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Chapter 90 A Crazy Performance! The Frenzy of Chinese Basketball Fans! A Complete Collection of Chin
Chapter 91 A Crazy Performance! The Frenzy of Chinese Basketball Fans! A Complete Collection of Chinese Folk Basketball Legends!
"Sabonis, foul! 2 points, plus 1 free throw!" The referee's decision came just in time, which triggered another wave of crazy cheers from the fans in the stadium!
Lin Tian, who had just stepped to the free-throw line, easily made the shot, bringing his total to 7 points!
And less than 50 seconds had passed!
Lin Tian's time is clearly not over yet!
Next, the ball was passed to Sabonis under the basket, hoping to use his experience and height to make a strong attack under the basket to stabilize the situation, but Lin Tian came too fast!
The moment Sabonis got the ball, Lin Tian slapped it down and caught it in his arms!
Then Lin Tian spun around and brushed past Sabonis. The basketball bounced on the floor and exquisitely slipped between the legs of Smith, who was still standing there in a daze. Lin Tian then received the ball behind Smith and launched another counterattack!
Finley couldn't keep up with Lin Tian's speed at all, and was pushed behind him in just two steps. After speeding along, no one in the entire West team could keep up with Lin Tian. He drove to the basket and suddenly burst into action.
Then, Lin Tian did a 180-degree spin in the air, the basketball went from top to bottom and then from bottom to top, and after an incredibly exaggerated folding and pulling-up two-handed slam dunk, the entire stadium erupted in crazy cheers once again!
This rookie is so cool!
This rookie is absolutely phenomenal!
Is this the strength of the sixth man on the Bulls, the best team in the league?
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
The San Antonio fans did not hold back their cheers and shouts; they unhesitatingly showered Lin Tian with all their praise!
Meanwhile, in the VIP lounge on the second floor, Spurs general manager Gregg Popovich had also stood up from his sofa. Looking at Lin Tian on the court, he said, "Is this kid Jordan's half-brother? Why do these two look so alike?"
Sitting next to him was RC Buford, Popovich's top assistant and the Spurs' future general manager and Popovich's golden partner.
Buford then stood up and said, "I don't know if he's related to Jordan, but I think he's absolutely a super talent!"
"A second-round pick, a two-year minimum salary contract, the Bulls don't have the matching right, right?" Popovich suddenly turned around and asked another assistant, Budenholzer, who was sitting not far away.
Budenholzer nodded and said, "That's right, that's it. Next summer will be the year of Lin's contract!"
He will become a free agent!
"I want all of this kid's match footage, all his data analysis, and everything! Including all his subsequent match footage! If tonight's performance wasn't just a flash in the pan, but he truly has the ability, I'll get him next summer at any cost!"
"Clear all the salary cap space! If he can team up with David, we can definitely build a championship team!"
At this moment, Lin Tian was unaware that he had been targeted by Popovich's team. He was still enjoying the exhilarating feeling of beating up the rookie!
What does "dimensional reduction attack" mean?
In 1992, Jordan's beating of these rookies who had only played professional games for half a year was a complete annihilation!
At this point, Lin Tian finally understood why, more than 10 years later, Jordan, who was almost 50 years old, could still educate Jason Richardson, Gerald Wallace, and others in training camps.
He really does have that ability!
That practice was definitely not some kind of Bobcats owner game or a game about personal relationships.
Richardson and Wallace are simply no match for them, it's that simple!
At this moment, Lin Tian had already drawn two fouls from Finley, knocking the poor guy off the court. His opponent was now Brent Barry, who was known as "white man can fly" and was going to participate in the dunk contest the next day.
Facing this physically powerful dunker, Lin Tian showed no mercy. After a series of mid-range fakes, he made a shot, then backed down Smith and drove into the paint for a powerful layup!
After Sabonis grabbed the rebound, he suddenly stole the basketball from Sabonis's hands and then slammed it over him with a powerful dunk!
After the pick-and-roll, he was directly matched up against Smith. After a series of back-to-the-basket moves, he suddenly turned around and made a fadeaway jump shot!
In those 3 minutes, Lin Tian played with absolute ease and comfort!
He almost never misses; he puts the basketball into the basket time and time again, and he makes amazing goals and plays time and time again!
