Chapter 611 610: Decide on the First Season

Time: 6:58pm on December 11, 2003.

Location: In the living room of Steven Price's room in the Fifth Presidential Suite on the second floor of the San Antonio Fairmont Hotel.

Characters: All Eagles players except Liu Mang, the coaching staff, trainers, physical therapists and other staff, as well as the owner Steven Price who came to San Antonio to cheer for the team.

Event: Liu Mang said that ESPN has a very important TV program for the Eagles for the owner and coaching staff to watch together with teammates, and it is best for the staff of the team's logistics department to watch together. See what Liu Mang said So solemnly, Price called everyone together and waited for Liu Mang's so-called important TV show.

The main reason is that after arriving in San Antonio this morning, a car took Liu Mang away. Liu Mang came back in the afternoon and found Coach Kruger. The boss, Price, also came, and said this very solemnly. thing.

From ten o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mang didn't know what he was doing for half a day. It might have something to do with tonight's show. At first, Price thought that Liu Mang made some talk show or participated in some variety show. Show your teammates a look and show off.

Because these days, there are still very few sports talk shows or talk shows, and there are no online shows, and many variety shows are more willing to invite entertainment stars, unless they are super popular sports superstars, they may be invited, and Liu Mang is the only one who meets this condition in the Eagles.

So Price thought that Liu Mang made another show and wanted to show off. After all, Liu Mang's detached personality was too much like someone who would do such things.

Originally, Price didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, but Coach Kruger was inexplicably worried. He felt that the matter was not that simple, and this brat must make trouble again!

Out of caution, coach Kruger suggested that the boss take the players to watch together. Price felt that it would be good to help Liu Mang save face in front of his teammates and further improve Liu Mang's team status, so he agreed. .

When it was past five o'clock in the afternoon, the espn website and the news bulletins in the TV programs were the subtitles floating above the screen, and they began to promote the time adjustment of tonight's prime time TV program. The program that started at seven o'clock tonight will be postponed. It lasts 15 minutes, and there will be a TV program about Ace Liu in the middle, called "Decision".

After the show was announced, Price did not need to give orders, he just said something, and all the Eagles players rushed into Price's suite.

Needless to say, the staff, who can not come when the boss gives an order?

Seeing that his suite was occupied by his own team members, Price was really helpless, but this hotel didn't have that kind of lobby that could be rented out, and the conference room couldn't put a TV on it. Only his suite was big enough.

Looking at the players playing cards, chattering, and Stockton who was reading mechanical books related to combat aircraft, and someone mixing drinks at the bar, Price felt that he had to change the room tonight... …

"Where did the bastard Ace go? It's so hateful that he didn't call me to record the show!" Jason Terry envied and hated.

"Haha, Ace has that popularity. I think Sharif may invite him to another show next time. Jason, you are still far away!" Rasheed Wallace laughed devilishly.

"Rashid, do you want to be so honest? I don't care about you," Jason Terry choked half to death, and turned to the good old man Mohammad for comfort, "Nazir, you said that Ace's show is called Decision, what are you going to decide? It's too much, he actually hides in the room and can't come out, we will teach him a lesson in a while!"

"No, next time I will ask Ace to bring me with me when recording the show. You can't count on Jason, you can only count on Ace to show us the scenery." Muhammad tried his best to make a serious statement expression.

"...Nazir, you are too good!" Jason Terry felt that the whole world was targeting this baby!

Just when the old players were happily abusing Jason Terry, Kwame Brown exclaimed: "Hey, come-on, the show has begun!"

Kwame Brown is a die-hard fan of Liu Mang. Almost everyone regards Liu Mang as a reborn parent. He admires Liu Mang very much, so he is the most loyal and waiting audience.

The Eagles players, management, coaching staff, and even the staff all envy and value their own players on TV shows. There are really few in the NBA who have the opportunity to record shows, and most of them are during the offseason or The winning team and the like, most of the stars are just ordinary news. This kind of program that deliberately delays the broadcast of other programs, the Eagles players understand very well that it must be recorded temporarily, that is, Liu Mang’s "free time" in the past two days. It’s a moth that came up when I thought about it when my egg hurts”, but it is precisely because of this that people are more envious and jealous, but the Eagles have a good team atmosphere. Although they complain about not taking them, they are still happy for Liu Mang .

This kind of publicity not only makes the Eagles want to see what the show is, but is it the last time they teased NBA superstars to provoke hatred? Or is it simply a variety show or a sports entertainment program? Or is there really any big decision?

