Chapter 54: An Interview from the Old Country

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"The first set is over, and we have a one-and-a-half-minute break to start the next round of training. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Mo Xi leaned against the wall, took a heavy breath, picked up a bottle of water sent by the staff and poured it down.

Before the finals, Mo Xi found the Knicks' trainer and asked him to do another strengthening training for himself. Johnson sprained his ankle in the last game against the Pacers, and there may be only a limit to what he can do in the next Finals, and the Knicks' interior responsibility is on these young men. Facing the Spurs' twin towers across the West, Mo Xi felt that he had to improve a big piece to at least not let the Knicks' interior line be blown up.

It's also interesting to say that the Spurs have not participated in any of the games with the Knicks this season, and this will be the first time he and Duncan have played in the league, but in terms of his current performance, Duncan will rule the league for ten years, and Mo Xi seems to be only a qualified substitute at present.

For this competition, Mo Xi simply designed an extremely demanding training plan for himself, and there are only a few days before the finals, and he doesn't know if he can improve.

After a minute and a half of rest, Mo Xi continued to begin.

In this group, Mo Xi began to train his core strength, and it was rare that Mo Xi's thin figure made progress in core strength beyond everyone's expectations. Mo Xi wiped his sweaty forehead and pedaled the bicycle first as the beginning of this group of training, but not long after, a staff member came over and said to Mo Xi: "Mo, someone outside wants to interview you." ”

Mo Xi kept moving, and said, "Help me push it off, I don't have time." ”

This is indeed the truth, Mo Xi plunged into the training hall after the last game, if it wasn't for the janitor's stern refusal, Mo Xi would almost live here. Time flows like water, and Mo Xi still has a long way to go.

The staff shrugged and turned to leave, which he was no longer surprised of, after all, the Knicks' center has always been like this, but this one has not yet developed the demeanor of the big brother of the underworld.

But after a while, Van Gundy came, he frowned and said to Mo Xi: "Mo, go for an interview, I heard that it is from the Pacific Ocean, I heard that there are Chinese people in this finals, and I am eager to interview you." "In the eyes of this iron-blooded coach, everything that interferes with his players is a disadvantage.

Mo Xi said reluctantly: "I'll take a shower first, where are they?" It's not that Mo Xi doesn't want to accept this interview, he just doesn't want to accept all the interviews, and as a lazy person on another level, he feels that these are too wasteful of time and energy.

"They're in the manager's office," Van Gundy said, "do you need me to come with you?" ”

Mo Xi refused, and said, "No, I think I can." With that, he walked back to the locker room with a towel.

Stern has an unusual dedication to opening up the Oriental market, originally Mo Xi is the best choice, his ancestors are Chinese workers, his grandfather is a "well-known person" in New York, and his mother is a well-known screenwriter in Hollywood, however, after Mo Xi had an over-drinking incident in the middle of the season, Stern shelved this plan, he didn't want his spokesperson to be such an image, and Mo Xi's performance was not outstanding, so Stern forgot about it. However, Stern was shocked by the sudden rise of Mo Xi in the playoffs, and he felt that the magical Eastern world was about to open up a magical corner for himself, and it was at this time that someone came.

Stern began to plan overseas markets very early, and traveled thousands of miles to the two places despite political factors many times, but he also met many people, and this time he came to be acquaintances.

"Hello, Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't seen you very much lately." Stern paid special attention to this interview and actually came to the Knicks secretly.

The person who came was the strongest "reasonable emperor" of my Great Celestial Empire in the future, he said: "Mr. Stern, I haven't seen you for a long time, I have been busy promoting our own domestic league recently, this time I came to you to learn from the experience, it just so happened that I heard that there is a Chinese player here, I think the domestic audience will be very interested, so I came to take a look." ”

The first communication between the two sides began with these two people.

"That's a great young man, and I'm sure you'll make it worth," Stern said. Naturally, Stern would not dismantle himself and say something unfavorable to Mo Xi, and even he had already made up his mind to warn those gossip tabloids when he went back, and kept silent about Mo Xi's events at that time during this period.

Director Zhang also smiled and said, "Really? I also brought footage of two people with me on this trip, and I think some people will want to see it, and I think many people will be surprised at next year's Olympics. ”

"Oh?" A gleam flashed in the corner of Stern's eyes, as if he had thought of something again.

The two of them did some more homely work, and at this time, Mo Xi, who took a shower and changed his clothes, arrived in a hurry.

Seeing Stern, Mo Xi is a little strange, to say that the president of this league is a fan of the Knicks, Mo Xi will never believe it, so what is he doing here?

Stern said to Mo Xi with his usual smile: "Mo, it's nice to meet you, I'm just coming to take a look, don't care about me, Zhang, this is the Chinese player, Xi-Mo." Mo, this is the special correspondent of the Celestial Empire who came to interview you, Zhang. ”

Mo Xi was a little twisted, recalling, when I was a child, how did my mother teach me how to deal with reporters? After thinking about it again, my grandfather said, how should Chinese etiquette be? When the younger generation sees the elders, it is still bowing, it will not be kowtowing, it is a bit chaotic, you have to think about it first.

