Legendary star

Chapter 594: Joy and Worry

"Why is it only five o'clock? Why did you wake up so early today?" Although he didn't go home until two o'clock in the morning after carousing last night, Meng Xu only slept because his mind was full of the mission of the god-killing alliance. After less than three hours, I couldn't sleep anymore.

"Hey, forget it, let's get up and find something to eat." Touching his growling stomach, Meng Xu got up and walked out of his room, but when he passed the door of He Hui's room, Meng Xu stopped on purpose. I came down and listened secretly through the door. Because Meng Xu and He Hui's parents are currently in Indianapolis, Meng Xu and He Hui don't dare to be too casual now.

"I woke up so early!" Before Meng Xu reached the door of the kitchen, he heard He Hui's voice coming from the kitchen. Before dawn, He Hui was already cooking breakfast in the kitchen.

"I drank too much last night. I want to come down to find something to eat. Why did you get up so early?" After looking upstairs, Meng Xu walked into the kitchen, and hugged He Hui's from behind. waist, and put his head on He Hui's shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Just after Meng Xu's mouth touched He Hui's face, He Hui twisted his body, trying to get rid of Meng Xu.The relationship between Meng Xu and He Hui hasn't been told to their parents yet, not because they don't want to talk about it, but because they don't know how to open it. Meng Xu's parents have always regarded He Hui as a daughter, and He Hui's parents have always regarded He Hui as a daughter. They all regard Meng Xu as their son. If the parents of both sides know that their "son" and "daughter" are secretly together behind their backs, they will definitely be pissed off, so Meng Xu and He Hui has never dared to tell them.

"It's okay, Mom and Dad must still be asleep this time." Like a thief, after hugging He Hui and kissing, Meng Xu quickly stepped aside, opened the refrigerator to find something to eat, Meng Xu was also afraid of his parents , or He Hui's parents suddenly appeared behind the two of them.

"It's okay, it's okay, you're still so scared." After seeing Meng Xu walk away, He Hui smiled at Meng Xu, then turned around and continued to make breakfast: "Don't eat cold food in the morning, it's not good for your stomach, just bear with it for a while." Yes, breakfast will be ready soon."

"Well, that's fine." After closing the refrigerator that was just opened, Meng Xu pulled out a chair from under the dining table and sat on it.

"What are you two whispering?" Just when Meng Xu was about to say something, He Hui's father's voice came from outside the kitchen. He really came here for whatever he was afraid of. Fortunately, Meng Xu and He Hui just now When they were hugging each other, He Hui's father hadn't come downstairs yet, but after seeing He Hui's father walk into the kitchen, Meng Xu lowered his head a little guilty, and grabbed a piece of yesterday's newspaper to put on a show. looked up.

"Dad, why don't you sleep a little longer? Breakfast will be ready soon, go and ask my mother and uncles and aunts to come down for breakfast." He Hui is also extremely guilty now, afraid that her father will find out something .

"As you get older, this feeling will naturally decrease, but you, who are young, wake up so early every day." Looking at Meng Xu, then at He Hui, He Hui's father shook his head and walked to He sat down next to Meng Xu, picked up a newspaper, and glanced at Meng Xu from time to time while reading the newspaper. In fact, the parents of both sides had already seen the matter of Meng Xu and He Hui, and they I'm also happy to see it come to fruition, only Meng Xu and He Hui still feel that they don't know anyone, thinking that everyone else is still in the dark.

"Xiaoxu is going to participate in the championship parade organized by their club today, so I got up earlier, and I have more things to do. Not only do I have to deal with those sponsors of Xiaoxu, but also a lot of things from 5M company. 12 hours of work is not enough, let alone sleep in." He Hui explained to his father while frying eggs.

"Hey." Shaking his head, He Hui's father stopped talking.

"Xiaoxu, on the national team side, Director Jiang called again last night. He asked you when you can report to the national team. The national team is missing you now. This year is the Olympic year. The task of the national team It's very heavy, and the pressure and burden on Director Jiang's side is also great." After a short silence, He Hui quickly began to change the subject.

