Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

The next morning, sunlight poured into the room through the window as Jiang Weimin finished his breakfast at his aunt's house.

Taking the things that An Xin prepared for An Nuo, he left An Xin's house and walked towards Qingdao Publishing House.

After arriving at the publishing house, Jiang Weimin came to the editorial office.

Liu Shuo said hurriedly when he saw Jiang Weimin coming.

"Xiao Jiang, President Song wants to see you for something. Please go over later."

"Uncle Liu, what's the matter?"

"It should be about going to Guangzhou to attend the Canton Fair."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Liu!"

Jiang Weimin then went to Song Wenqing's office, followed by Vice Presidents Feng Nan and Yun Zhou.

Song Wenqing looked at the three of them seriously: "Tomorrow the trading delegation organized by Qingdao City will organize a three-day training, and all three of you must attend."

"Boss, are we going to set off?"

"We'll leave after the training."

In the next three days, Jiang Weimin and his two colleagues devoted themselves to the training before the Canton Fair.

The training started with mainly talking about policy issues, telling everyone what they can and cannot do.

Then we started the training, which covered many aspects, including simple English training and etiquette, learning how to show a decent image and behavior in international occasions.

Finally, they need to have a deep understanding of how to present the product, including details such as performance, features and benefits.

After a period of training, it was finally time for them to set off.

Jiang Weimin and his two companions packed their luggage and boarded the train to Guangzhou with the trade delegation. As the train slowly started, they embarked on a journey full of expectations.

"Xiao Jiang, why do you carry so many things?" Feng Nan looked at the several packages in Jiang Weimin's hands.

“Boss, these are some painting tools. I was afraid that it would be hard to find them in Guangzhou, so I brought them with me. I think they might be useful when the time comes.

And some things for my family.”

"Xiao Jiang, do you have relatives in Guangzhou?"

"Well, my cousin is serving in the army in Guangzhou, and my aunt asked me to bring some things over."

"Guangzhou is a great place. It's so nice to be a soldier there."

"Indeed, my sister is also envious of my cousin for being able to serve in the army in Guangzhou."

After the three of them packed their luggage, they sat on the bed and started chatting.

"Xiao Jiang, what are your plans when you arrive in Guangzhou?"

"President, I plan to see if I can find any foreign publishers when I get to Guangzhou. Then I'll visit them one by one."

"It's not easy to find a foreign publisher!" Feng Nan said with a frown.

"Boss, the organizer of the Canton Fair must have information about foreign companies. Let's go there and ask after we get there."

"That's a solution, Xiao Jiang. I'll leave it to you when the time comes." The president patted Jiang Weimin on the shoulder.

"can."

Jiang Weimin then took out his English-Chinese dictionary and notebook and began to carefully record the conversations that might be used at the Canton Fair.

He carefully considered every reply, striving to be accurate.

He will take advantage of this free time to familiarize himself with the contents and ensure that he can deal with various situations.

Feng Nan looked at Jiang Weimin learning English and couldn't help showing a surprised look: "Xiao Jiang, I didn't expect you can actually speak English!"

Jiang Weimin smiled modestly and explained, “President, I have learned some things before, but I have never had the opportunity to communicate with others.

I feel like this might be useful when I go to the Canton Fair, so I want to review it in the next few days.”

After hearing this, Feng Nan admired Jiang Weimin even more.

He originally thought that Jiang Weimin was just a young man who was good at painting and had many novel ideas, but he didn't expect that he could also speak English.

There were six beds facing each other in the sleeper car of the train they were riding in.

Director Liu from the Purchasing Department of the Third Printing and Dyeing Factory, who was sitting on the bed opposite, also heard their conversation and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Xiao Jiang, it's great that you can speak English! When we have foreign businessmen coming here, we'll have to trouble you to help us translate." Director Liu said enthusiastically.

Jiang Weimin nodded and agreed quickly: "No problem, Director Liu. If you need an interpreter, just come to me."

Jiang Weimin and Director Liu met during a training session.

At that time, Feng Nan specially brought Jiang Weimin and Yun Zhou to meet Director Liu and introduced them to each other, so everyone was familiar with each other.

After three days, we finally arrived in Guangzhou.

Although the three-day train journey may make you feel a little tired physically and mentally, the moment you step out of Guangzhou Railway Station, all the tiredness seems to be instantly dispelled by the vitality and prosperity of this city.

Outside the train station, there was a surge of people, with all kinds of accents and dialects mixed in the bustling crowd, and everyone's face was filled with yearning and expectation.

Then Jiang Weimin and his two companions went to the hotel with the Qingdao trading delegation.

It was during the Canton Fair and accommodation was quite tight. If you hadn't come with the Qingdao trade delegation, you might not even have a place to stay.

But despite this, I still shared a room with six people from Qingdao No. 6 Printing and Dyeing Factory.

After three days of train travel, everyone was quite tired, so they took a day off.

The next day, Jiang Weimin and Yun Zhou found someone to help move the 4,000 sets of books to the venue warehouse.

Then the three of them began to set up the venue, which was less than two meters away in the corner of Qingdao No. 3 Printing and Dyeing Factory.

Jiang Weimin felt helpless looking at this small place, but who told them that they were using the Qingdao Third Printing and Dyeing Factory as a base?

After placing several sets of comic book albums, Jiang Weimin looked from a distance and found that their booth was very inconspicuous and difficult to attract people's attention.

