One day in early October, a tall boy with a delicate face got off the plane, carrying a simple travel bag, and slowly walked towards the exit of the airport.

And this handsome boy is Tang Qian.

Thinking back to the scene a few days ago, Tang Qian felt extremely unreal, as if everything was a dream.

With the help of Li Qiuping, Tang Qian stepped on a flight to the United States before the Basketball Association came.

Li Qiuping has already told him the consequences of this departure, if he can't get ahead in the United States, then the possibility of returning to China to play is completely blocked. Therefore, this is tantamount to a gamble for Tang Qian's basketball career.

But Tang Qian still accepted it.

Because in his heart, he is not willing to compromise.

Since he is unwilling, then he can only go abroad to play as Li Qiuping said.

After all, no matter how good "some people" are, they can't reach out to the United States.

What's more, he Tang Qian is not a player "in the system", so Li Qiuping's arrangement is undoubtedly extremely feasible.

"This is Los Angeles, the City of Angels, California, USA, and welcome ladies and gentlemen."

A series of English at the airport are telling Tang Qian that he has come to a new and completely unfamiliar country.

When Tang sneaked on the plane, he once sent a mobile phone text message to Tang's father, he knew that such a boiling thing, the family would know about it sooner or later, so his decision should be made and should be understood.

But he didn't dare to call.

"Once you've decided, let's do it, and you don't have to worry about things at home."

Tang's father's reply was very simple, there was no sensationalism, and there was no reluctance, as if he had just received an ordinary text message from Tang Qian.

But when Tang Qian received it, his heart still trembled violently.

However, he did not hesitate, and still stepped on a flight to Los Angeles in the United States.

No one came to pick him up, and if he wanted to go to the place arranged for him by Li Qiuping, he had to contact him after he arrived in the United States.

Americans are mostly independent and, of course, busy.

Walking out of the Los Angeles airport, Tang Qian touched his pocket, and suddenly, he was stunned in place.

It's gone?

The note that Li Qiuping gave him was gone.

Tang Qian quickly searched all over his body, but it was still the same, and he found nothing.

Lost it?

The note had the address and number that Li Qiuping asked him to contact the other party, which suddenly disappeared, making Tang Qiandeng stunned.

Now, what to do?

Tang Qian's mind was stunned for a few seconds, and then he laughed at himself: "Isn't this the legendary 'disadvantage of being a teacher'?" Is your character so bad? ”

After laughing at himself for a while, Tang Qian began to carefully recall the contents of the note.

I can't remember the phone number, but what about the other information?

Tang Qian meditated aimlessly, and he didn't know how long it had been, but he finally remembered something.

Like, Toyota Center? No, no, that's the home court of the Rockets. Well? So what is it? Toyota Center Sports?

That's right, that's right! It's the Toyota Sports Center!

After remembering the approximate address, Tang Qian's heart finally fell into a piece, it doesn't matter if you don't have a number, as long as you can find a place, then you can find the person Li Qiuping asked you to find.

Tang Qian only had $1,000 on him, which was given to him by Li Qiuping when he left, Li Qiuping had served as an assistant coach and assistant to the president in the NBA for a period of time, so he still knew some "celebrities" in the basketball circle in the United States.

After Tang Qian remembered the destination, he was going to find a taxi to go, but where did he think that American drivers also "tricked people and stealing customers", Tang Qian just asked the distance, and the other party "exaggeratedly" said that the place was very far from the Los Angeles airport, and Tang Qian had to ask for a few hundred dollars. Tang Qian is not a fool, although he has never been to the United States himself, but some classmates in the school have come to travel, he remembers that the taxi in Los Angeles is about 2-3 US dollars on the bus, and then pay according to the time and mile of the ride.

A few hundred dollars? Do you think I'm a fat sheep? Stupidly let you slaughter?

Tang Qian clearly remembered that Li Qiuping said before coming that this place was not too far from the Los Angeles airport, since it was not too far, why should it cost a few hundred dollars? Tang Qian glanced at the taxi driver with disdain and closed the door in anger.

But after seeing the taxi go, he began to regret it a little.

