Chapter 99: : 【Join the trial training】


When Li Zhen arrived in Los Angeles, the time had come to April 18. After he and Bill Duffy officially signed the contract at the Hilton Hotel, Bill Duffy held a press conference for this with great fanfare.
This made Li Zhen even worried that he might lose money by doing so. After all, he only had a base salary of less than 200,000 a year.
When Li Zhen appeared at the press conference, he realized that the reporters in front of him had changed a group of people. The reporters who interviewed him are no longer the media running ncaa news, but replaced by the reporters running nba news, which have various skin colors, and the yellow skinned journalists even account for nearly a quarter.
This shows how much attention China has on itself.
Bill Duffy told Li Zhen in private: "Now the whole country is taking you as a pride. The news that you got the mop of the ncaa semi-finals has made headlines in China, and no Chinese defender has ever proved himself like this in ncaa. Next, I will arrange some official media interviews for you, as well as the shooting of public service advertisements, to further enhance and consolidate your popularity. "
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows, and it was a glorious thing to make people in his own country know and be proud of himself.
And, who would n’t want to go home with a reputation for wandering out?
Most of the reporters at the press conference were inquiring about some old topics.
For example, which nba team do you like the most, which nba team do you want to join the most, predict your draft order, and how does it feel to work with Bill Duffy ... Li Zhen also answered one by one: "I like the Bulls in the 90s the most. I do n’t have a position to join a certain team by default. I just want to play. Regarding the draft ranking, this is not something I can control. No matter where I am selected, I will go all out to work. With Bill Duffy ’s The cooperation is very pleasant, we are people with the same atmosphere and the same concept ... "
These questions have no substantive meaning, and the answers are also formal.
After the grand press conference, Li Zhen went to an exclusive interview with CCTV. In the interview, I talked about my schooling experience and the hard work behind mop, and my mentality after becoming famous overnight. He kept his truth in front of these questions. He let the audience in front of the TV know as much as possible about himself.
For example, when he answered learning.
"I'm studying really hard, I'm not a genius. The reason why I was admitted to university at the age of 16 is because I feel that my family's learning atmosphere is too strong, and I want to go to university to release some pressure.
Regarding the mop trophy, he smiled and said: it has become my pressure. And I checked online two days ago and found that the only person who got mop in the last ten years seems to be Cameron Anthony becoming a superstar in nba. This result put me under pressure, although I am not a fatalist.
Li Zhen can always casually say strange, interesting but appropriate words. Such as stress.
He didn't know how he said it, but the reporter clearly liked this statement.
"Becoming famous overnight means more and more scrutiny and criticism. For a while, when I turned on the TV, a group of people criticized me. Some of them were right, some were wrong, but I could n’t go. Change them. I can only continue to work hard and continue to run in my own direction. As for what will happen in the future, let it be time. "
At the end of the interview, Li Zhen stated that he would return to China in the summer.
"Although I will return to China for a long time every summer, this year is a little different. My mother has started a business in China. I have to go back and see my factory."
Li Zhen said with a smile.
Then, CCTV gave him an excellent advertising window, the reporter asked: "Oh? Really? What industry is she engaged in?"
"She has acquired a sports shoe foundry in China. In the future, she will produce my personal brand sneakers ... Yes, the team of sneaker designers has established a studio in New York. Now the sneaker logo has been determined." Li Zhen stroked the camera : "It consists of my initials in Chinese Pinyin, one l, one z, and then overlapped diagonally ... like this, forming a lightning pattern ... very cool ..."
Li Zhen is not sure if the audience can make up this pattern when they see their description.
But he is indeed the first person to openly advertise this way during the prime time of the first channel of CCTV, and has not been cut off.
CCTV reporters and leaders like Li Zhen, a 19-year-old boy who grew up in the United States but has no difference from Chinese children. In fact, the official also emphasized the need to promote this young role model who is overseas but at home ... After all, people have sharpened their heads and squeezed abroad, but this is to give up American citizenship and return to the country.
After the interview, Li Zhen took three consecutive public service advertisements in front of the camera. It's about saving water, sorting garbage, and traveling civilized.
This is also an invisible way to increase visibility and expand influence.
As these advertisements roll out on CCTV, those who do not care about basketball will gradually know who Li Zhen is.
Such things as nationality are often revealed in details.
After the commercial shooting, Bill Duffy comforted Li Zhen about the recent decline in Bruce ’s ranking in major drafts this week: "The players who participated in the draft this year have no personal abilities or potential superstars, but there are some Players with close reputation for strength and potential, so it is normal for the draft to fluctuate up and down. It does not mean the final ranking. According to my inside information, there are many teams showing strong interest in you. And, now it has started The club sent invitations for trial training to my mailbox. "
But in fact, Li Zhen is not worried about this.
After the ncaa finals, and after getting mop. Suddenly there were a lot of comments in the media that were not conducive to oneself, and many players began to target themselves inexplicably.
La Gallondo from Kentucky even claimed that this year's mop selection is a charitable act.
Many people are dissatisfied with this and think that Li Zhen is not qualified to receive this highest honor.
Moreover, the voices about ‘Bruce Lee ’s name is not true and is not suitable for nba’.
"They just want to use your fame and hype to promote yourself by demeaning you." Richmond said this to Li Zhen a week ago.
Li Zhen knows this, but what he is worried about now is that ... Since the ncaa finals, although he is actively training every day, so far he has not opened the talent space.
Although his strength and weight have increased, but ... the lack of strength still worried him.
He now feels as if he is empty in his wallet but suddenly wants to enter a high-end restaurant for consumption.
"The Los Angeles Lakers hope to test you tomorrow afternoon. Although their draft picks are not high, they are sincere. And the Lakers have always been the focus of media attention. If you can be appreciated in this trial, Then ... your now-declining forecast ranking will increase rapidly. "
Bill Duffy said seriously.
Li Zhen nodded.
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