Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 170: Meigao Aircraft Carrier
"Are you sure you want to skip a grade?" asked Morris, who was in charge of grade academic affairs.

"Yes sir, my credits and STA are sufficient."

"We will verify this further. You need to inform your teacher Edward again."

"I have already informed you."

"Very good. After confirmation and verification, we will report the materials and we will have specific news in June." Morris knew Chen Fang. He thought Chen Fang would stay for another year. This Chinese man was very talented in basketball. It was a pity that a university seemed to have recruited him.

Morris would not say this explicitly, saying that he had paid the tuition and helped the school win honors, which was already a very good deal.

“Chen, I hope you will remember Chaminade’s slogan wherever you go.”

"be a man!" Chen Fang replied.

"Good luck!" Morris blessed with satisfaction.

After leaving the Academic Affairs Building, Chen Fang did not go to the classroom or the gym, but went straight home and took out the luggage he had prepared.

The pre-booked taxi was already waiting at the door. It would take Chen Fang to the airport, and the destination was Los Angeles.

Yes, Chen Fang planned to use this half month to go to Los Angeles to meet Wu Zi, Lu Yun and the others.

During this window period, there are several purposes for display.

The first thing, of course, was to meet his girlfriend, and then to visit universities in Los Angeles, especially UCLA. He wanted to see what the university looked like.

Another thing is to walk around and see the sights, especially to watch an NBA game.

Lakers vs. Jazz.

Yes, it was Kobe's last game. Lu Yun, a lunatic, suddenly called him and asked if he wanted to come and watch Kobe's retirement game. Chen Fang agreed without thinking, then hung up the phone and packed his luggage.

An emotion that had been avoided was suddenly triggered.

To be honest, the United States is actually known as the country of airplanes, not only because of the numerous airports, but also because of the cheap airfares. Los Angeles is 80 kilometers away from St. Louis, and the economy class ticket is only US$, and if it is a business class ticket, it is less than yuan.

Five hours later, when the plane landed in Los Angeles, the total cost of Chen Fang's trip was just over two hundred dollars. Of course, Chen Fang chose a low-cost airline, which is the choice of almost most people in inland United States.

As soon as he got out of the station, he saw Lu Jie, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, waving at him.

"Wudang, Wudang!" Lu Yun shouted in Chinese.

Chen Fang walked over in surprise. After they exchanged a few pleasantries, he found out that he had classes today and Lu Yun asked Lu Jie to pick him up at the airport.

It was still the Chrysler Grand Voyager business car. When Chen Fang got in the car, he felt like he was entering a wealthy place for the first time. In a blink of an eye, almost eight months had passed.

As the car drove on the ring road, Lu Jie explained, "Their school is in Torrance, outside the city center. But the environment there is very good. It's by the sea, and it's a seaside community."

"It's okay, no rush." Chen Fang said.

Montgomery Bishop High School. Chen Fang was also coming here so he checked it out. Well, all I can say is that Wu Zhen's arrogance is self-deprecating. The basketball history of this high school is a thick book of honor.

I was a little surprised and misunderstood that Wu Zhen was so weak in winning the championship, but now it seems that it is good enough that he can be in the first team.

"You're already a star now, and it's only been eight months." Lu Jie suddenly said.

"Does it count?" Chen Fang denied it.

A high school star is nothing. Even if you are a big name in college, if you fail to perform well in the NBA, you will immediately become a sideshow and an invisible person that no one will care about.

"Of course, give me an autograph later!" Lu Jie was very sure.

Speaking of signing, Chen Fang felt a little embarrassed. To be honest, he had never practiced it. His previous signatures were all "Wudang". It was not until he signed for the Chinese people in the school that people discovered something was wrong. But he insisted that this was his exclusive signature to fool people.

Mainly because there were only two words "Wudang" and he practiced them like a dragon flying and a crane dancing. There was no other way. That was when Grandpa Zhao asked him to practice qi by drawing with his feet on the sand.

He also said that this was a unique secret method that could not be passed on to others.

Chen Fang was having a headache thinking about what to do next.

Wu Zi, Lu Yun and the other two also rented a villa, also in a middle-class neighborhood, a five-minute walk from the school. They asked Lu Jie and he helped them find it. It costs US$3000 a month, which is considered a luxury house.

Just when Chen Fang was worrying about whether he had a place to live, the car drove to the door of his house. Lu Jie pointed and Chen Fang was happy.

A two-story villa is a stable place to live.

I heard a car sound, the door opened, and Wu Zi appeared.

The two hadn't seen each other for almost three months. When he saw her, Chen Fang couldn't help but got out of the car and ran over.

I hugged Wu Zi again and found the familiar feeling, with mixed emotions.

"Waiting for me?" Chen asked quietly in Wu Zi's ear.

