Chapter 73 KO, Win (3 more)

When the camera turned around, several American students immediately restrained their expressions.

Of course, their sitting posture is still very lazy.

Li Shuang and Lian Yi also sat very straight.

Lin Xiao sat in a very relaxed posture, even playing with the bottle of mineral water in his hand.

Li Shuang greeted them in English, and then said in Chinese: "Hello, classmates. First of all, let us welcome the students from Blake Middle School who have come from afar."

The audience applauded.

Next, there were a few polite greetings.

"American students, what is your impression of China?"

The two American girls shrugged their shoulders and said, "Not bad, a very different and exotic atmosphere."

The black boy said: "To be honest, I can't get used to the food here. It's completely different from the Chinese food I eat in the United States."

And the white boy with Indian ancestry said, "Can I tell the truth?"

Li Shuang said: "Of course."

The white boy said: "I feel bad. You are too backward and boring here. I feel like I have traveled back to the middle of the last century."

Suddenly, the faces of several leaders present turned grim.

The American teacher who led the team just shrugged his shoulders and looked embarrassed, but did not stop it.

Li Shuang said: "Our country is developing rapidly. I believe that in a few years, when you come back, it will be completely different."

"The topic we are going to discuss today is the collision between Eastern and Western civilizations."

"It just so happens that all the students present here today are representatives of Eastern and Western civilizations."

"Student Lian Yi, tell me how you feel about the United States."

Lian Yi said: "Modern, rough, younger and more developed than Europe."

Li Shuang asked, "Where is classmate Ye Qi?"

Ye Qi, an outstanding girl from Kecheng No. 1 Middle School, said: "Freedom, democracy, and openness."

After these words were spoken, several leaders present frowned slightly.

Li Shuang asked, "Student Frank, do you know anything about the ancient Chinese civilization?"

The black boy said: "No, and to be honest, the motivation I understand is not very strong."

"The United States is the greatest country in the world, and we don't have the energy to pay attention to the distant East."

He spoke English, so the leaders didn't understand him at first. After hearing the translation, their faces became even uglier.

The white boy said, "I'm very sorry, the truth is often hard to hear. I know your country is always paying attention to the United States, but in the United States, we pay attention to France, Britain, and Japan, but we really don't pay much attention to China. Whether it's on TV or in newspapers, China rarely appears."

"In addition, our country advocates true expression, so we are not good at hypocrisy and courtesy."

What a joke.

Americans certainly have a rough side, but many things are inherited from the British.

The British are the best at hypocrisy and politeness. They act rudely because they look down on you.

Li Shuang said: "Now we will enter a brief exchange session to get to know each other. Both of you can ask each other questions."

Suddenly, the big-breasted white girl asked, "Hey, have you seen The Good Earth?"

Lin Xiao was stunned. It turned out that he had some skills.

This question is tricky, but also targeted.

Because this book is an American description of Chinese society, and it is basically positive, and it won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

But this book is completely unknown among high school students in China, and less than one percent of them have read it.

This gives people a feeling that there are very few articles that describe or even praise the Chinese people and win the Nobel Prize in Literature. You don't even read them. Aren't you too ignorant?

Sure enough, the two students from Kecheng No. 1 Middle School were embarrassed and obviously did not understand.

Before Lin Xiao could speak, Lian Yi beside him read in English: "She was either too much of a woman to scare him, or too little of a woman to make him want her, but he could never completely forget that she was a woman."

The other party was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Lian Yi not only had read it, but could also recite some sentences from it.

Lian Yi continued: "Ms. Pearl S. Buck is our friend, an outstanding American friend. She said something else: the American people need to pay long-term attention to the Chinese people, which is the opposite of what you said."

Frank, a white boy, said: "I don't know how you define fashion. You two are dressed well, but the people in your country are too... This is really backward in aesthetics."

Lin Xiao: "The symbol of a generation is fashion, but the content of history is not only clothing and jargon. The people of an era either bear the burden of the changes that belong to their era, or die in the wilderness under its pressure."

Frank asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Xiao said: "This is the original words from the work "The Garden of Eden" by your country's writer Morris, criticizing your country's debauched culture in the 1960s."

"In fact, if you look through history, you will find that the clothing and dress of the Chinese people at this time are somewhat similar to that of the people in your country at the beginning of the last century."

"Because both sides are busy with construction, they only care about the changing colors of the mountains and rivers, not their own simplicity."

"The dissolute fashion of your country in the 1960s was ultimately despised. It was just a utopian carnival. Later, your culture began to converge. We can't call it a regression of fashion, right?"

Well said! After hearing the translation, several leaders cheered in their hearts.

