Chapter 496: A sudden change
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Warm applause erupted spontaneously from the audience. Though the crowd was small, each one expressed their deepest emotion. When Yang Mo first arrived in New York, all the reporters hated him, believing him to be arrogant, conceited, and overbearing. They used almost the most vicious words in their vocabulary to describe him. But now, although Yang Mo was still arrogant and domineering, they no longer found him disliked. Instead, they found him endearing and even moved.
Every New Yorker was thrilled by Super Yang's performances. They had never seen a player fight as hard as Yang Mo. Every movement and every look from Yang Mo on the court reassured them. As long as Yang Mo was on the court, they never worried about losing. Even if the team fell far behind, this man would always grit his teeth and claw his way back. He had countless times carried the entire team on his shoulders in crucial moments.
New Yorkers now even think that Yang Mo should be a little more arrogant. Since he has already given his all on the court and always defeats his opponents, why can't he be arrogant? He has the capital to be arrogant.
"I really like your applause." Yang Mo pursed her lips, feeling slightly moved. "It makes me feel the weight of victory."
"I have written articles criticizing you before. Now, I have to apologize to you. You are a hero in New York." Suddenly, a New York reporter stood up and bowed to Yang Mo to apologize.
This apology caught Yang Mo off guard, and he was a little confused. He hadn't expected a press conference to turn into an apology. And just as he was not reacting, other New York reporters immediately stood up and began to apologize to Yang Mo.
Seeing this, Yang Mo quickly said, "I'm having trouble adapting to you guys being like this. I don't actually hate you. Your criticism and abuse are the biggest motivation for me to become stronger. So, you don't have to apologize at all. On the contrary, you deserve credit for it."
After Yang Mo finished speaking, there was some laughter from the audience. To prevent the atmosphere from becoming too pretentious, Yang Mo quickly said, "See you in New York," and quickly left the press conference.
Yang Mo couldn't stand a bunch of grown men bowing and apologizing to him; it made his scalp tingle. He left the press conference and was about to head to the bus when he found Dwyane Wade waiting for him in the players' tunnel.
Yang Mo was a little surprised that Wade was waiting for him, but he still walked over with a smile. Although he had said harsh words to Wade last time, which was equivalent to severing ties with him, the two of them still had a deep friendship after all.
"Well done, Yang. You are now far stronger than me. I don't have your three-point shooting ability, nor your passing ability, nor your inside rebounding ability. If the number one player in the league needs to be decided by vote, I will definitely vote for you." Dwyane Wade praised as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Thank you for your help. If you hadn't taught me how to break through, I might still be an inside blue-collar worker." Yang Mo said gratefully.
"Actually, I wish I hadn't taught you how to break through." Wade shrugged and said with some sadness, "Maybe you'd still be in Miami and we'd still be teammates."
"Um... let's not talk about these unhappy things." Yang Mo shook his head slightly. He didn't want to talk about the past.
But Wade was there just for this. Even if Yang Mo didn't want to talk, he still had to say what was in his heart: "Ever since the All-Star Game, I realized I had always misunderstood you. I thought you were deliberately trying to take my position, so I began to doubt every move you made. Until the end, when you were injured and the team wanted to buy you out, I didn't speak up for you. I know you hate the Heat, they ruthlessly abandoned you. But I still hope to fight alongside you one day. I hope you can return to Miami, that will always be your home."
"Miami is where my dream began. I'll go back, but not now." Wade said this, and Yang Mo simply made it clear: "Also, I've never hated you. Even if you teamed up with LeBron James to deal with me, I didn't hate you in my heart at all, not even a little bit. But... we really can never go back to the relationship we had before. However, I still want to be friends with you. You're a good guy."
"Me too." Wade extended his hand and shook Yang Mo's, then said, "I think there's a good chance we'll meet in next year's Eastern Conference Finals."
"I know. I knew it from the moment I was bought out." Yang Mo smiled faintly and said, "Pat Riley is the kind of person who never does business at a loss. He's willing to offend me like this. There must be a greater temptation waiting for him. I guess it must be LeBron James who agreed to join Miami after his contract expires. Is this why you and he isolated me at the All-Star Game?"
