At St. John's University in Shanghai, Chen Qiang was satisfied with the donation box.

Chen Qiang thought that the fundraising at St. John's University would not go as smoothly as it did in Nanjing, but the result turned out to be the opposite, and many students were willing to give generously.

St. John's University has always attached great importance to physical education, and the school's awareness of the Olympics has become clearer, so it can be said that the whole school is a supporter of "foreign sports", so it will not believe in the statement that "detaching from foreign sports and advocating local sports".

The most enthusiastic donors were the teachers at St. John's University.

St. John's University is a church school, and almost all of the teachers in some schools are Americans, and these American teachers are naturally willing to pay for sponsorship when they learn that Chen Qiang is seeking to raise funds for the Olympics in the United States.

The only problem Chen Qiang encountered was that St. John's University required that if Chen Qiang wanted to speak, he had to use English.

This is not to deliberately embarrass Chen Qiang, but St. John's University originally advocated English teaching, and all subjects in the school are taught in English except for the Chinese language subject. If you don't speak English well, you won't be able to attend St. John's University.

Speaking in English, this is also difficult for Chen Qiang, Chen Qiang's English is relatively fluent, and in his previous life, he also served as a member of some international sports organizations, and has the experience of speaking at international conferences. At that time, Chen Qiang was not intimidated by a group of authentic foreigners, but now he is only facing a group of English-speaking Chinese college students, so he naturally copes with it easily.

His fluent English and passionate speech not only conquered the students of St. John's University, but also the president of St. John's University, Bu Fangji. Bu Fangji personally donated $20 to Chen Qiang.

Bu Fangji is an American, a former missionary of New York Theological Seminary, who first became an English teacher at St. John's College and later became the principal after coming to China. During his tenure, he built 15 academic buildings, 28 residences, and libraries, museums, and laboratories for St. John's University, turning it into one of the top universities in the country.

The teaching of English at St. John's University is also advocated by Bu Fangji. Although Bu Fangji can speak Chinese, he is not friendly to Chinese. When St. John's University's patriotic teachers and students participated in the May Day Movement, Bu Fangji also obstructed the teachers and students from participating in the movement, which led to the collective resignation of Chinese professors working at St. John's University.

It was also because Bu Fangji did not allow teachers and students to participate in patriotic sports, Fudan University and others withdrew from the East China University Sports Federation, and after the dissolution of the East China University Sports Federation, the East China Games were also dissolved.

However, in terms of education, Bu Fangji did contribute to China. Bu Fangji spent 53 years in China and eventually died in China, and it can be said that two-thirds of his life was devoted to China's education. It is still very admirable that an American has been engaged in education in China for 53 years.

Later, Chen Qiang went to Hujiang University, and the teachers and students of Hujiang University also enthusiastically donated, and the enthusiasm was no worse than that of Tsinghua University and Peking University in Beiping.

Chen Qiang walked around the church school in Shanghai and received donations of more than 800 yuan, which far exceeded Chen Qiang's expectations.

Most of the church schools in Shanghai were built by Americans, for example, St. John's University was established by the Anglican Church in the United States, and Hujiang University was founded by the American Baptist Church.

Moreover, these schools were originally established for missionary purposes, and many of the teachers in the schools were missionaries from the United States. St. John's University, for example, has always had a seminary, and the only subject in the school that can receive scholarships is theology.

It is also because the church schools are all run by Americans that Chen Qiang can receive more donations. The 1932 Olympics were held in Los Angeles, USA, and these Americans would certainly support the Olympics in their own country and be willing to pay for Chen Qiang's participation.

If the Olympics were not held in the United States, but in a country in Europe, Chen Qiang's fundraising at the Church University would not have been able to receive so many donations.

300 yuan in Nanjing, and 800 yuan in Shanghai, Chen Qiang raised another 1,100 yuan, and then he needs to make up 1,900 yuan.

"The next city is Hangzhou, relying on Hangzhou, it must be less than 1,900 yuan, it looks like I really go south to Guangzhou, if I have the opportunity to go to Hong Kong, it will be better." Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

There is still a funding gap of 1,900 yuan, which makes Chen Qiang feel a lot of pressure. Now the publicity in the newspaper is very unfavorable to Chen Qiang, Nanjing can only raise 300 yuan in donations, and in Hangzhou, which is not far from Nanjing, Chen Qiang does not have much hope.

