When Nina rushed to the hotel room, Yang Yiming had already been drunk for a while. Yu Xiaochun helped her open the door and made a quiet gesture, and Nina understood. The two tiptoed back into the room, Yang Yiming was still asleep, and it seemed that the knock on the door did not wake him up.

"Are you going to wake him up?" Yu Xiaochun leaned into Nina's ear and whispered. In just a few tenths of a second, a faint but long scent of perfume caught his sense of smell, and he realized that Nina was dressed differently than usual. She swapped out the cheap perfume she had smelled when she first met each other, and cut her hair with a crisp over-the-shoulder hair and a little powder. The outfit on the body has also been upgraded from a T-shirt and denim to a black and white Yves Saint Laurent fashion suit, and the backpack has been replaced with a "donkey brand", only for driving a long car, the sneakers on the feet have been retained.

- A pair of Balenciaga sneakers that are worth a lot of money, but Yu Xiaochun didn't know the goods at the time, so this is a later story.

Nina shook her head no. She took off the Louis Vuitton shoulders on her shoulders, handed them to Yu Xiaochun, looked him up and down, and said with interest: "You... Is it thin? ”

"Ahh Influenced by the athletes around him, he has indeed been trying diet and fitness recently, but the effect is so obvious? He was a little embarrassed and tugged down on the black tracksuit on his body, saying, "Maybe it's the color of this clothes..." It's pretty. ”

Nina flicked the small waves at the end of her hair, winked and smiled, "My mouth has become sweeter, too." Someday, you can also go with me to cut your hair, and change your image. ”

"I...?"

"It's okay, just come with me." Nina kicked off her shoes with her heels, threw them aside, walked to Yang Yiming's bedside, whispered a few words in his ear, and then sat down next to the mattress.

"It's... You're hypnotized? Yu Xiaochun couldn't believe it, and still spoke in a suppressed voice.

"That's right. You said that Yiming had cramps at the end of his last game? Right? ”

Yu Xiaochun nodded, but immediately added: "It seems that after he said that after cramping, he felt a little dizzy when he walked, a matter of a few seconds." I don't think it's too serious, but he himself said that he was worried that something was wrong with his stamina, so he didn't invite you from Houston. ”

"Okay, I got it. However, I don't think he has a problem with physical reserves, but he has been a little nervous lately. After all, the season is almost in the sprint stage - I just need to help him adjust it. ”

Nina said lightly, she gently removed the pillow under Yang Yiming's head, let him lie flat, and gently rubbed her temples with her fingers while massaging it softly. Yu Xiaochun's thoughts tumbled because of these words.

Need a new hairstyle?

Nina was doing hypnotic massage therapy for Yang Yiming at the bedside, and Yu Xiaochun was bored and walked to the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the room to examine herself. His hairstyle? He hadn't changed this hairstyle for more than ten years. In fact, he didn't know if it could be called a "hairstyle". His hair is soft and dense, and his bangs hang down naturally along his forehead, and he doesn't do anything special about it, usually until the whole bangs cover the eyebrows, or even the upper edge of the frames of his glasses, he cuts them shorter. In this way, the cycle continued, and the hair was like a handful of naturally growing roots, which never made Yu Xiaochun have the idea that he needed to take special care of it. But maybe Nina was right, and she should have done something about this bland, even ugly hairstyle?

But at the moment he didn't have time to think about these trifles.

Yang Yiming, who was lying on the bed, was the center of his attention. Since that day in mid-October last year, his fate has been closely linked to this teenager. Yu Xiaochun was ecstatic for every ball Yang Yiming scored in the NBA, broke the towel for every block, and regretted every mistake. But luckily, the achievements of this teenager, known as "Dr. Yang", exceeded everyone's expectations, including himself, and his dynamics touched countless people... The most important thing is that Coach D'Antoni's suggestion after the press conference that day also woke him up - time flies, Yang Yiming actually has to face the end of the first season of his life and the playoffs that followed!

Nina's judgment made him breathe a sigh of relief (thinking of this, Yu Xiaochun in front of the mirror really relaxed his shoulders and exhaled a breath).

In fact, before Nina "diagnosed" Yang Yiming, Yu Xiaochun didn't think that this teenager had encountered any "rookie wall". He is very familiar with Yang Yiming's way of playing, his basketball is mainly based on cooperation and defense, and there are not many parts of independent attack, so naturally there is no need to talk about excessive physical consumption and the problem of game methods being targeted by opponents. Coach D'Antoni proposed a plan to keep him in the dark and temporarily give up the all-out competition for the "best rookie" for his personal honor, which should allow Yang Yiming to release more energy and concentrate on preparing for the playoffs, as long as his body and mind are adjusted to the best condition...

But this thought made Yu Xiaochun feel more and more uneasy.

Yang Yiming's anxiety about the rookie wall made Yu Xiaochun feel a little surprised. The Chinese teenager he knew was not only humorous and decent, but also able to get along quickly with everyone, and his goal on the basketball court was always to do what he said. From the 100-point challenge when he first entered the Rockets, to transforming himself into a 3D player, to the success of the All-Star starter, and now to accumulate strength for the playoffs, Yang Yiming stepped out of his footprints step by step. Merely...

It's just - Yu Xiaochun peeked at Yang Yiming who fell asleep from the reflection of the floor-to-ceiling mirror - it's just that when he achieved everyone's goal, did no one ask him himself, what exactly did he want to pursue?

"Next time, I'll definitely make you remember me." This is a promise that Yang Yiming secretly made after being treated indifferently by the ground crew before leaving China, and Yu Xiaochun happened to hear it. Even if he hasn't set foot on NBA soil and hasn't played a game, his determination is by no means comparable to ordinary people. "My goal is to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame." Yang Yiming never seemed satisfied with being the "good" player, the "important" rotation, the "most powerful" Chinese, the so-called successful person who "stood out to everyone"... He just wants to be the best in everyone's eyes!

Maybe it was a mistake for Yang Yiming to give up the competition for the best rookie?

Perhaps, after working hard for most of the season, this is what he really wants to achieve right now? Strive for more playing time, for the sake of tactical weight to the coach bluntly, does Yang Yiming not know the importance of preparing for the playoffs? There is only one explanation for him, and that is to fight for the Rookie of the Year crown! That's why he was so nervous when he had cramps after the game: not because he was afraid of the rookie wall, but because he was afraid that he would slow down the pace of impact.

But Coach D'Antoni's arrangement from the overall situation of the team cannot be violated.

How can Yang Yiming not only leave some spare energy on the field, but also maintain the impact of the best awards? Even the two sound so contradictory in nature: a talent as strong as Kobe Bryant would need to storm the four o'clock dawn in Los Angeles day in and day out to stay competitive. And other "ordinary people" who are not as good as Kobe, as long as they are a little lax on the court, they will immediately be found out by the cruel opponent, and then knocked down, and then stepped on their feet, and then ruthlessly ridiculed. So in the end...

Wait a minute.

Yu Xiaochun felt as if a flash of light had hit him in the mirror.

Los Angeles.

Yes, that's the word. The word Los Angeles happens to be where that lightning comes from.

There's someone in Los Angeles who might be able to help him with this dilemma!

Without thinking about it anymore, Yu Xiaochun quickly took out his mobile phone from his pocket, flipped through the address book, found the name "Scott Kalonsky III" under the letter S, and clicked on it.