When he heard that there was a gift, Owen stopped what he was doing and looked at Ning Xiaodong in confusion.
Ning Xiaodong¡¯s smile did not diminish: ¡°Didn¡¯t I hear that you were going back to the United States, so I specially customized a gift for you.¡± He took out a tin box.
Owen stood up immediately. There is no way that foreigners still value gifts, especially customized ones. Customized cakes, customized rings, anyway, no matter what is customized, it is high-end, I am afraid it is just an inconspicuous gadget. , they will be very happy, because what they value is not the thing itself, but the intention.
So before Ning Xiaodong took out the things, Owen was already so happy that he didn't know what to say. He kept looking at Ning Xiaodong and smiled: "Ning, my good brother, I never thought you would give it to me. Gift, this is the first gift I received in China, really, no matter what, I am very happy."
After saying that, he went up and gave Ning Xiaodong a warm hug, which immediately confused Ning Xiaodong. He thought to himself, "Why are foreigners so excited to receive a gift? Why are they hugging themselves? Don't you want to see if the things in the box fit?" Mind? What if it's stinky dog ??poop?
Just when Ning Xiaodong was stunned, the iron box in his hand had been taken away by Owen, and then he gathered it in his hand and shook it in front of Ning Xiaodong's eyes: "Is it inside the box? There are words on it, it's calligraphy Is it? It¡¯s very beautiful, but unfortunately I can¡¯t understand it, but it doesn¡¯t matter, let¡¯s take a guess at what¡¯s inside. It¡¯s very heavy. It can¡¯t be your tea or candies, right? It¡¯s a very nice thing¡¡±
Owen rambled, already opening the box with his hand, and when he saw it, it was neither tea nor candy, but a metal object covered with gauze.
But Owen didn't care, he opened it casually, his eyes immediately widened, and at the same time he exclaimed loudly: "Oh, mygod!"
Then he looked up at Ning Xiaodong, who was still confused: "F-14!" Then he looked down at the model in the box, especially the eye-catching white skull on the vertical tail, and excitedly shouted several times "oh, mygod" !
"Um do you like it or not?"
Seeing Irving losing his composure, Ning Xiaodong was a little scared. What if he got too excited and twitched? It would be bad if it caused a foreign-related incident, so he quickly asked.
"I like it, I like it very, very, very much. Ning, I'm sorry, I lost my temper, but your gift is the best gift I have received this year. You don't know that my cousin is serving in the 84th Fighter Squadron of the US Navy. Pilots, you have perfectly replicated their squadron's 'Jolly Roger' livery."
As soon as these words came out, Ning Xiaodong felt relieved. He didn't expect that this thing was given to the right person. He originally thought that Zhuang Jianye made a skull just to make him look more domineering, but he didn't expect that it was a mistake. It was good.
Giving Zhuang Jianye a cool look, Ning Xiaodong leaned on the chair and watched Owen playing with the model in his hand like a child.
The model is about 50 centimeters, and because it is made of metal, it is a little heavy. The exterior painting, as Owen said, replicates the Jolly Roger painting of the 84th Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy.
It¡¯s not that Zhuang Jianye didn¡¯t know what to do and wanted to do what he wanted, but this paint has always been a classic paint in the field of F-14 models. It looks fierce, domineering and classy.
"I never imagined that Owen had relatives serving in this squadron, so the meaning would be different.
In fact, this is indeed the case. During the U.S. Navy¡¯s Families Open Day the year before last, Irving had the honor to board the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and saw the entire aircraft painted in the Jolly Roger livery. At that time, he thought it was very beautiful and very special. He wanted to go up and experience it, but unfortunately there was no such project at the time, so he could only circle around the fixed F-14 a few times.
Later, he heard that there was an F-14 model in Jolly Roger paint for sale in the hangar, so he hurried over to buy a collection. As soon as he ran over, he was told that the items had been sold out, and he could only go back angrily.
Fortunately, because of the pilot¡¯s convenience, his cousin got him a few aerial photos of their squadron, so he didn¡¯t leave empty-handed.
Although more than a year has passed, when I think about the missed models, Irving beats his chest and curses the U.S. Navy for not being more prepared.
But he didn¡¯t expect that a year later, in distant China, he would actually receive an F-14 fighter model with the same pirate flag livery. How could he not be happy?
So he just put it in his hand and played with it, completely forgetting that there were two guests in the room. As a result, while playing with it, he found a crack on the back of the machine. He didn't know why, so he poked it with his finger.
Hearing a "pop~" sound, a panel immediately lifted up from the back of the plane, which startled Owen. He thought the model plane was broken, so he hurried to check. However, when he saw it, his eyes immediately lit up, and he pointed The plane's bouncing board followed Zhuang's movements.Ye Ye and Ning Xiaodong said excitedly: "Accelerator, oh, mygod! How did you do it?"
"The landing gear, canopy, variable sweep wings, and tail nozzles are all copied from the real aircraft and can be moved; oh, by the way, even the engine can be disassembled." Zhuang Jianye did not answer how it was done, but said Other movable parts.
Owen didn¡¯t pursue Zhuang Jianye¡¯s questions and answers, and immediately followed what Zhuang Jianye said, using his hands to bucket here and there, like a discoverer who has found a new world, accompanied by oh, mygod every time! The strange scream.
Until finally I opened the bottom cover of the rear compartment and took out two engine models. Owen looked at Zhuang Jianye and Ning Xiaodong excitedly: "This gift is really great. It perfectly replicates every detail of the F-14. I really want to know if there are any similar models. I want to Want another one.¡±
"Yes, but" Ning Xiaodong wanted to change the topic elsewhere, but as soon as he started speaking, he was interrupted by an excited Owen: "How much?"
"The ex-factory price is 200, but"
"$200? Oh, oh, mygod! It's so cheap, you didn't know, those plastic bumps from the US Navy cost $450."
Owen interrupted Ning Xiaodong again, then counted out ten green hundred-dollar bills from the drawer, slapped them on Ning Xiaodong's hand, and said apologetically: "I only have so many on hand, buy them for me first." Five frames, I want to give these as gifts to my family, I believe they will like them very much."
Ning Xiaodong only felt that his whole body was starting to get hot. The 200 he mentioned was RMB, but it turned out to be US dollars, which was also 200. The value of the two was very different.
That¡¯s all. Irving comes up and shoots for a thousand dollars, a thousand dollars. He has seen RMB before, but this is the first time he has touched a thousand dollars. A thousand dollars, U.S. dollars, foreign exchange, what is the exchange rate? Ning Xiaodong's intuition was a little short-circuited.
Ning Xiaodong is someone who doesn¡¯t like money. Looking at his confused look, Zhuang Jianye knew that he was stunned by the money again. It was only a thousand dollars, so what!
I had no choice but to get on it myself, and then pointed at the model and asked Irving, who was still excited: "Did you just say that the same type in the United States costs $450?"
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