Chapter 202 The King of Tickets! Blast Vince Carter!
Of course Lu Yu wanted to help Wang Zhizhi.
In order to prevent Wang Zhizhi from falling into the trap, Xia Song was currently focusing all his attention on promoting Battelle to enter the NBA. He threw Wang Zhizhi to a foreign agent, and it was this foreign agent who ended up causing great harm to Da Zhi.
After Wang Zhizhi acquiesced, Lu Yu called Snoopy again.
Let Snoopy take charge of this.
Now Jessica has completely taken over the affairs of "Sport", and Snoopy is specifically responsible for the agency. A few days ago, Snoop complained that the agency only had one player, and there was no room for him to perform.
Isn’t it coming?
When Snoopy heard this, he was immediately furious: "We didn't make a penny, but we still paid more than 200,000 US dollars?"
Lu Yu comforted him: "Don't look at the small profits at hand, right? We have to look at the long term. Maybe big-name Chinese players will enter the NBA in the future. By then, we can rely on this relationship to win one. Wouldn't it be a profit?"
of more.”
What Lu Yu was thinking about was Yao Ming.
But Yao Ming's agent may not be easy to deal with.
It seems that I have to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to return to China and get in touch with Yao Ming in advance, otherwise the duck will fly away.
On January 13, the Bulls faced the Lakers at home.
O'Neal injured his finger and was rested in this game. Whether he can win or not depends on Kobe's personal ability.
Movie actor Fox only has one mid-range shot. Fisher, a minnow, has no other effect except dribbling the ball across half court and then hitting it into the corner. Backup center Medvedenko likes to float outside and shoot, but he created it for Kobe Bryant.
A lot of room for breakthrough.
Kobe had the unlimited right to fire in this game, but he performed poorly against the joint defense of Lu Yu and Artest. He made 8 of 22 shots, 1 of 8 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 rebounds.
assists.
Kobe was double-teamed every time he made a breakthrough. The Bulls' front line actively switched defenses, trying to keep Kobe out of the penalty area and force him to pass the ball. Basically, the treatment was the same as Jordan's in the previous game.
Kobe's one-on-one efficiency is also very low. Lu Yu will constantly interfere with his offensive rhythm by confronting him personally. Many of his shots are forced into the opponent's face, so his shooting percentage is naturally not high.
Lu Yu: "You have today too, little blacksmith!"
Lu Yu played 35 minutes and made 7 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, and scored 25 points and 8 assists. Not only did he beat Kobe once in terms of statistics, but he was also much more efficient.
This is the benefit of a well-integrated team. Teammates can help Lu Yu share more defensive pressure, and he can focus more on the offensive end.
Artest also had a great performance in this game, beating the movie actor Fox to a pulp. He scored 33 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, and shot 71% from the field. He was simply unstoppable.
The Bulls defeated the Lakers 103-87.
After the game, Lu Yu invited Kobe to have a Chinese meal at Luji Chinese Restaurant. Although it was not the first time for Kobe to try Chinese food, it was the first time he tasted such authentic Chinese food. He felt that the steak would not taste good after he went back.
Already.
"By the way, Lu, aren't you canvassing for All-Star voting?" Kobe suddenly asked.
"Canvassing votes?"
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment.
"Tomorrow is the last day of All-Star voting. If you don't canvass for votes, that guy Vince will take the top vote." Kobe said with a smile on his face.
Lu Yu thought for a while, then shook his head.
He probably guessed that his All-Star votes might have been surpassed by Carter.
In fact, it is not surprising. Although Lu Yu has the Chinese market behind him and many fans across the country, even Yao Ming only ranked fourth in the number of All-Star votes in his first year in the NBA.
This involves China's national conditions at the time.
In 2003, the Internet in China had not yet been popularized, and the NBA market in China was only in its infancy. Yao Ming encountered many restrictions in getting All-Star votes.
Yao Ming was still in 2003, not to mention Lu Yu was a year ahead of him.
The fact that Lu Yu can get second place already shows that Lu Yu is very popular.
"Forget it, just play whatever you want. Anyway, we can play in the All-Star Game and see who can steal Iverson's MVP award."
"What?"
Kobe said in surprise: "You want to steal it too?"
The word "also" exposed Kobe's thoughts.
Lu Yu said with a smile: "Of course, I can only hold down Iverson if I score higher. Then it will be me in the East and you in the West. Let's just see who can win."
Kobe rolled his eyes at him and stuffed a large piece of twice-cooked pork into his mouth.
Iverson, who is far away in Philadelphia, has just returned home. For some reason, his ears feel a little hot today.
Lu Yu was too lazy to compete for the top vote.
There is only one day left before the All-Star voting, and it is too late to canvass votes now. If nothing else happens, the top vote-getter will still be Raptors star Vince Carter.
In fact, Lu Yu had more votes than Carter at the beginning, but the NBA's official voting website was really bad, and it was impossible for fans to go to Internet cafes every day just to vote, and just leave it at that.
This caused Lu Yu to fall to second place.
