Yao Ming booked a large-scale Chinese restaurant in Las Vegas. To be precise, it is a combination of Chinese and Western cuisine. It has exquisite Chinese dishes, especially Sichuan cuisine and Shandong cuisine. For those who are accustomed to Western food,
Guests are also provided with steak, pasta, red wine, etc.
The boss is a Chinese-American named Huang Zizai, who claims to be a fan of Yao Ming. It is precisely because of Yao Ming's reputation that he was able to book seats in such a short period of time. The main invitees were two groups, and one group was Francis
, Mobley, Nabak and other former teammates of Yao Ming, most of them came to watch the All-Star Game. Although they did not participate, this did not prevent them from taking their families to relax and travel together. It just happened to be taking advantage of the All-Star Game. How about everyone?
Yi Yi had the opportunity to get together, so he invited everyone to get together. After all, everyone is in different teams on weekdays, so it is difficult to encounter the opportunity to get together again. As for the other group of people,
They come from China. People from China are more mixed. Some are media, who come to broadcast the All-Star Game, and some are experts and leaders, who want to examine the holding model of the All-Star Game. It is said that the CBA also intends to imitate the model of the NBA.
Host an All-Star Game.
For this reason, Yao Ming deliberately separated the two tables. After all, the two groups have different cultures and are also separated from each other. If the leaders from China who are accustomed to bossing around get together with this group of American players, there may be trouble.
What unpleasantness comes.
Of course, media reporters are more casual. They even took the initiative to sit at the same table with Francis and others so that they could take the opportunity to interview. The players didn't care. They often faced the media, and they didn't have to do it this time.
Handle with caution.
The reason is, Yao Ming is here.
Yao Ming's status in China is very special. Most people who have been Yao Ming's teammates know this. As the first Chinese to establish a firm foothold in the NBA, Yao Ming's personal image even represents China's business card in the United States.
A face. Not to mention those leaders, at least very few Chinese media reporters dare not give Yao Ming face, and most of the reports about Yao Ming will always be reported in a positive light.
Yao Ming cannot have shortcomings, at least in terms of personal morality.
Such reporting rules are obviously unfair, and even have a sense of god-making. You may not think so at first, but readers will easily develop a rebellious psychology after reading for a long time, especially when the media reports boast and form their own perceptions.
When there is a contrast, this rebellious psychology becomes even more serious.
The so-called "Yao Hei" is mostly formed under such circumstances.
But there is no need to feel inferior, and there is no need to get involved in topics such as bad sex, because in the final analysis, it is the same all over the world. For example, if you look for Memit Okur in the basketball section in Turkey, you will never see Okur.
Negative news. To put it bluntly, this is completely a protective mentality. Your own children are always good...
Adrian first sat with Jordan Farmar among Yao Ming's old teammates. Adrian knew all these people, but was basically unfamiliar with them. Most of them had only played against each other on the court, but everyone was familiar with Yao Ming.
Derian, a rapidly rising supernova, is quite enthusiastic about price comparisons, especially Francis. Although his life in the Knicks is not very satisfactory now, his boss style has not diminished at all. When it comes to the table, everyone automatically centers on him. After all, here
When the players were still in the Rockets, the boss of the Rockets at that time was Steve Francis.
Adrian is also a familiar personality, and he was not excluded anyway, so Adrian joined in with peace of mind. Francis even asked him to go to a nightclub to spend money together after dinner, and even talked to Adrian in a serious way.
Ann introduced the famous nightclubs in Las Vegas, such as Red Lip Dance and Red-14, and she spoke eloquently. It was obvious that even in Las Vegas, Francis was very familiar with the nightclubs here.
Adrian is also very familiar with nightclubs, and he also wants to go find a striptease bar with Francis to relax and enjoy himself physically and mentally. However, he has a game tomorrow and needs to have a good rest tonight to recuperate for the next step.
Although I wanted to go to the Rookie Challenge, I had no choice but to decline.
The atmosphere was lively when Yao Ming suddenly asked Adrian if he was interested in sitting at another table.
To be honest, Adrian was a little hesitant, not sure if this was appropriate.
