Chapter 693: Optimus Prime is here! (Plus more)

PS: Pass by book friend Lao Yang to add more updates, there will be more in a while, and then ask for a monthly pass. . . .
Candi is really not as stupid as he thought, at least economically savvy.
His meaning is very clear. From the look of Hall, you know that he took the shot of Xiao Peng surfing. This will cause a sensation!
Then the surfboard and signature of the mysterious face towel surfer, which is more valuable. Well, that's why he didn't sign his own name. If people knew it was him, his trip to the Stars and Stripes would not be fun.
Mengzi, didn't you say that you want to come to the Stars and Stripes to ride the Great Ocean Horse? I'll pave your way first, don't thank me, please call me Lei Feng!
After Xiao Peng signed and took a photo with Candi, the rest of the people came back to their senses and asked for a photo with Xiao Peng, but Xiao Peng didn't remove the face towel when taking the photo, and even put on a hat, which made everyone speechless. How afraid are you to be famous?
After doing all this, Xiao Peng put on his big backpack and turned around to continue on his way.
Lynch, who hadn't spoken all the time, suddenly spoke, and saw him with a serious face and said: "Huaxia, can I compete with you?"
Xiao Peng didn't look back, and waved his hand: "Who do you think I am? Can anyone compare to me? If I have to compete with him for any cat or dog, then I shouldn't be exhausted?"
"Puff." Candi couldn't help laughing. Didn't Lin Qi just tell Xiao Peng? Retribution came so quickly!
But having said that, this master. . . . . . This Nima is careful!
"What did you kid say?" Lin Qi's friend heard Xiao Peng say this, and a violent guy rushed towards Xiao Peng directly.
Xiao Peng took off the backpack on his back and threw it at him, and the guy was directly knocked to the ground by the backpack.
"Dodge!" the giant mouth shark exclaimed. That Dodge was at least one hundred and eighty jins, but it caused a big backpack to fall to the ground. How heavy is the backpack?
One person ran up to Dodge and wanted to pick up the backpack on Dodge. He just picked it up and his face changed. With both hands, he removed the backpack from Dodge. "My God, this backpack weighs at least one hundred kilograms!" Exclaimed.
Now everyone looked at Xiao Peng's complexion. One hundred kilograms, many people can move, but there are not many people who can walk around with their backs.
Xiao Peng shook his head, carried the backpack on his back, leaving the dumbfounded people turned and left-----The journey had just begun, he didn't have so much time to waste, he still had to hurry!
"Falling water dog, tell me the truth, did you really get Deadpool them?" It was Lynch who spoke.
Simpson shook his head: "Let you say this, I suspect that is the case, no wonder he refused to accept me as an apprentice. By the way, Lynch, we can surf here, right?"
"Of course, but you want your little braided friend to send me a copy of the surfing video of that man just now." Lynch said.
"Want to do it?" Hall smiled: "Two hundred dollars, do you think the price is right?"
"Oh Shet, you profiteer!" Lynch said angrily!
Greger shook his head: "Who told you not to send someone to follow the film? Please, I got this precious material from the hands of ‘Anna’, but I got it at my own expense."
"One hundred dollars! Can't be higher!"
"One hundred and eighty, it can't be lower..."
Xiao Peng naturally didn't know about the bargaining here. He was now hitchhiking on the road with a big backpack on his back. Maybe because his backpack is too big, many cars don't pull him.
Well, it actually has something to do with him. He even forgot to take off his sand-proof mask. This look really looks like a robber.
Xiao Peng stopped the car as he walked. After a few kilometers, he didn't stop the car. Instead, there was a gas station by the road, and Xiao Peng strolled in. From the clerk's surprised expression, Xiao Peng remembered that he was still wearing a sand-proof face towel. I quickly took it off, bought a bottle of mineral water from the supermarket in the gas station, sat at the door of the gas station, and took a ride while drinking water.
Sitting outside the gas station, Xiao Peng waited boredly for the passing vehicles. Suddenly, a loud whistle frightened Xiao Peng and looked around: "Fuck!" Xiao Peng couldn't help but explode.
