NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 158: Jordan comes to poach players?

"What? Michael wants you to be his trainer?" Meng Jin suddenly raised his voice. Just now, Tim Grover told Meng Jin a piece of news. Just one day ago, Jordan invited Tim Grover to be his trainer.

Jordan, who had a keen sense of smell, discovered that the trainer gave Meng Jin a lot of bonuses. Jordan had secretly observed him and felt that Tim Grover's training method was very advanced. He also wanted to try this new training concept.

Tim Grover was also very interested in Jordan. Firstly, he was a fan of Jordan. Before he met Meng Jin, Tim Grover's biggest hobby was watching Jordan play. Secondly, he wanted to try to what extent Jordan could evolve under his own transformation. Tim Grover had observed Jordan closely, and he felt that if Jordan improved his strength, he could reach a higher level, and strength training was exactly what Grover was best at.

However, Tim Grover is not a person without professional ethics. He will not secretly go to train Jordan. He must first obtain Meng Jin's consent.

Tim Grover nodded and said, "I won't delay your training. My idea is to train Michael during your visit to China and give him a 2-3 week strength and core training."

Meng Jin saw Grover's interest and even made a training plan.

Meng Jin glanced at him and said, "Tim, do you understand what the personal trainer means?"

Tim Grover nodded but said nothing.

Meng Jin stretched out his finger, poked Tim Grover's chest and said, "Tim, remember, I pay you not only to train me, but also to ask you not to train others."

Meng Jin was a little angry. He had signed a ten-year contract with Tim Grover. In name, Tim Grover was his trainer, but in reality, he was Tim Grover's boss. He had never heard of anyone who would tell his boss halfway through his job that he wanted to temporarily work for someone else for two months.

Tim Grover also realized that he was wrong and apologized to Meng Jin repeatedly.

Meng Jin sighed, glanced at Grover, and asked, "Want to visit China? The Forbidden City, the Great Wall."

Tim Grover's expression changed in a second, and he said with joy: "Great! I have always been interested in China, and I can continue to help you train every day in China. You said in your speech at the parade that you want to keep the championship trophy in Chicago next season."

As soon as Tim Grover said this, Meng Jin felt a little regretful. He remembered the nightmare of taking two trainers to Italy for vacation last offseason.

Meng Jin originally wanted to indulge himself for a while, but the words had already been said, what else could he do?
Looking at Tim Grover's serious expression, Meng Jin nodded to indicate that he was right. He liked Tim's energy. Although this energy tortured Meng Jin a lot of the time, Tim made his body better and easier to control. Although Meng Jin had a system, a lot of the time the system only increased Meng Jin's potential value. If he wanted to realize his potential value, he had to undergo training.

If the system is Meng Jin's strongest weapon, then the two trainers Grover and Greg are Meng Jin's second weapon.

"Shit! Kobe, what are you doing?"

Kobe's father Joe Bryant's roar mixed with the screams on the court, and then the referee stopped the game.

Just now, an accident happened on the court. When Kobe tried to lift the basketball high and sweep it over the defensive player's head, he directly knocked his opponent down.

"He looks like he has a broken bone, yes, a broken jaw."

"This little guy is really cruel."

"Did he do that on purpose?"

"I can't be sure, but it doesn't look like it."

The two referees were discussing the injuries of the fallen player. His father Joe Bryant pulled Kobe aside and asked, "Who did you learn this dangerous move from?"

“I learned it by watching videotapes.”

"Whose videotape?"

"Meng."

Joe Bryant slapped his head and he knew that Kobe had been watching the Bulls' videos crazily recently. He was very fascinated by this red team recently. His grandfather sent all the videos of the Bulls from the Eastern Conference Finals to the Finals this season to Kobe. Except for eating and sleeping, Kobe spent all his time watching the videos.

Not only did Kobe watch, he also carefully studied every video tape. He liked to use the slow-motion playback function, which allowed him to see the Bulls' tactics and the players' offensive and defensive skills more clearly.

Kobe's idol is Jordan, but when he watches the Bulls game, his eyes are always unconsciously attracted to Meng Jin. Kobe likes Jordan because he is fascinated by his superb skills, but he likes Meng Jin out of his own personal instinct. Meng Jin's wild performance on the court aroused the violent factor deep in Kobe's heart.

