Thank you for eating meat and giving me a huge reward of millions of coins! Congratulations to the dog for eating meat and becoming the first silver alliance to pass the level! I love you!

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News that Chen Qiang won the fifth gold medal appeared in the newspaper.

For Chinese people, the number "5" is obviously much auspicious than the number "4". In Chinese culture, people also like to put together many things into one "five". For example, the five elements, grains, five flavors, five mountains, five classics, five senses, five internal organs, etc.

So Chen Qiang's fifth gold medal seemed to have achieved a phased achievement, at least it made Feng Shui masters and obsessive-compulsive patients feel much more comfortable.

For five consecutive days, I won a gold medal every day and broke the world record every day. Many Chinese people are a little numb about this, and the excitement in their hearts is far less than that of the previous few days. Although the wing belly of abalone ginseng is delicious, if you eat it every day, you will get tired of it.

However, the title of "the world's number one athlete" has inspired many Chinese people.

China in that era had been weak for a long time, and was beaten by the great powers in almost any field.

Now, in the field of sports, China has finally had a person who can compete with the great powers and win! How can this not make people feel proud!

The title of "the world's number one" is both familiar and unfamiliar to the Chinese. China was once the country of the Celestial Empire, and the Chinese naturally felt that I was the best in the world! However, foreigners rely on their strong ships and powerful guns to impose a century of humiliation on China. From then on, the so-called "the world's number one" became a joke of self-pornography!

Now, China has gained another "world number one". Although it is a sports field that most Chinese are not familiar with, it is a shot of a psychotropic agent that can help those with inferiority complex regain some self-confidence, give those who kneel down a little courage, and let them try to stand up!

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A few hours later, the news that Chen Qiang won the fifth Olympic gold medal also spread to Europe. At the same time, the title of "the world's number one athlete" was also reached in Europe.

After all, Europe is the birthplace of modern Olympics. Although this Olympic Games was held in the United States, media from European countries still pay close attention to the Olympic Games. Every day in newspapers, they spend a lot of space to introduce the situation of the Los Angeles Olympics.

A few days ago, European media reported that Chen Qiang won the championship, but it did not cause much sensation. After all, European countries are still focusing on reporting on the record of their own athletes. For other competitions, it would be nice to mention one or two sentences by the way.

However, as Chen Qiang continued to win gold medals and constantly broke world records, European media reported more and more about Chen Qiang. The original text introduction of one sentence gradually turned into a few sentences and a tofu cube.

The influence of track and field is already relatively large, not to mention that the world record can never be ignored. Chen Qiang won the world record, so there will naturally be newspaper reports.

In four days, Chen Qiang gradually attracted the attention of Europeans, and Europeans also knew that the Chinese participated in the Olympics and achieved very good results.

On the fourth day, Chen Qiang broke the world record of triple jump, which has caused some minor sensation in Europe. Four track and field gold medals and four world records are the best results achieved by track and field athletes in Olympic history.

On the fifth day, the fifth gold medal and the fifth world record were like adding fuel to the fire, shocking those Europeans who were paying attention to the Olympics.

More importantly, the title of "the world's number one athlete" was like igniting an explosive barrel, which instantly attracted the attention of Europeans. Even if Europeans who did not pay attention to the Los Angeles Olympics, when they heard the title of "the world's number one athlete", they couldn't help but want to understand how outstanding Chen Qiang performed at the Olympics.

No matter in any field, the title of "world number one" is the most eye-catching, not to mention that this time, the "world number one athlete" is still a Chinese!

If this "world's number one athlete" is an American, British, French or German, it may not attract European attention and heated discussions. Europe may even feel it is right, probably like the Chinese team won the table tennis championship. No one will think it is new, and it is enough to take it as a headline for the news and take it a little bit of it.

But the "world's number one athlete" is a Chinese, which instantly attracted the attention of the whole of Europe. Many Europeans tried to understand what this Chinese athlete was.

For hundreds of years, Europe has always regarded itself as the core of the world. In all fields, Europe has always claimed that it is the most advanced in the world and the leader in the world. However, the world's number one person in the field of sports is a Chinese, which immediately surprised Europeans.