"I also know that Director Jiang is in a hurry, but the sponsors are also in a hurry. In this way, we hurry up and arrange all the activities of the sponsors, and then return to China." The offseason is very important for most NBA players. For players, it is the happiest period of time. Not only can they try some delicacies that they usually want to eat but dare not eat, but they can also take several girls out on vacation, or hang around various nightclubs recklessly with banknotes He Fengyue place.But for Meng Xu, the offseason is not so good. As the current top card in the NBA, Meng Xu has a huge group of sponsors behind him, and these sponsors are naturally not free, so when the offseason comes, These sponsors will come to your door, or take pictures of new contracts, or attend some activities hosted by sponsors, especially Nike's biennial global tour promotion, which is even more life-threatening. Thursday's game will be even more intensive.

"The phone rang, and it was Director Jiang." He Hui, who was frying eggs and warming milk, took out a mobile phone from his trouser pocket after hearing a ringtone, and handed it to Meng Xu.

"I called you so early, didn't I bother you?" As soon as the call was connected, Coach Jiang Quan's voice came from the receiver.

"It's okay, Director Jiang. I've already woken up. I just said I'll call you back after breakfast. Look, you've called me."

"Xiao Meng, the Olympic Games will start in less than two months. You have to hurry up. The higher-ups have given us a death order." Jiang Quan is straightforward, so he didn't talk to Meng Xu. Engage in those twists and turns, as soon as the phone is connected, they go straight in and ask Meng Xu when he can report to the national team. The Huaguo men's basketball team won the bronze medal for the first time in the last Olympic Games, so the basketball management center also hopes that the Huaguo men's basketball team can be in This year's Olympic Games has gone a step further. In this way, Jiang Quan, the head coach of the Huaguo men's basketball team, can imagine the pressure on him. The US team, Argentina team, and Serbia-Montegolia team are all tough However, the Huaguo men's basketball team wants to reach the finals in the Olympics, but it is a difficult task.

"Director Jiang, I'm going to participate in the club's championship parade and some activities of the sponsors. In this way, I will try my best to compress the time and try to return home by the end of next month." After thinking for a while, Meng Xu gave the answer. My own answer, the Pacers will hold a championship parade early this morning. Since the Pacers have achieved three consecutive championships this season, the Pacers Club intends to extend the time of the championship parade from one day to three days, allowing Indianapolis Every corner of Sri Lanka, and everyone to share the joy and glory of the dynasty.And after the championship parade, Meng Xu will also participate in the shooting of some new commercials for McDonald's, Apple, Coca-Cola, etc. After that, he will also go to the headquarters of Adidas in Europe with Nike to smash the scene with Nike's contracted stars, and it's over After these intensive schedules, it is possible for Meng Xu to report to the national team.

"I don't care. Before July 7th, you have to come back to report. Let me tell you in advance that the General Assembly is considering letting you be the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics. You must not let me lose the chain." Hearing Meng Xu said that he would be able to go back at the end of next month, and Jiang Quan immediately became anxious. The Olympic Games will open in mid-August, and you will not go back until the end of July. There is only enough time for more than ten days to run in, so Jiang Quan directly threw a big bomb, threatening If you don’t succeed, you can only be tempted. The flag bearer of the Olympic opening ceremony is a supreme honor. I don’t know how many athletes are staring at it, but Jiang Quan is very clear that other athletes in the delegation can only think about it, because the Olympic Games The flag bearer for the opening ceremony has always been selected from the men's basketball national team. There are only two candidates for this year's flag bearer selection, one is Yao Ming and the other is Meng Xu. Judging from the influence of the two, Meng Xu The chances of being elected are higher, and Jiang Quan also favors Meng Xu.

"Really?" In the last Olympic Games, when Liu Yudong held the national flag and walked in front of the Chinese Olympic delegation, Meng Xu, who was in the middle of the team, was envious for a long time. Every athlete is extremely eager, not to mention Meng Xu who likes to show off and flirtatious.