Frank asked, "What do you think of the civilizations of our two countries?"

The white girl said: "We are liberal democracy, and you are collectivism. According to the current development situation, our civilization is more advanced. What do you think?"

Lian Yi immediately retorted: "No, this has nothing to do with your people, and it has nothing to do with our people."

"It's geography, it's climate, it's not people."

"The Yangtze River and the Yellow River in our country run in the same direction. The most fertile land and the most powerful tribes were born in the central area. Then the tribes yearned for expansion and developed hieroglyphics, so they were able to have a common culture. This laid the foundation for great unification, which is a typical concentric circle structure."

"Western civilization arose in Europe, where rivers crisscross the country. So you don't have a strong central foundation. In addition, your writing is phonetic, with different pronunciations in different places. You don't have a foundation for cultural unity. So you have a typical checkerboard structure. This is the deep gene of our two civilizations."

“There is no merit or demerit, it’s just natural selection.”

From beginning to end, Lian Yi spoke English.

This time, several leaders were completely amazed.

I didn't expect that a mere high school debate would lead to such a profound discussion.

The key is to be full of rationality and not to suppress the other side with empty patriotism.

Lian Yi said: "In fact, the basic theory of this book comes from Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Society. Coincidentally, the author of this book is an American, a member of your country's Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences."

Several American students looked at each other. They didn't expect that the Chinese student representatives would be so strong this time.

And every word he said has been strongly verified, using your spear to attack your shield.

The arrogant expressions of the white boys and black men subsided, and they even sat up straighter.

The white boy said, "You still haven't answered my question directly. The facts prove that our civilization is advanced to a certain extent, isn't it?"

Lian Yi was about to speak again, but Lin Xiao patted her little hands.

Lian Yi's face turned red, but the ambiguity was directly diluted.

Asshole, you can talk but why are you clapping my hands?

Lin Xiao took over and said slowly: "In fact, for most of history, Chinese civilization was more advanced, whether it was social science, natural science, or even tool invention."

"As Europe entered a period of greater chaos and fragmentation, it lacked a strong secular monarchy, the church rose, and then the power of capital rose, and the whole of Europe entered a bloody fight."

"Of course, this is not a bad thing. It forces many people to seek a way out. Hence the great adventures and the great voyages."

"With the loss of the powerful royal power, the merchant class rose up. They were born to pursue extreme efficiency, so industrial civilization was born and physical and chemical technology exploded."

"It was precisely because of this chaos and fragmentation that the West entered an era of flourishing, the Renaissance, and the scientific renaissance."

“Chaos is a ladder, which is perfectly interpreted by Western civilization.”

"On the contrary, in my country at that time, when a feudal monarchy was in crisis, the knife would often turn inward, so the people suffered when the monarchy prospered and when the monarchy perished."

"Our country's historical dynasties have entered a tragic cycle."

Lin Xiao spoke fluent English and several American students listened very carefully.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao would actually affirm their Western civilization and to some extent deny his own civilization.

Lin Xiao continued: "So essentially, your civilization genes belong to pirate civilization, while we belong to agricultural civilization, right?"

Frank said, “Yes.”

They are actually proud of their pirate civilization.

Lin Xiao said: "Pirate civilization is naturally inclined to explore and expand outward. What are its drawbacks?"

The white girl said, "The map is complete."

Lin Xiao said: "Yes, the territory has been exhausted and there is nothing left to explore."

Lin Xiao asked: "What are the drawbacks of our agricultural civilization?"

Several American students shook their heads in confusion.

Lian Yi said: "If you lack the internal motivation to change, you need a strong external force to break it, otherwise you will fall into a tragic self-circle."

"Baby, you said it very well." Lin Xiao turned around and said gently.

Of course, he lip-synced the word "baby".

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But Lian Yi saw it, and even Li Shuang saw it too.

I didn't expect that you still remembered to flirt with girls at this time.

Suddenly, Lian Yi's face turned red and she glared at Lin Xiao fiercely.

But Lian Yi did say it very well.

Lin Xiao said slowly: "And the current historical cycle has reached another stage."

"The entire Earth has been explored, and the stars and universe are still in the future."

“The whole world needs to build and add to the existing world.”

"This is exactly what agricultural civilization is good at, but pirate civilization just doesn't have this kind of patience."

"We are busy with industrial construction, while you have abandoned the hard work of industry and turned to the financial industry where it is easier to make money."

Lian Yi added: "So, the industry in the Great Lakes began to decline, and a large area of ​​rust belt appeared."

Lin Xiao said: "I believe that in the near future, our country's industry will soon become the world's number one, and it will be a completely overwhelming number one."

"Because the next cycle belongs to us."

