When Chen Qiang arrived in the Great Lakes area, it was the era when traditional American industries were most prosperous. However, due to the Great Depression, it was also the area with the largest number of unemployed people in the United States.

The second half of 1932 to the first half of 1933 were the worst period of the Great Depression. The streets of Chicago were filled with unemployed workers, some of whom had become homeless, begging on the streets, and there were long queues of food distribution sites. The streets of Chicago were in a state of depression. Compared to this, the situation in Los Angeles was much better.

Chen Qiang first stayed in a hotel, and then Louis Williams began to visit various universities.

The first person to express goodwill to Chen Qiang was Chuntian College, a famous American sports school.

In the United States, almost all comprehensive universities have disciplines or departments related to sports, but there are few professional schools for sports. Chuntian College is a sports college.

Chuntian Academy has a lot of relationship with China. Among the young children studying in the United States in the Qing Dynasty, some went to Chuntian Academy to study. After returning to China, these people brought modern sports to China. They were also the first generation of sports people in China. After that, many Chinese students went to Chuntian Academy to study or further study, such as Professor Ma John from Tsinghua University and Coach Song Junfu, who came to Los Angeles with Chen Qiang this time, all studied at Chuntian Academy.

After all, Chuntian College is a sports college. In addition to giving speeches, Chen Qiang also had sports exchanges with teachers and students in the school. When visiting Chuntian College, Chen Qiang also saw a lot of information about Chinese students studying at Chuntian College.

After finishing his visit to Chuntian College, Chen Qiang went to another small university.

This is also the strategy designated by Chen Qiang and Louis Williams. Start with some smaller schools, from easy to difficult, first gain fame in smaller schools, then go to larger universities, and finally top universities.

There are much more universities in the Central and Eastern United States than in the West and are even bigger than those in the West. The more you go to the northeast, the more top universities in the world, including Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, and MIT, all in the northeast of the United States.

As for the speech fee, Chen Qiang did not charge too much. He had just arrived in Chicago and was still in his infancy, so he would rather open up the situation first. The successful speeches in Los Angeles before could only prevent Chen Qiang from being rejected by various universities. If he wanted to make money from speeches, Chen Qiang had to come up with some "dry goods".

Fame alone is not enough to give a speech at a top university. You also need real talent and knowledge, otherwise any singer and movie star can make money by giving speeches at Harvard or Yale.

This kind of world-class university is not interested in celebrity speeches. In the eyes of top universities, celebrities are considered a yarn! There are two types of speakers needed by top universities, one is the politician of a big country, and the other is the top scholar.

Inviting political leaders from major countries to give speeches is due to political considerations. No top university can escape political factors. Or, if a university reaches a certain level, it must participate in politics to a certain extent in order to do academic research with peace of mind.

If you ask top scholars to give speeches, there is no need to explain it. University is a place for research and research. If you are a Nobel Prize winner, you will have no problem even if you go to Harvard or Yale to give speeches, and you will be able to live there for several years.

Therefore, if Chen Qiang wants to give a speech at a prestigious school, his identity as a "world's number one athlete" is not enough to be taken seriously. He must add a layer of "academic" cloak to himself, and he wants to package himself into a "scholar".

The concept of "sub-health" is Chen Qiang's best weapon. He wants to spread this concept so that as many people as possible know the concept of "sub-health", and then turn "sub-health" into an academic topic. In this way, as the proposer of the concept of "sub-health", Chen Qiang will naturally have the halo of "scholars". Giving speeches to top universities will also become a natural thing.

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Louis Williams was very busy. He not only visited various universities in the Great Lakes area, but also contacted some news media and submitted Chen Qiang's articles.

What Chen Qiang wrote is naturally an article about "sub-health". The speeches in college can no longer satisfy Chen Qiang. He plans to build momentum in the media and promote his concept of "sub-health".

At the same time, Chen Qiang is also writing a paper about "sub-health" and intends to send it to journals for publication. Once it is successful, he will be truly covered with the cloak of a "scholar".

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Eureka Academy is where Chen Qiang’s next speech is delivered.

The scale of Eureka College is not large, it is an elite small-class school. It is far less famous than the famous American schools like the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.

After a speech, the concept of "sub-health" instantly attracted all the listeners.

After the speech, the students gathered up again and asked Chen Qiang questions.

Chen Qiang answered a few simple questions and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

At this time, a handsome guy came out of the crowd: "Mr. Chen, can you answer me a question?"

Chen Qiang originally planned to refuse, but after a look, he found that the young man looked really handsome. The smile on the young man's face was very sunny. Even though Chen Qiang was a straight man, he still couldn't help but feel good about the handsome guy.

"Okay, this is the last question." Chen Qiang said.

"Thank you." The handsome guy continued: "My name is Ronald Wilson Reagan, what I want to ask is..."

At this second, Chen Qiang's eyes were filled with surprise.

At this time, Chen Qiang didn't care about the handsome guy at all. He only had the name he said when the handsome guy introduced himself.

"Ronard Wilson Reagan, he is the future President of the United States Reagan!"

Chen Qiang looked at Reagan and thought to himself: No wonder Reagan was able to be an actor. He looked so handsome.

Seeing the famous person, Chen Qiang felt a little excited again. He coughed dryly and said, "Mr. Reagan, your question is very constructive. Come, let's take a photo together!"

Young Reagan looked confused.

"What's the situation? I'm just for an ordinary question, where is it constructive! How do I ask a question and take a photo? What does it have to do if I ask a question? Is it related to a photo constructive question or taking a photo?"

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Shanghai Beach.

There were many people gathered on the pier, and you could see them from a distance, and there were many banners erected.

People who don’t know may think that the students are conducting anti-Japanese parades again. When they walk into some, they find that the banner is filled with welcome slogans.

For example, slogans such as "Welcome Chen Qiang to return with victory", "Warm welcome the world's number one athlete to return", "Sports athletes, compete in the Olympics, and show our country's power", "National heroes, role models of China".

These people came to welcome Chen Qiang. People from all walks of life in Shanghai, visitors from the Ministry of Education, reporters from major newspapers, and even reporters from Britain and France stationed in Shanghai were all present.

The ship gradually approached the dock, and Song Junfu and Liu Changchun could not wait to appear on the deck. After more than 20 days of sailing, they had long been eager to return to their motherland.

"There are so many people on the shore, they should be here to welcome Chen Qiang. But they are going to be disappointed." Liu Changchun sighed lightly.

Song Junfu also smiled bitterly: "If they knew that Chen Qiang was still in the United States, they would have been in a mess."

"Coach, do we really want to say that Chen Qiang is cleaning dishes in the United States?" Liu Changchun asked subconsciously.

"In this scene, so many people are here to welcome you, of course we can't say that Chen Qiang is cleaning the plate. But if there are reporters asking about it privately, it's okay for us to say it." Song Junfu paused and continued, "Forget it, don't talk later, I'd better go and say it!"

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Chapter completed!