"What, what's wrong? Mr. Dukan, what's the problem?" Tang Qian asked with his heart pounding.
"Hom, maybe your matter still needs a little time." Ivanka Dukan said: "Because the higher-ups don't seem to be too optimistic about you."
"Not too optimistic? Why? Is it because my trial results are not ideal enough?" Tang Qian asked anxiously.
"No, it's not about your trial results." Ivanka Dukan shook her head and said: "To be honest, your trial results are definitely one of the best I have ever seen, but...
"
Tang Qian was a little puzzled and opened his mouth to ask: "If that's the case, why don't you think highly of me? Is it because of my off-field problems that the team is worried about?" Somehow, Tang Qian thought of the U17 World Youth Championship not long ago.
Although the "doping" incident in the TV series has finally passed the test and been declared no problem, in this society where people follow what they say, it is inevitable that people will have uncertain ideas.
"Oh no, of course not. Tang, I have also done a little research on your off-field life. You are basically a model athlete in any sport."
"Then, why..." Tang Qian was a little confused when he heard this, because he really couldn't think of any other reason.
The voice on the other end of the phone paused, and then whispered softly after a few seconds:
"Because you have yellow skin."
"Because you're Asian."
What, what???
At this moment, Tang Qian remembered Jeremy Lin's treatment. He had wondered before why Jeremy Lin, as captain of the team in his senior year, led Palo Alto High School to an impressive record of 32 wins and 1 loss, with 15.1 points and 7.1 times.
With comprehensive data of assists, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.0 steals, he was selected to the All-California First Team and All-California Mr. Basketball candidate, among other honors. With such dazzling honors, no university was willing to offer him a basketball scholarship!
Even most college teams are not interested in him! In Tang Qian's view, this is almost impossible to happen. Because who were the All-California first team that year? Except for Jeremy Lin's high school basketball players
Except for the old rival Tyl, the ace of Meteor High School, the remaining people are all famous figures who will enter the NBA in the future, including Budinger, Leon Anderson, and James Harden, etc. And these are from all over California.
Among the seven All-California Mr. Basketball candidates who stood out in the first team, only Jeremy Lin failed to win a basketball scholarship. This was tantamount to a major blow to Jeremy Lin at that time. After all, basketball scholarships are a face in the American basketball world.
, prove whether you are recognized by national college basketball.
Furthermore, after stumbling into Harvard University, Jeremy Lin's basketball journey was still full of twists and turns. Even though he was selected to the Ivy League first team, even though he became a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award, even though he played against the Connecticut Huskies.
He scored 30 points in the game. Even though ESPN ranked him among the 12 most comprehensive basketball players in college basketball, it was still useless. He was still undrafted in the NBA draft. If he hadn't been tough and persistent enough, he would have been replaced by someone else.
I gave up the sport of basketball.
And all of this was not because of Jeremy Lin's poor strength at that time. The reason was the same as it is today. It was just that he had yellow skin.
Even Jeremy Lin, who has been "leveling up" in the United States and has won numerous basketball honors since he was a child, is not looked down upon by the American basketball community, let alone Tang Qian, who now has an empty honor folder? A Showcase first team does not have high gold content.
Isn't it?
"Is it because of this?" Tang Qian's voice was both surprised and slightly angry.
"Just because of this, if you are a black or white person, then maybe you won't have such trouble at all..."
After a long time, Tang Qian suddenly said in a very low voice: "I understand, Mr. Ivanka Dukan, thank you for your recognition of me. I was too whimsical before."
"Oh, Tong, don't be discouraged. After all, there is still a long time before next season's draft. I will help you continue to fight for it. You..." This time Tang Qian did not wait for Ivanka Dukan to finish speaking, and directly
He politely interrupted: "Thank you, Mr. Dukan, but don't bother me anymore. Since the Bulls' upper management will directly reject me because of my skin color, it only means that I have no fate with Fengcheng. Thank you for your efforts during this time."
, I will be grateful."
"Hey, Tong, you..." Ivanka Dukan wanted to say something more, but unfortunately, there was already a busy signal on the other end of the phone.
Alas, it is such a pity for such a good talent...
Ivanka Dukan sighed silently in her heart.
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After hanging up the phone call from Ivanka Dukan, Tang Qian seemed to have been drained of all his strength and sat down on the ground. He was stunned for a while, and then he said bitterly: "Showcase is the last one."
I massacred the Bulls, but in turn the Bulls massacred me. This is really a huge 'irony'."
"Is it really that difficult for yellow people to gain recognition in the American basketball world?"
"Haha, no wonder he can explode and become 'Linsanity'. Isn't this a kind of over-repressed anger?"
The journey of the NBA cannot be smooth sailing...
At the same time, in the windy city of Chicago, a man was talking to Bulls general manager Gar Foreman on the phone: "Gar, are you sure that Ivanka's issue is wrong? You know he looks at people.
His vision is not of an ordinary level. If that player is really as good as he says, wouldn’t it be a pity for our Bulls to let him go in vain?"
"Oh, Mr. Reinsdorf, you also know that people tend to become dim-sighted once they get older. You have also seen his scouting results in recent years, which are not even half of what they were in the 1990s. Besides,
Asians, Mr. Reinsdorf, are you willing to take the risk of being ridiculed by people in the American basketball community? Even if he is really the next Yao Ming, so what? Not to mention the current team building ideas of the Bulls.
