268. The First Battle, Changing History
Athens is crisscrossed by car roads, public transport is easy and cheap, and tickets are sold at bus stations, newsstands or specific stalls in the main squares. Trams run every 15 minutes, but the area is limited. Motorbikes and cars can also be rented and used by car.
Hua Ben wanted to take a bus with Cheryl to experience the civilian tourist style, but the tall and strong man and the beautiful woman were too eye-catching, and his fame in Greece was also quite large.
There was no way, Huaben had to give up this idea and left the bus under the escort of the local traffic police. After understanding that Hua Ben just wanted to experience the scenery of Athens freely, the traffic police gave him a suggestion, that is, to rent a big motorcycle: the local rental car could not accommodate his physique. The traffic police were very enthusiastic, and even lent him a police motorcycle in the end, in exchange for a few signed photos.
But Huaben is still happy, he has not ridden a motorcycle for a long time, Athens is a typical port city, the sea breeze is gentle, the sun is warm, and riding on a motorcycle has a special style. The most amorous thing is that Cheryl sat behind him and hugged him: although it was already the largest motorcycle in the police force, the gap left after Wabeen sat on it was still not large, Cheryl could only hug him tightly, and the two rabbits were simply attached to his back.
Hua Ben was very bad at the sudden acceleration and deceleration, which made Cheryl scream, and the girl knew his bad intentions and kept slapping him. Tourists on both sides of the highway looked sideways, they only thought that Hua Ben with big sunglasses was a little hooligan with a flying car, playing this little trick to tease the girl, but they didn't recognize that the person in the car was the first star of the United States in the Olympic Games, the captain of the American men's basketball team worth 20 million US dollars. Wallace.
In the end, the two still did not go to the Parthenon, because according to the regulations, formal attire is required to visit the temple, men need to wear long pants, and women need to wear long-sleeved dresses. And for comfort, Huaben wore a hip-hop suit, and Cheryl wore a pink T-shirt with a tube skirt.
Hua Ben called the traffic police who borrowed his motorcycle and asked about some of the more civilian tourist attractions, and the traffic police recommended him to Syntagma Square, the area around the Acropolis, and Omonia Square.
The traffic police are good tour guides, and the recommended places retain a strong Athenian flavor, and many traditional craft workshops and snack bars are located in these places. Moreover, although there are a lot of posters here that are influenced by the Olympics, there are relatively few of them, and more of them are small attractions full of ethnic customs.
"Look, there are a lot of open-air restaurants." Cheryl happily pointed to novel things and asked questions along the way, unlike Eva's charm, Alba's innocence, and Bell's strength, Cheryl is more of the coquettish simplicity of the girl next door.
"Hey, did you bring drachmas (Greek currency)? How about we go for coffee? Cheryl asked with interest.
Hua Ben snapped his fingers, started the motorcycle, and drove over with a bang, on the way he bought a headscarf, wrapped it around his head and put sunglasses, no one recognized him as Mr. MVP in the NBA.
There are many open-air restaurants in Athens, a bit similar to the barbecue stalls in our coastal city at night, with a wide range of dishes, affordable prices, and a cool sea breeze, which is the preferred place for tourists to eat. Hua Ben parked his motorcycle in front of a fast-food restaurant called Neon, and the young people eating around him whistled, and someone shouted to him in English: "Cool, brother, where did you get the police car?" ”
Wabbon smiled, gestured with his gun drawn, and sat down at a round table with Cheryl to order. The handsome waiter asked them if they wanted a drink, and Cheryl thought about it and wanted milk juice, but Wabbon refused, saying, "Give me a cup of iced coffee and give her a glass of champagne." ”
Cheryl obviously misunderstood Hua Ben's thoughts, and her pretty face suddenly turned red, and Hua Ben smiled: "Have you seen "Roman Fake Said"? Joe. It is in this position that Bradley (Gregory) is in such a position to fight with Princess Anne (my favorite Audrey. Hepburn) experienced Rome together, and the princess ordered a glass of champagne at that time"
"Yes, this is a feature of Greek tourism, you see, as long as there is a boyfriend, the lady will order champagne." A voice that was not very fluent in English sounded next to the two, and Hua Ben looked up and saw that it was also a man and a woman, with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, obviously Asian.
Seeing Hua Ben staring at him, the man smiled and said, "May I ask if we can sit here?" The tables in the neighborhood were full. Of course, if you mind, then we can leave. ”
Waben shrugged, he looked around, there were really no empty tables, they had just left, and they happened to bump into each other.
After the drinks and dishes were served, the man raised his coffee cup and praised Cheryl's beauty and Huaben's strength, and then asked casually, "Are you American?" Sir, listen to your accent with the flavor of New York. ”
Hua Ben smiled: "No, no, we are British, but I only immigrated when I was twenty years old, and I used to make a living in the United States and do some small business in Brooklyn, New York." His heart became vigilant, these two people must be too enthusiastic, right? So he asked, "Are you myself or Korean?" ”
In 2004, when China's tourism boom had not yet arrived, the Athens Olympics attracted a large number of Korean tourists, and his reputation for quality was started at that Olympics.
"No, no, Chinese, we are Chinese." The man smiled and explained, "Do you know China? A place countless times larger than Honhon's and Korea's. ”
Hua Ben hurriedly said: "China? You know, I know it well, because I have many friends who are Chinese, and I have done business with China. He knew that Chinese were very mindful of being recognized as Yue himself or Korean, who made this guy's English accent so awkward, he had seen Yue Ben fans, it was such an accent.
