For Wu Zhiwen, big news is his life.

Since relying on Gan Guoyang's clarification a few years ago and becoming a front-line news informant, Wu Zhiwen has quickly begun to show his talent in journalism and quickly proved that his success does not depend on luck alone.

First of all, he hugged Gan Guoyang's thigh tightly and did not relax, this is the core of all Wu Zhiwen's action strategies, he knows that Gan Guoyang is not his stepping stone to success, nor is it the golden key to open the treasure house, he is a treasure house.

In the mid-80s, when the commercial value of the players was not yet developed, Wu Zhiwen, who studied finance in college, smelled the NBA under the leadership of Stern to the era of big capital.

Because of his skin color, Wu Zhiwen admitted that he would not be able to break into the inner circle of the NBA press industry anyway, but Wu Zhiwen also knew that Gan Guoyang also did not have a completely trusting attitude towards Americans because of his skin color, and it can be seen from the Portland Police Department incident that Gan Guoyang hopes to have a mouthpiece of his own.

The two hit it off because of this, and since 1986, all kinds of news related to Gan Guoyang have basically been broken by Wu Zhiwen, including the severity and recovery of Gan Guoyang's injury in the finals; During the 1986-1987 off-season, Gan Guoyang went to Gunzaga University to complete his degree; The date of Gan Guoyang's return in the 1988 season, his recovery status, and his mental journey, all of which were first revealed by Wu Zhiwen.

Gradually, NBA reporters also found that important information Gan Guoyang never disclosed to other reporters, and during the 1988 Western Conference Finals, Gan Guoyang only accepted interviews with Wu Zhiwen, and Gan Guoyang declined interviews with other reporters.

This makes Gan Guoyang's reputation in the NBA media industry not too good, but it is not too bad either.

The reason why it is not too good is that Gan Guoyang does not like to be interviewed by reporters, and always teases reporters from time to time, it is normal for such players to get good evaluations; The reason why it is not too bad is that Gan Guoyang also has a microphone of his own, and it is basically impossible for other media to fabricate and destroy Gan Guoyang's image casually.

Wu Zhiwen is also very smart, he has established a good relationship with the major media in the NBA with the help of Gan Guoyang's east wind, and he invented a set of rules, that is, every time he breaks the news or has an exclusive interview with Gan Guoyang, he will bring another media with him.

This not only allows other media to access first-hand information, but also ensures the authenticity and reliability of his exposure of Gan Guoyang's information, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

With the continuous rise of Gan Guoyang's status in the league and the gradual formation of a new "twin peaks" situation with Jordan, Wu Zhiwen's status is becoming more and more prominent, but after the start of this season, Wu Zhiwen is a little anxious, the reason is very simple, he takes big news as his life, but he can't find any big news here in Gan Guoyang.

In the 1988 season, a season full of rumors, controversies, conflicts, and expectations, Gan Guoyang returned from injury, Adelman took office, the Trail Blazers reshuffled, the league's new giants rose, Gan Guoyang's performance in that season can be described as ups and downs, in the middle of the season and Ranbir, fighting with the league, and Jordan cut points, the Trail Blazers with injuries all the way to the camp, but finally lost to Jordan in the MVP selection, it can be said that Gan Guoyang that year was full of controversy and big news, Wu Zhiwen thus earned enough capital.

But this season, Gan Guoyang and the Trailblazers are back on track, their lineup is neat, the atmosphere in the team is harmonious, and it has been smooth sailing since the start of the season.

Wu Zhiwen is lonely now, he knows that he must not go to dig up the news of other stars, because then his identity aura of "Gan Guoyang's royal reporter" will be weakened, and his business in the past few years will be in vain.

Recently, Gan Guoyang has been playing in the East, and Gan Guoyang has always insisted on playing away games, and other people, including Wu Zhiwen and Falke, should not easily disturb him, like Falke took Gan Guoyang to Atlanta to sign a contract with Coca-Cola.

Wu Zhiwen was anxious to find Gan Guoyang because he had also received the news that Gorbachev was about to visit the United States, and at the same time he would definitely watch a game of the Trailblazers.

With Gan Guoyang's status as a pioneer and his identity as a Chinese, Gorbachev came to watch the game, and the two will definitely meet after the game, and Wu Zhiwen must fight for a seat to participate, so that he can get first-hand information as a person on the scene.

So, knowing that Gan Guoyang was playing in the east, he also went directly to Wang Fuxi three times and twice, reminding Wang Fuxi that he must remember to tell Gan Guoyang.

