You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 991 Easter Egg: A Manuscript Abandoned in the Corner
I gave up a lot of ideas for this novel, and there were a few wastes during the period, and finally it became what you see now.

At the beginning of the novel, my setting was a flashback. A biographer came to Wei Xia who had retired and expressed his desire to write a biography for him.Then, Wei Xia took him to the bar and talked about it.

It was originally planned that in Chapter 1 of each volume of the novel, Weisha would have a dialogue with the writer looking back at his career, but I gave up this setting.Because the flashback seems to be a poisonous point at the beginning.But I still wrote two chapters at the beginning, so I will release it in these two days.

Philadelphia
The city of friendship, the center of the United States, and the place of sports.

Chen Mo, a 48-year-old Chinese American, is watching the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks at the Wells Fargo Center.

To be honest, it is difficult for a person like him who was born in the 80s and experienced the duel between Larry Bird and the Magician, Michael Jordan’s dominant 90s, and the golden decade of the early 21st century created by the OK Lakers in his long life of childhood-youth-entering society-marrying and starting a business.

The truth of center supremacy has been eliminated by the times.

Changes in the rules have led to an imbalance between the offensive and defensive ends. 120 points in a single game is just passable. 130 and 140 points, only the high-scoring games of the Denver Nuggets who did not defend at all in the mid-to-late 80s, are not uncommon in this era.

The times are progressing, and there are always people talking about it.

Chen Mo agrees that the times are progressive.

At least, the average physical fitness of the league has improved, and the shooting stability of role players has also increased.

Luka Doncic, the best foreign player in the league, led the Lone Ranger to destroy the 76ers.

The Dallas people act recklessly here, scoring 136 points in a single game and beating the 76ers by 34 points.

The bell-ringing ceremony that the 76ers must hold every game day at home looks like a death knell for themselves at this time.

Then Chen Mo heard an old fan sigh: "Since 'Wish' retired, the league has no blood at all."

'Wish'... Chen Mo said silently in his heart.

If it wasn't for him, Chen Mo wouldn't have come all the way to Philadelphia, and wouldn't have sat here to watch a game where he didn't care about winning or losing.

For fans who watched football in the 10s, 'Wish' is a famous name. He is not as talented as LeBron. Although his honor can beat 99.9% of players in history, 99.9% of Americans also think that he has not surpassed Jordan.When LeBron's fans think that the emperor's unique career cumulative data "40000+10000+10000" is enough to surpass Michael Jordan and secure the top spot in the pantheon, there are always some diehard 'Wish' fans who are infatuated and never change. Question: "LeBron can't even handle 'Wish', how can he be GOAT?"

So we either see two groups of fans arguing about who is stronger and who is weaker, and their faces are flushed, or they are like country women haggling and chattering over a small amount of money, until the new generation of fans come forward and say, "'Wish' and LeBron are rubbish, and Emoni Bates and Zion Williamson are the worst."

Time can easily make us forget the greatness of our predecessors.

Just like fans in the 80s never recognized Jordan as GOAT, fans in the 90s looked down on the popular spicy chicken in the new century. Every generation has its own best in history.

The game was over, Chen Mo stared at the position of 'Wish'.

He came to watch the game today, unfortunately, he didn't get to see his hometown team win.

Chen Mo is a well-known columnist on the Internet and has written autobiographies for many sports superstars.

After 'Wish' retired, Chen Mo stopped watching NBA, but he wanted to write another autobiographical novel for the last NBA star he liked.

At the beginning of 'Wish' career, they met a few times, and Chen Mo wasn't sure if he remembered himself.He is not an arrogant person. At that time, he often showed a jerky appearance on the battlefield when facing the camera. He didn't like to stand under the lights, and he didn't like to face reporters.

The public wants to know him only through competitions.

So Chen Mo thought for a long time that 'Wish' was a shy person. It wasn't until he had a chance meeting with LeBron James two years ago that he learned the true side of 'Wish' from his mouth.

"He didn't like to talk to reporters about Kobe in the early days. In fact, he is not introverted. If you can meet him in private, you will find that he is more talkative than you imagined."

Writing an autobiography is not a one-man job. It's not about searching Wikipedia for player bios and expanding on it, no.

Chen Mo's autobiography pursues truth. He will first have a one-on-one conversation with the players, and record the conversation between the two with the other party's permission, and then record some details that cannot be missed.

To write an autobiography for 'Wish', so naturally.

