Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

In a villa on the outskirts of Greenville, North Carolina, USA, a construction team is furiously decorating the villa.

"Hey, Li Shengli, concentrate, you can hang the ceiling crookedly. That's right, that one should go a little to the left." Foreman Lao Zhao raised his head and directed Li Shengli's work.

Speaking of which, Lao Zhao, as the foreman of the construction team, was usually a very strict person, but in front of Li Shengli, he even had to be cautious when speaking, just because Li Shengli was a bit scary because of his size.

On average, the height of an adult male is about 1.75 to 1.8 meters. However, Lao Zhao took a visual inspection. Although Li Shengli is young, this guy is definitely not only two meters tall, but even taller.

This terrifying height made Li Shengli look like a behemoth in human form, and the middle-aged men of the construction team looked like a group of children playing with mud in front of him.

...

The year is 1991.

Due to the surplus of labor force, there has been a wave of overseas labor services in China. Whether it is legal labor or illegal smuggling, a large number of labor forces have been transferred abroad anyway.

The same is true of the construction team where Li Shengli works. They are all Chinese, and most of them are illegal workers without legal status, so they can only choose to work at night to avoid some troubles. They start at 6 pm and finish at 10 pm. The hourly wage is $3, plus a packed lunch.

However, Li Shengli is different from his fellow workers.

Regardless of his size, he is only nineteen years old, but his brain is very bright, his academic performance is excellent, and he just caught up with the country's opportunity to cultivate talents, so he became a serious foreign student.

Although there is a national subsidy, he doesn't have to worry about tuition fees, but he still needs to solve other aspects by himself, and he is a child from an ordinary rural family. Even food and clothing are a big problem. After all, such a big man eats two or three times as much as ordinary people.

There is no way, he can only rely on part-time jobs to make ends meet.

But because of his height, the restaurant waiters, kitchens, and dishwashing workers were all out of luck for him. In the end, he could only apply for the construction team. With his height advantage, he became a mobile scaffolding, responsible for hanging the ceiling.

...

"Old Wang, how much do you think it will cost to buy such a big villa? The decoration alone will cost a lot, right?"

"Why do you have nothing to think about this. Although I don't know how much it will cost, but I know... People like us can't afford it even after a few lifetimes."

While Li Shengli was busy working, a few workers next to him sneaked in and chatted.

"Tsk, what is the origin of the owner of this villa? Why is he so rich?"

"I heard Lao Zhao say that he is a basketball star, his name is David or something. Cough... the name of a foreigner is too difficult to remember. A star like him can earn millions of dollars a year. .”

"A few... millions, or dollars? Oh my god, we can make so much money playing golf, so let's..."

"Hehe, save yourself, I heard that those football stars are very strong, and they are all big men. You are the only one with a head that can't be squeaky." The person who spoke suddenly thought of something, and glanced at the side Li Shengli joked: "Speaking of which, Li Shengli, you can try it, hahaha!"

...

How many dollars can you make playing basketball?

This is too much money.

Li Shengli didn't answer the coworker's joke, but there was a wave of turmoil in his heart, but after a while he shook his head and shook off his unrealistic thoughts.

Speaking of which, basketball is one of Li Shengli's few hobbies.

Because of his height, he joined the school's basketball team in high school, but domestic basketball was not popular at that time, and coupled with his busy schedule, he could only find time to play with his classmates occasionally.

Later, he studied in the United States. Although he had a lot of spare time, he was always busy with his stomach, and the basketball he once loved could only be left behind by him.

"David?"

"Although I don't know who this person is, he should be a very powerful star."

Li Shengli kept David's name in his heart even though he didn't make friends with him.

...

Ten p.m.

The working hours of the construction team ended, and it was time for supper that Li Shengli was most looking forward to.

After eating box lunches for three people in a row, Li Shengli only burped when the foreman Lao Zhao turned blue.

After eating, he didn't rush back to the school dormitory. Instead, he walked to a public basketball court next to the villa, because an 'old friend' was waiting for him there.

"Hey, Mr. Thompson, you came very early today." Li Shengli greeted enthusiastically.

Some time ago, he accidentally discovered this stadium, because it was already ten o'clock in the evening after work was over, so the stadium was empty, except for him, there was only one middle-aged black uncle in his thirties and forties—Mr. Thompson.

So Li Shengli, whose hands were itchy, played bullfighting with Mr. Thompson, and then the two could always meet here every night.

"You're finally here. I thought you wouldn't be here today." Thompson looked very happy to see Li Shengli appear.

"How is it possible, I lost so badly yesterday, I said I must win back today. Let's start now, I can't wait."

Without saying a word, Li Shengli took off his shirt, revealing his solid muscles. This action is accompanied by Chinese subtitles "I can't wait anymore", which is exactly the style of the beginning of the island country literary film.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't think too much, picked up the ball and started playing bullfighting.

...

Thompson is only a little over 1.9 meters tall, a head shorter than Li Shengli, but he has to admit... his level is very high, not only his speed is amazing, but his shooting percentage is also terrifying.

However, Li Shengli is not an ordinary person. Standing on the court, he is like a different person in peacetime. He is extremely focused. Although his skills are a bit rough, he has an absolute advantage in height, and he has played back and forth with Thompson.

half an hour later.

"Thompson, are you sure you are just an amateur player? Why do I think... your level has reached the level of a professional player." Li Shengli sat on the ground and wiped his sweat.

"Professional players? Just kidding, those professional players you mentioned are only worthy of carrying my shoes. Oh, yes, speaking of it, your strength has improved a lot recently, and you can almost carry my shoes."

Thompson had a smug smile on his face, but no matter how Li Shengli looked at it, this guy seemed to be bragging.

"Okay, it's almost time, I'm going back to school." Looking at the time, Li Shengli got up and patted his butt, "Thompson, I'm not in good shape today, wait until tomorrow... I will definitely not lose tomorrow.

"I remember...you said the same thing yesterday."

"I've figured out your routine, don't even try to shoot in front of me."

"Oh, God, you seem to have said that sentence the day before yesterday."

"I... I... goodbye!"

It has to be said that Thompson is definitely an awkward chat genius and a topic stopper. Li Shengli was choked uncomfortable, picked up his clothes, said goodbye and slipped out, while Thompson secretly breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Li Shengli leave.

"Damn, I'm exhausted. What did this guy eat to grow up? It's getting harder and harder to beat him." Thompson panted slightly, far less relaxed than Li Shengli saw, "His physical fitness is too strong." It’s scary, it’s not worse than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but... his skills are really terrible, if he can learn from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, few people will be able to fight him in the paint, right?”