Sunday, 24 November 2002.

Daddy Chen and Gu Tang walked into the Bank of America Arena Arena in downtown Seattle together.

This is where the University of Washington's huskies play, and Bank of America Arena paid $9.1 million to the University for naming rights and a 10-year partnership.

The NCAA is not played in the school's gymnasium, but in a formal arena. The venue also had to pay the huskies in order for the huskies to play.

I have to admit that the NCAA's ability to attract gold is unmatched.

And that doesn't include the money for the broadcast rights.

Taking Duke University, which won the championship in 2001, as an example, Duke University earned more than $5 million in peripheral merchandise sales, broadcast royalties, sponsorships, etc., and as the cost of signing broadcast rights increased year by year, the fees shared by each university also increased.

As Simmons said, "Everybody is making money except the players!" ”

But players also get the opportunity to show themselves and get a way into the NBA, which is also a mutually beneficial business.

Daddy Chen is in his 60s this year, he has been in Seattle since he was 40 years old, and every year he runs to the Key Arena to watch the SuperSonics games, and it is the first time he has come to the Bank of America Arena.

Although the NCAA is very popular in the United States, and even when it comes to the finals, the NBA has to suspend the United States for a day, but as a fan from China, it seems that the NCAA is not so cold.

Daddy Chen and Gu Tang walked into the audience to find their front seats, the tickets were asked by Lu Fei and the coach, and the players could ask for some tickets for their families to support them. The two of them were located close to the Huskies bench, and they had a great view of everything on the pitch from their seats.

Lu Fei saw Gu Tang at a glance as soon as he entered the hall, and before he could greet her, Lorenzo Roma asked everyone to go to the lounge. He could only smile at Gu Tang, and then followed the coach through the players' tunnel to the lounge.

The lounge is large and has three areas, which are the locker room, the bathroom, and the tactical setting room.

Lu Fei followed everyone into the locker room.

"Hey, Lu, your closet is here!" Anthony Washington smiled as he pointed to the closet next to his closet.

The brand new wardrobe is covered with the English letters: Fei Lu

When he opened the cabinet door, there were a few purple jerseys neatly hung inside, and underneath were a few pairs of black Nike basketball shoes, which were prepared for him by looking at the size.

"I didn't find you yesterday, so I can only arrange it for you according to the size you provided when you registered." Captain Will Conroy walked over. "The sneakers are sponsored by sponsors, we don't allow other brands of sneakers to play, you hurry up and try to see if they fit, if they don't fit, you have to go to the staff to change them."

Lu Fei tried: "It's okay." ”

The sneakers are the latest and come with an air cushion that is very comfortable to wear.

He changed his jersey again, and the purple jersey had a huge letter W printed on the chest, which was the team logo of the Huskies, and the letters LU were printed on the upper part of the back, and below the letters was a huge Arabic numeral 10.

After everyone had changed into their jerseys and shoes, Lorenzo Romar urged everyone to get on the pitch and get used to the pitch.

As night fell, many fans in purple jerseys were already sitting in the stadium, and the dialect in the stadium looked like a sea of purple.

Ray Allen had just arrived in Seattle, and his old friend Lorenzo Romaal had invited him to watch his first NCAA game at the University of Washington the other day.

His arrival caused a commotion among the fans, who took photos with him, and it was not until the help of the security personnel that he was able to sit comfortably in his seat.

His seat was next to Gu Tang.

Gu Tang just glanced at him and felt that he didn't seem to be impressed, so he continued to look at Lu Fei who was warming up and shooting on the court.

And Father Chen, who was next to Gu Tang, recognized Lei Allen at a glance.

"You, hello, Mr. Aaron, can you sign it for me?" Daddy Chen asked in his broken English.

Ray Allen smiled, "Of course you can, but it seems that I don't have a pen, I'm really sorry." ”

"Pen?"

Father Chen was stunned, then turned his head and shouted at Lu Fei on the field: "Lu Fei, find me a pen!" ”

Lu Fei was warming up and shooting, and was stunned for a moment when he heard Daddy Chen's shout, watch the game well, what pen do you want?

