New York is undoubtedly one of the busiest cities in the world, especially in Manhattan, the cultural and financial center of the United States, where men and women in professional attire can be seen rushing to and fro during rush hour, never even looking at traffic lights to save time, and crossing the road as long as there are no cars passing by. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, time means money here, and money means everything.

Not to mention the daily income of Wall Street's business elite, even beggars in Manhattan earn a lot more than other places, and the income can even reach $200 an hour at the best of the market, which is better than many people who have jobs......

I have to say that the concept of the omnipotence of money has penetrated into everyone's bone marrow, and as for things like moral dignity, they all have to stand aside.

A financial tycoon once said that in Manhattan, where wealth never stops, the value of people depends on the ability to create wealth, and a college professor with an annual income of $110,000 is certainly far less respected than a gold medal stockbroker who generates tens of millions of profits for enterprises.

If the materialism of the Asian cultural sphere is a simple pragmatism, then the materialism here is the naked worship of money and material things.

Wall Street's financial elites, for example, never care whether their wealth was cheated, stolen, or robbed, let alone whether they have violated the laws and regulations of certain countries.

Taking the most representative Goldman Sachs Group as an example, there is a saying in the internal high-level that Goldman Sachs rules are formulated by Goldman Sachs!

That's right!

A mere multinational company dares to make rules!

But they weren't lying!

Through money, political lobbying, and media guidance, many huge financial groups like Goldman Sachs have long penetrated every aspect of the United States.

They bargain with politicians to gain favorable policies, bribe the media to promote new universal values, and try to gain more wealth and power in the process of global integration.

No wonder some conspiracy theorists say that the U.S. government is in fact controlled by Wall Street, and although this is a slight exaggeration, it is an indisputable fact that Wall Street has kidnapped the government.

Through the car window, Lu Li looked at the buildings that represented the highest power of capital with a little envy, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Influencing a country by controlling the economy is a businessman's lifelong pursuit, if only I could become one of them one day......

"Boss, what are you talking about?" asked Dan, who was driving, subconsciously.

"No, it's nothing, I'm just lamenting the success and strength of Wall Street businessmen. Lu Li smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

Dan pursed his lips disdainfully: "A bunch of vampires lying on top of Americans! I hate them!"

"Hahahaha!" Hearing this kind of words that obviously hated the rich, Lu Li couldn't help laughing, and teased while laughing: "Don't be so narrow-minded, Wall Street is not just a vampire." If the Federal Reserve is compared to the heart of the US economy, then Wall Street is the blood vessel, and if something goes wrong, the whole United States and even the world will suffer. ”

"I don't understand economics, let alone finance. All I know is that every time there is a crisis, these damn guys get a lot of grants from the government, which in turn gets money from ordinary taxpayers. That is, they keep stealing money from the pockets of ordinary people. Dan cursed a little cynically.

With the increasing development of information media in the Internet era, some people often spread some shady scenes of money and power transactions, and many poor Americans have begun to become hostile to Wall Street, and there have been occupation activities in the past few years in a vain attempt to crush this behemoth.

However, these people have obviously forgotten that the essence of the United States is that capital controls power, and its political foundation is a two-party republic, not a free and democratic propagandism that is propagated all day long.

Perhaps before touching the bottom line, politicians don't mind showing the demeanor of the world leader of the lighthouse country, but once the bottom line is touched, they will immediately raise the stick of violence in their hands, like all countries, and teach the people who don't know whether they are alive or dead.

Not surprisingly, the demonstrators were forcibly suppressed by the police with sticks and chili water, without the slightest relent.

"If you were given a choice, to become one of the Wall Street financial predators, or to destroy it completely, which one would you choose?" Lu Li asked with interest.

As an outsider businessman, he didn't care how much wealth the Wall Street financial tycoons had stolen from the poor in the United States, he only thought that one day he could join them or replace them.

After all, controlling a country is simply an irresistible temptation for businessmen.

As early as more than 2,000 years ago, Lü Buwei set an example for businessmen, and in modern history, the Rothschilds controlled the economic lifeline of the entire Europe.

Dan replied without hesitation: "Of course I want to be one of them! I dream of being a rich man, with mansions, famous cars, yachts, beautiful women, delicious food, and expensive wine, this is the life of a human being! Don't you think so?"

Lu Li smiled and shook his head: "Hehe, I admit that I like these things for myself, but they are not dreams. Besides, you haven't been a mercenary for so many years and can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, so you should have saved a lot of money now, right?"

"Boss, I'm not you Chinese, but an American, Americans don't have the habit of saving money, so my salary is basically squandered, and I can even say that I am penniless, otherwise do you think I will steal for $20,000 in cash?" Dan explained with a bitter face.

Just as Lu Li was about to say something, the car suddenly began to slow down and slowly stopped near the entrance of an underground parking lot.

He was a little puzzled, and asked directly, "Why did you stop? This is not even at the door of the auction house." ”

Dan pointed to the security guard more than two hundred meters ahead and said, "Do you see those guys who check the guests coming in and out? They are all professionally trained, and our carriage is loaded with a lot of weapons and explosives, and if we get too close, we may be discovered." I don't want to take the risk, so I'll take the rest of the way on foot. ”

"Okay......"

Lu Li nodded kindly, pushed the car door out directly, tidied up the expensive handmade suit a little, and then walked along the walking path, about three or five minutes to the security guard, handing over his invitation.

The white man in charge of security first scanned the invitation card with a tablet, and a photo of Lu Li instantly popped up on the screen, and after repeated comparisons to confirm that there was no problem, he greeted with a smile: "Mr. Lu, welcome to Sotheby's autumn auction, I wish you can find your favorite sale today." ”

"Thank you!" Lu Li politely thanked him, strode up the stairs, and entered the interior.