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Chapter 111 The heroine of the commercial!

The All-Star Weekend is over and it’s the final sprint of the regular season.

If some teams set their sights on this year's draft, their record will plummet, and they will become the weaklings that everyone bullies and gives away wins;

If some teams compete for a championship, they will win as many games as possible to improve their regular season record rankings.

The Sonics fall into the second category, but not exclusively.

Because they had just drafted Su Wen, they did not have too many expectations for performance in the new season. However, no one expected that the rookie who had almost gone through a major shakeup and used two of their own All-Star level players would start the season. As fierce as a tiger, he directly led the team to a 15-game winning streak, tying the best winning streak in the league's history to start a season.

Not only that, after playing more than 50 games and entering the second half of the regular season, he still ranked first in the league with a record of 41 wins and 10 losses, which was the same as the defending champion Boston Celtics. It was shocking. eyeball.

Fans discovered that this SuperSonics, which had two All-Stars before the season and a rookie back, not only did not slump into ruins, but actually produced such an outstanding record, which was completely beyond their expectations.

As the subject of the transaction, Su Wen was like a shining diamond in the coal mine, attracting the attention of countless people at once.

People are very curious, how does such a rookie achieve this level?

His series of continuous high-profile performances since entering the league, his extremely outstanding talent, and his ability to average nearly 37 points per game have suddenly become the talk of the town.

Everyone was talking about him and studying him, but in the end it was difficult to find out why.

His physical fitness, whether it is speed, strength, jumping, bounce speed and other talents, there is almost no template that matches him for impact.

His ability has improved step by step since the NCAA tournament, and his growth path is no different from that of other stars.

The only thing that is puzzling is that every time this kid improves and improves every ability, the magnitude is huge. He often goes from a beginner level to a top level after a few days.

Such a huge, leap-forward progress is astounding.

Such as his mid-range shooting.

Before Auburn University entered the national championship, he almost didn't take any shots. He always used a mismatch as a five-position player to knock out a long man inside.

But when it came to the NCAA national championship, he changed positions, switching to the outside forward and swingman position. It was as if his mid-range shooting was suddenly loaded. He showed it again and again, eliminating powerful opponents one after another.

Moreover, the shooting percentage is very high, and the offensive efficiency in each game is also very, very high.

After entering the NBA, although he has not shown any improvement in ability, he has always demonstrated his offensive talents.

The scary thing is that this guy can score 76+ or ​​even 50+ on popular championship teams like the Celtics, 70ers, and Lakers. He can also score on some weak teams, casually scoring one in every game. Get off work at twenty-thirty.

He is simply the kind of guy who thrives when he is strong and swims when he is weak. He has the qualities of a superstar.

The stronger the opponent, the more explosive his performance will be;

The weaker the opponent, he can stay invisible with you for the whole game and have little sense of presence.

It is such a strange guy who led the Sonics, which was not so optimistic before the season, to the first place in the regular season, which exceeded the imagination of countless people.

At the same time, at the age of 19 and still a freshman or sophomore, he incredibly averaged nearly 37 points per game, surpassing all current superstars.

Who the hell could have imagined that?

The most important thing is that his ferocious momentum continues and has no intention of stopping.

After participating in the All-Star Game and winning the AMVP, he returned to Seattle, took two days off, and once again led the team to a record of two wins and one loss in three home games.

Defeat the Washington Bullets by 109 points, 94:15;

Lost to the Celtics 108:117, 9 points;

narrowly defeated the Kansas City Kings by 116 points, 111:5.

He continues to dominate the list with averages of 35.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 3.5 blocks per game.

Especially in the Celtics battle, Su Wen, who scored 70 points in the last away game, made 35 of 23 shots, 10 of 6 free throws, and scored 52 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. , once again proved that he is really a superstar player who becomes stronger when faced with strong situations.

拉里·伯德可是被他全场防得20次出手，只命中了7球，拿到了20分8篮板4助攻。

However, in this game, the others were in average condition, so he could hardly sing alone, and it was rare for him to join the group of empty-cutters.

After achieving a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, they flew to the away game and easily defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 118:101. Then they defeated the Denver Nuggets and Clippers at home, winning three consecutive victories.

However, just when SuperSonics fans thought that they could still maintain such a good state, at the end of February, they suddenly made a big mistake and lost to the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

One away game and one home game, they only lost by five or six points.

Always at the critical moment of chasing points, he was unable to continue and finally gave away the victory.

Entering March, they only won a victory over the Indiana Pacers on the evening of the 2nd, ending their losing streak, and immediately ushered in three consecutive losses.

98:102, lost to the Milwaukee Bucks;

119:129, lost to the New Jersey Nets by 10 points;

119:125, lost to the Philadelphia 7ers by 76 points.

The ups and downs of the young team's mentality are easily reflected in the fatigue period of the long season and the inability to make effective adjustments and maintain a stable state.

After the All-Star break, they lost 11 of the 6 games played, bringing their record to 46 wins and 16 losses. The Lakers still have two wins to catch up.

Not only that, but they are also two games behind the Celtics and one game behind the 76ers.

