Xiao Yao went to a professional club for a trial, of course, it couldn't be because, or just because of the remarks of some netizens on the Internet. The reason why Xiao Yao made this decision was mainly because of a conversation with Chen Yang. That conversation happened on the night of the last game of the World Cup played by the Chinese men's basketball team.

"Brother Yang, why are you here?" Xiao Yao, who opened the door after hearing the doorbell, was very surprised to see the giant outside the door.

It was a pure coincidence that Xiao Yao stayed in the same hotel with the Chinese men's basketball team when he was in Milan, and he did not deliberately want to stay in the same hotel with the team. Later, in the second stage of qualifying, Xiao Yao was also in Florence, the place of the Chinese men's basketball team, during the two days of the Chinese men's basketball team, and did not stay in the same hotel with the Chinese men's basketball team.

When he was in Milan, although Xiao Yao and the Huaxia men's basketball team were in the same hotel, Chen Yang only went to Xiao Yao's room to deliver tickets on the night he met Xiao Yao and chatted with him by the way. At that time, it was before the official start of the World Cup, and after the World Cup started, Chen Yang never looked for Xiao Yao again. Now Xiao Yao and the Huaxia men's basketball team don't live in the same hotel, Chen Yang actually left the hotel where the Huaxia men's basketball team lived and came to the hotel where he lived to find him, Xiao Yao of course felt very surprised.

"Why, I'm not welcome?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.

"Of course not," Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, leading Chen Yang to the room as he said, "It's just that I didn't expect you to come." ”

The two walked into the living room of the suite, and Sun Tingting, who was originally leaning on the sofa and holding the tablet, saw Xiao Yao bring Chen Yang in, quickly put down the computer and stood up to say hello to Chen Yang: "Brother Yang is good!"

Looking at it like this, when the two of them heard the doorbell before, they should have thought that it was mostly the hotel's room service or something, but they didn't expect that there would be guests coming to the door at this time.

"Hello Duo'er!" Chen Yang saw Sun Tingting's state and greeted with a smile, "Uninvited, didn't bother you, right?"

"No, don't bother. Sun Tingting hurriedly waved her hand and said to Chen Yang, "You sit, I'll make coffee." ”

Chen Yang was not polite to stop him, and sat down on the sofa in the living room with Xiao Yao.

After sitting down, Xiao Yao looked at Chen Yang curiously and said, "Brother Yang, shouldn't you be holding a summary meeting with the team at this time?"

"This World Cup is over, there is no need to hold a summary meeting for this game tonight, and a summary meeting will be held directly on the performance of this event. Chen Yang said, "We will return to China tomorrow, and the summary of the event will be held after returning to China." ”

"Will you return to China tomorrow?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile, "Brother Yang, don't tell me that you came to say goodbye to me!"

"Of course, you don't have to make a special trip to say goodbye, I want to talk to you!" Chen Yang said, "You are a big star and nobleman, and it is not easy to find an opportunity to chat with you." ”

"I'm a big star, and you're still the chairman of the Basketball Association, you can just say that..."Xiao Yao paused at this point, shook his head and smiled, "Okay, what do you want to talk about." ”

"Let's talk casually," Chen Yang said casually, "How are your wedding photos?"

"It's okay for now. Xiao Yao said, "I haven't finished filming yet, and I have to go to other places to shoot a few more sets later." ”

"Brother Yang, some of the good photos are already here. Sun Tingting, who came over with coffee, heard Chen Yang ask about the wedding photos, and gestured to the tablet on the coffee table.

"Oh, can I take a look now?" Chen Yang said with interest.

"Of course!" Sun Tingting put the coffee in front of Chen Yang, picked up the tablet and handed it to Chen Yang.

"It's a great shot!" Chen Yang picked up the tablet and looked at it, praising in his mouth.

"The photographer is Bayi's teacher, very powerful!" Sun Tingting introduced next to her, "There are also scenes, our costumes, all of which were chosen by the teacher." ”

"Obviously, these two models are good-looking and expressive. Xiao Yao said, "Also, we also participated in the selection and design of scene costumes!"

"Hehe," Chen Yang looked up at the two of them and smiled, "Duo'er is really not as thick-skinned as Bayi." ”

"What a thick skin, I'm confident!" Xiao Yao said.

"Well," Chen Yang nodded, "I really like your confident energy!"

Chen Yang browsed the pictures in the tablet, handed them back to Sun Tingting, and said to the two of them with a little apology: "I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the wedding of the two of you!"

