When I got downstairs, no one was using the phone. I stuffed a coin into the phone and dialed Senior Brother’s number: “Hello! Senior Brother Liu Chao, my name is Ju An, I’ve arrived in New York, and now I live in Hong Kong, Queens.
We will stay in a hotel and we will be free for three days.”
"Yeah! Got it. I asked around. A painting can be appraised for a thousand dollars. These three paintings of yours cost more than 10,000 yuan. If something goes wrong, all the extra savings you have saved this year will be gone." The phone number
Senior brother's voice came from above.
"They also made it clear in the second email. It's more than 3,400 US dollars. I'm mentally prepared for nothing. I have the money with me." If this money is wasted, I can borrow a tricycle to sell fish at night. There are so many fish in the pond.
After all, it's probably more than ten thousand yuan. Ju An has already made arrangements in his mind. There are fish in the pond, so he doesn't panic.
"It's up to you to decide. If it's true, don't be stingy. I'm building a software here. I'll invest one or two million, no problem, hahaha," the senior brother joked.
"My brother won't say a word, if you have two million, you can take it all." Ju An said cheerfully.
"It's so generous. If I lose, my wife will be gone. Don't be afraid, kid. Remember, I'm talking about U.S. dollars." The senior brother on the other end also laughed.
"I'm talking about pounds. I lost my wife's capital and used my sister-in-law to pay off the debt."
There was a cough from the microphone: "I told you, you kid, you have the potential to be a capitalist. Why didn't you see that in college?"
"I've been hiding it for so long and you discovered it."
"Stop talking nonsense. I'll be arriving the day after tomorrow. You've been on a plane for more than ten hours, so hurry up and get some sleep. Book a room for me when I get there, and we'll talk then." The senior brother quickly stopped talking.
"Okay, I'll hang up then. I'll see you the day after tomorrow." He hung up the phone with a smile on his face. Ju An and his senior brother are from the same hometown, from the same county. However, Ju An is in the county seat and his senior brother lives in the countryside. Otherwise, domestic universities will cancel the ban on hometowns.
Yes, probably because they are afraid that these fellow students will form a group and become a destabilizing factor on campus.
It's fine if we provide each other with the help we can. If we form cliques and fight in groups or start clubs, the principal will probably have a headache.
After hanging up the phone, he returned to the room and found that Wang Dongyu had finished taking a shower, was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, and was looking for something in his travel bag.
I unpacked my luggage, took out my change of clothes, and stripped myself down to just a pair of boxers and shirt, and then took a shower for more than ten minutes.
I came out and took Wang Dongyu to the coin-operated laundry room downstairs, and washed the clothes I had changed. After a lot of fussing, it was already past ten o'clock at night, and then I turned off the lights and met with Zhou Jing. I turned off the lights for a while.
I also heard Wang Dongyu tossing and turning on the bed. I guess the excitement has not passed yet.
Ju An woke up at around five o'clock in the morning. He was really bored. When he woke up, he saw Wang Dongyu sleeping soundly with a quilt covering his head. He put on his sports clothes and sneakers, closed the door gently, and jogged around the community for a few times.
Ten minutes.
Along the way, I saw many people jogging or walking their dogs. Breathing the fresh air, I felt particularly comfortable.
"Hey! You're running really well. Are you an athlete?" Ju An turned around and saw a white man with short hair. He was about 1.7 meters tall. He was wearing sportswear and his hair was neatly combed. He was about 27 or 28 years old.
Around 20 or 30 years old, to be honest, in Ju'an's opinion, all white people in their twenties and thirties look the same.
"I'm sorry, my name is Nien." Seeing Ju An's confused face, the white man reached out his hand enthusiastically.
"Hello, Nien, my name is Ju An." Ju An also stretched out his hand and shook Nien's hand gently, "I'm not an athlete. I wake up on time every day and go out for a run."
"Nice to meet you. I thought you were an athlete. I've been running behind you for a long time. You just came here, why haven't I seen you here?" Nien held his knees with both hands and twisted a few times.
Down.
"I came to New York from China to attend the Toy Fair, and I stayed here just after arriving yesterday," Ju An replied.
"Oh, I'm from China. I went to Beijing, China a few years ago and saw the Royal Palace. It was really big. I also went to the Great Wall, but I didn't have much time. There are many places I haven't been to. I'd better go there next time.
It looks good," Nien said.
"Haha, then next time you go, you should go to the Summer Palace and see the Ming Tombs, which are the tombs of ancient emperors," Ju An said, looking at this enthusiastic white man.
"Thank you for your suggestion. I will go and take a look next time I go there. By the way, how many days will you stay in New York?" asked Nien.
"It took about five or six days," Ju An returned.
The two of them ran and talked like this for more than ten minutes. Then they said goodbye, and Ju An left the community and bought three breakfasts.
When we returned to our residence, the boss had already gotten up. He looked at the breakfast in Ju An's hand and said with a smile, "I was just going to buy it. Why is it so early this time?"
"I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a run and bought breakfast." Ju An handed a small bag in his hand to the boss.
"Thank you, let's see if Wang Dongyu is up. We will set off in a while. If he is not, let him get up." The boss said and returned to the house.
When Ju An opened the door, he found that Wang Dongyu was still asleep with his head covered. He walked over and pushed Wang Dongyu, telling him to get up, have breakfast and get ready to leave.
The next two days were spent jogging every morning, and then going to the exhibition hall to collect some flyers, brochures and the like. I didn’t know how much walking I had to do every day. At the end of two days, Wang Dongyu fell asleep, and Ju An actually acted like nothing happened, which made the boss suspicious.
