Chapter Thirty-Eight: Chinatown Adventures
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 looked at it for a while, but no one felt his weird behavior, where time is money, and no one went back to care about other people's behavior. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the end of the Wall Street trip, Andy and his party walked a block or two west to the World Trade Center. 911 in 01 shocked the world, looking at the vacant land surrounded by buildings, the foundation of the reconstruction project is being laid, and construction workers can be seen coming and going from time to time.
Andy watched everything silently, looking at the people walking past the "World Trade Center", the people who came and went had their own thoughts, and from time to time you could see some pedestrians with sad faces, Joseph and Kenny looked at the ruins with serious faces, Andy knew that this pain would stay in all classes of the United States for a long time.
Not far from the construction site, there was a Stars and Stripes banner, and several Americans next to him were giving excited speeches.
After listening silently for a while, Andy returned to the car, "Next stop is Times Square." β
Times Square is located in the triangle where 42nd Street, Florde Street and 7th Street intersect. New York often refers to parks as "squares," and this is neither a park nor a square square, but a triangle. The name comes from the fact that the headquarters of The New York Times moved here in 1904. As the center of New York's classical music scene, Lincoln Center is the stage for all artists, and it is also the cultural center of New York City, which brings together the opera house, concert hall, and outdoor concert hall. It is said that it was once a slum, but now it is an important stage for the performing arts, and it is the most coveted residential area in New York.
Andy stands in the triangle, feeling the colorful world that has expanded madly to infinity. Looking at the flow of people of different colors, different countries, and different nationalities in the world, it shows a stage without a stage.
The semi-cylindrical NASDAQ advertising is constantly changing the hot and cold faces of black, blue and red. It also seems to indicate the unpredictable situation of the stock market in the world's financial center!
"It's really a crossroads of the world, maybe having a place here can be regarded as a worthwhile life. Andy looked at the bustling place and sighed secretly, he knew that in this area where the benefits had been allocated, looking at the surrounding buildings, it was either the NASDAQ Big Screen and the Times Building, or it was almost impossible to get in without smashing hundreds of millions of dollars.
There is a special kind of building in Times Square, the building is empty all year round, but it can bring tens of millions of dollars in advertising every year, and in 97 one such building could be sold for 1. $1.7 billion.
New York has four distinct seasons, so the weather in the middle of summer is very hot, Andy is a little too sunburned to stand it, and after looking at the time, it is almost noon.
After seeing several famous attractions in the morning, Andy was a little tired from walking, so he decided to go to the last stop of the day.
New York's Huaxia City is relatively cluttered, and there is not even the most symbolic Huaxia City archway. However, there are more than 30 streets and alleys in New York's China City, crisscrossing and full of life.
I found a restaurant with a good faΓ§ade in Huaxia City, and ate an authentic Cantonese meal, the boss was shocked by Andy's Chinese proficiency, especially Andy said in Mandarin, "I want to eat authentic Cantonese food, you don't want to make some sweet and greasy weird Chinese food, I can't eat the kind of Chinese cuisine you invented to fool foreigners." β
The boss's stunned look is funny to think about, because he knows that Andy is Huaxiatong, the boss naturally won't fool around, and he went to the kitchen to explain to the chef in person.
After eating, Andy drank a pot of Longjing tea given by the boss and chatted with the restaurant owner for a while.
The scene of a tall and handsome foreigner chatting with a slightly chubby Chinese in fluent Chinese attracted the frequent attention of other diners, and from time to time you could hear someone marveling at Andy's Mandarin level, with a strong sense of disobedience.
"You ask about the antique shops on this street?" the owner of the restaurant frowned, not knowing 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 culture of China, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, after all, I don't understand, I won't buy it randomly, just take a look." β
The owner of the hotel listened to Andy's explanation before he spoke: "That's good, after all, antiques require eyesight and experience, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the real from the fake, you still have to think clearly when buying, there is an antique shop on this street that has been open for decades, it can still see the things there, there is a Hester Street market near Huaxia City There are some antique stalls, but the things there depend on eyesight." β
After checking out, Andy took Joseph and Kenny to find a small plaque with gold letters on a black background hanging from the messy signboard according to the address given by the hotel owner, which read "Jubaoxuan".
