You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 252 The joke of scoring 100 points together (1522)

The advantage of delaying the scheduled flight is that the reporter cannot control the whereabouts of Wei Xia and Kobe. They got off the plane and left the airport without being supported by the media.

After leaving the airport, Wei Xia and the others separated from Elaine Trovis.Trovis is in Houston on business.Wei Xia invited her to watch the game, and she said that if she had time on the day of the game, she would definitely be there.

Weixia moved into the hotel according to the official address.

He is the latest rookie to check in, and the others arrived as early as yesterday, or even earlier today.

Wei Xia seemed to have nothing to do until Yao Huang, the head player of the Houston Rockets, called the hotel to ask him out.

Under normal circumstances, Wei Xia would rather go to the gymnasium to play alone than meet these big shots in private.

After playing for most of the season, he has seen all the reputable stars in the league, and few of them give people a very good impression.

If you meet them, they will use their experience and experience to tell you what success is.What is success?The so-called success is that one day he farted, and then many people began to discuss whether the fart smells good, how to smell the fart, what is the definition of smell, and how to fart better when people are alive.

But Yao Huang is not that kind of person.

The Lakers played two games against the Rockets this season, winning one and losing the other. Yao Huang has been playing very well.

Wei Xia happily went to Yao's restaurant. When he opened the menu, he suddenly found that a few items were specially marked in Chinese: "It's delicious, highly recommended!"

"You can understand Chinese?" Yao Huang asked slightly surprised.

"Basically understandable," Wei Xia asked curiously, "Who wrote these?"

Yao Huang laughed and talked about the story of opening the restaurant: "My agent told me that star benefits are time-sensitive, and I have to find a way to exchange them for cash when I can still play, so I thought about opening my own restaurant like other players. As for the Chinese notes on the menu, I wrote them all. I have tasted these dishes and they taste good. Moreover, many domestic fans will come to my restaurant on purpose. This is one of the suggestions I give them."

Wei Xia found that Yao Huang was not only shrewd, but also kind. He followed the other party's advice and ordered those dishes that Yao Huang strongly recommended.

Since it was the first time they met in private, the content of their chat was mainly based on each other's experiences.

Wei Xia gradually discovered that Yao Huang's purpose of asking him to meet was not pure, because the other party mentioned naturalization intentionally or unintentionally.

He chatted with Wei Xia about the dream team, Hakeem Olajuwon, the number one center in the history of the Rockets, and how this bushy-eyed Nigerian was naturalized by the United States and turned into an American.

"In this way, I also meet the conditions for being naturalized by the Chinese team." Wei Xia remembered that a reporter asked him on his draft night whether he would like to play for the Chinese team in the future.

His mind was blank at the time, and now that Yao Huang suddenly found him, it must be for this reason.

"Really? You haven't represented the United States before?" Yao Huang asked knowingly.

FIBA's standards for the naturalization of foreign players from all over the world are not based on the supremacy of blood. They allow each country to have a player of pure foreign descent in the team.

The premise is that the player has not represented his country in international competitions.

This international competition covers the U-series competitions of the youth team, and Wei Xia is a late-developing type. He was less than 15 meters when he was 1 years old, and he grew taller year by year.

Therefore, he never played for the United States, which qualifies him to be naturalized by other countries.

But China has its own national conditions. Ninety-nine out of [-] fans do not accept the national team’s naturalization of foreign players. Yao Huang once said publicly that naturalized players are a strong medicine, but when the national flag is raised and the national anthem is played at the beginning of the game, you can see some of them put their hands in their arms, and some put their hands in their pockets. Their purpose is not pure. Those who are really willing to play for the country will definitely put their hands on their chests at that moment.The country is in your heart.

Under the current national conditions, if China wants to naturalize foreigners, first of all, it must be of Chinese blood, have a sense of identity with Chinese culture, be able to speak Mandarin, and be willing to be naturalized subjectively rather than being sought after.

Wei Xia fits all the criteria almost perfectly, leaving only one question, is he willing to be naturalized?
"Not yet, not strong enough." Wei Xia said mockingly.

"Then we can really discuss it. Your strength is definitely enough to be the core of the Chinese team." Yao Huang's face has double meanings.

Wei Xia followed his joke and said, "I'm the core, what are you?"

Yao Huang, who almost single-handedly led the Chinese team to the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games two years ago, said with a smile, "I will be your deputy."

"This matter can be considered." Wei Xia also conveyed his thoughts to Yao Huang in a joking way.

