Volume 1: A rookie who breaks into the basketball world Chapter 32 The Common Property of Nine Hundred Million Young Girls
He glanced at the bedside table and the small balloon on the floor, and recalled... "Safety measures should have been taken."
Liu Xiu was very satisfied, but... "It's not a ."
Liu Xiu leaned against the head of the bed. He was not sleepy anymore and it was difficult for him to take a nap.
It was almost 4 a.m. when I went to bed, but because I was in study mode, I fell asleep as soon as I was ready to sleep. Then I entered a deep sleep, and my physical and mental fatigue was quickly restored. I woke up naturally at 7 a.m.
Looking at the celebrity next to him, his looks and figure... are all top notch... "It seems I didn't suffer too much loss."
Liu Xiu reached his hand into the quilt...Anne Hathaway opened her eyes immediately.
Their eyes met, feeling a little awkward.
"Sorry, you're so tempting." Liu Xiu said sincerely.
"I know, you said I was pretty..." Anne Hathaway felt a little drunk and said quickly, "Last night was a wonderful night. I've never had such a great feeling before."
"……Thanks."
Anne Hathaway rolled her eyes beautifully, jumped up, and rested her head on Liu Xiu's chest.
They are both adults. One grew up in American culture, and the other has lived in the United States for several years. They didn't say it directly, but they understood it tacitly.
But it doesn't stop them from appreciating each other, whether it's their looks, their personalities, their chatting styles, or their work skills...
The two of them have a tacit understanding and are still affectionate now, but after they leave, they will probably not contact each other for a short time, and may not contact each other again.
The two chatted idly and didn't want to get up for the time being.
One is that I want to be lazy for a while, and the other is that it is difficult to walk.
Liu Xiu talked about his summer league games, and Anne Hathaway talked about the interesting things that happened during her recent filming. Unlike last night when she was a little drunk and always talked about some worries, now both of them were talking about interesting things... Suddenly, Anne Hathaway's phone rang.
Anne Hathaway picked up the phone from the bedside table, leaned in Liu Xiu's arms, answered the call and said, "Ellie..."
Anne Hathaway called out her name, and there was a burst of yelling from the other end. She listened for a while before she reacted. She quickly jumped out of Liu Xiu's arms and ran to the small living room of the suite to answer the phone.
Liu Xiu was startled, and after he came to his senses, he became worried that something had happened to Anne Hathaway.
...We can be considered friends.
But he didn't know what was going on, so he could only sit on the bed and wait for the other party to come back after the call to ask.
First, a few loud sounds of "Oumaiga", "Lou", "Xiate" were heard from the living room... and then the sound was lowered and Liu Xiu could not hear it.
But he could only wait patiently.
After a while, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Anne Hathaway, naked from head to toe, walked in with a complicated expression in her eyes. Liu Xiu saw that she was holding the phone tightly, as if she wanted to crush it... Unfortunately, the brand was Nokia.
Liu Xiu looked at Anne Hathaway and wanted to ask, but he saw her staring at him with a resentful expression, and suddenly a fierce look emerged in her eyes... What is this girl going to do?
Immediately, Liu Xiu knew...
Anne Hathaway pounced on Liu Xiu, bit him and shouted something like "It's all your fault".
Feeling the expected reaction, Anne Hathaway struggled to press Liu Xiu onto the bed.
Liu Xiu watched the big star sit up...
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Anne Hathaway left. The assistant knocked on the door for a long time and the phone rang many times... After tormenting Liu Xiu for a while, Anne Hathaway finally gave up. She put on her clothes, packed her things, rubbed her waist and left. Her legs were shaking when she left. Only Liu Xiu was left, holding the quilt and curled up at the head of the bed.
"This woman... has a nice waist!"
"Hey, wait, we didn't take any safety measures just now! Never mind, she's just an average worker, so there shouldn't be any problem."
"It's a pity that you didn't leave a phone number."
Liu Xiu never expected that this chance encounter with a future superstar would end with him being raped.
Picking up the phone to check the time... Liu Xiu saw there was a missed call!
First, I confirmed that this was my phone , but it was using the Nokia universal ringtone, so when it rang just now, I thought it was Anne Hathaway's phone.
But there was not just one missed call, there were several!
Agent Bill Duffy called, as did teammates Travis Outlaw and Randolph, Anthony, and the priority number of my uncle’s home in Syracuse…
From Anne Hathaway's situation just now to the many missed calls now, Liu Xiu roughly guessed what happened.
It would be a bit troublesome to reply to everyone. Liu Xiu was just wondering who to call first when Bill Duffy called again.
Liu Xiu answered the phone: "Good morning, Bill."
"Good morning, Jace...Anne Hathaway is gone?"
"Oh, yes, she just left."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then a puzzled voice sounded: "Jace, aren't you curious about why I know you spent the night with Anne Hathaway?"
"Maybe the paparazzi secretly photographed her. She just received a phone call, and then after a while... she left in a hurry."
"Oh, that's right. Her agent should be more anxious than me. Hey, why did you pause for so long in the middle of your speech just now?"
