Taylor Swift didn't come to see the game, and the Rockets' home court was missing a bright picture.

Taylor's fame grew, and he worked more and more. Since she moved back home, Hayes hasn't seen her very often.

This made Hayes feel a little lost, the two were already close enough to go further, but now they were busy with work and had to rely on phone calls.

Today, Taylor's dad, Scott Swift, is at home to watch the game.

"Hi, Chuck." After the game, Scott and Hayes greeted each other warmly.

"Hi, Scott." Hayes said hello to Scott Swift. When they meet, both of them call each other by their first names. This is the habit of Americans, and if it is placed in China, there will be a feeling of messing up the generations.

Scott was a fan and became friends with Hayes. They have eaten together a few times and have a common language when it comes to basketball. The daughter can't come, and of course the dad won't let the package go to waste.

"Chuck, well done. If it weren't for you, the Rockets' winning streak might have come to an end. Scott Swift smiled and patted Hayes on the shoulder. It's really enjoyable to watch today. ”

"Thank you." Hayes laughed.

"I'm leaving, I still have work tomorrow. You have to keep working hard, I am optimistic about you! Scott patted Hayes on the back again and said.

"I wish you all the best." Hayes smiled.

Scott was conflicted. He liked Hayes, both in terms of talent and character. Hayes has a good surname, plays well and understands music, and if he were white, he would definitely raise his hands and feet in favor of Hayes becoming his son-in-law. However, he quietly did something sorry for Hayes. He couldn't say this, and he felt a little guilty in his heart.

As soon as Hayes walked to the players' tunnel, reporters immediately gathered around to interview the heroes of the game.

Hayes responded casually and slipped back into the locker room.

Reporters all asked him how he prevented Kobe? It is inconvenient for Hayes to publicize his practices to the world. Could it be that the reporter told the reporter that he was stimulating Kobe Bryant while pulling the other party's pants with small movements? That's too perverted, it's better to be flashy.

The Lakers suffered their most embarrassing loss of the season.

At the post-match press conference, "Zen Master" Jackson kept a gloomy face. As soon as the reporter asked, he immediately became angry.

'I don't know what's wrong with that – we were 20 points ahead at the most and we lost in the end, and that's a way I'm hard to accept.

The Lakers' reasons for defeat were obvious, with more turnovers than the Rockets, fewer rebounds than the Rockets, and free throws in the final quarter that could not give up the victory. In the whole game, except for Kobe, the other players of the Lakers performed averagely.

Bryant scored 48 points, and his super play in the first half gave the Lakers a lead over the Rockets, but in the second half, he hit consecutive irons to allow the Rockets to recover the score. Success is also Kobe, defeat is also Kobe.

Phil Jackson didn't blame Kobe.

When facing the Suns in the playoffs last season, many people accused Kobe Bryant of playing too alone and not having teammates in his eyes, saying that Kobe's selfishness was the main reason for the Lakers' failure. As a result, in the last game, Kobe Bryant was not alone, he kept passing the ball to his teammates in the second half, and he shot once, and the Suns beat the Lakers by 30 points to advance.

Kobe Bryant is not alone, who else can the current Lakers rely on? Except for Odom, there really isn't a team member who is qualified.

When the reporter asked about the Rockets' defense of Kobe, Phil Jackson blew his beard and glared loudly and said: "We could have won the game, but there was a player on the Rockets team who played too savagely, and the defense was too dirty. You only have to look carefully at the footage to know what's going on. I won't say more, at this time it will not help to find any reason, and if you lose, you lose. But back at home, we'll be sure to return the colours! ”

Some reporters speculated that what Phil Jackson wanted to do most now might be to grab the Rockets player and go to his KFC restaurant, chop it into chicken nuggets, and make it into a hamburger. (Opposite: KFC wasn't opened by Jackson.) Positive: Definitely! He also used his avatar as a logo. …… 囧)

The dirty player mentioned by Phil Jackson is, of course, Chuck Hayes, who was named the best player of the game.

Hayes shot a low percentage and played 40 minutes, shooting 6-of-19, 2-of-7 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 2 steals.

