老外義烏“筑愛巢”

在充滿市場神奇活力的浙江義烏，近年來隨著市場國際化的推進，吸引了世界各地130多個國家的8000多名外商常駐義烏采購。他們來自不同的國家，面對不同文化背景，都因為這個市場而愛上了這座城市，又因為生意場上的接觸，他們與異國他鄉姑娘日久生情，相親相愛，紛紛在浙江義烏筑起愛巢，演繹著一個個超越國界的愛情故事。

奔德義烏收獲感情

說起德國商人奔德(BERND FORSTER)與郭忠華的結合，人們都說“這就是緣分”。郭忠華在浙江桐廬長大，后隨父母去了江西。1992年她在義烏做過工廠管理員，之后她又去過深圳，經過數地輾轉，她最終決定留在商機無限的義烏開創事業。再說曾任德國沃爾沃汽車公司總經理的奔德，他辭職后開了家百貨公司，生意越做越大，在德國有20多家連鎖店。那時，他的銷售商品有很大一部分是從中國義烏進的貨。當他聽說義烏這個市場商機無限，2000年初便飛到義烏。一踏進義烏這塊商機熱土，他立即感受到這里有著巨大魅力，整整三天他“浸泡”在市場里看東看西的，不禁感慨不已。結果他在上海開了一家碩士戒貿易公司，專門負責采購義烏市場上的商品，后來他干脆結束了在德國的生意，2002年開始奔到義烏市場闖蕩。

那是2003年的一個中秋之夜，郭忠華從義烏一家外語培訓中心補習完英語騎車回家，這時迎面過來兩名“老外”嘰里呱啦聊得很是開心，她心想這不就是練英語的好機會么?于是她便用學得的英語主動和兩位“老外”搭話，其中那位手里拿著領帶的老外——也就是日后成了她丈夫的奔德與她聊得十分投機，后來還三天兩頭地打電話和郭忠華“練習英語”。

久而久之，雙方有了感情。忠華說：“他的樸實、真誠、穩重打動了我；他呢，說我的聰慧、善良、勤快吸引了他。”他們雙方都有過離異的經歷，所以對情感的建立特別慎重和珍惜。

如今，夫妻倆主要經營手鏈、項鏈、耳環等生意，也附帶采購一些皮帶、箱包、眼鏡之類的商品。因為義烏產品的質量越來越好，夫婦倆所開的這家公司對商品的質量關把得又嚴，所以這些時尚漂亮又價格實在的產品空運到德國、匈牙利、瑞典、荷蘭、意大利等歐洲國家后，那里的大商場和大超市都特別歡迎。去年“中國義烏國際小商品博覽會”期間，奔德還作為義烏市唯一的外商代表，跟隨市長去北京接受了中央電視臺的采訪。

郭忠華說，奔德很實在、很善良，平時生活節儉的他，對好學而清貧的學生卻毫不吝嗇地給予資助，義烏慈善總會成立后，他不但自己多次捐錢、捐物，而且還組織公司員工開展獻愛心活動，幫助貧困學生。

如今，奔德與郭忠華已有了一個可愛的孩子，并在義烏江邊買下一幢五層的樓房。他倆一年大約有300天的時間在義烏生活、工作，另外的60天用來周游世界，包括回到德國奔德的老家去看看?！八呀洶蚜x烏當成了自己的家，在德國說的都是義烏如何如何的好，沒去多久就老想著回義烏?！惫胰A欣喜地說。

李天賜結緣成新義烏人

“是享譽世界的義烏市場吸引著我到這里來！”土耳其小伙子李天賜(0EBEKRIZA)說起義烏來，心情顯得特別激動。他先后在廣州、上海、北京，武漢等城市的大學進修過中文，在沒有任何經商經驗的情況下，他就是憑著感覺來到浙江義烏的。他說，義烏這個地方和大城市相比是顯得小了些，但這里服務功能非常齊全，我喜歡的餐館很多，住宿也有很多選擇。總之，這個城市讓人很舒服，這里的人太熱情了！不過當初李天賜沒想到的是，這個城市還為他創造了另一個“神話”：他遇到了一位義烏姑娘李小琴，后來李小琴成了他的妻子。

那是在李天賜來到義烏的第二年，一位朋友介紹了一樁五金生意給他，在這筆生意中，他認識了李小琴，后來生意上往來多了，兩人漸漸地熟悉起來。李天賜說：“肯定是我追她的呀，我總覺得男人總是應該主動的。”經過一段時間的戀愛，去年，26歲的李天賜迎娶了相識8個多月的美麗新娘。李天賜得意地說：“她保養得很年輕，而我長得很老成，所以看上去她比我小多了?！睂嶋H上新娘的年紀要比他大，李天賜覺得能贏得這位義烏姑娘的芳心，很是得意。

