Rauen Udell sat in a sports wheelchair.

"How does it feel?" Chen Qiang asked.

"It's okay, it's just a little crowded." Udel replied.

"Just squeeze it, it's safer to squeeze some, and seat belts, you have to fasten them." Chen Qiang helped Udel fasten his seat belt.

"No problem, I can adapt, I used to be a pilot, and to be honest, the space in the cockpit of the plane is not very large." Udel spoke.

"Alright, you can try to move." Chen Qiang walked a little farther.

Udel pushed the main wheel of the wheelchair, and the motor wheelchair immediately began to move.

"It's so light! This wheelchair is much lighter than mine! Udel couldn't help but sigh.

"I used aluminum alloy to reduce the weight." Chen Qiang replied immediately.

"It turned out to be an aluminum alloy, and when I used to fly a plane, I sat in an aluminum alloy shell, but I didn't expect to sit in an aluminum alloy in a wheelchair now." Udel replied with a smile.

Chen Qiang instructed from the side: "The operation of the sports wheelchair is a little different from that of ordinary wheelchairs, and the sports wheelchair is often in a state of high-speed movement, so you may need some body gravity when turning. ”

"I see, I'm going to have to try a few more times." Udel spoke.

Ordinary people probably don't have much chance to sit in a wheelchair, and they don't know how to turn in a wheelchair, in fact, the turning of a wheelchair is very easy, and if you turn the wheels on both sides in the opposite direction with both hands, the wheelchair will naturally turn, and you can also turn one of the wheels with one hand without moving, and the other hand can also complete the turn.

Of course, the sports wheelchair can also use this turning mode, but in the wheelchair basketball game, the efficiency of this turning mode is somewhat low, using this turning mode, the wheelchair must be stopped first, and then the wheel can be turned in the opposite direction, and in the wheelchair basketball game, everyone's wheelchair is moving at high speed, and there are not many opportunities to stop and turn again.

Therefore, in wheelchair basketball, the gravity of the body is a major element of turning, which is like a motorcycle race, and it is a reason that the player's body will tilt violently when cornering, and it is unrealistic to expect to turn in the direction of the handlebar in high-speed sports.

Udel is worthy of being a fighter pilot, for him, it is not difficult to maneuver a sports wheelchair by adjusting the center of gravity of his body, he quickly became familiar with the operation of a sports wheelchair, and can ride freely on the field in a wheelchair.

"If you fall, it's easy to get up, just get on the ground and do a push-up with your legs stretched forward to get up." Chen Qiang then explained.

Udel deliberately fell to the ground and tried, easily getting up from the ground with his pilot's physique.

Chen Qiang took a basketball, handed it to Udel, and said, "Try dribbling." ”

Udel took the basketball, tried to push the wheelchair at the same time, and after trying a few times, Udel said: "This is a little difficult, when I used to play basketball, one hand dribbled, and the other hand was idle, but now both hands have to do movements at the same time, one hand dribbles, and the other hand has to push the wheelchair, which is not easy to coordinate, and I am afraid that I have to practice for a long time to get used to it." The key thing is that it is difficult to grasp the direction, and if I push the wheelchair with one hand, it is difficult for the wheelchair to walk in a straight line, and I have to constantly change hands to adjust the direction. ”

"So wheelchair basketball requires both hands to push the wheelchair and then dribble with both hands." Chen Qiang said with a smile.

"A two-handed dribble? Isn't that a second dribble? Udel asked, puzzled.

"It's wheelchair basketball, and it's different from normal basketball." Chen Qiang opened his mouth to explain the rules of wheelchair basketball.

Basketball is a one-handed dribble, but wheelchair basketball allows two-handed dribbling, and wheelchair basketball players often push the wheel with both hands when propulsing, and then dribble the ball once, and then push the wheel with both hands and dribble again. With the length of the basketball court, two or three hits can advance to the opponent's half. It is also because of this dribbling method that wheelchair basketball dribbles are basically in front of the player, not on the side.

