All roads lead to Rome, which is probably the most widely circulated Western proverb in China, and before today, Zhang Nan had never been to Italy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At half past ten in the morning, a Boeing 767 took off from JFK International Airport, and about nine hours later, at 14:20 in the afternoon of Rome time, Zhang Nan and his party arrived at Rome Leonardo da Vinci International Airport.

This trip can be described as a huge number of members, two women came, Xiang Weirong and Guan Xingquan, plus 9 bodyguards such as Jackson, a total of 14 people.

As soon as you leave the airport, a total of five SUVs are waiting at the exit of the VIP tunnel.

These cars are basically the Sun company's own, they have a branch in Rome, and the five armed drivers are also Sun employees, and they are all Americans.

The nine American bodyguards who protected Mr. Zhang were all given pistols in their cars, Mr. Jackson said was because the Sun also had operations in Italy and had agreements with certain departments to keep weapons.

However, each Glock 17 comes with three magazines, two spare magazines for normal all-armor bullets, and the magazine in the upper gun is filled with non-lethal rubber bullets, which is also a requirement in the agreement: it can only be replaced with regular bullets when absolutely necessary.

Of course, if the rubber bullet is too close, it will kill people if it hits the vital point!

The bodyguards of the Sun Company left the United States, and there were many countries that had such treatment, and Italy was relatively strict: in some countries in Africa and Southeast Asia, Jackson and they could all carry submachine guns on their backs to protect their employers on the streets.

They are all still employees of the Sun Company, and when the contract expires next year, if a total of eleven bodyguards still want to have this treatment, then Zhang Nan will have to pay a total of nearly $500,000 a year to the Sun Company as an "affiliation fee".

"Small meaning, this system is good, I will pay this money when the time comes. ”

"By the way, Jack, I feel like the Sun is more of a defense company at heart. ”

"It's almost the boss, but the company's main business is security, and the defense part is basically separated from us people, and there is not much contact. ”

Jackson sat in the co-pilot's seat, while Xiang Weirong and Guan Xingquan were sitting upside down, Guan Xingquan listened and asked: "What is a defense company?"

He was asking Zhang Nan.

"To put it bluntly, they are licensed mercenaries, but they generally do more defense tasks, and of course, if they give enough money, they will do everything. ”

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In a capitalist society, if you really give enough money, people will dare to do anything!

Jackson directly gave Xiang Weirong and Kwan Xingquan a set of Glock 17 each in the car, along with a full set of concealed carrying equipment.

"If you have reported it, if you want to use it, just give it to me and Paul as soon as you run out, and the two of us each asked for two. ”

Xiang Weirong and the others were not polite, and took it, but they didn't put it on immediately, but dismantled all the guns and quickly put them back on.

Then he took off his coat, put on the gun belt, and stuffed the gun under his armpit.

It's not your own weapon, so you can rest assured after checking it in this way.

The five cars soon parked in the parking lot of a luxury hotel near the Spanish Grand Steps, and nine bodyguards surrounded Zhang Nan and others to check into the hotel.

"Brother-in-law, this will really feel like an important person. ”

Xiang Weirong glanced at his brother-in-law obliquely and said, "If you go back to China and go to the capital now, it is estimated that you will send a group of soldiers from the Central Garrison Regiment!"

Not to mention, every time you get carried away a little, you will be hit by your brother-in-law, so it's better not to be bored.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Nan was dragged out by two women, so that the bodyguards had to hurry up, and even Xiang Weirong and the two came to join in the fun - this hotel was chosen because it was close to the Spanish staircase, and it took two minutes to walk.

"Don't cut your hair, and it's still a question of whether the barbershop is there. ”

Jenny also wanted to cut a classic hairstyle from the movie in Rome, and she specially dressed up today: the trench coat was actually a skirt, and she was not afraid of the cold!

was sassy, Zhang Nan had to remind her.

As soon as he arrived at the Spanish Grand Steps, Xiang Weirong looked up and said: "I saw this place, it was in an American movie, it was just released half a month ago, and your sister dragged me to see it." Interesting, really interesting!"

When he says "interesting", of course, he refers to the life situation, not the movie itself: half a month before and after, one is on the screen, and now it is in front of you.

"You are the most beautiful fairy tale left in Rome - this film will never tire of watching.

Brother-in-law, next time you come with your sister, you want a plane for a plane, I will give a yacht to a yacht, and you will also have a Roman holiday for romance!"

As he spoke, he signaled the direction of getting started: "Look at it, that film has been released in the United States for more than 30 years, and there are two guys who are so obsessed!"

These two guys are referring to Nicole and Jenny: the classic shot of Audrey Hepburn eating ice cream on the steps, adding a permanent romance to the place. And Nicole and Jenny are eating ice cream on the steps one by one in this season, and they are not afraid of the cold, and they also want Zhang Nan to be the background board.

