Durham, North Carolina, and New York City are not far from each other. In fact, strictly speaking, they are both coastal urban agglomerations in the eastern United States.
After passing Washington, Philadelphia, and New York, we will arrive soon.
After having dinner on the train, Chen Jie and Beyoncé took their things and prepared to get off.
The figure of a dark-skinned young man flashed by next to him, and Chen Jie felt a little familiar about that figure.
He frowned and thought hard, he had no acquaintances in the United States.
"What's wrong?" Beyoncé was carrying a small bag and was about to get out of the car. Suddenly she saw Chen Jie next to her looking thoughtful and asked curiously.
Chen Jie shook his head, it was so strange. It really felt like déjà vu. Forget it, let’s ignore it. Apart from Beyoncé and his daughter, he knew no one in the United States. Maybe it was just an illusion, after all, in this country
In the eyes of Easterners, Americans, especially black people, are basically the same.
When Beyoncé saw that Chen Jie didn't answer, she didn't ask what was going on. She thought it was his first time in New York and he was shocked.
To be honest, compared with other cities that Chen Jie has visited, New York is really the most prosperous.
After all, the Big Apple is also the economic center of the world, so it makes sense to be so luxurious.
Walking out of the train station, Chen Jie sighed leisurely.
Americans are really rich.
I heard that New York is full of gold. Is this true?
"Chen, this is the most prosperous area of Manhattan. How about we find a hotel to stay here tonight?" Beyoncé pointed to a group of tall buildings around and said to Chen Jie.
Manhattan?
Chen Jie was so excited. Damn it, the legendary Manhattan where every inch of land is precious was just stepped on by him?
So what, brother, do you want to take a photo and post it?
Brother also came to Manhattan, haha.
Chen Jie wanted to laugh loudly, but he was afraid that Beyoncé would think he was mentally ill.
Holding back his excitement, Chen Jie looked around.
Wait a minute, if this is Manhattan, then that's where I came out just now.
New York Central Station?
Ah, another legendary place?
Chen Jie couldn't help but answer and took a look. Chen Jie realized that he had really ignored a lot of things just now.
The entire train station looks like the Paris Opera House that I saw in the book. It is really beautiful to the extreme. This is not a train station, it is clearly a tourist attraction.
No wonder the critic Tony Hiss described the Central Yang Station with high praise, saying that it is "a gorgeous building, the most important part of central Manhattan, and a masterpiece of engineering genius."
It really lives up to its name!
The scene in front of him of thousands of skyscrapers still brightly lit in the middle of the night made Chen Jie sigh again.
"Chen, isn't New York very beautiful? How does it compare to the capital of your country?" Seeing the sigh on Chen Jie's face, Beyoncé asked with a smile.
Well. Nodding, Chen Jie was about to say that New York is really much more luxurious than Beijing, but then he thought about what he said at Beyoncé's house.
Yes, that’s the sentence. Our country’s prestige cannot be weakened.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie's expression changed, he clicked his tongue a few times, and then sighed: "Hey."
"What's wrong? Chen." Seeing that Chen Jie had just spoken with praise, but instead sighed after hearing her own question, Beyoncé was a little confused.
Chen Jie explained with regret on his face: "New York is very beautiful. The buildings are also very luxurious. I have to say that your economy in New York is much better than our capital. But, Beyoncé, you know that the most important thing for a city is
What is it?"
"What?" Beyoncé asked very cooperatively. This made Chen Jie wonder, is the little girl good at chatting with others? Well, she is very talented at being a compliment.
Chen Jie sighed and said seriously: "Culture! Heritage!"
"Well?" Beyoncé was a little puzzled, "So what? New York also has its own culture!"
"Yes, New York also has its own unique culture. But, Beyoncé, you have to know that cultural accumulation does not happen overnight. The capital of our country has experienced thousands of years of history and thousands of years of accumulation. Do you think New York can compare to
What? Look at New York, luxury is luxury, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like a nouveau riche. But as for our capital, the ancient charm of the architecture can wash away the glitz in people. As the saying goes, restrain the light, put the glitz in, and be low-key to be gorgeous.
, keeping a low profile is the way to go..."
Chen Jie was so eloquent that he almost exhausted his vocabulary and made Beyoncé speechless.
"Chen, if I have the chance, I must go to your capital to see it. With thousands of years of heritage and accumulation, your place must be much better than New York!" Beyoncé said seriously.
Chen Jie sighed.
Damn it, I tried my best to win some respect for my capital city.
Is he considered a national hero?
As an only child in a foreign country, if I don't lose the national prestige, I should give my brother a patriotic medal no matter what.
The two of them were talking and walking on the streets of Manhattan.
The reason why it is called a small road is because this road in the United States is really incomparable to that in China. It is not very wide. Except for the main road, it can basically be said to be an alley between two skyscrapers.
"Chen, the draft will start in five days. What are we going to do these days?" Beyoncé said as she walked.
"Uh, can we meet the players participating in the draft before the draft?" Chen Jie asked.
"Chen, are you crazy? Do you think it's so easy to meet them? Although they haven't entered the professional league yet, they are now somewhat famous and influential people. It would be good if you could meet them. If
If you go to them without a proper identity, you will inevitably be misunderstood!" Beyoncé said in surprise.
Chen Jie nodded and said, "Okay. Let's go shopping in New York these days. I haven't been here before."
"Well, okay. I haven't been here either. This time I came out and treated it as a tourist trip!" Beyoncé echoed.
Chen Jie thought of something else.
I couldn't see Williams before the draft.
In my memory, he got into a car accident on the night of the draft.
So, the only time I can prevent this whole thing from happening is on the day of the draft.
But, even if I could really see Williams at Madison Garden, how would I convince him?
Although I came here with the attitude of giving it a try no matter what, I should carefully plan this issue.
Tell him directly that he should not ride a motorcycle for a while, otherwise he will die.
Well, if you say that, will he be angry?
Chen Jie rubbed his nose and thought to himself, it shouldn't happen. After all, I have good intentions. However, he felt very guilty.
If he gets angry, I can't beat him with his strong body.
Otherwise, be more tactful and ask him to pay attention to his safety?
Is there any other way? Pretend to be a prophet? My name is Paul? I am an octopus?
A fortune teller? Calculate good or bad luck for him? I don’t know if Westerners believe this.
Should they believe in God?
Is that brother pretending to be God? Or, Father?
Where can I go to get some gear?
Chen Jie's thinking is becoming more and more divergent!
