(When I came back from the Jīng Seminary, my mind suddenly broadened a lot!) ）

Los Angeles in 1984 was buzzing with sports, not only because of the NCAA West Conference knockout tournament again, but most importantly, because the Olympics will be held in this beautiful West Coast city this summer.

This is the second time in Los Angeles' history that the Olympics have been held, the last time was in 1932, and the United States has not been able to host the Summer Olympics in between.

Therefore, this is the return of the Olympic flame to the American continent in 52 years, and it also reflects the prosperity and strength of the United States in the 10s.

At this time, the streets of Los Angeles were hung everywhere with the theme logo of the Olympic Games - the yellow, white and blue horizontal five-star logo, which is also the face and style of the American flag.

However, there is no construction scene in the whole of Los Angeles, because most of the existing sports facilities are used in this Olympics; This includes not building an Olympic Village, but renting university dormitories as accommodation for athletes.

Because this is an Olympic Games hosted by the private sector, the organizers do not allocate funds, and all the funds are raised by the organizers themselves, so that they can not only hold the games, but also be able to make profits without losses.

Gan Guoyang listened to Gan Guohui say these things, but he admired the non-governmental organizations and event organizers in the United States, and it was unimaginable in Gan Guoyang's mind that such a big event as the Olympic Games could be held without relying on zhèng fǔ.

"Wow, that's incredible, the Olympics organized by the civil society...... This is almost impossible in China. At this time, the two were walking on the streets of Los Angeles, and Wang Fuxi was not in the rì, and only Gan Guohui and Gan Guoyang, who were staying in Los Angeles, were walking together.

On the first day of arriving in Los Angeles, many memories came flooding back, such as the high school league, the Great Western Forum, the streets of Inglewood, the Jeongmin electrical store, and the day I met Wang Fuxi.

So after the fight, he's going to go to this huge city anyway, because tomorrow he's leaving.

"Really? Hehe, I haven't been back to China yet, but hosting the Olympics is not that simple, it requires a lot of preparations, and a lot of work to do. Although Gan Guohui speaks fluent Chinese, he was born in the United States, grew up in the United States, and really doesn't know what his hometown is like.

In the past, some media in the United States often demonized China, but since Gan Guoyang came to the United States, he often talked to Gan Guohui about some things about China, even some things in the future, and Gan Guohui was also fascinated by his hometown.

"Of course not in China now, we are still trying to develop, to get rid of the trauma, believe me, one day China will host the Olympic Games, at that time China will be as prosperous as Los Angeles now." Gan Guoyang recalled the memories of his later life and said with a smile.

"I hope so, but I read the newspaper today that China seems to be at war with Vietnam again." Gan Guohui said that obviously his news is more well-informed than Gan Guoyang, a basketball nerd.

Gan Guoyang was stunned when he heard this, and then thought that in 1984, it was the time when China clashed with Vietnam for the second time and launched the Battle of Lao Son.

Thinking that the United States was holding the Olympic Games, which symbolized peace and fraternity, and that Chinese soldiers were still fighting bloody battles for the security of the border and the stability of the country, Gan Guoyang did not know what to say for a while.

"It seems that if I go back to the past, the impact I can have is still very small." Gan Guoyang thought in his heart.

Gan Guoyang also knows that there is a theory called the "butterfly effect", using the metaphor that "a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can lead to a tornado in Texas a month later" to illustrate that any small change in the development of things can have a huge impact on the outcome.

However, three years have passed since Gan Guoyang came to the United States in 1981, but he found that history does not seem to have changed, at least not in his memory.

The president's assassin remains in prison for life, the Falklands War ended with a British victory, Italy won the 1982 World Cup, and the 1982 and 1983 NBA championships remain unchanged.

In China, the great cháo of reform and opening up is still sweeping the land of China, and the fate of many people is still tossed on the wheel of time, and the war broke out in April 1984.

The only thing that may change for Gan Guoyang is Gunzaga's fate in the NCAA, and his influence seems to be limited to basketball.

History is like a train moving fast according to the established track, Gan Guoyang is like a stone, hitting the carriage, except for a crisp sound, it seems that nothing has changed.

