Alpine pasture

Chapter 5 Going to America ([-])

When we got downstairs, it happened that the phone was not used.I put a coin in the phone and called my brother: "Hello! Brother Liu Chao, I'm Ju An, I'm in New York, and I'm staying at the Red House Hotel in Queens. We'll be free in three days."

"Yeah! Got it. I inquired about it, and it's worth a thousand dollars to appraise a pair of paintings. Your three paintings cost more than 1 yuan. If something goes wrong, the money I saved this year will be gone." The person on the phone A brother's voice came from the head.

"They also made it clear in the second email that it's more than 400 US dollars. I'm prepared for nothing, and I have the money with me." If the money is for nothing, I borrow a tricycle to sell fish at night. It may be more than ten thousand yuan, Ju An has already made arrangements in his heart, 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, brother. I'm building a software here. I'll invest one or two million yuan. It's no problem, hahaha" the senior brother joked.

"My brother doesn't say anything else, if you have 200 million, you can take it away." Ju An said straightforwardly.

"It's so generous, it's a shame that you don't have a wife anymore. You kid, don't be afraid. I'm talking about US dollars." The senior brother also laughed.

"I'm talking about sterling. I lost my wife's book and used my sister-in-law to pay off the debt."

There was a coughing sound from the microphone: "I said you kid, you have the potential to be a capitalist, why didn't you see it in college?"

"I've been hiding for so long and you've found me."

"Don't talk about it, I'll arrive the day after tomorrow, and you've been on the plane for more than ten hours. Hurry up and sleep. I'll book a room for me when I arrive, and we'll talk later." Senior brother quickly stopped.

"Okay, then I'll hang up, 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 county and come from the same county, but Ju An is in the county town, and the senior brother's home is in the country. Yes, it is estimated that they are afraid that these fellow villagers will form a group and become an unstable factor on the campus.

It's nothing to help each other as much as we can. If there are gangs and gangs, the principal will probably have a headache.

After hanging up the phone, he went back to his room and found that Wang Dongyu had already taken a shower, 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, took off only a pair of boxers and a shirt, and took a shower for more than ten minutes.

He came out and took Wang Dongyu to the coin-operated laundry room downstairs to wash the changed clothes.After tossing around for a long time, it was already past ten o'clock at night, and then I turned off the lights and had a meeting with Zhou. After turning off the lights for a while, I heard Wang Dongyu tossing and turning on the bed.The excitement is probably not over yet.

At five o'clock in the morning, Ju An woke up, it was really boring.When I got up, I saw Wang Dongyu was still asleep with a quilt on his head.Putting on his sportswear, he closed the door gently with his sneakers, and jogged around the neighborhood for a few minutes.

Along the way, I saw a lot of people jogging or walking their dogs.Breathing in the fresh air, the mood is extraordinarily comfortable.

"Hey! You run really well. Are you an athlete?" Ju An turned around and saw a white man with short hair.He is about 1.7 meters tall, wearing sportswear, with neatly combed hair. He is about 27 or 30 years old. To be honest, in Ju An's opinion, all white people in their [-]s and [-]s look the same.

"I'm sorry, my name is Nin." Looking at Ju An's confused face, the white man extended his hand enthusiastically.

"Hello, Nien, my name is Ju An." Ju An also reached out and shook hands with Nien gently. "I'm not an athlete, I wake up on time every day and come out to 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 put his hands on his knees and twisted a few times. Down.

"I came to New York from China to participate in the Toy Fair, and I just arrived here yesterday," Ju An replied.

"Oh, from China, I've been to BJ's in China a few years ago. I've seen the palace, it's really big, and I've been to the Great Wall, but I haven't had much time, and I haven't been to many places. I'd better go next time Nice to see," Nien said.

"Hehe, then next time you go to the Summer Palace to see, there are also the Ming Tombs, which are the tombs of ancient emperors," Ju An said, looking at the enthusiastic white man.

"Thank you for your suggestion, I'll check it out next time I go. By the way, how many days will you stay in New York?" Nin asked.

"About five or six days," Ju An returned.

The two ran and chatted like this, and ran for another ten minutes.Then the two said their goodbyes, and Ju An left the community and bought three breakfasts.

Back at the residence, the boss is already up.Looking at the breakfast in Ju An's hand, he smiled and said, "I was thinking of going down to buy it. Why is it so early this time?"

"I couldn't sleep, I went out for a run, and bought breakfast by the way." Ju An handed a small bag in his hand to the boss.

"Thank you, let's see if Wang Dongyu is up, we're going to leave after a while, let him get up if he doesn't get up," the boss said and returned to the house.

Ju An opened the door and found that Wang Dongyu was still sleeping with his head covered.He walked over and pushed Wang Dongyu, calling him to get up for breakfast and prepare to leave.

For the next two days, I ran for a run every morning, and then went to the exhibition hall to collect some flyers and albums.I don't know how much I have to walk every day. After two days, Wang Dongyu fell asleep, and Ju An was like a normal person. The boss suspected that there were so many benefits to exercising every morning.