Fans from all over the United States gathered in front of the TV. On the Chinese side, Liu Mang also contacted the staff of Chaoting TV who usually contacted him. He will broadcast this recording simultaneously with the American side during the sports news. The program only lasts about ten minutes.

Not only the Eagles and the fans, because Liu Mang teased the stars last time, after seeing the ESPN program preview this time, some of the stars were really envious and wanted to watch it, and some felt that the chrysanthemum As soon as it cools down, does this shameless bastard want black people again? There are also those who have a good relationship with Liu Mang who are very interested in watching it, and at the same time are very envious. Some people have the same idea as Jason Terry.

ESPN's sports director's face was about to burst into laughter. The choice of supporting the Eagles was really great. At first they just added fuel to the flames because of the gap between Liu Mang and the Lakers. And every time Liu Mang has a program to record, he always looks for them. The ratings last time have broken ESPN's morning ratings record, almost catching up to the occasional afternoon NFL game ratings. This time, Liu Mang has an even more exciting program. ESPN's sports director doesn't have to doubt it. He has already imagined the sensation that this program will bring after it airs!

ESPN Sports HD, which is the latecomer, competes with T.N.T TV for the position of the top player in the sports industry. They are about to gain the upper hand!

Liu Mang's idea is that since the missions have already come, Liu Mang has no choice but to be arrogant anyway, why not let the storm come more violently, and make a good plan so that the arrogance will not be so disgusting , easier for teammates to accept.

Liu Mang contacted the director of ESPN to discuss the matter, and then also contacted the domestic TV station, who also sent people to cooperate with the filming of this program.

Before the show started, the ratings of ESPN Sports had already broken 10, that is to say, at least 30 million people in the United States were watching this show. Sports programs and non-competition programs had an audience rating of 10% during the prime time at 7:00! It can be described as exaggeration!

In Price's suite, everyone gathered in front of the large color TV in the living room, and saw the large ESPN Sports words appear on the TV screen, and then a word art of the English word "Decision" appeared on the TV screen.

The show begins.

The TV screen switched to an interview hall, which was a regular live interview. The camera zoomed in from a distance, Liu Mang and ESPN's gold medal commentator Mike Breen.

"Hello, ESPN Sports viewers and friends, everyone, I'm Mike, and welcome to today's special program——Decision, we invited this program to the current team that ranks first in the league in the NBA and personally ranks in the NBA in scoring Ace Liu, who ranks second on the list, Ace, say hello to the audience friends." Mike Breen introduced very officially.

"Hi, everyone, I'm Liu Mang... oh, this is my Chinese name, maybe most of the audience can't pronounce my name, so just call me Ace." Liu Mang just introduced his Chinese name, He heard Mike Brin, who seemed not to speak three times, learned to read his name, and hurriedly said the second half of the sentence.

"Ace, you are right, Chinese is really difficult," Mike Brin affirmed the second half of Liu Mang's sentence, and then said jokingly, "Thank you very much, Ace, for giving me another job today. , Fly from New York to San Antonio and come to record the show immediately.”

"You're welcome, Mike, you are the best commentator, aren't you? You should be better at commentating and hosting than the fat athlete who can't even control his weight, right?" Liu Mang followed Mike Brin's words, digging There is a hole.

"Haha, Ace, I can only say that what you said is correct." Mike Brin joked with Liu Mang for two minutes. Let’s get to the point. The name of this show is Decision. It’s definitely not my decision. The protagonist is you. I’m curious, what kind of decision are you going to make, Ace? I can’t imagine what decision you can make at this time, Ace? Are you going to change teams? This is impossible, you are the number one in the league, you are the second in the scoring list, you all look so good, then it is your time, let me hear what you want to decide!"

"Oh, before talking about this decision, let me tell you about some of my recent impressions!" Liu Mang kept a secret.

"You are the protagonist, you have the final say, I'm just an outdated commentator who was called here by the boss before I woke up in the morning, but I still have an advantage over the fat man, I eat less, so the TV station didn't fire me. ’ Mike Breen laughed.

"certainly."

Liu Mang responded, then took a deep breath, his expression became serious.

Although Mike Brin was joking just now, seeing Liu Mang's serious expression, he also became serious, because he knew the general situation. Liu Mang really had something important to announce. Before that, it was just his career. Just get used to it.

Liu Mang pondered for a while, and seriously said what he had thought about last night until the recording of the show just now: "I have been thinking about why I play basketball, for fame, for money, or For this dream?"

