zero second lore

Chapter 293 Idol
On the weekend, after taking Lu Yuan for a run in the morning, Jason will take Lu Yuan around Los Angeles, and the first place they are going today is not Hollywood, the Avenue of Fame, or the Staples Center, but Crystal Cathedral - because Jensen was a Christian.

Yesterday because he went to watch Lu Yuan's game, Jason missed the weekly worship service, and today he happened to bring Lu Yuan with him.

Crystal Cathedral is located in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. It takes about an hour to drive from Los Angeles. Jason drove his Raptor along Fifth Avenue, all the way to the southeast, and soon arrived at the destination, located in Orange County. Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove.

Lu Yuan is not a Christian, and has no interest in any religion, but he was still very shocked when he saw the Crystal Cathedral.

Unlike those ancient churches with towering spires, the Crystal Cathedral is a modern church made of steel and glass. It looks like a modern glass building from the outside, reflecting the dazzling blue light in the sun.

Jansen introduced to him that this is a modern church built in the last century by a pastor named Robert Schuler, who raised $700 million through fundraising and spent 12 years building it. The final total cost was more than $2000 million.

When Lu Yuan heard this, the pastor was able to raise 700 million US dollars to build a church with empty teeth. The pastor's reading and preaching will do.

But the idea of ​​becoming a pastor to raise money only existed in Lu Yuan's mind for 0.1 second, and he put this idea behind, because Lu Yuan thought, it seems that pastors can't get married and don't have a girlfriend. It's too bad, it's not worth it, it's not worth it.

Afterwards, Lu Yuan followed Jason into the church. The Crystal Cathedral as a whole is in the shape of a four-pointed star, with two acute angles and two obtuse angles. Next to the main building is a pointed dome made of reinforced glass, which represents the church leading directly to God. Place.Inside the church, there are about 3000 seats, and the sunlight shines in through the glass, making it extremely bright without any lighting facilities.

Even if a non-religious person stands inside, he will feel unusually majestic and magnificent. There are already many people praying inside, and there is a small choir singing mass in the front row.

But in a cathedral like this, you can participate in activities organized by the church, or you can come in and find a place by yourself to communicate with God silently.

Jason took Lu Yuan to find a place to sit down, and then Jason took out a Bible from his pocket and began to sit and read silently.

Lu Yuan didn't understand the bible, so he took out an English book from his schoolbag and began to recite vocabulary. Lu Yuan felt a little bored, so he started to look around, and suddenly saw a familiar face in the front row, who turned out to be the one in the class Pancake-faced Korean schoolgirl who is standing in front with her arms folded as if praying.

She was wearing a very formal uniform, and next to her were students who looked like students in similar clothes. There were white, black, and Asian faces. It looked like some kind of club.

In the impression of this Korean girl who has been in class for the past few days, she is not dull in personality, but she seems to have no interest in other people in the class, and never talks to them. where.

Lu Yuan didn't pay much attention to her because her face was too like a sesame seed.

After Jason finished the service and the two came out, Lu Yuan told Jason that he had just met a Korean student from the language class in the church.

"I've never seen her talk before, and I didn't expect to be here. After coming to the United States, do you have to go to church?"

Lu Yuan asked curiously, and Jason replied: "No, if you don't believe in religion, you can come and visit, it's nothing."

"But I saw her praying."

"It's that she's religious, or just looks religious, so she fits in better here."

"blind? (blind?)"

"blend! blend! (blend!)"

Lu Yuan confused the pronunciation of the two words again, and Jason said again: "It's not common to see a kid like you, I've seen many Asians who come here, they either stay with people from the same country all the time, or Desperately change yourself and integrate into the local life. Only you, you are a weirdo."

"paradogs?"

"Paradox! (Wonderful!) Is there something wrong with my pronunciation, or something wrong with your ears?" Jason expressed great doubts about Lu Yuan's listening ability.

"It must be a problem with your pronunciation. My listening ability will soon reach a very high level." Recently Lu Yuan felt that his listening ability has improved a lot, and he has started to speak out loudly.

Jason shook his head, and took Lu Yuan into the car, because Teresa gave Lu Yuan a holiday today, so Jason was going to take Lu Yuan around Los Angeles. After visiting the church, Jason was going to take Lu Yuan to a good place.

"I know that you came to the United States mainly to learn how to play basketball. Let me take you to the street courts in Los Angeles to have a look. Maybe you will be pleasantly surprised."

Saying that, Jason drove towards Marina del Rey.

