Chapter 636 Riches and Nobles 49
"Long, welcome your arrival." Karimov stood up enthusiastically and greeted Chen Feng. Seeing this, other Ukrainian officials also greeted him with him.
Karimov did not give Chen Feng a hug in a very Western way, but shook hands with Chen Feng in a very traditional way, and then introduced the others to Chen Feng one by one. After the introduction, Chen Feng was invited to sit down on the sofa next to the conference table.
Of course, Karimov sat in the main seat, while Chen Feng sat side by side in the guest seat with him. The rest of the Ukrainian important members sat directly on the sofa against the wall a little far away from the two.
"Long, on behalf of our country, I would like to express my great welcome to your arrival this time. You held a concert in our country two years ago. At that time, my family and I went to watch it live. I still remember it freshly and impressed me. That concert made me very much like it, and I still often watch the music videos of your concert together at home. Haha, this time you have to give me a few autographs to let me meet the requirements of my family."
Karimov, a recognized strongman in Central Asia, has always been very polite to Chen Feng. Of course, Chen Feng could not show his face to him, and he also responded with a smile: "Of course there is no problem. This time I happened to have brought a few collections of my signatures as gifts to you and your family."
Chen Feng said as he signaled a paper bag he was carrying around. The bag contained the signature collection that Chen Feng took out of the Yun Ring. Chen Feng's music collection has not been officially released to the public yet, but it was produced within the company as a gift for Chen Feng to give to others.
Karimov happily took several albums handed over by Chen Feng, looked at them carefully, and then smiled with satisfaction: "This is really great. Such exquisite selections should be very rare. I remember you never released such selected collections before."
Chen Feng also smiled and explained: "Yes. Such selected collections are not sold to the public, but I have asked someone to make them internally, and only made a thousand copies. As long as they are given as gifts to my relatives and friends."
"Ah! Only one thousand copies in the world! This is really precious." Even Karimov, even after hearing Chen Feng's words, he couldn't help but look at the d in his hand carefully. "I really thank you for the gift you gave me. I like it very much, and my family must also like it very much. Thank you."
"You're welcome. This is just a little gift from me." Chen Feng said politely.
After Karimov put away this gift, he talked to Chen Feng about the events and feelings about the concert that year. Then he came to the main topic: "This time I am very regretful and ashamed of what your Chinese team encountered in our country. I also officially express my deep apology to you and your teammates on behalf of our Ukrainian government and people. As for the attackers who directly participated, our security department has basically arrested them. As for the terrorist organization of Ukrainian Islamic Movement, we also sent troops to start encirclement and suppress them. Of course, I think you should be able to understand that Ukrainian Islamic Movement is a very large organization, especially after such a thing happened, the main leaders of their organization have escaped from Ukrainian countries. If we want to carry out cross-border attacks and encirclements on them, it will be very difficult. This requires the cooperation of multiple countries."
Of course, Chen Feng was very cautious about these political matters. He did not deny or affirm his words, but just smiled and said that.
"Our country attaches great importance to your attack this time. At the first time, it has sent a large number of military and police to encircle and arrest those terrorists. In addition, because of your attack, it has caused a lot of public opinion internationally, and the White House of the United States made a statement. At noon today, the White House of the United States also contacted our Presidential Office and communicated on terrorist activities in Central Asia. In principle, they are willing to provide some necessary military support when we fight terrorism. At the same time, several of our neighbors have also expressed their intention to work with us to fight terrorism and promote regional stability. These gratitude changes are your contributions. Therefore, we, Ukraine, thank you."
Karimov's words were quite frank, which surprised Chen Feng a little. Chen Feng was certainly disgusted with this Central Asian strongman before meeting him. This person is a strongman, but a bit ugly or direct, a slasher. He has been a president for almost 20 years.
But now after contacting, I feel that the strong man in front of me really has political/political charm and personal charm that ordinary people do not have. At least Chen Feng doesn’t seem to have much disgust with him now.
"You are polite. Fighting terrorism is something that all countries in the world are advocating and doing now. The reason why the United States is willing to help you is not because of my sake, but because of my own view, the United States is very firm in its position on terrorism. Moreover, the U.S. has close ties with local organizations, and it is naturally the target of the United States' attack."
Karimov waved his hand and laughed, "Don't be humble. We all know that if it weren't for your attack this time and the pressure of international public opinion, the United States would not have made such a statement."
In fact, this is true. If it weren't for Chen Feng's huge influence or the pressure of international public opinion, the petitions initiated by the United States on the official website of the White House will be supported by more than 10 million people. Naturally, the White House in the United States would not have made such a clear statement easily on such matters.
Of course, Ukraine has a better relationship with the United States. During the Afu Khan War, Ukraine also provided military land for the US military.
It's just this reason. Of course, Chen Feng would not say it in front of Karimov, but just said with a smile: "I personally appreciate and support the United States and your country's crackdown on terrorism. I also hope that your country can eliminate the terrorist organization Ukraine Islamic Movement as soon as possible."
Karimov happily said that their country had the confidence and ability to destroy the Ukrainian terrorist organization. Then, he introduced in more detail the origin of the Ukrainian terrorist organization and some terrorist activities they have done since its establishment. Chen Feng knew about this information, and some did not know about it, but it did not make Chen Feng dizzy and sleepy.
