Chapter 5 The Nerd Maniac
After driving Yu Lingyu away, Zhou Mubai drank a large glass of brandy in one sip. The alcohol quickly hit his head and was quickly dissolved. Five minutes later, his eyes became clear again.
"Sports or earns money...or enters the entertainment industry..."
Zhou Mubai gently pressed his fingers against the wooden chair, making a clattering sound. He was thinking about the pros and cons quickly, turning around and turning on the computer, and searching with a crackling sound.
"Making money is just an accompanying task, and it is mainly about becoming famous. The entertainment industry... is too complicated. Being famous may not be a good thing. A little scandal may become a laughing stock.
However, sports stars, as long as they keep themselves clean, their image will be very positive...
The four major leagues in the United States, NFL, Major League Baseball MLB, American Men's Professional Basketball League NBA, National Ice Hockey League NHL...
The most influential person in the world is NBA!…”
Zhou Mubai pondered: "Basketball... Maybe it's an opportunity. Being a coach shouldn't be a big problem. The coach only needs a good brain. It's just that the coach wants to be famous all over the world, which is probably not a matter of time. Moreover, his popularity is far less than that of an athlete... Being an athlete..."
Zhou Mubai suddenly lay back and fell on the sofa.
“… Maybe, you can give it a try!”
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Jeremy Lin was walking on the white road in a daze with a pile of basketball books in his arms. He was called up by the coach early this morning and stuffed a lot of basketball books, saying that he was asked to take him to the graduate dormitory to find someone named Zhou Mubai.
As for why he asked himself to work, the coach said that he was all Chinese and it was easier to communicate with. Jeremy Lin didn’t believe it, but he just felt that he was easy to use!
Zhou Mubai knew about it, and most Chinese students knew about it. After all, there were not many people who could attract so much attention just after they arrived at school.
However, Jeremy Lin is more interested in basketball and has no interest in Zhou Mubai, who doesn't play basketball, and he doesn't want to get to know him.
This time the coach gave Zhou Mubai so many basketball books. What are he doing?
"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"
"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"
Jeremy Lin knocked on the door twice, and the door opened, and a big yellow-skinned boy appeared in front of him.
Jeremy Lin was a little surprised because the big boy was about the same height as him. Although he looked a little thinner, he was very strong.
The big boy smiled and nodded, "Did Tom ask you to come?"
Jeremy Lin immediately understood that this was Zhou Mubai.
Jeremy Lin quickly laughed and said in broken Mandarin: "Yes, my name is jermy lin."
Zhou Mubai frowned and said, "Where is the Chinese name?"
Jeremy Lin felt nervous. For some reason, he felt a little nervous in front of this boy. This is a very strange thing, because he would not be so restrained even in front of the coach and the professor.
"I...my name is Jeremy Lin." Jeremy Lin swallowed.
Zhou Mubai said with an oh: "Okay, come in quickly."
Zhou Mubai pointed to the table, Jeremy Lin understood and quickly put down the book. He looked around the house and couldn't help but envy: "Your graduate student dormitory is so good."
Zhou Mubai smiled and pointed to the sofa: "Sit for a while and have a chat."
Jeremy Lin waved his hand quickly: "No, I won't bother you."
Zhou Mubai smiled and Jeremy Lin quickly sat down.
"Are you from the school team?" Zhou Mubai put one hand on the sofa, leaning on the sofa with great relaxation, folding his feet, looking extremely relaxed, but extremely imposing. Jeremy Lin couldn't help but think of the movies of the gangster bosses I've watched.
He nodded quickly: "Yes, I'm from the school team."
"Then you should know a lot about basketball?"
"Ah... it should be quite a lot, right?" Jeremy Lin was not sure, because he didn't know what Zhou Mubai meant. If he wanted to ask about tactical things, he might not be able to answer them.
Zhou Mubai nodded: "Do you want to enter NBA?"
Jeremy Lin hesitated a little.
Zhou Mubai smiled and said, "Just say whatever you want, just chat casually."
Jeremy Lin nodded honestly, with a little embarrassed look on his face: "Of course I think about it."
Zhou Mubai nodded: "Is it easy to enter? How many ways can I enter NBA?"
Jeremy Lin smiled bitterly and said, "Of course it's not easy to enter. NBA has only about 400 players every year. As long as you are a basketball player, it's like entering. With such a big competition, how can it be so easy?
As for how to enter, there are two types of draft and non-draft. College students who have participated in NCAA can directly sign up for the draft. As for international players who have not participated in the university competition, they will automatically be eligible for the election after they turn 22."
Zhou Mubai whispered: "Do you want to be twenty-two years old?"
Jeremy Lin continued: "If it is a non-draft player, NBDL players can sign directly, and overseas league players can also sign directly, such as Chinese CBA players, and players who have lost drafts can also sign directly. They can gain recognition of their abilities by participating in NBA Summer League, team training camps, etc., and thus get the opportunity to sign."
Zhou Mubai secretly planned that he was a graduate student and should be considered a university player, but he either participated in NCAA or had to be 22 years old. However, his ID card was only 21 years old. Will he have to wait until next year to run for the election?
no!
Zhou Mubai decisively pinched off this idea. He had a lot of time, but over the past few decades, his heart was like a boiling volcano. If he didn't do anything, he would be afraid that he would go crazy.
Zhou Mubai asked: "Does our school team still have a quota?"
Jeremy Lin: “…”
Zhou Mubai smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your explanation..."
Jeremy Lin said: "Zhou, you asked me about the draft, are you going to participate in the NBA draft?"
Zhou Mubai nodded.
Jeremy Lin looked surprised: "Try the talent show?"
Zhou Mubai shook his head: "I want to play in NBA."
Jeremy Lin looked like you were teasing me.
He pondered the sentence and said carefully: "Zhou, ask, have you ever played basketball?"
Zhou Mubai shook his head and said, "No, nor have you ever been exposed to it, so you have to read these basketball books. You should know how to play after reading them."
Jeremy Lin nodded in agreement, then stood up and said, "I wish you success. I'll bother you. I'll leave first."
Zhou Mubai smiled and said, "Okay, see you next time."
Jeremy Lin ran out of the room like running away and ran back to Tom's office.
"How is it, your fellow villager is okay?" Tom asked with a smile.
Jeremy Lin said with lingering fear: "Coach, don't let me contact him in the future."
Tom said in surprise: "Why?"
"Coach, do you know, he was asking me if the NBA is easy to enter and how to enter. Then he said he wanted to play in the NBA...orge on, it was even the first time he heard about basketball!" Jeremy Lin said incredible.
Tom was also stunned.
"He is either a nerd or a madman!" Jeremy Lin concluded.
"Dingling, Dinglingling!" The phone rang on the desk.
"Hello, I'm Tom Emeco!"
"Tom, I'm Zhou Mubai. I want to ask the team when it will be training, and I'll come to find you at that time."
Tom was stunned: "Do you want to know what the team is doing?"
He heard Zhou Mubai chuckling on the other end of the phone: "It's also meaningful, but the tactical discussion can also begin."
"But you don't understand..."
"Don't worry, I can finish these books tonight. If they are comprehensive enough, they should be enough to let me understand."
"Are you sure...that's more than a dozen books about basketball knowledge, not more than a dozen fairy tales?" Tom said.
"Haha, don't worry."
Tom looked at Jeremy Lin and nodded, "Okay, then tomorrow morning, we will train in the basketball hall."
"I understand, see you tomorrow!"
When Tom heard the phone hung up neatly, he agreed with Jeremy Lin's judgment.
Chapter completed!