Chen Qiang's schedule today is very tight, and he has to be interviewed by several newspapers and magazines, and this will be the case tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

As long as newspapers and magazines come to visit Chen Qiang, whether it is from the United States or Europe, Chen Qiang will not refuse to come. However, there were too many reporters who came to interview, and they could only queue up one by one.

Chen Qiang himself has a feeling of being tired of this, and having so many people interview him is exactly what Chen Qiang expects to see.

Now Chen Qiang needs fame and needs to expand his influence.

There is a saying that people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, but for Chen Qiang, fame is his umbrella and the foundation of his life in this era.

No matter in any era, celebrities always inadvertently have some privileges, in the future, if those celebrities encounter anything unfair, it will be much easier to defend their rights, and they can be solved by posting a Weibo, and the words of ordinary people, sitting on the hood and crying, and then successfully defending their rights are considered lucky. Those who follow more have no way to defend their rights.

And in this era of war and chaos, if you can have a certain reputation in the world, you do have a talisman, although this cannot make Chen Qiang call for wind and rain like those high-ranking officials, but at least Chen Qiang's life can be saved at a critical time.

For example, Mr. Mei Lanfang, although he has been staying in the enemy-occupied area during the Anti-Japanese War, he has a clear ambition and resolutely does not perform for the enemy, which retains the national integrity. Do you want to say that the Japanese and Wang Pseudo really can't do anything about Mei Lanfang? Don't you really dare to be rude to Mr. Mei? Not necessarily. The aggressor can't do anything! However, both the Japanese and Wang Puppet had to consider the impact and consequences of the rudeness. The impact and consequences outweigh the benefits gained.

With the level of Chen Qiang's later university professors, it is more than enough to cope with the interviews of this era, Chen Qiang's performance is not at all like that of an eighteen-year-old young man, even if the reporter asks some very tricky questions, Chen Qiang can handle it with ease.

Chen Qiang's name began to appear repeatedly in American newspapers. Although Chen Qiang took away several gold medals from the strong American events, it also successfully aroused the curiosity of Americans, who wanted to know what kind of figure this Chinese who repeatedly defeated American athletes, and reports about Chen Qiang could also attract the attention of many Americans.

If there was a hot search in that era, Chen Qiang would definitely have been on the top of the hot search a long time ago.

In fact, Chen Qiang's popularity is not only because of the title of "the world's number one athlete", but also because he is a Chinese. In the eyes of the American people, China is a poor and backward place, and the Chinese are called the "sick man of East Asia", and many people regard China as a barbaric land and the Chinese as an uncivilized nation. Therefore, in the American mind, it is impossible for China to have excellent athletes.

However, Chen Qiang's outstanding performance in the Olympics broke the perception of Americans, or it caused them a huge sense of contrast. It is precisely because of this contrast that people begin to be curious about Chen Qiang, which leads to their concern for Chen Qiang, so Americans may be more in a kind of curiosity when they read reports about Chen Qiang.

In addition to the American media, some European media reporters stationed in Los Angeles also came to interview Chen Qiang, and Chen Qiang's name also began to appear in some European media, and European newspapers and magazines also had exclusive interviews with Chen Qiang. Europeans and Americans, like Americans, have a curious mentality, and they all want to know how poor and backward China has cultivated the world's No. 1 athletes.

I have to say that in the world, Chen Qiang is on fire.

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On August 14, the Los Angeles Olympics officially ended, and at this time, Song Junfu and Liu Changchun also bought tickets to return to China.

Ships to China are not available every day, and now that the United States is suffering from the Great Depression, fewer people are going abroad, so the number of ships has also decreased. After the Olympics, the first ferry ticket from Los Angeles to China was August 21, and Song Junfu and Liu Changchun also bought tickets on August 21.

Song Junfu and Liu Changchun would not leave the United States until a week later. The situation is similar for the Olympic delegations from other countries, with the Japanese team booking a ship on August 21 and the European Olympic delegations arriving in the eastern United States by train before leaving by boat. Of course, there are many athletes who choose to travel in the United States for a period of time before returning home.

The U.S. Olympic Organizing Committee has also taken this situation into account, so in the days leading up to the Olympics, athletes will also be arranged to visit some attractions in Los Angeles.

……

On this day, Chen Qiang and several other athletes were invited to visit the Los Angeles Sports Club.

