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In the next few days, the remaining roster for this year's All-Star Game was quickly announced. Just as Lin Tian expected, the participants in the three-point shootout and skills competition were all announced at the first opportunity.

As for Lin Tian himself, he of course rejected Stern's invitation without hesitation.

Mr. Lin has already won all the Grand Slams in a single year, so why would he compete with the youngsters in this matter?
It would be so ugly if I lost.

As the saying goes, people make mistakes and horses stumble.

It is also said that as long as I don’t participate in the competition, no one can defeat me. If no one defeats me, then I am the strongest.

Anyway, Lin Tian has always done things based on this kind of thoughts and ideas.

Especially since he had already won the championship, Lin Tian was not afraid of others saying that he didn't dare, was afraid or was cowardly.

If someone says this, Lin Tian doesn't need to take any action, because his fans will help him fight back.

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Skills competition? After so many years, no one has been able to touch the record that Lin Tian left in the finals!
The achievements and records that Lin Tian left in the All-Star Individual Competition are enough for others to look up to for a long time!
He is really too lazy to participate!

At the same time, the identities of the four contestants of the dunk contest have been kept secret. This time, the league has taken the suspense to the extreme. Not only has the league kept the identity of the contestant from the New York Knicks a secret, but the identities of the other three contestants have not been announced.

All the league gave were four featureless silhouettes that were impossible to tell who they were and left fans to guess.

Then, the league will publish information about each of the four players every day, such as whether the player is from the East or West, what position he plays, any interesting stories about him, what achievements he has made, etc.

As more and more information is released, the identities of the contestants are becoming clearer.

Three days before the All-Star Game, after all the information had been given and fans had roughly guessed the contestants, the league announced the identities of three of the contestants at once.

After this list was announced, the fans started cursing and saying that the league is inhumane and is just trying to deceive people and generate hype.

why?

Because everyone guessed wrong.

It's okay to guess wrong, it's just for fun, but the problem is that the fans feel like they've been fooled.

For example, the first contestant is JR Smith of the Spurs.

The league's previous message was: a talented high school student, a guard, a physical athlete, plays for a Texas team, and has a 'J' in his name.

The fans saw that LeBron James, the long-awaited player, was here! Because it was a matchup between the all-around players!

Then?

J.R. Smith.

Well, it’s an all-around match, but it’s totally different from what the fans thought.

For example, the second contestant, the information given by the league is that he has experience playing overseas, has long hair, is rebellious, and just joined a new team this year.

After some speculation, the fans came up with all kinds of answers, with some even saying it was Steve Nash.

But in the end, the league announced the answer: Chris Anderson.

Regarding this person, most of the fans’ reaction was: Who the hell is this guy?
It's no wonder that everyone doesn't know Anderson. The current Anderson is not the "Birdman" who will have tattoos all the way to his face in the future. He is now a substitute who just returned from China in the small Hornets team, averaging only 7 points and 6 rebounds per game.

The third person was finally guessed by the fans, Iguodala from Philadelphia.

But no one was happy even if they guessed correctly.

What's there to be happy about for a rookie on a bad team who only averages 9 points per game?
None of the top dunkers they were expecting, such as James, Wade, and even Carter and McGrady, showed up!

Fortunately, just as fans were venting their dissatisfaction and anger through various channels, the league quickly revealed the last suspense.

Well...it's not really a solution, but it makes the mystery even bigger.

The names of the other three were announced directly, but for the last roster spot, the league only gave the last piece of information: a Knicks player.

As for who?

Stern said in an interview: Sorry, I don't know either. All I know is that we invited many players from the Knicks and hoped that they could come to participate, but in the end the Knicks said that they could only send one person to participate.

As for who the contestant will be, they need to select internally and hold a dunk qualifying contest within the Knicks. The final winner will participate in this year's All-Star Game.

As for who the winner will be, when will the so-called Knicks internal dunk contest be held, who will participate, and what will be the results?
Stern said: You go ask Lin, I don’t know!
After saying this, Stern was very proud in his heart. You, Lin Tian, ​​this little bastard, have been causing trouble for me. Now I'm passing the buck to you! Let's see what you, this bastard, can do!
How to do?
Of course, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Stern from the bottom of my heart!
Lin Tian was originally planning to spend some money and hire some internet trolls to publicize this matter, but he didn't expect this!

Stern did his job so well that he directly brought the attention and topics to us.

This way, Mr. Lin can save a lot of money!
Dear Stern! Good fellow!
Lin Tian, ​​who had been well prepared, was very calm when facing the interview with the reporter: "Internal dunk contest? We have already held it! The winner? The winner has also been chosen!"