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Drive northwest along Highway 405 for nearly an hour to Maria del Rey, west of Inglewood, near Los Angeles International Airport and the Pacific Ocean.

After arriving, Jason parked the car in the beach parking lot, and then took Lu Yuan to an Italian restaurant.

This place is an Italian area in California, so it is called "Venice". The second largest beach in California, Venice Beach, is here, second only to the famous Santa Monica Beach.

On a rare rest day, Lu Yuan didn’t have to eat the lunch that Teresa gave him. In the Italian restaurant, he ate and drank seafood pizza, lasagne, and red wine sausage. He ate a healthy and nutritious meal for three days. Eating these things feels like returning to a wonderful world.

After eating, Lu Yuan patted his belly, he was really full, he was full, if he could have a place to lie down and sleep, it would be perfect.

Lu Yuan looked at the weather outside. In March, the sunshine in Los Angeles slowly began to warm up. There were already people wearing unlined clothes blowing the wind by the beach, and some people were on the beach, looking for a comfortable place to lie down and bask in the sun.

"It would be really comfortable if I could find a place on this beach to enjoy the wind and enjoy the sun before sleeping." Lu Yuan thought so, thinking that Jason must have brought him here to bask in the sun on the beach.

Unexpectedly, after eating and going out, Jason took Lu Yuan straight to the north and came to a certain section of the beach. Lu Yuan saw that there was a basketball court beside the beach!

"This is 'muscle beach' (muscle beach). There is a gym and a beach court. There are activities here in the afternoon. Do you want to participate?"

Hearing what Jason said, Lu Yuan nodded again and again. When he saw the basketball court, Lu Yuan's spirits lifted and he didn't want to sleep anymore. For him, the basketball court is like a church.

This golf course by the beach is very unique. The ground is painted blue. Not far from the court is the sea, surrounded by tall palm trees and blowing the sea breeze. It must be very pleasant to play here Feel.

However, no one is playing on the court, but some people are making arrangements on the court, cameras, scaffolding, curtains, it seems that there will be some activities here in the afternoon.

Lu Yuan watched from not far away, and his heart was eager to try. This kid never knew what it means to be reserved, and he wanted to take part in any activities, because he often participated in various activities when he was young, and there were always prizes. If there is a lottery, it will be even better. Well, Lu Yuan's luck has always been good.

He had already seen the Nike logo on the things arranged, and thought that this must be an event organized by Nike. Participating in it would not only be fun, but maybe there would be prizes as well!
"Jason, what kind of event is this, I want to participate."

Jason spread his hands and said, "I don't know, I just thought of bringing you here temporarily. I guess some star is coming. There are often various activities here. I don't know who will come today."

As soon as he heard that there were stars coming, Lu Yuan was looking forward to it, but thinking about it again, he really didn't know any stars. He had never watched the NBA before, and now after playing basketball, he didn't have time to watch it. He just knew a few famous stars. , none of the others.

After waiting for another half an hour, there were more and more people around the stadium. It seemed that some big stars were coming. Lu Yuan found that many people were wearing yellow Lakers jerseys, and the jersey number was 24.

At this moment, a convoy appeared on the road, the leader was a black Lincoln, and the one in the middle was a huge modified George Patton. The convoy drove all the way to the vicinity of the stadium, and the crowd became restless. .

Lu Yuan already knew that it was none other than the retired Lakers star, Kobe Bryant, who was coming to Venice Beach to participate in the event today!

This is one of the few NBA stars that Lu Yuan knows. Lu Yuan likes his playing style very much - just do whatever he wants, so Kobe is considered Shan Luyuan's basketball idol.

Seeing that it was Kobe, Lu Yuan jumped up for joy, George Button's car door opened, surrounded by a group of black-clothed bodyguards, and Kobe Bryant appeared.

With a smile on his face, he waved to the fans on both sides. He has retired for many years, and he still looks energetic, and many fans are still crazy about him.

Lu Yuan was a little far away, and many people in front of him were holding signs, blocking Lu Yuan's sight. Lu Yuan couldn't see Kobe clearly, so he jumped anxiously, thinking that it would be great if he also had a sign in his hand.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan had an idea. Aren't the shoes he was wearing exactly Kobe's 11th generation?If the shoes are held up as a brand, maybe Kobe will notice him!
So, Lu Yuan hurriedly took off his shoes, and then hopped on one foot while holding up the shoes, while Jensen looked at him and shouted, "Put your shoes down!"

Lu Yuan let out an "ah", and for some reason, he found that there were already two bodyguards dressed in black rushing towards Lu Yuan.

(End of this chapter)