Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"It seems that Zhuang Yu has no interest in the MVP today. He didn't take many shots, and his points haven't even reached double digits at the end of the first half."

"Haha, the highlight of this All-Star Weekend is not the All-Star Game, but yesterday's Slam Dunk Contest. Zhuang Yu won the Slam Dunk Contest yesterday, so he naturally has no interest in the MVP of the All-Star Game, not to mention that he has already won the MVP of the All-Star Game before."

"That's right. This All-Star Game is really not as exciting as yesterday's Slam Dunk Contest."

The second half began amid the fans' discussions.

Perhaps the players also heard the fans' discussions, so after the start of the second half, the defense of both sides was obviously improved to a higher level and was much more serious than in the first half.

This did make the game more exciting than the first half, but only slightly better. After all, even if the players wanted to play well, there was no tactical system. They all fought on their own and performed on their own, mostly in singles.

Even if this kind of game is serious, the intensity cannot be compared with the playoffs, and is even worse than the regular season games.

Zhuang Yu was still the starter in the second half. Seeing his teammates start to play seriously, he also took it seriously. He made two shots, 2 of 1 shots and a three-pointer, bringing his personal score to 11 points. He also had two more assists, bringing his personal assists to 11 times.

Later on, Zhuang Yu didn't take many shots, he just defended and passed the ball to his teammates.

"Shh!"

With a clear sound, Curry from Zhuang Yu's team hit another three-pointer. With this three-pointer, Zhuang Yu's team overtook the score.

The other side called a timeout.

Zhuang Yu came to the sidelines and high-fived Curry. Curry's three-pointer was passed by Zhuang Yu, which also gave Zhuang Yu an extra assist, bringing his personal statistics to 11 points and 12 assists.

......

After a moment, the pause ends.

At this time, Zhuang Yu's team replaced the substitute lineup, and Antetokounmpo's team also made substitutions. However, Antetokounmpo and James were still on the court. Under the leadership of the two, Antetokounmpo's team quickly overtook again and widened the score.

At this time, Westbrook stood up, first attacked the basket and scored the ball, and then hit a three-pointer from the outside...

In the final period, the two sides exchanged scores, but the difference was not big, still hovering within 10 points.

Entering the last quarter, Zhuang Yu did not play, but left it to Westbrook, George, Davis and others who performed better today.

Anyway, Zhuang Yu has no interest in the MVP. He didn't put in much effort today, so a double-double is acceptable. As for the outcome of the game, he will leave it to his teammates.

Compared with Zhuang Yu, Curry, and Durant, Westbrook, George, and Davis obviously want to win the game and compete for the MVP.

It’s a pity that Zhuang Yu, Curry and Durant were not interested in the MVP, so the three didn’t play much in the fourth quarter.

On the other hand, Antetokounmpo, James, and Harden of Antetokounmpo's team obviously wanted to win the game, and the three of them performed well in the fourth quarter.

When the game ended, the score was 146:139.

Antetokounmpo's team won by 7 points.

Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and was named MVP of this All-Star Game.

At this point, the All-Star Weekend came to an end.

......

The next day, Zhuang Yu and his family boarded a plane. Instead of returning to Los Angeles, they headed to San Francisco, California.

Because Yao Ming’s winery is located in the City of Napa, north of San Francisco.

Napa Valley in Napa City is famous for its wine production. It is a hilly area that looks like a plain but has many ups and downs, and like a mountain but has no peaks.

Napa Valley's warm early spring and mild summer create nearly perfect climatic conditions for the growth of grapes, making Napa a place famous for wine like Maotai in Guizhou, China, or Xinghua Village in Shanxi.

In 09, Yao Ming bought a winery in Napa Valley and renamed it Yao Winery.

The wine that Xi Juan and her friends drank at home before was the wine that Yao Ming brewed in the year he acquired the winery.

Only 1.5 bottles of this 1200-liter wine will be produced in the first batch and will not be sold on the open market, but will only be circulated among high-end consumers.

After that, the main products of Yao's Winery were mid-range and high-end wines. The price of mid-range wines was roughly between 5000 and 1 yuan, while the price of high-end wines was generally between and yuan, and the price of some products even exceeded yuan.

However, Yao’s Winery has always been relatively restrained, pursuing high quality with limited production. Its products are rarely seen in ordinary supermarkets and are almost always supplied to fixed customers.

I finally have some time this time, and my family is here. It would be boring to just go shopping in the city.

So Zhuang Yu contacted Yao Ming, and after getting Yao Ming's permission, he brought his family to Yao's Winery.

Yao Ming is not here usually, so he entrusts the management to professionals.

The person in charge of managing the winery is a blond white man, about 50 years old, named Ryan. Yao Ming had called him in advance, and he was waiting outside the winery early.

