Chapter 139 All the way north
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The next time will be left to Joanna, reminiscing about the past or recalling the memories.
There is nothing to do in Anfeng. Life in the British countryside is monotonous, with few people around. Occasionally, a few bird calls are the most suitable for leaning on the wooden chair in the yard and looking up at the sky. If it weren't for the occasional strange weather, it would be a wonderful day. Unfortunately, it was rainy in the UK.
After sitting for a while, Brandon's nephew Dennis came to him. He came last night. He was about his early twenties and was younger than Joanna. He did not look like the taciturn Brandon. Instead, he was curious about everything and wanted to end the final part of many things.
Then Dennis asked, "Mr. An, have you lived in the United States all the time?"
An Feng glanced at him and shook his head: "No, I just immigrated for a short time and lived there for more than a year."
"What do you think about America?" Dennis asked.
An Feng smiled: "You yearn for it?"
"Longing?" Dennis heard this and shook his head frequently: "No, no, I'm just simply curious, and figured out why their influence was so huge."
An Feng thought for a while and said, "There are freedom and enthusiasm, as well as darkness and sin. Because of the nature of the immigrant country, people from all over the world gather together to bring about the prosperity of their own nation and pursue their dreams. It depends on personal feelings. What do you think of the United States?"
Dennis said: "My classmates and friends around me have a bad impression of the United States. They think that Americans are not only vulgar, uneducated, like to wear national flags everywhere and be conceited. They are also very ignorant of the outside world, believing that the United States is the center of the world and are obsessed with money. The entire American society is dominated by large enterprises."
An Feng looked at him: "I heard that even if the United States is the most powerful country in the world, you still only regard France as a respectable opponent in your heart?"
Dennis proudly said: "There are countless wars between Britain and France in history, and it is difficult to distinguish for more than a hundred years. However, my conclusion is too subjective. I quoted a German scholar as a British scholar to look at the United States, just like the nobles of Hamburg met wealthy peasants from Bavaria."
An Feng has long seen it. The UK's "decent decline" policy has always influenced its citizens. From a public attitude, it is estimated that the title of "the number one brother in the United States" is just the government's wishful thinking and cannot represent these people living at the grassroots level. They have a bad impression of the United States.
According to Dennis, Europeans are not interested in the United States. The government does not mean public opinion. There are many people who are compatible on the surface and rebellious on the inside. Some are hypocrites and some are real villains. For example, France, although France is a member of NATO, the mood to oppose the United States is very serious.
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One day later, continue to head north.
The last destination: Finland. Flying from London to Helsinki, Finland, is also a way to move northward in vertical coordinates. Finland is a bit far from Britain, nearly two thousand kilometers, and it is close to Russia. It was once controlled by Imperial Russia in history and later became an independent republic.
Finland is a typical Nordic country. Part of the territory is within the Arctic Circle. The northern territory can occasionally enjoy the grand occasion without night. The more you go north, the easier it is to appreciate the brilliantly changing "Aurora Lights". In Ronevami, the place of the legendary Santa Claus is the hometown of the legend.
Joanna looked at the clouds and mountains outside the porthole and said, "If it weren't for not having enough time, we should go to Ear Mountain to find Santa's."
An Feng was afraid of the cold: "Is it very close to the Arctic?"
"It's okay, I won't be cold when I hold you," Joanna said, holding his arm.
An Feng took the opportunity to hold her in his arms and said with a smile: "I'm so cold now, please warm me up, little cat."
Joanna leaned on his shoulder and said, "Afraid of the cold? Then let's try aerobic sauna locally? Did you know that the word 'sauna' comes from Finnish. It is counted that Finland has about two million saunas, and for Finland, which has a population of only five or six million, it is essential for almost every household."
An Feng nodded: "Okay, but we have to choose the kind of person who can't wear clothes."
Joanna curled her lips: "It's okay if you can't wear it?"
"Is that?" An Feng's eyes lit up.
