Three days later, Shangjing was blessed with a clear, cloudless day and a gentle breeze.
For this city, such fine weather was quite rare, as if it had been carefully designed.
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Outside the Shangjing Great Hall, an endless stream of people came and went amid bustling traffic.
Standing beside the Great Hall, two ceremonial attendants in formal attire wore their trademark smiles.
However, after smiling for too long, their expressions inevitably became somewhat stiff. To avoid making foreign guests who had traveled from afar feel uncomfortable, they needed to move around a little and relax their facial muscles.
"...I've noticed that no matter what kind of conference it is, as long as you put the word 'International' in front of it, it instantly sounds much classier." Looking at the unending crowd before the Great Hall, the young attendant with a neat buzz cut spoke up.
The slightly older attendant standing beside him asked,
"How so?"
The young attendant continued.
"Think about it. If they changed the name to the Hua Nation Lunar Hadron Collider Symposium, wouldn't it immediately sound a level less impressive?"
The older attendant smiled and said quietly, "What are you talking about? How would it sound any less impressive? Whether it starts with a country name or the word 'International,' the difference is merely our open, cooperative attitude toward the global community. What does that have to do with sounding impressive?"
"Now that you put it that way, it does make some sense."
"All right, enough nonsense. Stand your post properly. You've slacked off long enough."
On the other side, near the entrance to the hall, a young PhD with neatly combed hair looked at the