On June 25, 2018, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Clippers held a press conference, where President of Operations Lawrence Frank and Head Coach Rivers enthusiastically introduced this year's two NBA rookie guards, Shay Gilgeous Alexander and Li Yang, to the media.

However, Rivers under the camera seems to be smiling a little reluctantly, probably hearing something bad......

At today's press conference, Li Yang deliberately chose a very Chinese custom version of the casual tunic suit, after wearing it, the whole body is more upright, the temperament is more calm and introverted, with his charming smile, the two contradictory temperaments of calm and handsome are combined with each other, it is simply not too charming!

After shaking hands with President Lawrence Frank and Rivers, respectively, Li Yang and Alexander stood in a row with their new jerseys and posed for a group photo.

After the process was completed, Li Yang and Alexander sat on the C seat of the rostrum, ready to be interviewed by reporters from major media.

The two bigwigs sat on either side, and Lawrence Frank glanced at Li Yang from time to time, smiling rather than smiling.

Although he made an admiring expression on the surface, he probably was already planning how to operate and eat the Chinese market cake behind Li Yang, which was so big that it could choke people to death.

"Click!!"

After three days, when Li Yang faced the cameras again, he was already able to be familiar with the road and be at ease.

Because he has a killer trick - always keep a charming smile.

However, some media reporters not only did not buy it, but instead looked at Li Yang unpleasantly, and even carried guns and sticks in his words.

"Young, what do you think was the most important reason the Clippers chose you?" It was a reporter from the Los Angeles Times who took the lead in asking the question.

"It must be because of my ability, is it because of my appearance?" Li Yang teased.

"Coming to the Clippers, a team that has never made it to the division finals, and the team is starting to rebuild, do you feel pressured?" Another reporter asked.

"First of all, I'm very grateful to the team management like Lawrence Frank, President of Operations, for selecting me with the 13th pick, which is amazing, has a high success rate, and represents what they expect from me."

"In short, what I'm trying to tell them is that there was nothing wrong with choosing me, they will get the best value for their money, and I think I can play any role that the team gives me!"

"As for the pressure? Oh, no, the team is rebuilding, this is my chance, I am never afraid, there is pressure to be motivated, and a challenging life is exciting enough! ”

"Any role?"

"Yes, maybe you'll find a different me!"

"Do you think your style of play fits into the team's tactical system?"

"I think I'm going to be a good starting point guard." Li Yang told reporters, "My ball control skills are still stable, and I think that at least I can still rank among all the guards in the league, so I can do a lot of tandem team work, more control the ball, and handle the ball." ”

"Whether it's in the paint zone or on the outside, I control everything I can control, and if I have the right high cover, I can go straight inside."

"Of course, I can also be a shooting guard, and the three-point shot is what I do best, and on the offensive end, I can play off the ball, I don't take up too much of the ball, and I can run off the ball and get shots. When the team needed me, I stepped up and immediately re-launched the attacking firepower for the team. ”

"All in all, I'm an all-around two-way defender, both offensive and defensive, and a jack-of-all-trades on the pitch! I'm going to play for the team in the Las Vegas Summer League, and that's when everything comes into play!! ”

In the face of various difficult questions from reporters, Li Yang's answers were elegant and domineering, low-key and sharp!

Li Yang can feel that the Los Angeles media is not kind to him, the problem seems simple, but between the lines there is a murderous atmosphere.

At this time, in China, all the fans watched Li Yang on TV in the face of reporters' long guns and short guns, and they all sweated for him in their hearts.

As a result, Li Yang did not panic at all, but was able to deal with the difficulties of reporters confidently and calmly, and the fans let go of the tension in their hearts.

Looking at the high-spirited Li Yang, domestic fans have been looking forward to Li Yang's Las Vegas Summer League debut more and more.

"Haha, the same No. 13 show as Kobe! I hope it can be as magical as Kobe! ”

"This season, I've got a game for the Clippers, no one is going to stop me, and I'm starting to look forward to their games."

Li Yang's answer is like an old fritter, and his speech is even more leaky, the reporter can't catch a single loophole, and he can't find a bone in the egg, he looks like a social veteran, he has rich experience at such a young age, and he must have been beaten by the society. Some keyboard warriors were so excited by the sudden thought that their eyes glowed green.

After Li Yang's interview, the reporter also visited Alexander, but the process was unexpectedly smooth, and it seems that Li Yang was indeed treated differently.

In the interview, Alexander began with a flattering statement that coach Doug Rivers could help him become a better player, "I met with a lot of teams during the joint tryout, and the Clippers were the team I felt most comfortable with. ”

"So I got in touch with them again early on. Coach Doug Rivers, who has coached some very good point guards like Paul and Rondo.

So he's very experienced and can help me better become the player I want to be. ”

"Of course, with the help of Li Yang, I will progress faster!!" Alexander didn't forget to add a sentence in the end, showing favor to Li Yang.

