Chapter 286: The Call of the Little Emperor
Milan is just the first stop on a romantic getaway for two couples. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Netherlands, Switzerland, Paris, London...... In the past, they have traveled back and forth between the United States and China, but this year, the two decided to go around Europe.
An Jie was surprised to find that in these cities, Catherine's popularity seemed to be higher than herself. No way, basketball is not as influential in Europe as football at all, but the fashion industry is completely different. In addition to the well-developed football culture in Europe, the fashion circle is also one of the bustling fields.
The two young people spent almost a month like this, and An Jie and Catherine have been together for two and a half years, but in these two and a half years, there are only a handful of times they have been able to stay together for so long. This month's time is undoubtedly particularly precious for Anjie and Catherine.
However, due to the limitations of their careers, they are destined to be unable to continue this comfortable life. Catherine has to prepare for her next fashion week, and Angel has to return to the pitch after a month of fun. If he doesn't maintain his good condition now, let alone the NBA, he can't even play in the World Championships.
It wasn't until the end of June that the days of meeting Catherine were over, and Anjie began to refocus on the basketball world in which he was in the circle.
"The Lakers won the championship!?" An Jie flipped through his phone and yelled loudly. The people around him looked at An Jie as if they were looking at monsters, this was all the news before the Year of the Monkey?
But for An Jie, this news is so fresh and impactful. The Lakers took out their old rivals, successfully took revenge, and completed the title defense. After O'Neal's departure, the Lakers also created a two-game championship again. After the Lakers won the championship this time, Kobe's already not low historical status was greatly improved. Five championship rings, a three-in-a-row, a two-in-a-row, and Kobe's career didn't end there, and God knows what this paranoid and almost perverted man will do in the future. Now as long as the Lakers want to, there are definitely a lot of stars who will volunteer to send them to the door. For the sake of the championship, what is so difficult to endure Kobe's temper? The development of the Zijin Dynasty after that, just thinking about it is enough to make people feel embarrassed.
But there are many reasons why An Jie feels good about the Lakers winning the championship, the Lakers won the championship, that is, the Thunder team is tied for the championship this season! With this premise, the meaning of the series between the Thunder and the Lakers is completely different.
After the Lakers won the championship, the Thunder became the second most popular team. Although the Phoenix Suns did well in the Western Conference Finals, their resistance was really not as fierce as the Thunder. It was only when the Celtics faced the Lakers in the Finals that the excitement of the game began to not lose to the Thunder. The impression given by Stoudemire and Nash is not at all as impressive as the Thunder three.
"What is the level of the Thunder in seven games against the championship?"
"If Anjie doesn't have a fever, will the Thunder have a chance to become a champion?"
"Look at these ten details, and you will know how terrifying the Thunder really is. ”
All sorts of questions and headlines about the Thunder poured out overnight, and the discussion about the Thunder was no less than that of the Lakers. The season has just ended, and the Thunder have already become one of the teams to watch next season. Of all the teams that stopped in the second round, no one got that kind of treatment.
For this unexpected popularity, Presti couldn't cry or laugh. Happily, the Thunder have more exposure and the market has become bigger. Distressingly, there are more and more trade proposals that do not have constructive opinions.
In any case, An Jie finally returned to the environment that he was extremely familiar with. I deliberately didn't pay attention to my career for a month, but I didn't expect that this was a major news at the beginning.
As soon as he returned to work, Angel rushed to Portland at the urging of Moslav. Of course, this is not because Anjie has anything to do with the Trail Blazers, he is just going to Nike's headquarters in Portland to shoot commercials.
Last summer, Nike's AnJie and Durant co-production campaign was a great success. However, this year, Nike decided to let Anjie, a guy with a huge market behind him, expand his influence. When An Jie walked into the basketball court used for the advertising shoot, he was stunned.
Chris Paul and LeBron James have already warmed up for the filming of the commercial, and compared to last year, only KD and himself, this year's advertising lineup is really much stronger.
"Hello, Ann, that Shaq guy whispers you in my ear every day, and my ears are almost calloused. It's good that this guy is going to the Celtics this year, otherwise I'd have gone really crazy. James greeted Anjie casually, while Paul, who was not very familiar with Anjie, was much more restrained.
"Shaq is going to the Celtics!?" Anjie was taken aback by the casual news that James confided. It was hard for him to imagine what O'Neill would look like in the Green Shirts. Although O'Neal was in poor form last season, he was able to average 12 points and 6 rebounds per game. With him joining the Green Shirts, the Celtics are definitely making a lot of money.
