Chapter 148: Training camp reopens
As a global sports brand giant, NIKE can see sporty buildings everywhere in its park.
There is a building that is used as a staff leisure center, with almost every sports facility you can imagine, an equipment room (Iguodala: What do you say?!). Where is the instrument room?!! I'm going! ), billiards room, indoor running track, indoor soccer field, etc., and of course, indoor basketball hall.
WALK THROUGH THE BASKETBALL HALL USED BY EMPLOYEES AND ENTER A CONNECTING WALKWAY, AT THE END OF WHICH THERE IS A GATE THAT REQUIRES A PERSON AT THE LEVEL OF JORDAN BRAND CEO OR ABOVE TO BE AUTHORIZED TO OPEN.
On the other side of this door, there is a basketball court that is not used on weekdays, but is maintained by special personnel every day.
THIS SITE IS KNOWN AS JORDAN COURT.
In the astonished eyes of countless staff, Chen Mu followed Mike Jordan, who was strolling leisurely, all the way to this door. Jordan stretched out his hand, and the lights came on, and a standard indoor basketball court appeared in front of him.
"It's kind of careful."
Seeing the clean floor and equipment in the stadium, as well as the neatly placed basketball on one side, Jordan nodded slightly, walked closer in a few steps, picked up a basketball, and dribbled the ball to the court.
"Huh"
Everything is like the past in the virtual training camp, and in front of Chen Mu's eyes, the beautiful shooting posture once again appeared.
Body posture, arm position, wrist movements, finger direction, jumping sensation, continuous movement feedback, everything is so flawless, it's like a work of art.
It's just that the blessed body and the belly betrayed the age of the gods of the past.
"There's a bit of a problem with spinning, don't learn from that."
Although in Chen Mu's opinion, Jordan's shot was perfect without any flaws, but Jordan himself didn't seem to be satisfied, frowned and shook his head: "I touched a little basket, and when I pressed my fingers down, it moved a little sideways, damn cigar!" ”
It is rumored that after the end of the 1997 season, Jordan accidentally cut his right index finger when cutting a cigar, causing the part above the second knuckle to be unable to bend.
It is said that it was this injury that affected Jordan's shooting actions to a certain extent, resulting in a sharp drop in his personal shooting percentage in the 98 season, especially the free throw shooting rate, which was greatly affected.
"Rotate, spin, if your fingers don't work, you rely on your wrist."
Jordan muttered to himself, looking back at the row of basketballs, Chen Mu reacted at this time, hurriedly stepped forward to take one, and passed it to Jordan.
“……”
At the moment of receiving Chen Mu's pass, Jordan was slightly stunned, as if he felt something from the feeling of receiving the ball, and when he raised his eyes and looked at Chen Mu again, in addition to the flame of "you can never beat me", there was a new feeling in his eyes.
"This kid's passing is very precocious."
With that in mind, Jordan turned around and threw another mid-range shot.
Still swiping the net, this time Jordan finally showed a smile on his face, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said, "See?" Rotation, the shot must keep spinning, the center of gravity of the basketball determines the hit rate, and only rotation can keep the center of gravity stable. ”
After saying this, Jordan walked to the seat on the sideline and sat down, nodded his head and said, "It's your turn." ”
"Good!"
Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief, picked up the basketball and touched it in his hand, trying his best to calm his emotions.
Since seeing Jordan, Chen Mu has become a little uncomfortable. This discomfort is not due to the gaze of the bodyguards who have been following the side and are still eyeing the court. It's because of the unique kingly aura exuded by Mike Jordan.
"Virtual and real are really different, obviously shorter than me, age and figure determine the decline in strength, but the moment I saw him, especially the moment my eyes stared at me, I still couldn't help but tremble a little."
Will I be able to be such a player one day?
Chen Mu's heart was full of expectations, if he could practice such an aura, on the court, no matter what he did, even if he just stood on the sidelines and did nothing, he could make the opponent frightened.
Coming to the court, Chen Mu tried to dribble the ball a few times, but his clumsy dribbling skills even he couldn't bear to look at it directly, so he hurriedly collected the ball and no longer made a fool of himself, and opened his hand to make a mid-range shot.
"Oops!"
As soon as the ball was shot, Chen Mu secretly screamed that it was not good, maybe it was a change in mentality, or maybe it was affected by Jordan's "law of rotation", when the ball was thrown, it turned too hard, knocked on the back of the basket, and jumped high.
“……”
Behind Chen Mu, Jordan didn't say a word, neither scolded or laughed, but quietly lifted Erlang's legs, leaned back, and looked like the boss.
No, I have to do it again, I can't be embarrassed in front of Jordan!
Chen Mu secretly scolded himself for being careless, came to the basket and picked up the ball that was still bouncing, returned to the mid-range position, and shot again.
