Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Earliest Sumi in History (Ask for Recommendation Votes, Collection!) )
The article, titled "China's first NBA player," written by Philadelphia Evening News reporter Mark Masson, was like a pebble hitting the surface of a calm lake, causing ripples at the same time......
Well, the big lake, of course, quickly returned to calm.
Print media and television can't compete with the social networks of the future in terms of speed, which is why it took a full five days for NBA executives Mark to notice the report.
After all, the Philadelphia Evening Post is nothing more than a local newspaper in Philadelphia.
If it weren't for the ridicule of Maxson's report, which seemed to be full of ridicule in the industry, it is estimated that Stern would not have noticed that there was such an interesting Chinese high school student in Philadelphia.
You know, even if ESPN played a clip of Raul Meliam and Chester High School playing and Su Feng and Kobe Bryant using Sam Gold, everyone's attention was mainly focused on this new breakthrough technique.
In Su Feng's previous life, "Sam Gauder" had to wait another two years for it to become popular, but even if "Sam Gauder" became popular in the future, Sam Gaude himself would not be popular.
The reason is simple, because Sam Gauder himself did not make a name for himself in the NBA.
Therefore, this is also the reason why the industry generally believes that Maxson's report is not professional enough.
You're going to say a gifted high school student who plays basketball in the United States?
That's really not what these American media brag about, that person can really pull you out every day, and there is no duplicate.
Unless it's Kobe Bryant, Carter, Maddie, the future hot man, who frequently appeared in mainstream basketball magazines and newspapers in high school, otherwise, in the American basketball world, who knows who you are?
A player who hasn't even played in an official high school basketball league game isn't worth bragging about in the eyes of his peers in the industry.
Therefore, after the publication of Maxson's article, everyone's cynicism about Maxson can be described as a wave after ......
But it is precisely because of this that NBA high-level Mark had the opportunity to notice this report and notice Su Feng as a person.
So, that's fate!
Mark and Stern are in different positions, and naturally see things differently than their peers in the industry.
In Mark and Stern's opinion, it is still unknown whether Su Feng can play in the NBA, but so what?
In the future, they can provide Su Feng with other opportunities!
What the NBA needs is a bridge, and does it matter if it's a sea-crossing bridge or a stone arch bridge?
Well......
At least not at this stage!
Of course, in Stern's view, the necessary investigation is still needed.
Therefore, he discussed privately with Mark, and Mark found someone to send to Philadelphia to investigate the specific situation of this Chinese high school student named Su Feng.
If he really has talent, then in Stern's opinion, then he must blow it up.
Because you don't blow it up, with the speed of news transmission in the 90s, the devil knows how long it will take to blow to China, which is separated by a big sea.
If it can't blow China, then how can the NBA and the Chinese market build a cross-sea bridge?
And if you don't blow it up, what if Su Feng can really play in the NBA in the future, but because the NBA teams don't believe that yellow players can play in the NBA, what can be done?
For Stern, as president, he must make a plan C at the same time as he has a plan A.
Regardless, Stern has been in a much better mood for the past two days.
And looking at the young Chinese guy sitting in a chair with a basketball in the newspaper, Stern always felt that he looked a lot like his long-lost ...... Ahh
"It's very good-looking, and if you can play it, you'll be an idol again." Stern thought to himself.
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The secret observation from the big guy is not pressed for the time being.
Philadelphia.
As a journalist with journalistic ethics and a conscience, Mr. Markson is now remorseful.
Of course, it wasn't the report he wrote that he regretted.
What he regretted was that he had forgotten to consider Su Feng's feelings when he was writing the report.
"He's just a kid now, I'm so stupid!
Forecasts like this are not well-grounded and will surely spark ridicule in the industry.
So I was mentally prepared, and the newspaper was prepared, but what about him?
What if he can't stand the pressure from the outside world and his heart breaks? Maxson felt the need to go to Raul Merrien and apologize to Su Feng in person.
And just when Maxson decided to apologize to Su Feng in person, in the basketball arena of Raul Meliam High School, the tool man Swatez was tremblingly feeding Kobe Bryant.
Hmmm——!
Another picturesque backswing.
"Sue, forty push-ups!" After scoring the goal, Kobe Bryant looked at Su Feng with a smile and said.
