At this time, there was a burst of laughter from the audience.
Hu Bingwen slapped his thigh and said to Li Yunhui next to him: "This kid is really amazing!"
What Xu Yiyang said is indeed very reasonable. You cannot directly ask others why they like Hong Kong before confirming whether they like Hong Kong. This is illogical.
Therefore, there is a problem with this question, and the person who asked the question chose this question, so he also has a problem.
Eric Chou felt a little unhappy when he saw many people in the audience laughing at him, and immediately asked: "So you mean, you don't like Hong Kong?"
Xu Yiyang shook his head and said with an angry tone: "You made the same mistake again! Let me remind you again, you should first ask if it is true, and then ask why. It is still the same example just now. If you are on the It’s the same bus going to the airport. You still ask the driver directly without confirmation: Why doesn’t this bus go to Causeway Bay? What will the driver think of you?”
The audience burst into laughter again.
Eric Chou's face was a little confused. He didn't expect that Xu Yiyang would seize the opportunity and humiliate himself twice on the question of why you like Hong Kong. He felt a little sulky in his heart.
But in fact, Xu Yiyang didn't mean to humiliate him or refute him, he was just teaching him the basic principles of life.
First ask if it is true, and then ask why. This should be a logic that normal people know, right
As a top student who is about to graduate from the University of Hong Kong, you should not make such a mistake unless you are overconfident.
Eric Chou adjusted his mood and then said: "Okay, then I want to ask classmate Xu Yiyang, do you like Hong Kong?"
At this time, Xu Yiyang said calmly: "Objectively speaking, I actually have no feelings about Hong Kong. I can't say I like it, nor can I say I don't like it. After all, this is my first time here."
Eric Chou asked: "Why can't we talk about liking it? Isn't Hong Kong prosperous, developed, and beautiful?"
Xu Yiyang said: "Of course Hong Kong is prosperous, developed and beautiful, but the problem is, I don't have to like a city just because it is prosperous, developed and beautiful. Yanjing, China Overseas, Shenzhen, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore , Sydney, New York, Vancouver, London, Paris, these cities are very prosperous and developed, but I have never even been to many of them, do I have to like them?"
As he spoke, Xu Yiyang added: "It's like there are so many beauties in the world. Many beauties are beautiful, gentle, and considerate, but do I have to like every one of them? Then can I still be busy in my life?"
Eric Chou immediately grasped the point in Xu Yiyang’s words and asked: “As far as I know, the development of the mainland is still very backward, and many places are still rural. The three cities of Yanjing, Zhonghai, and Shenzhen should not be counted. It’s prosperous and developed, right?”
Xu Yiyang frowned and asked, "Have you been to these three cities?"
Eric Chou shook his head: "No."
Xu Yiyang asked again: "Then why do you think these three cities are not prosperous and developed? A great man once said that without investigation, there is no right to speak."
Eric Chou said: "I have seen the Asian city rankings. The three rankings you mentioned are far behind Hong Kong and several major cities in Japan and South Korea, and the GDP difference is not even a little bit. I remember that Hong Kong's GDP is higher than that of China Shipping Five or six times.”
Xu Yiyang nodded and said, "I'm glad you mentioned the word GDP. Then let me ask you, do you know Hong Kong's GDP last year and China Shipping's GDP last year?"
Eric Chou was stunned and said: "No one can remember the specific number clearly. After all, no one majored in finance."
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "I have reminded you many times, but you are still making the same mistake."
Eric Chou frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Xu Yiyang said seriously: "You just said that if we don't study finance, no one can remember the specific figures, right?"
"Yes!" Eric Chou asked, "What's wrong with this sentence?"
Xu Yiyang said calmly: "I am not a finance major, but I remember the specific figures. Hong Kong's GDP in 1999 was about 160 billion US dollars, and China Shipping's was about 50 billion US dollars. Hong Kong's was about three times that of China Shipping, not four or five times. "
Eric Chou suddenly felt like he had been slapped hard by Xu Yiyang, but he deliberately said harshly: "Who knows if you are talking nonsense? Moreover, even if you accidentally memorized two data, what does it mean? You yourself I also admit that Hong Kong’s GDP is more than three times that of China Shipping, doesn’t this explain the gap enough?”
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "Who told you that it was an accident that I remembered these two data? Why did you make the same mistake again? To put it in an ugly but very true way, you are called incorrigible after repeated admonishment."
The audience burst into laughter again.
Just now, Xu Yiyang's point of asking first if it is true and then why, was indeed agreed by almost everyone, and Eric Chou's continuous mistakes made everyone feel that he was a bit unrepentant.
