Chapter 61: A Trip to Bangkok
10 August 2008
Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand.
At the international arrivals exit, passengers who have just stepped off the plane are coming out of the passage one after another.
There were already a lot of people gathered at the exit to pick up the airport, and it could be judged from the signs held up by these people at the scene that this flight was from China, and almost all of the names that came into view were Chinese names, and they were simplified.
Chen Sheng and Frank also walked out of the exit with their bags, their tall figures and strong temperaments were very eye-catching when they walked in the crowd, and almost as soon as they appeared in the passage, they attracted everyone's attention.
As soon as he came out of the passage, Chen Sheng saw the person who came to pick him up, a young man about 1.75 meters old and about 30 years old, his skin was fairer than that of ordinary Southeast Asians, much like Chinese, and the other party was holding a sign with Chen Sheng's name written on it, standing at the front of the crowd, very eye-catching.
When Chen Sheng saw the other party, he and Frank walked over to him.
After the Macau Fighting Competition, Wang Yue's matter was perfectly resolved, whether it was the casino or the underworld, it was completely settled, and Chen Sheng and his senior brother had successfully completed their mission to Hong Kong and Macao.
The complete success of the fighting competition has enabled Wang Yue to gain a firm foothold in Hong Kong and Macau, no longer the situation of being poor and blank when he first arrived in Hong Kong, and the company's business is also on the right track.
And this martial arts competition made Wang Yue make a lot of money, from a young man with a silk sling, to a well-known young talent in Hong Kong and Macao, not only paid off all the arrears, but also established his own name in Hong Kong and Macau, no longer the penniless and rotten boy who can be bullied by anyone.
Since the major associations in Hong Kong learned about Chen Sheng's strength and the behemoth looming behind him, they also wisely adopted an attitude of avoidance, completely died down, did not come to trouble again, and were safe with each other, and from then on, the well water did not interfere with the river water.
Chen Sheng returned to Beijing soon after the fight tournament, and naturally returned home to celebrate.
His victory in the Macau Fighting Championship completely shook the domestic martial arts community, and made many people of insight in the martial arts world realize that after a certain degree of improvement, traditional martial arts can also enter the international martial arts arena and have a bright future.
As a result, many friends or seniors in the martial arts world, either directly to the door, or through the relationship between the teacher, have come to the door to learn from the experience, and after returning, they are also ready to start studying the possibility of their own martial arts entering the international fighting arena.
Chen Sheng's victory in this fighting competition has invisibly accelerated the speed of traditional martial arts to the fighting arena, and it can be regarded as doing his part for the development and promotion of traditional martial arts.
Since he returned to Beijing, there will be countless friends in the martial arts world to visit and learn from the scriptures every day, and there are countless banquets to attend, at first, Chen Sheng is still very enthusiastic, but there are too many people in the martial arts world, after a few days, Chen Sheng is a little unbearable.
Fortunately, after the time entered the end of July and the beginning of August, everyone's attention shifted to the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, and Chen Sheng also got a rare quiet break.
After a few days of rest at home, and as a result of this time, he summed up his gains and inspirations during the tournament, and Chen found that he still had a lot to offer, especially Muay Thai, the main martial art in the striking arena right now.
He also understands that as long as he enters the international martial arts arena in the future, he will meet countless Muay Thai fighting masters, and it is obvious that he does not know enough about Muay Thai, so Chen Sheng immediately decided to go to Thailand to learn Muay Thai.
Chen Sheng told the master about this idea, and the master also agreed, after all, this is a good thing, which shows that Chen Sheng still has a strong desire for knowledge, and is not complacent on the existing achievements, and does not seek to improve, so he naturally fully supports it.
Mom no longer objected to Chen Sheng's participation in the martial arts tournament, and agreed with Chen Sheng's idea and allowed him to come to Thailand to learn Muay Thai.
So after a short break, when the eyes of the world were paying attention to Beijing and rushing to Beijing, Chen Sheng, as a Beijinger, left Beijing again and boarded the plane to Bangkok, Thailand, after accompanying his family to watch the spectacular opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Before he set off, he contacted Boqiu, who had a relationship with him before, and informed the other party that he was interested in studying Muay Thai in Bangkok.
Boqiu has learned about Chen Sheng's performance in Macau through some friends in the martial arts world, and has also watched the video of the fight, and he is very eager to get to know Chen Sheng at this moment.
In particular, I want to learn about Chinese martial arts through Chen Sheng, so as to prepare for the possibility that I may meet a martial arts master like Chen Sheng in the fighting arena in the future.
Hearing that Chen Sheng was interested in coming to Thailand to learn Muay Thai, Boqiu immediately welcomed him, and at the same time made an appointment that Chen Sheng could go directly to his Bopam Boxing Gym to study and exchange after arriving in Bangkok.
Frank is currently Chen Sheng's entourage and guide, when they were in Hong Kong and Macao before, the relationship between the two was very good, and they fought side by side, and they were comrades-in-arms.
At the same time, Frank also had the experience of learning Muay Thai in Thailand, so this time Chen Sheng directly hired him and asked him to be his assistant and accompany him to Thailand.
Frank is also not much to do in Hong Kong at the moment, and he is willing to follow Chen Sheng, and his goal is to re-enter the world heavyweight martial arts arena with Chen Sheng as a member of Chen Sheng's coaching staff.