The two sides chatted briefly, Hua Ben ignored them anymore, whispered to Cheryl, planned the afternoon trip, and helped her find a good hotel by the way.
But the other party obviously didn't want to let him go like this, and kept asking him questions, seeing that Hua Ben was a little impatient, he explained self-deprecatingly that it was a chatter, the first time he saw the British, he had never been to the UK, and he wanted to understand the customs of England. People of any nationality like to introduce their own nationality to foreigners, so Cheryl began to happily introduce some British customs.
At the end of lunch, the other party asked Hua Ben some views on the Olympics and current affairs and politics, and Hua Ben avoided talking about the latter questions and talked about the Olympics, when the other party asked him what he thought about the ranking of the American men's basketball team and the Chinese men's basketball team this time, he reacted that these two people may be reporters, and people have long recognized him.
"You're journalists?" Cheryl also reacted, so she asked directly.
The other party was stunned for a moment, obviously looking a little embarrassed, and his female companion quickly apologized, but did not veto.
Although the street tour met the reporter is quite disappointing, but it is nothing, Hua Ben said that it doesn't matter, you can ask whatever you want, it is not easy to eat, but the questions are limited to the Olympics, personal questions and political questions are not answered.
The two reporters were suddenly excited, and began to ask questions, Hua Ben only picked up a dozen answers, and when Cheryl finished drinking champagne, he got up to say goodbye. Before leaving, I took a photo with each other, and before starting the motorcycle, I heard the two cheering in Mandarin: "I caught a big fish, we actually had an exclusive interview with Daben, and I got the year-end bonus!" It's really like Da Yao and Da Zhi said, although Big Ben looks very fierce and fierce, he is the best star in the NBA. ”
"I got a good guy card." Waben said with a smile to Cheryl, who had a blank face.
In the afternoon, they bought a tourist map, rode around on their motorcycles, and even saw the 'mouth of truth' in "The False Tales of Rome" (Gregory told Hepburn that if he put his hand into it, anyone who lied would be bitten off his hand). Athens also has a strong basketball atmosphere, the city is relatively small, it is not easy to build sports fields such as football fields, there are many basketball hoops on the streets, many people see Huaben's strong figure, and invite him to come up and play together, but no one recognizes this person with a scarf around his head and big sunglasses as the owner of the No. 3 Pistons jersey they are wearing.
In the evening, Hua Ben helped Cheryl find an A-class hotel near the Olympic Pavilion, returned the motorcycle and left some signatures, and then returned to the Olympic Village. Hotels in Greece do not have star ratings, but correspond to the five ABCDE ratings.
In the next few days, the U.S. men's basketball team rented a stadium and began to practice before the game, and on the 13th, the Olympic Games officially opened.
Americans like freedom, including the national team, these people play together, walk around and meet a lot of American sports stars, and there are even more than 50% of the fans in the favorability, which is very useful, they all carry a variety of skills, such as the sprinter's control of explosiveness, the athlete's experience of flexibility, and the high jumper's grasp of the timing of the jump
Marbury and Odom and their entourage couldn't be happy, they found that it was not bad to live in the Olympic Village, and there were many beautiful women from all over the world. For example, the Russian ice beauty Khorkina, the number one beauty of the Italian women's volleyball team, the Russian star Isinbayeva, and the Dutch female flying fish Debruin, etc., are all beautiful and generous, enthusiastic and beautiful.
watched the ingenious opening ceremony, and the competition between the men's basketball team officially opened at the Helinnik Olympic Athletic Center on the 15th, and the first game was the Chinese men's basketball team against the Spanish men's basketball team, which was a game between Group A. However, the U.S. men's basketball team was also asked to watch the game, because Serbia and Montenegro will play Italy later in Group B, and they will have to study their opponents.
The starting lineup of the Chinese team is No. 5 Liu Wei, No. 8 Zhu Fangyu, No. 10 Li Nan, No. 12 Wang Zhizhi and No. 13 Yao Ming.
Originally, Hua thought it would be a one-sided slaughter, but he remembered that the Spanish men's basketball team was very strong, and in 08 it almost pulled down the United States team, which gathered NBA All-Stars. As a result, this is the flow of his impressions, at this time Gasol Jr. is still young, the golden boy Rubio is just a child, and the others are not mature, there is only one Paul. Gasol carries the banner.
In the first half, the two sides were inseparable, Yao Ming called for wind and rain on the inside, and fought Gasol to gain the upper hand. However, he suffered a foul crisis, and he had to go off the court with three fouls at the beginning of the second quarter. Many people thought that the Chinese team was going to be defeated, and this team was originally counting on Yao Ming to play on the inside, as for the outside? It's been blown up a long time ago.
But Wang Zhizhi, who has not appeared in history, stepped forward, and Wang Zhizhi, who did not show much in the first quarter, played fast with Gasol on the inside. Both of them are mobile interior linemen, and both are proficient in various offensive methods, and the range covers every part of the three-point line, so it was a tie.
At the end of the first half, the Chinese team only trailed Spain by 3 points at 40:43, of which Wang Zhizhi scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks, becoming the core of the Chinese team.
(To be continued)