"Actually, they just want to meet you, mainly the media, and want to give you an exclusive interview." Noticing Adrian's hesitation, Yao Ming explained with a smile: "You are very popular in China now, and they usually can't interview you.
I heard you were coming today, so I asked you to ask if you could accept their visit. If you don't want me to tell them, just forget it."
Yao Ming has said this, and Adrian naturally can't refuse. Although Yao Ming said that it would be fine if he didn't want to say it, but it would hurt Yao Ming's face. Besides, Adrian would not lose any weight if he accepted the interview.
, if the broadcast effect is good, it can also increase Adrian's popularity, why not?
Adrian quickly followed Yao Ming to another table.
"Look who I brought to you. You all know who he is without introducing me." Yao Ming took Adrian into the private room. In an instant, the originally noisy private room became quiet, and everyone gathered together.
Turning his head and looking over, Adrian was used to being stared at, so he didn't care. He shrugged his shoulders, smiled and said in Chinese: "Hello, everyone."
As he spoke, Adrian pulled out a chair and sat down.
"Let me introduce to you. These two reporters are Zhong Dajun and Li Meiling from China." As the host, Yao Ming immediately introduced Adrian. Most of them were media personnel, but there were also a few from
Domestic officials have a very high posture. Although they are smiling and talking, their posture and expressions show that they are superior. Adrian has seen too many such people and is too lazy to pay attention to them.
If you deal with it casually, of course you won't offend.
But there was another guy here who surprised Adrian.
"This is Yi Jianlian, my junior in the national team. He really wants to get your autograph." Yao Ming pointed to a man who was about seven feet tall and looked a little thin.
"Hello...Hello, Mr. Adrian...nice to meet you..." Yi Jianlian looked embarrassed and said to Adrian in halting English.
"Hey, brother, don't be so nervous. Just call me Ed." Adrian smiled and replied in fluent Chinese: "If your English is not good, we can just speak Chinese. To be honest, you
I really can’t understand his English.”
Adrian's little joke immediately warmed up the atmosphere at the scene. There were some laughs from around them, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised. Yao Ming told them that Adrian was fluent in Chinese, but they
He didn't expect that it would reach this level. He almost spoke like a Chinese, with a bit of an Anhui accent. Yi Jianlian's face suddenly turned red, but he was obviously relieved and said: "That's really great.
Hmm...Ed, I'm trying to learn English, but it's not working..."
"Yi Jianlian will also participate in the NBA draft next year. Many teams are very optimistic about him. I think he is likely to be selected in the top three picks. He was injured recently and took a rest, so I took the opportunity to bring him here.
The main thing is to bring him to experience the NBA atmosphere in advance."
"Well, I've seen your game videos, and Coach Phil is also very optimistic about you." Adrian recalled it and then said with a smile.
Adrian quickly started chatting with these people. Although they all have different nationalities and races, Adrian is a Chinese soul in his heart. He also has clear memories and deep understanding of some domestic things. In addition, he has a deep understanding of China.
The market is also quite ambitious. When talking, he always picks up nice things to say, and the atmosphere naturally becomes lively.
When several people were in high spirits, Zhong Dajun suddenly asked Adrian: "Ed, I can see that you seem to be very interested in China and know it very well. I don't know why?"
"Well, my grandmother is Chinese. I lived with her when I was a child. She taught me Chinese, Chinese characters, and told me many Chinese things and people. Later, when I grew up, I also used the Internet to
I have learned about some, mainly ** and NetEase. I think these two news portals are very good and have very rich information."
Without any hesitation, Adrian came up with an excuse that he had been brewing for a long time. However, his grandmother was indeed Chinese and had been dead for several years. Adrian only had a vague memory, but it did not prevent this from becoming his last memory.
Good excuse.
The eyes of Zhong Dajun and Li Meiling suddenly lit up. If Adrian really has Chinese ancestry, then this is really a very good hype topic, and it is not an exaggeration to treat it as exclusive news. And they know that the other person has the same hair as themselves.
Blood, Adrian made them feel a little closer.
ps. I really don’t know who Zhong Dajun is, but so many people use it and they don’t care if I use it.
