Chapter 182 [San Francisco Spring Festival]

With a comfortable win over the Cavaliers, who are second in the East, the Warriors proved that they are the league's powerhouse with a perfect performance. The Mavericks' loss to the Lakers put the Warriors back in the top eight in the West.

Zhou Xuan scored seven points, dished out 14 assists and played just 32 minutes, which is below average playing time. Ellis scored 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws. Randolph had 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists, and Biedrins had 10 points and 16 rebounds.

After the game, Mike? Brown said: "The Warriors are a very strong team, they have excellent scorers inside and outside, and super guards like Zhou Xuan can connect the whole team, this loss is not that we didn't do well enough, but the strength of the Warriors, I think when Jackson comes back, they will be the team to compete for the championship." ”

These words also spoke to the hearts of many people, and reporters also felt that the Warriors had become stronger, Ellis had a point-grabbing man on the bench, and Jackson came back with more attackers. Before the break, Jackson averaged 19 per game. 3 points 4. 2 rebounds 3. 6 assists 1. 8 steals.

The elder Nelson made a special compliment to Ellis in an interview. 'He's not affected by the long truce, I think he's trained hard. He came off the bench today, not because of his strength, but because it was easier for the team to win. We have great attackers in both lineups. ”

One reporter asked, "Will the Warriors trade any further?" It's almost trading deadline now. ”

Old Nelson replied ambiguously. 'It depends, and if there's someone who is more suited to the team's tactics, we'll look into it. It's not very likely, though, because we've got a perfect lineup. ”

It didn't block the road, and it didn't mention anything about Bidrins. If other teams determine that the Warriors want to purge Biedrins, they will have to drop the price.

The reporter also interviewed Ellis, asking: "You played well off the bench today, is that any different from when you were in the starting lineup?" How did you get along with your teammates, especially Zhou Xuan? ”

"It's okay to play on the bench, as long as the team can win. It's nice that we won against the Cavaliers today. A few days ago, several of our main offensive players had dinner together and talked in detail about the distribution of the ball. We also practiced some tactics in training, so we played well today. The tacit understanding with Zhou Xuan is very simple, as long as I run out of the air, the ball will pass to me, I just need to attack immediately. He's such an amazing guy. ”

The reporter asked, "What do you think of him compared to Davis?" ”

"It's not a type, Davis is more aggressive in attack, but Zhou Xuan's passing is better, he knows what to do, he shoots less in order to play smoothly, in short, he is a very selfless person, I like him very much." Ellis laughed.

People had been worried that Ellis and Zhou Xuan would not have a good relationship before, but they were really worried.

The reason Ellis likes Zhou Xuan is because he is selfish. Selfish people will not like people who are equally selfish, and only selflessness can be regarded as friends by them. And Ellis has a straight brain, he doesn't like to go around corners when he talks and does things, and he even plays straight. Zhou Xuan, a person who puts everything on the table to communicate, is also very appetizing to him. Originally, he was worried that he was not good at expressing himself.

The reporter asked several people what the goal of the Warriors was. None of them said anything about the championship, it just got better, and it was too early to say that the championship was won.

After the game, Zhou Xuan immediately asked the coaching staff for leave to miss tomorrow's training, saying that he wanted to go to San Francisco to participate in the Chinese New Year celebration.

Old Nelson smiled: "I know it completely, but don't play too much and affect the state." ”

"I don't participate in dangerous activities, in fact, I don't want to play anything, but I mainly want to feel the atmosphere of the New Year." Zhou Xuan smiled.

"Then have a good time, play the Clippers, and we're going to win."

Now the Warriors are fully qualified not to take a team like the Clippers at the bottom of the league in their eyes, let alone play at home.

Early the next morning, Zhou Xuan began to believe that Americans also celebrate the Spring Festival.

With the integration of the global economy, the global village is getting smaller and smaller, and there are more and more opportunities to gather. It's not just Chinese who celebrate Christmas, Americans are also starting to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Many of China's traditional cultural practices have been diluted from people's minds. Let's just say that the Spring Festival firecrackers, it was originally the meaning of breaking the old and welcoming the new, and the sound of firecrackers said goodbye to the old year. However, firecrackers are now banned in many parts of China, supposedly for safety reasons. On the contrary, the United States, which has been terrified by terrorist attacks all day long, allowed firecrackers to be set off on the day of the Spring Festival.

In San Francisco, the community also organizes a Chinese New Year parade to celebrate.

Zhou Xuan and Nie Yuyan went to the street together, dressed a little dirty, and wore a cotton hat, so that no one could recognize him as a star of the Warriors.

There were many people marching and watching the parade, and the city government took this event very seriously and dispatched many police officers to maintain traffic order.

The dignitaries of the city came to participate in the procession. As far as US congressmen are concerned, it is their blessing to be able to take advantage of such an opportunity to get in touch with the people, and only by trying their best to be close to the people and loving the people can they win the votes of the people.