Liu Mang paused for a moment, did not ask Mike Brin to answer, and continued: "Yes, it was like this at the beginning, not only because of money, but also because of wanting to be famous, and more importantly, of course, because of dreams."

"But slowly, my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA has changed, or I am confused. What is the purpose of playing in the NBA?"

"Of course, as an NBA player, I play for championships and honors, but what do championships and honors represent? When I had this doubt, I couldn't stop. The roots and sprouts in my mind are getting deeper and deeper. I don’t know if Mike, have you ever felt this kind of feeling, that kind of feeling that there is a feather scratching in your heart, which makes people want to lift it up and see what’s going on in your heart? What are you thinking?"

Still did not wait for an answer, Liu Mang continued: "Until recently, I suddenly figured out that everything is actually very simple. When I play, I want to leave something for myself in the world. For example, in the future, my child, he Or she, when she grows up and is sensible, is surprised to find that her father is a top person in a certain industry. In the future, he will always be able to search for his name on Google. It would be even better if they also like basketball when they grow up. He will always hear the stars of the basketball industry or fans of this sport often mention their dad, which is me."

"This is the goal of playing basketball and doing my best in the NBA!"

"Yes, you read that right. The show is almost over. I still haven't said what my decision is. Yes, I'm a headline party. What I really want to say may not be a decision, but a decision. declaration!"

"When I understood what I wanted to play basketball, I found that everything came back to the original point. To achieve what I wanted, I needed to perform better in the NBA and get real honor, no What is the All-Star or the three-point contest dunk contest, but the real honor, that is the championship! Only the championship can let me achieve the kind of future I want, not 1, not 2, and not 3...

I love my team very much, I love my teammates very much, I think they have the same idea as me, that is, we don’t have to wait until the future, it is now, this year, our goal is the championship, there is no other goal , Only the championship, the goal may not be enough to describe our team's desire for the championship now, we must win this year's championship! And defeating the defending champion next is the footnote of our scheduled championship! "

"Speaking of it, this may be considered a decision. My decision is that we are about to start our great journey! It may not seem like much to others, but for me, our road to glory starts today , will officially set sail!"

Liu Mang's very long speech, Mike Breen and the audience in front of the TV listened to it, and was a little moved, but in the end, the words changed and suddenly became very intense, directly towards the defending champion and even the defending champion. All championship teams in the league have declared war! And it directly mentioned the name of the next opponent, the Spurs!

Others were okay, some were surprised, some were outraged, for example Mike Brin knew that something big would happen this time, but he didn’t expect Liu Mang to say such a thing, fortunately he is a professional, continue Chatted with Liu Mang and ended the show.

In Price's suite where the Eagles players were staying, there was no sound for a while, only Liu Mang, who was so warm and touching on the TV screen, and finally became dumbfounded, and Mike Brown, who was also shocked. Lin's voice at the end of the interview.

The Eagles players all looked at each other in blank dismay, and at the same time, there was a small flame that was already burning deep in their hearts, and it suddenly started to burn!

Perhaps Liu Reck's last rhetoric scared his teammates, but what Liu Reck said earlier, when his group gets old, what is the most precious thing they left behind when they played in the NBA when they were young?

money?

Maybe it is!

But it seems more exciting to let everyone remember and leave their own traces in this world!

Liu Mang's power of the head of state cannot be felt by others, but this group of teammates with him as the core has received it, and the Eagles players have begun to have feelings similar to Liu Mang's - to let themselves stay in this world. Order something!

Including the veteran Stockton, originally only the obsession with the championship was left, but now, he feels that he has the pursuit of his youth again!

I don’t watch football, I don’t know if today’s World Cup is today, but I only know that this year is the year of the World Cup. Except for Messi and Ronaldo, I don’t know who the stars are now.

Something happened in the afternoon. A college classmate’s girlfriend took his money and ran away a few days ago. It seems that most of it was from online loans. I don’t know exactly what happened. thing.

This afternoon I took the train to Dujiangyan when I just got off work. Now I’m still in Dujiangyan. I just found an Internet cafe and wrote a chapter. I’m going to take a Didi to go back. I have to go to work tomorrow morning. I can’t lose my full attendance. …………The main reason is why the hotels in Dujiangyan are so expensive. The starting point is 300, I’m sorry, but the expensive ones are seven to eight hundred thousand. I can’t afford it. Let’s take a taxi back, it’s only 100.