He didn't agree on the spot, but could consider it.

Strictly speaking, he is no different from other Americans. He has lived in an American environment since he was a child, and has been influenced by American culture. If it is not for his father who is in the United States and his heart is in the East, he is probably no different from other bananas.

Influenced by his father, he has a vague fondness for the ancient oriental country on the other side of the ocean. He has never been there, but he wants to go there and have a look.The only way to judge for yourself is to see it for yourself.

Yao Huang accepted it as soon as he saw it, and didn't let Wei Xia express his opinion on the spot.

The attitude of "can be considered" is already a good signal, Yao Huang was very surprised and excited, he found that Wei Xia had the intention of being naturalized.

The opponent is not only the sixth overall pick. He has averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game for the Lakers. He has faintly surpassed Lamar Odom and is the second most important player for the Lakers. He is also an outsider.

Wei Xia and Yao Huang had a good chat, and later ate the recommended dishes on the menu, which tasted really good.

It's rare to meet a civilized person in the United States who has the same skin color as himself, is talkative, and doesn't open his mouth and shut his mouth.

While he was chatting with Yao Huang, Kobe called several times, but Wei Xia pressed all of them.

After Wei Xia left and left Yao Huang's restaurant, he called Kobe back.

Because he pressed Kobe's phone a few times, the other party was very unhappy, and he spoke in a tone as if someone owed him millions and threatened not to pay him back.

It was only after Wei Xia made a phone call that Kobe wanted to invite him to a nightclub.

In other words, hot Kobe's place.

He doesn't like to stay in nightclubs, but this is one of the main ways of socializing in the United States, like Chinese people going out to make tea.

Kobe couldn't let go of people he didn't know well, he didn't like to joke, and he wasn't very good at picking topics, just like those people who never sang in KTV, he urgently needed someone to bring the atmosphere up.

Could he be happy that this person didn't call him back after half an hour?

But better late than never.

After Wei Xia arrived at the scene, he found that there were not many people at the scene.

It is certain that the nightclub was booked out, and Wesha saw another core of the Rockets Tracy McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Richard Hamilton, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and Dwyane Wade.

Counting Kobe, nine All-Stars.

"The man who scored 100 points with Kobe is here!" Hamilton shouted.

He is a good friend of Kobe Bryant, and he is also from Pennsylvania. He competed with him when he was a child, and he was also a teammate. He has always kept in touch.

Wei Xia smiled shyly and quickly sat next to Kobe.

He shouldn't have come. What can he say in front of a group of big shots?Really want to talk about him and Kobe scoring 100 points together?
"Where have you been?" Kobe was about to ask.

"This is a good question. I also want to know where I am from, where I am going, and what I want to do." Wei Xia forcefully joked, "These are the three major questions in life."

Kobe said angrily: "Who asked you this? I mean, where were you?"

"I chatted with someone about life, and you want to ask this?"

"Who?"

"It's not convenient for me to say."

"Oh, I see, it's Elaine!" It's not that Kobe can't speak, nor can he joke, just like those people who are introverted in the eyes of strangers, no one knows how flamboyant they will be when facing acquaintances. "She insists on filming nude scenes, and in order to get revenge on her, you get in touch with a woman who is more beautiful and sexier than her."

Wei Xia drank something, "It's a pity that you don't write novels with your imagination."

"How do you know that I plan to write novels after I retire?" Kobe asked in surprise.

"Now I know." Wei Xia looked away.

I found that although the stars present were different, they could basically find someone to chat with, and some even formed their own small circles. Although it was a party, people who didn't know each other still didn't know each other well.

After a while, McGrady came over and had a chat.

The friendship between him and Kobe was unexpectedly good. After Wei Xia inquired, he learned that he and Kobe had known each other for a long time.In the early years, he also ate and stayed at Kobe's house.

After that, Richardson came over, and he asked Wecha very seriously about the story of Kobe and him scoring 100 points together.

"Actually, there's nothing to say, it's just a joke of mine." Wei Xia said dumbfoundedly, "Don't take it seriously."

"You can't say that. It's a fact that we scored 100 points together. His and my scores add up to exactly 100 points." Kobe finally entered the state of joking.

From this point of view, it can be seen that before Wei Xia's arrival, his "joking" has been in the blacksmithing mode.

"I watched the video of that game, you guys are crazy!" Hamilton shook his head in amazement, expressing his admiration for his old friend's feat again.

　The remaining seven chapters will be returned next month

　　
　
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