Don Boogie looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines with a confused expression on her face.

He lost both first two sets, and now he is behind 5-3 in the third set. If he loses another game, he will lose the entire game.

In the 1930s, the US Open won three games in five games, so now Tang Boogie has been pushed to the edge of the cliff.

Until now, Tang Buji still couldn't figure out how he lost like this.

Tang Buji felt that both sides were in a state of equal strength from beginning to end, but Chen Qiang was able to slowly take the lead in the score.

Tang Buji didn't know that there was a saying that 'zero cuts' flesh doesn't hurt. Just like many people buy things by using credit cards, they only buy a little bit every day, but they can't spend much money. But when it's time to pay off the card debt every month, they found that the slaughter that last month actually cost so much money.

This is what Tang Buji is now. In this game, he made more mistakes than Chen Qiang and lost more points. These lost points are not eye-catching in the entire set of games, but after cumulative results, Chen Qiang has a leading advantage.

At this time, Don Buji seemed to realize that the game was already in a desperate situation, but Don Buji did not want to lose. Since last year's Wimbledon, he has maintained an unbeaten golden body. He has become accustomed to winning, and he has even forgotten what it feels like to lose the game.

As the strongest tennis player in the world at that time, Tang Buji also had a strong sense of self-esteem and desire to win. This self-esteem and desire to win inspired him to become more and more courageous as he fought.

However, sports competitions do not mean that you can win by relying on courage or willpower. Especially when tennis is a sports that emphasizes technology and tactics, if the skills are almost the same, if the game fails on the tactical level, you will be destined to lose the game.

Seeing that Don Buji was about to lose, the audience gradually calmed down. The warm applause after each goal was over had disappeared. The fans looked at Don Buji's eyes, from fanaticism to anxiety, and then from anxiety to disappointment.

Before the game, no one expected that Tang Buji, the top tennis player, would lose to Chen Qiang, the rookie who participated in the tennis competition for the first time. This was like a team that participated in the World Cup for the first time defeating the super powerful!

In the audience seats, everyone's face looked incredible. They didn't understand why the winner was Chen Qiang.

Although Chen Qiang performed well in track and field, this did not help him add points in tennis, because track and field and tennis are different events. China's table tennis has dominated the world for decades, but no one would think that the Chinese team can beat the American Dream Team because they play table tennis well.

The most important thing is that Don Buji plays at home, and there are too many spectators around him are Don Buji's fans, and almost everyone who comes to watch the game expects Don Buji to be crowned at home. However, the final championship fell on Chen Qiang's head, and the audience couldn't accept this reality for a while.

The expressions of the more than 14,000 spectators on the scene were probably like the Warriors fans in the last game of the 2016 NBA Finals. At that time, the Warriors led the Cavaliers 3-1 in the finals, and the Warriors also held two home games. As a result, the Cavaliers won three games in a row and turned 4-3 after falling behind 1-3. The last game was played at the Warriors' home court. Home fans witnessed the Warriors being turned around with their lead and home advantage, which is also a cruel thing.

Now, New York fans also feel this cruelty. Their expectations, as Chen Qiang leads the score, gradually become shattered...

...

The moment the referee announced the end of the game, Don Boogie covered her face with her hands to hide the pain in her heart.

Applause also sounded in the audience. The American audience's quality of watching the game is quite good. Although they hope that Tang Buji can win, when Chen Qiang defeated Tang Buji, they still applauded Chen Qiang.

In that era, tennis was a noble sport, and rich people would always try their best to maintain their cultivation. In such occasions, even those who were born rude had to pretend to be very well-educated. Although they were cursing in their hearts, their faces still had to look intoxicated by the game. So although the results of the game were not what people expected, applause was still indispensable.

In fact, Chen Qiang is not a stranger to many Americans present. The achievements Chen Qiang has made in track and field in the past two Olympics have made him a little famous in the United States. At least these people who can watch tennis have more or less heard of Chen Qiang's name.

Next was the award ceremony, and Chen Qiang won the trophy that symbolized the US Open championship.

Among the four major tennis opens, the US Open trophy is one that has no presence. For example, the Wimbledon trophy is called the "Challenger Cup" and the French Open trophy is called the "Mustrator Cup", while the US Open trophy has no name...

