Chapter 6 Athens, America? Probably
Although the media announced in the 1950s that air conditioners have become a common furniture for American residents, their evidence is that 1 million households across the United States have air conditioners.
Of course, this is not impossible.
The 1950s and 1960s were the first peak of the US national strength, just like the first three consecutive games of the Bulls, while the 1970s were a 10-year confusing year. Inflation at the beginning of this decade led to even worse stagflation.
For middle and lower families, even if there is air conditioner, they are not used much because the electricity bill is very expensive.
Louis's home has no air conditioning, but he knows where to blow free air conditioning, just like all young people.
After being turned away by the prejudiced Lan Jiba, Louis came to the supermarket with a lot of anger.
He was hanging out in a pretentious manner, actually thinking about countermeasures.
His dream of secondary scouts - the dream of senior scouts - the dream of chief scouts - the dream of promotion to management... and so on, the great dream has not yet begun, can it be broken like this?
Or was it broken into the hand of a watchdog with a bad jiba?
Louis is reflecting on whether he has done badly.
The problem is that except for the fact that he scolded the other party very impolitely before leaving, he did not have any rudeness throughout the whole process.
If the problem is not on yourself, it is obviously on the other party.
If it is the other party, it is very likely that it is a bit prejudice.
Age is a question on the table, and no one believes that an 18-year-old young man would want to become a professional scout. Louis himself doesn't believe it, but this is true. Lang Jiba's impatient "Oriental" exposed his true thoughts.
Regardless of whether he discriminates against him or not, when he says that, he is biased in itself.
This prejudice is rooted in the hearts of the people in the United States, and Louis is unable to change it.
If he had encountered such a thing with the Cavaliers, he might have encountered the same thing on any team.
Playing for the Cavaliers was Louis' dream.
Unfortunately, reality ruthlessly shattered his dream.
In this case, the Knight can no longer be his first choice.
Although it was not the Cavaliers' head coach Bill Fitch who turned him out, he was not sure what kind of person Fitch was. If he went through a lot of trouble to meet Fitch, he found that the opponent was similar to that rotten Jiba, which would only cause greater disappointment.
"Sir, do you need help?"
The waitress asked friendly when she saw him stopping for a long time.
"I'm not sure if you have what I want here." Louis smiled.
It is undeniable that good-looking people eat delicious food everywhere. Louis used to like bitter faces with a bitter and grudge, which greatly wastes his appearance. Now Louis lives in his body with a 30-year-old soul. He knows so much the lethality of the sunny and humble smile of the "magic" Johnson.
When you look very good, even with a wretched smile, others won't care.
Maybe I think you are cute.
"Oh, what do you want?" the waiter asked.
"Do you sell air tickets to Boston?" Louis asked quipped.
The waiter said playfully: "If you can buy air tickets in the supermarket, I can buy Bologna sausages in the deli!"
"Actually, I think Asian sausage is good, do you mind trying it?"
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Louis felt guilty in his heart. He had only "come" for more than a month and had had intimate contact with a double-digit woman.
However, he didn't talk about sex everywhere, he just followed suit.
Or, he was in the pursuit of his dream of becoming a secondary scout and had a story with women who could or could not help him.
When they wake up, or don't even have to sleep, because half of them happen during the day - after the matter is done, they will light a cigarette to reminisce about it, while Louis is still thinking about scouts... Then, some will leave contact information, some will not, and they will probably not meet again after that.
Then the United States in the 1970s was a moral collapse.
Hedonism and consumerism are taking a two-pronged approach, not to mention the exaggerated social movements and events that have had a profound impact on the future - although it has only been more than a month, in this context, Louis naturally felt that what he did was normal, and everyone was like this.
Although he first completed double-digit touchdowns in female experience on the way to becoming a scout, his dream is still unshakable.
He already knew his next stop - Boston.
If there is a team in the entire league that can break out of the framework of race, put down all prejudices, and treat every job seeker with a realistic attitude.
Then, it must be the Boston Celtics.
But Boston is not a city with open race. Before 1976, the city promoted various virtues of tolerance, freedom, harmony, care, and equality. It regarded itself as a city of wisdom and Athens, the United States.
