Chapter 109: Sharing the plane with Ah Sam and his wife
They flew on a Pan Am Boeing 747-100 plane, and because this time the company paid for it itself, Lin Liang ordered a cheap economy class.
Walking into the bilge, which can accommodate more than 120 people, the four of them quickly found their seats and stuffed their luggage into the huge closable luggage compartment overhead, Lin Liang and the three of them sat in front, and Zhang Heng sat alone on the seat in the back by the aisle, closing his eyes and recuperating.
After many days of running, even after nearly three months of exercise and high-nutrient supplementation, his body can be said to have recovered to a level beyond that of his peers, he still felt very tired.
"I'm sorry, but whose luggage is this?" suddenly someone whispered nearby.
Zhang Heng opened his eyes and happened to meet the man's turned gaze, and both of them were stunned.
Zhang Heng reacted first and said with a smile: "Ah Sam, what a coincidence, you also take this plane?"
"That, you, Zhang ......" Xu Guanjie said incoherently.
"Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng smiled and glanced at the guitar bag he was carrying behind him, "You want to put the guitar?"
"Zhang Heng, hello. Xu Guanjie nodded, "The luggage in the luggage compartment needs to be adjusted." ”
Before Zhang Heng could make a move, Chen Zhenning in front of him said, "I'm here", got up and helped him stuff the guitar bag into the luggage.
Xu Guanjie thanked Chen Zhenning, pulled a foreign woman behind him, and said to Zhang Heng: "This is my wife Rube, whose full name is Lin Bao Fleming, and our seat is right next to you." ”
"Hello Rube. Zhang Heng got up and let them in.
Xu Guanjie sat next to him, and after he sat down, he motioned to the three people in front of him, "Who are?"
"My company colleagues. ”
Lin Bao looked at him in surprise: "You're already at work!"
Zhang Heng deliberately said with a bitter face: "There's no way, you have to make money to support your family." ”
Lin Bao covered her mouth with a sympathetic expression, Xu Guanjie gently patted her hand on her lap, and said with a smile: "I heard Miss He say that he is now the owner of a printing factory, and you don't need to feel sorry for him." ”
Zhang Heng smiled at Lin Bao kindly, and she also smiled: "Take the liberty of asking, what are you doing in Los Angeles?"
"We have customers exhibiting over there who invite us to come and see. Zhang Heng didn't go into too much detail.
"Oh, I see. Lin Bao nodded and gave her husband a special look.
Xu Guanjie didn't seem to care about his wife's actions, and talked to Zhang Hengpan with a smile.
The couple traveled to Los Angeles today to commemorate their first wedding anniversary, which took place on December 30 last year at their parents' home in Rimpau, Los Angeles.
Hearing this, Zhang Heng hurriedly got up and opened the luggage compartment, and took out an iron-armed Astro Boy figure from the luggage bag, which was bought from the shop in Akihabara, and was originally going to be given to He Hongluan's son who was in elementary school.
He handed the figure to Xu Guanjie and said with a smile: "Sam, this is what I brought back from Tokyo, congratulations on your first wedding anniversary, as a gift for your future son." ”
"Thank you for your kindness, but how do you know that we will have a son in the future?" asked Lin Bao, who took the figure from her husband's hand and asked curiously.
Zhang Heng said mysteriously: "I can look at the face!"
The couple pouted exaggeratedly, and then all three laughed, and the atmosphere that had been somewhat stiff suddenly became harmonious.
"It's a shame I can't go to Bruce's premiere tomorrow night. After the plane took off and entered the stability layer, Xu Guanjie said, "By the way, you should have also got a movie ticket, right?"
The guests who went to the briefing dinner that day, each of them got two movie tickets for the premiere of "Raptors Across the River", Zhang Heng naturally also had it, and the next day in Jiahe Zou Boss sent another ten to him, before at Kai Tak Airport, he gave all the tickets to He Jie, and asked her to arrange for employees with excellent performance to watch.
Zhang Heng nodded and said: "I can't attend the premiere, let's go to the theater to cheer for Bruce when I come back, I believe that this movie will be a big hit!"
mentioned "Raptors Crossing the River", he suddenly thought in his heart: I didn't communicate with Tang Jihua in RB a few days ago, and I don't know how the sticker project is going, so I will ask Lin Liang first when I get off the plane.
"By the way, Zhang Heng, is there a score for the song "The Mark of the Rain" that you played last time?" Xu Guanjie obviously remembered.
"If you need it, I can write it again for you. ”
"That's great!" Xu Guanjie immediately took out a large notebook from his backpack.
"Zhang Heng, don't worry, he's like this, he doesn't care about anything when it comes to music. Lin Bao said apologetically.
"It's okay, that's the right posture to play music. Zhang Heng shook his head with a smile, and kept writing and drawing in his hands.
Xu Guanjie watched from the side and said, "Please sign your name, I will treasure it." ”
Zhang Heng was stunned, thought about it and signed his name, he only did it occasionally, and he didn't rely on this to eat, so he had to say sorry to the stick musician.
Xu Guanjie took the notebook, his eyes lit up and stared at it, his fingers began to simulate playing, and he didn't care about the two people around him.
Lin Bao smiled bitterly and glanced at Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng smiled back, leaned on the back of the chair and rested quietly.
There was a reminder from the loudspeaker that he was about to land at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Zhang Hengcai woke up from his sleep, turned his head and saw that Lin Bao was leaning on Xu Guanjie's shoulder and was asleep, and the two slowly opened their misty eyes.
"Tokyo has arrived. Xu Guanjie sighed and said, "If you have a long-term visa, you don't have to go back and forth like this." ”
Zhang Heng nodded, "When I go back to Xiangjiang this time, I will ask the lawyer to find a way to apply for a long-term business visa." ”
After the plane landed, a group of passengers got on and off, and twenty minutes later it took off again, and the flight attendants immediately pushed the food cart out, this time serving the main meal.
Xu Guanjie and his wife should have had dinner before they got on the plane, and they didn't ask for much food, Zhang Heng and the others just ate a few breads before boarding, and at this time they let go of their stomachs and feasted, especially the amount of food that Zhang Heng and Chen Zhenning ate secretly.
"I didn't eat dinner, and I was so hungry that I made you laugh. Zhang Heng finished eating and laughed at himself.
"I should have eaten more, it's a long journey, and it's a nine-hour flight to Los Angeles. Lin Bao laughed.
Xu Guanjie agreed: "Yes, this journey is really long, fortunately Pan Am changed to a new factory 747, only once in Tokyo on the way, last year I and Lin Bao made a 737, the speed is slow, stop once in Tokyo, Honolulu has to stop once, to Los Angeles to 18 hours." ”
More than two hours later, the plane passed through the international date line, and Xu Guanjie, who had not yet fallen asleep, also reminded Zhang Heng to proofread his watch and adjust the date and time to be synchronized with Los Angeles.
At 17 o'clock in the afternoon of December 29, 1972, at a magical point in time, the plane arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, and Zhang Heng and others began their first trip to the United States in their lives.