Chapter Eighteen
But then the big boss of the Bobo Printing Factory, Lu Jinbo, took the stage, and Bruce Lee was very disappointed. At the same time, he found himself surrounded by a group of primary school students and junior high school students. He felt puzzled, why this ceremony would attract so many minors, he came to listen to Huang Ying sing, belonging to "a small handful of people with ulterior motives", the other onlookers were local migrant workers and elderly people, all of whom were included in the "ignorant masses", what were those minors doing here?
On the stage, Lu Jinbao made his appearance. The next program was gift-giving. The mayor of the town, on behalf of the government, presented him with a gift. The mayor said: "In order to thank this family for choosing Tinglin Town as the most influential printing factory in the country and bringing cultural charm to Tinglin Town, we have specially prepared a gift for him..."
The ceremonial lady carried an object onto the stage, covered with a red cloth. The people below stretched their necks to see, only the students seemed a bit impatient.
Miss Etiquette walked up to Lu Jinbao with a gift, the town mayor came over beaming with joy, his smile and chubby cheeks all aglow. Under the welcome banner, he lifted the red cloth to reveal a printer that had been spray-painted gold. Because it was far away, the crowd below didn't immediately understand what it was, and Lu Jinbao stood there in stunned silence. The atmosphere fell into an awkward state of confusion. The town mayor's secretary quickly took the lead in applauding, and a sparse applause began. The mayor nodded, and Lu Jinbao finally came back to his senses, accepting the golden printer.
The crowd under the stage did not know the truth and passed it on from one person to another, saying "What a big gold brick!"
The town head picked up the microphone and said: This is a printer, but we have carefully sprayed it gold to symbolize our wishes for Popo Printing Factory's business to flourish. It's worth mentioning that this coating was also produced by our town's Dajiang Coating Factory, which symbolizes that under the care of the municipal government and the leadership of the district government, Tingle Town's economy has achieved healthy development, scientific development, and harmonious development, forming an industrial chain. I hope more and more enterprises like Popo Printing Factory will come to Tingle Town for development. Finally, I wish Popo Printing Factory all the best in its endeavors and may it make the greatest contribution to society!
The mayor's ending was so passionate that the sound system couldn't handle it and emitted a loud screech, but amidst this screech, the secretary of the town remained clear-headed and led the applause.
The crowd was slightly disappointed, it wasn't a gold brick after all.
But Lu Jinbo seemed a bit constrained and uneasy on the stage, several times wanting to speak but stopping. The host continued: The mayor said very well, then our next agenda is Mr. Lu Jinbo, the general manager of Bobo Printing Factory and also a famous book publisher, to present gifts.
Then, another ceremonial lady walked onto the stage with a red cloth covering an object. She stopped in front of the mayor and the host pretended to be humorous: "It seems like another mysterious gift. Next, we welcome Mr. Lu Jinbo to unveil the mystery of this gift."
The music and ribbons started. Lu Jinbo somewhat reluctantly lifted the red cloth. The host, without even looking, professionally exclaimed: Wow, this is actually...
As the host looked clearly, he suddenly didn't know what to say, and the surroundings fell into a piece of silence again. The mayor and Lu Jinbao stared at each other, and the crowd was even more confused about which play they were performing.
