On the second day of the celebration party of "Song and Dance", Qi Lei did not stop again because of the work schedule, and took a flight back to China.

On the day of separation, more than a dozen main members of the "Song and Music" crew and MGM's Jack all came to send the opportunity to send Qi Lei.

"Have a nice trip!"

"Take care, man."

"Come on~~ Big star!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the filming of "Song and Dance" is over, this is not the end. We~~ will see you again soon! Qi Lei said to the people who saw him off.

"Hehe~" everyone smiled and responded tacitly.

Although they haven't known each other for a long time, they can film together and live together for a few months. Several young people in the play are already very familiar with each other, and in the face of the imminent parting after "Song and Dance" is finished, Vanessa, Ashley and several others are really a little reluctant to give up this Chinese star who provided them with the first leading role in their lives!

You know, whether it's Vanessa, Ashley, or Corbyn, Lucas...... The fame of several of them in the entertainment industry before can be said to be almost zero at all.

Although they had a longing for Hollywood in the past, it was just a beautiful dream in their hearts! But now it's different, with a movie starring himself, he and others don't dare to say that they can be more famous in Hollywood in the future, but at least they already have a qualification to become famous.

What's more, this movie is not one of those films with small production and small investment (although the total production cost is not much, only 50 million US dollars). It's a movie with the best script, the best production team, the best director, and the most suitable actors, so many elements come together to form a movie!

Although "Song and Song" has just been completed, most of the crew are very optimistic about the future of this film, and are waiting for the moment when it will shine in front of the world in the near future!

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At the end of December, Qi Lei finally worked in the United States for 4 months, and after filming his last two movies this year, he returned to the domestic S market.

Qi Lei, who returned to work after a day of rest at home, greeted him not with a table full of work, but with invitations sent from various fields!

There are advertising companies that want him to endorse a certain product, there are events in that place that want him to attend the event to support the scene, and there are commercial celebration parties that want to invite him to be a guest......

Of course, the three most surprising invitations here are none other than invitations from the domestic CBA league S city team, and two invitations from the two major music circles in the Japanese entertainment industry, the old and new Heisei singers, Namie Amuro and her sister Ayumi Hamasaki at the end of the year!

The invitation of the two Japanese music superstars will not be mentioned for the time being, after all, when he filmed "Orange Road" with Namie Amuro before, Qi Lei agreed with her that he would go to her concert this year. So at this time, he was not very surprised to receive the invitation to the concert tickets, at most he was a little surprised that Namie Amuro's sister, Ayumi Hamasaki, who is known as the leader of the Asian trend avant-garde, also sent him an invitation!

But on the other hand, the invitation from the CBA league S team is different, in this busiest time of the year for the upcoming New Year, if the basketball team invites themselves to get together in the past, if there is no special reason to save Zài, then Qi Lei really can't figure out what the S team wants to do!

But no matter what, although this year because of his development outside the pace has accelerated, so that he has let go of his other dream - basketball. But after all, the S team once had its own honor in it, so Qi Lei, who didn't think much about it, called back to the S team and said that he promised to go over.

The next night, Qi Lei and his agent Ah King came to a hotel private room in the city as promised. They were greeted by the coach and the boss of the S team, and at this time there were 6 people in the seats who didn't react to the arrival of such a big star as Qi Lei, but sat there drinking tea with a deep face.

"Haha...... Long time no see, Qi Lei. Come on, come on, sit sit down! … Mr. Jin, please sit down too, haha...... "Lu Hao, the manager of the S team club who acts as a hostess, is a professional manager with a Confucian style.

Although Qi Lei has been in the S team for a while, he has come and gone in a hurry many times, and he only has an impression of Lu Hao. I saw Qi Lei smile and say hello back: "Hello Manager Lu, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

After shaking hands, Lu Hao beckoned Qi Lei and Ah King to sit down and introduced the six seated people: "Come on, come on, get to know it, this is Director Li, the leader of the Basketball Association who came down to inspect the work, and he is specifically responsible for the operation of the Basketball Association." This is Director Fu, and he is also in charge of the Blue Association's affairs regarding the CBA League..."

"Hello, Director Li...... Hello, Director Fu! ~~"I don't know what medicine Lu Hao's gourd sells, so I invited so many officials from Beijing." Qi Lei couldn't help but exchange a look with Ah King when greeting, and muttered to each other silently in their hearts.

After some pleasantries, everyone began to sit and chat while drinking tea. Just like a warm-up before a game, Lu Hao, the manager of the S team, was very enthusiastic about pulling the topic and interspersing it among everyone......

I have to say that as a professional manager, Lu Hao's communication skills really made Qi Lei give a thumbs up. Especially in the face of officialdom, Lu Hao pulled out some daily topics about basketball one after another, so that everyone could say a few words and not offend anyone because of this.

"Oops, that's why the leader~~ It's not me Xiao Lu Blow, everyone can see it. With the current strength of our country's basketball world, it is not an exaggeration to call it the most powerful team since the founding of the People's Republic of China...... I think next year's Olympic basketball competition, I believe we will be able to do a good job; And even... It's not impossible that you might surpass your past results! ~ If you really make a breakthrough in this Olympic Games, then Director Li and Director Fu will have a big political achievement! Lu Hao said with a sigh of embarrassment.