"No, I just got home from school." Wu Zi blushed. Her hair was longer now, not the short hair that reached her ears before.

Holding her face, looking at her carefully, Chen Fang kissed her fiercely.

Caught off guard, but in the next second, Wu Zi gave up resisting and hugged Chen Fang instead.

Lu Jie acted as a porter, carrying a large box and walking by, muttering, "I'll carry the box for you, you carry the bag yourself."

The kiss lasted for at least a minute, and they stopped only when they were almost out of breath. Both of their faces were red.

"Bad guy, you bully me every time you meet me." Wu Zi complained faintly.

"Haha!" Chen Fang felt refreshed, all the fatigue from the journey was gone. It turned out that love was the best stimulant.

He went to the car to take out the big step and the special sneaker bag. When Wu Zi saw them, she asked, "Why did you bring so many sneakers?"

"Not many, just 4 pairs!" Chen Fang said proudly.

(It is recommended for golfers to have it, especially when traveling, it is very convenient.)
He came to show off, 3 pairs of EYBL color, a pair of KB4, 5, 6. Ever since he knew that this color was not sold in the market, Chen Fang had this idea.

Chen Fang suddenly sniffed and asked, "So fishy?"

Speaking of this, Wu Zi looked indignant: "You have to live by the sea, this idiot Lu Yun, now it takes a long time to take care of your skin every day."

"How close?" Chen Fang became excited.

As soon as Wu Zi saw Chen Fang's appearance, she understood and took Chen Fang's arm: "Let's go, we haven't walked on the beach yet."

"Yes." Chen Fang was overjoyed.

The two of them were bored and stayed at the beach until they watched the sunset before returning. When they reached the door, they heard Lu Yun anxiously saying, "Where's he? Call him. Damn it. I specially airlifted the ingredients from China and was counting on him to cook."

"Fuck!" Chen Fang was upset when he heard it and kicked the door open: "What are you thinking? I'm such a big star, and I want to cook for you? Okay, we'll talk about it after you beat me!"

In the living room, Wu Zhen, Lu Yun, and Lu Jie were shocked. Then Lu Yun was the first to react: "Okay, how about the three of us go up!"

"You have no martial ethics, and you are a disgrace to our generation!" Chen Fang immediately admitted his mistake, walked forward, and punched Lu Yun in the chest: "Not bad, your muscles are showing."

"This is not nonsense, this school is a fucking pit." When it comes to training, Lu Yun triggered the sad switch and started complaining.

Unfortunately, Chen Fang showed no sympathy at all. He simply ignored him and walked over to greet Wu Zhen.

"long time no see!"

"Yes." Wu Zhen seemed a little reserved. After all, the relationship between them was a little awkward.

Chen Fang also gritted his teeth and finished his task after greeting them. He immediately changed the subject: "Where are the vegetables? Why, do you want me to cut them?"

"Let me help you!" Wu Zi volunteered.

"No, your hands need to be cared for!" Chen Fang said emotionally.

"Disgusting! I was out of my mind to invite this love-brained guy over!" Lu Yun said sadly.

After some fun, the atmosphere was finally restored to its old state. Chen Fang tied on an apron and went into the kitchen.

Wu Zi said angrily, "Chen Fang asked him to cook right after he got off the plane. You lazy pigs! You rubbish!"

"I'm a waste!" Lu Yun admitted directly, leaving Wu Zi speechless. He stomped his feet and went to help in the kitchen.

The white family next door, the housewife Mary, began to suspect that her nose was hallucinating, why did it smell so good? After several minutes of searching with her nose, she finally confirmed that it was the villa next door that was rented by Chinese students.

She had been to China once and was fascinated by the food there. She was surprised to find out that they were Chinese, but she didn't expect that these international students never made a fire at home, so the fire was extinguished.

I didn't expect it to appear today.

So magical.

Inside the house, four people were busy gnawing at their food, especially Lu Yun, who was keeping his eyes and hands on all directions, and was also protecting his food.

Chen Fang watched with a smile, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.

"Fuck, Chen Fang, with your cooking skills, you can open a restaurant directly. How about I invest in you in full?" Lu Jie was so impressed. The taste was simply amazing.

Chen Fang chuckled and said, that is a must. Even though Cantonese people cannot cook, they pay attention to health and have special experience in diet.

Chen Fang learned a lot in Guangdong, and after his rebirth he was alone most of the time, so he had the opportunity to practice. Now Chen Fang's cooking skills are a fusion of Shandong cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Cantonese breakfast tea, and the combination of dishes is very good.

There is soup, juice and flavor.

"Eat yours." Lu Yun snorted. This brother just snatched the ribs from him. How disrespectful! It was too much!
After eating, several people cleaned up the mess on their own. This villa also has a backyard. It is April now, the temperature is just right, and the wind is neither too cold nor too hot. It is very comfortable to feel the breeze after dinner.

