Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Master
The arena in the big world is also an important profit channel in the big world.
The main profit here is not based on tickets and spending, but on gambling.
Nowadays, you can bet on games, and every time you encounter an important game, Huang Chujiu can make a lot of money.
However, Zhou Zhen went to watch a few shows, and now the physique of all kinds of people is not as good as that of later generations, and the excitement is inferior to that of later generations.
Many people in later generations believe that there is real kung fu now, and there are indeed many martial arts routines in this era, and each has its own strengths, which can be described as a hundred schools of thought.
However, martial arts routines are naturally effective in strengthening the body, but it is debatable how much attack power is added.
This is not the kind of martial arts world of Xiaoao Jianghu, his internal strength has not recovered, so Zhou Zhen doesn't think that this world has that kind of clever kung fu.
Zhou Zhen met many "masters" at home and abroad in the arena of the big world, and they were good at fighting skills, but with Zhou Zhen's level, he was not interested in them at all.
In the early years of the Republic of China, there were many foreign strongmen of all kinds who came to China, but most of them were not real masters, but circus actors.
Many people in later generations believe that this era was the decline of China and the development of Europe and the United States.
That's true, but it depends on what it looks like.
During the Republic of China, the magic capital was the world's top city, ranking sixth in the world in terms of economy and top five in terms of population.
Because the magic capital is rich, people from all over the world regard the magic capital as a gold rush place.
The anti-Semitism in Europe in the thirties, when hundreds of thousands of Jews made the magic capital their destination, speaks volumes.
Taking Hongkou as an example, so many Dongying people came to the magic capital to beg for a living because the economy of the magic capital still surpassed that of Edo at that time.
Most of these strong men were circus performers, and they came to the magic capital to earn a living and make money, similar to acrobatic performances in later generations.
For example, pulling a car with bare hands, a boulder of 200 catties on the head, a boulder on the chest, and so on.
Zhou Zhen had never seen Huo Yuanjia, but he also knew that Huo Yuanjia came to the magic capital after going bankrupt and suffered from tuberculosis.
He had to compete with foreign strongmen twice, but he didn't compare, once because he didn't get the competition license from the patrol room, and once because the opponent ran away.
He has fought against the Dongying people and won them all, but the opponents are all Jianghu people among the Dongying people, similar to the subordinates of Golden Velvet......
Therefore, this kind of competition is also not a reference.
But one thing is true, that is, it is true that Huo Yuanjia has real kung fu, and he came to the magic capital to teach martial arts in the "Jingwu Gymnastics Club" founded by Chen Gongzhe.
After listening to Huang Chujiu's introduction, Zhou Zhen was also very interested. "Really a master?"
Huang Chujiu laughed and said: "In short, both of them have won the championship, whether it is true or not, we still need to investigate." I'm going to send someone tomorrow morning to try their level, are you interested in coming and seeing? ”
Zhou Zhen thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow afternoon, I have something to do in the morning." ”
"Good ......" He looked at the two little girls carefully, and said with a smile: "The two little girls are good, Jin Dong enjoys it to the fullest, and the old decay will not bother." ”
On the second day, Zhou Zhen sent away Kong Mao, who was going to Europe and the United States to promote the movie, and arranged the work of collecting money, and then came to the big world leisurely.
In this era, the arena of the Great World that can accommodate 1,200 people is already considered very large.
There are also performance items in the venue, and Zhou Zhen came directly to the training hall in the back court and met the two masters in Huang Chujiu's mouth.
Judging from the appearance, Silu and Kemba do have the momentum of masters. However, the names are obviously not real names, and they should be improvised to cater to the habits of Oriental people.
Silu is about thirty years old, nearly two meters tall, and the fat on his body is comparable to O'Neill's fattest time, and he looks like a mountain of meat.
And Kemba is only about 1.8 meters long, and his body is like a door panel, wide and thick, and he is covered with muscle bumps.
In particular, he has almost no neck, and his head is like resting directly on his shoulders, so his actual shoulder height is much taller than that of a person who is 1.8 meters.
Zhou Zhen is 1.85 meters tall, and his shoulders are not as tall as his.
With their size, the martial artists in the arena, not to mention fighting them, are out of proportion when they stand in front of them.
Huang Chujiu's gaze was retracted from them who were training, and Zhou Zhen beside him asked. "Jin Dong, are you disappointed?"
Zhou Zhen shook his head with a smile and said: "In terms of performance, Kemba is definitely a good player, you can see that he plays the logs of other people's daily training like a golden hoop stick."
Slu's fat body is very resistant to beating, and he has a lot of agility and strength, and in my opinion, no one can match the martial arts.
However, I had no expectations from them, so why should I be disappointed? ”
Huang Chujiu relied on his rich experience and understanding of the two of them to know the strength of this strong man.
Although Slu is tall and strong, just looking at the muscles and size of the two people, I am afraid that most people will think that Kemba is stronger.
But whether it is in terms of flexibility or explosiveness, the fat Slubi is stronger than the muscular Kemba.
