At the corner of Eighth Street and Thirty-third Street in New York City, a large white cylindrical building stands impressively.
As soon as Chen Jie saw it, he was amazed.
Is this Madison Square Garden, the mecca of basketball?
Rose's little face suddenly became serious. For people who like basketball, Madison Square Garden has extraordinary significance. Whether you like the Knicks or not, you can't get too excited about Madison Square Garden.
Disgusted.
After all, this is holy land.
The so-called saint is not something that can be called simply.
Chen Jie now feels like he is on a pilgrimage.
As a man of two generations, Chen Jie was filled with emotions when he came to New York for the first time and Madison Garden for the first time.
Here is where Kobe scored 61 points. Here is where James scored a triple-double.
Here, there have been fights and classics.
Here, superstars such as Miller Jordan have fought.
Chen Jie shook his head, trying to shake off his complicated emotions, but he found that no matter what, he could not calm down.
Looking at Rose next to him, Chen Jie tried his best to squeeze out a smile that suited his personality and said, "Little Rose, how do you feel?"
"Actually, this is not just for basketball!" Rose suddenly said this.
Chen Jie nodded.
Of course, Madison Square Garden is not just the home of the New York Knicks. The New York Rangers, the New York Women's Basketball Team, and even the Storm University are all home here.
Furthermore, as a public building, Madison Garden also hosts many personal concerts and political rallies.
In the past, Michael Jackson, Madonna and other superstars have appeared here.
Once upon a time, the boxing fight of the century between Lewis and Frazier was also staged here.
This place is indeed not just for basketball.
But, at this time, what did Ross mean when he said such a sentence?
Chen Jie looked at him in confusion. Is such a young child sighing for something?
It’s not like this is a basketball stadium, so other things can’t be held here? Little kids, why are you so selfish here?
You have to know that the San Antonio Spurs have to go on eight road trips because their home stadium, the Att Center, holds concerts every February.
It's just because it's impure that it's perfect. Little kid, you can't understand this.
Chen Jie thought funny in his heart, he hadn't activated the taunting skill yet.
Rose's expression suddenly became solemn, and he pointed to the many banners that had been hung in Madison Square Garden in front of him and said: "But at least, now, it belongs entirely to basketball!"
Chen Jie looked in the direction of Ross's finger and saw large banners, all written in English.
"Who do you like?"
"Who are the future superstars?"
"Basketball feast, draft."
Various slogans.
Chen Jie smiled in his heart, this was quite a bit like the way a certain product of a certain college in the school wished the sports meeting a complete success.
But, well, Americans are still very thoughtful and creative.
At least, these slogans are not suspected of advertising placement.
Looking further down, several large posters of football stars came into view.
"It's actually Houston?" Chen Jie was surprised.
"What's wrong?" Rose was frightened by him and stopped looking at the Madison Garden Stadium in front of him. He turned around and asked.
Beyoncé also looked curious and concerned.
Chen Jie shook his head.
I was in a daze. Why did I think it was in 2013 at that moment? Why didn't I hang up with Anthony and hang up with Houston?
Recalling that he was now in 2002, Chen Jie calmed down.
Houston, then, oh, no, I should say now, is the world-famous "CIC King" and indeed deserves this honor.
Chen Jie nodded, gave Beyoncé a charming smile that he thought was charming, pulled Rose and said, "Okay, let's go take a look. This is not a lotus flower, and it is not something that can only be viewed from a distance but not played with."
Ross didn't understand Chen Jie's description, but he still knew what he meant.
I'm going to see Madison Garden.
Although he had long known that Chen Jie had been planning this, but now that he was actually going, Rose was still shocked.
This is Madison Garden.
Although I prefer the United Airlines Center in Chicago, I have been there countless times to watch Jordan, but I have never been excited.
Madison Garden, on the other hand, has this kind of magic that can excite a person who loves basketball for the first time.
Ross did not refute this time and quietly followed Chen Jie forward.
Beyoncé followed closely behind the two.
This year is actually not a big year for the draft. Chen Jie knows this in his heart. In this draft, only a few players such as Stoudemire, Yao Ming and others have emerged. Compared with the previous year, although there are some top players
However, the overall strength is actually not as good.
What's more, compared with the next year, the draft year in which James Wade, Anthony Bosh and countless superstars emerged, it was really far behind.
However, Kwame Brown, the parallel import number one pick last year, did give Yao Ming a lot of help.
This year, despite Barkley's ridicule, because everyone was accustomed to comparing Yao Ming with that guy, they finally felt that he was worthy of being the number one pick.
Thinking of the past, Chen Jie sighed in his heart.
Looking at the people coming and going in front of me, are the fates of these people also determined?
It's like hearing someone around you analyze this year's draft rankings, but you can clearly know whether they are right or wrong.
Is this a kind of happiness or a kind of helplessness?
Chen Jie shook his head and said nothing. He insisted on changing his fate because he wanted to make the future a little more unknown.
If you know everything by yourself, then this life is really meaningless at all.
Let this world, at least this basketball world, change!
Chen Jie's ideas are becoming more and more grand.
"Hello, I'm sorry, it's not an open day today, you can't go in!" Unknowingly, Chen Jie had pulled Rose and Beyoncé to the entrance of Madison Square Garden, and a security guard stopped them friendly and said with a smile.
Chen Jie also tried to be friendly, and at the same time gave Ross and Beyoncé a look, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, I saw on the Internet that Madison Garden is recruiting some part-time employees, are they still recruiting now?"
part time?
Rose and Beyoncé were both stunned when they heard this word.
This man from the East said that he could take him into Madison Garden on the day of the draft, and that he was here to visit today. Why did he suddenly ask about this?
The security guard was also stunned, and then said with some uncertainty: "I don't know about these things. You should go to the office in the third left on the front and ask. They are in charge of this."
What the security guard was actually thinking was that arrangements needed to be made before the draft, but a lot of staff were really needed. However, he had never heard of recruiting part-time workers.
However, what this young man said was conclusive, and it didn't look like he was lying. Moreover, these three people were all dressed seriously, so they wouldn't be so boring to lie to themselves. So the security guard hesitated and pointed out the place.
Seeing Chen Jie and three people walking in, the security guard was still wondering why he hadn't told him about the part-time job he was recruiting?
Chen Jie calmly held up his head and walked forward, holding Rose with his left hand and Beyoncé with his right hand.
When he turned the corner and made sure that the security guard could no longer see the three of him, Chen Jie showed a proud smile and said to Rose and Beyoncé: "Look, it's that simple. Didn't I lie to you?"
