Wild Cornfields Chapter 90 Don't Call Me Aunt Jenny
The NBA preseason has come to an end, and Chinese fans may be the biggest winners.
It's another Chinese competition in Shanghai, and another showdown between Wayne and Yao Ming.
The fans were simply overwhelmed to see so many Chinese elements at once .
Of course, Nike now feels that its 28 million was well spent.
Given the current influence of the NBA in China, it’s a good thing they got Wayne!
Nike can legitimately say: "We have actually long been eyeing Wayne's potential!"
What? Being tricked by Wayne's agent? No, no, there is no such thing.
However, no matter how exciting the preseason games are, they are just appetizers.
The NBA regular season will begin on November 2. That’s when the real excitement will begin.
Yes, this year's regular season will not start until November. But that's not the point. The point is that both the Houston Rockets and the Pacers have been scheduled by the league to appear in the opening game.
There is no mysterious oriental power here, but rather the power of David's crazy wealth accumulation.
David Stern said, "No one understands what fans want to see better than me." Letting two Chinese players, Yao Ming and Wayne, play on the first day of the opening game can be said to have taken commercialization to the extreme.
On the Red Team side, the MM combination will make their debut against the defending champion Detroit Pistons.
The Pacers had an explosive matchup. On the opening day, their opponent was the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the "Little Emperor" James!
Although the Cavaliers were not a playoff team last season, they did not make any significant signings this summer.
But don’t worry about the Cavaliers’ record, James himself is a golden sign.
Just like some BMW models, it doesn’t matter whether the car is good or not, just having that logo is enough.
James is the "symbol" of the Cavaliers. No matter how bad the team is, as long as he plays, there will be no one to watch.
Now, in the semi-finals, MOP faced the Chosen One, and Yao Ming faced the defending champion. Chinese fans called Stern an expert.
Moreover, Stern was very cunning and deliberately staggered the times of the two games.
In this way, Chinese fans don’t have to worry about which game to watch.
Only children make choices, Stern wants you to see them all!
After Wayne got the schedule, he really didn't expect that he would meet Mousse so soon.
But strictly speaking, he and James are not in the same position.
The one who was really excited was Gangtai.
Of course this guy will not let go of the opportunity to kill the Chosen One.
After spending some time together, Wayne discovered that Artest, the man with the iron elbow, had a special characteristic.
No matter who he faces, he will instill deep hatred towards the opponent!
That's right, hatred, the kind of hatred that wants to kill you.
Generally speaking, a player will only bring up this emotion when he meets his mortal enemy, such as the future great league centers C.D. and Pau.
But Artest is different. He really treats everyone as his mortal enemy and hates everyone he hits.
This is indeed very abnormal, so Artest receives psychological counseling from the Pacers' psychologist every week, and is occasionally prescribed medicine - although he never takes it.
It can be concluded that Artest's temper is not just due to his personality, but he really has some psychological problems.
Growing up in Queensbridge, violence was a common part of life. His parents fought in front of him every day.
When children are constantly exposed to stress and trauma, common symptoms are anxiety and depression.
No wonder he gets so resentful even when playing ball.
This is probably one of the reasons why Artest doesn’t have a good relationship with other people, because everyone doesn’t want to contact this sick “freak”. Over time, Artest also doesn’t like to contact most people.
Of course, Wayne is an exception.
I guess Wayne never treated him as a freak.
Or is it that Wayne's skin color is actually considered a freak by most people in the NBA?
"Wayne, how is your game with that tennis girl?" After today's training, Artest chatted with Wayne as he changed his clothes and prepared to go back.
"Tennis girl? You mean Sharapova?"
"Well, that should be the name."
"What? I don't even know her." Wayne shrugged. He still kept the lucky tennis ball because he found Sharapova's signature on it.
Well, keep it at home as a decoration and pretend to be a big collector.
The main thing is... Wayne's house is too empty. A bachelor living in a small two-story house has no space for anything.
"Boring man, you really didn't get her phone number. How old are you, Wei? You don't have a girlfriend in China?"
"...No, I'm still young, why should I rush?"
"Young? Yeah, okay. Anyway, my first son was born when I was 18."
Wayne: “???”
"Hahaha, his second son is already five years old." Jackson, who was joining in the fun, saw Wayne's confused face and added another sentence.
"When did you get married?" Wayne was really confused. He had never heard Artest mention his wife.
"Last year, what happened?"
"You got married last year, and your second son is already five years old? Okay, I can't compare with you. I haven't even had a girlfriend." Wayne admitted defeat. Don't compare things like marriage and having children with Old Black.
"So, I think that older girl is a good match for you. She's very tall, about 190cm, right? Didn't you say you've shot a commercial together? Ask your agent, and you'll have the number."
When they heard Artest and Wayne were talking about their girlfriends, many people gathered around and stared at Wayne.
They all seem to be very interested in the affairs of Chinese players' girlfriends.
When Yao Ming first joined the Red Team, the players also asked who his girlfriend was.
Maybe in the minds of Americans, Chinese people are more reserved, shy and conservative, so they are very curious about the love between Chinese people.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Wayne shook his head. You are so direct and rude. You can even think of asking the agent for the girl's phone number...
Is this what the agent gave it to you for?
Besides, the NBA’s lofty ideals have just begun, how can we be trapped by love affairs!
Seeing Wayne was speechless because of Artest's laughter, everyone burst into laughter.
Old Miller also laughed, but it was obvious that he was not interested in such low-level jokes between young people.
He smiled because he found that the team's chemistry and locker room atmosphere were improving unknowingly.
This is a positive sign.
