Originally, Wen Hao's father already had a mobile phone and there was a landline at home. According to the Wen family's frugal tradition, Wen's mother would not get another mobile phone. But one time Wen Hao called back and Wen's mother was away and could not answer the phone.
So he gritted his teeth and bought a new mobile phone. Anyway, with as much money as Wen Hao paid back, it wouldn't cost much to buy a mobile phone.
At this time, Wen's mother heard the phone call and hurriedly put down her bowls and chopsticks. She went to get her cell phone and said, "Could it be Hao Wa?"
"Haowa, Haowa, you know Haowa in one day." Wen's father rolled his eyes at Wen's mother.
But despite this, Wen's father still stretched his ears to hear whether it was Wen Hao.
Wen's mother answered the phone with trembling hands. As soon as Wen Hao on the other end called "Mom", Wen's mother kept saying: "Hao baby, Hao baby..."
Seeing this, Wen's father quickly snatched the phone away, pressed speakerphone, and then handed it back to Wen's mother.
"Mom, how are you all?"
"Okay, everything is okay." Mother Wen's voice was trembling, "It's just that you weren't at home during the Chinese New Year, and your eldest (father) and I seemed a little lonely. This is the third year you haven't been at home to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
"
Wen Hao's eyes were also a little moist: "Mom, I will definitely go back to see you this summer. Now that your son has a stable job and has money, I will definitely go back to see you and I."
"Well, it would be great to come back. It would be great to come back." Mother Wen couldn't help but burst into tears again.
Seeing this, Father Wen took the phone and said, "Haowa."
"Big." When Wen Hao heard his father's voice, his nose felt a little sore again.
"I heard from your cousin Duan Ran that you are going to participate in some kind of star competition these days. You have to play well."
"It's the All-Star Game." Wen Hao said.
"I heard from Duan Ran that this game is attended by the best players in the NBA, so are you also considered the best player?"
"This...is not the case yet. I am only participating in a small competition, not the All-Star Game."
"Oh," Father Wen was slightly disappointed, but not depressed. "No matter what competition you participate in, you must play well. Don't you love basketball? Since you love basketball, then no matter it is a big game or a small game, you must play well."
"I know, Da."
"By the way, there's one more thing. You're a grown man now, so it's time for you to find someone..."
"Da, I'm training and playing games now. I'm busy and don't have time."
"If you don't have time, I'll introduce it to you at home when you come back in the summer. What do you think?"
"I'm only twenty-two, so I'm still young." Wen Hao was a little big-headed.
"Bullshit, twenty-two is still young? Look, your elementary school classmates in the village are all twenty-two, and their kids are all running on the ground..."
When Wen's father said this, Wen's mother snatched the phone, rolled her eyes at Wen Hao, and then said to Wen Hao: "Hao baby, don't listen to your nonsense. Twenty-two is a big deal in the countryside, but it's still very small in the city.
Miles. And since you’re abroad now, it’s not a big deal. Just listen to mom and train well and compete well.”
"Yeah." Wen Hao laughed.
"But Hao Wa, if you have the opportunity, you should seize it. After all, you should start a family in your twenties."
Wen Hao was speechless. Mom, what kind of logic is this? Earlier, she said that she should compete well and not be distracted. Later, she shared the same topic with her father.
"But Hao Wa, don't dare to talk about foreign people when you talk to someone. When the time comes, you and I will talk nonsense. You and I don't know what it means."
Father Wen's words made the three members of the family laugh, and the thousands of miles between the three of them seemed less obvious.
…
After talking to his family on the phone, Wen Hao lay down on the bed very satisfied.
The next day, Wen Hao still went to training. After the Barclays Center staff welcomed Wen Hao in with a smile, they looked at Wen Hao's back and secretly admired him: "This Chinese is so hard-working. After everyone has planned it,
When he was having fun, he came here to train alone, and he did it every day. So hard, no wonder he can stand out from the Rockets' bench."
In the NBA, talent is one thing, and hard work is another. No matter how good the talent is, it is useless if you don't work hard. Just like Tracy McGrady, when he first debuted, many people even said that his talent was better than Kobe, but in the end, everyone knows what it will be like.
I know. The reason is nothing more than laziness in training. There was even a period of time when his personal trainer couldn't find him at all. Whenever he called, he would be in a bar or something.
It is precisely because of the lack of training and the lack of muscle protection in his body that he suffered frequent injuries, and his career was almost ruined by injuries. This shows the importance of hard work. (Not Black McGrady, although I personally am not very
I like Tracy McGrady, but I don’t hate him either. The above paragraph is just a matter of fact. If you have read Yang Yi’s storytelling "The Biography of Yao Ming", you will know that this is true.)
