Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 140 Chaminade Red Devils

The training time is two o'clock in the afternoon. There is still half an hour left, but there are already more than ten people on the court. Chen Fang roughly counted them and felt embarrassed.

I was actually the last one to arrive at the museum.

Tatum saw him and waved enthusiastically. Under the surprised gazes of the people around him, Chen Fang walked over.

The two of them first had an American hug, and then Tatum asked, "How is the class? Who is the instructor?"

"Edward."

Tatum smiled immediately: "Spencer is a gentle mentor, I believe he will be of great help to you."

Thinking of Edward's responses this morning, Chen Fang nodded: "That would be great."

"Come, let me introduce you to some good brothers." Tatum pulled Chen Fang in front of a few black people. They had just warmed up together and formed a small group.

When they saw Tatum coming, they all stood up immediately.

"Fawn Raymond, we are from the same community and have played together since we were little!"

"Chen, from China!" Chen Fang stretched out his hand to shake.

Raymond was about the same height as Chen Fang, but very muscular. His bulging dark muscles gave him a very powerful look. He should have known of Chen Fang's existence. After looking him up and down, he smiled and said, "Welcome to the Red Devils."

"Cody Rich, the boy from the Missouri River, he's so fast that I can't catch up with him anyway."

"Then I guess I can't catch up." Chen Fang followed up and shook hands with Richie.

Richie was probably only about 180cm tall, slender, with dreadlocks and a tattoo on his neck. He looked at Chen Fang with a gentle look and politely replied, "You can try if you have a chance."

"Vio Moore, our three-point shooter, you can see who is more accurate!"

Moore was estimated to be about 190cm tall, a little shorter than Chen Fang. He was also black, with a hair full of curls, making him look about the same height as Chen Fang.

He was very humble and waved his hand when he heard it: "I'm not that accurate, I'm glad you joined me."

After the introduction, Tatum was delighted: "New season, new goals, guys, we're going to do a big job."

"Win the state championship!" Raymond said in a deep voice.

The remaining two people agreed. After such a brief contact, Chen Fang had a general idea of it.

Tatum is their core, but in real life, Raymond is the talker, and Richie and Moore are the backbone members of this small group.

Tatum did this in the hope that Chen Fang could integrate into the group. It seemed that the remaining people were either unfamiliar to him or newcomers whom Tatum did not know.

Sure enough, Tatum said, "With the departure of the senior brothers, there are only four of us senior brothers left. Brothers, with so many new people coming, we need to speed up the integration of this team."

"I will talk to them one by one." Raymond nodded.

"If there's a troublemaker, I'll take action." Richie rubbed his hands together.

Chen Fang said nothing. If someone were to do this, he would be happy to see it succeed.

Soon, head coach Bennett arrived at the arena and assistant coach Sid Perez blew the whistle.

The 12 people in the gym began to gather in a tacit understanding. The newcomers stood in the back, and the original school team brought by Tatum stood in the front.

"Stand aside." Bennett said, then he stood in the middle and walked back and forth.

"We have eight people from all over the United States. You are all carefully recommended by scouts and have passed the test. I believe in your ability and hope to help the Red Devils make better breakthroughs in the new season."

"Here, you remember the first team rule of the Red Devils."

Bennett looked at everyone and said, "Jason, you go ahead."

"be a man!" Tatum shouted.

Then Raymond and the other two followed suit and shouted, "Be a man!"

Then the whole team repeated it together.

"That's right, this is the first team rule of the Red Devils, be a man!"

"To be a real man, you need to pay a lot. Whether in competition, training, studying, or every moment of life, you must mark yourself as a man!"

“At the same time, this is also Chaminade’s first school rule.”

"I hope you remember that I will always keep an eye on you."

"Now, I want you new members to introduce yourselves and show your attitude towards integrating into the team." After saying that, Bennett stood at the head of the team and watched quietly.

The left column is full of newcomers, and when the coach's eyes looked at the first person, Wesley Murphy knew he had to step up.

"Wesley Murphy, I'm from Texas, my ancestral home is Ireland, I'm a devout Catholic, I believe God will have mercy on his people, I'm good at defense, rim protection is my job, I'm 203cm tall and 106kg, I have enough strength to beat back anyone who wants to wreak havoc on the basket."

