24 December 2004.

The SuperSonics, who had just completed a 21-game winning streak, had a short three-day break.

It's about Christmas, and for most other players, this is a rare free holiday, so it's natural to have a good time and relax, but Lin Dong's schedule has already been full.

As soon as the game was finished on the evening of the 24th, I went straight to the airport and boarded a flight to Spain.

Mitsui Shou has just taken over Mobius, and his team is currently on the right track.

There are six Asian players in the first batch to be recruited, but almost all of them are Japanese players who have been pulled by Mitsui Shou.

Akira Sendo, Eiji Sawakita, Masashi Kawada, and Mori Shigekuan, who entered the second round of the draft last year, but was laid off after a short half-year NBA experience.

The Japanese center who eats by his body, looking at Asia, may be regarded as the type of explosive physical talent, and he can play in the United States, but in the NBA, his physical condition is not enough, and he can only say that it is acceptable, but the relatively rough ball skills and the free throws that are so bad that even O'Neal can mock him make him have no room to survive in the NBA.

These are all at the middle and upper level of the NBDL league, and they can barely play the main rotation in La Liga, and the rigor, hand-to-hand combat intensity and team basketball mode of the European league are also a good place for them to experience, and they are national players who have high hopes from the Japanese Basketball Association.

And there are only two from the Dragon Kingdom, Chen Jianghua and He Ning.

He Ning was previously in the Seattle Storm, experienced a year of NBDL experience, and now his level is not bad, a standard 3-point shooter.

Chen Jianghua sat on the cold bench in Guangdong Hongyuan for more than half a year last year, after all, the position overlapped with Wang Shipeng, and Chen Jianghua, who was too young, was far inferior to Wang Shipeng in terms of stability, and did not have the tacit understanding with the whole team like Wang Shipeng.

There is no big contract on his body, and he does not belong to the type that Guangdong Hongyuan is absolutely reluctant to let go.

Two little people who seem inconsequential in the country......

Sending domestic professional basketball players to the Spanish league frankly met with much greater resistance than Lin Dong imagined.

I thought that I would do everything with my wallet, and the Basketball Association would be quite supportive of this matter.

But I didn't expect the Basketball Association's attitude this time to be surprisingly tough and opposed, and even Lao Li, who has always been the most supportive of Lin Dong, did not stand up to help Lin Dong speak.

In the words of the Basketball Association, you Lin Dong is thinking about cultivating this group of people to deal with the 08 Olympics, but we are considering the overall environment of basketball in the Dragon Country, you got all the strongest in the CBA, so what should the CBA do? What about the domestic basketball environment? Do you want to watch the game? Does the CBA still need to develop? Is it possible for the CBA to become a village BA?

What is even more opposed to this is the club teams, such as Guangdong Hongyuan.

Seeing that Bayi is not good now, all the veterans have retired, and Da Yao's gang has also gone to the NBA, and finally the time has come for me Guangdong Hongyuan to dominate the CBA and win a championship, but you want me to give up the core players that have been cultivated for several years at this time, just to let them go to La Liga for further study? Fulfill the so-called 08 Olympics and fulfill your Lin Dong's righteousness?

Groove ...... I'm a team, and I'm not charity, I'm sick in the brain, I'll fulfill you!

The teams that were extremely unhappy with this not only pinched the good seedling contract in their hands and never let go, and put on an attitude of no support, but also exuded their own energy, using the media to hack Lin Dong fiercely, trying to use public opinion to give some pressure.

You Lin Dong is awesome, but now you are turning your elbows outward, digging out your heart to send good seedlings abroad, regardless of the development of our domestic basketball, you are admiring foreign countries and personal heroism!

Coupled with the previous marriage to Youya, the current domestic public opinion environment is indeed not friendly to Lin Dong, which is a mixed reputation.

Lin Dong was also helpless.

Frankly speaking, this is indeed a bit too simple for me to think.

I only thought about how to quickly improve the strength of the Dragon Country men's basketball team, but I didn't expect that this move actually involved too many interests and moved many people's cakes.

Even if Zhu Fangyu's gang supports themselves, even their own fate is in the hands of the team, and their words naturally have no weight.

In addition, the Basketball Association's concerns are not entirely unreasonable.

If all the good seedlings are poached, the overall strength and level of CBA will further decline, which will definitely be detrimental to long-term development.

It's not that there is no solution, Lin Dong thought of using his current reputation in the basketball world to bring in foreign aid to the CBA, which can not only raise and balance the level of the CBA, but also use the competitiveness of these foreign aid to complete the exchange of players with the bosses of the CBA, so that they are willing to let go.

To put it bluntly, it is to use the international arena to train the elite players of the Dragon Country, let these elite players go international thoroughly, and then use some strong foreign aid with only residual heat left to improve the overall level and ornamentation of the CBA, and cultivate this big fish pond.

