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

Chapter 240: No Friendship, Only Grudges

play basketball?
If this problem had occurred on the island, Chen He would definitely have asked the bespectacled man in front of him, who claimed to be a director, to find out what his nickname was.

Sports Doctor!

There is no sport that can stump him.

Of course, this is just the persona that Chen He has created for himself in public.

The truth is, although Chen He can play various mainstream sports quite well, he mainly relies on his physical fitness.

I'm far from being an expert; I can only fool laymen.

When it comes to establishing a persona, the four Chen brothers—Qi, Cheng, Zhuan, and He—are all of the same ilk.

Chen Qi, the eldest brother, topped the list of male anchors that girls on the island most want to take off their clothes.

In reality, there was no such list at all; it was all press releases he bought himself.

Those who know him understand that he is a weather anchor, while those who don't might think he's a borderline weather anchor.

But the media doesn't care, especially the Taiwanese media; all they want are sensational news stories.

Chen Qi's fame was thus hyped up, and the ratings for his weather program soared.

The second brother, Chen Cheng, followed suit and gave himself the title of "the dream lover that should not be monopolized by a woman," thereby gaining some fame in the fashion design circle.

When it came to his third brother, Chen Zhuan, he switched to an academic path.

I participated in an island-wide intelligence test that was only held once and then discontinued, and I won first place.

He publicly claimed an IQ of over 200, thus solidifying his image as a top student.

The athletic persona of the fourth brother, Chen He, was also carefully crafted.

The only thing Chen He is truly good at is basketball.

He even plans to enter the island's professional league after graduation to support himself.

Chen He picked up Xu Qifei's business card and looked at it carefully.

"I'm the star player on the school basketball team, and this TV series of yours—"

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qifei's excited voice rang out.

"Great! There's a role in my show that's perfect for you—"

Chen He followed suit and interrupted Xu Qifei.

"But you still haven't told me what this drama is about."

"You must have seen 'Kung Fu Dunk' and 'Hot Shot,' right? My show is a bit similar to 'Hot Shot,' the only difference is that all the actors in the show not only have to be handsome, but they also have to actually know how to play basketball."

Chen He frowned, seriously doubting Xu Qifei's words.

These days, anyone can wear overalls, dribble a ball a few times, and claim to know how to play basketball.

The key is still being handsome, right?
"What does it mean to truly know how to play basketball? Someone like me?"

Xu Qifei did not answer directly, but instead asked Chen He a question first.

What do you think of the strength of the two teams' players on the field today?

Chen He crossed his arms and looked down at the court, commenting:
"They are considered very good among amateur players, especially number 24 and number 8 on the yellow team, and number 1 on the red team."

"You have a good eye; the three players you mentioned are all the main actors in my drama."

Chen He turned his head, his face filled with shock.

Xu Qifei shrugged, displaying a calm, "basic" expression.

He felt that Chen He should now seriously consider his suggestion.

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With just over ten minutes to go before the match officially started, the players from both teams had finished their practice and warm-up, and they all came to the rest area on the sidelines to discuss their starting lineups.

For Team Yellow, Yao Yuan volunteered to start.

The reason given was that he was getting old and his physical strength couldn't keep up.

In order not to hold everyone back, Yao Yuan said that he would only play for about ten minutes at most, just to have some fun.

Seeing that Yao Yuan, despite being a "nepotism hire," was so self-aware, everyone stopped insisting on him starting.

Anyway, everyone has a chance to play.

After discussion, it was decided that Yang Muyi, Yu Tu, Yao Yuan, Cao Guang, and Zhang Sheng would start.

The starting lineup for the Red Team is Xiao Nai, Ning Zhiqian, Liu Chong, Qiu Yonghou, and Hao Mei.

The referee for the competition was a teacher from the Department of Physical Education at Southeast University.

Both teams sent Yu Tu and Xiao Nai to the center circle for a jump ball.

After the whistle blew, the two jumped up at the same time.

Xiao Nai touched the ball with his palm first, slapping it towards the opposite yellow team's half of the field.

Liu Chong was waiting to receive the ball when a figure leaped high in front of him and intercepted the ball halfway through its flight.

It's Yang Muye!

The remaining four members of the Yellow Team accelerated towards the Red Team's half of the court.

Apart from Liu Chong intercepting Yang Muyi nearby, the other four members of the Red Team all returned to defend.

Xiao Nai was on guard against Yu Tu, while Ning Zhiqian and Yao Yuan were both on one-on-one guard.

Everyone played very proactively from the start of the game, making very active runs off the ball.

Yang Muyi dribbled the ball across half-court, about a meter from the three-point line, and then couldn't find a good passing opportunity.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he took a step back.

Seeing this, Xiao Nai, who was keeping watch on the way, loudly reminded Liu Chong:

"Watch out, he's going to shoot!"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Muyi took a step back and jumped, adopting a standard shooting posture.

Liu Chong leaped into the air in unison, extending a hand in an attempt to intercept.

The red team's attention was drawn to Yang Muye, and Yu Tu took the opportunity to shake off Xiao Nai's defense and suddenly broke into the paint.

Once Yu Tu disappeared from sight, Xiao Nai realized that Yang Muye wasn't going to shoot.

He's going to pass the ball!

"Oh!"

The basketball bypassed Liu Chongfei's body in mid-air and was accurately passed to Yu Tu.

