January 18th is a very ordinary day for Americans, but for the Chinese, it is a big holiday, a small year.
Unfortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan also had competitions in his junior year.
What's even more tragic is that he has to compete on New Year's Eve and cannot go back to celebrate the New Year.
It’s not just him, Yao Ming is the same.
The league arranged an annual game in China for the two of them, with the Clippers playing against the Rockets.
The two of them will definitely not be able to miss this game.
Fortunately, it doesn't matter to Zhang Zhiyuan whether he celebrates the Chinese New Year or not, but he may occasionally feel a little lonely in a foreign country.
On the 18th, Da Mimi flew to the United States and gave him a little surprise.
Because Da Mimi had to be with her family on New Year's Eve, she could only come over to spend a few days with him in advance.
This is only one of the reasons. The other is that she hopes Zhang Zhiyuan can help her enter Hollywood.
She is now a well-deserved sister in China. Her two movies, If You Are the One and Tomatoes, have broken domestic box office records twice, and they have also increased significantly.
These two movies have established her status as the first sister, and her salary is unique.
She has reached the ceiling in China, and she can only make more money if she continues to make movies, but she doesn't make much money now.
Therefore, she wants to go to Hollywood to pursue her dream.
As Jackie Chan said, as long as you are an actor, who doesn't want to go to Hollywood to prove yourself?
However, some people have opportunities, but some people can't even touch the threshold.
Only those who have made a name for themselves in Hollywood can be considered international superstars. Liu Yifei has already filmed The King of Kung Fu in Hollywood, and Big Mimi is not far behind.
"I don't have a deep friendship with those people. I'm only a little familiar with Xiao Lizi."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"Leonardo is fine too."
Da Mimi said.
"Yeah? Your tone is a bit exaggerated. DiCaprio is a Hollywood A-list star. Why are you still looking down on him?"
Zhang Zhiyuan complained.
"Oh, that's not what I meant. Of course I know that he is very popular and is several levels higher than me. I mean, it's okay to play a minor role in his movies."
Da MiMi said coquettishly.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't say anything, so Damimi had no choice but to continue: "Didn't you invest in his new movie The Wolf of Wall Street? I want a role."
She came well prepared and had already heard the news.
Of course, there is no need to inquire deliberately, this news has already spread throughout the entertainment industry.
"Have you read the script? The scale of the movie is very large. In order to show the luxurious life of Wall Street rich people, there are a lot of sexy scenes. Leo had to bare his butt several times, and the heroine even had to go into battle. You
Do you really want to act?"
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled.
"Can't you change it and remove some of the large-scale scenes?"
Da MiMi asked.
"If you remove it, the smell will disappear."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"What should I do?"
Da Mimi was a little unhappy.
"What else can I do? I'll invest in one for you."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
His money has to be invested after all. It is definitely better to invest in people A, B, C and D who he doesn't know than to invest in Da Mimi. At least the two of them are still lovers, although he is not sure whether they can get together in the end.
"Really, this is what you said, don't go back on it."
Da Mimi smiled again.
In the evening, Da Mimi rewarded him well.
In the game on the 20th, he played in a mess and was completely out of shape.
He made 10 of 29 shots, 5 of 15 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 27 points in total, which was his worst game this season.
"Understood, his Chinese girlfriend is here."
Buckley joked.
"Why did you add an extra Chinese prefix?"
Smith asked.
"Do I still need to explain this? You understand."
Buckley blinked.
"No, no, no, he and Swift have broken up."
Smith said.
"Come on, Swift is not the only beauty in America."
Buckley took advantage of his good relationship with Zhang Zhiyuan and joked unscrupulously.
During the post-game interview, the reporter asked: "Zhang, you played very poorly in this game. Is it because your girlfriend arrived and your mind was not on basketball?"
"Is 27 points bad? Let me look at how many points the opponent scored. Joe Johnson scored 22 points, Smith scored 14 points, and Bibby scored 16 points. They didn't even have a bad player."
Zhang Zhiyuan complained.
The media's demands on him are too high. The efficiency of scoring 27 points in 30 shots is very low, but this kind of performance will appear in other stars at least a dozen times a season, or even more.
And Zhang Zhiyuan has only appeared once, and he is already as stable as an old dog.
"I mean your performance is much worse than in previous games, so I have reason to suspect that you were distracted by things off the court."
The reporter said, this was just short of saying that Zhang Zhiyuan was squeezed dry in bed.
He didn't say so, but the fans will definitely think this way, and maybe even put a Su Daji hat on Big Mimi.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Okay, I admit that I have been writing a script for my girlfriend these two days, and my mind is not on basketball. What next?"
Who hasn’t ordered their personal life yet? Basketball players must put aside their personal passions and play every game like a robot?
The reporter was speechless.
As Zhang Zhiyuan expected, the fans did not pay much attention to the defeat in this game. After all, they still ranked second in the Western Conference, and were only 1.5 games behind the first-place Lakers, and could overtake them at any time.
No fan would be embarrassed to be dissatisfied with this kind of record.
They didn't care about the defeat in this game, but were interested in Zhang Zhiyuan's script.
Previously, If You Are the One was released in North America, many fans came to support him because of his name, and it felt pretty good.
Therefore, they are quite looking forward to Zhang Zhiyuan's script.
"It's a science fiction movie, it looks a bit complicated."
After reading the script, Damimi felt that she didn’t understand much.