"On July 7th, I'll see if I can cancel some activities and go back 25 days in advance."

"On the 20th, stop haggling." Seeing that Meng Xu finally gave in under his "incentives", Jiang Quan's tone also showed a little relief. Although the 20-day break-in time is not much, but basically It is enough. After all, the main players of this national team, Meng Xu, Yao Ming, and Wang Zhizhi are very familiar with each other. Jiang Quan also knows that they will train together every offseason, so in terms of cooperation No problem either.

"Okay, let's not delay your breakfast. By the way, I would like to congratulate you at the end. Congratulations on winning another championship. You don't know how much Dayao and David envy you."

"I have to hang up the phone to congratulate. Don't you think it's a bit late?" Meng Xu still knows Jiang Quan's character very well. It's human, but it's okay to joke in private.

"Beep beep..." Before Meng Xu finished speaking, Jiang Quan hung up the phone directly.

"I'm going to wash my face and brush my teeth." Putting down the phone, seeing He Hui's father looking at him with "bad intentions", Meng Xu immediately slipped away.

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"Tracey McCready broke with the Magic and publicly issued a statement hoping that the Magic can trade himself!"

"The countdown to Tracy McCready's departure, the Lakers, Timberwolves, Mavericks, Heat, and many teams offer Magic."

After breakfast, on the way to the club, Meng Xu habitually bought a newspaper at a roadside stall. Most of the headlines were about Pacers and Meng Xu, but Meng Xu was a little surprised by the subsequent reports. Now, McGrady is going to leave the Magic. No wonder when McGrady called himself yesterday, he was a little inexplicable between the lines, and those teams participating in the competition for McGrady made Meng Xu's eyelids twitch. Will some of the six stars in the team group up to snipe him? I saw the news this morning. The Lakers, Timberwolves, Mavericks, Heat, no matter which of the above teams McGrady ends up joining, he will give the Pacers Bringing a huge threat, especially the Mavericks, Timberwolves and Heat, these three teams are already strong enough, if they get McGrady again, Meng Xu doesn't dare to think about the picture.

"Meng, have you seen the news?" Meng Xu, who parked his car on the side of the road and was worrying with a newspaper, received a call from head coach Rick Carlisle. It seemed that Rick Carlisle saw that McGrady wanted to After the news of leaving the team, I was also very worried. Although the Magic led by McGrady had the last record in the league last season, McGrady is a top ten superstar in the league after all. No matter which team McGrady ends up joining, this will be A very shocking deal, especially for those teams that are already very strong, if they get McGrady, it will be enough to shake the current structure of the league.

"I see, Rick, do we have a chance to get Tracy, or participate in the competition for Tracy?" After Reggie Miller and the veterans are likely to retire, the Pacers' No. 2 Both position and position 3 are currently short of people. Another important point is that if the Pacers can get McGrady, then Meng Xu doesn't have to worry about Lao Shizi's God Killing Alliance mission. Meng Xu, McGrady, plus Jayme Because of O'Neill, Meng Xu is not worried even if the rest of them play together, but with this lineup, Meng Xu can only think about it.

"It's difficult, but we can also try to offer an offer to the Magic and participate in it." With McGrady's current status and ability, it is impossible to exchange a bunch of role players, but the Pacers did not rely on The former draft picks, the most valuable Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal, will definitely not be traded out, so the possibility of the Pacers getting McGrady is very low. Coupled with some unspoken trading rules in the league, the Magic will It is also unlikely that McGrady will be traded to the Eastern Conference, but it is still possible for the Pacers to participate in it, disrupt the situation or get a share of it.

"Oh, by the way, Rick, do we have a reinforcement plan now?" Meng Xu also knew that the possibility of the Pacers getting Tracy McGrady was almost zero, so Meng Xu could only rely on the team's strength during the offseason. Reinforcement, to fight against the guys who want to snipe themselves, but judging from the current salary space of the Pacers, it will basically be a small reinforcement, or like last season, sign a bunch of veterans up.

"Already looking for reinforcements, why do you come to the club, let's discuss it."

(End of this chapter)