Chapter 224 Bruce Lee's Wooden Puppet for Martial Arts? (Part 1)
Chapter 224 Bruce Lee’s wooden mannequin for martial arts training? (Part 1)
At around ten o'clock, He Qing, Lin Haitao and Boss Long boarded the plane and flew to the capital. In less than two hours, the plane landed at the capital's international airport.
The moment he stepped off the plane, He Qing looked around. Everything he saw seemed to be fresh and exciting. He had wanted to visit the capital a long time ago, but he never had the chance. Today, he
When he finally set foot on this land, he felt quite emotional.
"Brother Qing, how do you feel when you come to Beijing for the first time?" Suddenly, Lin Haitao asked with a smile in his ear.
He Qing replied: "It feels good! I can finally appreciate the scenery of the capital!"
Lin Haitao nodded and said: "I have been here many times and I am quite familiar with this place. I will show you wherever you want to go and let you feast your eyes on it. It is a worthwhile trip."
He Qing said: "It is said that there are many interesting places in Beijing. We can't visit so many places in just a few days. Let's mainly visit the antique market. As for sightseeing, there will be more opportunities in the future, don't you think?"
"That's right!" Lin Haitao responded quickly, "Brother Qing, let's go."
Now the three of them followed the crowd and poured out of the airport exit and came to the main square.
"Brother He, Brother Lin, I have booked a hotel for you. You can have a good rest today. We will call you tomorrow or when we are ready, okay?" Boss Long greeted.
He Qing promised: "Okay. Boss Long, if anything happens, just call me. Maybe we will go out to play instead of staying in the hotel."
Boss Long said hurriedly: "Well, okay. Let's go to the hotel now."
So he took He Qing and the others to a taxi on the roadside and rushed to the hotel they had booked. After a while, the car drove to the door of a hotel. This was a five-star luxury hotel called "New Century Hotel".
"The hotel" looks like it is newly built, and all the facilities are very new.
After arriving at the hotel, Boss Long took He Qing and the others to the front desk to check in. After checking in, they went directly to the sixth floor and came to the guest room.
Boss Long originally booked a room for each of He Qing and Lin Haitao, but they only chose one room and moved in. Anyway, it was a two-bedroom suite, so there was nothing inconvenient. It was easier for the two of them to live together.
, so that we can take care of each other.
The room was spacious and bright. The environment was comfortable. He Qing was very satisfied and there was no problem in staying here for a few more days.
"Brother He, it's already noon, let's go have lunch first." After settling in, Boss Long enthusiastically invited He Qing and the others to have dinner.
He Qing said nothing. Then he and Lin Haitao followed Boss Long to the hotel's Chinese restaurant.
"Congratulations, brother, you two are our specially invited distinguished guests. Here in Beijing, haha, I am the host. I have to fulfill my friendship as a landlord. If you need anything, just tell me!" While drinking and toasting.
Boss Long said happily, "I'll take care of all your food, drink, and fun!"
He Qing smiled and said: "Boss Long, you are too polite."
"You're welcome, that's as it should be!" Boss Long said excitedly, "It's really troublesome for you to come all the way, so of course I have to entertain you well."
After drinking and eating, Boss Long chatted with He Qing and the others for a while before saying goodbye and leaving the hotel, while He Qing and the others walked back to the guest room.
"Brother Qing, why do I feel that Boss Long is a little weird?" Lin Haitao said.
"Why is it weird?" He Qing asked.
Lin Haitao said: "Boss Long is a local and he seems to be a big boss. He shouldn't arrange for us to stay in a hotel. Why not take us to his own home for a few days? This is the way to treat guests."
He Qing said, "Maybe there is something inconvenient about his home. Haitao, what do you want to do? It's good to live here, it's clean and comfortable. Why live in a stranger's house, which is so restrictive."
He didn't stick to these details, so he didn't think too much about it. This time he came to the capital, and he wasn't just rushing to appraise antiques for Boss Long. It was more like "just click and stop".
"That's right." Lin Haitao nodded and said, "I don't know how long it will take Boss Long and the others to prepare. It seems that the batch of treasures he has is very mysterious. Otherwise, why not just take us to see it? Everyone is here anyway.
Already."
He Qing said: "I don't know about this either. He didn't introduce the situation of his collection in detail before. It must be some good stuff. Then we can appreciate it and it will be a good eye-opener. Oh, by the way, Haitao,
You came to Beijing this time for something, right? What is it?"
Lin Haitao said: "I came to see a friend. He opened a small shop in a flea market. What he sells can be said to be antiques, but they are very unique."
"Oh, really?" Hearing the other party talk about the unique antique shop, He Qing immediately cheered up and asked with interest, "What kind of unique method?"
Lin Haitao replied: "I will leave you with some suspense first. You will know it after I take you there. Brother Qing, where are we going to visit this afternoon? Is it Panjiayuan or somewhere else?"
