Chapter 40: The Treasure Boy

Li Liang almost didn't get up in the morning, but he was still pulled up by Jones, and after getting up, he only felt that his chest was swollen, which was a lot of bumps.

Jones looked at Li Liang's slightly depressed appearance and said, "Man, you had already slept last night, could it be that you secretly got up in the middle of the night and did something?" ”

Li Liang said: "Get out, I'm still growing my body, of course I have to sleep more." ”

Jones said, "What are you kidding, long body?" ”

Li Liang said: "What, do you want to compare?" Look at whose long? ”

Saying this, Jones was instigated, and everyone observed each other when the team was changing clothes and taking a shower.

Although Li Liang is Asian, he is not short at all.

Li Liang also said that the so-called shortness of Asians is just a prejudice, and on average, the differences between different races are not as big as imagined.

Anyway, Li Liang can talk about it, and the head of the talk is the Tao, listing the data and presenting the facts, and the boys of the whole team were stunned.

"Get up, Coach Calipari has already urged once, it's time to go."

Jones no longer mentioned the matter of comparing the length and shortness, and urged Li Liang to hurry up.

Li Liang went to the bathroom and washed his face to make his mind clearer. I'm going to see Mr. President today, and he's on a mission.

When he gathered on the first floor of the hotel, Li Liang got up too late to have breakfast, so he stuffed two pieces of bread in his pocket.

Today, everyone changed into formal suits and dressed like adults.

Everyone's height looks quite huge, but when you look at your faces, you still look childish.

Coaches, team members, and faculty members from the University of Kentucky traveled to their destination in a special car sent by the White House.

Vehicles drive through the streets of Washington, D.C., which is the capital of a country, but Washington is not large in terms of size.

This is true of the political centers of the United States, where state capitals are located in small cities.

Washington's urban construction is planned, so it's particularly uniform.

The car passed through Lincoln Park and reached the vicinity of the National Library and the Supreme Court, and beyond that was the Capitol.

The car passed by the Peace Monument, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Museums, the National Museum of History, and finally the Washington Monument.

This is not only an event to meet with the president, but also an education in American patriotism.

Even the players who usually don't study well are full of solemnity at this time, looking out the window at these testimonies of American history.

Li Liang yawned, he was certainly not very interested in these as a Chinese, although he learned American history quite well.

Bypass the Washington Monument and drive a little north, and you'll see the White House, the residence of the President of the United States.

The vehicle was parked in front of the White House, which was semi-open and allowed to be visited.

Of course, the main place to visit is the east side of the White House, and the office area on the west side is inaccessible without permission.

Today, the Kentucky Wildcats are heading into the West Side office to meet their American boss, President Obama.

It is a major convention in the history of the United States for the President of the United States to receive team champions of major professional and collegiate competitions.

Each year, the champions of the four major leagues receive an invitation from the president, as do the champions of major NCAA events.

Of course, in the final analysis, it is the president's own decision whether to meet and who to meet.

And Obama is undoubtedly one of the most popular American presidents to meet with the championship team.

He often took advantage of his position to pull the championship team over to shake hands, make speeches, take pictures, and then mix a jersey to take home.

In a few years, it is estimated that dozens of pieces can be mixed.

And he's still very shameless to ask for the No. 1 jersey.

Among them, Obama is very enthusiastic about basketball, he wanted to meet him back then, and a few years later, he will even pull the 83-year champion to meet him.

At that time, the president of the United States was Ronald Reagan.

As for the team that was summoned, it was naturally very honorable and very happy to meet the big boss.

But there are also temperamental, like Michael Jordan in 1991 after winning the championship, he didn't want to go to President Bush, so he didn't go at all.

Li Liang is not such a big name yet, although he has enough reasons not to see Obama because he is Chinese.

Originally, this meeting was held in April, but because of Li Liang's qualifications, it was delayed for a period of time and dragged on until May.

Li Liang carried two loaves of bread in his pocket, got out of the car with his teammates, and entered the White House through a special passage under the leadership of security personnel.

The White House is not a mystery to the people of the world, because it has been destroyed countless times in the movies.

It also appears as a background in many TV series.

So, after entering the White House, the big guy has a sense of novelty, but he is not particularly surprised, after all, he has seen too much on TV.

In the cloister of the White House, there are many oil paintings, with portraits of previous presidents of the United States, records of famous events, and some famous paintings.

