Originally, Wen's father already had a mobile phone, and there was a landline at home, according to the Wen family's frugal tradition, Wen's mother would not have a mobile phone anymore. But once Wen Hao called back, and after Wen's mother was absent and couldn't answer the phone, they gritted their teeth and bought a new mobile phone. Anyway, with so much money from Wen Hao, it doesn't cost much to buy a mobile phone.

At this time, Mother Wen heard the sound of the phone, hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said while going to get the phone: "Could it be Haowa." ”

"Haowa Haowa, you know a Haowa in one day." Father Wen gave Mother Wen a blank look.

But despite this, Father Wen still stretched out his ears to hear whether it was Wen Hao or not.

Mother Wen answered the phone with trembling hands, and Wen Hao on the other end of the phone just called "Mom", and Mother Wen said continuously: "Haowa, Haowa......"

Seeing this, Father Wen hurriedly snatched the phone, pressed the speakerphone, and then handed it back to Mother Wen.

"Mom, how are you all?"

"It's good, it's all good." Mother Wen's voice trembled a little, "It's just that you are not at home during the Chinese New Year, and you and your eldest (father) look strangely lonely." This is the third year you haven't spent the New Year at home. ”

Wen Hao's eyes were also a little moist: "Mom, I will definitely go back to see you this summer." Now that your son has a stable job and money, I will definitely go back to see you and me grow up. ”

"Well, it's good to be back, it's good to be back." Mother Wen couldn't help but cry again.

Seeing this, Father Wen took his mobile phone and said, "Haowa." ”

"Great." Wen Hao heard his father's voice, and his nose was a little sour.

"I heard your cousin Duan Ran say that you are going to participate in a star competition these days, you have to fight hard."

"It's an All-Star Game." Wen Hao said.

"I heard Duan Ran say that this game is participated by the best people who play in the NBA, so are you also the best player?"

"This ...... Not yet, I'm just in a small game, not an All-Star Game. ”

"Oh," Father Wen was slightly disappointed, but not frustrated, "No matter what competition you participate in, you have to fight hard." Don't you love basketball, since you do, then whether it's a big game or a small game, you have to play well. ”

"I see, big."

"By the way, one more thing. You're not too young, it's time for a target......"

"Great, I'm training and playing now, I'm busy, I don't have time."

"If you don't have time, I'll introduce you at home when you come back in the summer, what do you think?"

"I'm only twenty-two, and I'm still young." Wen Hao has a big head.

", twenty-two is still young? Look at your elementary school classmates in the village, they are all twenty-two, and the children are running on the ground......"

When Father Wen said this, Mother Wen snatched the phone, glanced at Father Wen, and then said to Wen Hao: "Haowa, don't listen to your nonsense. Twenty-two is big in the countryside, but it's still a lot small in the city. And now that you're abroad, it's even less of a big deal. If you listen to your mother, you can train hard and play well. ”

"Hmm." Wen Hao laughed.

"But Haowa, if you have the opportunity, you have to seize it, after all, you should start a family in your twenties."

Wen Hao was speechless, what kind of logic is this, Mom, she also said that she should play well and not be distracted, and then she had a theme with her father.

"But Haowa, the person you talk about must not dare to talk about foreign countries. When the time comes, I don't know what you mean. ”

Father Wen's words made the family of three laugh, and the distance between the three seemed to be less obvious.

……

After talking on the phone with home, Wen Hao lay down on the bed with great satisfaction.

The next day, Wen Hao still went to training. After welcoming Wen Hao in with a smile, the staff of the Barclays Center looked at Wen Hao's back and secretly admired in his heart: "This Chinese is too diligent." At a time when everyone was going to have a good time, he came here to train alone, and every day. With such hard work, it's no wonder he was able to stand out from the Rockets' bench. ”

In the NBA, talent is one thing, and hard work is also another. No matter how good the talent is, it is useless not to work hard. is like Maddie, when he first debuted, many people even said that his talent was even better than Kobe, but everyone knows what it looks like in the end. The reason was nothing more than lazy training, and even for a while, his personal trainer couldn't find him at all. As soon as you call, it's at a bar or something. It is precisely because of the lack of training and the lack of muscle protection in the body that his injuries are frequent, and his career is almost ruined by injuries. It can be seen that the important surname of hard work. (Not Maddie, I personally don't really like Maddie, but I don't hate him either.) The above paragraph is just a matter of facts. If you have read Yang Yi's commentary "The Biography of Yao Ming", you will know that this is true. ）

Now this Chinese is so hardworking, even if his physical fitness is only average, but he has broken 30+ points and double-digit assists in several consecutive games. It can be seen that there is always a reward for paying.