He took a closer look at Zhou Zhen's body that didn't seem to be strong, and once again felt a little uncertain about the Prime Minister's son.
If Zhou Zhen is a master, he doesn't believe it ten thousand, but how did Zhou Zhen see it?
He didn't dwell on this question, and said: "If you want to talk about masters, I have seen a lot, but the most powerful in my heart is the tiger head Shaobao Sun Lutang." ”
Zhou Zhen's heart moved, and he searched his memory, and in Jin Yanxi's memory, he didn't know much about this Sun Lutang.
In the previous seventeen years of his life, he was a waste material who could only eat, drink and have fun, and he didn't care about the rough people who practiced martial arts at all.
But in Zhou Zhen's memory, Sun Lutang is very famous, he is recognized as the first master of the Republic of China, and he has fought all over the world in his life and has never been defeated.
When he was a child, he listened to his mother tell Sun Lutang's story, and when he was in school, he also bought Sun Lutang's books and read them.
Hearing Huang Chujiu mention this legendary figure, Zhou Zhen pondered for a moment and asked, "Is Sun Lutang really powerful?" ”
Huang Chujiu was even more surprised this time, and asked, "Since you like kung fu, don't you know that Mr. Sun is now the military envoy of the presidential palace?" You haven't seen him? ”
Zhou Zhen was a little embarrassed. "I haven't seen it."
Of course, this is mainly because he has experienced the world of Xiaoao Jianghu and has seen the real divine martial arts.
The martial arts in the martial arts world can fly the eaves and walk the wall, cross the river with a reed, can not avoid the cold and heat, and can prolong life.
But real-world martial arts, which are actually martial arts skills and force training, are not so magical.
This is not the real historical world, and Zhou Zhen has not recovered his internal strength, which means that this world has no internal strength at all, and there are no people who care about this aspect.
Huang Chujiu became interested and began to tell Zhou Zhen about Sun Lutang's martial arts experience, including the process of defeating the famous Russian Hercules Petrov a few years ago.
This Petrov is not in vain, he has eleven gold medals in various competitions, but when he came to China, he was defeated by Sun Lutang.
Zhou Zhen was also in a boiling mood when he heard this, and secretly decided that when he returned to the capital this time, he must visit this legendary martial artist.
In the training gym, Sru and Kemba have already warmed up and started to challenge other fighters.
The two of them stopped the topic and watched the real strength of the two people.
However, at a glance, Zhou Zhen was also a little disappointed, the two of them mainly relied on the advantages of their bodies in boxing, whether it was skill or precision, they were not as good as the professional fighters of later generations.
People often like to look at the past and the present, and always think that the people in the past were great, but in fact, they are not.
On the same basis, the people of later generations are actually stronger than the ancients because of their rich nutrition, scientific training methods, physique, experience, and skills.
Silu won several games in a row, and at this time it was a Chinese man in his forties with a beautiful beard, and he was only about 1.7 meters tall.
Slu seemed to have no interest, and did not want to compare any more, so he gestured with his little finger to the bearded man.
The bearded man suddenly became angry, took two steps forward, and said, "Although you are tall and physical, it is not a big deal, don't insult people here." ”
The interpreter translated his words to Slu, who said in English, "It's just a waste of time to compete with you, I think I've shown my strength." ”
Huang Chujiu stood up and said in stiff English: "Competition, prize money...... One hundred dollars. ”
After speaking, he said in Chinese: "Master Wang, I will reward 100 yuan for winning the battle." ”
Sitting down, he said to Zhou Zhen: "This Master Wang's name is Wang Ziping, and he is a master, proficient in Chaquan and Baji Boxing. Several of them in my field are his apprentices.
In 18 years, he defeated the Russian Kontel in the capital; In 19 years, in Qingdao, he won the American El Alamein and the German Kozhimai; In the same year, in Jinan Shengdong Yingren Sato. ”
The reward of one hundred dollars obviously made Sru excited, which was nearly forty dollars, and he had never earned that much in a month before.
The two quickly stood face to face, and Wang Ziping clenched his fists and said: "Today's competition is not for money, but to let this Yi people know that I am not unpopular in Greater China." ”
Zhou Zhen asked in surprise: "Are you still hiding such a master?" ”
Huang Chujiu said with a smile: "I can't invite him, he taught soldiers martial arts under Ma Liang, the commander of Shandong Town, a few years ago, and then taught soldiers martial arts under Ma Zizhen of the Ministry of War. ”
Zhou Zhen was very interested and looked at it intently.
Silu stepped on the western steps, moving quickly, but his expression was relaxed, obviously not taking the prince in his eyes.
He stepped forward and threw a straight punch at Wang Ziping's head. The prince was short, his head tilted, and he dodged the punch and pushed it into Sru's stomach with a palm.
Something happened to Zhou Zhen's surprise, Silu seemed to have been hit by a car, and flew out three or four meters at once, making Zhou Zhen stand up excitedly.