"This is a natural cycle, and also a historical cycle. It is very impressive, but also cruel."

"We have an old saying: Heaven has its own way, it does not exist because of Yao, nor does it perish because of Jie!"

"God doesn't favor you Americans, nor does he favor us Chinese."

"We each have our own cycle, and each of us has our own destiny."

"More than a hundred years ago, you shattered the Qing government's beautiful dream, broke the painful cycle of feudal dynasties, and ushered us into a new era."

"I am very lucky to be born in this era of great agricultural civilization construction."

Frank, a white student, said, "No, no, no, your words sound reasonable, but they are actually sophistry. Facts have proved that we Americans are still leading the third scientific civilization. Look at Yahoo and EBaY now. These Internet giants are still leading the United States. You are just imitators."

Lin Xiao said: "Yes, I totally agree."

"But..." Lin Xiao said slowly: "Our country's Internet will soon catch up, and even surpass it in some ways."

"It's not about how great we are, but about our large enough population and large enough market to trigger a powerful chemical reaction."

"In the next 20 years, we will be on par with EBAY and Amazon in the e-commerce industry, and Yahoo will be left aside. China may even produce Internet products that lead the world. By then, you may ban and suppress us just like you did with Toshiba and Mitsubishi Hitachi."

"In the future Internet world, there will only be two people left: you and us."

Frank said: "What you said is just a guess. It didn't happen. It can't be used as an argument. It's just sensational."

Lin Xiao asked: "Do you know Eric Schmidt?"

Frank said, "Of course, this is the new CEO of Google."

At that time, Google was far from being a giant. It was just a small star enterprise with an annual profit of US$6.99 million and 250 employees.

However, he is already very famous and is an idol for countless American youths.

Lin Xiao asked: "How do you think I compare to Eric Schmidt?"

Frank and the others said, "You two are totally incomparable."

Lin Xiao said slowly: "I exchanged about twelve emails with him before."

“This is the last one.”

Lin Xiao took out a piece of paper from his bosom and read slowly: "Dear Lin, your vision of the Internet in the next 20 years is both inspiring and sentimental. You know the future of Google so well that it even scares me."

"You suggest we launch Google AdSens, launch Gmail, launch Google, and it's such a clear suggestion that it makes my hair stand on end."

"Because that's exactly what I was thinking. You're like a mind hacker, reading my deepest thoughts."

"Brother from the Far East, I owe you a favor. You can ask me for it back at any time. But don't ask for too high a price. I am a stingy person."

Lin Xiao took out his laptop, found an Internet cable in the corner, plugged it in, opened his email, and showed it to the four American high school students.

Suddenly, the four people were completely stunned.

Looking at all this in disbelief.

Although Google is not a big company now, it is an iconic company.

Of course, Lin Xiao did this not to become an Internet wizard, he just wanted to get some free traffic, especially foreign traffic.

But in the eyes of the four high school students, the CEO of Google actually communicated with Lin Xiao on an equal footing, agreed with his judgment, and said that they were inspired a lot by him.

Isn't this enough to prove that Lin Xiao is right? Isn't this amazing enough?

Lin Xiao stopped there and immediately put away his computer.

"I think pirate civilization and agricultural civilization are also the destiny of this planet."

"We are each other's mentors and friends, and each other's enemies."

"The two compete and cooperate, one rises while the other declines, and they rise alternately."

"We shoulder the mission of the future of mankind and head towards the stars and the sea together."

"Brothers climb mountains, each of us should work hard."

"Of course, this is just my good wish. However, things often don't go as planned."

"Twenty years later, perhaps we have reached the end of our rope."

"Thirty years later, perhaps we have already come to a bloody stand."

“Forty years from now, maybe one of us might have fallen.”

"But that is also the law of nature. It does not depend on so-called freedom to survive, nor on so-called collective death."

"We Chinese have an old saying: We drink from the golden cup together, but we won't spare each other with swords!"

"But at least at this moment, we can still shake hands."

Suddenly, the intention was elevated and the attitude was as light as a feather.

After saying that, Lin Xiao stretched out his hand.

The other party was stunned, then stepped forward and stretched out his hands towards Lin Xiao.

Even the white girl smiled and said, "You are very good, I prefer hugs."

Then Lin Xiao deeply felt a word: white girls develop early.

Frank, a white high school student, walked up to Lin Xiao and hugged him.

"I'm sorry. I apologize for my rudeness at the beginning. You are a worthy opponent."

This is the end of the entire communication.

Several leaders present exchanged glances to express their amazement.

The audience burst into applause.

(This chapter completely overturns the previous content and is rewritten. Thank you everyone.) (End of this chapter)