Unlike China, taxis run all over the place, and most people here have to use taxis in advance or chartered, so after the taxi left, Tang Qian waited for half an hour and did not see the next one.

At this time, the benefits of domestic characteristics were highlighted, Tang sneaked on the streets of Los Angeles, seeing that it was getting later and later, but there was no way to do it. He also thought about taking a ride, but he didn't know if Tang Qian's luck was too bad today, and he blocked several cars in a row, and everyone said that they were not available and couldn't help him.

It's hilarious!

I'm a big living person, and it's hard to move an inch when I come to Los Angeles?

And soon, God told Tang Qian with cruel facts that this was really the case.

It was already dusk, and Tang Qian still hadn't found a way to get to his destination.

I don't know how long I walked, Tang Qian, who was physically and mentally exhausted, suddenly heard a crisp guitar sound, and he dragged his steps, followed the music, and walked slowly.

The guitar sound is irregular and incomplete, as if the person who played it was deliberately doing it.

"oh~no~ No, no, this doesn't feel right, I don't want this feeling."

On a small piece of turf, a young woman's voice suddenly reached Tang Qian's ears.

Tang Qian didn't disturb the woman, just put down the travel bag, slowly sat on the side, and then listened quietly.

After playing alone for a few minutes, the young woman suddenly spoke softly:

When I woke up in the morning, I knew.

Now I know something I didn't know before.

It's been 18 hours.

Your emerald eyes and bright smile keep popping up in my mind, and it makes me feel.

Now I just want to know you better.

……………………

I knew yesterday that everything had changed.

"Bang bang bang."

A burst of applause woke up the young woman who had been bowing her head and moaning, she looked in Tang Qian's direction and said vigilantly, "Who are you?" Are you stalking me? ”

Stalking you?

Tang Qian looked at the young woman and said, "No, I'm just attracted by your music." ”

"Really?" The young woman still didn't seem at ease, she turned her head to look around like a ghost, and after seeing that it really didn't look like someone, she said: "Thank you for your compliment, it's my musical honor to be affirmed by strangers." ”

"Hehe, I'm just a layman, and I can't talk about honor."

The two sat opposite each other, and after an awkward silence, the young woman was the first to speak: "Look at you, are you Korean or Japanese?" ”

Tang Qian frowned and said, "I'm Chinese." ”

"Oh? Chinese? I'm sorry, but you Chinese don't seem to like being mistaken. The young woman said.

"Hmm." Tang Qian replied simply, he didn't seem to be willing to explain more about this kind of thing.

Seeing that Tang Qian was not enthusiastic, the young woman was a little curious: "Are you just from China?" Judging by your outfit, you must have just gotten off the plane. ”

"No, I'm from Lithuania." Tang Qian said lightly.

"Lithuania? So what did you come to the United States for? Coming to travel? The young woman asked.

"No, I'm here looking for a job." Tang Qian obviously didn't want to mention this matter more.

"Have you found a job?"

"Well, sort of, but I lost my contact information, and I couldn't find my way there for a while."

"And where are you going?"

"Toyota Sports Center."

"Toyota Sports Center?" The woman was stunned, obviously not having much impression of this place, but soon, she thought of a way. I saw her take out her mobile phone, fiddle with it a few times, and instantly a smile bloomed on her face: "It turned out to be the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, this place is okay, not far from Los Angeles Airport." ”

"Do you know how to get there?" Tang Qian's face showed joy.

"I don't know, but you can use the road to navigate." The young woman spoke.

"Do you have a car?" Tang Qian hurriedly reacted and asked anxiously.

"Of course, not renting a car in this part of the United States is a disaster." The young woman spread her hands somewhat exaggeratedly.

"Cars? I'd like to have it, but I'm not old enough to get a driver's license in China. When Tang Qian heard that this young woman had a car, he was in a better mood and replied casually.

“oh，mygod！ You can't be an adult yet, are you? The young woman covered her mouth in surprise.

"Well, I'm going to turn eighteen on the 11th of next month." Tang Qian replied.

"By the way, since you have a car, can you take me there, I can pay you."