李小琴在義烏打拼多年，生意做得非常順利。李天賜總是說：“她幫助我很多，可是我對她幾乎幫不上什么忙?！?/p>

李小琴說：“我現在已經不跑生意了，結婚后他不讓我在外面辛苦，說我該好好呆在家里。”于是李小琴便漸漸習慣在家中享受幸福。如今他們可愛的兒子已經5個月大了，兩人商量著過些時候帶孩子去一趟土耳其，讓爺爺奶奶與孫子見見面。

“我現在已經是義烏人了，連說夢話都說中文?！崩钐熨n說，“在中國、在義烏，你會流利的中文，更容易贏得生意伙伴的信任?！?/p>

哈力德建起一個溫馨的家

在中國小商品城眾多的外商中，來自巴基斯坦的哈力德先生是最先涉足義烏市場的弄潮兒，他那超前的眼光、深遠的謀略，不但在中國小商品城掘到了第一桶金，而且在商城義烏組建了一個溫馨的家庭。

今年43歲的哈力德(Khalid)出生于巴基斯坦，曾在法國留學，1987年來中國新疆大學留學。對中國傳統文化十分熱愛的哈力德，在新疆留學期間為了盡快提高自己的中文會話水平，以更多了解中國傳統文化和風土人情，他找了當地一家公司兼職。他在這家公司勤奮學習，埋頭工作，誠懇待人，不但深得公司領導和同事的贊許，也贏得了周圍姑娘的芳心。不久，有位來自江西省高安市的漂亮姑娘闖進了他的生活，這位姑娘名叫謝明霞。她在新疆獨資創辦一家農機公司，而哈力德就在她隔壁的公司上班，租住的又是新疆飯店同一個樓層，他倆互幫互助，情投意合，很快產生了跨越國界的愛情火花。

1993年，哈力德來義烏市場考察，當看到繁華的市場、壯觀的人流，頭腦活絡的他立即預感到義烏市場將會是中國小商品的集散地，于是當機立斷，決定在義烏干一番事業。第二年，他帶著熱戀中的女友謝明霞來到義烏，在中國小商品城邊的紅樓賓館租下客房，開始開拓義烏小商品的國際市場，他們倆生意做得如魚得水，很快在巴基斯坦、俄羅斯、英國、阿聯酋等國家建立了客戶群。

事業一舉成功，感情也在不斷升溫。1995年10月，哈力德與謝明霞來到江西高安，按照中國的傳統習俗舉行了婚禮。如今，他倆已有兩個漂亮可愛的孩子，小家庭充滿溫馨。

談及與哈力德的結合，謝明霞幸福之情溢于言表。她說：“我選擇哈力德，并不是看上他有錢或者是個外國人，他不抽煙、不喝酒、不上舞廳、不打牌賭博，而且待人接物很講信用，是個事業心、責任心都極強的人。作為一個女人，把一生托付給這樣的男人，我感到很滿足?！?/p>

13年的商海生涯，在義烏的哈力德不但結交了一大批在義烏市場經商的朋友，而且能說一口流利的普通話。在每年召開的義烏市人代會上，政府都邀請哈力德參加旁聽。對此，哈力德說：“請外籍人員旁聽人代會，一方面說明中國改革開放的步伐邁得越來越快，另一方面也使我們感受到了中國特色的民主是真正代表人民意愿的民主。義烏市把我們當成了自己人，我從心里感到溫暖?！?/p>

International Marriages Bloom in Yiwu

By Zhang Jiancheng， Chen Xiguang， Chen Zhuo

Yiwu in eastern China’s coastal Zhejiang Province has grown into a high-profile international business center in recent years. As more than 8，000 businessmen from 130 countries and regions across the world work in Yiwu all the year round， international romances are bound to bloom， as testified by the following three couples.

Many people staunchly believe that the romance between Bernd Forster and Guo Zhonghua was predestined. Guo grew up in Tonglu County in the southwestern suburb of Hangzhou and then moved to the neighboring Jiangxi Province with her parents. In 1992 the girl worked as a manager for a manufacturer in Yiwu before she went to Shenzhen to try her luck there. After moving around and seeking a good career， Guo finally returned to Yiwu and worked there. Bernd Forster used to work as an executive manager for Volvo in Germany before he ran his own department store which later grew into a big operation of more than 20 stores across Germany. As the goods his shops sold were mostly from Yiwu， China， he decided to take a close look at the oriental golden source. He flew to Yiwu in 2000. For three days， he walked through the colossal marketplace， fascinated and excited by the business vigor and opportunities there. As the result of this trip， he set up a purchase company in Shanghai to buy goods from Yiwu for his retail business in Germany. In 2002， Forster ended his business in Germany and moved to Yiwu.

