Chapter 1326 New York trip(1/2)
If you love him, send him to New York, because it is heaven.
If you hate him, send him to New York because it is hell.
New York, whether now or in the future, is a place that countless Americans yearn for.
Just like many Chinese people have a dream of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
There are tens of millions of people traveling to New York every year, and there are tens of millions of people traveling to Shanghai.
On New Year's Day in 1994, a TV series "The Northern Jin people in New York" was officially released, and it depicts the survival status of the first batch of gold diggers abroad in New York after the reform.
After all, TV is TV. The two protagonists in the drama meet their nobles when they arrive in the United States. How lucky is this? Many other compatriots are not so lucky! More people go to this place where they are unfamiliar with their own places and cannot speak, and they are completely confused.
What is New York like?
High-rise buildings, steel and concrete, bright lights, gorgeous and gorgeous, and dreamlike prosperity.
Whenever night falls, the light emitted by the tall buildings breaks through the sky, so bright that it makes people unable to open their eyes, and is even brighter than the stars in the sky.
There is the bustling and lively city of Manhattan, the richest and most densely populated in the United States, the largest area of Queens, the most populated Brooklyn in northeastern New York, the Bronx, which is like a fishing village, and the Staten Island.
Five urban areas form the colorful New York.
Some people say that if you don’t go to New York when you arrive in the United States, it means you haven’t arrived in the United States.
This makes sense, because New York can almost satisfy people's imagination of a metropolis: rows of skyscrapers, dazzling city night views, luxurious shopping plazas, beautiful and open Central Park, and world-class cultural and artistic exhibition sites - the Metropolitan Museum and Broadway...
But this is not all New York, and New York also has the famous Black Harlem area in the United States, where the poorest people live.
The goddess of liberty was still cold and arrogantly watching people from all over the world pouring into New York to hunt for gold, and another group of Chinese people walked out of the airport.
Because the plane was more than three hours late, it was already past six o'clock when Wang Lin and his team arrived in New York.
"Hey, comrade, do you have any acquaintances here?" A woman in her early twenties looked blankly at the strange foreign land and asked Wang Lin.
The woman's name is Zhang Jingfang, and she is a girl from Shanghai who went to New York to find gold.
While on the plane, Zhang Jingfang and Wang Lin and others chatted.
Wang Lin said: "We have someone here. Where are you?"
Zhang Jingfang shook her head: "I don't know anyone."
Wang Lin said: "Then you find a place to live first, and then go find a job!"
Zhang Jingfang said: "After I bought the air ticket, I only had $300 on me. I don't know how many days I can hold on. I heard that it's easy to find a job here, and opportunities are everywhere."
Li Wenxiu asked, "Then how did you come to New York?"
Zhang Jingfang said: "My man sent me out."
Li Wenxiu said: "Oh, I think you are so young, so I got married."
Zhang Jingfang said: "Three months after getting married, he sold the house and sent me out."
Wang Lin and Li Wenxiu looked at each other.
Zhang Jingfang stroked his long fluttering hair: "I'll come out first, and I'll find a way to get him over when I'm stable."
Wang Lin said: "Okay, then goodbye! Good luck."
What else Zhang Jingfang wanted to say, and Sakiko shouted: "Wang Linjun! Here!"
Because the Sakiko family has a business in New York, Wang Lin and the others come to New York, so she is naturally responsible for the arrangement.
This also saves Wang Lin and the others a lot of trouble.
It is really hard to move to a strange place without an acquaintance.
Wang Lin and others followed Satoko to arrange for the pick-up to get on the car, looking at Manhattan in the afterglow of the sunset outside the window. The Empire State Building, which was built in 1931, was a symbol of Manhattan's city and was silhouetted with silhouettes of other buildings. The glass curtain wall reflects a strong flow of light and shadow.
In a trance, Wang Lin thought he had returned to Shencheng twenty years later.
Li Wenxiu said: "Do you think her man is stupid?"
Wang Lin looked at his wife in confusion.
Li Wenxiu said: "I mean Zhang Jingfang just now."
"Oh! What's wrong?"
"She is so relieved that she can send her out first?"
"Haha!" Wang Lin smiled, "Have you ever watched a movie? There is a saying in it that men are the steps for women to go abroad. That Zhang Jingfang is not simple, don't look at her harmless appearance, like a white lotus."
Li Wenxiu said: "Wang Lin, we must be together and not be separated."
Wang Lin smiled and said, "We don't have to separate! They are forced to make a living."
