new lord of the rings

Chapter 22
Zhang Xin's piano sound stopped for a while, and a singing voice sounded:
Sit where you are, keep your eyes open, and hopefully you'll call me when you see this hopeless situation.

The cruel reality is crying, as if there is no hope.

Darling, I can't sleep all night, day and night, only restless and tired.

Only you are my salvation, but you stand idly by.

What happened tonight?
I don't want to live forever, I don't want to love so in vain...

The audience was instantly grasped by the despair and darkness contained in the lyrics. The emotional girl had already covered her mouth, tears staining her well-prepared makeup.

Another beam of light shines on the singing woman.

"Ah! Taylor Swift! It's Taylor Swift!" Fans of Taylor Swift shouted in surprise, and there was already quite a commotion in the auditorium.

Accompanied by the sound of Zhang Xin's piano, Taylor Swift passionately interpreted the despair and determination in the lyrics.

Taylor Swift, who sang this song again, still couldn't help the tears streaming down her face. She choked up and vividly showed the restlessness and fatigue, nostalgia and hopeless despair in the song.

Zhang Xin was afraid that Taylor Swift would be too sad, so he slowly increased the intensity and speed, and the feeling of sadness gradually faded away. Hearing carefully, he felt excited and inspiring.

It makes people feel as if they have been exploring in the boundless darkness for a long time. When they can't return to despair, there is a lighthouse in the distance that turns on. The lights are getting brighter and brighter, and the way back is just ahead!
The singing stopped, and Zhang Xin stopped his slender fingers after washing away the sad atmosphere with a series of passionate performances.

Taylor Swift and Zhang Xin joined hands to thank the audience.

The audience applauded thunderously!

Taylor Swift stepped forward to deliver a speech:

"Thank you to the NBA for inviting me to sing, and thank you for your support."

"Today, I would like to thank one person in particular, Mr. Zhang Xin by my side. He composed this song for me and encouraged me to walk out of the darkness."

"What? This song was composed by Zhang Xin? He can also compose songs?" The audience was surprised, and all the superstars in the field also had black question mark faces.

"Is there anything Mr. Zhang doesn't know?"

"He's handsome, his family is rich, he plays the piano nicely, and he can create music. It's really... we can't live! We men can't live!" some Chinese spectators cried.

Adam Xiao Hua in the private room was smoking a cigar and watching the live broadcast with a smile.

"Robert, please report on TNT's real-time viewing rate."

"Okay, according to the data sent by TNT, the viewing rate of the All-Stars has surpassed that of the Winter Olympics, by 25%!"

Xiao Hua's cigars almost fell off his pants, this is completely unbearable!

What kind of event is the Olympics!Originally, Xiao Hua was afraid that there would be a conflict between this year's All-Stars and the Winter Olympics, so he thought about staggering the time, but it was really difficult to arrange, so he bit the bullet and proceeded on time. He didn't expect to surpass the Olympics.

This is political achievement!Xiao Hua was delighted.

"When did it start to increase?" Xiao Hua asked.

"Looking at the time period, the ratings increased sharply after Zhang Xin's performance, and finally when Taylor announced that the song was written by Zhang Xin, the ratings rose again!"

Robert happily said that Zhang Xin's appearance on the stage was his actual work, and he was also responsible for this matter. When the time comes, he will be promoted and raise his salary, and Robert will be very happy.

Xiao Huazhi was full of complacency, he didn't expect that such a brilliant result could be achieved by the casual arrangement: Zhang Xin is my lucky general!
The second half of the All-Star Game begins.

Several members of the Western team were in a trance, and seemed to be affected by the performances of Zhang Xin and Taylor Swift. They played a little slack. When they led 123 to 105, they did not score a point within 4 minutes.

The East seized the opportunity and brought the score closer.With 1 minute and 04 seconds left in the game, Anthony made his eighth three-pointer, setting an All-Star game record. The audience on the spot didn't respond enthusiastically. Today's protagonist belongs to the rookie who didn't play.

The East leads 159-155.

After that, Durant and Harden missed consecutive three-pointers, and the West lost the game.

Irving scored 31 points, 14 assists and 5 rebounds. He won the MVP trophy with his comprehensive performance. The young man did not look happy holding the trophy. He frequently looked back at Zhang Xin in the distance: So, he can still be so good !

Rookie, why are you so handsome!

After the All-Star Game, major media reported the All-Star Game in detail, especially Zhang Xin's performance with Taylor Swift was the most important.

The major media commented very highly on this All-Star: Ingenious, rare in ten years!
Seeing the reports of major media, Xiao Hua couldn't close his legs with laughter.

Zhang Xin of Di Hua Zhixiu didn’t pay attention to these things. He and Taylor Swift went home separately, and there was an away game in two days. After a few days of rest, Zhang Xin felt energetic and couldn’t wait to go back to training.

The important thing is that he has to go back and train Green.

Green is not mature enough this season. In Zhang Xin's view, there are still many areas to improve, but this is also related to Mark Jackson's tactics.

In the Cole era, Green was the axis of the entire Warriors' offense. The entire offense needed to revolve around Green, and Curry played more off the ball.

At present, Curry is still the core. Of course, such warriors are also very strong, but this will increase the chance of Curry's injury. The current style of play requires Curry to constantly break through and give others Create opportunities, so Curry will be injured from time to time during this period.

