Chapter 471 What do you want (ask for monthly ticket subscription)

In Zhang Yunqi's impression, during the grand process of China's reform and opening up in the first half of the 21st century, Hong Kong has always been the country's largest source of foreign capital, and Hong Kong capital has played a vital role in the development and construction of the mainland.

The reason is simple and plain.

Since the beginning of reform and opening up in 1978, China has embarked on a new journey of integrating with the world, but people have also found that the door to the market has been opened. However, behind this great cause, there are many thorny problems reflected: the ideology seems to be broken but hard, the economic investment environment is poor, the policies are imperfect, the investment prospects are unclear, and so on.

These issues have caused foreign investors to hesitate, worry and wait and see.

Under such circumstances, a large number of Hong Kong businessmen who were close to the water and had the advantage of being the first to benefit emerged. They were the first to boldly invest in the mainland and became the leaders in China's reform and opening up. Of course, Hong Kong businessmen were mainly engaged in real estate at that time, and secondarily engaged in mistresses...

The middle-aged man chatting with Lin Lin should be a Hong Kong businessman. And he is most likely engaged in commercial real estate development. I just don't know which piece of land he is eyeing, and which mistresses he has...

Zhang Yunqi watched him chat with Lin Lin briefly in Cantonese, and then he left. He was quite gentlemanly and polite, and the Rolex on his wrist was particularly eye-catching for girls.

Zhang Yunqi walked over and washed his hands in front of the sink.

Lin Lin was slightly startled, then said, "You go to the toilet too."

This question is as if you also need to eat, drink, pee and poop. Zhang Yunqi nodded.

Lin Lin said: "By the way, what is your relationship with Yu Fei?"

Zhang Yunqi said, "My high school classmate."

Lin Lin was somewhat surprised to hear this, and seemed to not quite believe it. But since Zhang Yunqi said so, she naturally did not ask any further questions.

After washing her hands, Lin Lin took out a tissue and handed it to Zhang Yunqi. Zhang Yunqi said thank you. After wiping his wet hands, he walked back side by side with Lin Lin. The girl was tall, and she was wearing a dress and high heels. When they stood together, she was almost level with Zhang Yunqi's shoulders.

Zhang Yunqi said, "You and Song Junxian have been together since high school, right?"

Lin Lin nodded.

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Although we haven't known each other for long, I think he's pretty good."

Lin Lin tilted her head and asked, "What's good about it?"

Zhang Yunqi thought about it. From the first night of school when he met Song Junxian, who was so poor that he couldn't even afford a meal, to now, to be honest, he remembered a lot, but he didn't think it was necessary to talk about it. He smiled and said, "This kind of thing is meaningless if you talk about it. You're his girlfriend, can't you feel it?"

Lin Lin smiled sweetly, shook her head and said, "I just want to hear what his friends think of him."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "I understand."

Lin Lin rolled up her hair and suddenly asked, "You are Yu Fei's classmate, so do you know what's going on with her recently?"

Zhang Yunqi was stunned: "What?"

Lin Lin said, "Your classmate is going to be famous soon, don't you know? She is filming a commercial with Jackie Chan, and I heard it will be broadcast on CCTV."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "I know about this."

Lin Lin thought of the luxury car Zhang Yunqi drove and felt that this made sense: "Did you introduce her to this?"

Zhang Yunqi told the truth: "No, she won the election based on her own ability."

Lin Lin asked again: "Did you get elected by the advertising company?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Manufacturer."

After a brief chat, the two slowly walked to the self-service barbecue grill. Zhang Yunqi was a little thirsty, so he turned to get some water from the table. Lin Lin glanced at Zhang Yunqi as he left, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

At that time, Ma Rulong and He Lin were playing poker with two girls, Wang Xuan and Zhao Wenxuan. They were playing upgrade, Ma Rulong and Zhao Wenxuan were in one group, He Lin was with Wang Xuan, Ma Rulong was eloquent, boasting about himself, making the two good-looking girls laugh. Damn, the social activity had just begun, and the two animals had already formed a team. Jin Shengze brought a guitar and was now sitting on a chair fiddling with it. Everyone asked him to sing a song, and Zhang Yunqi threw a dollar as an appearance fee. In the bright autumn sunshine, the pretty boy played and sang "Childhood", and his level was not bad. This made the pretty boy even more popular, but Zhang Yunqi found that the pretty boy was a central air conditioner, and he was good to everyone, and this "who" included both female and male animals.

