Chapter Forty-Nine: The True Knicks
"That's right, that's all. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info pay attention to your eyes, don't be so sluggish, don't be so cranky. ”
Mo Xi was wearing a suit, showing a silly smile in front of him, and a pair of big toad glasses on his face.
That's right, Mo Xi in New York has won a city buff, and Knicks players naturally have a lot of attention, because the media here is everywhere, and because of this, many manufacturers are willing to find Knicks players to endorse, even if they are just bench players who rarely play, and Mo Xi is a new favorite in New York, how can they let it go, although he is still rejected by some manufacturers because of his skin color, but more people can still smell huge business opportunities from Mo Xi.
In the face of a flood of contracts, Mo Xi finally realized the benefits of a great agent.
After finishing the filming of this advertisement, Mo Xi walked down with a tired face, at this time, Bill Duffy handed over a wet towel and a bottle of water, Mo Xi wiped his face, gulped half a bottle of water, and asked Bill Duffy, "Mr. Duffy, this is the end, right?" ”
Bill Duffy looked at Mo Xi with a slightly kind look and said, "Actually, you shouldn't ask me if you can end it, this kind of thing depends on the director." ”
Bill Duffy has received a lot of inquiries recently, hoping that Mo Xi can be an endorsement, at this point, Bill Duffy and Mo Xi have the same opinion at the time, they don't want to receive too many advertisements at this time, but the two have different purposes. Bill Duffy just thinks that Mo Xi is still on the rise and has a lot of potential, and he shouldn't spend all his time on these things to delay his business, such as improving his game; Mo Xi agreed with this, but Mo Xi also said why do you want to take another one, didn't there already have an endorsement of Fila before?
In this regard, Bill Duffy felt crying and laughing, he really understood what those insiders, especially the Knicks staff, said, sometimes, Mo Xi really looked like a child who didn't grow up, full of wanton willfulness, and his various behaviors made people feel funny.
Bill Duffy is in the circle of agents, he has outstanding ability, but he is not the best one, but he has one thing that makes many players more inclined to him, because Bill Duffy will listen more to the needs of the players and really think about the players rather than everything is on the same page as the money, in this regard, he has the same opinion as the innovative artist company, but the latter has a lot more unscrupulous means than him. A large part of the reason for this trip to New York is that he wants to have a conversation with Mo Xi.
In Bill Duffy's view, a half-sized child like Mo Xi, in this case, many people can't help but want more endorsement fees, but when he came to New York, he found that Mo Xi almost forgot who he was, although he lived in New York, but Mo Xi's daily life was like an ascetic. Wake up early in the morning to run, followed by a series of trainings, except for meal time, Mo Xi almost spends most of his time in the arena, and what surprised Bill Duffy the most is that this is Mo Xi's daily life in the regular season, as long as there are no games, people in New York, he is such a way of life. Because of this, Mo Xi is very uninterested in this kind of advertising shooting that wastes half a day of his time.
Bill Duffy sighed secretly in his heart, many people say that this is the Beat Generation, but as far as Bill Duffy has seen, there are too many talented people in this league, but there are extremely strict little guys who are very strict with themselves, these people are self-disciplined like a machine, persistent and focused, in them, Duffy can even see a unique madness, that is a kind of sober madness, they know what they need because they are awake, and they fall into madness on the way to chase.
Bill Duffy didn't object to such a situation, but he didn't want his players to lose more things because of this, so the thoughtful Bill Duffy took the opportunity to ask Mo Xi to shoot an advertisement and have a deep conversation between the two.
After much questioning with the director, Mo Xi finally got the notice that the filming was over, and he happily left the filming building with Bill Duffy, but he was unable to return to the training hall as he wished, and he was stopped by Bill Duffy.
Bill Duffy said: "I know it's far less appealing to you than to go back to the arena to practice with a middle-aged man like me, but I still want you to walk around New York with me." ”
Mo Xi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.
Bill Duffy has long carefully analyzed the character of Mo Xi, he has the rigor of a mathematician, the romance of a poet, and the respect that many young people in the United States do not have.
The two walked on the streets of Manhattan, which is actually quite eye-catching, Bill Duffy was also a star player in college when he was young, and the two walked on the streets of Manhattan, quite a bit of a crowd.
Bill Duffy stopped on the side of the street, looking at the "elites" running back and forth on the street, Bill Duffy had a satisfied smile on his face, but there was some indescribable irony.
Bill Duffy said, "Ink, if you hadn't played, what would you have done now? ”
Mo Xi thought about it carefully and said, "I guess I will go to graduate school in which university now, and if I am lucky, I will enter that research institution after graduation." ”
Bill Duffy said: "I still forgot that you are still a top student, yes, you can still be a scientific researcher without basketball, I was not like this back then, I was very clear about my situation when I was in college, although I was the number one star of our school at that time, but I was not superior in the draft, but I still liked basketball very much, and I didn't want to leave this field, so I studied other books, and wanted to try to be a coach or agent in the future." Bill Duffy paused, then suddenly turned around, leaned on the fence on the side of the road, and said to Mo Xi: "But you look around you, here, people are more of this kind of life, I am in my forties, although it is the peak of a man, but after some ups and downs, I still feel a lot, just like these people in front of us, they are busy, every minute and every second is spent on the road, but how many people can see what they see along the way." ”
Mo Xi listened and felt that Bill Duffy seemed to mean something, but he was a little unclear, so he looked at Bill Duffy curiously.