They were about to give up the first place in the Western Conference. On the night of March 3, they finally defeated the Washington Bullets 9:99, a 90-point advantage, stopping their losing streak.

After defeating the Dallas Mavericks 106:103, the SuperSonics' two-game winning streak finally seemed to be out of the quagmire of sluggishness.

They all returned to Seattle and had two days of rest. Next, they had five consecutive home games. Their opponents were the Spurs, Hawks, Pistons, Warriors, and Jazz, which were not very strong overall and were even weak.

At this time, Su Wen could finally start filming his sneaker commercial.

On March 3, he arrived at the shooting scene early in the morning driving a red LP12S supercar donated by Lamborghini.

This LP500S supercar was actually delivered to him before he went to attend the All-Star Weekend. It was kept in the garage and he didn't have time to drive it.

After returning from Polis, it became his exclusive car. He would only drive the second-hand Cherokee when he went out to buy groceries or visit the mall.

It was also from that time that he drove the LP500S to home games.

It takes 20 minutes to drive from his home to the home arena, which is enough for him to show off all the way.

"Hi Sue!"

Su Wen parked the car and walked to the set, where Spike Lee was already setting up the background.

The two hugged and exchanged greetings. Sparky Lee looked up and down at Su Wen, who was half a body taller than him, and said with a smile: "You look much more handsome than Michael!"

"is it?"

Su Wen raised his eyebrows and grinned.

If you say I'm handsome, then we're friends!

He knew that Sparky Lee was the director of the Jordan Generation commercials and had collaborated with Danzi, so when it came to choosing a director for Reebok, he gave his own choice, which was this guy.

Sparkle Lee is known as the Bug because he is very short, less than 1.65 meters tall, and has dark skin.

I just didn’t expect that Reebok would follow his advice, choose Spike Lee, and also adopt his advertising design plan. They thought his idea was good and used it.

Moreover, Reebok Fang and Su Wen were so trouble-free that they hardly had to do too much. The other party always brought surprises to them. They even asked him to recommend actors.

Although Su Wen met many Hollywood industry bosses at the Playboy Manor under the arrangement of the magician, who would be willing to shoot his commercials?

After a final thought, he called Meg Ryan.

She was the only one he knew who wasn't famous yet and needed exposure.

Meg Ryan was surprised to get his call.

Since that night at the Playboy Manor, the two of them had never seen each other again. Su Wen took his business card and never called her. He didn't look like he was chasing her, so she gradually forgot about this incident. thing.

But she didn't expect that Su Wen's first call to her was actually an advertisement.

For Meg Ryan, who only wanted to be in Hollywood and become famous, she refused to do commercials.

She believes that although appearing in advertisements can gain a certain amount of exposure, it is not a serious job and can easily give others the impression of a pheasant model or advertising girl.

However, the money given was too much.

Because Su Wen was too easy-going, Reebok paid the advertising heroine as much as $30,000.

And this thirty thousand US dollars is undoubtedly a sky-high salary for Meg Ryan at this time. It is the highest salary she has paid in the past few years in Hollywood. "Back then" paid supporting actors relatively high.

Ryan really wanted the money, and after struggling for a few days, he agreed.

The most important thing is that being able to cooperate with Su Wen, the hottest superstar in the NBA, can also attract more attention to herself.

It seems to be a matter of killing two birds with one stone, so there is no reason not to agree.

The shooting scene for Su Wen and the others at this time was actually a main road with less traffic and a bus stop. The scene setting was not complicated. After Su Wen arrived, after waiting for a few minutes, Meg Ryan arrived with a head of fluffy hair.

When she saw the male lead and the director waiting at the scene, she thought she was late and apologized repeatedly.

Before Spike Lee said anything, Su Wen looked at her and smiled: "The car broke down again?"

"I took a taxi."

As soon as she heard the word that the car broke down, Meg Ryan remembered the night she was flirted with by him, and immediately replied angrily.

Su Wen glanced at her hair indifferently, then looked at her casual casual clothes, shook his head, and suggested: "You'd better get your hair done before doing it."

"Straighten your hair, straighten your bangs, stop holding this curly hair."

At this time, Ryan still had the long curly hair he had that night.

In this era, American girls seem to like to have their hair permed and curled. On the streets and alleys, people like light long skirts, fluffy curly hair, and the exclusive aesthetic of the era.

"Isn't this okay now?"

Ryan asked in surprise as he talked about his bangs.

"No."

Su Wen replied with a smile: "With curly hair like this, you can't stand out from the crowd, and people can't see you at a glance."

“It’s so featureless!”

"Su's suggestion is good." Sparky Lee was also observing Ryan and interjected: "You can't catch other people's attention with your appearance."

Even after the director said so, Ryan stopped struggling and turned around to find a place to get his hair done.

"I'll take you there."

Su Wen knew that asking her to find it by herself would definitely waste time, so she discussed it with Spike Lee, postponed the filming, and took him to the parking lot to pick up the car, planning to drive it there himself.

Ryan didn't refuse and followed obediently.

More than ten minutes later, the two walked into a hair salon.

