Chapter 381

On April 12, Deputy Manager Li of the Arts and Crafts Store came to Meng Hu Ling. He came to pick up Xia Zhu to participate in the Canton Fair.

The Canton Fair is China's longest-running, highest-level, largest-scale, most comprehensive international trade grand event with the most complete variety of commodities, the most visiting merchants, and the best transaction results. Because China is currently in a weak position in international trade, the commodities that can go to the Canton Fair are the best commodities in China.

Precisely because of this, being able to go to the Canton Fair has become a special honor. It is very difficult to occupy a quota in the trade delegation. Xia Zhu being invited by Deputy Manager Li to the Canton Fair suddenly shocked the entire Meng Hu Ling.

Deputy Manager Li said that the industrial products of Hudong Province are not considered advanced, so there are basically no products that can go to the Canton Fair. The main products that can go to the Canton Fair are some local specialties, as well as some characteristic arts and crafts such as bamboo weaving.

This time, they displayed some of Xia Zhu's bamboo weaving works to the Hudong Province delegation, and the result was universal praise. Especially that piece, "Autumn Rhyme of Bamboo Township," received rave reviews. These bamboo weaving arts and crafts successfully entered the foreign trade product catalog of this year's Hudong Province delegation.

You know, foreign exchange is still very important in this era. Every province has task indicators for earning foreign exchange every year, and the most important way to earn foreign exchange is the Canton Fair. Therefore, every province's delegation is very cautious about which products to choose to participate in the Canton Fair. This is related to the task of earning foreign exchange.

In the past, most of the products that Hudong Province took to the Canton Fair every year were local specialties. Although these things were relatively popular, the price was not high, and exporting a lot of them wouldn't earn much foreign exchange.

But this kind of arts and crafts is different. As long as foreign merchants like it, it is possible to sell an ordinary piece of arts and crafts for dozens of US dollars, and the value of that kind of bamboo weaving painting is even higher. It is possible to sell one piece for hundreds or thousands of US dollars.

If they can order a few big orders, it will not be difficult to complete the foreign exchange earning task of the Hudong Province delegation this year.

And wanting to achieve good results at the Canton Fair, Deputy Manager Li naturally wants to take Xia Zhu with him. She can explain to foreign merchants and even demonstrate on the spot, which is quite beneficial for strengthening the impression of merchants and gaining the favor of merchants.

Hearing this good news, the common people of Ye Zhugou Village beat drums and gongs to send Xia Zhu to the township government. The township government held a farewell party for Xia Zhu in the conference room. This was to encourage and wish Xia Zhu to achieve good results at the Canton Fair and sell Meng Hu Ling's bamboo weaving arts and crafts to foreign countries.

Chen Hongfu and Dong Jianshu successively delivered enthusiastic speeches, congratulating the bamboo weaving factory's bamboo weaving arts and crafts on participating in the Canton Fair, and hoping that Xia Zhu could display the style of a Chinese arts and crafts master at the Canton Fair and win glory for China, for Hudong Province, for Shangjun County, and for Meng Hu Ling Township!

They also asked Xia Zhu to deliver a speech. When had Xia Zhu ever experienced such a scene? After mumbling for a long time, she said, "Thank you all, I will definitely not lose the face of the Chinese people."

After saying this, she bowed to the audience. Everyone was a bit stunned. That's it? But after being stunned for only a few seconds, everyone woke up and gave Xia Zhu warm applause.

Before leaving, Xia Zhu met Su Xinghui alone in Su Xinghui's office. Su Xinghui smiled and made a cup of tea for Xia Zhu: "Congratulations, Xia Zhu, you have turned from an ugly duckling into a white swan!"

Xia Zhu looked at Su Xinghui infatuatedly. She really wanted to say that even if she turned into a white swan, she would never fly away from his side. However, she didn't have the courage to say such things. She just looked at Su Xinghui infatuatedly, as if she could never look enough.

Su Xinghui felt a bit uncomfortable being looked at by her. He asked somewhat unnaturally, "What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like this?"

Xia Zhu then smiled shyly: "Brother Xinghui, I just feel that going to such a far place and such a big scene, I have no bottom in my heart. When I have no bottom in my heart, I want to talk to you."

Su Xinghui smiled with relief. So that's it. He smiled and said, "It's okay, Xia Zhu, you must have confidence in yourself. You must believe that in the field of bamboo weaving, you are the best. When the time comes, at the Canton Fair, once you make a move, you will definitely be able to shock those foreigners!"

Excitement flashed in Xia Zhu's eyes: "Brother Xinghui, is what you said true?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Didn't you see those calligraphers and painters in Jiangcheng say you are a genius?"

Xia Zhu thought for a while and nodded: "Hmm, Brother Xinghui, talking to you, I have a bottom in my heart. Fine, then I'm leaving!"

Su Xinghui sent Xia Zhu out the door, sent her to the minibus of the Jiangnan Arts and Crafts Store, and waved: "Have a safe trip!"