Bill Duffy smiled lightly and said, "By the way, have you ever been to a public library when you come here?" I've always wanted to come and see it when I was studying, but I haven't had the chance, how about it, how about walking with me? ”
Mo Xi followed Bill Duffy in a daze, as if he was a bodyguard.
Mo Xi is already a little famous in the alliance, coupled with his eye-catching height, there are many people who recognize Mo Xi along the way and greet him happily, but Mo Xi can only be regarded as a newcomer with unlimited potential now, but no one asks to come up and take a photo and sign a name or something.
The two soon arrived at the Manhattan branch of the New York Public Library, and it has to be said that Bill Duffy was also very good in terms of pure brokerage, and he specially found a place in New York that might arouse Moxi's interest.
It can be seen from Mo Xi's eyes that Bill Duffy has found the right place, Mo Xi's eyes are bright, and here, the interest in reading quickly overshadows the idea of practicing.
Bill Duffy bought two cups of coffee and put a cup in Mo Xi's hand, at this time he caught a glimpse of the book Mo Xi was reading, rarely, Mo Xi was not reading any professional books, but it still made Bill Duffy in a trance, obviously everyone is a top student, but can you tell me how you can be a science bully holding a book written in Latin and reading it with relish, I just learned this thing when I graduated in order to complete my thesis.
Mo Xi's reading speed was very fast, a book of more than 300 pages, it only took more than two hours to finish, Bill Duffy took out some materials from the briefcase next to him with a smile and read it.
When Mo Xi finished reading, he realized that he had left Bill Duffy aside at some point, and he couldn't help but laugh and say, "Sorry, I was fascinated for a while. ”
Bill Duffy shook his head, signaling that it was okay, he closed the document in his hand, and said to Mo Xi, "Why, look at your appearance, I haven't been here in New York for so long. ”
Mo Xi touched the back of his head and said, "Ah." It's true that I've never been there, and after I got used to it in New York, I always went to a few places, but I really never came to a public library. ”
Bill Duffy said to Mo Xi with a serious attitude at this time: "This is what I want to say to you, you train very hard, this is a good thing, but you ignore a lot of things because of this, you don't know how to protect yourself, I don't mean in training and competitions, but your life is too clean, you are like a fanatic, crazy superstitious training every day, training can make you better, but it may also make you worse." ”
Mo Xi was a little puzzled, is it still wrong to train like this?
Bill Duffy knew that he would not accept such a lecture, after all, he was not a professional trainer, so he said: "I can't give you any professional advice, but I still hope that you can make yourself more comfortable in New York, at least, occasionally find some time to walk the streets of New York." ”
Mo Xi nodded slightly, although he was still a little unclear, he still knew that Bill Duffy's opinion was for his good.
The two casually chatted about the content of the book Mo Xi had just read, and Mo Xi proposed the idea of going back, but Mo Xi planned to go home directly, not to train, because Mo Xi needs more of a state of accumulation now, and at night, the Knicks will take a plane to the West, and for tomorrow's away game, Mo Xi also has to prepare well.
Tomorrow's match has been blown out by the New York media, not because of anything else, but because Ewing will face his old rival Hakim Abdullah Olajuwon once.
Yes, tomorrow the Knicks will travel to Houston to challenge the Rockets, and these two teams that have played seven games to set a new record for Finals viewership after the retirement of the helper are going to meet again. Whenever they think of that year's finals, people always feel a burst of excitement. Although New Yorkers don't think so.
In fact, that year was the closest the Knicks came to a championship, and no matter which position on the team was the top configuration in the league, Ewing was also at his peak. A lot of people say that Ewing was completely blown out by Olajuwon in that series, but there are times when the matchup performance doesn't look that way. Although both sides are the team's first shots, however, the entire Rockets' tactics revolve around Olajuwon, all for Olajuwon to serve, if Howard has offensive ability in the future, many people will have a more distinct impression of this Rocket; On the contrary, on the Knicks' side, Pat Riley suddenly changed his style after "showtime" and became a hard-bridge and hard-horse genre, the entire Knicks played extremely simple and rough, and Ewing was just a tactical fulcrum, not the core. This comparison is like last year's Finals James and Green (or Curry, but after all, it's not a position, it's not easy to compare directly).
Of course, the most impressive thing for New York fans was undoubtedly the shot in Game 6, when John Starks, who had an explosive hand, had made 5 of 8 three-pointers before the final attack, shooting more than 50% from the field, and almost all of them were mid-range shots. There was nothing wrong with Pat Riley's tactical set-up, and when Ewing, the toughest player on the Knicks, came to cover for Starks, it was a match made in heaven.
It's just that that year, removing the perverted 4.1 blocks per game in the regular season, 5.8 blocks per game in the playoffs, and more rebounds than many centers, there is one more person that was overlooked, and that is Olajuwon, who is in second place.
Ewing's cover also attracted Olajuwon's attention, so there was no after, Olajuwon blocked Starks' shot, won the sixth game, Houston stubbornly returned to Houston, entered the tiebreaker, and then won the home championship with joy.
When he got on the plane, Mo Xi clearly felt the difference in Ewing, he could feel that this steely and tough center was a little sluggish at this moment, although his expression still showed a strong fighting spirit, but Mo Xi could see a little bit of fear and worry in Ewing's eyes. Such emotions appear in Ewing's body? This made Mo Xi feel incredible.