Ryan followed Su Wen's request, told the hairstylist what to do, and then sat in front of the mirror.

Su Wen, not in a hurry, sat on the sofa behind them and waited patiently.

Ryan worked very hard.

When doing her hair and letting the hairstylist fiddle with it, she did not forget to carry the script on her back. She seemed to be racing against time and very dedicated.

But Su Wen looked at it and shook his head.

There is nothing to memorize in this advertisement, and there is very little content in the script, and there is even no dialogue.

In fact, the shooting content of this advertisement is very simple, just a rough scene and action design, nothing too complicated.

It is about Su Wen, a young man who was walking on the street, dribbling a ball and hanging his sneakers around his neck very dearly. Seeing that the bus was about to pass the stop and it was too late to get on the bus, he immediately ran away and wanted to catch up with it.

Unexpectedly, while driving along at a fast pace (the special effects of The Flash running are needed at this time), I bump into the heroine played by Ryan who is moving.

In the process of colliding with the heroine, the basketball shoes around Su Wen's neck were thrown out and landed on the roof of the bus (the sneakers were zoomed in and close-up as they flew).

Now, not only did he miss the bus, but his beloved basketball shoes were also gone.

Su Wen felt frustrated and lost his mind.

However, the heroine not only did not apologize because he bumped into her, but was completely ignored. She immediately transformed into an angry and violent woman, grabbed him, and threw him away.

Su Wen flew all the way in the air, screamed and rolled countless times, and landed on the roof of the bus by accident, with his feet correctly inserted into the basketball shoes.

Seeing that Su Wen had recovered his lost basketball shoes and successfully caught the bus, Su Wen was so excited that he accidentally hit a street sign sticking out of the road, which was another tragedy.

He was knocked over, rolled to the road, passed out, and his basketball shoes once again escaped his control. They flew back to the heroine and hit her in the head.

The heroine, who had just vented her anger, was angered again and threw the sneakers back fiercely. Not only did they fly back to the unconscious Su Wen by coincidence, but they also happened to fit into his feet.

At this time, the camera takes another close-up of the sneakers, and the commercial ends.

This advertisement is very simple, very funny throughout, full of fun and twists.

There is a huge contrast between the heroine who has the image of a good girl and the violent woman she later became, who is extremely talented.

However, the focus is still on the sneakers.

The appearance of the female protagonist was accidental, but because of her, the male protagonist Su Wen finally did not lose his favorite basketball shoes after a series of coincidences of loss and gain.

It's that simple, it's not complicated at all. It just requires a lot of post-processing and special effects to shoot.

It will cost a certain amount of money, but it does not require any acting skills from the male and female protagonists.

Ryan seemed too nervous, or took it too seriously, so much so that he even had to memorize the script to get his hair done.

After having her hair done for two hours, Ryan transformed from fluffy curly hair into long, straight hair.

The girl who was originally pretty and lovely suddenly became a stunning beauty that stunned the eyes. The contrast between before and after was huge.

When he returned to the set, Spike Lee had already created the shooting scene, and the rented bus was in place, ready for filming.

Seeing Ryan's new look after having her hair done, he was really surprised. It took him a while to recognize her and he praised her profusely.

"Is this really okay?"

Ryan asked still somewhat unconfidently, his eyes falling on Su Wen.

"You can keep it like this from now on, Meg." Su Wen nodded and said lightly: "This is much more pleasing to the eye than before."

Is it just pleasing to the eye?

Ryan rolled her eyes at him silently, and when she saw Spike Lee nodding in approval, she felt quite happy inside.

As for whether to keep such a long and straight body, she thought to herself, she would have to see the effect.

If her own auditions are strong in the future, it might be a good idea to keep it up.

After the new hairstyle was approved by the male lead and the director, Ryan was in a much better mood and quickly got into the mood for filming.

However, during the entire filming process, the person who was called cut the most was from Su Wen.

After all, this guy has never acted before, and neither when he ran nor when he bumped into Ryan head-on, he was not natural enough.

Especially when filming the scene where he and Ryan collided, Su Wen was always worried that he would bump into the other person and get injured or something, so he couldn't concentrate on it and always deliberately avoided her.

Even if there is a sponge cushion in front of the two of them.

Sparkle Lee sat behind the monitor, never satisfied.

"Don't worry too much about me!"

Meg Ryan used her many years of acting experience in Hollywood to guide Su Wen, "When you are about to hit me, you have already noticed me and will subconsciously control your body and stop running."

"We collided just because your inertia was not contained. The collision didn't actually have much impact."

"So, you don't need to worry too much about me, I will protect myself."

"All right!"

Su Wen thought for a while and decided to accept her suggestion and continue shooting.

Finally, as the sun was setting, the collision scene was successfully filmed.

After finishing the work, Su Wen invited Ryan, Spike Lee and the entire filming crew to a nearby hotel for dinner in the name of host. Spike Lee and the crew agreed quickly, but Ryan hesitated for a long time before agreeing. Come down.

She seemed to dislike such social occasions.

But he really couldn't refuse Su Wen Sheng Yi's invitation.

(End of this chapter)