Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Los Angeles.

The Lakers' six preseason games have all ended. The players have returned to Los Angeles and will usher in the 6-2019 regular season after two days of rest.

During rest time, besides training, Zhuang Yu would make video calls with his family.

A few years ago, people would chat on the phone for long periods of time. Now that the Internet is well developed, video calls are more convenient and intuitive than chatting on the phone for long periods of time.

Zhuang Yu was holding his cell phone, and the picture on the phone showed An Xin's side.

It was still daytime in the United States, but it was nighttime in China. An Xin was lying on the bed, and Xiao Nuomi was lying on top of her, looking sleepy.

Children are very sleepy and want to fall asleep as soon as they touch the pillow.

"Little Nuomi, go to sleep if you're sleepy." Zhuang Yu said.

"No, I'm not sleepy." Little Nuomi tried hard to open her eyes. Her cute appearance made Zhuang Yu's heart melt. "Dad, I miss you."

"Dad misses you too." Zhuang Yu said quickly.

Although it had only been a few days since he returned from China, he really missed his children.

I wish the little one could always be with me and make him happy every day. That would be happiness for him.

It's a pity that there is no such thing as easy in the adult world. Even though Zhuang Yu has achieved results that are unattainable for ordinary people, it is impossible for him to live the life he wants.

Who says rich people don’t have worries?

Little Nuomi didn't want to sleep and wanted to talk to his father, but he was still a child after all, and after a while he couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on An Xin's body.

An Xin stuffed Xiao Nuomi into the quilt, inadvertently revealing her snow-white shoulders. She was wearing a suspender pajamas with a wide neckline, which made Zhuang Yu so itchy that his eyes almost popped out.

Noticing the change in Zhuang Yu's eyes, An Xin rolled her eyes at him. She was actually a little agitated as well, but the two of them were tens of thousands of kilometers apart, and distant water could not quench nearby thirst.

Continuing to be stared at by Zhuang Yu in this way, An Xin felt like her body was burning.

She quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Yuan Feng and Han Hui are already here."

Oh?

Zhuang Yu reluctantly turned his gaze away from An Xin's chest and asked, "How many people are here?"

"Five." An Xin said. When it came to business, she immediately turned into a strong woman, and the temperament of a female CEO came out at once.

It’s a pity that he is not wearing a professional suit at this moment, which makes Zhuang Yu feel a little regretful. It would be great if it was a professional suit.

ahem...

Zhuang Yu coughed dryly to get rid of the mess in his mind, and said, "It's still the same few of them. I thought there would be one or two more."

"No." An Xin shook his head. "There were five people, but not the five I told you about that time. Zhao Huai didn't come. It was Li Mingquan who came."

"Oh?" Zhuang Yu was a little surprised.

The first five people to express their opinions were Yuan Feng, Han Hui, Gao Xiaoguang, Zhao Hao, and Zhao Huai. After Zhuang Yu said that, they did not hesitate for long before expressing their desire to come and follow Zhuang Yu.

Originally, Zhuang Yu thought that after a period of consideration, one or two more people would come, but in the end, that wasn't the case.

And contrary to his expectations, Zhao Huai finally chose to give up, and instead Li Mingquan, who had already passed the civil servant exam, came.

An Xin explained: "Zhao Huai should have family reasons. Someone in his family is not in good health and dare not leave too far from home. One of the two brothers must stay in Jiangning City to take care of the family."

Zhuang Yu suddenly realized.

He also knew something about Zhao Hao and Zhao Huai's family affairs. Although both of them wanted to follow Zhuang Yu, they had to leave one of them in Jiangning City due to family reasons.

However, Zhuang Yu has no plans to open a store in Jiangning City for the time being.

"That's it for now." Zhuang Yu said, "After these stores are open, if the situation is good, we will open another one in Jiangning City. After all, that is our hometown."

"Yeah." An Xin nodded, "I thought so too. With your fame in Jiangning City, I think your business will definitely be good."

Of course, we still need to first establish ourselves in some major cities, build the basic framework in these major cities, and then spread to other cities.

Zhuang Yu asked again: "What about Li Mingquan? Would his family agree to him giving up his job as a civil servant and becoming a store manager?"

At this point, An Xin laughed: "His family must not agree, he finally passed the civil service exam. I heard that Li Mingquan submitted his resignation letter without telling his family, and he didn't dare to go home, and ran directly to Shanghai. He has been living in Xiao Qingyang's house during this period, haha..."

This guy......

Zhuang Yu was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

But since they had given up their jobs as civil servants to work for him, Zhuang Yu naturally had to be responsible for them. He said to An Xin, "Have you made arrangements for them?"

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged." An Xin said, "The salary and benefits are in accordance with what you decided before. The captain and Zhao Hao have already gone to the store to preside over the preliminary work. The rest of the people will also go there in the next two days to participate in the construction of the store."

