The cooperation was reached, and Michael Lewis, who was in a good mood, took Lin Yu and Jeff Schwartz to visit his home.

"The villa on the left is my living room, where my guests will communicate with me, dine, and even stay. There are many guest rooms on the second and third floors."

"The villa on the right is my gymnasium, which contains an indoor badminton hall, a basketball hall, a squash hall and an indoor swimming pool."

"The villa in front is my residence, and my family also lives in this villa. As for the villa in the back, it is my library and study room..."

Lin Yu followed in the footsteps of Michael Lewis and entered his last villa. What he saw was rows of towering dark bookshelves filled with all kinds of books.

Walking inside, he saw a large desk with a computer and many manuscripts placed on it.

Next to the desk is a bookshelf that is also filled with books, but this bookshelf is much more exquisite. It is small, white, with exquisite patterns, and the books are arranged neatly.

"This white bookshelf is where I place the books I wrote. Weaknesses and Magic Balls are all placed on it."

Lin Yu picked up a book of Weaknesses at random and flipped through it.

"I have to say, Mr. Lewis, the story of vulnerability is one that you will never tire of watching. What I want to know is, have you ever considered adapting this story to the big screen?"

"Put it on the big screen?" Michael Lewis shook his head. "I'm just a writer, and Hollywood things have nothing to do with me."

Speaking of this, Lin Yu immediately revealed his true thoughts: "So, will you sell the film and television adaptation rights for the weak point?"

"You want to buy the film and television adaptation rights of Weakness?" Michael Lewis laughed: "Hey, Lin, I'm not saying, you are just a basketball player, why should you consider Hollywood?"

Lin Yu immediately put the blame away: "I'm not thinking about me. You know, I have a girlfriend who works in Hollywood."

Michael Lewis smiled and nodded: "As long as the price is right, of course I'll sell it."

“So, what’s a good price?”

"I'm not sure. I only sold a copy of "The Future Just Happened" in 2000 for 50,000 US dollars. But at that time, I was just a small writer and not famous enough. Now if I sell the corresponding copyright, the price

It should improve a lot.”

Michael Lewis continued: "And if you're going to adapt Weakness, you have to get Michael Oher's permission, after all, it's his story."

Michael Oher's consent is not a problem, no one will refuse to have their story appear on the big screen.

Lin Yu thought for a while and decided that as long as the price could be controlled within 1 million US dollars, he would buy the copyright of the weak point.

In his previous life, he had seen Weakness and knew that it was a box office hit, an Oscar winner, and a movie that won various awards.

If you buy the weak film and television adaptation rights, you will make money whether you finance the adaptation in the future or sell it a second time.

"I really want to buy weakness, Michael."

"Okay, Lin, you are giving me a beautiful knife, but if you are really sincere, let your agent talk to my assistant. If the price is right, I will agree."

When Lin Yu left San Francisco, the Houston All-Star Weekend was over.

In the All-Star Game, the Western Stars' largest lead even reached 21 points, but at the end of the game, the Eastern Stars surprisingly completed a comeback against the Western Stars.

LeBron James, who was still the little emperor at this time, scored 29 points and won the mvp trophy, his first significant personal honor besides the best rookie.

Others may not have any ideas yet, but Lin Yu is already sighing: Starting from this amvp trophy, the little emperor will officially begin to reach the super giant stage.

This is a cross-era superstar. In the history of his previous life, this guy ruled the Eastern Conference for eight consecutive years. If you include the one in 2007, that was nine years.

Breaking through the Eastern Conference and reaching the Finals nine times, what is the concept?

It’s okay to say that he holds his legs well, and it’s okay to say that his personal dominance is invincible. All in all, the point is that as long as Lin Yu plays in the East, he will face the threat of LeBron James.

Unless he becomes James' teammate.

At the end of the All-Star Weekend, Lin Yu returned to Boston. The next game will be a very important stage for the Celtics. They have to catch up from 23 wins and 29 losses, target the playoffs, and launch the final game.

impact.

Fortunately, they can welcome back Pierce, the backbone of the team, after the All-Star break.

Many people are very optimistic about the Celtics in the second half of the season. Because of the return of Paul Pierce and Lin Yu who performed well during Pierce's absence, the Celtics immediately have a competitive team.

Forward and defensive line.

In addition, Tony Allen, who has been improving in one-on-one defense on the bench, and Wally Szczerbiak, who solved the Celtics' three-point problem.

Most of the Celtics' problems in the first half of the season have been solved, and they only need an experienced interior rim protector.

But the trade deadline has passed, and the Celtics have lost the opportunity to further strengthen. Doc Rivers can only reluctantly use Kendrick Perkins to top it off.

Looking at the schedule for the second half of the season, the Cavaliers will be played in the first game after the All-Star break, followed by a bunch of strong teams in the playoffs.

The only teams that can be considered weak teams are the Trail Blazers once, the Raptors twice and the Knicks twice.

In other words, in the remaining 30 games, the Celtics will face 25 playoff teams or teams with playoff potential, and only five games will be against teams that have already been determined to fall into the lottery.

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“It’s so hard!”

In the training hall, the Celtics have resumed their training.

Doc Rivers posted the schedule with the remaining 30 games on the tactical board in the middle of the locker room, and the players passing by glanced at the schedule.

Marcus Banks shook his head and sighed.

Lin Yu only noticed that the Celtics' opponent in the next game was the Cleveland Cavaliers.

So far this season, Lin Yu has guarded so many star forwards and defenders, and he has had the advantage in most of them. The only one who has been taught a lesson is Manu Ginobili.

Even against a huge small forward like Carmelo Anthony, Lin Yu still has an advantage.

But facing James, he didn't have so much confidence.

He was able to defend against Anthony because Lin Yu's defensive style restrained shooting small forwards like Anthony. But against the little emperor James who was accustomed to using his body, Lin Yu didn't know if his body could withstand James' impact.

If you think about it carefully, I'm afraid it's not possible.

"You won't know until you play. Let's try it in the next game."

Doc Rivers is also ready to let Lin Yu give it a try. If Lin Yu is exposed, he still has a candidate, Paul Pierce, who should be able to play against James.

Tomorrow is the game. The Celtics are preparing for the game. They will play every next game as if it were the finals.
Chapter completed!