has arranged a dinner today, and both sides have their own plans. Gu Lu was ready to follow him, but unexpectedly, Mikhail stopped him.

"Is this Mr. Gu Lu? There is a salon tonight and I would like to invite you to attend. Do you have time?"

What salon? Gu Lu asked after hearing the translation.

Three Tolstoy salons.

The reason for this name is that there are three famous Tolstoys in the history of the Bear Country: A. Tolstoy, Konstantinovich Tolstoy and the well-known Lev.

This salon is not specifically intended to discuss these two writers and one poet. It just so happens that the three of them were active in the early 19th century and the mid-20th century, a period when many literary masters emerged in Russia, so they are used to represent modern Russian literature.

The Three Tolstoies are also among the ten most famous literary salons in the world. The more well-known ones in China are the Blue Salon in Paris, Lin Huiyin's Living Room, and Café de Flore.

Back to the point, Gu Lu also roughly understood the weight of the three Tolstoy salons, which was even more strange. Because... this salon should be held in September, right?
Seeing that Gu Lu had not responded, Mikhail added, "To be precise, I want to give Mr. Gu something. If Mr. Gu has no difficulty, please agree."

Gu Lu agreed, he also wanted to see the world's five major salons. After all, the current beauty has passed away, Lin Huiyin's living room no longer exists, Flore Cafe has become an empty shell of a celebrity check-in point, Flaubert's Sundays only left traces in textbooks, and the Blue Salon is positioned as a representative of luxury, and there are not many glories to be seen.

It might be because of Escape to God, Gu Lu thought to himself, "To be honest, I have participated in quite a few salons in China, both of which were a group of writers praising each other for their business. I hope I won't be disappointed this time."

In front, Xiao Hu waited for Gu Lu who was "behind". He was not a "first-year civil servant" like Tian Xiao. He was born in the sixth or seventh year, but he could follow the leaders to go abroad, which was a reflection of his ability!

He has a keener sense of smell. Just now, the welcome words of the Russian senior diplomatic official Mikhail were "Welcome everyone from the Chinese diplomatic corps and the Chinese writer Mr. Gu Lu."

Tie!

What does this mean? It does not mean that they are equal in status. That is not possible and not realistic. It means that the diplomatic department of the bear country attaches great importance to Gu Lu, a famous writer, and Gu Lu is valued by foreign countries.

"As a diplomat and an outsider, when will I be able to have such influence?" Xiao Hu was envious and jealous.

After a while, he saw the object of his envy, jealousy and hatred coming, and he hurried to meet him.

I got in the embassy's car and drove to the hotel.

On the way, Gu Lu learned a piece of news from Xiao Hu, which was the way the Mao Xiong country treated the congratulatory gifts from other countries...

The Bear Country is different from France. The latter directly displays all the grand celebration ceremonies of various countries in the city square, but the Bear Country directly "performs" them.

For example, the statue presented by France, the statue of Sventovit, the god of war in Slavic mythology, was presented by the Bear Country, who choreographed a dance to express it. Another example is the "tofu" presented by Japan (I don't understand why there is a gift of tofu), maybe it has some special meaning? The Bear Country expressed it through figure skating.

In general, you are giving me gifts, and I will perform them all for you in the form of art. I have to say that the Russians have a lot of artistic germs. Naturally, even though Gu Luxu's "Escape to God" has not been officially released, it must have been read by many Russians.

Deputy Minister Yan and others also had to start their busy official duties. Gu Lu lived on the same floor as them, but he was nowhere to be seen.

After swiping the card to open it, Gu Lu looked around the 80-square-meter suite. The suitcases and other items had already been placed in the room.

"If I weren't so tired and had something to do later, I really would like to go out for a walk." Gu Lu said tiredly after returning to the hotel.

Around 4pm, the front desk called and someone came to visit him. The person who was going to take him to the Three Tolstoys Salon had arrived.

King Guru was both very disappointed and not disappointed about this event.

At the salon, all the famous writers of the Bear Country were present, such as Salikov, Edward Welkin, Oksana Vasyakina, Yuri Buida, etc. After entering the 21st century, they have broken away from the textbooks, and there are basically no channels in China to learn about the Bear Country’s literature. So I believe that most of the names listed are not recognized.

Even most of them don’t even have Baidu Encyclopedia - it’s fatal, but they are all famous writers in Europe and America, such as Yevgeni Vodorazkin, whose representative work "Lafleur" is praised by Europe as Russia's "Siddhartha", and one book established the status of a master. It is also published in China, but it should not sell more than 3,000 copies...

