Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 397 Canton Fair

Where is Baiyun Hotel?
In an era of limited information, Dong Mengping and the four girls, who had just arrived, did not know much about this tallest building in the country.

In their imagination, foreign guests gathered during the Canton Fair, so it would be good for them to have a small hotel to stay.

Baiyun Hotel is called a hotel, which is slightly more upscale than a small hotel.

That's it.

However, when they actually arrived at the Baiyun Hotel and the five of them stood at the bottom of the building, tilting their heads back to the extreme and looking around, they realized how wrong they were.

I am ashamed.

Is this a place they can live in? !

The five of them walked into the lobby on the first floor, hanging behind Li Jiankun and the others, fearing that they would be kicked out.

"welcome!"

Comrade, please keep your voice down, this is not entertaining at all, it is simply frightening.

Dong Mengping secretly sighed.

Management was strict during the Canton Fair, and some staff members came forward to inquire. However, Lin Xinjia had booked a room early, which meant that his identity had been verified and he would not make the mistake twice.

When he took out his ID, the staff checked the reservation records, faced them, and saluted politely:
"It turns out that Mr. Lin is from Hong Kong City. Welcome to Baiyun Hotel. We will serve you wholeheartedly and hope that you and your party will have a successful experience during the Canton Fair."

Dong Mengping: "!!!"

Four girls: "!!!"

They didn't know until now.

This person who was almost groveling to Advisor Li (senior) turned out to be a Hong Kong businessman!
why?

Being in an environment with many foreigners nearby, the girls were so shocked that they almost couldn't speak English, including Shen Hongyi.

Dong Mengping is more direct. We have a good habit of asking if we don’t understand.

But now is not the time, there are staff nearby.

The group of people happened to be in an elevator.

Come to the 21rd floor.

Room 2188.

Luxurious large room, comparable to the presidential suite in capital society.

After entering the door, the three Yanyuan girls, who had never seen much of the world, had their eyes dropped to the ground:
Persian carpets, mahogany furniture, leather sofa sets, crystal (glass) coffee tables, classical chandeliers, 21-inch imported large color TVs...

There are many high-end items.

When poked here, the three girls couldn't stop trembling.Half ashamed, half excited.

Li Jiankun looked around and found that this suite was really habitable. It had four bedrooms, eight beds, and all had doors.

But considering that this was the 80s after all, it was necessary to get the opinions of the girls when it came to being in the same room.

Fame is greater than heaven!

"Hongyi, what do you think? Otherwise, you can stay here while we find another place."

Although, why doesn't he want to live with Miss Shen?
Before coming here, I heard that Lin Xinjia said that he could only get one suite, so everyone decided to take a look first before talking.

Shen Hongyi didn't make the decision herself and looked at the three sisters.

"I think it's okay. Everyone has his own room."

"They all have doors."

“Live in a lively neighborhood.”

Shen Hongyi replied: "Let's live together."

Hoohoo!

Who among these men would not be happy?
Li Jiankun raised his hand to signal and said with a smile: "Each of you can find a bed, you go first."

"Whoa whoa!"

The girls jumped up for joy, running in twos and twos to the room of their choice and lying down on the Simmons bed.

That little figure, twisted like a caterpillar, is so beautiful.

A few men feast their eyes on it.

But the girls had a tacit understanding to keep the master bedroom.

There is a Hong Kong businessman with him, and I don’t know why the Hong Kong businessman respects him so much.People are generous and they must not be rude.

"Hongyi, what is Senior Li's identity?"

"Is there a high official in the family?"

"Or did you save Mr. Lin's life?"

"I... don't know."

"What's the use of you? Spank me!"

The girls were laughing and playing together in a bedroom.

In the living room, Li Jiankun and the four of them poured tea and got down to business. "Boss, everything is in the rental house and has been packed over there."

Dong Mengping felt that if he wanted to uncover the mystery of Consultant Li, he had to first understand the vague title "boss".

Li Jiankun took a sip of tea and asked, "How far is the rental house from the exhibition hall?"

"About one kilometer." Lin Xinjia explained, "If it's any closer, I really can't find suitable housing."

