Chapter 5 Lost Section 25 Coming to America
The NBA playoffs have begun, but the "Lan Meng Boys" have no more time to watch the game, because the college entrance examination will be ushered in in 2 months, ending the task of the game. Students should also put more energy into studying for the exam, because not everyone can get the qualification to be sent to the university like the senior Han Chongyu.
On an ordinary Saturday morning on April 16, Li Xin was about to pack his schoolbag and go to school to attend a make-up class. For him who is not good at learning, the college entrance examination is indeed a threshold, and in last week's preliminary exam, Li Xin scored a total of 405 points in five subjects, which is only enough for ordinary two books.
As for Li Xin, he didn't want to go to college in other places, so he not only had to go to a new place, but he had no relatives, no friends, and no golfers. And the recognition of his basketball ability in other places is also a process, and the basketball atmosphere of the school there is also a big question mark.
"How much did you score last week?" Xiaoxue sent a WeChat inquiry.
"405 points" plus a tearful expression.
"In this way, there are less than 2 months left, so you have to come on!"
"What is your first choice school?"
"I want to go to Tongji University, isn't your wish to be Jiaotong University? Even if you count the extra points for sports expertise, it's still a long way off. ”
"This, I know" Li Xin's tone was not as resolute as on the basketball court at all.
"Ding Dong!" The doorbell rang again.
"Who?!" Li Xin asked.
"Express!"
"Another courier?" Li Xin opened them, and the courier of China Post handed over an EMS envelope.
"You're Li Xin, please sign for it!"
"I, I'm Li Xin!" Li Xin took the envelope and looked at it, the sender signed Jiaotong University?
"Jiaotong University!?" Li Xin saw these four words in his heart, and felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart.
When I opened the letter, it was a letter of acceptance:
"Shanghai Siyuan Middle School
Dear Li Xin,
In view of your outstanding performance in the CHBL high school basketball game, you are now admitted to the basketball major of the Department of Physical Education of our school as a sports student
Dear students, welcome to become a member of SJTU University, starting with a single step, Jiaotong University will become your dream of room fees and write a brilliant stage!
Please report to the school on September 3, 2016 with this notice. ”
Another piece of good news!
"Great! I don't need to take the college entrance examination, I'm going to Jiao Tong University! Li Xin jumped up excitedly! Following Han Chongyu, Li Xin was also directly admitted to the university again.
Li Xin told his friends the news as soon as possible!
While Xia Jun was happy for Li Xin, he also began to worry about himself:
"I'm so happy for you! But you went to Jiaotong University, what about me, my volunteer is also Jiaotong University! ”
"What was your score on the test last week?"
"440 points!"
"It's a lot better than me, but it's still a bit of a gap to meet the score line of the university! But with a little more effort, you can definitely do it. Let's meet at the University and continue to be teammates in college! Li Xin encouraged, but the difficulty is indeed not small, you must know that the average admission score of Jiaotong University last year was 492 points, according to Xia Jun's score is still more than 50 points, can you catch it back in more than a month?
Xia Jun started his review plan the next day, Xia Jun, Chi Shengwei, Ouyang Chi, Zhang Xiaoxue, and Fang Wenxin formed a review team, each tutoring the other four people with their own good subjects. Xia Jun is good at geography and history, Ji Shengwei is good at physics and chemistry, Ouyang Chi is good at mathematics, Zhang Xiaoxue is good at English, and Fang Wenxin is good at Chinese. The five have a clear division of labor and tutor each other, and after a month later, the second test for the fifth time, all five have made significant progress. In particular, Xia Jun scored a total of 473 points, an improvement of 33 points from a month ago. There is still hope for a score above 490, not to mention the extra points for sports specialties.
The schedule of Zhuo to the United States has also been set, the members of the original basketball team are filled with a reluctant atmosphere, May 30 finally ushered in the day of farewell Zhuo, all members of the basketball team to the airport to see off, even regardless of the review to see off Zhuo Yifan.
"Which university to go to in the United States, is there any news?" Li Xin asked
"My goal is UCLA!" Zhuo proudly replied!
"Basketball elite UCLA? The UCLA that produced stars like Abdul-Jabbar, Reggie Miller, Byron Davis, Russell Westbrook, and more"
"Yes! Where to go, you will start a six-month intensive revision and take the ACT test in December! ”
"Zhuo, have a safe journey! The United States - the kingdom of basketball, I really want to go there! Xia Jun sighed.
"Brother, I'll miss you!" Zhuo came up and hugged Xia Jun tightly.
"I'll go to the United States to find you in a month!" Li Xin patted Zhuo's shoulder, Zhuo hummed, and the two hugged each other tightly. This is the longest distance of separation.
"Zhuo, this is done!" Fang Wenxin sent a delicate small box.
"Just open it on the plane and put it in your backpack!"
"Thank you, thank you!" Zhuo respectfully took the box.
Just as the Zhuo family was about to turn around and enter the airport, a taxi came to a halt in front of everyone.
"Wait, wait!" A voice like a silver bell came. Everyone looked in the direction of the taxi, and a petite girl came out of the car, it was Lin Lingyu.
"Light rain! What are you doing here? Zhuo was surprised.
"Of course I'm coming, you're going to the United States soon, and I'll never see you again, can I not come?"
