NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 169 Lin Tian's Interview

It is too far-fetched to say that the Lakers dismissed Fisher. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that he has not been with the Knicks for long.

The Lakers can only be regarded as a fuse at best, making the Knicks management determined to fire.

But if there are no accidents, in the next three years or so, Fisher can still get more than 500 million salary from the Knicks every year...

Kobe was also a little surprised by this matter. He called Fisher immediately to confirm the news, and at the same time comforted Fisher.

After breakfast, the players took a chartered flight back to Los Angeles.

Next, Lin Tian will have three days of rest, because the All-Star Weekend is coming.

As for players who did not participate in the All-Star game, the rest time is even longer.

On the plane, Nick Young and Howard played cards happily again.

Lin Tian sat in his seat and concentrated on watching the recent game videos, which he had downloaded in advance.

The plane flew in the air for more than five hours, and after landing, they went back to their respective homes.

Lin Tian turned on his phone only after he returned to his apartment, and countless messages popped up at this time, which made him dazzled.

Some unimportant messages were directly crossed out by Lin Tian, ​​and he would reply to some more important messages.

For example, Penguin Sports wants to arrange an exclusive interview for themselves tomorrow.

Among some domestic sports media, Penguin Sports is closer to Lin Tian, ​​because they are rich and powerful after all.

Moreover, the copyright of the NBA's domestic exclusive broadcast is also in the hands of Penguin Sports.

Taking advantage of the rest of the All-Stars, it is understandable for them to want to conduct an exclusive interview with themselves, and it is impossible for Lin Tian to refuse.

However, Lin Tian soon discovered that it was Xiaoxue who was going to interview him at Penguin, and Xiaoxue also took the initiative to send a message to communicate with him.

It took only a few minutes for the two to discuss the time and place.

The time is tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning, and the location is in Lin Tian's apartment, which just happens to allow domestic fans to see his living environment.

After the official business was settled, Xiaoxue sent him another message.

Xiaoxue: Lin Tian, ​​are you busy tonight?I'd like to treat you to a meal and discuss tomorrow's interview in advance, do you think it's okay?
Although it is an exclusive interview, the interviewer and the interviewee generally have to communicate in advance, which can also be said to be a rehearsal in advance.

Lin Tian didn't have an appointment at night, so he agreed.

So Lin Tian spent the whole afternoon tidying up his apartment, and he didn't dress up casually until dinner time.

As soon as she walked out of her house and closed the door, Xiaoxue next door also opened the door. The two looked at each other and smiled, Xiaoxue was a little embarrassed.

Xiaoxue made a reservation in advance at a relatively ordinary steak restaurant nearby. Although she is currently an intern, her salary may not be high.

After arriving at the restaurant and sitting face to face at a booth, Xiaoxue couldn't help but ask, "Lin Tian! How does the special product I gave you taste like?"

"The taste is pretty good." Lin Tian nodded with a smile, "However, Howard and Nick Young are both overwhelmed."

"Ah!" Xiaoxue's face turned pale with fright, she covered her mouth with one hand, "No way!"

Lin Tian waved his hand: "It's okay, they're just not used to eating spicy food, just drink some water, they played very well that night."

Only then did Xiaoxue breathe a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death."

This also made Xiaoxue understand that she should pay attention to giving special products in the future. The food culture of the East and the West is really different.

Before the food was served, Xiaoxue took out a pink notebook from her bag and handed it to Lin Tian: "Lin Tian, ​​here are some questions I'm going to ask tomorrow. Check if there are any questions. If you have any questions, you can tell me. I can modify them at any time."

Lin Tian opened his notebook, browsed through these well-regulated questions, and suddenly a sentence that had nothing to do with the question came out of his mouth: "The words are not bad."

After being praised so much by him, a blush appeared on Xiaoxue's face instantly, and she said in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

In fact, when she wrote these questions, she raised her writing level to the peak, and now being praised by Lin Tian, ​​her efforts are worth it.

After looking at the questions on the notebook for a while, Lin Tiancai nodded: "There is nothing wrong with it."

A smile appeared on Xiaoxue's face: "That's good."

Lin Tian questioned: "This interview, there should be many fans watching it?"

