Chapter 230 The Gathering of the Pan-03 Generation
Lin Yu arrived in Las Vegas with Daniel Gibson and James.
After getting off the plane, Daniel Gibson left first. For this All-Star trip, Gibson took his black friends and left as soon as he got off the plane.
A large group of black people made street signs, jumped up and down, and left the airport pick-up hall with constant whistles and frolics.
Las Vegas is one of the four major gambling cities in the world. Almost all NBA players who come to participate in the All-Star Weekend are ready to have a good time, and the black stars also bring their partners.
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The same goes for LeBron James. When he got off the plane, he was instantly surrounded by a large group of people cheering, all of whom were in transit from Cleveland.
Among the three people who arrived at the same time, only Lin Yu was alone.
He stopped for a while in the airport pick-up hall, preparing to board the shuttle bus sent by the league officials. He kept looking down at his phone, as if the fun on the other side had nothing to do with him.
LeBron James quickly noticed Lin Yu who was alone, and he walked over: "Lin, do you have any plans when we get to Las Vegas?"
Arrangements? Lin Yu shook his head. They arrived in Las Vegas one day in advance. On the one hand, they had to take makeup photos, which took time. On the other hand, the alliance also arranged some community service activities, which Lin Yu and the others also needed to participate in.
But other than that, they don't have any special arrangements. Compared with the less intensive schedule, they still have quite a lot of free time.
"Then let's go together. We're going to go play on Avenue Street. Dwayne and Cameron are all here."
Wade? Anthony? The Fantastic Four?
Lin Yu was thoughtful, and he nodded without hesitation: "Okay, let's get together then."
LeBron James brought his brothers, two or three childhood friends, four teammates from the high school league, his girlfriend Savannah, his son Bronny who also needed to be held in his arms, and so on.
In his previous life, Lin Yu had heard of the famous Rich Paul among them countless times. At this time, the rich Paul had recently succeeded in becoming an agent and was already at the helm of James' business empire.
At the beginning of the new year, James announced the establishment of his personal brand marketing company lrmr, and Paul Rich is the CEO of this company.
In addition to him, James' other two partners, Maverick Carter, is in charge of business activities, and Randy Mims takes care of James' personal affairs.
James' personal team model is exactly what Lin Yu wants to implement, but unlike James, he does not have suitable confidants who can be reused.
Therefore, this is why Lin Yu has been hesitant about whether to renew his contract with Jeff Schwartz.
After getting into the nanny car specially arranged by James, the group drove directly to the Strip in Las Vegas.
Avenue Street is where the casinos in Las Vegas gather. Here are large and small high-end hotels, casinos and shows. Soon, James Lin Yu and his party arrived at their destination.
When they arrived at their destination, James bought some chips for his friends, and then bought more for himself. Lin Yu also consciously bought some.
James directly bought 500,000 US dollars. Lin Yu thought about it and bought 100,000 US dollars.
He wasn't going to really get started, he was just pretending to play a few games, because in this business, Lin Yu's goal was not to gamble or even have fun, but to become the fifth hero among the four heroes of Feng Chen, or to directly defeat one of them and become Feng Chen.
One of the Four Heroes.
The origin of the Fantastic Four meme was the 2008 Olympics. After the energetic James, Wade and Anthony arrived in Macau, they went straight to the red light district and went into a bathhouse.
This bathhouse advertises itself as bathing and massage, but you can actually choose technicians through reflective glass, and most of the technicians are from Vietnam.
According to reports, James, Wade and Anthony all ordered a Vietnamese technician.
Chris Paul, who was mentioned in "The Fateful Four", actually did not appear, but there were rumors that a certain 183 man was watching at the door of the bathhouse...
Lin Yu wanted to integrate into the so-called Four Heroes of the Dust, and he felt that if he could steal this meme, it would be a great bonus for him.
No matter which one of these four people he replaces, he will receive generous rewards.
"It is the most likely candidate to replace Paul. After all, he didn't even go to the bathing shop in Macau. He was just implicated inexplicably."
"I'm sorry then, I can't steal the cp3, 58 and Western Conference floor memes. I guess it means a lot to steal one of the Four Heroes..."
LeBron James went straight to the VIP room, and Lin Yu naturally followed closely behind.
Soon, they saw Wade, Anthony, Bosh and Paul who had arrived earlier in the VIP room. Well, the core figures of the Pan-03 generation were almost here, except Yao and Stoudemire from 2002.
And Howard in 2004.
The few people here and James are all good friends from playing together. If I introduce them one by one,
It is said that James knew Paul well in high school, and even Paul's current girlfriend Jada Crawley was introduced by Savannah.
The friendship between James and Anthony can be traced back to the Colorado Spring training camp in the summer of 2001, where the two met.
On the other hand, his acquaintance with Wade and Bosh was the latest among them after entering the league. Who would have thought that a few years later, James would team up not with Anthony and Paul, but with Wade.
German and Bosh together.
"Hey, who do I see? China Lin!" As soon as Lin Yu entered the door, Dwyane Wade shouted loudly, stood up, and gave Lin Yu a black hug.
The two of them had never known each other before, but Lin Yu let Wade become his background twice. Wade also looked at Lin Yu differently because of this. Not only was he not hostile to Lin Yu, he even admired Lin Yu.
Then came the silent Carmelo Anthony. Like a big boss, he hugged Lin Yu with a straight face, and then patted Lin Yu hard on the back.
Both Bosh and Paul were smiling and hugging each other like black people.
After greeting each other like this, Lin Yu also sat down.
"Then, let's get started. Let's play a few games first, and then go to Fremont Street to have fun in the evening. Lin will join us..."
The one who shouted was Anthony, who was very serious just now, and the Fremont Street he mentioned was a well-known nightclub in Las Vegas. The All-Star Game was about to start. There should have been many reporters covering the NBA gathered there. Lin Yu silently dispersed.
My own thoughts...
Lin Yu's original plan was to play a few games and then withdraw, but he didn't expect that Anthony's invitation made him unable to refuse, and he had no way to leave early.
So, until he lost all the $100,000 in his hand, he could not leave early.
Fortunately, his playing skills were not very bad. After losing all 100,000 US dollars, he added another 50,000 US dollars, and soon used the 50,000 US dollars to make a small profit. When he finally left, he only lost 30,000 US dollars.
Compared with the initial US$100,000, it is still acceptable.
The subsequent trip to Fremont Street was the most important trip for Lin Yu to arrive in Las Vegas. If he was lucky, he might even be able to steal two memes at once!