"Sue, can you tell us what exactly that 'dribbling technique' you and Kobe Bryant used on the court today?"

As the saying goes, the lower mouth is the stronger, and then the lower mouth is the soup, I saw Mills ask curiously while handing the recording equipment to Su Feng.

Looking at the two middle-aged white men on the left and right who looked obscene, were not tall, and had cameras around their necks, Su Feng thought at first that he had encountered the legendary "pervert".

However, after Mills asked, Su Feng quickly reacted.

I'm being interviewed right now?

It looks like so.

So, Su Feng subconsciously straightened his back, "Are you talking about the move like this to the right first, and then to the left?" ”

Mills and Maxson beside him nodded.

"Ah, this trick Kobe and I learned from a friend in New York, and we both called it "Sam Gauder." Su Feng replied.

"Sam Gold"? This seems to be a personal name? Mills asked.

"Yes, because the name of the friend who created this trick is Sam Gold-Wales, and he is the captain of the basketball team at Lhasa Le Academy." Su Feng replied.

"By the way, Sue, the new season is about to start, may I ask what your school is aiming for this year?" Maxon, who had never had a chance to ask questions, saw that Mills was busy taking notes in a small notebook, so he hurriedly spoke.

"Our goal this year is to win the state championship, and you know, we have a very talented player like Kobe, who is literally the "Michael Jordan" of high school basketball. Su Feng, who wanted to blow himself up, hurriedly said seriously after glancing at Kobe Bryant passing by from the corner of his eye.

"What about your personal goals for the future?" Maxon asked casually.

"Me?" Su Feng scratched his head, then replied, "I want to play in the NBA." ”

Hearing Su Feng's answer, Maxson was stunned at first, and then hurriedly glanced at Mills, who was still recording.

OK!

Fortunately, I didn't hear it!

Big news!

I didn't expect to ask such a big baby casually!

While "Sam Gold" is very worthy of coverage in Maxson's opinion, it ......

When he was doing the investigation before, Maxson made Su Feng's background clear.

After all, as a professional basketball reporter, in Maxson's opinion, if you interview an athlete, the first three sentences are "What's your name?" "Can you introduce yourself?" "What do you think are your characteristics?" ”......

Then you might as well not ask......

Because that's so amateurish.

If you have to answer the interviewer, then why do you need the reporter?

Although his mouth is not as fast as Mills's, Maxson, who has a very keen sense of news, knows that maybe the real explosive news is in his own hands at this time!

Because the Chinese student in front of him ...... He wants to play in the NBA!

And in Maxson's view, it's not impossible.

After watching Su Feng for two games in a row, even Maxson was optimistic about Su Feng's future.

Although it is difficult for Su Feng to enter the NBA in the future, he ......

What if he did?

As a photojournalist for the sports section of the Philadelphia Evening News, Mr. Maksson is well aware of the character of his editor-in-chief, Johansson.

Johansson is a gambler through and through, and he dares to bet on as long as there is a 1% probability.

"The editor-in-chief will definitely agree to publish this news! Although this news is likely to be ridiculed by his peers in a short period of time, if Su does make it to the NBA in the future...... We were the first media to report the news! ”

Although he is 47 years old this year, the ideal of journalism has always been the pursuit of Maxson all his life.

Maxson knew very well that if this news became a reality in the future, then the news published by the Philadelphia Evening News would be the first, exclusive, and impossible for others to copy!

"Sue, can I take a picture for you?" Maxson smiled at Su Feng.

I don't know why, Su Feng always felt that the smile of the reporter in front of him was quite obscene......

However, Su Feng didn't think much about it, because Maxson and Mills had reported their homes during the interview.

Su Feng had read both of these newspapers after the crossing, and they were both more serious newspapers.

It shouldn't be messy...... Right?

Click!

In this way, Maxson took a photo of Su Feng sitting on the bench holding a basketball.

On the other hand, Mills interviewed Kobe Bryant with the same question after interviewing Su Feng, and it was obvious that he was very interested in the trick of "Sam Gold".

"Alas...... My precious first interview! ”

There will always be many firsts in life.

originally thought that no reporter would pay attention to Su Feng until the start of the main game, but what he never expected was that before the main game started, there were already reporters coming to the door.

"Don't overthink it, they're not here to feature you, trust me, they're just interested in Sam Gold. ”

Looking at Su Feng, who was a little self-absorbed, Kobe Bryant felt that he needed to prick Su Feng to make him sober up.

"Yes." Su Feng nodded, feeling that Kobe Bryant was very reasonable.

Therefore, Kobe Bryant is really worthy of being an indispensable tool for basketball practice...... Ahem, a must-have companion.

Not only can I accompany you for special training, but also help you do psychological counseling to avoid you from over-inflating and not seeing yourself clearly.

