Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 50 Cigars Are Not Sweet
Gonzaga's campus is as calm as ever, and Lu Yu spends every day in training and competitions.

Occasionally, I will also flirt with Anne Hathaway.

Fifteen games later, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are No. [-] in the West Coast Conference.

Successfully won the NCAA64 strong seat.

And Lu Yu also successfully improved all three breathing methods through the "hard work" on the court during this period.

"Water Breathing 58%, Thunder Breathing 29%, Flame Breathing 26%..."

Now the Breath of Fire has been completely rotten.

Don't chase, can't catch up.

Even so, Lu Yu's bench press data made many teammates unbearable. Can you stand the bench press of a defender reaching 90kg for 10 times?

Not to mention a huge boost of toughness and explosiveness.

Lu Yu's progress stimulated his teammates: "The reason why Lu Yu has improved so fast is not because he usually trains seriously!"

All members of the Gonzaga Bulldogs are working harder to prepare for March Madness!
The No.31 players in the 1 divisions will all successfully qualify for the top 64 of the NCAA.

The experts of the NCAA Organizing Committee will select another 33 teams according to their strength.

Unfortunately, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have become the only seed in the West Coast League, and the rest of the West Coast League is too weak in the entire NCAA to be in the eyes of experts.

Because of this, Lu Yu became the hope of the entire West Coast Alliance.

All West Coast League fans hope that under the leadership of Lu Yu, Gonzaga can rush into the Sweet [-], the quarter-finals, the final four, and even the finals!
The 33 places selected by the 33 experts of the organizing committee are also called extended invitations. The annual selection is full of controversy. Although the record is the main basis, it does not all rely on the record as the standard.

Although some teams have won an 80% win rate, because their leagues belong to the weaker leagues in the NCAA, and most of the teams playing against them are weaker teams, they still cannot get invitations. There is only a 60%-70% win rate, but because they are playing against strong opponents, they will be invited instead.

There is a special evaluation system in NCAA, called RPI, which means combat power index. This index is used as an important reference data for the NCAA organizing committee to choose to expand the number of invitations.

The 64 teams will be divided into East Zone, West Zone, Central West Zone, and Southeast Zone to play a single knockout match in a neutral city, and one knockout match will determine the winner.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs' first opponent is the University of Virginia Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Every night after practice, Mark Foyou will bring all the players together, study the video of the University of Virginia game, watch it game by game, and compare the opponent's usual tactics, each opponent's style and playing habits. A thorough understanding.

By the way, the game time is March 3.

That's the first day of March Madness!
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Dorms at Gonzaga University.

Snoopy looked at the calling card in the box in front of him with a sad face.

"I've used this one from Seattle... I've used this one from Washington... Shiri's Lu Yu, why do you want me to call, change my voice, and even make me pretend to be a sissy!"

Finally, he found a brand new calling card from the box.

"This Boston one has never been used, that's all."

Snoopy inserted the calling card into the phone and quickly dialed a number.

Snoopy dialed this number for two months and could remember the numbers with his eyes closed.

The phone beeped twice and connected.

Snoopy lowered his voice and said, "Is it Mr. Fender, the general manager of MacFadden Publishing Company, which belongs to "Sport" magazine?"

"Yes, may I ask who you are?" Steve Finder replied.

"Hello, Mr. Fender, I'm Blake, the manager of Boston Sports Investment Company. Our company is very interested in the copyright of the "Sport" magazine under the name of your publishing house, and is willing to bid $30 to acquire it... Hey, hey, damn you Just listen to me!"

Snoopy threw the phone on the table and stretched out comfortably.

During this period of time, he helped Lu Yu call, and he gradually understood Lu Yu's thoughts. Obviously, Lu Yu wanted to acquire the copyright of "Sport" magazine.

But this approach is a bit too dark...

We must know that 40 years ago, the price of "Sport" magazine was 25 US dollars, and it was not willing to sell at this price.

Lu Yu was better, and let Snoopy keep asking for a low price.

Snoopy still remembers the appearance of being scolded by Fender when he called for the first time, but after this period of constant quotations, it seems...

Mr. Fender's attitude is much better?

New York, MacFadden Publishing Company.

Steve Fender threw his phone on the desk feebly, and the cigar in his hand no longer felt sweet.

When "Sport" magazine first closed, he hadn't thought about selling "Sport" magazine, maybe he was unwilling to lose to "Sports Illustrated", or he wanted to sell it.

Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry.

At the beginning, Fender received quotations from several companies one after another. The prices were not very high, but they were still within a reasonable range. Who knew that after a few days, the situation turned sharply, and the prices quoted were getting lower and lower, making him I couldn't help but want to yell.

"You can pay $15, why don't you grab it?"

This is more than five times the price in his heart.

But whether it was the fax quotation or the telephone quotation received, they were all extremely low prices, which made him wonder if the copyright of "Sport" magazine was really worthless?
Fender couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

He specifically consulted his peers. Indeed, the market is not optimistic about the copyright of "Sport" magazine, especially when "Sports Illustrated" is in full swing.

You must know that "Sports Illustrated" did not make a profit for 12 consecutive years.

Not to mention his fake version of Sports Illustrated.

In fact, the market is not optimistic about the copyright in his hands, but it is not as low as the outrageous price in the quotation.

All this is controlled by Lu Yu.

Of course, Lu Yu was also worried that during this time, Fender would be impatient to find a high-priced company with a relatively suitable price.

So when Fender was just starting to get a little anxious, Lu Yu called Fender himself and quoted a price of 80 US dollars.

This price is the actual sale price of "Sport" magazine.

Fender picked up the phone, flipped to Lu Yu's number and dialed it.

After a long time, the phone finally connected.

"Dear Lu, what are you doing recently?" Fender tried his best to squeeze out a relaxed tone.

From the phone came the sound of a basketball hitting the ground.

Lu Yu panted heavily and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fender, you also know that we are preparing to play the NCAA 64 finals, and I am training hard."

"Really, then congratulations to you."

Fender said with a smile: "By the way, Lu, last time you said you wanted to come to New York to talk to me about the copyright of "Sport" magazine. I wonder when you will have time. Of course, I'm not in a hurry. time shall prevail.”

Lu Yu pressed the basketball to the ground, walked to the side of the court and sat down.

He knew that the more Fender said that he was not in a hurry, it meant that he was in a hurry.

"In a few days, the team will go to New York to play the first round of 64. After the game, I will talk to you about it." Lu Yu said while wiping his sweat.

Fender was overjoyed: "That's great, I'll wait for you in New York."

After hanging up the phone, Fender picked up the cigar on the table and took a sip.

Mmm, sweet again.

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(End of this chapter)