One advantage of delaying the booking flight is that the reporter cannot control the whereabouts of Wei Xia and Kobe. They got off the plane and left the airport, but were not supported by the media.

After leaving the airport, Wei Xia and the others separated from Elaine Trovis. Trovis came to Houston for business. Wei Xia invited her to watch the game, and she said that if she had time on the game day, she would definitely be there.

Wei Xia entered the hotel according to the official address.

He was the latest rookie to check in, and others arrived early yesterday or even earlier today.

Wei Xia seemed a little idle until the Houston Rockets player Yao Yun called the hotel to ask him out.

Under normal circumstances, Wei Xia would rather go to the gymnasium to play basketball alone than meet these big shots privately.

After playing for most of the season, he has seen all the most numerous stars in the league, and few of them give people a very good feeling.

If you meet them, they will use their experience and experience to tell you what success is. What is success? The so-called success is that one day he farts, and then many people start to discuss whether the fart is fragrant or not, how to smell it, what is the definition of fragrance and smell, and how people should fart better while living.

But Yao Yun is not that kind of person.

The Lakers played two games with the Rockets this season, winning one and losing one, and Yao Yun has always performed well.

Wei Xia went to Yao Restaurant happily. When she opened the recipe, she suddenly found that several items of food were specially marked in Chinese: "It's delicious, highly recommended!"

"Can you understand Chinese?" Yao Xu asked slightly surprised.

"I can basically understand it," Wei Xia asked curiously, "Who wrote these?"

Yao Xun smiled and told the story of opening a store: "The agent told me that the benefits of celebrities are time-consuming. When I can still play basketball, I have to find a way to exchange the effects of celebrities, so I thought of opening my own restaurant like other players. As for the Chinese notes on the menu, I wrote them all. I have tried these dishes and they tasted good. And many domestic fans will come to my restaurant on purpose, which is one of my suggestions for them."

Wei Xia found that Yao Zhun was not only smart, but also kind. He followed the other party's advice and ordered the dishes that Yao Zhun strongly recommended.

Since it was the first time they met privately, the content they talked about was based on each other's experiences.

Wei Xia slowly discovered that Yao Zhuo’s purpose of meeting him was not simple, because the other party mentioned naturalization intentionally or unintentionally.

He talked with Wei Xia about the dream team, the Rockets' No. 1 center in history, Hakim Olajuwon, and how this Nigerian with thick eyebrows and big eyes was naturalized by the United States and transformed into an American. He is a member of the Dream Team that has gathered the most pantheons in history.

"So, I also meet the conditions for being naturalized by the Chinese team." Wei Xia remembered that a reporter asked him whether he would be willing to play for the Chinese team in the future.

His mind was blank at that time. Now Yao Yun suddenly found him, probably because of this.

"Is that true? You haven't represented the American competition?" Yao Xun asked knowingly.

FIBA's standard for naturalized foreign players in various countries around the world is not blood supremacy. They allow each country's team to have a player of pure foreign blood.

The premise is that the player has not represented his country in international competitions.

This international competition covers the U-series competitions of the youth team, and Wei Xia is a late-development type. He was less than 1.6 meters at the age of 15. Later, he grew taller and taller. He was not fixed until he was 19 years old. Although his two-year NCAA experience was dazzling, it did not reach the level of being invited by the American team.

Therefore, he never played for the United States, which gave him the qualification to be naturalized by other countries.

But China has its own national conditions. Ninety-nine percent of fans do not accept the national team's naturalization of foreign players. Yao Zhuo once publicly said that naturalized players are indeed a strong medicine, but when the game starts to raise the national flag and play the national anthem, you can see that some of them put their hands in their arms, and some put their hands in their pockets... Their purpose is not pure, and those who are truly willing to play for the country will definitely put their hands in their chests at that moment. The country is in your heart.

Under the current national conditions, if China wants to naturalize foreigners, first of all, Chinese descent is affirmed. We must have a sense of identity with Chinese culture, speak Mandarin, and be subjectively willing to be naturalized rather than be asked for naturalization.

Wei Xia met almost perfectly all the conditions, with only one question left. Will he be naturalized?

"Not yet, not strong enough." Wei Xia said self-deprecatingly.

"Then we can really negotiate. Your strength is definitely enough to be the core of the Chinese team." Yao Yun's face has a double meaning. One is to joke, and the other is to say what he wants to say by joking.

Wei Xia followed his joke and said, "I am the core, what are you?"

Yao Yu, who almost brought the Chinese team to the Olympic quarterfinals two years ago, almost alone, smiled and said, "I'll be your deputy."

"This matter can be considered." Wei Xia also conveyed his ideas to Yao Guan in a joke.

