After filming Reebok's advertisement, Duffy also helped Ye Feng take over advertising contracts from several other businesses. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Ye Feng is very confident in Duffy's vision and judgment, so basically as long as it is a brand recognized by Duffy, he is not too resistant, of course, this is also because there are Ye Ning and his wife in Los Angeles to check for him, so many years of experience is not given in vain, coupled with the powerful search ability of the Internet in this era, it is easy to judge whether this brand is well-known or notorious. However, after a few times, they also relented to Duffy, this is not a black-hearted businessman who disregards customers for profit.

Trail Blazers management didn't interfere too much with Ye's inability to attend mini-camps in Denver and Miami, but only routinely inquired about his main schedule for the summer. After all, the mini-camp is organized by the players themselves, there is nothing mandatory, the players themselves can choose to participate in it or not, and the team only needs to prevent the players from doing some dangerous activities during the holidays that cause injuries. Don't think that this kind of thing hasn't happened, this kind of example is not uncommon in the history of the NBA, and you can make a list that is not short. This can happen to veteran players, let alone rookies.

The summer of 2008 passed quickly, and for Ye Feng, the months were quite fulfilling, but the most important thing was that he finally changed his identity, from an amateur, at most semi-professional player to a member of the NBA, and he will be galloping on the NBA court for the next dozen years. However, he still did not relax his requirements for himself, but it became more and more intense, and the intensity of his training even made Ye Ning feel a little frightened. Faced with his father's question, Ye Feng's explanation directly blocked his curiosity: "I just want to be able to play a role in the NBA as soon as possible, and a lot of high-load training is necessary before that." ”

However, in mid-September, Ye Feng received a notice from the team, asking him to rush back to Rose Garden to report before September 29, because that day was the team's media day, and after the media day, it was the team's official training camp. Media Day is a tradition in the NBA, or rather a tradition in many professional clubs, to get players in front of the media before the start of the new season, and by the way, to give an interview and talk about the outlook for the new season. In addition to interviews, the most important thing is to take make-up photos of the players, so it's also a good opportunity to show off the spirit of the team.

On the morning of the 28th, Ye Feng took a flight to Portland, of course he couldn't go to the team to report to the team, which would bring a bad impression to the management, and his teammates would also feel that they were playing a big name, although he was not a big name, and he got along well with some teammates in the mini training camp, but such a thing could still be avoided. After a night's rest, Ye Feng drove to the Rose Garden Arena, the home of the Trailblazers, half an hour early the next day, and parked his classic car next to a string of luxury cars. But before he could push the car door, a rough voice sounded in the distance: "Boy, who told you to park your car here?" This is a parking space for Trail Blazers players, and today is a media day, so you hurry up and change places. ”

Ye Feng raised his head, and a big fat man in a guard uniform was panting and running towards this side, and the fat on his body even rippled. Ye Feng smiled helplessly and said, "Uncle, I am the player of the team!" The fat man looked at Ye Feng's car, his eyes were crossed, and he said loudly: "Lie to you, I've never seen you here, and even if you're new, how can you drive such an ordinary car?" ”

Well, it's all the car's fault! Ye Feng was just about to open his mouth to explain, when another BMW drove in the parking lot, and the driver poked his head out and shouted at the fat man: "Hey, Drake, let this kid go, he is our rookie this year, but he only came here to participate in the team trial before, and it happened to be your rest that day, so it's normal that I haven't seen him." Basically, as long as you've seen his Asian face, you'll remember him. Ye Feng smiled when he saw it, it was none other than the team's talented power forward Aldridge who helped him clear the siege.

After listening to Ade's words, Derek knew that it was his own mistake, and he said to Ye Feng with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't understand the situation well before, you can ......park this parking space casually" Ye Feng didn't plan to worry too much, after all, this guy is also loyal to his duties, although his performance after knowing his identity is too doggy...... He smiled and waved his hand, and after Ade parked the car, the two walked into the Rose Garden Arena side by side.

