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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:17:22 AM


Chapter 2041: 2041

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When people talk about the North American continent, which city first comes to mind? new York? Los Angeles? Boston? Toronto? Seattle? San Francisco? Vancouver? Or is it Chicago?

In this vast land, a magnificent country has been successfully established in just three hundred years, but it is still not enough to precipitate a long and long history. The prosperity and hustle and bustle of those cities are more accompanied by the rise of the economy and political/government changes. After all, they still lack a trace of charm and style. You can't see the grace of Havana, you can't see the fanaticism of Buenos Aires, you can't see it. The splendor of Paris does not see the heaviness of London, nor the style of Rome...

As for Lan Li's answer? New Orleans.

In the mailing address of letters and postcards, "New Orleans, Louisiana", the abbreviation of the two capital letters at the beginning of the English combined is "", which makes local residents affectionately call this city they love " Nora", as if calling one's closest lover.

In fact, New Orleans deserves to be the most distinctive and charming city on the North American continent. The outline of the character is clearly outlined with sharp edges and corners. It is like a unique and vivid person, with his own personality and temper, with his own preferences and habits. , There is still his own soul.

Just as the names of most cities in the United States are closely related to European culture, New York is a variant of Yorkshire, England. Los Angeles is a nickname for this place from the Catholic Church in the era of Spanish maritime hegemony. The same is true for New Orleans. This city only has a short With a short history of three hundred years, in 1718, under the guidance of the Indians, the French officially settled in the only highlands near the mouth of the Mississippi.

Louisiana is named after Louis XIV of the French Bourbon dynasty, and New Orleans is named after the Duke of Orleans, the regent of Louis XV.

Regarding "New Orleans", there is still a small rumor in history. In French, every word has an attribute, feminine or masculine or neutral, "Orleans" is masculine, and "new" is feminine. Attributives of different attributes cannot be used in parallel, but the two are collocated. There is a legend that at the beginning of the 18th century, the feminine extravagance prevailed among the French aristocracy. The Duke of Orleans was known for his fondness for applying fats and powdering and reversing women. Therefore, two words of different attributes collided together and derived the present Of the city.

Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, it is certain that New Orleans is indeed a complex of contradictions.

The earliest New Orleans Old Town is now the French Quarter next to the Mississippi River. The first group of residents in the early days of the city’s establishment was quite chaotic, including paddle slaves, orions, gold diggers, bounty hunters, cleaners, and all women. Body servants, although a large number of nuns and missionaries later flooded in, from the very beginning, this land was destined to have a wild and unruly character, which was very different from Boston in New England.

What's more, the top-down desire for extravagance in the French court has made New Orleans the North American base camp for the extravagance and corruption of the new French aristocracy. , every night, singing and dancing are erosive day by day, singing and dancing are rising, and they don't hear things outside the window, even if their destiny has quietly fallen into the hands of others.

Although the nickname is "Great Joy", the city has experienced vicissitudes in its 300-year history, and the scarred bitterness and pain still leave clear traces.

Coming from the French jurisdiction to Spain, returning to the hands of the French, continued to suffer long-term harassment by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico, and then sold to the Americans by France, becoming the first line of farmers to open up wasteland; It became the final position of the "Second American War of Independence", and became a paradise for the southern aristocracy, and then became the base camp of the black slave faction. During the American Civil War, it became one of the important bases of the southern camp. It has experienced the vicissitudes of war. And tempering, evolved into what it is now in the burning fire.

With the ups and downs of the European continent and the ups and downs of the founding of the United States, everything can be found in New Orleans.

The former French Quarter has been burnt up by the Spanish fire, but the wind/flow/vanity of the French aristocrats has become the object of the southern manor owners to imitate; and as a former colony, it is composed of a mixture of dragons and snakes. It is also a major feature. Pirates, beggars, prostitutes/women, farmers, black slaves surrounded the noble lords from the European continent, inherited the cultural essence of Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Ireland, and are tempered in the war. This formed the "New Orleans" in everyone's eyes.

In order to distinguish them from the first generation of immigrants who migrated from the European continent, the second generation of immigrants born in the Louisiana colony are all called "Clios", even the second generation of mixed races.