With 10 seconds left in the first half, Lin Tian once again had the ball at the top of the arc. Facing Barry's defense, he reduced the time to the last 3 seconds, then suddenly started moving laterally to the left, drove to the vicinity of the free throw line, then suddenly changed direction and pulled back, before pulling up for a smooth mid-range shot!
"beep!"
"Whoosh!"
The moment the buzzer sounded, a crisp crack echoed from the net!
Lin Tian paid tribute to Jordan's final shot in 1998.
Well, it's not a tribute, it's a rehearsal!
After this goal, the first half of the game has officially ended!
At this point, the score between the two sides was already extremely high!
91: 65.
In just 3 minutes, Lin Tian led his team on a 25-6 run!
Or rather, Lin Tian himself scored a 25-6 run!
After all, Lin Tian scored all the points in this offensive surge! He made 10 of 12 field goals and 5 of 5 free throws.
He made all his free throws, scoring 25 points! Lin Tian also added 4 steals and 3 rebounds!
All of this was done by Lin Tian in just 3 minutes!
too crazy!
That's absolutely outrageous!
This was the only reaction from everyone present and watching on television at that moment!
Even if Jordan himself came, he would only play like this, right?
Has the Bulls become this strong now? Even a sixth man can deliver such a dominant performance?
During halftime, Lin Tian enjoyed the cheers and shouts that only David Robinson could experience at the ATT Center. All the fans chanted "MVP" for Lin Tian!
If Lin Tian doesn't win the MVP in this match, it would be an absolute injustice!
One person slaughtered an entire team!
Seeing this at the Rising Stars Challenge made the trip worthwhile for everyone!
And Lin Tian's name once again resounded throughout the United States!
More and more people across the United States now know the name Lin Tian!
In the VIP room on the second floor, Popovich suddenly stood up and said, "I think I need to meet with Lin. Even though there's still a year and a half to go, and even though we don't know how his future will turn out, I need to make a good impression on him! That will definitely make recruiting him easier!"
As Popovich spoke, he quickly opened the door to the private room and walked downstairs.
What Lin Tian didn't know was that, on the other side of the ocean, a huge change was taking place because of his performance!
Just a few weeks ago, David Stern had completed his trip to China, and after waiting for more than an hour at the entrance of China Sports Channel, he was given another chance to meet.
Although this time, Stern no longer had to be extremely humble to get the opportunity to have NBA highlights broadcast for free in China, as he did five years ago, China Sports Channel still didn't pay much attention to him.
After all, the head of China Sports Media is now fully focused on the top five European leagues! They want to secure full broadcasting rights for at least one of them so that Chinese football fans can watch the most prestigious European football feast!
As for basketball?
Let's talk about it later, no rush!
People are sometimes like that; they don't appreciate what's given away for free.
Of course, there's no way around it. Football is the world's number one sport, while basketball? Regardless of whether it's the second most popular sport, there's a huge, insurmountable gap between it and football in terms of commercial value, number of participants, and global participation!
After Stern entered the office, he talked with the leaders of China Radio International for more than two hours.
Finally, Stern managed to persuade the head of China Sports Media to agree to broadcast the NBA All-Star Rising Stars Game!
However, he also declined the request to broadcast the All-Star individual events together, citing the sports channel's need to broadcast table tennis and the marathon.
But no matter what, this is the first time in the history of Chinese sports!
What the person in charge could never have imagined at that moment was that his choice would directly make him a god!
The reason he agreed to broadcast the All-Star Rising Stars Challenge this year was because Stern said, "There's a really good young man from your China in the Rising Stars Challenge! I think your fans will want to see him play."
In addition, since there were no table tennis, dragon boat, or marathon races on Friday morning, the person in charge finally agreed to Stern's request!
For Stern, this was a huge step!
Actually, the history of NBA broadcasting in China is quite long. As early as 1982, China Sports Channel would broadcast NBA highlights in its "Sports Window" program, which was designed to let people across the country learn about world sports.
However, there is only one segment per week, and each segment about the NBA will not exceed 2 minutes.
Then, in 1986, China Sports broadcast a 50-minute segment on its program "Sports Arena" for the first time.
