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

Chapter 294 Welcome to Dragon Kingdom!

Akagi, Haruko, Sakuragi and the others spent about a week in Seattle.

While staying at Lin Dong's house, Mito Yohei chatted with Lin Dong several times, mainly to consult about some local massage and SPA shops.

That guy had earned some money from working part-time in the past two years. After all, Uncle Mito was getting old and could no longer work. He had to hire two helpers. As a result, Mito Yuyu's business went from bad to worse and it was already closed. plan.

So Yangping wanted to simply sell the store and his family's house, and then take a gamble and bring his father to Seattle to open a physical therapy store.

Firstly, he is closer to his brother, and secondly, this guy is also a person who hopes to do big things. When he listened to him in detail, Lin Dong could feel that this guy really wanted to open a store in Seattle for more than just a moment. Hot-headed or just plain brother-chasing.

Mito Yohei mainly studied SPA at Lloyd's.

There is a misunderstanding here. SPA is not actually the same as massage. For European and American traditions, SPA is a form of hydrotherapy that combines bathing, applying skin care products, essential oils, and aromatherapy to promote metabolism and satisfy the body's vision, Taste, touch and smell achieve a kind of physical and mental enjoyment.

Lin Dong knew this. Just listening to Mito Yohei's words, he knew that he had learned well from Lloyd.

But what's really interesting is that he has a lot of new ideas.

The good things left by the ancestors of the Dragon Kingdom are absolutely effective. If they are used by these Americans, they will be used as a dimensionality reduction blow. As long as they can be promoted, Lin Dong feels that this thing will easily conquer the Americans.

So he agreed with a smile and let him work on it first. It would probably take at least half a year just to come over to find a shop, decorate, etc. It was also a good time to let Gao Gongwang and them practice more. If they found out by then, If you don't have enough money, you can ask yourself at any time. If you don't give it in vain, Lin Dong will buy shares.

After all, Mito massage was learned by his father from the Dragon Kingdom. Not only are the techniques exquisite, but there are also traditional techniques such as cupping and scraping. He wants to combine this technique with SPA and open a new massage therapy shop that combines things with things. He brought over Takamiya Takamiya's buddies from the Sakuragi Corps who had not been admitted to college and were idle on the streets of Yokohama. During this time, he had been using Mito Bathhouse to teach them some techniques.

Of course, he roughly understood the reason why Mito Yohei came to ask him specifically.

When everyone goes out to play together, having a girl with her always makes Haruko more open-minded. Occasionally, Yuya will be quite expert in teasing the little girls among themselves, so that these two simple guys can Add more oil and fire.

In fact, since the 08 Olympics, many foreign athletes have gone to the Dragon Kingdom to open their horizons. As a result, the traditional skills of the Dragon Kingdom such as cupping have become popular all over the world. By 2028, in the United States alone, this kind of technology will become popular all over the world. There are no less than large-scale massage parlors in Longguo that offer cupping and scraping services.

It seems that Haruko and Sakuragi are making good progress, at least from Lin Dong's point of view, thanks to Yuya being by their side.

Of course, even if everyone is booing, it is still impossible for these two children with a blank slate to break through that step so quickly.

But in this era, it can only be seen in some small alleys in Chinatown, and the facade decoration is shabby. Only people from Chinatown will patronize it. It is a small business that makes a living, and it cannot be promoted or put on the stage.

If this was said in 02, no matter if it was told to the people of Longguo or the Japanese, they would probably be laughed out of their minds. In their subconscious, they would think that "Americans must think this is very tacky and stupid."

Of course, regardless of whether he takes a share or not, when the actual store opens and publicity needs to start, he will definitely find a way to help.

This is also the main reason why he wants to open a store in Seattle and asks Lin Dong for his opinion first. After all, it has celebrity effect and is more novel to Americans. Otherwise, if this new thing is placed in Japan, no one will help him promote it. , that really may not work.

Frankly speaking, Lin Dong thinks this guy is really a genius.

Cupping Americans?

But for Lin Dong from 2028, this is not unusual.

The week passed quickly.

Not to mention combining it with SPA to promote it as a new form of physical therapy, making it easier for Americans to accept it.

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After all, he is Sakuragi's brother. We all had a good relationship when we were in Kanagawa, and Uncle Mito is a kind elder. Lin Dong will not refuse this small favor.

But at least there was progress. On the day Sakuragi sent Haruko off to the plane, the two held hands from the car to the time they got on the plane.

In fact, if he really just wanted to know about local massage parlors, he would be able to see them if he went shopping more during his time in Seattle, but he asked himself specifically... In fact, he just wanted to ask Lin Dong to help him promote it after talking about it. .

Haruko's face was red, and Sakuragi's face was almost dying from laughter, so much so that he was reluctant to touch anything with that hand the next day.

He eats with one hand and goes to the toilet with one hand. When he is free, he looks at the other hand and giggles in a daze. He even staged a quite shocking scene for the whole team: Good guy, he used one hand directly in the team game. Play ball!
Of course, the result was that he was scolded bloody by Payton. Payton had such a bad temper that he almost kicked him in the face.

After finding out the reason from Lin Dong who was dumbfounded, everyone in the team was shocked.

Is this guy really 18 years old? Are there really 18-year-old virgins in this world? Or are we supersonic?

Oh my God!

How on earth did he survive these 18 years? Did he live like a dog?

For an 18-year-old virgin, this is truly the disgrace of the Sonics!

Frankly speaking, Chandler and others can't wait to teach this guy a lesson. There are many famous striptease bars in Seattle, and they want to take this guy to see what a real relationship between the sexes is. , the live kind!

This is not only related to a young man’s correct understanding of sex, but also related to the face of supersonic men!

Unfortunately, Lin Dong stopped him.