This is a Spring Festival parade, and it is natural that the theme should be Chinese culture. Of course, dragon and lion dances are indispensable, and martial arts teams with knives, guns and sticks are also indispensable. What is particularly striking is that in the procession of dragon and lion dances and guns and sticks, in addition to the yellow-skinned Chinese, there are also blonde and blue-eyed whites, mixed black blacks and Mexicans who are neither black nor white. Under the guidance of Chinese teachers, they practiced Chinese kung fu, which is called "ChineseGongfu" in English. This is almost a transliteration of Chinese and has become a fixed phrase in English.

Those who have never been to the United States can never imagine the extent to which Chinese kung fu is obsessed with Americans. This is certainly due to the publicity of Hollywood films. From Bruce Lee to Jet Li, Jackie Chan, etc., they have been deified to the point where they can fly off walls and be invulnerable. In the eyes of Americans, it seems that all Chinese know a little bit of effort. Kung Fu has become synonymous with Chinese culture, and liking kung fu means liking Chinese culture.

Young men and women of different colors, dressed in Tang costumes and holding weapons, practiced earnestly in front of the review stand, and won full applause for every move and style. The dancing lion jumping to the beat of the drum is full of energy and cute. The golden dragon rolling all over the ground, shaking its head and tail, was content...... Suddenly, the golden dragon raised his head and bowed to the audience on the street.

Zhou Xuan was impressed by a float in the procession, which played the story of "Su Wu Shepherd". An old man in ancient costume with white hair holding a festival in his hand, shepherding sheep by the sea. Zhou Xuan seemed to realize the painstaking efforts of the designer at once, as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, Su Wu, who had been tortured in a foreign country for 19 years, never changed his sincerity to his homeland, isn't this the hero revered by the majority of overseas Chinese? Su Wu represents their spiritual sustenance.

Participants in the parade say "Happy New Year" to those around them in different languages! There are Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, etc., although Zhou Xuan can't understand them all, but he knows that they are greeting the New Year.

I remember a famous person once said, "A weak country has no diplomacy." According to Zhou Xuan's experience and understanding, it can also be said that "a weak country has no culture." "There is no doubt that Chinese culture has always attracted the attention of the world.

The two followed the procession for a while, gradually moving away from the crowd.

"Where are we going?"

"Go back or eat something outside......" Zhou Xuan looked at the restaurant not far away, which was full as usual, and shook his head. Let's go back. ”

Driving back home, Zhou Xuan asked, "Do you want to use the computer to video chat with your family?" ”

"I only talk on the phone, my parents are very busy, and they don't know how to play with the computer." Nie Yuyan changed her clothes, washed her face and said, "Do you watch the Spring Festival Gala?" ”

"It's been a long time since I've seen it, and I'm going to video chat with my family and introduce you to them officially, is that okay?" Zhou Xuan turned on the air conditioner and asked with a smile.

"Ah, wouldn't it be too hasty?"

"They will be happy to see you."

Zhou Xuan knew that she was thin-skinned, so he wanted to use this method to make her face the problem. Unlike women's ideas, men generally prefer to dry wood and fire when they fall in love, and go straight to the point, and Zhou Xuan especially likes to follow his feelings.

"Can you make me think about it?"

"Yes, I'll cook first. Let them see that we're not making a living, but really having a New Year's vibe, so they don't have to worry. Zhou Xuan had already changed his clothes, washed his hands and went into the kitchen.

The beautiful daughter-in-law was also very nervous when she saw her in-laws, Nie Yuyan felt sweat on her head, ran to the bathroom and called Liu Yang, and asked, "Liu Yang, what should I do?" He wanted me to video chat with his parents. ”

Liu Yang smiled: "Congratulations." That's a good thing, if he doesn't want his parents to know the truth, it proves that he really likes you. You're just like usual, just be generous. There's no one who doesn't like you. ”

"But isn't it formal enough to meet online?"

Liu Yang thought for a while and said: "I think he is good for you, I have seen it on the Internet, I have known it for a long time, and I will not be so nervous when I see people in the future." ”

When you want to talk about marriage to a certain extent, you will encounter many problems, one of the most important of which is to meet your in-laws. This determines the way of getting along in the second half of life, some people don't handle the relationship well when they meet, and the love comes to an abrupt end before marriage. After getting acquainted with each other, misunderstandings will gradually arise due to different living habits, and if it is more serious, no one will be accustomed to seeing anyone. As the saying goes, "Distance produces beauty!" ”

Zhou Xuan thinks that this kind of long-distance meeting is the best, as long as they know that the two are supporting each other in a foreign country, how can they be disgusted?

Nie Yuyan didn't know what to say, Zhou Xuan had already called home to say hello, and now the old couple was more nervous than her.