Vol 3 Chapter 113: Discover the new blue ocean

After a lot of tossing, both of them finally got the U.S. driver's license. With this thing, there is no need to carry their passports all day long.

With an American driver's license, the first thing is to buy a car.

In the U.S., if you don't have a car, it really won't work. The bus system is still in place in the urban area, but in the suburbs, I'm sorry, there is no such service.

They live here, you buy an ice cream, and you have to go to a convenience store miles away.

If you buy a handful of green onions, it will be really troublesome, you have to go to San Francisco.

Huang Jingping all mean to open a plot of land in the yard to grow vegetables. The lawns of the front and rear yards add up to nearly an acre. Just picking one of them can solve their daily needs.

However, the homeowners association has long stipulated that such behavior is not allowed! You get convenience, but this will lower the grade of this property and indirectly damage everyone's assets. If you like the rural life, well, go to other communities.

So, who said that life in the United States is the most free? You can't be the master of your own private land.

Next, when Feng Yiping starts school in September, he needs a car to go back and forth. Huang Jingping will naturally need a car to go in and out.

Thinking of the little monkey who is planning to be born next year, it is natural not to buy another sports car. Like other families, they choose the second car as an SUV.

The bursting of the Internet bubble had a simple, direct and brutal impact on Silicon Valley, and it was immediate. It was a bit like the places where the domestic coal prices fell sharply, and then they were utterly depressed.

For example, these 4S shops that are far from the top domestic counterparts, especially these shops that buy new cars, are just like the luxury car stores in those counties at that time. They are really good, and there are many people who sell them. Rarely.

Feng Yiping, who drove the Bentley, went around several places and was warmly received, although Mike recommended them to buy a Japanese car. What is cheap, durable, value-preserving, low maintenance costs, and so on. However, looking at the car prices here, they are really not interested in Japanese cars at all.

Everyone knows the reason. After understanding the price of domestic luxury cars, let's look at this one. I feel that buying one has made at least millions, but why not buy it?

There are three models among them. However, the ancestor of the luxury SUV, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, has been launched for two or three years and has not yet been changed. This is the last choice.

The BMW X5 was newly launched in 1999 and looked pretty good, finally. It was the third-generation Range Rover that Ford received from Land Rover last year.

Feng Yiping and Huang Jingping unanimously selected the Range Rover for nothing else. Although it has been acquired by Ford, this car still cannot hide the British elegance in its bones.

Various second generations in China, which are not well-known in the United States for their preference for luxury goods, so profiteers gave them a very real price, and then they were repaid several times by Feng Yiping, and finally the various expenses added up. Less than $70,000!

This price, converted into RMB, should not be as much as it was when it was sold in China.

Although it is several times more expensive than a Japanese car that costs 10,000 to 20,000 US dollars. But Feng Yiping still had the feeling of picking up a big bargain, ha ha.

Soon after arriving home in tandem, I immediately received a call from Harry, "Feng, do you need a band for your weekend party?"

I just have a simple party. Where do you need a band?

Hearing Feng Yiping did not speak, Harry thought that Feng Yiping did not have the budget, and said quickly, "Don't worry, it's free."

Free, and I don’t want free. Later, I have experienced too many traps against free.

"That's it, Feng, I have formed a band with a few other friends, hoping to perform at your party," Harry explained further.

Don’t the band seem to be the only ones in school who are playing with passionate young people, how can such an old man still not grow up?

"Welcome very much, I am honored that your band can perform at my party," Feng Yiping immediately agreed. The middle-aged man's dream also needs support!

The point is, they are still playing music in their middle age, and they should pass this level, at least, it shouldn't be too bad!

Although Lisa said that this was a very simple party before, when she did it, it was completely different from what she said.

Feng Yiping and Huang Jingping, as she said, had a simple idea. They set up two simple tents in the front yard and provided some pastries and drinks by themselves. It was great to cook one or two hard dishes, and Mike agreed to come and help barbecue. Seafood, just get it done.

Liza, who came to help prepare and provide guidance, was so careful that she actually took out something like a planning book.

It's just an informal party between neighbors. Is it necessary to do this?

Most of the people who are sure to come to participate are whites, as well as Chinese, Koreans, and a few Indians and blacks. Therefore, it is a bit particular about what kind of cakes should be made and which drinks should be prepared.

And from tablecloths to tableware, what colors and styles should be, including the decoration of tables and chairs, she listed them all down one by one.

Is this still very simple?

Feng Yiping felt that this should be Lisa, a housewife who rarely encountered something after her child went to school, and finally found a place to use her. So she was very solemn about this trivial matter.

However, Feng Yiping and Huang Jingping are both very easy-going people. It is not because Lisa actually has the power of the party, and they are not satisfied at all. If you like to do it, let's have a good time.

When setting up the tent, Harry took the initiative to help. He was really an enthusiastic guy.

Before the party officially started, the four members of their band gathered together, and the one who was farthest came from Berkeley on the opposite side.

These four uncle-level band members play heavy metal rock, but apart from a guy with a bald tattoo who is riding a Harley motorcycle, the other three are all normal and can't be seen from the outside.

After setting up the various musical instruments they brought, they immediately began to perform. To be honest, Comrade Feng Yiping didn’t appreciate it too much. However, seeing the four of them so engaged and having fun in it, he still felt a little bit. It's really not easy for these guys who are married and have children to stick to this hobby.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, after Lisa's inspections, Feng Yiping's first party after coming to the United States officially began.

Those who arrived first were not the people in the community. They were the supervisors and employees of the company. They were all very happy when they were invited. They didn’t think it was a delay in their rest time. After all, they were able to go to the boss’s house for a party. It is also a chance for sure.

By the way, that hot figure Barbara is also among them. Today, she has another task to affix a small identification card to the guests, so that people who don't know can greet her.

One after another, a couple of casually dressed couples arrived at the party with their children and home-made food, such as corn chips, lasagna, macaroni, fried rice, and Italian dumplings.

After greeted Feng Yiping and the others, they brought a plate and decorated them with things they liked. Under the background of heavy metal rock, they chatted in twos and threes, very casual.

As a hospitable and purposeful host, Feng Yiping walked around with a bottle of beer, and chatted with each of the residents in the community. Although the questions were different, the general content was the same.

The neighbors are also happy to chat with him. As the author of a best-selling business management book, he is fairly well-known in the United States.

Huang Jingping is not easy either. The men at UU Reading www.uukanshu.com are all standing or looking for a place to sit. Around a few tables, all the housewives are sitting. The few at her table are all talking to her. Ask questions. In the minds of most Americans who have never been to China, China is still a mysterious country, and they have too many topics to ask.

Mike’s barbecue stall is the most popular. Americans seem to be good at this one. Finally, there is a space. No one is waiting around. Through the conversation, Feng Yiping said to him happily, "Mike, I There is another new idea,"

"Oh, in what way? Would you like a scallop?"

Feng Yiping took two, "I want to open another website,"

"Website, what's the matter?" Mike became interested now.

"Currently there is only a summary. I will contact Jin and Hong immediately and discuss it together when they come."

"So, the action is not small?"

"Yes," Feng Yiping said, "this is also a blue ocean,"

! (To be continued.)