This time, Chen Mu's body and mind seemed to have returned to the dark years in the virtual training camp, everything around him no longer seemed important, the basketball and the body fit perfectly, the position of the basket was extremely stable, and there was no drift because of his mind wavering.
"Even in the virtual training camp, I'm not afraid of Jordan at his peak, why should I be afraid of the old Jordan now?"
On Chen Mu's side, the chasing lights seemed to be lit up again, and after throwing in a ball, he found his touch and began to shoot continuously.
As the basketballs drilled into the net, the chasing lights that Chen Mu imagined began to go out one by one, and the "bang" sound was like the footsteps of giants, urging Chen Mu to put aside all distractions on the edge of life and death, and focus all his attention on the basketball.
"Whew, Whew, Whew"
BASKETBALL CONTINUES TO ENTER THE FRAME, CHEN MU'S FEELING IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, AND THE RHYTHM IS BECOMING CLEARER, WHETHER IT IS JORDAN COURT OR VIRTUAL TRAINING CAMP, NO MATTER HOW MYSTERIOUS IT IS, IT IS JUST A BASKETBALL COURT.
Mid-pitch is one of Chen Mu's best ways to score, as long as there are no distractions, he can play his best strength on any court.
After throwing ten goals in a row, Chen Mu subconsciously returned to catch the ball, but found that no basketball appeared. It was only at this time that he realized that the person who kept sending passes for himself was Jordan, who had already gotten up.
"It's too tight."
Jordan didn't continue to pass the ball, but looked at Chen Mu coldly, and said: "Your body is too tight, the upper body is not bad, the lower body is too tight, the muscles should be relaxed, don't care about where to land after the jump, just let the wind fly with you." ”
Let the wind fly with you.
Chen Mu looked down at his legs thoughtfully, carefully pondering the meaning of this sentence.
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
At some point, the president had already come to the side of the court, applauded and smiled: "Mike, how is it?" We at NIKE will not recommend unsuitable candidates to you, Mr. Chen's shooting is not bad! ”
"Far from it."
Who would have thought that Jordan actually sneered, shook his head and said: "Among the interior players, it is indeed good, but it is far from the standard of JORDANTEAM." ”
"Ray's shooting is what I admire the most, and Carmelo is also very aura, this kid, I can only say that he is okay."
Jordan stretched, glanced at Chen Mu, smiled, and walked back to the outside of the court.
"Practice again, don't be too tight in your lower body, you pass today, not because of your crosshair and posture, but because your heart is relatively strong."
Jordan didn't look back, and while giving the assessment conclusion of Chen Mu, he recalled: "Seeing that I am very nervous, Xinding, everyone is the same, when the assessment of Lei was made, he was also very nervous, ha." ”
Joe ...... Mike, did Ray also lose a ball? ”
Chen Mu couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked loudly.
"Ray?"
Jordan stopped, looked back at Chen Mu with a playful face, as if he remembered a very funny comedy movie, and shrugged his shoulders: "He missed three balls." ”
After saying that, Jordan turned around, didn't say a word more, and left the court directly.
After Jordan's bodyguards also left, the executive president walked up to Chen Mu, who was still stunned, stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Chen, congratulations, if it weren't for a particularly optimistic rookie, Mike wouldn't have come to review it personally." What do you think? Scared, right? Haha, he's like that, he likes to put pressure on Xinding, saying that he wants to see how long it takes for you to adjust when you're under pressure, which makes everyone nervous. ”
"No, it's my pleasure."
Chen Mu came back to his senses, shook hands with the president, his heart pounded violently, as if he had just been freed from some kind of restraint, frantically pumping blood to all parts of his body.
If you play against such a guy in the whole court, a psychologically fragile player, I am afraid that he will be beaten for the rest of his life and will not be able to hold his head up!
Once again, Chen Mu understood why Jordan could become the only god in basketball history.
"Come on, sign the contract early, everything is the same as agreed before."
The president stretched out his hand to put his hand on Chen Mu's back and said with a friendly smile: "Welcome to JORDANTEAM, Mr. Chen Mu ......!" ”
After a short signing process and finally completing the first business contract in their lives, Chen Mu and Duffy made another trip to the NIKE headquarters before reluctantly leaving this wonderful place.
"The fixed income of the upfront buyout type will start to launch a personal signature brand when the business conditions are ripe, and then sign a new contract to allow the buyout plus the share. Ha, Chen, how about it, you don't have to worry about my work, right? ”
With this business contract, his income will go to a higher level, and if he can launch signature shoes in the future, it will bring continuous sharing income.
However, what made Chen Mu even more excited was that the reverse training camp he had been waiting for for a long time was finally completely activated at the moment when the contract was signed.
The virtual training camp, the mysterious realm that allowed Chen Mu to really make a leap, opened the door again, waiting for Chen Mu's arrival. (To be continued.) )