Yu Xiaochun dialed the phone number of Karonsky III, who called himself "Little Scott". He didn't expect the phone to go through the first time, but the phone rang a few times, just when Koharu thought it would go to voicemail, the phone went through.

"Mr. Yu!"

"Mr. Kalonsky." Yu Xiaochun's tone was a little excited, but he immediately realized that Nina was still hypnotizing Yang Yiming in the room, so he quickly covered the microphone with his hand and walked out of the room to chat in the hotel corridor.

"Just call me Scott, I told you, didn't I? I don't like to be like them, Scott-Kalonsky—" said Scott Jr., with a deliberate long note, "One, two, too serious." We're friends, or let's call them friends - how are we doing, buddy? ”

Nabs? Little Scott's enthusiasm made Yu Xiaochun a little uncomfortable, but maybe it was because of the glass of wine that he drank together at Stamps, Yu Xiaochun thought secretly. The American's self-acquaintance can sometimes be a bit unpredictable for Asians, but he decided to go with the flow: "I'm not bad, it's been another month in the blink of an eye after the All-Star break, and I'm about to make the playoffs." How are you, Scott, my homie? ”

Yu Xiaochun's homie scream was obviously lacking in confidence, but fortunately, the other side didn't care:

"yes. But I don't think you still need to 'storm' the playoffs, and a win against the Dallas Mavericks will give the Rockets a playoff spot. Well, I'm still the same. We didn't have a clue about what we talked about at the All-Star Game, and the business didn't affect it much, but I was a little absent-minded and kept thinking about it. ”

Yu Xiaochun knew that the "incident" mentioned by Scott Jr. was Donovan Mitchell's big show at the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. At that time, he thought that Scott Jr. gave Mitchell some "dunk cheats", but he didn't expect that the other party was also defenseless against this change, and even Scott Jr. said that when he was ten years old, he helped Vince Carter, the first customer of the year, win the slam dunk contest, which was shocking. Even out of respect for Carter Sr., it stands to reason that he would never allow such a provocative imitation to occur. The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and from this point of view, it may not be wrong for Scott Jr. to call him a brother in the first place.

Why didn't you think of this earlier?!

When Yu Xiaochun had this thought, he suddenly felt a lot more confident, he cleared his throat and replied, "I may know who this person is giving you a headache." ”

"Who?!"

"Maybe it's a NASA space biologist at the Kennedy Space Center in Houston called Nicolas."

"Space biologist? Are you sure? How do you know? Little Scott was intrigued and asked rhetorically.

"What Yang Yiming told me - in fact, it was also his inference, they played an exhibition game with the NASA basketball team at the time, and met this guy named Nicholas, I didn't go that day..."Yu Xiaochun thought about it, and decided to describe it rigorously, "This Nicholas wanted to recruit Yang Yiming as his new 'test subject' at that time, and it was said that he could quickly improve his physical fitness in the short term, but Yang Yiming didn't agree to him." As for how Nicholas later found Mitchell, we have no way of confirming. But Mitchell's recent progress, we think about it, and he may be the only suspect. ”

"Well, it's not scary to have no way to prove it. We'll meet him together someday, don't you know. ”

"Will it be? Together? ”

"yes, what's the matter, don't you want to see this Nicholas with your own eyes, do you have any clever means?"

"Of course..."

"That's the end of it! When you get back to Houston, we'll make an appointment! ”

Yu Xiaochun still wanted to argue, but Scott Jr. had already made a decision in advance, so he had to acquiesce to the arrangement.

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Yu Xiaochun was also a little curious about the Frankenstein mentioned to him by Yang Yiming. The application of aerospace bioengineering to the physical modification of sports athletes sounds both dangerous and tempting. But what he didn't know was that Yang Yiming only told him Nicholas's identity information, but did not mention the other party's appearance...

What scared Yang Yiming was not only Nicholas's paradoxical character, but also the appearance of this person and Yu Xiaochun: Nicholas is like Yu Xiaochun's "man in the mirror", from his face to demeanor, to his body shape, he can completely confuse the real with the fake. Yang Yiming didn't explain this detail, probably out of intimacy, and didn't want to cause Yu Xiaochun extra unnecessary troubles. "If you say you look the same as a Frankenstein, could it be that your friends have something wrong with you?" I have to say that Yang Yiming is thoughtful and has a good starting point, but unfortunately he is still lying on the bed in the room at this time, how could he guess that Yu Xiaochun really wants to meet Nicholas in person for a while?

