Chapter 274: Rich District of New York
Chen Weidong turned his eyes to Li Yun and others.
"No need, someone will pick us up when we get there." Xiang Shaohua opened the soda and took a sip, feeling that the pores on his body shrank back from the cold.
This time the two of them came, and they had made preparations in advance. There are people from them in the United States all year round, so it is not difficult to find a translator and guide.
"Are you really not going to take me with you? My English is better than any of you." Li Xi'er whispered, still not giving up.
As a top student at Harvard University, there is certainly no problem with her speaking skills.
No matter from any point of view, she was the most suitable candidate, but Chen Weidong refused to let her go.
Where is the personal secretary you promised?
"You should stay in the company. We are not joking this time. Moreover, if I am not here, you can handle many things on my behalf."
Chen Weidong leaned on the corner of the table and shook his head. Of course, he had deep considerations in not taking Li Xi'er with him.
They are all men, so it is very inconvenient to bring a woman with them, and it is not a wise choice for all the company's top executives to go to the United States.
Those capital consortiums are not fuel-efficient lamps.
If something happens, then *** is upset.
Seeing Chen Weidong being so determined, Li Xier could only give up in frustration, but still told him to be careful.
Afterwards, a few people discussed some things to pay attention to after arriving in the United States, and then went back to their temporary residence to rest. Chen Jie also used an excuse to go and see old friends.
Only Chen Weidong and Li Xier were left, looking at each other in the office.
"You don't want to take me with you, don't you have any bad intentions?" Li Xi'er locked a stack of organized documents in the bookcase behind Chen Weidong, and put her slender little hand on his shoulder.
Chen Weidong raised his eyebrows: "When men do things, women shouldn't ask too many questions, okay?"
"Tch, just don't bring me a woman back. I don't care about the rest." Li Xi'er stuck out her tongue, breathed a long sigh of relief, bent over and hugged Chen Weidong, then pressed against his neck, opened her mouth and said
Looks like he's about to bite.
Feeling the sharp teeth on his neck, Chen Weidong shuddered: "What are you thinking? Foreigners all have a strange smell, so they have to spray perfume to cover it up. Most people can't stand it. Besides, don't underestimate my aesthetics, okay? I still have it.
I prefer your freshness."
"Humph, after all, you have a criminal record, so it's best to be like this, otherwise I want you to look good."
Li Xi'er felt sweet in her heart after hearing this, and couldn't help but warn her, and then the two of them became reluctant to part with each other.
The next day.
Chen Weidong said goodbye to Li Xi'er, and boarded a United Airlines Boeing 747 with Chen Jie, Li Yun and others.
Sitting in the comfortable first-class cabin, the group was a little nervous and a little excited.
The United States is not comparable to a small country like the island nation. In this era, various Hollywood imported films are subtly exporting culture all the time.
This has also made many people wonder what the United States is like and whether it is really that free, open, and developed.
Or in other words, dire straits?
This time they came out very low-key, and only a few people knew about their itinerary.
The plane did not make a connection midway, and after seventeen hours of continuous flight, it finally arrived in Elizabeth City, New Jersey.
Newark Liberty International Airport.
It is still 26 kilometers away from Manhattan, New York.
Among the crowd at the airport exit, a slightly fat middle-aged man held a photo in his hand and carefully checked it several times before trotting over quickly.
"Mr. Chen, welcome to America!"
When he saw Chen Weidong and others, he immediately greeted them warmly.
"Hello...Hello..." Chen Jie saw that he looked familiar and shook his hand subconsciously.
Xiang Shaohua gave them a look, indicating that they were indeed his own, then turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Old Qiao, hurry up.
Please take us to find a place to stay and have a rest. We are all exhausted after flying all day."
He kept glancing around with his peripheral vision and found that he was surrounded by foreigners of various skin colors. He felt very uncomfortable and his nerves became tense, for fear of being noticed.
"Let's go, I've already brought the car over."
Upon hearing this, the slightly fat middle-aged man hurriedly led everyone to a Ford Expedition. This was a very large business car with a huge interior space, enough to seat six or seven people, and it was not crowded at all.
It can be seen that the middle-aged man has indeed gone through a lot of preparation.
He drove everyone to Manhattan, New York.
Through chatting along the way, Chen Weidong and the others found out that this middle-aged man was named Qiao Zhiyong, and he had immigrated to the United States eight years ago.
When he was in China before, he was also the director of the development department of a certain place, but he came here for some unknown reason.
His wife and children are still in the country for the time being.
From his series of words, Chen Weidong felt that he seemed to want to bring his wife and children here.
But when it came to the key point, Qiao Zhiyong glanced at Li Yun and the others intentionally or unintentionally, and quietly changed the topic.
Chen Weidong nodded slightly and was too sensible to ask further.
After about an hour's drive, the car finally entered Manhattan.
This is the most prosperous place in New York, just like Hong Kong Island.
Manhattan is also the area with the highest concentration of skyscrapers in the United States and is described as the economic and financial center of the United States.
In fact, Manhattan is the smallest borough in New York. It consists of an island and is surrounded by the East River, the Hudson River and the Harlem River. It is very densely populated.
The layout of the entire street is like a chessboard, every inch of land is a forest of steel and concrete, and the buildings are so densely packed one after another that even the wind cannot blow in.
New York's iconic Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Chrysler Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building and other buildings are concentrated here.
Most of these high-rise buildings are the headquarters of the world's top 500 companies.
Most of America's commerce, trade, finance, and insurance companies are located in Manhattan, establishing its image as an international city.
Wall Street, which covers an area of less than 1 square kilometer, is home to dozens of world-renowned banks, insurance companies, exchanges and the headquarters of hundreds of large companies.
Therefore, Manhattan is also known as "the best place in the world."
People here are influencing the economic trends of the world all the time.
Manhattan as a whole is a long and narrow area, divided into three parts - Uptown, Midtown, and Downtown.
Old Qiao drove the car into the uptown area and parked it in the yard of a single-family villa.
This is the most family-friendly neighborhood in Manhattan and one of the most famous wealthy areas in New York.
Fortunately, Chen Weidong and Chen Jie had seen the world, but Li Yun, Xiang Shaohua, and Zhang Zhiyuan were not so calm.
Their eyes widened as they looked at the neatly maintained lawns, flower gardens, private cafes full of capitalist sentiments, and the luxurious villa covering an area of more than 200 square meters.
Chapter completed!