The U.S. is a sporting powerhouse, and basically every Olympic Games is guaranteed a top-three finish in the medal table, and in many cases, they can also get the first place.

While it's somewhat incomprehensible that soccer is not popular in the United States, there are other types of team sports that can spark a love of sport. For example, football, horse racing, ice hockey, NBA.

In addition to team sports, track and field is also a sport that Americans pay close attention to. The reason is simple, it is because the American team is very strong in this event.

Some people may say that Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the strongest sprinter at the moment, but if you look at it this way, is it a bit inappropriate to say that the U.S. team is strong?

Not really. The strength of the U.S. team is strong in terms of overall strength, and even more so in terms of training level. Isn't someone as strong as Usain Bolt still having to train in the United States? If he had only trained in Jamaica, where the facilities and logistics were not perfect, he would not have been able to hold the No. 1 position for as long.

It is because the people are very concerned that the government. The government invested in the construction of a series of ancillary facilities, and then created a strong overall strength of the team. In turn, it is also because the public is very concerned about this project, so when there are other strong players in the world, it will naturally get the attention of the Americans.

At the London Olympics, which has only been two months away, Li Jingyuan has won a total of three gold medals. In addition to archery and football, a gold medal was won in the long jump. Although not the sprint that Americans pay the most attention to. But in the end, it was also included in the track and field category, so after winning the gold medal. Li Jingyuan, who appeared as an athlete, will naturally enter the sight of the Americans.

In fact, a long time ago, Li Jingyuan once gained some popularity in the United States because of things in the entertainment industry. However, because he was doing more behind-the-scenes work at the time, his name still didn't make a big impression on most non-professionals.

It feels just right. It is just right to make Americans who love to join in the fun feel enough surprises after discovering Li Jingyuan's other identity. In fact, it is precisely because it has left the media with a sense of accomplishment after digging out the news. Therefore, after Li Jingyuan won the gold medal, the number of times he was reported and the number of times he received attention will surpass that of other players who also won the championship honor under normal circumstances.

A person who mixes the entertainment industry and won the championship in the Olympics? Just such a piece of news. It was enough to make many Americans shout 'unbelievable' and start joining in the fun. And at this time, Li Jingyuan gave new news that made these Americans even more excited - he actually crossed two more events and won two gold medals again.

In one Olympic Games, he won gold medals in three completely unrelated events at the same time. And. This person is not a professional sports player, but he was actually an active person in the entertainment industry before. For Americans who pursue novelty, it would be really strange if such Li Jingyuan was not noticed.

The Olympics were the most popular at the time, and a month later, the attention began to decline. It is now two months after the Olympic Games, and at this time, although Li Jingyuan's attention in the eyes of Americans has dropped a lot because he has not been 'striking while the iron is hot', he is still in the period of 'popularity'.

To put it bluntly. Compared with the so-called Hallyu idols, Lee Kyung-won is much more popular in the United States. Even. In the eyes of the vast majority of Americans, except for the little fat who is making trouble in the north of the 38th parallel, the Asian who has attracted the most attention at present is Li Jingyuan.

I didn't recognize Li Jingyuan's identity before, firstly, because he sat in the same row as the girls. Although the man who can sit with the six girls will pay some attention, but in this case, most people will still unconsciously focus on the girl, so as to ignore Li Jingyuan on the side.

Second, it is because of the 'face blindness' of Europeans and Americans to Asians. Just as we Asians look at Europeans and Americans, it seems to be the same at first glance, and when they look at us Asians, they rarely recognize people at first sight. In many cases, Europeans and Americans recognize Asians by looking at their face shape and body shape before they can make accurate identification.

I didn't pay attention before, so I didn't recognize Li Jingyuan's identity, and now, when Li Jingyuan was called out by Xiao T, the audience and MC at the scene unconsciously focused on him, so he was naturally recognized.

"Okay, it's me." After saying hello to the MC who was full of surprise and sending a hug, Li Jingyuan said to the microphone handed to the MC in front of him in the surprise of many spectators at the scene: "I am Lee, the outsider who played a ticket at the Olympics." ”

'Playing tickets' was a phrase often used by the media when reporting on Li Jingyuan at that time, and when Li Jingyuan said it himself, he somewhat ridiculed his feelings. This kind of little humor is what Americans like the most, so after he finished speaking, many viewers laughed along.

"Whoa. I thought I would be lucky to be able to find a few beautiful women to challenge, but I didn't expect such a surprise. Lee, let's show you. After chatting a few more words, it was still necessary to pull the topic back and continue the process, so the MC greeted Li Jingyuan again.

