Although the Chinese food at Yao Restaurant is more towards the Magic City cuisine and is relatively sweet, compared to other Chinese restaurants, Yao Restaurant is still relatively authentic in terms of Chinese food.
"Do you have a confirmed agent?"
The two were chatting while eating, and Yao Ming asked curiously.
"No, I haven't decided yet. I have some considerations. Does Brother Yao know about this?" Lian Dao replied.
"I don't know much about this. My agent is Bill. You can find out."
Yao Ming saw that Lian Dao wanted to recommend him, so he turned around, opened his bag, found a business card, and gave it to Lian Dao.
Lian Dao hurriedly took it.
Bill Duffy.
Looking at the name on the business card, Lian Dao knew something about it.
Bill Duffy's foundation among agents is integrity, and his reputation in the industry is still very good.
He also has many big-name players, including Yao Ming and Nash, who were all signed by him.
"Thank you, Brother Yao, I will consider it!"
"I just help him promote it, and you can use it as a reference." Yao Ming said with a smile.
Yao Ming has a relatively stable character. His ability to recommend an agent to Lian Dao is a recognition of his character.
Lian Dao nodded.
In fact, Lian Dao also considered his agent. In addition to seeing his master this time, Lian Dao also wanted to confirm his agent.
He has always had a best candidate as an agent in his mind, but he didn't know if she would be willing to do it.
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After meeting Lian Dao, Lian Dao did not return to Los Angeles.
Instead, he flew directly to New York.
He brought some things to visit his master Guo Nianguo.
Walking in Chinatown, looking at the familiar shops and familiar Chinese characters on both sides, if Lian Dao hadn't clearly known that this was New York, he would have thought he was back in China.
The flow of people here is very large, and the streets are bustling and lively.
Lian Dao walked to the door of a traditional Chinese medicine clinic with an antique building.
Tianyi Pavilion.
This is the medical clinic opened by Guo Nianguo, Lian Dao's master. As the vice president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, he opened this medical clinic mainly for his enjoyment.
"Third senior brother."
After entering, I saw the third senior brother busy in the store. I heard someone calling "senior brother", so I looked back.
"Junior brother, why are you here? Come in quickly. Xiao Gu, please take care of me." When the third senior brother saw that it was Lian Dao, he hurriedly welcomed Lian Dao into the back hall and at the same time ordered the apprentices outside.
"Third senior brother, don't bother me. Is the master here?" Lian Dao asked hurriedly.
"Master is drinking tea in the backyard, I will take you there."
"No need, senior brother, I can just go by myself. Just be busy. By the way, I brought you a small gift at this time." Lian Dao was also familiar with this place, and the front hall was indeed a bit busy, so he proposed to go by himself.
"Okay, you can go by yourself. Thank you for the gift. Senior brother will go and get busy first." Upon seeing this, the third senior brother said hello and returned to the front hall.
When I arrived at the back garden, I saw the master sitting in a rocking chair, drinking tea and listening to a play. It was very comfortable.
"Master!" Lian Dao hurried forward to worship Guo Nianguo.
"Ah Dao is here, get up, get up, you know the master is most annoyed by these red tapes." Guo Nianguo was also very happy to see his little apprentice.
Speaking of which, Lian Dao has not been here for almost two years.
"Thank you, Master. Master, I miss you so much! Look, this is a gift for you." Lian Dao took advantage of the situation and became direct, talking to Guo Nianguo in a friendly tone.
"Well, if you miss me, can you not come to see me for two years?" Guo Nianguo knew his little apprentice very well.
"Hey, hey, master, isn't this, you have to choose a college after your senior year in high school? I joined the basketball team in college, and I won the championship." Lian Dao looked like a child who wants praise from his parents.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like two people have lived together.
In fact, this was Lian Dao's true character, but before that he had been wearing a mask, and he would only take off the mask in front of his true relatives.
Apart from blood relatives, Guo Nianguo is the person closest to Lian Dao in this world.
In the first two years of high school, Lian Dao lived in Tianyi Hall longer than he lived at home.
"Well, I saw it. Your senior sister originally wanted to watch the finals, but something happened and she couldn't go." Guo Nianguo took a sip of tea and continued.
"Well done, just show these foreign devils, don't think they are the only ones who are good at basketball. How are your kung fu, any progress?" Guo Nianguo was very happy to think that his little apprentice became famous in the United States, but then he suddenly became concerned about Lian Dao.
The progress of martial arts training.
"Come on, let's help each other!"
"Master, why don't you forget it? Look, I'm not wearing any training clothes either."
Hearing Guo Nianguo's offer to "help" Lian Dao felt numb for a while.
Nothing more than one-sided abuse.
"It's okay. Your senior sister just customized the training clothes according to your figure. It's in your previous room."
These words directly blocked Lian Dao's escape route, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
After changing into practice clothes, it was time to have a friendly "martial arts" exchange with Guo Nianguo.
"ah!"
"Take it easy!"
"My waist!"
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"You kid, you definitely haven't worked hard at Zhanzhuang. Has it been abandoned recently?" After a friendly exchange, Guo Nianguo said with some hatred as he looked at Lian Dao lying on the ground.
"No, Master, I just forgot about it recently. I always insisted on standing upright before." Lian Dao felt the pain all over his body and replied weakly.
"Okay, don't pretend to be dead. Get up, sit down, and drink tea with the master."
Lian Dao straightened up and stood up. He suddenly found that although his whole body ached after being taught by his master this time, he did feel an indescribable feeling of comfort.
Of course, he is not a masochist. This is just a physical feeling!
It's like the feeling after your whole body's muscles and bones are stretched and your muscles are fully relaxed.
"Have you felt the changes in your body?" Guo Nianguo took a sip of tea and said angrily when he saw the aftertaste expression on Lian Dao's face.
"Well, what's going on, master!" Lian Dao nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice and asked curiously.
"When you train and compete for a long time, your body continues to be in a tight state. The bones and muscles of the body are not completely relaxed at all. It doesn't matter in a short period of time. If this continues for several years, then the body will leave hidden injuries."
I don’t need to say more about the accumulation, right?”
Guo Nianguo also patiently explained to his little apprentice.
Lian Dao nodded. If the hidden injuries accumulate, they will explode at one point, resulting in injuries.
The most typical examples are Derrick Rose, Grant Hill, etc. They are all known for their speed and training intensity.
Derrick Rose's high-speed disguise, Grant Hill's quickest first step, they were all accustomed to using their physical talents to tear apart defenses and score points at the beginning.
However, long-term high-intensity breakthroughs have long left hidden injuries in their bodies. After crazy training in the off-season, their bodies have not recovered, resulting in a rapid increase in the risk of injuries.
Of course, Yao Ming is also a typical example.
There are also players who pay attention to physical maintenance, and James is one of them. He spends a lot of money every season on physical recovery. He also purchased a million-dollar liquid nitrogen freezer to accelerate the relief of muscle fatigue.
This is actually the same as practicing martial arts. Lian Dao and the others practice martial arts with medicinal baths, dietary supplements and acupuncture massage.
These are also the keys to removing hidden wounds from the body.
Especially for medicated baths and dietary supplements, the cost of expensive medicinal materials is astronomical.
This means that Guo Nianguo and Lian Dao have good family backgrounds, and Lian Dao's father, Lian Guochang, also supports Lian Dao's martial arts practice.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why our ancestors said that the poor in literature and the rich in military affairs.