am i proud?

Chapter 249
On the evening of January 1th, the Clippers will sit at home to face the challenge of the Grizzlies.

This is a fierce fight between the seventh and sixth in the Western Conference, so the game has attracted the attention of major media, but the entertainment gossip news on the morning of the 11th took the lead, causing a wave of overwhelming public opinion.

Two years ago, although the scandal between Wang Dalin and Alba was very hot, due to "no picture, no truth", it was only a short period of excitement and then disappeared.

This time is different. The articles published by major media have attached N pieces of high-resolution photos. In the photos, Wang Dalin and Alba are smiling and talking, looking very intimate... Isn’t this a private date?

Originally, Wang Dalin didn't know about this matter, after all, he never liked to pay attention to entertainment gossip news, but Schwartz made a phone call.

"Darling, hurry up and check the Internet. Today's entertainment news is full of photos of you dating Jessica Alba...Hey, brother, why did you go to provoke her? I really think my work is too idle, do you want to find something for me to do?"

On the phone, Schwartz's tone was quite hasty, as if he was pointing a machine gun at him, and he just stuttered. Obviously, the gold medal agent was really a little angry.

Wang Dalin quickly agreed and hung up the phone, then sat in front of the computer and browsed around the Internet, he couldn't help but gasped.

"Fuck! These entertainment gossip reporters are too good, right? How did these photos be taken? Why didn't I notice it at all?"

He was lamenting the pervasiveness of gossip reporters when the phone on the table rang again. He picked it up and saw...it was Jessica Alba!
"It seems that she knows too!" Wang Dalin felt uneasy, but he pressed the answer button anyway.

"Darling, have you seen it online?"

"Well, I'm watching... I'm so sorry, I didn't expect that after such a long time, the two of us will be fired again!"

"Oh, don't say sorry, I'm the one who should say sorry... If I hadn't invited you to dinner, those gossip reporters wouldn't have had a chance to take pictures of us!"

"Okay, Jessica, let's not say sorry here, the most important thing now is to find a proper solution, otherwise they will definitely make this fire worse!"

"What's your agent's opinion?"

"He should be thinking of a way now, what about your agent? What did he say?"

"My manager... I told you, don't be angry..."

"Huh? Is there something wrong?"

"He said... taking advantage of the media's hype about our affair, with this popularity, it can just help me win an important role in the new movie directed by Tim Story!"

"Uh... your manager is really... realistic!"

"Darling, I'm so sorry, you believe me... In fact, Jeff is a very good person. He did all this just to make my career develop better... Really, I'm sorry!"

"Jeff? Wait...what's your manager's name?"

"His name is Jeff Schwartz. It is said that he is an excellent agent in your sports industry. You should have heard of his name, right?"

"Fuck!"

"What's the matter with you, Darling?"

"Jessica...I'm sorry I just swear...Sorry, I have a very important call to make, so let's hang up first, shall we?"

"Okay, good bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Dalin couldn't wait to call Schwartz.

As soon as the call was connected, Wang Dalin immediately yelled at him: "Okay Jeff, why didn't you tell me that you are Jessica's manager?"

Schwartz said with a smile: "It seems that you know everything... well, I'm just going to discuss this public relations plan with you!"

"Public relations? What public relations? Jessica and I have nothing to do, why do we need public relations?"

"Don't get excited, Darling. Listen to me first. Now this matter is big or small. If you want to eliminate the scandal, even if it is very simple, you and Jessica can hold a press conference directly and publicly declare that you and the other party are just ordinary friends. Of course, the media will not be willing to let it go, but they can't make any big moves!"

"It's very simple, can you help me organize a press conference?"

"Listen to me...my suggestion is to take advantage of this trend to hype up the popularity of you and Jessica. Think about it, you are not married, and Jessica is single, so why not you two become a couple even if you fell in love at first sight?"

"But... I have nothing to do with Jessica!"

"I know you guys are fine, but does the public know? In the eyes of the public, if you two become a couple, what good gossip news is that? Do you know how popular you and Jessica can be if my operation is successful?"

"But you also know that I have a girlfriend!"

"Of course I know... So you need to call her to explain the situation first. As long as she cooperates again, everything will be safe!"

"Ah? How do you want me to tell Zi Lin... Ah, honey, I want to have an affair with an American female star. Don't get me wrong, it's all fake...Is that so?"

"That's it, what's wrong?"

"I don't know what Zilin will think? If she really misunderstood, who the hell should I talk to?"

