The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 236: A Thrilling, Ready-to-Read Version of "Slam Dunk"

Xu Qifei stood to the side, seemingly lost in thought.

Xiao Yan's character is exactly the same as Dongfang Xiang's character in "Hot Shot".

The design of the National University Basketball League, to some extent, pays homage to "Slam Dunk".

Xiao Yan is essentially an upgraded version of Sakuragi Hanamichi.

As for Rukawa Kaede...

Xu Qifei's gaze darted back and forth between Yang Muyi and Yu Tu, but finally settled on Yu Tu.

"There are two people in the show who can enter the [Zone] area. Xiao Yan can only enter under certain conditions, while Yu Qingfeng can enter freely."

Yang Muyi provided further explanation of the term "Zone," indirectly proving that Xu Qifei's judgment was correct.

Yu Qingfeng is just an enhanced version of Rukawa Kaede.

Other character settings from "Slam Dunk" can also be found in the show.

For example, Ryota Miyagi corresponds to the point guard in the "Generation of Miracles" who has the Eye of the Emperor (which can break through the invisibility of the Black and predict the opponent's moves).

Hisashi Mitsui corresponds to the shooting guard in the "Generation of Miracles" who had a 100% success rate in hitting high-arc shots throughout the game.

Takenori Akagi corresponds to the center in the "Generation of Miracles" who can violently destroy basketball hoops.

In addition, the "Generation of Miracles" also includes a small forward with "Sharingan" who can perfectly copy the opponent's technical moves.

The entire plot can be viewed as a fantasy version of "Slam Dunk".

At the same time, the story cleverly begins at the university.

On the one hand, it echoes the concept of a college student influencer universe, and on the other hand, it has a feel of a wish-fulfillment version of "Slam Dunk".

The plot has changed to Shohoku dominating the nation for three consecutive years. After the college entrance exam, the players went to different universities, and Sakuragi, with a new junior, started his journey to dominate the nation from the university basketball team.

The entire story framework and setting are copied from the famous shonen anime "Kuroko's Basketball" from the previous life.

In this life, Yang Muye decided to adapt it directly into a live-action web series.

The name is still "Kuroko's Basketball".

The main character, Kuroko, is nicknamed Kuroko because of his slightly dark skin, which corresponds to the anime protagonist, Tetsuya Kuroko.

The names of other characters in the drama have also been adapted for local context.

For example, Vulcan becomes Xiao Yan.

Qingfeng Dahui became Yu Qingfeng.

There have been many complaints about "Kuroko's Basketball" in my past life, where the characters are distinguished entirely by their hair color. Those with colored hair are the main characters, while those without are just grunts.

Therefore, Yang Muye plans to change the names of Akashi, Murasakibara, Midorima, and Kise after the actors for these roles are finalized.

Xiao Nai held the ball with both hands, his eyes fixed intently on Yu Tu.

"How about we play a round together?"

He wasn't talking about playing ball, but about filming a web series.

Yu Tu remained expressionless.
"Let's talk about it after we win the match this afternoon."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards his own half of the court to join the pitching practice.

Seeing this, Xiao Nai also took the ball and went back to join Hao Mei and the others.

I told everyone that Yang Muye was going to film a web series called "Kuroko's Basketball".

The reactions on everyone's faces varied after hearing this.

Hao Mei's reaction was the most intense.

"If Xiao Nai agrees to star in it, wouldn't that be the same as being recruited by Yang Muye?"

Qiu Yonghou immediately retorted, "These are two different things, okay? Yang Muye not only personally invited Xiao Nai to play the male lead, but also agreed to entrust the web series game adaptation to Zhiyi Technology. I guess that's why Lao Xiao agreed, right?"

Xiao Nai nodded, agreeing with Qiu Yonghou's statement.

The key point is that Yang Muye has offered more than just the male lead and game adaptation rights. He also plans to invite Qiu Yonghou, Hao Mei, and Yu Banshan to star in the drama as Xiao Hei and Xiao Yan's college teammates.

Although they were all "grunts" with no hair color, they all had quite a lot of screen time.

It wasn't that Xiao Nai wanted to "surrender," but rather that Yang Muye had given him far too much.

"What about the afternoon's match? Should we secretly throw it?"

Hao Mei asked somewhat unwillingly.

Xiao Nai turned to look at Yu Tu, who was practicing shooting on the opposite half of the court, his gaze firm.

It's absolutely impossible to release water!
His goal is to crush the opponent!
At the very least, we must crush Yu Tu!
Xu Qifei, standing on the sidelines, saw this scene, adjusted his glasses, and thought to himself that the afternoon's match was going to be quite a show.

Then, Xu Qifei turned his attention to the half of the court where Yang Muyi, Yu Tu and the others were practicing.

Just now, Xu Qifei acquired a new identity.

Director of "Kuroko's Basketball".

Yang Muye only selected the three actors who had the most important roles: Xiao Hei, Xiao Yan, and Yu Qingfeng.