In the minds of Europeans, China is a poor and backward place. Since it is backward, it is backward in all aspects, not only politics, military, economy and technology, Chinese culture, Chinese art, and Chinese sports are also backward, and everything in China is backward.

Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine was regarded by Europeans as witchcraft before the Middle Ages, and traditional Chinese art was regarded by Europeans as playful and juggling. Even the words that were passed down for thousands of years in China were regarded as ignorant and backward existences. During the Republic of China, some scholars advocated the abolition of Chinese characters.

However, one day, Europeans discovered that some parts of China are not backward, and even China can achieve the world's first place in some fields. This instantly broke their cognition and made them feel unbelievable.

After all, this Olympic Games was not held in Europe, so Europeans did not witness the competition with their own eyes. Faced with the title of "the world's number one athlete", some were surprised, some questioned, and some were saying that it was a lie made up by the newspaper! How could Chinese people become "the world's number one"!

Europe feels good for itself for a day or two. Even in 2019, China's high-speed rail has been running at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour for many years. Many people in Europe still say that it is just China's propaganda, and those high-speed rails worth tens of thousands of kilometers are fake!

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In a villa by the Thames, Harry Bill was lying on a rocking chair, looking at the newspaper in his hand, but his lips were slightly raised, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

"Is the world's number one athlete a Chinese? Is it a April Fool's Day joke?" Harry Bill said to himself.

"This kind of sensational article is to deceive those who have never been to China. In the future, it is better to buy less of this kind of small newspaper, as there is nothing credible about the contents on it."

Harry Bill was once a businessman. He had been to China many times. More than 30 years ago, he was doing business in China. Now Harry Bill has retired and has begun to enjoy life.

In Harry Bill's impression, Chinese people look yellow and muscle-like. Many people smoke opium. Those people have nothing to do with being strong. Not to mention being athletes, they may be blown down if the wind is a little bit stronger. Harry Bill even feels that Chinese people are not worthy of becoming athletes at all, which will defile the profession of athletes.

So when the Chinese were the world's number one athletes appeared in the newspaper, Harry Bill refused to believe it at all. Instead, he felt that the newspaper deliberately fabricated news in order to increase sales.

Harry Bill picked up another newspaper. The sports section of this newspaper also introduced the content of the Olympics, and it also said that the "world's number one athlete" is a Chinese!

Harry Bill frowned slightly. He was a little shaken in his judgment because this newspaper is quite famous in the UK and should not fabricate fake news.

Then Harry Bill picked up another copy of The Times.

The sports sector of the Times should be explained in detail about Chen Qiang's report. The above even lists the order and results of Chen Qiang winning five gold medals.

"Five gold medals, five world records, all of which are true! A Chinese really became the world's number one athlete?" Harry Bill took a breath.

The Times is a top British newspaper with a history of hundreds of years. It is absolutely impossible for such an old newspaper to publish some random content.

Harry Bill put down the Times and fell into memories.

When he was young, he loved literature and once inspired to become a writer like Shakespeare. However, he eventually took the path of a businessman, but he did not give up on literary creation. Once he had time, he could not help but write something and then tried to contribute to newspapers and magazines.

More than 30 years ago, when he was doing business in China, he lived in Shanghai for a long time. At that time, he became a contributor to an English newspaper. The newspaper was called Zi Linxibao, which was founded by the British in Shanghai, and the readers were foreign diplomats, missionaries and businessmen in China.

Harry Bill vaguely remembers that in 1986, he once wrote an article in which he used a word to describe the Chinese: "sikmanofeastasia", which he adapted from "sikmanofeurope".

What Harry Bill did not expect was that the "sikmanofeastasia" he created became a common word for other countries to describe Chinese people in the future. If translated into Chinese, it is "the sick man of East Asia"!

At this moment, Harry Bill suddenly felt that the newspaper in his hand was a bit hot, and the words "the world's number one athlete" in the newspaper were more like refuting the word "sikmanofeastasia" he created back then, which made him feel a little ashamed.

