Chapter 509 [The goal is to lead the team to win the championship]
After selecting the actors, Yang Jian invited Jackie Chan, who was promoting the new film "Rush Hour" in Los Angeles, to meet and have lunch.
This incident was immediately reported by many Chinese and foreign media, and they believed that the two Chinese stars might be discussing cooperation. If they collaborated to make a movie, movie fans would be very excited just thinking about it.
However, cooperation is impossible. The two of them can only make guest appearances in each other's movies.
The two of them are not suitable for starring together. If two Chinese are the protagonists, European and American audiences will be less receptive. Jackie Chan's popular films in Hollywood are basically dual-male films with Americans.
In addition, the height difference between the two of them is too big. If they were filming together with Yang Jian, Jackie Chan would look too thin. If they had a PK, the difference in stature would be so big that even in a furniture store, Jackie Chan would have to waste a lot of energy if he wanted to win.
Yang Jian took the initiative to contact Jackie Chan, firstly to get to know his childhood idol, and secondly to hire a martial arts instructor from the family class to design action scenes for "The Fast and the Furious".
Jackie Chan happily recommended Bradley James Allen, a newcomer to the family class.
Allen is an Australian martial artist, action choreographer, stunt performer and actor. He is a member of Jackie Chan's stunt team and does action choreography for Hollywood films.
Allen just debuted and was Jackie Chan's apprentice. He learned martial arts because of his admiration for Jackie Chan. He worked hard to study boxing, aikido, karate, Chinese martial arts and other fighting skills of various schools. He was also learning gymnastics and other somersault sports.
When Jackie Chan was filming "A Good Man" in Melbourne, Allen sneaked into the filming set to say "thank you" to Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan was surprised why a foreign young man could speak Chinese. He learned that he had learned Chinese martial arts and tried it on the spot.
Later, he was invited to join the family-making class.
Allen was the first foreigner to start a family. He was later reused for his extraordinary skills and played the role of the little foreign boxer in "The Glass Bottle".
Allen previously worked as a stuntman in "Who Am I", and recently participated in "Glass Bottle", which won't be released until next year. Jackie Chan recommended him to join the crew of the vegetarian chicken because he wanted to support him.
Because Allen was not famous, Jackie Chan said that Yang Jian could try his skills first, and if it didn't work, he would choose someone else. Yang Jian said there was no need to try, and he completely believed in Jackie Chan, and signed the contract directly after meeting Allen.
This Australian who is only 163cm tall is not simple, he has real skills.
Yang Jian knew Allen in his previous life. He was the assistant director and action director of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle". Unfortunately, in August 2021, Allen died of a heart attack at the age of 48
, since then the world has lost a talent.
Now Yang Jian is very happy to work with Allen. There is no one more suitable than him. Because he has no problem communicating in English and most of the actors in the crew are Americans.
Yang Jian stayed in Los Angeles for two weeks, and after finalizing some filming matters, she flew to China with Gao Yuanyuan and Naomi Watts.
Gao Yuanyuan wanted to go home to visit relatives, and Naomi wanted to visit China and accompany Yang Jian to Greece to play in the World Championships. Yang Jian suspected that she wanted to keep an eye on Gao Yuanyuan, fearing that her sister would become her girlfriend. The three of them were together.
It's okay to live in Seattle, but it's hard to say what will happen to a man and a woman alone.
Naomi discovered early on that Gao Yuanyuan was dependent on Yang Jian. The relationship was too good, and they would have some intimate behaviors unconsciously. They could be said to be preparing for the movie and trying to play brother and sister, but they lived together for half a year.
, these siblings are not related by blood.
After arriving in Beijing, Yang Jian participated in two talk shows and did not engage in any more China tour activities to interact with fans.
His reasons for refusing large-scale events are very good. The NBA is on hold and players and team organizations are not allowed to participate in any commercial activities. When he meets fans in China, as long as he sells tickets, it will definitely be considered a commercial activity. If he makes shoes for Nike
Propaganda is a serious violation.
Therefore, Yang Jian came to China with his bodyguard, assistant, and girlfriend to enjoy Chinese food.
He also met up with his teammates from the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and participated in daily training. However, he did not live with his teammates, but stayed in a high-end hotel, and neither the basketball association nor the coaching staff had any objections.
When Yang Jian was in New York, he stayed at the Hilton Hotel every day. His lakeside villa in Seattle also made the news, and his life was quite luxurious.
