Chapter 1506 1608. Wulin Alliance Leader
In Kyoto in May, the weather is getting hotter.
Nie Wei's manor is still filled with the fragrance of flowers. This is because there are two different kinds of lilacs planted in the manor. One is blue lilac. The flowering period is usually in early April and lasts until the end of the month or early May when the blue lilac flowers wither. Finally, by this time the purple lilacs were in full bloom.
There is also a lilac variety called Baomazi that blooms from June to August. In August, the blue lilacs will bloom again and last until September and October.
At this time, Kyoto has entered late autumn, and winter is about to begin. In addition to maple leaves, the only things everyone can enjoy at this time are snowflakes.
Shu Chang's belly is also gradually getting bigger. When wearing tight clothes, you can even see the obvious protruding curvature, but it can still be slightly concealed by wearing some loose clothes.
Because I was going to a wedding, wearing black was definitely inappropriate, but wearing warm colors would make me look fatter, so Shu Chang finally chose a dark red casual suit with a long floral dress underneath. A loose dress was just right. Cover your pregnant belly.
Nie Wei chose a combination of a white shirt and a dark blue suit, which was low-key yet dignified.
After all, you are going to attend your apprentice's wedding. Dressing up too casually is definitely not good, but dressing up too high-profile may lead to the suspicion of overshadowing the guest. In short, dressing up for a wedding is sometimes a matter of knowledge.
The wedding of Cheng Zimo and Liu Chengcheng is scheduled for May 20th. The choice of this date is naturally taken from the homophone of "I love you". Of course, this day is also suitable for marriage according to the almanac, and it is also a good day recognized by masters. That was the key to Mr. Cheng's nod.
But Mr. Cheng didn't know that the master said it was because Cheng Zimo secretly stuffed a big red envelope into the master.
However, the money was well spent. Cheng Zimo, Liu Chengcheng and Mr. Cheng were all satisfied with this day and everyone was happy.
The wedding was held at the Cheng Family Martial Arts Hall.
The martial arts hall was temporarily closed a week ago, and Mr. Cheng personally directed the "modification" of the martial arts hall.
First of all, there is the large yard for martial arts training outside. All the wooden dummies and the like have been moved to the warehouse, and many rooms in the building have also been vacated. Once the space became available, a large number of chairs and tables were delivered, as well as red pillows. The words were plastered all over the martial arts hall.
Nie Wei also visited it after the entire modification was completed. He used two words to describe it, one is big enough, and the other is festive.
It is big enough because there are thousands of tables and chairs in the martial arts hall. Mr. Cheng is like the martial arts leader in the novel. During this period, he posted hero posts widely, and even some old friends overseas received his text messages.
Not to mention festive, with big red lanterns hanging high, happy words everywhere, and a bright red four-piece suit in the wedding room... all of these are festive.
I have to say that the word "celebration" and Chinese weddings are really a match made in heaven.
Cheng Zimo was not obvious, and Mr. Cheng didn't like his Yao'er's wedding to be widely reported, so no media was invited to the wedding.
But sometimes, just because you don’t invite them doesn’t mean that these people won’t come.
Although Cheng Zimo is not a star, as Nie Wei's disciple and Nie Wei's personal bodyguard, his popularity is no worse than that of ordinary second-tier stars. What's more, when he thinks that Nie Wei and Shu Chang will also attend the wedding today, this group of media Of course it’s impossible to miss.
So early in the morning on the wedding day, there were reporters crouching at the entrance of Cheng Zimo's community and the entrance of the martial arts gym.
"Brother Lu, do you know what time they are leaving?" In order to facilitate the family's departure to welcome the bride, some reporters came here before dawn.
Lu Cheng and Xin Zhifei are two of these people.
They are both reporters from a media. Lu Cheng joined the newspaper three years earlier than Xin Zhifei, so he is considered a senior. When he heard Xin Zhifei's question, Lu Cheng replied: "If I want to know, do I have to come here in the middle of the night to wait? Just be patient. Just stay."
"How about I go buy some steamed buns and soy milk or something? I'm cold and hungry after waiting for a long time." Xin Zhifei said.
Nowadays, the temperature difference between day and night in Kyoto is relatively large. During the day, the temperature can be 26 or 7, but at night it is only in the single digits. In addition, the wind in the early morning is really noisy. Although they can hide in the car, they still I also felt the slightest chill.
