(This is an "old article" a few years ago, and it was also an article that was first posted when Tencent started blogging two years ago, with nearly 3, hits. I just suddenly found it on the front page of a big website, and it still seems to be a hot topic. Please post it again and share it with everyone.) Wen/Chen Sijin An article mentioned that in Manhattan, new york, at least 1 million US dollars is considered a middle class. Maybe you don't believe it, then look at the housing prices in Manhattan. Even the cheapest cooperative apartment (Co-op) for the poor will cost 5, to 6, dollars per unit. And in the noble residential area around Central Park, which apartment is not more than two or three million dollars! Especially on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where Ms. Song Meiling once lived, a Townhouse (conjoined townhouse) or Penthouse (penthouse) with an "ordinary" appearance cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars. If you are just a "rising citizen" with an annual income of less than $1, and an after-tax net income of less than $7,, you can't afford to live in an apartment. Because you can't even pay the annual land tax of $7, to $8,. According to the statistics of the US Internal Revenue Service in 26, the average annual income of more than 3, employees on Wall Street in New York exceeded 3,. I have worked on Wall Street for more than ten years, and I know that this statistic is true. There are a lot of colleagues around me who earn more than 5 thousand dollars a year, and those who earn more than one million dollars a year can also be seen everywhere In fact, these high-paid colleagues are just "wage earners". New york is the headquarters of hundreds of big companies around the world. You can imagine how many billionaires there are in new york by counting the number of bosses. Visible, in new york, "sitting on $1 million can only be regarded as middle class", which is true. New york is a place where beautiful women are like clouds. None of the female secretaries in Wall Street companies is worse than the female stars in Hollywood. "Water flows downwards, man struggles upwards". Since there are a dime a dozen billionaires in new york and countless wealthy families, it is natural for a rich man to marry a beautiful woman. But according to my observation for many years, most of the rich man's wives are not beautiful women; And it is hard for a beautiful woman who wants to marry a rich man to get her wish. Shortly after I entered Wall Street in 1994, my department manager Juan (pronounced "yellow") bought a million-dollar apartment in Brooklyn Heights, opposite Wall Street. On the occasion of housewarming, he invited his colleagues to his new house for a Party. "Huang" is a handsome man, just in his early 3 s. Although you can't inquire about income in the United States, the department managers of the big wall street investment banks have an annual income of at least 3, US dollars. From the usual chat, he has been married for several years and has a child. I think his wife must be beautiful. When I went to his house that day, an ordinary-looking black sister-in-law opened the door. I said I was coming to the Party. She welcomed me in and asked me if I was "Steve (my English name is Steven)?" I thought she was probably the nanny of the Huang family. After going in, "Huang" made an introduction, only to know that she was "Huang's wife Jenny. Although Jane is plain-looking, she is a classmate of Huang University, high flyers of Harvard. According to "Huang", Jenny is not only intelligent, but also often finds time to volunteer when she is studying, and sometimes goes to the sick children's hospital to tell stories to the children. Sometimes I go to the apartment for the elderly to walk with the lonely old man on the street, and "Huang" falls in love with her. After marrying Jenny, the family rear is stable, and Huang's career is thriving. Since I met Jenny, I have been "cautious", but whenever I attend such a Party, don't guess who is who, and it is better to say hello after listening to the host's introduction. My friend Yu Fen, because her husband had an affair, divorced soon after graduation, and both children belonged to her. At that time, I thought, it's terrible for her. Xu Niang is half-aged, unattractive, and has two children. I'm afraid she can only find an old man to accompany her in the future. I didn't expect to receive her wedding invitation six months later. At her wedding, I broke my glasses again. It turned out that she married an old beauty-Richard, a handsome young man and a big man. At first glance, he really looks like Tom Cruise! Moreover, she is a "first marriage" and two years younger than her. She is a trader on Wall Street and earns at least $5, a year. Come to think of it, YuFen is average in appearance, older, and with children. But she is not only as maverick as western women, but also enterprising in the workplace; And cheerful and lively, often playing tennis with children, Richard met her on the court. She is a good cook. Richard is of Italian descent. When he eats her cooking, he thinks of his mother. It seems that Zhang Ailing is right. To tie a man's heart, you must first tie a man's stomach. When I was studying in new york, there were six single China girls among my classmates, who were not afraid to scold me. In my eyes, not only were none of these six people beautiful, but two of them were not even of medium beauty, and they were all a little old. They all say that they are a long-standing problem in China-"high is not low"; Parents nag every day, relatives and friends keep asking questions, and it's really annoying to drag them around on blind dates whenever they get the chance. Going abroad is a big motivation for them to get rid of their troubles. Interestingly, the long-standing problems in China became "hot cakes" as soon as they arrived in the United States. Like Yufen, they later married their husbands, all old and beautiful, all young and handsome. Although they were not rich, they were also high-income professionals with unlimited prospects. Talk about us ordinary people, and then look at the marriage and love of the rich. Woody Ellen, a Hollywood tycoon, owns hundreds of millions of Penthouse near Central Park. He abandoned his girlfriend who lived together for many years a few years ago and married his adopted daughter. Although his old cow eats young grass, it is not ethical. However, a glance at their wedding photos shows that despite her age, Woody is still radiant and personable. It is said that South Korea produces beautiful women, and his little bride, even if she has ten plastic surgeries, probably can't shorten the distance with beautiful women. Let's look at the media tycoon Murdoch's unforgettable friend. A few years