As soon as Gan Guoyang heard Wang Fuxi say that Wu Zhiwen was looking for him, he knew that this guy must have come for big news, and recently there is no bigger news in the United States or even in the world than Gorbachev's visit to the United States.

"You, don't always want to make a big news! And then let other media criticize me. I give you this information, give you exclusive interview rights, in order to maintain my authenticity and, incidentally, my influence. To do journalism, you have to be down-to-earth, just like playing basketball, and one day there will be a time when it will blossom and bear fruit. When the time comes, you can report whatever news you want, you, too-simple, sometimes-naive! ”

In a café in Portland, 25-year-old Gan Guoyang teaches Wu Zhiwen, who is older than him, and Wu Zhiwen can only sit opposite him and nod constantly, which he has long been used to.

"Okay, Zhiwen, don't joke with you, I can still handle this matter, and then you can accompany the reporters into our team's locker room. However, I am not sure whether Gorbachev will meet with me, and finally remember that reporting news does not require always thinking about attracting attention, the writing must be correct, and the revelations must be true, and it is not easy to establish a reputation in the media circle. In the future, there will be times when you can do a lot in the NBA circle. ”

This time, Gan Guoyang finally spoke to Wu Zhiwen seriously, and Wu Zhiwen's eyes also showed a trace of affirmation, in the years of getting along with Gan Guoyang, Wu Zhiwen saw from Gan Guoyang the qualities that many other young NBA players do not have.

In particular, Gan Guoyang has a particularly unique vision for future development trends, such as in the treatment of wages and salaries, Gan Guoyang insisted that the salary of players will definitely rise sharply, and he has always refused to give in to the signing of the contract with the Trail Blazers in 1988, and finally signed a short-term contract worth five million dollars for two years; This contract not only brought Gan Guoyang's annual salary to $2.5 million, but also triggered a trend of contract re-signing of other players, Michael Jordan broke the contract with the Bulls, re-signed a new salary contract, and also received an annual salary of $2 million.

In this process, not only the media is paying attention to the salary negotiations between Gan Guoyang and the Trailblazers, but also the players' association and major stars are also paying close attention.

This makes Wu Zhiwen believe that Gan Guoyang's achievements in the future will definitely be more than just a basketball superstar, and his long-term vision and skill will make his tentacles reach out to all aspects of this sports empire and become the most powerful type of person in this Empire State Building.

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The Trail Blazers, who ended their winning streak, made a fresh start at home after a day of rest, and they were challenged by the Washington Bullets.

After the start of the season, except for a long road trip to the East, the Trail Blazers' schedule for the start of the season can be said to be relatively easy, with 19 consecutive games, rarely encountering hard bones, and the schedule is relatively relaxed, which creates good objective conditions for the Trail Blazers to set records.

After a stacked interior line in previous years, the Washington Bullets went from one extreme to the other with Bowe's injury reimbursement and Manute Ball being traded, taking the path of a small-man lineup.

The tallest player in their starting lineup is Charles Jones, who is 6-foot-9, and the rest of the players are all under 6-foot-8.

However, the Bullets traded for the former king of New York, Bernard King, and after Ewing became the new darling of New York, King stepped down from the throne after being seriously injured.

Unbelievable by others, Bernard King regained his former prowess by changing his style of play and relying more on his turnaround jumper, and thus returning to the ranks of the league's leading scorers, with little to show for outsiders.

Gan Guoyang, as a good friend of Bernard King, who also suffered an injury that was reimbursed for the season, expressed a deep understanding of everything that King had paid, and the two also hugged warmly before the game to catch up.

Kim is not the only one who is the old man, there is also Gan Guoyang's former teammate Steve Colter in the Bullets team, he has also been on many teams after being traded by the Trail Blazers, and the newcomer in the backcourt who once passed the ball to Gan Guoyang will also slowly enter the ranks of veterans.

In such an atmosphere of old friends meeting, Gan Guoyang did not have the slightest politeness on the playing field, continuing his solo performance from Philadelphia, and the weak bullet inside line collapsed under the surprise attack of the Trail Blazers forward group led by Gan Guoyang.

Adelman learned the lesson of the last game, using a wheel substitution at the power forward position, feeling that whoever is in good shape will be played, and as a result, the Trail Blazers benches who have returned to the home court are all in good shape.

In the end, the Trail Blazers won easily at home 103:90 to avoid consecutive defeats, and at the same time, Gan Guoyang also scored 33 points and 11 boards, maintaining his good condition, waiting for the coming of the fierce battle.