Chen Fang couldn't help but look at the white man in surprise. His opening remarks were detailed enough and had a strong momentum. This might be the mysterious American self-confidence.

With Murphy taking the lead, the people behind him began to organize their words and tried their best to introduce themselves.

"Bobby Long, Ohio State, my life motto is that when the opponent raises his fist, that's when I attack. I'm 191cm tall and weigh 92kg. I'm very confident in my breakthroughs. I can break through anyone's defense. In the offense and defense switch, I can help the team."

"Tevin Thomas, Minnesota. I come from a cold mountain area. I like the cold. My father started taking me to winter swimming in the cold February when I was 8 years old. I have a strong body, 185cm tall, and I am good at organization. In last year's 4A state competition, I averaged 9 assists per game."

"Logan White, North Dakota. I am 194cm tall. My father is an excellent hunter. I hunted an elk when I was 9 years old. I also hiked for 2.1 hours in the snow at minus 1.6 degrees to exercise my willpower. I am good at reading the game. Help defense is my advantage. I average steals and blocks per game."

The more Chen Fang listened, the more frightened he became. Was this just bragging or a real experience? Was this a special forces training camp?
Anyway, compared with Chen Fang, I feel like I am nothing.

"Bud Lake, Indiana, 196cm tall, forward-guard swing. I once scored 42 points in a single game and won the Player of the Week award three times. I like offense, and defense is my weakness. In the days to come, I will work hard to improve myself."

Even though he was talking about shortcomings, Chen Fang could see pride in his expression, and his eyes were fixed on Tatum. It seemed that he was a jerk who regarded Tatum as a competitor.

"Theo Ortiz, Washington State. If I hadn't grown so tall suddenly, I would have played tennis." The white man with a unique opening line shrugged and continued, "I'm 203cm tall and weigh 95kg. I'm working hard to reach the goal of 200kg. My defense is much better than my offense. I may not be able to play professionally, but I really like basketball. I have a nickname, called Wipe Paper."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"It doesn't matter. I'm just the last line of defense for you. Please respect me in the future because I will be your best support."

"Wow! Your opening remarks really impressed me!" Tatum said while applauding. As the boss, he was the first to express his respect.

"Hyde Ramirez, Latin, 192, I'm a shooter!" This Mexican-looking man shut up after saying that. It seemed that he was the one who spoke the least.

After hearing this, regardless of whether it was true or not, Chen Fang expressed his highest respect for this team, including the scouts who discovered them. This group of people looked very strong at first glance, and each of them had their own characteristics.

A team has all the necessary players: rim protector, shooter, scorer, help defender.

No wonder Tatum was so fierce in 16, winning the continental championship and taking top places in several national invitational tournaments.

Chen Fang was lost in thought when he noticed Tatum touching him and came to his senses.

I haven't introduced myself yet.

Chen Fang took a step forward so that the whole team could see him, and then he spoke.

"Chen Fang, from China. I am the top scorer and top assists player in the U18 World Championship. I led the Chinese team to the fourth place in the world. My strength will be fully demonstrated in the upcoming joint training. I welcome anyone to challenge me."

This should be domineering enough.

Chen Fang was secretly satisfied and stepped back.

Tatum touched Chen Fang with a small gesture, then winked at him, and Chen Fang responded with a look that said you know what I mean.

Indeed, this introduction was quite accurate. Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Chen Fang. The World Youth Championship was still a very impressive name.

In comparison, the first seven are more or less a bit muddy.

Bennett didn't give everyone a chance to calm down. He clapped his hands and said, "The introductions are over. Let's start dividing into three groups, A, B, and C. We'll start training from the general direction of dribbling, shooting, and passing."

With the coach's words, the first practice of the Chaminade Red Devils began.

Chen Fang was assigned to a group with Tatum, Hyde Ramirez and Bud Lake. It can be seen that Bennett put the team's four strongest scorers together.

The first training item for this group is shooting.

There are three staff members under the basket. These are volunteers who work as caddies for hourly wages.

