Not long after midnight, the banquet held in Chinatown to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new year finally came to an end. Many guests left the banquet hall, got in their cars and left.
"Only Zhou Zhili doesn't have a car. She came to the United States for business and didn't plan to stay there for too long, so she didn't buy or rent a car.
At first, she came to the dinner because of Han Sheng and Han Zhongmu's invitation. Naturally, she came with Han Sheng's car, but there was no one to see her off at this time.
"Come on, I'll take you back." Chen Zheng suggested, letting Zhou Zhili get into his car.
Fortunately, the hotels they stayed in were not far from each other, only about an hour's drive away. The vehicles of other people, including Feng Guoan, Mei Xi and others, also followed behind Chen Zheng, making a long circle in Los Angeles. .
On the way, Zhou Zhili looked out the back window of the car and saw that there were eleven or twelve cars following behind. Zhou Zhili couldn't help but laugh and said: "People say that people who have been apart for three days should treat each other with admiration. I think now I treat them with admiration." You will be impressed.¡±
"Oh? What do you say?" Chen Zheng asked.
"When I first met you, you were just a porter on the construction site. Even if you later set up the Baicao Industry, I would handle everything. You had no ostentation at all, and you still looked like a wage earner. But look at your momentum today, it's extraordinary, with a bunch of subordinates and a row of motorcade escorting you."
Chen Zheng was sweating. Speaking of which, the people in the following convoys were all members of the "Tai Chi" crew. Except for a few people such as Jones and He Jianyi, the others were not considered Chen Zheng's subordinates.
¡°But it¡¯s not an exaggeration for Zhou Zhili to say this, because even the producer, including Feng Guoan, is involved. Now he only follows his own lead, no different from his subordinates.
"It's just that we are all dropping in together. In fact, I don't like a group of people swarming in front of me." Chen Zheng told the truth. Even Zhou Zhili knew that Chen Zheng still prefers to be more natural. If there are too many people swarming in front of him, he will Instead, he would feel unnatural.
Skip this topic. Zhou Zhili asked again: "You came to the United States this time to promote the movie. How was the effect?"
"It was pretty successful."
Later, Chen Zheng reported the awards won by the film "Tai Chi". As well as the box office situation in North America in the past two days, I briefly talked with Zhou Zhili.
Even Zhou Zhili couldn¡¯t help but be happy for Chen Zheng after hearing this.
You can imagine. The film is a box office hit in North America, so Chen Zheng can be considered a Hollywood star and an international superstar, unmatched by other small domestic stars.
Chen Zheng asked again: "By the way, did you come to the United States on your own this time?"
"That's not true," Zhou Zhili replied: "This time when we come to the United States, in addition to listing the company in the United States, we also plan to find several partners in the United States to jointly launch Baicao Industry's core products. . I want to capture the North American market as soon as possible, and I also plan to build a North American operation center in New York. So there are a lot of things, not only myself, but also my secretary Lisa, and many employees of the company. Come. But because today is the Chinese New Year, I gave them a holiday and let them go shopping and have fun.¡±
"That's it." Chen Zheng sighed, this Zhou Zhili is really a workaholic, he doesn't relax during the Chinese New Year, and he has nothing to do in the country. He came to the United States.
: Yes, after all, Americans don¡¯t celebrate Chinese New Year.
"But the work schedule is so tight. Even if you are not tired, your employees will be too. Are they willing to come to the United States with you during the Chinese New Year instead of spending time with their families at home?" Chen Zheng asked again.
"You don't know, now our Baicao Industry has grown and developed, and the benefits for employees are also very good. Just this time, Lisa and the others came to the United States with me, but they all enjoyed five-star suites, and their jobs were also very good. It¡¯s not very hard, it¡¯s like a vacation, and there are subsidies for going abroad, so they are all rushing to come,¡± Zhou Zhili said with a smile.
