After leaving Seattle, the Bulldogs' second stop was Portland, where their opponent was the University of Portland.
Knowing that this was Wang Fuxi's future alma mater, Gan Guoyang wrote a letter to her, telling her that they would be arriving in Los Angeles in early August.
The University of Portland and Gonzaga are in the West Coast Division, and their record last season was worse than the Bulldogs.
With Gan Guoyang, the Bulldogs took on a new look and beat the University of Portland unable to fight back.
84:65, a 19-point victory, leaving nothing exciting.
However, for this game, the fans in Portland were far less enthusiastic than those in Seattle, and the stadium was not full.
Perhaps this has something to do with the temperament of the two cities. Seattle is lively and passionate, while Portland has been in the shadow of Seattle for a long time and seems a bit dull and gloomy. The city's passion for basketball seems to belong only to the Portland Trail Blazers.
However, Gan Guoyang's double-20 performance of 27 points and 21 rebounds in a single game still left a deep impression on the Portland fans in attendance.
This center, who wears the No. 11 jersey, performs with ease on the court, without any clumsiness of a center. His technical movements are generous and elegant, and his explosive bursts are full of impact. He also has a precise and beautiful long-range shot, which makes the game very enjoyable to watch.
This may be related to the fact that Gan Guoyang has always attached great importance to body flexibility and coordination training. Coach Delong said that strengthening training in this area will help learn various technical movements and protect ligaments and joints, making them less likely to be injured.
When Gan Guoyang left the field at the end of the game, he didn't even wipe his sweat, which showed that he didn't give his best.
By the Bulldogs' second game in Portland the next day, against Portland State University, there were far more fans in the gym, and many fans were screaming for Gan Guoyang's dunk on the counterattack.
Gan Guoyang scored 20+20 again in this game. Gan Guoyang's two games in Portland were published in the local "Oregonian". They used exclamation point headlines to praise this Californian Chinese super center who had been silent for a year.
At that time, Portlanders, and even Oregonians as a whole, didn't know how important this center was to them.
After leaving Portland, the Bulldogs played the University of Oregon in Eugene, then headed south, leaving Oregon and entering California in early August.
The first stop in Northern California was Sacramento. The opponent was the NCAA-Division 2 team Sacramento State University. It was not a difficult game, but it caused quite a stir in the city.
Because Gan Guoyang scored 50 points in a single game in the game, showing everyone his explosive scoring power.
For master scorers, the focus of scoring high scores is not scoring skills, but how to reasonably allocate physical energy to make your scoring more labor-saving and efficient.
In addition to assisted Easy-ball and fast breaks, Gan Guoyang's active ball-holding offense is very relaxed, with quick, concise and one-step movements.
Don't make unnecessary complicated movements, use your speed and skills to find the space to attack and attack immediately, just like a wild beast hunting for prey, never waste your physical energy.
Of course, Gan Guoyang had no choice. He was tired of traveling and traveling for a long time and spent a lot of time on the road and in hotels, which was a big loss of energy.
The journey ahead is still very long. In order to maintain good condition and perform well, he must adopt this "low power consumption" scoring mode, which can be regarded as an improvement gained from long-distance travel experience.
This will be very helpful for players to maintain their condition during their long career in the future.
After leaving Sacramento, the next stop is Gan Guoyang's hometown, "San Francisco".
Because the University of San Francisco basketball department was closed, the opponent was changed to the Division 2 San Francisco State University basketball team, which is also the alma mater of Dan Fitzgerald.
The game was held at the War Memorial Gymnasium that Gan Guoyang is familiar with. The pre-game activities were quite grand and grand. A dragon and lion dance team from Chinatown performed at the scene. The San Francisco city councilman gave a pre-game speech. Teachers and school leaders from Beiqiao Middle School and now All members of the basketball team were present.
After losing Gan Guoyang, Beiqiao Middle School's CIF performance last year plummeted, failing to enter the CIF state championship, and falling to the middle level in the San Francisco League.
Franklin also left this season to go to college in Ohio, and his performance on the water clock will continue to drop.
Fortunately, the appearance of Gan Guoyang has bolstered the reputation of the Water Bell Team. Strong Asian players have gone to the Water Bell Team. Among the Asian teams in California, the Water Bell is still one of the strongest.
Although they failed to reach the CIF championship last season, the Water Bells participated in the newly organized Asian Basketball League in California and defeated the Pasadena Bears, a famous Japanese team in Southern California, in the finals. Another added honor.