Chen Mo is different from the fans. He is half an industry insider and knows many secrets in the industry.For example, he knows which way 'Wish' will go when he leaves.He waited ahead of time for the only way to 'Wish', and the process was not long.

'Wish' has been retired for 5 years, and he looks the same as the year he retired. He looks young with a fireworks perm. Since he still often participates in sports after retirement, he is in good shape.What Chen Mo doesn't understand the most is that Chinese fans often say that he looks like the local version of Wang Leehom. Is that a curse or a compliment?Besides, 'Wish' doesn't look earthy at all. At least for now.

Chen Mo took the initiative to go up and say hello.

"I thought there would never be reporters pestering me again," said 'Wish' gloomily.

Chen Mo said with a faint smile, "I'm not a reporter."

"Big back hair, suit, crimson tie, voice recorder with such an old-fashioned thing. Where's your microphone?" It seems that 'Wish' has identified him as a reporter.

Chen Mo needs a few seconds to mourn for his 'Wish'.

That 'Wish' who doesn't like to chatter with reporters seems to have died within five years of retiring.

"My name is Chen Mo, and I work as a columnist for ESPN. This is my business card."

"Another old-fashioned thing. Business cards have not been seen for many years."

Why is he always obsessed with these little things? The sacred veil of 'Wish' is being unveiled in less than 2 minutes of meeting, and it is not a perfect side, just like many sports superstars Chen Mo has contacted before, in private, they are completely different from the person we remember.

"Wish, we met."

Next, Chen Mo spent 5 minutes explaining to him the purpose of coming here, and then spent another 5 minutes explaining how he should cooperate, but in the end he only gave him 30 seconds to think about it.

"You've already wasted 10 minutes of my time, why should I only waste 30 seconds of yours?" he said again.

Chen Mo said: "As far as I know, you have not published any autobiographical novels related to you. I guess you have no publishing plans in the short term. Moreover, you are not good at writing. Even if you have ideas in the future, you may write a work that does not match your competitive level."

Chen Mo spent another 5 minutes explaining the pros and cons to 'Wish'.

"Let's talk about it elsewhere." 'Wish' offered.

It seems that he does not reject the matter.Chen Mo immediately agreed, and the two went to a nearby bar.

In this day and age, football stars are not just athletes, but idols. They wrap themselves tightly just to protect a little privacy, but 'Wish' retains the style of the stars of the last century. There is never a bodyguard around them, and they go in and out of various crowded places at will.At first, people were surprised by his appearance and watched, but later when he appeared frequently and lived like an ordinary resident, the Philadelphians were no longer curious about his existence.

'Wish'?No, don't call him 'Wish', his name is Wei Xia!A guy who has achieved success in the NBA, that's all. Although his total career income is beyond the reach of ordinary people, so what?Didn't he go to supermarkets, bars, parks, like every one of us, and pose like a redneck in front of the Rocky statue for pictures?
They took a side seat and sat down.

'Wish' asks, "What do you want me to do?"

He seems to have agreed, without asking about the copyright and income, or how many long talks it will take. Just as Chen Mo thought, he doesn't want his story to be known after ten years.

Chen Mo took out his notebook and turned on the recorder: "Let's start from scratch."

"No way, do you want to record the thing that I stole the next-door neighbor's panties and put on a hood to pretend to be Superman when I was a child?" 'Wish' said in surprise.

Chen Mo twitched half of his face, "Well, these anecdotes can be left for later. Start from the beginning, not from your conscious childhood, but let me use an analogy, MJ was retired from the first team to the second team by the high school coach in the tenth grade, which aroused his competitive nature; Kobe's childhood spent in Italy created his solitary personality; LeBron chose basketball because his family was too poor.

"I'm not on the line, but I have to correct you, Kobe's solitary character has nothing to do with his childhood in Italy, it's his nature."

"Okay, you're right, let's get Kobe out of the conversation, okay? Let's get back to business."

'Wish' smiled and called out to the waiter, "Sam, two bloody margaritas."

Wei Xia likes the "beginning" defined by Chen Mo very much.Because he has a "beginning" that cannot be told to others, because his "beginning" is too peculiar, even if he tells people, others will not believe him, and he needs to make a little embellishment in the conversation.

"My story," Wei Xia's thoughts flowed, flying to 30 years ago, "began from a dream."

　You should have discovered that Wei Xia's original setting was a barbarian, not a hermaphrodite.Later, I abandoned this setting, because the water in "On how to write a bar so cute" is too deep for me to grasp, and it is easy for hermaphrodites to control.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)