Chapter 144: Midnight in Barcelona (Part II)
The two chatted for a long time in Siska's apartment, talking about topics ranging from football matches to training, to the Feina duel and the future development of tennis and football in the Celestial Empire. Nadal is a crazy football fan, if not for being seduced by Uncle Tony at the age of three. Picking up a tennis racket, his biggest dream is actually to wear the white jersey of Real Madrid, a Mallorca man is a diehard of Real Madrid, very strange. The Turin coach and he have a common hometown (after all, he is now a Spaniard, and the home address written in the "household register" is Mallorca), and they are both football and tennis practitioners or enthusiasts, plus they are of the same age and have similar ideas, so it is very normal to be able to form very close friends in six or seven years. Usually because they all have their own jobs, it is difficult to find an opportunity to get together and have a good time to communicate, so this time we talked for a long time, almost forgetting the time, until Siska called and urged them to hurry up.
The venue for the party is located at the southernmost end of Las Ramblas, and further south is the Paerta de la Paix square, not far from the shores of the Mediterranean. Opposite the hotel is the Barcelona Wax Museum, seeing the various wax figures placed in the window, Li Mudi's hairs stand up, he has seen the movie "Horror Wax Museum" before, he is scared enough, and there is still a psychological shadow now.
When I arrived at the destination, it was already a little more than half past five in the evening, and there were already twenty or thirty people in the lobby of the hotel, and it seemed that it would officially start after the actor arrived.
The people who were able to participate in this event were all friends of the two owners, but their circles were different from Li Mudi's, and many of the Turin managers were meeting for the first time except for two or three people. After being introduced to everyone by Rafa, Li Mudi originally planned to hide in the corner and be a beautiful man quietly, eating, drinking, and brushing SNS if he had nothing to do, after all, he lived in an ordinary family in the Celestial Empire since he was a child, and he had no habits and preferences to participate in parties. But something unexpected happened to him, two beautiful women seemed to be very interested in him, and they came to the sofa where he was sitting and kept asking all kinds of questions about Real Madrid and the Torino team, which is very strange! Siska on the side occasionally looked around and noticed the situation here, so he walked over with a smile and introduced to the Turin coach who was uncomfortable: "Lee, these two are my friends, supermodels Clara Alonso and Cristina Tosio, they are both very fanatical fans, I heard Rafa say that you seem to be in a window period now, then take advantage of the opportunity, such a beauty is not something you can meet every day." As soon as the words fell, the two supermodels jokingly slapped Siska a few times in retaliation for her previous ridicule.
As soon as he heard this, Li Mudi's cold sweat remained, and he sighed in his heart: "No wonder it's so beautiful, it turns out to be a supermodel!" However, with this height, this figure, and a lot of income and consumption methods, the super beauties in this circle are not something that ordinary people like me can bear, so let's go to the scourge of a president like Ronaldo, how far I have to hide, save me from eating meat and getting fishy. Of course, he doesn't pretend to think that these two supermodels really have anything in mind about him, although they are full of temptation in their gestures. Confuse. force, but after careful observation by him, he can still tell that this is just a personal expression and daily body habits, and it is not aimed at him, the two of them are really only curious about their football coach status. After thinking about it, while he felt relaxed, he would inevitably complain in his heart that the other party had no vision, and he couldn't see the manhood and development potential in himself, and cursed you to be a bachelor for a lifetime!
After chatting with the two beauties for more than ten minutes about football, and later talking about the relationship between tennis and table tennis with Nadal's friend and former Argentine star Monaco, the former world No. 10, Li Mudi completely entered the otaku state, gave up the venue to those elated people, and went to the corner table to eat pasta and fried short ribs alone. The hotel's Wi-Fi signal is still quite good, and he didn't get stuck at all when he watched the video of the Celestial Empire on his mobile phone, so he watched the two latest episodes of "People" while enjoying the food.
CCTV a set of evening prime-time theaters, also known as the first special theater, is the Celestial Empire domestic TV drama with the widest coverage, the largest audience, the strongest brand effect, the highest ratings, and the most influential, the broadcast time is every Monday to Friday at 20:00 night, two episodes a day, ten episodes a week. As of September 1, Beijing time, "People" has aired 28 episodes, which is exactly half of this series. tide, the villains in the play have basically shown clues, and it is the time to look good. This time is one o'clock in the morning on the 2nd of the Celestial Empire, and the ratings of the latest two episodes will naturally not be there, but the ratings of yesterday's 25 and 26 episodes reached 11.98% and 12.03% respectively, which is the highest value of all Celestial Empire TV dramas this year, and it can be said that "People" has become the most popular TV series among the audience in 2016, and there is no one. This made Li Mudi feel very gratified, his original adventure still seems to be very worthwhile, not to mention the fact that he can reap a lot of benefits, it has only improved the quality of this drama, which not only makes the Chinese people enjoy better spiritual food, but also strengthens the country's efforts to publicize the anti-corruption spirit, which can be described as a great joy!
In the process of watching the play, there were a few people who wanted to come over and bring him closer to the joyful atmosphere after seeing that it was a lonely person here, but they all dispelled the idea when they saw the Torino coach watching the video very intently. It wasn't until 20:30, after watching both episodes, that Nadal came over and sat down next to his friend and chatted with him. As a friend for many years, Nadal was very moved by the fact that Li Mudi did not like too noisy scenes and communicated with some unfamiliar people, and knew that if it were not for persuading him to withdraw from the US Open, the other party would not have flown all the way to Spain. I saw him put his left hand around his friend's shoulder and whispered: "Thank you for flying over to participate in this party that I held with Siska, being able to have a good chat with you before leaving for the United States is definitely the best way for me to relax, I think that even if I can't win the final championship in my current state, there should be no problem in reaching the quarterfinals." Also, I'll call Uncle Tony in a moment, the previous attitude towards him was too much, they were all thinking about me, I shouldn't have treated him like that anyway......"