"Yes! This is the first time domestic media has interviewed you this season. According to a conservative estimate, after the release of the interview, the number of broadcasts has already reached tens of millions."

Lin Tian is not surprised. Penguin Sports usually broadcasts Lakers games live, and the popularity can reach more than 2000 million.

He simply said: "Then I will give the fans 50 signed jerseys of my own."

Xiaoxue's eyes lit up: "Really? That's great! But let's pay the money."

"No, no, I'll come out by myself."

Seeing Lin Tian's resolute look, Xiaoxue couldn't say anything more.

After the two had finished eating, Lin Tian bought 50 pieces of his personal jerseys and [-] pairs of shoes at the nearby Lakers theme store.

Although it is a fan version of the jersey, the price of the jersey is definitely not cheap, it costs 120 dollars a piece.

If 50 pieces add up, it is 6000 dollars, and if converted into domestic cash, it is also tens of thousands of dollars.

But the money is not too much for Lin Tian who has won a big contract.

Fortunately, the store delivered the goods to the door, so Lin Tian didn't have to trouble himself.

When he got home, he signed his name on the jerseys and shoes.

……

Nine o'clock the next morning.

Xiaoxue came to Lin Tian's apartment as promised, and there were three people with her, including a makeup artist and two photographers.

Originally, only one reporter and one photographer were needed for the exclusive interview.

But Penguin Sports should be very concerned about this interview, so they only sent four people.

Xiaoxue put on makeup today, and she looked more mature than usual. She was wearing a white business suit, silver high heels, and her hair was tied up. There was a faint fragrance of roses on her body, which surprised Lin Tian. She didn't expect that she could handle this style. Before, Lin Tian only regarded Xiaoxue as a cute college girl.

After obtaining Lin Tian's consent, they quickly arranged photography tools on the scene, including lighting and other things.

The female makeup artist also started to make up Lin Tian.

Lin Tian is a basketball player, and it always feels a little weird to be put on makeup, so I can only remind her: "It will be fine if you put it on a little bit."

The makeup artist also understood very well, and agreed with her wholeheartedly.

More than half an hour later, the interview began.

Because it was not a live broadcast, anything wrong could be cut out, so the two of them acted very relaxed throughout the whole process.

Xiaoxue now has a lot of experience in interviewing players, and she behaves gracefully, not like a female college student at all.

This time, the interview lasted for a full hour, and there were basically no scenes to be cut in the middle.

Most of the questions Xiaoxue asked were about the basketball court, and only a few of them asked about his personal life.

All in all, Lin Tian is very satisfied with this interview, and so is Xiaoxue.

At the end of the interview, Lin Tiancai sent Xiaoxue and the others out of his house, and Nick Yang called: "Lin! Want to play?"

Lin Tian directly refused: "Go! Go! Take you to the training hall!"

"No! Goodbye!"

Nick Yang hung up the phone so fast that Lin Tian didn't have time to say anything.

After a while, Howard's call also came: "Lin! Come to my house to play?"

Lin Tian refused again, but he did not let Howard come to the arena for training.

Now is the holiday time, I can train whenever I want, there is no need to ask Howard.

Lin Tian came to the team's training hall alone, and today he did not see Kobe's shadow.

Kobe has a gym and a basketball court at home, and Kobe must be training at home during the holidays.

Without the company of his teammates, not even an assistant coach or a ball boy, he seems to be enjoying the practice time alone, which seems to be pretty good.

Lin Tian is now mainly training three-pointers in a targeted manner.

Since entering the league, Lin Tian's three-point shooting rate is actually not low, far higher than the league average.

But apart from the three-pointer, he doesn't seem to have anything to connect with. After all, he can't develop his ability in vision.

……

The next morning, Penguin Sports' exclusive interview with Lin Tian was officially launched.

As soon as this exclusive interview went online, it immediately attracted attention.

In just two hours of being online, the video playback volume exceeded 1000 million!

Lin Tian's current popularity is unrivaled in the domestic sports circle.

Because of the comment lottery, the number of comments at this time has reached 30!And it is still growing at an extremely terrifying speed.

Lin Tian began to read the comments below:

"Wow! Lin Tian's first interview! So handsome!"

"It's the first time I've seen Lin Tian at such a close distance, don't tell me, he's still a little handsome, even I have to avoid the edge for a while!"