ago, at the age of 68, Murdoch resolutely abandoned his wife and married a 35-year-old Guangzhou sister, Wendi Deng, which was a "much-told story". In my opinion, Murdoch is worth billions, and there are film companies and TV stations under the group, and there must be beautiful women around him. I think Miss Deng is at least a beautiful girl in Guangdong, if not a national beauty. However, from TV, according to the aesthetic standards of China people, it is difficult for Deng Wendi to be included in the ranks of pretty girls. Onassis, the Greek ship king, is a "famous woman collector". He first took a fancy to Maria Callas, the "warbler of the century", and then married Jacqueline Kennedy. His celebrity wives are actually not beautiful, at best, they can only say that they have temperament. It seems that he is "good". Considering that his wife is the former first lady of the United States, it is really "awesome". Someone must ask at the moment, right? Isn't it common in the news that rich people marry beautiful women and young girls marry rich old men? In fact, journalists all know that "a dog biting is not news" and "a man biting a dog is news". Nothing in the news is normal. It can be seen that the marriage of "lang Cai NV Xiang" is rare! So is it true that beautiful women can't touch big money? Of course not. As I mentioned earlier, Wall Street alone has gathered more than 1, high-income gold collars. Only in the United States, office romance is a taboo in the workplace, and it will be labeled as sexual harassment if it is a little careless, so most managers and supervisors stay away from the beautiful women in the company. However, many public places in new york are frequented by rich people. Once there were good people, the names and detailed addresses of some bars were listed on the Internet for beautiful women to choose Mr Right there. I'm already taken, so I can't rush there, but according to a buddy of mine, there are so many beautiful women there! It is the place with the highest probability of one-night stand, but I want to find a marriage partner, No way, don't even think about it! (No way! ) Why? I love thinking, and I often think about it. When I was working at Credit Suisse, the secretary of our department had a good relationship with me, which was a bit of a confidante. She is interested in oriental culture, and I have a soft spot for western culture. We often have lunch and have a wide-ranging chat. Once I ventured to ask, "Where does your husband work?" She said with a wry smile, "Flying in the sky." "Can't you? You are so beautiful that no one will chase you? " She said, "Yes, I wonder, too. I'm not short of boyfriends (she uses' boyfriend' here, which means male friends with close relationships), but I'm old enough to talk about marriage. Actually, I just want to marry someone with an annual income of over 3,. Many little sisters around me look like plain boiled water, but most of them have found their favorite husbands, and some even married into rich families, but I just can't find them. Why? ! What is your analysis? It is really difficult for me to answer her question, so I can only "fool" her with China sayings, such as "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "a thousand miles of marriage is tied by a thread". These words are difficult to explain in English. I spoke very hard, but she listened with relish and nodded assiduously. In fact, at that time, I had gradually sorted out the clues. My fair lady, a gentleman loves me. This kind of love is first of all a physical need, but the love that rises to the psychological level is another matter. It is a rational choice to sublimate to talk about marriage. The reason why rich people become rich is that their IQ must be not low, their EQ must be good, and their financial quotient is extraordinary. They can definitely distinguish sex, love and marriage. For many rich people, marriage is a long-term investment. Beauty provides beautiful appearance, and rich people pay for beauty, which seems to be a fair deal. However, if a beautiful woman only has beauty, marrying a beautiful woman is definitely not a cost-effective investment. Because the beauty of a beautiful woman will gradually disappear year by year, just like buying a luxury car, the value of the car will be "Depreciation" at the moment of getting it, while the rich often have more and more money. Therefore, from the perspective of economics, beauty has depreciated assets, which not only devalues, but also accelerates depreciation! The rich have value-added assets. If beauty is the only asset a beautiful woman has, her value may be zero after ten years! Do you think marriage is a fair deal for them? It's really "Great minds think alike". A few days ago, Mr. Robo Campbell, an investment consultant of JP Morgan Bank, expressed a similar meaning in his blog: "In the terms of Wall Street, every transaction has a position, and it is a '(Trading position' to associate with beautiful women. Once the value falls, it should be sold immediately, rather than held for a long time-that is, the marriage that beautiful women want." I suddenly thought of Trump, the real estate magnate, whose "wives" are all beautiful women, and he just obeyed the rules of Wall Street and kept "selling"-"You are fired!" (Trump's famous saying), marry another woman. Campbell went on to say: "It sounds cruel, but for beautiful women who will' accelerate the depreciation', the wise choice is to rent, not buy." Speaking of which, everyone understands why most rich people don't marry beautiful women. They are not short of beautiful women, and they often "rent". There are many new words in China these years. For example, people call women who are over 3 years old "leftover women". There are several "leftover women" among my relatives and friends. They are all full of amorous feelings. It is really unfair to use the word "leftover" to describe them. My distant cousin Xiaoqian is such a "leftover woman". Once I went back to her home, my cousin asked me to find her a date on Wall Street in front of her, and I asked her what kind of person she wanted. She raised her head: "Mom, are you bored?"! Better be a hero's concubine than a mediocre wife! If you don't have hundreds of millions of net worth, don't mess with me! " It's hit the floor! Hearing this, I can't help but feel a cold sweat for her. I'm afraid she will really be a "hero concubine" one day, and I'm afraid she will sing "Farewell My Concubine" before long. Finally, I would like to borrow Campbell's words and give them to those beautiful women who want to marry a rich man: "I advise you not to look hard for the secret recipe of marrying a rich man, but to think more about how to continuously increase your value, which is much more likely than meeting a rich fool."