NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 164

Seeing the senior approaching, Lu Yusheng got up politely.

Mason and Barkley first shook hands with Bryant.

"Kobe, it was really easy to win this game today." Barkley said, "Sit down and win seven consecutive victories."

"Hey, Buckley, did you come here to mock me?"

"No, no, no," Mason said with a smile, "He didn't come here today to look for you, he still has important matters to look for your little brother Lu Yusheng."

"Hey, hey, what are you guys doing? He's just a rookie, so don't make trouble with TNT." Kobe said.

"Don't worry, absolutely not. I can assure you, it's definitely a good thing!" Mason said, "Okay, take a rest, Kobe, we're going to find Lu."

Lu Yusheng was a little confused for a while, so he just laughed along with them.

Mason shook hands with him, "Lu, nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I am TNT's contracted commentator, Rich Mason, but I have another identity, Lu Yusheng's fan."

"Thank you." Lu Yusheng smiled. Although he had never heard of Mason, he was naturally very happy when he was treated so favorably.

"You don't need to thank me, you just use your strength to fascinate me. Moreover, although you have only played seven games, you have conquered the fans with almost perfect performance. I believe that there must be a lot of fans chasing you recently ?” Mason said.

"Fortunately, I really didn't pay much attention to these things." Lu Yusheng laughed.

"It doesn't matter. After today's game, I believe you have more fans than you can imagine. Of course, I came to you today mainly to introduce you to a fan with a relatively high profile. Come on, buddy."

As Mason said, he pushed Barkley out behind him.

Buckley laughed, and Lu Yusheng didn't know why for a while, and was a little at a loss.

Buckley smiled and shook hands with Lu Yusheng, "Oh, I don't know how to tell you..."

"It has to be said," Mason said. "You deserve it, and you said yes in front of so many TV viewers."

"Okay, okay, I admit, I, Buckley, always keep my word, Lu," he turned to the photographer, "Come on, take a clearer picture."

The cameraman leaned forward with a smile.

Barkley shook Lu Yuyu's hand and said, "Lu, it's like this. Before this game, I thought that although you performed very well, I thought your scoring was not stable, but Mason thinks your scoring ability is not bad. So I bet him that it's very hard for you to score more than 20 points in this game. If you score more than 20 points, I will lose him a thousand dollars, but I didn't expect you to lose me a game in the first half. Thousands of dollars."

Lu Yusheng laughed, "Just for this."

"Is there anything you want to say after listening to it?" Mason said with a smile, "Let me interview the person involved."

"Have,"

"what?"

"Should you share five hundred with me?"

Mason and Buckley laughed.

"It's not over yet," Mason said. "He still has to apologize to you in person."

"Apologize? Why?"

"Later, Kobe was injured and I thought the Lakers had no chance," Barkley said. With such a scoring ability, he thought I was biased against you, so this guy provoked me and asked me to bet that if you can lead the Lakers to win this game, I will apologize to you in person. And in the end, you also Got it...I never thought that you hit me hard in the face with fifty cents..."

Lu Yusheng was amused by him and laughed.

"Okay," Barkley bowed to Lu Yusheng, "Everyone is watching, I formally apologize to Lu Yusheng now, I'm sorry, I was ignorant, and I made a judgment on you when I didn't know your true strength. my apologies……"

"No need." Lu Yusheng laughed hurriedly, "Senior..."

"No no no, let me finish," Barkley said, "Actually, I came to you not only to apologize to you, but to tell you, Lu, you are really the most beautiful person I have met in these years." A potential rookie must have unlimited potential in the future, and, I am already your loyal fan, and I will only praise you in the future, and will never blacken you."

Lu Yusheng laughed.

"How is it? Lu, after hearing his apology, what do you think, I want to interview you." Mason said with a smile.

"I know that the two seniors were joking with me, but I am still very touched to hear your affirmation and encouragement to me. I will definitely work hard to meet the expectations of my seniors." Lu Yusheng humbly Said.

"What else? Don't you want to say something about Barkley's habit of making irresponsible remarks?" Mason laughed.

"Hey, hey, hey," said Kobe who was sitting on the side, "don't make things difficult for my little brother anymore, he doesn't want to be tricked by you, I told him a long time ago, you guys often do anything for the effect of the show and the ratings."

Barkley smiled, "Kobe, don't do this, I think you should treat us to a meal."

"Me? Why?" Bryant asked.

"You have chosen such a powerful helper in such a muddle, shouldn't you treat us to a meal?" Barkley said.

"Yeah," Mason also said, "Kobe has won seven games in a row. Because of Lu's joining, you guys are very promising this year."

"Only by him? You think highly of him too."

"Hey, then you should apologize to them." Barkley said, "The rookie who scored [-] points in the seventh game, the key is that he is just a point guard. Isn't a teammate of this level in line with you? expect?"

"Hey, hey, Barkley, I think you should not flatter him too much, it will make him proud, make him complacent, and it will hurt him." Bryant said.

"Don't worry," Mason said, "I'm not worried about this at all. I think that although he is Chinese, he has the humility and low-key qualities of Chinese people, just like Yao Ming."

"That's right." Barkley also said, "Kobe, I don't think you need to worry about this at all. He is much more low-key than when you were a rookie. Don't contradict me. I clearly remember that you were in the All-Star Game. Go ahead and say to your teammates, put your fucking pick-and-roll off, I'm going one-on-one with Michael."

Kobe laughed, and several people shook hands and said goodbye.

After Barkley and Mason bid farewell, Kobe said to Lu Yusheng, "I did play well today, but don't forget what you just told me."

"what?"

"It's about the Spurs."

