Author/Xian Gong Editor/Sun Yang Zhang Anqi
On the night of March 27, 2019, the Huting Hall of the Yuehua Hotel in Xiamen, the Kuomintang-owned Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu , who had finished his week-long trip to the mainland, attended the dinner of the Xiamen Taiwanese Business Association, which was also the dinner before he left the mainland.
At the dinner, Han Kuo-yu clinked glasses with Taiwanese businessmen and reporters, thanking Lianlian.
In the past week, Han Kuo-yu and his team have visited Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen and Xiamen, and have gained a lot in economic and trade procurement. A large number of agricultural and fishery product procurement agreements were signed in accordance with the market-oriented operation mechanism, of which the amount signed in Shenzhen and Xiamen reached RMB 400 million, more than RMB 500 million in Hong Kong and RMB 160 million in Macau. This impressive "report card" also set a record for exporting for successive Kaohsiung County and City leaders.
trotted all the way, and his wife changed into flat shoes
"We are very clear about the goal we are here. Make more friends, do business, and leave good emotional communication. I think this is more important than anything else." Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, who had just been in office for three months, described the purpose and gains of this trip when he met with Liu Jieyi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
As Han Kuo-yu said, this trip requires "making more friends and doing business." During his visit to the four cities in mainland China from March 22 to 28, 2019, Han Kuo-yu's itinerary was very compact:
On the 25th, in Shenzhen, in addition to Pinghu Haijixing Agricultural Products Logistics Park and Xili's itinerary for reporters, he also visited Shenzhen Urban Operation Management Center, Yantian Port, Shenzhen Dazu Laser Technology Co., Ltd., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Nanshan District Administrative Service Hall, etc.
Five activities including visiting the cruise ship, Xiamen Planning Hall, Xiamen Kaohsiung corporate cooperation signing ceremony, meeting with Xiamen leaders, and media briefing were arranged from 3:00 to 6:00 on the 26th.
The activity density is amazing.
In just five days, in such a busy schedule, Han Kuo-yu is still trying to "save time and do more". Wherever he went, he always walked quickly in a suit and tie, even trotting all the way, trying to save time on the road and increase the time for field inspections and visits.
The accompanying wife Li Jiafen has been wearing high heels during the trip two days ago. The day after arriving in Shenzhen, she changed into flat shoes and said bluntly: "I'm really tired, my feet hurt!" Go quickly and understand slowly. In the middle of one fast and one slow, Han Kuo-yu's "whirlwind travel" is full of tension and relaxation.
On March 27, when Han Kuo-yu and his party visited the Haicang Far Sea Automation Pier in Xiamen, he ran up the pier as fast as possible.
Haicang Far Sea Automated Wharf is called the "Devil Wharf". The driverless transport vehicle (automatically guided transport vehicle AGV) can operate continuously all day and reduce energy consumption. It is the first fully intelligent, safe and environmentally friendly wharf in the mainland with independent intellectual property rights and patented technologies. Han Kuo-yu keenly asked about details about terminal automation, such as how to achieve automation and whether automatic equipment can be transformed in Kaohsiung in the simplest way.
The estimated 15-minute visit time will be extended to 38 minutes. After the visit, it was the "Tornado Trotter" again to continue the next itinerary.
However, the Taiwan authorities have obstructed Han Kuo-yu during his visit. The DPP authorities and politicians took turns accusing Han Kuo-yu of his sour words during his trip to the mainland. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council even claimed that he met with senior mainland officials “involving extremely sensitive political behavior” and was more likely to “impose a fine of 500,000 yuan.”
In this regard, Xinhua News Agency commented that Han Kuo-yu led the delegation to work hard to find a way out for the people, but it just hit the "glass heart" of the DPP.
50 tables toast. Those who take photos do not refuse
Faced with the pressure from the Taiwan authorities, at the signing ceremony of Xiamen Kaohsiung Enterprise Cooperation on March 26, Han Kuo-yu responded, "Do you look scared when you look at our expression?" Han Kuo-yu said, "We are all working hard for the people. As long as we strive to rush, the people will naturally feel it.We have paid 5.2 billion ( NT$ ) orders outside, but the DPP authorities have to fine me 500,000. Is this a broken head? Isn't this funny and absurd? "
When facing reporters' questions, Han Kuo-yu directly avoided the politically sensitive issues between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and kept silent. But when facing flexible topics, such as "Will you come to the mainland next time?" What kind of cooperation do you think will be between mainland China and Kaohsiung in the future? "He responded positively and politely with a smile.
Han Guoyu was asked about the candidate for the Kaohsiung tourism spokesperson, and some people suggested that his daughter, Han Bing, who has a good image and temperament, be the first to serve as a free one. Han Guoyu first asked Kaohsiung Tourism Director Pan Hengxu to "express his opinions", and then humorously expressed that he welcomed Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing to "come to Kaohsiung together", "This is also a kind of fate", and turned to smile bitterly, "But we really don't have much money."
On the evening of March 27, at the pre-department dinner of the Xiamen Taiwan Business Association, when Han Guoyu and his party entered the venue, some Taiwanese compatriots stood up and applauded, and some ran forward and shouted loudly: "Hello Mayor Han! "The atmosphere on the scene was warm.
Han Kuo-yu, who once showed his image as a "tough guy", also showed his true temperament. At the cocktail party, Taiwanese music producer and representative Taiwanese folk songs Yang Mu and "A Meng Nan Language Choir" brought Minnan song performances.
Han Kuo-yu said after listening to it, "I feel very touched and excited." "I want to stand up and sing with them. If the language is connected, there is a natural sense of intimacy. "He said: "The last stop of this trip was completely correct to be in Xiamen, and it felt like home. ”
He also said that in addition to "focusing on economy", he also has to "make friends". "Making friends is sometimes more important than competing on economy. Multiple friends are multiple paths. "Han Yu, who had never spoken a homely dialect throughout the trip, also spoke a few Minnan dialects emotionally at the cocktail party, which aroused everyone's warm applause.