"Ahem, this is one of the sources of my confidence... It's not important, it's not important, you didn't call to ask this, right?"
"???" Bill Duffy was confused and didn't understand! But it didn't matter if he didn't understand. Bill Duffy said, "Jess, this is really not important. Now there is a troublesome matter."
Indeed, for Liu Xiu and Bill Duffy, dating a girl, even a big star, and spending the night with her is not a big deal, it is just a part of life.
Liu Xiu asked: "What's the trouble?"
"Did you go drinking with that high school kid from your team last night?"
"Uh...how do you know?"
"The paparazzi took photos of you buying wine on the street yesterday, with that high school student waiting for you. Then they secretly followed you to the hotel..."
"Ah? Does this mean I have implicated her?"
“…Is this what you care about???!!!”
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On the afternoon of July 29, 2003, Liu Xiu and Travis Outlaw were summoned by the local police station in Salt Lake City to inquire about the news report that Liu Xiu had taken Travis Outlaw, a teenager under the age of 21, out drinking.
The photos taken by the reporters are very complete and there is nothing to defend. As long as the police investigate, they can confirm that Travis Outlaw was drinking. All they need to do is take a blood test.
Under Liu Xiu's leadership, Travis Outlaw did not hide like other black people when encountering such things. Instead, he took the initiative to go to the police station, admitted his mistakes with a good attitude, and actively paid the fine.
Although the matter was not completely resolved immediately, the problem is no longer serious and there is a high probability that I will not be prosecuted.
After leaving the police station and riding back to the hotel, Liu Xiu comforted his high school student brother: "Travis, don't worry, the most you will be punished with is 12 to 24 hours of community service."
"Jace, you seem very experienced?"
"Why do I feel like you are implying something? Don't deny it, I have sufficient evidence!"
"ah?"
Liu Xiu always says things that are not so easy to understand, or some "sarcasm" that you can't react to right away. Travis Outlaw has gradually gotten used to it.
Travis Outlaw is still confused now. Although his name sounds criminal, from childhood to adulthood, he has been scolded by teachers only a few times for being disobedient, let alone being sent to police.
First time in my life!
He asked, "Jess, will this incident affect our careers?"
"I told you not to worry. Compared to the other guys on our team, being in jail for underage drinking is already considered a good kid."
This is why Liu Xiu didn't care when he heard Bill Duffy say he was photographed while drinking.
Liu Xiu's tone was relaxed, but Bill Duffy still felt that Liu Xiu was a little anxious, so he asked, "Jess, are you worried about causing trouble for Anne Hathaway?"
Without waiting for Liu Xiu to answer, Travis Outlaw suddenly broke free from the nervousness of being in police custody for the first time in his life: "Jess! No wonder you left last night, it turns out you were going on a date with Anne Hathaway! Oh my God! I'm so envious!"
Ignoring Travis Outlaw, Liu Xiu answered Bill Duffy's question: "Actually, it's okay to be photographed on a date after drinking, but the fact that I took this high school student out for a drink and this happened at the same time, she should be in trouble... But it's already like this, there's nothing we can do, she and I are both single, it should be fine after a while."
Just as Liu Xiu said, there is absolutely no problem for single men and women to date. At most, it is just because one is a young Hollywood female star and the other is an NBA rookie, so they can be a hot topic.
At another time, such as being summoned by the police for not taking high school students drinking, Anne Hathaway might have gained some more popularity.
But now, it is bringing shame to Anne Hathaway...
Liu Xiu thought of the fraud committed by Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend in the original time and space… “This girl is a bit unlucky…”
…
I didn’t become famous for playing basketball, but I became famous because of some random things!
In fact, if we separate the three events of Liu Xiu "beating college students", spending the night in Anne Hathaway's room, and taking high school students drinking, there would not be any particularly big fuss.
Regarding the previous incident of "beating college students", conspiracy theories were very popular, but there was no solid evidence. It was only because of Liu Xiu's face that the popularity continued.
But now, the heat of the "beating of college students" incident has not completely dissipated, and these two incidents happened again at the same time. Liu Xiu is really famous this time!
My uncle and aunt Qing'er called and asked for a long time, and the gossip spirit of the three of them was ignited!
It’s not like Liu Xiu has never had a girlfriend. With his looks and the fact that he is a key player for the Syracuse University Orange team, just as Anne Hathaway said, there is no way he is lacking in good-looking girls around him.
But Anne Hathaway is more popular in New York than in Los Angeles. Her father is a New York lawyer and her mother is a singer and actress. After she became famous as an actress a few years ago, the first place she became popular was New York.
My uncle was more reserved about getting such a beauty into bed right after entering the NBA, but my aunt expressed her deep admiration directly.
Family members were filled with gossip, teammates and former teammates were extremely envious and jealous, and Anthony even called... Anthony really wanted to find a girlfriend who was a big star!
Travis Outlaw and Matt Carroll were mainly jealous, while Randolph and some of his teammates who had a lot of communication with him during his junior season in college were just asking questions and making jokes.
There were a lot of voices from the outside world, most of which were negative, but just as Liu Xiu thought, there was not much reaction from the team.
