After leaving the fashion show, the group did not go back to the hotel directly. It was the evening when the scenery was at its best, and a trip to Paris would naturally include a visit to the Champs-Élysées.
The Champs-Elysees was built in 1616 when Queen Marie de Medici transformed a swamp at the Louvre into a green boulevard, also known as the Boulevard des Linmeng.
The translation name 'Champs-Élysées' was given by Mr. Xu Beihong when he was studying in France. The two circular fountains on the street remain today, and their construction style imitates the fountain style of St. Petersburg Square in Rome.
At both ends of the Champs-Élysées are some buildings that have experienced historical vicissitudes. The Arc de Triomphe, a famous historical site that must be seen when traveling to France, is located in the center of the Star-shaped Square at the west end of the street.
And this section of the road is concentrated with the showrooms of famous car brands such as Air France, Credit France Commerciale, and Mercedes-Benz Citroen. In addition, there are also famous perfume shops, nightclubs and fast food restaurants, which can be said to be a gathering place for businessmen.
The eastern section is dominated by the natural scenery of gardens, with birds singing, flowers fragrant and green trees shading it, and it is adjacent to the Louvre Museum with a rich artistic atmosphere.
So if you want to take a walk in the evening, you can go to the east end. If you want to go shopping, the west end is your first choice. The group got off the bus at the east end and walked west. The total length of the Champs-Élysées is about 2 kilometers. When we walked to the west end, we could basically have dinner. We happened to pick a good restaurant there to try the local cuisine.
"Do you think they are working normally or working overtime now?" Walking on the tree-lined avenue, although the sun is setting now, it is already past six o'clock in the evening in summer. Looking at the busy shop clerks on both sides of the road, Yang Dongxu couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Ya smiled and ignored him, while Zhuo Qing'er gave him a blank look.
In many movies or TV series in later generations, human rights are sometimes mentioned. 'It is illegal to work overtime in France', or in other words, it is illegal to work overtime in developed countries in Europe and the United States. It has always been a hot topic.
The actual situation is that this is a rumor. As long as you want to get better, whether you are French, German, or even American, you need to work overtime, and voluntary overtime without overtime pay in the country is not uncommon in European and American countries. This routine even spread to China from these developed countries.
This rumor originated from a report in the French newspaper "Echo", which stated that France's latest labor law stipulates that companies are not allowed to send emails to employees between 6 pm and 9 am the next morning. Phone calls to employees are not allowed.
In short, employees are not allowed to arrange work after get off work. As soon as this report came out, it was reprinted by media from various countries. The Guangzhou Daily directly reprinted the report with the title "Replying work emails after get off work is illegal in France."
Later, France News Network actually refuted the rumors, saying that there was indeed such a document stating that "work emails and phone calls to employees are not allowed between 6 pm and 9 am the next morning", but this is not a law.
The document is a 'memorandum of understanding' signed between two French trade unions and employer companies, and is aimed at engineers and consultants with mid- to upper-level incomes who often work overtime.
The so-called memorandum of understanding means that when nothing happens, I can forgive you and you don't have to work overtime. When I'm busy, you have to forgive me for staying in the company and working overtime.
Even in later generations, France stipulated that working hours were 35 hours per week and 7 hours per day. Such an agreement can go through labor arbitration, but it is still not an enforceable regulation.
But this explanation did not attract too many people's attention, because the media wanted a gimmick. Since the audience bought their own newspaper, it would be successful. As for helping to explain things that affect the sales of their own newspaper, as long as they are not mentally retarded, they would not care. Will do it.
As for reports that focus on truth, media reporters must have their own professional ethics... Haha...
So it is true that the French are on strike to demand reduction of working hours and increase in wages and benefits, but if you say that all French people work five days a week, seven hours a day, you are not satisfied with such ease, and want to ask for more.
There is no such good thing in the world. Looking at the developed countries in Europe and the United States, the difference in the protection of workers' rights and interests seems more fair.
It is impossible for everyone to work five days a week and seven hours a day. There are many employees in France who do not have weekend breaks, and it is not uncommon for them to work more than ten hours a day.
Of course, if you want to say, I have to do a job that has weekends off and works seven hours a day. If you want to do such a job, no one will stop you, but your quality of life will definitely only hover around the line of food and clothing. There will be no more income to pay for other consumption.
Therefore, those stories in TV series or movies about working overtime and violating the law, about various European and American workers not knowing their blessings and protesting in various demonstrations are actually bullshit. It is a common principle all over the world that the more you work, the more you pay. At most, locals and foreigners are taken care of in terms of salary and remuneration. It is impossible for everyone to herd sheep.
Zhou Ya used to stay in Europe and the United States to handle business, so she was obviously very aware of this pattern. Zhuo Qing'er has been traveling to Paris constantly in the past few years. Although he has never understood it seriously, he has seen many examples with his own eyes and naturally he is not fooled.
"Don't you have great influence in China? Do you want to popularize these common sense things back home?" Zhuo Qing'er asked tit for tat.