A 50-minute highlight reel of the Lakers' playoff performance! It was this 50-minute game that won over the first wave of fans for the Lakers and the NBA!
Then in 1988, China Sports Media broadcast the NBA Finals for the first time via pre-recorded video! This was the first time China Sports Media Media had broadcast and provided commentary on a complete NBA game on television.
Then came Stern's visit to China. He waited patiently for several hours in the China TV building before finally reaching a cooperation agreement. The NBA would select one exciting game each week, compile it into a one-hour videotape, and send it to China TV for broadcast once a week!
This marks the first time that China Sports Media has begun broadcasting NBA games on a regular weekly schedule.
Then, in 1994, two years ago, China Sports Media chose to broadcast live for the first time!
They broadcast the NBA All-Star Game and NBA Finals live on television that year!
In 1995, China Sports Media also broadcast both competitions.
Then, this year, China Sports Media finally agreed to increase the budget again and broadcast an additional All-Star Rookie Challenge game!
It can be said that the cooperation between China and the NBA has progressed and deepened step by step, little by little! Only Stern himself knows how much effort and resources he has put in!
But no matter what, on this day, we finally took another incredibly solid step forward!
From now on, we can only rely on Lin Tian!
Stern sighed as he walked out of the China TV building. Now, all he could do was hope that Lin Tian could put on an excellent performance and keep the China TV fans coming back!
Therefore, these past few weeks have been agonizing for Stern. He genuinely hopes Lin Tian can play well and brilliantly, but he's also worried that if Lin Tian doesn't play well or performs poorly, he might waste the "first Chinese player" title.
In his anxiety and uncertainty, Stern actually suffered from insomnia in the weeks leading up to the All-Star Game!
As time flew by, on the day of the Rising Stars Challenge, Stern sat alone in the highest VIP seat.
Inside the private room, they watched this rookie game.
No one could have imagined that the most nervous, worried, and excited person in the entire ATT Center at this moment would be David Stern!
His phone was constantly ringing and never hung up; the overseas call remained open. His people in China were reporting the game broadcast situation to Stern in real time!
"China Sports Channel, China Sports Channel! Hello everyone, welcome to the NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge."
The moment Song Shixiong's signature voice rang out on the television, even though Stern couldn't understand a word he was saying, the excitement of finally taking another step forward after years of hard work almost brought tears to the eyes of this veteran NBA commissioner who had served for 10 years.
We're one step closer!
If Lin Tian performs well this time, then perhaps Huaxia Sports will be willing to broadcast some NBA games at a fixed time every week. Everything depends on Lin Tian!
Lin Tian is completely unaware of all of the above.
Stern was afraid he would get nervous, so he didn't tell him about it at all.
But that's why, when Lin Tian was about to return to the locker room during halftime, he saw Stern, who was almost in tears, excitedly hugging him!
"Lin! Lin! You did it! You really did it! You're amazing! You're really amazing!" Stern hugged the bewildered Lin Tian, babbling incoherently. Lin Tian really didn't know what the old man was so excited about.
After Stern held Lin Tian and mumbled for more than a minute, Lin Tian finally understood what Stern was talking about.
The All-Star Rising Stars Challenge was actually broadcast live on China Sports Channel!
In other words, Lin Tian's ferocious performance in the first half was witnessed by fans all over China, which means that the NBA has taken the first and most important step in bringing Lin Tian back to China!
Both Lin Tian and Stern believed that once the Chinese fans watched this match, they would definitely become Lin Tian's fans! They would definitely be impressed by Lin Tian's performance!
After all, anyone who understands basketball, loves basketball, and likes basketball cannot resist Lin Tian's almost insane performance in the last few minutes of the first half!
It will definitely attract countless fans!
Not to mention, Lin Tian also has the added advantage of being a compatriot in China!
The 90s were a time of rapid development for China, and a period in which the people's confidence and self-esteem grew exponentially! During this time, the Chinese people were eager to step out into the world and engage with the global community!
This is why joining the WTO and successfully bidding for the Olympics can cause nationwide jubilation, with countless people excited to the point of tears!
During this special period, Lin Tian, a player who seemed to have fallen from the sky and had already made a name for himself in the NBA, turned out to be a Chinese player!
