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Chapter 33 The Celebrity Effect
Amidst all kinds of compliments, Su Yang started his senior year at the same time, and Santa Monica High School also started to defend his title.

The whole team gathered for training for the first time, and teammate Ron took advantage of his free time to pretend to complain: "It's so boring! We won the championship last season, and we also won the championship last season. If we continue to play in the second-tier league this season, then Not too challenging."

Teammate Tommy nodded in agreement: "We are already one of the top 25 high schools in the United States selected by Nike. Although we can only be ranked 20th for the time being, playing against a team like Inglewood High School is 100% abuse. You won’t get a good game experience, so Domingo can play in high school, but we have a further improved Su Boss, and we can win casually.”

The words of the two were echoed by Calvin, Yitzhak and others. Su Yang felt that it would be boring to play in the second-tier league.

Even a team like Domingo High School has a certain background because of NBA players such as Tyson Chandler and Tyshawn Prince, but now there are no NBA-level players, and they can win by 50 points and 30 points in a fight. points difference.

"I'll go to coach David to discuss..."

Su Yang thought that while the season hadn't started yet, and the rating and schedule hadn't been determined, he could fight for a wave.

They turned to coach David and explained the reason, and the two went to the school sports committee to explain.

The school was quite supportive, and quickly edited the appeal email and sent it to the California Interschool Federation Committee.

After completing the application, training and classes will continue as usual.

Su Yang can see scouts or college assistants coming to visit training every day, including the sons of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Jim Buss and Jesse Buss, and Clippers coach Alvin Gentry and General manager Elgin Baylor.

I don’t know if it’s because Santa Monica High School is too close to the Clippers training base, Alvin Gentry came to visit twice, and Lamar Odom, Elton Brand and Corey Maggette three The person even ran over purposely, pointing and pointing.

The three of them talked loudly without any hesitation.

"You said that Sterling wants to choose this Chinese for two consecutive years? Then as long as he dares to choose, I will apply for a trade. Maybe he is as good as Lamar said, but I will not accept letting a Chinese kid When the boss directs me to attack and defend.

Corey, I think this Chinese kid is not as good as you, mainly because you like fouling too much. "

Brand was full of contempt during his speech.

Su Yang didn't bother to care about it, and it was even difficult to change an adult's opinion. As far as he was not afraid of high-intensity confrontation, before he dunked LeBron three times in a row, even though many scouts helped to promote it, many fans and even professionals Do not believe.

In fact, it is more difficult to self-invest and grab Howard and dunk three times in a row than LeBron, but it is a pity that no publicity has been formed.

The video of three consecutive dunks did dispel many people's doubts, but there are still stubborn guys like Elton Brand.

That kind of prejudice, even if the facts are in front of us, will not be eliminated, because it has nothing to do with football skills, and it is purely racial discrimination.

Su Yang also heard from Coach David that the Lakers' two little Busses were also worried that he might not be able to convince the crowd as the boss, but it still didn't matter. The classmates chatted, the little days are beautiful.

The scouting director of the Warriors also came from Northern California to visit, and he was not afraid of fines and said that there are more Chinese in the San Francisco area.

On October [-]rd, Coach David excitedly announced that the California Interscholastic League Committee approved the previously issued application. Santa Monica High School will join the Southern California Division I League in the new season, and Westchester and other high schools will Become a regular opponent.

The relevant schedule is attached, and the first game at home will start on November [-]nd. The opponent is Fairfax High School.

To add to the joy, the California Intercollegiate Federation Committee wrote an additional email to thank Su Yang for his contribution.

Since Su Yang became famous, many fans in the California area want to watch his games live on TV, and the two largest local TV stations in the California area, Time Warner and Fox Sports, have already spent money to buy the live broadcast rights of the games.

Because of the live broadcast of the game, the first-level basketball team in the California Interscholastic League can get an average share of more than 180 US dollars, and the school’s ticket revenue will also increase greatly, especially the season ticket price for Santa Monica High School’s home court. $[-].

In short, Su Yang has benefited the high school basketball teams of various schools in the Southern California area. Those players who can defend or interfere with him in the game will also be favored by college basketball team scouts, and scholarships will be very common. matter.

That's about it for celebrity.

The training volume at Santa Monica High School has increased in tandem.

But for Su Yang, that amount of training can only be regarded as a warm-up. He takes the initiative to practice more every time. He has mainly experienced the devil training that Pat Riley has been admiring all the year round. However, the strength of the backbone is still relatively small, so it is unnecessary. Forcibly pluck the seedlings to encourage them to grow.