"Does anyone believe this even if I say it? Do you believe that there are many people who say I can't eat grapes and say they are sour?" Yang Dongxu curled his lips. This kind of thing is obviously thankless.
In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in China, especially after countries in later generations vigorously develop infrastructure. Some foreign counties may not necessarily look as good as domestic rural areas.
But some people don't believe it and keep traveling abroad one after another. Then after I came back, I wrote a lot about it. I don’t know if I was afraid that I would travel to a trashy place, feel trashy, and be laughed at by people I knew. I still hold on to the idea that I have already suffered a loss and been deceived, so I have to trick others to feel balanced.
In short, even if you don’t have fun when you travel abroad, you will still be very happy. It seems that traveling abroad has higher merits than Monk Tang’s trip to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures...
"Sister Zhou Ya, do you want to go in and have a look? I'm going to kill someone today. Every time I invite guests to my own restaurant, I've never seen someone so picky." Zhuo Qing'er held Zhou Ya's arm and looked at a high-end luxury cosmetics store. The shop said.
"I'm still feeding the child, so I can't use these cosmetics." Zhou Ya smiled.
"Has your mind become mired in studying design in the past few years? We are husband and wife. The money I save belongs to my wife, and you actually told Zhou Ya that it was wrong for me to save?" Yang Dongxu said with a slight expression. He glanced at Zhuo Qing'er with disgust, as if looking at a fool.
"Your brain is crazy. You just pretended to be too good before, so you tricked Sister Zhou Ya into getting married. Otherwise, you would have been a bachelor for the rest of your life." Zhuo Qing'er glared at Yang Dongxu, which was obviously unreasonable and forced. A tough fight.
Yang Dongxu rolled up his sleeves and looked ready to fight back. But the words have not yet come out. The cell phone in his pocket rang, and when he saw it was an unfamiliar number, he hung up immediately, ready to argue with Zhuo Qing'er about Chou Yin Mao.
But the phone hung up and started ringing again.
Hang up again!
Ring again.
"It's not over, is it? Who are you?" Yang Dongxu answered the phone.
"The Embassy in France, you..."
"Oh, I got it." He said a lot on the phone. In the end, Yang Dongxu, who was a little impatient, responded and hung up the phone. He hesitated for two seconds and did not cover the flip phone, but directly chose to turn off the phone. .
"What happened just now?" Zhou Ya reached out and wiped Xiao Wenchen's saliva and asked casually.
"It's the same old routine, diplomatic protest. Is it this or that?" Yang Dongxu shrugged indifferently.
"Is nothing going to happen?" Zhuo Qing'er looked at Yang Dongxu worriedly.
Although he knew that Yang Dongxu was not a vegetarian, he was still abroad after all. The embassy represents the government. If someone like Yang Dongxu hangs up the phone and shuts down the phone before he has finished speaking, he will definitely offend others.
"What's the problem? Don't say that Rima is just a shareholder of Exxon, or that his father is a shareholder of Exxon, and he is still not in the top five. Even if Exxon Petroleum Company is their It's not like I can't afford the legal fees for an international lawsuit." Yang Dongxu curled his lips.
"But the other party is a person with status. Whether this lawsuit is fought in France or in Europe and the United States, the court will definitely be biased." Zhuo Qing'er still couldn't help but feel worried.
"Hey, I have spent the past few years abroad for nothing, and I still understand the secrets behind this." Yang Dongxu looked at Zhuo Qing'er in surprise.
The cruel Zhuo Qing'er felt itchy at the base of her teeth. If Zhou Ya hadn't been between them, she would have pounced on Yang Dongxu and bit Yang Dongxu twice. I obviously care about him with good intentions, but this bastard is actually really angry with me.
"Okay, okay." Seeing Zhuo Qing'er's eyes starting to boil, Yang Dongxu stopped teasing, "You have to believe that the saying 'money can make the devil go away' is true everywhere. The court may because His status is biased, but I have money.
In other words, I am poor and all I have left is money, but if I have money, I will have a good lawyer. In addition, many lawyers are willing to help you fight this kind of international lawsuit, hoping to get a chance to become famous overnight. Don't say I have money. If I don't have money to operate well, a bunch of bad lawyers will let me choose for free. "
"It's better to say it than to sing it." Zhuo Qing'er snorted unconvinced.
Especially Yang Dongxu's words, 'I am so poor that I only have money', made her want to kick Yang Dongxu a few times. She had never seen such a arrogant person. I really want to hit someone for being so arrogant and so successful.
Embassy of China in France.
"How's it going? When will the person come?" Seeing his secretary put down the phone subconsciously, the deputy representative of the embassy asked.
"that......"
"What kind of trouble have you encountered?" The deputy representative frowned. Diplomacy is no small matter, especially in such a foreign country.
"No, he hung up the phone before I finished speaking." The secretary cried sadly.
"Then why are you still standing there? Keep calling. Could it be that the domestic mobile phone signal is not good overseas and the signal was accidentally disconnected?"
"Hit!" The other party turned off his phone. "
"There is really a problem with the mobile phone signal." The deputy representative was stunned.
secretary:"......"