"Today, I just got back from my publishing house and have good news to share with you!" Xiaoyu took out a book from her small school bag.
"This is a novel I wrote, and it will be published soon, and I will give you this novel today!"
"Your novel?" Zhuo also pondered that he hadn't seen Xiaoyu recently, so he was writing a novel at home?
"Yes, since the last time I came back from a trip to Zhouzhuang, I wrote a travelogue, but I didn't expect it to be very popular on the Internet. After that, so many things happened in my family, and I wrote them all into the novel. I didn't expect it to be so popular on the Internet, but now that the website has contacted the publisher to prepare for the publication of this novel, I have received a lot of manuscript fees for it, and the situation at home has also improved. It's all thanks to you. ”
Zhuo took the book and said, "Thank you, I will keep this book well!" ”
"You are the savior of our family, if it weren't for you, I don't know what it would be like now!" As she spoke, the girl's eyes were already full of tears.
Xiaoyu shouted and threw herself into Zhuo's arms, which surprised Zhuo a lot!
"You, you, this is ......"
"Go to the United States and cheer up! I'll come and see you when I get a chance. Xiaoyu wiped the tears from her eyes, and her big watery eyes only stared at Zhuo seriously. Zhuo was a little embarrassed.
"Okay, guys, I'm leaving, we can still contact again online, I'll miss you!" Zhuo waved his hand and walked to the security checkpoint.
After sitting down on the plane and taking off, Zhuo opened the small box given by Fang Wenxin, which was full of group photos of the teenagers, a group photo when he went to Zhouzhuang to play, and a group photo of the manager of the restaurant after coming back. There is also a group photo of last year's semi-finals qualifying, a group photo of the end of the national journey after losing to Wusheng by 1 point, and so on. Each photo evokes fond memories of the teenager:
"I'm so happy to meet you!" Zhuo sighed and looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside the plane.
"What kind of people and things will be waiting for me in the United States?" Zhuo thought to himself.
On June 3, this year's NBA playoffs ushered in, and the final finals were the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the No. 1 seed team in the Eastern and Western Divisions, and the Golden State Warriors, who broke the NBA regular season record with a record of 73-9.
And the students in the third year of high school in the school also ushered in the day of the national college entrance examination on June 8. It also predicts that the "Lanmeng Boys" are about to leave Siyuan Middle School, which has been with them for three years, and go their separate ways.
On June 24, the NBA draft day, a Chinese player's participation in the draft attracted widespread attention, and Chinese people had the opportunity to step on the NBA arena again. The Boston Celtics selected Zhou Qi from China, a 218cm young center, with the 23rd pick in the first round, and he once again became China's basketball hope. Countless basketball teenagers take him as an example and dream of stepping on the NBA court one day, including Li Xin. But he never told anyone about this ideal, because in the eyes of the vast majority of people, this dream was too far away. Only a handful of China's 1.4 billion people have been able to set foot in the NBA so far. Although Li Xin is already an excellent high school basketball player and is about to set foot on the college basketball court, if he wants to enter the NBA, more people will think that he is talking about his dreams!
But people always have to have ideals, what if they do come true, don't they?
Another exciting news for Li Xin is that July 5th is coming soon, he is about to embark on a trip to the United States, to participate in the NBA's youth summer camp activities, Li Xin's 17 years of life, except for entering the national competition and fighting against Wusheng, there is nothing more exciting than this matter!
"Philadelphia, USA, I'm coming!"
At 11 a.m. EST on July 5, Li Xin arrived at Philadelphia International Airport.
When I got off the plane, my eyes were full of blonde foreigners, and English was everywhere. Li Xin was a little dizzy until he turned on his mobile phone and mobile wifi.
Zhuo Yifan sent a message on WeChat: "Brother, have you arrived in Philadelphia?" ”
"Just arrived, just got off the plane!" Li Xin replied.
"Where are you?"
"I'm in Terminal D of the airport, and I'll be out right away."
20 minutes later, just after walking out of the terminal, a tall Chinese figure appeared in the crowd different from himself. It was Zhuo Yifan.
"Brother!"
"Zhuo! So early! The two brothers embraced each other warmly.
"Well, I arrived last night, can I not be concerned about participating in the summer camp?"
The two exchanged pleasantries and got into a taxi that went straight to the hotel. At the hotel they met Mike Brown, one of the leaders of the NBA summer camp. Mr. Kim.
Mr. Jin briefed the two of them on the itinerary of the summer camp and introduced them to some teenagers from other countries who came to participate in the summer camp.
The next day, the boy Dream came to the basketball camp to report first.
Nestled in Pennsylvania's scenic Pocono Hills, the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers basketball camp is a great place to stay outdoors. It has 12 basketball courts, 4 24-hour indoor courts, 1 swimming pool and other recreational facilities.
The first step in the camp is to conduct a basketball skills test, and train and compete in groups according to the level of the campers to ensure that each camper can improve their basketball skills under the premise of fair competition.
1-on-8 skill coaching. In addition to basketball training, there are also many other activities:
NBA basketball movie appreciation, beach volleyball, mini golf, baseball, table tennis and other leisure games; A private water area for a 76-person summer camp for fishing, boating, ......
Li Xin and Zhuo Yifan had a happy day, and in the evening, that is, on July 7th, Beijing time, the annual CHBL National Basketball League will start again. (To be continued.) )