Chapter 216 Hobbies
People still have to have some hobbies, otherwise there is no difference from salted fish.
Shen Guang also has hobbies. He likes to play golf, but there is no venue in the country, so he can only play croquet with the retired professors of the school.
Gateball was introduced to China very early. As early as the 1930s, Yanjing University had already included gateball as part of its physical education classes.
It is a hybrid of golf and billiards. It is an outdoor ball game played on flat ground or lawn, using a mallet to hit the ball through an iron gate.
Shen Guanglin's skills are not good, but his mentality is very good. He is not arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat, and he has a very competitive demeanor.
The same cannot be said for those old men. Not only do they lose games, but they also lose people. They are unhappy when they win and even worse when they lose.
They don't have a pretty girl like Li Rong to cheer them on and serve them tea and water.
If Shen Guanglin didn't like to bring a watermelon or a few fruits every time he came here, I would definitely not let him play with me.
In addition to playing croquet, Shen Guanglin also played the piano. He finally bought one and kept it at his home in Fuyuanmen. Occasionally, Li Rong would also learn from it.
However, in fact, he doesn't like this instrument at all, and he is not the kind of person who has an absolute sense of pitch. If you give him a piece of music, he can only get a rough idea.
After all, the piano learned for examinations and grades has basically not reached the performance standard, and the sound of playing and playing is still different.
To be honest, piano level 10, which is the piano level for grades 3-5 of the music attached elementary school, really cannot be higher.
Except for "For Alice", Shen Guanglin can't even talk about a complete song.
As for other sports, running is not considered a hobby, and Shen Guanglin does not like football, but he can play a little bit.
When he was in school, a new leader took office. The leader was a football enthusiast. The country had promoted football for a period of time, so he also practiced some basic movements, but that was all.
After all, China lacks a football culture. Although its population base is large, there are very few children playing football.
But all this does not prevent him from knowing some of the world's top stars, such as C, who is praised as the god of self-discipline, such as Messi, who has great breakthrough ability, such as Neymar, who is looking for a fight, and Balotelli, who is thinking about life. .
However, Shen Guanglin never knew that Chinese football in the 1980s also had a glorious history.
In this era, China is really at the top level in Asian football circles.
Just look at the results: they actually eliminated Fuso one after another in the group stage, defeated Nanbangzi and Beibangzi, and thus advanced to the semi-finals with the first place in the group.
The opponents in the semi-finals are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and New Zealand. The top two in the group advance to the World Cup finals.
Based on this alone, Shen Guanglin felt that this game was worth watching.
In fact, the current qualifying form of the Chinese team is not good. In the past two games, the Chinese team played New Zealand and was very uncomfortable. They had one draw and one loss, and they were already on the line of life and death.
This battle at home can be said to be the Battle of Tianwang Mountain for the Chinese team. The male students all wanted to watch it.
If you are not a football fan, you usually love watching football because of a simple emotion: patriotism.
Fans of later generations also love deeply and hate deeply.
Chinese football is really too weak. In both World Cups, they were either canceled or had 5 minutes of black time.
We finally made it to the Olympics in 1987, but it was all humiliation in Seoul. The level of humiliation was comparable to that of the 2002 World Cup.
If students want to watch football, it’s not easy, they just need to buy tickets. Others don’t have money, so doesn’t Shen Guanglin have money?
Isn't it okay to do team building activities? The lab will reimburse you.
Shen Guanglin made the decision. Not only did he invite the laboratory staff to go out to watch the game, but he also provided support to the students in the mathematics class as long as they wanted to go.
Now that you have decided to go to watch a game in a serious way, you need to do something with a sense of ritual.
Shen Guanglin provided money and they organized a fans association.
We also purchased beer, fireworks, firecrackers, cowhide drums, banners, speakers, and even the same uniforms as the national team.
This is called support.
It should be regarded as a performance art.
After spending so much money in one go, someone asked Shen Guanglin what kind of family he was from.
Shen Guanglin thought for a while and replied, "A cadre family, but this is sponsorship from the school. The school has a big business, and just some funds can be enough for our activities."
How hateful!
But it’s great to be able to watch the game live.
The game was held at the Workers' Stadium on October 18, and the crowd was full of people.
At this time, the Gongti had not been expanded since it was built in 1959, and the site was in good condition, neither new nor old.
In later generations, it was expanded once when the Asian Games were held here, and again before the Olympic Games.
On match day, tickets are not expensive, so there are many fans.
Everyone has made various preparations, and most of them are raising the national flag. After all, fans in this era are immature, have not grown up, and have not even learned to curse.
Shen Guanglin's team is not the largest. Some companies or institutions have more people, but there are very few organized and disciplined teams like the Beijing University Fans Association.
Most fans come here out of enthusiasm, few people have plans like them and are as well prepared as they are.
To this end, Shen Guanglin and others also pulled up a banner. The main title of the banner was: The Chinese team must win! The subtitle is: Break out of Asia and go to the world.
Other fans were very envious when they saw it, thinking that they still knew how to play!
Next time there is a competition, we will do the same thing.
The game started, and it was very uncomfortable to watch the game live without commentators.
Since Shen Guanglin and Li Rong are together, they are not considered fans, they just cheer for the Chinese team.
In fact, Shen Guanglin didn't know any of these players, and the only one he had heard of was Shen Xiangfu, who later became the coach of the national team.
Characters like core player Yong Zhixing are too old to leave an impression.
In the past few days, Shen Guanglin also recalled the schedule and results of the 1982 World Cup.
I even thought about buying a ball or something, but gave up later.
In fact, there is no need to think about it. He can't remember anything because he has never experienced this history at all.
In Shen Guanglin's memory of football, he knew the results of the 1998 World Cup. France defeated Brazil and won the championship in disgrace. In the 2002 World Cup, he only knew that Brazil won the championship, and he didn't even know who was the runner-up.
Counting back, Brazil probably won the World Cup in 1994. Who was it in 1990, who was it in 1986, and who was it in 1982?
Which era was Maradona's Argentina?
Is it this time? Shen Guanglin is really not sure.
In Shen Guanglin's era, Maradona had already passed away young, but in this era, Maradona was just starting out and was a rising star.
The game started and the whole audience was excited!
That’s the best thing about watching football live, it can easily heighten the atmosphere, and even girls can shout without emotion.
Everyone vented their emotions as the game progressed. The Chinese team had a bad start, and Kuwait took the lead in getting a penalty kick.
Li Rong was so scared that she didn't even dare to look. She held Shen Guanglin's arm and covered her eyes with both hands.
However, the goalkeeper descended from heaven and saved the ball with extraordinary bravery!
The whole audience suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and everyone took a deep breath.
If this goal is scored, history may be rewritten.
Next came the highlight moment of the Huaxia team. They took the initiative on the court and played better and better. First, Rong Zhixing scored with a header, then Gu Guangming's powerful shot, and finally Shen Xiangfu's solo shot ended the game.
They each scored one goal, and the Chinese team won 3:0.
It was heart-stirring, brilliant, attracted everyone's attention, and the whole audience was excited.
The Chinese team is so good, how come they didn’t qualify?
Chapter completed!