After dinner, everyone returned to their respective hotels.
In the room, Zhong Lie also began to think about how the Chinese could gain a foothold.
It was one thing to advocate kung fu culture, but on the other hand, the Chinese were poor. This was an inevitable reality.
In America, being poor was a sin, and being poor meant being bullied.
"I still need to think of a way to earn money.”
Zhong Lie narrowed his eyes. There was no need to think. The ways to earn money were all in the criminal law of the United States.
"After we go back, we will immediately start preparing to make money and arm the Chinese in Chinatown.”
……
The night passed. On the second day, Zhong Lie, Bruce Lee, and the others went to the Changti Karate Competition. Wan Zonghua took Ye Wen back to the Chinese Association, helped him write a recommendation letter, and took him to the school to meet the teacher.
On the other hand, Jiang Hongxia was worried about her son, so she followed Zhong Lie to participate in the Changri Karate Competition.
In the bus, Bruce Lee introduced Zhong Lie and Jiang Hongxia,"The Changri Karate Tournament this time is different from ordinary competitions. This is a tournament held in California, and there will be many karate experts coming to participate. In fact, they invited me over and paid me a large sum of US dollars. Ah Lie, when the time comes, you can also show off your skills and show the foreigners how good our Chinese martial arts are.”
Zhong Lie smiled." As long as we have a match with the karate players who are here to participate in the competition, we will naturally prove our strength."”
Bruce Lee smiled." These guys aren't stupid. They cherish their reputation very much. They won't easily fight with you. I originally wanted to challenge the champion, but the organizers knew my reputation and firmly refused. They only let me perform.”
"Hahaha, this means that you've really made a name for yourself.”Zhong Lie laughed.
Bruce Lee smiled." This bit of fame is nothing. We can't let ordinary Americans know how powerful our Chinese martial arts are. Speaking of fame, I've been paying attention to Hollywood movies recently. I want to combine martial arts with Hollywood movies to promote our culture.”
Zhong Lie raised his eyebrows. Had Bruce Lee started to pay attention to the entertainment industry?
" This is a good thing," he said without hesitation." In the future, movies will definitely be the main source of entertainment for people. It will definitely have a huge impact on the promotion of martial arts."”
Bruce Lee laughed and said," That's what I thought too. I used to make movies in Hong Kong. Oh right, if I find an opportunity to film later, I'll invite you to film with me. Do you think it'll be interesting for people to see the impact of our kung fu in movies in a hundred years?”
Zhong Lie sighed in his heart. Forget about a hundred years, after you passed away, there were no more real martial arts movies.
"The Americans only care about money and not people. Hollywood's discrimination against the Chinese will be even worse. You have to be mentally prepared. Actually, I think if you want to make a movie, it's better to go back to Hong Kong.”Zhong Lie suggested. He did not want Bruce Lee to take a detour.
In fact, Bruce Lee had run into a wall in Hollywood and had almost been tricked into shooting some bad movies.
However, Bruce Lee was very strong at this time. He said,"No, I just want to make a name for myself in Hollywood. I promised my family that I wouldn't go back until I made a name for myself!”
Zhong Lie smiled helplessly. He just remembered that Bruce Lee was an extremely arrogant person. When he fled from Hong Kong to the United States in a sorry state, he swore that he would never return to Hong Kong unless he lived well.
They chatted along the way and soon arrived at the Changri Karate competition venue. The crowd here was larger than the previous empty-handed competition.
Bruce Lee led everyone into the venue, and the organizer arranged for everyone to wait in the lounge.
There was no discrimination throughout the entire process, probably because Bruce Lee was present.
Now that Bruce Lee had made a name for himself, the karate organizers would give him some face.
In the lounge, Hao Wen picked up the newspaper on the dining table and immediately became excited.
"Xiaolong, Ah Lie, quickly look at the news in the newspaper.”
Bruce Lee was stretching his muscles when he heard this."What's wrong?"
Zhong Lie walked over to take a look and smiled.”
Bruce Lee also came over to take a look and saw the huge headline on the newspaper: "The karate championship has become a joke, and the fighting world has developed a new type of fighting!”
The following was an introduction to the San Francisco downtown karate championship. The focus was on the fact that the karate contestants were defeated by two Chinese people. Bruce Lee's name was especially mentioned many times. After all, he was the spokesperson of martial arts and a famous figure in the fighting world.
Bruce Lee laughed." What a fuss. I've been on this kind of news many times. It's these guys who actually ignored Ah Lie."”
Zhong Lie smiled and said nonchalantly," I'm not well-known. They'll only get more readers if they expose you."”
Hao Wen flipped to the back of the newspaper and said excitedly,""No, there's also a report here that specifically mentioned Ah Lie.”
Bruce Lee flipped through the newspaper and looked at the title. He couldn't help but laugh."Listen to this headline. The lucky Chinese audience savages the karate champion. Is karate really trash?”
"Hahaha, this bunch of media really knows how to stir up trouble. They're basically pushing us to the opposite side of all the karate fighters.”
"Don't be afraid. Karate is just like that. Ah Lie won against those guys.”
"Don't worry, this is how the fighting world is. If you want to be famous, you have to rely on your fists.”
Everyone laughed and comforted Zhong Lie. Zhong Lie smiled and said,"Worried? I've never been worried. How long has it been since the Japanese Karate legacy was passed down? "They're too far from our Yan Huang martial arts. Moreover, any kind of combat is developed through actual combat. I can't wait for them to come and challenge me. Only then will I become stronger!”
Zhong Lie's words immediately resonated with Bruce Lee. He smiled and said,"Ah Lie is right. Kungfu is made through fighting. Just practicing is not enough.”
He and Zhong Lie had both come out of actual combat. Zhong Lie was an underground boxer in his previous life. His opponents in every match were either dead or crippled. Naturally, he knew that actual combat was the teacher who trained his fighting skills the most.
Bruce Lee had been fighting on the streets since he was young. He had rich combat experience, especially when it came to group battles. He understood this principle better.
"I'm just afraid that someone will make things difficult for you at the Changti Karate competition tonight," Hao Wen said.”
"What? Are there any important characters among the contestants tonight?" Zhong Lie raised his eyebrows and asked.”
Bruce Lee looked at the television broadcast on the wall of the lounge and said in a deep voice,"There wasn't originally, but now it's hard to say. Look at those people.”
As he spoke, he pointed at a few middle-aged men sitting next to the arena on the live broadcast screen.
Zhong Lie took a look and immediately recognized one of them. He frowned and said,"Muramasa Izumi? And the one next to him?"
" Next to them are Watanabe Ichiro and Furukawa Yuteru," Hao Wen introduced.”
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