"Who exactly is it? I can only tell you that it's not me!"

"Okay, okay. I know you're all very curious. I also know you want to know how everyone is doing in this internal dunk contest and what special skills they've come up with!"

"Tonight at 8 o'clock! Please turn on your computer on time and log in to the new website YOUTUBE that will be launched tonight! On it, you will see part of the content of our dunk contest!"

"If you are interested, you are welcome to upload your daily life, hobbies, life tips, special skills, funny jokes, teaching sharing or any other videos that do not violate the law or morality!"

"Everyone is welcome to come and play with me! Anyway, I will definitely share some of my life on this website from time to time in the future."

"By the way, I can reveal something to you in advance: the judges for this dunk contest are Barkley, Ewing, Spike Lee, Carmelo, and myself! Our judging panel is quite strong!"

"See you tonight at 8 o'clock!"

Lin Tian’s advertisement can be said to be quite shameless, with no bottom line and no embarrassment at all.

It is to use your NBA platform to promote my own business.

After seeing what Lin Tian did and watching the video of his interview, Stern's eyes widened. How could there be such a shameless person in this world?
It's really abusing public power for personal gain.

No, there is no fake part at all.

It's just squeezing out private businesses, purely using the entire alliance for the sake of one's own career.

But Stern just couldn't say anything about his grievances. He had promised Lin Tian himself, so what could he do?
What else could he do except admitting the incident with tears in his eyes, suffering in silence, and then turning on his computer at 8 o'clock in the evening to see what Lin Tian was doing?

But fortunately, no matter how Lin Tian did this, at least Lin Tian's action did make the popularity of the league's dunk contest this year reach the highest point in recent years.

Everyone's attention is focused on the final candidate in the dunk contest and the Knicks' internal competition!
I want to watch it! I want to watch it all! I'm really looking forward to it!

And then? Then everyone opens the website at 8 o'clock in the evening, and two minutes later, they start cursing.

Because tonight Lin Tian and the others only uploaded a two-minute video.

This two minute video does nothing but introduce the contestants and judges!

Nothing!
It's just a trailer!

Shameless!
Quite shameless!
And what are the shameless consequences?
Less than 5 minutes later, many videos appeared on the homepage of YOUTUBE's website.

Most of them were cursing, calling Lin Tian a bastard, who was just hyping up and creating unnecessary suspense. He had no shame at all!
As the number of swearing videos increased, other videos gradually began to appear, and the types of videos also increased rapidly.

“1万个了！我们的网站已经有1万个视频了！”晚上9点30分，陈士骏兴奋的张开双臂，对着林天道：“我们做到了！我们成功了！1万个视频！只用了一个半小时！太疯狂了！太不可思议了！”

"It's still early." Lin Tian looked at his partner who looked like he had never seen the world before and said softly, "Then let's continue with our second video and show the first dunk of these three guys."

"If the number of videos on the website reaches 10 at this time tomorrow, we will release another video. If our video reaches 500 million views, we will release a fourth video."

"Remember my words, Lao Li. We will become the most successful video website in the history of the Internet. We will rise rapidly within a year and shock the world. Our users and supporters will be all over the earth in the future!"

“I can’t tell you how much money we can make, but you will definitely go down in history as the person who changes the Internet ecosystem, creates a new Internet landscape, and leads the world’s Internet trends.”

"The Godfather of the Internet? Maybe not, but you are definitely the Godfather of video websites!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he patted Chen Shijun on the shoulder again, then stood up and left Pelinka's club.

He had other things to do and had to give some benefits to the guys who helped him that night.

Lin Tian's pocket currently contained a stack of recharge cards from a strip club in Manhattan, which contained quite a bit of money.

Asking people for help is one thing, but you still have to give the benefits that are due, otherwise who will help you next time?

In this regard, America and China, or the whole world, are the same!

A give-and-take relationship is the long-term strategy.

Even though these people are not short of money and are guaranteed millionaires, Lin Tian still has to do what he is supposed to do!

……

As time goes by quickly, the date of the All-Star Weekend is approaching.

On a Friday in mid-February, Lin Tian was driving a rather low-key black minibus. Sitting next to him were his teammates, Stoudemire and Anthony, who were also selected for the All-Star Game this year. The three of them were waiting together outside the New York airport.

This was the first time Lin Tian was hosting the event, so he had to make arrangements for the group of birds and beasts.

There is no way, the hand that takes from others is grateful, and the mouth that eats from others is soft.

In the past few years of the All-Star Game, whenever Lin Tian went, the local hosts would make sure to make very comfortable arrangements for all the stars.

