Chapter 449: Christmas Eve in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, a city on the West Coast of the United States, is under the jurisdiction of the State of California.
Recently, due to global climate change, the winter temperature here has rarely dropped below zero, which is also a rare snowfall experience for Los Angeles citizens.
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"The latest report, the Pentagon alert has been lifted, and the giant beast has returned to the bottom of the sea......"
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"Oh......"
At 4 p.m., a group of Los Angeles citizens gathered in front of the street window.
At this time, three homeless people blended into the crowd, they were Yang Ye, San Bao, and Nadi, a new friend they had just met......
It is said that after entering the waters of Los Angeles, Yang Ye did not dare to let the giant snake go down, which would not only cause panic, but also cause unnecessary trouble.
"Nadi, are there any coins? I'll see if I can get in touch with a friend. β
Looking at the TV in the window, Yang Ye turned his head to Nadi.
"You're leaving, Paul." Nadi took out 1 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Yang Ye.
Yang Ye paused before taking it.
Originally, he wanted to contact 1900 and leave, but after seeing the lonely look on Nadi's face, he decided to change his mind and at least spend Christmas Eve with him.
Nadi is different from other homeless people, he used to have a decent career, but later due to the bankruptcy of his company, Nadi lost his job, family, and house...... Eventually became a homeless person.
He tried to find a job, but working in the United States required at least three basic conditions: a home address, a telephone number, and a bank card.
That means a lot of money is needed unless someone bails out. Otherwise, life will be a vicious circle for the rest of life.
After a long day of contact, Yang Ye could see that Nadi was a good person.
"Yes Nadi, but I'll spend Christmas Eve with you today."
"Really? That's amazing! Will your friends come too? Nadi asked happily.
"Probably not, I just want to tell her: I'm safe now. Maybe I can borrow some more money or something. β
With that, Yang Ye walked into the phone booth around the corner.
"Hey, may I ask if you are ......" On the other side, Liu Feiyan's voice revealed a kind of tiredness.
"I'm Santa Claus from the North Pole, do you have any wishes?" Yang Ye pinched his throat and smiled.
"Hehe, you're Huanzi, right?"
Feiyan said with a smile: "I was about to call you and Xu Jiao." Did we receive a gift? β
"Received what?" Yang Yehui asked in a voice.
"Of course it's ......," Liu Feiyan's heart swelled with incomparable joy: "You...... Is your husband you? Is it really you? β
"Hahaha...... How do you know it's me? Call someone a husband casually. Aren't you cuckolding me? Yang Ye said with a smile.
Feiyan wiped her tears and sobbed: "Old ...... Husband. How are you in the United States, you are not ......"
"Didn't I miss you?" Yang Ye smiled and told the prison escape, and chatted with Shiru Wang Yan for a while.
and told the third daughter not to reveal the news of his return for the time being.
"Husband, what should you do if you don't have any money? No, you can contact Huanzi......" Wang Shiru said.
"Hmm." Yang Ye looked at the timer and said, "You don't have to worry about me." I will definitely rush back before the Chinese New Year. First of all. β
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Get out of the phone booth. Yang Ye shrugged at Nadi. Pretend not to have borrowed money.
Nadi seemed to be accustomed to it, and patted Yang Ye on the back to show comfort.
At 5 p.m., they came to the local homeless gathering area together. Hundreds of homeless people live here.
In the evening, bonfires are lit in the gathering area.
"Hi Nadi, is this your new friend? Need service sir? Only $1. A black woman poked her head out and teased her open cotton coat.
"Thanks, I'll consider it if I have the money." Yang Ye nodded with a smile, his gaze swept over all kinds of people around him.
Each of them had a dead and silent expression on their faces, completely devoid of the Christmas atmosphere of the streets, as if the holiday had nothing to do with them.
"Paul, this is my tent, it's a little smaller but it's still warm. It's no problem squeezing the three of us. Nadi excitedly lifted the curtain.
"It's great, I can't wait." Yang Ye rubbed his hands and smiled.
"Hi Nadi, how are you. Hello sir, my name is Cross. "Out of the tent opposite came a white man with a violin.
Cross was a violinist, and after the death of his wife, he voluntarily gave up his life to become a wandering player.
"Hello Cross."
Yang Ye shook it with him, then threw it at his violin and smiled: "You used to be a violinist?" β
"Yes." Cross found a sense of intimacy in Yang Ye's smile, and he smiled: "It's the most valuable thing right now." Want some fries? I've got some here. β
"Why not?" Yang Ye accepted his invitation and talked about music with him while sharing French fries.
Looking at the dull neighborhood, Yang Ye was suddenly inspired and said to Cross: "Will you be able to "Wild Bee Flying"? β
"Yes." Cross nodded, not understanding why he suddenly asked.
I saw the corners of Yang Ye's mouth curled: "Then don't you think there should be something now?" It's Christmas Eve bro, and we need some music. β
As he spoke, Yang Ye made a conductor's gesture, and Cross followed suit and put the violin on his shoulder, and the familiar melody began to echo in his head.
