Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood
Chapter 401: Heaven is Next to Hell
Chapter 401: Heaven is Next to Hell
The two walked through the dim slums.
There are definitely no street lights, and lighting depends entirely on the lights coming through the houses on the roadside.
The rain was a little lighter at this time, but the heavy rain just now caused sewage to flow all over the ground, leaving no place to step.
Fortunately, the work boots he and Betty wore were waterproof, but it was inevitable that the uppers would get dirty.
After walking more than 300 meters out of the warehouse and turning three street corners, the two finally saw the public toilet that the agent had mentioned.
Before I even got close, the overwhelming smell was already unbearable.
Lin Yuan could tell at a glance that this was a dry toilet similar to those in rural China. Since there was no flushing equipment, all the excrement accumulated in the large pool below. No wonder the smell was so strong.
Looking at the houses around the public toilet, Lin Yuan really didn't know what it felt like to live here.
"What do you think? Can you bear it?" Lin Yuan looked at Betty and asked.
Betty said disdainfully, "Don't look down on me. What's so unbearable? People live here all year round and can tolerate it. We only stay here for two days and can't go to the bathroom a few times."
"But when we go to the restroom at night, you'd better come with me." Betty looked at the surrounding environment and watched the men going in and out of the restroom.
"Well, I will accompany you. But you don't have to worry too much. The security in Dharavi slums is not that bad." Lin Yuan said.
"Really?" Betty was a little unconvinced.
According to common sense in Europe and the United States, the security in slums is often very poor.
"Yes, there are official statistics. Although the public security in India is not good, the public security in Dharavi slums is even better than that in urban areas." Lin Yuan replied.
"Although some unscrupulous media outlets report that Dharavi slums are full of crimes such as robbery and sexual violence, this is just catering to the public's curiosity and stereotypes. The real situation is not like this."
"In fact, the biggest cause of poor public security isn't poverty, but unemployment. There's an old Chinese saying: 'Those who work hard will have their work, and those who toil will be rewarded. Then the world will be at peace.'"
"Dharavi slums have abundant employment opportunities and have formed an acquaintance society. In an acquaintance society, people's self-discipline ability will become stronger."
After hearing Lin Yuan's explanation, Betty nodded.
She thought of the dinner that the girl next door had just brought her. The human touch here was indeed quite strong.
Thinking about it carefully, as they were walking along, the residents on the roadside looked at them with curiosity, but they also greeted them warmly.
This may be the Indian version of "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor."
"There is a small shop in front. Let's go buy some gifts for Amaya." Lin Yuan said.
The two men walked through the low shantytown and were about to enter the convenience store.
Betty suddenly stopped still.
Lin Yuan followed her gaze and saw a surrealist luxurious building in the distance, reaching into the sky.
The building's bright lights shine all around through the extensive glass curtain walls.
Like a huge bright gem, it sparkles.
"What's that house?" Betty asked.
"In two days, we're going to meet Mukesh Ambani's mansion. It's also the most expensive mansion in the world," Lin Yuan said. "Is this house 'Antilea'? That's too much!" Betty exclaimed.
As the eldest daughter of the Adams family, she is definitely not someone who has never seen the world.
But when she was in the slums full of sewage, she couldn't help but feel shocked when she looked at the building called "Antilea" in the distance.
The house cost $10 billion to build. If we take into account India's low labor costs and calculate it based on purchasing power parity, it would be impossible to build such a luxurious building in New York even with $20 billion.
Although Antilia only has 27 floors, its height reaches 173 meters!
Theoretically, this should be the height of a building with more than 50 floors, but how could a wealthy person's house have such low ceilings and be built so cramped?
The entire building has a usable area of more than 4 square meters, and is home to only Mukesh's family of six.
There are 600 servants...
"Every day I wake up from my 100-square-meter bed. The bed is one meter high. I don't want to jump out of the bed, which is not elegant at all, so I step down using the ladder that the girl has built with her back beside the bed, and then I start my exquisite day..."
This kind of thing may not really be a fantasy in a Mary Sue novel, but actually happened in Antilea.
It is indeed a magical and bizarre India.
When you get to know the Antilea building in depth, you will feel the magic of this world more deeply.
Mukesh converted the first to sixth floors of Antilia into parking lots because he thought the view was too bad.
There are 168 parking spaces in total, which house hundreds of his favorite cars: Bugatti Veyron, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini...all kinds of brands are available.
The seventh floor is used for car maintenance and repair. After all, he is the richest man in Asia. How embarrassing would it be to send his car for repair? He can just do it at home!
People only officially started living there from the eighth floor.
The eighth floor is a super luxurious hall. The handrails leading to the banquet hall are all covered with gold and silver. The ceiling is hung with sparkling crystal chandeliers, and famous paintings by painters such as Picasso and Van Gogh are hung on the walls.
Lin Yuan knew that in two days, Mukesh Ambani would most likely entertain him in the banquet hall on the eighth floor.
The ninth to twelfth floors are sky gardens, planted with exotic flowers and plants from all over the world.
The thirteenth and fourteenth floors are a gym. The connected floors allow Mukesh Ambani to experience the feeling of mountain running in the house.
The fifteenth and sixteenth floors are private hospitals and beauty, health and massage clubs.
On the upper floors, there are various buildings such as swimming pool, dance hall, cinema, spa, prayer room, etc.
The most exaggerated thing is that half of the 19th floor is specially reserved to create a snow world using artificial snow.
Looking at the entire Antilea building, the biggest feeling it gives people is: a world on each floor.
Next, I was amazed at how luxurious human life could be?
What is most incredible is that one of the most luxurious mansions in the world is located on the edge of the Dharavi slum.
Lin Yuan really didn't know what Mukesh Ambani felt when he stood at the window and looked down at the slums.
Pity? Pride? Disdain?
He also didn't know how these poor people who were struggling for a living felt when they saw Antilea so close to them.
Is this what it feels like to stand in hell and look up at heaven?
It's so cyberpunk!
"I kind of want to hammer Mukesh Ambani to death."
Betty said as she looked at the magnificent Antilea.
(End of this chapter)
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