This event was an extraordinary source of excitement and exhilaration for Chinese football fans!
It's worth noting that both Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi received overwhelming praise and adulation after entering the NBA! Compared to them, Lin Tian is more handsome, has a more flamboyant playing style, and his physique is relatively closer to that of an average person.
Lin Tianxiang, compared to China's "Moving Great Wall," resonates more with fans.
This game can be said to be enough to help Lin Tian and the NBA create a breakthrough in China!
Stern suddenly pulled out a piece of paper: "Take a look! This is firsthand information from my people in China."
Lin Tian took the paper and glanced at it. It clearly showed the viewership ratings for this match in China!
At first, the viewership was only around 1.3%, but within 3 minutes of the game starting, it reached 2%! It's likely that Lin Tian's opening move, a fake-out and a powerful dunk, caused a stir among fans across China, doubling the viewership!
In the final minutes of the first half, this number exploded again, climbing to a terrifying 5%!
In this day and age, a basketball game achieving this level of viewership is absolutely incredible!
Not to mention, this is just a rookie challenge! At least 99% of the Chinese audience would definitely not recognize any of the 16 players on the field!
If it weren't for Huaxia Sports' pre-match promotion that it was "Huaxia players' All-Star debut," the initial viewership rating probably wouldn't even have reached 1.3%.
Of course, the most noteworthy point is that the peak viewership for the entire first half came from the first half highlights broadcast during halftime.
It's highly likely that fans spread the word, encouraging their friends and relatives to come and watch the game, but they missed it and could only see the highlights shown in the middle of the game.
Even just a highlight reel is absolutely astonishing!
"Lin, play well in the second half! Show your compatriots what you're capable of! Whether you can become China's next generation of sports idol depends entirely on yourself!"
"Although—I understand what you mean." Lin Tian scratched the back of his head and said helplessly, "But the score difference is already 30, how can I play well! Beating up a drowning dog and stomping on a weakling is not my style."
"Well—you should try your best, at least you should put on a few really exciting rounds." Stern knew that Lin Tian was right, and padding stats during garbage time was not something to be proud of.
Of course, what Lin Tian and Stern didn't know was that at that moment, in a private room on the second floor of the ATT Center, Popovich angrily slammed the door shut.
Seeing his displeasure, Buford asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did that kid say something about loyalty being priceless or vowing never to leave the Bulls?"
"No, I didn't even get a chance to talk to that kid," Popovich said, sitting dejectedly on the bench. "Stern was there for some reason too. If I went to talk to him now, wouldn't that just give him an opportunity to fine me and accuse me of illegal recruitment? I'm not going to do something that stupid!"
"I just don't know why Stern wanted to see him?"
At this time, the telecommunications bureau and major paging stations in China were facing unprecedented challenges and enormous tests since their establishment!
All the lines are completely overwhelmed!
The number of mobile phones, or rather, brick phones and landlines in China is still not very large, and the number of lines is also relatively small. At this time, a strange scene appeared all over the country!
People with mobile phones made calls one after another, and people with landlines also made calls one after another. In some residential compounds, where there were only one or two telephones in a building, long queues formed outside the doors of those households with telephones!
The neighbors all wanted to borrow a phone to spread the word to their relatives and friends.
Then, long queues formed at those public phone booths, with countless people waiting to make calls or send pagers.
The paging stations are on the verge of collapse. Messages keep coming in, and they have to forward them one by one. The paging stations are all scrambling to keep up!
And everyone who calls to inform their relatives and friends is actually doing something very similar!
Or rather, they are doing the same thing!
"Turn on the TV right now! It's China Sports Channel! There's one of our own guys in the NBA, playing like a damn Jordan!"
"What? Who's Jordan? You know Hu Weidong and Liu Yudong, right? He's ten times better than them!"
"You don't even recognize them? You must know Ronaldo, Baggio, and Van Basten, right? They're even better than them!"
"Don't you recognize her? Why don't you just die? You know Iron Hammer, right? The one who won five consecutive women's volleyball championships! Just as good as her! Stop arguing and turn on the TV!"
Similar conversations, rumors, and pagers swept across China within minutes. Countless people received notifications from relatives and friends, and either changed the channel, found a TV, or simply turned on the TV in the office!