"Aha? You want me to be your driver? The young woman said with some surprise.

"What's wrong? Isn't it convenient for you? ”

"No, not really."

"Isn't that the end of it? How about you send me over, and I'll pay you a hundred, no, two hundred dollars? Tang Qian looked at the young woman with some apprehension, because he didn't know if the price he offered was reasonable.

"Haha, two hundred dollars is not enough, you have to pay me five hundred dollars." The young woman deliberately "flirted" with Tang Qiandao.

"What? Five hundred? You're darker than the man just now! Three hundred dollars, no more! Tang Qian's eyes widened and said, he really didn't expect that a girl who looked "Si Swenwen" would ask for such a black price.

"Okay, okay, three hundred dollars is three hundred dollars, you know, if people know your price, they will be crazy with jealousy."

Asking for a driver of three hundred dollars, others will be jealous? Unless the heads of the American people are kicked in the head by donkeys, it's pretty much the same!

Tang Qian secretly scolded, but he didn't show it on the surface, otherwise if the woman in front of him was "angry", he might not be able to go to the Toyota Sports Center today.

Alas, being a stranger in a foreign land, bear with it.

The young woman put away the guitar on her body, then walked in front of Tang Qian and said, "Let's go, Chinese boy." ”

"Well, I hope you don't take a detour, otherwise I won't pay a penny more for a good price." After Tang Qian finished speaking, he also stood up and said.

"Detour? I said, do you know who I am...... Belch? You, you're so tall, are you more than seven feet? The young woman just wanted to refute Tang Qian, but after Tang Qian stood up, her attention was immediately attracted by Tang Qian's height.

"Well, let's go, I'm in a hurry." Tang Qian replied perfunctorily.

"Who is taller between you and Yao Ming? Are you Chinese all so tall? The young woman asked, continuing to open her mouth as she led the way.

"Yao Minggao." In order to reach the destination as quickly as possible, Tang Qian could only deal with it casually.

Along the way, this American woman didn't know what she was crazy about, and she actually talked endlessly, and the more Tang Qian listened, the more headaches she had, and the more she listened, the bigger her head became.

"Hey, big man, are you a basketball player?" She finally said something that made Tang Qian a little interested.

"Well, yes."

"So you're coming to the U.S. for the draft? You're going to the NBA? ”

"No, it's not like that, I just went to the NBDL for a tryout."

“NBDL？ What is that? ”

"A subleague affiliated with the NBA."

"Oh, I only knew about the NBA, and I thought you were coming to the NBA for the draft."

"The NBA? I want to too, but now my ability is not yet at the level of entering it. ”

"Haha......" Seeing that the conversation was a little awkward, the young woman deliberately diverted the topic and said, "Do you usually like to listen to music?" ”

"Fortunately, I listen to all the music except Japanese and Korean music." Tang Qian replied.

"Do you have a song you'd like to hear?"

"It's okay, just put it away, I can do it."

The young woman glanced at Tang Qian, and for some reason, she secretly pulled out a CD from the bottom and put it into the car player. The soothing music suddenly echoed in the car.

The young woman, after a few minutes, said, "How's that, what do you think of this song?" ”

"Not bad, not bad."

Tang Qian's words almost made her so angry that she vomited blood, but this also further made her believe that the Chinese in front of her really didn't know her.

Somewhat relieved.

There was a faint sense of loss.

"Hey, big man, how long will you be in the United States?" The young woman spoke.

"I don't know, it may be a long time, it may not be long." Tang Qiandao.

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to pass the trial?"

"Well, maybe, I can't tell."

Tang Qian simply ended the topic.

There was another dullness, and there was no movement in the whole car except for the sound of CD music.

Syllable...... Bang Bang ......

Outside the car window, at some point, it suddenly started to rain.

"Have you ever been confused?" Tang Qian suddenly opened his mouth and said.

This was the first time Tang Qian took the initiative to talk after getting into the car.

"Confused? What do you mean? The young woman asked, turning her head.

"I ask you, what would you do if your favorite thing might be hard to continue?"