After the press conference, Li Yang turned around and prepared to return to the hotel.

"Li Yang!"

Just after he and Alexander were separated, someone suddenly came up to him with a microphone and called him from behind, and when he looked back, it turned out to be a familiar face.

"Coach Zhang." Li Yang smiled and stretched out his right hand to Wei Ping Bryant (Zhang Weiping) and the beautiful host Zhang Manyuan, who came over, and shook hands with the two in turn.

"Good boy, yes, you really impress me as an old man! 13 in order, in the future, you will simply call Li Weiping forget it! Zhang Weiping is also really temperamental, and he gave Li Yang a big bear hug when he came up.

"Forget it, forget it, it's better for Zhang to guide you to call Weiping Bryant, I won't rob you, when you point me out, let me play is more reasonable than before." Li Yang half-jokingly refused.

"Haha, this is easy to say, let me tell you quietly, I still have a hand in this person, and I will teach it to you one day." Zhang Weiping smiled even more happily, this young man just can speak, although he is suspected of sycophancy, but he can't stand me from listening. ”

"This young man will become a great man in the future, and I will put my words here today, he will not succeed, and heaven will not tolerate it."

"That's right, that's what it means!" Zhang Weiping swore an oath

"Li Yang, congratulations." Zhang Manyuan also walked over and stretched out his hand at this time.

"Thank you." Li Yang reached out and shook hands with Zhang Manyuan.

"By the way, Tencent Video is going to do an interview with you, you should have time now, right?" Zhang Manyuan blinked, and then showed a pitiful look.

"Beauty, you won!" Li Yang was stunned, and saw Zhang Manyuan's pitiful drooping face, looking helpless and begging him for help.

"It's still Manyuan's interests, don't you know, your agent didn't let us contact you before, so the old man and I are old, and I have to fly over from China, for fear that you will refuse my interview." Zhang Weiping said with an indignant face.

And this kind of thing?

Although a trace of doubt flashed in Li Yang's heart, he still pretended to be very calm on the surface.

"Did Duffy refuse to be contacted by Tencent Sports? He didn't know anything about it, and when he got back, he asked Duffy to see what was in it. Li Yang decided to go back and ask Duffy what the specific situation was!

Hearing that Li Yang agreed, Zhang Weiping and Zhang Manyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The interview was broadcast live on Tencent, and no matter how easy it was, it was all friendly troops, and the questions asked were also discussed with him in advance, so there would be no sharp questions.

"Li Yang, after being drafted by the Clippers, do you have anything to share with the national audience? You can also talk about your upbringing. The beauty Zhang Manyuan asked curiously.

"Actually, in the first few years of high school, I was just an ignorant teenager who didn't even know what the concept of basketball was!" Li Yang touched his nose embarrassedly.

"Even if I got into basketball later, even if I worked very hard, I still performed mediocre, so for me at that time, the NBA was the moon in the sky, and the beauty was out of reach."

"Dreams are like bubbles, so fragile that they burst at the touch of a button, and I am destined to only look up, but I will never reach them in my lifetime."

"But after all, it was a beautiful dream, I lit that lamp, stared into the distance, fantasized about that beautiful moment, dreamed of one day being able to enter the NBA, in the NBA, in the NBA, slamming Fang Xuan......"

Zhang Wei listened to Li Yang calmly, he also came all the way from the player, so he could naturally empathize, at this time his worried eyes began to moisten, this is Li Yang's dream, but it is not his dream!

Li Yang continued: "Later, with my unremitting efforts, one day I suddenly felt that I had opened my mind, and since then, the level of basketball skills has improved by leaps and bounds, and has increased rapidly. ”

"From that day on, I rekindled my hope and I said to myself that I was going to be in the NBA and play against the best of the best."

"I've been trying, I've been trying...... It wasn't until the day of the draft that my dream finally came true, and not only did I get into the NBA, but I was also drafted by the Clippers with the 13th pick, you know, a magical pick. Here, I have something to say to the Clippers' executives: "Choosing me is the right choice you've ever made in your life." ”

"If you trust, I will live up to it!" Li Yang said loudly.

"Finally, those young people who love basketball, I want to say to you, if you have a dream, you have to work hard.

Always maintain the desire from the depths of the heart, with sweat and persistence, unruly, never fall, never succumb, every dream chaser who runs towards his dreams, has a stubborn soul!

"Please believe that a miracle will come, my fate is up to me, not heaven!!"

At this moment, the audience burst into applause, and it became more and more intense, and finally all the reporters stood up and applauded.

At this moment, countless Chinese fans in front of the TV were crying, silently cheering for this stubborn teenager!

"Boss, it's a shame that you're not an orator. With your eloquence, where you can't mix well, I am completely convinced of you! Alexander, who was next to him, was dumbfounded!!