"Mr. Lin Yu, since you joined the NBA in the 04/05 season, you have never had a game record, and your contract with the Boston Celtics is only the last season and a half left. Do you think your NBA career still has a future?"
In the Boston Celtics training gym locker room, Lin Yu sat in the corner and accepted an exclusive interview with Rea Wakesler, a female reporter known for her truthfulness.
Rea's first question was so truthful it was awkward.
Lin Yu smiled, as if to hide his embarrassment, but in reality, he was hiding the ecstasy in his heart.
He had been waiting for Rea's question for half a month, and he had also been preparing the answer for half a month.
"As you said, my contract with the Boston Celtics has one and a half seasons left. Anything is possible in this one and a half seasons. I have been working hard, training hard, and waiting for an opportunity that belongs to me to appear."
Rea further asked, "Will hard work definitely pay off?"
"Hard work may not necessarily pay off, but if your level of effort is high enough, it will definitely pay off."
Lin Yu answered very seriously. In his eyes, Rea had gradually entered the trap he had set.
"You mean you are very hardworking?"
Lin Yu nodded: "That's right."
"Can you elaborate?"
"Have you ever seen Boston at four in the morning?"
Lin Yu sat up straight and finally got to the point.
Rea, who was sitting opposite him, shook her head and continued to look at Lin Yu.
"I have seen Boston at four in the morning. It is a completely different Boston, very cold and quiet. Walking on the street, you can only see the dim yellow streetlights and the shadows reflected by the streetlights."
Lin Yu seemed to be talking about something completely unrelated to Rea's question, but then he changed the subject: "The reason why I see Boston at four in the morning is because every training day, I wake up at three in the morning, and then leave at four in the morning to start the day's training."
Rea was a little surprised: "Start training at four in the morning?"
"I divide each training day into four periods: extra training in the early morning, regular training in the morning, regular training in the afternoon, and extra training in the evening. Only by starting training at four in the morning can I reasonably arrange the training plan for the four periods..."
Rea took a note in her interview draft: "Boston at four in the morning..."
[Congratulations: The host has successfully stolen a meme. Please enter the system in time to collect the reward.]
In the locker room, Lin Yu's voice continued, but a mechanical voice sounded in his ears at this moment, huge, loud, and without any emotion.
From Rea's perspective, Lin Yu's smile seemed even brighter, but she seemed to have completely ignored the mechanical voice and continued her exclusive interview with Lin Yu.
Half an hour later, Lin Yu finished answering Rea's last question.
Rea closed her interview draft, stood up, and extended her right hand to Lin Yu.
"Thank you again for accepting my exclusive interview, Lin. Many people say that I am too truthful a reporter and refuse to accept my exclusive interview, and you are one of the few basketball players who are willing to give me an exclusive interview opportunity."
Lin Yu smiled and shook his head. If he really had to thank someone, he would probably have to thank Rea in front of him. Without Rea's exclusive interview, he would not have been able to break the deadlock he was facing.
"You're welcome. I can only say that compared to those reporters who like to fake it, I prefer truthful reporters like you."
After exchanging pleasantries, Rea Wakesler bid farewell to Lin Yu.
At this time, it was exactly six o'clock in the evening, and the locker room was quiet. Except for Lin Yu, there was no one else.
Continuing to sit in the corner of the locker room, Lin Yu closed his eyes.
In his mind, he seemed to have entered another space, which was also empty. In front of him was only a huge electronic screen that looked like future technology.
[Welcome to the world of "Stealing Memes". This is a world related to basketball. If you successfully steal someone else's meme, the system will reward you with a "Big Gift Pack".]
["Big Gift Pack": Contains three types of item rewards - props that temporarily and significantly improve yourself, props that permanently and slightly improve yourself, and some external items unrelated to basketball.
Note 1: The rewards obtained each time the Big Gift Pack is opened are random and cannot be selected.
Note 2: According to the popularity of the meme, the level of the Big Gift Pack is also different. The higher the level of the Big Gift Pack, the richer the rewards you can get.]
"Stealing Memes" is a system Lin Yu got after coming to this world.
The matter is a bit complicated to explain, and everything has to start from half a month ago.
Half a month ago, Lin Yu was not the Lin Yu of this world. He was a miserable programmer in 2019 with the same name, who was oppressed by his boss and worked overtime day and night, and finally collapsed in front of the computer.
He closed his eyes and opened them, and he came to the present world and became another Lin Yu.
In summary, the Lin Yu of this world is—
a swingman who participated in the NBA draft in 2004 and was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 47th overall pick in the second round, a water boy who has not had even a minute of playing time after joining the NBA for more than a season, and a basketball player who is always compared with Yao Ming by domestic fans and then blackened into carbon residue.
Lin Yu knew that he had transmigrated to a parallel universe, a parallel universe that seemed to be no different from his previous life in all aspects except for a Lin Yu who inexplicably joined the NBA.
When he first arrived in this new world, Lin Yu also had ideological struggles, but he still accepted this transmigration that had become a fait accompli.
Because compared to his previous life, Lin Yu's new life was no longer so miserable.
Although he didn't have any playing time in the NBA, his salary of 780,000 US dollars last season was always paid on time. Coupled with the money he earned in the CBA before and the money he got from advertising endorsements, Lin Yu was already a millionaire (RMB), and he was a millionaire in 2005.
Before and after, Lin Yu had also dated many model girlfriends, all of whom were top-notch.
This kind of life was not only not miserable, but even made Lin Yu feel like he had risen from hell to heaven.
After taking over his new identity and new life in this timeline, Lin Yu discovered the "Stealing Memes" system in his mind.
The system description of "Stealing Memes" is very clear. This is a system that can help Lin Yu improve his personal basketball ability.
