The Pentium Era - South to North

Originally, according to the plan, Zhang Chen was going to the United States to visit Zhang Xiangbei this summer vacation, but because Wenwen's schedule was full and she was too busy with work, she couldn't go.

Wenwen and Zhang Chen said: "My son can go see it anytime, but not now. If you leave for more than a month now, when you come back you will find that not only has the shelf life expired, but it has also gone rancid."

The two land reclamation warriors and Zhang Chen's mother and Xiao Zhao's mother didn't care whether Zhang Chen went to the United States. They had decided that no matter what, they would go to the United States to visit Xiaofang and Zhang Xiangbei this year.

Zhang Chen asked Xiaoshu to take them to the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai to apply for visas. There were many people applying for visas, and the queue stretched from the visa hall upstairs to Urumqi South Road below, which stretched for one or two hundred meters.

In Shanghai in June, the sun was already very hot. Urumqi South Road was bare, and there was no cover for the people lining the road. Xiaoshu went to a nearby shop and bought some umbrellas for them to hold.

They queued for more than an hour, moving step by step from the main road below to the building, and then to the visa hall upstairs. They were scolded by several security guards from time to time along the way. Lao Zhang was already very angry. , calling them scoundrels and guarding the door for the Americans, do you think you are great?

If it weren't for Xiaoshu's persuasion, we would have started a quarrel at that time.

When it was their turn, the result was just as Xiaofang expected, and the visa was rejected on the spot. Lao Zhang asked the visa officer inside the reason for the rejection, and the other person frowned, pursed his lips in disdain, and refused to say anything.

The other party didn't say anything, so Lao Zhang just occupied the window and refused to leave. The visa officer had no choice but to tell him that he was suspected of immigrating.

Lao Zhang started to get angry on the spot and cursed, "The devil wants to immigrate to your lousy United States. If my grandson is not in the United States and I want to see my grandson, even if you invite me in a big sedan chair, I will not go to your lousy United States." , I am living a good life in China, why should I immigrate to the United States? What a bastard!

That day, the visa officers were probably in a bad mood, and a lot of people were refused visas. When Lao Zhang scolded, several other people in the visa hall who were also refused visas followed suit.

In the queue, people whose turn was about to come told Lao Zhang and the others not to occupy the window. As a result, Lao Zhang and the others started arguing with them again. The visa hall became a mess and the security guards couldn't control it. Finally, a few people came police.

The police took Lao Zhang and the others downstairs, asked them about the situation, and let them go without even letting them get into the police car.

The policeman and Lao Zhang said, old comrade, please calm down. If you don’t want to go to America, you won’t go. Since others don’t welcome you, we have to be ambitious. I just won’t go. Are you right, old comrade?

Lao Zhang said, "That's right. Even if it takes eight people to carry me in a sedan chair and ask me to apply for this crappy visa, I won't come."

The five people got in the car. Xiaoshu called Xiaofang and said that the visa had not been processed. Xiaofang was not surprised at all. It was all within her expectations. She called Zhang Chen again. Wenwen answered the phone and said that Zhang Chen On the podium.

Xiaoshu and Wenwen said that they should tell their brother-in-law that my parents' visas to the United States were not approved and they were rejected because they were said to have immigration tendencies.

Wenwen scolded, "What's so great about this broken United States? If you don't go, you won't go. If you don't go to the United States, you will die. If you don't go to the United States, we won't be able to go abroad?" We traveled to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

When Wenwen said this, Xiaoshu remembered, yes, he could take them to travel to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. When he returned to Hangzhou, he immediately signed up for a tour group for them to travel to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and handed over their passports, photos, etc. Through the travel agency, the visa was quickly processed, which was very convenient. Xiaoshu and the pregnant Yao Fen took four old people and Yao Fen's parents to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

They couldn't go to the United States, but they finally went abroad. The few old people soon stopped thinking about Zhang Xiangbei after having fun. During the trip, every time Xiaoshu called Xiaofang, it was not Xiaofang and Zhang Xiangbei who talked to them. , but they rushed to report their day's experiences to the two of them.

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Tan Shuzhen often asked Wenwen about their itinerary. Tan Shuzhen would go with Zhang Chen and Wenwen on several occasions. Every time Zhang Chen saw Tan Shuzhen walking with them, he knew that Tan Shuzhen regarded him as his again this time. A stepping stone.

There are generally four types of units that invite Zhang Chen to give speeches. One is financial institutions, and the other is large state-owned enterprises and central enterprises. They like to invite Zhang Chen because they want to incorporate Zhang Chen's speech into the construction of corporate culture. The most important thing is that Zhang Chen is famous enough that they can afford it, and the appearance fee can be easily accounted for.

Wenwen charges very high fees for giving speeches to such institutions and companies. A two-and-a-half-hour speech usually costs 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, and transportation expenses are calculated separately.

There are also universities and government agencies. I go to universities and mostly give lectures to various EMBA and MBA training classes.

