Chapter 285: Early Summer

As in previous years, when the holidays came, Anjie didn't want to watch any NBA games. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info has nothing to do with him about the current performance of each team. What's the point of watching your former rivals go to the championship?

After the Thunder disbanded in Oklahoma, Morris and Angel packed their bags and went their separate ways. Last year, Anjie was able to travel with Durant and Westbrook, but this year, everyone's business activities have increased exponentially, and it is difficult to get together. So not to mention Durant and Westbrook, even the time to travel with Morris, Anjie can't squeeze out.

Not to mention anything else, just one World Championships is enough to keep An Jie busy for a while. Last summer, Anjie shined in the Asian Championships, but the scale and level of the World Championships are incomparable to the Asian Championships. This event has also become the most important thing for Anjie this summer.

But Anjie and Morris have agreed that they will play together in the Drew League this summer. Anjie doesn't know much about this league, but I heard that Morris also met a lot of NBA players when he played in the league last year. The Drew League is definitely a great place to get in shape and prepare for the new season.

But that's the end of the holiday, and now, Angel and Morris's vacation has just begun.

On the plane, Anjie returned to China to visit his parents, and Morris also returned to Bethesda to visit his family.

Of course, even if he returned to China, Moslav did not intend to let Anjie be so idle. In addition to accompanying her parents, Anjie also has countless business activities to participate in every day. Although the Thunder now pay Anjie a salary of just over $2 million, Anjie's income in a year is actually close to $5 million. Muslav's advertising endorsements and commercial activities for Angela are the source of this income.

However, being able to live in a familiar home, An Jie feels very happy even if he is tired. In the past few years in the United States, An Jie has lived in countless five-star hotels, visited countless villas, and his own house in Oklahoma City is not also a small villa.

But these things are still not as comfortable as at home. Familiar bed, familiar room, familiar furniture, familiar meal...... When he was still in high school in China, An Jie hoped that he could live independently and escape from the discipline of his parents. But when he was really away from home for a long time, he realized how naïve his idea was.

No matter where you are born, no matter whether the quality of life is good or bad, home will always be the most comfortable and warm place.

After ten happy days with his parents, An Jie will leave his hometown non-stop. But this time he didn't have to go abroad, but went to Shanghai to meet Yao Ming.

As early as the end of the Thunder's season, Yao Ming sent an invitation to An Jie, hoping that he could come to Shanghai as a guest. Naturally, An Jie would not refuse the invitation of an iconic figure in Chinese basketball, so the two sides agreed to meet at the end of May, and just a week ago, Yao Ming and An Jie set a date, and An Jie also put this matter on the agenda.

"Brother Yao, how are your injuries?" An Jie's first words when he saw Yao Ming were to ask about his injuries.

"If it's not a big deal, we can make it to the Rockets' training camp this summer. My feet are already scarred. If I get a big injury, I'll probably have to think about retiring. Yao Ming stared at his injured foot and replied with a smile.

"Retire!?" An Jie couldn't believe that the word would come out of Yao Ming's mouth, last year's Western Conference semifinals, Yao Ming led the team to almost top the Lakers, it can be said that it was the most brilliant series of Yao Ming's career. And Yao Ming is just 30 years old this year, which is the golden stage of a professional player, especially a center forward. Thinking about retirement so early, Yao Ming is a little too pessimistic.

"Don't be surprised Anjie, in the NBA, there are a lot of people like me who started thinking about retirement. I know my body best, anyway, let's take a step and watch one. Yao Ming was very indifferent to this question, indeed, this guy had already prepared for his future. Didn't Yao Ming just buy the Shanghai Big Shark Club some time ago? In the year when he was out of action due to injury, Yao Ming was also trying to change himself in the direction of a manager.

"You have to say, since your foot injury was so successful, it must be fine. I still want to fight with you a few more times, Brother Yao, last year the west didn't have you, and the internal competition was weird and boring. An Jie didn't want the atmosphere to continue to be solemn, he diverted the topic,

After that, Yao Ming took An Jie around various famous scenic spots in Shanghai, and the arrival of the two of them naturally aroused the crowd's onlookers. On the Internet, the photo of An Jie and Yao Ming swiped the screen. Domestically, these two big men are household names. Even people who don't care about sports and basketball definitely recognize An Jie and Yao Ming's faces. Not to mention that the two of them are now in Shanghai, in this big city with developed information.

