After all, women's fitness was not the mainstream at that time, so if calisthenics wants to become popular, it is not a matter of a while, and it may take many years of continuous promotion.

Ambassador Hu Shi came to New York again, this time to raise money for the bombing of Chongqing.

On 3 May, the Japanese army began to bomb Chongqing, and on the first day of the bombing alone, thousands of Chongqing citizens were killed or wounded. Hu Shi also came to New York from Washington for this reason.

The last time Hu Shi came to New York, it was because the female pilots Yan Yaqing and Li Xiaqing planned to fly around the United States to raise funds for China's Anti-Japanese War, and this time Hu Shi came from Washington and also brought news of the two female pilots.

"When Yan Yaqing flew to Alabama, due to the complicated weather, she was confused in the air, so she had to land to ask for directions, and when she took off again, the wing accidentally hit the bushes, and the plane fell, and she was seriously injured, but fortunately, her life was worry-free." Hu Shi said.

"Whether or not you can complete the Tour of America is secondary, as long as the person is okay." Chen Qiang opened his mouth and said, sighing in his heart, flying in this era is really dangerous, and he can crash when he touches the grass.

"By the way, I have good news for you, the Japanese have blocked the British Concession in Tianjin!" Hu Shile said.

"What's the good news?" Chen Qiang asked in surprise.

"You think, the Japanese blockade of the British concession means that the Japanese are going to fall out with the British, so we can pull the British into the water and use the strength of the British to deal with the Japanese together. After all, Britain is the number one power in the world, and with their help, they will definitely be able to drive the Japanese away. Hu Shi said excitedly.

Chen Qiang looked at Hu Shi with a wry smile, he said in his heart Hu Shi, a nerd, really doesn't understand the situation in Europe, Germany is now putting on an aggressive posture, and the British themselves are about to be unable to protect themselves, how can they have the kung fu to deal with Japan in Asia.

On June 14, 1939, under the pretext that the authorities of the British Concession in Tianjin had not handed over the four Chinese who had assassinated the pseudo-customs superintendent, Japan sent troops to blockade the British Concession in Tianjin, and personally insulted the British who entered and exited the concession, and claimed that if Britain did not change its policy toward Japan and cooperate with Japan, it would not lift the blockade. Anti-British demonstrations were also organized in Japan. This was the incident in which Japan blockaded the British Concession in Tianjin.

I only heard Hu Shih continue: "I received news from Washington that Britain intends to join forces with the United States to hold a 'China Week,' the purpose of which is to increase propaganda for China's anti-Japanese cause and increase aid to China, and the US Congress has approved this plan. Although the domestic war is now unfavorable, we have the support of Britain and the United States, and this battle can at least be fought! ”

"Mr. Hu, I don't think you should hope too much, don't you think that this is just a bargaining chip deliberately released by the British, in order to be more advantageous when negotiating with the Japanese?" Chen Qiang said.

"What do you mean? Do you think that Britain will accede to Japan's demands? That's impossible! Hu Shi shook his head and continued; That is Britain, the most powerful country in the world, and now it has been bullied to the door by the Japanese, how can the British compromise, if Britain compromises with Japan, then Britain's face will not be lost! ”

Hu Shi seemed to believe that in order not to lose face, Britain would also be tough with the Japanese to the end.

Historically, Britain and the United States launched the so-called "China Week" on July 4, proposing to expand aid to China, on July 15, the British ambassador to Japan began negotiations with Japanese Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita Hachiro, and on July 24, the two sides signed the "Arita - Kleich Agreement", stipulating that Britain "fully recognizes" the "actual situation in China" caused by Japan; acknowledging Japan's "special claims" in the areas it occupies; Britain "has no intention of sponsoring any action or factor which may hinder or favour the Japanese enemy." To put it bluntly, the British recognized Japan's aggression in China. Britain temporarily retained the British concession in China at the expense of China.

Therefore, this so-called "China Week" propaganda campaign to expand the source of dialogue is indeed just a bargaining chip released by the British. Britain is just using this to scare Japan, as if to say, if you don't negotiate with me again, then I will support China!

The Japanese also knew that this was a bargaining chip deliberately released by Britain, so they did not budge an inch during the negotiation process, and finally forced Britain to compromise.

Only Hu Shi, who took this seriously, really thought that Britain wanted to support China's war of resistance.

Hu Shi's level of learning is first-class, but his sense of smell in politics and diplomacy is a little anxious.