Yao Ming got 28 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, and seemed to be stronger. But experts agree that Hayes' defense is the key to the Rockets' victory, he injured Odom on the inside defense in the first half, and when he defended the outside in the second half, he successfully stole Kobe Bryant and sent a big hat! It was his key defense that led the team to a Jedi counterattack and a comeback against the Lakers.

Hayes did not attend the press conference. Although he won the game, he felt embarrassed to win in this way, and he didn't know how to face the media.

He prefers that he can beat Kobe Bryant with his ball skills rather than playing tricks. On the surface, he won, but in fact, compared to his personal ability, he lost a mess.

If Hayes had been brought into the Lakers and played Kobe's current role, would he have done better? Can he be the heart of a team?

He couldn't.

He can't support the whole team by himself now, and if someone is in the middle, he will end up as a blacksmith.

Hayes drove back to the apartment and sat for a while, when Gao Tongxuan knocked on the door, visited his home, and reported on his work.

Gao Tongxuan, as Hayes's economic man, will also be there to watch Hayes's game. But after the game, she would leave the arena and go home alone, not back to the apartment with Hayes.

She did this to avoid scandals.

Recently, more and more companies have contacted her, and businessmen have taken a fancy to Hayes's popularity. Some businesses hope that Hayes will endorse their products for a long time, and some companies hope that Hayes can attend the product promotion activities to build momentum for the event. This kind of cooperation is very short, maybe only a day or a few hours, and tens of thousands of dollars can be credited.

Hayes pushed it all off. He needs time to practice, he needs to improve his game, and it's impossible for him to be present at too many business events during the holidays. There is only one company that he is interested in because this company is big and has the most money. That's Toyota.

Gao Tongxuan slowly introduced Hayes in Chinese: "Toyota wants you to be the spokesperson, I talked to the person in charge, originally, Toyota bid fifteen million a year, I raised the price to 20 million, because they had bid 20 million to Yao Ming before, Yao Ming refused." I said that your popularity now surpasses that of Yao Ming, and you are also very popular in China, so you can't be lower than Yao Ming. ”

"What do the people at Toyota say?" Hayes asked with a smile.

"Yes. They really want a Rockets star to endorse them, you are one of the Big Three of the Rockets, Maddie has endorsed other companies, Yao Ming refused, and now the most suitable person is you. Gao Tongxuan's tone was a little excited. If the cooperation is successful, this will be the first contract she has negotiated as an economic man, and it will be a large contract of tens of millions of dollars.

However, she pondered for a moment and said, "Chuck, there is one thing I must remind you that if you endorse Toyota, it is likely to reduce your popularity in China, so you better think about it seriously." ”

"Isn't it? Beauty, 20 million. You still persuade me not to accept this endorsement? If I take you, you'll be a rich woman. Hayes looked at Gao Tongxuan and said with a smile: "You can contact Toyota tomorrow, and when I come back from the away game, I can sign a contract with them." ”

Gao Tongxuan didn't want to borrow this business to make money, but she felt that she had an obligation to think about Hayes and explain the relationship to him. With a bitter smile: "You think too simply, you don't understand the hearts of Chinese at all, if you endorse yourself, Chinese fans may not like you, I am afraid that you will lose more." ”

It is said that Toyota has found Alexander, the owner of the Rocket Team, several times, with only one purpose, hoping that he will help him get involved with Yao Ming and let Yao Ming be Toyota's image spokesperson. Toyota has always been the stadium sponsor of the Rockets, and the Rockets' home arena is called the "Toyota Center", so the boss is naturally willing to accomplish this beautiful thing, not to mention, Toyota has prepared a lucrative advertising contract for Yao Ming before starting the operation. However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations, Yao Ming had almost no room for negotiation, just two words: "No." Moreover, it is not responsible for providing any explanation.

