Chapter 19 New York Trip

As usual, after a hearty breakfast, today is the day to leave for New York. Getri Garbo and Qin Qingning sent Zhang Feng to the gate of the manor, and two servants were putting his luggage into the car.

Zhang Feng stood in front of the two women. The gentleman hugged Qin Qingning, stroked her still flat belly, and then kissed her.

He touched her forehead, looked into her eyes and said, "I'll leave the home to you. I'll call you when you get to New York. Contact me if you have any problems. Take care of yourself and the children."

"Yes, Brother Feng, I will." Qin Qingning said with red eyes. This was Zhang Feng's first time traveling far away and there was no male host at home. She was still a little scared and worried.

After saying that, he walked to Getri Garbo and gave her a kiss as well. Then he squatted down, tilted his head, put his ear against her already round belly, and said softly, "Baby, be good and wait for daddy to come back."

"Honey, I will be here soon and stay with you until the baby is born." Zhang Feng stood up and said to Getri Garbo again.

"Feng, come back early. The children and I are waiting for you." Geta Li Jiabao said reluctantly.

"John, please send a few more guards over during this period of time to strengthen patrols. I will call home after arriving in New York and tell you my contact information. Please contact me in time if there is anything." Zhang Feng turned and instructed John, the butler who was following him.

After explaining everything, Zhang Feng got into the car in front of everyone. The car started slowly and slowly disappeared from everyone's sight. This time, Zhang Feng went out with only two veterans and little John.

After arriving at the train station and meeting with Paulson and another employee of Maple Leaf Investments, the six of them boarded a train to New York together.

This time, Zhang Feng led the team to New York to buy some stocks at the New York Stock Exchange. Of course, this was not the main purpose. It was just that he didn't need to come in person to buy stocks.

The purpose of this trip was to open a branch here so as to deliver financial market information in a timely manner, and to understand the rules of the New York Stock Exchange in preparation for KFC's future listing and the economic crisis a few years later. Moreover, this was the first time the company had started business, and he was still worried if he didn't come.

After several days of travel, Zhang Feng and his companions had changed several trains. At that time, there was no direct train from Los Angeles to New York, and the train speed was also very slow. The two cities almost spanned the east and west ends of the entire United States.

Now they had just boarded the last direct train to New York. After arriving at their carriage and finding a seat to sit down, Zhang Feng discovered that there was a young woman sitting next to him. It was not this that caught Zhang Feng's attention, but that she was a Chinese.

"Miss, are you from the Qing Dynasty?" Zhang Feng started to chat. Of course he knew that the Qing Dynasty no longer existed at this time, but he said this on purpose as it could be considered a topic that could be continued.

"I guess so. I'm a citizen of the Republic of China. The Qing Dynasty has fallen and now it's the Republic of China." Seeing Zhang Feng's puzzled expression, the woman explained with a smile.

The woman in front of him was not wearing any makeup. She was young and beautiful, with a scholarly temperament, like a lady from ancient times. Her voice was also very pleasant to the ear.

"Oh, so that's it. My parents came to America from Qing Dynasty very early. We can communicate in Chinese." Zhang Feng had a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, and then changed his tone to Chinese.

"You can speak Chinese. Nice to meet you. Are you going to New York too?" The woman said happily when she heard that Zhang Feng could speak Chinese. It was very happy to meet someone who could speak her native language on a boring train in a foreign country.

"Yes, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Feng, and my name in America is Monkie. Nice to meet you. I'm going to New York for business. What about you?" Zhang Feng introduced himself and stretched out his hand to shake her hand in the name of saying hello.

"My name is Lin Huiyin. I'm studying in the United States and now I'm going to New York for fun." The woman also said her own name. She thought Zhang Feng had just stayed in the United States for too long, so she didn't care. She politely shook Zhang Feng's hand and immediately let go.

Zhang Feng was shocked when he heard the woman's introduction. Some fragments he had seen in history books, Reader's Digest, and time-travel novels flashed through his mind, and Zhang Feng straightened his mind.

"You are still studying, that's amazing. What's your major?" Zhang Feng asked after praising her. Although he already knew it, he still wanted to confirm whether the woman in front of him was the person in his memory. He also deliberately brought up this topic. He had a plan.

