New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 149 The Opening of the VBLY Contest

Back home, the Bruins easily beat the UC Berkeley Golden Bears in the afternoon game.

Among them, Zhang Yi returned to the starting lineup and scored 30+ triple-doubles, Escalo had a truce again, and Robert, Wally, Brad and others all scored in double figures.

This is not a focus match, but there are many reporters and scouts with strange faces.

Of course, there are also regulars, such as Jaina's personal scout Philos.

"If Poli Garden is for rent, you should be the first tenant." Zhang Yi joked with him with a smile.

"Then I will definitely be the most disciplined tenant in the world." Of course Philos was also very happy.

Although the boss did not give a death order, from their words, Ferros knew that Zhang Yi, a rookie, would be the most important pawn in the revival of the dynasty, and there was no room for loss.

If his trust is taken away by others during this time, Philos will have to say goodbye to his job.

At the end of the previous game, even if he didn't say anything, he would come to Zhang Yi and greet him with a smile.

No matter what, let's get familiar with it first.

Until Zhang Yi started chatting with Ferros on his own initiative, the Lakers seemed to be Zhang Yi's only next home when it spread to the manager's circle.

The super rookie will always be the existence that the entire league rushes to, and next year will obviously be the draft year.

Zhang Yi is obviously the most valuable one now. Of course, even if he is missed, there are still many excellent rookie seedlings.

After the game, Wally received a call from Helante, telling him that the VBLY league will open tomorrow morning.

Because he was not the only one who agreed to participate that night, so he told Zhang Yi and Robert around him immediately after getting the news.

When he suddenly mentioned the VBLY league, it was too long in the past, and Zhang Yi couldn't remember it for a while. He didn't recall it until he was told that it was the square basketball game in Venice Beach.

In fact, the current VBLY league has long existed in name only, and even the most important opening ceremony cannot invite any decent stars.

As a VBLY staff living on the fringes of the Los Angeles basketball circle, a hot new star like Zhang Yi is like a savior to Hollander.

Because the names of Zhang Yi and others were used at the beginning of this competition, it unexpectedly attracted many street basketball fans.

They are the most unpopular basketball group in the city of Los Angeles. Rather than saying that VBLY is a street game, it is better to say that it is a stage for those depressed basketball youths to entertain themselves.

But now that a promising player like Zhang Yi is participating, it is an insult to those men who have been in the city.

Not only did the number of basketball players exceed the sum of the previous years, but even people from the media appeared to discuss cooperation with leaders headed by Helante.

Although not a big company, this is also a timely rain for a league that is extremely lacking in income.

The next day, when Zhang Yi drove Lucy, Wally and Robert to Venice Beach.

Before turning to the main road, I saw a huge text billboard in Yunyuan, which said 'Zhang Yi' is waiting for you to fight in the VBLY League!

"Hey, Yi, can you ask them for endorsement fees?" Wali asked jokingly.

If this situation is put on other celebrities, they may really ask for a naming fee, after all, it is a very troublesome thing for them.

But Zhang Yi remembered that he had already promised that big man Helante. Although the other party was a little too marketing himself, he didn't mind when he thought of VBLY's situation.

As soon as the car stopped, Wally called Holland to tell them they had arrived.

Not long after, the big man greeted him with several other staff members.To be honest, Zhang Yi is now their cash cow.

They all knew this very well, especially the honest Helante who was a little nervous at first.

Zhang Yi guessed that they would do this, so he laughed and hugged Helante and hammered him on the back, "Don't worry, I will do what I promised you!"

With this sentence, not only Helante, but everyone else is also relieved.

"Listen, we will develop VBLY, what we owe you now, in the future, I, Helante, will definitely pay it back!"

"You don't have to say that." Zhang Yigang wanted to refuse.But the other party shook his head seriously and replied, "Favours belong to favors, this is business!"

Wally and Robert were a little embarrassed. Although they grew up playing ball on the beach in Venice, they seemed to have nothing to do now.

Holland immediately hugged the two of them, "Thank you too! I have something to trouble you for a while!"

"No problem!" The two of Wali are naturally not afraid of any trouble when they come, and this makes them feel a little more present.

Zhang Yi took Lucy's hand and walked on the beach road. The two of them found that there were a lot of men in hip-hop clothes gathered here.

The few people of yellow race in the crowd were particularly conspicuous, and as soon as they saw Zhang Yi appearing, they all walked towards him excitedly.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Yi knew that these people were all from his hometown.After careful questioning, it was discovered that they were all studying at the University of Southern California.

"University of Southern California?!" Zhang Yi muttered something, and everyone was a little surprised.

Of course they didn't know that Zhang Yi had already heard the name of this university from Ye Qing's mouth last night.

At this time, several reporters guarding Venice Beach also immediately surrounded them.Although Zhang Yi didn't hate it, he didn't like it either.

Especially before the game started, his attention was all on the basketball, and Zhang Yi would naturally become irritable when facing the camera.

And Holland also blocked the reporters, reassuring them that the time for the opening ceremony was almost up, and after the end, Zhang Yi would naturally be interviewed.

As he spoke, he turned his head and blinked at Zhang Yi, who could only nod embarrassingly.

The reporters dispersed and went to find new news points.

The so-called VBLY opening ceremony was due to financial problems on the one hand, and Helante’s insistence on the other.

He personally created a very retro scene. Although it borrowed from the NBA All-Star opening decades ago, it is definitely a fresh design for today's children!
Zhang Yi has watched old video recordings, so he is familiar with fireworks and flames, which are not seen in current events.

Not to mention that the emotions of ordinary contestants were mobilized, even Wall-E and Robert were also excited.

Men are single-celled creatures in many cases, especially in hot music, they are easy to go crazy!

Zhang Yi noticed that there were quite a few contestants with marks on their bodies, and judging from their dress and physical condition, the competition would be very interesting.

The media also broadcast the opening ceremony of the VBLY League live, and the effect was a bit beyond their expectations.

With careful settings and Zhang Yi's eye-catching popularity, the audience in the webcast room reached the maximum traffic of a small sports media platform like theirs!
Even before the game started, the sponsors were already happy. After all, they didn't invest much, but what they got was millions of promotions.

(End of this chapter)