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Chapter 56 didn’t even play a single game, but it was also very popular!
Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It was founded in 1850 and has a history of 134 years. It is also known as the Emerald City.

Well, it has a history of more than 100 years. Among domestic cities, except for Shenzhen City, all the cities that can be named are older than it.

Seattle is located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, with the Olympic Mountains to the west and Lake Washington to the east. It is generally the collective name for the entire urban agglomeration area.

It has six administrative districts: Tacoma, Olympia, Spokane, Bellevue, Auburn, and Kent. It is also a satellite city of Seattle.

The total population is more than 400 million, with Asians accounting for more than 13% and Chinese populations accounting for less than 4%.

Most of the people here are white, accounting for 70%;

8% are black, only slightly more than the Chinese.

In our understanding, Bill Gates, the former richest man in the United States, was born here, developed here, and lives here.

At the same time, it is also the place where Bruce Lee’s soul rests. His cemetery is located at Lake View Cemetery on the edge of Lake Washington. It overlooks the entire lake and will be known as a holy place for martial arts lovers in the future.

His impression is probably also the current impression Americans have of Chinese people.

At the same time, Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing aircraft, and Starbucks coffee, these are the main labels of this city and the gathering place for the headquarters of large companies.

Seattle has a temperate maritime climate, with a mild climate all year round. The coldest month is February, which is similar to that in China, but the temperature can be above 2℃;
In the hottest month of August, the temperature does not exceed 8°C.

It’s not too cold in winter and not too hot in summer, making it the most livable city in the United States.

The air is very moist, fresh, transparent, and at the same time rainy;

It rains almost every day from November to March of the following year, and there are 11 cloudy days throughout the year, so it is also called the 'Rain City'.

When Su Wen arrived, it was already July 7, the temperature was around 1°C, and it was sunny.

Because he called in advance, he was greeted by a special car from Supersonics when he got off the plane and left the airport.

What made him speechless was that he didn't know who had leaked the news. There were hundreds of fans around him, a large, dark mass, holding banners and holding pictures of his game. They were lively and very enthusiastic towards him.

Su Wenwen wanted to arrive in a low-key manner and then enter the village quietly, not wanting to encounter all these troubles, but he still did not escape.

"Su, Su, Su!"

"Su, welcome to Sonics!"

"Sue, Seattle is going to be your favorite!"

"Su, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"

When he walked out of the airport and walked to the special car, the fans were as excited as if they were meeting a superstar.

Su Wen didn't expect that when he came to the SuperSonics, there would be fans before he even played a game.

"Hi!"

He smiled and waved to them, his attitude was extremely natural and easy-going, and he seemed to be a very friendly person.

After receiving his response, the fans went even crazier. The name 'Su' resounded directly through the sky, shocking countless passengers traveling to and from the airport.

Su Wen walked over, waving and holding his suitcase and backpack with his other hand.

"Welcome, Sue!"

The driver who came to pick him up from the airport shook hands with Su Wen when he came up to him and took the latter's luggage.

Su Wen finally felt relaxed.

After all the luggage was loaded into the trunk, the fence in front of the fans was removed by airport staff, and then
These hundreds of fans rushed toward him like a flock of ducks that had been trapped for a long time and were just released.

"Sue, sign your name for me."

"Look here, look here, Sue!"

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Seeing that he was about to be surrounded, Su Wen was frightened.

I haven't gotten in the car yet.

We are going to be surrounded, and we will definitely not be able to escape for a while.

But the driver on the side ignored all this and just stood at the front of the car, looking at these things with a smile, and saying something to someone in the window from time to time.

as predicted.

Su Wenzhen was surrounded by enthusiastic fans.

Fortunately, they only asked for autographs and photos, and did not touch and pinch him like those crazy star-chasers in the future.

However, Su Wen felt a headache when he saw fans waving game pictures and stretching their hands in front of him, and some even took the initiative to hand over their pens.