He Qing said: "Don't go to Panjiayuan this afternoon, right? I'm a little tired when I first came here, and it's not long in the afternoon. When I get there, I'm afraid the market is about to close. I don't know how far your friend's shop is from here.
, how about we go to his place first and have a look, isn't his antique shop in Panjiayuan?"
Lin Haitao shook his head and said: "No. That place is not very far from here. If you take a taxi, it will take at most an hour if there is no traffic jam on the road. If it is too late when you come back, we can stay at my friend's place at night.
His home is nearby, which is very convenient.”
He Qing said without hesitation: "Okay, let's set off now. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I finally came to Beijing. I have to walk around. This is the city I dreamed of before.
ah!"
Then the two of them walked out of the guest room, left the hotel, and then drove straight to the flea market that Lin Haitao was talking about.
About forty minutes later, He Qing and the others arrived at the so-called "Yongtai Flea Market".
"Brother Qing, this flea market is different from professional antique markets such as Panjiayuan. There are very few antiques here. Most of them are just old goods, which is equivalent to a second-hand market." Lin Haitao introduced after getting out of the car.
He Qing said: "It's okay. We are here mainly to see your friend. We need to take care of your business."
He didn't expect to find any treasures in the small flea markets. Famous antique markets such as Panjiayuan were the big ones.
The two of them walked into the market while talking. The market was quite crowded, with things piled up on both sides of the aisles, stalls and shops everywhere, and various shouts could be heard everywhere. People were coming and going, making it a noisy scene.
With sharp eyes, He Qing glanced at a stall and saw that there were many antique things on the stall, including all kinds of porcelain, calligraphy, paintings and other items.
"Haitao, let's go over and take a look at that antique stall." Seeing the antique stall, He Qing immediately became very interested and called Lin Haitao.
"Well, let's go." Lin Haitao responded immediately, and the two of them walked quickly towards the antique stall.
But when he got closer, he discovered that the antiques for sale at the stall did not have any "baoguang" at all. After looking carefully, He Qing felt as if someone had poured cold water on his face. He was disappointed. It could be seen that those seemingly antiques
The toys may be just handicrafts and not very old.
"Brother Qing, let's go." Lin Haitao gently pulled He Qing's sleeve and whispered.
"Yeah." He Qing understood what he meant, so he turned around and walked away.
After walking far away, Lin Haitao said: "Those things are not worth looking at. They are obviously handicrafts. Even if they are real antiques, they have no collection value. They are not refined."
He Qing nodded and said: "Yes, I can see it too."
He felt a little unhappy. The antique market was now in a smoky state. There were too many fakes. At least half of the items in an antique market were shoddy. However, this could not stop him. He now had a pair of dazzling eyes that did not radiate.
He would not get his hands on antiques that were "Baoguang" and were uncertain, so no one could easily deceive him.
"Here, here we are, that's the store!" After walking along the street for a while, Lin Haitao suddenly greeted him. Looking in the direction he pointed, what immediately caught He Qing's eyes was a small
On the upper bunk, the gold-lettered sign hanging on the lintel is particularly eye-catching, and it is actually called "Star Pavilion".
"'Celebrity Pavilion'?!" Seeing this, He Qing couldn't help being surprised, and said with a dumb smile, "Haitao, your friend's store is called 'Star Pavilion'? What's the origin of this? Could it be that he collects items in his store?
Are all the items used by celebrities?”
"Brother Qing, you really guessed it right!" Lin Haitao nodded with a smile, "It's obviously a private collection. My friend should be in there now, let's go in and say hello to him."
The two of them immediately walked into the antique shop euphemistically called the "Star Pavilion".
The space in the store is relatively small and the lighting is not very good, but it is well organized and all kinds of products are neatly placed.
At this moment, there were two people sitting behind the counter in the store, chatting quietly, a man and a woman. At first glance, it was obvious that they were a couple in love, otherwise the two people would not be so close to each other and behave so intimately.
"Binzi!"
When he walked in, Lin Haitao greeted the man loudly.
"Yo!" The man stood up immediately after hearing this and laughed loudly, "Brother Tao, you've finally arrived! It's been so hard for me to wait, brother!"
He hurriedly walked up to greet him, and Lin Haitao also walked up to meet him, while He Qing stood there, his eyes scanning the various collections in the store.
Suddenly, his vision stopped and stopped on a chaotic red mist.
What emits spiritual light is a wooden pillar, which is the kind of wooden dummy that is very common in martial arts movies and is used for boxing practice. The one that impressed He Qing most deeply was the one where Ip Man practiced Wing Chun.
"Hey, this kind of thing can emit 'treasure light'?!" He Qing was secretly shocked.
Immediately, an inexplicable feeling of joy surged through his heart, as if he had seen some hope.