But this is not an overnight effort, you have to take your time.

For now, Lin Dong is focusing on the youth training of the Dragon Kingdom.

Fortunately, thanks to Lao Li's drastic reform of youth training in recent years, the increase in domestic college basketball and youth training events has made many good seedlings show their signs.

And at the high school boys' basketball league CHBL that just ended last month, a name from Modu Wuai High School attracted Lin Dong's idea.

Xu Yong.

Although he only led the team to two wins and two losses in the group stage and failed to reach the semi-finals, Lin Dong went to watch the whole game because of this special name, and the 16-year-old has already shown great individual talent in the game.

Frankly speaking, in terms of talent alone, Lin Dong felt that Xu Yong was even comparable to himself at the same age in his previous life.

The sixteen-year-old child is already 199 cm tall, weighs 97 kg, and has excellent running and jumping ability, excellent arm span data, and static talent is off the charts

In the history of the Dragon Country men's basketball team in another world, the name Xu Yong is also like the story of the ancient 'wounded Zhongyong' in the Dragon Kingdom, which impressed Lin Dong deeply.

This basketball star, who fell due to injury, once led the team to face the United States team in the U19 World Youth Championship in another world, and scored 22 points alone when the whole team pulled his hips.

Later, he was selected for the 08 Olympic training squad, but was found to have a 'malignant central osteosarcoma of the spine' before the start of the Olympics, and was forced to withdraw from the national team and the basketball world.

This is a rare genius No. 3 position in the history of Dragon Country basketball, a super scorer, but he was destroyed by injury, which made the Dragon Country basketball community of later generations deeply regret.

Lin Dong didn't see this name, but when he saw it, he could naturally remember this past, and naturally he wanted to save it.

Malignant central osteosarcoma of the spine is a disease that occurs mostly in adolescence and is mostly caused by exposure to radioactive materials, irregular eating habits, and exercise habits.

Lin Dong didn't know what Xu Yong experienced in history that led to the occurrence of this disease, but he chose to take over his training, living environment, and eating habits as early as four years ago, and checked it regularly, thinking that there was a great chance to keep this genius.

A few days ago, he had already contacted Xu Yong's family through the Basketball Association, and invited him to try out in the name of the La Liga Mobius team, this time he went to Spain, just to see him tryout, and at the same time to arrange for him to live in Spain and training deployment and other trivial matters, after all, only he knows Xu Yong's experience in another world, and he can't tell others these things, these things can only be done by himself after all.

Doodoo ......

Before the plane took off, Lin Dong was thinking about something, but his mobile phone had already rang.

When I picked it up and looked at it, I immediately frowned.

He pressed the answer button.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Lin!" A very enthusiastic laugh rang on the other end of the phone: "What about three days off, are you free now?" Come over tomorrow and shoot that set of advertisements, the effect really can't pass last time. ”

"I've seen the sample and I think it's pretty good." Lin Dong responded: "The European and American style is quite suitable for the aesthetics of the current Dragon Kingdom, and I know the Dragon Kingdom better than you." ”

"Hahaha, that's for sure! But Knight can't get through it, and I can't help it, he just wants a different style, a style with a distinctly Asian identity, you know, Knight is so demanding......"

"Then I can't control it, I've already shot the advertisement in the contract, and I can't help it if I'm not satisfied, you can do your own special effects if you want any style, and I won't come to reshoot. I've already taken the plane to Spain, and I haven't had time to go back for the past few days, okay, it's time to take off, so I won't tell you. ”

Toot-toot-toot-

There was a burst of busy tones from the hands-free phone, which made several Nike executives in the conference room look embarrassed, but they didn't dare to say anything, just Qi Qi looked at Phil Knight, who was sitting in front of the conference room.

Phil Knight's face was a little ugly, and he played with a pen in his hand, tapping lightly on the table from time to time.

He knocked for a full minute or two before he suddenly burst out laughing grimly.

"Nasty yellow-skinned monkey!"

Hearing that the boss finally spoke and clarified the contradictory goal, the surrounding high-level executives were relieved and echoed: "It's too non-contractual!" ”

"How to shoot an advertisement has to be decided, so what else does our creative department do?"

"Different markets need different styles, that guy doesn't understand anything, and Michael doesn't have a big name with him!"

"I only signed a two-year short-term contract, and I don't know what bad intentions I am holding back, this kid is a freak, and the yellow race is a freak!"

"I don't want to think about it, if we hadn't interfered with it, O'Neal's guy would have gone to the Cavaliers this year and beat them up with hypersound! In order to escort him, we have done so many things and given him so much money, but this kid actually made an advertisement, and he was ......"

