This Forward is Not Serious

In late August, Lin Ying was preparing to return to China to participate in NBA promotion's China trip.

This is a task undertaken by the Nets, so some members of the Nets are also there.

Of course, the most important ones are Lin Ying and Durant.

When they were still in NCAA, the "Texas Twins" had already become famous domestically.

If the fans' memories are deep enough, they will definitely still remember the immediate collapse of a certain domestic wave of "Crazy Three".

Now that the "Texas Twins" are reunited in the NBA, the biggest response is, of course, at home.

You can imagine what a crazy scene it would be when the two appeared at the airport.

On the special plane, Durant and Lin Ying sat together. Behind them sat Su Feng and Jokic. On the back left were Ariza and Yang Shuyi, and then there were some Nets and NBA staff.

Ariza was arranged by the team. As a player who has played for the Lakers for a long time, he is also very popular in the country.

Jokic was asked by Lin Ying to bring him, and he planned to get Jokic to sign LinK sneakers.

LinK is now an independent brand of sneakers, just like Jordan.

But it has not signed anyone else except Lin Ying.

There was no suitable person before, but Jokic is a good candidate. .

Although Pork Belly is a center forward, his style of play is undeniable in popularity.

While chatting, Lin Ying suddenly smelled a unique fragrance filling the air.

The smell makes people salivate unconsciously, the smell of instant noodles.

Lin Ying turned around and saw that Ariza guy had soaked the noodles for some time and just opened it at this moment.

Instant noodles are like a woman wearing gauze and black stockings the moment they are brewed, they are always the most fragrant.

But it is a private plane. If you really eat instant noodles on a civil airline, you may get beaten.

Seeing Lin Ying looking at him, Ariza was stunned for a moment, then forced out a smile.

Lin Ying also smiled and turned back.

Lin Ying knows Ariza, but has never really gotten along with him. After a brief contact, this guy seems not to talk much, a bit like himself in the NCAA.

"This guy brought a whole box of instant noodles, it's crazy."

Durant also smelled it, and complained when Lin Ying turned around.

Lin Ying coughed twice, Durant's volume could be heard by Ariza.

This guy is really straight to the point.

"Not everyone can get used to Chinese food."

Lin Ying said.

Regarding Ariza eating instant noodles, Lin Ying was quite impressed.

Because Ariza has played for the Rockets for a long time in history, he has also been to China several times.

Then one time he was photographed eating instant noodles, which not only attracted heated discussion, but also became a classic that will be passed down forever.

"If he keeps eating, he can become an ambassador for instant noodles."

Durant then complained.

"It doesn't seem impossible."

Lin Ying nodded seriously.

After all, Durant even endorsed safety helmets during his trip to China.

…

Their first stop was the capital, landing in the evening.

Although I had prepared myself mentally before coming, I was still shocked when I saw the huge crowd of fans at the airport when I came out of the exit.

And now there are not only many KT boards of Lin Ying, but also many of Durant.

Perhaps at this moment, they deeply felt how popular the Nets, who combined Lin Ying and Durant, were in the country.

Originally, Lin Ying and Durant had planned to sign autographs and take photos at the airport, but they didn't dare to do that this time.

If this stops, I'm afraid it will be tomorrow morning if I want to go out again.

Of course, Lin Ying and Durant have seen big scenes after all, and Ariza and Jokic behind them were stunned.

Ariza: Who am I and where am I?

After experiencing the initial shock, Jokic sighed in his heart: As expected of me, Link, this card is bigger than Jordan!

But it’s not their fault. The enthusiasm of Chinese fans, basically every star who comes to China will feel crazy.

Not to mention that they came with Lin Ying and Durant this time. Now these two people are extremely popular bombs in China.

They greeted the fans, got on the bus, and took half an hour's ride to the hotel.

Then they discovered that there were a lot of fans in the hotel, and police were even dispatched at the door to maintain order.

This time, Ariza's inner shock was even greater, and the fanaticism in Jokic's eyes became even stronger.

The last person to receive this kind of treatment was also named Michael, but he was not followed by Jordan but by Jackson.