"Darling, trust me...Zi Lin is much smarter than you imagined, you have to trust her!"

"Jeff, I still don't think this is very reliable?"

"Darling, think about it for yourself, have I ever hurt you since I became your manager?"

"That's not true...you've been doing great!"

"So, do you trust me this time? I won't hurt you! After this time, I guarantee that both you and Jessica's popularity will skyrocket, which will be of great benefit to both of you!"

"Well... well, I believe you, I'll call Zilin right now!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Wang Dalin sat on the sofa and took several deep breaths before calling Zhang Zilin.

Due to the time difference, Los Angeles is close to 8 o'clock in the morning, and Beijing time is close to 12 o'clock in the evening.

Fortunately, Wang Dalin knew that Zhang Zilin was used to going to bed late, and she must have gone to bed after 11 o'clock in the evening, but most of them hadn't slept yet, so he dared to call her at this time.

"Dalin? Why did you suddenly think of calling me?" Zhang Zilin's clear voice came from the phone, obviously quite surprised.

"Zilin, listen to me, there is something I have to tell you clearly, lest you misunderstand!" Wang Dalin felt that he should give her a vaccination first, so as not to suddenly cry out after listening.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Zilin said with a smile, "If you speak so seriously, you don't mean you want to break up with me, do you?"

"No...how could it be?" Wang Dalin said dumbfounded, "It's like this..."

After he said this, Zhang Zilin on the other side of the phone was silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked softly: "Is that Jessica Alba beautiful?"

"Uh...pretty pretty!" Wang Dalin is indeed a straight man, but he finally reacted quickly enough and quickly added, "But she is still far behind you! She is not as tall as you, and her body is not as good as yours, and you know that I have never liked girls with yellow hair, but our black hair looks much more pleasing to the eye!"

"Well, I see... If these news spread to China, if there are reporters interviewing, I will say that we are just a couple, you and her are just ordinary friends...Is that so?"

"Right, that is it!"

"Okay... By the way, Dalin, you called me specifically for this matter, do you think I will misunderstand you?"

"Ah? No..."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll misunderstand you?"

"No... I'm afraid... Oh, Zi Lin, my head is getting big, so don't make fun of me, okay?"

"Hee hee... well, I'll spare you this time, hang up the phone, my girl is going to sleep!"

"Okay, good night!"

"Bye-Bye!"

After pressing the button to hang up the phone, Wang Dalin couldn't help but let out a long breath, leaned back, and lay down directly on the sofa.

After lying down for a while, he picked up his phone and looked at it. Although it was a bit late, it was time for a morning run, so he hurried out after breakfast.

Just after he ran less than 500 meters, he saw many reporters surrounding him with long guns and short cannons... Wang Dalin made a decisive decision and immediately showed the amazing speed of a professional basketball player, and wiped out those reporters in less than 2 minutes.

While he was secretly complacent, he suddenly found a large group of reporters rushing towards him. He was so frightened that he hurriedly ran away...Running around, seeing the reporters chasing and intercepting him getting closer and closer, Wang Dalin panicked and got into the small courtyard of Jessica Alba's house.

"Ah? Darling? Why are you here?" Alba was sitting on the beach chair in the yard drinking coffee, and Ricko was playing cute and cheap beside her, very cute.

Seeing Wang Dalin coming, Rico immediately ran over swinging his body, screaming at him twice... Wang Dalin couldn't help showing a wry smile, it seems that the penguin really likes him.

"Jessica, there are a lot of reporters chasing me, let me go inside and hide for a while!" Wang Dalin had already heard the commotion not far away, and hurriedly said to Alba, "By the way, you should go in and hide for a while too!"

Alba's complexion changed, she immediately got up and picked Ricko up, dragged Wang Dalin into the house, and then closed the door, only then breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Wang Dalin wearing sportswear, Alba deliberately teased him, and said with a smile: "Darling, you dare to come out for a run at a time like this, I really admire you!"

Wang Dalin smiled wryly and said, "I didn't know there were so many of them! Are all the reporters in the entertainment circle so crazy?"

Alba smiled slightly, with a somewhat self-deprecating meaning in the smile: "Just be content with it... I never had the chance to experience this kind of situation before!"

You are right... Jessica Alba is currently only a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, and she really has no chance to enjoy this kind of treatment with her "coffee position".

To be honest, in fact, it is Alba who benefited more from their scandal this time, after all, Wang Dalin is much more famous than her now.