But I still signed them one by one.

"Ah oh!"

The fan who got the autograph barked and said excitedly to him: "Su, you know, I watched all your games in Seattle."

"I've been a fan of yours since the first game against North Carolina."

That's it!

Su Wen understood why there was such a wave of fans just after he arrived.

Daqing is that he has already impressed the local fans in the final four of the national championship.

I didn't do a bad job!
He couldn't help but feel a little complacent. When he signed, his pen seemed to be in the wind, and he signed someone in just two "swish"s.

Su Wen's signature speed was very fast, and he could finish it in one stroke.

At this moment, he had to thank his father for giving himself the name of Ju Shao.

"Su, sign here."

As he was signing, he reached a beautiful fan, who suddenly opened up his short denim jacket, revealing, uh, the white T-shirt underneath. He stood in front of his eyes, pointed at his tall headlight, and said, "Sign here. , Su!”

What the fuck?

Su Wen was immediately frightened and dropped his pen to the ground.

He stared innocently at the freckled girl with brown hair that had been specially permed into wavy curls, and was at a loss for a moment.

The management didn't tell me in advance that there was this procedure.

But compared to him who was shy, the female fan's eyes shone with eagerness and she kept looking at him seriously.

It seems that if he doesn't sign it, he won't close the door and let him go.

The fans next to him seemed to have gotten used to it. Instead of stopping him, they ignored it and waited for him to finish signing.

Seeing this posture, Su Wen had to pick up the pen and signed it after he came to his senses.

After signing, the female fan seemed to have won 500 million and screamed excitedly, "Ahhh, he really signed it for me."

Then, she turned around and squeezed through the crowd and ran away, as if she was afraid of being robbed. Su Wen was confused again.

After he signed all the fans gathered in front of him, he had to shout to the fans on the outside: "I can't sign, my hand is about to break, I will do it next time, I will do it next time!"

After saying that, he quickly opened the car door, got in, and quickly closed the door, trembling.

There was only one place left to follow the messy fans.

"what?"

But Su Wen didn't care about this and quickly shouted to the people in the cab: "Drive quickly, drive quickly!"

"Ok!"

A voice sounded in the cab and the car started.

Ok?
When the car slowly drove away from the crowd and headed towards the avenue, Su Wen realized that the voice seemed familiar, so he took a closer look.

"It's you, Bill."

In the rearview mirror, he saw a face that looked very similar to him, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"it's me."

Bill Pandy, the team's executive vice president who was personally present at the SuperSonics draft, replied with a smile.

After he drove the car onto the road, he said to Su Wen: "Sit tight, let's go."

After saying that, he immediately stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and ran forward at a fast speed.

Su Wen was shocked by the strong push on his back and almost fell to the seat in front of him. He couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said, "Bill, I didn't expect you to be such a person."

"Is there any dissatisfaction with me?"

"Ha ha!"

Bill Pandy laughed loudly and joked: "You are the future core of our team, how can I be dissatisfied with you, Su?"

This Pandey looks like a Hispanic, and seems to have the enthusiasm and funny attributes of this race.

Although he is in his 30s, he still plays scary tricks on Su Wen, showing a childlike innocence.

He explained: "If we don't leave here right away, the fans here will only gather more and more, and even we won't be able to leave."

"Am I that popular?"

Su Wen gave him another roll of his eyes and responded angrily.

He also felt resentful about the sudden acceleration earlier.

"You don't know, Su?" Pandy said with a smile on his face, "In the two final four games in April, you have won the hearts of countless people here and captured countless fans."

"This is one of the reasons why we want to bring you back at all costs."

is it?

I don’t make it.Su Wen was suddenly a little surprised.

Before getting in the car, he originally thought of this reason, but after the other party explained it, he realized how popular he had left here.

No wonder.

He recalled the enthusiastic fans who picked him up at the airport and couldn't help but sigh, no wonder there are no anti-fans.

