Chapter 35: Interview with the NBA's Frontline (Thanks to the Big Guy for Putting Me on the Book List)

"Hello, are you Li Mojie?" A female voice asked in English.

After Li Mojie saluted the audience at the Staples Arena, he was about to go back to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes, when he suddenly saw two yellow people, a man and a woman, walking towards him, one of whom was still carrying a camera, and immediately guessed that they were reporters, and said with a smile: "I'm Li Mojie, excuse me, what's the matter with you?" ”

"Well, I'm CCTV5's new program - Liu Yuxi, a special correspondent at the forefront of the NBA, and I want to do an exclusive interview with you." Liu Yuxi is wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, but the simple dress can't hide the hot figure, and the fabric is outlined with an attractive arc. She lit up the work photos on her chest and straightened her waist, wanting to make a good impression on the other party.

"Liu Yuxi?" Li Mojie suddenly had an impression, and looked down at the two high mountains that the white T-shirt could not hide, well, it was true.

“CCTV? I know. Li Mojie is actually a very clean person, after playing a shower and change clothes, so he said in Chinese: "But I am still playing NCAA, your show is called NBA frontline, do I meet this?" ”

"Yes, of course yes, the rise of a generation of superstars, what do you think of this title?" Liu Yuxi said jokingly.

"Well, that's fine." Li Mojie also touched his head and smiled.

"If you can, we want to do an interview not only with you, but also with your coach and teammates. Do you know? You are very popular in China now, and your fan group, the Shocking Magic Group Tieba, has more than 6 million followers! Liu Yuxi looked at the shy big boy in front of him, and his feelings increased, and he continued.

"Okay, yes, our family Mo Jie and I are very willing to be interviewed by you!" Just as Li Mojie was thinking, Li Jianguo, who was next to him, walked over with a DV and said a little excitedly.

"Who is this?" Liu Yuxi looked at Li Jianguo and wondered.

"I am Li Mojie's father, and my name is Li Jianguo." Li Jianguo stepped forward and excitedly preached in his Cantonese Mandarin.

"Oh, hello, hello." Liu Yuxi stretched out his left hand that didn't hold the microphone and shook hands with Li Jianguo.

CCTV, the largest media in China, came to interview Li Mojie, Li Jianguo was very happy, this time Li Mojie can really become a household name in China

CCTV reported that Li Mojie played basketball, and Li Jianguo didn't have to make long-distance calls to explain to people in his hometown how his son became a big star. He can directly let the people in his hometown in Foshan, eastern Guangdong, watch CCTV TV, anyway, now even the root antenna can also watch CCTV. Those old antiques can't go online, I said that my son was interviewed by Penguin Sports, and actually asked me which station Penguin Live is on? Do you want to top up your money?

The two sides directly found a bench and sat down on the bench, so close, Li Mojie glanced at the broad-minded host, because Li Mojie was relatively tall, so Liu Meinu sat very close, so the interview began in a harmonious atmosphere.

At first, the questions were all regular, revolving around Li Mojie's unique family background and life playing in American schools.

Liu Yuxi said in surprise as soon as he came up: "I did hear from my colleague that you can speak Chinese, but I didn't expect you to say so great!" Liu Yuxi really didn't expect that Li Mojie, the second generation of immigrants, could speak Mandarin better than Li Jianguo, the second generation of immigrants, and there were indeed very few immigrants who could speak Chinese, like Jeremy Lin, who only learned Chinese later.

"Well, my Chinese is self-taught, because my father sometimes takes me back to eastern Guangdong to pay New Year's greetings during the Chinese New Year, so I also speak Cantonese." Li Mojie said calmly.

Liu Yuxi asked, "What is your height now?" ”

Li Mojie replied: "I am exactly 200CM tall when I don't wear shoes, and 2.03 meters tall when I wear shoes, the NBA standard small forward height." ”

Liu Yuxi asked: "What position do you mainly play in the team?" ”

"Playing small forwards, more precisely, playmaking small forwards. Sometimes I also play point guard directly. ”

Liu Yuxi asked: "Is it like James?" In fact, many people in China say that James is your template. ”

"Well, let's just say that, my current style of play is indeed a bit like James in his first season in the league, because I don't have enough weight now, so I don't get into the inside singles much, but I don't want to gain weight like James in the future."

Liu Yuxi asked a question that was most interesting to the domestic audience: "I heard that you are the favorite candidate for this year's champion, right?" ”

"Well, yes in terms of strength, but in fact, the draft conference mainly depends on how the team chooses, and sometimes the team that gets the top pick doesn't need a small forward, so I may also fall into the list and explore the flowers, right?" Li Mojie smiled.

"Well, that's right." Liu Yuxi didn't expect Li Mojie to answer like this, generally speaking, Chinese people should be humble first, and then say something that other people are also great. "Do you have any teams you'd like to go to?"

"Well, Lakers, of course that's impossible, Kobe Bryant is still there, I hope to be drafted by the California team, so that I can be closer to my parents."

"Oh, why don't Kobe Bryant go to the Lakers when you're here?" Liu Yuxi smiled maliciously.

"Oh, you get the idea." Li Mojie also smiled.

Then Liu Yuxi didn't investigate deeply, but asked about Li Mojie's training: "In fact, many domestic basketball fans want to ask, why are you already so good at the same age?" What is the reason why you are the top pick? ”

Li Mojie pondered for a moment: "In addition to the good body given by my parents, I actually need to exercise the day after tomorrow." The Trojans had a lot of training facilities, and they prepared training programs, nutritious meals, supplements, and so on. I usually get up at about 7 o'clock to go to school, eat early in the team, start warm-up with my coach at 8 o'clock, and practice dribbling, shooting, and practicing with and without the ball from 9 to 12 o'clock. From noon to 2 p.m., from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., there will be physical training and a training match. I eat four meals a day in the team, and I practice more in the evening, but after 9 p.m. I stop exercising. ”

"Four meals a day?"

"Yes, our team has four meals a day, breakfast, lunch, afternoon and evening."

Liu Yuxi asked: "What is the main tactic of the Trojans?" ”

"The NCAA offense has 35 seconds, so there's plenty of time. We're going to do pick-and-roll first and cover off the ball, sometimes my breakouts, and there's a lot of variety, and everybody has to write it down with their heads, especially the people who have the ball. Li Mojie counted carefully.

Liu Yuxi asked: "You're going to participate in the draft this year, right?" ”

Li Mojie didn't want to answer: "I only went to college for one year, and I will participate in the draft this year, and I will temporarily go through the procedures for suspension, and I will successfully get my graduation certificate by continuing to study on the job in the future." ”

Liu Yuxi asked: "Do you think the threshold for playing NCAA is high?" Did you have any difficulties before you got into the team? ”

Li Mojie said seriously: "I think the threshold is still quite high, the pace here is very fast, the competition is fierce, height, speed, and bounce are very important, everyone wants to play in the NBA, after all, if you can be selected by the NBA, you have the opportunity to earn millions of dollars, and everyone is very desperate." ”

Liu Yuxi then asked with an ambiguous smile: "Ask a question that is not related to basketball, in fact, you are quite handsome, do you have a girlfriend?" ”

Li Mojie smiled embarrassedly: "Yes, I'm still a Chinese girl, but I can't show it to you for the time being." ”

"Really? That's a pity! Liu Yuxi said with a regretful face.

Finally, Liu Yuxi said: "Our interview will be broadcast on CCTV5, do you have anything to say to the audience in front of the TV? ”

Li Mojie sat upright and said, "I hope everyone can support me a lot, I think I will leave my mark in this basketball country, and I will definitely become an NBA superstar in the future." ”