Li Liang poked Jones and said, "Hey, do you know these presidents?" ”

Jones buttoned his chin, thought about it, and found that he didn't seem to know any other presidents except Washington and Lincoln.

"You don't know, you're still not an American?" Li Liangdao.

"I'm not a history student! Do you know all the leaders of China, and the emperor? ”

Li Liang said: "Of course I know, but you don't know ...... when I said it."

After a tour of the White House, they headed to the west chamber, where Obama was already waiting for them.

Before entering the west side, everyone went through a security check, and Li Liang took out his small bread, stuffed one into his mouth, and left one in his pocket.

The security guard took out the bread, broke it and checked it, made sure there was no problem, and returned it to Li Liang.

In the chamber, Obama was smiling as he waited for the Kentucky Wildcats, and Calipari was the first to shake Obama's hand.

A group of reporters around took pictures with their cameras clicking.

Then, like an usher in the field, Obama shook hands with each member of the Wildcats.

Li Liang thought, this American president is also quite miserable, he has to take pictures of people and shake hands with people at every turn, which is no different from Disney's Mickey Mouse.

When it was Li Liang's turn, Li Liang stepped forward and grabbed Obama's palm, and then squeezed it a few times.

Obama's black hands were a little white, and his original trademark smile was obviously condensed, and Li Liang's hands were not small.

But on this occasion, Obama obviously didn't have a seizure, still smiling, and said, "Congratulations, you're very special, from China." I remember you, coming on at the last moment, taking two penalties and being in a beautiful position. ”

Obama's voice was a little deeper than on TV.

When Li Liang heard it, his posture was very beautiful? What kind of exaggeration is this, and it's not gymnastics.

Li Liang said: "Thank you, your hairstyle is also very beautiful." ”

Obama has a round size, the most ordinary hairstyle.

Li Liang praised him for his beautiful hair, and Obama praised Li Liang for his beautiful free throw posture, which is similar.

After speaking, Li Liang let go of his hand, Obama was not angry, and [Anger Value] did not appear.

It seems that the president's self-cultivation is still very good, and pinching his hands and taunting him can't anger him.

Come to think of it, the U.S. presidential election needs to go through layers of checkpoints, and you compete with your opponents to put black material on each other.

While suffering criticism and even slander from others, you have to smile and scold similar words back.

Whoever is angry loses, so the president's face is very thick-skinned, and he will not be angry easily.

Li Liang's first move was unsuccessful.

Next, there is the boring leadership speaking stage.

The speeches of the leaders of the United States are fine, there are no official articles, and the content is relatively casual and full of American humor.

But it's like that if you hear it too much, the witty words that are deliberately made are often embarrassing.

Obama and Calipari took turns on stage to blow each other's business, anyway, I'm great, you're great, he's great, everybody is great.

Afterward, Kentucky presented the Obama team's No. 1 jersey and a basketball team, and everyone took a group photo.

During the group photo, Li Liang stood next to Obama, pulled a little bread crumb from the bread in his pocket, and then took advantage of everyone's inattention to secretly rub a little on Obama's brand new suit.

After taking the photo, Li Liang pointed to Obama's shoulder and said, "Mr. President, you have dandruff, you need to pay attention to your personal hygiene." ”

The Kentucky players burst into laughter, and were glared at by Calipari before everyone was silent.

Obama dusted off his suit lightly and said, "It's not dandruff, it's just a few small bits and pieces, and it looks like I need to change the shampoo brand." ”

This time everyone laughed again, and Obama handled it well, using humor to resolve the embarrassment.

Li Liangxin sighed in his heart, it seems that his Taoism is too shallow?

Before it was over, there was one final session where everyone sat down and chatted and the players could ask Obama some questions.

Anthony Davis spoke as a representative, and this little broken child didn't have all the hair, and he couldn't ask any questions of the level.

Anyway, Obama can answer very well in a few words, and he can also be extended to talk eloquently, and he is not a president who is good at speeches.

Li Liang raised his little hand lightly at this time, and Obama's eyelids jumped, but he still asked Li Liang to ask, and said that it was the last one.

Li Liangdao: "I want to ask Mr. President, in this year's NCAA predictions, why do you think North Carolina will be the final champion?" Also, I heard that you thought Kansas would be the champion in the first two years, but they didn't make it to the finals. This year, they made it to the finals, what do you think of your predictive abilities? ”

A sharp question, Li Liang is questioning Obama's ball-understanding attributes.