Andy pushed the door and walked in, the inside was very tidy, the promenade-like space, on both sides were alloy glass display cases against the wall, and bright lights shone on every antique in the display case.
At the end of the corridor was a long table, and the boss saw three foreigners coming in, knowing that the customer had come to the door, and it was a new face, so he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Welcome to the three gentlemen to visit the shop, the shop mainly deals in antiques from the Celestial Empire, as well as some European and Russian antiques, I don't know what the gentlemen need?"
"I don't know your surname, I was introduced by Mr. Wang of the Cantonese restaurant, mainly interested in the culture of the Celestial Empire, come and have a look. Andy smiled and stretched out his hand and said in fluent Mandarin.
"Ahh β
Andy couldn't help but pout, these people in the antique circle are all human spirits, and they talk about it all over the place, but they don't show mercy 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." β
"Hehe, nothing, so does Mr. Smith have any preferences?" asked Antique Chen enthusiastically.
"I don't have any preferences, I don't understand it, I just feel curious, and I have a certain understanding of the culture of the Celestial Empire, so I came over to take a look, let's take a look at it casually. Andy said indifferently, he didn't know anything about appraisal, but because he has become a local tyrant now, he is curious about the antiques of various auctions in his previous life.
"Okay, you can look at it casually, and I'll give you a discount if you see what. Antique Chen knew that Andy really didn't understand, so he didn't ask anymore, and looked at Joseph and Kenny's strong bodies and serious faces, and immediately understood that these two were Andy Smith's bodyguards or helpers. This point of vision is still there.
Andy leaned down slightly, looking at all kinds of antiques in the display case, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, bronze, etc., it can be said that it includes almost all kinds of antiques that Andy knows, as well as some European silver tableware and accessories, and more Andy doesn't know what it is, but there is a string tied to a tag on the shelf of each antique, and the tag is written with the price, and the price is clearly marked.
Antique Chen looked at Andy's appearance, slightly disappointed, originally thought that he had run into a big wrong, and he could make a fortune, but he didn't expect to be a self-aware chick, and it was not easy to make money after seeing it.
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 truth of the thing, although this little money was not in his eyes, but it would still be very depressing to be pit or something.
"How about it? Mr. Smith has something you like? If so, I'll show it to you, you can get your hands on it, and the price is easy to say. Antique Chen did not have the slightest impatience, and still asked enthusiastically.
"Hehe, there are really a few people who like it. Andy smiled and pointed out the antiques to Chen one by one.
Antique Chen immediately took out a tray and took out the things that Andy pointed out, then locked the display case, and a group of four people walked to the long table inside, Antique Chen turned on the spotlight on the table, invited Andy to take a seat, and then went to the opposite of him, 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 the jade beast Jue, the jade found in Hongshan and other places, also collectively referred to as the Hongshan culture, the jade pig dragon is not just an ornament, but a kind of artifact, a totem that the ancestors of Hongshan worshipped on behalf of their ancestral gods. Your vision is really good, this jade pig dragon is a rare boutique among the Hongshan antiques I collected. β
Andy looked at the antique Chen and gave a thumbs up to compliment himself, and couldn't help but feel a burst of amusement, he still knew the jade pig dragon, but he didn't know if it was true or not.
"This piece is a bronze lying dog paperweight in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, you see the shape and lines of this lying dog, fine workmanship, absolutely boutique. Finally, this beeswax bracelet in the late Qing Dynasty, the texture is soft, the color is warm, this bracelet is said to be worn by a prince of the Qing Dynasty, which is very precious. Antique Chen was full of energy, and began to tell the story like a river.
Andy didn't interrupt him to tell the story, just listened with a smile, nodded from time to time, and reached out to pick up the jade pig dragon with yellow-white markings and a C-shaped hole in the middle.
"Hiss~~~" A cold and biting cold penetrated his soul, a trace of horror flashed in Andy's eyes, and he hurriedly put the jade pig dragon in his hand back on the tray.
What's going on? How can there be a cold feeling? Andy was really a little panicked, looking at the strange gaze cast by the antique Chen, and hurriedly asked with a smile on his face: "What age is this jade pig dragon, and what is it mainly used for?"
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