American Fortune Life

After coming out of the church, you can see the most classic road sign at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway. Andy stood under the road sign and watched for a while, but no one felt his weird behavior. Time is money here, and no one cares about other things. human behavior.

At the end of the Wall Street trip, Andy and his party walked a block or two westward to the Ground Zero. 9/11 in 2001 shocked the world. Looking at the open space surrounded by buildings, the reconstruction project was laying the foundation, and construction workers could be seen coming and going from time to time.

Andy watched everything silently, watching the people passing by the "World Trade Center". People passing by had their own thoughts. From time to time, some pedestrians could be seen with sad faces. Joseph and Kenny looked at the ruins with serious expressions. Andy knew that the pain would linger in America's ranks for a long time.

Not far from the construction site, there was a star-spangled flag, and several Americans were giving speeches excitedly. When he got closer, Andy knew that he was giving an anti-war speech.

After listening silently for a while, Andy returned to the car, "The next stop is Times Square."

Times Square is located at the triangle of 42nd Street, Floyd Street, and 7th Street. New York usually calls parks "squares", and here is neither a park nor a square square, but a triangular area. The origin of the name is that in 1904, the headquarters of the New York Times moved here, hence the name. As the center of New York's classical music scene, Lincoln Center is the stage that all artists dream of, and it is also the New York cultural center that brings together opera houses, concert halls, and outdoor concert halls. I heard that it used to be a slum, but now it has become an important stage for performing arts, and it is the most coveted residential area in New York.

Andy stood in the triangle, feeling the colorful world that madly expanded to infinity. Looking around is the flow of people of different skin colors, different countries, and different nationalities in the world; what is shown is a stage without a stage.

The semi-cylindrical Nasdaq huge advertisement, constantly changing the hot and cold faces of black, blue and red. It seems to be announcing the unpredictable situation of the stock market in this world financial center!

"It really is the crossroads of the world. Maybe having a place here can be considered a worthwhile life." Andy looked at the prosperous place and sighed secretly. He knew that in this area where interests have been allocated, look at the surrounding buildings. , either on the Nasdaq screen and the Times Building, or if you don't spend hundreds of millions of dollars, it's almost impossible to get in.

There is a special building in Times Square. The building is empty all the year round, but it can bring tens of millions of dollars in advertising fees every year. In 1997, such a building could be sold for 117 million dollars.

New York has four distinct seasons, so the weather in midsummer is very hot, and Andy can't stand the sun. After checking the time, it's almost noon.

In the morning, I watched several famous scenic spots while walking around. Andy was a little tired from walking, so he decided to go to the last stop of the day.

Huaxia City in New York is quite messy, and there is not even the most symbolic Huaxia City archway. However, there are more than 30 streets and alleys in New York's Huaxia City, which are criss-crossed and full of life.

I found a nice restaurant in Huaxia City and ate authentic Cantonese food. The owner was shocked by Andy's Chinese level, especially when Andy said in Mandarin, "I want to eat authentic Cantonese food, don't make it. I can't eat some sweet, greasy and weird Chinese dishes, the kind of Chinese dishes you invented to fool foreigners."

The stunned look of the boss makes it funny to think about it, because knowing that Andy was a China passer, the boss naturally wouldn't be fooled, so he went to the kitchen and explained it to the chef in person.

After dinner, Andy drank a pot of Longjing tea presented by the boss and chatted with the restaurant owner for a while.

The scene of a tall and handsome foreigner chatting with a slightly fat Chinese in fluent Chinese attracted frequent attention from other diners. From time to time, people could be heard marveling at Andy's Mandarin level, a strong sense of disobedience.

"You ask the antique shop on this street?" The restaurant owner frowned,

Don't know how to answer.

Seeing his tangled expression, Andy naturally thought of the other party's concerns, and said with a smile: "I just want to see, I'm very curious about the ancient Chinese culture, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, after all, I don't understand it either, and I won't mess with it. Buy it, just look at it.”

After hearing Andy's explanation, the restaurant owner said, "That's good, after all, antiques require eyesight and experience, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between true and false, so you should consider carefully when purchasing. There are dozens of shops on this street. There is an antique shop in 2009, and the things there can still be seen. There is a Hester Street Market near Huaxia City and there are some antique stalls, but the things there depend on eyesight."

After checking out and leaving, Andy took Joseph and Kenny to find a small plaque with gold characters on a black background among the messy signs according to the address given by the restaurant owner, and wrote "Jubaoxuan".

Andy pushed the door and walked in. The inside was very neat and tidy, a corridor-like space with alloy glass showcases on both sides against the walls, and bright lights shone on every antique in the showcase.

There was a long table at the end of the corridor. The boss saw three foreigners coming in. Knowing that the customers were coming, and they were still fresh, the boss immediately greeted them with a smile.

"Welcome the three gentlemen to the shop. The shop mainly deals in antiques from the Chinese Dynasty, as well as some European and Russian antiques. I wonder what the gentlemen need?" The owner of the antique shop warmly greeted them.