The direct consequence was that when Stern and Lin Tian finished their conversation and returned to their private room, they were almost shocked to the point of having a heart attack by the new ratings reported by their assistant!
35%!
In China, this is probably the viewership rating for the CCTV Evening News.
The director of China Sports Channel was also so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
He had seen this 35% viewership rating before, and even twice as high!
From 1981 to 1986, the women's volleyball team swept the world, winning five consecutive world championships. Whenever the women's volleyball team's matches were broadcast, the viewership rating would easily exceed 70% or even 80%!
Or, for the 1994 World Cup final, China Sports Media also achieved a viewership rating of over 50%!
These competitions, whether they are world-class Grand Prix tournaments or World Cups held every four years, are unique and cannot be replicated! The women's volleyball team carries the hopes and love of the entire nation!
But what kind of match is this?
It's just an NBA Rising Stars Challenge, how could it be this exaggerated?
It's worth noting that the NBA games previously broadcast by China Sports, whether highlights, the Finals, or the All-Star Game, only had viewership ratings of around 1-2%.
It's not bad, but it's just so-so.
This is the biggest reason why China Sports Media has never discussed cooperation with the NBA!
From the perspective of China Sports Channel, the NBA is a league that is dispensable; it's broadcast if it's broadcast, but it doesn't really matter if it's not.
It's not worth their time or effort.
The main reason they are willing to broadcast it now is actually just one thing.
free!
If Van Stern even hints at wanting to charge fees, China Sports Channel will cut off its connection with the NBA in a heartbeat. Go away and cool off!
But now, everything might be different!
The person who can become the director of the station is naturally very sensitive to this information and data. The director of the sports station immediately organized the relevant information and rushed to his office to find the information that Stern had left for him. He wanted to report the situation to his superiors!
Such high ratings, such an explosive number of viewers and such a nationwide impact—the leadership must see this!
Thinking of this, the station director suddenly pictured Stern with his glasses and kind face.
He couldn't help but marvel: This little old man actually managed to do it!
With these viewership ratings released, it's highly likely that the collaboration between China Sports Media and the NBA will be further deepened.
Back in San Antonio, the second half of the Rising Stars Challenge had already begun.
With the score difference between the two sides reaching 30 points, both teams stopped playing defense and started showing off their special skills!
Soaring dunks, one-handed rim-smashing, alley-oops, behind-the-back passes, one-handed passes, pull-up three-pointers, and dazzling dribbling skills appeared one after another on the court.
Lin Tian even made two long-range three-pointers from midfield!
He was incredibly lucky; he hit the jackpot in one of those two situations!
However, although this wave of non-defensive plays made the score rise very quickly for both sides, and the fans enjoyed watching it, it was still far inferior to the three minutes in the first half when Lin Tian was on fire.
However, while the passion of the fans at the stadium gradually waned and they soon became somewhat complacent, the Chinese fans watching on television did not think so!
Nowadays, Chinese basketball fans have very few opportunities to experience high-level basketball, and they have never heard of or seen this kind of showy way of playing!
Therefore, even though Lin Tian didn't have any particularly outstanding or dazzling performances in the second half, apart from hitting a three-pointer at halftime, the fans still quickly remembered this handsome fellow player!
Awesome! He looks cool playing basketball! And he can even shoot three-pointers from mid-court!
Lin Tian could never have imagined that from this day forward, one more legend would be added to the list of those who swept through the Chinese basketball world!
Lin Tian's 50% three-point shooting percentage at midcourt will make him a part of the Chinese folk basketball legends, alongside Jordan's three-second hang time, Chamberlain's Chinese heritage, Magic Johnson's ability to kill a rhinoceros with his pass, and Garnett's ability to touch the top of the backboard 50 times in a row!
In the end, the Eastern Conference team easily defeated the Western Conference team 133-100, a 33-point advantage, and became the winner of the night!
而林天凭藉着21投15中，3分球5投2中，罚球9罚8中，狂砍40分10助攻11篮板6次抢断的超全能三双数据，毫无悬念的拿下了本届新秀挑战赛的mvp！
While receiving his award, knowing that countless Chinese fans were still watching the live broadcast, Lin Tian specifically said in Chinese, "I know my compatriots are with me! They gave me strength, and I will always be proud to be Chinese!"