Of course, according to Schwartz's plan, after this scandal, Wang Dalin's popularity will definitely increase significantly... He used to be famous only in the sports circle, but now this scandal has just begun, and his popularity in the entertainment circle has skyrocketed a lot.

Even with his ass, Wang Dalin can imagine how exaggerated his popularity will be in a few days... I dare not say anything else, at least he will never go out alone again in the future!

"By the way, Darling, what do you want to drink? I only have coffee and black tea at home!" Alba opened the refrigerator, looked at him and turned to ask him.

"Black tea!" Wang Dalin sighed and sat down on the sofa.

Alba's house is a little smaller than Wang Dalin's house, but the interior decoration style is very warm, and the sofa is also very spacious. Almost half of the people sink into it when sitting down, which is quite comfortable.

Alba was making tea on the bar counter in the open kitchen, Ricko came over with a wobble, jumped on top of Wang Dalin with a "crack", and yelled "quack" twice.

Wang Dalin couldn't help but raised his hand to touch its little head, and the little guy rubbed his head on him twice with great enjoyment... It seems that it really likes Wang Dalin.

Wang Dalin couldn't laugh or cry... The pets raised by his neighbors in the previous life, whether they were kittens or puppies, whenever they saw him, they would either hide away or bark at him.

Unexpectedly, in this life, he would be so popular with the little penguin. It seems that "appearance is justice" really makes sense... Now his appearance and figure are indeed many times stronger than those in the previous life.

Not long after, Alba brought the tea to the coffee table, Wang Dalin picked it up and took a sip, the taste was not bad.

The tea Alba uses is not high-end, but she considerately does not add sugar or milk, and brews this cup of tea completely according to the Chinese method, and the taste is of course not bad.

The two chatted casually until Wang Dalin finished the cup of tea, then got up and looked outside, and said, "It seems that those reporters have already left, and I have to go back too!"

Alba smiled sweetly: "Okay, remember to ask someone to bring the ticket to me!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "No problem, I'll ask someone to deliver the ticket to you when I go back later!"

After returning home, Wang Dalin first called "Master Baylor" to get the ticket, and then called Bruce Tully, asking him to run errands to pick up the ticket and send it to Alba.

When he drove to the training hall in the afternoon, there were at least 500 reporters gathered outside. Wang Dalin parked the car carefully and slipped into the training hall.

As soon as he saw his teammates, Mourning touched his head and said with a smile, "Okay, Darling-Wang, when you arrive in Los Angeles, it's really 'thieves don't go empty'?"

Eddie House also smiled meanly at the side: "It's just... Speaking of which, you had an affair with this Jessica when you were in the Heat. You two have been having an affair together for so long. How awesome is your secrecy?"

Wang Dalin smiled wryly: "You two stop joking with me, I'm so fucking bored!"

Old Dun Levy suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "Are you annoying? That girl is so beautiful, if it were me, um... I am 30 years younger, believe it or not, I would have to propose to her right away?"

Wang Dalin was stunned... I didn't expect that the always serious old Deng Levy could show such a side. It seems that "a man's true colors" really makes sense!
"Okay, no kidding!" Seeing that all the players had arrived, old Dunleavy gathered everyone together and shouted, "I believe everyone knows the importance of tonight's game, so I don't need to say more. I only have one request...the Grizzlies must be won!"

Everyone shouted in unison: "We must win!"

Seeing the high morale of the players, Old Dunleavy showed a gratified smile on his face, and then arranged for everyone to start today's training session.

The game is going to be played in the evening, and everyone just did some light training. In addition to shooting and layups, they also practiced targeted defensive formations.

最近一段时间保罗.加索尔的状态越来越好，几乎场场都能砍下20+10的两双，甚至有一场还砍下了37分17篮板7助攻2抢断4盖帽，只看这数据和王大林都差不多了。

And at the end of November, the Grizzlies traded for Bunch Wells from the Trail Blazers, which further improved their bench depth.

Originally, Sean Battier on their bench was strong enough, but now with the addition of Bunch Wells, Wang Dalin felt that the strength of their second team was indeed terrifying, even if super teams such as the Lakers, Kings, and Timberwolves were slightly inferior to them.

However, the outcome of the game does not only depend on the strength of the second team, the competition of the starting lineup is the most important.

Compared with the starting lineup, the Clippers will not be afraid of the Grizzlies...

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(End of this chapter)