Jiang Weimin frowned and said to Feng Nan, "Boss, this display is too unclear. From a distance, you can't tell what we are selling here!"

Feng Nan nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's true."

Jiang Weimin thought for a moment and suggested, "President, let me draw two posters!

Putting them in front of the booth will allow passers-by to know at a glance that we are selling comic books and understand the story lines. "

Feng Nan's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said admiringly: "Xiao Jiang, your idea is really great!"

"President, but we need to find some 2-fold paper to draw on first, and we also need to make two stands."

Feng Nan immediately responded: "No problem, then let's split up now. I'll go find paper, Yun Zhou will find a stand, and you go prepare the painting tools." After that, the three of them quickly took action.

Soon, everything was ready and Jiang Weimin began to paint seriously.

He picked up the paintbrush and carefully depicted every detail, striving to vividly present the plot of the story on the poster. He devoted himself to the creation with full concentration.

The first painting in the series, "Police Dog Attack," depicts Officer Zhang leading a police dog to search for criminals. Officer Zhang has an upright posture and sharp eyes, as if he can see through everything.

The police dog has shiny fur and tight muscles, like a cheetah ready to pounce.

These are not the main points. Jiang Weimin wrote a Chinese collection of Sherlock Holmes stories in both English and traditional Chinese.

Jiang Weimin knew that if he wanted his work to attract more attention, he had to rely on some gimmicks to attract foreign and Hong Kong businessmen.

So he thought of borrowing the classic image of Sherlock Holmes and emphasized in the promotional slogan that this was the Chinese version of the Sherlock Holmes story.

This will not only arouse people's interest, but also make them look forward to the work.

In the second painting, Jiang Weimin drew a picture of the special forces cooperating with each other to annihilate the enemy. This painting shows the tacit understanding and combat effectiveness of the special forces, and makes people feel the cruelty and tension of war.

Originally, Jiang Weimin planned to name this work "Father's War of Resistance" series, but considering market demand and commercial value, he finally decided to change its name to "Special Forces".

During the creative process, Jiang Weimin strived to truly present the battle scenes and the heroic deeds of the special forces at that time.

He used delicate brushstrokes to depict the soldiers' resolute expressions and fearless spirit, as well as the smoke and bloody atmosphere on the battlefield.

Every detail is carefully crafted, making the entire painting full of shock and appeal.

At the same time, Jiang Weimin also put a lot of effort into the descriptive text part.

He gave a detailed introduction to the special forces' historical background, combat missions and brilliant achievements.

In addition, he also specifically emphasized that this team was known as the "King of World Land Warfare" during World War II and had fought against elite forces from various countries.

Such a statement not only increases the credibility of the work, but also enhances its appeal.

The titles of these two paintings both clearly state the four large characters “Chinese Comics”, which is very eye-catching.

When the paintings were completed, Jiang Weimin began to color them.

He carefully applied each stroke of color to make the picture more vivid and layered.

He then worked with Yunzhou to place the two paintings on either side of the stand, carefully arranging them to ensure they would attract the viewer’s attention.

After completing these tasks, the two stood aside and examined the fruits of their labor, their hearts filled with a sense of accomplishment.

They were very satisfied with the arranged booth and couldn't help nodding in praise.

Jiang Weimin smiled and said to Yun Zhou, "President, what do you and Brother Yun think?"

Yun Zhou smiled and replied, "Brother Jiang, your idea is really great!

With this arrangement, I can tell at a glance that this is a comic book booth, it's really ingenious!"

After the booth was set up, Jiang Weimin found the leader of the organizer.

"Hello, leader! I am from the Qingdao trade delegation. Here are my credentials."

The organizer took Jiang Weimin's ID and looked at it carefully, then asked, "What can I do for you?"

Jiang Weimin quickly replied: "Leader, I am an editor at Qingdao Publishing House.

Our publishing house hopes to sell the comic books we publish to foreign markets and earn more foreign exchange for the country.

Therefore, I have come here specifically to hope to get some information about foreign publishers from you. "

Hearing Jiang Weimin's request, the organizer's leader nodded, indicating that they understood his needs.

After thinking for a moment, he said, “Publishers… there are relatively few foreign companies of this kind.

However, I can take you to the relevant personnel to check whether there is any publisher information that meets your requirements. "

Jiang Weimin said gratefully: "Thank you very much for your help!"

Afterwards, the organizer's leader led Jiang Weimin to the relevant department and found the staff responsible for the inquiry.

After some inquiries, the staff told Jiang Weimin: "There are indeed several publishers, but we are not sure whether they will participate in the Canton Fair this time. If you want to know more details, you may need to ask in person."

Jiang Weimin took the information handed over by the staff and found a total of three foreign companies and two Hong Kong companies.

Jiang Weimin quickly expressed his gratitude: "Leader, I am really sorry to bother you this time. Thank you for your help."

The organizer smiled and said: “It’s not a big deal, we are all doing this for the development of the country.

I hope your publishing house can successfully promote comic books to the international market and make contributions to the country.

If you have any additional questions or need further support, please let me know. ”

Jiang Weimin nodded repeatedly to express his gratitude and said goodbye to the leaders of the organizer.

Jiang Weimin returned to the booth with the foreign business information, and then began to think about how to find these foreign businessmen.