They are in awe of you. When I first received you after I joined the company, my Asia Pacific colleagues reminded me to be careful, not to make any mistakes, not to make you anxious, not to make you lose your temper. From that moment on, I knew that I must be down-to-earth and earnest in my work.

You like China. My calendar always be marked that around every October, I will help you prepare your invitation for your Chinese visa, carefully arrange every part of your itinerary in China, and make every detail accurate to minutes and seconds.

You like spicy food. Whenever you come to China, no matter where you go, all kinds of chili sauces will be prepared on the table in advance, eating with Suzhou fish and steamed dumplings , and Beijing roast duck. Once see you eat with keen pleasure and praise the food, I can feel much more reassured.

You are attached to the things you love. You stay in the same room in the same hotel every time in China. You tell me, it feels like going home. At the Chinese National Museum, as we walk around, you record the culture and antiques you are interested in one by one and tell me you still study them when you return to Germany. At that time, I felt that such a successful entrepreneur still has such a strong eager for knowledge, no wonder you will continue to make progress and succeed. You told me how you felt when you came to China for the first time and how difficult it was to start business in China at that time, but you still insisted on and succeeded in getting business in China. I understand that it is your wisdom, determination and perseverance that make Knorr-Bremse what it is today.

The weather was very good that day. In the Temple of Heaven, I was so nervous and in a cold sweat because there was no guide. As I walked, I searched the Internet and explained the culture. You were so kind and didn't embarrass me at all. It made me feel like the whole trip went so smoothly. The sunshine in the afternoon was warm. You took pictures for Nadia and me. At that time, Nadia made fun of you for only taking shapes of people and never choose a right angle. At that time, the corners of my eyes were wrinkled with laughter, but now they are in tears. The three of us were drinking mineral water on the roadside of the Park. You told me to be a person with positive energy and bring happiness to the people around me.

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