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Chapter 24 New York, New York
Reaching a basic consensus with Parkway Capital means that Han Yi no longer needs to go to New York to visit private equity groups on Wall Street door-to-door according to Jamal Miller's arrangement.

But after much deliberation, Han Yi finally decided to continue this trip to New York, not only because Delta Air Lines' transcontinental first-class "Delta One" does not accept temporary refunds, but also because the big apple resting on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, It is Han Yi's favorite city, bar none.

From the types of books that Han Yi often reads and the style of music he enjoys most in his spare time, it is not difficult to find that he is a person who has a strong interest in history, culture and customs.During the flight time of 5 hours and 15 minutes from LAX to JFK, Han Yi has been reading Elizabeth Finn's Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Meeting in the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People". Non-literary history books of the Mandan people, a native tribe of North Dakota.Popular historical themes have long been familiar to him, and what Han Yi likes most now is this kind of writing that describes historically marginal figures and groups.

After finishing this book, Han Yi brought another interesting book waiting for him in his backpack in New York, Donald Miller's "The Supreme City: How Manhattan in the Jazz Age Birthed Modern America".

As for the music playing in the headphones?Tian Zhiren's classical music album "Call of Dawn" is being played sequentially. This album won the "Best Classical Mixed Music Album" and "Best Accompanying Instrumental Arrangement" at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

This Chinese American musician born in California has amazing insights and expressiveness on world music culture. The whole album is sung in twelve languages ​​including Swahili, Polish, Persian, Maori and Chinese. , the lyrics are adapted from the classics of various countries, including the Pentateuch, the Bhagavad Gita, ancient Japanese poems and the Tao Te Ching.The music style is also a mixture of the strengths of Bo's family, African vocal music, opera, medieval aria and Irish cry.More than 200 musicians from six continents participated in the recording.

This kind of music is simply Han Yi's favorite.He never feels that listening to this kind of album is superior to others, and he never reveals his love for this style in front of outsiders, lest narrow-minded people think he is putting on airs.

Han Yi just thinks that when you put on the earphones and press the play button, you can hear the singing of the entire human civilization, and you can appreciate the supreme beauty of this blue planet that has been born for thousands of years.This is the most important mission to create and appreciate music.

Of course, every kind of music has its own culture, from the Gregorian chant of the Carolingian Dynasty to the west coast hip-hop in Compton, Los Angeles, whether the lyrics are elegant or vulgar, the melody is fast or slow, the orchestration Both simple and complex, all represent the aesthetic interests and cultural trends of a specific group of people in a specific era.

This is why Han Yi has lived in Los Angeles for four years, but is crazy about New York.

It is a melting pot of world cultures.

On the scale of time, New York has dedicated the world the most grand and gorgeous performance in the past hundred years.At the end of the nineteenth century, Tin Pan Lane on 28th Street opened the prelude to popular music. The first musical "Black Devil" in history was staged at Niblo Garden in Soho, making Broadway musicals enter the stage of theater history.George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Claude Schoenberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the greatest composers in the history of modern music began to focus on Manhattan and exude that they belonged to the twentieth century. of light and heat.

And this is just a small part of the New York Cultural Museum.Appalachian folk music in Greenwich Village, big band jazz in Lincoln Center, disco in Tribeca, pop-punk in downtown, East Coast hip-hop in the Bronx... and, of course, abstraction in the world of painting Doctrine, the African-American Harlan Renaissance.

800 languages ​​echo here, and 880 million souls are sublimated here.

Walking on the streets of New York, one moment, you can see Bob Dylan walking by with his guitar on his back, humming "Like a Rolling Stone" with his head bowed, and the next second, Jackson Pollock is wearing The oil paint roars at you, asking where your eyes have grown.

In these changing times, New York has always been in the violent eye of history's storms.

Here, every turn of the second hand can freeze an exciting history.

How can people not love it?
During his visit to New York this time, Han Yi deliberately chose the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in the Time Warner Center.Staying in the Premier Suite with Park View, you can not only overlook the magnificent view of the entire Central Park from the southwest corner, but also taste the delicacies of two Michelin three-star restaurants without leaving your home.