I saw a heavy truck drove over. This may be the most familiar Star Stripe country heavy truck for ordinary Chinese people: Peterbilt 389! Even if you are not familiar with this name, you must have seen it, because the Optimus Prime in the movie Transformers is exactly this big truck.
Speaking of Transformers, in fact, the Optimus Prime in the animated version is not Peterbilt 389, but Freightliner heavy truck, but it is obvious that Freightliner Trucks did not pay for Peterbilt when shooting the movie "Transformers". Many, so Optimus Prime became Peterbilt. Anyway, they are all heavy trucks, which is almost enough.
Heavy trucks are very common in the Stars and Stripes.
It’s not unreasonable that the Stars and Stripes are called the "country on wheels". Because the Stars and Stripes have fewer railways, dense roads have become an important line of transportation in the Stars and Stripes, and a large number of goods are transported by heavy trucks. In the Stars and Stripes, such giants can often be seen on highways or in cities. This has also formed a unique truck culture in Star Stripe Country.
Many Chinese people have gone to Star Stripe to be truck drivers, and their income is very good! In the Stars and Stripes, truck drivers are a very popular profession among girls-----this is also a high income!
Speaking of the truck culture of the Stars and Stripes, we must also start with the transportation network of the Stars and Stripes.
The railway system of the entire Star-Tangled Country is actually very underdeveloped. Many people from the Stars and Stripes came to China, and the most shocking thing about China was China's high-speed rail. In their eyes, this was simply a miracle!
This is also related to the geographical environment of the Star Striped Nation, because there will be many deserts here, especially in the western region. In such a desert, highways are better than railways.
Because of the geographical environment, the country’s expressway system is extremely complete. It can't help but have good road conditions, and there are very few toll stations. Even if there are toll stations, it is a symbolic toll. So this is why the Stars and Stripes country has a long truck culture, and the utilization rate of heavy trucks far exceeds that of any country in the world. Of course, it is also because of this that the logistics industry of the Star Stripe Nation is far behind China. Compared with China Express, the one in Stars and Stripes is called slow delivery, which is still the slowest one.
And the aesthetics of truck drivers in North America are different from those of other countries. In other countries, people tend to choose big trucks with square heads, flat front ends, and the cab directly above the engine.
The Americans don’t. They like traditional heavy trucks with front-engined trucks. Such trucks are quite heavy, far more than flat-head trucks, and because of their front-engine, the driver’s sight is not as good as flat-head trucks, but they are safer than flat-head trucks Too much higher. Therefore, the long-nosed heavy-duty truck dominates the Star-Tangled National Highway, leading the trend of the heavy truck era. Just like this Peterbilt heavy truck, it is definitely a well-known star here, with a load of 30 tons. It is used in Transformers movies instead of Freightliner in cartoons, in large part because of its big nose. It looks more imposing and stylish.
The owner of this Peterbilt is an elderly couple. The wife ran to refuel while the husband was washing the truck body with a water gun. The most common in the Stars and Stripes are self-service gas stations. You have to rely on yourself for refueling. Of course there are exceptions. For example, in Oregon, self-service gas stations are illegal.
It is rare to see such heavy trucks in China, and Xiao Peng also became interested and ran to the truck to take a photo with it. Although the owner of the car is an old couple, the appearance of this car is really cool. The black body is sprayed with red flames. Seeing Xiao Peng and the truck as a memento, the husband stopped his work: "Cool everyone Guy, isn't it?"
Xiao Peng nodded, smiled and replied: "Yes, this is really a cool guy. A charming guy that people will fall in love with at first sight."
"I have to say, you are very discerning. My name is Martin. You can call me old Martin. That's my wife. Well, I won't tell you her name." Martin said with a sly smile: " She is so charming, you'd better call her Mrs. Martin."
Xiao Peng laughed loudly when he heard that he was an interesting old man. However, Mrs. Martin's shout came from the car: "Honey, I accept your praise, but believe me, no matter what you say, I will not allow you to eat crab roe, that stuff is too high in cholesterol! "
Martin listened in frustration: "When I arrive in California, I won't let me eat crab roe, God, why are you punishing me."