The US Open trophy is made every year, and the champion can be taken home as a souvenir. At the same time as the US Open competitions every year, there are also replicas of the US Open trophy in the official souvenir shop, and the quality is very good, and of course the price is quite expensive. So as long as you have money, you can place the replicas of the US Open trophy at home.

Standing on the podium, Chen Qiang weighed the trophy in his hand, which was quite heavy. The research on alloys in this era is relatively superficial, so the trophy is also made of common metals and is full of materials. The trophy must also be well maintained, otherwise it will rust.

Then came the routine live interview time.

The supporter invited Chen Qiang to the microphone and asked, "Mr. Chen, this is your first time participating in a tennis match, right?"

Chen Qiang nodded: "Although I have been practicing tennis for many years, this is the first time I have participated in a formal tennis match."

"I won the championship when I participated in a formal tennis competition for the first time. What do you think now?" the host asked.

"I am excited and honored, but I am more grateful!" Chen Qiang said.

"Great? This is the first time I've met a winner and feel glad. Why do you feel glad?" the host asked.

"In fact, at this time last year, I almost died. I was seriously injured at that time. But a year later, I stood on the US Open and won the championship trophy, so I am very glad!" Chen Qiang said.

"Oh, that's really bad. Is it because of training injury?" the host asked.

"No, it was an aviation bomb that exploded above my head." Chen Qiang replied.

"Oh oh oh oh..." A scream suddenly sounded in the audience.

Even the host asked, "Mr. Chen, I heard it right? Are you talking about an aviation bomb?"

"Yes, more than a dozen people died from the aviation bomb with me. The doctor thought I was dead at that time, but I survived by luck. I was really lucky." Chen Qiang replied.

"It's really unbelievable that you have such a tortuous experience!" the host said.

"I think everyone knows that I am a Chinese and my country is in war. In the war, it is normal to get a few strong guns or hit a few shells on your head." Chen Qiang replied.

The host nodded: "I am very sorry for this and hope that peace can come soon."

Chen Qiang said, "It is precisely because of that miraculous escape from death that I plan to publish a book. Now this book is being published. I believe it will be a short time before we can meet you!"

"Really? Mr. Chen wants to publish a book? Is it in Chinese or English?" the host asked curiously.

"Of course it's in English. If you are interested, I can give you a copy." Chen Qiang said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness. It would be even better if you could add your autograph." The host replied with a smile.

At this time, Chen Qiang had already begun to warm up the publication of "Rabe's Diary".

In fact, at this time last year, Chen Qiang had not been bombed, but in order to promote "Rabe Diary", Chen Qiang also made a wave of false propaganda.

Compared with the award ceremony, what Chen Qiang is most concerned about is when the 2,000 US dollars prize will be awarded. He still owes the publishing house a sum of money!

Fortunately, the organizer did not ask Chen Qiang to wait too long. After the award ceremony, the 2,000 US dollars check was delivered to Chen Qiang.

...

The US Open won the championship and became popular. Countless media interviews followed one after another, and some stores selling sports goods also found Chen Qiang to be the endorsement.

So this US Open champion brought Chen Qiang not only a bonus of US$2,000, but also other additional income. Of course, if Chen Qiang was a white American, his income would be more. And the identity of a Chinese also restricted Chen Qiang from getting more income.

At the same time, at the publishing house, "Rabe Diary" was finally published, but the publishing house added a prefix to the book, called "The Escape from the US Open Champion - Rabe Diary". People who don't know thought it was a man named Rabe who recorded the process of Chen Qiang's escape from the death, and the cover of the book also became Chen Qiang's photo.

The reason for this modification is to have better sales.

Americans don’t know Rabe, and at this time, Rabe’s deeds have not spread yet. People don’t know Rabe, the “Eastern Schindler”. If they use the name “Rabe Diary”, probably not many Americans would read this book.

Moreover, the United States is far away from the European continent, and it is full of singing and dancing, and there is no feeling of war at all. At this time, many Americans have an isolationist idea, believing that the United States is enough to manage the affairs of the American continent well. As for what is happening outside the Americas, it has nothing to do with the United States. Most Americans don’t even care about the situation in Europe, so how can they pay attention to China’s cause of war in the war!

In order to sell the book, I can only take advantage of Chen Qiang's popularity.

However, adding a prefix of "The U.S. Open Champion Escape from the Death" is not considered selling dog meat with a sheep's head. After Rabe took in Chen Qiang, he also wrote Chen Qiang's story into his diary, so Rabe's diary of this era also records the incident of Chen Qiang's death.

