The next morning, at the basketball association press conference.
Chen Fang arrived at the Sports Bureau an hour earlier.
Almost all the leaders of the Basketball Association were present at the press conference. On the national team's side, head coach Yunas and team leader Adijiang were all present.
Chen Fang also saw a very familiar figure.
The captain of the national team, Li Nan, known as Little Li Flying Dagger.
After Chen Fang met the leaders, the three of them walked over.
Yunus shook hands with Chen Fang first. He was very friendly and even had a smile on his face.
The reason was simple. Yunas was under a lot of pressure.
The first season of the Spartan Cup was hosted by the Dragon Country. The Basketball Association asked him for results, but Yao Ming was injured and could not play. Captain Li Nan also had a shoulder injury. Even the main point guard Liu Wei had an ankle problem.
Not to mention that the camp was full of wounded soldiers, it was not much worse.
Secondly, the players on the team were too young. Zhu Fangyu was 22 years old, Wang Bo was 23 years old, and Liu Wei's substitute, Sun Yue, was only 20 years old. Yi Jianlian, who had already decided to start, was even younger. He was only 18 years old, the same age as Chen Fang.
With such a lineup, without the old members leading, one could imagine their strength.
Just as Yunas was in a tight spot, Chen Fang appeared from the sky. He was signed with the Laker and was a real NBA-level center. How could Yunas not be happy to replace Yao Ming?
Li Nan stepped forward and smiled as he touched Chen Fang's arm. He joked,""How heavy are you? Your arms are almost as thick as my thighs.”
The person in front of him was Chen Fang's idol. He said embarrassedly,"My body is a little sick, so I've been putting on weight. The last time I weighed was 141 kilograms.”
"Whoa, so heavy?"
Li Nan was shocked.
A'dijiang noticed something and hurriedly asked,""Chen Fang, what do you mean by sick?”
Chen Fang didn't hide it and said," I had an illness before. I recovered later, but it left behind a sequela. There's something in my body that specializes in converting fat. It's called defatting conversin. It's rare compared to ordinary people. Therefore, under normal circumstances, no matter what I eat, I will become fatter and fatter.”
"What?"
Dijiang was shocked. This kind of illness was unheard of.
"Does the Los Angeles Clippers know about this?" Li Nan asked in surprise.”
"I know."
Li Nan's eyes widened. Since they knew about Chen Fang's condition, the fact that the Laker was still willing to sign Chen Fang for 3.5 million dollars could only mean one thing. Chen Fang's illness was fine and wouldn't affect his playing.
"But when I touch your arm, it feels like flesh." Li Nan asked curiously.”
Chen Fang did not know how to explain the system, so he said,"Maybe it's because I'm talented, so the training results are good and it's easy for me to grow muscles.”
Dijiang and Yunas looked at each other and understood each other's meaning. Since the Clippers knew the situation and were still willing to sign Chen Fang, there was no problem.
As for the exact situation, he would know when he went to the team in the afternoon.
The process of the press conference was very simple. It was a streamlined announcement of Chen Fang joining the national team and showing the number 24 jersey of the national team.
Number 14 was worn by Tang Zhengdong from Team Su Nan.
Then, it was time for the reporters to ask questions.
Chen Fang didn't say much. Before returning to China, the Laker team also told Chen Fang not to reveal too much about the trial.
Tan Wenbin and Chen Fang had discussed the approach of the Los Angeles Clippers. They wanted to create a strategy of suppressing first and then rising later to gain eyeballs and attention.
The more the media and fans questioned Chen Fang, the better they would respond when Chen Fang really appeared. It would prove how correct the choice of the Los Angeles Clippers was.
Many reporters were not satisfied with Chen Fang's formal response, such as going to the Nico Championship, being discovered by the Laker team, and then going for a trial before joining the Laker team.
The group of reporters who had gone to the United States had already figured out the situation.