The scene fell into a strange whirlpool, but Director Zhang was always quick-witted, and first said in Chinese: "Hello, Mo Xi, I am a reporter from the Celestial Empire, and my surname is Zhang." I'm glad you're interviewing me. After speaking, he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Mo Xi.

Seeing this, Mo Xi hurriedly put aside his cranky thoughts, stretched out his hand, and said in Chinese: "Hello, I'm Mo Xi." ”

Director Zhang is very happy, it seems that this is not a banana at least. Next, in order to take care of Stern, who has "leave me alone" written on his face, the conversation between the two is sometimes mixed with some English.

"So, Mo, you must know that there are many people in China who are very interested in you, but everyone is relatively new to you, can you learn about your personal situation first?"

"Of course, I come from a single-parent family, my mom raised me alone, and I just met my grandfather and my uncles not long ago, and they have a martial arts gym in New York. I grew up on the streets of Los Angeles and later went to school in Virginia and graduated from Georgetown. "Mo Xi's introduction is very brief, but he basically introduces his own situation.

Director Zhang was a little embarrassed, he actually knew some of Mo Xi's situation. A single-parent family is still a teenage mother, which can be said to be shameful in the mainland, but looking at the young man in front of him, he seems to have no scruples in this regard.

Mo Xi continued to smile and said: "My childhood was very beautiful, my mother went crazy occasionally, of course, this paragraph is better deleted, she is a beautiful and charming kind mother, this paragraph can be added." But I don't think the fans should be concerned about my mother, I'm the main character, right? Mo Xi's freehand words made Director Zhang smile, this is really an interesting young man.

"So let's talk about the rest, and although it's a little late to ask you this question now, I still want to ask you, how did it feel to play for the first time?"

"It's terrible, really, I was wondering every night that I didn't know how to play, that I wasn't even as good as a 14-year-old."

"Oh? But I see that your performance in the playoffs is very good, I have looked at your data sheet, you are averaging 18 minutes per game, 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, which is quite good, especially your performance in the last three games, which is quite eye-catching, what happened in the middle of this, which made you change so much. ”

Stern wanted to cover his face a little, and the "drunkenness" incident that he had been avoiding was exposed, but it turned out that this kid was going to say it himself.

Of course, Mo Xi will not be ashamed of this matter, in fact, Director Zhang will not underestimate him because of this, you must know that there is an old saying in the Celestial Empire, "The prodigal son does not change his money when he turns back." ”

"There was a time when I was very decadent, and for this, I numbed myself with alcohol, and once I even went to the hospital because of alcohol poisoning, and that was when my mother got angry and beat me up, uh, you may not know, the daughter of the martial arts hall, is very capable of fighting. After that, I quit drinking and didn't touch a drop. After that, I started to practice some kung fu with my grandfather, I learned some skills, and I cherished the time I had when I got back on the court, and I wanted every second of my performance on the court to satisfy me. ”

Director Zhang was a little impressed, and some things were simple to say, but only when the person concerned was in the middle of it, he would know what was going on, and he continued to ask: "So are you satisfied with yourself?" ”

"It's an interesting question, in fact, I'd love to say that no, I'm never going to be happy with my performance on the court, I think I could have done better, but, as far as I'm concerned, I think every second I've been on the pitch is worth it, because that's who I am, that's my best performance at the moment, the best performance I can do," he said. ”

Mo Xi's answer not only won the admiration of Director Zhang, but even Stern, who was on the side, looked sideways.

Director Zhang began to ask about the next Finals: "So, it's the Finals soon, you are going to face the powerful Spurs, and your leader Ewing is injured, presumably this will have a big impact on you, the Spurs' twin towers are very strong, especially the sophomore rookie, Tim Duncan, can you tell us what you think?" ”

This question has been a question that the media has been tirelessly bombarding the Knicks, and Mo Xi feels that it is not an exaggeration for the other party to ask this question, to which he has his answer: "The Spurs are strong, but the winner is stronger." ”

Director Zhang laughed, this is probably the best part of this interview, I am afraid that this sentence will be remembered for many years.

Director Zhang then asked: "Last question, have you ever wanted to go back to the mainland to have a look?" See where your ancestors were? ”

Mo Xi smiled and said, "Of course, maybe I'll be there soon, and my mother has always wanted to go back and see it." ”

Director Zhang smiled and said, "Then I will welcome you home in advance, and your mother, I wish you a successful start." ”

Mo Xi nodded in thanks, and then said, "Then, I'll go back to training first." ”

"Okay, I won't bother you."

Two days later, the interview was rushed back to the mainland, and people paid special attention to the finals, and after seeing the god-like dream team, it was the first time that a person of the same skin color stood on this stage that is known as the strongest in the world.