Different from the cultural integration of the East Coast or the West Coast, the land of New Orleans is very protective of the traditional Clio culture, just like the stubborn adherence to the black slave system during the American Civil War. Every integration is Absorbing the characteristics of foreign cultures into the Clio tradition is completely different from the cultural integration of cities such as New York and San Francisco.

In this unique cultural fusion land, the best jazz and soul music in the history of the United States was born. At the same time, the largest carnival in North America was born. The marks belonging to different cultures have finally evolved into restraints. The unique local culture with Leo's characteristics gives the city a distinctive texture, which stands out on the North American continent.

Regrettably, in 2005, New Orleans was hit by the historic Category 5 Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed almost everything in the city. Riots, robberies, escapes, and panic engulfed the entire city, just like the end of the world. In the end, it was completely reduced to a ruin.

Today, nine years later, New Orleans has been fully rejuvenated and has once again grown into the most prosperous and developed city in Louisiana. However, after some damage has occurred, it cannot be reversed, such as population. Before the hurricane hit, the city had a fixed population of nearly 800,000, but now there are only about 370,000 left. This has become the second city whose population has plummeted after the bankrupt Detroit.

When it comes to North America, Lan Li can't help but think of New Orleans.

It’s not because I like it here, on the contrary. In fact, Lanly doesn’t like this city, because Clio culture always devours foreign culture almost brutally, refusing to change and accepting new things. The traditional and old posture always reminds him of those. Stubborn aristocracy; but because they are curious about the British hereditary aristocracy being forced to accept new things in the new century, will they eventually evolve into the appearance of New Orleans. Those foreign cultures are always integrated into the Clio culture in a special way. However, it is not clear whether it is the dregs or the essence, and it stays in this way, faintly possessing its own unique charm.

You can dislike New Orleans, but you are bound to be impressed.

This is Lanly's second visit to New Orleans, but when he arrived at the airport, he was still a little uncomfortable. Maybe it’s because of psychological factors, maybe it’s the fate between people and people, and the same is true between people and cities. For example, Lanly prefers New York over Los Angeles. It’s clear that New York’s weather is worse and the population is denser. Life is more compact and even people are more indifferent, but Lan Li is still more willing to live in New York.

When arriving at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, the appearance of the "Jurassic World" crew did not cause any crowds or panic. At least the noisy pick-up airport did not appear, and the crowded airport didn't seem to notice Lanly's party at all. People still focus on their own lives.

This is a good thing for Lanly and the crew. They can go to the crew smoothly and put into the next filming work step by step.

But Lan Li's footsteps stopped at the entrance of the airport's arrival hall, and he saw a familiar figure from a distance. He raised his hand and said hello to the rest of the crew, "You leave first, don't worry about me."

"What's the matter?" Colin looked around in confusion, but didn't see any abnormalities. There were not so many flights at this time at the airport, and the surrounding passengers and pedestrians were not busy, not at all. Capture any special scene.

Lan Li just showed a smile without explaining, "I won't be late, I know, the crew will have a welcome party tonight, and I will be there."

Colin didn't know why, but he still noticed Lan Li's estrangement. He didn't ask too much, and nodded in affirmation, "Then be careful on the way."

Lan Li gestured with his jaw, and then took a step forward.

Colin turned his head and noticed the "abandoned" Nathan and Roy~www.novelhall.com~How are you..." Colin didn't turn around, "I thought you were going with Lan Li..."

Nathan raised his chin to indicate the direction of the exit, "That's Lanly's butler, he made a special trip to pick up the plane."

"Nathan!" Roy snorted helplessly. Lan Li didn't explain, which meant that Lan Li didn't want to explain. Although it was not a shocking secret, Nathan's mouth was really...uncontrollable.

Nathan immediately realized his mistake and closed his mouth firmly.

Roy added, "We will go with the crew, don't worry about Lan Li, he will be there."

Everyone wisely didn't break the casserole to ask the end, but they all looked towards Lan Li's departure: Butler? Is it a personal butler?

Only a small number of people thought of the answer for the first time: the steward of hereditary nobles! So, what does the steward of the hereditary aristocracy look like?




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