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小胡子伸出右手,五指做拨琴状,左手拿着我的护照示意我上前。我脑中闪电般滑过设计并模拟了无数次的台型,大步前进。走到柜台前,先用眼神与小胡子打了个招呼,然后从塑料袋中依次拿出两大本资料,一本相册和一个装着各种证书的透明袋子,从左至右摆在柜台上。此举的目的是让小胡子知道我是有备而来且沉着稳重的,小胡子见此也有点惊讶。做秀完毕后,我才抬起头来跟小胡子正式打了个招呼:“HELLO,SIR.HOW ARE YOU DOING?”一场历时15分钟的“零距离”交锋拉开战幕……(以下部分将用纪实手法描述,以求让各位战友体会最真实的签证实录。VO=小胡子,ME=我。)
VO:会说将英文吗?
ME:YES,OF COURSE I CAN.(说话时双手交叉于胸前,特意挺直身子,让小胡子看清本人全貌。此前见不少战友喜欢趴在柜台上面对VO,不敢苟同。)
VO(一边在电脑上敲键盘,一边翻看DS表):SO,YOU ARE JOURNALIST?
ME:YES,I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR XXXX EVENING NEWS SPORTS DEPARTMENT FOR 3 YEARS AND A HALF,I AM A PROFFISIONAL SPORTS JOURNALIST.WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MY RESUME?
VO:NO.
又在电脑上乱敲了一阵,大概有15秒冷场,正当我犹豫如何挑起话题时,小胡子再度发话。
VO:WHAT IS YOU JOB ABOUT?
ME:MY DUTY FOCUSES ON OLYMPIC SPORTS AND NBA,I AM A COLUMNIST OF NBA.DO YOU LIKE NBA GAMES?
小胡子不置可否,继续翻看DS表。
VO:HOW DO YOU COVER YOUR REPORT?
ME(心里一动,这个问题没准备啊,也不是25、108问之中的,不过瞬间镇定下来。):WELL,I GO TO THE COURT(想说现场,不知怎么描述好,随口而出,管不得许多了。),I BUILD UP GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HEAD COACHES AND THE PLAYERS,I SEARCH INFORMATION FROM INTERNET,I WRITE ARTICLES。I WENT TO SHANGHAI TO COVER THE TENNIS MASTERS CUP,I SAW ANDRE AGGASI PLAYED TENNIS GAME。(连珠炮般甩出答案,也不管小胡子听清楚了没有。)
VO:YOU ARE MARRIED?(破天荒地冲我动了动嘴角,一抹小胡子往上翘了翘,难道是对我笑?)
ME:YES,I GOT MARRIED IN LAST OCTOBER。WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MY PICTURES?
VO:NO。(我的相册封面是透明的,第一张是我和太太在婚宴上交换戒指的照片。)
ME:IT IS VERY SWEET。(甜蜜地笑。)
VO:I KNOW THAT。(用眼睛的余光瞄了瞄照片。)
VO:HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN GUANGZHOU?
ME:ACTUALLY,I DON‘T LIVE IN GUANGZHOU,I LIVE IN THE CITY NEXT TO GUANGHZOU FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS。
VO:CAN YOU SPEAK CANTONESE?
ME:YES,I CAN。你想听吗?(小胡子没有回答,似乎觉得我回答问题太过直接。)
VO:HOW MUCH IS YOUR MONTHLY SALARY?
ME(脑子里飞快地闪过65的字样):SIXTY-FIVE。
VO:你是说6500吗?
ME:YES,IT IS 6500。SORRY,I MADE A MISTAKE。
VO:DO YOU HAVE A PLAN TO COME BACK?
ME(终于问到典型的问题上了,松了口气,刚刚排队等候时还偷偷拿出答案来看了两眼。):I HAVE A DEFINITE PLAN TO COME BACK TO CHINA WHEN I GET THE DEGREE。IN THE LAST 3 YEARS,MY HARD WORK HAS GAINED ME SOCIAL POSITION,A HIGH SALARY AND GOOD REPUTATION,IF I DON’T COME I WILL LOSE MY CAR AND MY HOUSE……
VO(打断我的答案):YOU OWN A CAR AND A HOUSE WITH 6500 MONTHLY SALARY?
ME:YES,MY PARENTS PREPARED THEM FOR ME……(还没来得及说老爸有多牛,老妈有多猛就再度被打断。)
VO:GIVE ME YOUR RESUME。
ME(赶快翻开第一本资料,顺着编好的页码一下翻到工作部分,先拿出单位证明):THIS IS MY JOB CERTICIFICATION(接着翻到下一页),AND THIS IS MY WORKER‘ ID。(准备材料时,我把工作证和国际体育记者协会记者证的原件用双面胶贴到材料上,这一招事后证实很有效。)I WORK FOR INTERNAITONAL SPORTS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION。
VO:WHY NOT YOU GO AND SIT ON THOSE CHAIRS,WAIT ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES,I WILL CALL YOU。
ME:OK,THANK YOU。(慢慢收拾好材料,再用眼神打了个招呼就凉快去了。)
有的战友说等待被CHECK是最痛苦的煎熬,可在这10分钟内我却不觉得有多难过,因为我碰到了来陪签的美国大牛(这位老美的长相酷似BAND OF BROTHERS里面人称大牛的蓝道曼,曾经在美国军队里开过军用大开车。他的话语妙趣横飞,容我之后再赘述。)。和大牛聊聊广州的交通、美国的枪支泛滥、VO的权利还有大牛当年的威水史,一会就听到音响里在喊我的名字。
ME:NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN,SIR。
VO:ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL IN 东北?
ME:NO,THEY ARE NOT。THEY LIVE WITH ME。
小胡子问完这个问题就拿出DS表在上面圈圈点点,又在电脑上狂敲键盘,下手太快以致电脑里总是发出“叮叮”的错误提示音。
在这30秒钟内,我不断转动左手无名指上的结婚钻戒,这是我紧张时候会做的习惯动作,脑子里想的却是另外一回事:签不成就算了,反正回去继续工作,或许搬到广州去住,再换一台车,说不定把工作也换了……
想入还没非非,小胡子就把我拽回来了:“明天下午三点,到领事馆正门领签证。”一手撕下一张红牌塞到我手上。
ME:THANK YOU,SIR。
小胡子示意我赶快走,我却利用这最后的机会让他着实高兴了一下。
ME:DO YOU KNOW THAT……WITH THIS BEARD,YOU LOOD LIKE PHIL JACKSON。(小胡子被我说得一阵迷糊,用茫然的眼神看着我。)PHIL JACKSON,THE HEAD COACH OF LA LAKERS。
小胡子这才意识到我在吹捧他,嘴角一动,右手一挥,我也很识趣:THANK YOU,SIR。HAVE A NICE DAY。赶快走人。 |