The new players of the Water Bell Team were very excited to see Gan Guoyang, and they all stepped forward to shake hands and get up close and personal with this first-generation legend of the team and the true founder of the team. Without him, there would be no Water Bell Team.
The game was uneventful. Gan Guoyang easily scored 25 points, Stockton sent out 12 assists, and the Bulldogs won another victory.
Fitz was even more fruitful. He sold all the T-shirts, hats, and key pendants he brought in the car. He plans to go to Los Angeles to find a partner to print some more at his next stop.
After the game, Gan Guoyang went back to Gan's Restaurant to see his father. Nothing had changed and everything was fine.
After staying in San Francisco for two days, Gan Guoyang followed the team south to Los Angeles, a place that Gan Guoyang has always thought about.
The car drove on the road for nearly 7 hours, stopping three times to rest. When we arrived at the destination hotel, everyone was exhausted.
Only Gan Guoyang was still energetic. He ran to the public phone booth outside and called Wang Fuxi.
Listening to the beeping in the receiver, Gan Guoyang's heart was pounding, and he was inexplicably nervous.
Although they corresponded for more than a year, the two of them didn't meet many times, and every time they met, they didn't know what to say, but they didn't feel awkward.
They can wander aimlessly for a day, drink two glasses of ice water, decide on a whim to watch a football match, say goodbye to each other as night falls, and then write letters with endless things to say.
There were no mobile phones in the 1980s, and neither of them liked to make phone calls. Only the words in the letters seemed to be able to stretch people's thoughts and affection far and long.
"I'm in Los Angeles."
"Really? Then... would you like to go see a movie tonight?"
"Have you made arrangements? What movie?"
"Hmm...a boring horror movie, do you want to watch it?"
"It doesn't matter, tell me the time and place."
After speaking, the tension completely disappeared.
An hour later, Gan Guoyang and Fitz took leave and met with Wang Fuxi at the entrance of a private theater near the Westinghouse Entertainment Center.
These small private theaters often show old movies, horror films or pornographic films to attract young couples who are lonely and bored at night.
When the two met, they were still a little unfamiliar and awkward. Wang Fuxi blushed when he saw some hot movie posters at the entrance of the theater.
She explained that these two tickets were bought by her classmates. They had originally agreed to watch a horror movie together to experience it, but their classmates had forgotten about it when they traveled to Australia. Wang Fuxi did not dare to watch it himself, so he invited Gan Guoyang to join him.
The 6-foot-10 Gan Guoyang gives people a sense of security no matter where he is.
After buying some snacks, Wang Fuxi dragged Gan Guoyang into the dark theater. After checking in, he found the theater where the movie "The Terror of the Wax Museum" was playing, and found two seats to sit down.
Business in the theater was not very good, and there were only two of them in the auditorium. The weak light shone on Wang Fuxi's face, and she pursed her lips and looked a little nervous.
The video started for a while, and the subtitles just slid. A blond lady appeared in the video. She began to take off her clothes in front of the camera. Then a man appeared and began to take off his clothes. While taking off his clothes, the two of them kissed...
"Are these two people wax statues?"
Gan Guoyang turned to ask Wang Fuxi, but found that she had covered her eyes.
"It's over. I must have entered the wrong hall. It was pitch dark and I couldn't see clearly."
She spoke with a bit of a cry.
By the light of the screen, Gan Guoyang could see Wang Fuxi's face turning into a peach.
When they came out of the cinema, Wang Fuxi was too shy to watch Gan Guoyang, so the two of them had the guts to watch the love action movie.
This was the longest hour in Wang Fuxi's life, but what surprised her most was that Gan Guoyang finished watching the movie calmly, without doing anything or even saying anything.
Sometimes he is as hard as a rock, but he also has a complicated heart.
When saying goodbye, Gan Guoyang asked her to watch his game at the UCLA Stadium tomorrow.
Wang Fuxi agreed, and just when she turned to leave, she suddenly plucked up the courage, ran to Gan Guoyang, lightly put her hands on Gan Guoyang's shoulders, jumped up hard, and pecked him on the face.
Gan Guoyang was stunned for a moment, but Wang Fuxi had already turned his back and ran away, not daring to look back.
Gan Guoyang wiped his face and thought that he had good bounce and was worthy of the women's basketball team.
