Madison Square Garden, locker rooms.

The Knicks players who had just finished training were chatting and laughing.

"Brothers, do you think the Thunder can defeat the Warriors tonight?" Jones asked as he straightened his clothes.

"It should be fine, they are playing at home with match points, and I think our opponent should be them." Chris said.

"That's right, the Thunder definitely don't want to go to the tiebreaker, and once the series is dragged into a tiebreaker, they will have no advantage." Cook chimed in.

"I think it's still a 55-game game, and the Warriors can make it 2-3 when they're down 3-1, so God knows if they can tie the score again, as long as the Warriors can win this game, the series will go into a tie-break, so the Warriors won't rest on their laurels." It was Podolsky who spoke.

"Lin, what do you think?" Jones looked at Lin Feng.

"I told reporters that it doesn't matter who the opponent is, the important thing is that we will definitely beat it!" Lin Feng shrugged with a smile.

"Haha, you're really getting more and more confident." Jones laughed, and the other players laughed along.

"By the way, have you heard of Superman?" Jones started the conversation again.

"Oh, I'm watching." Substitute player Kim Clay waved the "Comic World" in his hand and said: "This comic is so cool, my little nephew was reading it in the morning, I took a look at it by the way, and it turned out to be out of control, haha, the author of this comic is really imaginative enough." ”

"That's right, I really wanted to get to know the guy who drew this comic, he must be an interesting person, I always thought of comics as a kid's thing, but his Superman made me change that." Jones said, spreading his hands.

"Superman? A comic? Is it really as good as you say? Chris, who hadn't heard of Superman, was puzzled.

"I'm also curious about what you said, can a comic be as good as you say?" Cook didn't know anything about Superman either.

"Just look at it, oh, I can lend it to you, okay, it's borrowed, I'm afraid the latest issue of "Comic World" has been sold out in the United States." Kim Clay handed Chris the Comic World in his hand, and all the players who were curious about Superman came over.

"From Krypton, oh, this guy turned out to be an alien."

"Haha, aliens grow on Earth, it looks like it's an interesting story."

After reading the protagonist's profile, everyone became more interested in the story of "Superman".

"Superman" was published for the first time only twice, so everyone watched it quickly.

"No, damn it, I wonder what's going to happen next?"

"It's really different and it's fun."

"No wonder I saw so many people talking about Superman on Twitter just now, and I was fascinated by him."

"When is the next installment, I can't wait to buy it."

After watching the first two episodes of "Superman", the players were full of praise.

Lin Feng sat quietly in his place, listening to their conversation, but there was a faint smile on his face, last night Frank told him that today is the first day of "Superman", but Lin Feng, who was busy training, forgot about it, he never expected "Superman" to become popular so quickly, and even these professional athletes around him knew "Superman", which shows the popularity of "Superman".

"Lin, what are you thinking? They're all watching Superman, have you watched it? Or are you not interested? Jones leaned over to Lin Feng and asked.

"I've seen it, and it's good." Lin Feng smiled and shrugged.

"Oh, no wonder, you don't watch it with them, haha, actually, I really suspect you're also from Krypton." Jones giggled and quipped.

Hearing him say this, Lin Feng also smiled: "That's right, I'm from Krypton!" ”

"Okay, guy from Krypton, why don't you have a drink together in the evening and watch the game between the Thunder and the Warriors by the way?" Jones sent an invitation to Lin Feng.

"OK, it just so happens that my girlfriend is also there, I'll bring her along." Lin Feng nodded, he just wanted to take Qin Ruolin to experience the nightlife of Manhattan.

"Yes, that's great, Lisa knows that she will be very happy, Lisa also mentioned Qin a few days ago." Jones Road.

Lin Feng smiled: "The two of them seem to be able to talk very well. ”

"Yes, women, there is always a common topic." Jones spread his hands: "Then it's decided, at seven o'clock, I'll wait for you at the Blue Card Bar." ”

“OK。” Lin Feng nodded in agreement.

……

On the way home, Lin Feng received a call from Frank.

