Yu Li's childhood sweetheart and I in the courtyard

Chapter 161 The Lakers Reach the Finals

Yu Wei approached the microphone and said, "This should be the first and last time I come to the Academy Awards to accept the award!"

Many people in the audience were suddenly confused when they heard it. What's the situation?
"Many people may not know that I actually have another identity, that is, I am also the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards."

"This time it was because I hadn't become the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards when the Godfather was filming, so I had the cheek to come to the scene to receive this year's Oscars."

"However, before coming to the Oscars this year, I have already started to perform the duties of the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Therefore, even if I win another award in the future, I can only be accepted by others instead of on the spot!"

"Thank you!" Yu Wei suddenly said after finishing speaking:

"The winner of the No.40 Lifetime Achievement Award at the [-]th Academy Awards is Mr. Charlie Chaplin!"

The staff quickly took out the statuette from the backstage and handed it to Yu Wei.

After Yu Wei took it, he handed it to Chaplin with both hands, and then everyone stood up and applauded, and Yu Wei also stood aside and clapped his hands.

The applause lasted for twelve minutes before it stopped.

After Yu Wei waited for Chaplin to finish his speech, he helped him down the steps and returned to his seat.

"Husband, you really won't come to the scene to accept the award in the future?" Lin Qingxia asked Wei Wei in a low voice after sitting down.

"Of course, this time is an exception. I am the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards"

"This time I came here because the film was shot early, before I became the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards."

"The second is to clarify this matter, so as not to be talked about in the future."

"Third, if I come to participate as the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards, isn't that telling people that the Hong Kong Film Awards are not popular, and even the chairman comes to the Oscars to praise people?" Yu Wei explained.

The next day, the whole world was discussing last night's Oscar awards, with Chaplin and Yu Wei being the most talked about.

Yu Wei refused to go to the scene to accept the award in the future, and most people still agreed. After all, Yu Wei, as the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards, really should not praise the stinky feet of other awards.

And Yu Wei's explanation and clarification also played a role. After all, Yu Wei had not yet become the chairman when filming, so this treatment neither offended the Oscar nor lost the face of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Last night, The Godfather won a total of eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.

The next day, Yu Wei and Lin Qingxia appeared together at the home court of the Lakers and watched a game against the Bucks in the semifinals.

It may also be because the big boss came to watch the game today, the Lakers worked together and won the Bucks by 25 points cleanly.

After the game, Yu Wei asked Lin Qingxia to wait for him in Bill Sharman's office, and he and Bill Sharman went to the Lakers locker room.

"I am very happy today. I am happy because I see your desire for victory and your enthusiasm for the game."

"I hope everyone will not slack off and reach the finals with great vigor. I will be there to watch when you play the finals."

"If I win the championship this year, I will personally pay 100 million US dollars to reward your players, and it will be after tax!"

"The rewards for other members of the club are calculated separately! I hope we all work together! Win the championship this season!" Yu Wei said.

As soon as the huge bonus came out, the entire Lakers locker room erupted!All the players headed by Chamberlain directly shouted Long live Yu Wei.

And Lord Baylor was even more excited!He almost missed the most likely chance to win a championship in his career!

The reason is simple. This season, in terms of tactics, Bill Sharman insisted that the Lakers play high-speed basketball and use fast breaks as much as possible to solve the battle.

He persuaded Chamberlain to change his style of play, allowing the toughest scorer in NBA history to focus on defense, rebounding and passing.

And arrange "human bomber" Hairston to escort Chamberlain, and the two are responsible for dominating the backcourt rebounds full-time.

As for the two super scorers West and Goodrich, Bill Sharman ordered them to concentrate on charging, using jump shots and fast breaks to score points for the team, and the team's style of play has become more pleasing to the eye.

After some adjustments, the Lakers have a completely new look, but the ace small forward position that they were once proud of has now become a drag on the team.

Elgin Baylor, who has suffered a serious knee injury, is no longer a hero, without the quickness and explosive scoring power of the past, and can't keep up with the whirlwind rhythm of the new Lakers.

Just nine games into the season, Bill Sharman had no choice but to put Baylor on the bench, with second-year rookie McMillan as the main force.

Baylor's self-esteem is very strong. Seeing this, he was disheartened and wanted to retire. He said to Bill Sharman and his teammates: "If my performance can't reach my normal level, I would rather retire."

It was early November last year, and Baylor wanted to end his 14-year NBA career.

For the tragic superstar of the Lakers in the previous life, the top [-] superstars in the NBA, whether it is for the cohesion of the Lakers, to reflect the human touch of the Lakers, or simply to let this superstar not leave regrets.

After Yu Wei learned of the situation, he immediately made a phone call with Elgin Baylor, asking Baylor to stay and help the team, and to serve as Bill Sharman's assistant coach, and wait until the end of the season before retiring. Don't leave any regrets!