He did not agree on the spot, but could consider it.

Strictly speaking, he is no different from other Americans. He has lived in the American environment since he was a child and was influenced by American culture. If he had not had a father in the United States who was close to Dongfanghong at home, he would probably not be different from other Banana people.

Influenced by his father, he had a vague affection for the ancient Eastern country on the other side of the ocean. He had never been there, but he wanted to go there to see it. Only by going to see it in person can he have his own judgment.

Yao Yun stopped when he saw it, and did not let Wei Xia express his opinion on the spot.

The attitude of "can be considered" is a good signal. Yao Zhuo was very surprised and excited. He found that Wei Xia had the intention to be naturalized.

The opponent is not only the sixth pick, but is averaging 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game in the Lakers, who are vaguely surpassing Lamar Odom. He is the second most important player of the Lakers. He is still an outside line. If he can be naturalized by the Chinese team, he can solve the stubborn problem of wing engineering becoming a straitor after the retirement of the Golden Generation led by Hu Weidong.

Wei Xia and Yao Guan had a great chat and later ate the dishes recommended on the menu, which tasted really good.

It is rare to see a civilized man in the United States who has the same skin color as himself, talkative, and not open his mouth and shut up. Wei Xia felt that he had met too late.

While he was chatting with Yao Yun, Kobe called several times, but Wei Xia pressed it off.

After Wei Xia said goodbye and left Yao Yun's restaurant, he called Kobe back.

Because he pressed Kobe several times on the phone, the other party was very unhappy. The tone of speaking seemed to someone owed him millions but threatened not to pay it back.

After talking on the phone, Wei Xia learned that Kobe wanted to invite him to a hot nightclub.

Or, it's hot Kobe's venue.

He doesn't like staying in nightclubs, but in the United States, it's like Chinese people making tea, and it's one of the main social ways.

Kobe is unable to let go of people who are not familiar with each other, doesn't like to joke, and doesn't know how to pick topics. Just like those who never sing in KTV, he urgently needs someone to bring the atmosphere up.

This man called him back half an hour later. Can he be happy?

But it's better to be late than not to come.

After Wei Xia arrived, she found that there were not many people at the scene.

It is certain that the nightclub was booked, and Weisha saw another Rockets core, Tracy McGrady, Rashid Wallace, Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Richard Hamilton, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and Dwyane Wade.

If Kobe is included, there are nine All-Stars.

"The person who scored 100 points with Kobe is here!" Hamilton shouted.

He is Kobe's good friend, and he is also from Pennsylvania. He competed with him when he was a child, worked as a teammate, and kept in touch.

Wei Xia smiled shyly and quickly sat next to Kobe.

What he shouldn't have come. What can he say in front of a group of big guys? Do you really want to say that he and Kobe scored 100 points together?

"Where have you been?" Kobe was about to start a riot.

"This is a good question. I also want to know where I came from, where I am going, and what I intend to do." Wei Xia forced a joke, "These are the three major questions in life."

Kobe said angrily: "Who asked you this? I mean, where did you go just now?"

"I talked to someone about life, and you have to ask about it too?"

"who?"

"I'm not convenient to say."

"Oh, I understand, it's Elaine!" Kobe is not unable to speak or joke, just like those who are very introverted in the eyes of strangers. No one knows how sexy they will be when facing an acquaintance. "She is determined to film nude scenes. In order to revenge on her, you will contact a woman who is more beautiful and sexy than him."

Wade drank something, "It's a pity that your imagination doesn't write novels."

"How do you know that I have plans to write novels after retiring?" Kobe asked in surprise.

"Now I understand." Wei Xia looked elsewhere.

I found that although the stars present were different, they could basically find people to chat with, and some even formed their own small circles. Although it was a party, people who were not familiar with each other were still not familiar with each other.

After a while, McGrady came over and talked for a few words.

His relationship with Kobe was unexpectedly good. After Wei Xia asked, she learned that he and Kobe met early. She had dinner and stayed overnight at Kobe's house in the early years.

Afterwards, Richardson came over and he asked Wei Xia for the story of Kobe scoring 100 points with him.

"Actually there is nothing to say, that's just a joke to me..." Wei Xia said with a lot of laughter, "You must not take it seriously."

"You can't say that. It's a fact that he and I scored 100 points together. The combined scores of him and me are exactly 100 points." Kobe finally got into a joke state.

From this point of view, we can see that before Wei Xia arrived, his "joking" was always in iron-striking mode.

"I watched the video of that game. You guys are crazy!" Hamilton shook his head in amazement, and once again expressed his admiration for his old friend's feat.
Chapter completed!