Ding Man felt that he "condescended" and invited Meng Yufan to join him. As long as Meng Yufan was not a fool, he would definitely follow him.
However, the development of things was beyond his expectations - Meng Yufan actually refused his invitation!
The young man glanced at him strangely and asked, "Senior Ding, the host said just now that since the current cba players are far more capable than other players, teams with cba players are directly classified as seed teams, and seed teams cannot compete with each other, and It's to play against other weaker teams."
That is to say, no matter how unpleasant Ding Man sees Feng Xiang, it is impossible for the two of them to meet directly. Ding Man wooed Meng Yufan and said that he wanted to "teach Feng Xiang a lesson together", which was a false proposition that could not be established.
When the host introduced the rules just now, Ding Man was distracted all the time, and his mind was not on it at all. Who would have thought that such a joke would be made.
Meng Yufan said politely: "Senior, thank you for giving me such a chance. But if I want to play against Feng Xiang, I have to form my own team, so sorry, I can't join your team. "
What he said was euphemistic, and Ding Man's face was not so ugly.
But Ding Man still didn't give up the chance to lobby: "Even if you don't join my team, you can still be my teammate."
"…?"
"Alliance." Ding Man said, "How is it?"
As long as they form an alliance, no matter whether they are a team or not, no matter how the future format changes, they can advance and retreat together.
In the face of an olive branch handed out by an active cba player, others would definitely be moved, but Meng Yufan was particularly disgusted in his heart.
-Basketball is a group sport that talks about "strategy", but "strategy" should be using your brain on the court, how to attack, defend and assist; instead of pulling gangs on the court and crowding out other players together.
Thinking of this, Meng Yufan's voice turned cold.
"I'm not good enough, I'm just an ordinary student, how can I make an alliance with your seniors?" Meng Yufan said lightly, "There are many better strikers than me on the show, I really can't afford your love. ."
…
In the studio on the second floor, more than a dozen monitors represent more than a dozen cameras, capturing the behavior of the players from different directions. Now is the time for free grouping. Some players have found their teams, and some players are wandering between different groups, looking for suitable opportunities.
Yang Xiao's eyes fell on a monitor.
"Teacher Director, please cut here." She raised her hand and clicked on the machine.
The director pressed the button, and the picture on the small screen immediately jumped to the main monitor. I saw that in the corner of the screen, Ding Man surrounded Meng Yufan with three strong team members who were also like him.
The atmosphere didn't look right.
Yang Xiao immediately asked, "Is there any wheat nearby?"
"Let me see..." The audio teacher looked for it. "The nearest one is under the leftmost seat in the third row. The distance is a little far, and the radio may not be clear enough."
In order to facilitate the activities of the contestants, the program team did not install microphones on the contestants, but placed several radio equipment near the seats.
Ding Man deliberately avoided the range of the microphone. He still had some brains and knew that the matter of drawing Meng Yufan to deal with Feng Xiang couldn't be done so conspicuously.
Yang Xiao asked the sound engineer to turn up the microphone's voice.
Intermittent conversations came out.
"Meng Yufan, think about it clearly," Ding Man sneered, "Are you sure you don't want to join?"
"I said it just now." Meng Yufan's voice was not too loud, but he felt more like a thousand pounds. He couldn't understand the answer in the middle, only the last words were loud: "I will form a team by myself, and I want to be the captain."
"That's good." Ding Man suddenly raised his hand and patted his shoulder heavily. No, that shouldn't be called a beat, more like a thump. But Meng Yufan still stood up straight and was not crushed by the force on his shoulders.
"—'Captain Meng', then let's meet on the field."
The sound of their conversation reverberated in the small studio. In the camera, Meng Yufan turned and left without any lingering, and walked towards other players scattered outside the mainstream circle. Ding Man, on the other hand, stayed where he was with a gloomy expression on his face. The followers behind him gathered around to see his face, but they didn't dare to say a word.