Xiao Peng couldn't help it anymore and laughed loudly. This is really an interesting couple. Do not
After seeing Martin’s dejected expression, it’s not good to smile so directly, Xiao Peng quickly changed the subject: "My name is Xiao Peng, from China, Mr. Martin, I am glad to meet you."
"You are Chinese? Wow, your English is really good!" Martin sighed and said bitterly, "Xiao, did you see it? This is the disadvantage of marriage. The most terrifying creature in the world is called a wife." Monsters, with them, you can never do what you want to do."
"Hey, dear, although I am a little older, I am not deaf!" Mrs. Martin's voice came again. Martin hurriedly pouted outside the gas station: "Xiao, do you smoke? Let's go out and smoke a cigarette. I'm sorry to let you hear an old man's thoughts, but you know, I'm from Idaho. Here, I don’t want anyone to chat along the way."
Mrs. Martin's voice floated by again: "I heard it again. Am I not a human?"
"But you talk too much this way," Martin muttered. After speaking, he made a gesture to the outside of the gas station, Xiao Peng nodded, picked up his backpack and followed Martin out.
Old Martin handed Xiao Peng a cigarette, and the two lit up and chatted. Old Martin looked far away, and hurriedly muttered: "You see it? This is marriage! A grave that stifles all the freedom of men!"
Xiao Peng comforted: "Mr. Martin, don't complain like that. Mrs. Martin did it for your own good, right?"
Martin cried and said: "Yes, because of this, I have not been free for decades. Every time I have any thoughts, she only needs to say'I am all for your good' and my thoughts are shattered. Now..."
Xiao Peng smiled: "Then Mr. Martin, do you really want freedom so much?"
Martin finished listening, his eyes widened: "No, I don't want it! I'm not stupid, what freedom do I want? I love my wife. Okay, your kid asked the point. This is marriage, full of complaints and complaints. Arguing, but there is no doubt that we love each other deeply."
Now it's Xiao Peng's turn to be speechless. Feelings, you are sprinkling dog food on me. Change the subject quickly: "Mr. Martin, are you a truck driver?"
Truck industry drivers refer to full-time truck drivers.
The trucking industry is the main economic artery of the Stars and Stripes. The annual shortage of truck drivers is between two and three million. In the United States, truck drivers are also considered high-income occupations. Many Chinese people choose to drive trucks to make a living when they arrive in the Stars and Stripes. Because Huaxia people endure hardships and stand hard work, they earn more.
This is also related to the composition of the wages of truck drivers in the Stars and Stripes. The wages of truck drivers in the Stars and Stripes are composed of three parts: fixed wages, delivery wages and individual valuation wages.
The fixed salary is the dead salary, which is the contract price negotiated with the company, and a fixed price is set according to the delivery distance. This salary is not a monthly salary, but a salary for this trip.
The delivery salary is also called ‘STOP salary’, which refers to the number of parking and unloading, not including parking and refueling at night. As long as the goods are picked up and unloaded at the destination, it is a ‘STOP point’, and a ‘STOP point’ is fifty dollars. The more the parking and unloading times, the more rewards.
There is also a separate valuation of wages, calculated according to the number of miles, about half a dollar per mile, and these three together constitute the wages of truck drivers in the Stars and Stripes.
Because of this, the income of a full-time truck driver can definitely be regarded as a high income in the Stars and Stripes. The monthly salary is about 6,000 to 10,000 US dollars, which is far more than the average income of the Stars and Stripes of 3,500 meters. So In Star Stripe, truck drivers are not only not discriminated against by others, but they are also respected. After all, being rich is the last word, which is the same everywhere.
And there is another advantage of being a truck driver in Star Stripe, that is, it is very popular with young girls.
Here I often see a very old truck driver with a beautiful young girlfriend. Young girls in the Stars and Stripes love to travel, but what if they don’t have money? Finding a truck driver to be a boyfriend is the easiest way.
Therefore, in the Stars and Stripes, when you see an old man coming off a big truck and a young girl next to him, don't think that it is the granddaughter or daughter of the driver, and that they are lovers. It would be bad for them to make a mistake. . . . . .
Martin heard Xiao Peng’s question but replied: "Well, I am a truck driver, not a truck driver. This is just a part-time job, I have other jobs."