"Yes, the world's number one athlete is a Chinese, and they are no longer the sick husbands of East Asia!"

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After having breakfast in Los Angeles, USA, Chen Qiang took a newspaper to check out the latest reports on the Los Angeles Olympics.

"The world's number one athlete? This name is much better than the "hardware hero". "Chen Qiang smiled slightly and continued to read the newspaper's reports about himself.

Most of the content of this newspaper's sports section is about introducing Chen Qiang, describing his achievements in the Los Angeles Olympics in detail, and then making Chen Qiang the "world's number one athlete."

Chen Qiang didn't think he was a praising man. With his achievements, he was indeed worthy of the title of "the world's number one athlete". After all, in history, no athlete has ever won five gold medals in one Olympic Games and broke the world record of five events at the same time.

After closing the newspaper, Chen Qiang sighed. Although he is now the "No. 1 athlete in the world", China is still poor and backward, bullied by the great powers, and humiliated the country. Most of the Chinese are still hungry and live a life of stagnation.

"I wish time passed faster. Only in 1949 will the Chinese people truly stand up!"

Chen Qiang shook his head slightly and said to himself: "I have done everything I can do. At least I have taken off the hat of "Sick Man in East Asia" for the Chinese. If any foreigner says in the future, you Chinese are the sick man in East Asia, then we can refute that the world's number one athlete is Chinese!"

Chen Qiang felt that this is a very magical logic. If you want to prove that something is the truth, then all situations must be consistent in order to prove that it is the truth. If you want to overturn a truth, you only need to find an exception that does not conform to it.

For example, some people say that Chinese basketball is bad, so we can tell him that Chairman Yao was the first center of the NBA back then, which is the most favorable rebuttal.

For example, some people say that Chinese track and field is very bad. At this time, we can tell him that Liu Xiang was once the world record holder of 110-meter hurdles. Although this is just a glory in the past, it can at least prove that Chinese track and field still has a place.

Or some people say that Chinese football is bad, so we can tell him that you are right!

When Chen Qiang thought of Chinese football, he suddenly had a bold idea.

"I remember football in this era, if you have five forwards and three defenders, will this formation be destroyed when it encounters a 442 or 433 formation?"

Chen Qiang was thinking about it, and the knock on the door sounded. Chen Qiang opened the door and saw Song Junfu standing outside the door.

There was a hint of sadness between Song Junfu's eyebrows. When he saw Chen Qiang, he immediately spoke, "Chen Qiang, we are in some trouble."

Chen Qiang invited Song Junfu into the room, poured Song Junfu a glass of water, and then asked, "What trouble did you encounter?"

"I went to inquire about the tickets for return to China yesterday. Today, the shipping company replied to me, and the ticket prices have increased a lot!" Song Junfu answered.

"How much has it increased?" Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

"The price of second-class cabin tickets has increased by three quarters!" Song Junfu answered.

"Why has it increased so much? I thought the tickets for the return were at most one-third more expensive than when we came!" Chen Qiang said.

Although the journey from China to the United States is the same as from the United States to China, the price of the boat ticket is different. After all, the United States is a developed country, so it is natural that the same thing is sold at a higher price.

Even in later generations, the fare from United Airlines to New York is much cheaper than from Beijing to New York. Sometimes the price difference is even twice as different, which means that from New York to Beijing, it costs twice as much as Beijing to New York. In this regard, Chinese airlines are much better. Whether it is from Beijing to New York or New York to Beijing, the fare prices are not very high, they are all the same!

Song Junfu said: "The price of a ship ticket to return to China from the United States is a little more expensive than when we came, but it shouldn't be so much more expensive. I also came to the United States to study, and the ticket price to return to China did not rise so outrageously. So I asked in detail. The shipping company said that it was because of the economic downturn in the United States and many coal mines went bankrupt, so the coal prices rose sharply, and the operating costs of the shipping company also rose sharply, and the shipping ticket prices also rose. This is still a second-class cabin. I heard that the price of a first-class cabin has more than doubled! However, those who can live in first-class cabins are rich, and they don't care about the price increase."

