Chapter Twenty-Three: Leon

Spring goes to autumn, "Li Ang" has been in New York for half a year, the city has four distinct seasons, much like his hometown Jiangbei, whenever the first ray of sunshine in the morning, he always has a hallucination, he is lying on his own bed in the Huanghua community, next to Ma Ling.

But there was no one around him, he didn't have a girlfriend, he didn't have a boyfriend, but he had a lot of friends, and the students in Professor Lindbergh's institute who loved Chinese culture became his friends, and no one didn't like this tall, handsome, and well-mannered Taiwanese.

Although "Li Ang" is Taiwanese, he can speak a very authentic Mandarin 6, he can't hear the regional accent, he is in great health, and there are many scars on his chest.

Today was an important day, and Professor Lindbergh was going to lead the students to a party, a party hosted by people of high society, and they were required to wear formal attire, and Lucy was shy in her pocket, and offered to borrow some money to rent a dress, and Liu Handong took out five hundred dollars from his wallet and gave it to her.

Lucy is not surprised, it is not the first time that she has shown that Li Ang is a local tyrant, this guy is very cool, he never uses a credit card, he only spends cash, and his wallet is always bulging, full of hundred-dollar bills, maybe he is a rich kid and is unwilling to reveal his identity, after all, everyone has their own **, Lucy is so brainy.

Liu Handong accompanied Lucy to rent a dress, and by the way, he also rented a straight evening dress for himself, people are clothes and horses, and after putting them on, he immediately changed into a person, Lucy looked stupid, the usually unkempt Li Ang was so handsome and compelling, in order to match Li Ang, she changed three sets of dresses in a row, until Li Ang urged that it would be late soon.

The meeting place is in Manhattan, a building built in the twenties of the last century, estimated to be worth about a billion dollars according to the current price of land in Manhattan.

"Do you know whose property this is?" Lucy got out of the taxi and said mysteriously.

"It won't be Chen Zikun's house." Liu Handong said while paying the bill.

"You guessed it, it's the Chen family's house." Lucy continued to give him popular science, "The Chen family is the most important provider of funds for the institute, so this party is very important, understand? ”

The two showed the invitation to the waiter at the door and were able to enter, Liu Handong was vigilant, there was an agent with a gun at the door, it should be a VIP security guard, and it had nothing to do with him.

The hall was full of guests, no one cared about the two young people who were late, Lucy took Liu Handong's arm and walked to Professor Lindbergh who was talking to the host, the pair of old people in front of the professor were Chinese, the woman was graceful and rich, and the man was radiant.

The professor saw Liu Handong and Lucy, and was about to introduce them to the master, when suddenly a tall white man in a night dress came not far away, and everyone immediately greeted him, and Lucy also covered her mouth and exclaimed in a low voice: "Oh my God, Vice President!" ”

Liu Handong is not interested in the vice president, and there are many news reporters here, and the flash lights are flashing, which makes him extremely uneasy, if his photo is on the portal, it will be a big trouble, he excuses himself to go to the bathroom, go upstairs alone, and find a quiet place to stay for a while.

Walking up the spiraling staircase, Liu Handong stopped and turned his head to look down, and for a moment he felt like Jack who entered the upper-class banquet hall in "Titanic", he didn't see it, a pair of eyes were already staring at him.

Not every corner of the building is open to guests, and in some places there are signs saying no-entry, but Liu Handong looked at the end of the deep corridor and didn't know why he had a strong urge to go over and take a walk.

He stepped on the thick carpet and walked into the corridor, the walls were covered with wallpaper, mahogany wall skirts, and the incandescent lamps with iron lampshades hanging on the ceiling, all of which were in the style of the fifties of the last century, making people feel like they had stepped into history.

At the end of the hallway, there was a hidden door, which Mr. Liu gently pushed open, a bedroom with a warm and plain furnishings, with chaise longues and a small round table with porcelain teacups, reading glasses and a yellowed copy of the New York Times.

Liu Handong has a feeling that this is the room where Chen Zikun lived before his death, I don't know which room he spent his last years with, standing here, he seems to be in history, time is frozen, in reverse, a qiē about Chen Zikun flashed in his mind like a marquee.

"Hey." A greeting voice came from behind him.

Liu Handong turned around and saw a slender girl standing at the door, she should have a little white blood, fairer skin, a higher nose bridge, a demure temperament, and an unparalleled match with the environment, in short, very beautiful.

"I'm sorry, I'm here for the bathroom." Liu Handong said.

"Did you find it?" The girl asked.

"Maybe I'm in the wrong place." Liu Handong said, "Maybe the bathroom is on the other end." ”

"Since you're here, let's take a visit, don't worry, it's part of a private museum and you can visit." The girl smiled slyly and looked Liu Handong up and down, "Wait, I suddenly have an idea, can you cooperate with me?" ”

"I'm sorry, I still have something to do." Liu Handong's sixth sense told him that it must be something that was in the limelight, but he couldn't be in the limelight.

