I just play ball

Chapter 133 We Are All Supermen Now

In about half an hour, the news of Kobe's injury spread throughout the social network, generating many hot topics.

Out of curiosity, Li Yue checked one by one, trying to figure out the trend of public opinion.

[Bill Simmons: The Heat and the Lakers are similar in strength. The two teams have a total of two lore in the past 4 games, and the other two big losses are also due to poor state. The Warriors lost a thigh and still have an offensive threat, but they can't complete the most basic defense. 】

[John Smith: The Lakers will lose, but Kobe did not lose. LeBron's two consecutive FMVPs are the best result. 】

[Chris Bunty: I feel very sorry for what happened to Kobe, and I hope that after the series is over, fans will not use Kobe's injury to belittle the gold content of LeBron's championship. Injuries are part of the game. 】

[JR Smith: Pray for Kobe, feel sad for the Lakers, and hope the injury stops. 】

[Lance Stephenson: Perhaps this is the arrangement of the basketball gods. FMVP only belongs to truly qualified players. 】

[Kenyon Martin: No one wants to see injuries. The Lakers lose their souls if they lose Kobe. 】

All in all, the "mainstream" public opinion on the entire network believes that the Lakers are about to suffer a 4-3 reversal.

Apart from a few extreme remarks, there is indeed some truth, and some of them have the same idea as Li Yue, specifically mentioning that Wade cannot be stopped.

The game was going to be played anyway, so Li Yue decided to take a good rest, send a message of condolence to Kobe, put down his phone and continue to sleep.

...

At [-] o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, Li Yue got up to take a shower, and after breakfast, he sat in front of the computer to check and send emails.

The Nike team put forward a suggestion, hoping that he will start the super firepower mode next, shoot as he likes against the Spurs, try his best to create topics, minimize the impact of the Lakers being reversed, and avoid the sales of his personal signature shoes from being left out.

Of course, it would be better if the Lakers win.

It is normal for Nike to have this kind of thinking. The original plan was to start promoting his personal signature sneakers after the finals. He must not leave a label that cannot lead the team to victory. The best insurance is to obtain extremely strong personal data through a large number of shots. Create a discussion environment of 'I did my best, teammates CBA'.

The tragic hero is the label that Nike wants to shape, which is likely to increase the sales of its personal signature sneakers.

This is not entirely a bad idea, after all, there is a precedent for defeating the Spurs, and it is possible to defeat the Heat.

Li Yue replied: I need to make a decision according to the situation. I always take the team's victory as the first goal.

The rest of the emails were luxury goods promotions, and he deleted them all and threw them into the recycle bin and marked them as spam.

Then I went out for a run, and just got down the stairs and got a call from my agent Taylor. "Sports Illustrated" hoped to make a phone call as soon as possible, and promised to put his personal photo on the cover of the latest issue, which would help improve his reputation in the United States, and even May affect FMVP ownership.

Taylor emphasized that "Sports Illustrated" did not show any hesitation when it issued an invitation before because of the change of public opinion on the Internet after Kobe was injured. It is also a well-known American sports magazine, and even LeBron is proud to be on the cover.

Hearing such a statement, Li Yue could feel the sincerity of the other party through the phone, and he had no reason to refuse.

After returning to the apartment after running, Li Yue took the initiative to contact the other party and spared an hour for an interview.

The other party mainly asked him how he became attached to basketball, how he embarked on a career path, and how he persisted in the past two years.

These questions have been asked many times by different media, and the answers can be described as fluent.

After finishing it, Li Yue temporarily canceled the training plan, drove to Nicole's house in Beverly Hills, and asked Chenxi to go to the movie together.

It is not only to develop relationships, but also to relax and prepare to deal with the next hard battle with all our strength.

When the two came to Universal Studios, they happened to meet the advance screening of "Superman: Man of Steel".

Although I couldn't buy a ticket, I was invited by the organizer to watch it by virtue of my facial recognition, and was also welcomed by the audience.

The 143-minute movie is extremely embarrassingly shot. There are few highlights in the first half, too many flashbacks and hand-held camera shakes, which makes people very disturbed and drowsy. Disaster movies are messed up like that.

At the climax of the whole film, Superman confronts General Zod, and the result is that the two people collide passionately, as if people on earth are punching hard.

The most damning thing is that Superman's mother actually asked Superman's father to save a dog at the risk of being swept away by a tornado. Superman watched his father die, and was indifferent throughout the whole process, as if he was looking at someone else's father, and Superman's mother did not Not the slightest bit guilty.

The only thing that is awesome is the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer, which sounds epic and explosive under the high-power IMAX audio output.

After watching the movie, Li Yue accepted a special interview from the organizer and praised the film for its hard work. It can be seen that the staff worked very hard. The acting skills of all the characters are online, and the soundtrack is super epic.

Coming out of the theater, Li Yue couldn't help but start complaining.

Chen Xi silently waited for him to finish, and said, "I think you are very similar to Superman."

"How to say?"

"Your basketball level is outstanding, but many fans are afraid of you getting the FMVP, because your rise is too fast and beyond their cognition. They shout for fairness, but they like to judge others by blood, class, family background and other factors. They think that the second round Xiu is destined to only be a supporting role, they can't understand your genius, they are not ready to accept you, just like those people in the movie are not ready to accept Superman, but you can't learn Superman's hidden power, you have to subdue them!"

Li Yue thought about it for a while, and felt that it made sense, so he couldn't help but put his arms around Chen Xi, "It's great to have your support!"

This was the second intimate contact between the two, and Chenxi didn't resist, just kept hugging like this.

The two chatted while walking, and soon left the film and television city.

...

After lunch, Li Yue went back to the apartment to take a nap for half an hour, and took his training equipment to the Toyota Center.

I thought it would be the same as usual, only he appeared alone on the second day of the game, but Kobe suddenly came to the Lakers base.

"You really can't sit still. What are you going to practice? Waving the towel on the bench is Thackeray's job." Li Yue said it in a joking tone, after all, Kobe had already decided that he would not be able to appear on the stage.

"How is it possible!" Kobe shook his head and waved his hands, "I'm here to practice spot-up shooting."

"I understand your mood," Li Yue sighed slightly, "but I suggest you take a good rest for a while. Your injury this time is due to overwork throughout the season. The previous calf strain was already a sign of physical overload..."

Before he finished speaking, Kobe spread his hands and shrugged, "Rest? Why should I rest?"

"Because your waist was injured!" Li Yue was a little confused, "Could it be a smoke bomb to mislead the Heat?"

"I did get hurt." Kobe nodded.

"Then you still play?" Li Yue was completely confused, "Doesn't it hurt? It will affect your career!"

"My career is nearing the end." Kobe said, "There are not many opportunities. I want to play closed, so it won't hurt."

Li Yue was silent for a while when he heard this, "Are you planning to change this decision?"

Kobe nodded heavily.

"Then we're all Supermen now."

(End of this chapter)