"You will understand after reading it twice."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"How much money do you plan to invest? If you want to build the scenes in the script, it will cost a lot."
Da MiMi asked.
"At least 200 million US dollars, I plan to hire Nolan to direct it. He is not a man who saves money. Of course, it is better than James Cameron."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"Two hundred million, or US dollars? That's a huge loss."
Da Mimi screamed, this is too exaggerated.
Domestic film production requires only a few million or tens of millions of investment, and rarely exceeds hundreds of millions, and it is still RMB.
As a result, Zhang Zhiyuan now asked for 200 million U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to 1.5 billion RMB.
If this price were spread back to China, it would scare those directors and actors to death.
"Just kidding, have I ever been in a losing business? The more you invest, the more you make. As long as Nolan doesn't make mistakes, this movie will have a box office of at least 1 billion. By then, you will be directly promoted to an actress with a box office of 10 billion, and you can steal it
So happy."
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled.
"..."
Da Mimi still couldn't believe it and was a little worried.
An investment of 200 million US dollars is too exaggerated.
If the photo shoot is not good and she loses money, she will feel bad, after all, Zhang Zhiyuan's money counts as her money.
"I have to hone my acting skills again."
Da Mimi said.
"What's the point of training? You're like a vase in the movie. Besides, this movie relies on creativity and visual effects to attract people. Only the guy with a paralyzed face like DiCaprio can do that."
What acting skills do you have?"
Zhang Zhiyuan complained.
It can’t be said that DiCaprio has no acting skills, it’s just that his characteristics are too distinct. He seems to have the same expression in any role he plays.
Although Zhang Zhiyuan said this, Da MiMi still felt that she had to practice more. A big production worth 200 million US dollars cannot be taken too seriously.
Da Mimi stayed in the United States until the 24th and returned to China on the 24th.
On the 25th, New Year's Eve, Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming attended a party in the local Chinese community.
On the 26th, the Clippers played against the Rockets at home.
Yao Ming is able to play after recovering from injury, which is the happiest thing for Chinese fans.
In the locker room, Clippers players were also recording videos to say hello to Chinese fans one by one.
Hayes and Maggette even learned a few Chinese words for New Year greetings.
Chinese fans really like this. They get so excited when they say a few words of Happy New Year in Chinese, and they feel that these players are very friendly to China.
In fact, as long as you give them money and let them pay New Year greetings to aliens, they will be happy.
Zhang Zhiyuan was with them every day, so of course he knew what these people were, but he didn't stop them from being exposed, which was a thankless task.
They like to perform, Chinese fans like to watch, and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
Entering the arena, the arena was filled with Chinese elements. Those who didn't know it thought they were in the CBA League.
"Happy New Year."
When Zhang Zhiyuan appeared on the stage, many fans sent their blessings.
The game begins, here is the Clippers@
This game was specially arranged by the league for Chinese fans, and the protagonists are naturally Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming.
Yao Ming made two consecutive fake moves to trick Kaman into moving, then turned around, took two steps, and scored a layup.
Kaman didn't try to defend himself, there was no need.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan singled out Vaughn. He hit Vaughn with continuous fake moves, then stopped taking off, shot, and the ball went in.
Both of them started with three out of three, and it would be difficult to achieve this effect even in an exhibition match.
The Chinese fans were naturally extremely happy when they saw it.
The Rockets attacked, but Yao Ming didn't ask for the ball again.
He is a center, and every time he takes a shot, he consumes more energy than Zhang Zhiyuan, and it is much higher.
Therefore, he cannot take shots continuously and needs to take a break.
Alston made a breakthrough layup and scored.
The Clippers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan broke through and was double-teamed.
This means that the show time is over, and the Rockets must play seriously and play with the goal of winning.
Zhang Zhiyuan scored the ball. Maggette did not break through after receiving the ball and also threw a three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
Maggette raised three fingers and defended excitedly.
Zhang Zhiyuan's three-pointer was to the point of numbness, and he seldom celebrated when he scored.
But other players are different. Scoring one or two three-pointers in a game is considered a good performance. Every three-pointer is precious to them.
Therefore, it is understandable that they are so excited.
The Rockets attack and Scola strikes in the mid-range.
Later, Zhang Zhiyuan also played iron, Yao Ming played iron, and Kaman played iron, as if they were infected.
The continuous strikes made the fans laugh.
"They must have agreed upon this."
"Report it, we're cracking down on match-fixing."
"My dear, foreigners have learned all the courtesy and courtesy."
Fans joked one after another.
However, this situation did not last long. Zhang Zhiyuan ended the scoring drought with a three-pointer, followed closely by Scola.
The two sides continued to play back and forth for several rounds. Judging from the number of shots made, the two teams were almost the same. The Clippers scored one more, but the Clippers led by 5 points.
This is because the Clippers scored four more three-pointers than the Rockets. If the Rockets hadn't scored two more free throws, the point difference would have been even greater.
"This is the role of three-pointers. The league has officially entered the three-point era. If a team cannot make three-pointers, it is definitely not a strong team."
Zhang Lili commented.
"What about the Celtics?"
Sun Zhengping asked subconsciously. He remembered that the Celtics were mainly defensive, but their record was also good and ranked among the top in the league.
"The Celtics averaged 19.7 shots per game this season, which is 0.4 higher than the league average. They are not considered a weak three-point team. As for the Cavaliers, Magic, and Clippers, these teams all have a very high three-point ratio."
