On December 7, Chen Yan lay dead at home for a day.
Although he has good physical strength, he is not an iron man. He competes three times in four days with strong opponents in every game. It is very difficult to withstand such intensity.
During Chen Yan's rest period, he basically spends time entertaining, relaxing, and adjusting his state.
He doesn't have to worry about money. He is a small shareholder of Li Ning. He has many properties under his name that are waiting to appreciate in value. He has a steady stream of endorsement contracts and various investments are going well. Chen Yan is a time traveler with a God's perspective.
There is basically nothing wrong with investing. He just needs to control the general direction and specific details and let the team do it.
Suns owner Robert Sarver has also made a lot of money in the past year. Due to Chen Yan's influence, many Chinese businesses have taken the initiative to seek cooperation with the Suns and put up billboards at the American West Arena.
5-80,000 per game, less than tens of millions of dollars a year, and advertising is only a small part of the revenue. The Suns’ market value has increased by 36.7% compared to last year. This is partly why the Suns won the championship, but a large part of the credit is and
China is closely related. The addition of Chen Yan suddenly made the Suns the home team of domestic fans, and their attention increased significantly.
Back in 2004, American businessman Robert Sarver purchased the Suns, a team that was at the bottom of the Western Conference, for US$401 million. For this owner, the timing for him to enter the basketball court was very good. At that time,
The Suns have been weak in the Western Conference for several years. Former core point guard Marbury was removed from the team. The Suns were left with only a group of players who were not very eye-catching at the time. The team's price in the market has entered the bottom of the cycle.
However, in just 4 years, this once weak team lifted the championship trophy, something Robert Sarver could not have imagined when he took over the Suns.
Robert Sarver, I just want to make some money, I really don’t want to win the championship!
In any case, the current owner of the Suns has achieved both fame and fortune. The media has rated him as the luckiest owner in the NBA and a model of successful bargain hunting.
People used to say that Dayao was a cash cow, but now it seems that Chen Yan is the real cash cow. As an outside player, his commercial value is much higher than that of a center.
This is only Chen Yan's second season, and he still has great potential that can be tapped, both in terms of skills and commercial value.
After a day's rest, Chen Yan came back to life with full blood. This is the advantage of youth. In the morning training, veterans such as Nash and Grant Hill still showed their fatigue.
When people get older, their physical recovery will be slower. Just like when you were young and you slept all night for one morning and you were alive, you may not be able to recover after you stay up all night for a week in middle age.
After the training, Nash invited Chen Yan to come to his home. Nash said that his two young daughters missed their godfather very much, but Chen Yan declined. He was really not free today and had already made an appointment with Swift to film the new song "i-gotta-feeling"
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After training, Chen Yan flew directly to Los Angeles.
Swifty had been waiting at the airport for a long time, and as soon as they met, she gave Chen Yan a big hug.
Swift drove Chen Yan to a burger restaurant called "In and Out", which is her favorite snack bar in Los Angeles.
The two of them chatted about the filming of the upcoming music video while eating burgers.
"Baby, what do you think about the music video?" Swift asked.
Chen Yan shook his head: "I listen to you, you are a professional in this area."
Swift thought for a while: "Why don't you go to the basketball court to shoot it? It happens to be the field you are good at, and the rhythm of this song is very strong, which fits well with the dribbling in basketball."
Chen Yan replied without hesitation: "Farewell, usually the audience has seen enough of me playing. If I play in the mv, I will be tired of aesthetics. Why not change the scene? I think such a high-pitched song is suitable for nightclubs or parties."
The shooting was pretty good.”
"Don't you like going to places like that?" Swift asked.
"It's okay to go occasionally, and it can change your usual image. I think many viewers will be interested."
After hearing this, Swift smiled: "Didn't you just listen to me? I think you have some ideas of your own."
Chen Yan also smiled: "What do you think of my idea?"
"It's great. In fact, I have thought about filming in a nightclub before. The intro of this song is so magical and it suits this kind of atmosphere very well. I was also worried that you wouldn't like nightclubs," Swift said.
"Do I look so conservative?" Chen Yan asked rhetorically.
"Anyway, I haven't gone to a nightclub with you yet. Every time I suggest it, you give me various reasons to shirk it," Swift said.
"Hahaha, then we can go together tonight."
"I went to work, not to have fun." Swift rolled her eyes.
The shooting that night went very smoothly and was completed in less than two hours. What Chen Yan valued was that the quality of the song did not require very high requirements for the MV, and the atmosphere was sufficient.
Most of the mv actors are men and women who come to nightclubs, and many of them are Lakers fans. However, when these fans faced Chen Yan up close, they did not shout their favorite "Fake Chen" slogan, but took turns coming up to ask for autographs.
Take a photo with me, very real...
The day after the MV shooting ended, you could see headlines in the news about Chen Yan having a nightclub party and staying out all night.
The media is good at catching rumors and exaggerating facts, and Chen Yan has long been used to it after being in the league for more than a year.
Chen Yan did not explain that he was working. Anyway, in the eyes of the fans, if he had a good record and performed well, he would go to nightclubs to relax, but if he had a poor record and a poor performance, he would not be doing his job.
On December 9, the Suns faced the Bucks at home.
In this game, the Bucks players played against the Suns in order to collect data, which made the Suns play very happily. In the end, the Suns team scored a season-high 132 points and beat the Bucks 132-113.
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Seven Suns players scored in double figures in this game. Chen Yan and Stoudemire both scored 30. Azubuike performed best on the bench with 20 points and 4 rebounds.
The Bucks' statistics are very good. Reid has 31 points, Bogut has 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Villanueva has 23 points. But anyone who has watched the game knows that these people are just for the sake of brushing. The Bucks
The management also acquiesced to their approach. The Bucks have always wanted to rebuild, but they were unable to find a team to take over Reid's huge salary of US$15.72 million and US$17.04 million in the next two seasons.
If Reid is allowed to free up and improve his statistics, it will be more attractive during the transfer period.
For fans, this kind of completely unguarded game has no appeal. It is more like a team training. The kind of confrontation that fans like is a back-and-forth game with an anxious score.
One day later, the Suns played the Knicks back-to-back at home.
The situation of the Knicks is similar to that of the Bucks. The management allows these players to be used freely, so that they can exchange for better bargaining chips in the next transfer window.
The Suns caused a tragedy in Madison Garden at the Knicks' home court last season, beating them by 58 points. The Knicks' lineup has not changed much this season, and those players are now shadowed by the Suns.
The Knicks didn't score their first sports goal until 9 minutes and 17 seconds later. In the first quarter, they only hit 7 goals in 25 shots, with a shooting rate of 28%, which was terrifying.
The Knicks' sluggish performance lasted the entire game, and they ended up losing to the Suns 76-101 on the road.
The Knicks' management is speechless. Why can't these players even understand the statistics?
Commentator Mike Breen laughed after the game: "The Knicks' poor performance made the Suns look like a strong defensive team."
This joke is basically a microcosm of the entire game.
The Suns continued to maintain their strong momentum in the next four games, extending their winning streak to 15 games.
After three days of rest, on December 25, the Suns are preparing to attack their 16th consecutive victory at home. Their opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers. This is a "Christmas dinner" specially prepared by the league for the fans!