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Yang Rui commented on the game, ate, drank and had fun, and soon in February 2004, the All-Star Weekend was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The alliance has begun to show a pattern of strong east and weak west. The Lakers' record was at the bottom, and Kobe still became the starter of the Western Conference All-Star. The other four players were Baron Davis, Garnett, Duncan, and O'Neal.

Kobe's popularity has also declined. He was the league's top voter last season, but this time he is not as popular as Duncan in the Western Conference.

Surprisingly, Warriors center Eric Dampier was named an All-Star. Once O'Neal left, Brad Miller didn't come, and there were no good centers in the West. At this time, Dampier, who averaged 12 points and 12 rebounds per game, was particularly eye-catching.

There are many stars in the East, and Yao Ming was not selected for the All-Star because of his poor statistics.

Larry Brown is a stubborn old man. Yang Rui satirized him and the media criticized him. Everyone thought that Yao's name should be reused. Under the pressure, he lost his temper instead.

The old man just doesn't use Yao's name, you bite me?

As a result, the Knicks ranked fifth in the East, with an average record. Only Ben Wallace was selected as an All-Star.

What is even more shocking than Dampier's All-Star selection is that Ben Wallace became the star starter in the Eastern Conference. He received a total of 1,982,251 votes, and "Shark" O'Neill only had more than 1.4 million votes and was forced to substitute. The two job-hopping also caused O'Neill's popularity to decline sharply.

The fans recognized that Daben was the best defensive player, Yao Ming was a parallel importer, and Yang Rui complained about Yao Ming, but he didn't change the impression.

There are four other starters in the Eastern Conference: Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Brand.

Carter once again became the top voter. This season, the Raptors' record has rebounded and ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference.

The biggest beneficiary of the butterfly effect is Carmelo Anthony, Kirilenko is in the Raptors, Francis is also in the Eastern Hornets, and there is a lack of stars in the western perimeter. Anthony was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season, and Hamilton was also selected as a substitute.

Yao Ming represented the second grade in the rookie competition and arrived in Los Angeles. He wasn't interested at all, but the league made it mandatory to be there.

Yang Rui called Yao Ming to come to his house as a guest, and suggested: "Don't listen to Larry Brown's SB's arrangement. He usually coaches high mid-range shots and mid-range three-pointers. In the summer, he will force the palace team. Be aggressive, you Just say that if you don’t trade, you can go back to China, and you can just scold Brown directly, and I will trade you to which team I have determined.”

"Really?" With this assurance, Yao Ming felt much better.

"I believe you have the strength to be an All-Star. Listen to me. Don't gain weight. Practice shooting while maintaining mobility. It would be better if you can practice passing the ball. As long as these points are done well, we will play Brown together And Knicks' face." Yang Rui wasn't talking empty words, he was already planning to bring Yao Ming.

Yao Ming, who was just selected as the No. 1 pick, is worth a lot, and the Knicks will never change him. He has played as a substitute for two consecutive years, his statistics are ugly, and his worth has dropped. As long as you come up with enough chips, you will definitely be able to impress the Knicks.

"Forcing the palace...can it work?" Yao Ming smiled wryly, he had never done such a thing, and the United States was not his home field.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Of course, you don't need to think about giving Brown face. Americans like individual, domineering people, and don't like honest players. If you want to become a star, you should learn to be cruel."

Yao Ming carries the hope of hundreds of millions of Chinese fans, but he cannot be a lifetime substitute in the NBA. At Yang Rui's home, he called his agent to prepare for the forced palace. They won't talk about cooperating with Yang Rui, that will only make the deal more difficult.

Yang Rui is still waiting. Lakers owner Jerry Buss hasn't contacted him so far, so he is very calm.

Yang Rui had a conflict with the Wizards, and the negative impact was two-way. Many people felt that his behavior was too domineering.

Old Buss is also an older boss, if Yang Ruifu and the Lakers fall out, he can't stand the excitement. He's now added Jim Buss, Jenny Buss to the front office, ready for the transition. What he worried about was that the two of them would not be able to control Yang Rui in the future, or even have conflicts, so they couldn't make up their minds for a long time.

Old Buss’s thoughts are not unfounded, because Yang Rui looks down on the children of Old Buss in his heart. The prerequisite for his willingness to join the Lakers is that until 2011, this team is in the hands of Old Buss. When his health was failing, Bass Jr. began to point fingers.

The Lakers under the management of Old Buss for more than 30 years have basically been an aristocratic team. Although there are downturns, the reconstruction can be completed in one or two years. After the death of Old Buss, the Lakers quickly fell. valley bottom. At the time when Yang Rui crossed, the Lakers were still a hopelessly bad team, and they couldn't achieve results even if they spent money.

Yang Rui is not in a hurry, because he has many choices. Before that, the management of the Cavaliers, Kings, and Warriors has contacted his agent.

In the rookie game, "Little Emperor" James and "Little Overlord" Stoudemire became the focus, and the two performed wonderful dunks several times. In the end, the second grade won, and Stoudemire was elected as the MVP of the rookie game.

The star game was one-sided. The Eastern team defeated the Western Conference 143 to 122. O'Neal came off the bench and scored 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and was elected the MVP.

Yang Rui was present to watch the game, and as a guest commentator on TNT radio, he explained the rookie game and star game.

At the end of February, Stana Katic was invited to attend the Oscars, and Yang Rui walked the red carpet with her as her male companion.

"Lost in Translation" received four Oscar nominations, director and screenwriter Sofia - Coppola won the best original screenplay award, the other three best actor, best picture, best director went to him.

Steiner's acting Oscar judges looked down upon. She doesn't have much ambition, she never thought of becoming a movie queen, she is content with making commercial films.

At the beginning of March, the crew of "The Spy" was properly arranged, and the filming officially started. The young director Jack Kasdan, who had directed the highly acclaimed comedy "Freaks and Nerds" in 1999, was hired to direct.

In Yang Rui's previous life, "The Spy" was directed by Paul Feige. Now it is ten years earlier, Feige is still working as a screenwriter and actor, and only worked as an assistant for Kasdan in "Freaks and Nerds". The two shoot similarly.

In the end, the investment of this film will definitely be controlled at about 40 million. The only person with a relatively high salary is Stana Katic. Villain, not too low.

This is also quite normal. Now Hollywood actresses are generally not paid too much. Charlize Theron, who became the queen of the movie, took over the filming of "Wonder Woman" with a salary of only 10 million, which is already the highest salary in her career.

It is rumored that Chow Yun-fat received 13 million yuan for "Bulletproof Monk", and five or six million yuan for "Anna and the King". He can only accept it, and after reading the script, he wants to rely on this to make a comeback.

According to Hollywood's unspoken rules, no one will ask Chow Yun-fat to make a movie with a high salary in the short term, and we have to wait until his net worth is gone.

The lead actress Scarlett and the male lead Matt Bomer only paid 300,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan, purely for newcomers. Even if Scarlett is an acquaintance, she has to follow the rules and not disturb the market.

Even so, Scarlett's mother, Melanie, and father, Carsten, were very grateful to Yang Rui. They went to Los Angeles to meet Yang Rui and gave gifts to express their gratitude.

When eating together, they were filled with emotion: "Our fat man will be entrusted to you in the future."