The plane broke away from the thunderstorm cloud area, rose to an altitude of 10,000 meters, and entered the stratosphere for a stable flight.

What happened just now was only a few minutes, but it made Li Yunhai and other passengers experience two layers of life and death.

The cabin was stable, and everyone let out a long breath.

The flight attendant helped the injured passenger back to his seat.

Gong Jie calmed down, only then did she realize that she had been holding Li Yunhai's hand, and immediately let go of it shyly, straightened Li Yunhai's sideburns, and said: "The ancients said that the waves are treacherous, and this is indeed the case. It was so scary, I thought I wouldn't see the sun tomorrow! ”

Li Yunhai's heart was still pounding, and it was difficult to calm down.

After this incident, Gong Jie and Li Yunhai have a little more friendship between them.

When it entered the territory of the United States, it encountered heavy snowfall in the western region, and the plane was stranded in San Francisco for half a day. When I arrived at the New York airport, it was already past eleven o'clock local time.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie got off the plane and helped her get her luggage.

She was really ready to come to the United States for development, and brought two big suitcases.

Li Yunhai helped carry one and walked out of the exit with her.

The weather in New York is colder than that in Western State, and the cold wind blows in the empty airport.

Li Yunhai asked Gong Jie, "Are you going to go to your friend's side?" ”

Gong Jie looked at the night sky outside and shook her head: "I haven't contacted them yet." What about you? ”

Li Yunhai tightened his collar and said, "I'll go to Kentucky tomorrow to sign a contract." Why don't we go to the city together? Find a hotel to stay in first. ”

Gong Jie went out alone and came to a foreign country, in the middle of the night, of course, she also wanted to have a companion to go with, so she said hello.

The two took a taxi and headed for downtown New York.

Li Yunhai communicated with the taxi driver in fluent English and said that he was going to the Plaza Hotel.

Because of the Plaza Agreement just signed, this century-old hotel is known all over the world.

Li Yunhai also wanted to experience the style of this hotel.

Take Fifth Avenue and turn left onto a one-way street and park at the hotel's main entrance.

The doorman came and opened the door.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie got out of the car, and the doorman helped carry the luggage to the front desk to check in.

The front desk told Li Yunhai that there were only suites left in the hotel. More than half of the rooms in this hotel are rented for long-term periods.

When Gong Jie saw the price of the room, she was directly stunned.

"Mr. Li, it's a few hundred dollars a night! It's too expensive! She pulled Li Yunhai's clothes and whispered, "$268 for a suite!" Oh, my God! Where can I afford to live? ”

Although Gong Jie is a star and earns more than ordinary people, the salary in the mainland is not high, and the proportion of black market in the mainland is high, so she didn't bring much cash with her when she went abroad this time.

In 1986, the average annual income per capita in the United States was $16,174, and the minimum annual salary for NBA players was $70,000.

In other words, the average person's monthly salary is only about $1,300.

New York dishwashers work 12 hours a day for $800 a month.

Comparing this data, we know that a night at the Plaza Hotel costs one-third of the monthly salary of the local low-income people.

Not to mention Gong Jie, who just came to New York, is an ordinary person who works here, and he can't afford to live in such an expensive hotel.

Li Yunhai said to the front desk that he wanted two suites.

"Don't! It's too expensive for me to live in. Seeing that he was going to open two suites, Gong Jie hurriedly refused and said, "I'll go outside to live in an ordinary hotel!" ”

Li Yunhai said: "It's more than 12 o'clock in the evening, are you going outside to find a hotel alone?" Do you know where to find cheap hotels? ”

Gong Jie bit her lip, to be honest, she didn't dare.

On the way to come just now, they were sitting in a taxi, and when they saw someone fighting outside, the kind that beat people to death, she was so frightened that she grabbed Li Yunhai's hand.

She also saw a lot of women standing on the side of the street, and some men came forward to talk to her.

She has definitely never seen this situation in China, which has brought her a great psychological impact.

"Mr. Li, you don't have to open a room for me, you open a suite, I'll go to your living room for a night, right?" Do you think it's okay? ”

Li Yunhai couldn't help but think of the night when he and Lin Zhi opened a room at the White Swan Hotel in Huacheng.

He smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I'll open an extra suite for you to live in." ”

After opening the room, the waiter in a suit and bow tie helped carry the luggage, and politely invited the two to take the elevator upstairs.

