My 1999

For the Lakers, the center position is undoubtedly O'Neal, and there is no surprise at the power forward. He is already 40 years old and joined the Lakers as a free agent just to be like the old postman Karl Malone who won the championship.

The small forward position is: Devin George, who was selected by the Lakers with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of 1999, averaged 6.9 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. He is a standard blue-collar player.

He is also the weakest and least famous of the Lakers' five positions.

The shooting guard is Kobe Bryant, the best shooting guard in the future.

The point guard has partnered with the old postman all his life, and finally joined the Lakers' glove Payton for the championship.

Compared to the star-studded Lakers, the Warriors are undoubtedly far behind.

Whether it was Yao Ming, Ben, Richardson, Arenas or Billups, before last year, they were basically unknown people.

It was last year's battle with the Lakers that gave them a certain reputation throughout the league.

But it is far from being compared with the Lakers who won two championships.

Looking at the crowd who were still warming up, Xu Liang's eyes lingered for a moment.

"Kevin, which side do you think will win?"

Kevin Feige was about to say ‘Warriors’ without hesitation, but stopped when he reached his lips.

If he mentioned the Warriors and the big boss asked him why, he would be blinded.

After a few quick turns in my mind.

"BOSS, I don't know much about basketball, so I'm not sure who can win."

Xu Liang smiled and said: "As far as I know, many Americans have their own favorite sports. If you don't like basketball, what do you like?"

"Football. I like more intense competition. Football stirs up my emotions more than basketball and football."

Xu Liang responded.

Among the four major sports leagues in the United States, football ranks first, followed by baseball and ice hockey, and finally basketball.

Football is the most popular sport in the United States, and the annual Super Bowl is comparable to the domestic Spring Festival Gala.

“Ever thought about buying a football team?”

"Of course I have thought about it, but it's a pity that I don't have your business talent and I don't make that much money."

Xu Liang smiled and patted his shoulder.

"Work hard, and if Marvel succeeds, I guarantee you will become a billionaire."

Kevin Feige promised with excitement and anticipation on his face at the right time.

"I will work hard to live up to your expectations."

"Um."

beep…….

With the long roar that resounded throughout the stadium, this game that more than 10 million people watched was finally about to begin.

The jump ball was undoubtedly Yao Ming and O'Neal.

Xu Liang looked at the two people walking towards the center circle.

O'Neal has developed horizontally, gaining weight and becoming a "fat shark".

Yao Ming is similar. Compared with when he first entered the NBA, he is obviously stronger. With a little effort, you can see the muscle lines tattooed on his arms and thighs.

However, because Xu Liang specifically requested that Yao Ming's weight should not exceed 125 kilograms, Yao, who had successfully gained weight, was still very slim in front of O'Neal.

The two sides jumped the ball, and Yao Ming, who had the advantage of height, passed the ball to Billups.

The main players of the Lakers, except for Kobe and Devin George, are all old guys. Even Shark is 32 years old.

In contrast, the oldest member of the Warriors' main team, Ben, is only 28 years old.

The five people were like five sharp arrows, quickly rushing towards the Lakers backcourt.

The astonishingly fast Kobe followed Arenas and Richardson closely, trying to defend one against the other.

It's a pity that Billups didn't pass it to them at all. After entering the Lakers' backcourt, he casually threw it to the back right.

A huge figure rose into the sky.

boom……!

With the roar of the basket, the entire arena was quickly ignited by this explosive alley-oop.

"Yao, kill them!"

"Yao Ming, I love you."

“Yao, kick the Lakers’ ass.”…

Hearing all kinds of shouts, Yao Ming, who was excited in his heart, swung on the basket twice and landed gently.

Xu Liang saw this and nodded with satisfaction.

Yao Ming, who did not gain too much weight, did not lose his flexibility and speed.

"That's good. The 32-year-old Shark can't play for a few more years. There's no need to waste your precious career life on him." Xu Liang said.

In the NBA, there are no heavy centers at all, and 125 kilograms is enough.

When O'Neal retires, he can even reduce it a little more.

Offense and defense transition.

Payton, who could no longer run, waited until his teammates were in position before preparing to pass the ball.

He glanced at Kobe's eager eyes not far away, and after thinking about it, he passed it to the big shark inside.

He is more familiar with O'Neal than Kobe.

Unexpectedly, it was not Yao Ming who defended O'Neal, but Ben.

This kind of misplaced defense has been the Warriors' regular tactic against the Lakers since last season.

Use an amazingly powerful player to defend O'Neal, constantly consuming his energy.

