000015 Learning
The next day, Xiao Yifei received the USB drive ordered online, which was a Christmas gift for William, a USB drive with Peking Opera Facebook. In Germany, William knew that Xiao Yifei could buy a USB drive for only a few euros, and was very envious. This USB drive is very Chinese and has a cheap price, which is simply the best gift for him.
Shortly after the USB flash drive was sent, Xiao Yifei also received a Christmas gift from William, a Porsche limited edition car model. They were in Stuttgart, but because of time, they only went to the Mercedes-Benz Museum. They did not go to the Porsche Museum. William probably went there specifically to buy him this gift.
The endless input and translation process finally made Xiao Yifei explode. He really couldn't stand this translation speed. It was all due to the poor accuracy of computer translation. Every sentence needed to be manually inputted before and then manually adjusted the inexplicable sentences translated by computers. Xiao Yifei had no German foundation at all, and basically every word had to be selected by searching dictionaries. Such continuous input and adjustment made the translation speed the same as a snail, and at most, it could only be translated for two days a day. Hans' diary recorded for 4 years, up to 10 notebooks. According to the previous method, it took him more than two years to translate these diaries, and the translation might not be correct. In addition, Hans' diary recorded in a mess, and the hammer and a stick made Xiao Yifei go crazy.
So, Xiao Yifei stopped translating his diary and started to concentrate on learning German, focusing on reciting German words. He planned not to consider speaking or listening for the first time, as long as he did not need to look up the dictionary, he knew the meaning of most words.
The so-called sharpening of a knife does not delay chopping wood. Now he spends several months or even half a year learning and reciting German words. As long as he reaches basic reading ability, he can translate Hans' diary within half a year.
On Christmas Eve, the auction that Xiao Yifei was looking forward to was finally held. At the auction, many precious gold coins appeared, attracting many gold coin collectors. Although the financial crisis is getting worse, the rich are really rich, so the items at this auction were sold at a good price. Xiao Yifei's "Two Leopard" gold coin is a rare gold coin that has appeared in recent years, and its quality is naturally attracting strong attention. After more than a dozen rounds of fierce competition, it was sold at a price of 620,000 euros. After tax deduction, Xiao Yifei's Deutsche Bank account was another 500,000 euros.
Li Qinglin only knew that Xiao Yifei was stepping up his learning of German. He was curious why Xiao Yifei wanted to learn German when he went home to start a business.
"Xiao Yifei, what drama are you singing in German all day and night?"
"Didn't you tell me all about going to farm?"
"You want to farm in German?"
Xiao Yifei was stunned. Yes, where to use German to farm.
"We have such a good relationship, tell me what you want to do."
"I really haven't thought about it yet."
"I'm still confidential. Are you trying to represent a German product or do you want to immigrate to Germany?"
"I really haven't thought about it yet. I will notify you after I think about it."
"You are rich now, so you must want to immigrate. Didn't you say that all the rich people go abroad? Don't go to buddy if you are developed."
"Well, okay, I will never forget you. Then you will let you herd cattle every day."
"It's good to herd cattle, at least the salary is higher than it is now, and you won't be scolded by cows."
Now Li Qinglin believes that Xiao Yifei wants to immigrate to Germany, so he is so desperate to learn language. Xiao Ya learned Xiao Yifei's situation from Li Qinglin. She did not complain about Xiao Yifei's failure to spend Christmas with her. Instead, she comforted Xiao Yifei not to work too hard. German learning is not so easy. When he reaches the German environment, learning German will be faster. Xiao Yifei cannot explain this and can only respond vaguely.
After the New Year's Day holiday, Xiao Yifei went to work. As the New Year was about to be over, everyone had almost completed their work. There were not many things in the company. Xiao Yifei went to and from get off work on time every day. In his spare time, he recited German words. After mastering more than a thousand basic German words, Xiao Yifei increased the work of translating Hans' diary. It was indeed a good idea to learn while using it. Now Xiao Yifei has known many German words, and there will never be any situation where he has to check dictionaries for every word. He spent less time and said that the translation speed is much faster than before.
Time flies. In mid-Januo, the car dealer called Xiao Yifei to inform him that Weiyano had arrived and asked him to pick up the car on the weekend.
Xiao Yifei made an appointment with Xiao Ya again.
"Xiao Ya, you can drive this car tomorrow to take me."
"What's the meaning?"
"I bought another car and prepared to drive it home. You will drive this car from now on."
Only then did Xiao Ya realize that Xiao Yifei bought this smart for him, and he still wanted to leave the Demon City.
"What do you mean, are you going to compensate me?"
Xiao Yifei didn't know what to say. He had too many entanglements with Xiao Ya. Once they went out to play and got drunk, but they fell asleep together. The two of them played several times later. Xiao Yifei now felt that whether they were going home to farm or going abroad, they needed an explanation to Xiao Ya. The car did make up for it.