"Hell!" It's also evil, you say that this one-on-one can't beat Kobe, even if you don't care, why was he hammered several times by three-on-three?
Belch......
It's not that Su Feng looks down on Kobe, but Su Feng thinks that with his overall situation and team awareness, it is impossible for three to three to lose to Kobe Bryant.
Alas......
Fortunately, Sterwalt and Lassman, who were on the same team as Su Feng, did not hear Su Feng's heart.
Otherwise, Stewart and Lasman would definitely kneel in front of Su Feng and humbly pleaded: "Brother, please, please put the pass button back!" ”
Well, it's not that Su Feng doesn't want to pass the ball.
It's that his current passing ability and potential value are very low.
In addition, now under the 6.0 version of the system, Su Feng can't see his vision, so instead of passing the ball to the opponent, in Su Feng's opinion, it is better to use his best shooting to decide the winner.
On the field, after doing forty push-ups in one go, Su Feng looked at Kobe Bryant unconvinced and said, "No, come again!" ”
If you lose, you lose, after all, failure is success.
However, today's iron-striking value has not been saved enough!
You must know that since setting the goal of entering the NBA, Su Feng has been quite strict with himself every day.
Well...... Card BUG, in Su Feng's opinion, means that his body can't keep up, otherwise he can fight with Kobe Bryant until the end of the world without eating or drinking.
"Let's rest first." Kobe Bryant suddenly waved his hand at Su Feng and said.
Su Feng was shocked, yo, Kobe Bryant...... Did you go out today to recharge your EQ?
As soon as Kobe's voice fell, Raul Melion's other tools quickly escaped from the basketball stadium that they complained about as the "Moriath Mine".
At this moment, for the first time in their lives, this group of Raul Merion's tool people felt the deep love from the boss.
"Sue, you haven't read the newspaper or TV lately, have you?" Looking at Su Feng, Kobe Bryant asked with some concern.
"I read the newspaper, what's wrong?" Su Feng asked rhetorically.
"What about you...... I, I mean, Sue, don't really care too much about what the media thinks, didn't they always compare me to Vince before? Kobe comforted Su Feng and said.
Ha?
Su Feng sent Bryant an O'Neal question mark emoji.
Oh yes!
Soon Su Feng reacted, because of Maxson's report, the media in Philadelphia complained a lot about Su Feng's desire to play in the NBA.
Even some professional basketball newspapers and magazines have commented on this matter.
And these complaints and evaluations are nothing more than thinking that Maxson is not professional enough, and questioning Su Feng's ability.
But......
To be reasonable, after reading these media reports, Su Feng also felt that they were right!
Su Feng is not stupid, he knows very well that Maxson's report is nothing more than trying to make a big prediction, and then after he succeeds, he can be a prophet.
Su Feng had seen a lot of this kind of report in his previous life, and as for some media questioning his ability, there were also those who said that he was Maxson's long-lost son......
To be honest, Su Feng's first reaction after reading these reports was:
That's it?
That's it.
Was the media of the 90s so uncreative?
Can't even spray people?
As a keyboard warrior who has fought countless battles with various NC honey and hemp powder on major forums and won various spray-spray badges, Su Feng feels that these reports can't affect him at all.
Moreover, even if it is a negative report, it is not necessarily a bad thing in Su Feng's opinion.
Because it means that someone is starting to pay attention to themselves!
Black powder, if you cut him in the middle, isn't he also a powder?
Su Feng really wants to teach these media how to spray themselves, otherwise there is nothing new at all, and it is easy to let the heat pass like this.
And in fact......
The wave of heat brought by Maxson really didn't last long.
Of course, unlike Su Feng, in Kobe's opinion, these reports are already quite bad, so Kobe is worried that Su Feng will be affected because of this.
After all, people at this time are incomparable in their ability to resist pressure from public opinion criticism and in the future.
For example, take Dota 2, which Su Feng loved to play in his previous life.
As we all know, at TI4, Newbee won the championship in one fell swoop, and Chen Zhihao in the Newbee team at that time was also a god because of this.
But Chen Zhihao himself also said in his memories in the future, fortunately, the public opinion environment back then was not so bad!
Otherwise, the moment he was hooked on TI3, it was likely that he would be directly sprayed and retired.
