Since Japan began to implement the gold standard in 1897, the yen has been very strong. The exchange rate of 1 dollar to 2 yen lasted for more than 20 years, and even World War I did not change much.

The Kanto earthquake in 1923 caused the credit collapse of Japanese banks. Since then, the yen has depreciated. In 1927, the Showa financial panic occurred again. The Great Depression in 1929, and Japan's contact with gold export ban in 1930 all caused the yen to continue to depreciate. At this time, your exchange rate against the yen is about 1 US dollar to be exchanged for 3 yen.

500 yen is equivalent to 166 US dollars. If it is changed to oceans, it will be almost 400 oceans!

Chen Qiang originally wanted only 50 oceans, so he stretched out five fingers. Who knew that Shiro Kitajima was wrong in understanding and thought it was 500 yen.

After all, Shiro Kitashima is a Japanese man, and the first currency that comes to mind is of course the Japanese yen. In Shiro Kitashima, although 500 yen is more, it is also a reasonable number. If it is 50 yen, it would be too few, and it is not enough to have a few Western food at Qishilin Restaurant. If it is 5,000 yen, that would be too much. Shiro Kitashima doesn't believe that Chen Qiang would ask for 5,000 yen.

So Shiro Kitashima believed that the five fingers that Chen Qiang extended should be 500 yen.

500 yen is also a lot, so you can't give it, so you have to bargain!

As a diplomat, Shiro Kitashima's first reaction was to bargain. People engaged in diplomacy had this kind of virtue and asked for a lot of money to pay it back locally.

When Chen Qiang heard Shiro Kitashima shouting $500, he was already happy, but there was no expression of joy on his face, and asked, "Mr. Kitashima, how much can you accept for the appearance fee?"

Shiro Kitashima pondered for a moment and said, "Maximum 300 yen."

The first bargaining code is to cut half of it when meeting. Cut down 300 yen from 500 yen, and almost half of it is cut down.

Chen Qiang frowned immediately, pretending to be very unhappy, and then asked in an anxious tone: "Mr. Kitajima, 300 yen is too little, can you add more?"

When Shiro Kitashima saw that Chen Qiang was anxious, he knew there was a chance. He pondered for a few seconds and sighed and said, "Jun Chen, I will go back and try my best to persuade my boss. At most, you can add 50 yen to you. If you have more, it will be impossible."

Chen Qiang's expression seemed very struggling. After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief in a disappointment and said in a helpless tone: "Okay, 350 yen is only 350 yen!"

Chen Qiang's actions are naturally performed. Although he is not a diplomat, he had worked on many scientific research projects when he was a professor in his previous life. Every time he worked on scientific research projects, he had to ask for funds in different ways, go to enterprises to attract sponsorship, or apply to schools. The bargaining process is much more exciting than this. Compared with the old foxes in the school who are in charge of funds, the young Shiro Kitashima is still too young.

Shiro Kitashima, opposite, felt that he had taken a big advantage. In his opinion, Chen Qiang, opposite, was simply a negotiating rookie. All his psychological activities were reflected on his face, and he easily saved 150 yen.

Next to him, the teacher from Nankai University looked at Chen Qiang in amazement. When Chen Qiang asked for the appearance fee, the teacher was already stunned, but what he didn't expect was that the Japanese were really willing to pay!

"You really know how to cry. Children have milk. Why don't you see this Chen Qiang usually? This is a man who doesn't take advantage of it!"

...

Not long after, Chen Qiang was invited to the principal's office.

"The Japanese are going to invite you to the competition? Have you ever thought that this is likely to be a 'Hongmen Banquet'?" Zhang Boling asked.

"The Hongmen Banquet is not the case, but it is definitely true that the Japanese are not at ease." Chen Qiang said.

"You are willing to go when you know that the Japanese are not kind-hearted? Are you not afraid of danger?" Zhang Boling asked.

