what are our expectations? which of the things we desire are within reach? if not now, when? and will there be some left for me? i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found some something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la china s younger generation is driving a growth in consumption. this is where the real power is china. if you live in manhattan like i do and you think you live in the center of the world, this place, shanghai, will confront you with a very different reality. turn down a side street, it s an ancient culture. a centuries-old mix of culinary traditions, smells, flavors. a block away, this. an ultra modern, clanging cash register, levels of wealth, luxury, the sheer volume of things and services unimagined by the greediest, most bourgeois of capitalist imperialists. the city split by the
it could be really crazy. oh, really? yeah. uh-oh. they drink a lot. really? so, ready to crash a wedding? yeah. let s do it. all right. cheers. hmm. we have to cross the road here. yeah. the chinese wedding is not cheap. you need a banquet room. in this case, the family s rented out this place at the historic park hotel shanghai. chinese weddings, generally speaking, mean the presence of a number of formalities. first, meet the bride and groom upon entering. red envelope, also known as the
anthony: it s gonna be a little weird. i mean, we don t know anybody there. how do you do? mei ning: thank you. thank you. anthony: well, i hope the food s good at this thing. we ll probably have a lot of drinks. thomas: it could be, uh, really crazy. anthony: oh really? thomas: yeah, yeah. anthony: uh-oh. thomas: they drink a lot. anthony: really? so, ready to crash a wedding? thomas: yeah, let s do it. anthony: all right. thomas: cheers! we re going to go across the road here. anthony: yeah. a chinese wedding is not cheap. you need a banquet room. in this case, the family s rented out this place, the historic park hotel shanghai.
so, ready to crash a wedding? thomas: yeah, let s do it. anthony: all right. thomas: cheers! we re going to go across the road here. anthony: yeah. a chinese wedding is not cheap. you need a banquet room. in this case, the family s rented out this place, the historic park hotel shanghai. [ chef speaking mandarin ] chinese weddings, generally speaking, mean the presence of a number of formalities. first, meet the bride and groom upon entering. red envelope, also known as the hong bao. like in goodfellas, it s a little something for the bride and groom. help them get started in their new life.
a more of a i can t i mean, i lived right next to it my whole life. tim: can, can t you say one anthony: but i mean, the the accent? tim: no, we don t want to hear, one anthony: a brooklyn expression? tim: tonight i just want to hear anthony: not for nothin . tim: huh? anthony: not for nothin . tim: that that s brooklyn? anthony: not for nothin , but tim: not for nothin . anthony: not for nothin , but, uh, you know, i could really use a little more wine. tim: yeah! anthony: not for nothin . no, no, no. tim: get some red wine here. not for nothing. anthony: not for nothin . tim: not for nothing. anthony: not for all right. shanghai chef jackie xu prepares a meal of a style that will become without a doubt, more and more typical and in demand here among those who can afford it. and more and more people every day can afford it. tim: what is it? so we have tomato and potato and that s it. what else do we have? jackie: roasted toma