"Boss, tell you a good news, great news, the "Superman" you recommended became popular, and it even took only half a day for it to become popular in the United States, haha, do you know, the latest issue of "Comic World" has been printed in 200,000 copies, and we are still receiving orders one after another, oh my God, I can't believe that I can still witness the birth of such a phenomenal comic in my lifetime!"

As soon as the phone was connected, Frank said in a very emotional tone.

Lin Feng smiled: "Frank, you have to be calm, this is just the beginning." ”

"You're right, this is really just the beginning." Frank continued: "It's just that I can't imagine what this kind of start would be, and I've never seen such a hit in comics in all my years. "Superman" has a good chance of making American comic book history, oh, I'm so excited, I feel like I'm still dreaming, such a popular comic book actually came from our company, yes, "Superman" belongs to our Marvel. ”

"Frank, believe me, there will be many excellent comics in our Marvel in the future." Lin Feng said.

"Hopefully, but I'm not so optimistic, the comic industry in the United States as a whole is still in decline, and the emergence of "Superman" is just an example, but it has pointed out the direction for the creation of comics, that is, ********, the advent of "Superman" tells us that comics are really not limited to young children." Frank continued: "Oh, by the way, boss, actually, I called you to ask if you could contact Mr. Miki Kaze, the author of Superman, and we would like to have an interview with him to be published in the next issue of Manga World. ”

"Interview with Miki Kaze?" Lin Feng frowned, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Forget about the interview, my friend has a withdrawn personality, and it is impossible for him to accept any interviews." ”

"This? Boss, this is a great benefit for him and for our Comic World magazine, would you like to discuss it with him? Frank asked unrelentingly, now that "Superman" is becoming popular, the author Miki Feng has naturally attracted much attention, and an interview with Miki Feng can naturally win the attention of readers.

"Well, I can ask him, but don't get your hopes up, I know him, and he's 99.9 percent not going to be interviewed." Lin Feng said.

"Okay, even if there's only a 0.1 percent hope, I'd like to give it a try." Frank responded.

Lin Feng snorted and said: "In addition, I have another suggestion, now that "Superman" is so popular, you can completely take out "Superman" separately and make a magazine, on which only "Superman" is published, and the rest of the pages can be advertised, put some reader comments, testimonials and other things, so as to expand the brand influence of "Superman" and better develop the commercial value of "Superman". ”

"Separate magazine for Superman?" Hearing this suggestion, Frank was slightly stunned, the matter of starting a comic book alone has never been done in the history of American comics.

However, Lin Feng's suggestion is a complete reference to the distribution model of "Superman" on the earth, when "Superman" was first serialized in "Action Comics", and after it became popular, it immediately released its exclusive periodical, and it has been the case for decades since then, and when "Superman" was the most popular, a single book sold more than two million.

"Boss, what a genius you are! I thought about it carefully, and this proposal of yours is very groundbreaking and feasible. After a short silence, Frank said excitedly: "I thought you were just buying Marvel for fun, but now it seems that it is not like that, "Superman" was discovered by you, and the proposal to publish a separate issue for "Superman" is also your attention, oh, you are really the savior of Marvel Comics!" ”

"I'm just making a small suggestion, and now you're still the CEO of Marvel Comics, so it's up to you to decide how to do it." Lin Feng responded.

"Well, I'll seriously consider your proposal." Frank thought for a moment and said, "By the way, boss, there is one more thing, the author of "Superman", Mr. Miki Kaze, can you speed up the creation of "Superman", if you can, I want to change the weekly issue to two issues a week, or, if you start a separate issue of "Superman", each serial must not be less than three times." ”

"I'll communicate with him about this and ask him to speed up his creation as much as possible." Lin Feng responded.

"Okay, that's it for now, goodbye, boss."

Frank hung up the phone, and Lin Feng was a little depressed, speeding up the speed of creation, this is a little difficult for him, but fortunately, he already had 22 saved manuscripts when he was free before, and these saved manuscripts can always survive after the finals, and when the time comes, Lin Feng will have more time to create.

Lin Feng went back to the villa to pick up Qin Ruolin and let him drive to the Blue Card Bar.

It's not a big bar, it's a bit of a private club, and it's a place that's popular with celebrities.

