Super All-around Point Guard

Chapter 424 Become a host!

In order to win the All-Star vote, Xie Chen did not hesitate to repeat his old tricks and offend the great master Carter, just to become the All-Star vote leader again and prove that he is still the most popular star in the league. As long as he proves this, Then Adam Xiao Hua will terminate Xie Chen's suspension as a matter of course.

On the night before the news was announced, Hassan Wade and other good brothers had a drink with Xie Chen. Needless to say, they also talked about Porzingis. Xie Chen thanked Wade for playing against Porzingis in the game. He asked Wade in return that the Heat and the Knicks are likely to become each other's fierce rivals in the playoffs and helped grow Porzingis. Isn't Wade afraid that he will be defeated by him? Wade said something very meaningful. He said that if the Heat were destined not to reach the finals for six consecutive years, he hoped that the person who would win in the end would be Xie Chen.

The next day, Hassan woke up still slightly drunk. After washing up at Xie Chen's house, he found that Wade, Xie Chen and the others were not awake yet. Bored, Hassan turned on his phone and browsed, and suddenly found that the NBA officially announced the All-Star voting results. Second round results.

Hassan was very surprised: "The results of the second round are out? I don't know if my ranking has improved. I really want to join Xie in the All-Stars. This kid boasted twice before, and now it goes without saying that the number of votes must be exceeded." It’s in!”

Hassan found himself first, and the number of votes has indeed improved compared to the previous results. It seems that he still has a good chance of going to Toronto to participate in the All-Star Game this year!

When I went to see Xie Chen again, my ranking dropped instead of rising! The first place is still Stephen Curry, and the gap between him and Xie Chen is getting wider and wider!

"What the hell, how could this happen?" Hassan wondered. This doesn't make sense at all. Last year, Xie Chen boasted about his dunking ability. Everyone voted for Xie Chen out of curiosity. In the end, Xie Chen surpassed Stephen Ku with an assist. Here, is it possible that everyone has stopped doing this this year? But this doesn't make sense, because Xie Chen didn't brag last year, he fulfilled his promise, and everyone should continue to believe in him.

"Hey, Xie, wake up, come and see your All-Star voting results!" Hassan rushed into Xie Chen's room. Since Xie Chen had a party with them last night, Katie lived with Xie Chen's parents. .

Xie Chen was woken up by Hassan and vaguely heard Hassan mentioning the results of the All-Star voting. Then he suddenly realized that today was the day when the results of the second round of voting were announced. Xie Chen squinted his eyes and said calmly: "Why are you excited? Did I surpass Curry and become No. 1? Wasn't it the same last year, Hassan, you should get used to these things."

Xie Chen thought Hassan was shouting excitedly because Xie Chen had a high number of votes. Unexpectedly, Hassan told him: "You guessed wrong, brother. Your current ranking cannot even compare with Jimmy Butler."

"What? Are you sure you're not kidding me?" Xie Chen quickly took the phone and saw that in the latest ranking, his ranking not only did not rise but fell!

"How is this possible! There is no reason for fans not to vote for me because of my fight. And from what I know, there should be a lot of people who voted for me." Xie Chen immediately sat up from the bed , and then quickly called the agent. He also learned the news immediately, and he didn't believe it. He was communicating with the people at the headquarters whether something went wrong.

Hassan sighed: "Last year, I was not qualified to participate in the All-Star Game with you. This year, I can go, but you can't. That's such a pity. Sorry, brother, I can't accompany you. I have to go as soon as possible." Meet up with the team and fly out of New York."

Xie Chen nodded and hugged Hassan goodbye.

Later, when Xie Chen was worried and doubtful, Ci Shiping came unexpectedly.

Speaking of which, Ci Shiping is indeed a rare visitor. Although this guy was recruited to New York by Xie Chen, Ci Shiping has often deliberately avoided Xie Chen since he joined the team. This time, he took the initiative to find Xie Chen. I don't know why.

"Why are you here?" Xie Chen asked curiously.

Ci Shiping looked angry as soon as he came in. He took off his leather jacket and threw it on the carpet. He took out his cell phone and threw it on the sofa. Xie Chen was surprised and didn't wonder what Ci Shiping was angry about. I was a little surprised that he knew how to protect his phone.

"Thank you, can you bear it?" Ci Shiping asked angrily.

