Chapter 25: The Eight Extremes Collapse the World

Avril put her hands in her trouser pockets, muttered a little mouth, and stopped at the intersection with a look of unfinished business, "I should go back!" ”

Since there was already a paparazzi in the town, Lin Mingyang would naturally not be stupid enough to make such a stupid request as sending Avril home, he nodded, "Maybe we'll see you again!" ”

"You live in town?" Avril pouted, "Why didn't I find you such an interesting guy before, but unfortunately I'm going back to the United States tomorrow!" ”

"My grandfather lives here!" Lin Mingyang hesitated, "Do you often surf the Internet?" ”

"Hardly!" Avril was visibly disappointing someone by shaking her head, but she wasn't lying, in fact she needed help every time she went online.

"Then leave me an autograph!" This small setback made Lin Mingyang not have the courage to ask for the other party's phone number, he only made the simplest request.

This time Avril didn't refuse, she magically took out a signature pen from her pocket, "I've been in contact with autographs since I was a child, because I knew I was going to be famous, and now I can sign super fast." She unscrewed the cap, "Where should I sign it, on your arm or on your T-shirt?" ”

Lin Mingyang suddenly thought of the video store next to the station, and the poster of Avril was posted in the window. "Please give me time for a song!" He raced across the street, and then found the video store on another street, and when he came out, he had an extra copy of Avril Lavigne's new album.

"You can put your name on the cover." Lin Mingyang handed the album with the plastic packaging removed to Avril, "I like the songs you wrote!" "He actually did this with selfish motives, and an album with Avril's autograph can only show that Lin Mingyang likes her songs and then likes her as a person. If she is asked to sign her name on a t-shirt, it becomes that because you like her, you like her songs.

The former is appreciation, the latter is blind obedience, and the status of the two parties is unequal. Since Lin Mingyang has chosen to go to that starlight path, he can only be loyal to himself. Although many big-name celebrities have publicly declared themselves to be die-hard fans of Avril, there is only one star in Lin Mingyang's world, and he is not a fan of anyone, only a unique self.

Avril didn't stop writing after leaving her signature on the album cover, but quickly wrote a string of numbers in the blank space on the side of the album, "This is my private phone number, as a special thank you, I allow you to call me on the holiday day!" ”

This was an unexpected surprise for Lin Mingyang, "What about the holidays?" ”

"It's good to text me when you're free, because only a few people know the number, and I'm usually turned off." Avril waved at Lin Mingyang, leaving behind a beautiful back that hurried away, and soon disappeared at the end of the street.

The pace of life is moving forward as always, Lin Mingyang has become a frequent customer in the small town pizza shop, but he has never met the elf-like girl again. This beautiful encounter with Avril is like a pebble, rippling on the surface of the lake, but in the end it is still calm. Although there are some regrets, Lin Mingyang is not melancholy in his heart, there will be a chance to meet again in the future, I am afraid that he will surprise the other party at that time!

In this small town far from the hustle and bustle of the city, Lin Mingyang's creative efficiency has reached an unprecedented height. The script for the second season of "The Orange County Boys," which was originally planned to be completed with a vacation, actually ended the work at hand in just two weeks. With nothing to do, he suddenly proposed to learn kung fu from his grandfather Lin Aoquan.

The ancestors of the Lin family are an out-and-out martial arts family, Lin Aoquan crossed the ocean with his parents when he was a child, although the kung fu passed down by his ancestors has not fallen, but there is not much use in a foreign country. As for Lin Mingyang's father, Lin Qinghai's generation, he has received Western education since he was a child, and he has little interest in martial arts. Later, because of Lin Mingyang's martial arts training when he was a child, there was a big disagreement with Catherine, and after Lin Mingyang was picked up by his parents, the old man gradually looked down on him.

After getting along for so long, Lin Mingyang also understands the old man's temper, he is still angry about the previous incident, Lin Mingyang directly proposed to learn kung fu, I am afraid he will not nod easily.

Finding an opportunity, Lin Mingyang personally made a cup of hot tea for the old man, and then respectfully brought it to him, "Grandpa, drink tea!" ”

"Why did you remember to pour me tea today?" Old Man Lin, who was sitting on the sofa reading a book, raised his head curiously, and saw that Lin Mingyang was just holding the tea and smirking stunned, he snorted angrily, "Nothing to do, either annihilation or theft, put it aside!" ”

Lin Mingyang put the teacup towards him, and then straightened his waist very seriously, "Mr. Lin Aoquan, please accept me as an apprentice!" ”

Old Man Lin looked at the cup of tea on the side, and dared to love this kid for setting himself up and playing the apprenticeship ceremony.

"What do you want to learn? Chopping wood? Lin Aoquan ran a timber processing factory until he retired, and then sold it to someone else when he got older. Lin Mingyang will play tricks, and he will naturally pretend to be confused.

"I want to practice boxing with you!" Lin Mingyang's answer was very resolute.

"What do you do with boxing?" Lin Aoquan shrugged his eyebrows, "Have you forgotten what I said to you at the beginning?" There are so many masters of national art in the Boxers, can they stop other people's foreign guns and bullets? ”

"If you can't stop the bullets, you can exercise your body!" Lin Mingyang argued.