"Didn't that guy tell you? I thought only reporters didn't know about Shaq's movements. After all, the league has rules that players can't reveal any transfer matters in front of the media. It's a pity, it's actually quite good to work with this guy...... Ann, are you interested in working with me?" James asked An Jie this question seriously.
"Working with you!?" Anjie didn't know that James would become a free agent this summer, and he was the fattest fish in the free agent market this time. Asking such a sensitive question now, James is by no means joking.
"There's no one else here, and I'm not going to hide it. To be honest, I want to leave Cleveland. James said, looking at Paul and Angel. James knows that Paul is also willing to leave this year, and he and Paul have a very good relationship privately, which is not a secret to each other at all. If James can convince Paul and Anjie to be on the same team as him, then he will be one step closer to the championship!
It's true that the Cavaliers haven't found any decent helpers for James in recent years. The introduction of O'Neill last year was only a thunderstorm and a small rain. James is desperate to bring a championship to his hometown, but at the moment, James has won almost all the accolades he can get, and he is only one championship trophy away. He can't wait, he hopes to win the championship in the next five years, no matter which team he is on!
"My contract with Paul hasn't expired yet. An Jie smiled awkwardly, he didn't know what James meant, but he thought it was very undesirable to discuss this kind of thing behind the team's back.
"Haha, that's what I said. Okay, let's go warm up, that ad won't be easy later. Finally, you and I will complete an air relay, let's fight for one!" Seeing that An Jie was not interested, James smiled and waved his hand. In fact, James's manager is already in tense negotiations with the Heat, and it is almost a sure thing for Bosh to join the Heat, and under a series of negotiations, it is not impossible for the Heat to eat James again. But you have to be prepared for everything, and James didn't want to hang himself from a tree. That's why James pulls teammates everywhere. He deeply knows that in today's league, it is almost impossible to win the championship by relying on the strength of one person.
Paul has wanted to leave the Hornets for a long time, and his manager has been actively engaged with the Lakers. But An Jie doesn't even have the slightest idea of leaving the Thunder team now. Although he is already a professional player, the word transfer is still too far away for him. He has one year left on his contract with the Thunder, and the Thunder will certainly exercise the team option after one year. If nothing else, An Jie will have to play for the Thunder for at least three years.
Angel didn't come to Portland to discuss the future with James. But it can also be seen from this that this little emperor is really driven crazy by the embarrassment of not being able to win the championship.
An Jie now just wants to finish filming the advertisement quickly, and then quickly take the money and leave. It's not that he doesn't like James and Paul, it's just that he is sandwiched between two people who are full of transfers, and Anjie will look very uncomfortable. In less than two sentences, sensitive issues followed. It's not good if An Jie doesn't answer, and it's not good if he answers.
A small advertising shoot gave An Jie a preliminary understanding of the utilitarian and commercial league of the NBA. The NBA is more than just a place for you to play basketball, and the stakes are far more complex than basketball itself.
An Jie doesn't want to transfer, but there are not many people who want An Jie to transfer. Moslav has received transfer offers from other teams more than once, but out of respect for the Thunder, Moslav has not responded to those offers.
This summer, Wade, Bosh, James, Durant...... One by one, bright names will enter the free agent market.
Paul, Angel, James Harden..... The rumours in the trading market are equally exciting.
This summer is destined to be a turbulent summer. But An Jie didn't want to get involved, the World Championships and summer training were the two places that An Jie paid the most attention to.
But as part of the NBA, this kind of turmoil is not something that players say they won't get involved in. After all, in the NBA, a player is just a commodity.
After working hard with James and Paul to participate in the filming of the commercial, Anjie's vacation has officially entered the training stage.
Tomorrow, Anjie will fly to Los Angeles again non-stop to participate in the personal training program that Moslav has set out according to his requirements. After a month of training, An Jie will return to China and train with his teammates in the national team again. Until the end of August, he went to Turkey with the team to participate in the World Championships.
Today is the last day of June, and Anjie's schedule has been scheduled for two months later. Maybe the busy life is also the reason why An Jie doesn't want to think about those damn deals. With this spare time, An Jie doesn't know how many switchbacks he has done and how many times he has pedaled.
The advertising shoot is just a warm-up, and the summer vacation is just around the corner.