As Xiao Deng said, after the ceremony, there was a cocktail party on the eighteenth floor of the theater hotel next to it.

Gao Xu took a glass of sweet red wine, stood on the edge of the wall, looked at the white woman who was playing a strange musical instrument for a while, turned to Miaojin next to him, and said, "I do prefer this kind of modern cocktail party to the luncheon the day after tomorrow." ”

He thought for a while, and then said: "The banquet is like the relationship between the top and bottom of the traditional village drink, and the important person in the chief is the core of the audience; Then there are always one or two more famous and senior people at each table, maintaining the atmosphere and topics of the whole table.

People are forced to repeat universal clichés, because even friends, relatives and colleagues don't necessarily share the same interests. Experiences tend to be less than good, so people call it socializing. And this kind of wine will be different, I can at least talk to you to avoid being bored or confused. ”

"Oudchen." Miaojin said with a smile.

Gao Xu didn't come back to his senses for a while: "What? ”

Miaojin glanced at the white woman who was playing, "The instrument she plays is called the oud, and the pipa you like is evolved from the oud." It originated in Persia and evolved to the east into the lute and the guitar to the west. ”

"I see, teachable." Gao Xu took a sip of wine.

"If you have a more complicated meaning, you can speak so smoothly and casually, no wonder I like to listen to you." Miaojin added.

Gao Xu smiled: "I'm glad that in your eyes, I'm not a king." ”

Miaojin smiled knowingly, then turned to look at the bandstand, "That Persian woman is beautiful, don't ignore it." ”

Gao Xu said: "I'm just looking. ”

"Am I not allowed you to see it?" Miao Jin asked with a smile.

Gao Xu observed her, she was wearing a skirt with modern design elements, she had a beautiful and slightly childish face, her skin was white and smooth, and she had a unique atmosphere of youth, but her charming and bright eyes were not quite consistent with her appearance.

Because the music at this time has the rhythm of traditional Western music, Gao Xu naturally thinks of adjectives such as the face of an angel and the figure of a devil. And Gao Xu couldn't see the emotion in Miaojin's eyes at this time.

Miaojin's expression was slightly aggrieved, but her eyes were smiling, "Am I a jealous woman?" ”

Gao Xu said helplessly: "This is a word that is not in line with the times. ”

Miaojin looked at him very seriously: "You don't have to worry about it, I don't care about these women around me." Because I know you, I'm sure you can find out that they're all going to have things you can't accept...... Peculiarity. ”

"Downside?" Gao Xu groaned.

Miaojin shook her head and said, "I'm a little hungry, go over and get something to eat." ”

Gao Xu nodded, glanced back at Miaojin's back, and then took the wine glass and continued to stand by the wall to enjoy the Persian woman's performance. The Persian woman wore a shiny evening dress with intricately decorated decorations. Like the ladies here, in addition to those who wear traditional dresses, there are also many women who wear modern fashion.

Under the soothing melody, the people around just subconsciously feel the melodic atmosphere of the music, get together in twos and threes to talk, walk around, and seize the time to meet people with strength and help, or different surnames that are pleasing to the eye. There are almost no people like Gao Xu who deliberately appreciate playing.

The Persian woman also noticed Gao Yu in the corner, and from time to time she cast her gaze in this direction. The Persian woman has deep eye sockets and a unique look in her eyes. This Gao Xu has already understood.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as there was a change on the bandstand, the Persian woman walked straight towards Gao Xu. Gao Xu was suddenly a little cramped, just like he said to Miaojin, he just wanted to see it.

When the Persian woman saw Gao Xue turning her head to see something, she walked up and said, "Are you looking for the female companion just now?" ”

Gao Xu did not deny: "I don't see if she has come back." Out of politeness, Gao Xu added, "The music you play on the oud is very beautiful and elegant, and it makes people fascinated." ”

The Persian woman suddenly showed a surprised expression: "Sir is really well-informed, and he recognized Oudqin at a glance." ”

Gao Xu smiled: "My girlfriend just told me. ”

The Persian woman was suddenly a little dumbfounded, "She must be a lady." ”

After Gao Xu hinted at it, he did not hesitate to praise it: "What is the name of that beautiful song just now?" ”

"White roses." The Persian woman said.

Gao Xu thought for a moment: "Maybe I made a mistake, so I ask the lady to forgive me, the title of the song is from Dante's "Divine Comedy"?" ”

The woman nodded in surprise again and said, "Sir is very knowledgeable." ”

Gao Xu smiled: "I happen to be very interested in Renaissance works, but I didn't expect the Persians to play such music. ”

The woman said, "There are Christians in Yilang. She paused and said, "Qin...... Ming is really a great country, and it contains art from all over the world. In our country, many people do not know about the oud, and almost no one listens to it anymore. On the contrary, after coming to a foreign country to perform, we got people's attention. ”

She speaks Chinese very well.

