Chapter 38

After coming out of the church, you can see the most classic street sign at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway. Andy stood under the sign for a while, but no one felt his strange behavior. Here time is money, and no one cares about other people's behavior.

At the end of the Wall Street trip, Andy and his party walked one or two blocks west to the world trade site. September 11, 2001, shocked the world. Looking at the open space surrounded by buildings, the reconstruction project is laying the foundation. From time to time, you can see the construction workers.

Andy looks at everything in silence. He looks at people walking through the world trade center. They think about each other. From time to time, they can see some pedestrians show their sadness. Joseph and Kenny look at the site seriously. Andy knows that this pain will stay in all levels of the United States for a long time.

Not far from the construction site, there is a star spangled banner. A few Americans nearby are giving an excited speech. After listening, Andy knows that he is giving an anti war speech.

After listening for a while, Andy returns to the car, "the next stop is times square."

Times Square is located on 42nd Street, Floyd street and 7th road. New York usually calls the park "square", which is neither a park nor a square square, but a triangle. The name derives from the fact that the head office of the New York Times moved here in 1904. As the center of New York classical music industry, Lincoln Center is the stage that all artists are looking forward to. It is also the New York cultural center that gathers opera house, concert hall and outdoor concert hall. It's said that it used to be a slum, but now it has become an important stage of performing arts and the most coveted residential area in New York.

Andy stands in the triangle, feeling the crazy expansion to the infinite colorful world. Looking around, there are people of different colors, countries and nationalities in the world; what is displayed is a stage without stage.

The huge semi cylindrical NASDAQ ads constantly change the hot and cold faces of black, blue and red. It seems that the stock market of the world financial center is unpredictable!

"It's really the crossroads of the world. Maybe it's worth living to have a place here." Andy looks at the bustling place and sighs. He knows that in this area where the benefits have been allocated, he can look at the surrounding buildings, either the NASDAQ big screen and the times building, or it's almost impossible to step in without throwing hundreds of millions of dollars.

There is a special kind of building in Times Square. There is no one in the building all the year round, but it can bring tens of millions of dollars of advertising fee every year. In 1997, one such building can be sold to 1. 1.7 billion dollars.

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

In the morning, I saw several famous scenic spots and Andy was a little tired, so I decided to go to the last stop today.

The Chinese city of New York is rather messy, and even the most symbolic Chinese city memorial archway does not exist. However, there are more than 30 streets and lanes in Huaxia city of New York, crisscross and full of life.

I found a good restaurant in Huaxia city and ate authentic Cantonese food. The boss was shocked by Andy's Chinese level, especially Andy said in Mandarin, "what I want to eat is authentic Cantonese food. Don't make some sweet and greasy Chinese food with strange taste. I can't eat the Chinese food you invented to fool foreigners."

It's funny to think of the boss's gaping look, because knowing Andy was huaxiatong, the boss would not fool him. He went to the kitchen and explained to the chef himself.

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

The scene of a tall and handsome foreigner and a little fat Chinese American chatting in fluent Chinese attracted the frequent attention of other diners. From time to time, people can hear Andy's Mandarin level and strong sense of disobedience.

"You ask the antique shop on this street?" The restaurant owner frowned and didn't know how to answer.

Andy saw his tangled expression, naturally thought of each other's concerns, smiled and said: "I just want to see. I'm curious about the ancient Chinese culture. As for the authenticity, it doesn't matter. After all, I don't understand it. What I don't buy randomly is to see."

The owner of the restaurant heard Andy's explanation and said: "well, after all, antiques need eyesight and experience. It's hard for ordinary people to distinguish the true from the false. When you buy it, you still need to think about it clearly. There is an antiques shop that has been open for decades in this street, and its things can still be seen there. There are some antique stalls in a haist street market near Huaxia city, But the things there depend on eyesight. "

After checking out, Andy takes Joseph and Kenny to find a small plaque with a black background and gold characters in the disordered signboard according to the address given by the hotel owner, which reads "jubaoxuan".

Andy pushes the door and goes in. It's very tidy. It's a corridor like space. There are alloy glass cabinets on both sides close to the wall. The bright light shines on every antique in the cabinets.

At the end of the corridor was a long table. The boss saw three foreigners coming in. He knew that the customers were coming, but he was still a stranger, and he was greeted with a smile.

"Welcome to the shop. The shop mainly deals in Chinese antiques and some European and Russian antiques. What do you need?" The owner of the antique shop warmly entertained him."What's your name, sir? I'm introduced by Mr. Wang of Guangdong restaurant. I'm mainly interested in the culture of China. Come and have a look. " Andy smiled, reached out and said in fluent Mandarin.