After returning home in the evening, Wayne planned to rest early today and get enough rest for the opening game against Cleveland.
But before that, he had one more thing to do today.
Wayne made an appointment to meet with his press officer tonight to arrange the time for the next personal interview.
After dinner, while waiting for the press officer, Wayne looked at the latest NBA news and found some trade rumors about the Pacers.
In Wayne's impression, the Pacers should not make any big moves this year.
But it's hard to say now, because Bird hasn't been fired yet.
In the original history, Bird was dismissed from his position as president of basketball operations by the Pacers this season due to some controversial remarks, and the team continued to be controlled by Walsh.
But maybe because of Wayne, the butterfly effect caused some things to change.
In short, Bird has not caused any trouble so far, and he is still the president of basketball operations of the Pacers.
Since he is in charge, the team's recruitment plan will definitely not be exactly the same as the original history.
Who knows, someone else might come.
Wayne was thinking when someone rang the doorbell of his house.
She is coming.
After opening the door, sure enough, Aunt Jenny was already standing at the door with a briefcase.
As for Aunt Jenny, Wayne felt she looked familiar when he first saw her.
After thinking about it carefully, I found that she was somewhat similar to Aunt May in the Dutch version of Spider-Man that I saw in my previous life.
"Good evening, Aunt Jenny."
Wayne greeted her, but as soon as he finished speaking, the smiling female press officer's eyes suddenly became very scary, and she pursed her red lips helplessly.
"Now I know why you don't have a girlfriend, Wei."
"Well……"
"I'm not that old, why do you have to add 'Auntie' in front of my name?" Jenny said as she walked into Wayne's house, as if she was trying hard to control her emotions.
If Wayne wasn't her boss, she would have taken off her high heels and used them as a Viking axe.
There's nothing I can do about it, mainly because it's really easy to call her Aunt Jenny.
It’s all Benz’s fault…Pants Horse!
The two have been working together since June, and it has been four or five months now, so they are already very familiar with each other.
After Jenny came in, she changed her shoes, poured herself a glass of water, and then sat down casually on the sofa.
"Isn't it boring? Living here alone." She looked around and found that Wayne's house was still as good as new, with even the labels on some of the furniture not having been removed in time.
"Not boring, I bought a PS2 game console, the latest model!" Wayne excitedly pointed to the black box next to the TV.
His family didn’t allow him to buy games in his previous life, so now Wayne wants to play all the classic games he missed!
"Okay..." Jenny shook her head speechlessly. Are all Chinese players' interests so pure? She heard that Yao Ming just went to a game store in Houston.
"That's good. It prevents you from suddenly creating some scandal that would catch me off guard. Here's the interview schedule for the next month. Take a look."
"Yeah, thank you for your hard work..." Wayne looked up at the press officer. That look made Wayne swallow the word "aunt" back, "Thank you for your hard work, Jenny."
Without the title of aunt, Jenny soon smiled again.
"By the way, didn't you get mad at a reporter a few weeks ago?"
"Ah? Is this true?" Wayne scratched his head. Who could remember such a thing?
"You said if Kobe was as talkative as you when he was a substitute, he would have been traded long ago."
"Oh oh oh, it seems to be the case."
"Some reporters are really annoying, and sometimes you have to let them know your attitude. But you were a little too direct, and you mentioned other players, which didn't have a good impact. Here, this is for you."
Jenny said, pulling out a small notebook from her bag and giving it to Wayne.
Wayne was curious about what it was, and when he opened it, he was shocked.
"I have summarized some of the words I use to respond to reporters in a tough manner. They are basically insults without using any dirty words. If a reporter deliberately finds fault, you can use them as appropriate.
Of course, under normal circumstances, you still have to be a gentle person, Wei~"
"Um...Okay, I get it Jenny. Don't worry, I won't mess around with reporters."
Wayne looked at the tough yet not too rude words in the notebook and really admired the writing style of these press officers.
There are some rules for intellectuals to use when swearing in public!
They can integrate costs!
In fact, Jenny did this to protect Wayne.
She used to be a press assistant for the Dallas Mavericks, so she knew how boring, embarrassing and offensive some reporters' questions could be.
What's more, Wayne is an Asian who "looks easy to bully."
So, she helped Wayne get a small "self-defense" notebook.
In fact, most journalists are soft-hearted and afraid of tough situations.
If you are too good-tempered, they will dare to ask you any excessive questions.
If you are a little more aggressive, they will only ask the questions they should ask.
"Well, that's the plan for the near future. We're leaving for Cleveland tomorrow, right? Good luck, Dwyane. After the regular season begins, interviews with reporters will become more complicated, so be patient.
I will also work hard to help you predict questions and give perfect answers based on the season trends. "
After that, Jenny stood up and prepared to leave.
Wayne shook Jenny's hand and walked her to the door.
Watching Jenny get into the taxi, Wayne quickly closed the door and opened the little notebook.
"These...are all treasures!"
Wayne discovered that many of the offensive sentences in Jenny's notebook only needed slight modifications to become wonderful trash talk!
If you were to ask Larry Payton which skill is more important, defense or trash talking.
He will probably answer you: "Equally important!"
Trash talk is a powerful weapon in the NBA. On the one hand, it can change the opponent's mentality, and on the other hand, it can consolidate one's own tough image.
But in the fierce basketball court, not everyone can make witty remarks.
Trash talking can be counterproductive if it's done awkwardly.
So Wayne carefully studied the book "The Little Encyclopedia of Disrespecting People" produced by Jenny.
With iron elbows and trash talk, Wayne felt that he should be able to protect himself in his rookie season.
Wayne, the socialite, has gone further and further on the road of reverse communication...
