Chapter 368 All Stars

Latest website: This year’s All-Star is held in Oakland, the home of the Magic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Because the All-Star was canceled during the shortened season last year, this year’s All-Star is very popular. Whether it is the media or fans, it is very important to participate in All-Star voting and promotion. Very positive.

As the flagship of the league, Zhao Dong received 4.95 million votes and was the well-deserved vote leader, just more than twice as many as Jordan.

In addition to him, there was another surprise in today's All-Star voting. Vince Carter received nearly 2 million votes.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Dong participated in the voting in the name of center today.

Eastern All-Star starters, Zhao Dong, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Kidd, Iverson.

Western Conference All-Star starters, O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, and Gary Payton.

Eastern Conference substitutes, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Tracy McGrady, Reggie Miller, Yao Ming, Rasheed Wallace, Karl Malone.

Western Conference substitutes, Michael Finley, John Stockton, Chris Webber, David Robinson, Alan Houston, Francis, Anfernee Hardaway.

After Zhao Dong saw this year's All-Star list, he didn't have any opinions. He didn't remember this year's All-Star list in his previous life.

But there are a few people here who must have squeezed out the original All-Stars.

For example, Dayao should have squeezed out Mutombo's position.

But in this generation, Yao became an All-Star substitute without the help of domestic fans. It all relied on his influence here.

Another Steve Francis, Zhao Dong remembers that he didn't seem to be selected as an All-Star in his rookie season, so he should have been squeezed out this time.

There is another one, McGrady should be too.

In addition, the league resumed the dunk contest this year. When Kobe Bryant won the championship in 1997, the dunk contest was a failure. The league suspended it for a year. Last year, the All-Star Game was canceled. However, the league has resumed it this year because now there are more players in the league. There are a lot of dunkers, the most famous of which is Canadian flying player Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Francis are also good.

In order to organize this year's slam dunk contest, the league also invited Zhao Dong, but he did not agree.

At 9:30 pm on the 9th, after the game against the Warriors, Zhao Dong left the arena directly.

Did not attend the post-match press conference.

An hour later, he boarded the scheduled special plane and the plane quickly flew into the night sky.

Late at night on the 10th, in Beijing, with heavy snowfall and a howling north wind, a special plane from the United States landed at the international airport.

There are still many lights on in the Zhao family courtyard in Sanbu Lao Hutong, and there are sounds of TV and voices.

In the outer courtyard, Lindsay had just finished handling the matters at hand and was about to go to bed at the urging of Li Meizhu. Suddenly, there was the sound of opening the door and the voices of several bodyguards talking.

"Dacheng and his father are both at home tonight. It's so late. Who are they?" Li Meizhu muttered, preparing to go out and take a look.

"You, you, why are you back?"

At this time, there were footsteps outside. She opened the door and saw her old son Zhao Dong arriving at the door. She was dumbfounded.

"Mom, are you surprised?" Zhao Dong laughed.

"husband?"

Lindsay, who was getting ready for bed inside, opened her eyes wide when she heard this.

Miss Mei Lin, who was waiting nearby, quickly came out to take a look. When she saw Zhao Dong, she quickly turned back and shouted: "Madam, it's true that Mr. is back."

"whee……"

Lindsay laughed.

"Aiweier."

Zhao Dong appeared at the door of the back room and was about to come in when he was pulled back by Li Meizhu.

"Dongdong, don't go in first, let's warm up first. You're covered in air-conditioning, so don't freeze slightly." Li Meizhu said.

But it was too late, Lindsay had already thrown herself into Zhao Dong's arms.

Fortunately, Zhao Dong had taken off his down jacket, and he was actually not cold. Li Meizhu didn't say anything more, she just said: "Silly son, you just came back after a few days of rest. The days are long, what will you do in the future?" "

"Mom, please go back to the house first." Zhao Dong urged.

Li Meizhu glared and warned: "Don't act recklessly. Sleep in separate beds. Wei Wei is feeling well."

"I know, I know, can I not know?" Zhao Dong said quickly.

"The old man and the old lady haven't slept yet. You can go in and take a look later." Li Meizhu warned again.

"I know." Zhao Dong smiled.