Maybe it was because Li Jingyuan's appearance made him a little excited, and because he felt that Li Jingyuan's personality was quite good, the MC unconsciously made a little joke to Li Jingyuan: "By the way, I remember that you play football, you shouldn't say something like 'I'm not good at using my hands' to lay the groundwork in advance, so as not to be too embarrassed after you don't shoot, right?" ”

"Although I wanted to say that, I decided not to say it in order to avoid being refuted. I'm a goalkeeper after all, seriously. I still use my hands when I'm competing. ”

"Yes, yes, yes. The difference is nothing more than that the football game is 'received' a lot, and at this time it is going to be 'thrown' out. It's all hands anyway, and it's definitely fine for you. ”

"So. Is it still the same rule? If you shoot once outside the three-point line, you will get a 100,000 prize if you win? ”

“……。” When Lee Kyung-won asked about the rules, the MC paused slightly. Looking at the movement of his head tilted slightly, it was obvious that he was receiving some instructions through the guò headphones.

"Well, I have to say sorry to you. I just got the order, and the guy up there said, 'If it's you, the rules need to be changed.'" If you have grievances. Please don't say to me, well, I'm just a part-time worker. So, please go and protest to my boss. After receiving the instructions, the MC first said a word to Li Jingyuan in a humorous tone, which caused another burst of laughter from the audience. And then. He went on to explain in an atmosphere where the audience didn't get it right: "First of all, you are a man, and second, you are a professional athlete, and compared to the beautiful woman just now, your athletic talent must be much stronger." What was difficult for that little beauty should be too easy for you. I know how hard my boss is, and he must have thought that if he asked you to challenge him, he would be giving you money directly. So, you know. ”

The MC shrugged his shoulders. Li Jingyuan also made a helpless expression, and then he asked again: "Okay, I accept it." So, what are the new rules? ”

“……。” There was another short pause, and it seemed that the MC was once again taking the instructions.

"Okay, there's an idea. You know, the boss always has such and such instructions ....... ”

"I know, I know, but as an employee, it's okay for you to complain like that all the time? In order to avoid you being fired, you should get straight to the point. ”

"Okay, I got two plans here, one is to stretch the distance a little farther, shoot in the middle circle, as long as you win, it is still a 100,000 bonus, and the other is to ask you to dunk."

It's rare in the history of opening events to invite spectators to dunk in exchange for prize money. Not because it's too hard, but because it's too easy. After all, there are indeed a lot of blacks and whites in the United States who are physically good enough, and if you just use a dunk as a condition, there are many people who can do it, then, in terms of relative difficulty, it is too easy to get a prize of 100,000 yuan.

"Dunk?" Li Jingyuan didn't expect the second condition to be so simple, and he confirmed it again without believing it.

"That's right, it's a dunk. But I want to make it clear that it's not all kinds of dunks, there are still some restrictions. After a pause, the curiosity of Li Jingyuan himself and the audience was aroused, and the MC continued: "Everyone knows that you are a long jump champion. The ability to bounce is so good, of course, we have to show it, in order to give you enough room to play, so our condition is 'free throw line jump'. As long as you jump off the free-throw line and dunk the basketball into the basket, the $100,000 is yours. By the way, we're not Olympic judges, so we don't have to be as calculating as they are – you can step on the line at take-off, as long as you don't cross the whole ball of your foot over the free throw line. ”

The free throw line jumping dunk is the famous work of the flying Jordan, and it is also the most classic picture in the NBA. Although this kind of action is often seen in the annual slam dunk contest, and it is not too unusual in terms of the frequency of appearance, it is so classic that as soon as this action appears on the basketball court, it can always get countless applause and cheers from the audience.

With Li Jingyuan's physique and athletic ability, he is qualified to challenge this action. The reason why he had never tried it before was because he rarely played basketball, and because even when he went to play basketball with his friends, the atmosphere was not warm enough to stimulate his nerves, prompting him to challenge the extreme action of free throw line dunk.

Now, although Lee Kyung-won has not had the opportunity to play, the atmosphere he feels is much warmer than playing with friends in South Korea. It's the home court of the Lakers, but it's Staples Center, and it's not everyone who can try a free-throw line dunk here.

"Okay, then I'll give it a try." Whether it succeeds or not, it's a rare opportunity to try it out here. So Li Jingyuan didn't think much about it, so he simply nodded and chose the new proposal given by the MC.

Seeing Li Jingyuan make such a choice, the atmosphere at the scene became more lively. Watching the excitement is not afraid of big things. These viewers naturally did not spare their little strength, and many people began to applaud and cheer for Li Jingyuan.