"This part is good." The lead broadcaster commented, "The smell of gunpowder is quite strong. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. The audience loves watching this."
Other staff members also echoed.
The footage was quickly cut off, and the directors began to look for new material. In variety shows, the camera is always the cruelest.
Everyone cares about the ratings, only Yang Xiao cares about Meng Yufan.
She always felt that something was not right in her heart. Ding Man made her feel very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, there was a heat source behind her, and a faint male voice rang in her ear.
"...What's this player's name?"
Yang Xiao was startled. I don't know when Xing Fei actually got up and walked behind her, next to her. If she took another half step back, she would run into his arms.
Yang Xiao immediately moved his footsteps and staggered his body.
"I'm sorry Mr. Xing, please don't get so close to me." She said bluntly, "I'm not in good health and I'm prone to allergies."
"Allergies?" Xing Fei pretended to sniff, "I didn't spray cologne, what are you allergic to?"
"I'm allergic to men."
"… "
The two people spoke in a low voice, which did not attract the attention of colleagues.
Seeing Yang Xiao's indifferent face, Xing Fei didn't make fun of himself, but returned to the topic just now.
"What's the name of the kid in the camera just now?" Xing Fei asked with interest, "I actually rejected Ding Man, the kid is really strong."
Yang Xiao pretended not to hear, and didn't want to answer him at all.
However, Xing Fei had a way to know Meng Yufan's name. He took advantage of the time he went out to smoke and breathe, and asked his secretary to send him a list of contestants. In the directory, a detailed personal profile is written, including height and weight, graduate school, etc., and a large publicity photo is attached next to it.
Xing Fei's eyes fell on the photo. He saw a colorful woven bracelet on the left wrist of the young man, and a transparent pendant close to the pulse. Inside the pendant was a cypress thorn that was plastic-coated.
Xing Fei quickly turned his eyes away, flipped through Meng Yufan's information, called the secretary, and whispered: "I will focus on this player for a while, and if he performs well on the court, send someone to chat with him. , asked him if he would like to come and play for me."
The secretary said embarrassedly: "Mr. Xing, this kind of young man is very stubborn and will not be easily recruited."
"Are you working for me on the first day?" Xing Fei smiled contemptuously, "If he wants to, there is a way to talk; if he doesn't want to, there is a way to talk."
The person who knows the current affairs is Junjie. Xing Fei thought that he quite admired a stubborn young man like Meng Yufan, but if he was too stubborn, he might as well destroy it.
…
The 20-minute free grouping time is about to end, but there is still chaos on the basketball court. Many "homeless" players get together in twos and threes and cannot find teammates to cooperate with.
Most of them met for the first time and didn't know the level of each other at all. Everyone wanted to hug the cba player's thigh, but the three teams soon filled up, and the remaining fifteen people tested each other and fell into a long pull.
Meng Yufan had been squatting on the sidelines to observe for a long time. When the host reminded that the free grouping was about to end in one minute, he suddenly stood up and walked under the basket.
Under the basket, three fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys were getting together and making a lively noise.
A said, "We should find a small forward!"
Yi said, "Fuck you, you're still looking for a small forward? Then I'll do ha2?"
A said again: "You are tall and can be a defender."
B said again: "I'll go! You're doing ha2 and don't look for a center, just to push you down!"
C couldn't take it anymore: "You two bie4 are arguing! If you are arguing, there is only one minute left!"
This level of quarrel is like a group of milk dogs tickling each other.
Just when they were arguing the most, Meng Yufan fell from the sky.
"Three little classmates, I think you have amazing bones and talents. Would you like to come to my team?" He smiled kindly, with a convincing aura on his body.
"Your team?" Student A asked, "How many people are there in your team?"
Meng Yufan said with a smile: "With you, there is no one left."
"Oh that's alright... Wait, that's not right!" Classmate A pinched his fingers and immediately frowned, "Big brother, you're a white wolf with empty gloves!"
