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When checking out of the hotel, Yang Rui specially chatted with the five people he selected and made a summer training plan for them.

Except for Ben Wallace, the other four are all head coaches shooting. Bowen only cares about the bottom corner on the right side, and the others are on both sides and in the middle. The farther the range, the better.

Flying back to New York that night, Yang Rui and Thibodeau went to the manager's office to meet with Ernie Grunfeld early the next morning.

"Congratulations, you did a great job this time." Ernie shook hands with the two of them vigorously. "Please sit down."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ernie got down to business. "The bonus of 5,000 per person has already been credited to the account."

Thibodeau was excited, and Yang Rui was very happy. Giving money is the most realistic reward, and they are not rich now. The Knicks deserved to be famous for being rich and powerful, as long as they did a good job, bonuses were absolutely indispensable.

"Have you encountered any difficulties in this work? You can also mention which players impressed you deeply."

Thibodeau had a lot to say, but resisted looking at Yang Rui, motioning him to speak first. After this summer league, he completely gave up the idea of ​​competing for the first assistant coach.

Regardless of offensive layout or on-the-spot adaptability, Yang Rui is obviously better than Thibodeau. Van Gundy is a defensive expert. Thibodeau can't do much. He needs to keep a low profile.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Tom and I cooperate very well. There is no difficulty in one attack and one defense. In terms of players, we unanimously recommend the team's first five players. They all have specialties and can help the team. Tom, what do you think? Supplementary?"

"The summer league is gone. It's all about tactics. We're just waiting to communicate with Jeff." Thibodeau continued.

"We'll have to wait until September to discuss basketball. You should enjoy your vacation now and attend the celebration party at the Blues Club the night after tomorrow. You can bring your family." Ernie laughed.

The celebration was less fanfare, at a private club near Madison Square Garden, owned by the Dolan family, where parties were often held.

Ernie asked: "Jerry, the reporters from the cable TV sports station will conduct an exclusive interview with you tomorrow. They will contact you by phone. You can decide the location of the interview. Try to talk about hot topics and don't be restrained. Many fans know you."

Yang Rui thought to himself that if he was interviewed in the apartment, it would be a hot spot. Living in 8 square meters for two people is not as good as a student dormitory, but he and Thomas are ready to move out.

Thibodeau is very envious. The bonus is the same for both of them. In fact, the management is more optimistic about Yang Rui and plans to use the team's resources to promote him.

Knicks owner James Dolan is a legendary figure who has been drinking and taking drugs and is considered to have an unstable temper. In 1993, he was sent to a drug rehabilitation center for treatment. And Dolan is very fond of music in his spare time, and he has performed as a singer. At the same time, he is also a philanthropist with a wide range of friends.

Dolan is the chairman of Madison Square Garden, the president and CEO of Cable Systems, and also oversees the New York Knicks, the NHL's New York Rangers, the WNBA's New York Liberty, and the NHL's Connecticut Beluga .

My own cable sports channel is open to the whole United States. Who Dolan wants to support is a matter of one word. The Knicks did not announce Yang Rui as an assistant coach before, because they wanted to spend some time investigating. If his summer league performance is poor, Dolan will not Do you mind spending some liquidated damages to dismiss him, and then find an experienced teaching assistant.

Now, Yang Rui has truly become a member of the Knicks.

Yang Rui thought it was a bad thing to cry poorly in front of the camera, and asked, "Manager, what is the hot spot? Can you give me an example?"

Ernie thought for a while and smiled: "It's a topic that attracts attention. You can talk about the difficult process of getting your coaching qualification certificate, and it doesn't matter if you have encountered racial discrimination, but don't forget to point out that our team does not have this kind of training." kind of thing."

In the United States, racial discrimination is always the most "explosive point", often making headlines, and countless lawsuits are filed every year because of this kind of thing.

Yang Rui understands what the team thinks, and uses his identity as a Chinese to make hype. Now more and more people watch the NBA in China, and the economy is developing rapidly. It is a big potential market. Under the premise that each team has no Chinese players, the assistant coach is Chinese gimmicks are good.

The Knicks have always been good at making money. Even in Yang Rui’s previous life, during the 2014-15 season, the Knicks had the worst record of 17 wins and 65 losses in team history. After one year, they still created nearly 300 million US dollars in revenue. It’s so amazing .

Coming out of the arena, Yang Rui walked home as usual and exercised his body by the way. He was thinking about the interview all the way, and he didn't think there would be any explosive points.

If it was the original Jerry, he would have talked about his hardships since he was a child, and cried tears from his nose. Yang Rui was different, he just received the memory, he was like a bystander of those tragic experiences, he didn't have a deep understanding, and he didn't have a strong sense of substitution.

Even if he really felt miserable, there was no evidence for how those coaches satirized him at the same time. If the other party refused to admit it in an interview, it would appear that he was a narrow-minded person.

It's a headache, can't he accept the interview and say "Am I a genius?" Feel free to comment, and people will see the results in the future.

Back at the apartment, Thomas, who had gone out to find a job, hadn't come back yet.

Yang Rui began to think about moving. Now that he has more than ten thousand dollars in his bank card, he will have more income after the start of the new season, so he can definitely rent a better apartment.

The phone rang, and Yang Rui reached out to pick up the receiver. "Hello."

On the other end of the phone was a male voice with a tobacco and alcohol voice. "Hey, little mouse, we have a party tomorrow night, do you want to come?"

Hearing this London tone, Yang Rui thought that Jerry's soul had disappeared, and began to agitate, and many memories flooded his mind uncontrollably.

This man's name is Achill Strachan, in his early thirties, of British descent, and a coach who graduated from the five-star basketball training camp at the same time as Jerry.

Jerry works part-study, besides attending classes, he also works as a waiter in a nearby restaurant. Achill happens to frequent that restaurant, so he deliberately asks Jerry for service, and paying the normal amount of tips seems to be a gift from heaven, and he always cynicizes , The sense of superiority breaks through the sky.

In China, many people like to advocate the gentlemanly demeanor of the British, but in Jerry's memory, the British he met were cheap and arrogant, always thinking of bullying, and they were all bad in their bones.

Jerry was humiliated at the last party, which led to Yang Rui crossing over. This time, Aqier wanted to find a sense of superiority from him, and had a perverted habit of trampling on the dignity of others.

"Why don't you talk? Could it be that you haven't found a job yet, are you embarrassed to come? Dinner is free." Aqier asked triumphantly: "Or...you were angry when we persuaded you last time?"

"No, I don't want to miss the free dinner." A sneer appeared on the corner of Yang Rui's mouth. "How could I be angry? I am a broad-minded person, and I have no overnight hatred."

Achill only felt that "Jerry" had a thick skin, and he would rather be laughed at just to get a meal, which is really weird.

Yang Rui's goal is not to get money, but to find the "hot spot" of the news, a shortcut to fame.

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