Li Wenxiu said: "It's all vanity, what's the point of making a living? Do you have a house and a job in China? Can't you live? That woman yearns for a capitalist life, so she came out. Look at the colorful world outside, she is so rich! Can the relationship between three months of marriage be worthy of this full of prosperity?"
Wang Lin smiled and said, "Then I want to ask you, if you go abroad, will you change your mind?"
Li Wenxiu said: "This assumption does not hold true, and I cannot come abroad alone."
Wang Wen sat between them and said in a slight voice: "Yes! Mom won't leave us!"
The couple laughed loudly.
Wang Wen asked, "Dad, where is this?"
Wang Lin pointed outside and said, "United States, New York."
Wang Wen asked: "Why are we here?"
Wang Lin said: "We are here to travel."
Wang Wen asked again: "Why do we want to travel?"
This question is really hard to answer for a while.
You can't say it's just for fun, right?
You have to answer some value.
Wang Lin thought for a while and said, "Reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles, traveling and reading have always been the lifelong pursuit of ancient literati and poets. Traveling is also to appreciate the beautiful scenery around the world. Traveling is like the most brilliant cloud in the colorful sky, like the most shining star in the bright star, like the most beautiful rose among the colorful purples. During travel, we can gain different feelings..."
The car arrived at the hotel where you were staying.
They stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Building, one of the top hotels in New York. It is definitely a luxury hotel in New York. Whether it is the exterior, interior, or friendly service attitude, it will give people a feeling of not wanting to leave when they come. What's more, staying in this hotel, you will feel an involuntary sense of eliteness.
The Waldorf Astoria Building Hotel is the world's first skyscraper hotel. It was built in 1893. It is located on 49th Street, Pike Avenue, Manhattan District, and spans the entire block from 49th Street to 50th Street. It has 42 floors and contains 1,413 suites. It is the world's first skyscraper hotel and the tallest and largest hotel in the world at that time.
The hotel is regarded as a model of architecture and design during the Art Deco period. Its architecture itself is a vibrant work of art. Walking in it, you can see many well-known sculptures and paintings decorated in the hotel.
From the head of state to the top rich, from scientists to Hollywood superstars, many famous figures in human history have stayed here. There was a train station in the hotel before, so that someone could enter the hotel directly.
Although Li Wenxiu has never been abroad, she also recognizes this hotel.
"Wang Lin, isn't this the hotel in that movie? What's the name of the movie?"
"Smell the fragrance and recognize women?"
"Yes, that movie!"
There are dozens of movies taken at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Among them, "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the Woman" released in 1992 is the most famous. About half of the scenes of the movie take place in this hotel. The Tango scene is taken in the Vanderbilt Banquet Hall, which is a classic in the history of film.
Li Wenxiu smiled and said, "I wonder if I'm shooting a movie today? Maybe I can see big Hollywood stars?"
Wang Lin said: "What are the big stars in Hollywood that are good at? Are there any of you guys who are good at it?"
Shen Xue and others giggled.
Everyone came to the front desk to check in.
Only then did Wang Lin realize that Sakiko had booked him a presidential suite.
The Waldorf Assistant Hotel claims to have the best presidential suite in the world, is located on the 35th floor of the hotel, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, with an average price of around $8,000 a night.
Wang Lin smiled and said, "Yakiko, you are so kind. You have booked such a good room for us."
Sakiko said: "With Wang Linjun's wealth, it is also worth staying in such a hotel."
Wang Lin asked: "Do you don't have your own hotel in New York?"
Sakiko said: "Yes, but the hotel we built is not as high-end here. Wang Linjun, the room has been booked, please stay at peace!"
Wang Lin expressed his gratitude to her, saying that this is in New York, you are also a guest, we can just pay for our expenses by ourselves, and asked Yukiko if she also stayed in this hotel?
Yukiko said she had another residence.
Wang Lin knew that her brother had real estate in New York, so he didn't ask much.
The rooms of Shen Xue and others are also good.
The higher the floor you live in, the more beautiful the scenery you can see.
The hotel is very convenient, surrounded by UN headquarters, St. Paique Cathedral, Empire State Building, Chinatown, Central Park, New York, Times Square, Fifth Avenue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Central Railway Station, Rockefeller Center, Broadway Avenue and other tourist attractions. The walking time is within ten minutes to half an hour.
After checking in, Wang Lin and others went downstairs to have a meal first.
Li Wenxiu must have a meal at the Vanderbilt banquet hall and experience the atmosphere of the exotic restaurant in the movie.
To be continued...