From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 279 Awards Ceremony (2)

The NBA awards ceremony attracts a lot of attention. Although it cannot match the global attention of the Oscars, basically all countries that broadcast the NBA will broadcast the awards ceremony. This year, more than 130 countries and regions still broadcast the awards ceremony, reaching hundreds of millions of people. Watch.

Last year's awards ceremony didn't make any waves in the country. Only Westbrook's MVP award was briefly trending, but it was quickly taken down.

This year is different. The enthusiasm for this award ceremony in Asia is very high. Not only did CC5 frequently preview the award ceremony, Tencent Sports even released pre-heating news for the award ceremony through various channels on WeChat QQ.

The focus of the Chinese media and fans was also all on Jianghu.But not only the media from both sides of China, but also fans across Asia are looking forward to whether they can gain something from this award ceremony.

Today's Jianghu is the absolute protagonist. No matter where he goes, he is the favorite news topic of the entertainment media. Sofia, who attended with him, also received huge attention. He is the darling of flashlights and microphones.

"Look who we found!"

Before the awards ceremony started, there was a huge buzz of people. The stars sat in their own seats and were surrounded by reporters for interviews. The broadcast camera crews of major TV stations were walking around, with photographers carrying cameras and sound recordists holding microphone poles. , and TNT’s middle-aged female reporter Cheryl Miller was also holding a small microphone. She saw a tall and handsome black-haired Asian and California beauty in front of her, and quickly walked up.

Coming to the two of them, Miller smiled loudly and said: "Hi Jianghu, Sophia!"

Jiang Hu and Sophia looked in the direction of the camera and smiled in greeting.Miller, who was wearing a blue women's suit, pointed the microphone at Jianghu. Amid the bustle of voices around her, she asked with a smile: "This is your first time coming to the NBA awards ceremony as a nominee, MVP, DPOY , the best coach... Everyone knows how incredible this is! How do you feel?"

"It's great to be able to participate in this lively ceremony with these outstanding players and coaches. It's a pleasure."

Jiang Huxiao said something formulaic, and Sophia looked at him with a smile. Miller asked loudly: "Are you confident about which award you will win? Which of these nominations do you most want to win?"

Jiang Hu laughed out loud, saying that formulas were not his style, and he replied with a smile:

"When you go all out, you definitely want to win all the awards. I even want to win the best defensive player. After all, last season we were a very good defensive team. We defended a team that is known as history." The strongest team with the most three-point energy.”

Curry and Durant, who were being interviewed next to them, couldn't help but twitch when they heard Jiang Hu's words, but he couldn't refute, so he could only silently scold Jiang Hu for being ignorant and not picking up the pot.

Miller listened to Jiang Hu's words, saw the corners of Curry's twitching mouth, and couldn't help laughing loudly. Jiang Hu continued: "But if you can only choose one, the MVP is the greatest reward for a team. As we all know, only the best player on the best team can win this award and obviously this past season Celtic were the best team and I was the best player."

"So you really want to stand on the podium." Miller asked with a smile on his face, Jiang Hu raised his heroic eyebrows and said:

"Yes, why not? I like to win awards. In China, outstanding children will receive the Three Good Student Awards. This was my favorite when I was a child."

Miller laughed again and asked: "So what happens when you actually stand on the stage to receive the award? Have you prepared your acceptance speech? How many have you prepared? Jianghu, you have 4 nominations that are likely to be on stage to receive the award. .”

Acceptance speech?Jiang Hu smiled and shook his head. Although Durant said he had a good chance of winning an award, possibly the Most Valuable Player, he did not have that kind of note in his pocket.He smiled and said:

"I didn't prepare a note, but I've thought about it, and I know who I should thank. Hmm? If I really win the award, I won't be so nervous that I can't speak. Ha! I've seen a lot of big scenes. "

He joked for a while, and amid the chuckles of Sophia, Miller and others, he smiled again and said: "Don't worry, as long as there is a prize, I will say thank you. I will thank all carbon-based organisms, everyone." It won’t fall.”

"Sophia, I heard that you and Jiang recently returned to China. Did he behave unusually in this ancient country?"

Miller turned the microphone to Sophia and asked with interest:
"Like 'Oh God, the awards show is in three days, two days, one day..."