A Los Angeles Sports Club staff member explains.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Los Angeles Sports Club was founded in 1880 and is currently the largest sports club in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Sports Club is divided into indoor and outdoor parts, and we have an outdoor sports park with a standard running track, a bicycle track, tennis courts, and a baseball field. ”

"The interior is where you stand now, and we moved to this twelve-story building in 1912. There are bowling alleys, billiards halls, reading rooms, chess and card rooms, and almost all indoor activities can be found here. Our gym is one of the most advanced in the world, and on the top floor, we also have an indoor pool, which is the first indoor pool in a high-rise building in California. Next, you can take a tour, visit and enjoy the facilities to your heart's content. We have also prepared a sumptuous afternoon tea for you to enjoy at the restaurant. ”

The athletes who came to visit scattered in all directions, each looking for the event that interested them.

Chen Qiang looked around curiously, this is a very luxurious decoration, a typical academic style.

Chen Qiang knows that this is not just a sports club, but also a luxury clubhouse, and in this 12-story building, there are not only various sports facilities, but also restaurants, cafes, bars and rooms for accommodation.

"This should be regarded as a high-end entertainment club in this era." Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

Chen Qiang wandered around aimlessly, and unconsciously, he came to the door of a hall, and the sign showed reality that this was a fitness room.

"What is a gym like in this era?" Chen Qiang walked in with full curiosity.

Then Chen Qiang saw a lot of weird gym equipment, as well as a large piece of big white legs.

In this era, there were no special gym clothes like later generations, the so-called sportswear, that is, tank tops and shorts, and those who exercised in the gym, both men and women, also had their thighs exposed.

The gym is all white and mostly women, wearing tracksuit vests and shorts, standing on various gym equipment to work out.

"What a lot of young ladies! It's all good to save fabrics! In the future, the scale of domestic gyms will be much more conservative than this! Faced with this scene, Chen Qiang suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

It has been four years since Chen Qiang traveled to this era, but in that conservative environment in China, where can you see so many big white legs. Fortunately, Chen Qiang is also a second-generation person, and he has seen a lot of the market in his previous life, so he adjusted it after a few breaths.

Then Chen Qiang began to observe the fitness equipment of this era, compared with the big white legs, how people in this era make iron, is what Chen Qiang is more concerned about.

"That's a gravity treadmill, the tracks are actually pieces of wood, such a primitive thing, you can't buy this kind of gravity treadmill on a treasure in the future!"

"There's a mechanical staircase over there, and if it's in the future, it has to be something that can only be seen in a museum, right? If you don't have an electric drive, I don't know if it's purely gravity-driven or hydraulic-driven. ”

"There's a rowing machine over there, and the oars are still wooden, so I don't know what counterweight is used." Chen Qiang got close to everything and saw clearly that this rowing machine was actually using a hydraulic device.

"Is that a spin bike? No, how can there be a spinning bike in this era, this should be just a simple exercise bike, why is there a wall clock in front? Oh, I see, it's not the time, it's the mileage. I didn't expect that the exercise bike in this era can still show the journey. ”

Chen Qiang looked at the fitness equipment in the room like a curious baby. These fitness equipment is indeed the most advanced in this era, at least in China, you can find a dumbbell in China, even if it is high-end fitness equipment.

Looking at these primitive fitness equipment, and then comparing the future fitness equipment, Chen Qiang couldn't help but outline the development history of fitness equipment in his mind.

At this moment, a woman's scream suddenly sounded, and Chen Qiang looked back and saw a woman fall off a treadmill.

The treadmill of this era is a mechanical treadmill driven by gravity, and the inclination of the treadmill track will be relatively large, so that after people stand up, they will automatically slide backwards because of gravity, and the track is not a whole piece of rubber, but a string of wooden strips, which looks like connecting the bamboo slips before and after, and then adding a roller in the middle.

With such a design, it is very uncomfortable to run, and the safety is not high, because the track has inertia after rolling, so it is easy to fall off the track when it stops running.

In fact, the treadmill was originally a torture tool, which was designed with prisoners serving sentences in prisons, and later became a kind of fitness equipment. In the thirties, all the fitness equipment was very primitive, and the safety and comfort of use were not high.

To get back to the point, Chen Qiang saw someone fall off the treadmill and immediately looked forward, of course, the main thing is that it was a lady who fell, if it was a man who fell, Chen Qiang's pace would definitely be much slower.

"Ma'am, are you alright?" Chen Qiang asked.

"I feel like I've twisted my foot." The woman spoke.

"Is this it? You try to move a little bit first, and if you can still move, you shouldn't have a big problem. Chen Qiang replied.

As a well-known professor of the University of Physical Education, Chen Qiang naturally understands the knowledge of sports rehabilitation, and the future research on sports rehabilitation has been relatively profound, so Chen Qiang's knowledge of sports rehabilitation is definitely far beyond that of this era.