This time it is finally Lin Tian’s turn to be the host, and he certainly will not let everyone down.

Mr. Lin, you have to save your face too!

"Where are we going this time?" Anthony couldn't help himself before the All-Stars arrived. He asked excitedly and expectantly, "Go to that MINI ALL Yellow?"

Seeing Anthony almost drooling, it was clear that he could not forget that place. Lin Tian shook his head and said, "That's where we brothers can have fun. I won't bring so many bastards there. Let's go to the Hilton Hotel."

"I've already made arrangements with them. As usual, the rooftop is reserved for us. The boss will be responsible for finding girls for us, and Hilton will be responsible for the decoration, drinks, staff, and other equipment. This time, I guarantee that everyone will know the charm of New York!"

"Boss, what about you? What are you responsible for?" Xiao Si calculated on the side and found a blind spot. It seemed that you did nothing!
"I'm responsible for picking people up and organizing the game, and by the way, I'll let everyone know that the reason why the All-Star Game was so fun was all because of me!" Lin Tian didn't feel unhappy or embarrassed at all. After answering Xiao Si's question without blushing or beating his heart, he slapped the steering wheel and said, "Here we go!"

"Let's go and meet our old friends!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he opened the car door first and got out. He walked forward and hugged the burly man in front of him: "Long time no see!"

"Boss, I missed you so much! I knew you would come to pick me up. We are best brothers! Right! Changxi, look! Look! What is relationship! What is friendship! This is it!"

"Originally, Rashid and Richard wanted to come, but Larry wouldn't let them. Larry was afraid they would do something too much, so he asked them to stay in Detroit for more practice. They are really poor guys."

"By the way, boss, do you remember the fight we had with Indiana in early December? You're not angry, are you? I was already giving you face at the time, otherwise I would have given that idiot Ron a concussion right there and then!"

"Really, I still love Indiana, and I love you too! If necessary, I am always willing to continue to shed blood and sweat for you!"

"Come on, Ben, can you just shut up? How stupid do you have to be to think that Lin came here just to pick you up?" Billups rolled his eyes, too lazy to say anything more to Big Ben. He stepped forward and clapped his hands with Lin Tian, ​​saying, "Long time no see, Lin. I'm ready to beat you in the playoffs!"

"I remember clearly the pain of failure last year!"

"It will hurt more for you this year." Lin Tian laughed and waved to Stoudemire and Anthony behind him. The two men immediately stepped forward and took the Pistons twins into their car.

A few minutes later, the two men came back, and Anthony muttered, "I thought Ben was a cool, fierce, and quiet monster, but I didn't expect him to be such a chatterbox?"

"When I played against him last season, he only scored 4 points in 20 games. This guy is my least favorite defender, no doubt about it." Stoudemire also muttered, "But when I saw how he treated Lin, I suddenly wasn't afraid of him anymore. I felt like I could beat him to death!"

"Stay in the league for a few more years, make a few more All-Star appearances, and you'll discover more things you don't know, like those two guys!"

As Lin Tian spoke, he pointed forward. Stoudemire and Anthony immediately noticed Hill and McGrady, who walked out of the passage at the same time but did not say a word to each other, like strangers.

"Who of you two will leave Orlando first?" As soon as Lin Tian saw the two of them, he showed his most vicious side and stabbed them directly in the heart.

"You really deserve a beating, Lin." McGrady curled his lips, obviously not wanting to say more to Lin Tian about this issue.

Hill next to him showed a helpless expression and said: "I am sorry for him and Orlando. My knee is really bad. I have talked to him many times, but Tracy is determined to leave Orlando."

"Honestly Tracy, I'm in pretty good shape this season, and I think I'll be even better next year. We can really try again together."

Hill's words were quite sincere, and he said them in front of outsiders, so this guy was definitely sincere enough.

But unfortunately, McGrady didn't reply to him at all, but looked at Lin Tian and said, "I'm a little tired, Lin, I want to rest."

Xiao Si and Anthony looked at Lin Tian and could only nod and lead the two guys towards the minibus.

"I thought that at least they should have a good relationship." After returning to Lin Tian again, Xiao Si couldn't help shaking his head.

"Once jealousy appears, it will never go away." Lin Tian sighed and said nothing more.

But he felt that this might be McGrady's last All-Star Game representing the Eastern Conference.

If a star of this level is traded, there is a 99% chance that he will be traded to another division.

Given McGrady's durability and career, there will be no problem when he leaves, but when he comes back, he will most likely not be an All-Star level player. (End of this chapter)