"Sure, it's good if you see her." Dong Qiangqiang looked up at the stainless steel building above his head, and while clearly listening to his own echo, he told Dong Yiqing on the phone, "Tell her that the book will be here next week."
At this time, he was standing at the entrance of the Porsche Automobile Pavilion. The architectural shape at the top of the entrance was extremely unique, as if a huge metal shell was buckled on the building. In front of the museum is a pool of clear turquoise water. The edge of the "shell" extends to two or three meters above the water. It looks precarious, as if it will slip into the water at any time.
Duanmu threw a small stone into the pool: "Look at the fish in the water. They swim like a small submarine. Their bodies are tilted to one side. I guess sweet and sour or steamed are not delicious, so they can only be braised." Or make boiled fish.”
"What did you say just now?" Dong Qiangqiang sat next to Duanmu again and watched the stones causing ripples in the water.
"After I suggested going to the zoo, the guy surnamed Wang yelled at me," Duanmu grabbed his throat and imitated the other person's hoarse voice, "'We are not three-year-olds, why should we go to the zoo? Are you stupid?'"
"A dog relies on human power." Dong Qiangqiang advised, "Don't take it personally. In the workplace, you will encounter everyone."
"Hey, he's not as good as the French CEO of our company." Duanmu sighed, "Every time he talks to me, he's always polite."
"Although foreigners smile at you on the surface, you don't know what they think of you in their hearts." Dong Qiangqiang retorted, "Maybe he is also scolding you for being stupid in his heart."
"Anyway, at least they are willing to do a superficial job, but some compatriots, tsk tsk, are just rats carrying guns and running around." Duanmu sighed, "I was very angry at that time, but I could only scold him in my heart. You have to keep a smile on your face and ask them where they want to go.”
"So they said they were coming to the Volkswagen headquarters?"
Duanmu nodded and continued to imitate Xiao Wang's tone: "'Didn't you say that Hannover is fun? Why are you asking me? Which of us has studied abroad? Of course, we can go wherever it is fun. Are you stupid for studying abroad?' "
Although he was not in the car at the time, Dong Qiangqiang could understand how bad Duanmu was feeling at that time. He couldn't help but think to himself: If someone dared to criticize him like this in front of his face, he might immediately fall out.
"Thank you for reminding me that I can come to Auto City." Duanmu said gratefully, "I have been in Hannover for a few years. I have only heard of this place before, but today is the first time I come back."
"Actually, I have never been here before. It was Lao Bai who reminded me. He said that this is one of the top 10 industrial tourist attractions in Germany. Nine out of ten people who come to Hannover will visit the Volkswagen Auto City, and they have to buy expensive tickets to enter. , but we can visit for free with our student ID card.”
"But to put it bluntly, this is just a car museum." Duanmu looked around and said indifferently, "The exhibition hall is quite well built, such as this big shell-like thing, and there are quite a lot of car brands, but what's there to see? head?"
"It's normal for you to think so, because you don't understand the German car culture." Dong Qiangqiang wanted to be a tour guide, so he spent a lot of time collecting information on various aspects of Volkswagen. "Almost five years ago, in order to better serve the people in 2000, Volkswagen Showing its strength at the Hannover World Expo held in 2016, it cost more than 800 million US dollars to start building an automobile city called 'Autostadt' with an area of more than 280,000 square meters on the north bank of the Mittelland Canal in Wolfsburg. It is known as the largest area on earth. car theme park. At the end of 1998, the theme park was basically completed and started to be decorated, and it began to open to the public in June last year. Judging from the actual objects we have seen today, Volkswagen’s decoration speed and quality are actually quite good. Of course, this also shows that there is no cost Not about money. Also, when we drove over just now, did you see the red brick walled workshop area with four towering chimneys?"
Seeing Duanmu nodding, Dong Qiangqiang continued: "That is Volkswagen's headquarters and some of its production workshops. The classic Volkswagen T1 van and Beetle were first produced there."
Listening to Dong Qiangqiang's eloquent talk, Duanmu also found it interesting. He urged with interest: "Is there more?"
"There are hundreds of venues here, displaying a lot of car brands, of course mainly Volkswagen's brands, such as Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Bentley..."
"Wait, isn't Bentley from England?" Duanmu asked doubtfully.
"Before 1998, Bentley was still a British brand. But after 1998, the Bentley brand belongs to the public." Dong Qiangqiang paused, and when Duanmu stopped interrupting him, he continued, "Hundreds of venues mean how many There are hundreds of buildings, but the buildings and architectural styles are all different. I heard that Volkswagen summoned nearly a hundred famous architects in Germany to participate in the design. In addition to having a design that is consistent with the corresponding brand, each building must also include environmentally friendly features. Concept. For example, the Porsche pavilion we are staying in now. Doesn’t this perfect ‘shell’ arc design remind you of the streamlined appearance of Porsche? And on rainy days, most of the rainwater from the top of the building will fall into this pool. , which is conducive to water recycling.”
"But how do you know all this?" Duanmu looked confused.
"Do you still remember the glass curtain wall building we walked in just now?" Dong Qiangqiang asked.
"Is that the hall with the stainless steel hollow globe?"
"Yes, when you were talking to Mr. Bian, I was reading their introduction in the bulletin board nearby. Volkswagen particularly emphasized that their motto is 'Menschen, Autosundwassiebewegt'."
"What does this mean?" Duanmu asked.
"I understand that it literally means 'people and cars advance together', but I think the idea that the Germans want to express is 'people and cars become one'. A good car is like a part of a person that can stop and move at will." Dong Qiangqiang took a deep breath, "In addition, in addition to learning the history of different car brands, this place is also a place where high technology gathers. Although this place is too big to be visited in one day, there are still many places worth visiting. , even if it’s just a quick glance, we should take a look.”
"A place where high technology gathers?" Duanmuqi asked, "Can there be high technology in a museum?"
"If Volkswagen City is compared to a crown, then the CarTowers car tower is the brightest pearl on the crown. It is said that the outer wall of the tower is made of all-tempered glass, while the interior is a pure galvanized steel frame structure. A car The tower has 20 floors and can accommodate hundreds of vehicles at the same time." Dong Qiangqiang patted Duanmu on the shoulder, stood up and said, "Let's go and see its true appearance in Mount Lu. It's a worthwhile trip."
"But when Mr. Bian broke up just now, he asked us to wait at the door and wait for them to come out. It doesn't matter if we are close to the door now. If we go far away... wouldn't it be bad?" Duanmu asked worriedly.
Dong Qiangqiang laughed, said nothing, turned and walked away.
When Duanmu saw this, he quickly jumped up from the steps: "Hey, don't go, wait for me..."
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