Chapter 40 Treasure Boy(1/2)
Li Liang almost got up in the morning, but Jones was still pulled up. After getting up, he felt his chest swelling, which was because he had been hit too much.
Jones looked at Li Liang's slightly depressed look and said, "Man, you had already gone to bed last night. Could it be that you had gotten up secretly in the middle of the night and did something?"
Li Liang said: "Get out, I'm still growing, of course I have to sleep more."
Jones said: "What are you kidding, growing your body?"
Li Liang said: "Why, do you want to compare? Depend on who is longer?"
After saying that, Jones was timid. Everyone observed each other when they were changing clothes and taking a bath in the team.
Although Li Liang is Asian, he is not short at all.
Li Liang also said that the so-called shortness of Asians is just a prejudice. On average, the differences between different races are not as big as imagined.
Anyway, Li Liang was able to speak in a very good manner, and he listed the data and facts, which made the whole team of boys stunned.
"Get up, Coach Kalipari has urged him once, it's time to leave."
Jones no longer mentioned the short and short matters, and urged Li Liang to be quicker.
Li Liang went to the bathroom to rush his face to make his mind clear. Today he went to meet Mr. President, but he was on the task.
When they gathered at the first floor of the hotel, Li Liang got up too late and didn't have time to have breakfast, so he stuffed two small pieces of bread into his pocket.
Today everyone changed into formal suits and dressed like adults.
Everyone looks quite large in height, but when they look at their faces, they still look childish.
The coaches, team members, together with the academy and attendants from the University of Kentucky, took a special car sent by the White House to their destination.
Vehicles travel on the streets of Washington. Although they are the capital of a country, Washington is not large in terms of size.
This is true for the political centers of the United States, with the capitals of each state located in small cities.
The urban construction in Washington is planned, so it is particularly uniform.
The car passed Lincoln Park, arrived near the National Library and the Supreme Court, and further ahead was Congress.
The car passed the Peace Monument, the National Gallery, the Smithsonian Museum, the National History Museum, and finally spent a walk around the Washington Monument.
This is not only an event to meet with the president, but also an American patriotism education.
Even players who don’t study hard usually have a solemn face at this time, looking out the window to see these witnesses of American history.
Li Liang yawned. He, a Chinese, was certainly not very interested in these things, although he learned American history courses well.
Bypassing the Washington Monument and driving north, you can see the White House, the residence of the US President.
The vehicle parked at the entrance of the White House, and there were some tourists nearby. The White House is semi-open and allows tourists to visit.
Of course, the visiting location is mainly on the east side of the White House, and the office area on the west side is not allowed to enter without a license.
Today, the Kentucky Wildcats are about to enter the west office area and meet their American boss, President Obama.
It is a major convention in American history that the US president meets with team champions in major professional events and university events.
Every year, the champions of the four major leagues receive invitations from the president, and the champions of major NCAA events are the same.
Of course, whether to meet or meet someone is ultimately decided by the president himself.
Obama is undoubtedly one of the most popular teams among the US presidents to meet the champions.
He often took advantage of his position to bring the champion team that year over to shake hands, talk, take photos, and then take a jersey home.
In a few years, I guess I can get dozens of pieces.
And he is very shameless and wants the No. 1 jersey.
Among them, Obama is very enthusiastic about basketball. He wanted to meet him back then. After a few years, he would even bring the 1983 champions over to meet him.
At that time, the president of the United States was Ronald Reagan.
As for the teams that were summoned, it was of course very honored and was very happy to meet the big boss.
But there are also people with bad tempers, such as Michael Jordan won the championship in 1991 and didn't want to meet President Bush, so they simply didn't go there.
Li Liang is not that big-name, although he has enough reason to not see Obama because he is Chinese.
Originally, the meeting was in April, but it was delayed for a while because of Li Liang's qualification review and it was delayed until May.
Li Liang put two loaves of bread in his pocket, got out of the car with his teammates, and led by security personnel, he entered the interior of the White House through a special passage.
The White House is not mysterious in the eyes of the people of the world, because it has been destroyed countless times in the movie.
In many TV series, it also appears as a background.
So, after entering the White House, everyone felt novelty, but not particularly surprised, after all, they watched too much on TV.