Moreover, on the training ground, some minor injuries are unavoidable, and any sports coach, then a physical education teacher in primary and secondary schools, also knows how to deal with some sprains or falls.

According to Chen Qiang's judgment, the woman probably only twisted her ankle joint, and there should be no major problem. So Chen Qiang said: "I'll help you up, you try to walk two steps first, and slowly move your ankles." ”

Chen Qiang said as he helped the woman up, and at this time Chen Qiang noticed that the other party turned out to be a big beauty!

"This woman is so beautiful, she looks like a movie star!" Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

The beautiful woman was also looking at Chen Qiang, and when she saw that Chen Qiang was a Chinese, she was first surprised, and then asked: "Sir, you are the Chinese who won five gold medals in the Olympics, right?" That world No. 1 athlete? ”

"You know me?" Chen Qiang was a little surprised, he didn't expect that he would be so popular that he would be recognized by the Americans.

"I've seen you before, at the Olympics, I watched you compete! And these days, you can always see your interview in the newspaper. The woman spoke.

"Yes, I am that athlete, my name is Chen Qiang." Chen Qiang opened his mouth to introduce himself.

"My name is Paulett, Paulett Goddard." The woman also gave her name.

"Now, Miss Goddard, try to take two small steps and move slowly, and if the pain lessens, it means that your condition is not serious, and you will recover soon. If you feel a lot of pain, we need to stop and get a doctor. Chen Qiang said.

Chen Qiang helped Paulett Goddard to take a few steps and moved his joints, and Paulett Goddard felt that it was no longer so painful.

"Miss Goddard, it seems that there is nothing wrong with your feet, if you are not at ease, you can go to the doctor to take a look." Chen Qiang said.

"Thank you." Paulette Goddard let go of Chen Qiang's arm and said with a smile, "Your arm is very strong. ”

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from the door: "Baolian, I heard that you accidentally fell off the treadmill?" Are you okay? Didn't get hurt, right? ”

Chen Qiang and Paulette Goddard turned around at the same time and saw a middle-aged man with a slightly thin stature, walking over quickly.

Chen Qiang looked at this middle-aged man with a slightly thin figure, he felt that the other party looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember seeing him there before.

"Charlie, I'm fine, okay, and this Mr. Chen Qiang, he helped me, and I feel much better now." Paulette Goddard pointed to Chen Qiang beside him and said, "Charlie, do you remember this gentleman?" He is the Chinese athlete in that Olympics! ”

The middle-aged man looked at Chen Qiang and recognized Chen Qiang's identity.

"Oh, Mr. Chen, I happened to be there when you won the Olympic triple jump gold medal, and it was really an epic battle, the most exciting sports competition I've ever seen. You're really amazing! I didn't expect that in addition to the world's top artists like Mei, there would be world-class athletes like you in China! The middle-aged man spoke.

"May?" Chen Qiang was slightly stunned, and then understood who the other party was referring to. In China in this era, the world's top artists surnamed Mei, apart from Mr. Mei Lanfang, who else can there be!

"You're talking about Mr. Mei Lanfang, right?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Yes, that's him. In 1930, Mr. May came to the United States to tour, and his performance simply blew me away! If I hadn't known Mr. Mei, I wouldn't have believed that the graceful actor on the stage was actually a man, and he was able to perform art to that extent, which is really great! The middle-aged man spoke.

In 1930, Mei Lanfang once came to the United States to tour, and then achieved a sensational effect, not to mention whether Americans can understand Peking Opera, but Mr. Mei Lanfang's art has been praised by Americans.

I only heard the middle-aged man continue: "I almost forgot to introduce myself, my name is Charlie Chaplin." ”

Hearing the name "Charlie Chaplin", Chen Qiang was shocked!

"No wonder I think this person is so familiar, it turns out that he is Chaplin! What kind of luck did I have, I came to visit a sports club casually, and I actually met Chaplin! Gotta find a pen and ask Chaplin for an autograph! No, you should find a camera and take a picture with Chaplin! Chen Qiang couldn't help but panic in his heart.

In fact, Chaplin is indeed a member of the Los Angeles Sports Club, if you open the website of the Los Angeles Sports Club now, you can also see Chaplin's name in the column of famous members.

Chen Qiang's surprised expression was reflected in Chaplin's eyes, and Chaplin also realized that Chen Qiang had heard of his name.

"Mr. Chaplin, I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you." Chen Qiang hurriedly said.