No matter how good O'Neal is, he is still 32 years old and has passed his prime.

Seeing O'Neal sticking out his big butt and arching back suddenly, pushing away the target and driving into the basket, Yao Ming took a big step and used his height and arm length to help defend.

Although the big slap did not block the basketball, it also caused interference.

boom.

The basketball hit the neck of the basket and jumped up.

Yao Ming turned around quickly and blocked Karl Malone who was chasing him.

Unfortunately, the basketball still fell into the frame after jumping twice.

After the offense and defense are over, the offense and defense transition.

Billups dribbled the ball across half court. After a brief look, he waved his left hand and the basketball was in Yao Ming's hands.

Yao Ming held the ball in both hands, glanced at O'Neal, who was staring at him eagerly, smiled slightly, and dribbled back.

O'Neill's face showed confusion.

At this moment, Yao Ming jumped slightly and waved his hands quickly.

Under the soft touch, the basketball drew a wonderful arc and fell into the basket.

Got two points.

Seeing this scene, Warriors head coach Tom Thibodeau couldn't help but smile on his face.

Yao Ming couldn't guard against O'Neal's back blow, but he also had his own strengths.

With soft touch, accurate mid-range shots and even long shots.

Therefore, under his control, if the Lakers use O'Neal to defend Yao Ming, they will use his strengths and use his precise mid-range shot to pull O'Neal out of the basket.

If O'Neal doesn't come out, Yao Ming will shoot.

If someone else comes to guard you, keep shooting.

With a height of 2.26 meters and a wingspan, few people can block him.

If O'Neal defends him, let Richardson, Arenas, or even Billups attack the basket.

Seeing the aging Black Wind Shuangsha crumbling under the impact of Billups and Richardson, the fortune teller on the sidelines sighed inwardly.

He didn't want these two old guys at all.

If you have time, you might as well train young players.

But management feels they can still squeeze out some oil, and it's cheaper.

The management had the right idea in the past two games.

But after encountering a strong team like the Warriors, the boss of the Black Wind Shuangsha was exposed.

Although he was helpless, he still called a timeout.

Xu Liang glanced at the scoreboard of 14:8, and the smile on his face became a little brighter.

Although he doesn't know much about basketball, he can see that the Warriors have the advantage now.

"Good job, Rick."

Rick Gordon was overjoyed and said quickly: "Thanks to BOSS for being so discerning and choosing many capable players for us. Otherwise, the Warriors would not be as strong as they are now."

"Haha, cooperate well with Coach Tom. If the Warriors can win the championship this season, I will not be stingy with rewards."

"Don't worry, I will definitely supervise them."

While chatting, time passed little by little.

Although the Lakers use three-two zone defense or man-to-man tactics to set off a scoring wave from time to time, the Warriors always use relatively balanced abilities and tacit cooperation in each position to firmly control the situation on the court.

Four quarters of the game are over.

The Warriors beat the Lakers by 12 points 114:102.

This result was beyond the expectations of most media.

They originally thought that the Lakers, who had obtained the Black Wind and the Two Evils, would easily suppress the Warriors, but they did not expect that they were suppressed by the Warriors in the end.

"BOSS, the game is over, do you still want to meet the players?" Rick Gordon asked.

Xu Liang thought for a while and shook his head.

"If they advance to the finals, I will be there to watch in person. By the way, don't tell the following about my visit."

"OK."

After being sent off by Rick Gordon.

"Kevin, where do you live?"

“Hilton hotel suite.”

"I'll have someone take you back in a while. You can go back to Burbank tomorrow."

"OK."

"Think carefully about Marvel's development plan for the next five years."

Kevin Feige nodded solemnly.

Wait for the convoy to arrive at the gate of the manor.

"Lu Hui, we will arrange a car to take Kevin back later."

"OK."

After saying 'goodbye' and watching the car drive away, Xu Liangcai turned around and entered the manor.

When he came to the office, on his desk were many development reports of start-up companies in the incubation room of Hanhua Silicon Valley Branch.

He has approved a lot these days.

But there are still a dozen volumes left.

Of course, the information carried by words is very limited, and he doesn't have time to write hundreds or thousands of words.

Basically, after reading a piece of information and having a good idea, he will chat directly with the entrepreneur face-to-face through video.

This is more efficient.

As for whether it will compete with entrepreneurs from China, he is not worried at all.

Before the advent of the mobile era, few Chinese Internet companies were successful in the international market.

"Hey, this is interesting, let's start with you."

Xu Liang picked up the remote control next to him and turned on the electronic display screen opposite.

