Chapter 172: Los Angeles
After the opponent experienced the ravages of Straight Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, and Fullhouse, the chips brought by the company were basically swept away. And after sweeping the pockets of a few people like this, no one wants to play cards with Qing Xiaoyi anymore.
In the eyes of these people, this little oriental girl who plays cards with a smile like a flower and a bright spirit is simply possessed by the God of Gambling. But I don't know that Qing Xiaoyi has no interest in playing cards at all, and the most attractive thing for her is the large-scale growth of her private money, and she can already buy some things that she just fancied, but she is reluctant to buy!
In such a wild and uninhibited Las Vegas, it is naturally not only the gambling industry that attracts attention. After people had the idea of consumption, a large number of luxury goods and consumer goods poured into this place. Since 1933, the International Fashion Show held in Las Vegas has become the world's oldest professional clothing, fabric and accessories exhibition! It has almost become a popular vane in the North American clothing market.
In this era, although the clothing exhibition in Las Vegas is not as huge as in later generations, as the only place in the European and American world that is not affected by the war, has the qualification to hold large-scale exhibitions, and has a large population and money, Las Vegas has developed rapidly after the start of the war.
Qing Xiaoyi and the rest of his life arrived in Las Vegas, although it was not the time for the exhibition to be held, but many businesses still stayed because of the people gathered here in Las Vegas and the consumption atmosphere that had been formed.
As a woman, how could Qing Xiaoyi not be interested when she saw the shining clothes, shoes and leather bags in the street window when she was shopping? It's just that now my pockets are tight, and although I have money, I don't dare to use it indiscriminately. I can only endure it for the time being.
She didn't expect it herself. She actually has a talent for gambling, and in the Las Vegas casino, she earned tens of thousands of dollars just by playing cards for a while! Qing Xiaoyi is not greedy, the money is not much, but it is enough to meet her crazy big purchases.
So. Don't continue to play, and run away when you win. In the helpless eyes of everyone in the casino, he took the money and walked away. I don't know which unlucky person in later generations once said that every woman's wardrobe lacks a piece of clothing, and every woman's shoe closet lacks a pair of high heels. Even, some people say that every woman will always lack a bag......
Let's not talk about it. This sentence has been used as a reason for many girls in later generations to lose. A woman's passion for clothes, purses, shoes, and jewelry of all kinds can be really hard to understand at times. Fortunately, Qing Xiaoyi is not so enthusiastic about Western-style clothes. Her figure is petite and exquisite, and she is completely oriental.
If she wants to wear very Western-style, three-dimensional clothes, the only possibility is to let the clothes drown it out. So. Qing Xiaoyi most often wears a Chinese-style cheongsam. Whether it was in Shanghai in the past. Or after arriving in the United States. Perhaps because of the inheritance of blood, when Qing Xiaoyi wears a cheongsam, she has the charm of an oriental woman. On the sapphire blue brocade, large peonies bloom, allowing the rest of your life to occasionally have the touch of heavenly fragrance.
And the only thing that Qing Xiaoyi cares about a little is that there is a gap between her height and that of Western women. and the rest of his life can be regarded as the most adorable height difference. Although the rest of my life never minds. But as a woman who lives on stinky beauty, how could Qing Xiaoyi not mind. Therefore, the first thing Qing Xiaoyi chose was shoes. Especially high heels!
Of course, the irresponsible name of high heels. It is a general term for men's women's shoes. Under the name of high heels, they can be divided into various styles and styles such as court shoes, light dancing shoes, dinner shoes, dagger heels, etc. The golden age of shoes was after 1900, until the end of the First World War, and then, after a few years of silence, it flourished again in the twenties, and by the thirties, the style had gradually become more solemn.
By the forties, due to the war, the fashion of shoes had fallen silent again. It wasn't until after the war that a variety of styles flourished together. This popular trend is towards reincarnation. In fact, before World War II, there was not much difference between the shoes of this era and later generations. Basically all the classic styles are mostly present.
