Chapter 45 [Just elbow it! I am a genius! 】
On April 6, just two days after the NCAA finals ended, many sports media have begun to predict this year's NBA draft.
Michigan Tridents are both predicted to be the first round rookie, and Jason Richardson, with amazing physical fitness, is the most favorable. Experts believe that if he runs for the top ten, he will definitely be in the top ten.
Guo Xu, who performed best in the semifinals, was collectively despised. The highest prediction was the top few in the second round, which was the premise that he played terrifying data in the finals. Just because he was a mixed-race Chinese, the "experts" generally believed that his physical fitness was average, and his height of 180cm would become a weakness after entering the NBA. In addition, the outbreak of two games could not prove that he could perform stably throughout the season.
In the morning, Michigan State University held a championship parade for the Spartans, and fans celebrated the tour, and the parade was on campus. The area of East Lansing can only be considered a town, and the main part of this town is the MSU campus.
A big river road that runs east and west, passes through the town, drives southeast along this road and reaches Detroit. The school is on the south side of the street, with a planned area of 5,200 acres (1 acre is about 4,050 square meters).
What is this? In other words, the campus area of MSU is equivalent to the total area of the two districts of Huangpu and Luwan in Shanghai. Students often need to take buses to take elective courses, and there is a relatively large bus transfer center on campus.
The players took two modified double-decker school buses separately, and five other starters and coaching staff members took the lead, stood in the car and enjoyed applause, showing the fans the NCAA championship trophy.
The two senior players have the highest popularity and have long been local stars. Although their performance in the semi-finals is not as good as Guo Xu, relying on their overall performance, Cliffs and Peterson were selected into the NCAA All-American Team.
Guo Xu was very tactful and did not steal the limelight with the "veteran". He kept the MOP trophy at home and did not take it out to show it with the championship trophy.
The cheerleaders and bands at the University of Michigan performed a performance. After the parade, everyone gathered on the playground. The principal commended the team, and then the team members took turns to speak.
Everyone's statements are similar, thanks to the coach, thanks to the players, thanks to the family, until Guo Xu appeared...
His opening remarks are very alternative. "Many people may not know me. I am Jason Guo, whose Chinese name is Guo Xu. I used to be very introverted, didn't like to talk, and lacked communication with my teammates. The day before the semi-finals, I chatted with Morris and wanted to ask him how to defend better. Morris was stunned at that time. It turned out that you could speak English."
There was a burst of laughter from the audience. The Internet was just emerging in 2000, and there were not so many jokes, and everyone's laughter was low.
Several people shouted in the audience: "We know you."
Guo Xu grew up in this place and the total population was not large. Of course, many people knew him, and they were all middle school classmates.
Guo Xu pretended to be surprised: "I don't speak, and so many people know me. Today I really want to thank my family. The genes I inherit are so good."
He supported the table where the microphone was placed in one hand, and put on a handsome POSS with the other hand, and started to cheer in the audience.
Denise, a third-year blonde school beauties, acted as the host, trying to bring the topic back on track, and asked, "Guo, aren't you going to talk about your thoughts on winning this championship? They said you suddenly became stronger after being hit by an elbow. Is that true?"
"Yes, the coach took a lot of talk to stop Jack Leman's self-harm. He wanted to become stronger and defend with his head during training matches, like this." Guo Xu rubbed his head to the side, with an excited expression. "come on, come here, just elbow it."
There was another burst of laughter in the audience, which was too exaggerated.
Jack Leman was not angry, but waved at the fans. He knew that Guo Xu was going to participate in the NBA draft and would not compete with him for the point guard position next season. Without the conflict of interest between the two, he would not be so disgusted with Guo Xu.
Guo Xu continued: "This is just a joke. My strength does not come from elbow strikes, but from reality. I dare to face the desires in my heart and then work hard to realize it. In the past, I didn't dare to express my dreams in the NBA, and I was afraid that others would laugh at me. Can people who are timid before fighting play against the NBA? How can I do it if I don't even dare to say something?"
The students applauded vigorously, and the principal said to the people around him: "It seems that another celebrity alumni is coming out of our school."
"Everyone, speak your dreams loudly and then work hard to do it, don't be afraid." Guo Xu paused for a moment and said passionately: "If it succeeds, congratulations! If it fails, don't be depressed, then you will know the reason for my success, because I am a genius."
"..." Everyone was stunned for two seconds, then burst into laughter.
God, you are a genius. Everyone thinks he wants to preach like those literary youths and pour chicken soup on his heart. He prepares to give a few mechanical praising, but it turns out to be a joke.
When he stepped down, Guo Xu and his next teammate who spoke were slapped in high fives. His unruly and joking personality was very popular. In the past, everyone thought he was too pretentious and too cold.
At the end of the parade, a brown-haired white man over 1.9 meters tall came over to greet him with a smile. "Guo, I can't believe that you will become like this."
He is Guo Xu's other good friend Austin Nichos. He has a strong figure and a Chinese-shaped face, a wide forehead and a straight nose. His disadvantage is that his ears are a bit tempting and he looks like a smile when his face is expressionless. He is a sunny handsome guy with a strong affinity.
Guo Xu and him slapped their hands. "Austin, when will they come back?"
"I came back to participate in the championship parade this morning," Austin smiled.
Austin had a huge impact on Guo Xu's predecessor. He was one year older than Guo Xu and Richardson in middle school. It was the first time he took Guo Xu to play basketball together to help him integrate into the campus smoothly. If Guo Xu had been so dull as he was in elementary school, and was excluded after entering middle school, he might have turned from introversion to autism.
Guo Xu encountered racial discrimination in middle school and was bullied by gangsters. Austin took the initiative to stand up for him and deal with him. As the main force of the school team, Austin was 15 meters tall at the age of 15, and few people in the school dared to mess with him.
In high school, Guo Xu joined the school basketball team, and three good friends fought side by side. When Austin graduated from high school and wanted to go to Los Angeles with his family, his predecessor was reluctant to leave him and tears were filled with tears when he had a breakup meal. Guo Xu felt that if they had been together like this for a few more years, his predecessor would have been bent...
Richardson asked: "How are you doing in Los Angeles? Do you still play basketball?"
Austin shook his head: "I played basketball occasionally, but I didn't join the college team, and now I'm going to take a break because my goal is to be an actor in Hollywood."
Richardson asked with a smile: "Really? Have you ever acted in any movie?"
"I acted in "Super Time and Space Treasure Hunt", but I'm just a supporting role, and that movie will not enter theaters."
Guo Xu recalled some things about Austin in his previous life. This is an actor who has an impression of him. Austin has played the protagonist in a TV series with his outstanding image, and has also starred in disaster blockbusters like "The Day After Day", and has starred in "The Love of Wimbledon" with Kirsten Dunst, etc. He is also the boyfriend of Chinese actress Wang Keying in "Agents of SHIELD".
Chapter completed!