"Hehe~~" There was a burst of coaxing, and the leaders of several basketball associations laughed heartily.

At this time, Lu Hao suddenly blew the wind and asked Qi Lei: "But if you want to talk about basketball masters, Qi Lei is also a fierce player in our S team!" Although he is only a substitute, he has never been professionally trained, but he can play better than professional players. You see, if it weren't for the help of Qi Lei in the 02~03 season, I'm afraid our S team's champion Baoding would not be able to keep it! ”

"Well~~ I've watched these games." Director Li of the Basketball Association praised Qi Lei at this time and said: "As a professional entertainment star, he can play at such a level... Xiao Qi, your ball skills are indeed very distinctive! ”

"There, Director Li, you praise Miao!" Qi Lei replied with a smile.

Lu Hao looked at Director Li with a smile and interjected here and asked Qi Lei: "I don't know what Qi Lei thinks of next year's Olympic basketball game?" ”

After being silent, Qi Lei said cautiously: "Since the beginning of the new millennium, our country has made great progress in all walks of life. In particular, in 2000, the country successfully bid for the Olympic Games, and the country's sports industry has developed by leaps and bounds. Players with talent, good skills and excellent physical conditions have been unearthed by us. Among them, Yao Ming is the most prominent representative...... This is closely related to the country's emphasis on the development of sports! However, despite this, I am still not optimistic about the future of Chinese basketball! ……”

When Qi Lei said this, the faces of several Basketball Association officials present immediately sank as if it were sunny to cloudy. However, Qi Lei didn't care about this, he paused before continuing: "Yes, it is true that we currently have Yao Ming, a world-class center forward. There are also a number of young players who are very strong, and it looks like we are very strong! … However, in fact, our opponents are stronger! ”

"Oh!? How to say. Director Li, who was sitting in the main seat, raised his eyebrows and said a little unhappily.

At this time, Qi Lei was about to speak, but found that the corner of his clothes was pulled down by the agent next to him. Obviously, Ah King was signaling Qi Lei to be cautious...... For this, when Qi Lei actually said this just now, he had already thought of it.

But after thinking about it, he still said what was in his heart, and he didn't have the slightest intention of being false to the people in front of him!

Qi Lei didn't want to, and he didn't want to do this in the matter of basketball. Because here his dreams are ......

Qi Lei glanced at Director Li who was sitting in the main seat, and saw that his face at this time did not have any impact because of what he just said, and then said: "You may not know, not to mention other world powerhouses, just in terms of the American basketball world that we are most familiar with!" '03 was the most powerful year in the NBA league in the past decade. Not long ago, in the NBA's newly released draft this year, LeBron, a high school student who was hailed as the most likely successor to the new Jordan in history. James, who was drafted into the NBA as a champion in his early 20s. There are also several basketball talents who appeared in the same period, such as Anthony, Wade, Paul and others......

After a few games in the past month, you can see how much they are capable of! … It is no exaggeration to say that the 03 generation of American professional basketball players will definitely become the most elite players in the world basketball in the next ten years!

Although our Yao Ming is not inferior to these people, and even stronger than them in some aspects. But have you ever thought about it, Yao Ming has only one! ~

In addition to him, who else in the Chinese basketball world is qualified to compete head-on with world-class top players! Therefore, with the above facts, I personally still dare not have the slightest optimism about the future prospects of Chinese basketball. Although, we're strong! ”

After a few words, everyone in the private room was muted by Qi Lei's words, and the faces on everyone's faces were not very good-looking.

Of course, the agent here is full of horror and worry, and Qi Lei is good and wonderful, and he is as happy as a melon. The other Basketball Association officials present all had black faces, and they looked like black-faced gods!

After a while, Lu Haocai, the manager of the S team, laughed dryly twice, and said in a round: "Hehe~~ It's really a real idea, it seems that although Qi Lei is very busy filming on weekdays, he is still very relieved about basketball!" ”

"Manager Lu, Director Li, Director Fu, I usually talk and say that if you rush you, adults don't remember villains, just listen to it, don't mind!"

However, Qi Lei's explanation did not get a response, but it was a sentence said by Director Li, an official of the Basketball Association who was sitting in the main seat, which immediately startled Qi Lei: "En...... What you say makes sense, but anyone can say it, so I wonder if your ability is as powerful as you say!? ~”

"What do you mean?" Qi Lei and Ah King were startled and asked at the same time.

At this time, Lu Hao, the manager of the S team, interjected as an explanation: "Oh, that's the case, because a few days ago, Director Li (referring to the coach of the S team, Li Qiuping) went to Beijing to meet the Basketball Association on the formation of the men's basketball team for next year's Olympic Games, and your name was mentioned. said that you are a good seedling in the domestic basketball world, and you may be able to contribute to the country. So this time, Director Li and a few of them came over just to see you! ”

"What?"

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