After a pleasant visit to Shanghai, in the evening, Yao Ming invited An Jie to dine at the revolving restaurant of the 267-meter upper sphere of the Oriental Pearl. From here, An Jie and Yao Ming can see the night scenery of the whole of Shanghai. Brightly lit streets, bright Huangpu River, huge high-rise buildings...... Anjie feels that this place is not even worse than Los Angeles. Anjie also traveled around the world last summer, but he didn't expect that there were so many places worth visiting on his doorstep. For example, here, AnJie never imagined that Shanghai could bring such a shocking visual impact to him.

After having dinner with Yao Ming, An Jie will return to the hotel to rest, after which he will return to his hometown and spend a week with his parents. Then in June, Anjie will go abroad again. The next time I'll come back, maybe it's just a few days before the start of the new season.

An Jie went home as scheduled, and continued to train and endorse during the day, and lived with the two elders at home at night. At this time, the NBA Finals stage of the game is about to start, but An Jie has already been immersed in this dull and relaxed life and can't extricate himself. When fans all over the world are paying attention to the feud between the Lakers and the Celtics, only Anjie will choose to turn off the TV and say more words to his parents.

In this peaceful life, the half month in China passed in a blink of an eye. Next stop, AnJie will travel to Europe, to Milan. Yes, Anjie and Catherine are finally going to meet again.

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Catherine had finished her work in Milan five days earlier. At that little fashion show, Catherine amazed the audience as always. Everyone present, whether a spectator or a journalist, raised their cameras. They knew they would never get the next chance to see Catherine on such a small runway.

Judging from the conditions of this model, IMG will let her appear in this kind of place, just to let her learn from the experience. Unless the top of IMG is blind, they will definitely not let go of such a potential stock. After that, the stage for this model will only get bigger and bigger.

But success at work is not the reason why Catherine is reluctant to leave Milan, the reason why she has been in Milan for so long is entirely because of Angel.

Milan, the second largest city in Italy, was a metropolis that existed in the world during the Roman period. This historic city is also one of the most economically developed regions in the whole of Europe. However, unlike a modern metropolis like Los Angeles, Milan not only has modern prosperity, but also retains a strong historical and cultural heritage, such a city is simply suitable for couples.

Angel and Catherine weren't in New York this time, not in Ames City, not in Oklahoma. They want to spend some quality time together in Milan, where no one is disturbed.

Catherine hasn't forgotten how torturous the late plane was when she was waiting for Angel in New York on Christmas. But today, in the summer when the weather was excellent, Anjie arrived in Milan on time.

Catherine, in disguise, can make people unrecognizable her. But An Jie's height, which is eye-catching even in Europe, can't be hidden.

Luckily, it's in Milan and football is the city's theme. If this were somewhere in China or a city like Oklahoma, Anjie wouldn't have thought about walking out of the airport calmly today.

After satisfying the group photo request of the three fans, An Jie easily got into the taxi without any hindrance. No one knew that he was coming to Milan, and even Wu Hua Anjie didn't tell him.

Anjie and Catherine knew that each other was pressed for time, and they didn't waste much time, the Duomo di Milano, the Teatro alla Scala, the Museum of the Twentieth Century, the Royal Palace of Milan, the San Siro Stadium, ...... For the next week, Catherine and Anjie visited Milan almost entirely.

The two of them were extremely happy during this week, with no outsiders to disturb them, only each other's company.

At sunset on the banks of the Milan Canal, Catherine tilted her head and leaned on Anjie's arm. No way, even if Catherine is tall among girls, but apart from Durant's kind of guy, who else can lean on An Jie's shoulders?

"I wish I could live like this for the rest of my life, with you walking in front and me behind. As soon as Catherine finished speaking, she was hugged by An Jie. On the banks of the Milan River, there are countless couples snuggling up to each other, but at the moment, only Catherine feels that she is the happiest woman in the world.

Maybe they can't see each other every day, maybe most of the time they can only feel each other on the phone. But they were able to rely on each other and encourage each other. They know each other and hit it off. These things make it so that there will never be a gap between two people who are far apart.

"It's so beautiful, it's a cosmopolitan city, but it doesn't have the hustle and bustle of China and the United States. If we want to take wedding photos in the future, the first stop will definitely be Milan. An Jie kissed the forehead of the girl in his arms, An Jie used to think that basketball was the most beautiful thing in the world, but at this moment, An Jie found that he was wrong.

Can the feud between the Lakers and the Celtics compare to the good old days? Undoubtedly, not at all.

Reporters are still looking for An Jie's movements all over the world, but at this moment, An Jie has spent a perfect week in Milan. This week, there was no basketball, no advertising endorsements, no wins or losses in his world. With Catherine, everything is enough.

This may be the most wonderful day of Anjie this summer, now, let him enjoy the rare leisure time of the year......