Everyone stared at the three people who sat down.
The silver-haired old man sat on the chair of the leader of the Wenhua Department. Secretary Cai sat in the middle and Xuan sat on the right.
In fact, most of the people outside the barricade were secretly sizing up Xuan. They didn't know where this person came from. He was able to walk with the two leaders and receive a great evaluation!
"I'm very happy to be able to participate in the Palace Museum's press conference today. I also like that our country's culture can develop better and better…I'll leave the rest to Minister Ye to speak.”Secretary Cai teased.
"Haha, then I won't be polite.”Minister Ye smiled.
Then, he began to talk formally.
"In fact, our country has been developing better and better in the past few years. This is something that all of us have experienced. We used to walk everywhere, but now we have to rely on bicycles, motorcycles, public buses, our own cars, high-speed rail, and planes…From mud houses to bungalows to high-rise buildings, and so on…these were all things that everyone could see. Perhaps some of the people present had experienced it in this huge economic wave.”
Hearing this, many people present nodded unconsciously, especially some older people.
At that time, it was a big deal for a family to buy a bicycle and a television. At night, the family that bought the television was as lively as a movie theater. Nowadays, it was not rare for anyone to buy a car, let alone a television.
Minister Ye continued.
"But have you ever thought that as the economy develops to a certain extent, we will unknowingly encounter many difficulties that we have never encountered before? For example, how much was a pound of pork 20 years ago? In the past, there was no mid-life crisis, no sky-high betrothal gifts, and no sky-high house that one might not be able to afford even if they worked hard for their entire life…"
Hearing this, a man who had been brought over by his girlfriend outside the press conference line pursed his lips silently. He was a child from a poor county in the western province. He had passed the college entrance examination and was admitted to a university in the capital. He had met his first girlfriend in university. The two of them had been talking since their first year of university until today, a year after graduation.
They had finally reached the point of marriage, but for the first time, he felt fear, fear, and retreat towards their relationship.
Yesterday, his girlfriend's parents asked him if he could buy a house in Hillford.
He fell silent.
Then, his girlfriend's parents asked him if he could buy a house outside the Fifth Ring Road.
He looked at the 30,000 yuan per square meter house outside the Fifth Ring Road and continued to be silent.
Then, she asked him if he could take out 100,000 yuan as a betrothal gift.
He thought about it. His parents worked hard for only 30,000 yuan a year. He had three younger brothers at home and an older brother who was not married. He resisted the urge to cry and continued to be silent.
The man who was touched by Elder Ye looked at his silly and sweet girlfriend who was watching the press conference happily. She even took out her phone to take photos. She did not seem to be touched at all. He felt very bitter in his heart.
Even though he had been working part-time ever since he went to university, it would still take him at least ten years to settle down in the capital.
However, he was already 25 years old and his girlfriend was 24 years old.
Ten years later, he was 35, and his girlfriend was 34.
Would his girlfriend wait ten years for him?
He did not know.
He only knew that…
Everything is fate, not a bit of it is not controlled by people.
Minister Ye looked at the thoughtful crowd and continued.
"Is technology advanced now? Prosperous! Is the Internet convenient? It was convenient! When I'm tired, I can lie at home and watch dramas. On the weekends, my daughter will ask her friends to go to the theater to watch the latest American blockbuster. My youngest son likes to play games, watch live broadcasts, watch anime, and so on…We're all the same. I like this kind of society too, but I feel scared at night!”
Minister Ye said in an excited tone.
"Once upon a time, did you realize that the movies you saw were foreign, the variety shows you watched were copied from foreign countries, the television dramas you watched were foreign, the anime you watched were foreign, and many of the things around us had foreign influences?”
"What do you mean by cultural invasion?”
"It's when you import your own country's things into other countries. Transmitting your own culture and ideas to other countries is called cultural invasion and cultural export!”
The entire press conference was touched by Ye Snr.'s words.
That's right!
There were many foreign cultural imprints around them. Just like when you mentioned anime, you would immediately think of Japanese anime, when you mentioned girl groups, when you mentioned soap operas, you would think of Korea, and when you mentioned movies, you would think of American blockbusters!
