As the owner of the Shanghai Oriental Shark Club, Da Yao is not only the matchmaker of the Magic team's trip to China, but also one of the organizers and beneficiaries. At the hotel where he stayed, a grand reception banquet was held, and when the banquet was over, Chen An arranged the affairs of the team, and he and Da Yao had another conversation alone.

"Although I have said it before, I would like to express my gratitude once again for facilitating this trip to China for the Magic."

Chen An expressed his gratitude in fluent Chinese, and he was very polite, because Da Yao was one of his favorite players in his previous life, and Da Yao's hard work and tenacity on the court also made him very respectful.

Da Yao's voice was very low and thick, this is the unique voice of big men, he waved his hand and said: "There is no one else, don't say any kind words, I want to say thank you, and I thank you, I know that you have the right to make a decision in the magic team, if you don't nod, you won't have these things now." ”

Da Yao is very rich in conversation wisdom, he took this as the beginning of the conversation, and quickly opened the conversation, originally two strangers sat together because of basketball to talk, then the focus of the conversation was naturally basketball, and the direction of the conversation has been controlled by Da Yao very well, he first talked about the current situation of the NBA and some of his comments on his favorite players, and then he extended the topic to the domestic basketball world.

At this stage in 2012, the current situation of Chinese basketball is obvious, with the retirement of Yao Ming's generation of players, Chinese basketball is a time when it is not green, all relying on Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, Zhu Fangyu These people are supported, but the strength is definitely far less than when Da Yao was there, and even the status of the hegemon of Asian basketball has been lost, and it has been overtaken by Iran.

What's more, there are no promising seedlings in sight, and the future of Chinese basketball looks very bleak during this time period.

There are many reasons for this, Chen An, as a person who has relived his life, naturally knows many internal factors, and only knows the future trend of Chinese basketball, but he didn't say much, just listened quietly, he can see that although Da Yao retired and became a businessman, he never forgot that he was a basketball man, and he has always been worried about the development of domestic basketball, which is not surprising why he later became the chairman of the Basketball Association.

The two-hour conversation was generally very pleasant, most of the time Chen An was listening, Da Yao was talking, but both of them felt very good, seeing that the night was getting deeper, and the conversation came to an end, Da Yao changed his words and finally returned to the magic team and Chen An.

"I've watched the Magic games against the Hawks and the Bobcats, and I have to say, you've got a lot of offensiveness, and it's unimaginable for a newly rebuilt team to have such crazy performances on the offensive end."

Da Yao was full of praise, and after Chen An was modest, he said, "Then who do you think impresses you the most in my team now?" ”

"Of course it's you!"

Da Yao smiled narrowly, made a small joke, Chen An laughed in response, and said, "I'm talking about players." ”

"James. Harden. ”

Da Yao gave an exact answer, and said: "It can be seen that your team is based on Harden and Lillard as the dual core, both of whom are the initiators of tactics, but in terms of game performance, Harden is slightly stronger than Lillard in terms of offense, and in terms of organization and scheduling, Harden is more than a step better than Lillard."

I have to say that those peers in the United States have gone away, and your exchange of Howard for Harden is definitely a great deal. ”

The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, Da Yao's words are to the point, his gaze is undoubted, but in the end, the tower-like man was a little sad, and said: "Now the NBA is developing too fast, more and more emphasis on speed, I watched the game video that day and thought, if I hadn't retired at the beginning, and I could continue to play after the injury improved, would I be able to adapt to the current NBA and keep up with the speed of the ball?" ”

"Of course you can!"

Chen An replied very affirmatively, Da Yao nodded with relief, he may feel that Chen An was comforting him, but Chen An was speaking from his heart. Although the development trend of the NBA is indeed getting faster and faster, the league is not a uniform small-ball style, and it is not without teams that are unconventional to defend and position warfare. You must know that the Polish Hammers are still the main center of the Wizards until the 17-18 season, and the Wizards are still one of the giants in the East.

"Hearing you say that, I want to make a comeback, but unfortunately, it can't work."

Da Yao smiled self-deprecatingly, glanced at his bulging belly, and retired for a few years, although he was only 32 years old, it was absolutely impossible for him to make a comeback.

However, Chen An said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "If you really make a comeback, I can consider signing you, and then you and Roy will be under my command, haha, you two can privately settle the grievances at that time." ”

Jazz and Roy are the two bitter masters of Yao Mai Rocket, Chen An's ridicule caused Da Yao to laugh, and finally, the two shook hands in laughter and prepared to say goodbye.

"I hope you can lead the Magic team to great results in the new season, and I am very optimistic about you and this new Magic team."

"Thanks, I'll try."

This is a parting word, and then the two got up, Chen An sent Da Yao away, but when he was about to reach the door, Da Yao said again: "The sentence I said before is not exactly a joke, the magic team is the most impressive in China right now, or the key word is you, Chen An."

If you can really lead the Magic team to great results in the new season, make the playoffs, and even go further, trust me, you will definitely not be less well-known than me.

Therefore, as a friend, I suggest that you look for a domestic agent, maybe there are some companies that want to find your endorsement and advertisement. ”

After Da Yao left, Chen An was the only one left in the room, he sat in front of the window and quietly looked at the night outside the window, and his mind kept flooding with Da Yao's words before parting.

To be honest, he didn't take this aspect into account before the trip to China, and he was busy with the team's affairs all day long, but Da Yao's words were by no means untargeted, maybe Chen An didn't realize his commercial value before, but after Da Yao's reminder, and remembered the voice of the crowd at the airport before, Chen An realized that after his popularity gradually increased, his commercial value would gradually be reflected, and this aspect really needed to be planned in advance.

However, it is just a plan, Chen An will not be in a hurry to realize his popularity and commercial value, because he believes that under his guidance, the magic team will achieve certain results, and he will become a frequent visitor to the domestic sports sector in the future, and his popularity and commercial value will be increased step by step.

Thinking about these, gradually, the thoughts in Chen An's mind became clearer, to live a new life, he not only wants to be a successful NBA coach, but also to become a successful person, a successful basketball person like Da Yao.