The remaining roles were supposedly to be chosen by Xu Qifei, but in reality, they were limited to a certain range.

Not only do you have to be good at basketball, but you also have to be handsome.

There are a few players on the field right now who fit the criteria.

Yang Muye was the first one to be affected.

That shooting guard from the "Generation of Miracles," who possesses the skill of "100% accuracy in high-arc shots throughout the game," is practically tailor-made for Yang Muye.

Then I heard that for the afternoon game, Xiao Nai's team had brought in the former campus heartthrob from Dongda University as a foreign aid.

The small forward from the "Generation of Miracles" who can activate the "Sharingan" and perfectly copy other people's skills, and the point guard who has the "Emperor's Eye," are both worth considering.

The most difficult one to deal with is that super center who can destroy the entire basketball hoop with his powerful dunks.

The only way to find this is to look at the various university teams and see if you can find a player who is both handsome and tall.

Height must be at least 1.95 meters, if not more than two meters.

Another group consists of the team leaders of various university basketball teams.

The main storyline of "Kuroko's Basketball" revolves around Kuro and Xiao Yan leading Seirin University to compete in the National University League, defeating the universities of the five members of the "Generation of Miracles" along the way, and ultimately winning the national championship.

The story currently features six university basketball teams.

It's said that in the "Slam Dunk" anime, which is considered a "cool" version, the main players are all handsome guys who are considered school heartthrobs, and the show naturally has no shortage of "pretty faces" who are considered school beauties to embellish the story.

This is something Yang Muyi specifically emphasized.

In his past life, when watching "Kuroko's Basketball," Yang Muye was most annoyed by the subtle male-male romance in the storyline.

What was supposed to be a great action anime was turned into a gay anime by the barrage of comments from female fans of BL (Boys' Love) like "Ahhhhhh" and "Bringing my husband to beat up my ex-husband".

In this life, whether it's for censorship reasons or for considerations of correct values, Yang Muye will resolutely nip this "male on top of male" trend in the bud when filming a live-action web series.

Therefore, each team needs to add a female team leader.

Of the five members of the school beauty alliance, apart from Meng Yiran whose appearance is slightly too gentle and not quite suitable, Yang Zixi, Zheng Wei, Qiao Jingjing, and Bei Weiwei all have bright and beautiful looks, which perfectly match the requirements of the drama.

There are two schools left.

Xu Qifei had previously promised Cheng Yun that he would help Song Dizhi get a role.

This would be a perfect opportunity for Song Dizhi to play the leader of one of the schools.

The last school is yet to be determined.

Then there's Xiao Yan's beautiful mentor in the show, a former WNBA player who is currently a coach at a university.

It wasn't easy to find a suitable candidate for this role.

First, you have to be tall, and you have to be good at basketball. Finally, you also have to be beautiful.

It’s difficult!
Xu Qifei stood with his arms crossed at the sidelines of the court, frowning as he thought.

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Conference room at the Oriental Hotel in Lujiazui.

Liu Yuntian stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the Huangpu River in the distance.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from behind him. Liu Yuntian didn't turn around immediately, but first listened carefully to the footsteps.

Agile and composed.

It didn't sound like it was sent by his secretary or a hotel staff member.

The answer to who the visitor was was already obvious.

As the footsteps drew closer, a familiar voice rang out.

"Are you admiring the scenery?"

Yao Yuan walked to the window and stood still.

He was dressed in a suit and tie today, and even had his hair styled with hair wax, looking every bit the successful man.

Looking out the window, Liu Yuntian said with emotion, "When I was sixteen, I came back to Pudong with my father. At that time, Pudong was still a huge construction site. Who would have thought that in just over ten years, it would develop into the bustling city with towering buildings and heavy traffic it is today?"

Yao Yuan also turned his gaze to the window.

"Don't even mention you. Back when I was delivering packages in Shanghai, I never imagined that this city would develop so quickly. It's only been less than a year."

Liu Yuntian turned his head.

"I still can't understand why Lu Xiaoou chose you when I met her online first."

Yao Yuan also turned around.

"This only proves one thing: online chatting is unreliable! You never know if the person on the other end of the screen is a person or a dog!"

“From the moment I started chatting with Lu Xiaoou online, I used psychological profiling to gain a clear understanding of her identity and preferences, and it turns out that I guessed everything correctly except for the fact that she liked you.”

Yao Yuan smiled.

"It seems your psychological analysis isn't a panacea, and your biggest problem might be that you're too confident."

Liu Yuntian shrugged noncommittally.

At this moment, Yao Yuan suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, a couple of days ago, Huo Mei called Xiao Ou and admitted that she was the one who exposed the 'opening of customer packages' incident to the media. She took full responsibility for the whole thing, sincerely apologized to Xiao Ou and me, and asked for our forgiveness."

“This was something she did on her own initiative. You know that even if I wanted to compete with you for control of Yuanfang Express, I wouldn’t use such methods.”