"Lin Tian must work hard for the All-Star game! Help Kobe get an All-Star MVP! Let Kobe have a perfect curtain call!"

"Comment! Maybe you can get Lin Tian's signed jersey?"

"Damn it! Who is this girl who interviewed Lin Tian? Can any old man explain it? I feel like I'm in love, what should I do?"

"Xiaoxue is so beautiful!"

"Does this girl named Xiaoxue like Lin Tian? When you look at someone, you can't hide the liking in your eyes!"

Lin Tian was a little speechless, and many people in the comment area were paying attention to Xiaoxue.

But this also proves that there is nothing wrong with her aesthetics, Xiaoxue is really beautiful.

While flipping through the comments, Xiaoxue also sent a message.

Xiaoxue: Lin Tian!Judging from the volume of broadcasts, this interview was very successful!I really appreciate your cooperation.

Lin Tian: It’s okay, it should be.

He knew that Xiaoxue was under tremendous pressure this time, and not every reporter could interview Lin Tian.

Penguin Sports gave this opportunity to an intern reporter like her because of her personal ability.

After this interview, it is estimated that Xiaoxue will be considered by everyone as the reporter who knows herself best.

After chatting with Xiaoxue for a while, Lin Tian started to pack his luggage. He is going to Toronto this afternoon.

This year's All-Star games will be held at the home court of the Raptors.

This is also the first time in NBA history that an All-Star event will be held in a "foreign country".

As Lin Tian is starting as an All-Star, he naturally has to take makeup photos first, and there are other things to prepare.

The official did not arrange a special plane for them, but they will reimburse their travel expenses, board and lodging expenses.

Before departure in the afternoon, Lin Tian contacted Clarkson and wanted to go to Toronto with Clarkson, but Clarkson was no longer in Los Angeles.

He called Kobe again, and Kobe was still with his family.

No way, Lin Tian could only fly to Toronto by plane alone.

They played the Raptors not long ago, so Lin Tian can be counted.

After arriving at the officially designated hotel and putting away his luggage, Lin Tian came to the Air Canada Center Arena.

Most of the people who came to take makeup photos today were players from the Rookie Challenge, and Lin Tian greeted them one by one.

After greeting Wiggins, Lin Tian saw his old teammate Russell.

The two greeted each other with a smile, but the smile on Russell's face was a bit far-fetched.

Although Russell went to the Suns to play brother basketball with his good friend Booker, he changed from the Lakers starter to the Suns substitute.

The Suns' starting point guard is Bledsoe, aka "Blood Cloth."

Blood Cloth has averaged more than 20 points per game this season. He is the leading scorer of the Suns and has a strong defense. It is obviously impossible for Russell to squeeze him out of the starting lineup.

In addition to blood cloth, the team's other point guard Brandon Knight's data is also good, averaging 19 points per game.

These two accounted for a lot of playing time. Russell was second in the list, but his playing time was greatly restricted. This is very embarrassing.

He was traded to a team with a lot of point guards, but there was nothing he could do.

With the Lakers, Russell at least didn't have to worry about playing time.

All of this, in his opinion, was bestowed by Lin Tian.

Because without Lin Tian, ​​the Lakers would not have performed so well, and it would be impossible to trade him away for the second place.

Lin Tian didn't know what Russell was thinking, and he didn't care about it, he just greeted other players one by one.

After taking the makeup photos, Lin Tian began to get acquainted with tomorrow's teammates.

After playing the Masters tomorrow, it will be the Rookie Challenge!

Although it is an entertainment event, there are also snacks.

Among his teammates tomorrow are Wiggins, Jokic, Porzingis, Bogdanovic and other players.

As an international team, they will face the US team.

When these rookies from various teams and second-year teams chatted awkwardly with each other, the camera followed them closely.

Lin Tian looked at Jokic, who had lost a lot of weight, and felt emotional in his heart.

He had always wanted the Lakers to trade Jokic, but the Nuggets were too demanding and the deal eventually went bankrupt.

In recent games, Jokic has become an unshakable starter for the Nuggets, and his statistics have also improved significantly.

Lin Tian does not regret it, because he firmly believes that in the more intense playoffs, Howard can definitely help the team more than Jokic!

(End of this chapter)