"By the way, why did you suddenly remember to call me today? You can't just tell me about Nicholas, do you? Scott's enthusiastic voice continued on the other end of the line.

Yu Xiaochun was worried that he didn't know how to speak, and the other party took the initiative to shout, how could he not answer the next sentence: "Well, of course, the news of Nicholas is also the main reason for calling." But in fact, I still want to ask you for a favor, I don't know if it's convenient to talk about it. ”

"Convenient! You've given me such important information, I promised you last time, and I'll thank you very much. ”

"Then I want to gamble on your side."

"Bet?"

"That's right, you remember the last time we were in Las Vegas, you asked me to flip a coin five times, and in the end, I chose the '10-game block cheats' instead of the 'permanent enhanced three-point shot'. I want to try it this time, I don't know if you still have this kind of 'service' over there? Yu Xiaochun didn't know what word to use, what Scott Jr. provided was indeed a "service" to improve the ability of players, but he always felt weird after he finished speaking.

"Or to Yang Yiming?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell me what you think? Why did you suddenly think of asking me to help you? Scott's tone turned serious.

"It's... I actually hope to help Yang Yiming win this season's Rookie of the Year. Yu Xiaochun was a little embarrassed to say his selfishness, but Scott Jr. didn't care, and immediately answered:

"Then I understand. You don't mind, I just want to understand your needs clearly, so that I can provide you with the most accurate service - so you hope that in almost a month, Yang Yiming's ability will not only be significantly improved, but also help him sprint for the best rookie award - that is to say, this improvement must be very convincing, not only to be unbeatable, but also unforgettable. ”

Scott Jr. is really different from his fathers, he speaks directly and does not beat around the bush at all. Yu Xiaochun listened quietly on the other end of the phone, waiting for him to analyze the situation clearly.

"If that's what you need, then I have three options right now: scoring, offensive rebounding, steals. Two sets are regular options, and an extra set is a gift for me. Same as the principle of the 'Ten Blocking Cheats' last time, with the information I provided, Yang Yiming's ability and performance in a certain aspect will be significantly improved, and the effect will continue until the end of the regular season. I can promise that it will work, but how much it will be enhanced, then everyone will be different from person to person, and I can't make a commitment. You can only choose one of the three options, because trying to change a player's multifaceted abilities at the same time can be counterproductive. ”

"Scoring, offensive rebounding, stealing..."Scott Jr. threw out three plans at once, which caught Yu Xiaochun off guard. He repeated, contemplating which option would be the best:

The Rockets still have 17 regular season games left, and in the few stats just mentioned, Yang Yiming's 13.2 points rank seventh in the rookies, nearly seven points away from No. 1 Donovan Mitchell's 19.8 points, he has 4.8 rebounds per game, less than one offensive rebound per game, can be in the top 10, less than two rebounds away from joint first Ben Simmons and Lauri Markkanen (7.6), Yang Yiming has 0.9 steals, tied for seventh with five other rookies, almost half of the first Ben Simmons and Lonzo Ball (1.7).

If you consider the difficulty of catching up with the leader and the sensory experience brought by the explosion of data, it must be the most important choice among the three solutions...

"Offensive rebounds!" Yu Xiaochun and Little Scott shouted in unison.

"Eh, I didn't expect the hero to see the same thing." Scott Jr. spoke first: "I was going to recommend you to pick an offensive rebounding plan. There's something to see, and there's still something to chase! ”

"Hmm." Scott's affirmation made Yu Xiaochun, who was still worried about this matter a few minutes ago, suddenly feel confident, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Then attack the rebound, thank you so much!" How did you pass this information on to me - hey, wait, I haven't asked how much this plan will charge?! Do I want to toss a coin with you? ”

"What else do you charge! This set of plans, thank you for your information, and send it to you for free! ”

"Huh? …”

"Send your email address to my phone, and I'll send you the link to the information."

"I'm sorry, the money should still be given to you, Scott..."

"Mailbox, don't forget!"

Doot, little Scott hung up the phone directly, shoved this gift into his hand, and cut off Yu Xiaochun's last thought of refusal.