It was just a drink, and this made him look like a good kid in their team.
Of course, not caring doesn’t mean those voices will disappear.
It always makes some people more upset...
For example, the new general manager John Nash is trying to change the team's "prison atmosphere".
He is not in Salt Lake City, but is now working in Portland, and has no influence on Liu Xiu.
The coaching staff that was leading the team in the summer league in Salt Lake City had an impact on Liu Xiu.
On July 31, the preliminary round of the Salt Lake City Summer League ended. The Trail Blazers also conducted team training and arranged individual training on that day.
The Trail Blazers are one of only two undefeated teams, the other being the Chicago Bulls with Hinrich.
The other six teams that advanced to the knockout stage are the Spurs, Clippers, Suns, Knicks, Jazz and Mavericks.
August 1st is a new month. Tomorrow is the day when the knockout round of this summer league begins. From the 2nd to the 6th, there are 5 days. The quarterfinals on the 2nd, the first stage of the ranking competition for fifth to eighth place on the 3rd, the semi-finals + ranking competition for fifth and seventh place on the 4th, the third place match on the 5th, and the championship match on the 6th.
When the preliminaries ended yesterday, the draw was completed. The Trail Blazers were placed in the same division as the Spurs, Suns, and Clippers, and their first game will be against the Clippers, who are ranked eighth in the standings.
When Maurice Cheeks and Kevin Pritchard saw Liu Xiu being summoned by the police, they just sighed. There were indeed not too many negative emotions at that time, which was considered very good within their team.
In addition, the last time Utah University's Ivan Dixon took the initiative to attack Liu Xiu, he did not hit him. The two of them had a good impression of Liu Xiu because of that incident.
But……
Seeing Liu Xiu return to his lazy look...what happened this time made the two coaches of the coaching staff a little unhappy.
It's only been a few days! Going to sleep like a Hollywood star has made you lazy again?
"Jace, are you not going to continue practicing post-up shots?" Maurice Cheeks was ready to give him some persuasion.
"Post-up play? That has already been dealt with. With the current level of competition, all the problems that can be found and the solutions that can be thought of have already been discussed. There is no solution for those that cannot be solved."
Morris Cheeks felt that what Liu Xiu said made some sense.
But problem solved?
He doesn't believe it!
So, Maurice Cheeks went to find the team's best post-up trainer, Del Adams...
"Boss, yes. Although I don't want to admit it, as Jace said, with the current game, we have basically found all the problems we can find."
"impossible?"
"I also think it's impossible. It's too fast. Jayce has questions every day. In just a few days, he may have raised more questions than other players who want to develop post-ups would raise in a year or two! The most incredible thing is that every time I think of a method that I'm not sure will work, he will try it and test it out very quickly..."
Listening to Del Adams' endless words, Maurice Cheeks was dumbfounded - this guy was more talented than he thought!
You can't even call him a genius! He's simply a monster!
When he said "impossible", he was only referring to "finding the problem", but the answer given by assistant coach Del Adams was something completely different!
Liu Xiu's talent rating in Morris Cheeks' mind has risen a lot...
Maurice Cheeks was digesting what Del Adams had said when team press officer Chris Carr came to him.
"Chris, you know Jace's mouth..."
Chris Kyle had heard about this and responded, "We can't help it. The organizers are trying to get some attention."
Morris Cheeks nodded: "No problem, that kid must like to be in the spotlight..."
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Such a big thing happened to the players in the league and it made the headlines. The Jazz, the organizer of the Rocky Mountain Summer League, accepted the media's requests and notified the Trail Blazers to hold a press conference.
Liu Xiu attended the team's summer league press conference.
There was actually a press conference before the Summer League knockout rounds began... and there were a lot of reporters!
Liu Xiu was prepared to be attacked, but the questions asked by the reporters...few of them were related to basketball! They were all about women!
"Jace, I heard that you have the experience of changing more than a dozen girlfriends in a month?"
When Liu Xiu heard this question, he was speechless for a while and replied: "This number is a bit small."
"I heard you love collecting stamps? Do you always choose a different zodiac sign every time you look for a girlfriend?"
"I heard that in addition to collecting girlfriends of different zodiac signs, you are also collecting girlfriends of different zodiac signs?"
Liu Xiu was a little angry but also found it funny, and responded: "Who doesn't have a hobby?"
"How long can your relationship with your new girlfriend Anne Hathaway last? Will she be dumped by you soon like your previous girlfriends?"
After hearing this, Liu Xiu really wanted to ask the other party: "Do you know who my ex-girlfriend is?" He spoke as if he knew her very well.
This press conference is completely different from what Liu Xiu thought!
The words he prepared to attract the attention of NBA stars had no chance of being used!
He ignored the topic of his face after being associated with Hollywood... Suddenly, Liu Xiu thought of a certain king...
There is a way!
"Ms. Hathaway is not my girlfriend."
Publicly stated that there is no romantic relationship, it’s just a one-night stand!
Isn't this the topic?
However, Liu Xiu did not .
"...I shouldn't belong to any one person. I am the common property of girls all over the world."
