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Chapter 397 [Tourism, Long Live Life]

On July 20, Liang Kun and his sister Liang Shuang flew to Europe for a trip, and they were also traveling with Constantine, Xu Zhenzhen and Wei Kun.

This was something they had agreed on before the New Year and made sufficient preparations in advance.

What Liang Kun was a little unhappy was that others were traveling with couples, but he was alone. Tang Ge went to film a movie, and Ayumi Hamasaki and Son Ye-jin couldn't come to accompany him. Not to mention that he was not available, even if someone had time, once they traveled to Europe were reported by the media, it would be a big news spread throughout Asia.

Liang Kun used this method to "build momentum" for himself! At this time, other athletes participating in the Olympics were busy training, but he went abroad for vacation, which seemed very alternative and it was difficult to not be paid attention to.

He knew that he didn't need training and there was no good opponent in the country who could help him improve his strength.

Huaguo only participated in heavyweight boxing competitions, and in order to achieve good results, others lost weight in the Asian Championships.

Lei Yuping, who is second only to Liang Kun, keeps his weight at 81 kilograms, and will have an advantage in participating in a lower-level boxing match with a stuck line. He can't create a threat to Liang Kun at all, and he will be beaten when he competes.

Liang Kun relies on system assistance to train, with super spiritual attributes, and has clear memory and muscle memory in boxing practice. His condition will not decline significantly because he does not train for a long time, and his strength will be similar to that of not trained.

Since that's the case, why should he practice? It's cooler to win without training.

The Sports Bureau of China also has no rigid regulations, requiring Olympic athletes to go out together. This sports delegation has a total of 634 people, including 408 athletes. How can they go to Athens together?

When the Olympics open, Liang Kun does not plan to live in the "Olympic Village" with domestic athletes. It is definitely uncomfortable to rest in the Olympic Village, and he heard that athletes do not live alone in the same house.

This incident has been reported. The Athens Olympic Village is positioned as affordable housing by the local government and was built for US$397 million. After the Olympics, these houses will be sold to low-income groups, and about 2,500 families have the opportunity to live in these "model houses".

An official from the Chinese delegation who moved into the Athens Olympic Village in advance said in an interview with reporters that athletes usually live in one room, and the facilities in the room are relatively simple, with only two bedside tables, two wardrobes, two desk lamps, and a mirror.

The official also said: "Since there are no quilts in the room and only a thin layer of sheets, it feels cold to sleep at night. We have told the service staff that they promised to solve the problem as soon as possible."

In addition, the canteen in the Olympic Village mainly serves Western food, while the Chinese food is only rice.

Every Olympic Games, there are many big-name athletes who refuse Olympic villages, and they need private spaces and quiet life.

For example, the American men's basketball dream team has been "specialized" since their first Olympics. They never live in the Olympic village and generally choose to book luxury hotels. This year, the "Dream Six" chose to live on the world's most luxurious cruise ship "Queen Mary II" on the grounds of safety.

Although Liang Kun’s daily life is not considered a luxury, he is not interested in suffering such a crime in the Olympic Village.

The five flew to Paris, France first. Constantine was a tour guide. They chose a reasonable European tour route, which could save time and eat the most authentic French food.

The level of the hotel is not important when traveling, the important thing is the location. Constantine recommends staying near the destination scenic spots so that they can get there by hiking during the day. The hotels in these places will be a little more expensive than hotels in other locations, but they are people who are not short of money.

France has been a world tourist destination since ancient times, with as many as 37 world heritage sites and diverse landscape styles, attracting thousands of tourists every year.

They went to famous attractions such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral and other famous attractions. Liang Kun is not very famous in Europe and can play like an ordinary person, which feels quite good.

Liang Kun took a lot of photos at Notre Dame and practiced photography skills by the way. In parallel world, a fire in 2019 destroyed Notre Dame, and taking photos is of great memorial value.

He would not get involved in this matter. It would not be his turn as a Chinese to save the French civilization. If he really came to put out the fire that day, he would not be regarded as a firefighter.

Liang Kun spent a few days in France and had new musical inspiration, and planned to write an English song "Viva  Vida" (Long Live Life).

This song is the representative work of the British "Coldpy" (Cool Play Band). In 2008, they released their fourth studio album "Viva Vida or Death and All His Friends", which became the global album's annual sales champion with 6.6 million copies; the single "Viva Vida" won the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart.

In addition, "Viva La Vida" has topped the music rankings in more than 30 countries around the world. On February 8, 2009, the song won the 51st Grammy Awards, "Song of the Year" and "Best Popular Combination", and was nominated for "Production of the Year."

Liang Kun discussed the issue of publishing an English album with the people of Global Company, but the senior executives of Global Company did not agree.