The reason for the disappointment was that it was not a traditional salon for discussing literature. It was held early simply because Yuri Buida, the host of the salon, gave Gu Lu a book - "War and Peace".

"This book is the last book signed by Mr. Tolstoy before his death. He wanted to give it to a foreigner who understands the Bear Country. I think that person is you," said Yuri Buida.

A book signed by Leo Tolstoy? The last signature.

To be honest, Gu Lu had seen a lot of ups and downs, but it was magical and a bit unreal that this person in the textbook suddenly intersected with him in reality.

"Please accept it." Yuri Buyda is the friend of Alexei, the Russian ambassador to China. He read the script of the sequel in advance and was very excited, so he made this move.

Salikov: "Sir, I think you should reconsider."

Edward Welkin: "Mr. Gu, I'm not targeting you, but I think there are more suitable people for this work."

Oksana Vasyakina: "Yuri Buyida, this book was entrusted to you by Mr. Peter. You have the final say. I don't know why you did this, but your decision is terrible!"

Peter Tolstoy, the great-great-grandson of the great writer.

This is where Gu Lu was not disappointed, seeing the writers' most genuine reactions. Gu Lu actually thought that the book was too hot to handle! But Yuri Buida firmly handed the book to him and invited the other writers to watch the play tomorrow.

Naturally, "Escape to God" was also adapted into other art forms by the Russians.

When I returned to the hotel that night, I unexpectedly received a call.

From the Communist Youth League.

As a person who grew up eating Qingtuanzi and is a direct descendant of the direct descendants, Gu Lu has maintained a good relationship with them.

Qingtuanzi wants to invite Gu Lu to participate in an event, to give a speech on the topic of teaching students the correct three views and so on.

The customer responded, "Three views cannot be taught well in a short time..."

"Okay, then I won't bother Teacher Gu." The person on the other end of the phone was very sensible and felt that Gu Lu's words implied a rejection.

"Wait, you haven't told me the date of the event yet."

"Well, I'm sorry. Maybe I don't quite understand what Teacher Gu means."

"I'm not that good at helping children establish the right values. People who know me know that I'm not good at speaking. But I can participate in reading with students and organize other activities. I have no problem with energy and time."

Took on another job.

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"You're in your 20s, and you're still with someone you don't like because of your mother?"

"But if I refuse, she will be unhappy. I don't want to disappoint my mother."

"Then do you know what you want?"

"Do you understand? I don't know either. There aren't many things I can do well, and dancing is one of them. Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's wait a few years. When I gather up the courage, I can always stand up on my own." Lin Shuyi took Qi Caiwei's arm and shook it flatteringly. "The National Day activities of the Mao Bear Country will start tomorrow. Are you going to watch? I really want to watch it and I want you to accompany me, otherwise my mother will say that she took leave to accompany me."

"You..." Qi Caiwei was helpless, "You are really a dance fanatic. Apart from dancing, you can't do anything else by yourself. But what if I say I won't go with you?"

"Hehe, Sister Caiwei, you are amazing and reliable. You can take good care of yourself in Mao Xiong Country. I heard from the seniors in the dance troupe that they are very satisfied with you." Lin Shuyi said, "When I first came to Mao Xiong Country, it was you, Sister Caiwei, who helped me integrate. At that time, I... what? Why? Tomorrow will be very lively."

"You need to practice dancing." Qi Caiwei rubbed her face, rubbing away the confusion on her face until she was dizzy. "You can try it by yourself. If you have any problems, feel free to call me. I will also help you with your mother's affairs."

"Really? Can I really do this?" Lin Shuyi's voice was shaking, like a snail trapped in its shell reaching out to the world for the first time, "Only me?"

"Yes, you are alone." Qi Caiwei smiled, "I am not so familiar with the country of Mao Xiong just now. I was afraid before."

"What then?"

"Later? Life just goes on like this. Life is very tolerant of mistakes. It's no big deal if you make someone angry or mess up something. The sun still rises the next day. I used to think that my mother protected me from the wind and rain, but after I left, I found that there was no wind or rain outside." When Qi Caiwei said this, she didn't know what she was thinking. She looked at Lin Shuyi as if she was looking at her past self. "If you don't like him, don't force yourself. You are not a kite that can be held by someone forever. I remember you said that you have your own ideal type, right?"

(End of this chapter)