Chapter Seventy-One: Hesitation and Ambition

At the roadside stall not far from the f(x) group dormitory, Li Yiming didn't do any disguise, didn't even bring a basic baseball cap, ordered a few strings of rice sausages and rice cakes, and pulled Zheng Xiujing to sit down casually. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's very close to our dormitory, what should I do if I see it from an illegitimate student." The girl muttered, although her words revealed worry, she still took off her mask and hat in front of Li Yiming, shook her hair, and looked like she had "finally surfaced to breathe".

"Sooner or later." Li Yiming just smiled, "If you want not to be known by others, then the only way is not to do these things." ”

"Just oppa's mouth is hard." Zheng Xiujing glanced at him, "Don't take it as an example, I'm not ready to be exposed." ”

"Got it...... Li Yiming nodded with a smile and took the initiative to divert the topic: "How was the crew's meeting, everything should go well, right?" ”

"It's all good." Zheng Xiujing pouted, "But it's the first time I've been the number one girl, I'm a little nervous, and frankly, I don't have confidence in whether I can do a good job......."

Seeing her pair of eight-figure eyebrows wrinkled, Li Yiming really wanted to take an iron to iron it, stretched out his hand to brush one side of the hair to her ear for her, and kept saying: "Where there is something, you must have 100% confidence, if you don't try your best, how can you know what kind of level you can do." ”

"Hey... Don't pour me any more chicken soup. Zheng Xiujing, who heard this, bit her pink lip, "Why does oppa keep messing with my hair, will it always be the same for other girls?!" ”

Li Yiming hurriedly raised his hands and swore, not like a certificate but more like a surrender: "No, it's only like this to you!" ”

"That's pretty much it." Zheng Xiujing puffed out her cheeks, and then nodded with satisfaction, like a pink apple under the dim roadside stall lights.

"Something is coming." Li Yiming took the plate brought by the boss, "Eat quickly, I will definitely be busy tomorrow, go back and rest after eating early." ”

"Don't you either." Zheng Xiujing took the chopsticks and put a piece of rice cake in her mouth, and said while chewing, "Don't you need to train tomorrow?" ”

"Training?" Li Yiming was stunned, then he came back to his senses and shook his head, "I don't need it for the time being, it won't be long, I want to rest for a few days." ”

"Slacker." Zheng Xiujing pursed her lips, but she didn't delve into this topic: "I haven't had time to ask, how is OPPA going to the United States for a trial, have you thought about it, whether to stay in Chicago or go somewhere else?" ”

"Still under consideration......." Thinking of this topic, Li Yiming was obviously absent-minded.

"You have to think about it carefully, after all, it's an important life event for OPPA." Zheng Xiujing said earnestly: "For many professional athletes, the important turning point in their careers often comes from the important decisions made at that time. ”

Although Li Yiming nodded from time to time, his thoughts no longer knew where he had drifted, thinking about other things, but he muttered insincerely: "I know, I know......"

"Anyway, I'll always be cheering for OPPA behind my back!" Zheng Xiujing clenched her small fists, and her bright smile made people's hearts flutter slightly.

"Hmm." Li Yiming saw her smile like a flower, and his heart warmed, and he only felt that no matter how many difficulties he had, he would not be afraid, even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire.

"I'll do it, I will."

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Driving home, the lights were brilliant all the way, Li Yiming didn't play his favorite music, his brows were furrowed, and his face was full of worries, no longer as bright as in front of Zheng Xiujing.

Leng Nuan knows that of course, only he knows his own situation best, and he can be calm in front of people who care about him, but he really doesn't want them to worry.

No one is obliged to bear the hardships for you, this is the attitude that Li Yiming has always adhered to, even in the face of his family, he subconsciously chose to disguise everything unsatisfactory in a smile, rather than bring the negative energy in his body to the people around him, he is more willing to maintain a positive image.

During his two weeks in the United States, Li Yiming basically tried out all the teams he was interested in, but the results were not ideal, and the team directors were either dissatisfied with the athleticism he was showing now, or they were unwilling to offer a salary that he thought was worthy of his level.

Of course, Li Yiming knows that he is now recovering from a serious injury, and it is unknown how much of a role his current physical condition can play in the arena, but he still thinks that he can at least get a middle-class contract of about 20 million for two years.

After a round of trials, there are less than five teams willing to offer him a contract, and only the one with a strong intention is the two-year and eight million cheap contract offered by his old club, the Bulls, which is close to the base salary; And then there's the contract offered by the Mavericks, and they give less, three and a half million a year.

Eight million in two years, three and a half million in a year, and all US dollars, these numbers may be astronomical for ordinary people, but for the NBA, the world's highest level of basketball professional league, it is just a small amount of money.

For comparison, after Li Yiming made a name for himself with the Bulls, the contract was immediately renewed by the management from a ten-day short contract to a three-year contract of 18 million.

And the story that followed is familiar to everyone.

The draft was selected as the best rookie of the season, and the regular season MVP was firmly in his hands the following year, and in the same year, he and the team's boss Derrick Rose were jointly elected as the Finals FMVP, which also set a precedent for sharing FMVP in the Finals for the first time.

It is in this situation that has proved himself enough, even after injury, the largest offer contract Li Yiming received is only eight million for two years.

Frankly speaking, Li Yiming was angry at first, even if regardless of the results he achieved not long ago, just looking at his current physical condition, it is more than enough to get a contract above the middle class.

What else could it be? Racial discrimination, as long as he does not achieve absolute strength, as long as there is a slight decline, what Li Yiming said is facing countless harsh criticisms and doubts.

With the same contract, the team would rather sign a weaker white or black player than give him a chance to prove himself.

"Lee, we're worried that your current physical recovery won't be able to support high-intensity matches."

These people have good words, but even Li Yiming's physical health has to be questioned, he is indeed no longer the explosive power and speed he used to be, but his body has indeed recovered, and those managers and coaches would rather believe in their own subjective judgment than believe in the results of scientific instrument examinations.

Li Yiming never showed it, but he had a fire in his heart, held his breath, and couldn't wait to return to the arena and use his performance to make the people who questioned him speechless.

On the other hand, his current physical condition is not destined to provide him with the ability to dominate the game as he once did.

The heart is higher than the sky, and life is thinner than paper.

As long as he thought of these unsatisfactory things, Li Yiming was in a state of confusion, but in order not to worry the people around him, he could only hold back everything and force a smile.

Ambitious, so depressed.

No one dared to confide in these thoughts, but only in the face of Wang Xiaoming, who is a little strange now, he can reveal one or two.

Between the ups and downs of thoughts, I was almost home.

Looking at the light in the living room at home from a distance, Li Yiming couldn't help but smile on his face, thinking that Suo Xuan should still be busy in the crew all night, and it should be Wang Xiaoming who came back, and the smile dissipated.

Frankly speaking, the current Wang Xiaoming feels like an abyss in the extreme darkness, because he doesn't know anything, so he often can't help but shudder when he thinks about it.

Fortunately, although he knew that he was not a normal person, this guy didn't do anything out of the ordinary after confessing, he was honestly very well-behaved, as if nothing had happened, and he still played the role of his agent very well, so he was okay.

Like sitting on pins and needles, like a man's back, Li Yiming's current feeling is like this.