Seeing that Xiao Yifei didn't speak, Xiao Ya asked, "Is that right?"
"Xiao Ya, calm down. When I saw this car, I thought it was very suitable for you to drive. What compensation should you say, maybe it means this, but more of it is that I want to give you a gift. I haven't given you any decent gifts this year. Didn't you say that you are my sister first, just treat it as my brother, who gives you a gift."
"You want to ** me?"
Xiao Yifei's sweat was gone. "There is absolutely no such thing. Don't I leave for a while? I'm afraid you will forget me and send you a car so that you drive every day. When you see the car, you think I gave it to me, and you won't forget me."
"I won't forget you. I said I'll wait for you."
"You just accept it, I can buy 4 cars of yours."
After much persuasion, Xiao Ya finally agreed to drive this car for the time being.
The car was picked up smoothly. After paying the remaining amount, the Weiyano belonged to Xiao Yifei. Li Qinglin couldn't wait to get on and had a good time. Xiao Yifei didn't join in the fun. He sat on the smart drive of Xiao Ya, followed behind Weiyano, and watched Li Qinglin show off in front.
Xiao Ya was also very curious about Xiao Yifei's taste: "Why did you buy such a big car?"
"There is no way, there are many people in the family, including parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and nephews, they need such a big car to install."
"That's too expensive, more than one million."
Xiao Yifei smiled and didn't say anything. Xiao Ya probably misunderstood Xiao Yifei's smile, thinking that he was laughing at her and wanted to take charge of the account now, and stopped talking, but just focused on driving.
Li Qinglin had a good time on that day, and he took the initiative to treat him to dinner.
"Xiao Yifei, I bought this car well and it's much spacious than smart."
"You talk nonsense, can you compare with one of seven seats and one of two seats?"
"But this car is too fuel-intensive, it's even more fierce than a gas tiger."
"It's even more nonsense. This car has a displacement of 3.5 liters."
"I found that you like the Mercedes-Benz brand very much, one is smart and the other is Viano. It seems that you have seen some secrets on a business trip in Stuttgart?"
"There is no secret? I'm stimulating. In addition to the Mercedes-Benz taxis on the street, I'll tell you that I've also seen a Porsche taxi."
Li Qinglin and Xiao Ya were not calm and at the same time they spoke in surprise: "Ah? No?"
"It's true, I just don't know the price, so I'd go up and take a ride."
"It's so extravagant. A taxi worth several million yuan, how much does it cost for this kilometer? At least two or three hundred. If you get a trip, you will get a salary of half a month. How is the taxi business? I have also been to drive a Porsche."
Leonard, who was in charge of the watch and jewelry department of Nago Auction House in Germany, called Xiao Yifei before departure. Xiao Yifei also notified Justin, who was the lawyer for him, that he would arrive on the same plane.
Xiao Yifei drove Viano to Hongqiao Airport and sent the group to the hotel. Justin took out another employment agreement for Xiao Yifei to sign. So Justin once again became Xiao Yifei's temporary lawyer, responsible for the review of the auction contract.
The next day, when everyone was overwhelmed by the time difference, Xiao Yifei came to the hotel with his watch and pocket watch. Leonard and two appraisal experts from his side conducted the appraisal together. Xiao Yifei sat next to him and could understand some of the words in their conversation.
"Xiao, this Rolex gold watch is a product from 1923. Our estimated base price is 150,000 euros. This Patek Philippe was from 1938 and has a higher value, and we estimate it is 300,000 euros. Unfortunately, you don't have the "birth paper" of the watch, otherwise the value would be higher. In fact, their price should have been slightly lower than this, but your original strap buckles have added a lot of value to the watch."
"This pocket watch is the same as we initially judged. It is made of gold, platinum, diamond, and comes with time reports, three questions, and perpetual calendar. We listened to it and the sound of the spring is crisp and bright. The shell is well preserved and there are few scratches. We compared it. After so many years, it was still very accurate when we left. Now we need to disassemble the back cover and see the movement."
After some trouble, the identification experts were very excited. Leonard gave Xiao Yifei a thumbs up.
"Xiao, there is no problem with the movement. Your grandfather changed a good thing back then. I guess this watch was an item from the Jewish family that arrived in Shanghai, and was bought by your grandfather. Your family has kept this watch very well. This is the best preserved pocket watch I have seen in so many years. Now, it will also repay your family. Believe me, it must be a star at the auction, and it will have a good price."
Xiao Yifei asked knowingly: "Is this pocket watch authentic?"
"Yes, Xiao, it's the authentic product. Let's sign the contract."
“What about its valuation?”
"Oh, I'm so excited. I forgot to tell you that our estimated price is 1.5 million euros. Xiao, you must cooperate with our auction house. Don't worry, I must promote this watch well and make people crazy for him. I can't wait to see the auction scene. It's exciting to think about it."
Chapter completed!