Chen Qiang had prepared for the worst, and if Hangzhou could not raise funds for the competition, then he would immediately head south to Guangzhou. After all, Guangzhou is China's trade center, and the people are more open-minded and more receptive to the Olympic movement. Moreover, there are several universities in Guangzhou, which should be able to raise some funds for the competition.

Of course, Guangzhou is a city, and it must not be enough to make up 1,900 yuan, so Chen Qiang has to find a way to go to Hong Kong.

Now Hong Kong is the territory of the British, whether Chen Qiang can go, and even if he does, whether he can carry out fundraising activities is also a question.

If he goes to Guangzhou and Hong Kong, he still can't raise enough funds for the competition, then Chen Qiang really has to count on Zhang Boling.

Chen Qiang didn't want to trouble Zhang Boling anymore from the bottom of his heart. The old man has contributed so much to China's sports industry, Chen Qiang really can't bear to see the old man continue to run around so hard, begging for people everywhere in order to let him compete.

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During the 128th Anti-Japanese War, the Zhabei area was bombed into ruins, so Chen Qiang could only live in the concession this time.

At this time, the price of hotels in the Shanghai Concession was very high, and many Shanghai citizens who had fled the war lived in the concession, and many people had to live in the concession temporarily because their houses were bombed by the Japanese.

Chen Qiang couldn't afford to live in a luxury hotel, so he chose a cheap hotel to live in.

In the evening, Chen Qiang was just about to fall asleep when he heard a knock on the door.

"Mr. Chen, there's a gentleman out there who wants to see you." The innkeeper's voice rang out from outside.

Chen Qiang opened the door and asked, "What's the name of that gentleman?" ”

"He didn't say." The man continued; "The gentleman said that when you saw him, you knew who he was."

Chen Qiang knew that this guy also took a tip to do things for others, and if he asked again, he might not be able to ask anything, so Chen Qiang replied: "You ask that gentleman to wait for a while, and I will go out immediately." ”

Although Chen Qiang didn't know who was coming, he felt that nine times out of ten he should be an old man who knew him, but Chen Qiang couldn't think of who this old man would be.

Although Chen Qiang has lived in Shanghai for a while, he has always been at the bottom of society, and the people he knows are also at the bottom of urban society, such as newsboys and coachmen. Chen Qiang didn't think that such a bottom of society would be called "Mr." by the hotel guys.

"Could it be that Cheng Jinguan is here?"

Chen Qiang shook his head again, he and Cheng Jinguan are also relatively familiar, if it is Cheng Jinguan, he can't be so mysterious.

"Or are you the other members of the Shanghai team who participated in the National Games and met at the beginning?" Chen Qiang felt that this was possible.

"Forget it, don't guess, just go and see."

Chen Qiang walked out and came to the front of the hall, only to see a man in a long robe standing here.

"General Chen, it's been a long time, you should still remember me, right?" The man asked.

Chen Qiang took a closer look and recognized the identity of the other party.

"You're Wu Youyuan!"

"It seems that Jian Chen still remembers Wu!" Wu Youyuan replied with a smile.

The person who came was the "gambling king of the Republic of China" Wu Youyuan, or the "thousand kings of the Republic of China" Wu Youyuan.

When Chen Qiang was pulling a foreign car, he once rescued Wu Youyuan, and Chen Qiang once mistook Wu Youyuan for the underground party.

Later, Wu Youyuan promised to give Chen Qiang a reward of 100 oceans, but Chen Qiang happened to meet Wu Youyuan who used a thousand tricks to "fish" and take the bait, and Wu Youyuan planned to pit Chen Qiang together in order to keep his secret.

Chen Qiang saw through Wu Youyuan's thousand techniques, and he did not accept Wu Youyuan's 100 oceans won by gambling, and the two have never seen each other since.

(See chapters 36 and 37 for details.) ）

After more than two years, Chen Qiang saw Wu Youyuan again, and this time Wu Youyuan came to the door in person.

Wu Youyuan is fatter than two years ago, his face is full of red, and the coat on his body is also made of high-quality fabric, and he looks like he has a good life.

