Old man's office.

Bai Xiaofei sat on the chair next to the coffee table nervously, lowered his head slightly, his hands were tightly squeezed together, his heels trembled slightly unconsciously because of nervousness, and Bai Xiaofei pressed his heels to the ground.

The old man still wore a gray cap as always, looked down at the computer screen in front of him, and then sorted out the brim of the cap with his hand, and said, "Bai Xiaofei, I'll tell you a bad news first," the old man said in his slow and deep voice, "After the meeting and negotiation of the team's top management, it was decided that a second contract will not be issued to you for the time being." ”

The old man spoke very slowly and lightly, but it was like a sledgehammer, smashing heavily into Bai Xiaofei's fragile heart, although he had been mentally prepared to face this result in advance, but to be honest, Bai Xiaofei had a glimmer of hope in his heart looking forward to appearing, he was looking forward to a miracle, and hoped that the team could give him another chance.

But everything is over, Bai Xiaofei's NBA career, which only played five games, ended like this.

Bai Xiaofei's heart was turbulent, his heart began to tremble violently, but he didn't have any expression on his face, he just responded in a low voice, "Oh." ”

Bai Xiaofei buried his head lower, he didn't dare to look at the old man's eyes.

Is this the end, Bai Xiaofei doesn't dare or want to believe that he has crossed the ocean and come here for the ideal in his heart, is this the result he has obtained? If you return to China like this, how will the 1.4 billion Chinese view themselves?

Bai Xiaofei's mind suddenly sounded that after he was beaten by Stoudemire in the first game, Yao Ming called and said to himself, "...... He said to me, Yao Ming, if you go back to China now, then it proves that you are a coward, a coward who was defeated by the unknown NBA, if you return to China now, you will live forever in the ridicule of others, as long as someone mentions you, those people's faces will be full of disdain - Yao Ming? Who is he? That coward who couldn't get along in the NBA and fled back? They won't remember how good and good you were before, they will only remember the embarrassment you had in the NBA, what you got was endless ridicule and disdain, and what you lost will be those wonderful times in your future! ”

"Bai Xiaofei? Who is he? The coward who fled from the NBA in a hurry...... "If Bai Xiaofei returns to China, this is the most evaluation of Bai Xiaofei by the Chinese people."

The old man stood up, slowly walked to the opposite side of Bai Xiaofei, sat down gently, and said, "I know that you have had a bad time with Suoton, and I also know the pressure you are under now, if you return to China now, you will be scolded by the Chinese people for being useless, and you will put your dignity under the soles of your shoes and trample on it vigorously, but you have to understand Bai Xiaofei, dignity is not given by others, but earned by yourself, no one will look down on you for no reason, nor will they look down on you for no reason, The good or bad things that you have now are what you have "earned" by yourself. ”

The old man looked at Bai Xiaofei who lowered his head and didn't speak gently, then stood up from the sofa, turned his back to Bai Xiaofei, and said slowly, "Bai Xiaofei, I have already bought you a ticket back to China, a ticket for tomorrow." ”

Hearing the old man's words, Bai Xiaofei suddenly raised his head, looked at the old man's back and shouted, "Uncle...... I ......"

The old man tilted his head slightly, and then sat back on the large sofa seat in front of the computer.

"Uncle ......" Bai Xiaofei seemed to have something to say, only to see his two almost invisible eyebrows tightly twisted together, his miserable white cheeks were suffocated red, and his legs shrank towards the sofa, as if he wanted to stand up, but Bai Xiaofei never stood up, I saw that he opened his mouth several times in a row, but there was nothing to say, Bai Xiaofei immediately lowered his head and looked at his feet.

The old man realized that this was the critical moment for Bai Xiaofei to break through his cowardly barrier, and the old man decided to put it on fire again!

"Smack!"

The old man's hand slapped the table hard, and the sound was so loud that the teacup on the table shook, the cup fell crookedly, the tea flowed on the table, and the porcelain cup rolled to the ground, making a violent breaking sound!

The loud and piercing voice scared Bai Xiaofei into a tremble!

