The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 180 We are the champions

The champion is Shoyang, the runner-up is Shohoku, the third place is affiliated with Hakata University of Commerce, and the fourth place is Kyoto Luoan.

Winter selection of the best first team: point guard Fujima, shooting guard Rukawa Kaede, small forward Lin Dong, power forward Sakuragi Hanamichi, and center center Shigehiro Mori.

Winter selection of the best second team: point guard Kazunari Fukatsu, shooting guard Hisashi Mitsui, small forward Jun Tsuchiya, power forward Toru Hanagata, and center Takenori Akagi.

The ranking is a bit regrettable for most fans. After all, more Japanese fans still hope to see Shohoku, who represents the homeland, win. But now that the outcome has been decided, all we can do is applaud Xiangyang.

The first and second teams are basically no surprise. What really makes fans look forward to and curious about is the list of Nike Basketball Summit announced by the organizing committee.

NHK has spared no effort to promote basketball in Japan over the past year, using youth training as a basis and NBA games as a comparison. This has given most Japanese fans a certain understanding of the current level and status of Japanese basketball in the world. Know.

Of course, there are some 'wrong' and 'guided' perceptions.

In today's world basketball world, one has to be at the level of Dragon Country to be considered second-rate. Of course, it is a strong team among the second-rate, and it is only one step away from being first-rate.

But Japan? It is far from even second-rate, which is the main reason why NHK was not keen on basketball before.

But over the past year, the high school basketball summer league and winter tryouts have performed at levels beyond imagination, and many talented players have emerged that the Japanese basketball world had never dared to imagine before.

In the words of some industry professionals in Japan, these high school students, especially the winter selection class, have far exceeded the level of the Japanese basketball national team. It is no exaggeration to say that whether Sanno or Shohoku in the winter selection are allowed to play The current Japanese national team is conservatively estimated to win by more than 20 points.

This group of students is almost like a mutant born after the Great God exerted his divine power... Regardless of their golf intelligence, skills, or physical fitness, they are far beyond the normal average level in Japan.

This is incredible. In previous years, one such talented player would be praised to the sky, but now there are more than a dozen...

Of course, these words will not be broadcast on TV. After all, their purpose is to promote Japanese basketball and increase the national attention to basketball. How can they praise the level of these high school students, the NBA or the Nike Basketball Summit? , just show it clearly for everyone to see, and there is no need to underestimate the current national team.

In view of this, the whole country is now paying great attention to the two Nike Basketball Summit quotas announced during the last summer league.

After the afternoon game, the award ceremony was postponed until about 8 p.m., mainly because the organizing committee was debating the quotas for the two basketball summits.

Since Lin Dong has made it clear that he will not represent Japan at the Nike Basketball Summit, the two quotas are mainly discussed among three people.

Morishigehiro, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede.

The most controversial one is Rukawa Kaede. Although everyone in the know can see Rukawa Kaede's amazing strength in the last game, the fact is that under Lin Dong's blockade, he only scored 9 points in the last game and has not yet reached the top. Double, considering his positioning as the ace of Xiangbei and playing the 3rd position, such scoring ability will obviously be criticized.

Although Coach Anxi strongly recommended it, in the words of some people on the organizing committee: Don’t say that it was Lin Dong who defended him. Then you went to the Nike Basketball Summit and all the defenders on you were American five-star high school students and even NCAA star players. , you can score? This Nike Basketball Summit is an important step in promoting basketball after cooperation between NHK and the Japan Basketball Association. Why would a small forward who can't score go to the Nike Basketball Summit?

What's more, during the previous winter selection period, Rukawa Kaede's performance was mediocre. Even when he won the Mountain King, the public's attention was basically focused on Sakuragi Hanamichi who faced off against Morishigehiro, and Sakuragi Hanamichi was regarded as Shohoku Noh. The most important factor in winning, so Rukawa Kaede seems not so important.

Besides, there are only two spots in total. If both are given to Shohoku, will there be rumors about Kanagawa's local shady story?

Therefore, even insiders can see the huge potential in Rukawa Kaede, and they all know that he is the hero of winning the Mountain King, and they also know how difficult it is for him to get those 9 points under Lin Dong's blockade, but when it comes to giving the quota to He, that's really unreasonable.