They did not enter the hotel immediately, but at Lin Ying's greeting, they signed autographs and took photos with the fans at the door.

At the airport, I was worried that I would not be able to escape and cause chaos, but now that I have arrived at the hotel and the police are there, order can be maintained.

At this time, Jokic suddenly opened his suitcase and picked up paper and pen from inside.

Ariza looked over doubtfully, only to find that he couldn't understand.

Because Jokic uses not English but the Serbian language, a text that combines Latin letters and Cyrillic letters.

For example: дoстojaнству.

Look, you can’t understand either.

But this is perfectly normal. It would be abnormal if a Serbian was memorizing things in English.

…

The activities at the Capital Station only lasted for two days, and the content was similar, including fan meetings and some warm-up activities.

One thing that can be determined in the past two days is that Durant's popularity in the country has surpassed Tracy McGrady.

And judging from the current situation, there is no need for three consecutive championships. As long as the Texas Twins can lead the Nets to win a championship, Durant will become the most popular foreign basketball star in the country.

There is no need to make any assumptions. If Yao Mai won the championship that year, McGrady's popularity would definitely explode.

Not to mention that Durant was teammates with Lin Ying in college and won the championship together. He also visited China frequently before.

After two days of activities, the four of them went to climb the Great Wall with their bodyguards.

"It's you!"

At the foot of Haohan Slope, Durant recognized the water seller at a glance!

At that time, a bottle of water cost 20, and Durant spent 50 to buy 2 bottles.

At first he thought it was nothing, but after Lin Ying explained it to him, he realized that he seemed to have been cheated.

But that kind of thing was dispensable to him, so he quickly stopped paying attention.

I didn't expect to see my aunt again now, and there were no changes except for a few wrinkles.

You know, eight years have passed since then, and his memory was suddenly awakened.

Of course the aunt didn’t know Durant, so she looked at Durant with confusion:

"Are you sei?"

Auntie may still be from Harbin.

"I...buy water, 4 bottles."

Durant felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy, so he took out 100 and gave it to the aunt.

Keep the change, please.

"It's not enough."

But the aunt's reaction stunned Durant for a moment.

Isn’t 20 times 4 80?

The 20 yuan was an extra tip when he was happy.

Was he right?

"4 bottles, 120."

The aunt thought Durant couldn't understand her English, so she made signs with her hands.

Lin Ying watched happily.

After 8 years, I really thought it was Mimi shrimp crackers without the price increase.

After drinking some water and resting for a while, the four of them started climbing the Haohan Slope.

Soon, Jokic was left behind.

This guy had gained a lot of weight since he returned to Serbia. When Lin Ying first saw him, he couldn't help but want to rub him.

You must know that Jokic paid a lot to lose weight before, but this time he returned to before liberation.

Durant was also persuaded to stop by Lin Ying halfway.

He is still recovering from injury, and his foot is injured, so there is no benefit in climbing to the top.

So in the end, it was Lin Ying and Ariza crawling in front.

Then Lin Ying discovered how difficult it was to get along with herself in college.

Because Ariza really crawled silently.

When we got to the top, we felt the mountain breeze and felt relaxed physically and mentally.

Speaking of this place, he climbed it with Kobe Bryant, climbed it with Durant, and now he and Ariza have climbed to the top again, which can be regarded as a hat trick.

There was a gust of wind, and the two of them sat down to rest, and then Ariza began to rummage through the bag.

Under Lin Ying's curious eyes, he took out...a bucket of instant noodles.

Then, he took out a thermos cup from the bag.

The thermos cup was filled with hot water and started to soak directly...

Lin Ying looked at Ariza with wide eyes.

It seems that this guy is not only not used to Chinese food, but also really likes instant noodles!

It’s just that you can’t get angry after eating like this?

Instant noodles, that is, instant noodles, are all fried products. If they are always used as a staple food, it is easy to get angry.

But Ariza's next move stunned Lin Ying.

The guy thought he wanted to eat too, so he took out another bucket from his backpack and handed it to Lin Ying.

Lin Ying initially said he didn't want to eat it, but the aroma from the bucket in Ariza's hand was already overflowing.

