I just play ball

Chapter 128 Decision
After finishing the post-match interview, Li Yue rejected the press conference and drove Chenxi away from the arena.

Back at the apartment, I received a call from my agent Taylor to remind me: Howard's remarks have caused great controversy, and it is necessary to understand.

He thought to himself that some media or commentators deliberately said a few exaggerated words to attract the attention of fans for the sake of traffic, so he didn't pay attention to it, and gave priority to decorating the apartment with Chen Xi, and then started cooking.

After dinner, Taylor called again, informing him that an active NBA player had joined the debate.

Only then did he turn on his computer and log on to Twitter to check the progress of the debate in detail, and found that things were indeed not that simple.

ESPN launched a voting statistics survey, which lasted about an hour and a half, with a total of more than 12 people participating. Regarding the ownership of FMVP, 82.56% of them think it should be awarded to Kobe, and 14.11% think it can be awarded to anyone. Anyway, if the Lakers win the championship, Niubi will be done. Well, only 3.23% think it should be awarded to Li Yue.

Sixteen well-known NBA commentators, including John Smith, Bill Simmons, and Chris Bunty, all agreed that the FMVP should be awarded to Kobe. They used various high-level data as evidence and calculated that Kobe’s actual contribution was far greater than that of Li Yue, unless The follow-up game is seriously abnormal, otherwise there is no need to continue the discussion.

Lance Stephenson, Kenyon Martin, JJ Redick, JR Smith and other active players also agreed that the FMVP should be awarded to Kobe. They believed that Kobe still insisted on playing with a strained waist, and his spirit and statistics were outstanding.

Li Yue was quite surprised by such remarks.

The public almost agreed that the Lakers won the series in the end, and apart from Howard, everyone from ordinary fans to professional commentators and NBA players supported Kobe. The competition was overwhelming and there was no suspense.

In all fairness, in the past three games, Kobe had a 40-point buzzer-beater and he had a 30+20 super double-double.

Seeing his surprised face, Chen Xi, who was sitting by the side watching, asked a question.

"What is FMVP? Is it important?"

"A finals award, whether it is important to score or not, is not so important for Tony Parker and Chauncey Billups, but it is very important for Kobe Bryant. It is mainly to add icing on the cake to the legendary superstar. It is a bit similar to the Oscar for Best Actor. Leonardo gets Dzogchen once, gets two times and directly surpasses God, and others get one time, it has little effect, understand?"

"Understood, do you want to take it?"

"of course."

"It seems a bit difficult for you to take it?"

"It doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future."

"Why doesn't it matter, since you want to get it, you have to work hard to get it, why bother yourself?"

"Besides, this kind of thing can't be done with hard work. The voting rights are in the hands of media people. Many of them don't like me that much, and Kobe is also worthy of FMVP. There is no need to be distracted to do it, and it is easy to produce counterproductive effects."

"Opportunities are rare. You'd better go all out. Even if you don't get it in the end, you won't regret it because you gave up fighting for it. As for Kobe's worth getting it, it's another matter, not contradictory."

"It's true, let it take its course, winning is the primary goal."

Chenxi wanted to say more, but Li Yue shook his head and waved his hands, and got up to clear the table.

He was in charge of washing the dishes, and Chen Xi went to take a shower first.

After finishing it, it was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, the two of them changed into pajamas, and lay down in separate beds to rest.

There is no passionate action, only a simple chat, talk about life and ideals.

It's not that I don't want to, but respect and trust.

...

On the afternoon of the [-]th, Li Yue drove Chen Xi to Palo Alto to attend the Stanford reunion.

According to Chen Xi's playful statement, he passed the test last night and wanted to introduce Moments to him.

Doing so is equivalent to officially acknowledging his boyfriend status, which is more weighty than Twitter's official announcement.

Li Yue has little interest in social activities, so he should take a rest and relax.

The classmate reunion is held in a super luxurious manor villa, covering an area of ​​more than 4000 square meters, surrounded by a large garden. To enter the core area, you need to go to the main road first, and then drive for 1 minute.

He was stopped at the door, and after showing the invitation card, the security guard asked for a second confirmation.

Although he didn't say it outright, he knew that the security guard suspected that the invitation was obtained from other places.

The source of suspicion is naturally that he drives an ordinary car, which is too different from others.

Li Yue wasn't angry either, after all, it's human nature.

But the security guard reconfirmed that no problems were found, and asked Chenxi to get off the car for inspection.

He was a little angry at the time, and wanted to reason, but Chenxi made a call, and the security guard immediately let him go.

Entering the inside of the manor, the first thing she met was Nicole, who she had met before. Chen Xi briefly explained what happened at the door, and joked that Li Yue, as a superstar in Los Angeles, couldn't rely on his face to get everything.

Nicole said that is normal, because Li Yue is currently only a star of the Lakers, and his rise time is too short, and his popularity in the United States is still relatively low. The key point is that Palo Alto belongs to the Northern California area, and the locals are more familiar with the Warriors players, unless Kobe Bryant's former Come.

When the party was officially held, Chenxi introduced Li Yue to the students, most of whom were executives of large companies.

As the introduction progressed, Li Yue realized that most of Chenxi's classmates knew him personally, only as "a basketball player who has recently become popular", and it was only because of the previous official announcement with Chenxi and the internal discussion of the classmate group that he came into view .

During the introduction, most of the students just nodded and greeted politely, and their attitude was quite ordinary.

It wasn’t until the host of the party mentioned in his speech that he had just reached a $2.4 million contract with Nike that the students looked at the nouveau riche. Some even lamented the invincible addition of the Chinese market and unabashedly suspected that he was not strong enough.

Li Yue heard this kind of ridicule too much and didn't take it to heart at all, but Chen Xi was a little embarrassed.

Regarding this reaction, he was very puzzled at first, but then he was relieved, because he did not have any hard honors, just like Ginobili in 05, who was one step away from getting the FMVP, and his personal status almost stopped rising.

From Chenxi's point of view, of course I hope she can have an important identity, not as simple as a championship member.

...

At eight o'clock in the evening, the party is over.

Chenxi went to stay at Nicole's house temporarily, and Li Yue drove back to Los Angeles alone.

Not long after arriving at the apartment, Taylor called again, asking if he wanted to conduct public relations on social networks. After all, getting FMVP can generate a lot of additional topics, improve the popularity in the United States in all aspects, and also have more opportunities to speak for aviation. The long-term benefits of a super brand like a company are huge.

As for money, Li Yue is not so tempted, because he is almost satisfied after getting the 2.4 million US dollar contract, but he is a little excited to increase his popularity in all aspects. Tell others squarely that he didn't just follow the Lakers to win a championship.

After thinking about it, he made up his mind to strive for FMVP with all his strength, but the goal of winning first remained unchanged.

Coincidentally, as soon as I had this idea, Kobe sent a text message: Don't pay attention to those statements on Twitter, I support you!

　I'm going, it's a pain to change the mainline!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)