Chapter 210: The Arduous Journey to the Signing Meeting
"Don't be too optimistic, Boss Yao is also difficult to ride a tiger now, the reform of the basketball system has reached this point, it is the time to test the results, at this time, the blue team has lost the generals one after another, and it is also unfavorable for the year, but those who were in the dead place before, and now wait to see the failure of the reform People are waiting for this situation to come, if the main force of the red team is really pulled, it is tantamount to overthrowing their own reforms, and the idea that the two teams can compete to emerge more talents has become a complete joke." Hougist looked more deeply than Joseph and discovered the hidden worries behind it.
"Don't worry about it, let's see the strength of the opponent first, and when I land, I'll help you find the game video as soon as you land, so let's continue to sleep at this time, there are still more than ten hours to get to Beijing!" Joseph said with a yawn.
"That's all there is to it," Haugist pressed the service light and turned to the stewardess, "please give me a vodka martini, shake it and don't stir it." β
"I'm pretending to be ...... again," Joseph shook his head and muttered quietly, then fell back to sleep.
Hougist is indeed pretending, and the drink he ordered is 007 James in the movie. Bond's exclusive drink, Hogist had never tasted it before, and this time it was just a whim.
But Hoggist underestimated the power of the wine, and fell asleep with a glass of it, and when he woke up again, the plane was already descending.
After a while, the plane landed smoothly on the runway of the T3 terminal of Beijing Capital International Airport. This was the first time Haugist had returned to his home country.
The plane slid into the bridge, the hatch slowly opened, and Haugist walked out first, took a deep breath of the air of the motherland, and turned back to Joseph and said, "It feels amazing to finally return to the arms of the motherland!" Jeff, from now on we all speak Chinese, let's call each other Chinese names! β
Bijeff nodded, came out and took a deep breath, choking and coughing, "Big brother, this air?" β
"Just like downtown Vegas, it's so intimate, Beijing is a bustling city like New York, you don't want to compare the air quality here with the suburbs of the United States!" Hoggist laughed.
"But the smell is too choking, isn't it?" Joseph was still frowning, and he felt a pungent smell in the air.
"That's right, if the two of you continue to chat at the door of the cabin, you will inhale more exhaust gases from the combustion of aviation kerosene." The stewardess on the side said with a smile.
The two walked off the covered bridge awkwardly and went straight to the exit, the staff of Li Ning Company had been waiting for a long time, and to Haojist's surprise, there were still many fans who came to pick up the plane.
Although the number of fans is not as good as that of Vegas, it is enough to move Haugist, who tirelessly signed and took photos with the fans, until the employees of Li Ning Company told him that there were more enthusiastic fans waiting in the store, he reluctantly said goodbye to the fans who picked up the airport, and got on the special car prepared by Li Ning staff to go to Wangfujing Li Ning Asia flagship store, and the car encountered a serious traffic jam before leaving the terminal.
The staff of Li Ning glanced at the time and said with a sad face: "Dear Mr. Helian, I'm sorry, the traffic jam in Beijing is also very serious, and today's event may be late!" β
Haugist understood that he was delayed because he had been "entangled" with the fans at the airport for too long, and Hoggist was not an unpunctual person, and he also did not want the staff to be implicated because of his tardiness, so he asked: "This ...... What is this friend's last name? Don't know how long it will take to get from here to the event? β
The staff was surprised to see that Hogist was so polite, so they replied equally politely: "Don't give your surname Yu, according to the current blocking method, it will take at least 4 hours to walk from here to the event site, but there are still more than 2 hours left before the start of the event. Toledo or Brian. O'Connor was too late to drive. β
"Who are these two?" Hoggist's face was inexplicable, he guessed that Yu Tongshou said that these two people should want to be close to him, but he really hadn't heard of it.
Joseph hurriedly came out to play the round and said: "This is a character in the movie, a first-class racing driver in the world!" Sorry, my buddy hasn't seen Fast & Furious! β
Hoggist scratched his head, "I'm sorry, I heard that this movie is popular all over the world, I only know that it is Fan. Diesel and Paul. Walker, but I really don't know the names of their characters, forgive me for being a person without 'feelings'. β
"Mr. Helian is also on the tiger pounce?!" The employee surnamed Yu asked tentatively, almost everyone who does sports work in China knows Hupu, and he remembers that there was a fierce debate on the high box office phenomenon of "Fast and Furious" in China, and the focus of the debate was whether this box office hit phenomenon was due to following the trend or feelings. And here Helian Wu actually used "no feelings" to describe himself, presumably he is also a JR.