However, after Karimov spoke for more than ten minutes, Chen Feng became somewhat impatient. Fortunately, Karimov was also a very eye-catching person. Seeing that Chen Feng was a little impatient, he stopped the topic of Ukrainian Movement. He began to talk to Chen Feng about the history of their country and the domestic economic development and some customs and customs.
In this regard, a president of a country like him, it is really rare to introduce these to Chen Feng so patiently. But after that, he suddenly said, "My family and I like you very much. Before coming here to meet you, my wife and daughter reminded me that I must invite you to visit my house. So, we all hope to invite you to our house for dinner."
Chen Feng was caught off guard by Karimov's sudden invitation. He had made it clear before that he would not visit the Presidential Palace. Unexpectedly, Karimov, the president of a country, invited him to his family banquet in person.
In this case, even if the ordinary people are unwilling to do so, most of them will agree to accept the other party’s invitation due to face and etiquette.
But Chen Feng is not an ordinary person. Although he hesitated, he finally refused politely: "I'm sorry. I still have a lot of things waiting for me to go back to deal with in China. I have already booked a plane to return to China at 7 o'clock in the evening. I'm really embarrassed, but I still want to thank you and your family for your invitation."
Karimov obviously didn't expect that Chen Feng would reject his invitation in such an occasion and situation. The smile on his face suddenly became a little stiff. After a while, he reluctantly continued to smile and said, "It's okay. I'm abrupt. I know that you are currently engaged in football drafts in China and cultivate young football talents for your country. This is a big deal. You really have to return to China early to deal with it."
Chen Feng nodded politely and said, "Thank you for understanding."
With this rejection, Karimov's enthusiasm obviously decreased by several levels. Then he talked to Chen Feng about the diplomatic relations between the two countries and about what happened when he visited China. Half an hour later, he ended the meeting with the reminder of the Secretary-General and invited Chen Feng to have dinner together here.
Chen Feng did not refuse again this time. In a restaurant not far from the underground conference room, Chen Feng, Karimov and several Ukrainian government officials had a dinner with Ukrainian characteristics. Then he took a photo with them and signed photos for them.
After that, Chen Feng directly offered to say goodbye. Karimov had no intention of staying any more, but shook hands with Chen Feng and said goodbye, and personally sent him to the back gate of the stadium on the ground. He watched Chen Feng get on the bulletproof armored vehicle specially provided by the Ukrainian Kingdom and leave under the escort of a large group of military and police.
Of course, Chen Feng was very low-key about this meeting, but soon after Chen Feng left, the Ukrainian side immediately posted the news of the Ukrainian President and Karimov meeting all over the world. In addition to the photos of the two of them "talking and laughing" when they met, there were also videos of them.
It also wrote in the report: President Karimov and his family are loyal fans of Long, and their family all admired Long very much. This meeting was also a wish of President Karimov himself. During the talks, the two had a great conversation and both admired each other very much. President Karimov praised Long for his great contributions to world peace and charity and charity. Long also praised the gratifying changes Karimov brought to the people of Ukraine, praised Ukraine as a beautiful country, and said that he would come to Ukraine again next time he had the chance.
In fact, Chen Feng did not praise Karimov himself. As for praising Ukraine as a beautiful place, it was of course just polite. As for saying that he would come to Ukraine next time he had the chance, it would be even more polite. But Chen Feng was really hard to blame for such a side-by-side report, and it was even more impossible to clarify.
As for the photos of the two standing side by side with each other, they were published and circulated by major media in Ukraine. People who don’t know think how close they are. This is obviously the result that Ukraine or Karimov wants to achieve.
Although he, the ruling man, has been president of Ukraine for nearly twenty years and his status is still quite stable, he is not without opponents in the country, but on the contrary, there are still many opponents. Therefore, for such a powerful man, he naturally tried to use all opportunities to expand his influence and consolidate his position. Chen Feng's first attack this time was a good opportunity in his opinion.
First of all, internationally, his relationship with the superpower of the United States seems to have gone further. At least in the fight against terrorism, the United States is willing to help him or provide military assistance. This is obviously a powerful deterrence to various domestic and even foreign forces.
Secondly, he successfully met with Chen Feng this time, and he took advantage of the fame and influence of Chen Feng, an international celebrity, and gained a certain reputation and influence internationally and domestically. Especially for young people in China, Chen Feng's status in their minds often exceeds their biological parents. Now, when such reports come out, it is said that Chen Feng admires him very much. This kind of publicity will also affect many young people in China to a certain extent, so that young people will appreciate and support him, the president.
Such positive publicity is obviously very beneficial to Karimov, and this is what he has always wanted to do. Of course, the only thing that makes him feel that the only thing that is that Chen Feng did not accept his invitation to a family dinner. Otherwise, his influence and support rate in China would definitely be thriving again.
You know, US President Bush Jr. originally invited Chen Feng to his farm and was known to the world, which led to his approval rating in China soaring. What's more, because Bush Jr. was friends with Chen Feng, he had a very positive image internationally. At least those media will no longer mock him or even slander him as they used to. This is what Karimov always wanted.
Because he was a slander, he served as president in Ukraine for nearly 20 years and implemented strict internal controls. His reputation in the international community was not good, and it could even be said to be a bit messy. He didn't care on the surface, but he must care very much in his heart. Therefore, he always wanted to follow the example of Bush and improve his image, at least not be criticized by foreign media often, but unfortunately, this wish could only be disappointed because of Chen Feng's discooperation.
Chapter completed!