Chaplin waved his hand disapprovingly, then smiled and pointed to his human acupoint, and said: "I have a mustache on the screen, so when I don't have a beard, many people don't recognize me." ”

At this time, I saw that the beautiful woman who had just fallen naturally walked to Chaplin's side, and then grabbed Chaplin's arm with her hand, as if she were a couple.

Chen Qiang suddenly remembered Chaplin's name for this woman "Baolian". In the next second, Chen Qiang also realized who this woman was.

"It turns out that this beauty is Pauline Gao Dai! The one who played the heroine in "Modern Times", I have seen that movie many times. No wonder I think she looks like a movie star, it turns out that she is really a movie star! ”

Pauline Gaodai used the name "ard" when introducing herself, and the Chinese translation is Paulette Goddard, so Chen Qiang did not think of Pauline Gaodai. However, Chaplin used "Pauline" instead of "Paulette" when he called Pauline Goldy, which is a more affectionate name for Pauline Goldy. Chen Qiang remembered Baolian Gao Dai.

Chen Qiang has watched the movie "Modern Times" many times, of course, Chaplin's "Modern Times", not the "Modern Times" directed by Xu Zheng.

"Modern Times" was Chaplin's last silent film, which was released in the United States in 1936 and introduced in China in 1978. At that time, it was in the early stage of the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and "Modern Times" was also the first Hollywood film introduced after the reform and opening up. After the film was released in China, it also caused quite a stir. At that time, China was isolated from the West for too long, and Hollywood movies were really new to the Chinese people, and there were many people who watched them several times.

Pauline Gaude is the heroine in "Modern Times". She married a businessman when she was 16, divorced in 1931, and then met Chaplin in 1932, and the two were together a week later. She married Chaplin in 1936 and divorced Chaplin in 1942. Now Pauline and Gao Dai should have only known Chaplin for a short time, and the two have just fallen in love.

Chen Qiang and Chaplin chatted a few words, Chaplin also readily agreed to the request for a group photo, and the staff of the club brought a camera and took photos of the two on the spot.

……

Knowing Chaplin, a big celebrity, made Chen Qiang feel in a good mood.

After saying goodbye to Chaplin, Chen Qiang continued to visit the Los Angeles Sports Club. He walked around layer by layer, and when he finally reached the eleventh floor, it was already afternoon tea time.

Many people left by elevator, apparently preparing to go for afternoon tea.

"There are two more floors, let's go down for afternoon tea when I'm done." Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

After visiting the eleventh floor, he did not wait for the elevator, but climbed directly through the stairs to the twelfth floor.

On the twelfth floor, there is an indoor pool with floor-to-ceiling windows and a transparent glass canopy, offering a bird's-eye view of the city of Los Angeles, as well as the blue sky and white clouds.

If it is placed in the future, this kind of swimming pool on the top floor of high-rise buildings is not uncommon, let alone the twelfth floor, even the twentieth floor is not high, and even high-rise buildings will have the kind of protruding tempered glass swimming pool, which makes people feel as if they are swimming in the air. In the thirties, however, it was a rarity to be able to build an indoor pool on the twelfth floor, even in the United States, which was only found in big cities.

The sound of paddling sounded, and it was someone swimming in the pool.

"There are still people swimming, I thought everyone was going to have afternoon tea." Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart, and then he walked into the pool.

In the pool, someone was indeed making a splash, but Chen Qiang felt that the person was not swimming, but more like struggling.

"Someone is drowning!" Chen Qiang immediately realized this, he immediately took off his shoes and watch, and then jumped into the pool.

Chen Qiang swam over and grabbed the person, at this time he felt that the person's weight was very light, like a child.

Then Chen Qiang drowned the man and pulled him ashore, and then looked carefully and found that the other party was indeed a child.

This is a girl, her body is just beginning to develop, she should be only eleven or twelve years old, she is wearing a swimming cap, and a few strands of dark brown hair are exposed inside, which are messily attached to her face, but she looks very beautiful.

By this time, the girl had fainted from drowning and suffocation.

"Gotta save people!" Chen Qiang couldn't think much about it, and tried to press the girl's chest, hoping that the girl could spit out the water.

But the effect was not very good, the girl did not spit water, and was still unconscious. Chen Qiang had no choice but to lean down and give the girl artificial respiration.

"Flutter!" The girl choked on a mouthful of water, then coughed incessantly.

"Finally woke up!" Chen Qiang let out a sigh of relief.

The girl coughed for a long time, slowly relieved herself, and she turned her head to look at Chen Qiang.

"You saved me?" The girl asked.

Chen Qiang pointed to the wet clothes on his body, nodded, and asked, "You almost died!" ”

"You're still doing artificial respiration with me?" The girl blushed as she spoke.

