The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 66 [Showdown]

After lunch, Gabriela went home first. She didn't want to be a "light bulb" between the two of them.She had never seen Ye Feng and Ariel act particularly intimately, she thought they would be shy when outsiders were around.

Not long after Gabriella left, Ye Feng's cell phone rang. It was a call from "Zen Master" Jackson.

Ye Feng picked it up. "Coach, what's the matter?"

Jackson said: "Ye, where are you now? Do you have time? I want to talk to you."

"I'm at the Thai restaurant near the arena, should I go to the arena?"

"If you come now, will it disturb your date?" Jackson asked with a smile.He is a coach and an elder, but the team's vacation is a private time, and he doesn't want to disturb it casually.

Ye Feng felt that it was an important matter, and said: "It's okay, I'll go to the arena, I'll be there in 15 minutes."

When he hung up the phone, Ariel pouted and said, "It's rare for you to have a vacation, and you still have to go to the audition. Now Gabriela has just left, and you have to leave again."

Ye Feng put his face close to her side, and said softly: "Grandpa KFC is looking for me, it seems that he has something very important. Are you waiting for me here, or go to the arena with me? I guess it won't be long."

"Let me go with you. Sit here by yourself. Someone who doesn't have long eyes will come to strike up a conversation."

After paying the bill, the two walked all the way to the parking place, and Ariel didn't speak.Ye Feng asked: "Just because I helped Gabriela get a supporting role in a movie, you are like this, aren't you really jealous?"

Ariel frowned and said, "I just find it strange. You said you don't like the entertainment industry. Why do you join in the fun if you don't like it? Playing basketball has taken up so much time, do you still have time to make movies?"

Ye Feng smiled wryly and said: "It was an accident. And I really like this movie. Haven't you heard the famous saying of director Ang Lee? Every man has a superhero in his heart."

Ariel narrowed her eyes, curled her lips and said, "Who is it? Ang Lee's famous saying is—every man has a Brokeback Mountain in his heart!"

"Isn't it almost the same?" (Big difference)
Ye Feng had already grasped Ariel's temper.If she doesn't like someone, she won't say a word.On the contrary, if you want to treat someone well, you don't have the slightest bit of female restraint.Her shortcoming is that she likes to talk about things that don't go well, and she doesn't vomit.

Ye Feng said helplessly: "I just agreed to this movie verbally, and I don't necessarily want to make it. You don't need to be angry about this, right?"

Ariel paused for a moment, then said lightly: "I just don't want you to lose your way because of money."

Lost for money?Ye Feng found that he had really changed a bit.In the past, when he was on vacation, his first thought was to go to the arena to practice shooting and improve his skills.Only by improving your skills can you become an All-Star and gain money and fame.Now that he has money, he wants to live a more exciting life.The audition wasn't all accidental, he also wanted to have a cameo role in the movie for fun.Otherwise, if you are misunderstood as an auditioner, just clarify immediately.

If you spend all your energy on making movies, can you still play basketball well?Money and lust can easily corrupt people, and there are countless examples in the NBA.Ariel wasn't jealous, maybe she just didn't want him to be distracted by too many things.After thinking about this point, Ye Feng gave Ariel a hug, and said softly: "You are right, thank you, with you here, I won't get lost."

"What are you doing? Why don't you let go soon?" Ariel pushed him away forcefully, with a smile on her face.

Fifteen minutes later, the two arrived at the door of the Lakers coach's office together.It was inconvenient for Ariel to go in with Ye Feng, so she waited outside.Ye Feng knocked on the door, and after hearing Jackson's voice, he opened the door and entered.

In the morning, Kupchak had already called Kobe, tried Kobe's tone, and said that the team wanted to use Ye Feng as a bargaining chip in exchange for Grizzlies' Pau Gasol.

Unexpectedly, Kobe rejected it in one gulp.He said: "Of course it's good to trade Gasol, but if you need to trade Ye Feng, forget it. Can't you see that he is very important to the Lakers? With Lamar (Odom) at the power forward position, If Gasol doesn’t come, it’s not too bad. But the small forward sent Ye Feng away, so what can he do if Radmanovic is the starter? We can already hit the championship this year, so don’t spoil it all.”

Kobe felt that Ye Feng was a bastard, but he would not deny his development potential.Ye Feng can play two positions, which makes up for the lack of striker. If he is replaced, the Lakers lineup will be flawed.Kobe would never have thought that Jackson wanted to trade him and let Ye Feng be the core.Kupchak is very shrewd, he will not tell Kobe about these things in advance, everything will be made after Jackson asks Ye Feng.

Jackson asked Ye Feng to sit opposite him, and said softly, "Ye, I want to ask you a few questions, I hope you can answer them seriously, and don't hide your true thoughts, because this is related to your future with the Lakers."

Ye Feng's heart was shocked when he heard this, he guessed that the Lakers were going to make a trade.However, he was mentally prepared for any situation, calmed down quickly, and smiled, "Excuse me."

Jackson got straight to the point: "Now the team is considering signing you with a long-term contract. Although you can't get the maximum salary, the annual salary must be guaranteed. You have an agent, but I think it's better to talk to you directly about some things. Would you like to sign it?"

Ye Feng replied without thinking, "I'm very happy to be favored by the coach and general manager, but I don't want to sign a long-term contract with the Lakers."

Jackson guessed this possibility, and smiled: "Oh, what is your goal? You should have planned for the future, right?"

Ye Feng said lightly: "According to my vision, it is best to renew the contract with the Lakers for one year. I am confident that I will win the championship with my teammates within these two years. When I have the championship ring, I want to join the Clippers. At that time, as a core player, lead the team to the championship. This is my goal."

With the championship ring, it is indeed a good plan to pursue personal honor.Jackson sighed: "But have you thought about another problem? If you don't renew your contract now, the Lakers may trade you away in the middle of the year. You won't be able to go to the team you want, and you will waste at least a year."

The "Zen Master" thought that Ye Feng would be surprised when he said this, but Ye Feng was very calm, and smiled slightly: "I thought about it. But if I were traded to the Grizzlies for Gasol, the Lakers would also be unlucky. The small forward position is too small. Weak, how can we defend Pierce in the finals?"

He accidentally said something about Gasol, and he couldn't swallow it back.Jackson was shocked, "Who did you hear that the Lakers want to trade Gasol?"

Ye Feng had no choice but to make mistakes and explained: "I guess. Gasol played very well against the Grizzlies and beat Odom. His style is mainly to support the offense and not steal the ball. He is very suitable for the triangle. Offensive and assisting Kobe. Divac often uses Gasol as an example to guide me to pass the ball. I guess the Lakers are very interested in him. The Grizzlies let Gay brush data this season, it should be to rebuild with Gay as the core , At this time, Gasol must give way, and sending him away can also free up more than 1000 million salary space to attract players suitable for the new Grizzlies system."

Depend on.Is this kid still human?If the managers of other teams can guess it, I'm afraid this deal will not be done.Jackson felt his back sweating when he heard this.He felt that this was no longer a question of golf quotient, Ye Feng's IQ must be much higher than normal people.

Jackson drank two sips of water, calmed down, and asked again: "Then let me ask you another question. If you were the core of the Lakers, would you be willing to stay with the Lakers?"

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Coach, stop joking. Will Kobe be willing to let me be the core? Unless..."

Unless the Lakers would trade Kobe for him, Ye Feng was finally moved and moved.

(End of this chapter)