The Chinese men's basketball team's lineup for the World Championships has been determined.
The starting five: Wang Zhizhi, Gong Xiaobin, Sun Jun, Yang Jian, Li Xiaoyong.
Seven substitutes: Battelle, Liu Yudong, Li Nan, Zhang Jinsong, Fan Bin, Zhang Wenqi, Hu Weidong.
Yang Jian unexpectedly met Yao Ming while participating in training. Yao Ming had already made his debut and represented the Shanghai team in the CBA League for one season, averaging 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 2.3 blocks per game.
Yao Ming only participated in training camps as a sparring partner and had no chance to participate in the World Championships. At this time, he was skinny and skinny, and his shooting skills were average. His free throw shooting rate in his first season was only 50%.
Yao Ming was very shy when he saw Yang Jian, looking like a star-struck fan and asked for autographs and photos.
Yang Jian had a particularly good attitude towards Yao Ming. He directly recognized the future Chairman Yao as his younger brother and gave him some individual suggestions.
"Your conditions are very good. You can gain muscle while maintaining mobility, and practice your basic skills and three-pointers well. You will definitely be able to play in the NBA in the future, and your draft pick will not be low."
"Can I do it? I can't beat them in a duel. (Wang Zhizhi and Battelle)" Yao Ming was flattered.
"Basketball games are not just about one-on-one. They are indeed better than you now, but you have more potential and your future achievements will definitely be higher than theirs. I am optimistic that you will become an NBA All-Star in the future, so work hard." Yang Jian spoiled it.
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Being recognized by the NBA's number one active player, Yao Ming's self-confidence suddenly increased.
In order to help Yao Ming better build up his self-confidence, Yang Jian even played a training match with Yao Ming on the first team and had an on-site teaching session. He used actual combat to teach his teammates how to play pick-and-rolls and defend against pick-and-rolls, how to cover inside, and how to make cuts from defenders.
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The Yang family took Yao Ming to experience the feeling of being a star. After breaking through, he passed the ball to Yao Ming, who was passing down, and kept feeding him cakes to help him score. As long as Yao Ming got to the basket to catch the ball, it would be difficult for the two centers to defend due to their height advantage.
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After playing a pick-and-roll with his inside teammates, Yang Jian's jump shot threat is even greater. If the inside players don't switch to guard him, they will throw wildly. His teammates coach the routine of switching to defense in the pick-and-roll. The center is responsible for guarding the penalty area, and the power forward must be active in switching to guard the pick-and-roll.
The good news is that the power forwards of the Chinese men's basketball team are not tall and have good mobility.
The swingman in the team was almost driven crazy by Yang Jian again. Zhang Wenqi, who is two meters tall, and Zhang Jinsong, who is 198cm tall, are defensive experts in the CBA. They were knocked to the ground by him when they were guarding Yang Jian.
Yang Jian's dribbling changes too much. You think he's going to make a jump shot, but he fakes and changes direction to break through quickly. You think he's going to break through, and he drags back, dribbles under his crotch, then steps back to open up the distance for a jump shot.
He beat anyone with ease and taught his teammates the step-back technique. His training was not hard, and he mainly taught his teammates lessons to help them improve their strength.
Yang Jian's four basic attributes cannot be improved after being increased to 90. The strength can only be determined by the game status.
Yang Jian never mentioned his goals in interviews. In fact, his goal for this World Championships is to lead his team to win the championship.
The roster of the US men's basketball team has also been determined and is currently training.
Brad Miller, Jimmy King, David Wood, Wendell Alexis, William Edwards, Andrew Amaya, Chivan Garris, Steve Hawkins, Jayla
De King, Trajan Landon, Jimmy Oliver, Jason Sather.
Fans must be unfamiliar with this list, and even senior fans cannot recognize a few of them. Due to the NBA suspension, the American Basketball Association was unable to recruit big-name stars from the NBA to compete in the World Championships, so it selected a group of non-NBA players to form the lineup.
The most famous among them is undoubtedly center Brad Miller, who is only the last rookie this year.
In addition to Miller, the one who is a little famous is Jimmy King. He is not an NBA player, but he was famous as a member of the Michigan Five in college.
Except for David Wood, the rest of the players have only played in the NBA for two or three seasons, and they are all marginal. There are also three players who have never played in the NBA.
Yang Jian believes that in this world championship, he can beat all teams with his personal ability. As long as he cheats, it doesn't matter if his teammates are close.