In his heart, Su Feng silently gave Kobe Bryant a capital compliment.

……

It's been five days since Raul Meliam played Chester High School.

NBA Headquarters, Fifth Avenue, Olympic Tower, New York.

"David, I suggest you take a look at our financial statements, financial estimates ......"

"David, if the ratings continue to drop, I'm afraid we won't be able to ......"

"David ......"

"Alright, let's get here first."

After scolding the American state in his heart, NBA commissioner David Stern rubbed his temples and looked out the window meaningfully......

Alas, it's been another difficult year!

If I had to use one sentence to describe the mood of Stern, the little Jewish old man, at this time, it would probably be:

I..... Too..... Difficult...... Finish!

You know, for the NBA, which is in the middle of the other three major sports leagues in North America at this time, how difficult is the situation of the NBA?

Because the players continue to behave badly on the court, swear words are repeated, and even many American parents have publicly stated that they want to boycott the NBA to prevent their children from learning badly.

At this time, Stern knew better than anyone that in the United States, basketball could no longer compete with football, or even baseball.

The NBA needs a new audience.

A huge overseas market is needed.

So in '92, after professional players were allowed to play in the Olympics, Stern immediately called on the stars to play for their country.

It can be said that in Barcelona, the style of the dream team has given countries around the world a taste of the charm of the NBA for the first time.

But......

What happened next, Stern always felt like he had got the script wrong.

Because it is said that the next line will be pushed flat, and the NBA will live an unpretentious and boring life under his leadership?

No!

None of them!

The '90s weren't much like the future, and with the exception of a handful of players, most European basketball players weren't interested in joining the NBA.

The most famous of these is the king of Europe, the "White Magician" - Bodi Loga.

Because in the eyes of Bodi Loga, I can make a lot of money playing in Europe, so why do I have to go to the NBA?

As one of the representatives of basketball in Europe at this time, even Bodi Loga thinks like this, so you can imagine how limited the attraction of the NBA is for European players.

So Stern was too hard.

But it doesn't matter, as a vigorous president, even if the European market can't be opened for the time being, Stern will not give up.

Because Stern discovered a new continent for the NBA's overseas market -

China.

In his research on the history of basketball in China, Stern found that the history of basketball in China is almost as old as that of North America, and even at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, old China sent a basketball team.

And this history made Stern realize that China has a far better basketball foundation than Europe.

Because the center of world football is in Europe, even if the NBA can intervene in the European market, its influence is very limited.

But China is different.

So, in 1986, despite the opposition of everyone and insisting that China would become the largest basketball market outside the United States in the future, Stern mailed several boxes of NBA tapes to China's Datianchao TV station.

In Stern's view, although China was still in a state of ruin, he firmly believed that China would rise and the NBA must enter the Chinese market as soon as possible.

In 1989, in order to further promote the NBA to China, Stern once again defied public opinion.

This time, the little Jewish man once again took the NBA tape with him and left for China alone.

Outside the building of the Great Celestial Dynasty Television Station, which was still very old at that time, Stern did not make an appointment, and after waiting for two hours, the little Jewish old man met the leader of the Great Celestial Dynasty Television Station in charge of sports at that time.

In the end, Stern impressed the Great Celestial Empire TV with his sincerity, and if Stern's experience were to be described in a more modern way, it would probably look like this:

Stern: We've got a pretty good NBA here, with Jordan, big dreams, and sharks......

Datianchao TV: But our programs are all arranged.

Stern: That's okay, no, you can be an advertisement!

Datianchao TV: Advertisement? I'm not sleepy if you talk about this, by the way, speaking of advertising, how much are you going to give?

STERN: ORZ.

It can be said that the process of opening the entire Chinese market is very arduous, but at the same time, all this proves Stern's vision.

In Su Feng's previous life, this little Jewish old man didn't count the various decisions made by my emperor, basically, his judgment was correct.

Stern doesn't have the ability to predict the future, but he has a lot of sincerity.

In the early days of the cooperation with the Great Celestial Empire TV, in Stern's own words: Don't talk to me about money, talk about money, hurt feelings.

So, in this way, in the 93/94 season, the NBA officially invited Datianchao TV to broadcast the NBA All-Star Weekend.

And after that, every year the Great Celestial Dynasty TV broadcasts the NBA's All-Star Game.

All the way up to ......

In the future, someone who thinks it doesn't matter will have a mental retardation......

"Alas, although cooperation with China has taken shape, there is still a lack of a bridge between us and China."

Although Stern has never read Chinese online novels, the president knows better than anyone that if he wants to really open up the Chinese market, the NBA must have Chinese players.

Because Stern, who has worked Chinese culture, knows that this ...... It's called a sense of substitution.

Just like a certain author named Shui Short Pretty always likes to write handsome protagonists, isn't that all about making readers more immersed?