After Elgin Baylor and Yu Wei talked on the phone, they were very moved and followed Yu Wei's persuasion.

From then on, he not only devoted himself to teaching McMillan's skills and helping him grow, he was willing to be a substitute while recovering from his injuries, and also dutifully assisted Bill Sharman to do his job as an assistant coach.

"Boss, this is the championship!" Bill Sharman said happily on the way to the office after leaving the locker room.

"How is Elgin Baylor now?" Yu Wei asked.

"Emotionally stable, McMillan's rapid progress has a lot to do with his teaching." Bill Sharman replied.

"If his injury heals, how much can his strength reach his peak? How much will it help the team? Will it be of greater help to your formation?" Yu Wei asked.

"If his knee injury heals and he can reach 80% of his peak, it will play an inestimable role in the team and my formation!" Bill Sharman replied.

"Well, let him wait for me in the physiotherapy room tomorrow morning, and I will treat him with traditional Chinese medicine!" Yu Wei said.

"What? Chinese medicine? Boss, can this work?" Bill Sharman asked in disbelief.

"Hey, Bill, did you forget that I have another identity? You forgot who invented real men and Wanai?" Yu Wei asked back.

"Oh, God, I forgot, I'm sorry! I will arrange it!" Bill Sharman remembered that his boss is still a Nobel Prize winner.

"Tomorrow morning, let all the players go to the physical therapy room. I will check them one by one. If there is any problem, I will treat it with Chinese medicine as soon as possible!"

"Let Baylor be the last one to come over for treatment. If his injury is cured, keep it secret. Then I will leave a hole card for your formation." Yu Wei said.

"That would be great!" Bill Sharman said excitedly.

The next morning, Yu Wei brought a lot of pure Chinese medicinal pastes mixed with Space Spirit Lake water that he had prepared in the space last night while Lin Qingxia was sleeping, and told Lin Qingxia to come back to eat with her at noon, and then go with Ye Qiang Go to the Lakers home arena.

"Today, the boss will check your bodies. If there are any injuries, he will heal you as soon as possible!" Bill Sharman said to his players.

"Hey, don't believe in the boss's medical skills. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine a few years ago! Chamberlain, the boss invented the real men and Viagra that your players often buy!" And said.

As soon as the words came out, the players immediately looked at me and I looked at you, so my boss is so powerful?

They usually rarely care about this aspect, but when Bill Sharman said this, they were all overwhelmed immediately!
Afterwards, Yu Wei rushed over without talking nonsense. The players lined up and entered the physiotherapy room one by one for Yu Wei to check and treat.

And Yu Wei's superb acupuncture technique directly stunned these players!Some minor injuries and afflictions, Yu Wei directly solved them on the spot with acupuncture and Changchun exercises.

For several main players, Yu Wei focused on inspection and treatment.All the players were handed out patches to put on every night after they showered.

This is actually a cover-up. Their injuries were basically healed when Yu Wei treated them, but Yu Wei had to let the credit fall on the traditional Chinese medicine stickers, and he didn't want his Changchun Kung Fu to be exposed.

After Bill Sharman saw the players go in one by one, they came out happily one by one. After asking them one by one, he found out that the boss had almost cured all the minor injuries of these players!These players adore Wei now.

In the end, Wei Wei treated Baylor basically, and distributed medicine patches to him, and let him stick them for a week, and the knee injury will be cured.

And told him that when the coach was going to let him be used as a surprise player in future games and told him to keep secret that his body had recovered, Baylor cried excitedly.

In the afternoon, Yu Wei and Lin Qingxia went to inspect the construction of the Lakers' new arena.

This new arena is located in the Los Angeles Phoenix Center planned by Yu Wei. It is now in the outskirts of Los Angeles, but Yu Wei knew in his previous life that it would soon become prosperous there, and it would not be very different from the city center in a few years.

The entire Phoenix Center covers an area of ​​five square kilometers, and the center is a domed indoor multifunctional gymnasium that can accommodate 55000 people.

Surrounding it are more than a dozen buildings with a height of more than [-] floors, which will be used as hotels, office buildings, and commercial centers in the future.

The entire Phoenix Center, including the gymnasium, is also the work of Master Bei.The branch headquarters of Yu Wei's companies in the United States will also be concentrated here.

After checking the progress of various projects in the Phoenix Center, it was basically confirmed that all of them would be delivered for use early next year, so Yu Wei and Lin Qingxia returned to Xiangjiang on the same day.

But it didn't take long. On April 4, Yu Wei brought Lin Qingxia to Los Angeles again.

At this time, the Lakers directly swept the Bucks to avenge last year, reaching the NBA Finals starting on April 4, against the New York Knicks!

(End of this chapter)