"If you want to exercise, just give me to your inner kung fu to practice well, what do you do with those outer routines?" Regarding Lin Mingyang's sudden "enlightenment", Old Man Lin's reaction was somewhat disdainful.

"Someone has to inherit what the ancestors left behind!" Lin Mingyang reluctantly showed his hole cards.

"If you want to pass on this kung fu, I can go to Chinatown to open a museum to accept apprentices, why wait until now!" Lin Aoquan doesn't eat this set.

Lin Mingyang began to be a little anxious, "Then it's not difficult for you to teach me, right?" ”

"Then why do you want to learn martial arts?" Lin Aoquan put the teacup on the table heavily, "The technique is not passed on lightly, this is also the rule set by the ancestors!" ”

Lin Mingyang's chest straightened, "I want to carry forward China's martial arts!" ”

"Just you?" Lin Aoquan squinted his eyes, "Whether it's China or Chinatown here, how many years has this slogan been shouted, and it can be seen how many people have succeeded?" ”

"Absolutely!" Lin Mingyang began to argue, "There used to be Bruce Lee, and now there are Jackie Chan and Jet Li, they are not only big stars on the screen, but also proving the value of martial arts to the world in their own way!" ”

"The three people you mentioned have a bit of real kung fu, but if you want to act, you can just find a training class and learn a few sets of shelves. Do you know what Guoshu is? Guoshu is a means of defeating the enemy and killing people evolved from battlefield fighting, not for performance! ”

"The great poet Cui Zongzi of the Tang Dynasty once praised Li Bai for 'dancing with a long sword, and all four raised his eyebrows', and Du Fu also left in "Guangongsun Auntie's Disciples Dancing Sword Weapons" in "There was a beautiful woman in the past, Gongsun's family, and a sword dance moved in all directions." The spectator is like a mountain depressed, and the heaven and earth are low for a long time', which shows that martial arts performances have existed since ancient times, why can't people nowadays use it as a way to spread national culture in the context of commercial society? ”

"It seems that the ancients have read a lot of books in recent years, and they have finally not forgotten where their roots are!" Lin Mingyang's rebuttal of the classics finally gave Lin Aoquan a look of relief on his face, "I want to hear how you associate martial arts with national culture." ”

"Chinese martial arts not only study physical norms, but also seek spiritual communication. The overall concept of internal and external integration emphasizes the integration of internal and external, and the combination of form and spirit, which reflects the fact that Chinese martial arts as a cultural form has been infiltrated and influenced by ancient Chinese philosophy, medicine, aesthetics and other aspects in the long-term historical evolution, and has formed a unique national style of practice methods and sports forms. ”

Lin Aoquan nodded, "Although you only said a little bit of the surface, you also grasped the key. This internal and external theory is indeed the essence of Chinese martial arts, and 'practicing the spirit and spirit inside, and the muscles, bones and skin outside' is the criterion for the practice of each school and its faction. For example, Jiquan advocates the combination of body and mind, requiring 'to practice qi with the heart and move the body with qi'; Xingyi boxing emphasizes 'inner three-in-one, outer three-in-one'; Dahong boxing and Shaolin boxing also require both internal and external cultivation of essence, strength, qi, bones, and spirit. In addition, the martial arts routines often require that the inner essence and spirit are closely integrated with the external body movements, so as to achieve the heartbeat and shape, the shape and the intention are connected, and the potential is broken, and the body and mind are exercised with the changes of the eight methods of 'hand, eye, body, step, spirit, qi, and strength'. ”

Seeing that the old man's attitude had loosened, Lin Mingyang began to take the opportunity to talk, "Then what is the name of our Lin family's ancestral boxing technique?" ”

"Wen has Taiji to secure the world, and Wu has eight poles to determine the world." Lin Aoquan's half-squinted eyes suddenly lit up, and the whole person also exuded a momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers with these words.

"Bajiquan?" Lin Mingyang took a deep breath, and only then did he stabilize his inner surprise. The full name of Bajiquan is "Open Door Bajiquan". With its vigorous, simple, rapid action of the unique style has been handed down to this day, following the ancient "Kyushu outside the eight Yin, outside the eight Yin there are eight Hong, outside the eight Hong there are eight poles", the meaning of "eight directions of luck".

Bajiquan movements are simple and concise, strong and crisp, and many shocking foot movements, which are famous for their fierce and violent boxing style and the moves that enter and rely on fighting. At the same time, Bajiquan is also one of the types of boxing that pays great attention to actual combat and the combination of combat and practice. No wonder the old man refuses to teach himself easily, if he gets the true inheritance, he is afraid that it will be a killing move in the future.

"Bajiquan originated in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, and is now popular in northern China and Taiwan. The most basic requirement for practicing Bajiquan is to give full play to the functions of the eight parts of the body: head, shoulders, elbows, hands, tail, hips, knees, and feet. Our Lin family's lineage studied under the 'Sharpshooter Li Shuwen', and the force is characterized by 'fierce and violent, crashing and assault', 'moving like a stretched bow, and sending like thunder', but it is the most difficult to practice, the little hardship you suffered when you were a child is different from this, can you persevere? ”

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