"Hey, Chen, first of all, congratulations on winning this match, you played very well in this game"

"Oh, thanks for the compliment, I didn't do well enough"

"Wow, I've always heard that the Chinese are very humble, it seems that it is, as a local media, on behalf of Phoenix, I welcome you to join, this is your second regular season game for the Suns, seeing your performance, I think you have adapted to playing in Phoenix, right?"

"Of course, I love it, I love the fans, they're welcoming, they love my coach, my team-mates, they help me a lot, I think I like everything here"

"Aha, that's really great, you played against the powerful star Irving today, your three points and your passing are amazing, how did you do that?"

"Huh? Well, first of all, Irving is a very good player, you know, he can do anything, we don't have much to do to limit him, although I don't want to admit it, but I have to say, there is a certain gap between me and him, but I have improved very quickly, compared to just entering the NBA, through training and the help of my teammates and coaches, I have made a lot of progress. I think it won't be long before my strength is comparable to that. ”

"Yes! We can all see that, statistically speaking, you and Irving are the two strongest rookies in this class at the moment, which of you do you think will be the best rookie? ”

"I'm going to win the Rookie of the Year award, but that's just our goal right now, and I think my rivalry with Irving will last for the rest of my career."

"Ahh It seems that you're very confident, you mean, you and Owen are going to be lifelong enemies, right? ”

"Well, I think so"

"The last question is, what do you think about your defeat? Did the management and scouts of each team all look away? ”

“。。 Well, well, the NBA is the top league, and the team management and scouts have a very high standard, and I think the reason why I didn't make the cut was because I had a big injury and no one wanted to bet on it. Of course, I think many people now regret the arbitrary decision at that time, right? ”

"Haha, that's for sure, I hope you can have a successful career, thank you for your cooperation, goodbye"

"Goodbye"

The crowd dispersed, and Chen Shu found the Asian he had seen earlier.

"Hello, are you Chinese?"

"Hello, hello, Chen Shu, I am a reporter for Sina Sports in the United States, and my name is Li Shuangfu. I am a true Chinese. Chen Shu asked in English, while Li Shuangfu replied in Chinese, and soon Chen Shu also switched to Chinese.

"Haha, fellow, it's great to see your fellow countryman on the side of the court" Chen Shu was very happy to have a Chinese speaker to chat with.

The two didn't talk much, because time did not allow, the two exchanged contact information, Chen Shu promised Li Shuangfu to do an interview when he was free, and then Chen Shu hurried back to the dressing room.

From a brief chat with Li Shuangfu, Chen Shu learned that there has recently been another Chinese player in the league, Jeremy Lin, who previously played in the development league with the NBA, and was recently recalled by the New York Knicks, playing the same position as Chen Shu, and is currently the backup point guard of the Knicks, but he does not play much time and does not have many opportunities to perform.

Chen Shu, who knows the news, is still very happy, at least in the league, he is not the only Asian American, which also means that the Asian point guard has begun to adapt to the league and is gradually recognized by the league.

On January 25, the day after the game against the Cavaliers, there were not many reports on the official websites of major sports media in the United States about yesterday's Suns and Cavaliers, except for a headline about Irving in the corner.

"Champion Irving 32+5, Cavaliers regret losing to the Suns"

This situation still makes Chen Shu very depressed, the Suns obviously won the Cavaliers by a big score, and their performance is obviously very good, but they can't get the attention of the media, but Irving, who lost, was praised by the media. The American sports community has a long history of prejudice against Asian Americans, who have always believed that basketball is a black and white sport, until Yao Ming came out of nowhere and established himself in the NBA, that the arrogant Yankees knew that China's big men were just as good at basketball.

Gradually, the alliance began to recognize the big men in Asia, and then Yi Jianlian and others joined. However, due to the weakness of the Chinese guard line and the poor performance of dribbling the ball in the international arena and not being able to pass the half court, the NBA believes that Asian guards are useless and cannot adapt to the NBA.

Although Chen Shu played a performance that was not weaker than the team's players, he still did not get the corresponding treatment under the inertia of discrimination in the United States. This is also what Chen Shu vowed to change, he must slap these so-called senior basketball people in the face, he believes that this day will not be too far away.

To Chen's relief, Phoenix's local media still published news about Chen's book in a prominent position on the website.

"China Chen 27+9, Suns beat Knights"

"The enemy of life, if you lose the draft, you won't lose the champion show"

Of course, the Chinese media are the most supportive of Chen Shu, Sina Sports, Tencent Sports, NetEase Sports, all gave Chen Shu today's front-page headlines, which made Chen Shu very surprised, is he already so influential in China? Knowing that Chen Shu received a call from Smith, he understood what the reason was.

It turned out that the sneaker sponsor Anta was working behind the scenes, and Chen Shu's sneakers have been produced and mass-produced, and will be sold soon, so now he has been contributing money and efforts to help Chen Shu hype. It's just that Anta doesn't have any resources in the United States, so its publicity efforts in the United States are not enough.

Smith also asked Chen Shu about his free time, because Anta and Sina wanted to do an interview with Chen Shu to add fuel to the hype of sneakers. Due to the tight schedule of the shortened season, it is impossible to go back to China to do promotional activities, and an exclusive interview was conducted nearby, and the reporter interviewed was Li Shuangfu, a Sina reporter in the United States whom Chen Shu had just met.

The interview will be followed by a sneaker signing session at an ANTA store in downtown Phoenix. Finally, Smith also conveyed Anta's expectation, that is, during this time, it is best to play beautiful statistics and play explosive games to help the promotion of the sneakers, and after the publicity is in place, the Chen Shu generation of sneakers will be sold in China and the United States.

Of course, Chen Shu doesn't need to care, he just needs to make time for an exclusive interview, and then take time to sign with the sneakers.

Finally, the time agreed for the interview is the day after tomorrow, because tomorrow, the Suns will play the Raptors in the evening.

Today, Chen Shu still insists on going to the stadium to practice, which is incredible in the eyes of his teammates, because just coping with such a dense schedule has already put their bodies and spirits to the test, and finally has time to rest, this Asian actually went to the stadium to train, which is simply crazy.

Basketball is Chen Shu's dream and a belief. He likes the feeling of sweating in the arena, and even though there are no spectators, Chen Shu feels fulfilled when he hears the sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor and the sound of basketballs hitting the floor. This may have something to do with the fact that Chen Shu lives alone in the United States, and he needs this feeling of fulfillment to eliminate the loneliness of being alone in a foreign land.

In fact, the team's exclusive trainer has told Chen Shu many times that too much training is easy to cause hidden dangers of injury, but Chen Shu prevaricated on the grounds that his body's recovery speed is beyond ordinary people. Chen Shu's performance in these two games gradually gave him some prestige in the team, which is the benefit of being a point guard, because everyone wants to be the one favored by the point guard.

Of course, the favor of the coach played a big role in this. Also playing a role is Chen Shu's level of effort beyond ordinary people, because people who are positive and train hard are always easy to accept.