"No, I'm just one of the many Chinese who are studying abroad. I'm currently studying architecture." Lin Huiyin said modestly. At this time, those who could study abroad were not only rich, but also very capable people. It was impossible to be like in later generations, no matter whether you were a poor student or a top student, as long as you had money, you could go abroad.

"Then you will be Architect Lin in the future. By the way, my company is planning to build a skyscraper as its headquarters. My parents told me a lot about Chinese culture when I was a child, and I was very interested. Besides, my parents have passed away, so I want to add some Chinese elements to it to commemorate them, but I have never found an ideal designer. It is a coincidence that I met you today. This may be a fate given by God, so I would like to invite you to be an architectural designer. I hope you can agree to my request." Zhang Feng said to Lin Huiyin with expectant eyes.

Zhang Feng fabricated a pitiful life story in the hope of awakening her maternal instinct and getting her to agree to design a building for him, change the course of history, and let her stay in America for a period of time. He captured her heart through their daily interactions and his current persona as a successful president.

After watching so many melodramatic TV dramas, I didn't learn anything nutritious. However, Zhang Feng feels that these routines can still be used as reference. Otherwise, why do so many women in later generations like to watch this type of drama and even put themselves in the story and fantasize about having such love.

Since it exists and is popular, it means that this kind of routine character setting is very attractive to women, but he is not very confident. After all, women of this era are different from those of later generations, especially for women like Lin Huiyin who have a family background, talent, and independent personality. They are simply two different species. However, this is also the reason why Zhang Feng likes it.

"Ah, Mr. Zhang, I haven't graduated yet. I don't think I'm qualified for this job." Lin Huiyin said tentatively. Although she wanted to do it, she didn't have that long to stay in America from design to completion. She also felt that she was not yet qualified to complete the design of a skyscraper.

"It's okay. I can invite a few more designers and you can complete it together. You can also regard this as your graduation work. You can also learn from other famous designers. What you lack now is just practical experience. I believe you will become a great designer in the future." Zhang Feng tempted.

"Well, I'll think about it. Anyway, thank you for giving me this opportunity." Lin Huiyin thanked.

In this way, the two chatted until they got off the car. During the conversation, Zhang Feng talked about his entrepreneurial history, which earned him a wave of goodwill and admiration. After all, Zhang Feng started from scratch and is still so young and handsome.

In the evening, the group arrived in downtown New York. Because it was too late, Zhang Feng was worried that she was a girl and it would be dangerous to be alone at night, so he took her to the hotel and booked a room for her. This was indeed the case. She was quite brave, although she had traveled to Europe with her father before.

Everyone's rooms were on the first floor. The bodyguard's room was on Zhang Feng's left, and Lin Huiyin's room was on his right. After saying goodbye to Lin Huiyin, they all went back to their rooms to rest. Zhang Feng did not continue to pester her. It was not good to be too enthusiastic when they just met, otherwise it would be counterproductive. After all, she was not a materialistic woman and could not use money to attack her.

Besides, for Zhang Feng, career is more important now, and everything else should be put in the back seat. He should not put the cart before the horse.

After washing off the fatigue from his body and eating the dinner sent by the hotel, Zhang Feng fell into a deep sleep, and the next day came in the blink of an eye.

After saying hello to Lin Huiyin in the morning, he went to the New York Stock Exchange with his bodyguards and Paulson. At that time, the New York Stock Exchange was not as luxurious as it is now. The first headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange was a room at 1817 Wall Street with a monthly rent of US$200 in 40. The exchange did not have its own building until 1865. The building at 11 Wall Street in New York City was opened in 1903.

Paulson had worked here before, so with his introduction, Zhang Feng toured the exchange and became familiar with the current trading rules.

"Paulson, you should first rent an office nearby and then hire a few people to be responsible for the work here. Keep 20 US dollars in the company's account as working capital, and use the remaining 250 million US dollars in batches to buy the companies that I asked you to investigate last time, um, such as Coca-Cola, General Electric, and Central Railroad." Zhang Feng arranged the follow-up work and took people back to the hotel.

After Paulson completes these tasks, they can go back. Future work can be completed remotely through the New York branch without having to come here in person. Unless there is a major event, he will need to come here in person. Remote operation is still not very safe as information transmission is not as convenient as it will be in the future.

(End of this chapter)