Sophia immediately laughed and said: "No, no, I am the one counting down every day. He will only say: Oh, honey, I want something important, let Jin take you out to play!"

The two then answered a few more questions, and Miller smiled and said, "Thank you, and I hope everyone has a happy evening."

Then he led the TNT camera crew to the newly arrived Doncic and his mother.

Jiang Hu and Sophia were still walking around, accepting interviews from other media, and laughing with other people in the circle. After a while, Jiang Hu saw James wearing an orange suit and black sunglasses.

Although the two are opponents in the playoffs, he and James have not met since the match against the Cavaliers.

However, during the Finals, James posted a lot of tweets, many of which were about his wonderful performance against the Warriors. He didn't even say "Young King" but some "Incredible!" "I may not be able to do it. Arrive!?" This kind of text also made Jiang Hu feel a little better about him.

He laughed and shouted: "Hey LeBron, long time no see!!"

LeBron James over there smiled and raised his hand, and Sofia said softly to Jianghu: "I'm going to the bathroom."

Jiang Hu nodded, then walked towards James alone, and said with a smile: "Old guy, are you wearing sunglasses to pretend to be cool?" James beat his fists with him, his face was full of wrinkles with a smile, and said: "Yes, look. The teacher told me it was cool."

Jiang Hu unceremoniously took away his sunglasses, put them on his face, and let out a naughty laugh: "If you want to be cool, I will do it."

James laughed and said: "Hahahahahaha, oh, no, this is too cruel!"

James suddenly didn't speak. He looked at the red carpet in the distance and saw a beautiful Mexican woman in a black tuxedo walking into the arena. The man smiled and waved around. Reporters shouted: "Kobe! Vanessa!", "Look here, look here!!"

The person coming was none other than Kobe Bryant, the world's most famous basketball superstar in the first decade of the 21st century, and the woman next to him was his wife Vanessa Bryant.

"This guy looks so happy now." There was a trace of tenderness in James's eyes, as if he was recalling a certain moment in the past, but he immediately looked away and joked about Kobe: "It's a pity that he doesn't have a son, but I Yes, there are two more!”

Jiang Hu patted James on the shoulder hard: "Haha, damn, you better not let Kobe hear it, otherwise he will leave the award ceremony and go home to give birth to his son!!"

James pouted and shook his head: "No, he will not give birth to a son, never." Jiang Hu smiled: "But it can be seen that he enjoys his current life and he doesn't want to change." James smiled : "Yeah, retired life should be pretty good, too. Unfortunately, I don't want to retire yet."

The two of them couldn't talk about these personal topics before they could talk more than a few words. Another media reporter came up with a smile: "Jiang, what is LeBron doing here with you two?"

"Oh! Jiang!" After being interviewed by several newspaper media, James had just walked away when a young girl in a red dress and black shawl seemed to be surprised to find something. She walked excitedly to Jiang Hu, a little excited He extended his hand and said:

"Hello, Jiang! My name is Taylor Swift." She said with an intoxicated look on her face: "Oh, I really like your games. I went to watch three of the seven games in the finals."

"Hello, Ms. Taylor, it's nice to meet you, and thank you for liking my game." Jiang Hu smiled and reached out to shake her hand. He had already met several fans before, and this one was the most popular among the fans he met. The biggest name, even when the outside world didn't know that Jiang Hu had a girlfriend, there were rumors of an affair between the two.

Swift flipped through her handbag and asked expectantly: "Can I get your email address? Or number? That would be great." Jiang Hu smiled and said: "OK, this is not a super secret." But he only knew The kind given to Swift’s most ordinary friends, the number that can ring him at any time is almost only known to Sofia and those close friends in China.

After chatting for a few words with Taylor Swift, a very die-hard fan, Jiang Hu excused himself and walked away, but he did have a doubt in his mind. Why did Sofia take so long to go to the bathroom?He walked toward the backstage of the hotel where the award ceremony was held. Before he entered the hotel, he saw Sophia walking towards her with her head slightly lowered and an embarrassed look on her face, looking very overwhelmed.Jiang Hu hurried forward to greet her and asked, "Sofia, what's wrong?"

"Jiang!" Sophia's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw him, as if she had regained some of her soul. She walked over and immediately clasped his right hand tightly.

