Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport is the largest airport in Ohio.

It has been in operation since 1925 and supports the city's aviation operations.

In a way, Li Liang's claim that Cleveland is rural is incorrect.

Cleveland, close to the Great Lakes, was once an important city in the industrial belt cluster of the Midland region of the United States, a famous transportation artery, and a steel capital.

Of course, the industrial clusters of the central region have long since lost their former glory, and have become a rust belt, a place that has withered away with the tide of globalization.

In the 50s, the population of Cleveland reached 500,000, and now there are less than 400,000 left, which is about the same as the population of Beijing's larger communities, Tiantongyuan and Huilongguan.

Urban development in the United States is mainly concentrated on the east and west coasts, and declining cities in the middle like Cleveland have naturally become "rural".

Moreover, Ohio is close to Indiana, with two-thirds of the arable land in the state, located in the corn belt, and the output of corn, oats and other crops ranks among the top in the United States, making it a large agricultural state.

As the largest city in Ohio, Cleveland is naturally a big rural village, and its status in the hearts of the American people is equivalent to the "big city" Tieling in the hearts of the Chinese, and the nickname is "Kecun".

Li Liang arrived at Hopkins Airport on the morning of the 15th, accompanied only by Wei Dazhi.

Li Liang did not release any news before his arrival, and his appearance in Hopkins caused a commotion, and many passengers who got on and off the plane saw Li Liang taking pictures of him for a while, and there were many autographs.

With two consecutive seasons of championship and Most Valuable Player, Li Liang has become an indispensable "international superstar!" ”

His popularity across the United States has skyrocketed to an incredible level.

It's so incredible that it jumps out of the category of "star".

For example, if James is coming, the bodyguards must open the way, all kinds of business activities and companies are well arranged, and then the media, the audience, a whole set of processes, beautiful.

And Li Liang has always been a person, two or three at most, no momentum, no company publicity, but wherever he goes, news and news about him will immediately make headlines.

This is an era when everyone can be a journalist.

took out his mobile phone, took a photo, tweeted, and a message from the media was born.

Li Liang is the news aggregator in this era of self-media, he does not deliberately keep it mysterious, and the more this happens, the more mysterious he becomes.

He doesn't participate in interviews, he barely attends TV shows, but you can see his messages as long as you turn on the TV, turn on your phone, and as long as you're not a person who is completely isolated from sports.

This kind of energy, this kind of topicality, makes some reality show groups envious.

More than one program group has wanted to invite him to a reality show this summer, including the famous Kardashians.

Of course Li Liang refused, Lao Tzu still had to play the system.

Who has time to play reality shows with you, I play basketball every year, isn't it enough for reality shows?

It's a good show.

The power of the masses is strong, and the news of Li Liang's arrival in Cleveland immediately spread all over the network, and Cleveland fans know that today must be the day when Li Liang and James sign a contract!

At the Cavaliers' home quick loan center, many fans gathered in the square, hoping to see how two of the best players in the league can achieve a double sword!

But the actual situation did not go as fans wished, and the Cavaliers did not hold a joint signing press conference for Li Liang and James, the reason is actually very simple, because Li Liang is Under Armour's and James is Nike's.

With Li Liang suppressing James to win the championship for two consecutive years and winning the Finals MVP, Under Armour's market value can be said to have soared.

Nike felt a huge threat, and their top star couldn't win the championship.

What's worse, James turned out to be on the same team as Li Liang?

Nike originally did not recommend that James go to the Cavaliers to cooperate with Li Liang, but Nike thought that if James did not go to the Cavaliers, what if Li Liang defeated James and won another championship?

Therefore, Nike executives have another idea, why don't you let James go to the Cavaliers and persuade Li Liang to change to Nike after his contract expires?

Ghost, what a ghost.

Aren't you afraid that Li Liang will fool James to Peak?

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After Li Liang, Wei Dazhi and Zhu Shu left the Hopkins Airport, they took the Cavaliers' special car to the Cleveland Clinic Arena, where the Cavaliers headquarters are located.

From Route 77, drive 20 minutes to Independence Village, and you will see a small Cavaliers sign on the side of the road.

Although Li Liang decided to join the knights early on, he came purely out of the bustle.

He hadn't even visited the Cavaliers to see what their facilities were like, how the trainers and management were.

Judging from the record of the Knight King, it should not be very good.

This is also the first time Li Liang has come to the knight's training base, and he is really in the countryside.

It's not even a rural place, there are people in the countryside who have villages, there are no people here, there are national parks and a cemetery nearby.

That's right, next to the knight training hall is a cemetery, do you think this feng shui can be good?

Li Liang thought to himself, if Lao Tzu is the owner of the knights, he will first spend money on a grave relocation operation to change the feng shui of the team.

In addition to the cemetery, because it is a national park, you can see some wildlife in the woods from time to time.

Zhu Shu's eyes lit up when she saw this, she really didn't like the big city life in Los Angeles, and she didn't like the network card when she played games.

Cleveland has fresh air and critters, and it's a great feeling.

Arriving at the training gym, team owner Gilbert and general manager Griffin greet them at the door.

As soon as he saw Li Liang, Gilbert rushed up, held Li Liang's hand tightly, and said, "I was supposed to pick you up at the airport, but I'm really sorry, your message is too sudden, I haven't arranged my itinerary, and I just came from Chicago." ”

Gilbert treated Li Liang like a spring breeze, like a poor county secretary greeting the technical poverty alleviation cadres photographed above, which was called a tearful eye.

Li Liang just nodded and exchanged pleasantries with Gilbert, Griffin and the others.

He's been used to this kind of situation for a long time, and that's what it was like when he went to the Clippers.

Li Liang was taken by Griffin to the office in the work area, where there were already many media waiting.

Li Liang didn't see James.

Wei Dazhi came over and whispered: "James is in another office, the signing ceremony for the two of you is separate, and there will be a meeting ceremony after the signing." ”

Li Liang nodded, he knew that it must be Nike's meaning.

So, in the office, Li Liang signed a two-year contract of 30 million in front of media reporters, with a player option for the second year.

When his name was signed, Gilbert finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked someone from the training team to take Li Liang on a tour of the Cavaliers' training ground, and he and Griffin asked to attend James' signing ceremony.

Compared with Li Liang's conciseness and clarity, there are a lot more troubles on James's side.

No way, there are too many people pointing at James to eat.

Li Liang followed the staff to visit the training hall, it should be said that the training facilities of every team in the NBA are very advanced, no matter how bad the team is, it is a problem of people, not equipment.

The Cavaliers' training hall is no exception, although it can't be compared to the Clippers' training hall, but it is also very advanced and has all kinds of equipment.

Li Liang's requirements for equipment are not very high, Lao Tzu has a system, and he wants a cat's equipment.

Halfway through the visit, Li Liang was walking to the training ground when he heard a sound from the opposite side, and many people were coming.

Li Liang saw that it was James, like himself, who walked over surrounded by a group of reporters and staff.

Li Liang understood that the knight had a scene of "two kings meeting in the training ground" after signing the contract, and asked the staff to take it with him, and let the two of them come to a chance meeting.

Nima, the knight's manager, is also a genius.

Li Liang thought to himself, in the future in the knight, I don't know how many ghosts I will meet?

James had already stepped forward, and Li Liang also stepped forward, and the two had a "leader" handshake.

The sound of "clicking" photos around is loud.

Li Liang looked down at James and said, "I'm very happy, I'm a very good person, you get along with me slowly, and you can find the reason for your own trouble." ”

James was stunned, what did he say? What does it mean?

Before James could react, there was another "click", and the cooperation between the two began.