Li Meizhu came to the backyard. Zhao Zhenguo was watching TV with the old man and his wife. Zhao Dacheng was also accompanying him. As soon as she entered, she shouted with a smile: "Old man, old lady, his dad, that prodigal Dongdong misses his wife. I chartered a plane and ran back from the United States."

"What?" Several people were surprised.

"Are we here?" Zhao Zhenguo said in surprise.

"Just entered the front yard." Li Meizhu smiled.

Zhao Zhenguo said: "It's okay to come back and see Weiwei."

"Who says it's not?" Li Meizhu smiled.

"I'm going to see my brother." Zhao Dacheng shouted.

"Snapped!"

Li Meizhu slapped Zhao Dacheng back to the sofa as he got up, and scolded: "Are you going to be a light bulb? If you can't see clearly at first sight, go back to your home and stay there."

Zhao Dacheng said awkwardly: "Mom, don't hit me all the time. I am also the leader of the Beijing film, television and literary circles, and I am very popular outside."

"Bang!"

Zhao Zhenguo kicked him over and cursed: "What kind of bullshit is this? You can't learn things well."

"Okay, okay, the eldest son is getting married soon. It will be good if he starts a family." The old lady persuaded with a smile.

Zhao Zhenguo said to Zhao Dacheng in a warning tone: "Now our family has a big tree that attracts the wind, and everyone's eyes are fixed on us. Please be more at ease and avoid causing trouble outside."

Zhao Dacheng said aggrievedly: "Dad, can I not know this? Although I have no ability, I still know this.

Now I refuse banquets from at least ten senior officials every day, and a large number of state-owned company bosses line up to treat me to dinner. Have you ever seen me go there? I'm hiding at home. "

The old man nodded at this time and said: "Young man has been doing well in the past few months. He has stayed at home longer than before and has learned some things."

Zhao Zhenguo nodded with some relief, and then warned: "Our family is not short of anything now, especially money, so we must not stumble on these insignificant things."

Zhao Dacheng patted his chest again and said, "Dad, don't worry, I haven't promised anyone anything outside. Besides, I just agreed, and my sister-in-law won't listen to me. How can I have that face?" "

At this point, he joked: "Don't talk about me, dad, you don't have any. Even if you have been promoted to one level this time, you are still two levels below her. Although she does not belong to the system, she enjoys the highest level of treatment. "

"What did you say?"

Zhao Zhenguo blushed, but his eldest son was really right.

Due to the influx of trillions of dollars of foreign capital, the country's economic situation is very good. As the executive deputy department of the Planning and Reform Commission, he is specifically responsible for docking with Tianlong Investment. With rewards based on merit, he has been promoted to another level, and now It is the main department. It has been promoted to three levels in a row in the past two years, and the speed of improvement can be called a rocket.

But even so, his treatment level is still far inferior to that of his younger daughter-in-law, and he will never even be able to catch up.

"Liu Chengbing?"

Early the next morning, Zhao Dong just got up and was going to run a few laps in the alley outside. As soon as he came out of the hospital, he saw someone he knew.

"Good morning, Zhao Dong. Are you back from the United States?"

Liu Chengbing was also surprised. He didn't expect to see Zhao Dong, who should be in the United States, but he quickly reacted and greeted with a smile.

"Arrived last night. What are you doing so early?" Zhao Dong asked.

"I'm your father's secretary." Liu Chengbing explained.

"oh."

Zhao Dong nodded. Liu Chengbing did seem to have said he wanted to join the Planning and Reform Commission last time.

Liu Chengbing stood at the entrance of the courtyard and looked back at Zhao Dong who was going for a run. He felt a little emotional that the Zhao family, who had no background, was really getting up.

He took a look at this somewhat old courtyard. The person with the highest status here was not the old man or lady in the inner courtyard, nor Deputy Zhao, but April Lindsay.

A woman who controls a huge amount of funds and controls the development of dozens of large state-owned group companies. A woman who has a vast network of relationships in the Western world. The messages and orders passed out from this dilapidated yard every day involve countless interests. .

Zhao Dong stayed with Lindsay in Beijing for four days and returned to the United States on the 14th, landing at Los Angeles International Airport.

When we arrived in the United States, it was 4 pm American time on the 14th. When we arrived in Auckland by helicopter, it was close to 6 pm, just in time for the All-Star Game.