The room is opened with a key.

Li Yunhai took out $5 as a tip for the waiter.

The waiter smiled happily: "Thank you, sir." ”

Gong Jie lived next door to Li Yunhai, and after she put down her backpack, she looked around at this luxurious large suite, and came to Li Yunhai to thank him.

Li Yunhai was on the phone, and when he heard a knock on the door, he put down the microphone and came over to open the door.

He motioned for Gong Jie to wait, then returned to the sofa and sat down, picked up the microphone, and continued to talk to Lin Zhi on the phone.

Gong Jie walked to the window and looked at the brightly lit night scene outside.

Li Yunhai reported safety to Linzhi and asked how many orders the dealer conference finally got?

Lin Zhi smiled happily: "Yunhai, we have received a total of 760 million orders!" That's almost 800 million! ”

Li Yunhai said with a smile: "760 million! Ha ha! That's great! What is the number of second-generation typewriters pre-ordered? 50,000 units? Okay, I got it. ”

Gong Jie stood by the window and couldn't help but be shocked when she heard Li Yunhai's words!

760 million?

Oh, my God!

The young president of Sihai Group, has done such a big business?

People in China say that New York is full of money, but working here is only a few hundred dollars a month.

Li Yunhai is in China, but can he make so much money?

Gong Jie couldn't help but be full of curiosity about Li Yunhai.

After Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi finished talking on the phone, they got up and said to Gong Jie: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”

Gong Jie smiled slightly, thanked Li Yunhai, and then asked, "Is your Sihai typewriter so easy to sell?" I just heard you say, tens of thousands of units sold? ”

The living room of the suite provided snacks and drinks, Li Yunhai took a bottle of drinks and handed it to her, stood by the window with her and chatted, and said: "The company held a dealer meeting, so it can sell so many machines." ”

Gong Jie looked outside and said, "New York is really developed, much more developed than Shanghai. ”

Li Yunhai looked at the high-rise buildings outside and said: "Shanghai started later than New York, but it will develop faster in the future, and the gap will become smaller and smaller." You know, in the last century, New York was already a modern metropolis. ”

Gong Jie frowned slightly and said, "I was very determined to come to the United States to develop, but now I am a little confused." ”

Li Yunhai said: "Don't act out a life that you are not good at for the sake of those audiences who don't belong to you." Your culture, education, career, and circle are all in China, and you will definitely be very unaccustomed to coming to the United States now. Of course, after you live for a while, maybe you can also integrate into this circle. To the locals, though, you'll always be an outsider. It's like foreigners are in our country. ”

Gong Jie nodded: "It's late at night, don't disturb your rest, good night." ”

"Good night." Li Yunhai said, "I'll give you a word, and look at the suspicions of others like ghost fires, and boldly go to your night road." ”

Gong Jie's delicate body was shocked, she glanced at Li Yunhai deeply, and said, "Thank you." ”

After Li Yunhai saw her off, he took a shower and went to bed.

The next day, Li Yunhai said goodbye to Gong Jie, and he was going to Kentucky to sign an agreement with Semir Haast.

Before leaving, Li Yunhai contacted Haast and asked for the other party's address.

The patent transfer contract was signed very smoothly.

Haast knew that the technology had some use, but years of failure had made him not want to hold on any longer.

That's why he offered $2 million to transfer the technology to Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai has obtained the patent transfer contract and has to go through a new registration.

After completing the formalities, he returned to New York.

What he didn't expect was that there was a sudden heavy snowfall in New York, and a huge snowstorm hit the eastern part of the country.

Li Yunhai originally wanted to buy a ticket to return to China on the same day, but the local flight was suspended for a day.

He won't be able to leave until tomorrow at the earliest.

Li Yunhai had no choice but to open a room in the Plaza Hotel.

He now has a patent in his hand and can purchase resistive touch screens in large quantities.

Even if Li Yunhai builds his own production factory, it will take a certain amount of time, and he can only purchase from abroad for the time being.

He contacted the Shanghai Typewriter Factory and placed an additional order for the production of 80,000 second-generation typewriters.

Together with the previous 20,000 units, there are a total of 100,000 second-generation typewriters to be produced.

This batch of second-generation typewriters will not be shipped until after March.

He saw a report in the local newspaper that there was an exhibition near the Plaza Hotel.