"Ah!" The owner of the antique shop was shocked by Andy's Putonghua. After all, a foreigner's Putonghua level is even better than him. It's a bit unexpected. He speaks Chinese with a strong local accent. Knowing that it's a bit out of place, he quickly reached out his hand and shook hands with Andy. He apologized: "I'm really sorry, your Putonghua is really good. It scared me. I'm sorry Your surname is Chen. What do you call him? Since it was introduced by brother Wang, it's my own person. What's the absolute discount? "

Andy can't help but turn his mouth. These curio circle people are all human spirits. They talk about everything. They kill people without any weakness. But they still smile and say, "Andy Smith, you can call me Andy. Thank you Mr. Chen for your care."

"Well, nothing. So what's Mr. Smith's preference?" Asked Chen enthusiastically.

"I don't have any preference. I don't understand. I feel curious and have some knowledge of the Chinese culture. So I came here to have a look. Let's take a look at it." Andy doesn't care. He doesn't know how to identify. It's just because he has become a local tyrant and is curious about the antiques in previous auctions.

"That line, you can take a look at it. I'll give you a discount if you like." Chen knew that Andy didn't understand the curio, so he stopped asking. After seeing Joseph and Kenny's strong body and serious face, he immediately understood that these two were Andy Smith's bodyguards or helpers. There is still some insight.

Andy leaned down slightly and looked at all kinds of antiques, paintings, porcelain, jade, bronze and so on in the exhibition cabinet. It can be said that they included almost all kinds of antiques that Andy knew, and some silver tableware and ornaments in Europe. More Andy didn't know what it was, but there was a string tied with a tag on each antique bracket It says the price and clearly marks the price.

Looking at Andy's way of looking around, Chen was a little disappointed. He thought he could make a fortune when he met a big enemy. Unexpectedly, he was a child with self-knowledge. It's not easy to make money after seeing this.

After looking around, Andy also found some interesting things, but he didn't show them. After all, he really didn't know the truth of the things. Although the little money was not in his eyes, it would be very depressing to see what was in the hole.

"How is it? Does Mr. Smith have something to look forward to? I'll show you some of them. You can have a look. The price is easy to say. " Antiques Chen did not have the slightest impatience, still enthusiastic inquiry asked.

"Ha ha, there are really some who like it." Andy smiled and pointed out to the antique Chen.

Chen takes out a tray and takes out what Andy pointed out. Then he locks the display cabinet. A group of four people walk to the long table inside. Chen turns on the spotlight on the table and asks Andy to take a seat. Then he does the opposite. He puts on a pair of white gloves and begins to introduce Andy.

"Mr. Smith, this is a jade pig dragon, also known as jade beast Jue, found in Hongshan and other places, also known as Hongshan culture. Jade pig dragon is not only a kind of ornament, but also a kind of artifact, a totem that represents the spirit of its ancestors worshipped by the ancestors of Hongshan. Your vision is really good. This yuzhulong is a rare boutique among the red mountain antiques I collected. "

Andy looks at the antique Chen and thumbs up to compliment himself. He can't help but feel funny. Yuzhulong is still known, but he doesn't know whether it's true or not.

"This is a bronze dog lying Paperweight in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. You can see the shape and lines of the dog lying on it. It's of fine workmanship and is absolutely a masterpiece. Finally, this hand string of honey wax in the late Qing Dynasty is said to be worn by a prince of the Qing Dynasty. It is very precious. " The Curio is full of energy and eloquence.

Andy didn't interrupt his story telling, just listened with a smile, nodded and pandered from time to time, reached out and picked up the yuzhulong with yellow and white stripes and a C-shaped hole in the middle. According to the story of antique Chen, the texture of this yuzhulong is sapphire.

"Hiss ~ ~" a cold and piercing Yin cold penetrates the soul. Andy's eyes flash a trace of panic and quickly put the yuzhulong back to the tray.

What's the matter? How can I feel cold? Andy is really a bit flustered, looking at the Curio Chen to throw his weird eyes, hurriedly concealing his face with a smile and asking: "what's the age of this yuzhulong? What is the main purpose? "

(cough, this article is a city. It is not mysterious. It will never be separated from the human body. There will be no special function. Rest assured, the next chapter will explain clearly. Some big people don't scold at first. The little devil absolutely refuses to write the broken golden finger. Thank you for your reward, not to list one by one, thank you for the recommendation ticket!! Parents still need to vote more for recommendation