Agent Ringo Wells was waiting for him and arranged a hotel for him. After dinner and a rest, he went to the Oakland Arena.

As soon as he appeared in the arena and came up from the underground parking lot, he was discovered and surrounded by more than a dozen media reporters before he entered the locker room.

"Feilong, why did you just arrive in Auckland today?" a reporter asked loudly.

"I asked for leave to go back to China." Zhao Dong said.

"Are you going to see Mrs. Lindsay?"

The news of Lindsay's pregnancy has been revealed by Knicks players, and the media is aware of it, so they are not surprised.

"Yes."

Zhao Dong answered as he came to the Eastern Stars locker room and opened the door.

In the locker room, the eleven All-Stars from the Eastern Conference have all arrived and are chatting about their own affairs.

Dayao didn't know anyone, so he was sitting with Vince Carter and McGrady, chatting.

"Brother Dong, you are here."

"Flying dragon."

At this time, the door was pushed open, and when Zhao Dong came in, many people greeted him.

Of course, some people only took a glance, such as Karl Malone and Iverson.

"There are many new people this year!"

Zhao Dong sighed with emotion, and then began to say hello.

"Dayao, how does it feel to be an All-Star?" he asked.

"Haha, not bad." Dayao smiled.

Zhao Dong congratulated Vince Carter for winning the slam dunk contest again. While they were chatting, Eastern Conference head coach Old Nelson came in.

After the two greeted each other, Old Nelson said: "Feilong, you're not jet-lagged yet, why don't you think about it tonight?"

Zhao Dong nodded and said: "It's good that we can let the young people play more time."

Old Nelson couldn't help but laugh, and the others were also speechless. Zhao Dong was only twenty-two years old, and he sounded like a veteran in his thirties.

"Feilong, can our Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference this year?" Grant Hill asked with a smile.

“It’s going to be hard to win this year!”

Faced with the question from this true gentleman, Zhao Dong looked at the Eastern Conference lineup and joked: "We can play on the outside, but inside, who will guard Duncan, O'Neal, and Garnett? They will definitely be blown away. Leftover."

"Are our insiders bad?" The postman disagreed and asked angrily.

"You? Can you beat O'Neal or Duncan? It's hard for you to beat Garnett, right? If he pulls him out, you won't be able to come back. This is the All-Star Game, use your elbow less. If you elbow tonight I can't even afford to hurt someone if I hurt him," Zhao Dong said.

"you?"

Postman Malone was almost mad to death. Will I move my elbow in the All-Stars? Do you think I have no brains?

"Don, for guys like me and the postman who are old and about to retire, just play less and let the newcomers come on. Look at Yao, our rising star in the East, let him compete with O'Neal and Duncan. "

Zhao Dong smiled and said to Old Nelson.

The other All-Stars were also speechless. Feilong, your partiality is too obvious, right?

Dayao is a little embarrassed, but he can't say anything. In this locker room, a rookie like him has no say, let alone the right to speak. He can fight as the bosses above him arrange.

Zhao Dong added at this time: "We don't have anyone capable on the inside, we are all on the outside. Maybe we can use an inside and four outside tactics and use our shots to blast them."

Being blatantly ignored by Zhao Dong, the postman turned black with anger.

At eight o'clock, the main game begins.

"boom!"

The West attacked first, and O'Neal made a three-point performance. The ball hit the basket and was caught by Zhao Dong.

After grabbing the rebound, he made an extremely smooth dribble from behind. He got past Duncan in front of him and began to advance forward quickly.

Guards Kidd and Iverson asked him for the ball at the same time but refused to give it to him.

"Feilong, dunk one!"

All the fans started shouting.

Last night's dunk contest, Vince Carter's UFO performance made them very happy. The dunk contest was very successful, but now they want to see Zhao Dong's violent and gorgeous dunk.

The fans' will was very strong, and the Western Conference All-Stars could only cooperate. At the beginning of the game, they could not make any serious moves, so the Western Conference All-Star guards Kobe Bryant and Gary Payton who were returning to defense got out of the way and watched Zhao Dong score with the ball. Arc top.

"Bang!"

Zhao Dong stepped one foot below the free throw line, then jumped into the air and flew towards the basket.