"No problem." Lu Yusheng said, "Get ready for the Ferrari."

"Fuck, they said you were humble just now, you are so humble, you really should show them what you look like now." Kobe said.

Lu Yusheng was about to speak when a large group of reporters rushed over.

Everyone thought they were going to surround Kobe, but unexpectedly, more than half of the reporters surrounded Lu Yusheng, and the rest of the reporters surrounded Kobe.

Luke Wharton on the side shook his head helplessly when he saw this.

Vujacic laughed beside him, "It's rare that someone can steal his limelight, do you think he feels uncomfortable?"

Wharton glanced at him, "Please, do you think he cares about this?"

"But he's obviously not happy," Vujacic said.

"I don't think so, he doesn't care about these anymore, all he cares about is the championship." Luke Walton said, "I think you are the only one who is unhappy."

"That's right, my mind must be unbalanced. This kid has only played seven games. What kind of treatment does he enjoy? We have been playing for so long, and there is not even a reporter after the game. Can you be mentally balanced? "Vujacic said.

"Please, you also said that we have been playing for so many years, I think you should have gotten used to it, this is normal, the world is not fair, when we entered the NBA, who was not full of confidence, but later , Didn’t they all slowly accept their own mediocrity? Compared with those geniuses, we are really too ordinary. How many geniuses we have seen, soaring high within a year, we don’t even have the qualifications to look up .”

"Of course I did, but this kid Lu Yusheng, he only played seven games and got fifty points! Fifty points! And he's just a substitute."

"It's not just about fifty points," Luke Walton said. "In fact, he changed the way we play, the way we win, and he even made Zen master change his tactics. Fifty is a lot of exaggeration, and I've never seen a rookie change that."

"LeBron counts?"

"No, it's different," Luke Walton said. "When LeBron went to the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers were a bad team. They didn't have decent stars, and they didn't have any tactics. So, LeBron can bring the team Tactics, this is a matter of course, but Lu Yusheng is different, we have Zen Master, and players like Kobe, he can bring about such a change as a rookie, that is a completely different difficulty."

Vujacic nodded, "You are right to say that, so what do you want to express? Make me envy this guy even more?"

"I just want you to balance your mind," Luke Walton said. Great, and Longley is great, without them, there would be no great Bulls, no 72 wins, and a record that is astonishing throughout the ages."

"Well, you don't have to do my ideological work," Vujacic said, "Please, Lu is my good brother. Although I am not balanced in my heart, I accept my brother to be better."

……

Lu Yusheng was interviewed by the media, and these interviews basically revolved around one question, that is, Lu Yusheng's record-breaking [-] points tonight. He took out all the words that the Zen master used to compare Lu Yusheng to Jordan that day, and thought that the Zen master judged people accurately and had foresight.

Lu Yusheng was careful, and still maintained a humble and low-key style to answer one by one.

In fact, for Lu Yusheng himself, although this is indeed a gratifying thing, he knows very well in his heart that it is actually a fluke to get these fifty points. The biggest reason is not that his scoring ability suddenly exploded. , It is because the defensive ability of the Rockets' No. [-] position is weak, and the Rockets' bench lineup is weak, so they can play like this.

But Lu Yusheng's own harvest is self-confidence.

That's right, through this game, Lu Yusheng understood that playing basketball must be full of self-confidence, and once you get on the court, you must believe in yourself.

Just like Kobe, be confident in yourself.

That's what makes for a great game.

This is why Lu Yusheng could confidently agree to Kobe's challenge and win the Spurs.

Yes, the Spurs are indeed very strong, and they are likely to be the most powerful opponent the Lakers have faced since the start of the season.

But Lu Yusheng believed that he must have confidence.

If you don't even have confidence, it is impossible to win against a strong team of this level.

……

After the interview, there is an interview with the team as a whole.

After taking a shower and changing clothes, Lu Yusheng took out his mobile phone and found that Meng Xia had called him several times.

Lu Yusheng guessed that something urgent happened to Meng Xia, so he hurriedly called her back.

Meng Xia's calls were basically answered in seconds.

"What's the matter? Meng Xia, I see you called me several times. Is something wrong?" Lu Yusheng asked.

"Of course, Lu, something serious happened!" Meng Xia said.

"What happened?" Lu Yusheng suddenly became a little nervous.

"There's a lot of money being thrown at us!" Meng Xia laughed.

"Damn, you scared me to death. I thought something happened to you."

"That amount of money is enough to kill us. Isn't it a big deal to kill us?" Meng Xia laughed.

"What's going on?" Lu Yusheng asked.

"Reebok called me," Meng Xia said, "and they called several times in a row, but I didn't answer them. They were in a hurry, so they sent me a message and told me that their leaders had agreed to our contract, 500 yuan per year. Wan's endorsement fee. Your performance tonight was really great, and it gave them a heavy blow hahaha, I really want to kiss you right now!"

"Then what are you going to do?" Lu Yusheng asked.

"You still don't understand my style," Meng Xia said with a smile, "I'm definitely hanging on to them. They didn't appreciate it when I mentioned 500 million. Now they want to agree to 500 million. Damn, it's too late!"

"Then how much do you plan to want?" Lu Yusheng asked.

"At least 800 million."

"You think we can talk?"

"Don't worry," Meng Xia said confidently, "They are going to see us tonight, so be optimistic about me then, 800 million will be easily settled."

"Okay, as long as you can handle it, I'll give you half." Lu Yusheng said.

"Boss, are you serious?"

"Of course, you deserve it."

"No." Meng Xia said, "As I said, I only want one house."

"why?"

"I want you to know that I am not with you for money." Meng Xia said.

(End of this chapter)