The girl stopped the way and said a little arrogantly: "You have to help, you are a student of Professor Lindbergh, do you want the funding of your institute next year?" ”

"At least I want to know what to help with." Liu Handong had to give in, at this time cooperation is the best choice, because the other party has already recognized you, if you resist, you can only add more uncertainties.

"It's simple, put on this outfit." The girl opened the wardrobe and took out a set of tweed military uniforms from it, blue thin serge material, French vertical gold epaulettes, breeches, leather boots, and a large-brimmed hat of the same fabric, and the five-color star emblem on the wall of the hat, it is impossible not to know with Liu Handong's knowledge, this is the uniform of the general of the 6th Army during the Beiyang period.

He understood that the girl wanted him to be a model, which was a big trouble, and when it was on the public news, Li Ang's cover identity was revealed, and he flatly refused: "If it's a model, I can't do it." ”

"You can just wear it, don't be a model, just show my grandmother." The girl stomped her feet and was coquettish, soft grinding and hard bubbles, Liu Handong had to give in, there was actually a bathroom in the room, and a walk-in closet, he changed into this military uniform inside, stepped on riding boots, put on a big-brimmed hat, and looked at himself in the mirror, as if he was in another world.

Out of the door, the girl's eyes lit up, up and down, looking back and forth, tsk, suddenly remembered something, and took out a saber wrapped in a cloth bag from the cabinet, golden knife belt and tassels, finely carved handles, inlaid with gold and jade, surrounded by nine lions, this is the nine lion saber that only generals are qualified to wear.

The Beiyang military uniform has no armed belt, the saber is hung directly on the inner belt, the girl bent down, helped him hang the saber, and handed him a pair of white gloves.

"Now, you come downstairs with me." The girl said.

"No, this is beyond my means, please understand." Liu Handong resolutely refused, this is not a joke, wearing a military uniform from a hundred years ago and appearing in public, is this cos Chen Zikun, can I guarantee that tomorrow the lace news of the New York Times will be on his photo, isn't this a long life.

He was about to take off his military uniform, and the girl was anxious, so she hurriedly begged: "Please, help me, that's okay, you're here, don't go, I'll just let my grandmother come and take a look, okay, I can tell you the reason, your appearance is the image of my great-grandfather in my mind, I want my grandmother to see what her father looked like when he was young, don't look at me with this kind of eyes, okay, it's just a small wish, okay?" ”

Liu Handong had to agree, the girl couldn't help but be overjoyed, ran out happily, paused at the door and turned around and said, "I forgot to tell you, my name is Isabella." ”

After a while, Isabella accompanied the pair of old men and Professor Lindbergh upstairs, and when she saw Liu Handong wearing a Beiyang general's uniform and carrying a nine-lion saber, the old man was not shocked, but asked his granddaughter: "This is the actor you are looking for?" ”

Liu Handong was dumbfounded, didn't you say that you wore clothes and took a look twice, how did you become an actor and take a stereotyped photo, is it possible that you still want to find me to make a movie!

Professor Lindbergh laughed: "Isabella, haven't you seen the 1923 "Time", one of the covers is a photo of General Chen Zikun, which is not the same as Li Ang's appearance, if I have to say that it looks like, I think Li Ang is more like a general called Xiao Yong under Chen Dashuai. ”

The old lady looked at Liu Handong carefully, and also nodded: "Yes, he is more like Uncle Liu, but he is too gentle." ”

Liu Handong said in his heart that Liu Xiaoyong is my own grandfather, can it not be like it, as for Sven, it is Lao Tzu's domineering and introverted, if you release it outside, you must not be scared to death.

Professor Lindbergh said: "These two are Ms. Chen Jiao, Mr. Tan He, and this is my assistant, Li Ang from Taiwan. ”

Liu Handong took off his gloves, shook hands with the two old men, and said Xinghui in Chinese.

Professor Lindbergh said: "I think you already know Isabella, the mastermind of the "General" project, and the great-granddaughter of General Chan Zikun. ”

Liu Handong quickly thought about what this girl should call herself in terms of seniority, and said: "This project won't be a movie, right?" ”

"You guessed it, "General" is a movie, we have obtained the license of China's big 6, this will be a Sino-American co-production, I plan to ask Spielberg to shoot it." Isabella said, "The investment in this movie is very large, and the cast is unprecedentedly strong, but I'm not going to look for those big-name movie stars, I'm looking for non-professional actors with their true colors, since my grandmother said that you are like a brave grandfather, then you can play him." ”

Liu Handong said without hesitation: "Thank you, but I'm really not interested, and I can't perform." ”