Chen Qiang didn't like Wu Youyuan a little. In Chen Qiang's view, gambling is not a legitimate profession after all, and Wu Youyuan is not only a gambler, but also relies on thousands of tricks to deceive people, which is too immoral.

"Mr. Wu, what are you looking for me?" Chen Qiang asked, his voice a little stern.

Wu Youyuan didn't care about Chen Qiang's attitude, he smiled and said, "Of course I'm here to find General Chen." There are some things here, it's inconvenient to say outside, will Jian Chen invite me in to sit down? ”

Although Chen Qiang doesn't like gamblers like Wu Youyuan, there is still basic politeness, and there is no enmity between the two.

After the guests were seated, Chen Qiang asked, "Mr. Wu, how did you find me?" ”

"General Chen, I can't hide it, I'm following Boss Du to eat now, and with the ability of the Green Gang, it is not difficult to find someone in Shanghai." Wu Youyuan replied.

Chen Qiang nodded suddenly, as one of the "three tycoons", Boss Du, it is not easy to find someone in Shanghai! And this Wu Youyuan can find his own residence, it seems that Boss Du's subordinates are mixed well, and they have some cards.

"Mr. Wu, what are you coming to me for?" Chen Qiang looked at Wu Youyuan vigilantly, and then said: "Realization shows that I don't buy things, I don't see a doctor, I don't partner in business, I don't want to get rich, I don't want to win the lottery, I don't want to dig up treasures." ”

Chen Qiang also added a sentence psychologically, that is, Qin Shi Huang really crawled out of the pit and stood in front of him, and he didn't give him money!

Wu Youyuan is an old man after all, and Chen Qiang must of course be wary of him in his heart. Moreover, Chen Qiang has thousands of oceans in his hands through fundraising, and even the newspapers say that Chen Qiang has a wide range of fundraising, maybe Wu Youyuan will be greedy for this money, this is Chen Qiang's participation funds, and he must not be deceived by Wu Youyuan.

Therefore, Chen Qiang has long been mentally prepared, no matter what Wu Youyuan says, he will not believe it, as long as he is not greedy, he will not be easily deceived.

Wu Youyuan has been wandering on the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he instantly saw through Chen Qiang's thoughts.

He shook his head with a wry smile and said: "General Chen, you have misunderstood, you went to the United States to participate in the Olympics this time to fight for the country, even if I Wu Youyuan has no conscience, I will not cheat you about the funds you have raised." ”

Later, during the Far Eastern Games, I read in the newspaper that there was a strong athlete named Chen Qiang, who won the Japanese athlete, and I investigated in many ways and knew that Chen Qiang, who won the Japanese, was the driver who had saved my life!"

"Since then, I've been keeping an eye on what is happening with Jian Chen, and I know about his victories over the Japanese and Westerners over the past two years. I have also heard about Chen Jian's fundraising for the Olympics. ”

"I heard this morning that Jian Jiang Chen had given a speech at St. John's University yesterday to raise donations, so I immediately asked someone to inquire about Jian Jiang Chen's residence, and then I took the liberty to come to the door."

Wu Youyuan said, took out a handkerchief from his arms, the handkerchief seemed to be wrapped in something, I saw Wu Youyuan put the handkerchief and things on the table, and then said: "Wu came this time, in fact, to give this to you." ”

"What is this?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Jian Chen will open it and take a look." Wu Youyuan pushed the handkerchief in front of Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang hesitated for two seconds, but still reached out and opened the handkerchief.

Under the illumination of the light, the golden light reflected in Chen Qiang's eyes, although it did not blind Chen Qiang's alloy dog eyes, but it surprised him.

These are two "big yellow croaker"!

"I have to be sober, don't forget that this Wu Youyuan is an old man!" Chen Qiang tried hard not to look at the two "big yellow croakers", so that his mind was clearer, and then asked, "Mr. Wu, what do you mean by this?" ”

"I heard that Chen Jianjiang has been collecting money to participate in the Olympics, and I think that Chen Jianjiang must be lacking in funds, this is a little bit of my heart, and I hope Chen Jianjiang can accept it." Wu Youyuan opened his mouth and said.

"You're going to donate money to me? These two gold bars? Chen Qiang asked in surprise.