"I don't know what your surname is? I was introduced by Mr. Wang from the Cantonese restaurant. I'm mainly interested in the culture of the Celestial Dynasty. Come and have a look." Andy smiled and stretched out his hand and said in fluent Mandarin.

"Ah!" The antique shop owner was frightened by Andy's Mandarin. After all, a foreigner's Mandarin level is better than him, which is a bit unexpected. He himself speaks Chinese with a strong Xiangyin, knowing that he was a little rude, hurriedly stretched out his hand to shake Andy's hand, and apologized: "I'm really sorry, your Mandarin is really good, it surprised me, I'll let you know your surname Chen, I don't know what to call Mr. It was introduced by Brother Wang, that is my own person, and it is absolutely favorable for anything."

Andy couldn't help but secretly pouted, these people in the antique circle are all human, and they talk about it, but they are not soft when they kill people, but they still smile and say: "Andy Smith, you can call me Andy. , then thank you Mr. Chen for your care."

"Hehe, nothing, so what preferences does Mr. Smith have?" Antique Chen asked enthusiastically.

"I don't have any preferences, I don't understand it, I just feel curious and have a certain understanding of the culture of the Celestial Dynasty, so I came to take a look. Let's take a look first." Andy said indifferently, he didn't know any identification, but It's because he's become a local tyrant now, and he's just curious about the various auctioned antiques in his previous life.

"That's okay, just look at it, and I'll give you a discount for whatever you like." Antique Chen knew that Andy really didn't understand, so he didn't ask any more, and looked at Joseph and Kenny's pair of obedience to Andy, strong body, With a serious face, he immediately understood that these two were Andy Smith's bodyguards or helpers. This vision is still there.

Andy leaned down slightly and looked at all kinds of antiques, paintings and calligraphy, porcelain, jade, bronze, etc. in the showcase. It can be said that it includes almost all kinds of antiques that Andy knows, as well as some European silver tableware. And jewelry, more Andy doesn't know what it is, but on the bracket of each antique, there is a string tied to a tag, the price is written on the tag, and the price is clearly marked.

Antique Chen looked at Andy looking at the flowers, and was a little disappointed. He thought that he had run into a big head and could make a fortune, but he didn't expect to be a self-aware youngster.

After looking around, Andy also found a few things of interest, but he didn't show it. After all, he really didn't know the authenticity of the things. Although this little money was invisible, but what was the trick? It will still be frustrating.

"How is it? Does Mr. Smith have something he likes? If there is any, I'll take it out for you, and you can take a look at it. The price is easy to say." Antique Chen asked enthusiastically without the slightest impatience.

"Haha, there are really a few who look like they." Andy smiled and pointed out to the antique Chen Yi.

Antique Chen immediately took out a tray and took out what Andy pointed out, then locked the showcase, and a group of four walked to the long table inside. Antique Chen turned on the spotlight on the table, asked Andy to take a seat, and then did Opposite him, he took out a pair of white gloves and put them on, and began to introduce Andy.

"Mr. Smith, this is a Jade Pig Dragon, also known as Jade Beast Jue, a jade article found in Hongshan and other places, also collectively known as Hongshan Culture. Jade Pig Dragon is not just an ornament, but an artifact. It is a totem object worshiped by the ancestors of Hongshan to represent their ancestors and gods. Your vision is really good, this jade pig dragon is a rare treasure among the antiques of Hongshan that I have collected."

Andy looked at Antique Chen and gave him a thumbs up and complimented himself, and couldn't help but feel amused. He still knew Jade Pig Dragon, but he didn't know if it was true or not.

"This one is a bronze lying dog paperweight in the mid-Qing Dynasty. You can see the shape and lines of this lying dog, and the workmanship is exquisite. The skewer is said to be worn by a prince of the Qing Dynasty, and it is very precious." The antique Chen started to tell the story with high spirits and eloquence.

Andy didn't interrupt him to tell the story, just listened with a smile on his face, nodding to meet from time to time, reaching out and picking up the jade pig dragon with yellow and white stripes and a C-shaped hole in the middle, according to the story of Antique Chen, this jade pig The texture of the dragon is sapphire.

"Hey~~~" A bit of icy cold penetrated his soul, and Andy's eyes flashed with a trace of panic, and he hurriedly put the Jade Pig Dragon in his hand back on the tray.

what happened? Why does it feel cold? Andy was really a little panicked. Looking at the weird look Chen Chen cast towards him, he hurriedly covered his face with a smile and asked, "What age is this Jade Pig Dragon? What is it mainly for?"

(Cough, this article is urban, not fantasy, it will never be separated from the human body, and there will be no special functions. Don’t worry, I will explain it clearly in the next chapter. Some big people don’t start scolding. The little devil absolutely refuses. The golden finger of writing collapse. And thank you for your reward, I will not list them one by one, thank you for the recommendation votes!! Parents still need to vote for more recommendation~~~~)