"Big cousin, let's go get something to eat, I haven't tasted the restaurant in Los Angeles yet." Gan Guohui saw that Gan Guoyang didn't know what he was thinking, so he proposed to go to a restaurant to eat. Gan Guoyang started his morning jog early in the morning to face the morning sun in Los Angeles, and then ran around with a basketball on the streets of Los Angeles, and then found Gan Guohui, and the two went to the video game store to play happily for a morning.

It was already noon, and the two of them were also a little hungry, so they wanted to find a restaurant to eat.

After a morning of wandering, the two of them had traveled from the south side of the city to the vicinity of Sixth Avenue on the West End, where there were some medium-sized restaurants containing international cuisine, including Chinese food.

However, since Gan Guoyang entered college, Gan Guoyang has eaten less Chinese food, although Chinese food is very delicious, and most other American foods are not much different from pig food in Gan Guoyang's opinion.

As a basketball player, he needs nutrition and energy more than deliciousness, so the more primitive and simple Western food has become his first choice.

So Gan Guoyang and Gan Guohui found a restaurant that looked good together to solve the problem of lunch.

For basketball players, sufficient high-quality protein, sufficient carbohydrates are certainly essential, and the right amount of fat, fiber is also very important; Some essential elements of the human body, such as sodium, potassium, calcium, etc., need to be supplemented in large quantities for basketball players who often perform high-intensity sports.

Therefore, aquatic products such as fish and shrimp are essential foods in Gan Guoyang's current recipes, and in the past he hated eating fish very much; Some raw and clean vegetables are also a must at every meal, with as little seasoning as possible such as oil and salt; Carbonated drinks or something, Gan Guoyang has long quit.

Seeing that the eldest cousin ate as if it had never been burned, Gan Guohui couldn't help but shake his head, he didn't care, he would eat whatever was delicious and had more oil and water, and he could drink a big can of Coke.

The two of them eat carefully like this, pay attention to nutrition and pay attention to reasonable collocation, one eats Haisai, how to be happy.

"Big cousin... You said... Why hasn't anyone asked you for an autograph yet? You see that you are a celebrity anyway, and your face is so easy to recognize, why does no one recognize you? Gan Guohui asked while nibbling on the chicken legs.

"What kind of celebrity can I be, no matter how good I am, I'm just a college athlete, Los Angeles is so big, everyone is busy. And there will be a shortage of other places in Los Angeles, that is, there is no shortage of stars, what can I be in this star-studded place? Gan Guoyang laughed at himself.

Indeed, in the international metropolis of Los Angeles, it can be described as a star-studded star, not to mention all kinds of entertainment stars, even sports obviously have Abdul-Jabbar and Magic, where is the turn to come and play in the NCAA Gan Guoyang.

However, Gan Guoyang is also a little too underestimated about his influence, because he and his Gonzaga bulldogs have now set off a "bulldog mania" in the United States, and they are already the most watched team in the country in the NCAA, which is the best at creating dark horses.

What's more, there is also a yellow race in this team that is extremely rare in the sports circle - and this guy is still an out-and-out foreigner.

"Ahh Just as the two of them were chatting, a scream suddenly came from the restaurant, as if someone was greatly frightened.

Gan Guoyang and Gan Guohui's attention was also drawn, and both turned their heads to look in the direction where the voice came from.

Seeing this, Gan Guoyang was almost so frightened that he shouted out, and the other diners around him also had frightened expressions.

I saw a strong man in a leather coat, standing at the entrance of the restaurant, looking inside.

This strong man is not very tall, about 6 feet, of course, this is in Gan Guoyang's opinion, and in the eyes of ordinary people, this is a standard tall and strong.

If it's just a strong man, it's nothing, Americans are generally stronger, but the most terrifying thing is his face, he is only half of his face!

The right half of his face is a normal human face, and it looks well-lined, resolute and handsome, but his left side of his face has no skin, and it is glowing with a metallic cold light, protruding metal cheekbones, and red eyes, and there is still peeling skin around it!

Gan Guohui was already stunned, the chicken leg in his mouth fell off, and the whole restaurant was silent, except for the scream just now, everyone else seemed to be scared stupid.

A thought suddenly flashed through Gan Guoyang's mind: "I can't really fucking dream all the time, have all the robots appeared?" ”

And the half-faced strong man seemed to have noticed something, and he wiped it towards his face, and the metal parts seemed to loosen a little.

"Oh no no, no, don't be afraid, I'm not a robot, I'm not, I forgot to remove my makeup, sorry, sorry!" The brawny man spoke.