Wu Youyuan nodded, and then said: "Jian Chen will rest assured, these two gold bars are definitely not won by me gambling money, nor are they cheated by me, I know that if I get the money from the wrong door, General Chen will definitely refuse to accept it." These two gold bars are my salary. I am now working under Mr. Du to help him take care of the casino business, Mr. Du will pay me a salary, these two gold bars are in exchange for my salary, this is the income of my labor, it is the money earned from selling labor, so Chen Jian can accept it with confidence! ”

Chen Qiang hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Why did you donate to me?" ”

"Because I'm a Chinese!" Wu Youyuan sighed lightly, and then said: "Wu is not talented, although he has lived by abduction and abduction over the years, he can be regarded as traveling from south to north, with a little knowledge, and he also knows a thing or two about this Olympic Games. Although this Olympics is an event organized by Westerners, the world powers are vying to participate in it, and they are proud to be the first. I think that since the great powers regard it as a glorious thing, we Chinese should also fight for it! Don't foreigners always say that we Chinese are the 'sick men of East Asia'? We should go and let those foreigners see that we Chinese are no worse than them, we are not the sick man of East Asia! ”

Chen Qiang looked at Wu Youyuan with some experience, he didn't expect Wu Youyuan to be a very patriotic person.

"Mr. Wu, you shouldn't have read the newspaper lately, right? The newspaper said that we Chinese should not go to the Olympics because it would be a waste of money. Some people think that I should donate all the money I raise for the competition and donate it to the disaster area or the military. Why are you willing to donate money to me? Chen Qiang said.

Chen Qiang's implication is to say, since you, Wu Youyuan, are so patriotic, why don't you donate gold bars to the disaster area and the army, but donate them to yourself to participate in the Olympics?

Wu Youyuan snorted coldly: "Those newspapers are all nonsense!" If I donate these two gold bars to the disaster area, I am afraid that they will become wine and meat on some people's tables, and the victims will not even hear a sound! If it is donated to the army, eighty percent will also go into the pockets of those who drink the blood of soldiers! Instead of being taken away by those corrupt officials, it is better to help Chen Jian to participate in the Olympic Games and compete with foreigners on the sports field! ”

"What's more, I, Wu Youyuan, still owe Jian Chen a life!" Wu Youyuan pointed to the two gold bars and said, "These two gold bars can be regarded as my Wu Youyuan's repaying for the life-saving grace of General Chen!" ”

Chen Qiang looked at Wu Youyuan, and he found that Wu Youyuan's face was sincere, and it didn't look like he was lying.

"Two gold bars, whether to accept or not to collect!"

Chen Qiang hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to accept the two gold bars.

Now Chen Qiang, when he was short of competition funds, suddenly had two "big yellow croaker", real gold, this temptation is too great! It was so big that Chen Qiang had no way to refuse.

Until Wu Youyuan left, Chen Qiang couldn't believe that Wu Youyuan, who had only seen two sides, would send him two gold bars.

Chen Qiang couldn't help but think of what Wu Youyuan had just said:

"We should go and let those foreigners see that we Chinese are no worse than them, we are not the sick man of East Asia!"

In the next second, Chen Qiang sighed lightly with emotion, such a gambler who fished out the wrong door, a deceitful old man, also has a strong sense of national self-esteem, and also hopes that Chinese can fight for a breath!

And what about the other 40,000,000 compatriots?

Those 40,000,000 compatriots certainly don't want to be called "the sick man of East Asia" by foreigners, and they also want to be able to fight for a breath!

"Olympics, I have to win, I want to fight for the Chinese!" We Chinese are not the sick men of East Asia! ”

Chen Qiang couldn't help but look at the two "big yellow croakers", put them in his hands, and they were quite heavy.

Chen Qiang suddenly found that with these two today, his funds for participating in the Los Angeles Olympics seem to be sufficient!

"Two years ago, he saved Wu Youyuan's life, and today he helped me raise enough funds to participate in the Olympic Games, am I considered a good person with a good reward?"

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Wu Youyuan's pit has finally been filled, and it has always been necessary to dig a pit to pass the customs. When I wrote about Wu Youyuan before, you said that I was irrigating, and I couldn't tell you clearly that I was digging a pit in this plot, in preparation for a certain plot later, the baby's heart was so bitter! Anyway, is there a monthly pass for me to sweeten!