Tatum shot first, followed by Hyde, then Bud, and finally Chen Fang.

The four of them said nothing and kept changing their shooting points, mainly in the corners, wings and top of the arc.

After ten minutes of shooting, except for Tatum, Hyde and Bud were all shocked by Chen Fang.

He didn’t miss a single shot. What kind of accuracy is this?
What's more, Chen Fang has to dribble before receiving the ball, which makes it even more difficult.

The two men didn't believe it and continued to observe. When Chen Fang finally missed one, they looked at each other. There was no joy in their eyes, only a hint of sadness.

Still wanting to make great plans, this Chinese man is simply a mountain. Tatum's core position is unshakable, which means that they only have one shooting guard position left to compete for.

As a result, the two quickly faced reality and entered into a competitive relationship with each other.

In response, Tatum smiled slightly, taking it all in, and then glanced at Chen Fang who seemed nonchalant, feeling a little more relieved.

Soon, the game switched to the passing phase, with four people continuously running back and forth while passing the ball to each other, and finally ending with a layup.

I thought I could save some face in this round, but Chen Fang's passing and rhythm were very steady, while Bud and Hyde made several mistakes and lost the ball.

As the ball was passed continuously, Chen Fang's breath began to become unstable, but he still maintained a fairly stable passing rate, all with just the right amount of advance planning and just the right amount of strength.

Bennett, who was watching closely, said to his chief assistant coach and scout, Sid Perez, "He is indeed a well-rounded player. I am more and more optimistic about him."

"Yes, now it depends on the training process, and then after the state preseason in November, we will have a good idea," Perez said.

"How's the second team doing?" Bennett asked.

Sid Perez was in charge of pre-match recruitment and the second team competition. Upon hearing this, he said, "There are several good third substitutes, including Lu who came with Chen. He is also relatively comprehensive. His shortcomings are that he can't fight back and is not aggressive enough."

"Very good." After hearing this, Bennett felt relieved.

This is a long season, starting in November and lasting until March of next year, a total of five months, and the team will play at least 11 games.

Therefore, more rotation is needed, and the quality of the second team will determine whether the Red Devils have greater resilience.

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The weather was great, but the sun set quickly, and the sky looked like a chessboard with many stars.

On the small balcony on the second floor in the backyard, Lu Yun was lying there comfortably. Next to him was Wu Zi, who was holding a book and studying some words.

Inside the house, Chen Fang was happily cooking. Even though he had been training for an entire afternoon, on normal days he would have laid down long ago. But now it was different. He had to work hard for his wife's dinner, so he was full of energy.

Listening to the sound of spatulas clashing together coming from inside the house, Lu Yun was happy. He finally discovered the benefits of Wu Zi coming to the United States.

Regardless of whether Chen Fang’s cooking is bad, at least his enthusiasm is worthy of recognition.

"Today is the first day, how about it?" Since we are all waiting for food, we might as well chat for a while.

"It's okay, but there are a lot of bitches." When chatting with Lu Yun, Wu Zi's mode switched, and she had an expression like a cold queen. She held the textbook and replied without even blinking.

"Bitch is great, it's fresh all the time! Are there any beautiful ones? The kind with big waves!" Lu Yun asked.

"It's all big waves, are you sure you can handle it?"

"You underestimate me, your brother!" Lu Yun did some sit-ups, then quickly lay down with a groan. Today's training was really intense, and Lu Yun's body couldn't take it.

"Ha!" Wu Zi laughed contemptuously at this.

Lying still, Lu Yun quickly changed the subject: "Are you happy?"

"Happy!" Wu Zi was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised the corner of his mouth and replied.

"I have been worried. It's not that I curse you, brother. With your personality and conditions, it is very likely that you will be alone for the rest of your life. But I didn't expect that my unintentional action would bring you good luck."

The book in Wu Zi's hand hit Lu Yun in the face, and he was so scared that he immediately covered his face.

"Don't slap me in the face!"

"I knew it was you who did something bad that day." Wu Zi said angrily.

"I did have some thoughts that day, wanting to let Chen Fang, who has a bad temper, pick on you. Unexpectedly, you two actually hit it off. Tsk tsk!" Lu Yun was very emotional. At that time, he simply thought that Chen Fang was a serious person, but he didn't expect that he was so serious.