What they wanted to know was the inside story, the situation that no one else knew. They wanted to know how surprised the Laker team was when they found out about Chen Fang. They wanted to know how shocked Chen Fang was to sign such a high contract.
This was the breaking news.
But Chen Fang didn't say anything, so they couldn't do anything.
Fortunately, Chen Fang joined the national team and played in the Si Cup. This in itself was worthy of being written down.
After the press conference ended, Chen Tao and Tan Wenbin came over and had dinner with the leaders of the Basketball Association. The dinner lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon, and the group headed to the training center.
In the basketball stadium, many players from the national team were training.
Chen Fang saw many familiar faces at a glance.
Moke, the center forward, Liu Wei, Zhang Jinsong, Zhu Fangyu, Zhang Yunsong, Tang Zhengdong, and others were all people that Chen Fang often saw on TV.
It could be said that Chen Fang had watched these people grow up after he started playing basketball.
All of them were idols in Chen Fang's heart.
Therefore, when Yunas gathered everyone and introduced Chen Fang, indicating that he could chat with everyone first, Chen Fang took out a notebook and pen from his body as if he was performing a magic trick. He rushed to Moke and said,"Moke, can you give me an autograph?”
Moke looked at the notebook in front of him and was obviously stunned.
However, Chen Fang looked at him with a smile, just like a little fanboy. Moke was too embarrassed to refuse, so he could only pick up a pen and sign for Chen Fang.
"Brother Liu Wei, can you help me sign an autograph?”
Chen Fang thanked Moke and ran to get Liu Wei's autograph.
Next, Chen Fang insisted on getting an autograph from everyone.
This move completely confused the national team.
To be honest, they had all heard of Chen Fang's name before. The first impression they had was that he was like a nouveau riche who had suddenly found a gold mine at home. He had not even played in the CBA and was unknown. For some reason, he had been signed by the Los Angeles Clippers.
It gave people the feeling that he could do it himself.
Now that the Basketball Association had recruited Chen Fang, everyone didn't say anything, but they were actually a little awkward.
He did not know how to treat Chen Fang.
To be able to enter the NBA meant success and fame. It was an honor that they wanted to pursue for their entire lives. Logically speaking, those who reached the top came first, and they should respect Chen Fang as their senior.
However, Chen Fang was only 18 years old and had never played in the CBA before. They were not willing to lower their voice to Chen Fang.
Moreover, who knew what Chen Fang's personality was like? He became famous at a young age and might be arrogant and despotic.
However, when they came into contact with him, everyone realized that Chen Fang was actually so humble. He asked for their autographs one by one, making them feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing Chen Fang put away his notebook with a smile, Moke could not help but say,"Hey, you're a guy with an annual salary of more than 20 million, and you're still asking us for autographs.”
Chen Fang quickly shook his head." No, I really like you guys. When I was playing basketball in high school, I often watched you guys play."”
At this time, Liu Wei asked curiously," Oh right, Chen Fang, how did you sign a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for 3.5 million yuan?”
When Liu Wei asked this question, everyone else pricked up their ears.
They were really curious about Chen Fang.
Yao Ming had already established himself in the NBA this year, but his annual salary was only five million dollars.
Chen Fang said," It's nothing much. At first, the Clippers only gave me 1.5 million a year. At that time, my dad thought it was too little because when I was training with the Clippers, I fought against the Clippers 'center, Kaman. I think I won.”
"At that time, my dad said that Kaman was going to be the sixth show and that his rookie contract was worth more than three million a year. If I were to participate in the draft, wouldn't I be able to get in before the sixth show?”
"So my dad said that he had to sign at least three million a year. Otherwise, he wouldn't sign. He had to sign up for next year's draft. At that time, my agent gave the Los Angeles Clippers four million a year, but they agreed and gave them three and a half million.”
"That's all."
Chen Fang didn't hide anything and told him the whole process.
After he finished speaking, he raised his head and found that everyone was staring at him in a daze. Each and every one of them had an extremely strange expression.
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