Jiang Hu held her face and asked softly: "What's wrong? What happened??" Thinking about the embarrassing scene just now, Sophia couldn't help but her ears turned red, and her voice sounded a little crying: "I just fell down inside. "

"Falled? Are you okay?" Jiang Hu was startled when he heard this, and quickly looked up and down her body. It seemed that there was no injury. He breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile: "It's nothing, it's nothing! As long as you’re not hurt, what’s going on?”

This was not the first time that Sophia fell. Not to mention her daily life, the last time she was playing on the Great Wall, she almost fell to the ground just looking at the scenery. Fortunately, Jiang Hu intervened to catch her.

"I don't know, I was walking in the corridor and I didn't know what happened..." Sofia said, covering her hot face and choked: "If it's flat shoes, I can totally do it." Standing firm; but the heels... Oh my God, I fell forward."

Seeing that she was so unhappy, Jiang Hu kissed her forehead and comforted her in a warm voice: "No, no, no, I think it's cute, what else?"

Sofia looked at him, frowning tightly and said: "But there were several people there at the time, including Anthony's wife and Wade's wife, who were also photographed by several reporters. They happened to be there to reveal secrets behind the scenes."

Jiang Hu was stunned again, and realized why she was about to cry. After thinking about it for a moment, he laughed and said, "Wow! Now everyone knows how cute you are!?"

"It's really nothing, come on, it's cute!"

Looking into her eyes, he said with certainty: "It's not a big deal. I just like it when you fall. This is very different from your usual self. It's not a big deal." He smiled slowly and said: " Don’t think about how bad it is anymore, okay?”

"Is this really nothing?" Sophia slowly smiled after listening to his words, and then immediately frowned and said: "Maybe I will be trending on Twitter, maybe tens of millions of people will see me. fall down!!"

Jiang Hu nodded and smiled: "That's great, we can be on two hot searches, one is for me to win the MVP, and the other is for you to fall, we can take the top two spots, this is so cool! "

Sophia laughed, feeling suddenly enlightened that it was no big deal!Her pretty face regained its sparkle, and she said with a smile: "It was really bad just now. I was afraid that my feet would be crippled and I didn't dare to stand hard. As a result... Haha!"

Jiang Hu held her hand and walked back to the red carpet interview area, and said with a smile: "You little Garfield cat, you are so funny." Hearing that Jiang Hu gave her a new nickname, Sophia smiled and said: "Then you It’s a big cat! It’s a cat too!!”

"No, no, no, in China, we call tigers big cats, so I am a tiger!!"

"No, you must be lying to me again!?"

"I did not lie to you!!"

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"Welcome to CCTV Sports Channel! This is the Barker Hangar where the 7-17 NBA Men's Basketball League awards ceremony will be held. Let's hand the camera to the stage and see what they have to say."

Following Yu Jia's words, the lights in the entire venue went out, and on the screen of the main stage, with waves of cheers and shouts, the camera kept flashing the stars in suits and beautiful evening gowns, smiling. Enter the venue and strike a stunning pose on the red carpet.

Antetokounmpo smiled at the camera and said: "I was very nervous. I received a call that day saying that the nominations for the best defensive player had been announced..."

Wade said: "I'm very happy to be here. I saw a lot of people I've always wanted to meet..."

After several players, another man with black hair and yellow skin appeared on the screen. Listening to the reporter's question, he smiled and said: "But if you can only choose one, the most valuable player is the one who has the greatest impact on a team." "As we all know, only the best player on the best team can win this award, and obviously this past season the Celtics were the best team and I was the best player."

As the big-screen video ended, NBA President Xiao Hua walked onto the main stage and announced into the microphone: "Hello, ladies and gentlemen, all fans around the world!"

"Thank you to all the fans around the world for their strong support, allowing us to complete another perfect season!"

"In the past year, while the NBA repaid the society, it also provided wonderful games for everyone!"

"This past season, for all of us, has been sad, joyful, miraculous, and exciting, but there is no doubt that it has been a successful season and our ratings continue to rise in North America while we continue to grow in Asia. The market has seen a huge jump in viewership.”

"Of course, this is not the credit of one person, it is the credit of all of us here."

"So we're here to give our players the honor they deserve."

"I declare that the 2017-18 season, the NBA Awards Ceremony has officially begun!?"

(End of this chapter)