"In Europe, artists are concentrated on the Left Bank of Paris, and in the United States, it's here!" Shen Long took Guo Yan into Greenwich Village, the buildings are all low red brick buildings, the red bricks themselves are very literary and artistic, and most of the houses here also have courtyards, which is more of a pastoral rural leisure atmosphere, a proper lazy atmosphere, will make people nervous, better mood, will not be as nervous as in the city, very suitable for artists to live.

Walking slowly along the small street, there are many decoration shops, cafes, musical instrument shops and various performance venues, and people come and go, either carrying guitars, or carrying sketchpads, and some people sitting on the chairs on the side of the road to watch these pedestrians, and maybe one of them will appear in his next work.

Shen Long saw the sign of the café-wha club, which was probably the most famous performance bar before the emergence of CBGB, right? Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitarist of all time, once performed here and smashed more than one guitar, and if you had time, you could go in and see it, but Jimi Hendrix has been dead for more than ten years.

Guo Yan subconsciously hugged Shen Long's arm, because the outfits of those rock singers made her feel a little uncomfortable, staring at the punk musicians with cockscombs, heavy metal band members with long hair and oil paint on their faces, and even female band members dressed in revealing and sexy clothes, which she had never seen before.

"Qi Ming, why do I think this place is more mysterious than where we live now." The way these people dressed reminded her of homeless people and thugs, and in fact, the conduct of these people was not much different from those people.

"It's okay, it's all rock 'n' roll, we don't live near them." Greenwich Village is also divided into several districts, where rockers, jazz musicians, classical musicians, independent filmmakers, painters and writers have their own gatherings, which are not necessarily strictly bounded, but are still vaguely divided.

Walking through the territory of those rock musicians, there was no noisy rock music, and it gradually became quieter, and the people around him were dressed a lot more normally, Guo Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

She began to curiously observe the coffee shops, bookstores, musical instrument stores and clothing stores on both sides of the street, different from the style of Fifth Avenue, clothing stores, each store is very attractive to the eye, people want to go inside to have a look, feel some of the quiet atmosphere of literature and art inside, Guo Yan gradually smiled on her face, this place is really suitable for artists, she already likes it a little.

It's just that when entering the suitability of a real estate agency, this liking comes to an abrupt end, a simple one-bedroom apartment, not 2998, not 1998, only 998 US dollars a month.

"Qiming, this is too expensive, isn't it?" This price makes Guo Yan smack her tongue again and again, a month's rent is worth a year's income in China, and she can afford to live there.

The agent couldn't understand Chinese, but he could see the expression on Guo Yan's face, "Madam, if it was last year, it wouldn't be so expensive, but since Reagan became president last year, the rent here has become more and more expensive, this house is still in the East Village, if it is in the West Village, it will be even more expensive; If you really want to, I advise you to sign the contract early, and it will be more expensive in two months. ”

In the '80s, housing prices skyrocketed in Greenwich Village, which was one of the reflections of the Reagan era, and also caused young people and avant-garde culture to move to the East Village; Shen Long also knew this, so he advised Guo Yan, "We can't always perform in the square, right?" We don't know a few people in New York, but if we can live here, the neighbors are all classical music, and after a long time, we can always find some opportunities. ”

"Besides, isn't it 998 dollars, not even a thousand yuan, and we can't make this money." With more than $3,000 last month's foundation, coupled with Shen Long's persuasion, Guo Yan reluctantly agreed.

Quickly signed a contract to get the keys, and then went back to prepare to move, anyway, there was no furniture, and when they flew from China, they only brought a few changes of clothes and their own violins, nothing else, only one was left to move.

Yes, this house is good, although it is a one-bedroom living room, it is much more spacious than the two of them in the capital, the kitchen is very large, it is also clean, the dining room, it is said that two people, six people, eight people can also sit down, the tile of the bathroom is still very white, it looks refreshing, the bedroom, the living room is grand enough, the living room is spacious, and the party is complete.

On the first day they moved in, they went to buy some food and drink, called Robert and Boris, and came to the house for a good time; Shen Long and Guo Yan had been to their house before, and when they lived in the basement, they couldn't entertain guests, but now that they have come to their new home, they should invite them back, although they have arrived in the United States, there are some habits that they still can't change.

The next day Shen Long and Guo Yan were not in a hurry to go to work at the Lincoln Art Center, the home was there, but there was no furniture at home, and Robert and they were all sitting on the floor with newspapers when they came yesterday; I have to take advantage of the fact that I still have a few dollars in my pocket and quickly solve the problem of furniture and electrical appliances.

Fortunately, the economy in the United States is developed, second-hand furniture is cheap, and now it is catching up with the increase in rents in Greenwich Village, and many people are ready to move out, and those furniture and appliances are too lazy to bring over, and they have enough things to use at home without spending a few dollars.

A large and two small sofas, a wardrobe, two writing desks, and an old TV of more than 30 inches, air conditioners, water heaters or something, the whole house suddenly has a little more fireworks.

Moved the wardrobe into the bedroom, the writing desk is placed in the second bedroom, there is not much furniture in it, just a few chairs, they plan to use this as a piano room, they have asked when renting a house, this building is inhabited by musicians, as long as they don't practice in the middle of the night, the neighbors can understand.

Maybe in the middle of the practice, someone will poke their head out of the window and tell you that you didn't practice there or there, or that they think your song is good, and someone will knock on the door and ask for advice.

There is a big kitchen at home, and as soon as she moved here, Guo Yan wanted to start the fire and cook, but Shen Long felt that it was so hard to move furniture for a day today, so he had to go out to eat and celebrate.

So the two of them found a café that looked quite stylish, and when they went, it was full, and they had to share a table with others, and it was a coincidence that the person sitting opposite seemed to be Chinese.

"Hello, my name is Wang Qiming, this is my lover Guo Yan, we just moved here." Shen Long said hello.

"Hello, my name is Ang Lee."