In the corridor of the White House, many oil paintings were hung, including portraits of previous American presidents, records of famous events, and some famous paintings.
Li Liang poked Jones and said, "Hey, do you recognize these presidents?"
Jones buckled his chin and thought about it, and found that he seemed to know no other president except Washington and Lincoln.
"You don't know this. Are you still an American?" Li Liang said.
"I'm not a history study! Do you know all the leaders of China and the emperor?"
Li Liang said: "Of course I know, but you don't know me even after I said..."
Everyone visited the White House and then headed to the conference hall on the west side, where Obama was already waiting for them.
Before entering the west side, everyone conducted a safety inspection. Li Liang took out his small bread, stuffed one into his mouth, and left one in his pocket.
The security staff took out the bread, opened it and checked it, confirmed that there was no problem, and gave it to Li Liang.
In the conference hall, Obama was smiling and waiting for the Kentucky Wildcats members, and Calipari was the first to move forward to shake hands with Obama.
A group of reporters around him took the camera and took a snap.
Then, Obama shook hands with every member of the Wildcats one by one like a receptionist.
Li Liang thought that the US president was also quite miserable. He always wanted to take photos and shake hands with others, which was no different from Disney's Mickey Mouse.
When it was Li Liang's turn, Li Liang stepped forward and grabbed Obama's palm, then pinched it hard for a few times.
Obama's black hands were a little white. His original iconic smile obviously condensed, and Li Liang's hand was quite strong.
But in this situation, Obama obviously won't have an attack, and he still smiled and said, "Congratulations, you are very special, from China. I remember you, when you came on the court at the last moment, you were fined two goals and your posture was very beautiful."
Obama's voice is a little deeper than on TV.
When Li Liang heard this, he was very beautiful in his posture? What kind of praise is this? It is not gymnastics.
Li Liangze said: "Thank you, your hairstyle is also very beautiful."
Obama has a round and most common hairstyle.
Li Liang praised his beautiful hair and Obama's praise for his beautiful free throw posture, which is similar to his similarities.
After saying that, Li Liang let go of his hand, Obama was not angry, and no [anger value] appeared.
It seems that the president is still well-educated. He can't anger him by pinching his hands and sarcastic words.
I think so, the US presidential election requires going through layers of checkpoints and fighting with opponents to release black materials.
While you have to withstand criticism or even slander from others, you have to smile and scold similar words back.
Whoever is angry will lose, so the president is very thick-skinned and will not be angry easily.
Li Liang's first move failed.
Next is the boring leader speech stage.
The American leaders spoke well, but there were no official articles, the content was relatively casual, with American humor.
However, if you hear too much, it will be like that. Deliberate whispers often make people embarrassed.
Obama and Kalipari took turns to go on stage to joke with each other. Anyway, I am great, you are great, he is great, everyone is great.
Afterwards, Kentucky presented Obama's No. 1 jersey and a basketball, and everyone took a photo.
During the photo, Li Liang stood next to Obama, pulled a little bread crumb from the bread in his pocket, and then took advantage of everyone's attention and secretly rubbed a little on Obama's brand new suit.
After taking the photo, Li Liang pointed to Obama's shoulder and said, "Mr. President, you have dandruff, you need to pay attention to your personal hygiene."
The Kentucky players burst into laughter and were glared by Calipari before everyone stopped.
Obama gently brushed his suit and said, "It's not dandruff, it's just some small pieces. It seems that I need to change my shampoo brand."
This time everyone laughed again. Obama handled it very well and used humor to resolve the embarrassment.
Li Liang sighed in his heart. It seems that his teachings are too shallow?
Before the end, there is a last part, everyone sit down and chat, and players can ask Obama some questions.
Anthony Davis spoke as a representative. The little girl had not grown up with her hair and could not ask any questions of good quality.
Anyway, Obama can answer well in just a few words, and can also extend it and talk freely. It is no loss for him to be a president who is good at speaking.
Li Liang raised his hand gently at this time, Obama's eyelids twitched, but he still asked Li Liang to ask and said that it was the last one.
Li Liang said: "I would like to ask Mr. President, why do you think North Carolina will be the final champion in this year's NCAA prediction? Also, I heard that you thought Kansas would be the champion in the past two years, but they didn't make the final. This year, they made it to the finals. What do you think of your prediction ability?"
To be continued...