Now this Chinese is working so hard. Even though his physical fitness is only average, he has scored 30+ points and double-digit assists in several consecutive games. It can be seen that hard work always pays off.
After today's training, Wen Hao returned to the hotel where the Rockets are staying. He can't go to training tonight because tonight is the All-Star Rookie Challenge, so he can lie in bed and watch the live broadcast comfortably.
To be honest, many times, Wen Hao also wants to be lazy. But reality does not allow him to do so. But tonight he can do so legitimately.
The Rookie Challenge does not look like an All-Star game, but a real game. All the rookies who can play want to show themselves and let the outside world know themselves, so they all try their best in the game.
Although Wen Hao doesn't have many thoughts about the Rookie Game, he can't help but feel a little bit sour in his heart. Based on his performance in recent games, let alone the Rookie Game, he is likely to enter the All-Star Game. But there is no way, who will let him in
A month ago, I was just a short-term contract player. At that time, no one knew about me, so no one voted for me. Although my number of votes increased several times in the last week, it was still not enough to enter the All-Star and Rookie Challenge.
But this is not necessarily a bad thing. From another perspective, if you are not selected for the All-Star and Rookie Challenge, the coaches and players of other teams will pay less attention to you, so that you can play well in future games.
It's easier.
In this year's Rookie Challenge, there were also many powerful figures, and they all performed like crazy on the court. Wen Hao secretly memorized their characteristics, especially for those who are likely to compete with him in the future.
He has spent a lot of time studying point guards. Now it has become a required course for Wen Hao to study videos of other players and teams when he has nothing to do. As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy and win every battle. Only by understanding your opponent can you defeat your opponent.
.Studying these videos will be beneficial for future competitions.
…
At five o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Wen Hao came to the Barclays Center again. The staff welcomed Wen Hao into the stadium and said: "Chinese Wen, tonight is your game, I wish you good luck."
"Thank you." Wen Hao waved to the staff member and walked into the arena.
At the same time, on the other side of the distant ocean, Wen Hao's house and some villagers from the village also gathered. Wen Hao's cousin Duan Ran also came to Wen Hao's house. They all came to watch Wen Hao's game today.
Come.
"Brother Wen, your Haowa family is going to have a big future this time." This is how the villagers now greet Wen's father when they see him.
"Not only did Haowa go to the United States to play basketball, but she was also able to participate in these all-star games. That means Haowa is a star. It's amazing."
"Brother Wen, is there any bonus for Haowa playing in this all-star game? Your family has given it out again this time."
Wen's father could only smile and said: "Oh, I don't have any big future, so I just play basketball. I really don't know about the bonus or anything like that."
But Wen's father didn't know that Duan Ran was a senior NBA fan. He said to everyone: "I know, I know. If you participate in the skills challenge, the first place will get a bonus of 25,000 US dollars."
"Twenty-five thousand!"
"Dollar!"
"Tsk, tsk, that's more than 100,000 yuan, I think you should pay it this time."
Father Wen could only continue to smile and say: "You can only get so much money if you win first place. If you don't get it, then it's gone."
Duan Ran rushed to say: "There are four people participating in the competition. The second place will also get a reward of 15,000 US dollars, and the third and fourth place can also get 5,000 US dollars. So, as long as you participate in this competition, you will get at least 15,000 US dollars."
to $5,000.”
"Five thousand dollars! That's tens of thousands, dear."
"This game lasts for more than 20 minutes. I can earn tens of thousands in more than 20 minutes. Oh my God." A villager said exaggeratedly.
"Look, twenty minutes is more than our annual income. The comparison between people is so irritating."
"This is still the lowest estimate. If I get first place, it will be... Duan Ran, please calculate how much it is."
Duan Ran smiled and replied: "About 150,000 yuan."
"ah……"
All the villagers were speechless for a while.
"I made 150,000 yuan in less than half an hour, and I can't even live without it."
…
Amid the exclamations of the villagers, this year's Skills Challenge is about to begin. Since last year's Skills Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest were extremely unsuccessful, this year's competition rules have been completely revised.
The skills challenge returned to the individual competition, with four players participating in the competition. The four were divided into two groups and competed in the first round to determine the top two, and then the second round of finals.
Participants in this year's Skills Challenge include 76ers point guard McAway, Cavaliers point guard Irving and Wen Hao, and one more is Kings point guard Thomas.
After a lot of opening activities at the scene, the game finally started. However, it was not a skills competition at the beginning, but a shooting star. The shooting star competition was still won by the team led by Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat, which was already theirs.
Won the championship in this competition for the third consecutive year.
About twenty minutes after the shooting star game ended, the long-awaited skills challenge for Wen Hao's fans finally began.
