MTL - Wall Street Legend-Chapter 10 reuben duck
Chapter 10 Rubin Duck
Leaving from his aunt's house, no one gave Ye Dongqing free food, leaving only dozens of dollars in his pocket, forcing him to find a way to make money.
Speaking of the way to make money, there is a saying that those who are difficult will not, and those who meet are not difficult. He is not too worried, and he is still in the mood to take a nap. It was almost four o'clock before he packed his things and went out lazily .
I planned to talk to the old man with cancer, but unfortunately he was not there, Ye Dongqing went out again with her schoolbag on her back, and squeezed the subway to the Upper East Side to find someone.
Also in Manhattan, commodity prices in the bustling area of the upper city are slightly higher than those in the broken area of the lower city. The main reason is the increase in operating costs, which is understandable. In order not to affect the future, gloves, masks, and hats must be worn. After all, you are preparing to commit a crime. It is best not to be remembered by others.
Ye Dongqing went to the Wal-Mart supermarket and bought what he wanted. He was very familiar with the road here. After he went out, he put on his hat and walked eastward among the crowd.
The whole New York City is divided into five areas in terms of administrative division, namely the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, with invisible boundaries drawn by the East River, Hudson River, etc. There are huge differences from district to district.
There are also small islands such as Roosevelt Island and U Thant Island around. The famous Statue of Liberty is also located on a small island. Except for stupid tourists, locals hardly go there because there is no interest in it.
Among these districts, Manhattan is the wealthiest and most famous. The whole Manhattan is divided into Upper Town, Midtown, and Lower Town. It is the smallest in area but the most densely populated.
As the economic and cultural center of the entire United States, it has the most concentrated high-rise buildings in the world. It brings together the headquarters of most of the world's top 500 companies. It is also the headquarters of the United Nations. Last year, the World Trade Center Twin Towers were bombed. As a result, housing prices fell slightly, and recently began to climb again.
If you want to live in Manhattan, you can’t do without money. Ye Dongqing used to have a big house in the Upper East Side, but now it’s gone.
Now where he is located, any good house is worth more than a million dollars, and the rent is also not cheap. People buy a house and rent it out. It takes about 15 to 20 years to earn back the capital. Considering the rent-to-sales ratio and the average salary of 50,000 to 60,000 U.S. dollars in New York, the land price is still reasonable. If you want to live in the most prosperous area in the world, you will inevitably pay some price.
Manhattan housing prices are high, and the Upper East Side is in Manhattan, which belongs to the rich area of the rich area, and the environment is much better than where he currently lives. A long distance away, I saw an art store on the opposite side of the road. The signboard looked old, and that was the destination of his trip...
There was a lot of traffic on the road, so I walked forward for more than two hundred meters and passed the zebra crossing among the crowd.
Pedestrians are in a hurry, and their steps are fast and big. When it is time to get off work, many white-collar workers have to squeeze the subway and bus. Facing the huge pressure of living in this city, most people just live simply. It's already not easy.
Ye Dongqing was carrying a black backpack. Pedestrians passed by him one by one. They came to the door of the store named "Prometheus Crafts" without rushing, opened the door and walked in.
There are all kinds of messy things such as porcelain, armor, jade, watches, etc. in the store. Most of them are modern handicrafts. They fill a whole small store with high prices. They seem to treat customers as nothing. Don't understand the big head.
There is no such thing as "punching" in the United States. You can also get an invoice when you buy antiques from a store. If the product is different from the store's description, you can get due compensation. Therefore, words such as "modern handicraft" and "imitation" will be written on the label, and the age and price information of the genuine product will also be specially marked.
The boss is about forty years old, short in stature, and looks a little wretched. He wipes carefully with a Rolex in his hand, and casts his eyes on Ye Dongqing.
Seeing this little guy who covered his face with a hat and a mask and wore gloves on his hands, he felt a little vigilant in his heart. It was purely a professional habit, and he walked quietly to the side two steps to the place where the gun was fired.
Ye Dongqing has no doubt that as long as he shows even a little threatening behavior, the middle-aged boss nicknamed "Rubin Duck" in front of him will point a gun at his head. This is not the first time he has come to this store.
Selling handicrafts is a cover, and this store is very famous in the underground world of Manhattan.
Rubin Duck does all kinds of business, all of which are shady industries, such as forging passports, personal information, selling guns without numbers, contacting sweepers for help, and even spending money to buy murder and money laundering. He can find ways.
Straight to the point, Ye Dongqing raised her hand to indicate that she had no intention of being an enemy, and said in a relaxed tone: "Rubin Duck, I want to make a deal with you, don't be so nervous, this is just a disguise, I don't want you to remember my face .”
Finding that he knew his nickname, Rubin Duck was still vigilant, shook his head and said: "Sorry, I was about to close the door, and the hospital called and told me that my wife had given birth."
It was the first time they met, and there was no introduction from acquaintances. For safety reasons, he didn't want to do business with unknown sources.
"Your wife? The ones with hundreds of dollars a night are not your wife. I know a lot about you. Don't lie in front of me."
Ye Dongqing is not a fledgling boy. After the business grew, he often cooperated with Rubin Duck and paid him to handle some things. There are six passports hidden in his hand, five of which are from the hands of the wretched middle-aged man in front of him, all of which can pass the immigration security check, and have had a few drinks together.
Put the backpack directly on the glass cabinet, and continued to say: "The bag contains some questions for the ACT and SAT tests at the end of the month. If it works well, you can easily earn $100,000 through it. A lot of rich people Their kids need them. Give me $30,000 in cash and these test questions are yours."
The time is too short, and there are no ready-made sales channels, Ye Dongqing conservatively estimated the figure of 100,000 US dollars.
He understands that Rubin Duck must have a way to exchange test questions for money. In his previous life, he heard this guy bragging, saying that he even sold a kidney and a cornea on the black market for a desperate guy. In this way, there is always a way to turn popular test questions into wealth.
"Thirty thousand dollars? Hahaha! Don't mess with me, or I'll call the police." The reason why Rubin Duck got such a nickname is because he speaks like Donald Duck and is naturally hoarse than ordinary people. People who do business are already impatient.
After finally rushing from the downtown to the Upper East Side, how could Ye Dongqing return empty-handed, and said with a hooligan smile: "Okay, I just talked to them about you betraying members of the Gambino family, I miss those guys We will definitely come over to thank you.
Don't think about killing me, even if I lose a hair in your store, the news will be released. All I need is $30,000, a fair deal, and the test papers are absolutely fine...
(end of this chapter)
