Jay Fox ran towards the editor-in-chief's office with a smoke, the footsteps slipped on the ground, and many people greeted him along the way, but Jay's footsteps didn't mean to brake at all, and he didn't even have time to wave, just continued to run wildly, rushing into the editor-in-chief's office like a tornado, and saw a figure in front of him, and hurriedly braked urgently, almost hitting the other party.

"Jay! You are crazy! Emily-Pulver didn't expect such a flying disaster, a brake was not in time, although it didn't hit it, but the book in her hand fell all over the floor, which made Emily speechless for a while, squatting down to pick up the book, while complaining and teasing, "Don't go on a rampage, we're just a school newspaper here, not the 'Los Angeles Times', there's no news to race against time." ”

Jay hurriedly crouched down to help and laughed, "Emily, sorry, sorry, it's all my fault. Jay quickly packed his things, but instead of rushing to hand over the books, he took the initiative to ask, "Do you have time now?" ”

Emily reached out to try to get her books back, but saw Jay's flattering smile and immediately asked alarmedly, "What's wrong?" I was getting ready to rush over to class. If there's something to do, I'll talk about it when I get back; I'll be back in the afternoon for typesetting and spending the whole afternoon in the editing room. ”

"I'll go with you." Jay said with a smile as he held the book and took the lead in opening the way in front. Emily squinted at Jay, didn't say anything after all, and walked over quickly, Jay followed suit, "I want to write an article." ”

"Then write it." Emily said simply, she is the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and a senior in journalism. Not all members of the school newspaper are from the journalism department, but it is undeniable that journalism students do make up the majority, and Jay is one of them. "After I finished writing, I took the manuscript to the meeting, and everyone discussed it. Didn't you just say last week that at the beginning of the new semester, you have something to do and don't plan to write for the time being? ”

"Exception, this time it's a special case." Jay hurriedly explained, "I was thinking, I will rush out this manuscript before the afternoon, please be sure to submit this manuscript to the first issue of the school newspaper of the new semester." "Today is the deadline, he doesn't have time to have a meeting slowly, he doesn't have time to wait slowly, he has to hurry, and finding Emily is the most direct way.

"Are you crazy?" Emily grimaced, expressing her speechlessness. But Emily is also a news person, and she naturally knows the timeliness of news, so she asked, "Tell me, what kind of news is it that makes you so excited?" ”

"The first official Chinese player in the history of the Bruins!" Jay didn't sell it, but just said it, which made Emily's footsteps stop.

The United States is a country of immigrants, and races from all over the world are the basis of the whole country, but the integration between races is always a problem, and race/race/discrimination/discrimination is endless, even now in 2010, whites discriminate against blacks, blacks discriminate against Latinos, Asians, and even Jews and Arabs, these chains of discrimination are always there, and permeate all aspects of life.

This is especially true on the sports field. As early as the twenties of the last century, there were blacks on the professional football field, and the professional baseball field broke the racial barriers of blacks in the forties, but nearly a century later, there have never been Asian American players on the NFL field, let alone Chinese Americans.

Some say it's a gap in physical talent, but what about the truth? In real life, in basketball, baseball, and even ice hockey, there are Chinese players one after another, not to mention football, and at the moment, Yao/Ming is still a much-loved basketball superstar. But on the rugby field, Chinese players are still blank. To be precise, the Asian players are all innocent. Is it just because of physical talent? I'm afraid not.

Not only in the professional league, but even in the college league, Asian players are few and far between. At least as far as Emily can remember, there has been no Asian player in the history of the Bruins.

On the road to racial integration, cultural integration, and pluralistic development, California has always been the top student in the United States, ahead of other states. As one of the most famous universities in California, the Bruins were able to become the first player to have players of Chinese descent, which is definitely a solid step on the road to multicultural integration, and it can even be said to be one of the best news of the year!

As Lu Ke's roommate, Jay's first reaction after knowing the news for the first time was to be happy for his friend, he knew better than anyone how much effort Lu Ke had put in, which Lu Ke deserved; The second reaction is to publicize it, the attention and attention caused by this news, Jay is really clear, and more importantly, if Lu Ke can use this as a starting point to further enter the draft, it will definitely be news that will shake the whole United States!