The No. 35 French restaurant in North America, Per Se, and the No. 4 Japanese restaurant, Masa, are two Michelin-starred restaurants, both located on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center. Per Se is on the south side, and Masa is on the north side. You only need to take the elevator down from the lobby on the 4th floor to the [-]th floor. Through the hotel's exclusive passage, you can see the receptionists of the two restaurants in about three to four minutes.

This time, Han Yi booked Masa in advance, not only because Per Se had tried it twice when he traveled to New York in his last life, but also because this French restaurant founded by national treasure chef Thomas Keller, designed The original intention is to provide a table dining experience for more than two people.Han Yi, who came to New York alone for a trip, was really embarrassed to eat alone at the round table for three or four hours.

Masa, which has not been to it, is naturally the best choice.

Sitting in a row in front of the sushi counter, even if you are dining alone, you won't feel too awkward.

Han Yi booked Masa's cypress counter experience worth US$950. It sounds amazing, but in fact it is in front of the wooden sushi counter, waiting for the chef to feed you.

It doesn’t matter when you arrive at the table. You can make a reservation at 07:30, 15:[-], or even [-]:[-], but if you want to sit at the sushi counter, there are only two rounds of supply, at [-]:[-] and [-]:[-], within [-] minutes, and the meal will be served uniformly .

Han Yi, who didn't have any special arrangements, chose the seat at five o'clock, and arrived at the store 5 minutes in advance to take a seat, and found that he was lucky today.Founder and chef Masashi Takayama is not there every day, and in recent years, his apprentices have been in charge of the sushi counter more and more.But today, this little old man in a white sushi suit with no hair on his head, looking very lean and capable, is holding a small jar, studying the caviar that will be presented to the diners today.

However, what Han Yi did not expect was that the appearance of Gao Shan Masashi was not the only surprise today.

At [-]:[-], Han Yi, who was sitting on the leftmost side of the sushi counter, finally welcomed his neighbor.

A not so familiar acquaintance.

"Miss Zhao."

Zhao Youzhen, who Han Yichao was handing the brown Maxmara coat to the waiter, nodded and showed a friendly smile.

"Oh hi."

Zhao Youzhen also recognized the Huaguo boy who was at the Quarters barbecue restaurant a few days ago, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

She greeted her lightly and said no more words.

On the one hand, she is born with this personality, and she always treats strangers with such a taciturn and cold appearance like ice.

On the other hand, she really didn't know Han Yi's name.

"My name is Han Yi." Han Yi didn't reach out, but pressed his chest lightly with his right hand.He could tell that the Korean girl in front of him had no interest in unnecessary physical contact, "Han from Korea, Yi from Book of Changes."

Knowing that the other party is fluent in Chinese, the name introduction also simply uses the mother tongue directly.

"Hello."

Just because you don't like to communicate doesn't mean you don't have manners.Zhao Youzhen smiled at the boy whose first impression was okay, and bowed slightly.

Han Yi also responded with the same action, and did not choose to continue the conversation.Like him, Zhao Youzhen also came alone.For a beauty of her level, there is no such thing as being alone with no one to accompany her.

If she dines alone, it can only mean that she wants to have an uninterrupted dining experience tonight.

Then why do I do things that I can't read the air?
It is a bit of a number, it is the simplest theory in interpersonal communication, but it is the most difficult practice to master.

Sensing Han Yi's initiative to give up his solitary space, Zhao Youzhen's gaze softened a little.She doesn't like picking stars that much, and her love for food is by no means as deep as Han Yi's.She has always liked to be alone, and eats alone most of the time, and because of the strict requirements on her figure, she basically does not consume any carbohydrates, so she rarely eats in ordinary restaurants.

This time when he came to New York, Zhao Youzhen had already ordered salads in the hotel for two days and only had water.Masa is all about booking for a low-calorie change with as little interruptions as possible.

You can enjoy all the caviar with tuna cups, some sashimi, and two or three pieces of sushi. If there are more things, I can only say sorry to Master Takayama.

It is indeed a disrespectful thing to the chef to eat Omakase and return some of the food as it is.

But Zhao You really didn't care.

In fact, she has little respect for most secular taboos.

For example, the Wall Street investment banker sitting on her right and dining with his colleagues has been secretly watching her, ready to move.If he thinks that Zhao Youzhen, who is alone, can be the trophy tonight, then she doesn't mind letting the whole restaurant see his embarrassment.