"Pick up the book." Wu Zi ordered.

Lu Yun did as he was told and handed it back to Wu Zi with a smile: "Don't be angry, isn't it good now? The couple can return home together and live a life that is not envied by mandarin ducks or immortals in advance."

"Shut up! From now on, you are not allowed to interfere in our affairs, not even a little bit!" Wu Zi was still very angry.

Lu Yun also knew why she was so angry. Wu Zi was such an insecure person, she was afraid that Chen Fang was arranged for her in the slightest.

What she wants is the chosen one, not the script.

"Dinner will be served in five minutes, get ready!" Chen Fang shouted in the kitchen.

"Let me help!" Wu Zi happily put the book on the round coffee table and trotted into the house.

"It's great!" Lu Yun murmured leisurely as he looked at the starry sky.

In his sight, there was a smiling face looking at him as well, "Sister, are you doing well over there? Have you also met someone as reassuring as Chen Fang?"

A few minutes later, Lu Yun regained his usual expression and walked in with a swagger. When he arrived at the dining table and saw the table full of dishes, his eyes suddenly bulged out.

"Fuck, Chen Fang, are you living a normal life? Eight dishes?" Lu Yun yelled.

"These are all dishes that Zizi likes to eat. They are not made for you." Chen Fang brought out the soup from the kitchen.

"Bitter melon, pork ribs and fried egg soup, clears away heat, detoxifies, nourishes the skin and generates blood, da da da!"

"That's great!" Wu Zi jumped beside him.

"I'm awesome, right?" Chen Fang waited proudly for Wu Zi's praise.

“The best!”

Seeing this scene, Lu Yun's face twitched. For the first time, he regretted why they had to live together. The days of being a third wheel would last for a long, long time.

But when he sat down, picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, his expression changed immediately. He quickly ate all the dishes and then shouted, "Chen Fang, I want to live with you forever!"

"This is so delicious!" Lu Yun was really surprised, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Chen Fang was strange.

I didn’t expect that this guy is actually a Michelin chef!

"Is this made with the ingredients you packed from China?" Lu Yun asked.

“I just brought some seasonings that are not sold here, and the meat here is a bit tough.” Chen Fang actually took a few bites and was not particularly satisfied.

In my previous life, I lived alone and cooked for myself to save money. Now that I have Wu Zi, I have put even more effort into my cooking skills.

When he was watching short videos, the system didn't recommend basketball, but cooking, stir-frying and making soup.

Isn't it just for today?

"No, I've made up my mind!" In front of Chen Fangwuzi, Lu Yun wiped his mouth: "In order to eat authentic Chinese food in the United States, I must do something."

"Hey, what do you want to do?"

"I plan to spend a huge amount of money to have food airlifted here."

"So exaggerated?"

"It should be more than two thousand per month, and I can still handle it." Lu Yun was very confident.

"I'll remember what you said." Chen Fang definitely had no objection to this.

On the first day at Chaminade, the curtain slowly fell on a cozy dinner for three people, and what was waiting to unfold was the world of MGM with infinite possibilities and countless challenges.

(Because there are too many characters in this chapter, the Red Devils VT team player list is attached. In addition, it is specially stated that due to incomplete information, some of the player information of the Red Devils 15-16 season VT team is fabricated, so please do not take it seriously.)
Red Devils:
Faan Raymond 200CM\102KG\PF\No.35

Cody Rich 185CM\82KG\PG\No.3

Vio Moore 192CM\86KG\SG\Size 7

Tatum 203CM\94KG\SF\No.22

Chen Fang 201CM\93KG\PG\No.21

Wesley Murphy 203CM\106KG\C\No.11

Bobby Long 191CM\87KG\SG\No.2

Tevin Thomas 185CM\84KG\PG\No.1

Logan White 194CM\90KG\SG\No.8

Bud Lake 196CM\88KG\SG\24

Theo Ortiz 203CM\95KG\PF\No.55

Hyde Ramirez 192CM\87KG\SG\No.30

(End of this chapter)