"How long will you stay?" After cleaning up, Lu Yun wiped his hands and went to the backyard.

"Going to Atlanta in early May." Chen Fang replied.

"There's still more than half a month left, what are your plans?"

"Let's watch the game first. How did you get the tickets? Didn't they say they were sold out a long time ago? And the tickets are extremely expensive." Chen Fang was curious.

"Tsk, that's who I am, right?" Lu Yun boasted to his cousin, who nodded in agreement very seriously.

"How much?" Chen Fang didn't want to owe anyone a favor.

"Are you sure?" Lu Yun grinned.

"Eh?" Chen Fang suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Sixteen thousand, do you want to transfer or pay in cash?" Lu Yunzhen took out his phone and showed him the screenshot of the purchase. "Fuck! So expensive?" Chen Fang was shocked.

"You think it's too expensive? Do you believe it? I'll post it on social media and sell it for $25,000 right away!"

"I think you look like an idiot!"

"Ha, do you know how much the seats in the row behind the bench cost? 78 US dollars. Hey, don't be dissatisfied. You are not a celebrity, so you are not qualified! The seats in the front rows require status." Perhaps because they haven't argued for a long time, Lu Yun was very confident.

"Which row are we in?" Chen Fang asked.

"The eighth row is pretty good. You should be content." Lu Yun said with a chuckle.

Indeed, Chen Fang felt that he could accept sitting at the back, this show was worth the ticket price, but no one dared to think that this show would be so dramatic and shocking. (I won’t go into details about this show, anyway, it was very exciting when I watched it.)
After chatting for a few sentences, the topic returned to themselves.

"How is it now?" Chen Fang seemed to be asking Lu Yun, but in fact he was asking Wu Zhen who was silent on the side.

"Wang Xiaoer's New Year is getting worse every year!" Lu Yun sighed.

"What?" Chen Fang raised his eyebrows.

"In early March, someone messed up a training session and Wu Zhen was injured. After he recovered, he had no place on the team. I was kicked out of the school team because of the fight."

This news shocked Chen Fang, and his eyebrows drooped.

"Who did it?"

"A bunch of stupid idiots. After I came, we two started to improve a little in the team, but then we were targeted. They played some tricks in the team training match and injured Wu Zhen. I went up to them and threw a left hook, then turned around and threw a sideways whip kick. I fought one against eight, and I was so impressive!"

"Wait, which part should I believe?" Chen Fang interrupted and asked.

Lu Yun's Lu Bu-like eyebrows stood up immediately: "Of course I believe it all. Don't you know my fighting power? Come on, buddy, I'll open your eyes today." As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves.

"Just you?" Chen Fang felt that Lu Yun seemed even crazier after coming to Los Angeles. Maybe California didn't support idlers, just like Florida.

"So you're not playing basketball now?" Chen Fang continued the topic.

"Yes, I'm now in a Chinese high school league. I also told Wu Zhen that we should change places and start over." After saying that, Lu Yun shook his head, implying that the problem now was with Wu Zhen.

"I think Lu Yun's idea is right. The reason you can't go to the second team is because the one who has a grudge against you is the main player of the first team." Chen Fang asked the silent Wu Zhen.

"Yeah." Wu Zhen finally spoke.

"So after weighing the pros and cons, the coaching staff gave you the cold shoulder, right? Is that what you think?" Chen Fang continued to ask.

Wu Zhen was silent, but his expression showed his agreement.

"It's a little right, but not completely." Chen Fang is in a very different situation now. He deals with NBA-level players on the court. His vision and thinking have changed a lot.

"After all, you were alone, and your role was not enough to tip the scales in your favor. Did you go find a coach afterwards?" Chen Fang asked.

Seeing Wu Zhen didn't say anything, he looked at Lu Yun.

"I have been there, but he hasn't."

"What did the coach say?"

"Coach Doug said that no matter if I was right or wrong, I would be punished for hitting someone, and then he asked me to leave. This old man is also a veteran and very famous. He has won the Most Valuable Coach Award in Southern California. In short, I can't handle him."

"Didn't you say Wu Zhen?"

"No."

"That's right." Chen Fang said to Wu Zhen, "You'd better go to the coach tomorrow and tell him your thoughts. Whether good or bad, the coach needs to see your attitude, not your initiative to go into a cold war."

"Wu Zhen, there's actually no difference here from back home. You're just overthinking it. It's normal to talk to the coach if you have a problem. It's abnormal if you don't communicate."

"As for this loss, now that I know about it, I can't let it go." Chen Fang's eyes flashed coldly.

"Is there any chance that I can play against your team 1?"