Coupled with the fact that he hadn't slept for half the night, he was really tired and hungry now, especially the feeling of wanting to sleep but not daring to sleep. Xin Zhifei even regained the feeling he had during the first afternoon class at school.
"Just bear with it a little longer." Lu Cheng was also very tired, but he understood the importance of today's news better than Xin Zhifei.
Basically, all the media in Kyoto came to join in the fun today. Everyone was watching with 200% concentration, just to capture a good photo or shoot a clear video.
If the photos or videos were not included because of a breakfast, then the editor-in-chief of the newspaper would probably kill them.
"WOC, you can do this, why didn't I think of it." Xin Zhifei suddenly screamed, and his beloved Lu Cheng was shocked.
"What's wrong?"
"Order takeout. Why do I have to buy it myself? I can just ask the takeaway guy to deliver it." Xin Zhifei placed an order on his mobile phone and asked happily: "Brother Lu, what do you want to eat?"
"Order me a cup of strong coffee, without milk or sugar." Lu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he calmly ordered a cup of coffee after regaining his composure.
In fact, he wanted to drink a pot of strong tea, but unfortunately he didn't have the conditions, and no one would deliver strong tea. After all, tea leaves have to be brewed and drunk immediately. Perhaps this is one of the main reasons why Huaxia tea is not as good as coffee.
"It will be here in half an hour. Brother Lu, you can hold on for 20 minutes. I'll take a nap."
"Go to sleep, cover yourself with some clothes."
Lu Cheng got off the car with a bottle of mineral water, not for drinking, but for washing his face. Maintaining hygiene is one aspect, and the most important thing is to make himself temporarily awake for a while.
But just as he was washing his face, a few high-end cars appeared at the gate of the community.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng didn't even bother to wipe his face, and hurriedly took the water bottle to get in the car, and didn't forget to wake up Xin Zhifei.
"There is a situation, prepare the equipment, it will probably come out soon."
"Woc, so cunning, I didn't place the order earlier, and wasted dozens of dollars." Xin Zhifei complained. If it was really as Lu Cheng said, he would definitely not be able to receive the takeaway, and it would probably be too late to cancel the order at this time.
As expected, just as Lu Cheng guessed, in less than fifteen minutes, several cars drove out of the community, each of which was hung with flowers and a wedding character.
"Brother Lu, let's catch up." Xin Zhifei shouted.
The moment he saw the real owner, he was also energetic and shouted hurriedly.
Needless to say, Lu Cheng had already stepped on the accelerator and followed. At the same time, several cars nearby also started, all of which were cars of major media reporters.
On the other side, Nie Wei also brought Shu Chang to the hotel.
Liu Chengcheng's home is in Sichuan, so now the family has been placed in the presidential suite of the hotel. In addition, this hotel also accommodates hundreds of martial artists, all of whom have come from all over the country and overseas.
When friends come from afar, the Cheng family simply booked the entire hotel to greet these old friends.
Nie Wei and Shu Chang separated after arriving at the hotel. Shu Chang went to see the bride, while Nie Wei went to attend a gathering of martial artists. After all, he still holds the title of "Master of the Martial Arts World".
Well, the official title is Honorary President of the Huaxia Folk Martial Arts Association.
This Huaxia Folk Martial Arts Association is a folk organization, and there are quite a few members. In addition to traditional martial arts enthusiasts, those who practice Sanda, Taekwondo, Judo, etc., as long as they know a little kung fu, can apply to join.
Because the entry threshold is low, there are quite a few members of the association.
Nie Wei doesn't care much about this association, but Old Man Cheng does. For example, Old Man Cheng never misses the quarterly summary meeting. Sometimes, even for some monthly meetings, Old Man Cheng will fly thousands of miles to participate.
In his words, it's not about talking about big things, and it has nothing to do with attachment to power. It's just that old friends have the opportunity to get together, and he's very happy.
Nie Wei thinks that those old people are so keen on holding meetings, and most of them are like this.
When Nie Wei arrived, these martial artists were having a tea party. The tables in the banquet hall were filled with melon seeds and fruits, and the aroma of tea filled the entire banquet hall. For a moment, Nie Wei felt as if he had come to the center of veteran cadres. If there were a few more mahjong and chess tables, it would be even more like it.
