Chapter 185: VBLY Contest Begins
Back at home, the Bruins comfortably beat the UC Berkeley Golden Bears in the afternoon.
Among them, Zhang Yi returned to the starting line and scored 30+ triple-doubles, Escalo took another break, and Robert, Vali, Brad and others all scored double-doubles.
This was not the focus of the battle, but there were a lot of reporters and scouts with unfamiliar faces.
Of course, there are also regulars, such as Gianna's personal scout, Philos.
"If Polly Gardens is a tenant, you should be the first tenant." Zhang Yi smiled and joked with him.
"Then I will definitely be the most well-behaved tenant in the world." Philos, of course, was also pleased.
Although the boss did not give a death order, from their words, Philos knew that Zhang Yi, a rookie, would be the most important chess piece for the revival of the dynasty, and there was no room for failure at all.
If someone else robs him of his trust during this time, then Philos will have to say goodbye to his work.
After the previous game, even if he didn't say anything, he would come to Zhang Yi and greet him with a smile.
Anyway, it's right to mix it up first.
It wasn't until Zhang Yi began to take the initiative to chat with Philos that the Lakers seemed to have become Zhang Yi's only next home in the circle of managers.
Super-rookies are always going to be a fixture for the whole league, and next year is clearly going to be a big year for the draft.
Zhang Yi is now clearly the most valuable one, and of course, even if he is missed, there are still many excellent rookie seedlings.
After the game, Vali received a call from Horant, telling him that the VBLY league would start tomorrow morning.
Because he was not the only one who promised to participate that night, he immediately told Zhang Yi and Robert around him after getting the news.
Suddenly talking about the VBLY League, it has been too long, and Zhang Yi can't remember it for a while, until he told him that it was a square basketball game in Venice Beach, and then he remembered it.
In fact, the current VBLY league has long existed in name only, and even the most important opening ceremony has not invited any decent stars.
As a VBLY staff member living on the fringes of the Los Angeles basketball circle, a hot star like Zhang Yi is simply a savior for Horant.
Because the names of Zhang Yi and others were used at the beginning of this competition, it unexpectedly attracted many street basketball fans.
They are the least popular basketball group in Los Angeles, and VBLY is not so much a street game as a stage for those depressed basketball youngsters to entertain themselves.
But now with a promising player like Zhang Yi participating, there is an insult to those men who are mixed in the city.
Not only is the number of basketball players more than the sum of several sessions, but even the media has appeared to talk about cooperation with the leaders led by Horant.
It's not a big company, but it's a timely rain for a coalition that is desperately short on revenue.
The next day, when Zhang Yi drove Lucy, Vali and Robert to Venice Beach.
Before you turned to the main road, you saw a huge text billboard of Yunyuan, which said 'Zhang Yi' is waiting for you to fight in the VBLY Alliance!
"Hey, Yi, can you ask them for endorsement fees?" Vali asked jokingly.
If this situation is put on other celebrities, they may really ask for naming fees, after all, it is a very troublesome thing for them.
But Zhang Yi remembered that he had promised the big man Helante, although the other party was a little too marketing himself, but when he thought of VBLY's situation, he didn't mind.
As soon as the car stopped, Vali called Horant to tell them that they had arrived.
It didn't take long for the big guy to come over with a few other staff members. To put it bluntly, Zhang Yi is now their cash cow.
They all knew this, especially the honest Herant was a little nervous at first.
Zhang Yi guessed that they would be like this, so he laughed and hugged Herant and hammered his back, "Don't worry, promise you, I will definitely do it!" ”
With this sentence, not only Herant, but everyone else was also relieved.
"Listen, we will develop VBLY, we owe you now, and in the future, I will definitely pay it back!"
"You don't have to say that." Zhang Yigang wanted to refuse. But the other party shook his head seriously and replied, "Favors are favors, this is business!" ”
Vali and Robert are a little embarrassed, although they grew up playing ball on the beaches of Venice, but now they don't seem to have anything to do with themselves.
Herant immediately hugged the two of them, "Thank you too!" I'll have something to trouble you in a moment! ”
"No problem!" Naturally, both of them are not afraid of any trouble, and this gives them a little more presence.
Zhang Yi took Lucy's hand and walked on the beach road, and the two of them found that there were many men of all colors dressed in hip-hop gathered here.
Several yellow people in the crowd were particularly conspicuous, and as soon as they saw Zhang Yi appear, they all walked over excitedly.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Yi knew that these people were his fellow countrymen. After careful questioning, I found out that they were all studying at the University of Southern California.
"USC?!" Zhang Yi muttered a sentence in his mouth, and everyone was a little strange.
Of course, they didn't know that from Ye Jing's mouth last night, Zhang Yi had already heard the name of this university.
At this time, several reporters guarding the beach in Venice also immediately surrounded them. Although Zhang Yi doesn't hate it, he doesn't like it either.
Especially before the game started, his attention was on basketball, and Zhang Yi would naturally become irritable when facing the camera at this time.
And Horant also blocked the reporters and reassured them that the opening ceremony was almost over, and after the end, Zhang Yi would naturally be interviewed.
As he spoke, he turned his head and winked at Zhang Yi, who could only nod awkwardly.
The reporters then dispersed, each looking for a new news spot.
The so-called VBLY opening ceremony, on the one hand, was due to financial problems, and on the other hand, it was Herant's insistence.
He created a very retro scene himself, and although it was borrowed from the NBA All-Star opening decades ago, it was absolutely new for today's kids!
Zhang Yi had seen old video footage, so he was familiar with fireworks and flames, which are not seen in current activities.
Not to mention the emotions of ordinary contestants, even Vali and Robert were excited.
Men are single-celled creatures a lot of the time, and it's especially easy to go crazy especially in hot music!
Zhang Yi noticed that there were not many contestants with markings on their bodies, and judging from their dress and physical condition, the competition would be very interesting.
The media also broadcast the opening ceremony of the VBLY alliance live, and the effect was a bit beyond their expectations.
The careful setting and Zhang Yi's eye-catching popularity have made the audience in the online live broadcast room reach the maximum traffic of a small sports media platform like theirs!
Even before the competition has even started, the sponsors are already happy, after all, they have not invested much, but they have gained millions of promotions.
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