"Usually the food in Yao Restaurant is improved, but today I specially said that let the chef make authentic Chinese dishes, come, you're welcome. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info "Yao Ming seems to know everything about this place, and it seems that he was also a frequent visitor to this place back then, otherwise he wouldn't be so clear. "Thank you, Brother Yao Ming." As soon as Tang Qian finished speaking, Yao Ming smiled dumbly and said, "Brother Yao Ming? That's awkward enough, I'm not that much older than you, am I? ”

"No, that's not what I meant......" Before Tang Qian finished speaking, Yao Ming waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry, I know, it is indeed not easy to work hard alone in the United States." I'm also from here, so when you meet in a foreign country, you don't need to be so formal, just call me by my name. "Well, that's not good, you're always a senior, or ...... I'll just call you Brother Yao, how about it? After hearing Tang Qian's words, Yao Ming nodded secretly in his heart, because a young and famous figure like him is easily carried away by cheers and praise, and then his attitude will tend to be "self" a little, this kind of example is countless and common in the sports world. But the young man in front of him is completely different from the "rumors", with the nickname of "Tyrant Tang", but he treats himself who has retired with great respect and respect, which is really rare and educated compared with some "villains" types.

Seeing the discrepancy with the "rumors", Yao Ming opened his mouth and smiled: "Of course, you are free, Brother Yao is always much more pleasing to the ear than Brother Yao Ming~" After the two of them ate a little, Yao Ming suddenly said: "Tang Qian, do you want to join the Chinese national team?" ”

Yao Ming and Chen Xin's way of speaking is completely different, and his wording is "want" rather than "willing", which makes Tang Qian's room for advance and retreat at the dinner table much larger. Otherwise, if a "willing" comes out, Tang Qian will probably be unhappy in his heart. After all, answering "willing" is too much of a loss and goes against his original intention, but answering "unwilling" is also easy to have a bad impact, and if someone with a heart learns, I am afraid that he will be put on a hat of "no patriotism".

Therefore, Yao Ming's speaking posture made Tang Qian more comfortable.

Hearing this, the latter didn't know what Yao Ming was looking for alone for.

"Brother Yao, didn't you expect you to come as a lobbyist?" Tang Qian looked up and asked.

"haha~ I didn't say that, but some things still have to go through the motions, don't they?" Yao Ming continued to say lightly and humorously, neither embarrassing Tang Qian nor making himself ugly. After listening to Yao Ming's words, Tang Qian also had a little bottom of his heart, the former would not force himself to do anything today. So he reasoned in his mind and said, "Does Brother Yao want to listen to the truth or lie?" ”

Yao Ming said: "Let's hear it." ”

Tang Qian nodded and began to say, "Falsehood, I'm a little reluctant; Truth be told, I was very reluctant. ”

"Oh, why so resistant? You must know that the above means are still very powerful, and some people have suffered this loss back then. Of course, Tang Qian knew who Yao Ming was referring to, but he still insisted on his words, and said: "No way, I just don't want to go against my heart, everyone is willing to win glory for the country, but if behind this 'glory' is all kinds of entanglements of interests and all kinds of black hand transactions, then I would rather block me in China." ”

Tang Qian is much more straightforward than Yao Ming, after all, he is not a person "in the system", so there is no need to shy away from many things, and there is no need to be so "vague". "Is that so?" When Yao Ming heard this, he put away his smile for the first time, and then asked the former again, saying: "I used to be an athlete, so I understand the meaning of what you do, but winning glory for the country is still winning glory for the country after all, even if there are some things in it that are not very transparent and clean, you can't deny this big premise, isn't it?" ”

"No, Brother Yao, I don't agree with you." Although Tang Qian likes Yao Ming very much, he will not easily change what he should say and what he should insist on: "Take someone to whitewash the peace, do you think that is the real peace?" I've said it before, it's not that I don't want to play for my country, it's not that I don't want to wear the national team, I don't even give me any benefits and rewards, I don't care. It's just that some people in China only care about the current political achievements, and don't take the future of Chinese basketball seriously at all, driving athletes and even squeezing athletes at will, Brother Yao, what do you think is the point of such a 'glory grape'? The face of the country is important, but don't forget that the country is a whole, but the individual is also an individual. When Tang Qian said this, he glanced at Yao Ming on the other side of the dinner table, and continued: "There is a sentence that you may not like to hear, Brother Yao, but in my humble opinion, it is you who have spoiled a group of people." If it weren't for you to whitewash, then Chinese basketball would have been no different from now, so Brother Yao, the so-called 'winning glory for the country' in your mouth is actually harming the entire domestic basketball world. ”

