Kishi Qingyi stayed in his office, looking restless, he was waiting for news from Tianjin.

"Chen Qiang can't run 200 meters, this time it should be nine out of ten, why do I still feel so nervous."

Kishi Kiyoichi couldn't help but think of the previous North Korean game, and he was also waiting for the good news to come, but he didn't expect to wait for a bad news that made him desperate.

"There is an old Chinese saying that once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years, which is what I am in now." An Qing looked at the wall clock on the wall, and estimated in his heart that the game over there in Tianjin should have ended.

Hurried footsteps rang out from outside, followed by a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Kishi Kiyoshi said.

Kenjiro Nakano pushed the door open and walked in, holding a telegram that had just been sent from Tianjin, and his expression was very solemn.

Kenjiro Nakano's expression made Kishi's heart tighten.

"Wouldn't it? Is it bad news again? Awu-kun and Sasaki-kun lost? Anqing felt that his heart was in his throat, and then he asked eagerly, "How is the situation in Tianjin?" Did you win? ”

Kenjiro Nakano shook his head and said in a rather heavy voice, "President, I'm so sorry, we lost again!" ”

After hearing the news, Kishi Qingyi was so shocked that he sat back in his chair and was silent for a long time. After more than a minute, Kishi Kiyoichi finally came to his senses, he let out a long sigh and asked, "What is going on?" What are the results of Atake-kun and Sasaki-kun? ”

"Abu Iwao and Sasaki Yoshizo both finished in 22.6 seconds." Kenjiro Nakano replied.

"It's a normal result. What about Chen Qiang? What are his grades? Kishi asked again.

Kenjiro Nakano confirmed the telegram in his hand and said, "Chen Qiang's time is 22.2 seconds. ”

"So fast!" Kishi Kiyoshi gasped.

As the president of the Japan Sports Association, he certainly knows that running 22.2 seconds in the 200 meters is definitely the top level in Asia, and this result is enough to win a championship in both Japan and the Far East Games.

In front of his subordinates, Kishi Qingyi couldn't show his gaffe, he tried to calm himself down, and then asked: "Chen Qiang can't run 200 meters at all, how can he run so fast!" ”

"Shiro Kitajima of the Consulate General in Tianjin sent a detailed report, saying that Chen Qiang had already achieved a huge lead in the front corner, he thought that Chen Qiang had deceived us, and the situation we had obtained before was fake, Chen Qiang would not only run 200 meters, but also the level was very good." Kenjiro Nakano said, handing the detailed telegram to Kishi Seiichi.

Kishi Kiyoshi took the telegram and read it carefully, and after a long time, he sighed again.

"So, we've all been fooled by this Chen Qiang?" Kishikiyo's tone was full of self-deprecation, and he didn't know if he was asking Kenjiro Nakano or talking to himself.

Kenjiro Nakano just lowered his head and didn't answer, and he couldn't answer the question. If you answer "yes", your boss is stupid, and if you answer "no", you are stupid.

"Alright, Nakano-kun, you go out first. Leave me alone for a moment. Kishi Kiyoichi waved his hand.

Kenjiro Nakano said "hi" and withdrew.

Kishi Qingyi sat on the chair, looking at the computer on the table, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

This time, he failed again, not only failed to kick Chen Qiang off the altar, but made Chen Qiang's "godhead" more and more stable. Chen Qiang defeated two Japanese athletes in front of the whole Tianjin father, and he will inevitably become famous, and the character of a national hero has been formed.

In order to deal with Chen Qiang, Kishi Qingyi has exhausted all methods, but every time he steals chickens and rice, it is impossible to lose rice.

"It's still a gap in strength!" Kishi clenched his fists, knowing that the only reason for all of this was that the Japanese were not as good as others.

Competitive sports are like this, the competition is the strength of athletes, especially track and field, there is no opportunistic way, run faster, jump higher, throw farther, that is stronger!

"Hey, it's a pity, Chen Qiang, you are a Chinese, if you are a Japanese, how good it would be, maybe we are drinking and talking about it now!"

As a Japanese, Kishi Kiyoshi still admires the strong, so he doesn't have much hatred for Chen Qiang, but has a feeling of admiration.

But it is precisely because Kishi Seiichi is Japanese that he wants to use all means to prevent Chen Qiang from becoming a hero of the Chinese.

……

The next morning, Chen Qiang was called to the principal's office.

In addition to Zhang Bolin, there was also a middle-aged man wearing a long shirt and a short horse coat on the outside.

"Chen Qiang, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Xiang, the general manager of Wuzhou Pharmacy in Tianjin!"

"Uncle Zhang, you should call me by my name directly, in front of you, I have always been a junior, but I don't deserve the title of 'sir'!" The man in the horse coat hurriedly said.

"This is the Chen Qiang you're looking for." Zhang Boling continued.

"Hello General Chen."

"Hello, Mr. Xiang."