Although he is only a player who participated in the draft in 2006, Ade can definitely be Ye Feng's teacher in terms of how to deal with the media. Naturally, interviews with local media in Portland and some well-known media in the United States were indispensable on the media day, and Ade led Ye Feng inside, while teaching earnestly: "Generally speaking, the questions of reporters during the media day will not be very abrupt, but they must also learn to distinguish whether there are any language traps." You're doing well in the NCAA, there's nothing to attack, but there's a good chance that the team will trade Gallinari, Webster and Lafrenz for you, and if the question is too sharp and you don't know how to answer it, he's the easiest and most effective way to deal with it, and I'd rather not say it than leave them talking......"

Ye Feng has not been interviewed by the media before, but in this season of the NCAA, it is really difficult to find black spots in his and UCLA's performance, and the local media in Los Angeles have expressed their support for them directly or implicitly, so in fact, Ye Feng has not experienced the egg picks of reporters. This time is also a test for him, it can be regarded as a rehearsal for future interviews, anyway, as a rookie, it is not a big deal to say a wrong sentence or two once in a while.

After arriving at the place where the makeup photos were taken, Ye Feng was surprised to find that he and Ade were among the first people to report for duty, and in fact, in addition to the two of them, only Roy and Outlaw were present. However, the staff is ready, there is no shortage of basketballs, chairs, backdrops, etc., just waiting for the players to take pictures. The four of them found a corner to chat, and while they were chatting, teammates continued to join this small circle, until half past nine, the last person of the team, Blake, had also arrived, and the staff quickly began to arrange for everyone to start taking pictures. Since the No. 13 jersey of the Trail Blazers has been retired, Ye Feng chose the No. 3 that he also likes, so he won't tell others that it's because he is a fan of Wade.

Compared to shooting commercials, makeup photos are easy and enjoyable, basically the players are wearing their jerseys and standing in front of the backdrop to pose a few poses, and the photographer can take a few photos. Even if some of the more literate photographers like to let the players make some movements that look handsome but are relatively difficult, for Ye Feng, this is much easier than shooting commercials. The Trail Blazers players were playing with each other throughout the make-up shoot, and McMillan didn't stop it too much, and for a young team, such a harmonious atmosphere is the foundation for growing together.

But soon Ye Feng's good mood was ruined, when the press officer allowed reporters to ask questions freely, as a rookie that the team spent a lot of money to buy, he suffered a "treatment" that other teammates did not have, and at this time he realized that Ade's previous guidance was simply far-sighted. Except for the media from China and Los Angeles, which were completely hostile, everyone else looked at the yellow-skinned kid with more or less colored glasses.

"Hello Ye, what do you think about the Trail Blazers trading you with three players? Don't you think it's a waste? ”

'I don't think so, the team has their own considerations for doing this, and of course I'm very grateful to Mr Allen and Mr. Pritchard for how much they think of me, maybe they think it's within what the team can afford to trade three people for.

"As an Asian player, do you think you can succeed in the NBA? You know, your fellow Yao and Yi Ke are interior players, maybe as a wing you still need a lot of work in the NBA, I'm not sure if you can prove that you deserve the price the Blazers pay for that. ”

"The fact that there are a lot of really strong players in the NCAA this year and I'm not falling behind in the game against them, so I don't think I can't get my feet in the league with my physical qualities. As for workouts, the first season or even the first few seasons are a good opportunity for any rookie to work, and I do need to work, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be taught a lesson by others, and I'm going to suffer if I underestimate me. ”

"As far as I know, Chinese like to show humility, but with all due respect, you don't look like a Chinese."

"That's because I may be the first Chinese in the NBA with an American basketball background, and humility in American basketball culture is not a good thing."

"Do you think you're going to be able to compete for Rookie of the Year? Like you said, a lot of the rookies this year have a lot of quality. ”

"I think the most important thing I should do is follow my coach and follow my teammates to win the game. As for Rookie of the Year, I'll go for it if I get the chance, and while people like Rose, Beasley, and my college teammates Russell and Kevin are all great, I'm not going to throw in the towel easily. However, the team's record will always prevail over individual performance, and if I could, I would be willing to give up the Rookie of the Year in exchange for the team to make the playoffs or even compete for a championship! ”