Hayes looked at Gao Tongxuan and smiled, "I know what's going on." Yao Ming did not accept Toyota's endorsement, which was a protest plot. But I'm different, I'm American. Even if I'm a (this word has a racist connotation, Lord Hai!) Endorsed Toyota, as long as you pretend not to know the contradictions, they will forgive me, but you, you are my economic person, they may denounce you. Do you think you can withstand the pressure of condemnation? If you're afraid of being scolded in the future, I won't take it. ”

"You know? You said...... If only I ...... You won't take it? Gao Tongxuan listened to Hayes's words, her beautiful eyes seemed to be shining, and her breathing was a little unsmooth. Is he serious? 20 million US dollars, say don't want it, what kind of courage is this? Is he for me?

"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, I'll work with you to boycott the goods." Hayes said seriously.

Gao Tongxuan suddenly felt that this black man was very cool and free. I felt a little strange in my heart, but ......

Hayes only lasted 5 seconds, then changed his pleading expression and said, "Beauty, I'm just talking, don't say you won't let me take it, I want the 20 million to speculate in stocks." ”

Gao Tongxuan, who was still moving, shook her head and fell crooked on the sofa.

Gao Tongxuan's worries are justified.

"Even if we don't visit the Yasukuni Shrine, the Koreans don't buy our cars, but we visit the Yasukuni Shrine every year, and the Chinese still buy our products." ”

A sentence that made the Chinese cool from head to toe made countless patriotic Chinese begin to "boycott the goods".

Many hot-blooded men who boycott the goods are eager to strip off their clothes on the street when they see women wearing "kimonos". (This is not a boycott of goods, but a pervert, right?) ）

In fact, blindly boycotting goods is also harmful to China.

In today's economic globalization, many commodities are not simply "original goods", but "multinational" products. Many of the so-called "domestic products" or products from other countries are also produced in joint ventures with this enterprise. This is difficult to distinguish as an individual consumer. In the context of international economic interdependence and "you have me, I have you", blindly boycotting goods is like hitting a sparrow with your eyes closed, and it is very likely that you will not be able to hit a sparrow, but will accidentally hurt your own people. If the blind boycott of goods hits the Chinese-funded enterprises in China, it is very likely that the Chinese workers of these enterprises will be laid off, thus harming the vital interests of the Chinese compatriots.

Of course, the fact that the devils once invaded China is undeniable, and of course the hatred of the country and the family must be avenged, but the Chinese should not use methods that are unfavorable to themselves.

When the country is really strong, it is not too late to wash the blood.

Gao Tongxuan said it in such detail for Hayes's good.

She didn't think Hayes knew more about it.

"It's fine. Jackie Chan also endorses Ben Canon, no one boycotts Jackie Chan, right? I'm just American. Hayes laughed.

In addition to the fact that he is now an American, but also because he sees far ahead.

Chinese boycott goods, will not change for him as a black man, how many Chinese because of his advertisement, go to buy Toyota? He is not Yao Ming and will not have that much influence.

More importantly, he knows the future and knows what will go wrong with Toyota.

In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation announced the recycling of more than 9.1 million vehicles worldwide, with the famous "Toyota Pedal Door" and "Toyota Brake Door" occurring. What does 9.1 million cars mean for Toyota? It means that it is not enough for this company to produce all the cars produced in a year. Not to mention, how much does it cost to recycle and repair so many cars? In fact, the worst thing is to discredit Toyota, which is known as "the highest quality in the world", in the world.

The situation of Toyota cars is like a world beauty pageant lady who was suddenly discovered to have been an escort girl. The U.S. political axe even banned Toyota cars in the country.

Hayes wanted not only to endorse, but also to spare no effort to build momentum for Toyota. Anyway, the more you sell, the more you will recycle if something happens, and when the time comes, you will lose your money......

He has already made a decision to endorse for a year first and make a fortune. If it can be renewed in the second year, sign a big contract first, and then let the "Toyota brake door" incident be exposed in advance.

It's very simple, just go to the relevant department and report it anonymously and let people investigate.

After exposing Xiao Yueben's garbage car, he held a press conference to publicly apologize to the people who bought Toyota cars, pretending to be victims.

Toyota, get ready to send money to Haiye!

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