"What can I endure?" Xie Chen was still confused.

Ci Shiping pointed at his mobile phone and said: "All-Star voting! Didn't you watch it? Your ranking did not rise but fell. Now it is even worse than Jimmy Butler. This is simply a naked deception! I doubt the NBA official Data falsification must be done by that old man Adam Silver. He is the best at this, isn't he? Last time we had a group fight, oh, no, it was you who had a group fight, and you even banned me for one game! Although in the end I apologized and compensated me, but is that useful? If I could have played in that game, maybe our Knicks would have won a victory!"

Xie Chen finally understood why Ci Shiping was so angry and why he was screaming and running to find him. It turned out that he was still concerned about being tricked by Adam Xiao Hua before. This time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xie Chen's vote count was abnormal. Ci Shiping Ping wanted to join forces with Xie Chen to find trouble with Adam Xiao Hua.

Xie Chen smiled and patted Ci Shiping and said, "It's hard to come here. Sit down and calm down. I'll make you a cup of tea. You're already 36, and don't call me Adam Xiaohua." He's not much older than you, and he looks younger than you."

Ci Shiping touched his rough skin and said angrily: "Nonsense, he is just whiter than me. He looks older than my grandfather."

Seeing Ci Shiping complaining so much about Adam Xiaohua, Xie Chen was helpless. Speaking of which, the last time Adam Xiaohua punished Ci Shiping, he probably did it for Xie Chen.

Xie Chen poured a cup of tea for Ci Shiping and sat down, then asked: "You guessed it right. I talked to my agent and he also said that my vote count might be inaccurate. It couldn't be for such a long time. The number of votes has only increased by this small amount, but we, as players, cannot interfere in this kind of thing. What are you going to do when you come to me?"

Ci Shiping said quickly: "What else can we do? Go directly to the headquarters to find him and argue with him!"

Xie Chen nodded: "It's really simple and straightforward, let's go!"

Seeing Xie Chen getting up on the spot, even Ci Shiping was shocked. He didn't expect Xie Chen to agree so readily! Ci Shiping didn't hesitate. After Xie Chen changed his clothes, the two went directly to the NBA headquarters and waited for about twenty minutes before he showed up in Adam Silver's office.

Adam Xiao Hua walked over gracefully, his smile still shy and kind: "Sorry, you two, I suddenly have something to deal with, so I'm late."

When Ci Shiping saw Xiao Hua walking in, he immediately rushed forward as if he wanted to fight. However, Adam Xiao Hua is not David Stern. Xiao Hua is very tall. Ci Shiping could not inflict any momentum on the opponent. Any oppression, coupled with the disparity in status between the two, Xiao Hua did not even look at Ci Shiping.

Ci Shiping said to Xiao Hua: "Mr. President, don't blame us for our nonsense, but Xie's number of votes is too strange. You also know that he has attracted a lot of attention with his hype on the Internet. How could his ranking be lowered? This Is there an error in your calculations?"

Adam Xiao Hua didn't stop since he entered the office. He walked to his seat before sitting down. He put his hands on the desk and said seriously: "Are you also here to talk to me about the number of thank you votes? I just want to talk to Xie While we are talking about this matter, could you please stay outside for a while?"

Ci Shiping was suddenly stunned, why did he push himself aside? Ci Shiping came here with selfish motives, but he was not willing to leave like this, so he quickly brought up the past: "Last time you suspended me for one game for no reason, which directly led to the Knicks' current losing streak. Now the whole team is You have no fighting spirit, you must be responsible for this! You must give me an explanation!"

Adam Xiao Hua guessed that Ci Shiping would mention this matter, and said helplessly: "I wonder what explanation Mr. Ci Shiping wants?" Regarding the suspension, they officially apologized and compensated, so what else could they ask for? ? Ci Shiping thought for a while and said: "If I am suspended for something like this next time, you have to deal with it leniently and at least reduce the standard of the two-game suspension. How about that?"

"Deal!" Adam Xiaohua only thought for a moment and agreed to Ci Shiping's request on the spot!

"Oh, this guy has made a lot of money." Xie Chen also smiled.

"Hahaha." Ci Shiping laughed quickly, stepped forward to shake hands with Adam Xiao Hua, and said, "Thank you, Mr. President. I believe you will have a pleasant conversation with Xie, so I won't interrupt."