Kobe wanted to imitate him, but found that his father was right. He couldn't imitate Meng Jin, at least not now.

Some of Meng Jin's moves seem easy but it is difficult to use them in actual combat as they rely too much on physical talent. For example, the move Kobe just used was to dribble past the defense, where he suddenly raised the ball and took a step, directly passing over the defensive player's head.

Kobe practiced this move countless times in his backyard. His hands were too small, so the ball flew easily when he pulled it. In the video, Meng Jin grabbed the ball with his big hands and swept it over the defensive player's head, but Kobe had to use his wrist to dunk the basketball before he could use this move. However, Kobe didn't believe in evil. He felt that as long as he worked hard, he would be able to master this move.

As it turned out, he did it. He successfully used this move on the court and broke the jaw of a defensive player.

Kobe made two three-pointers at the beginning of this game, and all the fans were cheering for Kobe. Kobe could have had a perfect performance in this game, but he messed everything up. After returning home, Joe Bryant scolded Kobe severely, but this incident did not leave a shadow on Kobe's psychology. Kobe still likes Jordan and still imitates some of Meng Jin's actions. Kobe is such a person who will stick to one path to the end. He will do what he believes in to the end no matter whether it is right or wrong.

A few days later, perhaps Joe Bryant felt that his son was too strict, so he promised to take him to watch an NBA game in the new season. When Joe Bryant asked Kobe which team he wanted to watch, Kobe answered without hesitation: "Chicago Bulls!"

On July 7, Meng Jin and his training team embarked on the journey back home.

The moment Meng Jin stepped out of the cabin door with his right foot and breathed the air, he knew he was home. The air was filled with the smell of his hometown.

Meng's father and mother were waiting for Meng Jin at the exit early. They were very excited when they saw their son. The last time they met was in December 1987, and it had been almost two years.

Father Meng glanced at the two trainers behind Meng Jin and asked, "Where's Mr. Bald?"

"Mr. Bald? Oh! You are talking about Falk. He didn't come this time. This guy is a very busy man and has a lot of players under him." Meng Jin replied.

Mother Meng smiled and said, "Your dad wants to drink with Falk. He has learned some English in the past two years and wants to show off."

Meng Jin smiled and said, "It's easy to show off your English. Tell me, my English is almost as good as that of native Americans now."

"Go away, do you and I need to speak English? Get in the car quickly, I have already booked a hotel." At the urging of Meng's father, Meng Jin and the two trainers got in the car.

Tim Grover made a fool of himself during the meal by taking the entire bowl of chicken soup served by the waiter and placing it in front of him.

Father Meng was stunned and whispered to Meng Jin, "Does your friend have such a good appetite?"

Meng Jin laughed out loud: "This is the difference between Chinese and American culture. In the United States, they have one dish per person."

After Meng Jin and Grover finished their explanation, they both laughed. Grover said he wondered why Chinese people had such a good appetite that one person would drink such a big bowl of soup.

Meng Jin also taught Grover and Greg how to use chopsticks. They found it fun, but they were not used to it, so they finally chose to eat with a spoon.

In the next few days, Meng Jin took the two to visit the city and showed them where he grew up. In the 80s, urban construction in China had not yet been developed, and the infrastructure was still far behind that of the United States. However, the two trainers did not care about this. They came to China just to experience a different life.

The three of them also played a game of ball on a street court. At first they were a team of three, but they were soon separated because they couldn't play.

In order not to bully his compatriots, Meng Jin rarely went into the three-point line. An old man who was good at hook shooting on the same team was unhappy about this and shouted at Meng Jin, "Tall guy! Go in and grab the rebounds. Don't always hang out on the outside. You're wasting your height."

Meng Jin laughed after hearing this. He thought it was very interesting. Even Michael Jordan had never shouted such words at him.

Meng Jin had a lot of fun this afternoon. No one here treated him as a star. Although CCTV started broadcasting NBA videos last year, the quantity was limited and the time was too short. The seed of NBA was only buried in the soil of China and had not yet sprouted.