After the two of them spoke a few words, Rafa took out his mobile phone and walked out of the hotel door, while Li Mudi continued to check the news with his mobile phone while waiting for his friend's return. This phone call was really long, and it took more than half an hour to finish, but this should be a good thing, after all, it is an uncle and nephew, and there will be no problem if you talk about it in time.
When it seemed that the Spanish tennis king who was still tear-stained would be by Li Mudi's side, the latter did not ask immediately, but reached out his right arm like the other party hugged him before and hugged his friend hard. At this time, Sisca, who had been paying attention to this side, also walked over quickly and took over the job of pacifying from the Turin coach (again, the protagonist does not engage in base). When he had calmed down, Rafa said to his daughter and her best friend, "It's all right, Uncle Tony is packing, he'll fly straight from Madrid to New York, where he will meet me." Now it's ...... At half past ten in the evening, I wanted to walk a little earlier, so as not to be in time for problems on the road. After that, he gave a long kiss to his girlfriend in front of Li Mudi, and this dog food was sprinkled when he said it, without even a notice.
After staging the inappropriate emotional drama, Nadal turned around and confirmed with Li Mudi that he would go to the airport with him, and then walked to the center of the hall with his girlfriend, announcing that he was leaving early. Because he was going to participate in a Grand Slam tournament, everyone went over to give the man a blessed hug, wishing him in advance that he could once again win the US Open trophy at Flushing Park and win the US Open trophy for the third time.
Then Rafa carried his two large backpacks, Li Muddy dragged two large suitcases behind him, and the two of them boarded the extended Lincoln that had been prepared in advance by the hotel, and set off for Barcelona Airport together.
This time, the route to the airport is the coastline boulevard, and the view from the window on the left side is the famous Mediterranean Sea. However, it was late at night, and the sea was naturally pitch black, and even if there was moonlight, only some large waves could be seen, which was really nothing to see. Thankfully, Nadal recommended a few of the city's most famous spots to his friends, which he could visit during the daylight tomorrow.
At 10:40, after watching his friend board the flight to the United States, Li Mudi strolled out of the airport hall and waved a taxi to return to the hotel where he stayed, so that the party did not have to go back. Who knew that he met a hospitable taxi driver, and after seeing that the passengers were Asian, he actually greeted him in Japanese and Celestial Dialect, which really surprised the Turin coach. But after chatting again, I found that the other party could only say a few foreign words with the meaning of "hello", and he didn't even know the most basic English and French, but Li Mudi's fluent Spanish made the driver amazed.
Through chatting, Li Mudi learned that in the past two years, more and more guests have come from Asia to travel to Barcelona, especially the people of the Celestial Empire, who are really willing to spend money, and are absolutely the world's first tyrants, of course, they are also taxi drivers who can't meet the real tyrants in the Middle East. However, it is indeed a little surprising to be able to hear the standard Mandarin from the mouth of a pure foreigner in a foreign country. On the way back to the hotel, the "brother" kept talking about the city's attractions, and knew more than Nadal did. When Li Mudi asked if there were any good places to visit in the evening, he immediately replied: "Of course, it is the Sagrada Familia!" It is the most majestic and artistically valuable Catholic church in the world, and my Lord ......" was silent for a while before continuing: "Believe me, the cathedral is definitely the most important place you can't miss when you come to Barcelona. ”
Sensing that the driver's master was a little excited, Li Mudi hurriedly responded: "Is it?" You have to go see it, but can you still let the church in this big night? ”
"It's impossible to get in, the cathedral is open from 9 am to 8 pm during the season, and the basic entrance fee is 15 euros, and if you need a guided tour, the entrance fee is 24 euros. However, the cathedral is definitely the most beautiful art in the world under the light of the street lamps in the daytime, and you will understand what I mean when you see it with your own eyes. ”
Seeing that the driver admired the church so much, the Turin coach couldn't help but be intrigued, and after thinking for a while, he decided not to go back to rest, but to visit the most majestic church in the other person's mouth. This idea was praised by "Brother" as a decision that only the wisest people can make, which made Li Mudi laugh.
The Sagrada Familia is located on one side of the Diagonal Street, which divides almost the entire city into north and south parts, and you will come to the back entrance of the Sagrada Familia by going north to the end of the Diagonal Street and then about 1,500 meters to the east, and then about 400 meters along the north side of the Marina Street.
When he saw this cathedral, which was built in 1882 and would take at least ten years to complete, Li Mudi was completely stunned, and this ghostly appearance seemed to directly impact the depths of his soul. He is not a Westerner, and he has no other religious beliefs, so naturally he can't feel the heavens. Lord and Kee. The Governor is great, but from an artistic point of view, this sculpture with countless religious figures and stories carved on the outside can be called a miracle, absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary human beings, and will never be forgotten at a glance.
On the other side of the street in front of the main entrance is supposed to be a park, there is a small artificial lake in it, the lake water is very clear, and the church is perfectly reflected in the light.
At this time, Li Mudi seemed to have completely lost his other abilities, and could only stare wide-eyed to carefully look at every detail that could be seen outside the building, and after going around twice, he felt that the neck that had been raised before was too sore, and only then did he recover a little from his amazed state. While closing his eyes to calm his mood, he sighed secretly: "Great art is really not limited to form and culture, even an Oriental like me who does not have much knowledge of Catholicism is firmly attracted, this architect is really amazing, I Li Mudi is convinced!" ”