All book friends, please calmly and calmly read this unrelated story, irrelevant plot on the shelf testimonials, whether you are a book friend who has been chasing books since the first day I wrote, or a book friend who has only recently joined the ranks of chasing books.

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Thank you!

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The book was written two years ago, one winter in 2013.

I hadn't written anything before, not even a single book on the Internet, let alone basketball, and I was a little surprised to say it. But I believe that all of you have the same love for basketball as I am, but I am the one who writes this love into words.

Because I am a pure rookie writer, because I wrote this book only out of love, or even completely because I wrote this book because of inspiration, so along the way, I was told the most: the update is too slow!

I don't know if there are any people who have been chasing books since that year, and if they are, then I bow deeply to you here, and I want to say to you: thank you.

Thank you for giving me the desire to continue writing about this dream and love of basketball, and my vow to write the book at that time was so simple: even if there is someone in the world waiting for me to update, I will give him the best story.

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Yes, I'm such a pure person, I've never thought about putting it on the shelves before, I've never thought about making money, I have nothing but gratitude from beginning to end, thank you for your support, thank you for waiting, thank you for not speaking ill of each other but looking forward to it, thank you for every suggestion.

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On March 14, 2016, the editor in charge told me if I wanted to sign a contract.

At that moment, I was completely stunned.

660,000 words, which lasted for two years, experienced countless expectations, gave up, despaired, and turned to hard writing.

yes, who will open up the unpopular competition? Who's going to go any further and find a basketball? Who will turn to me because of this?

What's more, my name at the time was still "Basketball, Meet in the Best Season", such a literary name, who would care about it in what should be a bloody competition.

I remember a book friend who said that he read it because of the name, and chased the book because of the content, to be honest, I was very happy at that moment.

Because that name is also part of this dream, it also melts into my blood.

But then again, why would you even change your name? Why sign up? Why are you still thinking about putting it on the shelves now?

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There is only one reason, and this philosophy has not changed since I wrote the first word, and that is: I want more people to see me. Signing and putting it on the shelves means that there will be more recommendations and publicity, and it means that more people will know about the existence of my book. For that sake alone, I decided to take this risk, and I decided to take all the infamy that might come.

Even if the title of the book is changed, even if it is put on the shelves due to the fee, many people will decide to abandon the book, even if you scold me, even if those book friends who chased the book for a year or two scold me, I have decided to take this risk.

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Here, I would like to thank you in particular, the editor in charge of Ash. Thank you for all your help with me.

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Finally, thank you.

Whether it is for the book friends who decided to keep chasing after it, or for the book friends who decided to give up halfway, I would like to express my deep gratitude.

Thank you for accompanying me through every night of blood, and I will give back to you with better words.

I know that my book friends must be able to understand, I have written until now, I will not make up the number of words once, I will not once scribble things that have nothing to do with the plot, and I will not trample on my own words no matter what.

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The blood is still there, the dream is still there, and I hope that the words and basketball will stay for a long time~