In order to have a chance to go up this year, all members of the Warriors must remain healthy, especially the core of Curry.

As soon as he returned to the Bay Area, Zhang Xin made an appointment with Mark Jackson, Green and Curry who had just returned.

"Hey! Coach, Stephen, chase your dream." Zhang Xin smiled and greeted the three who came hand in hand.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, are you willing to come back?" Green grinned.

"What the hell?" Zhang Xin was confused.

"Now netizens call you that. It is said that it was passed on by the Chinese, saying that you are like your princes in ancient China. You are powerful, rich, and personable. God! So cool, if my fans It would be great if you could give me such a cool nickname." Green was very envious.

"It's the Warring States Period." Curry added seriously.

Zhang Xin patted his forehead with a look of helplessness.

Mark Jackson smiled and watched his disciples playing tricks.

He has a good impression of Zhang Xinzhen, he is handsome, he speaks nicely, he works harder than others, he is very humble in his achievements, and he is a super nice person.

Zhang Xin invites the three of them to be seated.

The things discussed today are more important, and they may be more serious, so he found a famous Chinese restaurant, brought the Chinese traditions, and talked about things while eating, so that he would not appear serious and would eliminate many misunderstandings.

"I specially reserved this restaurant today, and I invited the coach, big brother Stephen and big brother Dream Chaser to come over for dinner. I want to thank you for their selfless help after I joined the big family of the Warriors, and for tolerating a lot of my ignorance and recklessness. .”

"For today's meal, I was looking for their boss specifically, and asked them to serve everyone with authentic Chinese dishes. All the ingredients and seasonings were airlifted from China by my father."

"Wow, then we may have a feast today." Mark Jackson was gearing up, ready to move.

During the conversation, all kinds of dishes have been served like flowing water:

Braised squab, barbecued pork in honey sauce, roasted pork with crispy skin, baked lobster in soup, ginseng with abalone sauce, shark fin stewed with vegetable gall, boiled geoduck, bird's nest with coconut milk and rock sugar, unicorn sea bass, salt and pepper mantis shrimp, garlic bone, Boiled shrimp, etc., Culli Green has been dazzled.

Everyone started it together, and it took more than ten minutes for the speed to reach full.

Green smacked greasy Bala's big mouth in satisfaction: "This is the best meal I've ever had. Chinese food is so delicious."

Curry and Mark Jackson drank their after-dinner drinks and nodded sympathetically.

Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, Zhang Xin picked up the topic.

"Coach, I have some thoughts on this year's O'Brien Cup. The Warriors haven't touched it for many years, and haven't tasted the taste of a championship for many years." Zhang Xin cut to the point.

Mark Jackson raised his head as if the secret in his heart had been discovered, and stared at Zhang Xin.

"I said this to Stephen. It sounds like I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and I am young and ignorant, but with our strength this year, can we really not be enough?"

"Mr. Zhang..." Mark Jackson's painting style suddenly changed when he opened his mouth.

Zhang Xin couldn't help covering his face, he felt ashamed to face others, Curry Green and the others just teased him, even the coach came to tease him.

Mark Jackson is carefully considering the sentence, not joking.

"...how did you find out that I had this idea?"

"Ah? Coach, have you thought about it too?" Curry was a little surprised.

"Why, am I so unambitious in your eyes?" Mark Jackson couldn't help becoming angry when he saw the surprised expressions of the three.

"Hahaha..." The four looked at each other and laughed heartily.

As the saying goes: The situation in the world is from my generation, and the emperor's dominance is talking and laughing.

Since they are all like-minded people, then the next words are easy to say.

"Coach, I think so. If you want to hit the championship this year, you must first ensure the health of the lineup, and secondly, the offensive power of the fifth team can continue to improve. These two things are actually only one thing." Zhang Xin said solemnly.

"What? It can still be improved?!"

The three of Curry were taken aback. They had experienced the power of the Death Five, and they had the strength to compete with the Heat's complete starting lineup.

You know, it is the No.1 team in the league with Dwyane Wade and Bosh's Big Three team, and it is also equipped with Ray Allen, Lewis and other sharpshooters. And what Zhang Xin said could be further improved, so they couldn't help but be shocked.

"Well, actually, if we do one thing, we can solve both problems together."

"Speak quickly!" Green said impatiently.

"This matter is related to you and Stephen. Brother Stephen, do you remember how many times your ankle has been injured since you entered the league?"

Curry's face darkened. This was his biggest worry. He was often afraid that an ankle injury would suddenly come one day, because he knew that his ankle was too fragile.

"Every time I remember, he haunted me like a nightmare." Curry said sadly.

"The reason you hurt your ankle a lot is that you drive too much, Steph, my approach is, we established Green as the axis of our offense, you, Klay, and I kept cutting with three guns, cruising around. "

"In this way, five people can give full play to their threats. All five of us can handle the ball, but in the end there needs to be an axis. Stephen is the starting point, Clay and I are the finishing point, and Green is the axis."

"In this way, Brother Stephen doesn't need to make frequent breakthroughs, and Green can also integrate the strength of all of us to maximize our offensive capabilities!"

Everyone's eyes brightened.

(End of this chapter)