Haugess nodded, "The first ID was registered on October 24, 2010, and it was hard to get to level 43, because last year because of the Finals when I was wet and spoke to LeBron and the Spurs, but I was beaten into a deformed honey and suffered a small black house, so I opened a new number, and now I am still working hard to upgrade!" β
"Wow! That's cool, you're the second NBA star we know of who has a name in the Tiger! Yu Tongshou said excitedly.
"And who's the first one?" Joseph asked curiously.
"The first one, of course, is the current president of the Basketball Association! Who else in the NBA can be so good at Chinese besides me? Hoggist said.
Joseph opened his head and nodded yes. Hougist looked out the window, and it seemed that the car had not moved at all. He seemed to think of something, so he asked Yu Tongshoe, "I heard that Beijing's rail transit is very convenient?" There should always be a subway or light rail at the airport, right? β
Yu Tongshou nodded, "Of course, the airport line goes straight to Sanyuan Bridge, and the end point is Dongzhimen Station of Metro Line 2, and Dongzhimen is already in the bustling urban area." β
"So how far is Dongzhimen from Wangfujing? Are there any other subways to get to Wangfujing? Hougist asked.
"Dongzhimen is still some distance from Wangfujing, but you can take Metro Line 2 to Jianguomen Station and then transfer to Line 1 to ...... Oh, my God! Mr. Helian, you don't want to take the subway to the event, do you? Yu Tongshou suddenly woke up at the end.
Hogist smiled, "Why not?" The subway must be much faster than the traffic jam, right? β
Joseph raised his mobile phone and said, "I just checked, and it takes less than 1 hour and 40 minutes to get to Wangfujing by subway!" β
Hoggist patted the driver on the shoulder and said, "Please send our luggage directly to the hotel!" β
After speaking, he opened the car door and pulled up Joseph and Yu Tong's shoes and ran to the terminal, saying to the children's shoes as he ran: "Yu JR, lead the way in front of the head, we can't find where the subway station is!" β
Yu Tongshou took the two of them to the subway station with a familiar car, "The two of you must be mentally prepared, the subway in Beijing is very crowded during the morning rush hour. β
Hoggist smiled: "I've heard this for a long time, doesn't Marbury often take the subway to Shougang to train." Besides, how are NBA players physically fit compared to office workers? I'm not afraid of physical confrontation in the NBA, are you still afraid that I won't be able to squeeze into the subway? β
"I hope so!" Yu Tong's shoes were perfunctory, and he secretly said in his heart: You underestimate the power of the Beijing subway too much, I hope you can be so confident when you get to Wangfujing.
And Hogist, a sturdy young man more than two meters tall with curly hair, running in the terminal, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention. Some travelers who don't watch basketball asked curiously, "Run, brother, has the new season been recorded?" What is this episode? Why haven't I heard about the news to be recorded at the airport? β
Someone replied, "This person is tall and strong, like a basketball player, is this an athlete's session?" I don't know if my big aspen will come. Looking at this person's height and arm span, isn't catching Luhan like an eagle catching a chicken? β
A fashionable girl listened to their conversation and said distressedly: "I just joined the running men's team and am going to meet such a perverted opponent?" I feel sorry for Lu Han. β
"Don't talk about Lu Han, I'm afraid the big black cow will be given for nothing under his hands! is so tall, is he the legendary Chinese men's basketball team's big demon Zhou Qi? Someone asked.
"When did you become blind? This can also admit mistakes, Zhou Qi is at least a head taller than him! And Zhou Qi is also whiter than him! Look at you as a pseudo-fan! Another retorted.
"Who do you say is blind, who do you say are pseudo-fans? Looking for a beating, right? "I didn't expect that the one who said the wrong thing was still a violent temper, and he was about to do it when he rolled up his arms and sleeves.