When everyone saw Nie Wei coming, they all greeted him enthusiastically. The younger generation stood up and bowed to Nie Wei in admiration.
For these young martial artists, Nie Wei is their idol and even their spiritual pillar.
There was a period of time when the actual combat ability of martial arts was questioned, which also dealt a serious blow to these martial arts children, who doubted whether the martial arts they practiced were a waste of time.
Just when the reputation of Chinese martial arts was in jeopardy and these teenagers were full of hesitation and helplessness, Nie Wei stood up.
In less than ten seconds, he KOed the world-class fighting king with only three moves, proving the actual combat ability of martial arts with the most practical actions.
It was also from then on that another wave of martial arts training in China came, and everyone's life became much better.
You should know that the last wave of enthusiasm can be traced back to the time when "Shaolin" was a hit.
"Senior Nie."
"Hello, senior."
"Senior, you are here."
People kept greeting Nie Wei, and Nie Wei also responded with a fist and a smile. Old Master Cheng stood up and greeted them with a smile, and wanted Nie Wei to sit in the main seat. The two of them were humble and Nie Wei sat next to Old Master Cheng.
There were many grandfathers and grandmothers at the same table, basically all of them were the heads of famous sects in China.
Everyone saw Nie Wei and did not put on any elders' airs, but were very polite.
If the young people were respectful just now because Nie Wei was not much different from them in age and had strong strength, then these seniors were so enthusiastic towards Nie Wei, in addition to Nie Wei's personal strength, it was naturally because Nie Wei was rich.
This Chinese Folk Martial Arts Association holds a so-called martial arts conference every year, of course, it is called a martial arts exchange meeting.
It naturally takes money to hold such a large-scale event.
Nie Wei didn't become the honorary president, and the money was basically raised by donations from everyone. The big sects donated more, and the small sects at least had to pay for their own travel and accommodation expenses if they wanted to participate.
Because of the financial difficulties, the martial arts conference was naturally not grand enough. Every year, everyone tightened their belts and rushed to finish the conference. After all, if they exceeded the time limit, they would probably not even have enough money to pay for the return trip.
But since Nie Wei became the honorary president, he has started to sponsor this martial arts conference.
First of all, the venue of the annual event has changed from the free square to the gymnasium. Secondly, everyone no longer has to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. These are all solved by the organizer of the conference, that is, the Star Group.
Finally, this martial arts conference also has prizes.
Not only do the contestants with good rankings every year start to receive bonuses, but even the glass trophy has been replaced with a specially customized Longquan sword, which is more expensive and more commemorative. The key is that it is in line with the identity of martial artists.
So far, everyone is no longer focused on participation, but has tangible benefits, so the enthusiasm of the contestants has obviously increased a lot.
To put it bluntly, Nie Wei is the sponsor of everyone present.
Of course, sponsoring this event does not cost much money. Nie Wei sponsors the Chinese Martial Arts Enthusiasts Association for less than one million yuan every year. Among the projects he sponsors, it is definitely featherweight.
But for these old people, Nie Wei is also the pillar of this association. Whether it is his personal reputation, his strength, or his financial resources, these are very important to the association.
Nie Wei sat down, and everyone unconsciously surrounded Nie Wei.
"Nie Wei, I just talked to everyone about how to promote our martial arts. You are more knowledgeable than us old men and women. Why don't you come and listen to our ideas and give us some suggestions?" Old Master Cheng asked suddenly after chatting for a few words.
Nie Wei knew that this was well prepared.
As expected, the promotion plan proposed by Old Master Cheng was obviously well thought out, and it was absolutely impossible to discuss it in one morning or even a week.
"In fact, we just want to organize a fighting competition similar to the UFC in foreign countries, so that the younger generation can compete with each other. This way, we can increase practical experience and promote martial arts. We have no shortage of such people, but we really don't know how to shoot the program."
Grandpa Cheng said this and asked Nie Wei: "You are an expert, do you think the program we planned is feasible?"
"To be honest, I don't think it is feasible." Nie Wei replied.
When the old people at the scene heard Nie Wei's words, their faces were very ugly. It's not that Nie Wei was blunt, but when they thought that the plan they had planned for a long time was quickly rejected by Nie Wei, this blow was really serious.
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