"It's okay, we understand!" Xiao Yao nodded.

At this time, although the Basketball World Cup has not yet ended, and the quarterfinals have not yet started, the games of the Chinese team have all ended, and the ranking of this event can be determined, which is 24th. This result is the worst ranking achieved by the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Series in the past three or four decades.

In fact, the grouping of the Chinese men's basketball team in this competition is still good, and several opponents in the same group in the group stage are not particularly strong. Fans are looking forward to the Chinese men's basketball team being able to qualify from the group, enter 16, and rush to the top 8, but the Chinese men's basketball team won one win and two losses in the group stage, only won the third place in the group, and went directly to play the qualifying match of the 17-32 places behind.

The opponents in the qualifying round are the third or fourth places in other groups, and the strength will be relatively weaker, but the Chinese men's basketball team has only won one win and one loss, and can only rank 24th in the end.

In recent decades, the ranking of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Series has basically hovered between 8th and 16th, and this time in the case of a good grouping, the Chinese men's basketball team has taken the worst result in recent decades, and the pressure on the Chinese men's basketball team in all aspects can be imagined.

The coaching staff and players are naturally scolded by the fans, and Chen Yang, the chairman of the Basketball Association who is at the helm of the Chinese men's basketball team, also has to bear relevant responsibilities. Chen Yang, who is in the public opinion of all parties, is obviously not suitable to go to the wedding of Xiao Yao, an entertainment star, at this time, and Xiao Yao naturally understands.

"It's good that you understand. Chen Yang nodded, looked at Xiao Yao again, and said, "But you just understand, don't you have any ideas?"

"What thoughts?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Of course, it's about our performance in this World Cup," Chen Yang said, "Is there anything you want to say?"

"I'm an ordinary fan, what can I say?" Xiao Yao said, "Say that the players really play badly on the court? Say that the head coach on the sidelines is also terrible at commanding on the spot? Or do you say that the chairman of the Basketball Association who decides the head coach and participates in the decision of the team members has a bad vision?"

"You're welcome. Chen Yang smiled bitterly, not angry because of Xiao Yao's straightforward evaluation, but looked at Xiao Yao and said, "You are not an ordinary fan!

"What do you want me to do?" Xiao Yao asked, "Use my fame and influence as an acting star to bring the wind of public opinion and relieve some pressure for them?"

"Is it to speak out on social media, saying that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, encourage them, and let them cheer?" Xiao Yao clenched his fists exaggeratedly and continued, "Or write another inspirational song for the Chinese men's basketball team, saying that if the heart is there, the dream is there, and it is a big deal to start all over again?"

"If the heart is there, the dream is there, it's a big deal to start all over again?" is this the lyrics?" Chen Yang was a little surprised, "Have you already written an inspirational song for us?"

"No, there is, and it's not written for you men's basketball team. Xiao Yao rolled his eyes and said, "I won't do what I said just now." One is that the effect of what I have done is limited, and you still have to be scolded, at most, there are fewer people who scold. The second is that I don't want to do that. Competitive sports are all about results, not to mention that not only are you not only bad results, but also bad competition process. You deserve to be scolded, so bear it!"

"Seeing you like this, I'm angry!" Chen Yang smiled, "But I didn't say that you should do that, it was all your own words." ”

"Then what do you want me to do?" Xiao Yao asked.

"I think so, since you're dissatisfied with the performance of those players, why don't you go up and play by yourself?" Chen Yang said.

"What do you mean when I go up to fight?" Xiao Yao was puzzled.

"Be a professional player, sign a professional club, play professional games, and then strive to enter the national team and win glory for the country in the last game!" Chen Yang said one by one.

"Professional player, brother, I'm in the entertainment industry. Xiao Yao said with a speechless expression, "You don't see the barrage and comments of domestic netizens and think that I am really better than those people in the national team, right?"

"Those who are in the entertainment industry can also change careers to become professional players. Chen Yang said, "I don't see the comments on the Internet that I think you are better than those in the current national team, but I think that you are in good condition in all aspects, and if you have accumulated systematic training and game experience, you may become stronger than those in the current national team! I think you have great potential!"

"Brother, I'm twenty-four years old, and I still have potential?" Xiao Yao said.

"People in their thirties can also practice a new skill in an offseason and go to the next level," Chen Yang said, "You are only twenty-four, and you are still a young player, of course you have potential and room for improvement." ”

"Brother, you're talking about professional footballers. Xiao Yao said. He knew what Chen Yang meant, and he could indeed name a bunch of examples, such as a left-hander suddenly practicing his right hand, and a pitcher suddenly practicing the ability to break through, but the examples he knew were all professional players who entered the professional team.