Zhuang Yu nodded.

Zhuang Yu had already told An Xin about the salary packages for these people, which were higher than the market standards for the same level.

After all, they are my brothers and friends. I cannot treat them unfairly. It’s okay to give them a little more.

Of course, it can't exceed too much.

And the necessary rules still need to be in place, such as basic assessments, performance indicators, etc.

You can take care of others, but you also have to follow the proper rules.

As for the Sharks Club and the investment company, there is nothing wrong with them.

The two chatted for a while, and it was already very late in China.

After hanging up the phone, it was still daytime in the United States. Zhuang Yu was not sleepy at all, so he simply called Yang Jinsong to go to the Staples Center together.

Tomorrow they will travel to Utah for their first regular season game, challenging the Jazz away.

So there was no training scheduled for today. When Zhuang Yu arrived, the training hall was very quiet.

Zhuang Yu didn't call Kuzma, Anderson and the others. He was just bored and had nothing to do, so he came to the gym to practice shooting.

Yang Jinsong stood under the basket to pick up the ball and pass it to him. Zhuang Yu stood outside the three-point line and shot a group of three-pointers, a total of 100, and made 95 of them.

This was not difficult. After shooting a set of three-pointers, Zhuang Yu did not rest and practiced another set of fadeaway jump shots. This time, he made 100 out of 93 shots, with a decent hit rate.

After that, it’s time to throw it.

To be honest, Yang Jinsong standing in front of him did not interfere with his defense at all. For Zhuang Yu, it was almost like facing an empty basket.

After all, Yang Jinsong is less than 1 meters tall, which is quite a bit shorter than Zhuang Yu. Moreover, Yang Jinsong is not a professional player and has no defensive skills at all.

At the beginning, Zhuang Yu asked Yang Jinsong to stand in front to act as a defensive disruptor. He asked Yang Jinsong to take a sponge stick so that he would be high enough.

But it still didn't have much effect.

Later on, Zhuang Yu simply didn't need Yang Jinsong anymore. He just let Yang Jinsong stand under the basket to help him pick up the ball.

"Shh!"

With a slight sound, the basketball fell into the net.

Zhuang Yu returned to the three-point line, and after receiving the ball from Yang Jinsong, he first took a tentative step, and then suddenly accelerated to break through. After taking two steps forward and stepping into the free throw line, he did a horseback archery, but it was just a one-handed shot.

He just shook his wrist, and the basketball flew out from his fingertips, drew a high arc, and finally fell into the net.

Another hit.

After that, Zhuang Yu kept changing the angle and distance, and each time he used a lob to send the ball towards the basket.

Shot after shot, hit again and again.

Without interference from defensive players, Zhuang Yu's jump shot hit rate was very high. He made 100 of 96 jump shots.

Because the distance to the basket is too close, and with his shooting level and ability to control the basketball, such a distance is absolutely a sure thing.

"Well, this hit rate is not bad."

Zhuang Yu nodded secretly, not that he was very satisfied, he could only say it was okay.

After all, in such a position without any defensive interference, he thinks it is normal to have such a hit rate.

If it really gets into the game, the defensive interference faced at this position will be extremely great.

But overall, his current jump shot percentage has improved a lot compared to a few months ago.

“I don’t know if I can continue to practice it, like the three-point shot and fadeaway jump shot, to achieve some kind of transformation and reach another level.”

Zhuang Yu thought to himself, feeling a little expectant.

Of course, he doesn't have that feeling at all now, let alone the feeling of transformation, or even the feeling of reaching a limit.

Previously, when he was training three-pointers and fadeaway jump shots, he felt that this technique had reached a limit, and if he wanted to improve it again, he needed to complete some kind of transformation.

In the end, both his three-pointer and fadeaway jump shot successfully completed the transformation and reached another level, it just took different amounts of time.

But now it’s not a three-pointer or a fadeaway jump shot, but a lob shot. Zhuang Yu is a little unsure whether he will have the same experience as before.

It stands to reason that his current shooting accuracy is already very high.

However, the feeling I had when I was training three-pointers and fadeaway jump shots did not appear.

It's not that Zhuang Yu was disappointed, because he didn't regard the jump shot as his trump card. If it really came to the critical moment of the game, he would still prefer to use a three-pointer or a fadeaway jump shot.

After all, there is a big problem with lob shots, which is that you need to be close to the basket. If it really comes to the most critical moment of the game, it is difficult to score by getting close to the basket.

For example, in the fourth quarter, with only a dozen seconds left, the Lakers have the ball, and the difference between the two teams is only one point.

Then once Zhuang Yu breaks through and attacks the basket, he will definitely be surrounded by all the opposing players. It will be very difficult to score the ball under such circumstances.

A well-known coach once said that the most important thing in modern basketball is space. All tactics and technical movements are aimed at gaining space for shooting.

But if you throw a lob, there will be very little space for the shot!