Because in the creation of public image, Obama has always been a basketball enthusiast, and he plays really well.

It's just that in addition to successfully predicting the North Carolina championship in 09, Obama was basically at the level of poisoned milk after that, and the milk died one by one.

Actually, it's nothing, the NCAA is already very uncertain, and no one can successfully predict it.

But as president, if the prediction goes wrong, it is inevitable that someone will come up with it.

Obama had a helpless smile on his face, thinking to himself, why does this Chinese kid keep targeting me? Did the other side of the Pacific send a troublemaker?

The president deserves to be the president, and he quickly found a way to explain it, not only answering Li Liang's question, but also humorously, which is very good to ease the atmosphere.

But Obama doesn't feel as good as he seems, and it's an election year, so he has a lot to worry about.

And Li Liang is holding the [ball blind dissolver] to Mr. President for identification:

[The ball blindness index is 69%, and a president who can't play basketball is not a good librarian.] He has some ability, but he devotes more time to the boring task of fighting people, which leads to his opportunity to expand his basketball knowledge wasted, relying on some talent and cleverness, and ending up with a 69-style ball blindness - just one step away from the largest 70% ball blindness. If he had predicted a few more NCAA championships, he would have fallen into the crowd. 】

What do you like basketball, it's mainly a character design, and it's essentially a ball blind.

I think it takes a lot of time and energy to be a true emperor of the ball, how can there be such leisure in politics.

Later, until the end of the meeting, Li Liang did not receive Obama's anger, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

By noon, the Wildcats' meeting with the president was over.

On the way back, Calipari asked Li Liang why he couldn't get along with the president and make trouble with him.

Li Liang couldn't tell the truth, so he had to say, "Uh... I hope Mr. President will be impressed with Kentucky. ”

Obama did make a big impression of the University of Kentucky, but not so much.

The players in Kentucky don't think so, they think Li Liang is so kind that he even dares to make jokes about the president.

How did they know that Li Liang just wanted a little anger value.

After lunch in Washington, D.C., everyone went their separate ways.

Those who go to school go back to school, those who work go out to work, and those who play ball go to play.

It's already very good to have such an event before parting.

Li Liang was going directly to Los Angeles, and he said goodbye to his teammates one by one.

He only told Calipari about the tryout, not Jones and the others.

Because as soon as he says it, it is estimated that the entire NBA circle will know about it, and maybe there will be agents who smell like jackals.

He wanted to finish the Lakers' tryout first.

In the afternoon, Li Liang arrived at the airport and waited for the plane from Washington to Los Angeles, where he sat in the waiting hall and the news was being broadcast on television.

Li Liang saw Obama again, who had just finished meeting with the University of Kentucky in the morning and had gone to attend a lecture in the afternoon.

This is an election year, and for the next four years, the president is busy canvassing for votes.

Obama's speech focused on the issue of employment, which voters were concerned about.

"Americans need jobs, we need jobs, our workers need production, our farmers need farming, and our dealers need to sell their goods, which is the basis for a country to keep running. But there are people who, pushing jobs overseas, cut costs, but let our people lose jobs. Will the profits they make as a result of cost-cutting go to those who lose their jobs? No, it won't, of course not...... Especially countries like China, which do not abide by trade agreements, take away a lot of things that should belong to us......"

In his speech, Obama was attacking his opponent Romney on China.

There is no way, every time there is a general election, China has to lie down and become a knife to attack its opponents.

Li Liang is no longer surprised by this, anyway, after becoming president, he should still do business.

Obama is making a fuss about China, speaking impassionedly and with righteous indignation.

Suddenly, Li Liang saw a line of subtitles floating in front of him: [Anger +20, from Barack-Obama].

"Holy! This Obama, the actor, thinks about me in his head in order to show the feeling of anger, and throws his anger at me? ”

Li Liang hurriedly entered the system exchange center to take a look, and sure enough, the anger value had increased by a thousand points!

Obama, as the president of the United States, has a weighted anger of 50, 20 points, which is worth 1000!

Li Liangle blossomed, and he could finally buy the training ground of the exchange center.

But soon, Li Liang thought of something even more terrifying.

If you can gain anger points by venting your anger in the air like this, does it mean that there will be so many fans on the NBA court in the future......

Li Liang suddenly felt as if he had found a treasure.