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Chapter 107 Capital People in New York

Long Island, New York, the town of Oistbet.

Long Island is an island in North America within the Atlantic Ocean. It is located on the east coast of North America and belongs to New York State.

Lin Zixuan’s requirements for accommodation are very simple. It is as cheap as possible while ensuring public security. It is best to have a Chinese settlement area, a Chinese restaurant, and a convenient life.

The Chinese Embassy built a business car and sent the crew to its residence, which was an old apartment building.

According to Ding Yaowu, most of the people renting here are Asians, and there are also a small number of blacks. There is a Chinese neighborhood nearby, with Chinese restaurants and various shops there, so life should not be a problem.

If you travel, you can rent a car at the town's car rental store and use your passport.

As for driver's license, Chinese driver's license is not universal in the United States.

The traffic rules in each state in the United States are different. The Chinese driver's license is recognized in New York State. However, when you go to other states, you must first ask about the situation to avoid trouble.

If the crew wants to shoot TV series in public places, it is best to coordinate with the local relevant departments. If the coordination is really not good, it cannot be caught on the spot, otherwise it will face serious consequences.

At the very least, they are deported to the country, and at the worst, they are arrested and imprisoned for threatening public security. The laws of the United States are not a joke.

These are all reminders from Ding Yaowu. He is clear about the habits of domestic people. He likes to seek convenience and take shortcuts. He doesn’t care much about the law. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is blind.

What you can do in the capital is not possible in the United States. The two countries have different ideas about many things, which is the cultural gap.

Ding Yaowu rented three adjacent houses in the apartment building, each with two bedrooms and one living room. One room for two people is enough, and the lease period is one month.

It is very convenient to renew the lease, just get the money.

He took Lin Zixuan and others to the room, handed over the keys to the room, and then left. Before leaving, he did not forget to ask Lin Zixuan for the Embassy to rent a house and pay the advance payment.

The embassy is only responsible for providing convenience, not a nanny throughout the process. It is already good to be able to do this.

"The conditions are OK, but fortunately it's not the basement, so everyone can assign it to you." Feng Xiaogang went around and commented.

The room has a complete living facilities, simple furniture and appliances, and a place to cook.

Just buy some daily necessities and you can move in.

Lin Zixuan and Mu Shanshan naturally live in the same room, while Wang Ji and Yan Xiaopin do not live here for the time being. They have a place to live in the United States, so they have to reunite with their families first and then join the crew after a while.

At present, the room is quite abundant, and Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang both have a separate room.

Everyone found a room, everyone discussed going out for a walk, experiencing life in small American towns, and solving the problem of eating. They just had a simple breakfast on the plane in the morning.

After leaving the room, locked the door and went downstairs.

Along the way, I met many faces who looked like Chinese. I originally wanted to get close to them and ask about the road. Who knew that when I heard the other person’s accent, I knew that they were either Korean or Japanese.

This place is a gathering area for Asians, and it is also popular in other Asian countries to study and make gold in the United States.

After walking for about ten minutes, I saw many signs, which were made of traditional Chinese characters, and I felt much more intimate. This is a neighborhood where most of them live in Chinese.

The shops on the street are all a bit retro and are hard to see in the country. The communication is mainly in Cantonese.

"Why do we feel like we are not going abroad, but going to the province to Huacheng?" Feng Xiaogang joked.

"It's not obvious here. If you go to Chinatown in New York, there are Chinese people everywhere, many old buildings, and many Chinese people still follow their previous lifestyles. When they first came, they thought they were back before liberation." Wang Ji introduced.

"It's good that everyone is my own, and they can take care of each other, which will save you much more trouble in the future." The prop master said gladly.

"Don't be lucky. Haven't you heard of killing a familiar?" Wang Ji reminded, "Some people here do think that everyone is Chinese to take care of, but some people also see that we are from China and are not familiar with the place, so they can't find us afterwards. They just think it's a lesson."

"Don't the police?" someone said in confusion.

"The police don't care about small things like this, especially for Asians living in the United States, American police don't understand Chinese. They are most annoying to this kind of thing. In their eyes, we are all the same. They either arrest them or fine them, and they don't ask who is right or wrong. They are very rude." Wang Ji said helplessly, "So, we must not mess with the police in the United States, if we can get things private, we can just settle them privately."

"This is the evil capitalist society. Let's fill our stomachs first and then criticize them slowly." Feng Xiaogang suggested.

Everyone entered a two-story Chinese restaurant. The first floor was the hall and the second floor was the private room. There were four-person booths and a round table for many people to eat. They should take care of the different living habits of Westerners and Chinese people.

The waiter from the Chinese restaurant came over, perhaps hearing their accents, greeting them in half-baked Mandarin.

They were crowded, so they barely sat down around the round table in the hall, and the waiter handed over the menu.

"Boss, I've ordered the food." Jiang Wen took the menu and handed it to Wang Ji.

There is an important scene in the drama "The People in Beijing in New York" which is the Chinese restaurant, and Wang Ji is the boss lady in the Chinese restaurant.

Jiang Wen said this as a joke, and Wang Ji had life experience.

Wang Ji was not polite either. He opened the menu, ordered the dishes according to the portions of ten people, and spoke fluent Cantonese to the waiter.

"Don't have too much hope. You can't eat the flavors of Beijing here. They are mainly Cantonese cuisine. They are not authentic Cantonese cuisine. It would be nice if it is interesting and slightly better than Western food." Wang Ji explained after the waiter left.

"You speak Cantonese very well." Jiang Wen said curiously.

"If you speak Cantonese, they think you are your own person and will not bully you. This is because they have encountered many things, so they have to learn to say a few words. If you live abroad, you have to know a little bit of everything." Wang Ji whispered.

"Life is not easy, and it can be seen how important it is to learn a dialect." Feng Xiaogang sighed.

After a while, the dishes were served, and they didn't ask for wine, so everyone started to eat.

"I think we'll cook our own meals in the future." After a while, someone suggested.

Chinese people in this era are used to being thrifty. Everyone just looked at the menu. A dish costs several dollars, which is too expensive. If it tastes delicious, it doesn’t matter. The key is that it is still so difficult to swallow. It is too sweet and greasy, and it does not meet the tastes of people in the capital.

Lin Zixuan has been in Huacheng for more than a month, but he is still not used to it.

"Okay, let's buy vegetables and make them by ourselves in the future." Lin Zixuan said with a good attitude.

As a producer, you have to save money. Anyway, only a few of them are doing it themselves and having enough food and clothing. Even if you come to the United States, you cannot lose the revolutionary tradition.
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