Then, a white teenager named Joseph Rakes attacked the black lawyer and social activist Ted Landsmark on the street with a flagpole with an American flag, and then tore off the city's mask. His hideous face was unreservedly presented to the world. The scene was called "the filth of old glory."
Since then, including Boston fans, they can understand the thoughts of Bill Russell's 1969 farewell and the thoughts of players who have almost worked hard for the Celtics but have no sense of belonging to the city.
Everything has two sides. The arrogance and xenophobia of this city is, the tolerant and fraternal Celtics are.
Reed Auerbach, the team chairman and general manager, is a pragmatist. He doesn't care about the color and origin of employees, he only cares about their abilities.
Although Asians are at the bottom of the discrimination chain, for most of the time, black anger is a headache for whites - because Asians do not know how to resist.
In the 1960s, all-black starters were launched, making Russell the first black head coach in the four major leagues... All the practices that made the Boston white elites feel heartbroken have brought success to the team.
Louis has enough reason to believe that the Celtics led by Auerbach should not be as extreme as the Cavaliers.
He has been fully prepared. If he fails to pass the score, it means that his scout report is not qualified, and his professional ability as a scout is not enough, and he needs to continue learning. It's nothing, he is only 18 years old and has plenty of time to improve and improve himself.
If the NBA doesn't work, he goes to the CBA (the only secondary league in the United States at that time). If the CBA doesn't work, he goes abroad to professional leagues in other countries. He believes that he will always make a name for himself.
Louis had limited funds, so he had to find a residence first and then work as a temporary worker.
Li Xuanbing thought he was coming to Boston to find friends and didn't give him much money.
The difference between Asian families and other ethnic groups is at the age of 18. At this stage, other ethnic groups often find ways to fall out with their families and then become independent (referring to the 1970s). Asians often maintain contact with their families and still rely on their family’s financial support before work.
If they want to go to school while working, their family members will disagree.
In a well-known tone and tone: "Is reading important or making money important?"
Louis did not notice the Celtics had advertisements for recruiting scouts, and he was careful to inquire about the news.
This is full of dividing lines between race and class.
Louis doesn't want to cause trouble.
He found out that there was a bar nearby where Celtic players often went to, so he dressed up.
However, the Celtics season has already ended.
This place in Boston is not worth nostalgic. No player will leave his holiday in Boston, so he cannot meet players here, and this is not his purpose.
In the two seasons since the merger era, the Celtics have entered the lowest trough. Their tickets are no longer sold, and team and stadium losses were rare in the early 1970s, and in recent years, losses have become a norm.
Players who wore clovers on their chests and wore black high-top sneakers to do nothing around the court are more susceptible to booing fans rather than cheering because their shots and passes tend to deviate from their intended destination. Names like Curtis Rowe PF, Sidney Wicks PF/C and Marvin Barnes do not re-encourage good memories of Sam Jones, Bob Cousey and Bill Russell.
The loss on the court only frustrated fans, who came to the court to avoid the chaos in the streets of Boston. Offseason bars, no games to watch, the Beatles, punks, and angry protesters poured into it when they were tired.
Louis will choose the one who is alone to "take action".
"Hi!" Louis found the target, a punk girl, who was probably less than 20 years old, and her matte blonde hair and black lipstick and deep eyeshadow all showed her identity.
He often starts with a relaxed topic and then criticizes the current situation. Louis always agrees with the other party's views and tendencies, although most of the time he doesn't care or even opposes it.
"Sidney Wicks is the worst Celtic ever!"
Louis certainly agreed: "Yes, I can't believe he's from the legendary UCLA."
"Come on, UCLA can even make that bastard Karim look like a good person!"
"Well, you make sense, it's the school's problem."
From basketball, to politics, and skin color.
“There is no hope in this country!”
"you're right."
"The niggers asked for too much, and their anger was unbearable!"
Louis inexplicably likes this era when Americans can loudly promote words starting with N in a nightclub.
He does not have racial discrimination. He is just one of all the people on the Chinese Internet who insult lazy, irresponsible, and barbaric black people with the word "niggle". But in reality, he meets them but doesn't care about them at all.
"You're right, they're messing around the streets!" Louis shouted, "Hey, have another drink!"
Chapter completed!