I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 5

Sunday, January 2012, 7.

Chu Xiao tidied himself up early in the morning, and then went out to take the subway. After nearly two hours, he finally got off the car in an empty place on the outskirts of the city, and saw four large characters standing prominently on the side of the street: Toyota Center.

This is the training facility of the Lakers. When I came here yesterday morning, it was pitch black everywhere, so Chu Xiao didn't realize that it was so empty.He couldn't help sighing that in an international metropolis like Los Angeles, even if the Lakers have certain specialties, their arena and training hall cannot be in the same place, and the two are still far apart.Because the rent of Staples' training venue is too high, and building a training hall in the suburbs is a perfect choice. The rent is cheap and quiet, which is convenient for quiet training.

Yesterday afternoon, after hanging up on Caitlin from the Celtics public relations department, Chu Xiao immediately received a call from the Lakers. First, he congratulated him on becoming a Lakers player, and then asked him to go to Toyota at 11 am the next day. Reported to the center and signed with Robert Thackeray, who was selected by the team with the 60th overall pick in the second round.

It was just 10 a.m. at this time, and the gate of the Lakers training facility was closed. Chu Xiao reported for the first day and did not have an access card, so he could only press the walkie-talkie to explain his identity, and someone came out immediately to check, and he could only enter after confirming that it was correct.

After entering, there is a three-story training hall with a note on the door: Do not slam the door when it is closed, and you are not allowed to enter the venue if you wear hard-soled shoes and high-heeled shoes.After pushing open the door, what came into view was the training ground, which was the place where I had a one-on-one fight with Kobe before. At this time, there was no one on the ground, and there was a media room next to it, and many reporters had already arrived in advance.

Chu Xiao looked left and right in the crowd, and after a while, he spotted Han Shuran, who was wearing glasses and was sitting in a corner with his head bowed and writing a manuscript.

"Old Han!" Chu Xiao went up to greet him, "What are you writing? You write so intently!"

"Hey, Chu Xiao?" Han casually raised his head with a smile on his face, "Congratulations, you got your wish and joined the Lakers!"

"Thank you too, if it weren't for you..."

"Ahem..." Han Xunxuan pretended to cough and interrupted Chu Xiao, then stood up and leaned over and whispered, "It's not convenient to talk here, but you must remember, don't talk to anyone about how to join in the future." The Lakers, not to mention meeting Kobe, because the league has regulations, if you are found out, you will suffer. You should be traded without your knowledge, and don’t say anything else.”

"Oh, yes, yes." Chu Xiao understood the seriousness of the matter, but she forgot when she saw acquaintances. After being reminded at this time, she hurriedly nodded gratefully.

Han casually returned to normal speaking and said, "Have you reported for duty yet?"

"Not yet, I just came here." Chu Xiao replied.

"Then go up quickly, they are all on the second floor." Han Xunxuan pointed to the stairs next to him and signaled.

"Okay, then I'll go, and I'll treat you to a big meal later." Chu Xiao said three steps and made two steps to the second floor.

There is a long corridor on the second floor, with posters of Lakers legends and current superstars hanging on both sides, including Mikan, Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magician, O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and so on.

Going further inside is a wall of honor, showing the team's awards, including 16 NBA championship trophies and 31 Western Conference championship trophies...all of which reflect the glory and glory of this team.

Looking at the trophy, Chu Xiao couldn't help being dazed, and even began to imagine that he was about to lead the team to win the 17th championship trophy, thus tying the Celtics' historical record, and then 18, creating a new record... …

"Excuse me, are you Chu Xiao?" A sweet voice brought Chu Xiao back from his dream to reality.

"Uh, um, ah, yes!" Chu Xiao turned around hastily, his eyes lit up immediately.

This is a foreign girl with fair skin. Although she is wearing a professional attire that does not match her age, she can't hide her beauty at all.A head of thick golden-red hair, slightly curly like seaweed, long eyelashes and big eyes, and seductive lips under the high bridge of the nose.

At this time, her lips parted slightly, "Hello! I'm Tracy from the PR department, I spoke with you on the phone yesterday."

"That person is you, hello! I'm Chu Xiao." After speaking, Chu Xiao stretched out his right hand, and then withdrew it embarrassingly.

Tracy stood still, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "I was about to call you, but you arrived early, come with me!"

Tracy turned and walked forward, Chu Xiao immediately followed, and after passing through a cultural corridor, she came to a very spacious and bright office. The spaciousness of this office is mainly reflected in the height, which is 4 meters high. Anyone with a height of more than 2 meters standing here will not have any sense of depression.