Chen Qiang didn't know how to answer for a while, just now he was only thinking about saving people, and didn't think about other things.

The girl's face was full of grievances, as if she was about to cry.

"You took away my first kiss!" The girl said, tears about to stay.

"Wait a minute, I'm here to save you, this shouldn't count!" Chen Qiang immediately defended. If he knew how to say "touch porcelain" in English, he would definitely add a sentence "You must not touch porcelain".

The girl also understood that Chen Qiang had saved her life, so she couldn't do anything about Chen Qiang, so she could only hold tears and look pitiful, as if she had suffered a big loss.

Chen Qiang immediately changed the topic: "What about your family, why do you swim here by yourself?" Also, there should be a swimming coach here, right? How can those swimming coaches leave their posts without permission and leave you here! It's too dangerous. ”

The girl suddenly realized something, and she immediately spoke: "Sir, don't go to Coach Brewer, he will drive me away if he knows that I almost drowned here." ”

The girl said, looking at Chen Qiang with a pair of pitiful big eyes, and put on a pleading expression.

Faced with the girl's appearance, Chen Qiang couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, and he sighed: "Okay, I have to find a dry towel now and dry my body." But you can't stay here anymore, you have to get out of the pool with me so you don't drown again. ”

The girl nodded, then spoke; "I've got a dry towel there, I'll get it for you!"

The girl stood up as she spoke, ran to a nearby room, and then brought a wad of towels and handed them all to Chen Qiang.

"You're familiar with this place, you can find towels." Chen Qiang took the towel and began to dry his body.

The girl said, "My job is to count towels here." ”

"Work? How old are you? Do you employ child labor in the United States? Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

"I just celebrated my eleventh birthday. And I'm not a child laborer, I'm just working here during the summer vacation. 5 cents a day. The girl replied.

"5 cents, so little?" Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

"It's quite a lot, and Coach Brewer allows me to use the pool when I'm not having guests, so I can practice swimming here." The girl replied.

"It's better to practice swimming with someone else present, you almost drowned just now." Chen Qiang opened his mouth to persuade.

"It was just an accident, I had a cramp in my calf. Normally, this would not be the case. The girl spoke.

"It looks like you didn't warm up before swimming. Before swimming, be sure to do warm-up exercises, otherwise the body will easily cramp when entering the water. Chen Qiang replied.

"Sir, do you know how to swim?" The girl asked curiously.

"Of course." Chen Qiang nodded: "I'm an athlete." ”

"Are you an athlete? Are you coming to Los Angeles for the Olympics? The girl asked.

"Yes. I'm here for the Olympics. Chen Qiang replied with a smile.

"Did you get a medal?" The girl's face was curious.

"Got it! I've won several gold medals. Chen Qiang gestured a circle with his hand, and then said, "It's so big!" ”

"I don't believe it!" The girl obviously thought that Chen Qiang was bragging: "If you really win the Olympic gold medal, show it to me!" ”

Chen Qiang looked at the little girl helplessly, and then said, "Who would bring that kind of thing with them!" ”

At this moment, the sound of moving elevators in the distance sounded.

"It's Coach Brewer who is back, I can't talk to you anymore, I have to count the towels and not let Coach Brewer know that I'm lazy." The little girl stuck out her tongue, then stared at Chen Qiang with cute big eyes, and then said, "You can't tell anyone else about my drowning just now, you promised me." ”

"Okay, I promise you, I won't tell anyone else, and when people ask me how wet I am, I'll say that I slipped under my feet and accidentally fell into the pool." Chen Qiang opened his mouth and promised.

The little girl nodded in satisfaction, and then ran away quickly.

However, she was just halfway through the run, but she turned around again and said to Chen Qiang: "Sir, thank you for saving me, my name is Esther!" ”

After the little girl finished speaking, without waiting for Chen Qiang to answer, she slipped into the small room next to her.

……

After a visit to the Los Angeles Sports Club, Chen Qiang returned to the hotel.

As soon as he walked into the door of the hotel, the waiter at the front desk greeted Chen Qiang with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, some guests have come to you during the day today, some have left letters, and some have left contact information." The waiter took out a few envelopes and handed them to Chen Qiang.

"Maybe it's another reporter who wants to interview me." Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart, and then took the envelope.

He took the envelopes back to his room and opened them one by one. Sure enough, there were messages from media reporters, hoping to interview Chen Qiang, some people left contact information, and some people left messages saying that they would call Chen Qiang at some time.

Suddenly, an invitation letter came into Chen Qiang's eyes.

"Lingling Circus? Invite me to perform! ”

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