Chapter 346: Deciding the Lineup
Before the finals, Chinese fans obviously didn't think that the Chinese team could win so easily. After all, the Chinese team struggled in the group stage and the knockout stage. Under the leadership of Guo Shiqiang, the whole team was in a state of sluggishness. In contrast, the Iranian team was unstoppable, almost slaughtering their way up, and rushed into the finals with an unbeatable momentum.
When Yang Mo and Haddadi were arguing with each other before, everyone was secretly worried for Yang Mo, thinking that he had just recovered from an injury and it was impossible for him to turn the tide.
But the fact is that Yang Mo laid the foundation for victory within less than a minute of his appearance. Then, the Chinese team launched an inhumane massacre, and the previously invincible Iranian team was slaughtered and threw away their weapons and raised their hands in surrender at the beginning of the third quarter. However, under the leadership of Yang Mo, the Chinese team still slaughtered them by 56 points, while the Iranian team only scored 42 points in total, and Yang Mo alone scored 29 points. Haddadi, who had said before the game that he would teach Yang Mo a lesson, scored: 0.
When the game ended and the five-star red flag rose over the Tianjin Gymnasium, basketball fans across the country were filled with great happiness.
Originally, they thought that Chinese basketball would fall into long-term pain after losing Yao Ming, but soon, Yang Mo emerged and he was even more dominant than Yao Ming.
"Okay, now everyone can put aside their excitement." Yang Mo, as the representative of the Chinese team, said very straightforwardly and domineeringly: "The Asian champion is nothing great, and it is not worth our cheering. We have always been the overlord of Asia. Tonight we just taught a lesson to the disobedient children. Our goal is to become the world champion. Remember, the world champion."
Yang Mo's words caused cheers from the fans at the scene. Their ultimate goal was just to win an Olympic medal. They didn't expect Yang Mo to want to win the world championship right away. Isn't her appetite too big?
While all Chinese fans were immersed in the joy of defending the title and longing for becoming the world champion, Yang Mo had already fallen into a sweet sleep.
His dominant performance in the Asian Championships instantly occupied the headlines of American sports websites, and a large number of American fans began to discuss Yang Mo's performance in the Asian Championships. They originally thought that Super Yang would be silent and even become the spokesperson for junk contracts. But... now it seems that he has returned to his peak form, even better than before. His dunks in the fourth quarter can even be taken to participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.
While the fans were discussing endlessly, Isaiah Thomas finally stood up with his head held high and announced to the media very proudly: "Although I have done many stupid things in the past, I will never make the same mistake again this time. The reason why I gave Super Yang this 50 million contract is because I know that his injury has recovered. We reached a cooperation agreement after making absolute health considerations. New York fans, rest assured and look forward to it. Super Yang will definitely lead us to the championship podium, just like he is doing now on the other side of the ocean."
Isaiah Thomas' words were recognized by some New York fans, but most of them were still waiting and watching. Because for them, Asian-level games really didn't have much value. However, if Super Yang really recovered, it would still be something to look forward to. At least, he could become a good supporting player, and his defense, three-point shooting, and impact could all match this four-year, 50 million contract.
Yes, New York fans are still waiting for LeBron James. In their opinion, only LeBron James can save the New York Knicks from the dire situation. Super Yang? He is still too young!
There is no doubt that this is a prejudice. Fortunately, since the day he entered the NBA, Yang Mo has been correcting the sidelong glances people gave him, and has been slapping those who mocked and despised him one after another.
Yang Mo never cared about what happened in the United States. He refused the celebration dinner of the Basketball Association the day after winning the championship because he had more important things to do. He had to accompany Liu Yifei who finally took time out from the busy filming.
After the two met, they first put on makeup carefully, then went shopping hand in hand and ate all kinds of food. After that, they went straight back to the hotel, and then they had sex and made love.
Since both of them had been slack for a long time, they came three times in one night. They also tried various positions. Yang Mo's favorite was of course the doggy style. Because Yifei's round buttocks could give him the most appropriate power feedback, the soft rebound spread out waves of ripples, this feeling was great!
The two stayed in the hotel for a day, Liu Yifei went to the set, Yang Mo checked out, and the two came out one after the other. They were caught by the paparazzi , and a series of pictures were posted online that day.
