Chapter 157: Japanese Street Baller
The team's trip to China was a complete success, and there were thousands of empty alleys everywhere they went.
On the last day, Tang Wenlong took the 76ers players to have a good time in Beijing, speaking of the capital, but in fact, he has not been here a few times, but he seems to be very familiar with it, and he has done his best to be a landlord.
Subsequently, Tang Wenlong parted ways with the 76ers, and he and his agent team met with Nike's team to gain some understanding of the overall process of the Asia tour.
The first stop on the Asian tour is Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo is known as the largest city in Asia, with a large population and a thriving economy. The Tokyo metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with a population of nearly 30 million people, and the dense and complex rail transportation system is the first impression.
Nike arranged for Tang Wenlong's personal business activities in Tokyo, apparently because he valued the city's obvious huge market.
Strangely, as a Chinese, Tang Wenlong's influence in Japan is not small, and in Japan, he also has a group of fans who like him and follow him.
Ginza business district, outside a large shopping mall.
Nike contacted local staff to set up a temporary outdoor court for Tang Wenlong, and the entire field was surrounded by a ring, just around half of the basketball court.
"What's the event today?" Tang Wenlong was lazy, and his continuous business activities made him a little tired.
The person in charge of Nike following Tang Wenlong is a blonde and blue-eyed white beauty, about thirty years old, wearing a professional woman's suit, looking capable and energetic.
"Today is a couple of outdoor basketball events, and there will be heads-up with the fans. You can, right? ”
"Annie. Don't doubt my abilities! Tang Wenlong looked dissatisfied. Although this beautiful official of Nike is beautiful, she always has a serious expression and is not cute at all.
"I shouldn't just choose fans to come up, we have arranged for you to be the main attacker of SomeCity, a relatively hot street team here in Tokyo, Japan, don't be careless." Anne instructed, but when she said the last sentence, it didn't sound like an instruction.
Tang Wenlong snorted, the little woman didn't understand his power at all. He didn't even bother to explain.
Anne squinted and secretly glanced at Tang Wenlong, and saw that the young boy was sulking there, and the corners of his mouth slightly revealed a good-looking upward arc.
After a while, fans gathered on the edge of the venue, and the number of fans was so large that the rectification mall was immediately flooded. The security personnel who came out of the mall wiped the sweat from their heads, and kept receiving instructions on the intercom, adjusting and selecting security measures.
Tang Wenlong sat on a stool, and on his feet were a series of basketball shoes specially launched by Nike for his summer trip to Asia, with a gray and yellow background. Outlined at the leading edge, the mid-to-high top supports the thin calves. Even sitting on the bench in his pants, you can see his slender and powerful figure.
In the distance, a few men dressed in hip-hop short-sleeved shirts and shiny silver charms walked down the path.
The shouts of "SomeTime, SomeTime" sounded on the side, and Tang Wenlong probably knew that it should be the legendary fan who challenged him.
Streetball, Tang Wenlong has also been in contact with it.
On the eve of graduating from high school and going to Syracuse University, when he and Wesley Johnson received special training from Black Jack in March, they often went to New York's Rock Park to play some streetball games, although they were all passers-by, but also enriched his basketball boundaries.
The biggest difference between professional games and streetball is that one is aimed at winning and unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, and the other is aimed at passing.
And when a lively hip-hop dance was staged on the ground, and heavy metal hip-hop music was sprayed from the stereo, everyone's emotions were unconsciously infected.
The Japanese street ball player walked over, Tang Wenlong looked up, he was not too tall, and the tallest one might be more than 1.9 meters, which was not a small gap with him.
The tallest street player was probably the core of the team, with a beard and an unknown tattoo on his arm, and it looked like he had some muscles and a few pounds.
"That's Heimiya, Japan's No. 1 street golfer, who just turned 24 this year and has unlimited potential, and it is said that AND1 is interested in signing him." Anne said secretly in Tang Wenlong's ear, exhaling like an orchid, and the unique smell mixed with the scent of Michigan Lake Qinlan penetrated into his nostrils, like a cat scratching, lingering in his heart.
Tang Wenlong tilted his head sideways and responded in a daze: "Is it, very strong?" ”
The famous Pinggong street ball player and the other street players in SomeCity looked at Tang Wenlong, Tang Wenlong was still sitting there, and he didn't look like he was standing up to greet them, which made the proud Pinggong have a trace of dissatisfaction and anger in his eyes.
"This guy is so arrogant" Heimiya's head seems to be on fire, he doesn't think that NBA players can be as strong as on the street court, you know, even if he is as strong as Kobe Bryant, he has once touched a nose in Rock Park.
They are the stars of two systems, why can he make so much money, and why does he look like Lao Tzu is the best in the world? Heimiya thought hatefully, feeling more and more jealous and dissatisfied in his heart.
The host walked up to the venue in Hokkaido's accentuated Japanese, and after a chatter, the audience burst into cheers.
"Tang Wenlong, he said, you will spend an hour of basketball time here with the fans, and you will soon be about to deliver a wonderful one-on-one streetball bullfight!" Anne spoke smoothly.
Tang Wenlong showed a hint of surprise, "You still know Japanese?" ”
Anne was very calm, and her tone was consistent, "This is nothing unusual, I am the head of Nike commercial activities in Japan, and I don't know Japanese, how can I work?" ”
Tang Wenlong was choked and speechless, touched his nose and pouted.
In the cheers of the host and the audience on the side, Tang Wenlong walked onto the field, and I don't know where to go, the host found a black and red basketball.
Tang Wenlong took the basketball and touched it, the texture of the ball was not bad, but it was not leather, it felt like a PU ball.
Tang Wenlong couldn't hear what the host said, but he felt like he was very lively, and he always had a faint smile on his face, like a spring breeze, in fact, he thought in his heart, why didn't he finish speaking?
Finally, after waiting for a long time, the audience applauded, and the tall street player walked under the basket, wearing a red Bulls jersey, showing that he was a Jordan fan.
Tang Wenlong didn't understand Japanese, and Heigong wouldn't communicate with Tang Wenlong, so the two of them just politely made a high-five and shoulder bump on the street court.
"Okay, then, let's look forward to it, the bullfight begins!" The host was enthusiastic, and the surrounding media collectively pushed back, leaving room for the two to go head-to-head.
Tang Wenlong knew that he could start, so he took the ball and passed it to Pinggong, Pinggong pushed it with both hands, and the basketball rebounded into Tang Wenlong's hands after smashing on the ground, and the bullfight officially began! (To be continued.) )