The next most controversial person is Shigehiro Mori.

According to the original intention of the Japan Basketball Association, the organizing committee and even NHK, Mori Shigehiro must have a place, but when Sakuragi Hanamichi played against Sanno, his performance in all aspects suppressed Mori Shigehiro at the last moment, but it was really disappointing. I can't find a reason to "let Morishigehiro go up and Sakuragi Hanamichi come down", then Morishigehiro and Sakuragi Hanamichi?

Although the positions of the two people do not completely overlap, their role positions are actually only a thin line apart. They are both big killers inside.

Considering that the Nike Basketball Summit gathers the best basketball players from all over the world, there will be no shortage of outstanding centers and insiders. Japan really wants Morishigehiro and Sakuragi Hanamichi to play together. They are both inside killers. , the playing time of both players will inevitably be further compressed, which is completely contrary to Japan's original intention of showing its prominence in the international basketball world.

So a group of people in the organizing committee argued and argued, but there was no result. It was not until six o'clock in the afternoon that a senior official from the Sports Department came temporarily and unexpectedly invited Coach Anxi to a small room to talk alone. Half an hour later.

After coming out, officials from the Sports Department announced two pieces of news.

Mitsuyoshi Anzai will serve as the next president of the Japan Basketball Association, and will also serve as the head coach of this year's U19 World Championship.

The second news is about the controversial quota for the Nike Basketball Summit. Now there is no need to fight anymore. The Sports Agency directly made the decision: Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede.

So around 8 o'clock in the evening, NHK broadcast the entire awards ceremony live. Although some people thought that the announcement of the two quotas was related to Anzai Mitsuyoshi's appointment as the president of the Japan Basketball Association, the performance of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede after all It still conquered most people, and the applause it received was always far greater than the controversy it received.

The scene of the Shoyang team, Lin Dong, Fujima, Hanagata Toru, Ito Taku and others, holding the Winter Selection Championship trophy under the gaze of all Japan, became a classic freeze-frame moment in Japanese basketball.

The invincible king of the summer league and winter selection, the undisputed strongest team - Kanagawa Shoyo Representative Team!

we are the champion!

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January 1, Yokohama International Airport.

Lin Dong wrapped himself tightly, put on sunglasses and a mask, and carried large and small bags.

Next to him was Lao Lin, who had just helped him check in the large and small bags.

Lao Lin couldn't go back to China this time.

Too many things have happened at the Kanagawa Branch recently. From the beginning, it was suppressed by the Hitachi Group and the Kanagawa Chamber of Commerce, and Japanese companies from all over the world have canceled cooperation with the Kanagawa branch.

At that time, it was still barely able to withstand it. After all, the main business of the Bank of Communications branch in Japan was to deal with some Dragon Kingdom companies in Japan.

But later, when the Chamber of Commerce gained momentum and coerced some Longguo companies, forcing them to also boycott the Kanagawa branch, and even a certain degree of bankruptcies occurred, at that time, Lao Lin was almost forced to resign.

But suddenly, during the Lin Dong Winter Trials, the Mitsui Group intervened, and five of its companies in the Kanagawa area suddenly announced full cooperation with the Kanagawa Branch of the Bank of Communications, and even transferred all their original Sakura Bank accounts to the Kanagawa Branch. Come……

Lao Lin really felt the joy of riding a rocket.

Starting a day or two after the news was announced, companies from all over Kanagawa poured into his office hall, and various cooperation contracts were signed. Lao Lin couldn't believe it when he signed it, and even felt scared for a while...

After all, this is the Mitsui Group. It has made its fortune since the Edo period in the 16th century. In 1876, it established the so-called "Futaki Kai" and has controlled the economic lifeline of Japan for more than years. It is also a terrorist force ranked high in the world. One of the largest consortiums.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Mitsui Group was stomping its feet, not to mention the whole of Japan, even the imperial family was trembling!

Will the help from his family be unprovoked?

But it turned out that it was really for no reason. Old Lin still remembers how excited he was when the woman named "Gongzi" came to him to sign the contract. There were no conditions and everything was in accordance with the normal process, just like he was an old friend who had known each other for many years. I came to do you a small favor, and I agreed in advance that I would only help him for half a year, and then I would withdraw after half a year... Anyway, that's it.