Lu Yun's eyes suddenly lit up. This was where he and Chen Fang shared the same interests. They always thought alike. He had this idea before, but Chen Fang was busy with his own things and would never call him over for this.

So he thought that watching the game together would be a very good excuse.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fang thought the same thing as him, so he said, "Yes, Doug invites teams from California to play friendly matches every week in order to maintain the team's fighting spirit. Now happens to be the intermission period of the league, so it's the right time."

"Why, the state league isn't over yet?"

"It's not over yet. We have a college league tournament in Los Angeles. This one just ended and the state league hasn't started yet. How come Missouri has finished the game?"

As soon as he heard it, he knew that Lu Yun didn't pay any attention at all. Chen Fang said angrily: "Nonsense, we finished the game in March."

"champion?"

"Of course, there is also MOP!" Chen Fang took out his mobile phone, flipped through the photos from that time, and showed off.

Seeing the photo, Lu Yun was in pain: "Damn, I regret it. If I had known, I would have won the championship before coming here. Oh, what a loss."

"Stop whining and get down to business." Chen Fang didn't want to provoke Wu Zhen.

"I can make an appointment this week. I will do it tomorrow." Lu Yun said with some worry: "I can only use the teams in the Chinese League. Can you do it alone? Team 1 does have something. It's like cutting melons and vegetables in California."

"Not enough? How about I get someone to help you? How much are you willing to pay for revenge?" Chen Fang asked.

Lu Yun showed his fierce look and said, "You name your price."

"Buy three more Lakers tickets. I'll take care of it for you, Boss Lu!" Chen Fang said.

"Okay!" Lu Yun nodded decisively, then called Lu Jie over.

"Do it now? There are only a few days left, and this money..." Lu Jie couldn't help but have a headache, but when he saw Lu Yun's eyes change, he immediately took out his mobile phone: "No problem, I'll do it now, isn't it just money? Money is a bastard!"

A few minutes later, Lu Jie put down the phone and gritted his teeth and said, "The location is a bit far, in the back half of the first floor."

"It's fine if I have it." Seeing that he had gotten the ticket, Chen Fang took out his phone, found a number and called.

"Come on, Los Angeles, let's watch Kobe's retirement game together!"

"FK? Are you kidding me?" Trae Young jumped up from the sofa.

"Of course not, but you have to play a game with me."

"Are the opponents Fultz, Frank, Adebayo, Ayton, and Malik?" Trae Young felt that if it was not such a lineup, Chen Fang really would not call him.

"It's not that exaggerated, just a little Hello Kitty character."

"Who else?"

"Don't ask, you'll know when you come!"

"WOW, I'll buy my ticket tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, he did the same thing. Not to mention how ecstatic Porter was, he hung up and called Tatum.

When the call was connected, Tatum sounded a little tired.

"Brother, what's going on?"

"Watching the game?"

"Why?"

"Kobe's last stop!"

"FK, really?" Tatum woke up immediately and reacted the same way as Yang.

"Are you coming?" Chen Fang asked.

"Come on, when will I come?"

Chen Fang looked at Lu Yun, who raised two fingers.

"Come over tomorrow. There's a game the day after tomorrow that you need to play in."

"what match?"

"It's just to support the occasion. It's not difficult. Anyway, remember, this ticket is your reward."

"OK, I'll book the flight now."

"Book a flight. Aren't you in Los Angeles?" Chen Fang asked.

"Oh, I'm so happy. Haha. OK, send me the place and I'll come over tomorrow. By the way, are you in Los Angeles?"

"Nonsense, let me put it this way first." Chen Fang had to admit that he was a little angry.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fang said in front of everyone: "Trae Young, Porter Jr., Tatum, is this scene okay?"

Lu Jie was shocked. Maybe Lu Yunwu really didn't know. He knew very well that these three were the top players in the United States and were among the top 20 players in ESPN.

Tatum is third, Chen Fang is eighth, Trae Young is 13th, and Porter Jr. is 17th. If these four people are on the same team, none of them will be effective.

How come Chen Fang got a call as soon as he called? What kind of ranking is this?
This painting is worth the 55,000 yuan.

Lu Jie was right. In another year, if he wanted to invite these four people, it would be difficult to even increase their appearance fees by a zero, let alone in the future.

"Is it heavy enough?" Chen Fang asked again.

Lu Yun raised his head and laughed wildly, then pointed at Chen Fang and said, "I think it's okay!"

Chen Fang grinned without saying anything. I don’t care if you have the best team in California or the most valuable coach. Let me show you what the four people who are at the ceiling of NBA power are.

This is called the combat power ceiling, the Mega aircraft carrier!

Let me give you some basic knowledge about what fire coverage means. I will bomb you to death.

　Start your wonderful journey to the West Coast!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)