During his tenure as ambassador to the United States, Hu did a lot of practical things, such as taking a large amount of aid from the Americans, such as prompting the United States to enter the war. But in 1942, Hu Shi still stepped down from the post of ambassador to the United States, it is said that Hu Shi has made meritorious contributions to the country, and should return to China immediately after leaving office to receive commendations, but he continued to stay in the United States for many years, mainly because Chongqing did not know how to arrange Hu Shih, so he could only be idle. This has a feeling that the birds are all over the place and the good bow is hidden, and since the United States has entered the war, then Hu Shi has no use value.

Returning to his residence, Chen Qiang took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter.

The letter is addressed to Eric Liddell. He intended to persuade the "chariot of fire" to leave Tianjin. Now that Japan has begun to attack the British Concession in Tianjin, the concession is no longer safe, and if Lidier does not leave, he may really die in a Japanese concentration camp as in history.

However, Chen Qiang also knew that the effect of this letter was minimal, and it was impossible for a person of faith like Lidier to change because of a letter.

Sure enough, a few months later, Chen Qiang received a reply from Lidier, who said that he would not leave Tianjin, and soon after, the Pacific War broke out, Japan declared war on Britain, and attacked the concession, and Lidier was also captured in a Japanese concentration camp.

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Esther received her first salary from Chen Qiang.

The little girl was so happy that she went to perm her beautiful hair and bought several new clothes.

Esther, who was dressed up, became more and more radiant, although she was only eighteen years old, she had already become a charming little goblin, and even Chen Qiang felt a little flustered.

In Chen Qiang's gym, there are not a few people who want to pursue Esther, including coaches in the gym and members.

Jackson is one of Esther's suitors, he is Chen Qiang's fitness coach here, in line with the principle of being close to the water, first-come, first-served, Jackson began to pursue Esther frantically, but unfortunately, Esther didn't care much about Jackson at all. But Jackson didn't give up, and he was still stalking Esther.

On this day, Jackson came to Esther with two more movie tickets.

"Esther, I just bought two movie tickets, it's the fourth part of "Tarzan of the Apes" that has just been released, let's go watch it together!" Jackson happily shook the movie ticket in his hand.

As early as 1919, there was the first Tarzan of the Apes movie in the United States, but it was still a silent film at the time. The most classic of the Tarzan of the Apes series of movies is the 1932 "Tarzan of the Apes", and because of the popularity of "Tarzan of the Apes", the United States later filmed a series of Tarzan of the Apes movies, and in 1939, it was the fourth "Tarzan Dezi" of this series of movies.

However, Esther shook his head: "No, I hate that Tarzan the most." ”

Jackson was choked up and didn't know how to answer, the hottest Tarzan movie at that time, but the goddess said she didn't want to, and she couldn't continue to talk about it.

However, Jackson still had no words to force his words, and he asked, "Esther, why don't you like Tarzan of the Apes?" ”

"If you don't like it, you don't like it, that guy is so annoying, it's annoying!" Esther replied.

"Pestering? Dislike? Jackson was even more confused, you must know that in the United States at that time, many women fantasized about having a boyfriend like Tarzan of the apes, who could fly around in the big forest with them.

At this moment, footsteps sounded, and I saw a middle-aged man wearing a shirt and trousers walking in, the middle-aged man was very handsome, and he was holding a bouquet of roses in his hand. The middle-aged man saw Esther at a glance, and then walked over excitedly.

"Esther, I heard you're here every night as a coach, so I'm coming to you! This flower is for you! The middle-aged man smiled and gave the rose to Esther.

Sending roses to Esther, the middle-aged man's intentions were already very obvious.

When Jackson appeared in this middle-aged man, he realized that there was a rival in love, and this middle-aged man was well-dressed, and he looked like he had a successful career, and the key middle-aged man was still very handsome, which made Jackson realize that the middle-aged man was definitely a fierce rival!

At the same time, in the gym, there are many pairs of eyes that also cast hostile glances at the middle-aged man, and it is obvious that they do not want to see a handsome and golden enemy.

At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed at the middle-aged man: "Taishan, you are Taishan!" ”

At this time, everyone recognized that this handsome middle-aged man was the actor who played Taishan in the movie "Tarzan of the Apes"!

Johnny Westmorer, one of America's greatest swimmers, won gold in the 100-meter freestyle at Paris 1924 and 100-meter freestyle gold medals in Amsterdam 1928, and won a total of five Olympic gold medals if you count the relay. At the same time, he also set 28 world swimming records during his career.