If it doesn’t match, if we really have to recruit him into the team, the durability of the yellow man will be a huge test. What if he gets injured in a few years? Isn’t that a wasted opportunity to strengthen the team? You have to know,
The current Bulls are not what they were at the beginning of the new century. Last year we were the best team in the league and were not defeated by the Big Three of Miami until the Eastern Conference finals. So for a strong team in the league that is inspiring to win the championship, we
What we need to do now is to strengthen, not replace players. An inside line whose role overlaps with that of Joakim Noah is not that I underestimate him. Last year, Joakim Noah won the second place on the best defensive team in the 2010-2011 season.
Can he do it as an Asian, and he doesn’t need to spend too much ball power? Don’t forget, even Yao Ming has never won the best defensive team, not even Yao Ming in his peak period.
What can a 215CM Chinese center do? If he has great offensive ability, then I can still consider it. After all, Joakim Noah's inside offensive ability still needs to be improved. Unfortunately, you can also see his information.
He is completely a defensive type who attacks the weak, so the reason why I rejected Ivanka's proposal is not because I have any personal opinions or dissatisfaction with him." Bulls general manager Gar Foreman said on the phone.
A large passage.
"So that's it, then I completely understand, Gal, you did the right thing. If no matter how good a player is, he doesn't fit in with the team's team building ideas, then it's best not to choose him, so as not to destroy the good atmosphere of the team.
And chemical reaction." After hearing this, Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf readily accepted the offer, and then hung up the phone with satisfaction.
After dealing with his boss Jerry Reinsdorf, Garr Foreman paced back and forth in the office twice, then took out his cell phone, dialed a number and said: "Myerson, you are still in California.
Right? Help me check out a guy, an Asian center, a Chinese, his name is Hot Money, and his team is the Los Angeles Defenders of the NBDL. Okay, within two days, I'll be waiting for your news."
Melson Jebbon is one of the potential scouts of the Bulls. However, unlike Ivanka Dukan, he is a confidant promoted by Gar Foreman after he took over. Speaking of Gar Forman,
He was being cautious, but in the end, God was not as good as man, and he was severely manipulated by this "confidant".
Just when Tang Qian was in a very low mood, the phone at his hand rang again.
Could it be that there is a turning point...
Tang Qian eagerly grabbed the phone, but unfortunately the number on it showed that it was not Ivanka Dukan.
At this moment, Tang Qian lost interest a lot. After getting through, he said without interest: "Hello, I'm Tang Qian, who are you?"
"Hello, China Perm, have you forgotten me so quickly?" A mature female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Uh, you, are you? Ms. Laughlin?" Tang Qian thought for a while and said with some uncertainty.
"That's right, it seems I'm not so easily forgotten, right?" Bonnie Laughlin said jokingly.
"Before, I didn't know that you were the deputy general manager of the Defenders, so I neglected you in many places. Please don't worry about it."
"Oh~ You have already done it very politely. If you go too far, you will become Japanese. Let me tell you secretly, I don't like them." Bonnie Laughlin obviously took a different approach from the last time.
She even went to the bookstore to buy a copy of "Oriental Thinking" in order to "defeat" this Chinese boy.
"Haha, is that so? I wonder, Ms. Laughlin, why you called...?" Tang Qian asked absentmindedly.
"Of course it's for you!" Bonnie Laughlin said with a smile.
"For, for me?" Tang Qian said in shock.
"As the deputy general manager of the Los Angeles Defenders, you can't let go of our team's outstanding players, are you right?" Bonnie Laughlin said.
"What do you mean?" Tang Qian was still a little dizzy at the moment because he had just been "hardly hit" and couldn't turn around.
"My meaning is still the same as last time, but this time, I sincerely want to invite you to join the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers."
"Join the Los Angeles Lakers? Join the NBA?" Tang Qian was shocked, but after learning a lesson, he became obviously more negative and said, "But Ms. Laughlin, I have yellow skin and I am Asian. This
Do you know anything about it?"
"Of course, it's hot. I don't have color blindness in my eyes." Bonnie Laughlin replied.
"Then have you discussed it with the top management of the Lakers? I don't want to be happy again," Tang Qian said.
"Another empty moment of joy? What does this mean? Has a team offered you an olive branch before?" Starting from 2008, Bonnie Laughlin has also been in the scouting circle for three years.
, so she still has the most basic professional sense.
As soon as she heard what Tang Qian said, she immediately reacted.
"Yes, the Bulls have contacted me before, but unfortunately due to various changes, they finally chose to give up on me." Tang Qian replied with some disappointment. From great joy to great sadness, it is normal for him to have some mood swings.
Because no matter what, he is still just an ordinary person now.
Like in fantasy novels, saying "I have no control over my fate" can make you strong-willed and unfazed by monsters and monsters. It is so fake and rare that 99.9% of the people in the world cannot do it.
.
Ordinary people want to succeed only through hard work and challenges.
"Abandoned you?" Bonnie Laughlin thought to herself. Sure enough, someone still struck first. No, I must cut through the mess quickly this time, and I can't let this talent slip away again!
"That's a great thing."
"A great thing? Ms. Laughlin, are you mocking me?" Tang Qian said with some displeasure upon hearing this.
"Oh, no, no, no, Chinese perm, I mean, this is cheaper for me, isn't it?" Bonnie Laughlin said: "If you agree, I will come over and sign a contract with you now."
"How about it, hot, am I sincere enough?"
PS: I’m sorry last night, because there was a power outage at home while I was writing, so I didn’t rush out. When I have time on the weekend, I will make up for the update I missed yesterday. Thank you for your support~~~ This is the first update today.