At St. Louis Armstrong International Airport, Link was enthusiastically sought after by fans as soon as he got off the plane.

During the All-Star Game, countless reporters and fans were waiting for the arrival of the stars.

Link is not the first superstar to arrive in New Orleans. Before him, all-star players such as James, Irving, and Harden have all appeared one by one.

But even so, when Link appeared, the fans did not show any fatigue and still showed the most enthusiastic roar.

Link's current popularity is not inferior to any active player at all. Otherwise, he would not have become the All-Star vote leader.

Link greeted the enthusiastic fans and met their autograph needs as much as possible.

Unlike James and others, Link is not the kind of basketball star who has attracted much attention in high school. His real reputation came after the Grizzlies made a name for themselves.

Before, in college, in NBDL and even on the Rockets, Link was just a little transparent.

Therefore, Link has no airs of a superstar, because he is not a natural superstar, he is a small person.

Even if he is a superstar player now, he does not have a high opinion of himself. Because Link knew that he could have such a day without the support of fans.

There are many people who hate Link, but of course there are many people who like Link.

It took Link to 40 minutes to get out of the airport because the fans were so enthusiastic that even with police protection, they almost blocked the way out of the airport lobby.

More importantly, Link did not cooperate with the police at all. Not only did he not take the opportunity to walk out quickly, he also had a fight with the fans, leaving the police officers at the scene speechless.

After Link finally walked out of the airport lobby and got into the special car, the fans finally calmed down.

I have to say that Link’s popularity is indeed very scary now.

"Mr. Lin, go directly to the hotel?" As soon as Link got in the car, the driver smiled at Link. This is a special car and driver arranged by the league for Link. Of course, this is not Link's privilege, but the treatment that every player who comes to participate in the All-Star Game has.

For the league, this cost is not worth mentioning at all.

Link discovered that the driver was an Asian man. He heard that he spoke English accent and seemed to be a Chinese.

"Are you Chinese?" Link asked curiously.

"Me? To be precise, Chinese are not appropriate. Because I am Chinese, hahahaha." The driver laughed again.

"That's it, let's just speak Chinese these days. You know, in such an environment, there are not many opportunities to speak Chinese." Link felt inexplicably intimate. It is not easy to find someone to speak Chinese.

After staying in the United States for a long time, Link discovered a strange thing, that is, he would really want to speak hometown dialect! Link had never felt this experience before. Perhaps only people abroad can inspire this kind of homesickness complex.

Unfortunately, there are not many opportunities to speak Chinese in the United States. Therefore, whenever Link catches a Chinese-speaking person, he wants to communicate with others in Chinese.

"I have always heard that you are very good at Chinese, but I didn't expect that you are so outstanding. Mr. Lin, according to me, you know that you have never lived in China."

"Yes, I was in the United States since I was born, so I automatically obtained American nationality. This is beyond my control, but it does not mean that I have to abandon everything in my blood. Since I was a child, my parents have taught me Chinese and taught me some values ​​from the East. Apart from nationality, I am no different from most Chinese people." Link spread his hands. If it weren't for the time travel, he would have been a real Chinese.

"That's right, it's really nice to stay with you. It's a pity that many domestic fans don't think so. Forget it, don't mention that." The driver waved his hand quickly.

"It's nothing. I also know what some domestic fans say to me, so there is no need to avoid it. To be honest, it's very difficult for Chinese people to be aware of both sides. Americans look down on you, and Chinese people don't like you. Someone once said that I would rather go to the Dream Team to be a sparring team than play for the Chinese team, and scolded me for forgetting my roots. I want to say, I want to play for the Chinese team, but joining Chinese nationality is much more difficult than winning the NBA championship."

"Yes, sometimes you are quite helpless. However, your Chinese is really good. It's hard to believe that you have never lived in China."

Link smiled and stopped discussing the topic of nationality. "We won't go to the hotel for now, I want to stroll around. It's a rare time to come to New Orleans. It would be a waste to stay in the hotel."

As the car gradually approached the city, Link's eyes became more and more anticipated.

New Orleans, Link has been traveling to this city for a long time. When he came to New Orleans to play away, Link was attracted by the exotic scenery of the city.

But because of the competition mission, Link has never had the chance to have a good time in New Orle.

New Orleans is indeed a special city, because it was once the most luxurious and corrupt North American colony of the French upstart, nicknamed "Great Joy".

The Spanish then colonized the place. They burned most of the French architecture with a fire, introducing Spanish-style architectural style to New Orleans.

As a result, New Orleans became a collection of cultures. Driving from the French Quarter to the city along St. Charles Street is like entering a time tunnel. From the continental French Quarter to the typical American business district, to the Oak Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, and Victorian architecture that was once popular in the early 20th century.

These once different languages, cultures, fashions and beliefs are now closely intertwined, and have evolved into a unique New Orleans culture.

Here one can experience the colorful flavors that erupt under the collision of Caribbean, American, French, Spanish and African cultures.

Finally, Link got off the bus in New Orleans' most special French quarter and told the driver to ask him to pick him up to the hotel when he needed it.

Link put on sunglasses, mask and sun hat, and instantly turned into an ordinary tourist.

If Link was just alone, he would naturally not be interested in shopping. The reason why Link was so expecting this trip was because he had already made an appointment with Rachel to spend a leisurely two-person time in the French Quarter today.

During the busy season, this is one of the few opportunities for the two to be together quietly.

Two minutes later, Link saw Rachel wearing a white down jacket.

Although it was winter, Rachel still didn't look bloated. After seeing Link, Rachel smiled and ran all the way, jumping into Link's arms.

"It's really on time, big star!"

"I've been here half an hour in advance."

"Stop bragging! Your flight did not arrive early. Let's go, the journey to New Orleans you have been looking forward to is now ready."

Link held Rachel's hand and stepped towards the exotic France. At this moment, Link's phone suddenly vibrated.

He took out his cell phone and found it was a text message, "There is an insider, terminate the transaction!"

Link shook his head, all the blame was that he read Infernal Affairs again last night. The text messages on his phone were not that evil, but "I have landed safely and waited for you tonight."

The sender's name is Jordan Kilganon, a guy who most people don't know, but if you've seen his dunk, you'll definitely shout "How is this possible".

This Canadian dunker is Link's dunk action designer. During this period, he is helping Link prepare for the dunk contest. The mysterious behind-the-scenes person that reporters are looking for is him!

"White Jordan"'s dunk is very imaginative and difficult, and many NBA stars cannot do his moves. It can even be said that if he is just dunking, he may be even better than the NBA Jordan.

And this time, Link will move his incredible and bold moves to the NBA slam dunk contest!
Chapter completed!