Therefore, when I found Qing Xiaoyi for the rest of my life, I found that this girl's feet had been replaced with a pale gold court shoes with a silver filigree wedge heel. The heel is high. Fortunately, when Qing Xiaoyi was forced to practice martial arts for a few days for the rest of his life, otherwise, a balance could not be maintained, and if he fell, he would twist his ankle into a twist!
And behind Qing Xiaoyi, there were actually a few people who were temporarily hired to carry bags. Everyone had at least seven or eight bags in their hands. When Yu Sheng was dumbfounded, Qing Xiaoyi stepped on high heels and rushed over happily, raised her feet, exposed her shoes, and asked Yu Sheng: "Do you think I am beautiful in these shoes?" ”
As a person who has traveled from the afterlife and has plenty of experience shopping with women for the rest of his life, of course he knows that such a question cannot be answered directly. Avoiding the important is the last word! Yu Sheng pointed to the bag in the hand of the person behind Qing Xiaoyi who was helping to carry things, and asked, "This is what you bought just now?" ”
Qing Xiaoyi's face blushed slightly, and explained: "I didn't spend money indiscriminately!" I won money from the casino. I have over $10,000 left to spend! Is it good to donate to the country? ”
Yu Sheng smiled, pinched Qing Xiaoyi's blushing face, and couldn't bear to be harsh. It seems that he is not alone in avoiding the important and trivializing this matter......
Yu Sheng and Qing Xiaoyi stayed in Las Vegas for five days and had a very happy time. And the harvest is quite fruitful. It wasn't until Albert began to urge that Yu Sheng and Qing Xiaoyi reluctantly embarked on the trip. It made the bigwigs in Las Vegas breathe a sigh of relief. During his time in Las Vegas, Yu Sheng and Qing Xiaoyi have indeed won a lot of eyeballs for Las Vegas, and their income has also increased. But the problem is that a lot of the income fell into the pocket of the rest of his life through those three races. The Las Vegas bigwigs worked in vain and made wedding clothes for the rest of their lives.
Las Vegas is actually very close to Los Angeles. Even at the speed of a train in this era, it was only a few hours away. Of course, in order to avoid crowds of onlookers, it is more convenient to carry two horses and one dog. The rest of my life still chartered a carriage.
By the time he arrived in Los Angeles, Albert was already waiting at the station. After meeting, it was a bear hug. Although the rest of his life is still not very suitable for this kind of etiquette of Americans. But it can only be done by following the local customs.
The little dog finally met an acquaintance, and was very kind to Albert. A tongue, without Albert's consent, washed Albert's hand.
After greeting, Albert picked up Yu Sheng in the car. And Ryan and Sharma, naturally, there are special people to take them away. After the rest of my life's advance advice. It is estimated that Ryan will no longer take the initiative to hurt people. Moreover, Ryan's worth is different now, and presumably the people Albert hired to help with foster care will not dare to treat him badly.
The three of them got into the car before Albert asked, "Oh, Yu! I knew you'd be fine! ”
"Oh? Albert, why do you have so much faith in me? ”
"If it's someone else, or someone of another race, I'm going to be worried. However, for the Chinese. Especially for the rest of your life, a Chinese who is proficient in cooking, even in the jungle, will definitely not starve to death. The ability to survive in the wild is already very strong, after all, except for airplanes flying in the sky and four-legged chairs, you Chinese can eat everything! ”
The rest of his life was full of black lines, although Albert had a good point. However, the old boy was clearly joking with him!
"Dear Albert. I haven't been idle for the past few days. Especially the brain is not idle. I've come up with several great scripts. Originally, when I saw that you were so righteous in the newspaper, it had been decided that these scripts could only be given to Warner. However, now it seems that it needs to be thought about again......"
These few scripts that Yu Sheng said. Of course, it was not something he came up with in the past few days, but he touched the scene and borrowed it from later generations. In addition to "War Horse", which was born because of Ryan, there is also "Dances with Wolves", which was recalled because of several wolves and Indians and will also be famous in later generations! Of course, "Dances with Wolves" actually has little to do with wolves. With the idea that these wild wolves can't be wasted, the rest of my life thought of a documentary about the western United States that I had seen in later generations, "Wolves Change America", which explores the relationship between humans and wolves!