However, this is actually a good thing for Meng Jin. In the United States, in Chicago, in Los Angeles, and in New York, Meng Jin is a big star. Every few steps he takes, someone will greet him and ask for his autograph. Sometimes Meng Jin has to be fully armed when he goes out, with a hat + mask + tight coat, but most of the time it's useless. Meng Jin's appearance can be disguised but his body shape cannot.

Meng Jin did not have such worries here. He got the long-lost peace. Meng Jin enjoyed this kind of life very much. A few days later, Meng Jin and his father took two trainers to visit BJ and Shanghai.

Greg and Grover were interested in BJ's architecture, especially the quaint courtyard houses. When Meng Jin and his father accompanied them to visit the courtyard houses near the Forbidden City, these quaint buildings were indeed charming. Even Meng Jin, who was not interested in ancient buildings, was attracted. When they walked to the entrance of a courtyard house in Yaer Hutong on the north bank of Houhai, Meng Jin stopped and said, "This courtyard house is so beautiful. I wonder whose house it belongs to."

Father Meng looked it up and down and said, "This is your courtyard."

Meng Jin: ???
Seeing Meng Jin's confused face, Meng's father said, "Didn't you ask me to buy you some real estate last time? I bought you some courtyard houses in BJ. Those you just walked by are your assets. Don't you know? I thought you came here to inspect your own courtyard house today?"

Meng Jin: "How should I know, Dad? You never told me!"

Father Meng: "Didn't I tell you? There are too many. We bought more than 20 courtyard houses alone. You wouldn't be able to remember even if I told you."

Meng Jin now wants to applaud his father. His vision is not to be underestimated. These courtyard houses are not only beautiful but also in a good location. They will definitely make a fortune in the future. It seems that there is a reason why his business is so big.

However, the courtyard house alone could not satisfy Meng Jin's appetite now. Meng Jin wanted to get two pieces of land to play with. He remembered that in 94, the Tang Chen Group spent 5000 million US dollars to buy a piece of land in Pudong, Shanghai. Needless to say, there was no need to say much about what happened later. Meng Jin felt that with his assets he might be able to enter the real estate industry.

Meng Jin first rank?
Meng Jin shook his head. This name was a bit childish and too personal. No one would buy it.

But naming it is a matter for the future. As long as we can get a piece of land and do real estate during this period, we will make money in the future.

"Meng, what are you and your father talking about?"

Seeing Meng Jin and Meng's father talking a lot, Tim Grover, who didn't understand Chinese, asked curiously.

"We didn't talk about much, just the owners of these courtyard houses." Meng Jin said.

"Who owns them?" asked Tim Grover.

"Me." Meng Jin replied.

"Fuck, are you serious? All these houses belong to you alone?" asked Tim Grover.

"Not many, just about twenty sets." Meng Jin said.

Tim Grover shook his head and said, "You only go back to China once a year and stay for less than a month. Why do you need to live in so many houses?"

Meng Jin said: "You can think of it as a collection. These houses have a high market value."

Tim Grover nodded and said, "I believe this is true. These courtyards are really beautiful."

Meng Jin suggested that Tim Grover buy a house if he had some spare money. One house would cost tens of thousands of RMB, which Tim Grover could fully afford now. However, Tim Grover refused. He felt that he would have to be crazy to buy a house in China. Meng Jin went back to China once a year, and he didn't know if he would come to China once in ten years. He was not as rich as Meng Jin, and buying a house was like buying a bottle of water.

Meng Jin nodded, expressing his respect for Tim Grover's personal destiny.

The group of people continued to walk forward, and Tim Grover stopped in front of an antique gate. Tim Grover asked, "Meng, is this your property too?"

Meng Jin looked up and said, "This is Peking University!"

Tim Grover asked in confusion: "Peking University?"

Meng Jin nodded.

Tim Grover looked at the gate of Peking University again and said, "This gate is really beautiful, Meng, can you buy this place?"

Meng Jin frowned, wondering what misunderstanding this kid had about me?
If a Chinese person said something like this, Meng Jin would definitely think that person is crazy.

Meng Jin was too lazy to explain so much to Grover, and said directly: "This is not something I can buy."

(End of this chapter)