The Way of the Center

Belgrade, the capital of the Republic of Serbia, is located at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. ΩΩ『Because of its extraordinary strategic significance, this city is also known as the "Key of the Balkans."

The important geographical location has become a sharp weapon for it to attract tourists and politicians, and of course it has also made it sad. Bombing, destruction has ravaged the land since the day the city was born. But every time, Belgrade was able to stubbornly stand up again.

The soft and weak sunlight in the morning makes this ancient city with rough lines delicate, and a couple is walking hand in hand on the bridge across the Sava River. A moving guitar melody came from the bar by the river, which also woke up the owner of a retro-style mansion next to the bar.

Opening the window and taking a deep breath of the breeze blowing from the Sava River, Divac suddenly felt refreshed.

The quiet pedestrian street downstairs and the melodious whirling music made him really like this city. Divac's love for the city made him move from his hometown of Priepoli without hesitation.

"What date is Sophia today?" Divac looked at the dazzling sunshine, winter seemed to be coming to an end.

"No. 1." The woman who was still curled up on the bed answered her husband's question gently.

"March 1?" Divac took out his mobile phone. He didn't want to take pictures of this beautiful sunrise, but entered the official NBA website.

"The best player in the Western Conference of the NBA in February, Paul Gasol, can get..."

"No, not this one, rookie of the month, oh, here!" Divac clicked on the option of rookie of the month on his phone.

After waiting for the unreachable mobile network to read for a while, the entire page was slowly displayed.

"Brook Lopez, the best rookie in the Eastern Conference in February in the NBA. The best rookie in the Western Conference, Anjie."

"Two centers? Haha, it's rare to see one." Divac smiled gratifiedly. The two centers were the best rookies in the East and West respectively. Most importantly, his disciple An Jie was one of them. one. Early in the morning, Divac was in a good mood by the news.

Averaging 23.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game, Anjie's personal data in February is absolutely unmatched by any rookie. Lopez, who was elected in the East, averaged only 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Coupled with the Thunder's excellent record of 13 wins and 10 wins in February, Anjie deserved the Rookie of the Month award. Divac even felt that Anjie's performance as the best player of the month was no problem.

But being able to win the best rookie of the month in the strong West,

It has been very difficult.

The first text message An Jie received after waking up early in the morning was not someone else's blessing, but an official text message from Nike.

"Mr. An, congratulations on winning the Western Conference Rookie of the Month Award in February. According to the reward terms on the contract, the $50,000 bonus has already been credited to your account, please pay attention to check."

"Yeah!" An Jie raised his arms and shouted excitedly. Of course, it was not because of the $50,000, but because he finally got his wish and won the prize.

After winning the award, the first person to call was naturally Meslav. There is no doubt that although Rookie of the Month is only a small award, as long as he wins, no matter how big or small, heaps of commercial contracts will follow.

Another commercial shooting, another banquet invitation, and another interview appointment, An Jie had just woken up, and he felt dizzy again after hearing the long list of arrangements.

"Can you push some, Mr. Meslav, for example, tonight's dinner party hosted by the rich man in Oklahoma City, I don't have to go to such things." As long as it is an event that will take up his extra training time, Ann Jiedu was very conflicted.

"What a rich man!? Mr. Ebanks is the deputy mayor of Oklahoma City! There is no harm in getting along with this guy!"

"But participating in the dinner will take up my extra training time. You know, Mr. Meslav, the quality of training is the guarantee of the quality of the competition, and the quality of the competition is the guarantee of this contract." An Jie deliberately put these things Pull on business.

"Okay, okay, don't do this with me, really don't want to go?" Moslav didn't know what An Jie had in mind. Although he is a manager, everything should be based on the customer's request.

"Hey, just tell the deputy mayor that I have to prepare for the competition. I think he will understand." Being seen through by Moslav, An Jie didn't continue to beat around the bush.

"Okay, I'll try my best to push it away for you, and you should pay attention to your own degree in extra training." This is the first time Meslav has met such a player who is a bit too hardworking. This kind of luxurious banquet is what countless players expect. But An Jie is not interested in this kind of thing. Basketball basketball, An Jie only has basketball in his mind even if he is sitting on a millionaire net worth.

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Giardina and her manager, Abrahi, had just boarded the plane at the moment. The little queen, who had plans tonight, planned to decline the invitation from Oklahoma City Deputy Mayor Ebanks, but she heard that Ann After Jie was also on the invitation list, Giardina's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees, clamoring for Abraham to arrange for her as soon as possible.

"What's worth attending a dinner in such a small place? Originally, today we were going to discuss with the editor-in-chief of "Vogue" magazine about shooting the cover. Is this dinner more important than appearing in "Vogue"?" "Vogue" magazine It is the most famous fashion magazine brand in the United States and even in the world. Being on the cover of the magazine and publishing a column on it will undoubtedly greatly enhance Giardina's popularity.