Most of the government agencies that like to invite Zhang Chen are third- and fourth-tier cities and local governments at the county level. These local governments are eager to emancipate their minds and develop their own ideas. They feel that inviting Zhang Chen to give lectures is to communicate with the outside world. It has inspired me a lot.

In these two places, Wenwen usually charges half the fee. She said that we are not losing money, but we are making money.

Tan Shuzhen often went with them when the local government invited Zhang Chen to give a speech. After the speech, the other party would definitely entertain Zhang Chen and the others, and people from several teams would attend. Tan Shuzhen took this opportunity to invite all the local people to give a speech. The top leaders all know each other. After Zhang Chen leaves, they can enter.

Getting to know them through Zhang Chen is more effective than any other introduction, so Tan Shuzhen said that Zhang Chen is her best stepping stone.

Even in 2010, the entire land market had not yet formed a national chess game. First- and second-tier cities were relatively standardized. When it came to third- and fourth-tier cities and the county level in coastal areas, leaders still had the final say, and bidding was just a formality. Standard bids, string bids and designated bids with various conditions are prevalent.

After following Zhang Chen and the others several times, Tan Shuzhen was also surprised. She asked, Zhang Chen, when did your eloquence become so good? Aren’t you the most afraid of going on stage to speak? Now I see you on stage, you seem to be as comfortable as a duck in water, your face If your heart doesn't beat, you can just open your mouth and keep chirping.

Zhang Chen said proudly, what's this, isn't it just a performance? Who doesn't know how to perform? Were you nervous when you performed on stage before?

"I got it through training. Once you get used to it, you won't be nervous anymore." Tan Shuzhen said.

"I've been trained to do this, and I'm used to it now," Zhang Chen said.

Wenwen pointed her thumb at herself and said: "I, I, Sister Shuzhen, the boss was trained by me, and I am the animal trainer."

Tan Shuzhen laughed, and Zhang Chen sighed and said: "I didn't expect that in the end, I still didn't escape the fate of the monkey, and I was still being fooled every day."

Wenwen patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You are the most evolved and cultured monkey. Those below are the monkeys waiting to be tamed by you."

"Zhang Chen, I really want to ask you a question." Tan Shuzhen looked at Zhang Chen and said.

"What?"

"Have you ever thought about why so many people like to listen to you?"

"How do I know? You have to ask them."

"I know, I know." Wenwen raised her hand and said, "The boss is becoming more and more famous now."

"What kind of style is a celebrity?" Zhang Chen was also curious and asked.

"This is how celebrities look." Wenwen raised her left hand and placed it horizontally in front of her chest: "Everyone is here."

She then raised her right hand and placed it horizontally to her chin: "Celebrities are here. Did you see that there is such a big difference?"

Zhang Chen and Tan Shuzhen both looked at her, wondering what she was talking about. Wenwen said:

"Don't underestimate this big section. With this difference, the height and angle are different. Those on top can look at the bottom and speak, while those on the bottom have to look up to listen."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Chen said.

"What nonsense? Let me tell you, the heights are different, the angles are different, and the roles are different. Why do you say you have to seize the commanding heights? Boss, you just seize the commanding heights, so your roles and heights are different. If it is the same, I will tell you Say, the effect is different.”

Wenwen chattered endlessly, and Tan Shuzhen asked: "What's the commanding heights?"

"CCTV is the commanding heights." Wenwen said, "As a person, if you work hard and work hard to make some achievements in the county and become famous, then you will be a county-level celebrity and county authority.

"But if you happen to be in a provincial capital, such as Hangzhou, and you do the same thing and become famous in Hangzhou, then you will be a provincial celebrity and provincial authority. By analogy, if you become famous in Beijing, you will be a national celebrity. , the authority in the country, which is different from that in Shanghai, so everyone is rushing to go to Beijing to be famous, to go to CCTV, not Shanghai's Dragon TV.

"Think about it, boss, if you are on the county TV station, even if you are on the "Ten Thousand Forum", it will be of no use. Your influence will not extend beyond this county. If you can go to New York and say this, it will be even more important. Awesome, you are a world celebrity. Therefore, the reason why those Hollywood stars are world stars is not because of how good their acting skills are, but because they are in Hollywood.

"Otherwise, if you ask Schwarzenegger to go to Bollywood, he will be just a stupid guy at best. Who knows him? Look, did Jackie Chan and Jet Li go to Hollywood to dare to say that they are world superstars? "

"This makes sense." Tan Shuzhen said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Wenwen would make a lot of progress after following Master Zhang for a long time."

Wenwen giggled, and Zhang Chen said: "That makes sense. What does it have to do with whether anyone listens to your speech?"

"Of course it does matter." Wenwen said, "You have a celebrity aura now, and you are national-level. So, for the same sentence, I say it is a fart, but you say it is brilliant (golden fart), yellow and shiny. A fart."

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