Chen Qiang did not intend to make money by publishing "Rabe Diary", he just hoped that more people could understand what was happening in Nanjing.

Therefore, the price of this book "Rabe Diary" is very low, and it is sold at a cost price, and Chen Qiang also makes no money for royalties. Not only that, Chen Qiang also spends time promoting around and conducts some signature book sales activities in many bookstores in order to allow more people to see the book.

If it were a few months ago when Chen Qiang was just taken to the United States, even if he did this kind of signature book sale, there would probably not be many people to buy it.

But now Chen Qiang has just won the championship at the US Open, which is the focus of public opinion. There are many topics surrounding Chen Qiang in the newspaper. In addition, "Rabe Diary" is indeed very cheap, so many people are willing to support Chen Qiang. This is probably like someone in later generations who has become a hot search. People pay attention to everything he does and some people join in the fun.

At the same time, Chen Qiang did not forget to send a few copies of "Rabe's Diary" to the White House to the nominal "good friend", US President Mr. Roosevelt.

...

Washington, White House.

The presidential secretary gave the serious matter to President Roosevelt, and then said, "Mr. President, Chen Qiang from China asked someone to send a book, which was said to be a new book he just released, and he sent it as a gift. He also wrote his blessing to you on the title page of the book."

After the presidential secretary finished speaking, he took out a copy of "Rabe's Diary" from his briefcase, opened the title page, and handed it to Roosevelt's desk. Roosevelt saw a lot of polite words on the title page such as "I wish you good health and all the best."

"Okay, I would like to express my gratitude to Chen Qiang and tell him that if I have time, I will read his works carefully." Roosevelt said.

Of course, this is just a symbolic reply. President Roosevelt has a lot of time to read the book "Rabe Diary". As the president of the United States, there are many similar gifts he receives every year. These things are not necessarily valuable, but they are very commemorative. Moreover, people can't throw away the things to Roosevelt, so most of them are sealed and forgotten forever.

Roosevelt closed the book cover and just planned to let the secretary take the book away, but the title of the book "The Escape from the US Open Champion" fell into Roosevelt's eyes.

"Escape from death? What's going on? Is anyone going to murder Chen Qiang?" Roosevelt asked.

"As far as I know, in December last year, Chen Qiang was in Nanjing, China. I think the "escaping from death" here should refer to the things at that time!" the secretary said.

"So that's how it is!" Roosevelt nodded silently.

As the president of the United States, Roosevelt certainly knew what happened in Nanjing in December last year. Although the US intelligence network was far less developed than later generations, what major events happened around the world could not be hidden from the US president. Therefore, when the secretary mentioned that Chen Qiang was in Nanjing in December last year, Roosevelt understood the meaning of the word "escape from death".

However, American isolationism was prevalent at this time. Even after the outbreak of World War II, the United States expressed neutrality at the beginning and did not officially send troops to the war until 1942. If Pearl Harbor had not been bombed by the Japanese army, the United States might have to wait a few more years before it would have participated in World War II with real guns and ammunition.

So in December last year, even Roosevelt was an insider, but did not interfere with the Japanese atrocities in Nanjing.

Roosevelt frowned and thought for more than ten seconds, then he actually opened the book and started reading it.

Roosevelt's expression was constantly changing and he became more and more solemn. In the end, he spent about ten minutes reading part of the content of "Rabbe's Diary". For Roosevelt, it was already very rare to be able to take out ten minutes to read this book.

Roosevelt then asked, "How is the sales of this book?"

"Sorry, Mr. President, I don't know how the sales of this book are, because I only knew that this book is today. But I will find someone to learn about it." The secretary replied immediately.

But Roosevelt waved his hand and said, "I hope the book will be sold better, and I hope the members of Congress can see this book."

The secretary was slightly stunned. If Roosevelt had not said the second half of the sentence, the secretary might have thought that Roosevelt was helping Chen Qiang because of his friendship with Chen Qiang. But when Roosevelt mentioned "members of Congress", the secretary knew that things were not that simple. Roosevelt wanted to boost the sales of "Rabe Diary" and definitely had political considerations.

"What the hell is the president going to do?" The secretary couldn't help but try to figure out Roosevelt's thoughts.

As the president's secretary, being the roundworm in the president's belly is obviously what he should do the most...

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Chapter completed!