basketball kingdom

Chapter 62
In order to accompany Xu Tian to see the house to be purchased, Alice asked for leave and flew back to Los Angeles from Boston.

Xu Tian didn't have an American driver's license, so Li Lang drove him, Alice, and Boss Jin, and the four of them went to Figueroa Street to meet the real estate agent there.

The Staples Center is located in downtown Los Angeles, next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex on Figueroa Street.In order to facilitate commuting to and from the competition venue, Xu Tian first decided to look at the house near Figueroa.

The car turned around several busy streets and came to a single-family house five blocks away from the Staples Center.The architectural style of the villa is a combination of Chinese and Western. The roof is dotted with cornices unique to oriental architecture. Glazed tiles and glass are interlaced on the front wall, giving people a strong visual impact.

Li Lang stopped the car, Xu Tian, ​​Boss Jin and Alice got out of the car and stood at the main entrance of the villa to watch the unique courtyard.

The marble path connects the gate of the villa with the house door like a jade belt. On both sides of the marble path are yellow withered grass. There is a wooden kennel on the southwest corner of the lawn, but there are no dogs in it.

Two people walked out of the villa, smiling side by side down the steps.

The person walking on the left is 180 centimeters tall, wearing a well-made standard suit, carrying a black briefcase in his hand, and the leather shoes on his feet are well polished, and he can even see the not-so-hot sunlight reflecting off the shoes.

The person walking on the right is about 170 centimeters. Time has taken away part of the hair on the top of his head, making his chubby face look very kind.More importantly, this person is black-haired and yellow-skinned.

Walking around Xu Tian, ​​the first person who stretched out his hand was a white man with a briefcase. He introduced himself and said, "Xu, hello! I'm Mike Thomas, a professional broker who is in charge of helping you find your residence."

Xu Tian held Thomas' right hand, shook it lightly, and said, "I'm Xu Tian."

The bald and kind man stretched out his right hand after Thomas shook hands with Xu Tian, ​​and introduced himself in fluent Chinese: "Xu Tian, ​​I'm Xu Jiancai, and I really like watching you play."

When Xu Tian shook hands with Xu Jiancai, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet someone who speaks Chinese when looking at the house, but I still want to ask, are you the owner of the house?"

Xu Jiancai gave an affirmative answer, "This villa is the most valuable among my several properties. It was listed for sale not long ago. I didn't expect that someone would want to buy it so soon, and it's even an NBA star."

Xu Tian put on a polite smile and said, "I'm not a star yet."

Xu Jiancai definitely couldn't agree with Xu Tian's point of view. While complimenting Xu Tian, ​​he also expressed how much he liked the Lakers team.

Thomas stood by. His experience as a professional agent allowed him to approach Li Lang to avoid the embarrassment of being left alone.

Boss Jin talked to Alice, and then took a detour to see the back garden that was blocked by the house.The first thing that came into his sight was the elegant open-air basketball court. The main color of the court floor is purple and gold, showing the identity of the owner as a Lakers fan.

After Xu Tian and Xu Jiancai finished exchanging greetings, the group walked into the villa and stood talking in the unfurnished living room.

Toms is a professional real estate agent. Under the entrustment of Boss Jin, he and Xu Jiancai sorted out the information of the house from its completion to the present to ensure that there were no mistakes.

The traditional ideas of the oriental people are rooted in Boss Jin's mind, which makes him attach great importance to this kind of thing, so he specially added this service content.

After entering the living room, he handed over the information in his hand to Li Lang and took him to watch it in the house.

Xu Jiancai realized his lack of preparation. He didn't know what to say after Thomas left. After expressing his apology quickly, he began to show Xu Tian the house.

Li Lang and Thomas had already been here once, and they quickly turned around the first floor and walked up the stairs leading to the corridor on the second floor.

Alice liked the house very much, but she didn't express her opinion because she was afraid that it would affect the price negotiation.

When Li Lang was waiting for Xu Tian and Xu Jiancai in the corridor on the second floor, he received a call from an ESPN reporter, informing him that Xu Tianyong's exclusive interview with the documentary would start at [-] p.m.

Xu Tian was also very satisfied with this villa, but he was not in a hurry to give an answer.He has one more thing to think about.

Downtown Los Angeles is an unsettled area, and it is difficult to go out on the streets after nine o'clock in the evening. For Xu Tian, ​​​​who does not like to hire security personnel, this is a very important factor.

Seeing that Xu Tian hadn't gone up to the second floor, Li Lang took the initiative to go downstairs with Thomas, and told him the ESPN reporter's phone call.

Alice looked at her watch and reminded Xu Tiandao: "The appointed time will arrive in one and a half hours, shall I take you to the Toyota Center first?"

Xu Tian looked at the exquisitely carved decorations on the corridor on the second floor, and said casually: "ESPN interview, why am I so on time?"

Alice was a little worried about Xu Tian's public image, and said, "Xu, your image in the media is already miserable enough, there is no need to add fuel to the fire."