The second dribble rule of wheelchair basketball is that you must dribble once for every two drives, and if you don't dribble more than twice, it is a violation, that is, if you want to drive twice, you must dribble the ball in the middle. And the so-called driving is to push the wheels, whether it is to push one wheel or two wheels, it doesn't matter whether it is forward or backward.

In addition, wheelchair basketball also stipulates that no part of the body except the hands is allowed to touch the ground, and the wheelchair is not allowed to touch the ground except for the tires. In other words, falling to the ground to save the ball is a foul in wheelchair basketball.

Chen Qiang gave a general introduction to the rules of wheelchair basketball, which immediately aroused Udel's interest.

"It sounds like wheelchair basketball is a really fun sport, but unfortunately, I'm the only one who can't have a five-on-five battle." Udel said with a look of regret.

"Mr. Udel, in fact, I have made a total of ten sports wheelchairs, you can call your friends to come along, as long as you get enough people, you can have a five-on-five competition." Chen Qiang replied.

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Chen Qiang and Udel had dinner together, and after some conversation, Chen Qiang learned that Udel was currently working for the Veterans Administration in the United States.

The U.S. Veterans Administration, the future U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is the cabinet department that serves U.S. veterans and their families. In the future, this department will be responsible for the management of more than 21 million veterans and more than 70 million family members and survivors in the United States, which means that one-third of the population of the United States is related to this department. Even in peacetime, this department spends one-seventh of the budget on the U.S. military.

In 1917, coinciding with World War I, after the United States entered the war, it established a retired military security system for military and retired soldiers, including insurance, disabled military compensation and rehabilitation programs. In 1930, the United States established the Veterans Administration, and in 1943, Roosevelt signed the "Veterans Rights Act", which is known as "the greatest law in the United States in the 20th century", but the scope of this law does not include black soldiers and female soldiers, that is to say, black soldiers and female soldiers in World War II are not guaranteed.

Now that World War II has just ended, 400,000 soldiers have died in the United States, 10 million soldiers have been discharged, and half of the families in the United States have been killed and veterans.

It is precisely because the Udell family is an old political family in the United States that even if Udel is disabled, he can still enter the real power department of the Veterans Administration to hold important positions.

The next day, Udel did come again, this time with several friends, some of whom were physically disabled like him, and some of whom were in normal health, and they got together and played a five-on-five game of wheelchair basketball.

After a game, although Udel's tired arms were sore, and he almost couldn't lift up, his heart was extremely satisfied.

"I thought I would never play basketball again in my life, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to appear on the basketball court." Udel sighed.

"Yes, it's a good sport for people with leg injuries, but it's a shame that it's not popular. Otherwise, more people will benefit. Chen Qiang said.

"Mr. Chen, I think this sport is very good, I want to promote this sport, so that those people with disabilities who have lost their legs like me can come back to the basketball court, but I don't know much about the promotion of sports, I want to know how to promote a new sport?" Udel asked.

"The first thing to do is to let people know about the sport, for wheelchair basketball, it's not difficult, after all, wheelchair basketball is derived from basketball, people already know about basketball, and it only takes a few minutes to understand wheelchair basketball. The second is to get more people involved in the sport, and the higher the mass participation, the faster the sport will be promoted. The third is to hold competitions, competitions can stimulate people's interest in the sport, and if a sport does not have competitions, I am afraid that it will not live long. Chen Qiang explained slowly.

"I can use the name of the Veterans Administration to promote wheelchair basketball, which we already have a lot of advocacy work about disabled veterans, and it's a good opportunity to promote wheelchair basketball, at least to let more veterans know about the sport." Udel said immediately.

In addition, cost is also a very important factor, just like the tennis ball, which was once called an aristocratic sport, because the manufacturing cost of tennis rackets is high and expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford to buy a tennis racket. Wheelchair basketball will also face this problem, the material used in sports wheelchairs is aluminum alloy, which is much more expensive than ordinary steel. Chen Qiang said.