After transmigrating, Lin Yu became a professional basketball player, temporarily playing in the highest hall of basketball, the NBA.
Lin Yu, who had received the full memory of this timeline, was also very clear that in terms of strength, he was far behind those real NBA players.
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According to the comments of many domestic fans who criticized him, Lin Yu joined the NBA because of the Chinese market of 1.3 billion people behind him.
But this so-called Chinese market, with Lin Yu's current situation of having no playing time in the NBA, gradually became a huge bubble.
When his three-year rookie contract ends, this bubble will be ruthlessly pricked.
Of course, Lin Yu can choose to develop back in China. Even if the treatment in the CBA is a little worse, it will not be worse than the miserable 996 in his previous life.
But as Lin Yu gradually got into his new identity, he became unwilling.
Everyone wants to be the best, and Lin Yu is no exception. What's more, he was once a passionate NBA fan.
He doesn't want to leave the NBA in shame and become a laughingstock among domestic fans forever. He wants to make a difference in the NBA, the highest hall of basketball.
The appearance of the "Stealing Memes" system gave Lin Yu great confidence. He got an opportunity to become stronger and saw his future in the NBA.
On the first day he got the system, Lin Yu thoroughly rummaged through his memories of his previous life and thought of two memes he could steal.
One is Robert Sacre's "Bench Cheerleader" meme, which is to constantly wave a towel at the edge of the bench and perform excitedly to attract everyone's attention.
In the past five games, Lin Yu, who was sitting at the end of the bench next to the water cooler, changed his usual quietness. Every time a teammate made a wonderful shot, he would suddenly jump up, then frantically wave a towel, make strange roars, and even perform some performances that were very embarrassing in the eyes of ordinary people.
After five games, the progress of stealing the "Bench Cheerleader" meme was very slow and could not help Lin Yu break the deadlock.
The other is Kobe Bryant's "Los Angeles at four in the morning" meme, which Lin Yu changed to "Boston at four in the morning", and the effect is the same.
In the past half month, Lin Yu woke up at three in the morning and went out at four in the morning to start the day's training.
He had prepared the prerequisites for this meme, and today, with the "help" of Rea's exclusive interview, the system prompted that Lin Yu had finally successfully completed the meme theft.
And now, it is time for Lin Yu to receive the "Stealing Memes" reward.
[Congratulations: The host has successfully stolen Kobe Bryant's "Los Angeles at four in the morning" meme, and the system rewards one "Big Gift Pack".]
The Big Gift Pack that suddenly appeared in the center of the field of vision did not give a strict level distinction, but Lin Yu noticed that the color of this Big Gift Pack was red, blood red.
[Do you want to open the "Big Gift Pack" immediately?]
"Yes" or "No", Lin Yu of course chose "Yes".
The scene in front of him began to shake wildly.
After a moment, a golden light flashed, and three small icons appeared in the center of the screen.
Then, the system popped up a prompt.
[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained one "Peak Kobe Bryant Single Game Experience Card", one "Rookie Kobe Bryant Single Defense Attribute Improvement Card", and one "Optional Brand Sneaker Endorsement Contract".]
After clicking on each one, Lin Yu saw the specific attributes and descriptions of these three rewards.
["Peak Kobe Bryant Single Game Experience Card": After use, the host will gain the bonus of all skills and attributes of peak Kobe Bryant, lasting for a single game.]
["Rookie Kobe Bryant Single Defense Attribute Improvement Card": After use, the host will directly gain the single defense attribute value of rookie Kobe Bryant (the specific value is 86), and this effect is permanent.]
["Optional Brand Sneaker Endorsement Contract": After use, the host can obtain a sneaker endorsement contract, with the brand of your choice.]
The item in the first slot is a time-limited item, the Peak Kobe Bryant Experience Card, which lasts for a single game.
With a simple note, Lin Yu has already regarded this experience card as a springboard for his turnaround.
The item in the second slot is a permanent item, the defensive attribute of rookie Kobe. This is the capital that will help Lin Yu gain a foothold after his turnaround.
The item in the third slot is an "Optional Brand Sneaker Endorsement Contract".
Speaking of sneaker endorsement contracts, Lin Yu originally had a personal exclusive sneaker contract, which was provided by Nike, the boss in the field of basketball shoes.
But this endorsement contract only lasted for one season, because Lin Yu had no playing time in the NBA, and he failed to get a renewal from Nike.
At the beginning of the new season, he could only wear shoes of different brands and appear next to the water cooler on the bench.
His thoughts drifted away again, and Lin Yu could only actively pull himself back from his memories and then turn his gaze to the card in the second slot.
"Rookie Kobe Bryant Single Defense Attribute Improvement Card", Lin Yu decided to use it directly.
[Are you sure you want to use the "Rookie Kobe Bryant Single Defense Attribute Improvement Card"?]
The interface in front of him flickered, and a "Confirm" or "Cancel" option box popped up. Lin Yu chose "Confirm".
["Rookie Kobe Bryant Single Defense Attribute Improvement Card" used successfully. Congratulations to the host, the single defense attribute has been successfully increased to 86 points!]
After the prompt, Lin Yu put the remaining two items into the system warehouse, and then entered the personal information interface.
[Host Name: Lin Yu
Height: 197cm
Weight: 98kg
Date of Birth: April 29, 1982
Position: Shooting Guard
Team: Boston Celtics.]
Below that is a large personal attribute chart.
The value marked after the single defense attribute in the defense attribute column has indeed become 86.
Lin Yu couldn't remember exactly what his previous single defense attribute was, but one thing is certain, his previous single defense attribute was definitely not higher than 50 points.
To be precise, before the single defense attribute was improved, except for his free throw attribute reaching 87, all other attributes were below 50 points.
Now, he has one more attribute with a value higher than 50 points, a single defense attribute of 86 points.
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