Li Yunhai had nothing to do, braved the heavy snow, and came to this art center.

Although it was a snowy day, there were many people who came to see the exhibition.

Li Yunhai shook off the snow that fell on his body, bought a ticket for $25, and entered the exhibition hall.

As soon as he came in, he was disappointed!

He thought it was such a compelling art exhibition!

Maybe he doesn't know how to appreciate these avant-garde arts, but in short, he doesn't see any waves, and he doesn't even feel the artistic component.

Li Yunhai was very disappointed and deeply felt that the $25 ticket was not worth it.

He turned to leave when he heard a shout, "Mr. Li! ”

Li Yunhai looked back and saw that it was Gong Jie.

"Miss Gong, hello!" Li Yunhai smiled, "I didn't expect us to meet again." ”

Gong Jie smiled and said: "It's not, this shows that we still have fate!" ”

She was with two friends and was immediately introduced to Li Yunhai.

These two people, one is a local professor in the United States, Gong Jie met when she came to the United States to participate in the film exhibition the year before last, and she came to the United States this time and was invited by this Professor of the United States.

There is another person, a young Chinese man named Hu Feng, who studied in the United States, has already studied for a master's degree in engineering, and will continue his studies.

After graduating with a master's degree in engineering, you can get an annual salary of more than 20,000 US dollars if you work locally, which is a very high salary compared to China.

This unexpected encounter with Li Yunhai made Gong Jie very happy.

Four people stand in front of a painting and chat.

It can be seen that Hu Feng likes Gong Jie very much, and he can even see the admiration in his eyes.

Hu Feng saw Gong Jie and Li Yunhai talking happily, and asked Li Yunhai what he was doing in China?

Li Yunhai said indifferently: "Self-employed." ”

Hu Feng sighed: "Then you are a jobless vagrant." ”

Li Yunhai said: "You can't say that, even if you are a self-employed person who sets up a stall, you have to work." Self-employed people earn money by working with their hands, which is also their job. ”

Hu Feng said with a smile: "Mr. Li, you are a stall holder, and you actually know how to appreciate this kind of high-end oil painting art?" ”

Li Yunhai heard the thorns in his words, put his hands behind his back, and said: "I don't know how to appreciate, I can't appreciate it." But I think that art is art, and it doesn't matter if it's high-end or low-end. Then I would like to ask Mr. Hu, do you think that film art is high-end or low-end? ”

Hu Feng didn't know that this was a pit dug by Li Yunhai, and said: "Movies are popular art, and like ancient dramas, they are all popular performances, not high-end art." Poetry, music, symphonies, and paintings, these are high-end arts. ”

Li Yunhai let out a long sigh and said, "It seems that Mr. Hu looks down on film art!" In your opinion, is the person who acts in the movie considered a high-level artist? ”

Hu Feng sneered: "Of course it can't be counted!" Actors are like actors, they were the last people in ancient times. ”

Gong Jie was already discolored, and she was embarrassed to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Li Yunhai shook his head: "Mr. Hu, you are studying in the West, but I didn't expect that your mind is still full of ancient feudal thoughts. I thought that cinema was the main art form of the 20th century, and it was all-encompassing. It is a form of telling a story through light and shadow. Cinema is deservedly art, and actors are rightfully performing artists. Movies, like paintings, don't care about high-end or low-end. It depends on the person and the work. Could it be that Mr. Hu's casual graffiti of a painting can also be called high-end art? Do you dare deny that Chaplin's films are not art? ”

Hu Feng was stunned.

Li Yunhai pointed at Gong Jie and said: "Miss Gong is a famous performing artist in China, she has won the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award, and is the favorite actress of the domestic audience. Dare you say that she is not an artist? Or are the movies she starred in all vulgar things? ”

Hu Feng sighed, and then realized that what he said just now had offended Gong Jie. He hurriedly apologized to Gong Jie: "Xue'er, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. ”

He actually knew that Gong Jie's nickname was Xue'er, and he was so affectionate, it seemed that the relationship between him and Gong Xue was not ordinary.

Gong Jie smiled reluctantly: "It's okay, I never thought I had anything great." I'm just an actor, similar to the ancient plays. ”

Hu Feng's face flushed with embarrassment, and said, "Xue'er, I actually like to watch movies, and I also like to watch your movies." ”

Gong Jie pursed the corners of her mouth and said, "It's okay, I know." ”

Hu Feng gritted his teeth and looked at Li Yunhai.