The two sides greeted each other, and after the guests and hosts took their seats, Zhang Boling continued to introduce: "Mr. Xiang's cousin is the 'soap king' Xiang Songmao, and he is also my old friend. ”

After Zhang Boling finished speaking, he stood up: "Okay, since you already know each other, I, who is a matchmaker in the middle, can be regarded as completing the task, you two young people can talk in private, and I, the old guy, will not mix." ”

After Zhang Boling finished speaking, he said goodbye and left, leaving only Mr. Xiang and Chen Qiang in the room.

The two exchanged a few words, and then Mr. Xiang said: "Yesterday, Chen Jianjiang's performance was also witnessed with his own eyes, and he admired Chen Jianjiang very much, so I wanted to invite Chen Jianjiang to advertise for our Wuzhou company." ”

Chen Qiang already understood that this Mr. Xiang was here to be his advertising spokesperson. At the same time, Chen Qiang also understood the reason why Zhang Boling wanted to introduce Mr. Xiang's background to Chen Qiang before, Zhang Boling just wanted to tell Chen Qiang that the other party was his friend and could be trusted.

There are advertising endorsements to accept, Chen Qiang naturally will not refuse, so he asked: "Mr. Lu, what products does your company produce?" ”

"We now have several main businesses, one is to sell medicines, Wuzhou Pharmacy, Chen Jianjiang should have heard of it, that is our company's industry; In addition, we also produce some Western medicines, imitation of German even therapy devices. But our biggest business is soap. Mr. Xiang opened his mouth to introduce.

"Dare to ask Mr. Xiang, do you want me to advertise medicines, or do you want me to advertise soap?" Chen Qiang then asked.

"Nature is medicine. Our Wuzhou Pharmacy has just improved several new products, such as the new artificial tap blood and the Wuzhou people Dan ......" Mr. Xiang listed a few.

Chen Qiang nodded, and then asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Xiang, what you said are medicines that can cure diseases, or health products that can't cure diseases?" ”

Chen Qiang has always been very resistant to those deceptive health care products in his heart, if it is a health care product, Chen Qiang does not intend to endorse it, so as not to fall into a reputation of deception.

Mr. Xiang thought for a few seconds before he understood what Chen Qiang meant, so he replied: "It is a medicine, which can cure diseases, but it also has health care effects. ”

"Since it is a medicine that can cure diseases, then I will accept this advertisement!" Chen Qiang was not worried that Mr. Xiang would deceive himself and deliberately said that health care products were medicines.

This person was introduced by Zhang Boling, even if Chen Qiang can't trust Mr. Xiang, can he still trust Zhang Boling!

The two talked for a while, and finally finalized the advertising endorsement fee of 1,000 yuan a year, and during this period, Chen Qiang also needed to go to the scene of Wuzhou Pharmacy every time there were many people on holidays, and personally stand on the platform of Wuzhou Pharmacy to help them promote products, and there would be an additional travel subsidy of 10 oceans each time.

A thousand yuan a year, an average of 83 yuan per month, if Chen Qiang goes to promote products twice a month, then Chen Qiang can get more than 100 yuan from Wuzhou Company every month, plus the allowance given to him by Nan Development, now Chen Qiang has become a high-income group, and he dares to buy a house in Tianjin if he saves money.

However, Chen Qiang still chose to rent a house, because Chen Qiang knew that there were no more peaceful days in China for a few years, and after the Japanese called, even the real estate in the concession could not be preserved.

What's more, Chen Qiang now has to supplement nutrition, and every day big fish and meat, eggs and milk powder, as well as vegetables and fruits, all cost money. And Chen Qiang also plans to go to a shoe factory in Tianjin to customize a few pairs of special nail running shoes for himself, which will also cost a lot of money.

……

In the afternoon, Chen Qiang came to the principal's office again and informed Zhang Boling of the endorsement fee of 1,000 yuan a year.

"Yes, this thousand oceans should be able to solve your worries." Zhang Boling paused, and then said: "Actually, after winning the game the day before yesterday, there were several businesses that wanted to find you to advertise, but I think those businesses don't have a good reputation, so I decided for you, you won't blame me, right?" ”

"How can it be, on the boundary of Tianjin, I am not familiar with life, and there is a principal to check for me, I can't ask for it!" Chen Qiang replied.

Zhang Boling continued: "This Wuzhou Pharmacy is a relatively conscientious enterprise, and during the Xuantong period, they produced something called 'natural detoxification pills', which helped many people quit opium smoking. Later, he also developed a kind of 'artificial tap blood', which is very effective in the treatment of anemia, and has even been exported to Europe, America and South China, and has won awards in the United States. At present, the manufacturing plant of this 'artificial tap blood' is in Tianjin, and I heard that the Germans have also imitated this 'artificial tap blood'! ”

"A few years ago, the partners of Wuzhou Pharmacy separated, and one of the partners, Boss Huang, sold the shares to Xiang Songmao, and since then, Wuzhou Pharmacy has become Xiang Songmao's exclusive industry. Later, Xiang Songmao acquired a soap factory and several other chemical factories, and he also became the 'soap king' of Shanghai. A few years ago, when the school had no money, I also approached him. Xiang Songmao, although he is a businessman, has a very good character and is a good person, and it is for this reason that I introduced you to them. ”

……

The first snow fell in Tianjin since the beginning of winter.

