"OMG!"

Karen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel, looking at the Chinese statue not far away from the window, as well as the Big Pants Tower.

"Hou Li Crab, I was fooled. This is completely different from what was introduced in the news!"

Karen looked at the scenery outside the window and said loudly, her little face flushed with excitement at this moment.

Seeing her excited look, Chen Rui felt extremely proud, and at the same time he could understand Karen's feelings very well.

You know, in the current American news, we are completely demonized.

Beautiful urban construction like ours will never appear in American news videos.

Even if it does appear, it will use the BBC's set of underworld filters.

For example, if you want to show images of our domestic cities, then adjust the exposure to extremely high or extremely low.

This resulted in the exposure of white flowers in the picture, as if the smog was very serious and the city was deliberately photographed dirty.

Or the color scheme is very dark, making it look like the underworld, making people feel uncomfortable just by looking at it.

Anyway, blue skies and white clouds like those in big cities in the United States will not appear here.

Chen Rui is very familiar with the methods of those grandsons.

This has led to many American people having a very stereotyped impression of us.

Some people with low cognition will think that we ordinary people are living in dire straits.

We live in thatched houses, ride bicycles to and from get off work, and have enough food every day.

Even those who have received higher education but have never been to our place will think that our place is dirty and backward.

But there are also some Americans, especially those who like to travel.

If they had come to our place, their attitude towards us would really change greatly.

And it is the real videos they shot of traveling in our country that opened the eyes of some Americans.

It has also greatly torn apart the American people's understanding of us, just like Karen is now.

Seeing the real China for the first time today was an eye-opener for Karen.

Witnessing the prosperity of the capital with her own eyes, Karen felt that she had been cheated.

"Then those bastards CNN and Fox, what are they doing?"

Looking at the beautiful shortcut outside the window, Karen almost cursed.

"If I had known that Long Country was so beautiful, I would have come here long ago!"

"This city is simply more beautiful than Chicago and Boston."

"Haha, it's not too late now. Let's go, wash your face, and let's go down and have dinner."

Chen Rui greeted Karen with a smile, and the two slept on the plane.

I didn’t feel sleepy now, so I took a quick shower and went to the hotel lobby.

Father Chen and Mother Chen have been waiting for them for a long time.

Because I had to entertain Karen today, I didn’t eat at the hotel.

Instead, I chose a unique roast duck restaurant nearby. Americans can't resist this kind of restaurant.

In their eyes, Beijing Roast Duck is the representative of Dragon Country cuisine.

Although this roast duck restaurant is not as famous as Quanjude, it is also a time-honored brand in Beijing.

The roast duck is also very authentic. When Father Chen came to the capital to discuss business, he often ate here.

I am very familiar with this place and booked a seat and roast duck early.

As soon as the family entered the box and sat down, the chef arrived with a cart.

They sliced ​​the duck in front of everyone, which Chen Rui thought was a normal operation.

Karen was so surprised that she couldn't even open her mouth from ear to ear. She even took out her mobile phone to take a video.

The family enjoyed a delicious roast duck dinner, but because they had to go out to do errands in the afternoon, the father and son did not drink.

After coming out of the roast duck restaurant, Chen's father drove Chen Rui to look at the house.

After all, the stuff will be shipped to the port in a few days.

They have to order the goods before they arrive.

Karen doesn’t have a problem with that either…

Father Chen has been in Beijing for two months and has already become familiar with it.

Soon I drove them to Houhai. Most of the old courtyard houses in the second ring road of Beijing are concentrated in this area.

The car drove to the entrance of a certain alley, where an agent was already waiting for them.

As soon as the family got out of the car, the agent immediately greeted them with a smile.

After all, those who can afford a courtyard house in the capital are all big customers.

Moreover, the price of a courtyard house in the capital basically starts at tens of millions. For an intermediary, the commission for each order is at least one hundred thousand.

So naturally they have to be careful.

"This is a courtyard with one entrance, covering an area of ​​150 square meters..."

The energetic young man with oily hair quickly led them into a courtyard house on the shore of Houhai.

The small courtyard is not large and has obviously been renovated.

However, Chen Rui was quite unhappy after seeing it. The house was too small, with two rooms in the north and south and an east wing.

It's already too small for one person, not to mention he has so many things.

And the asking price is not cheap, 200,000 yuan per square meter, so the whole price is 3,000 yuan.

Chen Rui only took one look and said no.

"Is there any bigger one?"

When the little brother heard this question, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sir, are you not satisfied with this set?"

"Well, it's a little too small!"

Chen Rui's directness made the little brother a little dumbfounded, and even his parents were dumbfounded.

How big is too big? One hundred and fifty square meters is not enough?

This is the courtyard of Houhai...

And the little brother immediately responded: "Yes, there is also one near Yonghe Temple. How about we go there and have a look?"

"Okay, lead the way!"

Chen Rui waved his hand, and the whole family went to Yonghe Temple.

The yard here is indeed not small, with an area of ​​more than 300 square meters, and the unit price is much lower than the one I looked at before.

It only cost 150,000 per square meter, but after seeing it, Chen Rui still felt dissatisfied.

He didn't like the decoration of this house very much.

Too businesslike!

There are many such courtyard houses in Beijing now, all of which have been renovated and decorated in Long Guo style.

It does look beautiful and classy, ​​but it's just not for people to live in.

To put it bluntly, it is used for business receptions.

In a courtyard of three to four hundred square meters, we will build a large open restaurant, a conference room, and several tea rooms and chess and card rooms.

But there is only one bedroom...

From the beginning of the renovation, we never thought about living in such a small courtyard.

It's just for some brokers to hold receptions and hold business.

Especially when merchants from some places come to the capital to look for connections, the brokers will drag the merchants into the courtyard to pretend to be a bum.

Let foreign merchants think that they are very powerful, and finally reach a deal...

Therefore, Chen Rui disliked such a courtyard house because it had too many business attributes.

For example, he quite likes this yard, its area, and its layout, but he doesn't really like its business-style decoration.

It would be very wasteful to dismantle and reinstall it, and most importantly, it would be a waste of time.
Chapter completed!