Chinese singers are fascinated by beauty, such as Li Wen, who sang "Moonlight Lover" at the Oscars.

Li Wen is the first Asian singer to sign a contract with Sony's headquarters in the United States, and has released the English album "just no other way" worldwide. This is the true "global" in the sense of the word, but unfortunately her business achievements in the United States are the sales of third-tier singers.

The first-class Asian Japanese-American musician Utada Hiroshi has released albums in the United States and is just a third-tier singer.

This is not a question of what language Asian singers sing. The key is xenophobia for Europeans and Americans. When many consumers see the album or single of Chinese singers, they immediately think it is bad and will not buy or listen to it.

Therefore, people from Global Company do not recommend Liang Kun to release an English album. They are just branches, and even the headquarters may not be willing to package a Chinese singer.

Liang Kun is ten times more difficult to succeed in the American music scene than in Asia. In the eyes of others, he may sell Japanese albums in Japan, and there is no need to challenge the super difficult.

There is a clear example. Ayumi Hamasaki didn't consider going to the United States and had only trained in the United States. She was very prosperous in Asia and once surpassed the American queen Beyoncé. If she went to the United States to develop, she would be purely a source of suffering. Utada Hiroshi is willing to develop in the United States because she is an American nationality and has the obsession to release albums there.

Liang Kun also has the obsession with singing English songs because he subconsciously remembers many classic English songs, winning Grammy Awards and Billboard Champion singles. If he doesn't copy or sing, this memory will be wasted.

He went to the United States to develop to make money from foreigners and could also create a legend of Chinese national anthem star. Why not try it?

After arriving in France, Liang Kun had a new idea. If he had started singing English songs instead of singing solos himself, but forming a band, would this road be much easier?

He is the lead singer, plays guitar, and is also responsible for writing lyrics and composing music, which can prove his talent. He only needs to find three white people to accompany him, choose mastered instruments, and cannot be the lead singer who can't steal the limelight.

He will definitely attract attention at that time. When European and American audiences see three white people willing to form a team with one Chinese, they will definitely be curious about how strong his strength is. This year, Liang Kun won the Olympic boxing gold medal, and people will be more curious about how his singing is.

It’s easy to sing any song, just copy the cool play band. In the parallel world, they won seven Grammy Awards and were very popular.

There are also a few songs of "Imagine Dragons" (Menglong) that can be found. "Believer" won the 2018 US Billboard Music Awards for the Year, and the MV includes boxing with Longer.

There is also the song "Maroon 5" (Magic Red Band), and their popularity is also very high.

In the parallel world, Cool Play Band has never held a concert in mainland China, which makes many fans feel regretful. Liang Kun plans to hold a concert for them, just like him singing the songs, his voice is more confident than Chris Martin.

The difficulty of Liang Kun forming a band is that he is a singer who plays and cannot play a band for a long time. He found three teammates, and if he left them behind and did something else in the future or went solo in the music industry, his teammates would definitely be very disappointed.

But if Liang Kun was asked to form a band for a long time and tour around the world like Cool Play Band, he wouldn't want to do that. He knew how tired he would be to start a concert.

This matter has to be discussed for a long time. In any case, he released a representative single in English album. He can also explain how "Viva  Vida" came from inspiration.

Liang Kun can play tricks in this song. In addition to singing, he can also play violin solo. Violin Prince David Grett's "Viva  Vida" is also very exciting.

Before leaving France, Liang Kun bought ten bottles of high-end red wine. According to regulations, tourists are limited to bringing two bottles when leaving the country. Liang Kun has storage space and "smuggling" without any pressure.

He also bought a lot of snacks at Pierre Hermé and Ladurée, two macaron dessert shops known as the "French Palace" which are more than a dozen flavors of macarons, which are exquisite and delicious. There are also sellers in China, which are far less authentic than famous French stores. Some stores even make them very difficult to eat and not fresh.

After leaving France, the five went to Germany again. Constantine swam across Europe with her family when she was a child. She was experienced and could continue to be a tour guide.

This is a country surrounded by castles, lakes and mountains, with romance of sunny beaches, and fantastic hot air balloons of the Wizard of Oz.

Munich's food is also more suitable for their appetite, especially Bavarian roasted pork elbow. This is marinated with beer and salt and roasted. Bavarian specialty food is also known as a representative German delicacy because of its delicious reputation!

In this country where you drink and eat meat with big sips, sausage is also a famous delicacy, with a wide variety and unique flavor.

Liang Kun likes Munich white sausage the most, it is made of chopped veal, smoked pork and numerous seasonings such as parsley, nutmeg, onion, ginger, etc.

It is difficult to eat this authentic white sausage in the country, and Liang Kun has started the smuggling mode again.
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