This person can go to the United States to study for a master's degree, he must be a smart person, maybe his EQ is not high, but his IQ is definitely not too low, he immediately understood that this was Li Yunhai deliberately set himself up.

"Mr. Li," Hu Feng sneered, "you can talk about art even if you set up a stall in the mainland!" That's a big laugh! Can you tell how good or bad this painting is? ”

Li Yunhai had already admired this painting, but he looked at it seriously and said: "This oil painting, the layout is okay, the composition is a bit scattered, and it would be better if the chiaroscuro, cold and warm tones were adjusted again." This one is a little to the left, here it is a little bit higher, and the whole is more perfect. ”

He said it so bluntly that Hu Feng was stunned.

Gong Jie smiled beside Hu Lu.

Seeing that the time was noon, Hu Feng wanted to do his best to be a landlord and invite Gong Jie to dinner.

Gong Jie invited Li Yunhai to come along.

Li Yunhai said: "Let's go to the Plaza Hotel for dinner, right?" It's right in front. ”

Hu Feng was obviously stunned, because he went to school here, he must have known how expensive the Plaza Hotel was.

A meal there can cost as little as a few tens of dollars or as much as a few hundred dollars.

But he had already said what he was going to do, and it was hard to say that he couldn't afford to entertain him, so he had to bite the bullet and say good.

The foreign professor said that there was still something to do, so leave first.

Li Yunhai, Gong Jie, and Hu Feng walked out of the exhibition hall.

Gong Jie asked Li Yunhai: "Do you still live in the Plaza Hotel?" ”

Li Yunhai looked at the snowflakes sprinkled in the sky and said, "Yes, I will return to China tomorrow, what are your plans?" ”

Gong Jie opened a small umbrella, blocked Li Yunhai's head, and said, "I'm also confused now. I wanted to continue my education, but I was too old to think about it. But it's not easy to find a job here, unless you work as a nanny for foreigners, and the salary is relatively high. ”

Li Yunhai said in a deep voice: "You can't be a nanny for others!" ”

Gong Jie didn't expect him to react so much, and said, "Why? ”

Li Yunhai said: "You are the pride of our Chinese film and television industry, how can you be a humble nanny for white people?" At the mercy of others? ”

Gong Jie experienced that darkest moment, but her heart was full of despair and loss, after coming to the United States, she found that it was not as easy to live as she imagined, and now she only wants a job to survive.

Li Yunhai said sincerely: "I invite you to return to China again and participate in the sitcom I invested." If you don't want to stay in Shanghai, then move to Huacheng. If you don't make a movie, then switch to a TV series. Do you like it? ”

Gong Jie said: "Let me think again! ”

The three of them came to the Plaza Hotel for dinner.

Li Yunhai ordered three Western meals, each for $90.

Hu Feng saw that the food was not too luxurious, so he admitted it, and he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Li, you are a self-employed person who sets up a stall, come to the United States to play, and dare to live in such a luxurious hotel?" ”

Li Yunhai said: "I can live wherever I want to live with the money I earn." ”

Hu Feng was stunned for a moment and muttered: "Is it so profitable to set up stalls in China?" This hotel is not cheap! ”

Li Yunhai said: "It's okay! It depends on how you do it and what you do. ”

After eating, Li Yunhai called the waiter to come over, took out a hundred dollars and handed it to him, and said, "No need to look for it." ”

Hu Feng was relieved to see that he had paid the bill, and he didn't even say a polite word.

After the meal, Gong Jie said to Hu Feng: "You go back first, and I'll talk to Mr. Li about something." ”

After Hu Feng left, Gong Jie smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, my friend is not very sensible and has caused you trouble." ”

Li Yunhai smiled funny: "I thought he was your boyfriend!" It's not enough! Otherwise, he really doesn't deserve you. ”

Gong Jie returned to the room with Li Yunhai and said, "Mr. Li, I want to cooperate with you." I don't know if I have this honor? ”

Li Yunhai asked, "Cooperation?" Which aspect? ”

Gong Jie said: "Mr. Li, I don't want to return to the film and television industry. I suddenly realized that I didn't really like filming that much. I want to do business with you. ”

(End of chapter)