"I've come to the door and called out. If I don't go, wouldn't it be too embarrassing for the Chinese?" Chen Qiang paused and continued, "I'm not worried about the dangers in terms of personal affairs. This is competitive sports. The Japanese will not kidnap me openly, right? Besides, I'm just an athlete, not a high-ranking official and politician. It's meaningless to kidnap me. Instead, I'll make a fuss in the field of sports."

"You can see thoroughly." Zhang Boling looked at Chen Qiang with some praise. He found that Chen Qiang had a maturity that surpassed this age.

"It seems that this child suffered a lot after his family was destroyed. He understood the truth at such a young age." Zhang Boling sighed in his heart.

Chen Qiang continued: "I have no money and no power. The only thing that can catch the Japanese eye is probably the Asian record of the 100-meter sprint. The Japanese may be jealous of the title of "Asia's fastest". They want to take the 100-meter sprint from me as an Asian record."

"Then are you sure to keep this 'fastest Asian'?" Zhang Boling asked.

"Principal, please rest assured that as long as I am here, the title of 'Fastest Asia' must belong to us Chinese!" Chen Qiang said confidently.

"Okay, with ambition, China needs a young man like you!" Zhang Boling nodded with satisfaction: "Be careful all the way, I'll wait for your good news in Tianjin. When you come back, I'll hold a celebration meeting for you!"

In fact, when Shiro Kitashima came to send the invitation letter, Chen Qiang had already guessed that the Japanese had no good wine and no good banquet. It was precisely because of this that Chen Qiang began to ask for money in a different way. In addition to wanting the Japanese to make some blood, it was also like testing the Japanese's determination.

As a result, the Japanese were not only willing to bear the participation funds, but also willing to give the appearance fee. If the Japanese had no intention, how could they be willing to pay such a large amount of capital?

Chen Qiang is a pauper who is invincible. The only thing that can be valued by the Japanese is the title of "Asia's fastest". Chen Qiang guessed that the Japanese invited themselves to North Korea to participate in Bath, which must be for the name of "Asia's fastest".

According to Chen Qiang's memory, Japanese player Ryoto Yoshioka broke Asian records many times between 1930 and 1933. In history, Ryoto Yoshioka started from 10 seconds 7, to 10 seconds 6, 10 seconds 5, and then to 10 seconds 4, and finally even ran a 10 seconds 3 time in 1935, tying the world record at that time.

Based on the results of Yoshioka Ryude in history, Chen Qiang can almost conclude that Yoshioka Ryude has reached at least 10 seconds 7, and it will be even faster!

Chen Qiang had also guessed that because Yoshioka Ryude could already run faster, the Japanese thought that Yoshioka Ryude could defeat Chen Qiang, so they invited Chen Qiang to participate in the competition in order to seize the title of "Fastest Asia" from him.

If it were four or five months ago, Chen Qiang might have been a little cowardly in the face of the Japanese invitation to participate, but now it is different. Chen Qiang's body has begun to enter the development stage. He is stronger than during the Far East Sports Games. Even if his sprinting technology has not improved, Chen Qiang's performance will improve due to physical growth.

...

There are ships directly to North Korea in Tianjin, but they are not special passenger ships, but ships that use both passenger and cargo. The guests on the ship are also Japanese, and there are basically no Chinese or Koreans.

North Korea in this era is too poor and has nothing to do. For Chinese businessmen, it is not profitable to do business with a group of poor people.

Since this ship is both for passenger and cargo, it is not fast and has a good comfort. Chen Qiang did not have the intention to enjoy the scenery on the sea, and lay directly on the bed and then entered the training space.

After more than two days of sailing, the ship finally reached North Korea's Jeverpool.

Jeverpool is today's Incheon. During the Joseon Dynasty, Incheon was not an open port. Later, when Incheon opened its port, it was called Jeverpool. A naval battle broke out here during the Russo-Japanese War. It was not until the end of World War II that Jeverpool restored its name.

The Japanese side also sent a car to the port of Jiverpool and took Chen Qiang to the capital.

The predecessor of Jingchengfu was Seoul, the capital of the Joseon Dynasty, which is the future capital of South Korea. After the merger of Japan and South Korea in 1910, the Japanese changed the name Seoul to Jingchengfu. This "官网" is equivalent to the "官网" in Japan at that time. The name Jingchengfu was used until 1946 and was changed back to Seoul.