Yu Xiaoyu and Zhao Ying were grilling skewers, while Song Junxian and Zhou Dingchuan were grilling skewers. The four of them worked well together. It was just that the temperature of the charcoal was not well controlled. It was too small, so it took a long time to grill. So many people just stared and waited, and they poured oil to make the fire bigger. The open flame grilled the beef and mutton skewers black. But we were eating it ourselves, so it was fine as long as it didn't kill anyone.

Zhang Yunqi was bored, so he picked up a sweet corn and threw it on the wire rack to roast.

Ji Ling sat by the river, spread out her drawing board, and painted the willow grove on the river bank in the autumn sunshine.

Li Yusheng held her fair chin and sat beside her, watching.

While painting, she watched Ji Ling take a round-headed paintbrush and use the various colored paints on the porcelain plate to paint on the watercolor paper. The girl was very fast, and soon, the watercolor paper was filled with warm and gorgeous sunshine, sparkling rivers, willow trees swaying in the wind, and fresh blue clouds. The picture was filled with a clear and transparent visual effect and a natural and free interest.

Li Yusheng couldn't help but say, "Your painting is really beautiful."

Ji Ling said, "This is just a quick sketch. I major in oil painting. But if you want to learn, watercolor is easier to get started. As long as you don't paint people, you can do whatever you want."

Li Yusheng asked: "Why can't I draw people?"

Ji Ling is not a girl who likes to explain things, but she talked a lot with Li Yusheng: "It's not that you can't paint, but watercolor figure painting requires a good sketching foundation and a high level of technical proficiency, so watercolor figure paintings are not suitable for beginners."

Li Yusheng nodded: "You are amazing, it seems you will become a great painter in the future."

Ji Ling smiled. She looked up at the sky. There were no buildings blocking the view, and it was pure blue. “Wouldn’t that be tiring?”

Li Yusheng was stunned.

Ji Ling said: "I don't know if it's right or not, I just think that when doing something, shouldn't we do it only when we want to do it? If we insist on getting something or becoming something, we may have a hard time."

Li Yusheng suddenly felt that this girl with a strong personality also had a kind of spirituality.

"It's really hard for me to roast the corn." Zhang Yunqi walked over with the roasted sweet corn. He peeled off the jet-black husk, poked the steaming golden sweet corn with a chopstick, and handed it to Ji Ling.

Ji Ling was drawing and didn't answer the call.

She took a bite and said, "It's delicious. Can you give half to Yu Sheng?"

Li Yusheng said no with a red face.

Zhang Yunqi still broke it in half and stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Yusheng suddenly felt that this boy was not only fierce, but also unromantic. She turned her head and said to Ji Ling, "You studied art, have you ever thought about holding an exhibition or even becoming a painter?"

Ji Ling was drawing. When she heard Li Yusheng's words, she smiled and said to Zhang Yunqi, "Can you explain what I wanted to say just now?"

Zhang Yunqi sat down on the grass, chewing corn and saying, "Maybe when you insist on getting something or becoming something, it means you are putting shackles on yourself. I often hear this question: Why do you always say that the cage is created by yourself?"

"why?"

"Because when people are working hard, they tend to ignore a truth: life is meaningless. Just because you eat, drink and have fun doesn't mean you are wasting your time. Just because you work hard to pursue an unattainable ideal doesn't mean it is meaningful. So, life is not meant to be perfect. Life is a huge experience. So as long as you want, you can do anything that seems to have no meaning. So as long as you want, your happiness and your experience are the greatest meaning."

When Zhang Yunqi said this, Ji Ling happened to put away her paintbrush. Looking at her finished watercolor painting, which was colorful, she crossed her legs and smiled: "As long as you think about it, it has meaning."

It was almost noon. Ma Rulong and He Lin stopped playing poker, Jin Shengze stopped playing the guitar, and Song Junxian and Zhou Dingchuan had finished more than half of the barbecue and filled several large plates. They spread out a camping blanket and put out drinks, beer and fruits. A group of men and women sat around on the blanket, chatting, eating skewers and drinking beer.

In the golden autumn season at the end of September, the temperature is just right, neither too cold nor too hot. The autumn wind blows from time to time, ripples appear on the surface of the Xiangjiang River in front, and catkins in the green willow forest flutter in the wind, bringing with them the girl's clear laughter. It is a unique feeling and a unique meaning.

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