"oh!"

When they saw Zhao Dong spinning 720 degrees twice in a row in the air, all the fans exclaimed.

"boom!"

The next moment, after spinning for two weeks, Zhao Dong ended the dunk with a one-arm giant loop dunk.

"Ouch!"

The Oakland Arena was in a frenzy.

"Oh, incredible dunk, Feilong's core strength is so incredible, he seems to be able to stay in the air forever..."

The on-site commentator shouted in a tone of disbelief.

This dunk directly pushed the atmosphere of the All-Star Game to its peak, and the ratings began to rise significantly.

“Unparalleled performance!”

Seeing this dunk and the boiling arena, President David Stern, who was sitting on the sidelines, applauded and nodded.

Next to him was Jordan, who stood up and shouted to Zhao Dong on the court while applauding: "Feilong, one more."

"We're going to pay one back," O'Neal yelled.

"Then give one back." Kobe immediately agreed.

Under Zhao Dong's strong pressure, an inseparable friendship flourished between the OK group.

"Kobe, pass the ball to me, and I want a dunk like this." O'Neal shouted.

"..."

Kobe was speechless, where is your brain, Shaq?

The Western All-Stars attacked, O'Neal easily got to the basket, and the Eastern Conference was unstoppable.

Among the Eastern Conference's starters, only Zhao Dong can be called an insider. The other four are either small forwards or guards, and they have no intention of guarding O'Neal.

Kobe passed the ball in, O'Neal caught the ball with one hand, and Zhao Dong ducked aside.

"Feilong, why are you running? Stand in quickly and let me dunk." O'Neal pointed at the reasonable collision area and shouted to Zhao Dong.

"Do you think I'm as stupid as you?" Zhao Dong laughed and scolded.

"boom!"

The next moment, O'Neal performed a double-hand dunk, which received applause from the audience.

East attacked, Vince Carter served, and the other four players all extended their hands to him.

The five starters in the Eastern Conference, including Zhao Dong, are considered outsiders, and none of them are true inside players.

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

Carter was stunned for only half a second and passed the ball to Zhao Dong.

This is his boss, who gives him tens of millions of dollars in sponsorship fees every year. If not, who will give it to him?

Kidd and Hill didn't care, but Iverson was a little angry.

Zhao Dong advanced to the frontcourt, controlled the ball with his right hand, and made a pulling gesture with his left hand. The other four players all pulled to the three-point line.

The Western Conference All-Star starters are O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe Bryant, and Gary Payton. The three big insiders look at the Eastern Conference's style of play and give them a headache. How are they going to play like this?

Garnett defended in front of Zhao Dong, O'Neal and Duncan were pulled to the left and right wings by Carter and Hill, and the basket was completely empty.

At this time, Iverson suddenly started to cut in, and Kobe, who was facing him, was half a beat too slow to keep up.

When Iverson cut into the wing, Zhao Dong suddenly raised one hand, faked a shot, shook Garnett, and then passed the ball in.

Iverson just cut into the paint area and the ball arrived. He caught the ball and made a two-step layup and hit a goal very easily.

"Layup? It's boring! I won't pass it to you next time."

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Dong saw it, he immediately complained, making Iverson so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Turn around and attack from the west.

"Gary, don't pass the ball to the big men. Their offense is weak. Give it to Kobe and let him dunk a few." Zhao Dong retreated and shouted.

Kobe's eyes lit up, Feilong is a good person!

But these words made Duncan, Garnett, and O'Neal very hurt and angry.

"My dunk is the most popular dunk in the league." Shark said angrily.

"The fans are tired of watching it. "

Zhao Dong's answer made Shark almost die.

"My cut-in dunk is also very powerful." Garnett said not to be outdone.

"Are you qualified to participate in the dunk contest?" Zhao Dong asked.

"..." Garnett rolled his eyes.

"I……"

Duncan is a little hesitant. He is also good at dunks now, but he doesn't play enough in games. Facing Zhao Dong, his confidence is a bit lacking.

"What are you? The king of rebounds. If you play for two more minutes, you can stay off the court and let a few outsiders play." Zhao Dong said.

"..."

Duncan was so embarrassed.

At this time, some league players sitting on the sidelines also started to boo.