The Golden Age of Basketball

For Wu Zhiwen, big news is his life.

Since relying on Gan Guoyang’s clarification a few years ago and becoming a front-line news informant, Wu Zhiwen quickly began to show his talent in the news industry, and quickly proved that his success is not purely dependent on luck .

First of all, he tightly hugged Gan Guoyang's thigh and did not relax. This is the most core of all Wu Zhiwen's action strategies. He knew that Gan Guoyang was not the stepping stone to his success, nor the golden key to open the treasure house. It is a treasure trove.

In the mid-80s when the commercial value of players had not yet been developed, Wu Zhiwen, who studied finance in college, smelled the taste of the NBA moving towards the era of big capital under the leadership of Stern. Wu Zhiwen understood that with the rise of players' contract salaries , Other values ​​​​attached to the players will also rise together, such as various news related to the stars.

Due to his skin color, Wu Zhiwen knew that he would not be able to break into the core circle of the nba news circle anyway, but Wu Zhiwen also knew that Gan Guoyang did not fully trust the Americans because of his skin color. It can be seen from the Portland Police Department incident that Gan Guoyang hopes to have his own megaphone.

Therefore, the two hit it off. Since 1986, all kinds of news related to Gan Guoyang have basically come from Wu Zhiwen, including the severity and recovery of Gan Guoyang's injury in the finals; during the truce of the 1986-1987 season, Reports about Gan Guoyang's completion of his degree at Gonzaga University; the date of Gan Guoyang's return in the 1988 season, his recovery status, and his mental journey, all of which were first disclosed by Wu Zhiwen.

Gradually, NBA reporters also discovered that Gan Guoyang never disclosed important information to other reporters. During the 1988 Western Conference Finals, Gan Guoyang only accepted interviews from Wu Zhiwen, and Gan Guoyang declined all interviews from other reporters.

This made Gan Guoyang's reputation in the nba media circle not too good, but not too bad either.

The reason why it’s not too good is that Gan Guoyang doesn’t like to be interviewed by reporters, and he always teases reporters from time to time. It’s normal for such a player not to get good evaluations; It is basically impossible for other media to fabricate and destroy Gan Guoyang's image casually.

Wu Zhiwen is also very smart. With the help of Gan Guoyang's Dongfeng, he has established a good relationship with the major media in the NBA, and he invented a set of rules, that is, every time he breaks the news or conducts an exclusive interview with Gan Guoyang, he will bring a family other media.

This will not only allow other media to have access to first-hand information, but also ensure the authenticity and reliability of his information on Gan Guoyang, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

With the continuous rise of Gan Guoyang's status in the league and the gradual formation of a new "twin peaks" situation with Jordan, Wu Zhiwen's status has also become more and more prominent. However, after the start of this season, Wu Zhiwen became a little anxious. The reason is very simple. He lives by big news, but he can't find any big news here in Gan Guoyang.

In the 1988 season, a season full of rumors, controversies, conflicts, and expectations, Gan Guoyang returned from injury, Adelman took office, the Trail Blazers reshuffled the cards, and the league’s new powerhouses rose. Gan Guoyang’s performance in that season can be described as ups and downs , fought with Lambir in the middle of the season, quarreled with the league, scored points with Jordan, and led the Blazers full of injuries all the way, but finally lost to Jordan in the MVP selection. It can be said that Gan Guoyang was full of controversy that year. It was full of big news, so Wu Zhiwen made enough capital.

But this season, both Gan Guoyang and the Blazers are back on track. Their lineup is neat and united, and the atmosphere in the team is harmonious. Passed, and there is nothing to dispute.

Now Wu Zhiwen is lonely, he knows that he must not go to find news about other stars, because then his status as "Gan Guoyang Queen's reporter" will be weakened, and his management in the past few years will be in vain.

Gan Guoyang has been playing games in the East recently, and Gan Guoyang has always insisted that other people, including Wu Zhiwen and Falk, should not disturb him easily when he is playing away games. For example, Falk brought Gan Guoyang to Atlanta to sign with Coca-Cola. It won't happen again.

Wu Zhiwen wanted to find Gan Guoyang anxiously because he had also received news that Gorbachev was about to visit the United States, and he would definitely watch a Blazers game. For Wu Zhiwen, it's really a long drought with nectar.

With Gan Guoyang's position in the pioneers and his Chinese identity, Gorbachev came to watch the game. The two will definitely meet after the game. Wu Zhiwen must strive for a seat to participate, and be able to get the first place as a person on the scene. hand information.