Eric Chou had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "OK, I admit that what I just said was a bit imprecise, but, having said that, wasn't what I said wrong? Isn't China Shipping much worse than Hong Kong? Then why do you say that? Prosperous and developed?”
Xu Yiyang asked him: "Hong Kong is indeed a very prosperous and developed city, but prosperous and developed are just two words. Are these two words based on Hong Kong? Cities that are worse than Hong Kong are not worthy of being used. Can these two words be used to describe it?”
Saying that, Xu Yiyang asked again: "If a New Yorker now jumps out and says: A city with a GDP worse than New York is not worthy of being called prosperous and developed, then tell me, is Hong Kong still prosperous? Is it still developed?"
Eric Chou was overwhelmed by Xu Yiyang's series of questions.
He didn't expect that Xu Yiyang could always find some crooked examples to slap him in the face. Moreover, when he used Hong Kong's GDP as a weapon, he immediately used New York to slap him in the face. This guy's brain reacts very quickly, and he hardly reacts. What response time is required.
Moreover, this guy speaks very well. When he talks, he speaks freely. His overall English level is much higher than mine.
This made Eric Chou wonder, and he thought to himself: "It's up to you, did I come prepared, or did he come prepared?"
The audience in the audience also felt that Xu Yiyang was really awesome.
Not only is his oral English excellent, he is also articulate and well-reasoned, and his response speed is also very fast. He can seize the opponent's weaknesses and counterattack almost immediately.
Using the bus as an example can be said to be very appropriate, and combined with the place names of Hong Kong, it is particularly easy for everyone to be brought into that scene at the scene.
As a result, many people began to feel that Xu Yiyang, the youngest freshman, seemed to be the most powerful boss!
And Eric Chou, as the "big devil" who has silenced his opponents in several exchange meetings, was almost completely crushed as soon as he started today!
Just when Eric Chou didn't know how to refute Xu Yiyang, Xu Yiyang didn't give him much time to think about it, but said directly with a smile: "Eric, I see that you are handsome, so I might as well do as the Romans do and call you Pretty boy, this makes you look more friendly, what do you think?"
Xu Yiyang spoke English throughout the whole process, except for the word handsome, which was pronounced in Cantonese.
Eric Chou subconsciously realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong with Xu Yiyang's words, so he frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "I know that Hong Kong people like to call handsome guys and beauties, so I would like to ask for your opinion. Is it okay to call you handsome?"
Eric Chou pushed up his glasses and said seriously: "Okay."
"OK." Xu Yiyang nodded, glanced at him up and down, and smiled: "Beautiful..."
As soon as he said a word, Xu Yiyang suddenly waved his hands in annoyance and said, "Oh, sorry, I'm going to take back what I just said. You can't be considered a handsome guy."
Eric Chou blurted out and asked: "What do you mean?"
The people in the audience were also puzzled. What did Xu Yiyang want to express by taking this detour
At this time, Xu Yiyang said with a smile: "Because I found, Eric, although you look like you are in your early 170 centimeters, I just took a look at your shoes and felt that your shoes should be equipped with inner height increasers. I guess you My actual height is only about 165 to 168 centimeters, and I am a little taller than you, about 184 centimeters. What you just said inspired me, and now I suddenly feel that it seems that men who are less than 170 centimeters are not tall enough. He should be called handsome, do you agree?"
Eric Chou has always been dissatisfied with his height, and even thinks it is his biggest shortcoming in life. Hearing Xu Yiyang say this, he became a little annoyed: "You are a personal attack!"
Xu Yiyang waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's unfair. I didn't attack anyone personally. I just used your logic to make an analogy! I learned it from you... Could it be that you just used Hong Kong as a reference to think that Zhonghai and Yan Beijing and Shenzhen cannot be considered prosperous cities, so isn’t it a personal attack? Oh no, isn’t it a physical attack on the city?”
Eric Chou was speechless for a moment.
The audience finally understood that Xu Yiyang had gone around a lot to install a condom for Eric Chou, and Eric Chou got in without any precautions. This slap in the face really hurt!
Xu Yiyang continued: "I never wear colored glasses to see people, because I think handsome is just an adjective, and it does not have a rigid standard in itself;"
"Whether a person is handsome or not does not depend on whether he is handsome, tall, cool, or has good skin. If I think this person is pleasing to the eye, I can call him even if he is ugly or short. "Young boy, that's totally OK."
"Do I have to go over with a ruler and measure his height and find that he is over 170 centimeters before I call him handsome? Or do I have to think that anyone who is not as tall as me cannot be handsome? It doesn't make sense. right?"
Eric Chou really regrets it.
The question of why he chose such a question triggered a series of bombardments from Xu Yiyang, which left him unable to fight back.
It seems that we have to change the topic quickly!
(End of chapter)