"Some people might think, so what? The people of the world must unite and build a global village.”Elder Ye looked at the silent people at the press conference and smiled."Actually, this is the most hypocritical."
"All countries want to pass their things to other countries, but they don't want to be invaded by other countries.”
"Ask yourselves, are there any Dragon Country people in those Hollywood blockbusters? Are we the villains most of the time? Are we the ugly characters most of the time?”
"The foreign anime you guys watch can be seen in our country, right? Do you know how difficult it is for other countries 'cartoons to be distributed in Japan?”
"The variety show you watch every day is something that other countries don't watch!”
"For the girl groups from other countries, if the celebrities are short of money, they will come to the Dragon Country for a tour. Staying in the Dragon Country for a month is more money than they earn in their own country in a year! That person looked down on you and thought you were a fool!”
"There are so many trashy celebrities in our country. They all learned it from them!”
"Some foreigners casually shouted in the Short videos that the Dragon Country is number one. The Dragon Country is amazing. He had easily liked more than a million people, and then said that the people of the Dragon Country were really stupid and easy to deceive behind their backs.”
"What kind of treatment does our country's enterprise, Divergent Voice, receive in America?”
"The country personally issued a restriction order because they were afraid that your culture would invade them!”
"Perhaps some people think that the domestic products are too rubbish and just won't work.”
"Actually, it's not that the domestic ones can't do it. It's just that the market thinks that you like it, so they follow the trend and do these things.”
Many people who were watching the live broadcast on the TV station were confused by Elder Ye's words. Some of them even had goosebumps.
"As you get older, you talk more.”Elder Ye smiled at everyone.
"Actually, I'm saying so much today to awaken everyone's confidence. Our Dragon Country has been standing on this planet since 5000 years ago. Do you still have the other three countries that were once called the four ancient civilizations with us?”
"The other three countries have all experienced a gap in the transmission of civilization, but we have never lost it!”
"We can't let the events of the past 100 years make us unable to recover and make our people lose confidence!”
"We have always been the most tenacious and hardworking people on this planet. We have no need to envy other people's countries. We are not weaker than others at all!”
"This Xuan next to Secretary Cai is one of the best of the generation.”Minister Ye pointed at Xuan." In terms of age, he's only 23 years old. In terms of status, he's a giant in the billionaire stock market. In terms of patriotic feelings, he spent 80 million to bid for the snake's head in America and donated it to the country for free. It's not for fame or money, it's just for the national treasure to return home.”
Everyone watching the stream felt admiration for Xuan as he sat quietly in his seat.
"It's fine if he's rich, but he's also handsome and patriotic. I really admire such a person!”
"It turns out that the snake head was bought for 80 million some time ago. I thought I found it somewhere.”
"Eh, isn't this the person who was picked up at the airport in the video these two days?”
"D * mn, it really is!" Some people could tell that Xuan was the person from the airport.
"Xuan is indeed a role model for our current friends.”Secretary Cai, who had been silent all this while, also praised him.
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. Leaders, don't laugh at me.”"There are many people like me in this generation, perhaps even more outstanding than me. What I'm doing is what I should do as a Dragon."”
"I believe that if everyone had the ability, they would definitely do the same thing. Not to mention other things, when Elder Xu and Bingzhen didn't have enough money, they were prepared to take out their own personal money to fight for it.”
Seeing that Elder Ye was willing to let him continue, Xuan wasn't timid and said smoothly.
"Elder Ye's words were a little too heavy just now, so I'll express my opinion.”
"Actually, all of us have a patriotic complex. Who doesn't feel heartache for the land we stand on?”
"Even if it's the cultural invasion that Elder Ye mentioned, we're all working hard. Just like our domestic animation, domestic movies, and even domestic mobile phones and cars, we're all supporting them.”
"If you're poor, you'll be able to fend for yourself. If you're successful, you'll be able to help the world. Everyone is doing their best to help their country become better.”
PS: This chapter took 2 hours to write and was revised 3 times.
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