King of Industry

  Chapter 260 Cultural Differences

  At the banquet, as time went by, the communication between Zhao Guoyang and Susanna gradually deepened.

   What surprised Zhao Guoyang was that although Suzanne had only a half-knowledge of a lot of Chinese history and humanities, she did know quite a lot.

  If it weren't for the fact that I have decades of memories from my previous life, I might not be able to answer her endless questions.

  Susanna also repeatedly praised Zhao Guoyang for his profound knowledge, saying that he is the most knowledgeable peer she has ever met.

   "Guoyang, you are here. Just now Mayor Huang said that he wants you to take care of Teacher Zhang for a while." Mao Zhichun's voice behind him interrupted the conversation between Zhao Guoyang and Susanna.

  Hearing Mao Zhichun's voice, Zhao Guoyang quickly turned his head and said, "Success, Chairman Mao, I'll go over to replace Teacher Zhang. She might be too busy to eat this evening, right?"

  Mao Zhichun held the wine glass and said "Yes", "Yes, Teacher Zhang is busy translating important figures such as Mayor Huang and Governor Baptista, so he has time to drink some drinks to moisten his mouth..."

   Zhao Guoyang waited to say more, and Suzanne next to him took his hand and said, "Zhao, in that case, let's go there together and let Miss Zhang take a break too."

  Zhao Guoyang frowned slightly, and then relaxed it. Looking at Chairman Mao who was stunned beside him, he could only reluctantly say: "Chairman Mao, then Miss Susanna and I will go there first."

   "Ah, good, good..." Mao Zhichun nodded stupidly, even Susanna could see the surprise on his face.

   "Hee hee, that Mr. Mao just now, did he misunderstand something?" Susannah couldn't help asking when walking towards the crowd.

Looking at the sly gaze of the eldest lady beside him, Zhao Guoyang shook his head helplessly, and said, "You, ask the question knowingly. I don't believe that you have studied Chinese culture for so long, and you don't know the saying 'whether a man or a woman can accept each other'. With you holding hands like this, after I go back, I still know how to be cared by the leaders."

   "Hey, Zhao, you are so honest, you are different from most Chinese people." Susanna said with some joy.

  Zhao Guoyang stopped a little when he heard the words, looked at Suzanne and said with a smile: "Seeing what you mean, it should be our Consul General Luan Shengfeng?"

  Seeing Suzanne nodding repeatedly, Zhao Guoyang smiled slightly and said frankly: "Actually, this issue needs to be viewed dialectically."

   "Many times, the straightforwardness of your western countries is a kind of politeness; while the humility and flattery in our Chinese culture are also a kind of politeness. This is mainly the difference brought about by the differences between the two cultures."

  Susanna nodded when she heard the words, and echoed: "Zhao, you are right. I also know that Mr. Luan is a good person, but sometimes he likes to praise people too much."

  Hearing Suzanne's little complaint, Zhao Guoyang was secretly amused, and thought: You think that our Consul General Luan praises people when he sees them, then this compliment is too worthless. Only in the face of you, the daughter of the governor, will he say a few more words of praise.

  When the two were chatting and laughing and walking towards Huang Zhigang, Baptista and other big shots, many people had already noticed them along the way.

  Today, besides the delegation from China, there are many dignitaries from the state of Sao Paulo who came to this banquet.

   These people naturally know Susanna, the beautiful daughter of the governor.

  Seeing Suzanne holding the hand of a tall, tall black-haired man as if no one else was around, these people had a relieved smile on their faces.

   "Dad, Mayor Huang! We are here to replace Ms. Zhang." Suzanne generously pulled Zhao Guoyang and walked in front of Huang Zhigang and Baptista.

Seeing the suspicious gazes of Mayor Huang and Teacher Zhang next to him, Zhao Guoyang coughed quickly, and quietly broke away from Susanna's hand and said, "Mayor Huang, Teacher Zhang is so busy that he probably hasn't eaten much, I will replace it." She'll be here for a while."

  After hearing this, Zhang Yufang quickly waved her hands and said, "No need. Guoyang, you are too polite, this is my job..."

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, what Guoyang said is right. We are in a delegation, that is, a family. Guoyang speaks Portuguese so well, it doesn't hurt to ask him to help share some of the burden. You go over there to eat Things, we will still rely on you tomorrow."

   "This..." Zhang Yufang hesitated for a moment, but could only nod in response.

  Before going to the grill over there, she did not forget to cast a grateful look at Zhao Guoyang.

  Zhao Guoyang smiled at Mr. Zhang indifferently, shrugged his shoulders, and said it was okay.

   On the other side, Baptista naturally saw his daughter, who was holding Zhao Guoyang's hand.

  The governor was not as surprised as Mayor Huang, he just smiled and said to Huang Zhigang: "Mayor Huang, this young man under your command is very capable!"

  After hearing this great man's praise of himself, Zhao Guoyang felt a little helpless, and didn't know how to translate it for Mayor Huang.