In Su Feng's previous life, in addition to the well-known Wang Zhizhi, Battle, and Yao Ming, in fact, during this period, many NBA teams also sent invitations to Hu Weidong, nicknamed "Chinese Jordan".

Because the Great Heavenly Dynasty TV felt that it should communicate with the NBA, after the CBA was established, the Great Heavenly Dynasty TV station also mailed a CBA highlight video to the NBA.

Later, after the video was broadcast, Americans became interested in the lanky and tall Chinese defender.

Because he has a gorgeous style of ball, he can also fly and dunk.

Ahem...... It seems to be far away.

Let's get down to business.

Worry about!

Worry about!

Worry about!

Who knows how sad I am?

And just as Stern was drinking bitter coffee and feeling the bitterness in his heart, he suddenly ......

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Stern sorted out his emotions, after all, as a president, he must have the style of a president, how can he be depressed?

"David...... I have a newspaper here, would you like to read it? A senior executive in a gray suit who looked a bit like an Asian said to Stern with a newspaper in his hand.

"Mark, I don't think I'm in the mood to read the newspaper right now." Stern said, looking at Mark.

"No, no, no, I think you'll have to take a look." Mark put the newspaper in front of Stern, despite Stern's objections.

"Huh?" Looking at the newspaper headline, Stern was stunned for a moment......

China's First NBA Player? 》

Stern felt as if his eyes were glazed, but ...... Said with glasses.

"The Philadelphia Evening News?"

"It's not written about the players of the Chinese men's basketball national team?"

"Su, Su Feng? Pennsylvania...... Raul Merion? ”

Looking at Stern, who kept sending him all kinds of question mark emojis, Mark smiled: "This report is about a Chinese student at Lyadelphia's Raul Merrion High School. ”

"The newspaper mainly introduced some of the deeds of this Chinese student, as well as the characteristics of his playing and the data of the last few friendly matches."

Stern frowned when he heard Mark say, "Friendlies? What about his stats for his freshman and sophomore year of high school? Why isn't there on this. ”

"David, this Chinese player named Su, has never played in high school league before." Mark said.

"If they don't play, they dare to ......"

Originally, Stern wanted to say that a player who didn't even play an official game, this newspaper dared to write like that?

"It's strange here, because according to my research, the Philadelphia Evening Post is a pretty serious newspaper."

"But after they came out with this report, almost the whole industry laughed at them."

"Because in the eyes of industry peers, no matter how good the Chinese talent is, they should report on it after he has played a full season."

And in the last paragraph of the article's end, Maxson, used nine consecutive "I think" to affirm the strength of the Chinese student. ”

"Therefore, the industry feels that this report is even more unrealistic and just wants to hype." Mark said to Stern.

In fact......

It's not just these so-called industry insiders who think......

Stern felt the same way after reading the entire report and listening to Markle's explanation......

"So, Mark, today isn't April Fool's Day." Stern said as he looked at Mark weakly.

"No, David, I don't think it's strange if that's the case, after all, this kind of hype can be seen often." As he spoke, Mark pulled out another newspaper.

"Pennsylvania High School Basketball League Amazing Skills - Sam Gold"

"This is also a very popular report in the last two days, and ESPN has already played this video yesterday afternoon." As he spoke, Mark pulled out another cassette of videotapes. (Are you a robot cat?) ）

Soon, in Stern's office, Stern watched this scene through a videotape:

First, a yellow guard shook off his opponent and made a three-point shot with a dribbling technique that Stern had never seen before, and then a black guard finished the offense in the same way as he had just done......

"I remember this No. 33 kid, it's called Kobe, right? His dad's name is Joe and he is a former NBA player. Stern said, looking at Mark.

"yes, that's right, David, do you know who the player who appears first in this video is?" Mark asked rhetorically.

Stern shook his head, then his eyes widened.

"He's Sue, the Chinese genius high school student Sue mentioned in the report Maxson wrote."

"Although I don't know if he can play in the NBA, after all, just watching this video, there is too little information to get."

"But David...... I think this could be an opportunity. Mark said as he looked at Stern.

Stern knew what Mark meant.

The NBA has always lacked a bridge with the Chinese market.

And now......

What if this genius high school student named Su Feng can build this bridge?

In Stern's view, it doesn't matter if he can't play in the NBA in the future.

It's also a way to open a back door for him to come to the NBA for a tryout, and find a team for him to play in the summer league!

Stern felt his mood improve.

And at this moment, Su Feng, who was practicing one-on-one with Kobe Bryant in Philadelphia, never dreamed of it......

The big guy has already written down his name in his small notebook.

……

PS: This chapter has a bit of pitfalls, so it's relatively long, and I'll explain it in detail in the next chapter. Continue to ask for recommendation tickets, collections, and, is there a big guy who has taken a fancy to me? Well? Chirp?