These words brought tears to the eyes of countless Chinese football fans!
Look! That's how Chinese men are! No matter where we go, we never forget our hometown and our people! We never forget where we came from! We never forget our roots!
This young man is wonderful!
Regardless of how many genuine NBA fans there are in China today, and regardless of how many of them can recite 29...
There are no NBA team names, but from today onward, all Chinese people will remember one name—
Lin Tian!
Rookie Challenge MVP!
The strongest rookie of the season!
He's a superstar!
That night, Lin Tian not only gained countless fans, but also opened the door to the Chinese market for the NBA several years ahead of schedule!
The highlights of Lin Tian's last 3 minutes of the first half were repeatedly replayed and replayed on the sports channel that day!
On that day alone, the sports channel broadcast Lin Tian's 3-minute highlight reel a total of 9 times!
Many fans even sat right in front of their TVs, eager to see Lin Tian's performance!
It's amazing no matter how you look at it!
This unprecedented success was something Stern could never have imagined.
He had thought that Lin Tian could get Chinese fans watching the NBA, and that Lin Tian could make Chinese fans fall in love with the NBA, but he never thought it would be in such a crazy way!
After all, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the NBA!
But the year the NBA selects its 50 greatest players!
That year, the NBA's official focus was not on the Rising Stars Challenge, and even the All-Star Game was not considered a main event!
The real main event is this year's 50th anniversary celebration!
The league made countless preparations for this, researched numerous plans, configured various contingency plans and corresponding solutions, and prepared a variety of programs, speeches, and talks by retired legends.
Those are the real highlights of this All-Star Game!
Stern never imagined that the Rising Stars Challenge would bring him such a huge and crazy surprise!
Lin Tian is a great young man! Excellent!
In the future, should we give him some extra whistles and preferential treatment? To help him quickly develop into a star player who can stand on his own?
After the All-Star Rising Stars Challenge, Lin Tian's life didn't really change. That night, he was still excluded from the gambling table by the stars and was even banned from entering the room.
Lin Tian had no choice but to settle for second best and continue to experience the local customs and culture of San Antonio with Rodman.
The next day was the second day of the NBA All-Star Game, which was the day of individual competitions.
Lin Tian carefully recalled the past year.
Well, aside from Barry's white guy being able to fly, there's nothing particularly special about him. This guy just dunked from a perfectly ordinary free-throw line jump, and then, thanks to his 90s NBA slang, he won this year's Slam Dunk Contest.
Apart from that, there really wasn't anything else memorable about that year.
I won't go; it's a waste of time.
Lin Tian didn't go to the ATT Center that day. Instead of watching people shoot three-pointers and dunk, he preferred to experience the local customs and culture of San Antonio.
Lin Tian still remembers that 7-meter-tall Lamborghini-sized tractor!
I can't forget it! I absolutely can't forget it!
However, just as Lin Tian stepped out of the hotel, a voice that surprised him came over.
It's not that the voice is familiar, but rather that it's speaking Chinese.
"Lin Tian! Teacher Lin! Comrade Lin! Brother Lin! Little Lin! Brother Lin! Big Brother Lin! Uncle Lin————"
Lin Tian turned his head to look at the series of titles.
Hey! It really is someone I know!
Su Qun!
A bigwig in the Chinese basketball circle, a famous commentator, and the founder of Basketball Pioneer, although he should still be working for China Sports Daily now.
This guy was also the first reporter from China to come to the United States to cover the NBA live!
He conducted live interviews for this year's 50th anniversary celebration, the All-Star Game, and the subsequent NBA Finals!
The undisputed number one!
So, Su Qun must be here to cover the All-Star Game!
Seeing Lin Tian looking at him, he quickly continued waving his press pass and shouting, "We're on the same side! We're on the same side!"
"I really know him! We're friends! Don't call the police! Don't touch me! I really am a reporter!" This time, Su Qun shouted in English.
It seems that the hotel security guards saw this guy staking out the place and thought he was some kind of paparazzi or criminal, so they called the police to arrest him.