In the 40s, the output of aluminum alloy was not high, and the price was naturally expensive, but even in the future, the price of aluminum alloy was cheaper, and the price of sports wheelchairs was still very high.

Udel thought for a while and said: "The price of wheelchairs is indeed a problem, but disabled servicemen should have received government subsidies, they can afford the price of sports wheelchairs, and I can also give it a try, from the Veterans Administration, apply for some subsidies, all disabled servicemen who buy sports wheelchairs, can get a certain share of subsidies." ”

"Then it's better to let the Veterans Administration directly purchase a batch of sports wheelchairs, and then sell them to disabled veterans at a discount, or simply send them to them!" Chen Qiang said, looking at Udel with a smile, wanting to see what Udel's attitude was.

Obviously, Chen Qiang intends to do the business of sports wheelchairs.

As we all know, the money in the US military budget is the best to earn, and the US defense budget every year is so much that a little bit of it can make a company make a lot of money. In order to increase the defense budget of the US government, the US military-industrial complex always deliberately creates an enemy and then exaggerates how strong the opponent's military power is. Later, other countries followed suit, and cutting-edge weapons were unveiled from December to June of the following year, and important equipment was also equipped from December to June of the following year, thus avoiding the time for the US Congress to deliberate on the defense budget.

With the end of World War II, the resettlement of veterans has become one of the most important things for the U.S. government, and if he can take this opportunity to make sports wheelchairs a military supply, Chen Qiang can also make a lot of money from it.

Historically, it was the U.S. military that vigorously promoted wheelchair basketball. In order to appease the emotions of disabled soldiers, and also to find something to do for disabled soldiers, so that they do not make trouble idle, the US military vigorously promoted wheelchair basketball after World War II, and held various competitions, so that wheelchair basketball could develop in the United States.

Udel was born in a big political family, and he understood what Chen Qiang meant, and he said: "When it comes to government procurement, I'm afraid it's a little complicated." ”

Chen Qiang also knows that this kind of thing is not as simple as going to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and it involves a lot of interests, and it is really not a business that Chen Qiang can do. Therefore, Chen Qiang can only count on Udel, and with the power of the Udel family, he should be able to influence the procurement of the Veterans Administration. If Rauen-Uddle is willing, Chen Qiang can join forces with Uddle to earn this money.

At this time, Chen Qiang even felt that it would be good if Kong Dagongzi was here, and with Kong Dagongzi's ability, he would definitely be able to find a way to bribe the officials of the Veterans Administration and let them purchase sports wheelchairs.

No one has trouble with money, and Udel also knows that this is a good opportunity to make a fortune from the defense budget, he thought carefully for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly: "After all, it is not wartime, and the procurement of the Ministry of Defense is more strict than before, and sports wheelchairs are not necessities for war, and procurement approval will be very complicated." What's more, there are too many stakes involved in procurement, and many large military industrial enterprises are like hungry wolves staring at every purchase. ”

Since Udel said so, Chen Qiang also knew that the wool in the national defense budget was not easy to get down.

"I also have an idea, that is, to cooperate with the big military enterprises, to hand over the production and sales links to them, we only charge royalties, and they give us a little royalty for every sports wheelchair they sell. Let those big military-industrial enterprises go to eat meat, and we will drink some soup. Chen Qiang paused, and then said: "I have registered a patent for this wheelchair. ”

Udel thought carefully for a long time: "This method is feasible. ”

"As for the promotion of wheelchair basketball, you can leave it to me, and this year's basketball All-Star Weekend is coming up, and I can add wheelchair basketball exhibition games to it." Chen Qiang said.

"It's a good idea, and it's better to have disabled soldiers put on a show, so it would be a nice PR for the Veterans Administration." Udel and Chen Qiang hit it off.

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