The deal in which the Sonics brought him back had Sikma as the main bargaining chip.

Sikoma made his debut in the SuperSonics, grew up in the SuperSonics, and reached his peak in the SuperSonics.

And in the first year of his debut, he also won the championship for the team.

For such a core figure of the Sonics, local fans have long regarded him as the son of Seattle and he is deeply loved.

But just for Su Wen, a rookie, the management used him as a bargaining chip and traded him away.

It's impossible that there weren't people who had objections to the deal who resented him.

Even if you don't hate him, at least you don't like him.

But before, Su Wen didn't see anyone who didn't welcome him, let alone any banners saying he wasn't welcome. He was treated like a 'hero' like a strongman descending on the city.

It's really all thanks to his two Final Four games here, all thanks to him beating another favorite of heaven, Michael Jordan, who has been famous for three years.

His performance really conquered countless local people.

Seattle is not just the most livable city in the United States because of its climate.

It also has large areas covered with vegetation, the air quality is excellent, and there are green scenes everywhere like the blue sea and the sky.

The car kept driving along the avenue. Su Wen opened the car window and looked at the scenery on both sides of the road. He saw the green belts and rows of buildings that he passed. The scenes of American customs and customs in the 80s were very similar to the ones that hit his face. The scent of nature here made him immersed in it.

He hasn't enjoyed life for a long time.

In his previous life, he was always busy with work and writing various books;
Two and a half years after I came back, I focused on basketball again.

It has really been a long time since he has been like this, enjoying the scenery and enjoying life.

Su Wen was sent to the players' apartment first, not the team headquarters.

The team arranged for him a large studio apartment with two bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom. In Pandy's words, it was the core treatment.

Ordinary rookies, or those on the fringes of the team, mostly live in studio apartments with only a private bathroom.

In other words, Su Wen lives in the best part of the apartment building. Most of these parts are reserved for the core players of the team.

Who says Americans are not sophisticated?

The NBA isn't just about fighting and killing.

Just from the arrangement of the apartment, Su Wen had already distanced himself from the team members even before he played a game.

But Su Wen didn't care about this and just lived with him. Anyway, he didn't have money to buy a house outside at the moment.

After placing his luggage neatly, Pandey, who had brought him over, and the apartment building manager planned to leave.

Before leaving, Pandi said to him: "Originally, the boss, er, I mean the team boss, wanted to personally lead the team to greet you and take care of you, but as you know, the boss is quite busy with business and can't leave. You can only arrange for me to come."

The team owner still wants to greet him in person?

Su Wen didn't care whether it was true or false, or just some words to express his importance to him. He thanked him first and then said more.

"You need to take a good rest first, Su. Don't worry about the team reporting or anything like that. Usually, new players will be reported after the end of September."

"Your first priority now is to rest and get familiar with the city of Seattle."

With that said, Pandi smiled and patted Su Wen on the shoulder, "Believe me, you will definitely be fascinated by this city."

"Ok."

Su Wen nodded, "I will definitely visit it later."

"Yeah." Pandi thought for a while and suddenly added: "Su, you should also prepare in the next few days, right?"

"Do you have an agent yet?"

Su Wen shook his head, "Someone came to recommend themselves, but I didn't agree."

In fact, after Su Wen and Auburn University led the team to the national championship, guys claiming to be from a certain agency or an independent agent came one after another and offered to be his agent.

Those guys were either turned away by Sonny Smith and the coaching staff, or rejected by him in person.

At that time, no one felt it was time to hire an agent.

After leading the team to the semi-finals, more agents came to visit, including many who were well-known in the sports field and had great style.

At that time, the coaching staff had already acquiesced that he could contact these people to prepare for entering the NBA.

But because Su Wen was fully prepared for the war, he still ignored them.

He really didn't want to be distracted at that time.

After that, when he was preparing to participate in the draft, while he was waiting in school or flying around for trial training, the threshold of his hotel had been trampled to pieces, and there was even a pile of business cards in the crack of the door at all times.