"Alright, I know him, we are indeed friends, please let him in." Lin Tian waved to Su Qun and the security guard, then turned around and walked with Su Qun to the hotel lobby, where they found a place to sit down.
Su Qun, who is not yet 30 years old, still has a strong literary temperament. His eyes behind his glasses are very clear, and he still has great enthusiasm for basketball and interviews!
"Thank you, Comrade Lin?" Su Qun asked tentatively, trying to find a suitable form of address.
"————" Lin Tian thought for a moment: "Just call me Xiao Lin, it sounds nice."
"Xiao Lin, thank you! Let me introduce myself. My name is Su Qun, and I'm a reporter from the *China Sports Daily*. I'm here to cover the All-Star Game!"
"Then go to the ATT Center. What are you doing squatting at the hotel entrance? No wonder you were mistaken for a paparazzi and chased away." Lin Tian knew exactly why Su Qun had come, but he was indulging in a wicked mood and didn't want to say it himself.
"I only arrived in San Antonio this morning. There's no other way. Time is tight and the task is heavy. The leaders didn't give me enough funding, so I can only stay here for one night. Therefore, I have to give up the Rising Stars Challenge and only cover the individual events and the main event."
"I only have one question." Lin Tian looked at Su Qun, who was cautiously watching him, and tilted his head, saying, "You guys don't actually know that I exist in the NBA, do you?"
"This—" Su Qun was clearly embarrassed.
After all, his main job now is not actually reporting on the NBA. His domestic NBA business is currently characterized by trial and error, taking it one step at a time.
"Just say what you want to say. I'm easy to get along with." Lin Tian looked at Su Qun and once again revealed his harmless smile.
"Um—we do know that the Bulls have a rookie named LIN, but because we don't have any further information, we only know that you are from the University of Pennsylvania and are a top student, but we really don't know whether you are Chinese, of Chinese descent, Japanese, or Korean."
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"Many of us weren't even sure if you were Asian, since there are so few broadcasts of your matches in China; we haven't had a chance to watch your games properly," Su Qun said, increasingly embarrassed. "Otherwise, I could have easily saved an extra day!"
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. So what's the matter with you here now? Are you preparing to give me an exclusive interview?" Lin Tian looked at Su Qun, already fully aware of his purpose.
Instead of covering the individual events at the ATT Center, they were staking out the hotel entrance. What else could they be doing? Taking photos of Lin Tian meeting with different girls for blackmail?
"Is that okay?" Su Qun's eyes lit up immediately!
Although he had just gotten off the plane today, he had already heard about the Lin Tian phenomenon that had suddenly swept across the country. Even though his superiors had not given him any tasks, he decided not to go to cover the individual events, but to just wait for Lin Tian at the hotel entrance!
He waited for several hours before Lin Tian finally came out.
This time, Su Qun was taking a gamble. If Lin Tian was difficult to get along with and refused to agree to the interview, Su Qun would definitely not have time to go to the ATT Center to cover the individual events, and half of his business trip would be impossible to complete.
In that case, he will most likely be criticized!
Therefore, Su Qun looked at Lin Tian with anticipation in her eyes, while also calculating in her mind how to persuade Lin Tian, what benefits she could offer him, and how she could help Lin Tian so that he would agree to her request.
"Sure, this is my first exclusive interview in China, so I'll leave it to you! But you'd better do a good job."
Lin Tian smiled and readily agreed!
"Don't worry! I'm a great writer! I've won many essay competitions! I'm the best writer in our newspaper! I'll make sure your story spreads throughout China! I'll make sure everyone knows you!" Su Qun's eyes shone with excitement!
Lin Tian's first domestic interview!
This one report alone could have transformed him from an ordinary reporter who wasn't highly regarded at the newspaper into a nationally renowned sports reporter!
A renowned journalist!
Tsk tsk tsk!
This name alone is exciting!
As for Lin Tian, his gaze towards Su Qun was filled with even more interest.
This guy founded the Basketball Pioneer newspaper, which was the best-selling newspaper in the sports world at the time!
It's no exaggeration to say that he was a figure who ruled an entire era!
Since he's going to start the "Basketball Pioneer Newspaper," why not turn it into the "Lin's Basketball Pioneer Newspaper"?
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