At this time, everyone realized that this place is not far from Hollywood, and the actor who should be filming in Hollywood forgot to remove his makeup and ran out to eat.

"Isn't this Schwarzenegger?" Only then did people who calmed down realize that this strong man with half a face turned out to be Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Gan Guoyang also remembered that that resolute and cold face was the rising action star in Hollywood, and he had seen his movie "Conan the Barbarian" with Chamberlain in San Francisco before. In later generations, Arnold's "Terminator" is a classic among classics.

Seeing Schwarzenegger's dress, Gan Guoyang knew that he must be filming "The Terminator".

"Hey, oh my god, you're... Sweet? Sunny· Gump？ Schwarzenegger recognized Gan Guoyang when he passed by Gan Guoyang's table.

Gan Guoyang looked at Schwarzenegger's terrifying face, and he was still panicked, the skills of this Hollywood makeup artist are really amazing, and it still feels the same as the real thing when you look at it so closely.

"That's right, hello Mr. Schwarzenegger." Gan Guoyang stood up and said.

His height and skin are so conspicuous that Schwarzenegger is also a sports fan, and he immediately recognized this basketball kid who has recently become famous in the United States.

"Hello, I'm so sorry I forgot to remove my makeup after shooting. I've heard Mr. Chamberlain talk about you, he likes you very much, and you've done really well. Schwarzenegger said.

Unlike the cold image in the movie, Schwarzenegger appears unusually friendly, with a friendly smile on his face, although it is even more eerie and terrifying when paired with his robot face.

"Mr. Chamberlain said he wanted to make a film too, after watching your Conan the Barbarian." Gan Guoyang remembered that Chamberlain had told him.

"That's right, maybe he will really work with me on a sequel to Conan the Barbarian."

Gan Guoyang didn't expect that Lao Zhang would really do what he said, and he had already contacted Schwarzenegger and was really going to make a movie.

"I'm looking forward to it, but I'm still looking forward to the film you're shooting, and I'm sure the Terminator will become a classic in film history."

Gan Guoyang had already seen this movie, so he naturally knew that this film must be famous in film history, but he said that he slipped out and said the name of the film, Terminator, which was not announced to the public at the time.

Schwarzenegger was also stunned, and he couldn't understand how this guy knew the name of the film, but he didn't dig deeper, and went to the meal with half of his face after a few greetings.

This small restaurant turmoil made Los Angeles, a colorful city, once again paint an interesting stroke in Gan Guoyang's memory.

But tomorrow, April 3, Gan will leave the city full of memories and return to Washington State with the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

But instead of going home, not to Spokane, they went to Seattle, the largest city in Washington state, the Emerald City.

They're going to play in the Final-four.

After a bitter battle with Georgetown, the whole Gonzaga can be said to be extremely tired, and both Gan Guoyang and Anderson were injured.

Thankfully, the NCAA doesn't have as many games as the NBA, and they have six full days to prepare for an 8-4 game.

In the quarterfinals of the English season, Gunzaga University faced the University of Dayton Flyers from Ohio, who were also dark horses.

After a six-day break, the Gunzaga Bulldog not only recovered from that fight, but was reborn with the qualities necessary for a strong team.

That is self-confidence and courage.

Just as a great player has the confidence to make the next shot when necessary, no matter how many shots he has missed before, a truly strong team, no matter how strong the opponent is and how dangerous the situation is, should have the confidence to turn the opponent over before the end of the game.

The game against Georgetown has given every Gonzaga player a lot of confidence, not from themselves, but from trust and confidence in the team as a whole.

This temperament was evident in the course of the competition against Dayton University.

Gan Guoyang didn't play particularly well in this game, scoring 21 points in the game against Georgetown, and only 10 points in the 8-4 game.

But the other players were in full bloom, tearing the Flyers out of the sky with bold and confident shots and fierce defenses.

When the game ended and the score was at 75:59, Gunzaga's players did not get as excited as they had done after the previous game, but encouraged each other to give their teammates a hug and shake hands with their opponents.

Everything seems to be so natural that it seems that this is not a first-year NCAA national team, but a back-to-back champion like UCLA.

Now they're about to leave for Seattle, and they're going to be crowned with a real champion.

Goodbye Los Angeles, hello Seattle.