At this time, the capital was very dilapidated and did not look like the prosperous future of Seoul. There were some low small ruined houses on both sides of the road, and pedestrians on the road were also wearing traditional Korean clothes. Chen Qiang even saw many women in Korean clothes with a boat-like breasts.

It was not until I entered the city center that there were two or three-story buildings on the roadside. The owners of these buildings were basically Japanese. The signs hung outside many shops were written in Chinese or Japanese, and they were completely invisible to see Korean.

Japan has been operating in North Korea for more than 30 years, and there are already many Japanese residents in the entire downtown area of ​​the capital. The Koreans can live in the downtown area are the "Korean traitors" who surrendered to Japan and were willing to work for Japan.

The Japanese arranged a good accommodation for Chen Qiang. The hotel was run by Japanese and gave Chen Qiang a Japanese-style suite, one with tatami inside and the other with a living room outside. There is a small Japanese-style square table in the living room where you can sit by the table and drink tea.

Chen Qiang doesn’t have to worry about eating, so naturally someone makes arrangements. In addition, there is an izakaya run by the Japanese next to the hotel. If Chen Qiang is hungry, you can go and have some snacks.

...

Chen Qiang rested in the hotel for a day. The next morning, after Chen Qiang had breakfast, he was taken to the competition venue by the Japanese to watch the game.

This is a very simple sports field, with only a few floors of stands built in the middle, and there is a space of open space around it.

Chen Qiang sat on the rostrum where he was invited. Ryude Yoshioka and another athlete in his twenties had been waiting for a long time.

"Jun Chen, we're meeting again. This time, I will definitely work hard to defeat you." Yoshioka Ryude said.

The translator next to him translated the words of Yoshioka Ryude to Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang responded with a smile: "I am also looking forward to fighting with Mr. Yoshioka again."

Takato Yoshioka pointed to the man in his twenties next to him and said, "This is my senior, Tadaehide, Nanbu. This time he will also participate in the 100-meter sprint."

"Jun Chen, I'm very happy to know you." Nanbu Tadaehira bowed slightly and greeted Chen Qiang with Japanese etiquette.

"I'm also very happy to know you." Chen Qiang stretched out his right hand and continued: "When Mr. Nanbu won the long jump and triple jump championships at the Far East Games, I also witnessed Mr. Nanbu's style. Unexpectedly, Mr. Nanbu is also proficient in 100-meter sprinting."

"It turns out that Chen Jun has watched my game." Nanbu Zhongping also stretched out his right hand, shook hands with Chen Qiang, and then said: "Actually, I also watched Chen Jun's game during the Far East Games, and I had a deep impression of Chen Jun. I didn't expect that I could compete with Chen Jun so soon."

Both sides praised each other, but in general the atmosphere was still very friendly, at least they had enough face, but in fact both sides had their own ulterior motives.

This is how sports competitions look. The more friendly the athletes performed before the game, the more they were in their hearts they were trying to kill you. Although they said one by one, my opponent was so great, in fact, these sweet words were sugar-coated shells. When they arrived on the court, they would never let it go.

In fact, when Chen Qiang met Nanbuzhong, his vigilance had already increased to the highest level.

Others may not know who Zhongping is in the south, but Chen Qiang knows this Zhongping in the south.

Looking at the entire 1930s, Nanbu Chukai was probably the most dazzling track and field athlete in Asia, and the only Asian track and field athlete who can stand at the top of the world.

Xiang Bin, the main person in Zhongping of the South, is not a sprint, but a long jump and triple jump.

There are many similarities between 100-meter sprinting and long jumping, so in an era when track and field is not so specialized, many athletes will engage in two events: sprinting and long jumping. Among them, the more famous American star Carl Lewis, who not only set a world record for 100 meters, but also won the gold medal in the Olympic long jump event four times in a row.

