Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

A week later, Zhuang Yu and Westbrook and others parted ways.

Everyone sent him to the airport and waved goodbye to each other.

Although everyone was a little surprised that Zhuang Yu left early, they could completely understand it as they had sensed it during training.

With their current strength, they are no longer on the same level as Zhuang Yu, and can provide almost no help to Zhuang Yu - to put it bluntly, Zhuang Yu is just accompanying them in training.

It was helpful to others, but almost useless to Zhuang Yu.

So they did not persuade him, knowing that there was not much point in Zhuang Yu staying any longer. With Zhuang Yu's current realm and status, it was enough for him to come.

A group of people watched Zhuang Yu walk into the boarding gate and looked at each other with somewhat complicated feelings.

"okay."

Love greeted him and said with a smile: "Although Zhuang Yu has left, we still have to continue training. It is probably hopeless to catch up with him, but it is good to be able to get closer."

"Ah."

"Let's go back and train him."

Everyone recovered from their mixed emotions.

To this day, no one dares to talk about surpassing Zhuang Yu. That is unrealistic. Neither Westbrook nor George can do it, let alone others.

Zhuang Yu became their goal, urging them to train hard, hoping to get closer to Zhuang Yu...

......

Los Angeles.

After a few hours of flight, Zhuang Yu returned to Los Angeles. Yang Jinsong drove to pick him up. An Xin was still discussing trendy brands with Anna.

When we returned to the villa, An Xin and Anna also came back.

Zhuang Yu first greeted his mother-in-law, then picked up Xiao Nuomi and kissed the little guy on the face.

Little Nuomi was also very happy. He hugged Zhuang Yu's head, kissed him on the face, and shouted, "Dad, Dad..."

After teasing Xiao Nuomi for a while, Zhuang Yu sat down on the sofa and looked at Anna: "When is the due date?"

Yang Jinsong replied: "The doctor said it will be in the next two weeks."

Anna's belly has become very big.

It's very obvious.

"You're still asking her to work for just two weeks?" Zhuang Yu asked Yang Jinsong unhappily.

Yang Jinsong smiled bitterly and said, "I tried to persuade her, and so did An Xin, but she just wouldn't listen. She even said that other people were working on the day of delivery, so she could do it too."

what?

Zhuang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

However, foreigners do not pay much attention to fetal care. Some people give birth in the office, and some go shopping in the supermarket with a big belly, and give birth just after leaving the supermarket. They do not observe the confinement period after giving birth. The main point is rebelliousness.

Zhuang Yu looked at An Xin, and An Xin said, "You are the boss."

Oh......

Zhuang Yu understood and waved his hand domineeringly: "Anna, from today on you are not allowed to go to the company. Stay at home and wait for the birth. I am the boss and I have the final say."

Anna was still a little reluctant: "But there are so many things going on in the company?"

Anna can be said to be very dedicated in establishing the trendy brand company this time. She has resigned from her position at HT Sports Agency and also from her position as Zhuang Yu's personal assistant. She has taken on the position of deputy general manager in the new company and is concentrating on creating the trendy brand with An Xin.

After all, Yang Jinsong, that is, Anna's family, owns shares in this fashion brand company. It is their own company, so naturally their mentality is different.

"You don't have to worry about the company's affairs for now. I'm back." Zhuang Yu said with a smile.

Anna was relieved: "Thank you, boss."

Yang Jinsong also smiled gratefully at Zhuang Yu. He was very kind to Anna, sometimes even doting on her, so he really couldn't persuade Anna.

It is still true that boss Zhuang Yu’s words are effective.

Zhuang Yu didn't just talk about it. The next day, he went to the new company with An Xin to learn about the situation of the new company. He used his connections to borrow two people from Westbrook to help An Xin build the framework.

This new company was established less than a month ago, and it is still a long way from product launch. It is still recruiting employees and building the framework.

Although An Xin and Anna are both very capable, they are still somewhat unfamiliar with how to create a "fashion brand" and can only learn while working.

Now that Zhuang Yu has borrowed two people from Westbrook, everything is going much smoother.

Westbrook founded his own fashion brand HONORTHEGIFT. He has a complete team of experienced people, who have been of great help to Anxin, helping them avoid many detours and saving a lot of unnecessary time and steps.

After spending more than a week at the new company, everything started to get on track, and An Xin felt a little more relaxed with Zhuang Yu around.

On that day, Yang Jinsong called and said that Anna was about to give birth.

For more than a week, Zhuang Yu did not let Yang Jinsong come to work and let him stay at home to take care of Anna.

In fact, he doesn't need to take care of her. Yang Jinsong's mother has already come to Los Angeles, and Anna's mother also came to Los Angeles three days ago. With them taking care of them, Yang Jinsong doesn't need to do anything.

But at this time, he also hoped that he could be with Anna.

After learning the news, Zhuang Yu and An Xin drove to the hospital. Yang Jinsong, Yang's mother, and Anna's parents were already waiting in the operating room.

"Already in?" Zhuang Yu asked.

"Yeah." Yang Jinsong responded and kept rubbing his hands. He was visibly nervous and his whole body was even shaking.

Having lived for more than thirty years, I have experienced poverty and even life-threatening situations. I originally thought that I would die in a foreign land in disgrace.