"It's not enough to rush here. We need to give them a holiday during the Chinese New Year, and if it's a paid holiday, it should be at least on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. During the process, the company will reimburse their food, accommodation and travel expenses, so that they can have a good time. Only the company treats its employees well. Only then will employees devote themselves to the company.¡±
"But¡¡"
Zhou Zhili was just about to say that work waits for no one, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Chen Zheng: "There's nothing wrong with it. I'm the big boss of the company, so I have the final say. This can be considered an order. In addition, I also Isn¡¯t it for the sake of the company¡¯s employees? Don¡¯t I know that you don¡¯t know how to take a break when working, so you should take a week off during the Chinese New Year.¡±
Chen Zheng looked at his watch and said, "It's too late today, and it's hard to arrange a room at the last minute. I'll pick you up tomorrow. Don't live with company employees during the Chinese New Year, otherwise they willYou won't have a lot of fun either. I'll give you a room at my hotel on Sunset Boulevard. These days, I will accompany you to have a good time in Los Angeles. "
When Chen Zheng said this, Zhou Zhili felt an indescribable warmth in his heart.
Although she had a lot of things to do in the United States, when she thought about it again, she really didn't care. The opportunity to get along with Chen Zheng after such a hard time was not to be missed, so she just smiled and said, "With a boss like you, Your employees are all lucky. Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you and tell Lisa and them about paid leave.¡±
After chatting casually along the way, we soon arrived at the hotel where Zhou Zhili was staying. After parking the car, he sent Zhou Zhili into the lobby.
Chen Zheng didn¡¯t follow her up, he just asked for her room number, agreed to let her wait for him in the room tomorrow morning, and then pick her up, then turned to leave.
"Chen Zheng"
Zhou Zhili suddenly shouted, but when Chen Zheng turned around, she hesitated.
"What's wrong? Is there anything going on?" Chen Zheng asked.
In fact, Zhou Zhili originally wanted to ask Chen Zheng something.
Zhou Zhili is very smart. She listened to the conversation between Chen Zheng and Han Sheng at the dinner tonight. Although she didn't know much, she could guess that the two must have had a dispute before, and it was because Love disputes arising from women.
Zhou Zhili originally wanted to ask Chen Zheng what was going on, but then he suddenly thought about it. Now doesn't seem to be the right time, after all, Chen Zheng's bodyguards and drivers are all present.
Anyway, Chen Zheng will come to pick him up tomorrow, and we will have a chance to ask when we are playing in Los Angeles, so he just smiled and said, "No, it's nothing, I just want to say to you - Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year." Chen Zheng also smiled: "Go upstairs. Wait for me tomorrow."
After that, he got in the car and left slowly with a whole row of motorcade.
Soon, we returned to the hotel where we were staying. Everyone was asked to go back to their rooms to rest, and only a few trusted people such as Jones, He Jianyi, Zhang Tianyang, etc. were called to their rooms.
"Call Jones." This is not surprising to Jones, because these days, she almost always spends the night in Chen Zheng's room. Just why call someone else? Jones was filled with doubts.
When he got to the room, Chen Zheng sighed: "It's hard to find a master in Chinese Kung Fu. I didn't expect to see one tonight."
"You mean Han Sheng's bodyguard tonight, Wei Gucheng?" He Jianyi guessed what Chen Zheng was referring to.
"Yes, that's him. I called you here today just to warn you. Maybe we will meet him again in the future. If there is such an opportunity, you must remember not to be like Jones today, acting out of impulse and fighting with others. He competes."
Chen Zheng used Jones as a negative example, which made Jones very dissatisfied: "No matter how powerful he is, how powerful can he be? I don't believe I can't beat him."
"You are just blind. You can't see the master!" Chen Zheng scolded: "Don't talk about one you, two you, even four you, they are no match for him. For example, when you played against him today, If he hadn't deliberately shown mercy, it would have been easy to take your life!"
Jones still didn¡¯t believe it: ¡°Is he so powerful? Anna and I are no match for you. But you said that even with four of us, I can¡¯t beat him. Is he even more powerful than you?¡±
"You can't say that," He Jianyi interjected: "The last time you and your sister fought against Brother Da Zheng, Brother Da Zheng didn't use his full strength. If he used his full strength, beating you would be just a joke. I think of Brother Da Zheng back then. When I was in Xianggang, I beat more than a hundred gangsters by myself, how many do you think you could beat?"
"Ha!" Jones was shocked. It was too exaggerated to fight a hundred people by one person.