"If you hadn't worked so hard and sent the national team to the top eight of the Olympic Games every time, how could the 'official masters' above have higher and higher eyes and narrower horizons? Look at this year's Olympic Games, it is an example, there is no positioning, no investigation, no analysis, the slogan is set on the 'eight fight for four', in fact, you are missing, the national team is not the strongest in Asia, but they are still 'taken for granted', open their mouths to come, but in fact? From the beginning, the goal was set so high, the slogan was shouted so loudly, who was unlucky in the end? It's not them, but those athletes who are ready to play~ Under the huge pressure and expectation, how can they still play their normal strength? However, in the end, the defeat was like a mountain, but it had little to do with the 'officials and masters', and the worst scolded and blackened were always the athletes themselves! ”

"That's why I think that domestic basketball has really reached the time when it needs to change, otherwise the London Olympics is just a starting point for decline, and far from the end." Originally, he looked at Tang Qian a little restrained and a little talkative, Yao Ming thought that he was an ordinary athlete who "stuffy training", but he didn't expect that after talking about basketball, he suddenly seemed to be a different person, talking like a river, talking eloquently, and his insights were quite profound and sharp, completely different from some domestic athletes.

This shows that the stalemate between him and the basketball association basketball manager is not a momentary courage, but a decision after a certain amount of thinking.

Yao Ming is also a person with a very bright brain, otherwise after retiring from the next life, he would not have mixed so well. So Tang Qian's words made him think a lot. He didn't mind this young man's straightforward accusations, because of this problem, he had already felt it, but there were too few athletes in China who dared to think and dare to do, and he couldn't speak alone. Now, no, in the future, maybe I won't be so lonely......

When it comes to the struggle, Yao Ming is definitely one, and unlike Wang, his struggle has won a phased victory, and in the end, it was the above and his Yao team who each took a step back and reached a consensus. Here, it also shows that Yao Ming's head is shrewd, and he is not an ordinary stupid big man. But to be honest, if he wants to fight so fiercely and bluntly like the young man in front of him, then he won't dare to. So after the above gave him this instruction and task, he agreed immediately, the purpose was to see if this No. 29 in Los Angeles was "really brave" or "brainless".

"Okay, so go ahead and tell me, what are your plans? Do you really want to fight to the end with that group of people in China? This is very bad for your basketball market and basketball money, right? Yao Ming asked a key point again, his subconscious meaning is, how long are you going to carry it yourself? After all, this is really a 'bad for others' thing for you.

But Tang Qian's answer shocked him, and after hearing it, the former did not hesitate and blurted out: "I will accompany you for half a year, a year, and ten years." ”

What, this guy......

"Tang Qian, are you angry? The picture is quick to talk for a while, but it doesn't do any good. Yao Ming said.

"No, I'm serious." Tang Qian said: "Because if you don't do this, Chinese basketball will always expect the so-called 'savior'." After coming to the United States, I realized that the success of American basketball is not the so-called talent fountain at all, but a complete and standardized basketball system, healthy and fair leagues at all levels, which is the so-called 'soil for talent cultivation'. ”

Smack~smack~smack~

After Tang Qian finished saying this, Yao Ming actually applauded directly, because he could see that all this was the young man's heartfelt expectations and expectations. "You're different from the vast majority of athletes in the country, and I mean athletes in all sports." Yao Ming said: "You are very simple, you are also very upright, you are a pure basketball player. ”

Although he didn't know why Yao Ming said this, he could still hear the praise of this sentence, so Tang Qian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Brother Yao, you have an overreputation, I just don't want to see Chinese basketball fall like this again, so I did such an impulsive thing." "Hehe, you don't need to be modest, there are so many basketball players in China, why don't they be impulsive? You dare to do it, and you can stick to it, and that's a sign of extraordinary. If there are more people like you in Chinese basketball, then the situation may be much better. Yao Ming looked at Tang Qian's gaze changed slightly, with appreciation, praise, and admiration.

"So Brother Yao, aren't you here to be a lobbyist?" Tang Qian asked.

"Yes and no." Yao Ming said: "If you are just talented in basketball, then I am a lobbyist today, but you have assertiveness, opinions and ideas, which means that you have become a lobbyist." Tang Qian was stunned when he heard this, because he heard this sentence, Yao Ming actually did not object to him doing this, and even faintly supported it.