Gee!
This distance is not very friendly.

Li Jiankun thought about it, but there was no one nearby, so there was nothing he could do.

They just stepped over here. The Canton Fair will open tomorrow, and all the relevant matters need to be sorted out today.

The discussion lasted for about an hour, and it turned out that it was noon. Li Jiankun asked everyone to go to dinner first, and only ate some dry food on the train.

No more fussing at noon, let’s have a light meal. The hotel has a restaurant and a buffet is provided during the Canton Fair.

A group of people came to the second floor.

Hey!
The hall is full of crooked people and wealthy Chinese——

Places like Baiyun Hotel naturally give priority to entertaining foreign guests, and exhibitors from major state-owned factories. At this juncture, they really can only stay in small hotels.

In Li Jiankun's eyes, a simple meal is already a top-notch meal for the girls.

Li Jiankun mainly "connected" with Miss Shen, and then Shen Hongyi secretly told them: You can eat as much as you want.

The girls were stunned. They had never expected that there would be an "atavistic phenomenon" here - big pot rice treatment, and their eyes were suddenly not enough.Although I deliberately maintain restraint, I still try to choose more delicious food without piling the plate too unsightly.

To the side, at the bar, Lin Xinjia silently paid for the meal.

35 yuan foreign exchange coupon per person.

After lunch, Li Jiankun asked the girls to go back to their rooms to rest. The four men took a taxi to Liuhua Road.

Step on it.

Since the Canton Fair was held in the 50s, the venue has changed several times to meet the increasing demand for booths and customers year by year.

It is now located at No. 117 Liuhua Road.

The new exhibition hall here was completed in 1974 and was rebuilt on the basis of the Sino-Soviet Friends Building, the venue for the first Canton Fair.

The construction area has expanded from the original 1 square meters to 17 square meters today.

"Hey, the scenery is nice."

After getting off the Crown Taxi, Lao Lin looked around with a cheerful expression and a sense of pride that he couldn't hide.

Liuhua Exhibition Hall is quite impressive these days.

The front of the exhibition hall boldly adopts the design of glass curtain wall. In 1974, there was no precedent in China.There is a story at that time. When the expert group was discussing in the capital, someone asked: How to clean so much glass?

The scene was silent.

Later, the expert team invited two special guests, world table tennis champions Zhuang Zedong and Li Furong, to teach them not to play ball but how to clean windows.

The expert group believes that they have many opportunities to go abroad and must know more about this.

The two then recalled that they seemed to have seen a rope hanging from the roof and tying people to wipe it, and the matter was resolved.

A small story, full of endless bitterness and determination to connect with the world despite being penniless.

"It's pretty good." Li Jiankun answered with a smile.

The Liuhua Exhibition Hall is adjacent to Yuexiu Mountain and Liuhua Lake, with a beautiful environment; it is opposite the Oriental Hotel and backed by the Friendship Theater; there is also a new railway station nearby for the Canton Fair, which was completed at the same time in 1974.

It is less than five kilometers away from Baiyun Airport.

It can be said that we have presented the best of everything to guests from all over the world.

The four of them walked along the street and came to the opposite side of the exhibition hall.

There is a fountain square in front.

The long row of glass curtain walls in front of the exhibition hall is inlaid with nine large golden characters of "China Export Commodity Fair" written by Guo Moruo.

The characters are 4.8 meters high and 4 meters wide. They are made of reinforced concrete and decorated with 1.1 kilograms of gold. Each character weighs an average of 300 kilograms.

In an era when industry was underdeveloped, we used the most clumsy way to give the highest courtesy to guests from all over the world.

Of course, I also gave myself some dignity.

All this is because the Canton Fair is too important.

In the first Canton Fair in 1957, the transaction volume reached US$8686 million, accounting for one-fifth of the country's total cash exchange income that year.

This is an economic benefit.

At the same time, it is also a window of the times for us to break through the Western economic blockade and isolation, open the door to the world, achieve equality and mutual benefit with other countries, and exchange what we need.

A vivid business card.

"Let's go and check out the rental house from here." Li Jiankun waved.

The next step in this route is critical.

(End of this chapter)