Jones thinks she has good kung fu, but with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, she can beat one or two people. But if she is locking up a person and does not wait for a strangle, and someone attacks from behind, she will not be able to avoid it.
He could only beat four or five at most, but he didn¡¯t expect that Chen Zheng could beat a hundred!
"Don't mention the incident in Xianggang anymore. I was also injured and have nothing to show off." Chen Zheng smiled bitterly and continued: "But to be honest, the strength of Chinese Kung Fu lies here. Brazilian Rouge Although the technique is suitable for one-on-one combat, if it is a real life-and-death battle, no matter how many people like you there are, as long as I have a spear in my hand, it will not be difficult to kill those little hooligans. "
Chen Zheng is not exaggerating.
Still want to fall down close to you and strangle your opponent on the ground? On the battlefield of war, even if you can kill the opponent by doing this, you will both perish, and you will not be able to protect yourself at all.own.
"Ohmygod!" Although Jones knew that Chen Zheng's Chinese Kung Fu was powerful, she didn't expect that he was so good at it. She kept saying, "It seems that I really need to learn Kung Fu from you."
"That's natural. Learning kung fu from Brother Da Zheng will benefit you for life." He Jianyi smiled and said: "Brother Da Zheng, since you said that Wei Gucheng you met today is a master, but he is helping Han Sheng, that kid Han Sheng is not a good person. Do you think Wei Gucheng will come to trouble you? I think you should just give me a gun. If he dares to come, I will kill him suddenly!"
"Don't." Chen Zheng stopped him quickly and said, "I'm calling you today. Firstly, I'm telling you not to show off and conflict with him. Secondly, I'm telling you not to use other means to deal with him, let alone Plot him."
Chen Zheng thinks this way, and feels sympathy for each other. After all, there are only a handful of people in this generation who can practice such kung fu.
When he was in China, Chen Zheng also said that Kung Fu masters were as rare as a rare bird, becoming increasingly rare. But the world is so big that there might be one or two people hiding overseas.
I didn¡¯t expect to see it today.
And although Wei Gucheng helped Han Sheng, judging from his appearance and his performance today, his own character cannot be judged. It shouldn't be bad. If possible, Chen Zheng would even want to take him for his own use.
"Master Da Zheng, you said that Wei Gucheng is a master and we can't beat him. So what kind of kung fu did he use? When Han Sheng introduced him, he said he was from the Natural Sect. What kind of Natural Sect is that?" Zhang Tianyang ask.
"Natural Gate. In fact, there is no fixed kung fu. It just means that the method of moving qi and luck has its own set, and other moves and kung fu are all based on other boxing techniques."
Chen Zheng gave a brief answer. In fact, Du Xinwu, the master of "Natural Gate" during the Republic of China. This is indeed the case. With specific methods of moving Qi, you can take advantage of the strengths of Pigua, Bagua, Tai Chi, Xingyi and other schools. All the tricks should be focused on and used flexibly.
"If this Wei Gucheng has obtained the true biography, then he must also be the same.
"So Wei Gucheng can be said to be a rare kung fu master in today's era. It's a pity that he works hard for Han Sheng. Han Sheng is a small person and it is difficult to accommodate people. Now that we have conflicts, he will definitely continue to look for us. I'm troublesome. Maybe he will encourage Wei Gucheng to challenge me. "Chen Zheng added, "But if this happens, it will be a good opportunity for me to conquer him!"
"However, he knows so many boxing skills and your Tai Chi. But you don't know anything else. If you fight, won't you suffer a loss?" Jones asked.
Chen Zheng smiled slightly: "Who said I don't know other boxing techniques? To really practice kung fu well, you must at least know a few important boxing techniques. When I first learned the art, I had a rough understanding of it, but I didn't use it. And I have to You know, for Kung Fu, it¡¯s about the essence, not the amount.¡±
Chen Zheng is right, there are many ways to kill someone, but one is enough.
What's more, the principles of all internal martial arts are actually the same, and one knows everything, but again, one knows everything, but one of them is not as proficient as one of them.
Tai Chi¡¯s method is invisible and profound, and once you master the kung fu, it¡¯s just one move that kills people. One move is enough, so why use others?
Performing all kinds of moves and routines is just showmanship, but it can't kill people.