Now Su Wen still has those business cards in his bag, but he has difficulty choosing.

In this era of NBA, he doesn't know which well-known agents there are and which ones are not trying to trick you. He must choose carefully.

He has been waiting for someone to help introduce him, not those guys who pretend to 'think about you and make money for you', but secretly think about how to trick you.

There are too many such people, like an ox.

Just like a shark that smells blood, it wants to bite you.

In the history of the NBA, there have been many stars who were cheated by their agents, and some were cheated until they went bankrupt and then walked away.

For example, Barkley, Pippen, and Duncan are the three representative figures who were cheated by their agents and lost a lot of money.

Su Wen currently only knows Jordan's agent David Falcao, who is a relatively professional agent who will not cheat you under your banner.

But Su Wen didn't want to sign him, and he didn't want to be under the same agent as Jordan.

This is a matter of personal interest.

If an agent has too many big-name players, there will inevitably be some resource bias and the focus will be on a certain person, which will lead to conflicts.

Therefore, so far, Su Wendu has not yet decided on his next agent.

"Su, please find one quickly, or you can ask us to help recommend one."

When Pandey heard that Su Wen didn't have his own agent, he suggested: "You must have an agent team or a lawyer to help deal with your off-field issues and negotiate with the team's contract."

"July is not only the day-to-day work of our clubs in the free trade market, but it is also the day to discuss and sign contracts with you rookies."

As he spoke, he pondered for a while, "You are now over 18 years old. According to the rules, you no longer need your parents or guardian to accompany you to sign the contract."

"However, I think you can also bring your parents with you as witnesses."

"Do you have any plans to return to China?" Pan Di looked at Su Wen and said seriously: "If you have any idea to return to China and bring your parents, we will arrange air tickets, visas and other matters as soon as possible."

"No, I don't have that plan this year." Su Wen had already planned not to return to China this year, but to establish himself in the NBA and receive his first year's salary before he has some money.

Because even if he went back, it would be inconvenient for his parents to come out, and at the same time, they might not be willing to leave their jobs for so long.

Everything has to wait for you to settle down first.

"OK!"

Pandey didn’t force it, “If you have any needs in this area in the future, you can come back to us.”

After a pause, he smiled again and suggested: "Su, find a professional agent quickly. We can't wait to sign a contract with you."

"Ok!"

Su Wen nodded again and agreed.

In addition to Pandey, the building management also patted his chest and told him that if he encounters any difficulties or troubles in the future, he can call him.

Anyway, Su Wen could see from the people on the team how much they valued him.

If he was just a fringe figure and just a member of the team's roster, he would not be treated like this.

After the two left, Su Wen closed the door, looked at the bright living room of about ten square meters, and fell into deep thought.

This Sonics is not the team that he knew in his previous life that reached the Finals in 96, and the stars are not Gary Payton and Sean Kemp.

The current SuperSonics, whose core core has just been sent away, became a bargaining chip in trading for him, and should be in a state of leaderlessness.

He didn't know whether the high-level officials were treating him so solemnly because they wanted to straighten themselves out as soon as possible.
Or is it just a new boss and new management who vigorously innovate and support their own people?

Because at this time, the boss of the Sonics was Barry Ackley, the head of the local Ackley Group.

His group only spent US$1600 million to acquire this team last year, just as the new official took office to eliminate the influence of his predecessor.

Su Wen's arrival at this time and receiving such attention obviously had some meaning in it.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for team hero Jack Sikoma to be traded at the request of the trade, and it would be impossible for new general manager Les Haberg to fight against all odds and insist on getting him.

From the new boss to the new management, they are trying to support their own power as quickly as possible and take complete control of the team.

But in any case, Su Wen had the mentality of settling down as he came, and was too lazy to think about it so much. He settled himself first.

Is the battle between the team management and the team none of my business?

I just want to play well and make money.

　Ask for a ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)