It looks as if the two were destined to meet. They met on a September evening in 2003. Guo Zhonghua had just left her English class at an evening school and was riding a bike on her way home. She saw two foreigners coming in her direction and speaking animatedly. Wasn’t it a chance for her to practice the English phrases she had just picked up in the classroom? So a conversation began and Guo found she enjoyed chatting with one of the two， who held a tie in his hand. That man turned out to be Bernd Forster. The romance started. Forster frequently telephoned Guo on the excuse of practicing English. One thing led to another and they got married.

Now the couple operates a prosperous jewelry business in Yiwu， exporting bracelets， earrings， necklaces as well as glasses and suitcases to supermarkets and shopping malls in Germany， Hungary， Sweden， Holland and Italy.

The couple has a child and lives comfortably in their five-story riverside house in Yiwu. They spend ten months in Yiwu doing business and two months traveling around the world.

Li Tianci is the Chinese name of Oebekriza from Turkey. After learning the Chinese language in universities in such big cities as Shanghai， Guangzhou， Beijing， and Wuhan across China， he came to Yiwu， attracted by the cityOtilde;s fame as a global business bonanza. Without any business experience， Li felt that he could have some business opportunities here. Compared with the big Chinese cities he had visited， Yiwu looks small to the Turk， but he is deeply impressed by the full range of business services available there and the warm-heartedness of the local residents.

His international romance occurred during his second year in Yiwu when a friend arranged a business deal for the young Turk to follow up and transact. In the process of clinching the transaction Li came to know Li Xiaoqin. After the acquaintance of Li and Li， the young man started the courtship. In 2005， the 26-year-old Turk married his sweetheart after a successful 8-month courting. Li Tianci is extremely happy with himself for winning the heart of the girl. The wife looks younger than he is， but actually he is older in age. she takes good care of herself and the husband look old for his age.

Li Xiaoqin was a successful business woman in Yiwu. The husband says that the wife gives him a lot of help but he can hardly help her with her business. Nowadays， the wife is retired from business and enjoys life as a homemaker. Their child is 5 months old and the couple is planning a visit to Turkey to see the kid’s grandparents.

Li Tianci notes proudly that he is now a resident of Yiwu and that he even speaks Chinese in dreams. Speaking Chinese enables him to win trust of his business partners， he explains.

The 43-year-old Khalid from Pakistan is one of the pioneering foreign business people in Yiwu. He came to Yiwu not from Pakistan directly. He came to Yiwu from Xinjiang Autonomous Region， China’s western region in the neighborhood of Pakistan.

Khalid studied in France before he came in 1987 to study in Xinjiang University. With a passion for the Chinese traditional culture， he wished to speak Chinese fluently. In order to better merge himself with Chinese people， he landed a part-time job at a local business. He worked hard and his performance won the praises of his colleagues. He came to know Xie Mingxia， a girl originally from Jiangxi Province in East China and they stayed on the same floor of a hotel. Xie was running her own business of selling farm machines in Xinjiang.

In 1993， Khalid visited the marketplace in Yiwu. He became sharply aware that Yiwu had the prospects of becoming the country’s number one distribution hub of household products. He made a decision. He and Xie Mingxia moved to the pot of gold in 1994 and began to explore the international business opportunities there. Soon they set up a vest business network that reached Pakistan， Russia， Britain and United Arab Emirates. Their business flourished.

They got married in October 1995. The traditional Chinese wedding took place in Xie’s hometown in Jiangxi Province. Today they have two kids and live happily in Yiwu.

Xie is a happy wife. Ograve;I chose him neither because he was a foreigner nor because he had money. He is neither a smoker nor a wine drinker. He does not hang out in discotheques and he does not gamble. As a man， he is trustworthy and responsible and he works hard and conscientiously. As a woman I find this marriage satisfying.Oacute;

With 13 years as a business man in Yiwu， Khalid now enjoys a wide circle of friends and he speaks Chinese fluently. He is invited as a guest to listen in at the city’s annual people’s congress. He thinks it is a great honor to him and a testimony to the democratic progress taking place in the city and to the fact that the city treats him as one of its own people.

(Translated by David)