As for the professional leagues...... It was a distant future, a distant goal, and Jay wasn't so crazy for a while. But just thinking about it in my head makes my blood boil. Jay knows the value of this news better than anyone else, and he wants to be the first to see it, and before the start of the new season.

So, he went all the way to intercept Emily and tried to grab the page before the deadline. From now on, he seemed to have succeeded, just one sentence, he attracted Emily's attention, her pupils began to dilate, an excited look emerged, and even her footsteps couldn't help but stop, and she couldn't wait to ask, "The main force?" ”

Jay's expression was stunned for a moment, and then he said with a smile, "Don't be in such a hurry, take it one step at a time, you can't become a big fat man in one bite." ”

"Substitute?" Emily's expression suddenly became embarrassed.

Jay hurriedly said, "Hey, Emily, at least this is also an important step forward, on the road to making history, no one foresees the future end, does it?" It's like Martin-Lurher-King Jr. back then......"

Emily rolled her eyes and took another step, "God, you can't be serious, are you?" Really equate this Chinese kid with Dr. King? Jay shrugged his shoulders and smiled noncommittally, and Emily had to take a deep breath, "Jay, you know, if it's just a substitute, it's not worth reporting at all. There are nearly 60 players in the entire team, and less than half of them are able to play. Substitutes don't get any attention at all, so there's no value in reporting. ”

"Please, Emily. You should be well aware of how important this small step is! "I know that the substitute may not have a chance to play at all, and he may always sit on the cold bench, but, think about Ocean Biscuit, yes, Ocean Biscuit, no one was optimistic about him at the beginning, but he did a miracle." What we need is to believe in a little bit of miracles. ”

Ocean Biscuit is a racehorse, in the era of the Great Depression in the United States, it is a racehorse with no talent, short stature, not very bright legs, and stubborn and stubborn personality. Almost everyone thought that it could not be a real racehorse, either to plow the land or to be humanely destroyed.

But after all the vicissitudes and tribulations, someone finally discovered his talent and unearthed it. Later, in the face of adversity, Ocean Cookies achieved impossible victories again and again, becoming the existence of the Great Depression era, uplifting the spirit of the whole United States, and leading the people out of the desperate predicament.

"Martin Luther King Jr. first, then Ocean Cookies?" Emily looked at Jay speechlessly, couldn't help but laugh, and shook her head slightly, "I'm just telling you, no one wants to hear a story about a sub. The substitutes won't even play. Even if it is published, it will not attract any attention. ”

Jay didn't speak, just crossed his hands into fists and made a pleading appearance.

Emily stopped again and let out a long sigh, "Five hundred words, five hundred words at most." Jay shouted cheering, and Emily continued, "Hand it in by three o'clock in the afternoon." I'll try to come up with a layout. But I reminded you, no one cares, I'm afraid even the Chinese students don't care, you know they don't watch rugby. ”

Jay nodded nonchalantly, just thinking that he could finally write an article for Lu Ke, he felt satisfied.

Emily smiled dumbly, "Can you give me my book back now?" I don't think you need hostages anymore. Jay hurriedly handed the book in his hand to Emily, "See you in the afternoon, thank you, Emily!" Do you know? You look so beautiful today! As he spoke, he stepped back, and finally Jay turned around and started cheering.

Emily tidied up the books in her arms a little and said, "Three o'clock in the afternoon, no wait!" But Jay was already cheering and drifting away, and she didn't know if she heard it, and Emily shook her head helplessly, ready to leave. But after taking two steps, I realized: Who? Who is the player? She forgot to ask for a name!

With a wry smile, Emily didn't think any further, and trotted briskly in the direction of the classroom.

In the fall semester of 2010, the first issue of the UCLA newspaper published the following news:

Lu Ke, a Chinese-American student, became an official player of the Bruins and entered the tournament squad, which is the first Chinese player in the history of the school team to appear in the official roster of football - and the first Asian player to achieve such a feat, not only writing a strong stroke in the history of the football game, but also taking an important step in the history of dissegregation, which is crucial for the school and for the team.

The new season of the NCAA is about to begin, and as the highly anticipated Bruins this year, the first to break a blockbuster news, which is also the first time that Lu Ke has appeared in the newspaper with a lead letter.