Dong Qiangqiang has not been to many German airports, including Frankfurt, Hannover, and Munich. But after seeing Hamburg International Airport, he realized that the first three were all large airports.
Hamburg International Airport has only one four-story terminal building, which is not large in area, so there are no transportation tools such as shuttle buses. It takes less than three minutes to take the escalator from the parking lot to the airport pick-up hall.
Standing in the pick-up hall and looking around, Dong Qiangqiang understood what Lao Bai had said to him before. Since the 1990s, benefiting from the benefits of the "Schengen Agreement", foreign tourists can freely enter and exit any European country except the United Kingdom and Switzerland as long as they obtain a visa from any Schengen country in the EU. This is very attractive to Chinese people who have just gotten used to the new [00ks] Malaysia and Thailand, so more and more people are traveling to Europe. However, contrary to its world-renowned industrial manufacturing influence, Germany's tourism appeal was not strong at that time. The crowds of tourists who could be seen at famous scenic spots in France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and other countries were rare in Germany.
Despite this, you can still see a lot of people holding Chinese signs in the pick-up hall, and some are even Germans. From time to time, they sway back and forth from Dong Qiangqiang, while paying close attention to the cheerful people who come out of the gate with their luggage. The person looked at Dong Qiangqiang from time to time with an inquiring look like a scanner.
The time at this time was close to 18:00, and the plane was more than ten minutes later than the expected arrival time. Fortunately, Dong Qiangqiang had seen the delay notice on the airport electronic sign before, so he was not in a hurry.
Just as he was deciding whether to buy a Burger King set meal first, he suddenly heard someone behind him ask in broken Chinese: "Are you here to pick me up?"
Dong Qiangqiang turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, a mole next to his mouth, and fine hairs on the mole. He was short, dark-skinned, and wearing a barcode hat, standing in front of him. He studied it for a second and realized that he didn't know the other person, so he didn't want to talk to him. He nodded politely, said a vague "hmm", and turned his attention to the gate again.
But the other party seemed to be very interested in the sign in Dong Qiangqiang's hand. He stepped closer to Dong Qiangqiang, extended his hand in a friendly manner, and continued in broken Chinese: "I am also a traveler, and we are all in the same boat. Let's get to know each other. I My name is A Xing.”
Dong Qiangqiang was thin-skinned and didn't know how to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and quickly shake hands with the other party and then quickly let go: "Hello."
"Is this your first time picking up someone?" Axing asked, glancing at the sign in his hand.
Dong Qiangqiang was secretly surprised, his face changed slightly, and he almost blurted out and asked how the other party knew.
The first time he led a group was in Munich, when the tourists were already checking in at the hotel. The second time was with Mr. Bian and his entourage, whom Duanmu brought directly from Hamburg. Speaking of which, this was indeed his first real airport pick-up.
"Hey," Ah Xing seemed to have heard Dong Qiangqiang's question, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he nuzzled at the other tour guide-looking people around him, "The pick-up sign needs to be held above the head to attract attention, but your sign is It’s in your hand, so you must be a newcomer.”
Dong Qiangqiang immediately took a peek at the other people and found that what Ah Xing said was indeed correct. Everyone else was indeed holding their signs high above their heads. He secretly blamed himself for his observation skills, and hurriedly raised the sign with a sullen face.
"Just came to Germany?" Dong Qiangqiang's indifference did not dampen Ah Xing's enthusiasm. He continued to ask, "International student?"
"Yes." Dong Qiangqiang saw that the other party was not malicious and pointed out his shortcomings, so although he didn't want to respond, he still answered politely.
"Which travel agency do you belong to? Starfish? Sun? Goethe?" Ah Xing asked questions one after another.
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang remained silent, Ah Xing rolled his eyes and moved to the right side of Dong Qiangqiang. At the same time, he handed him a business card: "This is my travel agency."
Dong Qiangqiang lowered his head and glanced at the card, only to see three lines printed on it with black characters on a white background and no design: Xiaolai Travel Agency. Bao A Xing. There is also a mobile phone number.
Dong Qiangqiang hesitated for two seconds and reached out to take the business card.
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang accept the business card, Ah Xing leaned closer and whispered: "To be honest, I have so many tour groups now that I can't handle them all. I really need manpower, and novices are better. If you are interested, you can come. Help me, I won’t treat you badly.”
This kind of dialogue was too cliche. Dong Qiangqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head in rejection: "I'm sorry."
"How much do you get now? I can give you an extra 5 marks per hour on top of your current salary. If you do a good job, it's not impossible to add 10 marks. How about it?" Axing asked expectantly. .
"No, thank you." Dong Qiangqiang finally realized that this was a piece of dog-skin plaster. If he didn't explicitly reject it, he would never end it. "I don't need it for the time being."
"Think about it carefully. If it's a matter of money, we can discuss it again." Ah Xing seemed to be very interested in Dong Qiangqiang, which made Dong Qiangqiang have to be alert.
At this moment, a group of people pushed their luggage and swarmed out of the gate. After one of them saw the sign above Dong Qiangqiang's head, he immediately pointed at him and shouted to his companions: "Just him, just him."
Almost in the blink of an eye, a dark group of people stood in front of Dong Qiangqiang and Ah Xing.
"Which one of you is Dong Qiangqiang?" A dignified middle-aged man looked at Dong Qiangqiang and Ah Xing.
Dong Qiangqiang nodded quickly to the middle-aged man: "Hello, I am Dong Qiangqiang. I am responsible for the activities of our group these days."
"You should take responsibility and leave quickly. Why are you still standing there?" A female voice in the crowd complained, "Didn't you see there is a child here? How come you are such an adult and don't have any eyesight?"
Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but be startled by the familiar voice of Er Hua and the sudden question: Child? Didn't Du Lan tell himself before that there were children in this tour group?
He did a rough count and found that there were seven adults and one child standing in front of him. Although his car could fit them all, he immediately thought of another problem. However, Dong Qiangqiang did not want to discuss his problems with the other party in public. He believed that the first priority was to leave the hall first. If there were any problems, it would not be too late to study them at the car.
The group of people walked towards the escalator. Axing reluctantly shouted from behind the crowd: "Remember to call me if you are interested."
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