He played in the All-Star Game for two consecutive days and won all the awards during the two days. It can be said that Chen Jie has made a lot of money during the All-Star Weekend.
After today's three games, Chen Jie received congratulations from many superstars and celebrities.
Of course Chen Jie was very happy with what he had gained in the past two days.
But in Chen Jie's opinion, his All-Star Weekend is over.
In tomorrow's main game, Chen Jie feels like he is just there to make a fool of himself.
Chen Jie doesn't dare to think about competing for the MVP trophy in the main game yet.
After all, as I said before, Chen Jie feels that his qualifications are not enough.
That evening, Chen Jie also made an appointment with CCTV for an exclusive interview.
In the hotel where Chen Jie collapsed, Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi met Chen Jie with the accompanying photographers and staff.
CCTV has conducted telephone interviews with Chen Jie before, but this is the first time it has sent someone to conduct a one-on-one interview with Chen Jie.
In American media and newspapers, Chen Jie was described as a talented and dedicated player, but his attitude towards the media was not very good.
Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi also discussed this issue during the preparations for the previous exclusive interview with Chen Jie.
Although both of them like Chen Jie very much, they are also considered fans of Chen Jie, especially Zhang Weiping, who is known as Chen Jie's number one fan in China.
But after all, this is work, and some issues that I usually don't want to mention have to be taken into consideration today.
Zhang Weiping raised the issue of Chen Jie's temper without worry.
In his opinion, if Chen Jie has a bad attitude towards his American counterparts, will it be difficult for him to cooperate when being interviewed by CCTV?
After Zhang Weiping raised this question, Yang Yi disagreed.
He said this: "Director Zhang, don't you know what the hell these American media are? They are best at shaping some talented players into unruly beings. There was Kobe Iverson before, and they were said to be like this by the media.
He has a very withdrawn temperament. But we later communicated with Iverson and Kobe, how could they be as unreasonable as the American media said? I think that Chen Jie’s incident was also reported in this way by the American media."
When he said this, Zhang Weiping felt confident.
In addition, CCTV is the media of Chen Jie’s motherland after all. Even if Chen Jie really has a bad attitude towards the media, he shouldn’t lose face towards CCTV?
At least, he should be able to cooperate well with this interview.
With this idea in mind, Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi came to the hotel where Chen Jie collapsed!
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the hotel, Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi found that Chen Jie was already waiting downstairs early.
As soon as he saw Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi coming, Chen Jie immediately stepped forward.
"Director Zhang, Teacher Yang, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Seeing Chen Jie's spring-like smile, Yang Yi glanced at Zhang Weiping, which obviously meant: Look, what I said is right. Don't misunderstand that Chen Jie is a difficult person to get along with just because of some American media reports.
Zhang Weiping obviously did not expect to receive such courtesy from Chen Jie, and he seemed a little flattered.
What he had thought before was to try not to ask Chen Jie any sensitive questions and just finish the interview safely.
But now it seems that I was too cautious.
Three people and several staff members came to Chen Jie's hotel room.
Chen Jie did not avoid Zhang Weiping, Yang Yi and others at all, and he did not even let Li Ming'er leave.
When Li Ming'er saw Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi coming in, she greeted them politely and even poured tea for them herself.
There are some rumors in China about Li Ming'er's identity.
Zhang Weiping works at CCTV and is very well-informed about a lot of information. Of course he knows the identity behind Li Ming'er.
Seeing how kind Li Ming'er was, Zhang Weiping felt even more flattered.
When he first asked questions, Zhang Weiping was even a little reluctant to let go.
However, Yang Yi was very good at livening up the atmosphere. He joked to Zhang Weiping: "Director Zhang, we all know that you are Chen Jie's number one fan in the country, but after all, you have been doing shows for so many years and you have seen everything in the world, so there is no need to meet him.
So nervous to meet your idol!"
Yang Yi's joke relaxed the atmosphere a lot.
Chen Jie usually hangs out with Du Hong and others in the Bulls, and he is also a joker.
"Haha, I didn't expect that even Director Zhang is a fan of mine. Then I will have face in China!" Chen Jie said with a smile.
With Chen Jie and Yang Yi joking around, Zhang Weiping gradually became more natural.
He prepared some questions in advance and planned to do a special program on CCTV.
These questions are relatively serious and formal.
But in the current atmosphere, there is no need to conduct such a rigid visit.
Zhang Weiping simply took it upon himself to make another idea in his mind. Why not just chat with Chen Jie in such a relaxed atmosphere about some topics, like the NBA, the development of Chinese basketball, and the national team?
kind of things.