Occasionally in the evening, Su Yang also rushed to Willis Beach to play streetball and chat with Old Hicks by the way.

The streetball league is back on the right track, and the revenue is much better than before. Old Hicks joked: "You have no extra value..." It was purely a joke. Return, just want to help.

"When I enter the NBA, I will invite my teammates to play here every summer off-season..." Su Yang knows that it will be difficult to play frequently in Venice Beach during regular time in the future, just like Alston hasn't been to Rock Park for several years once.

There is no never-ending feast.

In the blink of an eye, in mid-October, Rivals updated the national high school rankings, and Su Yang jumped to second place, only losing to LeBron.

Taking advantage of the ranking update, Pelinka contacted media such as "USA Today" and "Sports Illustrated", hoping to further expand Su Yang's reputation through exclusive interviews. As a result, both media said that Su Yang's cards were not enough. The game was just a streetball performance, which does not prove that Su Yang's strength is close to LeBron's, because the streetball performance has no defensive and tactical cooperation at all.

Pelinka was pissed off.

After all, LeBron's reputation is all due to the addition of those two media reports. If Su Yang doesn't have it, it will always be a bit short.

And if the difference is so small, the quotations for various commercial endorsements will be much lower, and you will make less money, which is very painful.

Su Yang figured out the ins and outs, and persuaded Pelinka not to worry. The lack of defense and cooperation in the streetball game is a fact. , as well as the Jordan training camp and the McDonald's All-Stars, will add up to at least five times against LeBron. If he chooses to participate in the second Adidas training camp, or participate in the Nike and Reebok training camp, then I guess there will be two more games his chance.

Anyway, I have played against LeBron at least five times. As long as I can beat him every time, I will be the number one high school student in the United States. "

Five buckets of LeBron, it is really difficult.

But fighting for the first place, apart from being eager to win, also has benefits.

The Internet is about to usher in a big explosion. Su Yang himself does not plan to start a company to start a business. He plans to set up an investment company. With enough initial capital, enough reputation and influence, he can better move towards Ballmer's few The tens of billionaires are approaching.

With tens of billions of dollars in assets, in addition to contributing to the construction of the motherland, you can also do many, many things you want to do.

While consoling Pelinka, Su Yang also continued to reject the Chinese agent. Too many people want to initiate cooperation. According to several CCTV5 reporters, many fans in China have paid attention to his development, and many companies are also waiting to sign contracts. .

Dad also called to inquire, saying that several groups of people have found the family through various relationships and various temptations.

Su Yang replied: All rejected, don't worry, I have my own arrangements, as for the invitation from the national team, I will definitely contribute.

It is true that he wants to become a billionaire, but he should not be in a hurry. The priority right now is to train and play games.

On October 22, Santa Monica High School faced its first opponent of the season, Fairfax High School, in the Division I.

A large number of non-student fans poured into the arena, including rap giant Snoop, and Schwarzenegger who was preparing to run for governor.

Accompanied by Time Warner and Fox Sports live broadcasts, Su Yang played 30 minutes, intentionally took more shots, and scored 60 points.

After the game, Ron and Tommy complained together: "With Boss Su playing, it's boring to play in the first-tier league..."

In the early morning of the next day, "Los Angeles Times" reporter Ramona wrote an article reporting on the grand occasion caused by the live broadcast of the Santa Monica high school game. She mentioned that in many bars, a large number of fans had fun betting on how much Su Yang could get. flow.

After a week off, Santa Monica High School played against Long Beach Technical High School again. Su Yang played the whole game and sent 30 assists.

Time Warner commented on the live broadcast after the game. The special guest and the famous Lakers James Worthy suggested that the entire Southern California region should give Su Yang a boost, and help Su Yang beat LeBron James of Ohio in the voting for the best high school student in the United States next year. .

Worthy's remarks were turned into a topic of debate by ESPN's "Old or Modern" program group.

Arguing or turning those views over and over again.

At the end of the program, Stephen Smith advertised: "I insist that Su Yang is not as good as LeBron overall, but Su Yang has a chance to prove himself. Our ESPN has been preparing for nearly eight months. After Thanksgiving, we will broadcast a high school basketball game in the United States for the first time. , and the opponents are Santa Monica High School led by Su Yang and St. Mary High School led by LeBron.

The venue of the competition will be the Staples Center. Please watch it when the time comes, and let us witness history together. "

(End of this chapter)