Shortly after Dwight-Howard's phone call ended, Yang Yiming's four-person pool gathering also dispersed. José, who was relieved while his wife was out of the house, was satisfied and drove home. Yang Yiming, Yu Xiaochun, and Nina went back to their rooms to rest.

Yang Yiming lay on the bed. A noisy night came to an abrupt end, and the brain didn't seem to be at peace. With 25+15+5+5 ultra-luxury data, the big discussion about "bailing out" Curry, Howard's lobbying calls, it's hard to imagine all happening on the same night.

He pulled out another letter from his bedside table that Scott Kalonsky had written to him inviting him to join the YACAP program in the summer. To attend or not – the content of the letter is indeed very enticing. If he participated, would he have to hide it from his friend and agent Yu Xiaochun, as Kalonsky requested?

Yang Yiming read the letter again, took the letter paper in his hand and rubbed it, and the touch of the paper with lines gently came along his fingertips, a wonderful and fresh feeling. It was as if all of a sudden, as if the events of that night had suddenly opened up in front of him a much larger world that he had not paid attention to before.

Just as he was thinking about it, there were several knocks on Yang Yiming's bedroom door. He put the letter on the head of the bed, got up and opened the door, and saw that Yu Xiaochun was standing in the door in his pajamas, holding his laptop in his hand. "Yiming, I'd like to talk to you about the schedule for this summer's offseason, is it convenient for you? Can I come in? Yu Xiaochun's tone didn't show any sleepiness.

"Okay, come in."

1/

Yang Yiming took off his slippers and leaned on the bed, Yu Xiaochun dragged the desk and chair in the room, and rode on it in turn, with the computer balanced on the back of the chair. The electronic clock at the bedside showed that the time had passed three o'clock in the morning, but the two young men were in good spirits and chatting.

"Koharu, you just said that you want to plan for the summer, do you have any proposals?"

"Well, but I came to tell you first, I thought about it for a while, and I thought about the discussion by the pool just now, and I think what you said is still very reasonable."

"Oh? Haha, why did you suddenly change your mind? Aren't you afraid that the Golden State Warriors with Curry will win us in the playoffs? ”

"No, I certainly don't want us to lose. But I'm more worried about your lack of victory and criticism than a tough opponent. I think you're right, every great champion needs great opponents, Michael Jordan has the Jazz's Malone and Stockton, the Magic has Larry Bird, Dirk Nowitzki has relied on the god killing mode to complete the redemption, and LeBron James and the Warriors in recent years... It is a coward's mentality to hope for the weakness of the opponent to win the championship. ”

"But if I think about it carefully, what you said makes sense, Koharu. We can play so well now, except for Harden and Paul, a bunch of veterans are holding their breath. Nené, Joe Johnson, Ariza, and even Rose and Gordon are not young anymore. If we don't take advantage of this year, this group will be a year older after this summer. What the chances will be next year, or even where these guys will play, it's all unknown. Yang Yiming thought of this, and was a little worried.

"But the Rockets aren't just veterans. Deng Ge is 28 years old this year, which is the year of fighting. You and Capela are both the hope of the Rockets' future. Regardless of whether the playoffs can be won to the end, there will be opportunities in the future. Definitely! Yu Xiaochun made a fist gesture and added, "So I thought about it, so that you can be a real test in your first playoff journey, and facing the best opponent you may face in your entire career in the future, it may be worth more in the long run than taking an O'Brien Cup easily." ”

"Well, but let's hope we win the championship." Yang Yiming smiled slightly.

"Of course." Yu Xiaochun also smiled, who would have thought that he would not snicker when he lifted the championship trophy.

"But regardless of the outcome of the playoffs, this summer is important." Yang Yiming returned to seriousness.