  Susanna on the side couldn't control so much, and directly explained to Huang Zhigang: "Mr. Mayor, my father is praising Zhao, saying that he is very capable and talented!"

  Hearing this, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said in his heart: Very talented, Miss, you added it yourself, right?

   After Zhao Guoyang and Suzanne, a half-baked guy, translated, the conversation between Mayor Huang and Governor Baptista was not hindered in any way.

  Basically, as soon as the two of them spoke, Zhao Guoyang was able to translate the corresponding language fluently.

   Luan Shengfeng, who had been paying attention to the situation behind him, was amazed when he saw this situation.

   He became more and more curious about Zhao Guoyang, a young man.

  The dinner lasted for almost two hours, and it was considered a joyous time for the host and guests, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

  In addition to Mayor Huang and Governor Baptista, Zhao Guoyang was the most watched one at the scene today.

   When several politicians from the state of Sao Paulo came to toast, they all chatted with him.

  Generally, these bosses have a good impression of Zhao Guoyang.

  What Zhao Guoyang didn't notice was that when several big shots came to talk to him, the Germanic translator of Songqi Group took off in an inconspicuous position, and looked at him full of jealousy.

  After the dinner party, it was finally time to leave.

  Originally, according to Consul General Luan Shengfeng's suggestion, Mayor Huang, Yao Gang, Yu Pengfei, Li Kejian and other bigwigs could stay at the Consulate General, and let the rest of them stay at the hotel in Sao Paulo.

   But this suggestion was firmly rejected by Huang Zhigang.

  In the words of Mayor Huang, since he is the head of the delegation, he must live with everyone and cannot be specialized.

   Moreover, in the consulate general, there are not only officials from Huaxia, but also some staff from Samba. In short, it is a lot of inconvenience.

  So in the end, Mayor Huang asked Consul General Luan to introduce a five-star hotel, and then led the crowd to drive there.

   Before leaving, Governor Baptista and other dignitaries in Sao Paulo State naturally shook hands with Mayor Huang and his party to say goodbye.

   What is surprising is that after shaking hands with Chairman Mao of the Songqi Group, the governor extended his hand to Zhao Guoyang who was hiding on the edge and said hello.

   "Zhao, you are good, very good! I heard that you promised Susanna to help her look at the faults of the car. Thank you very much..." Baptista smiled and shook hands with Zhao Guoyang who came up.

  Seeing Suzanne behind Baptista sticking out her tongue towards him, Zhao Guoyang looked helpless.

   On the way back, I took a commercial vehicle driven by the Consulate General.

  Originally, the car was nine-seater, and it happened that Mayor Huang and his bosses together with Consul General Luan and Teacher Zhang were just right. However, Mayor Huang Zhigang specially asked Zhao Guoyang to get in the car, saying that it was a squeeze.

  After Mayor Huang spoke, Chairman Mao, who was on the alert, stood up quickly, saying that he had something to explain to the people of Songqi Group, and turned to the car behind.

   Sitting in Chairman Mao's seat, Zhao Guoyang saw Mayor Huang, Minister Yao Gang, and Minister Yu Pengfei casting playful glances at him.

   The first person to speak was Yao Gang, the boss of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. From his doubts about Zhao Guoyang at the beginning, he gradually appreciated him. Now, he is very optimistic about Zhao Guoyang, a young man.

   "Guoyang, you can do it! It's just the first day you came to Samba, and the beautiful daughter of Governor Baptista fell for you! Amazing, amazing, it really is a hero born a boy!"

  After listening to Minister Yao's teasing words, Zhao Guoyang blushed tenderly, and he didn't know what to say.

  Now he is completely different from the young talent who talked and laughed at the banquet just now. He finally looks a little young, which finally made the big brothers feel a little more balanced.

  After Yao Gang finished teasing, Yu Pengfei also joked a few words, and naturally praised Zhao Guoyang a few words.

After the two finished speaking, Consul General Luan smiled and said, "Hehe, Comrade Xiao Zhao is really good. He knows a lot about the politics and culture of Samba, and he speaks and behaves like a general, especially when he speaks Portuguese. In terms of level, I can almost catch up with Teacher Zhang."

  After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang quickly said humbly: "Consul General Luan, I don't dare to be this. I have only learned a little bit of Portuguese, so I can't compare with Teacher Zhang."

  Seeing that Zhao Guoyang was so humble, the big guys didn't say anything, but they all nodded secretly in their hearts.

  It goes without saying that this young man is capable, but the difficulty is that he doesn't seem young and energetic, which is really a rare thing.

Zhang Yufang, who was sitting behind Zhao Guoyang, chuckled lightly and said, "Guoyang, don't be modest. When you were translating for Mayor Huang and Mr. Baptista just now, I heard them all by the side. .”

   "Your vocabulary and translation accuracy are no worse than mine. I see, you are more than enough to teach Portuguese at our Aurora University..."

  (end of this chapter)