Instantly, rumors about Yang Mo and Liu Yifei spread all over the Internet. For these two people, almost everyone is in a state of blessing, after all, the man is talented and the woman is beautiful, they are a perfect match. In addition, there was a video in the past where Yang Mo violently rescued Liu Yifei in the underground parking lot of Staples Center, so they are very supportive of the two being together.
However, that afternoon, Liu Yifei's agency issued a clarification statement, denying all the storylines and only admitting that the two did stay in the same hotel, but other than that, there was no connection.
Although this clarification cannot stop the gossip on the Internet, it still relieves some crises for Yang Mo. After all, Yang Mo has too many girlfriends and too many men. Although a delicate balance is maintained now, once a loophole appears in one of the reliefs, this well-structured balance will collapse instantly. At that time, Yang Mo will definitely face a crisis that is a hundred times more difficult than on the court.
After bidding farewell to Liu Yifei, Yang Mo went on to visit many provinces in the central and western regions to carry out charity visits and purchase sports equipment for many schools in remote areas. For Yang Mo, doing these things does not cost too much money, but it can provide many children with a richer childhood. With the company of basketball, I believe their lives will be more fun.
Yang Mo was very happy to do this. But he was not willing to give the money to some charity. Although he was not short of money, he would not give his money to those who got something for nothing and let them use it to support mistresses.
Yang Mo stayed in the Midwest for more than a month and was busy non-stop. This made him feel fulfilled because he was doing something meaningful.
A month later, Yang Mo built basketball courts and a series of sports facilities for more than 3,000 primary and secondary schools. Although this cost him nearly 20 million yuan, he still felt it was worth it and promised to come back to do this meaningful thing during the off-season next year.
After this incident was reported by the media, Yang Mo's image in people's minds was further elevated.
Yang Mo did not make any comment on this. This was a very personal matter to him, and there was no need to use it for show or hype.
After finishing these things, Yang Mo went to Donghua to spend a few days with Zhou Yiyi before flying directly to New York. The offseason was about to end. Isaiah had been urging him to go back, wanting to discuss the team lineup for the new season with him.
In terms of team personnel, James Dolan gave Yang Mo extremely high control rights, and even a veto over any player trade. This is extremely rare in the NBA, and it also shows how much James Dolan values him. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Yang Mo is also a shareholder of MSG. In a sense, Yang Mo and the Knicks are now a community that prospers together and suffers together. If the Knicks are doing well, MSG's stock price will rise accordingly, and Yang Mo will naturally become richer.
When Yang Mo returned to New York, Lu Xueman reported to him the recent developments of Baofeng Agency, saying that the company's three major divisions have almost opened up resources, especially in the theater chain, where they have a certain degree of control and the number of screens has increased significantly. She also reported on several movies that they have recently invested in. Yang Mo casually flipped through them, including James Cameron's Avatar, Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Iron Man, and Twilight.
Most of these films were not produced by the same production company, but Lu Xueman was able to funnel funds into all of them, which shows how outstanding her abilities are.
However, Yang Mo was not very interested in these things. She just nodded and said, "Just take care of it. I'm relieved to give you the money."
After that, he began to touch Lu Xueman. Lu Xueman let him play with her for a while, and when he wanted to go straight in, she quickly dodged, anyway, not giving him the chance to go straight in.
Yang Mo was very upset about this, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't just execute her right there, could he? This was rape.
He could only say viciously that he would get rid of him sooner or later and then turned to the Knicks headquarters. He came to Isaiah Thomas ' office. As soon as he entered the office, Isaiah Thomas came over to hug Yang Mo enthusiastically, and then said straight to the point: "Man, you are finally back. Come and see if there is anything else that needs to be modified in our lineup."
As he said that, he handed Yang Mo a form. Yang Mo took a look and found that the luxury tax exceeded 30 million US dollars, which was more than 60 million in total. As a shareholder of the parent company MSG, Yang Mo certainly would not allow this to exist, so he said very directly: "Eddy Curry and Al Harrington, these two can be used to exchange for draft picks. If that doesn't work, then buy them out."
"Ah?" Isaiah Thomas was a little surprised at the moment.