The Spanish Staircase became famous for Hepburn's ice cream in "Roman Holiday", and later there were too many imitators, resulting in serious hygiene problems here - the Roman government had long been "forced" to ban the eating of ice cream here, and the whole staircase was immediately clean.

But this will run into Nicole, these two unreasonable people: the Italian police in the distance directly pretended not to see - a group of guys in black suits and black sunglasses surrounded, God knows what the origin is, and they can't touch their heads.

Jenny also asked Zhang Nan to taste the ice cream in her hand, and Zhang Nan asked, "I didn't see you buy it just now, where did you get it?"

"I told Paul to go to the alley of the barbershop to buy it, but unfortunately the barbershop is really gone......"

This will be because Nicole and Jenny occupied the position where "Hepburn" had sittened, and more than a dozen men in black surrounded them, and the tourists on the side could only watch.

Jackson, they all look like they are not approaching, and tourists have opinions, but they are embarrassed or afraid to come forward.

"It's gone, it's in the way. ”

Look at the situation awkwardly, withdraw!

The photos have already been taken, and if you don't withdraw at this time, you will wait for a while, otherwise you will really be scolded to death.

I went to the Trevi Fountain again, because I was going to Ancona tomorrow morning, and everyone stopped wandering around, and planned to return to the hotel to rest.

When business is done, take another half day to walk around when you return to Rome.

The hotel is an old building with a few shops selling everything from souvenirs to Italian luxury.

It was still early for dinner time, and Nicole wanted to check it out.

Zhang Nan doesn't care, then follow it.

The first store sells luxury goods, bags and clothes, but neither woman made a move, just to see.

Because there were men with me, I came out in a few minutes.

Next door is a house selling antiques, a look into the inside of the found that there are actually new and old things, the most is silver and crystal glass products, the price is very expensive!

Italy's antique silverware is also known for its antique crystal glass.

However, Zhang Nan is not interested in these two things: he was tired of buying last big purchase on the European continent and had no desire.

It was interesting to find that there were a lot of old photos and other bits and pieces in a glass display case, and when the shopkeeper was busy introducing Nicole to those 19th-century crystal glass products, Zhang Nan took a closer look at the contents of the cabinet.

"Boss, take this picture out for me to see. ”

Visiting the store with a group of bodyguards, this is definitely a potential super big customer, and the owner must of course serve well.

This is a photograph from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, probably taken in a photo studio at home, with a set, and the majority of a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old who looks very tasteful.

There are tiny rice-grain-like decorative objects attached to the surface of the photo, and if you look at it with a magnifying glass: this old photo is inlaid with small red and green gemstones!

Of course, this gemstone is not necessarily a real fine ruby or emerald, but the natural "stone" is certain, not tinted glass.

The owner says this antique photograph was taken around 1900, based on silver salt paper, hand-colored, and the most amazing thing is the staggered strings of gemstone necklaces and laurels set in the photo!

They are not as simple as sprinkling glue and sticking, but after careful screening, careful design, one by one, thick and fine, convex and flat, carefully inlaid with special glue, after nearly a hundred years, not a single grain has fallen off!

A very interesting and delicate craft, as soon as I asked the price, the shopkeeper gave a scary amount, the unit is Italian lira: 350,000!

In fact, according to today's exchange rate, it is probably more than 200 US dollars.

Old craft, you say it's expensive, and it doesn't matter if it's cheap, anyway, Zhang Nan wants it.

There is a mark in the corner of the photo, which the owner said was one of the oldest photo studios in Rome, just around the corner of the street, and it is still open.

Today, the owner of the photo studio is for tourists, and there are many old props and old techniques that are more than 100 years old, and they can make a nostalgic style.

In black and white photos, every girl can fulfill a Hepburn dream - the distance of the big staircase is more than 100 meters.

The two women paid $2,000 for a set of silverware, and the shopkeeper was too good to say that he was embarrassed not to buy it. But at this time, Zhang Nandu was already a little impatient, holding the photo in his hand, and he walked out as soon as the things were packed.

Only then did Nicole and Jenny sense their lover's impatience and hurriedly followed.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Zhang Nan said to Paul in front of him: "Go and see if the photo studio is open." ”

"Okay, boss. ”

Paul left quickly, and Zhang Nan arrived at the door of the hotel in a few steps and walked in.

Xiang Weirong felt that something was wrong, and asked in dialect: "What's wrong, Anan?"

There is an open café in the hotel lobby, Zhang Nan sat on a chair, handed over the photo of the antique girl in his hand, and took out the magnifying glass in his pocket and gave it to Xiang Weirong: "Brother-in-law, look at what this girl is holding on her right hand in the photo." (To be continued.) )