The network cables here and the company's network cables are installed independently, and the bandwidth is 40Mbps/second. Although the quality of the video is far inferior to that of ten years later, at least there is no lag.

"Mr. Xu."

Lin Junrui appeared in the video.

"Jun Rui, why are you here today?"

In the past, Xu Liang's videos were coordinated by the company's secretary, and Lin Junrui did not need to come forward at all.

"I would like to report to you on the progress of the acquisition of Android Company."

Xu Liang suddenly became serious.

Everything in the United States, except for the acquisition of MGM, is not as important as Android.

"What did Andy Rubin say? For sale?"

"Selling, but they're asking a very high price."

"How many?"

"$200 million!"

"What? 200 million US dollars?!" Xu Liang couldn't help but frown.

This is too high. Android has only been established for less than three months, so it is not worth the money.

"Mr. Xu, as the saying goes, if you ask for a high price, you have to pay back the money. It's normal for Andy Rubin to ask so much. However, it will probably take some time to talk carefully later to determine the real purchase price."

Xu Liang nodded, "Then let's have a good talk. Remember, don't be too enthusiastic."

"OK."

After the two chatted about Android again, Lin Junrui asked his secretary to find the entrepreneurial team of the company "The Date of the Rose", which translated into Chinese was "The Date of the Rose".

Not long after, three young people appeared in front of Xu Liang's screen.

The one in the middle is a thin white young man wearing glasses; on the left is a girl wearing an ordinary white T-shirt, with short black hair and obvious southern European features.

Finally, there is a young Chinese man.

"Wow, Xu, he is really the famous 'Caesar'." The girl cheered.

"Mr. Xu, you are my idol. No, you are the idol of all Chinese students." The young Chinese people were also full of excitement.

The white young man is a little calmer, but he is obviously not good at hiding his thoughts as a young man, and his current mood can be seen from the twitching corners of his mouth.

Xu Liang understood their current thoughts very well.

How ordinary people feel when they see Jack Ma is how they feel now.

"Everyone, calm down for a moment. Can you introduce yourselves first?"

"Hello, Mr. Xu, my name is Karg Kadlec, a senior student in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. I have completed my credits and can graduate at any time.

Also, you are my idol and the goal I strive to surpass. "

Looking at this shy and confident young man, Xu Liang smiled and nodded.

"I, I, it's my turn. Hello Mr. Xu, I am Qiu Yuandao, a senior student at Stanford University. I am a second-generation Chinese American, and you are also my idol."

"Hello Mr. Xu, I am Brandi Rosales, an exchange student from Italy. I like Chinese food very much."

Xu Liang smiled and said, "Are you all classmates?"

"Yes, we are both senior students in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University and very good friends." Brandi Rosales said quickly.

"Which of you came up with the idea for this company 'The date of the Rose'?" Xu Liang asked.

"It's Kag's attention." Qiu Yuandao quickly replied.

"So Mr. Kadlec, can you tell us about your original intention of establishing this website or the company?"

"Of course." Kag Kadlec organized his words, "Everyone's personality is different. For extroverts, it is easy to find a girlfriend.

But for some introverted people who are not good at sociability, finding a girlfriend is a very difficult thing.

Therefore, I plan to create a website so that both men and women can see each other's detailed information and find male and female friends through common interests.

This is my original intention of creating the TDOFTR website. "

"Kag, you might as well tell the truth." Brandi turned her head, "Xu, the reason why Kage founded the TDOFTR website was because he confessed his love to Jessica, a beauty in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford, but was rejected by her.

After he was angry, he proved to Jessica that he could find a better girl than her on his terms.

So he founded the TDOFTR website, and then ordered 10,000 white T-shirts with Leonardo's face on them from China and sold them through the TDOFTR website. "

"Oh, how much does one cost?" Xu Liang asked with interest.

"It doesn't cost any money. As long as you register on the TDOFTR website and register the information in accordance with the regulations, you can get one for free." Qiu Yuandao said quickly.

"It's a wonderful idea, but it requires a lot of initial investment to be realized," Xu Liang said.

Servers can be rented, but 10,000 T-shirts, even if ordered from China, will not be successful without 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars in shipping costs.

Twenty to thirty thousand US dollars is not a small amount even in the United States.

"In my junior year, I found a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP system, and they rewarded me with $100,000." Kag looked proud.

Xu Liang was stunned for a moment and looked at the confident young man in front of him.

"It seems Mr. Kadlec is an excellent computer engineer."

Even top engineers may not be able to find loopholes in Microsoft system software.

In addition to excellent technical ability, a certain amount of luck is also required.