Anyway, due to the Mitsui Group's operation, Lao Lin has been prosperous during this period. In just half a month, he not only completed all the deposit targets for his branch for 2001 ahead of schedule, but also achieved figures that he could not even dream of. Completed with ten times the achievement rate.

Of course, huge benefits must be accompanied by arduous work.

Various contracts required his follow-up maintenance. During this period, Lao Lin was unable to leave Japan. Even when his son wanted to return to China, he couldn't even go with him during the Spring Festival. He had to come to the airport to see him off.

"After you go back, go to your grandparents' place first, and then find a housekeeper to clean the house in Sanlihe. Then if you want to live at grandpa's place, you can live there. If you want to go home, you can go home by yourself. But during the Chinese New Year two days Stop running around and spend time with your grandparents for your dad..."

Old Lin explained in a nagging manner, and gave the key to Lin Dong to put away, and said at the same time: "By the way, your mother said she bought you a gift and put it in the security room of Sanlihe Community. Remember it when the time comes. Go get it."

The American mom?

Lin Dong was a little surprised.

Lin Dong is really unfamiliar with this mother.

It has been almost a year since he traveled here, but his mother in the United States has never called him once.

Without the memory of the host before the time travel, the impression of this mother only remains in a few video tapes, some photos, and some diaries written by Lin Dong himself.

Judging from the photo, she is a very beautiful woman with a gentle smile. She is wearing a simple white shirt and jeans, but it was at least seven or eight years ago, and it was considered a very fashionable outfit in that era.

You can't see the person in the video, you can only hear the voice. It's the boxing video recorded by Ms. Yang Dong for Lin Dong. Throughout the whole process, she said, "Hey, son, just hit him like this, yes, punch him in the face!" '...Anyway, I feel that Lin Dong is very high-spirited at all times, has a very irritable temper, and is also very self-centered.

As for the diary... Lin Dong couldn't find a diary from too far back. He only had some diaries from when he was in middle school or high school. What he wrote down was nothing more than what high-end foreign toys this American mother sent him. She also quietly gave him a certain amount of pocket money and asked him not to tell Lao Lin or anyone else.

In the past, 'Lin Dong''s attitude towards this mother went from being excited and showing off when receiving the toys at the beginning, to becoming accustomed to it and becoming numb. He even started to change the name for his mother in his diary. From mother to 'Lao Yang'.

Anyway, Lin Dong feels like the type of parent who has no other interaction with his children except giving them money.

And now, another gift?

To be honest, Lin Dong was quite indifferent to this. If he had to choose, it would obviously be far better to choose Lao Lin, who is now one with him, than this rich mother.

"Okay, got it." He responded nonchalantly.

While I was talking with my father, I suddenly saw five or six people looking around in the airport, as if they were looking for someone.

Hanamichi Sakuragi, Fujima, Hanagata, Hisashi Mitsui, Taku Ito?

Lin Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry and waved to them. He originally said on the phone yesterday that he would not let them come to see him off.

"Ah, Lin..." Ito Zhuo saw it first and waved to Lin Dong excitedly. Fortunately, the word 'Lin Dong' was already silenced by Fujima before he could say it.

With Lin Dong's reputation in Japan, especially in Kanagawa, if Lin Dong's name is called out at this airport, I don't know if it will delay Lin Dong's boarding of the plane, but everyone will definitely not have any chance to see him off. .

　It's a little later today, sorry everyone.

　　The Slam Dunk chapter is over, but the following plot will still not completely break away from the Slam Dunk character.

　　Of course, the main perspective will return to the protagonist, competing internationally and in the NBA, and the dunk characters will appear in their most suitable positions in the subsequent plots, whether they are players, managers, coaches or even bosses... there will be... A perfect ending.

　　The end of Slam Dunk means the end of youth, but it also means the continuation of youth. I hope we can give the characters of Slam Dunk the most reasonable and best sequel, not a national competition, but a broader stage.

　　There are two updates today, and the next update will be combined into one big chapter, about 5K, and will be posted around 5 o'clock.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)