Zhang Yang: "Then you should be prepared to get beaten up, but going to the Euro-Asian leagues for so gold mining isn’t bad. It’s indeed tough not getting playti; with more playing ti, you’d improve faster. Maybe when you get back, you could beco a main player?"
Alan Anderson: "I will definitely co back!"
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In the Bobcats, besides Felton, Zhang Yang had the best relationship with not Okafor or Hill, but Alan Anderson. The three of them were from the sa draft class and had shared ti on the bench together.
Although Zhang Yang understood Alan Anderson’s choice, he still felt a bit down. After their chat, he felt off during training, so he decided to skip it and went to help Senior Afflalo guide the rookies.
This sumr, the team leading the sumr league was Vincent and Randy Brown. They let Afflalo lead the team, probably to hone his skills. If nothing unexpected happens, Afflalo will be the second team leader next season.
But just pushing Afflalo, who was on the edge of the rotation in the early part of last season and only got stable playti around midseason, to lead the rookies... it might be better to let Collison, who was a four-year team captain in college, lead himself.
With Zhang Yang’s help, Afflalo’s speech performance still lagged, but at least the three rookies realized he had the backing of the "Three Musketeers".
By noon, the other mbers of the sumr league team, like the undrafted players, Developnt League players, and less skilled veterans, also arrived at the Tuhang Stadium.
For these people, the coaching staff didn’t arrange any social tasks for Afflalo. They started training directly in the afternoon. Zhang Yang, together with Tellem who brought Matthews, went to AJ’s studio to check out his two new battle shoes.
The ’Zhang Yang Four’ was decent, just a normally good-looking design.
The other one, the ’Double MVP Special Edition’, made Zhang Yang quite happy, but he had mixed feelings.
It had a bright purple base with Bobcat orange patterns. The shoe tip had a fierce cat design, and when you stomped, the cat eyes would glow red. It was flashy enough, and even though the mountain designer added a KO.1 on the shoe’s side? Say what you want, he liked it... but there was a strong sense of sha.
Like the All-Star Special Edition and the ’08 Olympic Special Edition, only over 2,000 pairs were prepared, individually numbered. The official statent from AJ was that since the ’limited edition’ vibe was set, it should continue, selling it as ’investnt products’, with prices set higher than the ’08 edition.
This could better distinguish it from the regular models, as this flashy type of shoe targets a much smaller custor base. The real promotion this sumr is the ’Zhang Yang Four’.
The sample of the ’Zhang Yang Four’ had long been seen before; the ’Double MVP Special Edition’ was a surprise and couldn’t be picky. The shoes were just to be worn first during training to see if they fit right, and were to be worn during promotions to test them out before the new season.
The main job today was to go over the work process. There were two promotional events locally in the Carolina region first, followed by dostic promotions, then a trip to Europe, and finally back to Los Angeles for more promotional activities.
Just after defeating the Lakers to win the championship, going to Los Angeles for promotions? Other stars, or the shoe brands, wouldn’t dare do this, but Zhang Yang was a special case. After defeating the Lakers and winning the championship, his popularity in the greater Los Angeles area increased, but the Bobcats smoothly succeeded the Bulls in becoming the second most disliked team among Los Angeles people.
After confirming the process, Zhang Yang went ho to discuss with his family. Zhang Dad was busy with work this sumr and couldn’t return to China. Zhang Mom wanted to take little Wukong back to their hotown to show off; it wouldn’t feel right without a trip back in a year. Little Biao Biao also wanted to see the legendary eastern country. They confird the return dates, and Zhang Mom contacted the consulate in Washington to sort out visa issues for little Wukong and little Biao Biao...
Zhang Yang took a day off and, the next morning, continued his nine-to-five training routine.
On the 6th, when the Bobcats’ sumr league team left Charlotte for Orlando, Zhang Yang also began his offseason comrcial activities.
It was the fourth ti, and he was already familiar with the workflow, warmly engaging in interactions with the fans who ca for him.
Twenty days flew by like a blink. He traveled from Charlotte to Raleigh City, then returned to China to tour through Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, then went over to Barcelona and Athens for a spin... Finally, he arrived in California, first stopping at Los Angeles, then San Francisco, San Diego, and finally, on the evening of the 26th, returned with his mom, little Wukong, and little Biao Biao to the old house in Hidden Mountain.
Though he hadn’t stayed there for a long ti, only Zhang Dad and Zhang Mom occasionally ca back; the house was regularly maintained by a cleaning company, so there wasn’t much change. Before coming back, they had already hired people to clean up, replaced daily necessities, making it a move-in ready scenario.
Zhang Yang entered the door and slumped on the sofa, not wanting to move. Though he didn’t resist comrcial activities, with the little money and fans who liked him, after running through 11 cities in 20 days, he managed through the journey but just wanted to laze around afterward.
However, when little Biao Biao talked about her experiences following Zhang Mom and little Wukong in China, he was still enthusiastic in his responses, providing mutual emotional value was a necessary part of interaction, and he truly wanted to know her feelings.
His life went on smoothly, flying around and participating in events, working out when necessary, and practicing shooting when possible. The team was doing relatively well, though there were so challenges; however, there were unexpected joys as well.
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