Of course, the little dog behaved very comfortably along the way. Therefore, the rest of his life was moved, since the IQ of the little dog is not low and his appearance is not bad, why not train the little dog to become a star?
In Hollywood, dog stars are not uncommon. Not to mention, not long after it was released at this time, the box office hit "Lacey the Greyhound", the well-behaved and cute Scottish Shepherd. Even Warner Bros. back then gained a firm foothold in Hollywood with a German shepherd named Ren Dingding.
Ren Dingding's dog, in this era, can be regarded as the most famous dog of its kind. The experience is also legendary. On September 15, 1918, U.S. Air Force Corporal Duncan found Ren Dingding's mother and a litter of puppies in a bombed-out kennel in France.
However, at that time, the medical environment was extremely poor. For dogs, the mortality rate is even more alarming. In the end, only Ren Dingding returned to the United States alive. By 1922, Duncan and Ren Dingding participated in the dog show in Los Angeles. At this time, Ren Dingding has been taught very well. Not only is it humane, but when performing, the jump height can reach 13.5 feet.
Since then, Ren Dingding has embarked on the road of acting. And his weekly salary is higher than that of his master Duncan, reaching as much as three hundred and fifty dollars. At this time, Warner Bros. was struggling on the verge of bankruptcy. In a movie, a scene that requires the appearance of a wolf can never be completed. And after Duncan recommended Ren Ding Ding to star, the filming was quickly passed. Since then, Ren Dingding's reputation has been greatly enhanced. Become a star among dogs.
Not only did he make twenty-six films, but he also had eighteen dog stand-ins. The weekly salary has reached as much as $1,000! Until later generations, Ren Ding Ding was also one of the more famous of the many German Shepherd bloodlines.
Although he didn't expect the little dog to earn him much money for the rest of his life, for his dog, if he had the opportunity to become famous, he would definitely not let him be unknown for a lifetime!
And when Albert heard that Yu Sheng had a good script idea, and that there was more than one one, he was overjoyed and said to Yu Sheng: "Oh, dear Yu, you can't treat your old friend badly!" ”
Yu Sheng also laughed: "No problem! But I'm going to eat steak! You foodie, you don't know where to sell steaks! ”
It turns out that real foodies are never ashamed of others calling themselves foodies, on the contrary, they are proud of it. With the throttle whistling, the car sped away.
Los Angeles is known as the City of Angels, and originally, it does not belong to the United States. In 1542, the first Europeans arrived, but they did not stay long because they were only discoveries of an exploratory nature. In 1781, Los Angeles became a Spanish colony. In 1821, Los Angeles belonged to Mexico, but in 1846, when the Mexicans lost the war with the Americans, Los Angeles and California were ceded to the United States.
However, it belongs to the West Coast of the United States and has a very small population. Although the Gold Rush of 1848 attracted a group of Americans to Los Angeles, by 1850 the population of Los Angeles was only 1,600.
The real rise of Los Angeles came at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the construction of transportation infrastructure in the United States was largely completed, and after the discovery of oil. The discovery of oil caused a wave of wealth that was crazier than the gold rush. Many ordinary people, speculators, and all kinds of discerning industry tycoons who fantasize about getting rich overnight have gathered in Los Angeles! People and money poured into the city like crazy, and by the thirties of the twentieth century, Los Angeles became the center of California and several nearby states!
And Los Angeles really became a world-class city from the era in which the rest of my life lived! Not only does it have energy, it has a complete industrial structure, and more importantly, it has an excellent port and faces the Pacific Ocean! At this time, the war is continuous, and Asia is fully mired in material embarrassment!
Although there were still Japanese in the Pacific, by this time in 1944, the Americans had already lost heavy losses in the Pacific Ocean after the Battle of the Marianas. Although the Japanese invested a lot of troops, they also lost a lot of money.
In the Battle of the Marianas, the Americans suffered very few losses, except that several battleships and aircraft carriers were damaged. The planes lost more than a hundred units. (To be continued.) )