He turned his head and saw Lei Alun sitting next to Gu Tang at a glance, and immediately understood.

He asked the staff for a signature pen and handed it over.

Lei Allen glanced at him: "Chinese players? ”

He remembered that two days ago, Lorenzo Roma called him excitedly to tell him that he had found a talented Chinese player, could it be the teenager in front of him.

"I've heard Lorenzo mention you, and he's very optimistic about you." He said with a smile.

"Thank you."

Lu Fei smiled.

Gu Tang next to him also laughed when he heard the black man next to him compliment Lu Fei, and after Lei Allen signed Daddy Chen, the three of them chatted warmly.

At this time, the University of Washington's opponent today, the Montana State University Bobcats, also walked into the arena in blue jerseys to warm up.

Montana State University is not one of the top 10 teams in the Pacific, and in addition to playing a home and away game against a team in the league, the NCAA teams will also select some teams from other leagues to participate in their own league games, and the league's regular season will play about 30 games in total.

So last year, the University of Washington only won 10 games, ranking second to last among the 10 schools in the league, which is quite miserable.

In the eyes of the Montana Bobcats, the Huskies are a soft persimmon.

Anthony Washington didn't think so, he dunked a few baskets vigorously and shouted, "They're going to lose!" ”

"Huh?" Lu Fei didn't know where he got his confidence.

"Because we're huskies, they're cats, and cats are naturally afraid of dogs."

"Roll ......"

You're a fucking dog.

The TV broadcast was making the final adjustments, and as the live broadcast announced the time approached, the match began immediately.

The players of both teams returned to the lounge through the players' tunnel, and a group of hot cheerleaders immediately walked on the court, dancing to their heart's content, and the enthusiasm of the audience was ignited before the game began.

Seven o'clock sharp.

The live broadcast loudly announced: "Let us welcome the players of both sides with the warmest applause and cheers!" ”

The lights dimmed suddenly, and two spotlights were projected onto the Bobcats' tunnel players.

The Bobcats players were the first to trot out of the tunnel.

"First up were the Montana State Bobcats' starting five Tigers: playmaking guard No. 10, Jason Erikson, shooting guard No. 30, Pete Conway, small forward No. 42, Casey Reynolds, power forward No. 23, Washington Green, center No. 54, Poe Sengerber."

There was sparse applause at the scene, after all, the fans in Seattle are all fans of the Huskies, and they are really not interested in the opponent's appearance.

"Now, let's welcome the starters of our adorable team of huskies with a round of applause!"

Before the broadcast was finished, a heat wave that could tear down the roof instantly erupted in the arena.

"First up is our captain, Will Conroy!"

The announcement dragged out a long note, and fans chanted Wilcon Roy's name along with him.

"Next up is our potential new star, Brandon Roy!"

Brandon Roy is a star at Garfield High School in Seattle and his popularity should not be underestimated.

The announcer looked at the next player on the field, and his voice paused: "Ou! Next to play was Bobby Jones, behind him was Mike Jensen, and the last player to come out was—"

The last person to come out was not the expected Nate Robinson.

The announcer seemed stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "It's our lovely Anthony Washington!" ”

The cheers of the fans seemed to be a little weaker, and some fans even wondered why Nate Robinson was not on the starting list.

Montana Bobcats head coach Mick Durham frowned.

The starting lineup sent by the Huskies was very different from what he expected, "What the hell is that little fox Lorenzo doing?" ”

The lights came on and the Eskimos substitutes walked out of the players' tunnel.

Gu Tang saw Lu Fei's shadow at a glance and beckoned to him happily.

Lu Fei looked in her direction and smiled.

The corners of Nate Robinson's mouth, who was standing beside him, showed a hint of smugness, and he whispered: "When it's time to rotate the lineup, let the two of us machine guns beat each other into a sieve!" ”

"Okay, that's what you do."

Lu Fei only felt that the lights in the stadium suddenly lit up seemed to be a little too dazzling.