Ci Shiping walked out of the room with joy.

After Ci Shiping left, Adam Xiao Hua looked at Xie Chen with a smile. He did not mention the All-Star voting results first, but talked about himself to Xie Chen: "Xie, do you know? I have been in New York since I was a child. Growing up, I have been a Knicks fan since I was a child. I love this team even more than you. When I knew you were going to come to New York to play, I was so excited. This team has not had such talented players for a long time. Yes! I thought everything would develop as I expected, but something unexpected happened that exceeded my expectations. I really want to say that your incident in Orlando made me so embarrassed."

Xie Chen didn't say anything. As a president, from the perspective of interests, Adam Xiao Hua did not like Xie Chen's behavior, but from Xie Chen's perspective, Xie Chen did nothing wrong.

Adam Silver then said: "Fortunately, you didn't hurt the fan, which is a blessing, so don't worry, you won't be suspended forever."

Xie Chen finally spoke: "I know you haven't announced the number of games I've been suspended because of my consideration, but I really want to know the results of this All-Star voting. Am I really unpopular? The fans are disgusted with me. Are you doing these tricks?"

Adam Silver suddenly laughed: "Wow, it's really rare. The number one player in the league has begun to doubt his own popularity. Let me tell you the truth. In the second round of voting, your vote is not behind Jimmy Butler, but behind Jimmy Butler." Before Stephen Curry.”

Xie Chen was shocked on the spot: "What? You said I was the top vote-getter in the second round of voting? I was the first place?"

Adam Xiao Hua smiled and nodded: "You are still so popular, aren't you? Fans still accept what you brag about, don't they? However, before announcing this result, I thought about it and announced it directly. Is it the only way? If you naturally become the vote leader and selected for the All-Stars, there will still be fans saying how can a person who beats fans go to the All-Stars as the vote leader? So I want to deliberately lower your ranking. , making fans worry that you will not be able to participate in the All-Star Game due to the impact of the fight. People all over the world want to see you participate in the All-Star Game, compete with LeBron James in a dunk showdown, and surpass Vince Carter to become the strongest dunk in history. The general's heroic words, the challenge of defeating Curry without Curry's posture, everything is too attractive to them. Therefore, in order for you to enter the All-Stars, they will do everything to support you. Only then will they truly Forget what you used to do.”

Speaking of which, Adam Xiao Hua also had good intentions. After hearing this, Xie Chen finally understood what all this was about, so he asked: "Then when will you restore my normal number of votes?"

Adam Xiao Hua stood up and shook his head: "It's not that simple. You need to do what I say."

Depend on! You know Adam Xiao Hua did this just to threaten Xie Chen into doing something! What a cunning old man!

"Okay, tell me what happened." Xie Chen said helplessly.

Adam Silver said: "First, do some activities to express gratitude to the fans. I'm afraid you have to go to Orlando to do this once. We will arrange everything, and you may need to donate some money."

Xie Chen had no objection to this matter, and had already guessed that Xiao Hua would ask him to do this, so he nodded: "What else?"

Adam Silver didn't say it directly, but asked: "By the way, I heard that you trained in Los Angeles after being suspended? Will you also go to Los Angeles in the future?"

Xie Chen nodded dully, not understanding why Adam Xiao Hua asked this, and replied: "I want to train quietly by myself, so I chose to be in Los Angeles. What's wrong?"

Adam Xiaohua smiled and said: "Not a bad choice. I suddenly thought that T.NT TV station was there, and it happened that the host of open court was a little uncomfortable these two days. I have made arrangements with you, and you will go over and be a substitute. Go be the host of Time, your wife has also been the host of ESPN, I believe she will also support you."

"What? Go to TNT to be a host? Brag with guys like O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Barkley, Thomas?" Xie Chen stood up excitedly, never expecting that Adam Silver would arrange this job for him .

Adam Xiao Hua patted Xie Chen on the shoulder and said: "Let people across the country and even the world feel your humor, kindness, fun, and optimism through TV. This is the best way to restore your reputation. Come on, I'm optimistic about it." you!"

Adam Xiao Hua left after saying this, but Xie Chen really doubted whether Xie Chen could calmly maintain humor, kindness, fun and damn optimism if he went there to listen to their bragging!