"That's right. Every summer is crucial. I've observed that the players who have improved significantly in each new season have put in a lot of hard work in the off-season. So I thought about it today, and I wanted to discuss it with you in advance. ”

"It's okay, I'm thinking about that too." Yang Yiming said as he stole a glance at the letter from Kalonsky on the bed. "Do you have any ideas, Koharu?" He withdrew his gaze and said.

"Business events are definitely to be attended. I'd like to help you decide on the sponsor first. Several domestic sports brands are willing to pay a high price to sign a contract with you, such as Li Ning and Anta. Personally, I prefer Adidas the most, on the one hand, their resources are heavily tilted towards basketball, and in this way, they will also be in the same camp as Denggo and Rose, and Adi's PR team is very optimistic about the gimmick of the 'Rocket Three'. I've also been contacted by Curry's owner, Under Armour, but they are very demanding and cautious about their spokesperson. As for Nike, there is no news yet, maybe because their star lineup is too rich..."

"What about Peak? What kind of black technology R&D factory Howard just said, I want to go and see it when I have time..."Yang Yiming interrupted Yu Xiaochun's narration.

"Ah...", I probably didn't expect Yang Yiming to take the initiative to mention Peak, after all, compared to these sports brands, Peak is the lowest in terms of popularity and commercial level, and Yu Xiaochun is not well prepared. But after listening to this, he quickly typed a few lines on his laptop, and then said, "Okay, then I'll arrange it too." There should be no problem. ”

Yang Yiming nodded with satisfaction.

"Anyway, after we have a broad understanding, we can determine the brand under the contract according to the signing conditions issued by each company, based on your ideas. As the new spokesperson, the brand will definitely arrange a series of business activities for you..."

"Anyway, we'll just cooperate then, right?"

"Well, that's right." This time, it was Yu Xiaochun's turn to nod in confirmation, and he continued: "Making money and expanding the market are very important, but in fact, they are not the most important. The real key is the training plan after that, and like you said, the commercial value of sports stars should be implemented in the final performance. So I want to end all business activities by August, leaving at least a month for training and improving. I would like to arrange for you to go to Germany for special training. ”

"Germany?!"

"That's right!"

The eyes of both men lit up at the same time.

"What does Germany have?"

"Wolzburg, Germany, to be exact."

"Could it be..."

"That's right! Wolzburg is where Dirk Nowitzki received his basketball initiation. He returns there every summer offseason to improve his shooting skills with his mentor Hogel Geiswanna. I don't know if Nowitzki will play next year, but I want you to train with him and Coach Hogel, and also practice shooting! ”

"Is the Golden Rooster independent?"

"Yes, for example, Golden Rooster Independence! If you can develop Nowitzki's signature moves, imagine you're only 5 centimeters shorter than him, and how much of an advantage you would have in the 3 position if you had that shot! ”

"Golden Rooster Independence..."Yang Yiming read silently, thoughtfully.

"That's right!" Yu Xiaochun simply closed the computer, got up from the chair, and imitated Nuo Tianwang's one-footed backward shot.

"But how did you and Nowitzki meet?"

"This..."Yu Xiaochun didn't expect to be asked this question, his shooting action was stuck in the air, and after a while, he touched his head embarrassedly and said: "Remember the last time you came back from Toronto, we specially called Nina to go to Dallas to meet us and help you recover your strength?" You fell asleep after hypnotherapy that day, and Nina and I went out to hang out in the hotel, and we happened to run into Nowitzki and a few friends in the lobby, and we chatted and got to know each other. ”

"Oh?"

"King Nuo Tianwang said that he admires your style of playing." Yu Xiaochun peeked at Yang Yiming's face, but he didn't read any expression from it, so he had to continue to justify himself: "It's almost like chatting with people, it's my job as an agent, hehe." ”

"Hmm."

"So... Germany, this summer, training with Nowitzki – what do you think?! ”

Yu Xiaochun noticed that Yang Yiming lowered his head and looked sideways at the open few pieces of paper beside the bed. Then he looked up and said in an almost refusal tone, "I think it's good." But let me think again. ”