"I mean a private sauna," Joanna stressed, "Don't think of having other Nordic girls for you, if you want to see them, I'll cover your eyes."
An Feng was blindfolded by her hands, unable to laugh or cry.
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After a few hours of flight, landed in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
As soon as I walked out of the airport, the coolness came to my face. It was worthy of being the country that relied on the Arctic. Even at the southernmost point of the country, the temperature was the same as in winter, about ten degrees Celsius. It is said that it would drop below ten degrees at night. No wonder they were all so white, and they turned out to be frozen.
Nordic people are the lightest white people, as white as a piece of paper. Here are the purest blonde girls, who are shining even brighter than the blondes that Joanna has luck. Under the sunlight above her head, there is a dazzling golden light. Coupled with their slim figure, they are really "beautiful frozen people".
An Feng held Joanna's warm little hand and got into the hotel concierge car to pick them up and drop them off. This time, he was not picky. Several Nordic countries are usually not mainstream tourist countries. There are much fewer tourists coming and going than Western Europe, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, and there is nothing to choose from.
The local area maintains a relatively complete local style, the city is green, and there are many lakes along the way. It is said that Finland, known as the "country of Thousand Lakes", actually has 180,000 lakes, far more than the number "thousand". It gives people the feeling of being as peaceful as Switzerland, but its temperament is more ethereal.
Maybe it was too cold... An Feng thought to himself. The car came to the hotel in the city center. Although it did not specify a star rating, it was still the best room to stay in. He specially asked for a private sauna. Since Joanna did not show him other Nordic girls, she could only stare at her wife.
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The next morning, we received visitors in the hotel conference room on time.
Two tall Nordic white men and a shiny and blonde female translator came. They both came from the Turku Shipyard in Finland. Speaking of Turku Shipyard, it is very famous. Professional cruise ship owners - note that the cruise ship is not a yacht. The yacht is too small, and the largest is only more than 10,000 tons.
Only cruise ships can meet the dream of Anfeng Maritime Palace. They can often have tens of thousands of tons and hundreds of thousands of tons. The two largest cruise ships in the world, "Ocean Charm" and "Ocean Oasis", were built by the Turku Shipyard, with a displacement of 225,000 tons, making them a giant at sea.
In addition, they have also built many heavyweight cruise ships, which can be said to be experienced. If Anfeng wants to build a super cruise ship, Turku Shipyard is naturally the first choice. The other party introduced each other, and the leader was a manager named Carl, with a gentle temperament and specialized in high-end customers.
The female translator's English is OK, but the translation-style communication reduces a lot of greetings. An Feng felt that the Finnish in their mouths was a bit like Russian, but he just couldn't understand the meaning and was too lazy to figure it out later. He went straight to the point: "My request is very simple, I want to build the largest cruise ship in the world."
This is simple? Everyone has different ideas, but they all have their own contempt.
After hearing the translation, Carl asked with a smile: "Do you hope to be more than the existing cruise ship?"
"Of course, isn't the largest one worth 225,000 tons? Is it okay to build a 250,000 tons?" An Feng said, feeling that he was a bit casual in buying vegetables in the vegetable market.
Unfortunately, what you want to say is so literary, that female translator is not easy to mess with.
After hearing this, Carl smiled a little helpless: "Sir, we thank you very much for your confidence in our shipyard. The manufacturing of large-tonnage cruise ships is not a big problem, but in fact, it is very difficult to pass through the Denmark's cross-sea bridge. The last time I passed the "Marine Charm" was only four centimeters away from hitting the bridge."
"Crashing the bridge?" An Feng looked at Joanna.
Joanna took out her cell phone, opened Google Earth a few times, zoomed in on the satellite map, and transferred the screen to him, saying: "If the cruise ship built has to leave the Gulf of Finland, it must pass through Denmark. There are cross-sea bridges in both places, so you can't drive a boat and hit it."
"God won't help me." An Feng sighed.
Chapter completed!