Once Zhang Weiping calmed down, as a media worker, he was still very professional.
He found a good entry point.
"Haha, I said a lot of nice things to you during the CCTV broadcast. Why, when I leave this time, are you going to give me a signed jersey?"
"It's just one piece. I'm planning to send a few more pieces to CCTV for promotions. Now it seems that my jersey is not that popular!" Chen Jie said with a smile.
"I don't know about other places. In China, the sales volume of your jersey is now ranked with names like Kobe and McGrady. Do you think it is popular or not?" Yang Yi said.
"Well, I really didn't expect that I would be so popular in China!" Chen Jie said modestly.
"Not only that, CCTV has broadcast a lot of Bulls games this year because of you." Zhang Weiping continued, obviously this sentence was to bring CCTV and Chen Jie closer together.
"Thank you very much. My popularity in China must be inseparable from CCTV's broadcast. Well, give me jerseys, give me jerseys! Give me as much as you want!" Chen Jie said.
"Don't just give away jerseys, give some sneakers. When the time comes, we will make a gift bag and give it to the fans participating in the event during the broadcast!" Zhang Weiping said.
"We don't have any sneakers at the moment. Nike is still developing them, but I estimate that my signature sneakers will be on the market this summer. I will definitely go to Beijing to sign for them, and I can give some to you then!" Chen Jie said with a smile.
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"That's great. If you have time, you can drop by CCTV to visit us. We still have many fans of yours in our station!" Zhang Weiping invited.
"Well, I will definitely go if I have time!" Chen Jie nodded.
Next to him, Yang Yi saw Zhang Weiping and Chen Jie chatting happily and interrupted: "Did you have fun playing in this All-Star Game? You won four trophies, show them to us!"
"Yeah, I haven't congratulated you yet. This is the first time that we Chinese have won such an honor in the NBA. This is of commemorative value!" Zhang Weiping also added.
Chen Jie smiled, turned to Li Ming'er and said, "Go over and get those trophies!"
Li Ming'er smiled after hearing this, and walked into the room with a staff member, and took out the trophies from the Rookie Challenge, the Skills Challenge, and the Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
Chen Jie first showed the four trophies to Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi, and then asked CCTV staff to take a photo of him. This photo will probably be hung on CCTV's wall of honor.
After taking pictures, the three people continued to interview Chen Jie in this chat-like atmosphere.
When asked about the Bulls' goals for the season, Chen Jie said that the Bulls could enter the playoffs at the beginning of the season, but looking at the current record, they certainly will not settle for nothing. The current requirement of the team is
, as far as you can go.
The implication of this sentence is, don’t be surprised even if they reach the finals. Because the Bulls have such a heart now.
When talking about some league superstars, Chen Jie also smiled and expressed his knowledge of them.
For example, shot-blockers Wang Xiaohei, Lillard Brown, and Chen Jie, who are very popular in China recently, talked about their relationship when they were at Duke University.
As for superstars such as Kobe Iverson, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, Chen Jie also talked about some interesting things that happened with them on and off the court.
This kind of content is generally what fans like to see.
They like to know every move their idol makes off the court.
As professional media people, Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi are obviously more concerned about Chen Jie's views on Chinese basketball and Chen Jie's attitude towards the national team.
Chen Jie did not shy away from these two issues.
He talked about the topic that he, Yao Ming and Scales McGrady talked about before participating in the roundtable today, which is how Chinese basketball should develop in the future.
Chen Jie admitted that when he participated in the activity in the morning, he was shocked by the basketball literacy of the American primary school students.
In his opinion, if Chinese basketball wants to make a difference in the future, then a perfect selection mechanism similar to that in the United States is necessary.
Of course, this cannot be achieved overnight.
However, Chen Jie hopes that the leaders of the Basketball Sports Bureau can take this as their goal and change their minds bit by bit.
Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi also agreed with Chen Jie's remarks.
All basketball people actually have this kind of awareness. But some things are not as simple as they seem. The people in charge also have their own ideas and concerns.
This issue is not something Chen Jie can control yet.
However, what Chen Jie can control is whether he accepts the call of the country.
Regarding this issue, Chen Jie said this. As long as the national team calls him, he will definitely participate.
For the honor of the motherland, Chen Jie was obliged to do so.
This is also what Chen Jie and Li Ming'er's uncle promised before.
This sentence made Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi have a better impression of Chen Jie.
The exclusive interview lasted for more than two hours in a pleasant atmosphere before ending.
In the end, Chen Jie sent Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi downstairs, and they were very polite from beginning to end. (To be continued...)