Seeing Zhuang Yu and others coming, Ryan quickly came forward, shook hands with Zhuang Yu with a smile, and led the group into the winery.

Ryan said, "We have prepared dinner for you, and of course, we have wine produced by our winery. I will take you to our wine cellar to choose. The boss has instructed that you can choose any wine you want. Tomorrow I will take you to visit our vineyard. The scenery here is very beautiful."

Zhuang Yu thanked him.

The winery has a special area for reception and accommodation, which is a European manor-style building decorated in a retro style.

After the group settled down, they followed Ryan to the wine cellar to select wine.

Zhuang Yu didn’t know much about wine before, but this time it really broadened his horizons.

The wine cellar is located underground, and it is somewhat similar to the cellars of ancient European castles. There is a long corridor in the middle, and red wines are placed on both sides. Some are stored in oak barrels, and some are already bottled and labeled. Zhuang Yu picked up a bottle at random and took a look. He saw that the production date written on the label was 1997, which is 22 years ago.

"Wow, didn't Brother Ming acquire this winery in 09? How come there is still red wine from 97?" Zhuang Yu was a little surprised.

Xi Juan also looked over. She took the bottle from Zhuang Yu and looked at it. Then she carefully examined the wine in the bottle under the light and said, "This bottle of wine is very well preserved. It is indeed a good wine. Although it is not produced by those famous wineries, it is still worth a lot of money if it is placed outside."

Later, Zhuang Yu found out through Ryan's explanation.

When Yao Ming acquired the winery, he also took over some old wines stored in the winery's cellar. This bottle of 97 red wine was one of them.

In addition to this bottle of 97 red wine, there are other old wines that have been stored for more than 20 years, and even a few bottles of red wine that have been stored for more than 40 years.

That kind of stuff is no longer for drinking.

Seeing that Zhuang Yu and Xi Juan were both obsessed with the bottle of 97 red wine, Ryan said, "If you two like it, you can drink it tonight."

this......

Xi Juan looked at Zhuang Yu.

Of course she liked this bottle of red wine very much, but think about it, this is a bottle of 97 red wine, it has been preserved for more than 20 years, it is obviously very precious.

She felt a little reluctant to drink it, especially since it wasn't hers but Yao Ming's.

Although Yao Ming said they could pick whatever they wanted, it seemed inappropriate to point at these expensive items.

Seeing that his mother-in-law liked it, Zhuang Yu immediately said, "Then let's open this bottle tonight."

Then he said to Xi Juan, "Mom, it's okay. As long as you like it, I'll call Brother Ming and tell him later."

Although this bottle of red wine is precious, it's because my mother-in-law likes it. Even if it is worth tens of thousands of US dollars, Zhuang Yu can afford it.

Of course, he would talk to Yao Ming and buy it with his own money.

After all, it was such a valuable item, so it would be fine if he could take advantage of it a little. Considering his relationship with Yao Ming, it goes without saying. But he couldn't take something too valuable for free.

Seeing Zhuang Yu say this, Xi Juan also smiled: "Okay then. But it's a pity to drink such good wine like this."

An Xin glanced at Zhuang Yu charmingly and was very satisfied with him. She held Xi Juan's hand and said, "Mom, our whole family came to the winery to taste the fine wine. How can it be considered a waste? Isn't wine meant for people to drink?"

Xi Juan smiled and nodded, looking at her son-in-law with satisfaction.

After a tour around the wine cellar, Zhuang Yu saw many good wines and learned a lot about red wine, which made him feel that the trip was worthwhile.

The group also picked some wine. Except for the bottle of 97 wine that they were going to drink tonight, the rest were to be taken home and drunk slowly.

Of course, Zhuang Yu would spend money to buy it.

It's ok to come and play, but it's not good to eat and take things at the same time.

After coming out of the wine cellar, Zhuang Yu called Yao Ming and told him about the bottle of 97 wine. He also said that they had selected a few boxes of wine and were planning to buy them and take them back.

On the phone, Yao Ming smiled and said don't mention money, it's just some wine produced by their own winery, just take it.

Zhuang Yu was about to say something but was interrupted by Yao Ming impatiently: "Why would a grown man be so nagging? Stay at the winery for two more days. I'm going to hang up now."

Before Zhuang Yu could say anything else, Yao Ming hung up the phone.

Zhuang Yu shook his head helplessly while holding the phone. Forget it. I will buy some gifts for An Xin to give to Brother Ming when she returns to China as a thank you.

It's better to reciprocate.

In the evening, everyone opened the bottle of 97 wine and gathered together to have a candlelight dinner in a classical European style.

Although the Western dishes were not to everyone's taste, the atmosphere was still quite interesting and the whole family was very satisfied.