Li Lang also persuaded: "Xu Tian, ​​it's not like the beginning of the 21st century, when even the clothes are restricted, it's better not to offend the media."

Although Xu Tian didn't care about these, but with so many people persuading him, he couldn't indulge himself too much, so he eased his attitude quickly, and walked out of the villa with Alice.

When Boss Jin was walking towards the main entrance after visiting the back garden of the villa, he saw Xu Tian and Alice coming out and asked, "Xiao Ming, have you two finished watching the house?"

Alice said: "Xu Tian is going to be interviewed by ESPN, I will send him to the Toyota Center first."

Boss Jin touched his forehead with a smile, and said, "I forgot about it. Hurry up, don't delay the business."

Xu Tian and Alice walked quickly, and soon came to the parking place. Xu Tian sat on the co-pilot of the car and put on his seat belt a little nervously.

When Alice started the car, seeing Xu Tian's serious expression, she asked suspiciously, "Why are you so nervous?"

Xu Tian's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he said softly: "It's okay, the space in the car is a bit small, I don't feel very comfortable here."

Alice snorted, and muttered softly, "I thought you had a problem with my driving skills."

Xu Tian's cell phone rang, dissolving Alice's words.Xu Tian took out his mobile phone, saw that the call was from Kobe, and quickly connected.

Kobe first asked: "Xu, have you bought an apartment in Los Angeles yet?"

Xu Tian said bluntly: "My agent helped me contact three places, but I haven't decided which one to buy yet."

"There is a good mansion for sale near my house, do you want to consider it?"

Kobe's words are very tempting, but buying a luxury house costs millions of dollars, Xu Tian didn't want to spend so much money on the house, and replied: "My salary is very low, and I can't afford a luxury house."

"Okay! Try to find a residence not far from my place. It will be more convenient to train together."

Xu Tian said: "I'll tell my agent and ask him to help me find it."

Kobe thought of Duan Ran, a basketball reporter who lived not far from his home, and said to Xu Tian: "There is a basketball reporter living across from my house. He is from the same country as you. His name seems to be Duan Ran. You can ask him to help you."

Duan Ran is a relatively early sports media person in China. He is one of the founders of Tencent NBA and established the Tencent NBA page.He was also the first batch of exclusive reporters to go to the United States for the Basketball Pioneer. At that time, he mainly followed up and reported on the Heat, and most of his energy was also focused on the East.

After experiencing many things in the middle, Duan Ran went to the United States again in 09 and became a resident reporter in Los Angeles, specializing in news about the Lakers and Clippers.

Xu Tian had an impression of Duan Ran, and said, "I've read reports that he lives across from your house, is it true?"

"Of course. He is a Chinese basketball media person. If you ask him, he will definitely help you." Kobe's words came from the phone.

Xu Tian chatted with Kobe for a few more words, then hung up the phone.

Alice drove slowly, and after Xu Tian hung up the phone, she asked, "Did Kobe call?"

Xu Tian looked at the bustling street scene outside the car window with a heavy heart, and said, "Yes. He said he asked me to find a residence not far from him so that we can train together."

Alice felt that this was a good thing, and said: "A lot of your offensive skills are taught by Kobe, and it will definitely not hurt to train with him. I agree to find a house nearby."

Xu Tian considered Alice's words seriously, and said, "Your idea is correct, but the house price in that area is very expensive, I guess I can't afford it."

Alice didn't know the amount of Xu Tian's endorsement contract, and thought what he said was true, so she kept her mouth shut and stopped mentioning her thoughts.

Most of ESPN's veteran reporters didn't want to interview Xu Tian, ​​so they sent an intern. In order not to delay the interview schedule, he came to the Toyota Center an hour earlier.

Toyota Center has a training session today, except for Kobe, Xu Tian and the injured Randall, the rest of the players are training.

Byron Scott stood on the sidelines, dissatisfied with the chaotic offense on the training ground, yelling to stop the training game and let the players start running tactics.

Hibbert has not performed well on the court recently, he was out of shape throughout the training, and he basically didn't run any tactics correctly.

Scott kept yelling at Hibbert, aggravating his emotions, causing him to explode in practice and yell directly at the head coach.

Neither Bryant nor Magic is at the Toyota Center, and Scott's prestige is not enough, leading to the possibility of further development of the situation.

When Xu Tian and the young reporters from ESPN walked into the training ground, they happened to see the scene of the quarrel, so they quickened their pace and walked to the sidelines.

The cameraman sent by ESPN was an experienced veteran. His keen professional sense made him feel that this news was worth recording, so he secretly turned on the camera lens.

In order to avoid further deterioration of the situation, Madsen pulled Scott aside, took out his mobile phone and called the magician.

After the magician got the notification, he came out of the office with a black face and walked towards the training ground.

Thackeray was instructed by Xu Tian to pull Hibbert to the sidelines and keep him away from Scott.

(End of this chapter)