NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

Jiang Shan came to Li Kaiming today mainly for this matter, but in the end, Jiang Shan also brought another piece of news that surprised Li Kaiming.

Huaguo Sports Channel would like to conduct an exclusive interview with him, preferably tomorrow.

Li Kaiming thought for a while and agreed. Although Yi Jianlian said that some people in Huaguo had opinions on him, he knew that there were only a small number of such people, and most football-savvy fans still supported him.

He can't directly offend the entire Huaguo fans because of some black sheep. You must know that Huaguo, as the world's No. 1 most populous country, has an infinitely broad market prospect, so offending Huaguo fans is definitely one of the most stupid actions.

Take a look at the Houston Rockets. Because Yao Ming was selected, their influence has directly risen to a higher level, and the owner of the Rockets has made a lot of money.

As long as Li Kaiming wants to make money, he must have a good relationship with Huaguo fans.

Of course, making money is only one of the reasons, there is another equally important thing is that he wants to represent Hua Guo in the game.

His parents, uncles and aunts are all authentic Chinese people, and they deeply identify with the Chinese culture, so they also gave him an obsession. He has never even set foot on the land on the other side of the ocean, but that is his hometown.

Although he signed with Huaguo's sports brand Hongxin Erke, he himself has no direct communication with Huaguo fans or even Huaguo officials. This interview is an opportunity for Huaguo fans to really know him and understand him. his chance.

So Li Kaiming just thought about it, agreed to Jiang Shan, and then let her arrange everything.

If his manager Monica saw this scene, he would definitely be furious!

As an agent, she didn't know that the star she signed participated in the show?

However, there was a reason why Li Kaiming didn't let Monica get involved. The game between him and Huaguo officials was not a simple money transaction, so it was difficult for Monica to play a role in it.

He did it for the latter's benefit as well.

And after Jiang Shan got Li Kaiming's affirmative answer, she left Li Kaiming's house very quickly. She also wanted to inform the reporters from China to prepare for this interview.

The location of the interview was still Li Kaiming's home, but this time it was not in the living room. There was a swimming pool of about 20 square meters outside Li Kaiming's Xiaobieye, and this interview was held next to the swimming pool.

The people sent by Huaguo Sports Channel are Zhang Weiping and Su Qun, as well as several cameras and support staff.

After shaking hands with two famous commentators and hosts, the two sides sat down as host and guest.

Zhang Weiping sighed, "I didn't expect you, Kaiming, to speak Chinese so well. It's rare for someone born in America to speak Chinese so fluently!"

Su Qun on the side also nodded. The two of them had an oolong because of this just now.

Su Qun came up and said a few broken English to Li Kaiming, but Li Kaiming smiled and said directly, "Let's communicate in Chinese, I have no problem at all."

Li Kaiming's words directly made the atmosphere at the scene extremely awkward, and Su Qun was even more ashamed.

In order to interview Li Kaiming, he prepared English for a long time one night in advance, and even recited a few "authentic" American slang words, preparing to show off his English in front of Li Kaiming.

Unexpectedly, before the interview started, his three-legged cat English was directly overtaken by Li Kaiming's fluent Chinese, and the English interview prepared in advance was also directly changed to Chinese.

However, this small episode has no effect on the interview itself. Could it be possible that speaking one's mother tongue can cause any trouble?

As the oldest person in this group of people, Zhang Weiping coughed slightly and started today's interview.

"Hi Li Kaiming, it is a great honor to conduct an exclusive interview with you on behalf of the Huaguo Sports Channel. If I remember correctly, this is the first time that a Huaguo media has conducted an exclusive interview with you, right?"

Li Kaiming nodded in agreement.

Zhang Weiping continued to ask, "As the second champion of the yellow race after Yao Ming, do you have a different understanding of your identity?"

Li Kaiming shook his head with a smile, "I don't think I'm any different from other top picks, including Yao Ming. I don't think he's any different from other top picks."

Zhang Weiping raised his eyebrows, "You two are the only two champions among the yellow race. You represent the highest level of basketball among the yellow race. Don't you have a sense of belonging to this identity?"

Li Kaiming replied, "In my opinion, the champion is the champion, and the loser is the loser. It has nothing to do with your skin color. As long as you have enough strength, even if your skin is green, I think the identity of the champion should be What's yours is yours. Although there is racism in our society, I personally don't agree with racism or racial prejudice when it comes to sports. No skin color is more suitable for a sport than another .If we put too much emphasis on our skin color, is it also a kind of lack of confidence in ourselves to some extent?"

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun looked at Li Kaiming in surprise.

In their understanding, athletes who specialize in sports are already one in ten who don't spend a lot of money, and there are even fewer people who can have their own opinions on a certain matter and describe them accurately.

To put it bluntly, there is a background of social elites, not like some players, even if they sign a big contract, they are still a small gangster by nature.

It seems that today's interview is very interesting!

Zhang Weiping continued to ask, "There are rumors outside that you greeted the Wizards management, let the Wizards trade to Yi Jianlian, and then won the opportunity for Sun Yue to sign a contract with the management, is that true?"

This statement is very widely spread in Huaguo, and to some extent, it also helped Li Kaiming build a good fan base in Huaguo.

Li Kaiming smiled and shook his head, "The decision to trade Yi Jianlian is entirely the management's decision, and has nothing to do with me. I will not interfere with the management's operations, nor do I have the ability. As for Sun Yue, I am playing with him in the summer league I trained together every day when I was a child. I pointed out a few problems to him in training, which is considered to have helped him a little, but it was not as outrageous as what the fans said. His contract was won by himself, and I have nothing to do Connections! Here are hundreds of the best basketball players on the planet, so there will never be connections here."

Li Kaiming's answer was very sincere, and he also praised Sun Yue. This answer made Zhang Weiping and Su Qun's evaluation of Li Kaiming much higher.

There is no shortage of great players in this world, but there are not many who play well and are humble.

Then Su Qun asked a question, "Will you represent America in international competitions?"

This question was extremely sharp, and the question was without any foreshadowing, even Zhang Weiping frowned.

Li Kaiming's answer is still very sincere, "Before things happen, I won't say a certain affirmation, everything is possible, I am still an American citizen, and it is reasonable for me to represent her in the competition. But I also I will not deny the possibility of playing for Huaguo..."

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were both refreshed when they heard this!

Anyone who is familiar with Chinese spoken language knows that what is followed by "but" is the real meaning of this passage. Li Kaiming is so familiar with Chinese, it is impossible not to know this convention.

In other words, Li Kaiming wanted to represent Hua Guo in the battle!

Now the Lord's attitude has been clarified, it depends on the official attitude of Huaguo...

In fact, the fact that Zhang Weiping and the others can come to America means that the attitude of the higher authorities has begun to loosen.

With Li Kaiming's dominance in the regular season, it has become increasingly impossible for Hua Guo to ignore this wanderer who is far away from home.

Looking at Yao Ming's state, I'm afraid it will be almost impossible to count on him in the next Olympics. Finding a new core for the national team has already been put on the agenda!