Yao Yuan nodded.

"Huo Mei also said that because of this incident, she has voluntarily resigned from Yuntian Mall."

"Yes, but she's just being stubborn. She'll come back on her own after a while."

Liu Yuntian replied casually.

"you sure?"

Yao Yuan frowned: "But I heard that Huo Mei has been getting very close to Wu Xiaoguang lately."

Liu Yuntian pretended to be very interested and looked at Yao Yuan.

"Where did you hear this from? Who told you it?"

Yao Yuan stared intently at Liu Yuntian.

"Don't tell me you don't know that Xiaoguang Express is poaching people from Yuanfang Express with high salaries."

"I know, but isn't this normal business competition? If he can poach your people, wouldn't you poach his people in return?"

Liu Yuntian's words had a double meaning.

A thoughtful expression appeared in Yao Yuan's eyes.

Just then, the conference room door was pushed open again.

A man and a woman walked in; they were Huo Mei and Wu Xiaoguang, whom Liu Yuntian and Yao Yuan had just been talking about.

Although Wu Xiaoguang was walking in front, Liu Yuntian and Yao Yuan's eyes both fell on Huo Mei behind them.

This is simply because Homei's image has changed drastically.

She took off her usual black-rimmed glasses and replaced them with contact lenses.

With a fierce look in his eyes and a touch of red lipstick, he looks like someone you shouldn't mess with.

She was wearing a pearl gray coat, with a black fitted knit cardigan and high-waisted wide-leg pants underneath.

Simple and clean lines, exuding confidence.

It has a powerful and domineering aura, like a king returning home.

Not only was Liu Yuntian greatly shocked, but even Yao Yuan couldn't help but show a hint of amazement in his eyes.

This was completely different from the Homei he knew before.

Seeing Huo Mei's strong, career-driven demeanor, Yao Yuan secretly glanced at Liu Yuntian, who was still in a daze beside him.

Who said that Huo Mei would return to Yuntian Mall on her own after a while?

Judging from Huo Mei's current demeanor, it doesn't seem like she's going to come back and continue to assist Liu Yuntian.

It's more like a power grab.

Wu Xiaoguang, dissatisfied with being ignored, spoke first:
"President Liu, Yao Yuan, what a coincidence, you're both here."

"Young Master Wu, you really want to meddle in everything. You haven't even figured out how to do express delivery yet, and you can't wait to enter the express delivery supermarket business?"

Yao Yuan's face was sarcastic, and his words were barbed.

Take too big a step, or you might tear your balls.

Wu Xiaoguang shrugged nonchalantly.

“Yao Yuan, back when you were working for me, I told you that the business world is like a battlefield. If you can’t handle it, don’t play it.”

Just as Yao Yuan was about to retaliate, Liu Yuntian's voice rang out before he could.

"Huo Mei, can you explain to me what this 'General Manager Wu' thing is?"

Wu Xiaoguang immediately explained, "President Liu, please don't misunderstand. Miss Huo and I just happened to meet at the hotel entrance."

Liu Yuntian looked at Huo Mei with suspicion.

His intuition told him that things were definitely not that simple.

"You don't need to look at me like that. Mr. Wu was indeed invited by me, but this is also Mr. Yang's idea. The angel round of financing for Cainiao Station will be led by Yuntian Mall, Yuanfang Express, and Xiaoguang Express. The reason for inviting the three of you here today is to discuss the specific investment shares."

As he spoke, Homei pulled out a chair and sat down at the conference table first.

Wu Xiaoguang sat down as well, clearly already aware of this arrangement.

Yao Yuan patted Liu Yuntian's shoulder, who was still frowning, and then pulled out a chair and sat down himself.

"What's your relationship with Cainiao Station?" Liu Yuntian continued to stare at Huo Mei and asked.

"As you can see."

Huo Mei shrugged: "I was entrusted by General Manager Yang to be fully responsible for the daily affairs of Cainiao Station."

At that moment, Liu Yuntian's expression was incredibly interesting.

Even if Huo Mei were to switch jobs to Xiaoguang Express, Liu Yuntian would accept it.

Unexpectedly, Huo Mei had just left Yuntian Mall and then immediately joined Cainiao Station.

No, it should be said that Yang Muye poached Huo Mei.

Great!
She was actually poached by an eighteen-year-old.

After figuring out the whole thing, Liu Yuntian gave a self-deprecating laugh.

He pulled out a chair, sat down, and then looked up at Homei.

"So where's Yang Muyi? Everyone else is here, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Homei shrugged regretfully.

"Mr. Yang has a ball game at school today, and he is a key player on the team, so he can't come."

　Liu Yuntian (Bao Jianfeng), Yao Yuan (Liu Ye), Lu Xiaoou (Ma Yili), Huo Mei (Zeng Li), and Wu Xiaoguang all come from the TV series "Going to Distant Places".

　　I'm still writing one more chapter today, it'll be a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)