"Brother Yao, you ......" Without waiting for Tang Qian to finish speaking, Yao Ming said: "It's nothing, I am also a member of Chinese basketball, so in this regard, I also want to do my part." Before I came, Coach Li also asked me to come over to help out, so that you would not be too negatively affected by the country, and now it seems that he is 'blindly worried'~" Yao Ming made a joke about Li Qiuping, and then said: "Stick to your own path, maybe in the future, you can pry open the dark corners and let the sunlight shine in again." ”

"But even if you give up halfway, no one will accuse you of anything, after all, the two sides of this confrontation are already very different~ You just need to have a clear conscience~" Yao Ming's face regained a smile and said: "Look at you, just patronizing and talking, I haven't eaten a few bites of this dish, luxury and waste are unacceptable~"

Tang Qian later chatted with Yao Ming about other things, and even a lot of tips and experiences on the court, Yao Ming also taught them happily, without hiding clumsiness at all. Finally, on the occasion of separation, the two exchanged phone numbers, which can be regarded as the end of today's meeting. Before leaving, Yao Ming also turned his head and said to the former, saying: "It is difficult for yellow-skinned people to survive in the NBA, but I am optimistic about you, and I hope that one day you can go to my club to have a look, and by the way, I will also guide some young athletes in China who have low eyes." ”

"Well, no problem, Brother Yao, if I return to China, I will definitely go to Shanghai to have a look." Hearing Tang Qian's answer, Yao Ming said with a smile: "Just say this to you, I will cover all the expenses for your coming to Shanghai!" What do you think? ”

After the car started, a member of Yao's team turned to Yao Ming and asked, "Yao, why are you accommodating him so much?" That's not what the task we were given above. Yao Ming raised his eyes and looked at him, and said in a flat tone: "You are not an NBA player, so I don't understand, the reason why I temporarily changed my attitude is entirely because I saw something in him that you didn't see." ”

"What we didn't see? What is that? It can't be some kind of ghost aura temperament, right? ”

"You can say that." Yao Ming looked out the window of the car and replied with his mouth open.

"What? Yao, are you kidding? How is it possible to see such a thing? You ......" Before he finished speaking, Yao Ming cut off his words and said in a low voice: "What you can't see with your eyes doesn't mean that you don't have it, he has a champion temperament and a champion aura on his body, although I don't know how he did it, but with this, he is worth changing my mind, or even gambling." ”

"Da Yao, are you too arbitrary? Just because of this feeling, you decided to support him? The man was still not convinced, so he continued to ask. Yao Ming said directly: "Just this, that's enough, you won't understand what this means~ Because none of you have played the real NBA~"

A trace of complexity flashed in Yao Ming's eyes when he spoke, some good and some bad, some bright and some dark, and even ...... There was still a little, and a faint jealousy flashed away.

……

Tang Qian returned to his hotel in Houston to rest, ready to recuperate for tomorrow's All-Star Game.

But the next morning, he received bad news.

At the helm of the Lakers, Jerry. Bass, who failed to be resuscitated in the hospital, died of illness.

This may not matter to other teams, just to listen to the news, but for the Los Angeles Lakers, it has a significant impact. Because many things have disappeared with the death of this 80-year-old man.

Now the Lakers are in the critical race for a playoff spot, and the departure of the helm at this time has a great impact on the team's morale, and the impact is extremely bad. When Tang Qian arrived at the Toyota Center in the morning and was about to conduct an all-star interview session, the Los Angeles No. 24 obviously had a gloomy and depressed face, and the No. 12 teammate of the Lakers who was giggling next to him was in strong contrast and out of place.

During the entire process of accepting public interviews, No. 24 had a solemn face, and from beginning to end, he did not show a single smile.

Although Tang Qian only greeted him once, the former clearly felt that the man in front of him seemed to have gradually become extreme and radical in terms of spiritual will.

Like a poisonous snake with a wounded heart.

Silent and silent.

Just to spit out the letter alone, to mourn alone.

PS: Today was left by the supervisor to "talk", the mood is very bad, and I went home and encountered a big traffic jam, resulting in almost 9 o'clock when I got home, after eating and washing the dishes, it was close to half past 10 o'clock, alas~ It's really not very cool in the recent year~ Today is not an outbreak ~ Tomorrow will break out ~ Apologize to everyone ~