After briefly explaining these, He Jianyi took the lead and said: "Yes, I have confidence in you, brother Da Zheng. Besides, today you are competing for concealed weapons. He used a stone that is so big and hard, but it cannot compare to a piece of silver that is so small and thin like yours." Needle, it can be seen that at least in terms of energy, he is far behind Brother Da Zheng.¡±
Chen Zheng was right at the beginning. Tai Chi seems complicated and has many basics, but in fact, there are only two things in the end of practice, and that is "listening to Jin" and "fa Jin".
He Jianyi has been studying Tai Chi for a long time, but he has some eyesight and knows the wonderful use of Fa Jin.
"But after all, he is the descendant of the original 'Northern and Southern Hero' Du Xinwu. If you really want to compete with him, you should be careful." Zhang Tianyang warned.
Among all these people, I am afraid that only Zhang Tianyang had actually heard of the name Du Xinwu, the "Hero of the North and South" before this.
Subsequently, he talked about the prominent record of the hero of Du Xinwu.
Many people say that the Republic of China period was the peak of Chinese martial arts, but this is not the case.
Chinese martial arts will still be most prosperous in the ancient cold weapon era. During the Republic of China, foreign guns and cannons were already available. Wushu is facing disintegration. It is only because of government promotion that there are more martial arts schools. But at best, it can only be regarded as a comeback before the decline of martial arts. .
? ?Peak? It's very different.
But even so, martial arts at that time were much more powerful than in modern times. Du Xinwu was able to conquer the world and win the title of "Hero of the North and South", which shows the power of his fists and kicks.
When everyone heard Zhang Tianyang talking about these things, they all sighed.
But even so, He Jianyi was still dissatisfied and said disdainfully: "It's just that since Wei Gucheng is the descendant of the great hero Du Xinwu, how can he become the bodyguard of a person like Han Sheng? Let him scold him, show the dignity of a master nothing!"
"Hey!" Chen Zheng sighed: "Actually, I can't blame him. There is an old saying in China, which is that the poor in culture and the rich in martial arts are not easy to practice martial arts!"
"What does it mean to be poor in literature and rich in martial arts?" Jones didn't understand Chinese culture, especially this uncommon idiom. She didn't understand it even more.
Chen Zheng gave a brief explanation.
In ancient China, if ordinary people wanted to get ahead, there were only two ways. One was to study literature and become an official, and the other was to practice martial arts to gain fame in the military.
In comparison, poor people can only practice literature but not martial arts.
Why? The exams of the ancients were nothing more than the Four Books and the Five Classics. No matter how poor you were, you would not be able to afford these books. After buying them, as long as you study hard, you would always have a chance to get ahead in the exams.
But practicing martial arts is different. To practice martial arts, you need to apprentice to a master, and apprenticeship costs money.
And the master you need to practice martial arts is not like the Four Books and Five Classics. As long as you buy it and take it home, the content will be the same. Practicing martial arts depends on the words and deeds of the master, and the masters are also divided into different levels, such as superior and inferior. The only ones you can usually find are three-legged cats, but the real masters are like clouds and cranes, hidden in the world.
¡°We often travel all over the world to find a famous teacher. Most people cannot afford the cost of just visiting.
??????????? And you can eat a little less when practicing martial arts, but if you want to practice martial arts, you must ensure the nutrition of your body, otherwise your physical strength will not be able to keep up, and your practice will be a waste.
These are not the most important. Just as Chen Zheng said when he taught He Jianyi and others to stand in the stance, if you want to maximize your inner strength in Tai Chi, you should use your intention and not force in the stance, keep your bones tight and your muscles loose.
In fact, this is not only Tai Chi, but also all internal martial arts have such requirements. You must first learn to relax your muscles before you can develop internal strength.
It¡¯s different when doing hard work. Working means exerting force and the muscles are tense. Therefore, you should not do too much strenuous work while practicing martial arts. Otherwise, the muscles will just learn to relax and tighten again. Wouldn¡¯t it be in vain? In ancient agricultural societies, what did the poor eat if they didn't work? The northwest wind has already hit us.
Therefore, there is a saying that the poor in literature and rich in military affairs.