1932 was the year of the worst economic depression in the United States. Many factories and enterprises went bankrupt, which led to a huge reduction in electricity and coal consumption in the United States, which caused a large number of coal mines to go bankrupt or stop mining, and the result was a sharp rise in coal prices!

Many people may think that business is not easy to do and things cannot be sold. They should lower prices and promote promotions. How can it lead to a sharp increase in the price of products?

In fact, this is the real situation of the Great Depression in the United States. The market is filled with a large number of unsold goods, but the American people cannot afford these goods. Producers would rather be unsold than sell at a lower price. When the sales of goods decrease, capitalists choose to raise the price of goods to protect their profits. Nothing does not exist if there is any small profit but high turnover.

This kind of thing is also very common nowadays. For example, when the sales of cars they produce decrease, the first way they think of is not to reduce prices and sell more cars, but to lay off employees and reduce thousands of employees to reduce the burden on the company.

As for those cars that have been produced, they are placed there and sold slowly. Now, go to the websites introducing cars to check. Many models from four or five years ago are still on sale, and the prices have not dropped much. Some models of 2019 are even more expensive than 2017 models!

This is basically the case in the United States during the Great Depression. Companies are laying off employees and unemployed people are everywhere. However, prices are getting higher and higher. The more people can't afford things, the more expensive things are.

Therefore, when the coal price is expensive, the shipping ticket price will be more expensive. If there are fewer people on the boat, the shipping ticket will increase the price. If the coal price is 1 US dollars, the shipping company will dare to increase the price by US$2.

At this time, Chen Qiang finally understood why Liu Changchun, who came to participate in the Olympics in history, could not afford the return ticket, and he had to rely on the funding of local overseas Chinese groups to return to China.

It’s not that Liu Changchun didn’t bring enough money, but was cheated by the Great Depression of the United States!

In order to participate in this Olympic Games, Chen Qiang prepared a full 6,000 ocean, and his money was relatively sufficient. So Chen Qiang stood up, took out a stack of US dollars from the safe in the room, and handed it to Song Junfu.

"Coach Song, take this money and buy the tickets for you and Liu Changchun first. Otherwise, after a few days, the tickets will increase again!" Chen Qiang said.

"Xiao Chen, what do you mean? I'm here to tell you about this. I'm not asking you for money. I want to see how much money you're missing. I'm very sure." Song Junfu paused and continued, "I plan to ask for help from overseas Chinese in Los Angeles and ask them to fund some of it. It should be able to raise the money for our return tickets!"

"It's okay, Coach Song, you and Liu Changchun go back first, I won't rush to return to China for the time being." Chen Qiang said.

"Don't go back to China? Are you planning to stay in the United States?" Song Junfu asked with a serious look on his face. He seemed very worried that Chen Qiang would stay.

"How can I stay in the United States? I am a Chinese, so I naturally have to go back to China, but I don't have to pay for my return to China." Chen Qiang replied with a smile.

"You don't have to pay it yourself? Are Americans willing to buy you a ticket for the return journey? I haven't heard that the Olympic champions have this treatment and they also provide the travel expenses for the return!" Song Junfu asked in surprise.

"Of course I've been paid for the ticket for my return, Nanjing!" Chen Qiang smiled strangely and continued, "I'm here to participate in the Olympics. Nanjing has not paid a penny. If I want to go back this time, they have to bleed!"

Song Junfu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Chen Qiang, don't think too simple. I know the bureaucrats in Nanjing, who fight for power and profit, and plunder the people's wealth and ointment. They are good. Let them pay money from their pockets, which is difficult than climbing the sky! Since they were unwilling to pay when you came to the United States, they may not be willing to pay now if you want to go back!"

"So when you and Liu Changchun go back, you have to do me a favor. You told the media that the Chinese Olympic champion has no money to buy a ticket to return home and is stranded in the United States to clean up the plates! I think for the sake of face, Nanjing has to send someone to take me back!" Chen Qiang said.
Chapter completed!