Ever since, knowing that Gan Guoyang was playing in the east, he went directly to Wang Fuxi again and again, reminding Wang Fuxi to remember to tell Gan Guoyang.

As soon as Gan Guoyang heard Wang Fuxi say that Wu Zhiwen was looking for him, he knew that this guy must be here for big news, and recently there is no news bigger than Gorbachev's visit to the United States in the United States or even the world.

"You, don't always want to make a big news! Then let other media criticize me. I give you this information and exclusive interview rights to maintain my authenticity and my influence by the way. When doing news work, you must be down-to-earth, just like playing basketball, there will be a day when it will bear fruit. At that time, you can report whatever news you want to report, you, es-naive!"

In a coffee shop in Portland, 25-year-old Gan Guoyang taught Wu Zhiwen, who was older than him, and Wu Zhiwen could only sit opposite him and nod constantly. I like to talk to him with some strange accents, and I don't know where he learned it from.

"Okay, Zhiwen, I'm not joking with you. I can still handle this matter. At that time, you will be accompanied by reporters into our team's locker room. But whether Gorbachev will meet me or not is up to me." I’m not sure, but in the end, remember that you don’t have to always want to win attention when reporting news, you still have to be upright in your writing, and you still have to be true when you break the news. It’s not easy to build a reputation in the media circle. In the future, there will be times when you can do a lot in the NBA circle.”

This time Gan Guoyang finally spoke to Wu Zhiwen in a serious manner, and Wu Zhiwen's eyes also showed a hint of affirmation. During the years of getting along with Gan Guoyang, Wu Zhiwen saw many qualities from Gan Guoyang that other young NBA players did not possess.

In particular, Gan Guoyang has a unique vision for future development trends. For example, when dealing with wages and salaries, Gan Guoyang insisted that the salaries of players will definitely rise sharply. A two-year short-term contract worth 1988 million U.S. dollars; this contract not only allowed Gan Guoyang’s annual salary to reach 500 million U.S. dollars, but also triggered a trend of re-signing the contracts of other players. Michael Jordan broke the contract with the Bulls and re-signed. The new salary contract also received an annual salary of 250 million US dollars.

During this process, not only the media are paying attention to the salary negotiations between Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers, but also the players association and the major stars are also paying close attention. Wu Zhiwen, as Gan Guoyang's mouthpiece and front-line whistleblower, also made a big contribution based on this limelight.

This made Wu Zhiwen believe that Gan Guoyang's achievements in the future are definitely more than just a basketball superstar. His long-term vision and skills will allow him to extend his tentacles to every aspect of this sports empire and become the most powerful person in this empire building. .

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The Trail Blazers, who ended their winning streak, ushered in a new start at home after a day's rest. They were challenged by the Washington Bullets.

After the start of the season, except for a long road trip to the Eastern Conference, the Blazers' opening season schedule can be said to be relatively easy. There are 19 consecutive games, and they rarely encounter tough bones. The schedule is relatively loose, which creates a record for the Blazers. good objective conditions.

After the Washington Bullets experienced a pile of insiders in the past few years, with Bowie injured and reimbursed, Manute Ball was traded, the Bullets went from one extreme to the other, and embarked on the path of a small lineup.

The tallest player in their starting lineup is the 6-foot-9 Charles Jones, and everyone else is under 6-foot-8.

However, the Bullets traded the former king of New York, Bernard King, on the front line. After Ewing became the new darling of New York, King, who was seriously injured, stepped back from the throne.

Under the circumstances that were not favored by others, Bernard King actually regained his former bravery. He changed his style of play, relying more on his turnaround jumper, and thus returned to the ranks of the league's top scorers. , the hardships and sweat paid in it are not enough for outsiders.

Gan Guoyang, as a good friend of Bernard King, also suffered from season-ending injuries, and expressed his deep understanding of everything that King has paid. The two also embraced warmly before the game to reminisce about the past.

As an old man, Jin is not the only one. There is also Gan Guoyang’s former teammate Steve Colter in the Bullets. After being traded by the Trail Blazers, he also moved to multiple teams. Will slowly step into the ranks of veterans.

In such an atmosphere of meeting old friends, Gan Guoyang was not polite at all on the field. He continued his solo performance that started in Philadelphia.

Adelman learned the lesson of the previous game, and used the wheel substitution at the power forward position, letting whoever feels in good condition to play. As a result, the Blazers' substitutes who returned to the home court were all in good condition.

In the end, the Blazers easily won 103:90 at home and avoided losing streak. At the same time, Gan Guoyang also scored 33 points and 11 rebounds, maintaining his good state and waiting for the next fierce battle.