"Whether it's basketball, soccer or any other sport, there are examples of professional players who are halfway home. Chen Yang said, "Don't you actors and singers also have wild road backgrounds? Among those stars who have won the movie king, actress, singer and queen, there is no shortage of wild road people who are halfway monks, right?"

"Basketball is a high-level sport, my height, it's okay to play star exhibition games, play professionally..."Xiao Yao said.

"I remember that your official height is 186, what is your real height?" Chen Yang interjected and asked.

"It's one hundred and eighty-six, net height. Xiao Yao said.

"With a net height of 186, some professional teams can report 1.9 meters. Chen Yang smiled and continued, "Don't talk about 1.9 meters, let's take 186 as an example." Among the players in our Chinese professional basketball team, there are two who are no more than 1.8 meters tall, and three who are no more than 185 meters tall. Chinese professional basketball is a professional player in our top league. ”

"But four of those five are not regular players on the team, and none of the five are All-Stars or have ever been to the national team. Xiao Yao said.

"Do you know who those five people are?" Chen Yang said in surprise.

"That's not the point. Xiao Yao said, "Now the defenders are getting taller and taller, and the shortest of the national team defenders this time is 196." ”

"The shortest 196 in this session, not the shortest 196 in every session. Chen Yang said, "Those five are not All-Stars, they have not entered the national team, it is because their ability has not been reached, not only because of their height." Although basketball is a sport limited by height, height is not everything. ”

"Do you know Luca Gonzalez of the Argentine team?" Chen Yang continued, "The official height is 1.81 meters, the main point guard of this Argentine team, the absolute main force of the Spanish Real Madrid team, and the MVP of the UEFA Champions League last season. Ike Allen of the American professional basketball team, the absolute main force of the Hawks, the official height of 183, and a two-time American professional basketball All-Star. ”

"Both of them are shorter than you. Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yao and said, "Maybe you will be Gonzalez and Allen of our Huaxia team in the future!"

"Are you comparing me to them?" Xiao Yao said a little speechlessly.

"Why can't you compare?" Chen Yang said, "You are a few centimeters taller than them!"

"Brother, do you need to fool me so hard?" Xiao Yao said.

"It's really not a fool, I'm really optimistic about you. Chen Yang said, "Although I have only watched a few of your exhibition matches, the awareness, on-the-spot reaction, psychological quality and courage you showed in those games really touched me." Basketball is a thing that can accumulate experience, practice skills, and improve physical qualities such as strength, physical fitness, and explosiveness through training, but consciousness, reaction, and psychological quality cannot be practiced. ”

"The traditional advantage of our Chinese men's basketball team has always been the inside line, even if we don't perform well in this game, the main force for scoring points is still the inside line, I think we can also produce a good guard player. Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yao and said, "I think you are very promising." ”

Xiao Yao lowered his head slightly and didn't make a sound, as if he really began to think about it.

Chen Yang said again: "I know that your acting career is developing very well now, and you have already opened your own film and television company, and now changing careers is indeed a very unbelievable thing." However, the career of an athlete is actually very short, and basketball players generally retire in their thirties. But for actors and singers, especially male actors, their thirties are the mature age and the peak. If you change careers to become a basketball player, when you retire, you can go back to being an actor and singer. ”

"Of course, if there is a lack of more than ten years in the middle, there will definitely be an impact. Chen Yang said, "However, as soon as you are a star now, as long as you can become a professional player, you are a star player, as long as your performance is not bad and you maintain your fame, it will be much easier to return to the showbiz in the future." Second, you kid is a demon, I believe that you will definitely be able to make yourself popular again in the entertainment industry when you are in your thirties. Third, even if you don't succeed in returning to the showbiz after retiring, or you simply don't want to go back to the showbiz, with your top brain in the college entrance examination and the ability to speak several foreign languages, you will definitely not worry about your livelihood in the future. ”

"It's not unheard of athletes who change careers to the entertainment industry after retiring, but a popular acting star turns to become a professional athlete, this kind of thing has never been done before. Chen Yang stared at Xiao Yao's eyes and said, "You, don't you want to challenge?"

Xiao Yao's brows moved, and he turned his head to look at Sun Tingting beside him.

Sun Tingting, who had been silent, saw Xiao Yao's eyes, patted the back of Xiao Yao's hand, and smiled softly: "I will support you in whatever you do!"