Cinder runways, whether it rains or snows, can become muddy, and some cinder runways with poor drainage function look like they can raise fish after a rain.

With this kind of weather and this kind of track situation, Chen Qiang can't train anymore. At this time, Chen Qiang missed those indoor training halls a little, no matter how bad the weather was, he would not delay training.

However, in this era, indoor training halls are also thinking about it, and at this time, there are probably no indoor track and field fields in the world.

Indoor athletics competitions emerged in the 60s, when some countries in Europe built indoor athletics fields due to the cold winters and the lack of outdoor athletics.

In Asia, Japan was the first to build an indoor track and field field, and in China, indoor track and field competitions did not begin until the 80s.

Looking at the snowflakes floating outside the window, Chen Qiang took a few newspapers that had just been delivered today and read them carefully.

Most of the content in the newspaper is the "Customs Import Tariff Rules" that will be implemented on January 1 next year, which also marks the beginning of China's tariff autonomy.

In 1928, China took the lead in signing the "Sino-US Tariff Treaty" with the United States, followed by the "Treaty of Amity and Commerce" or "Tariff Treaty" signed with Norway, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Spain and other countries.

Since the Qing government signed the Treaty of Nanjing in 1840, China has gradually lost the power of tariff autonomy, and by 1930, a full 90 years have passed. The resumption of tariff autonomy this time has been hailed as the greatest diplomatic victory in the history of the Nanjing government, and various newspapers have naturally touted it again and again without interruption.

"Weak countries have no diplomacy, tariff autonomy was originally something that belonged to China, and now it is just to take back what belongs to itself, but the people feel that this is an unprecedented victory!"

Chen Qiang sighed silently, he suddenly felt that the people of this era were really too easy to be satisfied, as long as they were given a little bit of dignity, they would cheer, even if this dignity originally belonged to them.

"I'm just a little guy, just an athlete." Chen Qiang shook his head, he regretted it a little, if he had known that he would travel to the Republic of China, he might not have chosen to be an athlete in his previous life. To be a soldier, a scientist, a businessman, and then with the knowledge in your head, you may be able to save the country from fire and water.

It's a pity that he has been doing sports for most of his life, and he only knows sports, so he can only be an athlete.

One athlete is not enough to change the wheel of history.

But an athlete can at least win honor for the country and make the people feel a little insignificant national dignity!

"That's the only thing I can do!" Chen Qiang turned the pages of the newspaper with a heavy heart, he didn't want to continue to read the news related to tariff independence, he wanted to find some other news.

Finally, in a corner of the newspaper, Chen Qiang saw a sports-related news.

"The Shandong Provincial Government issued a notice that the 15th North China Games was scheduled to be held in Jinan, Shandong Province from May 27 to 30, 1931! The time for the North China Games has finally been set. ”

The North China Games is the most influential and longest-lasting regional games in China's modern sports history, and it is slightly inferior to the National Games in old China.

In 1929, the North China Games had been held for the 14th time, and the National Games were held for the fourth time in 1930.

When Chen Qiang was still working as a newsboy in Shanghai, he read the news about the 15th North China Games.

The 15th North China Games was originally planned to be held in May 1930, but there was a conflict with the time of the 4th National Games, and the North China Games were postponed to October.

The founder of the first North China Games is not an outsider, it is Mr. Zhang Boling, the president of Nankai University, and now Chen Qiang is a student of Nankai University, so he has to go to Jinan to participate in the 15th North China Games.

"Not long ago, the capital of Hebei Province moved from Beiping to Tianjin, and Tianjin has also changed from a municipality directly under the central government to a provincial municipality.

"As for the competition, the 100 meters must be participated, the 200 meters must be registered, and the 400 meters will not be able to escape, and there must be my share!"

Chen Qiang thought of the situation at the previous National Games, the 100m, 200m and 400m events that the Shanghai team signed up for, if it weren't for food poisoning, maybe he really had to complete the 200m and 400m races.

Athletes in this era are wearing many hats, Chen Qiang, the fastest in Asia, will naturally not be wasted, and it is impossible to be lazy and only run a 100 meters.

From another point of view, let Chen Qiang participate in the 400-meter race, even if he can't win the championship, he will have 3 points for a runner-up, 2 points for the third place, and 1 point for the third place.

"After the New Year, in addition to practicing 200 meters, I still have to practice 400 meters, otherwise when it comes to the North China Games, I will lose too badly, and I can't hang my face!"

Thinking of participating in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters sprint events at the same time, Chen Qiang couldn't help but think of Liu Changchun, who also participated in these three events at the National Games, and not only won the 200 meters and 400 meters championship, but also broke the 400 meters national record.

"The Northeast will also send players to participate in the North China Games, and I will meet Liu Changchun on the field again!"

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