What are the benefits of exercising every morning?
On the night of the third day, senior brother Liu Chao arrived in New York. Ju An took a double room by himself. Before his senior brother arrived, he took out the painting from the space and leaned it against the wall.
As soon as he put down his luggage, Liu Chao gave Ju An a big bear hug: "Good boy, you look good, look at your energy."
"Senior brother, you have lost so much weight that you are almost a man with short ribs." Ju An patted his senior brother hard on the back.
Liu Chao let go of Ju An and asked, "Where's the painting? Let me take a look."
Ju An pointed to the painting leaning against the wall.
"Oh, I also made a cowhide cover. It's quite formal." Liu Chao picked up the first pair and put it on the bed, unhooked the leather cover, and looked at it carefully.
Ju An took a look and saw that it was the little girl. He quickly asked: "How is it? Do you recognize the Russian characters below?"
"I don't know." Liu Chao shook his head.
"Then do you think this painting is reliable?" Ju An asked again.
"How do I know how to paint? Where did you get these paintings?" Liu Chao shook his head.
"I got to know an old man in Jiangnan in the past few years. Before he died, I often visited him, chatted with him, played chess and so on. He gave it to me before he died. He said it would be decades older if it was in his hands.
"Liing to his senior brother's face, Ju An felt a little guilty and rubbed his head.
"The old man didn't tell you who painted it?" Liu Chao looked at Ju An in surprise.
"The old man doesn't know either. He said it was left by his master. He and I had a good chat, so he left this thing for me," Ju An replied.
"Oh, if this painting is discovered during this special period, your skin will peel off even if you don't die. The old man will be considered a strange person." He was holding the man and beast and sighed.
"What do you see in this picture of a man and an animal?" Ju An asked in surprise.
"Damn, what kind of man-beast? This must be that mythical story in Europe. This man with human body and mutton legs is a mythical character." Liu Chao looked at Ju An and was almost speechless.
"No matter what myth it is, what I care about most is whether it is true and how much it can really be sold for," Ju An said as he sat down on the bed.
"There are paintings that are almost a hundred years old, and you have checked that one of them is a famous artist. If it is really a painting, it will be enough for your kid to last a lifetime. Think about it, these paintings are constantly increasing in value. You exchange money,
Regardless of whether the U.S. dollar, the euro or the RMB, they are constantly depreciating. This thing is more valuable than gold." Liu Chao hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.
"What should I do if I keep it in my hands? I want to build a horse farm. I learned about it. The horse farm I visited in Jiangnan cost tens of millions for more than 2,000 acres of land. I want to raise some cattle, sheep and other things to be self-sufficient."
Ju An said.
"What you are talking about is ranching, you stickman. If you really want to start a ranch, I advise you not to do it in China. Just the two thousand acres in the suburbs of Jiangnan are worth tens of millions. In the United States, you can get tens of millions of yuan."
You have bought a ranch of several thousand acres, and not only is the land yours, but if oil is discovered underneath, the oil will be yours," Liu Chao said.
"Ah, is land in the United States so cheap?" Ju An didn't believe it.
"In the company I work for now, a shareholder bought a thousand-acre farm in Texas for two million U.S. dollars, which is less than fifteen million yuan. If one thousand acres is converted into more than six thousand acres of land in China, and you
When investing in agriculture in the United States, the tax is very low. Nowadays, many domestic rich people are buying farms abroad. Last time, the newspaper reported that a domestic rich man bought a large farm in Canada." Liu Chao dismissed Ju An.
"Then if I buy a ranch in the United States, can I get a green card? I heard it's very difficult." Ju An scratched his head.
When Liu Chao heard this, he pointed at Ju An speechlessly: "I'm really speechless. You want to bring tens of millions of dollars to the United States. If you say I want American citizenship, the immigration bureau will come to see you immediately.
I have only heard of poor immigrants being rejected. Have you ever heard of wealthy immigrants being rejected?”
"Then I'll dream first. If I can sell it for some money, I'll buy a ranch," Ju An said with a smile.
Liu Chao installed several paintings, and the two senior brothers finished their meal and continued chatting for a long time while recalling the interesting things in school.
At nine o'clock the next day, when Ju An went out with his senior brother, he found that his boss and Wang Dongyu were still asleep. He took a few paintings and took a taxi straight to the auction house.
The little girl at the front desk explained her purpose of visit, and the little girl made a phone call. After a while, a black girl with black hair came out, asked Ju An and Liu Chao a few words, and then took the
I went upstairs with my senior brother.
It was the first time that Ju An entered such a large company, and he was a little curious. He was like a country bumpkin entering the city. He took advantage of the opportunity and looked around.
From the outside, the entire decoration only uses a few materials, dark wood, glass, and copper, but the combination of these things gives people a rich and majestic feeling. The company is really quiet.
, there is no loud noise, even if you meet two people walking by talking, you can't hear their conversation if you take two steps away.
When they reached the door, the black girl gently opened the door and made a gesture of invitation with a smile. After Liu Chao and Ju An entered, the black girl did not follow them in and gently closed the door for them.
"Welcome to the auction house, I'm Mike from the oil painting department." As soon as he entered the door, he saw a white man in his forties wearing a suit and tie. He walked over enthusiastically and extended his hand. Behind the white man were three old men.
"Hello, my name is Ju An (Liu Chao), nice to meet you." Ju An and Liu Chao shook hands with Mike respectively.
"These are Professor Frank, Professor Havel and Mr. Brundy. These three gentlemen will be responsible for appraising your paintings." Mike introduced the old men behind him.
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