Now there are seven or eight people sitting in the room, and Chu Xiao only recognizes the youngest bald head, Thackeray, whom the Lakers picked in the second round with the 60th overall pick, whom he met several times during the draft.

Tracy didn't stop when passing by the crowd, she walked straight in, and stopped when she reached a large desk, and reported to the white-haired old man on the other side of the desk, "Mr. Ku, Chu Xiao is here."

"Okay, here we come." Mr. Ku, who was playing with his mobile phone with his head down, raised his head. Under the short white hair, there were resolute and resolute eyes. After coming over, he changed into a pleasant expression and said, "Come on! Chu Xiao, everyone is waiting for you. I have seen your player reports and videos. They are very good. I believe the Lakers will definitely have a place for you in the future."

Kubchak stood up from his seat, hugged Chu Xiao and said, "Come on, let me introduce you, this is Tracy, you have met her before, she is not only your publicist, but also a beautiful woman Oh, if you have any personal problems in the future, you can find her, and of course you can also find me, but you young people like sports beauties, so you probably won’t find me, an old man, haha.”

Then Kubchak started pointing to the couch, "That's the team's Coach Brown with the glasses on."

"Hello coach!" Chu Xiao greeted very politely.

"En." Coach Brown adjusted his glasses.

Kubchak went on to introduce, "The old guy next to him is not simple. He is older than me. He is our team's chief trainer Gary Vitti. You can find him for anything related to training in the future. However, I think you The latter may be more needed now."

Speaking, Kubchak pointed to a middle-aged man next to Gary Vitti and said, "His name is Joe Capone, the team's strength trainer and Kobe's personal trainer. As early as 1994, he I got to know Kobe and have been helping him train ever since.”

"I know this..." Chu Xiao said in a low voice, "He created the "6-6-6" training course for Kobe. The training intensity of this method is so great that only "hell" can describe it."

"That's right, it's him!" Kubchak spread his arms and said, "It's great that you know him, which saves a lot of time for the introduction, because he will take you through the rest of the summer vacation. Hell-like special training for the devil."

"Ah..." Chu Xiao didn't expect that he could train with Capone so soon, he was surprised and excited at the same time.

Kubchak thought he was frightened, so he explained, "This is the content specified by Kobe. You kid is lucky, and you even got into his eyes. Although he will not appear here today, he asked me to tell In a word, you don't need to participate in this year's summer league or any other activities, just follow Capone to train according to the "6-6-6" course, focusing on shaping your personal shape, strength, technology and other aspects, especially In terms of strength, he hopes that when he returns to training for the London Olympics, he can see a muscular version of you."

Wow, what a great honor and courtesy this is, Chu Xiao thought in his heart, for Kirbiken to recommend a personal trainer to him, he must be full of expectations for himself, and he must not live up to this expectation no matter what, even if he No matter how hellish and devilish the training intensity is, he will grit his teeth and persevere, striving to be reborn when the new season comes.

Thinking of this, he nodded firmly towards Capone.

Capone was a little surprised. Over the years, he has seen so many rookies. When everyone heard that the "6-6-6" training was going to be carried out, they all showed fear, rejection, and finally had to. Don't give up, and choose another training method.The Asian young man in front of him was not only not afraid, but also looked forward to it.Maybe—he didn't know the real horror of "6-6-6".He can only think so.

After greeting Capone, Kubchak introduced the remaining three people on the sofa at once, "You should have seen this bald guy, right? Robert Thackeray, you participated in the draft together. He was selected by us with the 60th overall pick in the second round, and he is also a very good guy with potential!"

Chu Xiao nodded to Thackeray again, and Thackeray responded with a smile, looking very friendly.

"The one next to him is his father, and after that is his agent." Kubchak continued to introduce, and then looked at Chu Xiao, "Where is your agent? I want to sign a contract today, why are you here alone?" gone."

"Uh..." Chu Xiao patted his head in embarrassment and said, "I just came to the United States and I don't have an agent yet. I need the team to arrange one."

"Oh, it's okay, then I'll ask the legal side to find one for you." Kubchak looked at Trish after hearing this, "Go and find one, the signing ceremony will begin soon."

"Mr. Ku!" Trish had to interrupt, "He already has an agent."

"who is it?"

"Pelinka, introduced by Kobe."

"Oh, yes, I actually forgot about it." Kubchak patted himself on the forehead and said, "Then you bring the contract he arranged and let Chu Xiao take a look. If there is no problem, we will Signed."

(End of this chapter)