Gao Xu said: "Most of our musical instruments with Hu characters are from Persia, so naturally some people will appreciate the brilliant culture of Persia." ”

"Thank you." The woman looked at him, "You can call me Martie." She smiled bitterly.

"Liu Gang." Gao Xu took the initiative to reach out and gently shook Marty's fingers. He wanted to take the opportunity to get out of here, but noticing Marty's demeanor, he asked again, "How do you pronounce Persian?" ”

So Mattie taught Gao Yu twice, then she glanced at the watch on her wrist and said, "I'm sorry, I have to go back." ”

Gao Xu said: "Goodbye." ”

He turned and walked through the sparse crowd and saw a large dining table, and after a little looking around, he saw Miaojin at the small table by the window. Gao Xu walked over and sat down across from Miaojin, "I thought you'd come back." ”

Miao Jin looked at him and shook her head and smiled, picked up the spoon and scooped the snacks on the plate.

Gao Xu observed her: "The Persian woman who played the oud is named Matti. ”

"Oh." Miao Jin glanced at him with a smile.

At this moment, Gao Xu found that at the table behind Miao Jin, Deng Jiamin was sitting with a strange man. Xiao Deng also saw Gao Xu and looked over here.

Gao Xu looked at her and nodded slightly, and immediately looked away. He didn't want to disturb Xiao Deng's socialization.

But Xiao Deng quickly got up, said goodbye to the man next to her, walked over, and sat down at this table. The table here is not big, and one side is against the glass window, and the three of them are just full.

"The dim sum is well done." Miao Jin pointed to the plate.

Xiao Deng shook his head and said, "I won't eat it." ”

Gao Xu drank wine to himself, "

What does Xiao Deng have to say? ”

Xiao Deng was silent for a while, "That person just now is from the film company." With that, he picked up a business card and handed it over.

Gao Xu didn't answer, "Why do you want to give it to me?" ”

Xiao Deng had to put away her business card in embarrassment, and her expression was a little flustered. Gao Xu observed her appearance and felt that it was difficult to fully understand, so he said quietly: "I am only your boss at work, not your elder." ”

"That person just now asked me a lot of questions." Xiao Deng said, "He asked me how much my salary was. ”

Gao Xu suddenly said, "Oh, digging the foot of the wall." ”

He hesitated for a moment, ignored it, and seemed to be a little chilling to his subordinates, and immediately said, "Your usual monthly salary will be raised to five thousand." In the past, when I was working as a full-time worker at a cosmetics company, I was also paid this salary. ”

Xiao Deng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't want to ask for a salary increase through this. ”

"That's it, there will be bonuses for grades." Gao Xue said.

At this moment, a slightly chubby middle-aged man with a white face came next to him, it was Mr. Pan, and he said, "Good evening, Mr. Liu." ”

"Mr. Pan, I'm glad to meet you." Gao Xue said. He couldn't remember the man's name, but fortunately he didn't need his full name. Gao Xu thought to himself, and turned around to ask others what Mr. Pan's name was.

Mr. Pan smiled again and nodded to the two women.

There was no room for the fourth person at this table, so Gao Xu stood up calmly, walked to the side, and stood with Mr. Pan to prepare to greet for a while.

"People seem to like wine as well as liquor." Gao Xu looked at the glass in his hand. Dealing with people you don't know, especially men, is a bit of a hassle, and you have to find a way to find a topic. After all, if a woman is a woman, she can be praised for her beauty and temperament, and Gao Xu can come with her mouth open.

The reason why Mr. Pan is not looking for a topic is because Mr. Pan doesn't seem to be planning to take the initiative to speak, he is looking at Gao Xu very seriously, and seems to be very interested in Gao Xu. But such a look made Gao Xu a little uncomfortable.

Mr. Pan said: "The grapes produced in the south of the West America are very good, and most of the domestic wines come from the other side of the Pacific. He paused and added, "However, in recent years, the situation in Western America has been less stable, and production has declined. ”

Gao Xu nodded boringly and agreed: "It makes sense, what can you love." ”

Mr. Pan said in a deep voice: "Our movie won the Shufei Golden Fan Award so quickly because the subject matter involves the Western American region and has emotional guidance. ”

"There is also a political element to this kind of institutional awards?" Gao Xue said.

Mr. Pan nodded and said, "Of course there is, especially the award of the Jingshi." The mainstream guidance of culture and values is a strategic topic in our Ming Dynasty, and there are a group of social humanists who specialize in detailed research in this area. He showed a very serious puzzle, "Mr. Liu doesn't know?" ”

Gao Xu smiled: "I can only guess that my sources of information are not wide. ”

Mr. Pan said: "In ancient times, we paid attention to assimilation, not conquest, which is different from Western culture. Now we have given up on assimilation and replaced it with value recognition, which is the advice of scholars to the government. To this day, value recognition is still less costly and less side effects than war conscription. ”

"Human society is really getting more and more complex." Gao Xu sighed lightly.

Mr. Pan smiled lightly: "Of course, there are tens of thousands of parts in a car, and modern civilization is not simple." ”