Nanbu Tadaehiro is also a sprinter and long jumper. His sprinting level is very good. He once broke the Asian record of 100-meter sprinting and is a top sprinter in Asia.

His achievements in long jump were even more amazing. At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, South Takahei won the gold medal in triple jump and the bronze medal in long jump. He once set a world record of 7.98 meters and was also the only Asian in modern track and field history to break the world record of long jump.

The future Nakabu Tadaehiro also served as the head coach of the Japanese national track and field team and was awarded the medal by the International Olympic Committee.

"The Japanese have also spent a lot of money this time. Not only Yoshioka Ryudo, but also invited Tadhito from Nanbu to form a double insurance team. It seems that they have to take away the fastest title in Asia from me." Chen Qiang smiled calmly.

The 100-meter sprint is a racing sport. It is obvious who runs first and who runs second in the competition. There is no way to cheat. As long as Chen Qiang runs faster than the Japanese, the Japanese will never take away the title of "Asia's fastest" from Chen Qiang.

...

The game began. There was no Japanese in the morning game, and Chen Qiang didn't need to play. It was all a contest between North Korean athletes.

"North Korean athletes must first decide the first place and then compete with our Japanese players." The translator paused and continued: "Only the best Koreans are barely qualified to compete with our Japanese Empire players!"

After a while, the 100-meter sprint race was over, and the first place among the North Koreans had been decided, and his score was only a pitiful 12 seconds 5. This score was nearly two seconds shorter than Chen Qiang, Yoshioka Ryude and Nanbu Tadaehime. Chen Qiang felt that there was no need for this North Korean player to compete with them. Isn’t this arrogance?

"If the North Koreans see their athletes being beaten up by blood, they will definitely be very depressed. Perhaps the Japanese have hoped that the North Koreans will see their athletes being beaten up by blood!" Chen Qiang thought about it while looking around.

There were many Koreans in the open space next to them. At this time, they were just looking at all this expressionlessly, and everyone had a numb expression on their faces. Perhaps they had already accepted the rule of the Japanese, accepted the result of being enslaved, and accepted the identity of a slave to the country.

"Is that person our opponent?" Yoshioka Ryude said, pointing to the North Korean who won the field.

"Yes, his name is Takagi Takeze." Someone next to him introduced.

The translator also told Chen Qiang about the information about the North Korean.

"Takagi Takezawa? Isn't this a match between the Koreans? Why are there Japanese players?" Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

"He is indeed a Korean, but he is lucky because we gave him a Japanese surname and a Japanese name! I think he must feel very honored when he recites his own name!" When the translator said this, his face was full of superior arrogance.

One of the enslavement education that Japan has implemented in North Korea is to require North Koreans to change their original surname to Japanese surnames.

For example, the most common surnames of "Jin" in North Korea were changed to "Kimmura" with Japanese surnames, and another major surname, "Pa", changed to "Takagi" with Japanese surnames, "Cui" with Japanese surnames, and so on. The future South Korean President Park Chung-hee was called "Takagi Masao" in the Japanese occupation era.

Another major surname in North Korea, "Li", was preserved because it was the surname of the Korean royal family.

At this time, Chen Qiang developed a little sympathy for the North Koreans.

The country is gone, and the people become slaves. Even if they hold sports meetings, they must be inferior to others. They even have to abandon their ancestors' surnames and change to Japanese as their ancestors before they can participate.

Chen Qiang couldn't help but think of his motherland and the sufferings that China would face in the future. There was a feeling of sadness that the rabbit died and the fox kept coming from his heart, but what followed was a kind of unwillingness and anger.

The next second, Chen Qiang clenched his fists and even his nails were pinched into the flesh.

"We are different! We don't want to be enslaved, and we will not become slaves to the destruction. When the invaders come, we will fight to the end. We are a great nation. What we keep in our bones is the unyielding blood. Our indomitable inspiration is not only reflected in politics, military, diplomacy, but also in economy, culture, science... in all fields, we are fighting against the invaders in our own way, fighting to the end as Chinese!"

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang slowly let go of his fist and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I will be that protester in the field of sports!"

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