Lee Kyung-won jumped more than eight and a half meters at the Olympics, while the distance from the free-throw line to the basket on the NBA court was 4.225 meters, almost exactly half of Lee's jump. In other words, if Lee Kyung-won jumps like he did in the Olympics, when he jumps to the basket, it will be the time when he rises to the highest point. Look at it this way. He seems to be able to accomplish the feat of jumping from the free throw line and dunking successfully.

Li Jingyuan, who is good at mathematics, will not fail to calculate, and after he knows that he is likely to succeed, he will naturally prepare more carefully.

The first is clothing. Constrained clothing can be very detrimental to the challenge. But fortunately, Li Jingyuan doesn't have to worry about this.

In order to be a professional audience, the girls and Li Jingyuan both wore Lakers uniforms bought from specialty stores. The difference is that the jersey is a little too fat for the girls. So they chose to put their team uniforms on the outside of their private uniforms. And what about Li Jingyuan. It's because the body is about the same, and because I want to experience it more realistically, so I simply changed it from the inside out, including the shoes.

Now I am wearing a jersey and shoes that are easy to move, so I don't need to change them.

Then comes the warm-up. For Li Jingyuan, who has been practicing martial arts for many years, warming up is just a small thing, and he has a completely different but more efficient way of warming up from professional players. It's only been a moment. He warmed up with a few strange movements that were not large, but he could fully mobilize the muscles of his body.

Finally, there's the ball feel. Although the basketball does not have to be taken out of the hand when dunking. There is no problem that zài will not be able to shoot, but the ball feeling is too rusty and will still have a great impact. You must know that the sprint action before the jump is also very crucial, if there is a problem with the rhythm of the shot at that time, it will be easy to disrupt the footsteps, so that the guide zhì can not fully force the jump, and as a result, it may not be able to reach the basket when the final dunk is made.

You don't need to practice shooting, just familiarize yourself with the rhythm of the racket. For Li Jingyuan, who has mastered the 'subtlety' skill, one minute is enough for him to adapt to the elasticity and hardness of the basketball in his hand, and adjust the rhythm of his shooting.

"Are you ready?" Li Jingyuan's preparation time is not too much, that is, only two or three minutes, but compared with the previous on-site challenge sessions, this time is still a little longer. Seeing that Li Jingyuan seemed to be almost ready, the MC, who couldn't wait, couldn't help but come forward and ask again.

"OK, let's get started."

After Li Jingyuan's answer came out through the microphone in the hand of Guò MC, the entire stadium fell silent. Not only did the audience hold their breath, but even the DJs temporarily turned off the music.

The Lakers players, who had already come out of the tunnel to prepare for warm-up workouts, didn't pay attention to the situation at all at first, after all, they had seen the same warm-up sessions countless times. Later, after the MC pointed out Li Jingyuan's identity, they also paid a little attention, but because the coach would talk to them from time to time, they still focused most of their attention on what they should do.

And now, the whole arena is quiet, and after being infected by the atmosphere, both the coach and the players of the Lakers team can't help but temporarily stop the pre-game meeting and focus on Li Jingyuan, who is standing on the court.

Wearing the Lakers' jersey, Lee Kyung-won set his goal as the basket that would belong to the Heat's halfcourt after the start of the game. In order to jump high enough and far enough, he retreated to the Lakers' halfcourt.

Under the watchful eye, Li Jingyuan first stood in place and began to shoot the basketball, and after the basketball went up and down a few times, he finally began to move under his feet.

It started with a small jog, then got faster and faster, and after about two or three seconds, he slapped the basketball while crossing the halfway line into the half court belonging to the Heat.

Another big step, and the final step, Lee Kyung-won's left foot landed ten centimeters away from the free throw line. Then, I saw that the muscles on his calves tensed to the limit in an instant, and the whole person also rose suddenly under the reaction force.

Grabbing the basketball in his right hand, holding it above his head and his waist and abdomen in front of him, Li Jingyuan's posture as he swiped through the air looked like a taut bow.

said that it was too late, and after a short moment, Li Jingyuan came to the front of the basket. At this time, he had also risen to the highest point, not only the palms and the basketball were higher than the basket, but even the elbows were above the height of the basket.

The next step is to stuff the basketball into the hoop. may be because it is too exciting, or it may be subconsciously wanting to protect his wrist, Li Jingyuan unconsciously tightened the muscles of his arm at the moment of dunking, and used more force when his palm was pressed down.

Then, there was a very solid-sounding voice: "Bang~~~!" (To be continued......)