On the third night, senior brother Liu Chao arrived in New York. Ju An opened a double room by himself. Before senior brother came, he took out the painting from the space and leaned against the wall.

As soon as he put down his luggage, Liu Chao gave Ju An a big bear hug: "Good boy, this looks good, look at this spirit."

"Senior brother, you are much thinner, you're almost a man with ribs." Ju An patted his brother on the back.

Liu Chao let go of Ju An and asked, "What about the painting, let me see it".

Ju An pointed to the painting leaning against the wall.

"Oh, I also made a leather cover. It's quite formal." Liu Chao picked up the front pair and put it on the bed, untied the leather cover, and looked at it carefully.

Ju An saw that it was the little girl and quickly asked, "How is it? The following is a string of Russian, do you know it?"

"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 come from these paintings?" Liu Chao shook his head.

"I met an old man in Jiangnan in the past few years. Before his death, I often went to see him, chatted with him, played chess and so on. He gave it to me before he died, and he said it was in his hands for decades. "Lying to his senior brother face to face, Ju An touched his head with a guilty conscience.

"The old man didn't tell you who painted it?" Liu Chao looked at Ju An in surprise.

"The old man didn't know either. He said it was his master who stayed and had a good chat with me, so he left this thing for me," Ju An replied.

"Oh, if this painting is discovered in a special period, you will also peel off your skin if you don't die. The old man is also a strange person." He sighed and said with a human beast.

"What do you see in this picture of man and beast?" Ju An asked in surprise.

"Damn, what kind of man and beast, this must be the mythical story in Europe, this leg of lamb is a mythical figure." Liu Chao looked at Ju An and was almost speechless.

"Whatever myth he is, what I care most about is whether it's true or not, and how much it can really sell for," Ju An said while sitting on the bed.

"Paintings that are nearly 100 years old, you have checked that one is a famous artist. If it is true, it will be enough for your kid to eat for a lifetime. Think about it, this painting is constantly increasing in value. You change the money, no matter what. The U.S. dollar, the euro, or the renminbi are constantly depreciating. This thing keeps its value better than gold.” Liu Chao hates iron for being weak.

"What do I keep in my hand? I want to build a horse farm. I understand that the horse farm I have been to in the south of the Yangtze River costs tens of millions of dollars for more than 2000 mu of land. I am raising some cattle and sheep for self-sufficiency." Ann said.

"You are talking about ranch, you stick, if you really want to run a ranch, I advise you not to do it in China, the suburbs of Jiangnan have more than 2000 acres and you can buy tens of millions of RMB. It’s a pasture of several thousand acres, and not only is it yours, but oil is found underneath, and that oil is yours.” Liu Chao said.

"Ah, is American land so cheap?" Ju An was a little disbelieving.

"The company I work for now, a shareholder bought a 200-acre farm in Texas for 500 million US dollars, which is less than 6000 million in RMB. If [-] acres is converted into more than [-] acres of land in China, and you invest in the United States In agriculture, the tax is very low. Now many domestic rich people buy farms abroad. Last time the newspaper reported that a domestic rich man bought a large farm in Canada.” Liu Chao cast aside Ju’an.

"Then I buy a ranch in the United States, can I get a green card? I heard that this thing is 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, you say I want American citizenship, and the Immigration Bureau will come to see you immediately. I've only heard of poor immigrants being rejected, which rich immigrant have you heard of?".

"Then I'll dream first, if I can sell some money, I'll buy a ranch," Ju An said with a smile.

Liu Chao installed a few paintings, and the two brothers and sisters finished their meal, recalling the interesting things at school and continuing to chat for a long time.

At nine o'clock the next day, when Ju An and his senior brother went out together, they found that the boss and Wang Dongyu were still asleep.Carrying a few paintings, I took a taxi and went straight to the auction house.

The little girl at the main station and the main station explained her intention. The little girl made a phone call, and after a while, a black girl with black hair came out, asked Ju An and Liu Chao gently, and then took I went upstairs with my brother.

It was the first time for Ju An to join such a big company, and she was a little curious, just like a country bumpkin entering a city, she caught a chance and glanced around.

From the outside, the whole decoration is made of several materials, such as dark wood, glass, and copper, but when these things are combined together, it gives people a strong and atmospheric feeling.The real company is very quiet, and there is no loud noise. Even if you meet two people who are talking and walk by, you can't hear their conversation if you walk two steps away.

Walking to the door, the black girl gently opened the door, smiled and made a gesture of invitation. After Liu Chao and Ju An entered, the black girl did not follow and closed the door gently for them.

"Welcome to the auction house. I'm Mike from the oil painting department." As soon as he entered the door, he found a white man in his 40s in a suit and leather shoes who enthusiastically walked over and stretched out his hand, followed by 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 Javier and Mr. Brendy, and the three of them are responsible for appraising your paintings." Mike introduced the old men behind him.

(End of this chapter)