There is no right or wrong in this matter, they are all good intentions.

But just like painting, the West likes thick ink and paints the painting colorfully, wishing to transfer all the realities of the world to the painting. But Eastern ink painting likes to leave white space.

Sometimes, blank space is also a kind of beauty, a beauty unique to the East.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t appreciate it, but you have to respect it.

After a small interlude, Sonics' training quickly returned to the right track.

July, August, and September were three months of intense pre-match training.

Lin Dong and Sakuragi have been training with the SuperSonics for a long time, and they have naturally integrated into the team very quickly, but the newcomer Iguodala is far behind.

Although Iguodala was a high school basketball player in Illinois, his real highlight before entering the NBA was after he entered the University of Arizona and was elected to the All-American team.

Entering the NBA two years in advance was just a result of the booming sports market and all kinds of sky-high contracts flying around in the past year, but in fact, for him, he was obviously not fully prepared.

Both his physical fitness and skills are far from his true peak. This is one of the main reasons why his selection in this year's draft was relatively low. McMillan is now focusing on his defense and basic skills, which is what every NBA The most important lesson that every newcomer must learn from scratch.

Fortunately, the Sonics signed him for the same purpose as signing Sakuragi Hanamichi. The main focus was on training. They did not expect them to become an immediately available combat force in the first season. They would train with the team and adapt to the game. The intensity is just that, and we didn't deliberately add muscle or weight to them. If we expect them to exert their strength, we have to wait until next year and next season.

Chandler has grown a lot this season. As early as the second half of last season, he replaced Pedrague and became the team's starting center. In the last 20 games of the second half of the season, he averaged 13.5 points per game. With the data of 6.7 rebounds, he can already stand alone.

The lineup for this season has basically been finalized.

The starting five are point guard Gary Payton, shooting guard Brent Barry, small forward Lin Dong, power forward Vin Baker, and center Tyson Chandler.

Brent Barry averaged 14 points, 5.3 assists, and 1.8 steals last season. It was already the best season of his career since joining the NBA in 95, and he was in pretty good shape.

On the other hand, the former All-Star power forward and Olympic gold medalist Vin Baker is in a bit of a worrying situation. Excessive drinking has caused him to gain weight. Now he is almost 500 pounds fat. Although his tonnage has increased a lot, he is still flexible. His sex life also dropped significantly, and he missed team training several times due to drinking, which made head coach McMillan quite unhappy with him.

There are already rumors that the team wants to trade him for a plug-and-play power forward. However, Schultz has been busy opening a store in Dragon Country recently. It can be foreseen that the overseas exhibition game against Starbucks will now enter the Dragon Country. Due to the importance of the domestic market, we have already gone to Long Country to deploy various arrangements as early as two months in advance. The team is basically in a state of having no time to manage, and it is estimated that funds are also somewhat tight. It will be difficult for the team this summer. Not a word was mentioned about reinforcements...

Without the boss's decision, the matter of trading Vin Baker has been put on hold for the time being. Let alone Vin Baker, the summer trading market is now in full swing, but the SuperSonics have added Lin Dong, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Igo in addition to the new additions. Except for Dara, the team management only transferred a few guys who couldn't play at all last season to subordinate teams, and there was no other movement.

The main rotation lineup has also been finalized.

Rotating point guard Earl Watson has become a lot more sophisticated after being trained on the field last year. He averaged about 8 minutes of playing time last season and averaged 5.2 points per game. He can already hold up a top position. It's over.

Rotate two shooting guards, veteran Randy Livingston, and newcomer Andre Iguodala.

Rotating small forward Desmond, as the Sonics' starting small forward last season, has been able to average 13 points per game. He is a very good third-year student and should have a good future and even be reused. .

But facing Lin Dong, giving up his position is obviously his only result. This guy may be the only one in the team who may have some 'opinions' on Lin Dong. Anyway, he is not as close and natural as others.

The top two in the rotation are Hanamichi Sakuragi and Vladimir Radmanovic, whom the Sonics signed with their first-round pick last year. McMillan is already considering whether to let Vladimir or Hanamichi Sakuragi To replace Vin Baker's starting position, of course, this depends on the performance of the two of them in the new season.

The rotation center is last year's starter, Pedrag Drobiak.

The roster of twelve people has been decided!
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October 10st is a very special day for the Dragon Kingdom. Although there are no large-scale activities such as a military parade this year, Yanjing of the Dragon Kingdom is still quite lively that day.

For fans, this day is even more special.

In addition to being National Day, today is also the day when two NBA teams, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Washington Wizards, arrived in Yanjing.

Due to the holiday, a large number of fans had gathered outside Yanjing International Airport early, waiting to be picked up.

The two teams did not take the same flight. The Wizards had already arrived in the morning, and the fans had already gone crazy.

By the time the Supersonic arrived, it was after 3 p.m.

When Lin Dong was wearing a casual white T-shirt, he walked to the airport with Payton, McMillan and others.

The fans, who had been waiting for a long time, burst into great enthusiasm and cheers at the scene, and the human wall composed of hundreds of security guards was almost uncontrollable.

"Lin Dong! Lin Dong! Lin Dong!"

"Peyton! Payton! Payton!"

"Supersonic! Supersonic! Supersonic!"

There were too many people, and they were too enthusiastic... Frankly speaking, Payton was someone who had seen big scenes, but the crazy noise at the scene almost startled him.

"Are you so enthusiastic?" Payton was a little flattered.

It was not surprising to cheer Lin Dong, but he really didn't know that so many people in the distant Dragon Kingdom knew his name.

Lin Dong, who was next to him, crooked him with his elbow and said with a smile: "Hi, man! Welcome to my hometown! There are the most simple and lovely fans here, and we are the most hospitable country in the world. !”

(End of this chapter)