She frowned and looked at Tang Qian, although the other party's spoken language had a "Oriental" flavor, she still heard a touch of nervousness and a touch of fear.

It stands to reason that it is almost impossible for two strangers who have never met to discuss this kind of issue, but when Tang Qian asked, she didn't feel a little strange, as if the two had known each other for a long time.

She thought about it for a moment, then said slowly, "My favorite is music, if it's hard to continue...... I'm supposed to continue as well. ”

"Why?"

"Why? Because you love it the most, is there any reason to be sturdier than this? ”

"But...... I sometimes get scared of some of the effects it will have on me...... And these are all effects that I never thought of before......"

"Big man, have you heard a story?"

"Story?"

"There was once a little boy who lived in the forest, and he was so envious of the elves' magic and wings that he made a wish that he could have them himself. One day, his wish came true and he found out that he finally had the magic and wings of an elf, so he wanted to go out and share it with his friends. But as a result, he found that his friends were afraid of him, even afraid of him, and everyone hid away when they saw him, and slowly, he began to be isolated, and people did not want to see him again. The little boy was very sad and went to ask the elves why people were doing this to him. The elves say that as long as you give up magic and wings, everything will go back to normal. The little boy listened to the elf, and finally gave up his magic and wings, and gradually his friends returned, and the people were no longer alienated from him. At this point, the young woman stopped.

"What does this story mean? Does it mean that humans don't like 'heretical' things? Tang Qian thought for a while and said.

"Haha, your thoughts are really 'dark'." The young woman shook her head and said, "The story is that if you want something, you have to take the corresponding risk. For example, if I like music, then I have to embrace everything that comes with it, whether it's good or bad. Because I chose to like it, then I had to accept everything that it 'came with'. That's the price of liking. ”

There was another silent silence, and Tang Qian opened his mouth for a while before he opened his mouth: "Yes, since I like it, then whether it is good or bad, I have the responsibility to bear it." Otherwise...... Isn't that an insult to its existence in my heart? ”

"Thank you, although you look young, you are more mature and braver than me." Tang Qian looked at her and said sincerely.

"Big man, this truth is also what my mother told me, how can I think so thoroughly on my own! Hey? Wait a minute? The young woman seemed to notice something, and suddenly the conversation changed and said, "What do you mean that I look young?" I'm already young, okay? I'm only 21 years old!! ”

"Okay, okay, then I said it wrong, I will invite you to dinner another day to express my apologies." Tang Qian, who was thorough in his heart, also smiled and said.

"Hey, big man, I didn't expect you to be quite handsome when you smiled."

"You're not bad, you're pretty."

"Hey, hey, what do you mean by being pretty, I'm a big beauty, okay? Believe it or not, I'll take a picture of you, and tomorrow there will be countless people driving over and killing you? ”

"You're so confident, who do you think you are? Emma Watson? ”

"Do you Chinese only know Emma Watson? Don't you know anyone else but her? ”

"Of course I know other people, but these 'other people' definitely don't include you."

"You !!"

In this rainy Los Angeles, Tang Qian meets a woman who will play an important role in his life in the future.

She's ......

PS: Xiao Zi is here to talk about the taxi charging rules in Los Angeles, the minimum charge is $2.85 (1/9 mile), $0.30 per 1/ 9 miles ($2.70 per mile), $0.30 per 37 seconds of wait ($29.19 per hour), a flat charge of $46.50 from Los Angeles Airport to Downtown Los Angeles, an additional charge of $2.50 from Los Angeles Airport, and a minimum charge of $15.00 from Los Angeles Airport (but not in addition to the $2.50 additional charge above). And Los Angeles is almost invisible to the kind of taxis that stop at the first wave in China, and most of them need to call to make an appointment.

Hehe, thank you for your big message in the book review area, Xiao Zi has read them one by one, thank you for your valuable opinions, Xiao Zi will summarize carefully! There is also the end of the transitional chapter, and the next step is to start the Tang Submarine Monster Upgrade...... Oh no, it's wrong, it's Tang who is the United States fighting alone! The plot is slowly unfolding, everyone is here to collect and smash tickets!!