The key is Carter, if you become the vote king, then you will be the vote king. He also stood up and showed off his presence: "Lu Yu is an excellent player. I have never seen such popularity as a rookie in my career. If it weren't for
Fans in the United States and Canada support me at the same time, so I’m afraid I won’t be the top vote-getter this time.”
The implication in the words is that American and Canadian fans defeated Chinese fans at the same time.
Maybe he didn't mean it that way, but when it was interpreted by the media and written about in newspapers and the Internet, it became like this.
Lu Yu didn't care about this matter, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Early the next morning.
Lu Yu and Charlize made an appointment to play tennis together. Although Lu Yu couldn't play, it was rare that Charlize took the initiative to make an appointment with her, so he went with her.
They chose a tennis court close to home.
The reason why I chose a place close to my home is that it is convenient to come here, and the law and order in other places in Chicago is actually very chaotic. If you can't run around, don't run around.
Although Lu Yu had the mark of the Motorcycle Alliance behind his back, a bullet flying from nowhere would make him burst into tears on the spot.
He still remembered that he came back late from training once and witnessed a shooting on the street. A group of black people shot each other in the street. It didn't matter whether they were killed or injured, and they also knocked down a few civilians around them.
After half an hour, people from the police station arrived belatedly.
Chicago is like this, a city that people love and fear at the same time. Brightness is accompanied by darkness. In addition to making money here, you also have to learn to spend money wisely.
Of course, the affluent area where Lu Yu lives is still very peaceful except for occasional thefts.
In fact, most urban areas are very peaceful. What is chaotic is those fixed streets. Just avoid those streets. This is the case in many cities in the United States, not just Chicago.
After the two played tennis, Lu Yu didn't feel tired at all, but Charlize was quite tired.
Sitting next to the tennis court, there is a shelf in the rest area, with the day's newspapers and magazines on it.
Charlize flipped through it casually.
"Anne Hathaway, the actress in the movie "Nicholas Nickleby", expressed her support for Lu Yu to become the Eastern All-Star starter in an interview with reporters."
"Scarlett Johansson said she likes NBA player Lu Yu very much and hopes her fans can vote for Lu Yu in the All-Star Game."
“Sport magazine introduced Lu Yu at its maximum length, and users who agreed to vote for Lu Yu can enjoy monthly subscription discounts.”
Charlize Theron pouted.
"Annie is also heartbroken because of you."
"This Scarlett Johansson is the female star you introduced Anne to for a film date?"
"Not to mention the magazine, it must be your little girlfriend trying to help you."
She talked about it like a treasure trove, her voice was very calm, her expression didn't look like she was jealous at all, but every word in her words was full of sourness.
Immediately afterwards, she pulled out another newspaper.
"Monica Bellucci, the actress of "Legend of Sicily", said in an interview that she would canvass votes for No. 10 Lu Yu of the Chicago Bulls!"
Charlize Theron glanced at Lu Yu in surprise: "I only knew that you were a scumbag, but I didn't expect that you would not even let go of married people?"
Lu Yu: “????”
I don’t even know the ball flower!
"I don't care, I still want to canvass you for votes. I will ask reporters to interview me today!" Charlize Theron picked up the racket and put it in her bag: "But before that, you have to go home with me. They
I can’t canvass votes for you for free, I want to be paid!”
Lu Yu: "..."
It seems that I can't be idle during the day today.
When Lu Yu woke up in the afternoon, he found that Charlize was no longer around. He turned on the TV and found that Charlize appeared on the TV screen.
"Hello everyone, my name is Charlize Theron. Everyone knows that I am a Bulls fan. Today I am here to canvass for Lu Yu. I hope that all Chicago fans can vote for Lu Yu as an All-Star. Thank you all.
."
Within one day, Lu Yu's name was resounding from the sports circle to the entertainment circle.
Not only that, the Chicago Bulls also announced that as long as fans vote for Lu Yu as an All-Star, donuts at home this month will be free.
On this day, streets and alleys across the United States were discussing voting for Lu Yu.
Voting for Lu Yu has become a keyword searched on the Internet today.
Even Lu Ji Chinese Restaurant put up a sign today: "Vote for Lu Yu and get a free order!"
Lu Yu has suddenly become the most watched star in the United States. Even many people who are not basketball fans are asking who Lu Yu is and where they can vote for Lu Yu.
Domestic fans only realized something was wrong after Lu Yu fell behind Carter. Fans would vote non-stop in front of their computers starting from the morning and even during working hours.
The first thing to say hello in the morning is: "Have you eaten?"
Becomes: "Did you vote?"
On the backend of the NBA All-Star voting website's voting website, Lu Yu's number of votes skyrocketed on that day. The increase was so alarming that the backend technicians thought there was a problem with the server.
Finally, in the early morning of the next day, before the start of the game between the Bulls and the Warriors on January 15, the NBA website officially closed the All-Star voting channel. Lu Yu was also successfully elected as the top vote-getter for this season's All-Star Game at the last moment.
