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1533 [Welcome Ceremony]

After more than ten hours of flight, the plane finally landed at Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany.

After getting off the plane and leaving the passage, someone was standing there holding a large banner with a few words "Warm welcome to the Chinese film delegation!", which were quite conspicuous. Thirty or forty people were waving flowers and colorful flags, and twenty or thirty teams of reporters took photos, photography, long spears, short cannons, flashes flashed randomly, and shutters were heard, as if they were welcoming the state guests.

Seeing this incident, the leader Wen was shocked. They were just here to attend the film festival, not to hold a state visit to Germany. The film festival hosting would not be such a grand reception. Moreover, with their official level, the embassy would not be so kind.

"Oh, then who created this welcome ceremony?" Leader Wen was a little surprised.

When the delegation saw this, they were a little confused.

While wondering, a man walked up quickly and said to Xia Tian with a smile, "Boss, you are here."

Xia Tian nodded.

Leader Wen seemed to understand a little and asked tentatively, "Mr. Xia, did you do this welcome ceremony?"

"Yes, I told people to do this." Xia Tian nodded and smiled, "Leader, let me introduce you to you. This is the general manager of the French Dupeng Company, Ye Zhiming. He happened to open a direct store in Dupeng in Berlin recently, so I asked him to prepare such a welcome ceremony. Leader, what do you think?"

"Mr. Xia, this is too wasteful, there is no need." Leader Wen smashed his tongue and said. He didn't think it was necessary to do such a thing, but instead felt it was a waste.

After all, such a big scene must cost money. Doing these superficial skills just for the fun is simply wasting money!

"Leader, you don't know anything about this. Now is not the era of 'the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys'. Now is a commodity society and a market economy. You have to learn to promote to grab the market. Otherwise, you will be squeezed out by others and have no way out." Xia Tian said with a smile, "Your delegation is participating in the exhibition on behalf of the country, not just to show movies, but to show the country. To show the country, of course, you must make great efforts and spare no effort to promote it. Otherwise, how can people know and understand?"

"Well... what you said makes sense." Leader Wen pondered for a while, and felt that it made some sense.

The seller knows how to shout, is it an exception to promote the country? Unfortunately, a businessman in Xia Tian still needs someone to remind him to figure it out, which really makes him feel ashamed.

"Thank you for your understanding," Xia Tian smiled, and then asked Ye Zhiming, "Have all the mainstream media in Germany arrived today?"

"It's all here." Ye Zhiming nodded, and then complained, "These vampires are asking for money to kill me, and they have knocked me out of the public relations fee."

"Okay, say less." Xia Tian glared at him, then smiled and said to Leader Wen, "Leader, go and accept the interview. Today, the mainstream media in Germany have arrived."

"Really?!" When the leader of Wen heard this, he was shocked. He grew up so old that he had never accepted an interview with foreign media. When he thought that his words would be published in foreign newspapers and his face would appear on foreign TV, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

However, he was immediately a little frightened. If he accidentally said the wrong thing and smeared the country, he would be done. Not only would he lose his official position, but he would also suffer the image of the motherland. Then he would be unable to redeem his sins if he died.

"Mr. Xia, why don't you go with me for an interview? You see more big scenes than me, so you can help me with some." Leader Wen asked Xia Tian for help.

He is just a small leader and has never seen much of the world. But summer is different. He is a big figure in Hong Kong and he must have the opportunity to accept interviews from reporters frequently.

"Leader, this is not very good. It's not that I don't want to help you, the key is that my identity is too special. If I go to accompany you for an interview, I will snatch your limelight." Xia Tian waved his hand and smiled.

He is now the chief art officer of Columbia Pictures in the United States, and his identity is much higher than that of Wen's leader. If he goes to an interview, the media's focus will be on him.

These welcome ceremonies are arranged in summer to please the leaders. How could he be willing to add to the slightest moments and steal the leaders' limelight at the last moment? This is the most taboo thing!

"Yes, you're right." Leader Wen nodded.

Xia Tian’s identity is indeed quite special. She is a world-renowned mogul. If she accompanied him to attend the visit, the reporters would probably visit him, and no one would pay attention to him. In that case, she would become a big joke. Xia Tian was able to think so thoughtfully for herself, which was really a very good person.

"But I'm still a little worried." Leader Wen said hesitantly.

If it's just that he is embarrassed, it doesn't matter. The key is that he is now accepting interviews on behalf of the country. If he is embarrassed, it will be serious.

Besides, he had no preparation at all before, and he didn't know what others would ask or what he should say, so it was a bit troublesome.

"Don't worry, leader, we have given all these media money and will not ask too tricky questions." Xia Tian said with a smile, "and I will send my assistant Robertson to help you stare at you. He is a master's degree in marketing at the University of London, and is very good at dealing with journalists."

"Ah, that's all right." Leader Wen said with relief, and then said in surprise, "Does the media still need to collect money?"

"As capitalism, everything is about money." Xia Tian smiled.

When leader Wen heard this, he sighed, and then accompanied by Robertson, he accepted an interview with reporters.

Then, Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Jiang Wen and other main members of the "Red Sorghum" crew were also invited to be interviewed together.

Because Ye Zhiming had already stuffed money and had done public relations, these German media were quite kind and asked questions that were conservative and did not reveal their fangs. There were several tricky questions that were immediately blocked by Robertson, so the entire interview went smoothly.

Because the interview went smoothly, the big guy made a comeback in front of foreign media. The leader of the literary world was very happy and smiled. Until he left the airport and got on the car, the joy at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows still couldn't dissipate.

"Mr. Xia, thank you so much. You really have the intention!" Leader Wen patted Xia Tian's shoulder and smiled.

Seeing this, Xia Tian nodded with satisfaction, knowing that his hard work was not in vain.
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