The trip to the mainland was finally over. Han Kuo Yu's expression was a little tired, but his enthusiasm was always high. Taiwanese businessmen and reporters at fifty or sixty tables, Han Kuo Yu kindly held the wine glass and toasted them around. Each table only stayed for three or five seconds. Each table must toast and each cup must be done. If anyone asked for taking a photo, he would not refuse.
When everyone was chatting in private, Han Kuo Yu quickly lowered his head to eat. One mouthful was very big, and he wanted to stuff all the food into his mouth and swallow it quickly as possible. On the other side, several spotlights flashed constantly. Han Kuo Yu's expression was captured one by one, without missing a single omission.
At the party, a company took the opportunity to hand over the plan book , and his wife Li Jiafen also accepted the order. She did not hand it over to the assistant directly, and after reading it during the break, she explained the details of the plan book. It can be seen that both husband and wife are accustomed to dealing with problems efficiently.
During the visits to the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, in addition to signing a number of major economic and trade orders, Han Kuo-yu also achieved fruitful results in tourism, culture and education, and reached a preliminary consensus on building a mechanism platform for urban exchanges and establishing a long-term exchange mechanism, taking the "first step" for the interconnection between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao in Kaohsiung City in the future.
In fact, this is not Han Kuo-yu's first overseas visit since taking office. At the beginning of his tenure, he visited Singapore and Malaysia, actively promoted Kaohsiung's agricultural products and tourism industry, and won orders worth about NT$200 million. Han Kuo-yu was jokingly called "super salesman" by netizens. When he returned to Taiwan, the supporters who came to pick him up even shouted to him: "Choose 2020 and save Taiwan! ”
“You can sell things, you can get in, and Kaohsiung makes a fortune! "Such a simple and straightforward campaign promise has resonated with all Kaohsiung and even Taiwan. The "Korean wave" effect has continued to heat up, and finally reversed Taiwan's political map in the nine-nine-in-one elections at the end of last year.
In Han Kuo-yu's view, the "old and poor" Kaohsiung has "can't stand any tossing". Compared with the disgusting political struggles, Kaohsiung needs to "raise and catch up".
From inviting celebrities to endorse Kaohsiung to attracting friend Guo Taiming to invest and start businesses, Han Kuo-yu did his best to promote Kaohsiung when he took office.
Among his many political views, the construction of the "love industry chain" of Kaohsiung has caused heated discussion. He plans to package the love river in Kaohsiung as a "love river", combine the Ferris wheel and motel to build the only "love Ferris wheel" in the world. Han Kuo-yu, who proposed this political view, was called a "pornographic maniac" by the green camp, and the latter just laughed it off.
bald head style is eye-catching everywhere
Han Kuo-yu was chatting with Liu Jie, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and said, "I feel like the room is much brighter." At this time, the wife Li Jiafen, who was standing aside, might find it difficult to see her initial standards for choosing a spouse from her husband.
"My mate selection criteria are 'three no': don't be bald, don't be Gemini, don't be in politics." Li Jiafen, who graduated from Shixin University, once set such mate selection criteria firmly, and now he has made great achievements one by one.
Li Jiafen, born in a political family, studies journalism and communication. After graduation, she ran news at the newspaper. She is mainly responsible for the field of education and street sports (labor group). She has seen a lot of intrigues in Taiwan's political arena. Li Jiafen once firmly opposed the incident of his partner in politics.
By chance, Li Jiafen met his current husband Han Kuo-yu because he wanted to interview the content of the professional villager system. In Taiwan, the position of a village chief is usually part-time, and there are few full-time or even professional village chiefs. After seeing an article about professional village chief system, Li Jiafen thought the article was quite insightful, so she went straight to Feng Dingguo's office, who was the representative of the public opinion of Taipei City at the time. As a result, two or three hours passed, and Feng Dingguo did not show up. His assistant suggested that Li Jiafen interview him, and this assistant was Han Kuo-yu.
"He didn't have much hair back then." This was the first impression Han Kuo-yu left to Li Jiafen. Han Kuo-yu told Li Jiafen that this article involving professional village chief was actually written by himself, and many of the ideas were also proposed by himself. In this way, Han Kuo-yu, who majored in international relations, accepted an interview with Li Jiafen. After the interview, Han Kuo-yu gave Li Jiafen a meaningful sentence, "You don't have a pretty appearance, but you are very wise."
Compared with zodiac signs and hairstyles, Li Jiafen cares more about the option of "whether to be in politics", and for this reason she had a deep conversation with Han Kuo-yu once before marriage. Li Jiafen said, "I will marry you if you don't work in politics." Han Kuo-yu responded, "You promise to marry me first." The two sides were stalemate, and no one could convince anyone. Later, Han Kuo-yu said to Li Jiafen, "Let me try it once. If this time fails, I will have no regrets in my life. I am not a political madman, and going to work in politics will not bring pressure to you."
Two years later, the two got married. To this day, he has two daughters and one man.
On November 23, 2018, in the "before-election night" of the mayoral election in Kaohsiung, Li Jiafen recorded a video of the election assistance for Han Kuo-yu, and many people cried. She said in the video: "Guoyu, my love: in our family, fame and fortune are not important. What we expect is a warm, happy and plain life. I want to tell you that no matter what the result is, you are a real hero in my mind. No matter what the outcome is, you will always be their beloved father in the heart of your children."
Then, Li Jiafen took the stage to assist in the election. At this moment, Han Kuo-yu's eyes were red, and he silently took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to his wife.
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