In Su Feng's previous life, as social networks became more and more developed, in addition to the faster and faster information transmission, because the cost of spraying people was getting lower and lower, the techniques of spraying people could also be described as varied......
Let's just say that LeBron James, whom Su Feng liked very much in his previous life, to be reasonable, as far as those reports that spray the emperor are concerned, if you change to a normal person, you see if he explodes, how long can you see how long he can last?
Although if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, and many things are done by yourself, but the degree of pressure resistance of future people is far from being comparable to that of people in the 90s.
However, no matter what, although Kobe's comfort was superfluous in Su Feng's opinion, as his best friend in this life, being able to get Kobe's comfort made Su Feng's heart feel warm.
There is true love in the world, and there is true friendship in the world!
This is Iron Friendship!
And just when Su Feng was about to tell Kobe that he was fine, he suddenly ......
"Excuse me, excuse me, is Su there?" I saw Maxson standing outside the door of the basketball hall and asked loudly.
"Is it the report he wrote that caused you to be questioned?" Bryant clenched his fists and seemed ready to rush up and punch Maxson at any moment.
Su Feng was very calm, because in his opinion, the report written by Maxson was good for himself in terms of practical effect.
Again......
As for those doubts, Su Feng really wanted to teach them how to question themselves!
Otherwise, when you really enter the NBA in the future, what's the coolness?
"Sue, I'm sorry...... I came all the way to apologize to you for tarnishing your reputation because of my reporting. Maxson walked in front of Su Feng and Kobe Bryant and sincerely apologized to Su Feng.
And Kobe Bryant, who was next to Su Feng, was stopped by Su Feng as soon as he wanted to have a seizure, "Apologize?" Why do you want to apologize? Su Feng looked at Maxson curiously and asked.
"Excuse me...... It's that I didn't take into account that you're just a high school student before I published the story.
If you need psychological counseling, I'll pay for it. Maxon looked at Su Feng and said.
Su Feng didn't expect Maxson to be such a conscientious journalist, which was not quite the same as the journalists in his memory......
"You mean those reports? To be honest, I'm fine, and I think you know what I've been through.
And I'm not the kind of person who gets knocked down by setbacks. "Su Feng is not a virgin, but he is also a person with a conscience, in Su Feng's opinion, there is no need to let others feel guilty.
"No, no, no, of course I know about your experience in Nefaria.
But Sue, it's all because I didn't do well.
Maybe you don't want to accept my apology yet, but that's okay.
Sue, I've applied to the editor-in-chief.
The following season, I'll have a column in the newspaper dedicated to Raul Merion's games. Maxon said very seriously.
Raul Merrien's column?
Su Feng knows that the implication of Maxon's words is that since those industry peers ignore you today, then I will use one report after another to record your story, and when you enter the NBA in the future, they will not be able to climb high!
Good thing, this is!
Su Feng knew very well that what he needed most now was this kind of report.
Because there is no such report, I will play in the NBA in the future!
Do you really think the NBA is powered by love?
Whether it is playing in the high school basketball league or the NCAA in the future, in Su Feng's view, this is all to pave the way for entering the NBA.
But since it is foreshadowing, how can it be possible without the help of the media?
Especially in the 90s, there were no social networks.
Take Kobe Bryant as an example, his popularity is also built up by those so-called professionals with reports one after another.
Su Feng looked at Maxson's sincere eyes, and at this moment, even his obscene face was a lot clearer in Su Feng's eyes.
"However, if you do this, I am worried that it will make the industry authorities question Su even more." Just when Su Feng was still thinking, Kobe Bryant, who was beside Su Feng, said worriedly.
"I know, I'm just an ordinary photojournalist.
My words, as well as my judgment, are likely to continue to attract ridicule from those in the industry.
But you guys don't have to worry, I've already sent Sue's resume to my brother and he's interested in Sue.
By the way, I forgot to introduce it, my brother's name is Jackson, and he is an NBA scout. Maxon said to Su Feng and Kobe.
NBA scouts?
Wait a minute......
Su Feng felt that he had to take care of this.
That's not right!
This script is wrong!
Su Feng always felt that his life was ......
It's too smooth, isn't it?
"I'm really handsome, 360 degrees, and there are no dead ends." Su Feng, who had questioned himself in front of the system roulette before, picked up his confidence and thought to himself.
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