Abrahi didn't know that the reason why this little queen gave up the magazine cover and traveled all the way to Oklahoma City was a Chinese athlete playing in the NBA.

"Oh, didn't you also say that it is very important to have a good relationship with politicians? It would be rude if we refused Mr. Ebanks' invitation." Giardina made a pitiful gesture to his manager. Looking at her expression, Abrahim felt his heart was about to melt.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I heard that you are coming to Oklahoma City. One of their local professional sports teams has invited you. I hope you can sing the national anthem before tomorrow night's game." Moslav turned out Mail on the personal computer assistant, business activities can be carried out anywhere, although it is only for dinner parties, the accessories are also rich.

"What professional sports team?" Giardina asked expectantly.

"An NBA team, didn't you say that you hope to continue to establish cooperation with the NBA? It seems to be called... Thunder, yes, Oklahoma City Thunder." Although Abrahim is an experienced entertainer circle manager, but he doesn't know anything about the sports circle. Abrahi had no idea what kind of team the Oklahoma City Thunder was.

"Quickly agree to them!" Giardina became excited. Isn't the Oklahoma City Thunder the same team as Anjie?

The roar after the dunk, the concentration after holding the ball, the smile after the victory, Anjie's expressions came to Giardina's mind again.

When Giardina was full of expectations and appeared at the banquet on time wearing a pure white tight-fitting long dress, she did not see the oriental boy.

No matter what the occasion, An Jie's height can be found at a glance. If you can't see it, then there is only one possibility, An Jie never came!

"Oh, Miss Giardina, you are very beautiful today. Andrew Garfield, I am willing to help you." Andrew Garfield, a young actor who had just emerged, appeared in front of Giardina politely.

"Thanks for the compliment." Giardina responded with a smile that made Garfield's heart skip a beat.

It was only out of politeness that Giardina didn't embarrass the handsome golden guy. She didn't bother to pay attention to Garfield's accost at all. Giardina looked around again and found a guy who had a close relationship with Anjie, Russell Westbrook!

"I can ask you to jump..." Before Garfield could finish, Giardina was walking straight towards Westbrook. Garfield was the only one left, standing there holding his glass in embarrassment.

"Is that Mr. Russell Westbrook?" Seeing this big man in weird clothes, Giardina stepped up and asked embarrassedly.

Westbrook, who was wearing a pink suit, turned his head, but he couldn't say the name of the girl in front of him. He knew he must have seen this girl, but who was she?

"Miss, who are you?"

"Tiffany Giardina, nice to meet you." Giardina held out her hand to Westbrook.

"Oh, I remembered, the Phoenix All-Stars, the singer who sang the national anthem in the rookie game, is you." Westbrook laughed casually. Athletes and people in the entertainment industry are really different. Westbrook Although his demeanor was not as formal and polite as Garfield's, it made Giardina feel very at ease.

"Your singing voice is great. I heard that the management will invite another singer to sing the national anthem tomorrow. Could it be you again?"

"Don't you want to hear me sing again?" Giardina was also infected by Westbrook's extroversion, completely let go of the idol burden, and responded to Westbrook's question humorously.

"Of course not. Seeing you come to the scene, I guess those guys will play very hard." Westbrook smirked.

"By the way, are you the only one on the team to attend this dinner party?" Abrahi's information will never be wrong. There must be a reason for Anjie not appearing here. A casual question by Giardina can Let her know the movements of the eastern tower.

"Of course not. The mayor originally invited me and Coach Van Gundy to participate, but Coach Van Gundy insisted on working in the gymnasium, so he declined the mayor's invitation. By the way, do you know my good buddy Ann? Rookie of the Year award. He was invited too, and I wanted to hang out with him, but the guy was a workaholic, like the coach, and he turned down Mr. Ebanks, I guess Now, he must still be training in the gym." Westbrook is already a very hardworking player, but compared to Anjie, he still feels inferior.

"Really? It would be great if everyone could come." Giardina forced a smile on his face, and sure enough, his expectations fell through.

It doesn't matter, tomorrow I will go to the Chesapeake Energy Arena to sing and watch the game. Facing the competition, it is impossible for you not to show up.

Thinking of this, Giardina's mood improved a lot.

Originally, there was only one girl in Ames who thought about Anjie day and night, but now, there seems to be one more person thinking about Anjie.

Of course, An Jie was completely ignorant of these things. He raised his hand to shoot again, and completed his additional training task of making 1,000 mid-range shots. Tomorrow's game, he will once again face the long inside man who makes his living by shooting, "German Chariot" Dirk Lowitzki! (To be continued.) 8