So Lin Ying took it, and then also took the thermos cup handed over by Ariza.

It took a while for the instant noodles to fully soak, and Lin Ying also found some topics to chat with Ariza.

Talk about Kobe, talk about basketball, talk about Chinese culture, see if there are any commonalities in the topics.

Then Lin Ying discovered that Ariza was not as he imagined. He was not withdrawn, but just a little introverted.

After chatting for a while, the instant noodles were almost ready, and the two started serving them.

The moment he opened the lid, Lin Ying seemed to suddenly see the woman wearing gauze and black stockings.

After taking the first bite, the woman lay in her arms, feeling comfortable.

It's just instant noodles. After taking the first bite, the more you eat, the more tasteless it becomes.

This is probably why the amount of instant noodles is not very large, because you really can’t eat too much.

But after finishing the meal and taking two sips of the soup, people are still very comfortable.

Traveling is like this. When you go out, you don’t want to take this or that with you, but when you actually get to the place and eat it, everything tastes really good.

After finishing eating, Ariza asked Lin Ying for the instant noodle bucket, poured the soup and other contents outside, then flattened the bucket and put it into a plastic bag and put it back in the bag.

Lin Ying felt much better about Ariza after seeing this scene.

NBA players, like actors, are completely different in many ways on and off the court.

Some people are polite on the court, but may have constant problems off the court;

Some are thorny and evil men on the court, but they are sweet and warm men off the court;

Ariza looks good.

After cleaning up, they went back.

Durant has returned to the bottom of the hero slope, with Jokic.

But what surprised Lin Ying was that the two were not chatting.

After getting off the Great Wall and getting into the car, Durant sat next to Lin Ying. The two chatted for a while, and then Durant started complaining to Lin Ying.

"Didn't you say that Nicholas is a very enthusiastic guy?"

"yes."

"But I chatted with him for a few words, and he was not enthusiastic at all!"

Lin Ying originally wanted to say no, but when she thought about the scene of the two of them together at the bottom of the Hero's Slope, it seemed that it was indeed different.

He turned his head and saw Jokic writing something with a pen and paper.

After Jokic noticed Lin Ying's gaze, he looked up and immediately showed a warm smile.

Well, Lin Ying seems to understand what the problem is.

Jokic's enthusiasm is only for him!

…

The group returned to the hotel.

After Lin Ying took a shower, he went to Jokic's room with Su Feng.

They went to sign a contract. Su Feng had been chatting with Jokic all the way, and finally it was finalized.

Jokic will be the first player in the LinK series of signature shoes.

When he knocked on the door and entered, Lin Ying saw a notebook and pen on Jokic's table.

His curiosity was suddenly aroused.

He remembered what Jokic was writing when he arrived at the hotel to sign autographs.

Don't ask him why he knew, because there were so many people that day that the pen he signed was broken, and Jokic handed the pen to him immediately.

"What's this?"

Lin Ying picked up the book curiously. He looked at it hard and found that he couldn't understand it.

He doesn’t know Serbian writing either!

If you ask him what the website of the "Russian search" engine is, he may also know.

But although these words look similar, they are obviously much more complicated.

"journal."

"journal?"

Lin Ying was just about to say that no serious person would keep a diary, but when he thought about his wife Swift keeping a diary, she held back the words.

"LinK also eats instant noodles, so instant noodles are one of the food options."

Jokic enthusiastically explained the meaning of the latest sentence in the diary.

Of course, he didn't have clairvoyance. He could see Lin Ying and Ariza eating instant noodles through the Haohan Slope.

But he would ask. When he came back, he would sit with Ariza. With his attention to Lin Ying, he would definitely ask what they did on the top of the mountain.

Lin Ying held his forehead.

"You said you have this energy, it would be great if you could focus on maintaining your weight."

"good."

Jokic's answer made Lin Ying even dumbfounded.

After the guy answered, he wrote something on his note.

Lin Ying seemed to understand what was written on it all of a sudden:

"LinK said you should focus more on maintaining your weight."

After Jokic finished writing and explained it in this way, Lin Ying was really stunned.

Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity tonight to talk about Jokic's weight issue, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary.

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