Chapter 6 Begins in the United States
6 First arrival in the United States
Chen Nan signed a contract with Sotheby's, and after taking the invitation to New York on the 15th, he stayed in the small hotel.
There are still 14 days to get a lot of money, Chen Nan is very excited, it seems that his crutches are still very powerful! Earning so much money at one time is like a game plug-in! But Chen Nan also knew that this time it was actually complete luck.
Chen Nan was not going to go back to Rongcheng either, and the rent and the remaining bicycle were regarded as compensation for the landlord's sister-in-law, although those paintings were not the landlord's.
Chen Nan is a character who has a beginning and an end, and called the boss and the fourth to tell him about the situation, Zhao Wei congratulated him with a smile, and said that he would help resign from the job.
After Chen Nan plans to go to New York this time, he will first find a way to get a green card and then buy a ranch in the United States, because only land can maximize the effect of crutches and gourds. In the United States, land is relatively cheap and freehold.
Since he is going to the United States, he has to learn some English, Chen Nan's English is super poor when he is studying, but there is no way, in order to earn money from the United States, he has to study hard.
But when Chen Nan looked at the information he bought, he was surprised, because Chen Nan found that his memory seemed to have improved, it should be the effect of spiritual water, Chen Nan drank so much of the original concentrated spiritual water, and he also drank spiritual water every day in the past month, Chen Nan has changed not only his body has become stronger, his eyes have become deeper, and his appearance has changed with lines.
The main thing is that the brain becomes smarter, memory becomes better, and reflexes become faster. However, memory is not like the body, which can be seen with the eyes. It wasn't until now that Chen Nan found out, because he found that as long as he had carefully read and heard the words, he would remember them, and he would remember them clearly.
For 12 days, Chen Nan spent 12 whole days in the hotel reading English books, listening to English tapes, and after 12 days of study, Chen Nan was able to communicate in English simply, except for frequent mistakes in grammar.
Chen Nan thought that he was too smart, did he break that record of what kind of.
Chen Nan looked at himself in the mirror, how long had he not been so crazy. I took a good shower and shaved off the beard on my face that had grown from staying up late for 12 days.
Changing into a decent outfit, standing in front of the door, taking a deep breath, Chen Nan opened the door with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and strode towards his new life.
Located in the northeastern United States, between Washington, D.C., and Boston, and close to the Hudson River, New York is the world's fourth-largest city, a city that never sleeps, an economic boom, and home to many world-class museums, galleries and venues for performing arts competitions.
After staying on the plane for more than 10 hours before arriving, Chen Nan got off the plane and went to the hotel provided by the auction house first, and the auction would start in the evening, and he could rest for a while.
At half past seven in the evening, Chen Nan went to the box provided by the auction house, and saw that there were many people, and the hall was full of hundreds of people, but these people were not the main force, those in the box were big local tyrants, big collectors, and they were all group bosses! O Prince of Dubai! It's all rich! If it weren't for the fact that Chen Nan was the provider of auction items, he wouldn't have been able to get a share of this small box.
At eight o'clock, the auction began, and most of the items auctioned were items related to paintings, which were all low-value items at first, and it was Chen Nan's turn to paint at nine o'clock.
On the stage, the auctioneer said, "Below is Picasso's Doasupoltronaroa (Woman in a Red Armchair), which was appraised by the firm as a Picasso painting and was painted in 1929. The reserve price is 5 million, and each bid is not less than 10,000. ”
"5.5 million", "6.5 million......", "8.5 million", "8.5 million", the auctioneer said, "8.5 million once, Picasso's paintings have not appreciated this year, and "Woman in the Red Armchair" is a representative work of its change period, with huge room for appreciation, 8.5 million twice..."9 million" has been bid again.
"9 million, 9 million once...... 9 million three transactions, congratulations to the gentleman in box 4......"
Chen Nan was red-eared in the box, grabbed the water cup and took a sip, but coughed hard, 9 million! Chen Nan still weighs less than 30,000 yuan, and he is still a soft sister coin, 9 million US dollars! It is equal to more than 70 million soft sister coins!
Chen Nan was still excited, and another painting was auctioned off for 7.8 million US dollars, Chen Nan's eyes were bloodshot, and he was a billionaire when he changed it to soft sister coins.
Chen Nan was in excitement all night, and he didn't fall asleep until 3 o'clock. At 9 o'clock in the morning, Chen Nan got up. Wait for Abigail after breakfast.
Abigail didn't come until 10 o'clock, Chen Nan was already impatient, and there was a young man who came in with Abigail.
Abigail said, "This is [Frieda] Frieda, the business manager at Citibank."
The young man stretched out his hand to collect "Hello Mr. Chen, you can call me Felida" Ferida spoke in English, and Abigail was about to translate, but Chen Nan had already replied in English, "Hello Felida, you can call me Nan"
Abigail also said in English, "Mr. Chen, you can understand English!" ”
Chen Nan said, "Just say it slowly, I can understand, don't call me Mr. Chen, call me Nan!" ”
"Okay, Nan, your collection sold for 16.8 million US dollars, deducting the auction house to draw 15.2 million, do you want a check or a transfer?"
Chen Nan thought for a while and said, "Transfer it!" What procedures are required? ”
Abigail "Yes, Nan, you need a bank card, Citibank where Frida is located is very good"
"Citibank is a subsidiary of Citigroup, which is the world's largest financial services group with the largest assets, the largest profits, the highest global chain and the most complete business categories. On January 1, 2003, the total domestic deposits of the 12 Citibank banks controlled by Citigroup amounted to $154,351,066 thousand and total assets amounted to $735,236,982 thousand (over $700 billion)"
After a pause, he said, "Citibank is the first U.S. bank to open business in Huaxia, and it will be very convenient if you need to send money to Huaxia." ”
Chen Nandao "Okay Ferida"
Ferida said, "Nan, in what capacity are you going to settle this transaction?" If you are a Chinese citizen, you need to pay taxes twice in the United States and China, and if you are a U.S. citizen, you only need to pay taxes once."
Chen Nandao: "Can you apply for a U.S. green card?" ”
Ferida laughed, "Oh! Nan, you're already a multi-millionaire, okay! The United States is capitalist, and money can solve a lot of troubles. South of your assets can easily get a green card if you want to. If you open a card at Citi, we can provide bank customer service, which can provide many services, such as immigration, hotel booking, airplane, etc."
Chen Nandao, "Okay! Then help me with immigration! ”
Ferida smiled, "Wise choice, but Nan, you should find a private lawyer, that can make you pay a lot less tax, do you need my help to contact?" I know a good lawyer. ”
After Chen Nan nodded, Ferida went to call and contact!