The swimming champions of that era often did some water performances, so Johnny Westmore made a living from various water performances since 1929, and because of his handsome appearance, Johnny Westmore was valued by MGM, and starred in the movie "Tarzan of the Apes" in 1932, which is the most classic version of Tarzan of the Apes, and Johnny Westmore became an instant hit. Later, a total of 12 movies were made in the Tarzan of the Apes series, so Johnny Westmore also played Tarzan of the Apes 12 times.

In the thirties and forties, Tarzan of the Apes can be called the first IP of American films, from 1932 to 1948, a total of 12 films were made in 16 years, and a character can shoot 12 series of movies in a row, which is enough to show its popularity, there is only about 007 series in the future, which can surpass Tarzan of the Apes at that time, and few other series can insist on making 12 films.

And Johnny Westmore has also become a household name in the United States because of his role as Tarzan of the Apes, if not Hollywood, not much worse. Just imagine being like Iron Man, who has starred in a total of eight movies, which has already made Robert Downey Jr. accumulate countless fans, and Johnny Westmorer, who has played 12 Tarzan of the Apes, is naturally also a fan of countless fans.

As a hot movie star in Hollywood, Johnny Westmore is not short of money, just the role of Tarzan of the Apes brought Johnny Westmore an income of 2 million US dollars, which is 2 million US dollars in the 40s, and Johnny Westmore has become one of the richest stars in Hollywood.

In the future, there are many actors who have played the role of Tarzan of the Apes, but almost every actor who plays Tarzan of the Apes will be sprayed by the audience, just because Tarzan of the Apes played by Johnny Westmore is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He has made Tarzan of the Apes a classic, and anyone who repeats a classic will inevitably be criticized by the audience unless they can surpass it.

It is worth mentioning that the classic "whoop woo woo" cry of Tarzan of the Apes was invented by Johnny Westmorer.

In the world of sports, Johnny Westmer is a successful athlete; In the film and television industry, Johnny Westmer is a successful actor; And in everyday life, Johnny Westmore is a playboy.

Johnny Westmer has been married five times, and in addition to that, he has had dewy relationships with many women. At this time, Johnny Westmorer had just divorced his second wife, met the young and beautiful Esther, and immediately began to pursue her.

Johnny Westmer thought that with his aura as a world champion and a well-known actor, he would definitely want money and beauty, and he could easily catch up with a little girl like Esther, but what Johnny Westmer didn't expect was that Esther ignored him. What you can't get is always the best, and Esther's refusal only makes Johnny Westmorer's pursuit even stronger, and after learning that Esther will be a coach in the gym every night, Johnny Westmer comes to the door with a bouquet of roses.

At this point, everyone in the gym recognized Johnny Westmorer's identity. The people who had cast hostile glances at Johnny Westmer are now intimidated.

Johnny Westmore is a world champion, a famous movie star, handsome and rich, such conditions are incomparable to ordinary people. Those who want to pursue Esther, the rich ones are not as handsome as Johnny Westmore, the handsome ones are not as rich as Johnny Westmore, and compared with Johnny Westmore, the others seem to have suddenly become five scum and lost their competitiveness.

Johnny Westmer politely handed the rose to Esther, but he didn't expect Esther to take it.

Esther said lukewarmly, "Johnny Westmorer, thank you for your kindness. But didn't I tell you, I already have a boyfriend. ”

"No, you don't, Esther, I know, you don't have a boyfriend, and you're testing my sincerity by saying that on purpose, right?" Johnny Westmore put on a stalker.

"I have a boyfriend!" Esther said with some annoyance, and then he pointed not far away: "Look, he's my boyfriend!" ”

Looking in the direction of Esther's finger, everyone saw a Chinese, it was Chen Qiang!

"Is Coach Chen Esther's boyfriend?"

"Esther seems to have been brought by Coach Chen, right?"

"But I remember asking Chen before, and he said that Esther was just his friend's daughter, and he lived with him temporarily."

"Coach Chen probably doesn't want to announce the relationship, right?"

"Esther lives with Coach Chen, it turns out that the two have already lived together!"

"No wonder the two have been inseparable, it turned out to be a couple."

The crowd began to talk in whispers.

And Johnny Westmore looked at Chen Qiang with a strange gaze.

The Chinese have no status in the United States, and Johnny Westmer can't figure out why Esther would like a Chinese!

……

Chen Qiang was originally busy with his own business, and when Johnny Westmorer came, someone shouted "Tarzan of the Apes", which attracted Chen Qiang's attention, so he also came over to see what was going on.

But just halfway through, Chen Qiang heard Esther say, "He's my boyfriend", and then Esther's finger pointed over.