Since his wife's death, he has never touched such a passionate piece of music as "Flying Bees".
"Are you ready?" Yang Ye asked with a smile.
"Yes sir."
Cross nodded, breathing a little heavily, and his right hand holding the bow trembled regularly, as if he was rehearsing.
"Let's go!"
Yang Ye suddenly shouted, and Cross immediately fell into a frenzy of music creation, and the extremely fast violin melody resounded throughout the street.
The homeless people on both sides of the street seemed to be activated by the passionate violin and came out of their tents one after another.
After the performance of "Flying Bees", Cross seemed to be unable to stop, and played the soundtrack of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" passionately: he is a pirate.
From the high momentum at the beginning to the lyricism later. Cross finished the performance with tears in his eyes, his flushed cheeks and heavy breathing indicating that he was in a state of emotional excitement.
"Hoohoo!"
"It's so good, Cross!"
"I love you!"
"Hehe......"
There was silence for a few seconds, and the surrounding wanderers cheered one by one, causing some passers-by to stop and look.
"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me."
Yang Ye applauded while looking at the crowd and shouting: "I'm Nadi's friend, my name is Paul, and I met Nadi on the beach." He was the one who brought me here. β
"I thought it would be a cool place. But I'm really disappointed right now, it's not cool at all. β
"Yes, YES......" everyone around agreed.
"Please!" Yang Ye almost said in a screaming tone: "Please! It's Christmas Eve, are you spending Christmas like this? We need to send duΓ¬! β
"Do you know how they celebrate the New Year in China? They would get together and sing and dance. Performances ......"
"Excuse me. Which of you can do magic? β
"Me!" A thin young man stood up: "I will be Mr. Card Magic." β
"Excellent! You can perform on the party duΓ¬ and so on. Please, brothers, it's Christmas Eve, let's have a good time! β
Yang Ye inspires everyone with the most tense and infectious movements.
Seeing that the wanderers around him were a little nervous. Yang Ye quickly walked up to an oil drum: "We can make a grill here......"
"We can set up a stage here again......"
"I ......"
"But sir, we don't have any money." The black woman said helplessly, and everyone nodded.
"If we don't have any money, we can make it!"
Yang Ye snapped his fingers and pointed at her, then turned to Cross with a beautiful dance move: "Man, would you like to join my performance team?" The reward is how about participating in this year's "Tramp New Year's Party". β
"Yes, yes sir, I'm honored!" Cross nodded excitedly.
"Welcome!"
Yang Ye patted him happily on the shoulder, raised his arms and said, "I still need a drummer, it's okay to be able to beat the beat, does anyone want to join?" None of you can dance? Hurry up, we're running out of time! β
"Can I join Paul." Nadi said.
As soon as he got his head together, everyone around him was mobilized, and some drug dealers were also attracted to them.
Before dark, Yang Ye divided those who knew the beat of musical instruments into a group, those who could dance into a group, and those who could sing were assigned to a group. After that, these three groups of people were used to form a temporary performance team.
Starting at 6:30 p.m., a group of people calling themselves 'Tramp Troupe' appeared one after another in major crowd gathering places, plaza centers, and business gathering places in Los Angeles.
With their unique playing skills, cool dance moves, and heartfelt group singing, they brought a different New Year's experience to the citizens of Los Angeles.
At 9 p.m., they used the more than $1,000 they earned to scan supermarket discounts......
After the most enjoyable night, their friend Paul quietly leaves and becomes the most mysterious person in the eyes of everyone and the media.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Newspaper, Nadi said:
Like God, Paul came down and told them, 'Even if you have nothing, you will still be happy.' β
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December 25th, Christmas.
CNN Radio.
"Hostess: Oh my God, Jack, you know what? Yesterday there was a bunch of homeless performers in Los Angeles and they were amazing! β
"Host: Yes, I watched it on video, it was a great show, and I also heard that they held a party duΓ¬ at the gathering place, which attracted hundreds of people to attend. There will also be a show today. β
"Oh God, I should have gone check ......"
1577 Anna metro area is Liu Huan's home in Los Angeles.
After more than two years here, Huanzi and Xu Jiao gradually adapted to the American environment.
As soon as she got up in the morning, Xu Jiao began to make milk powder for the child, and Huanzi hid in the kitchen to make breakfast.
A moment later, the bell rang outside the house, and a security guard walked to the door with Yang Ye and San Bao.
"Sir, he said it was your friend. Do you know him? β
Liu Huan closed the door suspiciously, stared at Yang Ye and said, "You are ......"
"Don't recognize?" Yang Ye smiled and said in Chinese: "I am the person who rubbed rice every day when you were in college. After speaking, he glanced at the security guard on the side.
"Leaf ...... YESοΌ Liu Huan's eyes widened, and he immediately pulled him towards the house: "Where have you been for so long?" β
"I just went around New Zealand, but I encountered robbers, and now I have no choice but to ask my brother for help. Merry Christmas. Yang Ye smiled.
β¦β¦ (To be continued......)