Chen Sheng hired Frank with another layer of thought, he wanted to study Muay Thai in Thailand for a while, and then go to the Netherlands to see the new martial arts kingdom of the Netherlands, especially the famous Dutch kickboxing and X-type attack, and Frank is a fake Dutchman, there is no better guide than him.
So it's no surprise that the two appeared at Bangkok Airport together today.
Chen Sheng and Frank took a big stride and soon walked in front of the people who came to pick them up.
"Savadika, I'm Chen Sheng, this is my friend, my name is Frank, are you sent by Mr. Boqiu to pick us up?"
Chen Sheng communicated with the man who picked him up in English.
"Savadika, Mr. Chen Sheng, yes, I was sent by Mr. Boqiu to pick you up, you can go directly to the Popam Boxing Gym with me, or go to the hotel first. And you can communicate with me in Mandarin, I am a Thai Chinese, I can understand Mandarin completely, and I can speak, of course, if you are willing to communicate with me in English, my English is also passable"
The other party said directly to Chen Sheng in Mandarin.
Hearing the other party's fluent but somewhat weird Mandarin, Chen Sheng was very happy, and there was no obstacle to communication.
"Thank you very much, you guys are really thoughtful, so that there will be no problems with the communication and exchange between us, I think it's better to go to the hotel first, we have booked the hotel, after putting down the luggage, let's go to the Popam Boxing Gym, it will be easier"
After listening to Chen Sheng's suggestion, the other party was ready to take Chen Sheng and them out of the waiting hall to take the car to the hotel, and he said to Chen Sheng as he walked:
"Mr. Chen Sheng, you can call me Amin, during your time in Thailand, I have always been able to act as your translator and guide, many Thai people do not understand English, and it is still a little difficult for you to communicate, so you should need a Thai translator, so that it is more convenient for you to move around in Thailand, of course, if you don't need it, I can also leave"
Chen Sheng looked at Ah Ming and said with a smile:
"It's great that you can be my translator, so that I don't have any language barriers in Thailand, and I believe we can get along very happily."
Saying that, Chen Sheng stretched out his hand and shook Amin's hand, which was regarded as signing a verbal employment agreement, promising the other party that during his stay in Thailand, Amin could be his own language translator throughout the whole process.
Ah Ming is also very happy, which means that Chen Sheng can have a very rich income during his time in Thailand.
After taking their luggage, Chen Sheng and Frank followed Amin out of the airport, then got into Amin's car and drove directly to downtown Bangkok.
Along the way, the scenery is very charming, looking at the exotic scenery of Bangkok through the car window, Chen Sheng and Frank also feel very comfortable.
Chen Sheng also noticed that Buddhism is particularly thriving in this country, and there are many beautiful temples with their own characteristics and decorations on both sides of the road leading to downtown Bangkok, and there are many monks on the road.
As we approached the city of Bangkok, the speed dropped significantly, and the road became congested with more and more vehicles and pedestrians.
Obviously, this is a common problem in all big cities, but it is especially serious here.
The three jumpers running around the street, as well as the Thai people who are not abiding by the traffic rules than the **** people, made the speed of the vehicle directly drop to 20 miles.
Obviously, everyone is used to such traffic conditions, and it is useless to know that it is useless to be in a hurry, unless you have wings and fly over from above, otherwise you have to be like everyone, slowly rubbing forward, of course, the deafening horn sound is not smaller than when Beijing is in a traffic jam.
Ah Ming looked back at Chen Sheng and explained the traffic situation to them.
"The traffic situation in Bangkok is like this, very congested, in the future you will often encounter such a situation in Bangkok, so if you have an urgent matter to go out, you had better advance a little time, so as to avoid being late, when you go out, it is best to choose to take the kind of tricycle that carries passengers, they are small, in the city is much faster than the speed of the car, and many cars can not reach the place, they can get there
Now there is no need to rush such a situation, it is very common, everyone is the same, just wait slowly"
"It's okay, we're not in a hurry, you just drive slowly"
Chen Sheng and Frank were not in a hurry, and just took advantage of this opportunity to enjoy the scenery of Bangkok outside the car window.
It took about two or three hours for them to arrive at the booked hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok.
This hotel is located on the south bank of the Chao Phraya River, the scenery is very beautiful, and the hotel facilities are almost the best in Bangkok.
After entering the hotel, Ah Ming waited in the hotel lobby, and Chen Sheng and Frank went upstairs to the room they had booked under the guidance of the hotel service staff.
The rooms for two people are next to each other, which is also more convenient.
Chen Sheng entered his room, and the first thing he saw when he opened the bedroom door was the charming scenery of the Chao Phraya River outside the window, which was simply refreshing, and Chen Sheng instantly liked this room.
After tipping and sending the waiter away, Chen Sheng began to pack his luggage by himself, took a shower after packing, changed into a relaxed beachwear, and walked out of the room.
Frank was already waiting for Chen Sheng at the door, and he was also dressed very coolly, a beach boy.
The two looked at each other's outfits, looked at each other and smiled, and walked to the elevator together.
After arriving at the hotel lobby, they called Ah Ming, who was chatting with the beautiful woman, and the three of them drove away from the hotel and ran directly to the Popam Boxing Gym where Boqiu was located. (To be continued.) )