Unexpectedly, his luck turned and he met Zhuang Yu, had a different life, and even married a wife like Anna. Yang Jinsong felt that this was God's blessing on him.

Now, he is about to welcome his own child.

For him in the past, this was something he could not imagine: a comfortable life, a beautiful wife, and a lovely child... Until this moment, Yang Jinsong felt that all this was very dreamy, like a beautiful dream that made him very nervous, fearing that he would wake up accidentally.

Zhuang Yu had also experienced this before, and knew Yang Jinsong's inner anxiety. He patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Relax, you'll be out soon."

Mother Yang also said, "You are going to be a father, but you are not as steady as Zhuang Yu."

Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "Aunt, you don't know, when An Xin gave birth to her child, I was even worse than Brother Yang. I was almost crying."

This made everyone laugh.

The atmosphere is also more relaxed.

......

Another half an hour later, someone finally came out. The nurse pushed Anna out with a little kid in her arms.

Yang Jinsong rushed over in one step, but standing next to Anna he was at a loss as to what to do, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Anna looked in good condition and said to Yang Jinsong, "It's a boy."

"Boys and girls are fine. I like them all." Yang Jinsong grinned, leaned over and kissed Anna on the forehead. Looking at the baby, he didn't dare to hug her. He just grinned, "Hehe, haha, hahaha..."

Just grinning foolishly.

Not long after Anna was sent to the ward, Xi Juan came with Xiao Nuomi.

Little Nuomi lay beside the stroller, took a close look at the little guy who had just been born, and said with a pout, "It's a little ugly."

puff...

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

An Xin patted Xiao Nuomi lightly and said unhappily, "Speaking of him, you were uglier than him when you were just born."

Little Nuomi's eyes widened: "Impossible, I must have been a beauty when I was this age, very beautiful. Dad, Mom lied to me, right?"

Uh......

Zhuang Yu was dumbfounded. What should I say?

Not long after, Zhou Zhiming also came.

Even after knowing the news, Kobe and some Lakers players and trainers came to the hospital with flowers to see Anna.

In recent years, Yang Jinsong often accompanied Zhuang Yu to Staples Center and became familiar with the Lakers players, including some trainers.

He is honest and loyal. Although he is not good at speaking, he gets along well with everyone.

......

In the blink of an eye, more than a week has passed.

Zhuang Yu has not been idle for more than a week. The new company no longer needs him, but he was caught by Kobe and started to criticize him.

"Didn't you say you would come to the company more often?"

"Now we each own 50% of the shares. As a partner, you should also contribute a little. I'm doing all the work by myself."

"Okay, I know you're busy, and I don't ask you to come to the company every day, but you should always know how the company is developing, right?"

"This is not a question of trust or not. I know you trust me, but..."

Kobe kept on talking until Zhuang Yu promised that he would come every day before the preseason started, and only then did he let him go.

He thought he would have to attend a series of meetings at the company the next day, but when he got to the company, Kobe drove him to the dock and went fishing on a yacht.

Zhuang Yu was speechless. Kobe was dressed in outdoor clothes and a sun hat, but he was wearing a suit.

I mean, you did it on purpose?

"Ha ha......"

Kobe laughed: "Life is not just about work, we also have to enjoy life. Look, the weather is so good today, it would be a pity not to go fishing."

Zhuang Yu could only smile bitterly. What else can I do now that I’m on board?

But he was lucky. Although he lacked experience in fishing, he actually caught two big fish, so the trip was worthwhile.

Kobe also caught a stone fish and was very happy.

It can be seen that his mentality has changed a little after experiencing the plane crash. He is no longer focused on his career and has begun to enjoy life.

"I should also learn to enjoy life." Zhuang Yu thought to himself.

As a result, there were meetings every day for a period of time afterwards, which made Zhuang Yu unable to help but complain in his heart. Kobe must have done this on purpose. Didn’t he say he wanted to enjoy life?

Just one day?

......

Fortunately, time has unknowingly come to October, and the preseason is about to begin. Zhuang Yu no longer needs to go to the "Brothers United Investment Company" and has to focus on the game.

The Lakers players have already returned to the team.

However, the Lakers' lineup has shrunk compared to last season. Kuzma went to the Wizards and Zubac went to the Hawks.

Although there are Howard and Bembry, they are obviously not as good as Kuzma and Zubac. Moreover, the Lakers' current roster has only thirteen people, and there are still several vacancies.

Of course, it’s not that we can’t sign anyone.

But for the Lakers, it makes no sense to sign two players to fill the vacancies. It would be better to leave them vacant and see if there is any opportunity later.

For example, if a player chooses to reach a buyout agreement with the team, the Lakers can then take action and sign him.

It doesn’t mean that players who are bought out have no value.

In fact, sometimes players actively ask to be bought out.

For example, in 2018, Carmelo Anthony reached a buyout agreement with the Hawks, but that doesn't mean Anthony can't find a job or has no value. It just means that he doesn't want to stay with the Hawks and wants to go to a team that is qualified to win the championship and compete for the championship.

Pelinka also wanted to strengthen the team in this way, so he reserved two spots in case of emergency.

If he really just signs two "water dispenser managers" casually, it would make Pelinka, the general manager, appear to be incompetent.