"You disappointed me too much, Bai Xiaofei!" The old man changed his usual low and slow speech speed, and became high-pitched and excited! "You disappointed me too much Bai Xiaofei, at the beginning of the selection competition, your performance was so exciting to me, but in fact, you are just a brush! It's only going to be swiped a few times when someone is looking at it! See what you've played in the NBA! Only 3 points per game! With your height of 210 cm, you only average three points per game! Are you worse than Stoudemire! Are you worse than Duncan! Are you worse than Big Ben! Are you worse than Aldridge! Not bad! Not bad at all! Bai Xiaofei! You're in better health than Aldridge, and nearly twenty years younger than Big Ben and Duncan! Even compared to Stoudemire, it is by no means a difference between two points and forty-two points! After every game, you only know that you didn't play well, but you never think about how bad you played! How can we improve in the future? I put so much effort and so much time into bringing you into the NBA, and it was over just because you said I couldn't play! If that's really the case, Bai Xiaofei! Then you're a complete coward! ”

The old man's chest fell together because of excitement, Bai Xiaofei didn't dare to raise his head, nor did he dare to speak, but buried his head deeper! Seeing Bai Xiaofei's reflection, the old man also secretly shook his head in his heart, Bai Xiaofei has the physical fitness to become a top NBA star, but he does not have the mature mentality of a top NBA star, his weak ability to resist setbacks is restricting Bai Xiaofei, if Bai Xiaofei really returns to China, with his excellent physical fitness, he will be invincible in the NBDL and even the CBA professional league, but he will not be able to play in the NBA for the rest of his life!

Because the NBA is not just a league, it's a society! A society full of warmth and coldness, and deceit!

Time seemed to have frozen, and the old man gasped and looked at Bai Xiaofei, who buried his head in his hips, he really "hated iron and couldn't make steel"!

Three minutes passed, and the old man took a deep breath, then spit out heavily, regained his usual low and slow tone, and said, "Bai Xiaofei, you are really, really disappointed me......

"No!"

When Bai Xiaofei heard the old man's helpless sigh, his spirit was stimulated, and he suddenly jumped up from the chair! Clenched his fists, blushed his cheeks, and said, "Coach Fu!" I'm not reconciled, I'm not willing to return to China like this! I am not willing to flee back to China as a loser like this! I believe I can make my mark in the NBA! I hope you've thought about it! Give me another chance! I promise you that in the next ten days, I will definitely play better than every game before! ”

Bai Xiaofei leaned forward, clenched his fists, looked at the old man with his eyes wide open, and his upper and lower lips were tightly bitten together!

The old man's face still had no expression, but his heart was already happy.

"You're telling the truth."

"Yes, Director Fu! I really hope you'll give me another chance! ”

The old man lowered his head, stood up, slowly walked in front of Bai Xiaofei, stretched out his hand, patted Bai Xiaofei's shoulder and said softly, "Bai Xiaofei, I understand your mood at this moment, but ......"

Hearing the old man say "but", Bai Xiaofei already understood what the old man was going to say, and the soles of his feet were weak and he sat down on the sofa.

"However, I don't have the authority to change the proposals that have been approved by the board of directors and the top management, even as the general manager, so even if you have a lot of determination, I still can't give you a second contract."

Bai Xiaofei did not bow his head this time, but looked at the old man's eyes with hope.

The old man looked at Bai Xiaofei's eager eyes, then walked to the desk with his back and said, "Although I can't give you a contract, I have an opportunity to train with other people here, I don't know if you are interested." ”

"Training with other people? Who? ”

"Yao Ming."

"Yao Ming!"

Bai Xiaofei's mouth grew and he had an incredible expression on his face.

"Yes, although I can't give you a contract, but you won't go back to China, and in the next month or so, you will be in Houston and train with Yao Ming, I hope he can teach you a lot, and you can learn a lot at the same time."

"A month in Houston!"

"Yes, Bai Xiaofei, I have to say, you have caught up with a good time, because Yao Ming's teacher has returned to the United States from Jordan, but he will only stay in the United States for twenty days to a month, so you have to seize this opportunity and work hard to learn everything useful from him, if your talent is high enough, you will go from a marginal player to a top star in the league! It's an opportunity you only get once in your life! , Yao Ming, Amare Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, and even Kobe Bryant have all been mentored by him! ”

"Who the hell is he......

Bai Xiaofei's eyes widened and looked at the old man with a calm face.

The old man glanced at Bai Xiaofei's forehead, and then pulled his eyes to the busy traffic outside the window, and slowly spit out a few words from the corners of his mouth - "Hakim Olajuwon." ”