"Haha." Dwyane Wade chuckled bitterly. He'd known Yang Mo was smart before, and now he felt even more so. Yang Mo had actually figured out the whole story through pure analysis, and even guessed the key to LeBron James joining the Heat.
"But you won't win." Yang Mo continued calmly, "LeBron James will never be able to defeat me again. Pat Riley will pay for his stupidity. LeBron James will not be Miami's savior. Instead, he will be the biggest cause of Miami's decline into a tragic city. Because, I hate him!"
"Are you sure I can't defeat you with James?" Dwyane Wade saw Yang Mo's confidence, and his desire to win was instantly aroused. "You're not that strong yet, even though you are already very strong."
"I'm sure." Yang Mo didn't say anything nonsense, but nodded.
"Then we'll see you next season."
"OK!"
Although Yang Mo refused to admit defeat to anyone, the atmosphere was not tense at all. As Yang Mo said, although the two were no longer brothers who worked together to achieve their goals, they were still friends.
After a friendly farewell, the two left in two different directions. They had already parted ways and were about to embark on opposing paths.
Since chatting with Wade delayed his shower time, Yang Mo simply didn't take a shower and got on the team bus to the airport directly. On the bus, he received two pieces of bad news: Milicic had a broken sciatic bone and Turiaf had a torn ligament. They both missed the playoffs this season.
The nightmare is finally coming!
Yang Mo sighed slowly, then lay down on the back seat. After arriving at the airport, he flew to New York overnight. Back in New York, the staff of Baofeng Company quickly took him home, and when he got home, Yang Mo fell into a deep sleep.
Although he has amazing physical strength, the two away games still made him physically tired. It is really tiring to play both the role of a father and a mother in the games.
So, he slept until noon the next day.
By then, reports about him were flooding in. Paris Hilton suddenly held a press conference, claiming she knew Yang Mo had engaged in a highly promiscuous group sex with a group of A-list female celebrities. She described them vividly, including keywords like "the world's most beautiful woman," "a Hollywood superstar," " the leading lady of a British fantasy film," "a country music queen," and "the new box office darling."
As soon as these keywords appeared, almost everyone started to speculate. These keywords were not difficult to guess. The first thing that came to mind was Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba. These two people had previously fought over Yang Mo and had completely disappeared from the public eye this week. Even last Thursday, paparazzi photographed them together at a luxury goods store in New York buying bags. The pictures showed them chatting happily and there was no sign of any rift between them.
Others were also identified, such as Emma Watson, Taylor Swift, and Kristen Stewart. After these names were identified one by one, everyone began to examine the authenticity of the matter.
After a wave of discussion, the results were terrifying: a staggering 75 percent believed it was real. Furthermore, the vast majority of women approved of it. Even those fans who had previously fought over the goddess battle between Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba thought it was perfectly reasonable. They felt that being able to share the body was a good thing; at least there wouldn't be a fight. Peace is always humanity's ultimate goal.
The men had a completely different view. They all thought Yang Mo was abominable and hateful. To them, each of these women was a goddess, high and mighty, yet... Yang Mo had taken them all in. This was so unfair. Why did he get to enjoy everything while they couldn't even get a bath?
As a result, waves of anti-Yang Mo movements surged, and countless men took to the streets to protest against Yang Mo. Soon, marches appeared in many cities across North America. These teams were composed of men, and their demand was to expel Yang Mo and send him back to Asia, so that he would no longer harm the American goddess.
At the same time, groups of female fans supporting Yang Mo appeared in many cities. They took to the streets to cheer for Yang Mo.
Suddenly, the entire United States was plunged into varying degrees of madness. However, within the entire country, two cities remained remarkably calm. One was Miami, where the people supported Yang Mo, their eternal city hero, Super Yang. And now, in New York City, the vast majority also considered him a city hero, unwilling to oppose the ace player vying for glory for their city.
Just as all the media were reporting on this fermenting gossip, Yang Mo suddenly received a call from Lu Xueman. The arrival of this call made Yang Mo a little uneasy and a little scared.