Fortunately, this Caucasian man, whose beard was trimmed at an unusually delicate angle, did not bother him after two or three attempts to make fun of himself.

And Han Yi on the left was as quiet as dead, except for the sound of chopsticks, he basically didn't make any sound.When the nigiri sushi was served to the table, he even took out his phone and checked Yelp.

Zhao Youzhen glanced in Han Yi's direction, almost failing.

This guy is actually eating dinner while choosing tomorrow's lunch target.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of people who choose to eat at the sushi counter. One kind wants to have more communication time with the chef, so that the dining experience can be more personal, and the other kind wants to sit with fellow travelers like this. A row, close to the intimate feeling.After all, sitting opposite each other and shoulder to shoulder are closely related to each other, and the topics discussed and the effects achieved are not the same.

But Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen didn't belong to any of the above categories. The biggest reason they chose the sushi table was that it was too eye-catching to sit alone at the table.

Fortunately, the group of Instagram models who like to communicate with Master Takayama are on the far right of the sushi counter, far away from the two, and Takayama Masashi is not a rigid person. He has seen too many strange things after being immersed in Western society for many years diners.

Have you ever met someone who comes to eat sushi and says he is allergic to rice?

Therefore, after Zhao Youzhen tasted the first two types of sushi and put the third piece of sushi in place, Gao Shan knew her preference.

Next, all the nigiri sushi for Zhao Youzhen were replaced with sashimi of the same ingredients.

"If you suddenly want to be jealous later, I'll just give you a bowl, okay?"

Faced with Gao Shan Yashi's amiable smile and kind teasing, Zhao Youzhen also smiled indifferently.

The diners don't talk about it, and the chef doesn't talk about it, but they can reach a tacit understanding through one or two small actions. This kind of Michelin three-star restaurant is more suitable for Zhao Youzhen's appetite than those regular kaiseki dishes in Kyoto.

A meal lasted for more than two hours, and Han Yi ate very happily. If he didn't feel wrong, Zhao Youzhen should be quite happy too.

How do you judge?
Zhao You, who had just entered the door, was really blown by the cold Chicago wind. After drinking the last cup of hot tea, it had eased to the point where it was almost the same as the 54 degrees Fahrenheit weather outside the window now.

It's still a little cold, but it won't freeze to death.

At [-]:[-], Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen checked out and left.He was surprised to find that the girl was also on the upper floor of the hotel through the exclusive passageway of the hotel that could only be entered by swiping the room card, which meant that she also lived in Mandarin Oriental.

Of course, what surprised him even more was yet to come.

The next day, Han Yi got up early and wanted to enjoy American muffins in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel's famous Asiate restaurant with the morning view of Central Park.

Guess who is where?

"Hi, see you again."

Han Yi grinned, and greeted Zhao Youzhen at the opposite table.

"Good morning."

The corners of Zhao Youzhen's mouth curled up slightly, his words were concise, and his movements were neat. After finishing the omelet in front of him in twos and twos, Chao Han Yi raised his hand as a gesture of goodbye, turned around and left quickly.

Are you being awkward? Why do you keep meeting her?

Han Yi sighed, fiddling with the pancakes that were already out of shape with the fork, thinking.

Every time he saw Zhao Youzhen, Han Yi would think of the fact that he was wandering alone in New York.The former's bad words made this loneliness that could have been secretly enjoyed so blatantly displayed in front of others.

In order not to bump into her again, Han Yi deliberately slowed down his speed. After dawdling in the restaurant for an hour, he slowly went upstairs, took another half an hour to take a hot bath, and then went down. Lou hailed a yellow taxi and headed for the Metropolitan Museum.

After arriving at 1000 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side, the sky cleared and the breeze was just right. Han Yi bought a cup of bland but refreshing hot latte at a food truck selling pretzels on the side of the road.Sitting in front of the long steps of the Metropolitan Museum, I drank a mouthful of the news on my mobile phone before turning around and entering the room, buying tickets and starting to visit.

In this way, we will never meet, right?
result……

Now this thoughtful girl standing in front of the Ushabuti figurine of the Egyptian princess Nani...

Why is it her again? !

(End of this chapter)