"Recently, that kid's reputation in the Dragon Country is not very good, first the marriage attracted a lot of people to hack him, and now he has the La Liga team, which has also attracted a lot of scolding in the Dragon Country, and his popularity is not as good as last year, and I feel that it is not as good as Yao Ming."

"Speaking of which, today's fans across the United States are also a little aesthetically tired of that kid, and his dragon series has not seen any sales growth for two months in a row."

"After all, it's just a dragon country...... Fans were fresh before, but now countless American superstars are pressed by him, and there are many fans who are dissatisfied with him. ”

"Or ......" The executives said their thoughts, but the words were not completely thorough, and they all looked at Phil Knight again at this time, to put it bluntly, it still depends on the meaning of the boss.

"No, it's not time to turn your face yet." Phil Knight couldn't see the thoughts of the executives, he said with a smile: "Although it is not as hot as last year, that guy is still the hottest star in the basketball market at present, and now we need him to further stabilize the Asian market, not to mention that there is still one year left on his contract...... It will take at least one year to squeeze Adidas out of the Asian market, and one year later...... Hehe, short contracts also have the benefits of short contracts! ”

Everyone in the room understood in an instant.

To put it bluntly, Nike has developed rapidly in the past two years, and now the only competitor is Adidas, and the European market is firmly controlled by the other party, but the national market is now almost Nike's, so if you want to decide the winner, you have to rely on the Asian market to divide the highs and lows.

And relying on the endorsement of Lin Dong, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Yao Ming, now Nike has seized the absolute lead in the Asian market, as long as there is another year to completely squeeze out Adidas, then Nike, which has completed the unification of the national market and the Asian market, will become a real global giant-like behemoth, and at that time, there will be no need for a Lin Dong.

If Lin Dong recognizes the reality and lowers his posture at that time, then everyone can naturally continue to cooperate, but if he dares to put on a shelf like now......

"I will continue to invest more in the NBA this year, and I want to have a certain say in the league, and I can't always expect that old guy Stern to turn his mind around!" Phil Knight said coldly: "If we can lift Lin Dong up in the United States and clear the obstacles for him to win the championship, then we can also step on him and set obstacles for him!" Didn't he lose the Olympics if he gave him a Yao name? No one is truly invincible! ”

"The matter of advertising, let's put it on to see the effect first, don't tear up with him for the time being, and wait until the end of this season to find him to shoot again, when the time comes, toss it, let him rework, if he continues to refuse to cooperate...... The one who should be tough will also be tough for me, the market has been won, and he is a dispensable character. ”

"Hehe, doesn't the media always say that he is a peak that others can't surpass? Then when the time comes, I will let him know what a truly insurmountable peak is! ”

…………

The three-day trip to Spain was quite smooth, Xu Yong saw it, and in private he looked like a shy big boy, but on the court, he had a feeling of sharpness, full of momentum and confidence.

Only with strength can there be personality, and Lin Dong has never objected to this.

is a person that Lin Dong likes, and the trial or something is obviously just a formality, and he signed a 2-year short-term contract with the team on the spot, becoming the youngest player in the current Mobius team.

And with Lin Dong going to Spain, there is also Stephen.

As Lin Dong's previous personal trainer, Stephen has also worked with the SuperSonics for two seasons.

The job of a trainer is obviously handy, although he usually plays more flowery, but his rigorous attitude towards his work is still widely praised by SuperSonic, and he is also one of the few people around Lin Dong who can trust him the most.

This time, he was asked to be in charge of Xu Yong, Chen Jianghua and He Ning's personal training, and also served as an assistant coach for Mobius.

Lin Dong deliberately explained that he paid attention to the health of the players, and with this guy's carefulness, he handed over these good seedlings of the Dragon Country men's basketball team to him, and Lin Dong was also relieved.

For Stephen, leaving his hometown is a habit for a long time, as long as he has enough money, this guy doesn't care if he stays in Seattle or Spain, not to mention the Spanish girl's notoriously passionate passion, which is exactly what he wants.

Of course, in addition to interviewing Xu Yong, Lin Dong also came here with a task.

The main reason is that the newly bought Mobius team, the original few main players have to make room for the 'rookies' who have just joined the team, which makes the team's already poor results decline more and more, and the current record ranks first and bottom in La Liga, with a record of 3 wins and 18 losses that makes it a little difficult for local fans to hold on.

Even though the two bosses no longer care about the results, they still have to appease the local fans.

So in the past three days, Lin Dong has frequently appeared on the court, interacting with local Spanish fans, etc., with the super popularity of the first person in the basketball world who is now faintly the world, but it has given Mobis a wave of fans.

At least it feels like the local fans can tolerate a few more defeats.

Lin Dong was also helpless.

When the boss still has to be a spokesperson, there is no way, and it is heartbreaking for these new seedlings.

(End of chapter)