Lin Feng and Qin Ruolin arrived at just six forty, the time was still early, there were not many people in the bar, only twenty or thirty, these people whispered in twos and threes, on the performance stage of the bar, a blonde girl was singing a sad love song, in an ordinary bar, there would be no live performance at such an early time, but this bar is different, and it is said that this singing blonde girl still has some background, and is the top ten contestants of a certain "American Idol". It's really not low.

Jones came earlier than Lin Feng, he booked a semi-open box closer to the performance stage, and when Lin Feng and Qin Ruolin came over, Jones and his girlfriend Lisa kissed.

"Hey, buddy, it's a shame you're here." Seeing Lin Feng and Qin Ruolin, Jones smiled and parted with Lisa.

Lin Feng smiled and quipped, "Perhaps, you are in the wrong place, and the hotel next door seems to be more suitable." ”

"Haha, looks like you just came out of there." Jones laughed, then got up and greeted Qin Ruolin: "Qin, I'm glad we met again." ”

"Yes, hello Jones." Qin Ruolin greeted Jones politely.

"Qin, we finally met again, I've been missing you lately." Lisa got up and had a close hug with Qin Ruolin.

"I miss you too, Lisa." Qin Ruolin responded with a smile.

The four of them sat down, ordered a bottle of red wine, ordered some snacks, and chatted while eating.

Soon the time came to half past seven.

The Western Conference Finals, the game between the Thunder and the Warriors is about to begin, and the big screen behind the bar stage has also switched to ESPN's live TV signal, because the New York Knicks have reached the Finals, so the people of New York are also very concerned about the results of the Western Conference Finals, in Manhattan, almost more than 80% of the bars, restaurants and some public places are broadcasting this much-watched game.

As expected, the two sides played a very close game, and because the series was played to a life-and-death point, both teams also increased their defensive intensity, so that the two teams that were good at attacking were not very efficient in attack.

Half time ended with a draw, 48:48!

That's a bit low for the two best teams in the league in the regular season.

The second half began.

The two teams still fought hard to defend, and the score was very tight.

And at the end of the third quarter, Stephen, the star of the Warriors, suddenly broke out, and he hit four three-pointers in a row, which widened the gap between the two sides to 12 points at once.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors took the lead on the road.

"Oh, things don't seem good for the Thunder, and if they lose this one, the next game will be a lot of bad luck in Oakland."

Lin Feng nodded: "It seems that our opponent can't be revealed today." ”

"Stephen's four three-pointers just now are just too different. It seems that the only people in the alliance who can do this are him and you, Lin. Lisa said to Lin Feng.

"No, no, no, and your boyfriend Jones." Lin Feng smiled and pointed at Jones.

"Okay, then he's one." Lisa said.

"Hey baby, what do you mean by counting me in, I already have that ability, don't you know, isn't it just four goals in a row, I'll show you at night." Jones had an evil grin.

Lisabeth glanced at Jones: "The ghost only believes!" You're just talking about it every time. ”

"No, this time it's serious!" Jones looked determined.

"Okay, I'll wait......" Lisa's face was full of peach blossoms.

These two guys in public" tune. Love", Lin Feng and Qin Ruolin were all embarrassed, but fortunately, the fourth quarter of the game began, and everyone's eyes were on the big screen again.

In the fourth quarter, the backward Thunder team started to chase the score, but whenever they pressed the score to about five points, the Warriors would always have someone to stand up and pull the score away again, such a tug-of-war played until the last three minutes, the Thunder Shuangshao suddenly went berserk, the two each shot a three-pointer, and at the same time Wei Shao scored an inside layup.

With 53 seconds left in the game, the Thunder tied the score.

However, the joy of the Thunder players did not last long, in the next round, Stephen hit a key three-pointer, and then stretched the score to three points, and in the subsequent offense, Wei Shao shot a three-point shot to return the color, and as a result, hit the iron.

With 18 seconds left in the game, the Warriors led by 3 points and possessed the ball, and the Thunder team could only adopt foul tactics.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Thunder on the road, and they stubbornly tied the series at 3-3 when they were 1-3 behind!

The Western Conference championship will be decided by the tie-break, while Lin Feng and the Knicks' opponents are still to be determined.

…… (To be continued.) )