Meng Yufan, with empty gloves and white wolf, didn't blush at all, and immediately analyzed them: "I have been paying attention to you for a long time. Listening to your accent, it should all be in the same place, right? Even if he was not a teammate before, he must be in various games. I've seen each other in the past, you must be very familiar with each other's ball paths, and it must be much more convenient to play together."
"..." Yi was shocked, "I'm going, how do you know we are from the same land? We speak Mandarin!"
Meng Yufan didn't answer the obvious question, and continued: "Everyone came to participate in the show and play the game, definitely not to lose. Look at the three seeded teams, all of them have accents from all over the world, and they are completely temporary groups. The team, certainly not like our team has a tacit understanding.”
C: "Who are you and 'our team'?"
X immediately rushed to cover his mouth: "Shut up! You continue to listen to him!"
Meng Yufan continued: "The three of you, a small forward, a power forward, a center, two inside and one outside, can basically control the court. Now we just need to find an experienced shooting guard. Yes. I noticed just now that there is a retired cba defender who has not found a team yet, we can go and talk to him.”
"That's not right!" B said in confusion, "Team Meng," after a while, he had already called the captain. "I remember when you introduced yourself just now, you said you were also a striker."
"I have already thought about this." Meng Yufan replied calmly, "I will be the PG (core point guard) in this game, and I will organize the offense."
…
At the end of the countdown, Meng Yufan led three small players, and finally gnawed down the last player - the shooting guard he first fell in love with.
That is a very old retired player, thirty-five years old this year. When he was young, he played for a club that was not very famous in the CBA.
At his age, he can be a father to those three team members. Originally, he didn't want to join the team to "bring children", but Meng Yufan's persuasion successfully moved him and made him decide to join.
The grouping results were finally determined. Among the six teams, Meng Yufan's team had the most children.
After seeing it, Ding Man snorted coldly: "That Meng Yufan actually came here to play at home."
Hearing his words, Feng Xiang lifted his eyelids and said lazily: "I kindly remind you that in Japanese cartoons, a motley crew like him is usually the protagonist, and a well-armed elite team like you basically The villain."
Ding Man: "..." He squeezed his fists with a click, "Feng Xiang, I think you need to clean up."
Feng Xiang: "It's a coincidence, my dormitory is really messy. If you really want to help me clean up, I'll give you the key?"
The host's appearance interrupted the two's whispers, and the staff brought out the sports drinks provided by the three sponsors, and the names of the three seeded teams were written on the bottom of the drink bottles. The captains of the other three teams have to come to the stage to draw a bottle, and whoever draws the bottle will be their opponent.
Meng Yufan was the captain. Before he took the stage, three people, A, B, and C surrounded him and prayed non-stop.
"Captain, your hand must be strong! Don't win Ding Man. Look at their team. The shortest are 2.01 meters, taller than our tallest!"
Meng Yufan teased them: "Okay then, I'll take Feng Xiang. Don't you all worship him?"
A, B, and C were about to cry: "...that's not necessary."
Meng Yufan stepped into the spotlight under the enthusiastic gaze of the four team members. The three bottles of drinks in front of him looked exactly the same, with the name of Feiyang Sports printed on them.
Outside the aperture, Ding Man, Feng Xiang, and Yakefujiang stood side by side, and they carried a strong sense of oppression, which was the pride of the current CBA members.
Meng Yufan reached out and picked up the bottle in front of him.
Under the stage, the three children A, B and C put their hands together and recited something: "It must be Yakefujiang, it must be Yakefujiang, it must be Yakefujiang..."
In comparison, Yakefujiang's style of play was stable, and against him, he at least lost decently.
Meng Yufan was lying when he said that he was not nervous.
He was the captain for the first time, and he also brought three children to play against cba players. Of course, he hoped that his first battle could be played beautifully. He closed his eyes slightly, and in a rush, turned the bottle around—
"The opponent of Meng Yufan's team is—" the host announced loudly, "—Ding Man!!"