"What's going on!" Chen Qiang was slightly stunned, he looked at Johnny Westmore, and then at the rose in Johnny Westmore's hand, and understood the current situation in seconds.

"Is this man courting Esther? Looks a little older, almost forty, right? Esther probably doesn't like him, so he uses me as a shield! I promised Louis that I would take good care of Esther, and since Esther didn't like this man, then I would be a shield! ”

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang strode forward and said, "This gentleman, hello, I am Esther's boyfriend, my name is Chen Qiang, and I am also the boss here." ”

Chen Qiang didn't notice that when he said this, Esther's expression was a little unnatural in an instant, there was surprise, there was confusion, but it was more of a surprise.

Johnny Westmore, who was opposite, immediately knew Chen Qiang's identity after Chen Qiang reported his home. Johnny Westmorer, after all, is also a world champion in swimming, and he has certainly heard of Chen Qiang's name. At this time, Johnny Westmer also understood why a Chinese could get into Esther's eyes and turned out to be the world's number one athlete!

"You're the number one athlete in the world! My name is Johnny Westmore" Johnny Westmer kindly stretched out his right hand.

Johnny Westmore is also almost forty years old, and he is a big-name movie star, so he still has the demeanor he should have. So after a short period of surprise, Johnny Westmer immediately returned to his gentlemanly appearance, and his attitude towards Chen Qiang was exceptionally friendly.

I have to say that Johnny Westmore is really a scene person, and on this occasion, he showed the demeanor and self-cultivation that a big star should have.

"You are Mr. Westmorer, and I have heard of your name for a long time, and the world record you set in 1927 in the 100-yard freestyle has not been broken by anyone to this day!" Chen Qiang also reached out and shook hands with Johnny Westmore.

Neither of them is the kind of young man who has no brains and impulses, and as well-known figures, even if they are not in harmony, it is impossible to fight face to face.

And in that era, athletes were indeed very sportsmanlike, even if they were competitors, they would fight each other on the field, but off the field, they were more sympathetic. At that time, it was common for athletes to help each other in the Olympic arena, and some people would even point out the shortcomings of their competitors on the spot, which was equivalent to giving assists to their opponents on the spot. In the future, I wish the opponent would make a mistake!

This was the sport of that era, more pure, more fraternal, and most of the athletes were showing true sportsmanship, like Mark Houghton, who in the thirties and forties did not deserve to be an athlete.

Chen Qiang and Johnny Westmöler chatted for more than ten minutes like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, and both of them tacitly didn't talk about Esther, as if to avoid embarrassment. This made Esther herself a little overwhelmed, she was worried that Chen Qiang and Johnny Westmer would have a giant duel like medieval knights, but she didn't expect that the two were like a pair of good friends, only talking about their own affairs, and leaving her big beauty aside.

Finally, Johnny Westmer said goodbye very politely, and Chen Qiang personally sent Johnny Westmer to the door.

After returning to the gym, Chen Qiang called Esther directly to his office.

"Tell me, what's going on with that Johnny Westmorer?" Chen Qiang asked with a smile.

"Johnny Westmorer was also on Billy Rose's water show, and he's been pestering me ever since." Esther replied.

"So you say I'm your boyfriend and use me as a shield?" Chen Qiang continued to ask.

Esther bowed her head shyly.

Chen Qiang sighed helplessly: "Okay, but next time give me a hello in advance, if I hadn't reacted quickly today......"

"Chen, is what you just said true?" Esther interrupted Chen Qiang's words.

"What did you just say? What is true? Chen Qiang asked casually.

"You just said you're my boyfriend." Esther raised her head and looked at Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang's reaction was a little sluggish, and he didn't understand what Esther meant for a while.

However, Esther continued: "You said it yourself, you are my boyfriend! You can't go back! ”

"Well, I'll continue to use you as a shield! That way, those people in the gym won't bother you anymore. Chen Qiang was obviously wrong, he thought that Esther was letting him continue to act as her boyfriend and block those "wild bees and butterflies" in the gym.

Esther plucked up her courage, she stepped forward and hugged Chen Qiang.

"Chen, I like you, I've liked you since a long, long time ago, and what I'm saying is true."

After Esther finished speaking, she actually kissed Chen Qiang on her own initiative......

At this moment, Chen Qiang's mind was blank.

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Just after the Chinese Valentine's Day, it should be a scene, this chapter sends dog food! I heard that voting for recommendation can end up with the person you like as a family, and you can grow old together!