The fans who picked up the airport for Hogist before have not finished, Wang Shangming is one of them, he had breakfast in the terminal and was about to leave, he heard the conversation of these people, followed everyone's line of sight, and shouted with joy: "Isn't this Helian Wu?" Isn't he going to Wangfujing Li Ning to attend the signing meeting? Why did you run back to the terminal again? Look in the direction he is going...... Is he going to take the subway? β
These fans were about to catch up and ask for an explanation, after all, Hougist had just shown a very easy-going and friendly attitude towards the fans, so the fans didn't treat him as an outsider. And the person next to him who had just been beaten for correcting Zhou Qi's appearance grabbed Wang Shangming's arm and said, "Tell this big brother, that person is really not Zhou Qi!" β
"Recognize him as Zhou Qi? Idiot! What are you kidding, that's Helian Wu, the top pick in this year's NBA Draft, and the main player in the Changsha Men's Basketball Asian Championship next month! Wang Shangming impatiently shook off the beaten passenger and chased him in the direction of the subway station. And the traveler was punched again, holding his head and wailing: "Big brother, he said you are an idiot, why are you still beating me!" β
When Wang Shangming chased him to the subway station, he found that several pick-up fans who came with him had already chatted warmly with Hogist. Wang Shangming's home is in Shunyi, and he originally planned to go home after picking up the plane to post on Hupu, but now he has changed his mind, and without hesitation, he swiped the municipal bus card and walked to the people waiting for the airport express rail. It's not often that you get the chance to chat with NBA stars, but what is the 25 yuan subway fare compared to that?
When Wang Shangming approached the crowd, he heard Helian Wu explaining to other fans why he gave up taking the train and took the subway instead. In order to attend the event on time and not let the fans who support him wait, Helian Wu can actually put down his body and squeeze the subway with everyone, which he never expected, and he didn't even notice that his eyes were a little moist.
At this time, someone asked: "According to the custom of the pedestrian street, I asked you, I have done Kolo. Molize? β
Immediately, the surrounding fans burst into laughter, but Hougist restrained his smile, "Miss Moritz is my fiancΓ©e and my mutual friend, I hope we can respect each other and don't always ask such uncivilized questions." β
At this time, the airport express rail entered the station very interestingly, everyone got into the carriage, and the embarrassing atmosphere was slightly relieved. Wang Shangming didn't interject just now, and everyone was a little silent at this time, so he seized this opportunity to come to Hogist's side and ask a question that had been buried in his heart for a long time: "Helianwu, can we see the Chinese team return to the top of Asia in this Asian Championships?" β
This is the first time Haugist has heard a question about the national team today, and he can't help but take a serious look at this fan, the national team's performance in recent years is very unsatisfactory, but the fans still do not give up, they are the loveliest people!
Thinking of this, Hoggist said sincerely: "I'm sorry it's hard for me to answer your question, because I don't have any experience in the national team before, but I believe that the Chinese men's basketball team will be able to break through the darkness and move towards the light under the leadership of Chairman Yao, and I, as a member of the men's basketball team, am willing to go all out to win every game." β
Hoggist's sincere answer touched everyone present, and the applause lasted for a long time. Came to Dongzhimen, Haojist walked into the platform of Line 2 under the leadership of everyone, the morning peak subway was already overcrowded, and the transfer station of Dongzhimen was even more so, after following the army of office workers to squeeze onto the subway, Haojist and Joseph were separated from Li Ning's Yu Tong shoes, Joseph's mobile phone has been vibrating, but Joseph was squeezed and couldn't move, and couldn't take the mobile phone out of his pocket at all.
The helpless two had to wait for Jianguomen Station, and squeezed out the subway with all their strength amid the eyes and curses of everyone.
βhat the FxxkοΌβ Joseph suddenly shouted loudly.
βatch your languageοΌβ Hoggist reminded: "Why are you scolding the street? Didn't you say you wanted to speak Chinese? β
"Speaking Chinese? ! Joseph scolded even louder, "My TM phone was stolen!" β
"Isn't it! Isn't your phone vibrating all the time? Can it be stolen? Hougist expressed disbelief.
"How do I know, getting out of the car is so crowded, I'm about to be scared to death by them, so I can pay attention to my mobile phone!" Joseph said in chagrin.
"Catch the thief!" Suddenly, a woman's scream was heard nearby.