After today's training, Wen Hao returned to the hotel where the Rocket team was located. He can't go to training tonight because tonight is the All-Star Rookie Challenge, and he can watch it live from the comfort of his bed.

To be honest, many times, Wen Hao also wants to be lazy. But reality does not allow him to do so. Tonight he could have done so.

The Rookie Challenge doesn't look like an All-Star, it's a real game. All the rookies who can play want to show themselves, they want to be known to the outside world, so they give their best in the game.

Although Wen Hao didn't have much thought about the rookie game, he inevitably felt a little sour in his heart. With his performance in recent games, let alone the rookie game, All-Stars are likely to enter. But it can't be helped, who made himself a short-term player a month ago, and no one knew about it at that time, and no one voted for him. Although his votes soared several times in the final week, it was still not enough to make it to the All-Star and Rookie Challenge.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing. On the other hand, if you don't make the All-Star and Rookie Challenger, the coaches and players of those other teams pay less attention to themselves, so that they can play easier in future games.

This year's rookie challenge also saw a lot of great people emerge, and they performed like crazy on the field one by one. Wen Hao secretly memorized their characteristics, especially for those point guards who are likely to be opposite to him in the future, he spent a lot of effort to study. Now when he has nothing to do, studying the videos of other players and teams has become a compulsory course for Wen Hao. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can defeat one's opponent in all battles, and only by understanding one's opponent can one defeat one's opponent. Studying these footage will be beneficial for future competitions.

……

At five o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Wen Hao came to the Barclays Center again. The staff welcomed Wen Hao into the stadium and said, "Chinese Wen, tonight is your game, good luck." ”

"Thank you." Wen Hao waved his hand to the staff member and walked into the arena.

At the same time, on the other side of the distant ocean, Wen Hao's house, some villagers in the village also gathered, and Wen Hao's cousin Duan Ran also came to Wen Hao's house. They are all here to watch Wen Hao's game today.

"Brother Wen, your Haowa has a big future this time." This is how the villagers now greet Father Wen.

"Haowa not only played basketball and went to the United States, but also participated in this star game, which means that Haowa is a star, amazing."

"Brother Wen, what kind of star game does Haowa play, is there still a bonus? Your family has sent it again this time. ”

Father Wen only smiled and said, "Alas, it's not a big deal, isn't it a basketball mile?" I really don't know what the bonus is. ”

But what Father Wen didn't know was that Duan Ran was a veteran NBA fan, and he said to everyone: "I know that I know that if you participate in the Skills Challenge, you can get $25,000 in prize money for the first place. ”

"25,000!"

"Dollars!"

"Tsk, that's more than 100,000 yuan, I said you sent it back this time."

Father Wen only continued to smile and said: "Only when you get the first place can you have so much money, if you can't get it, then there will be no more?" ”

Duan Ran hurriedly said: "There are four people participating in the competition, and the second place also has a reward of 15,000 US dollars, and the third and fourth places can also get 5,000 US dollars." Therefore, as long as you participate in this competition, you can get at least $5,000. ”

"$5,000! That's tens of thousands, obediently. ”

"It's more than 20 minutes. Earn tens of thousands in more than 20 minutes, oh my God. One villager exaggerated.

"Look at it, twenty minutes is more than our annual income, and people are more popular than people."

"That's still the least estimate, and if you get the first place, it's ...... Duan Ran, how much do you calculate. ”

Duan Ran replied with a smile: "It's about 150,000 yuan." ”

"Ah......h

All the villagers lost their voices.

"I made 150,000 yuan in less than half an hour, and I can't call it a life."

……

Amid the exclamations of the villagers, this year's Skills Challenge is about to begin. Since last year's Skill Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest were very failures, this year's rules have been completely revised.

The Skills Challenge is back to the individual competition, with four players competing in the competition. The four were divided into two groups for the first round to determine the top two and then the second round of the finals.

Participating in this year's Skills Challenge are 76ers point guard McCarvey, Cavaliers point guards Irving, Wen Hao, and Kings point guard Thomas.

After a lot of opening events on the spot, the game finally began. But it wasn't a skill contest at first, it was a shooting star. The Shooting Star game is still won by the Miami Heat's Bosh team, who have won the tournament for the third year in a row.

About 20 minutes after the end of the shooting star game, the long-awaited skill challenge for Wen Hao's fans finally began.

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