Upon seeing this, Ning Zhiqian immediately stepped forward to provide backup.

Yao Yuan found himself with an open defensive position and immediately raised his hand to call for the ball.

Seeing that Ning Zhiqian had blocked all his shooting angles, Yu Tu decisively passed the ball to Yao Yuan.

Xiao Nai, who was on the defensive, arrived first after being caught off guard and reached out to swat the ball out of bounds.

Qiu Yonghou of the Red Team dove out of bounds but managed to save the ball.

However, the ball ended up in the hands of Zhang Sheng from the Yellow Team.

Zhang Sheng used a shooting fake to trick Hao Mei into jumping, then passed the ball back to Yang Muye, who was waiting outside the three-point line.

Yang Muye took a jump shot, facing Liu Chong's defense.

The basketball flew out of his hand, tracing a high arc in the air that was extremely difficult to defend.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire stadium, the basketball swished through the net.

The referee raised his right hand and extended three fingers to indicate that the score was valid.

"oh!!"

Screams and applause erupted from the stands.

Zhang Sheng ran over and gave Yang Muyi a high five. After that, he looked triumphantly at Qiu Yonghou, who had just gotten up from the sidelines.

Thanks for the pass, bro!
Yu Tu also stepped forward and gave Yang Muye a high five, then gave Yao Yuan a high five, apologizing for the slow pass.

Yao Yuan said it was okay.

Actually, Yu Tu's pass was quite accurate just now; the main problem was that Xiao Nai's recovery was too fast.

On the red team's side, Xiao Nai clapped his hands vigorously to encourage his teammates.

Sitting on a bench in the rest area, Qi Jia put his hands to his mouth like megaphones and shouted towards the field:

"Go Liu Chong, you're the best!"

In the stands, Song Nuan and Zhou Gege were also cheering for the Red Team.

Although Ruan Liuzheng had clapped along with the people around her when Yang Muye hit the three-pointer, she couldn't help but feel anxious for the Red Team's deficit when her gaze fell on Ning Zhiqian.

On the other side, Chen He, who was watching Xu Qifei filming an advertisement, glanced at the opposite stands again.

There was still no sign of Chen Taohua, the younger sister. In fact, when Yang Muyi made the three-pointer, Chen Taohua wanted to stand up and scream.

Fortunately, Chen Yu, who was standing next to him, held him tightly.

The game continued, and the red team served from the baseline. Instead of retreating, the yellow team began a full-court press.

The red team almost failed to even get the ball in, and it was only thanks to Ning Zhiqian setting a screen for Xiao Nai that Xiao Nai was able to receive the ball successfully.

Yu Tu shook off Ning Zhiqian and continued to keep an eye on Xiao Nai.

Xiao Nai passed the ball to Liu Chong, who came over to receive it, while he himself sprinted towards the Yellow Team's half.

Under Yang Muye's interference, Liu Chong was unable to pass the ball accurately and could only throw it forcefully towards the Yellow Team's half.

Zhang Sheng, the king of picking up bargains, successfully got the ball again, but unfortunately, he was intercepted by Ning Zhiqian just as he dribbled past half-court.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was back on defense in the yellow team's half of the court, Ning Zhiqian dribbled the ball like lightning and rushed to the basket, completing a fast break layup.

The red team pulled back two points.

The Yellow team serves from the baseline, and the Red team also chooses to press the entire court.

Yu Tu set a screen to help Cao Guang pass the ball to Yang Muye, who then dribbled across half-court and passed it to Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Shengyun was double-teamed by Qiu Yonghou and Hao Mei, and could only pass the ball back to Yang Muye.

Yang Muyi passed the ball to Yao Yuan, who dribbled into the paint and made a layup despite Ning Zhiqian's defense, successfully drawing a foul on the opponent.

Yao Yuan made one of two free throws.

After the second ball bounced off the rim, Yang Muye grabbed the rebound.

Yu Tu drove into the basket, received the ball, and, despite Xiao Nai's defense, dunked it in.

A burst of enthusiastic applause and screams erupted from the stands.

Xia Qing on the sidelines and Qiao Jingjing in the stands were both clapping and cheering!

Learning from their previous experience, the red team immediately served from the baseline and launched a fast attack.

Ning Zhiqian set a screen for Xiao Nai outside the three-point line, and Xiao Nai calmly sent the ball into the basket with a three-pointer.

The stands erupted in enthusiastic applause once again.

The point difference between the two teams has returned to one point.

……

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the first quarter.

The score was 25-23.

The yellow team is in the lead.

Both teams' players walked towards the sidelines looking exhausted.

Both sides played very hard in the first quarter, with the score going back and forth, and the two sides taking the lead three times.

In the words of Chen He from the stands, the way both sides played was extremely unprofessional.

It's rare for a professional match to start so intensely. Although the game was exciting and the score was high, the players' stamina was also quickly depleted.

If the pace and intensity of the game are maintained in the second quarter, even before the second half, neither team's players will be able to keep up.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, both sides will likely substitute some key players in the second quarter to allow them to rest and recover their energy.

"I can't go on anymore, I'm completely burned out, I really can't run anymore."

As soon as he returned to the sidelines, Yao Yuan plopped down on the ground, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath.

Yang Muyi, holding the bottle of mineral water he had just opened but hadn't had a chance to drink yet, turned to look at Yu Tu beside him.

"You'd like to rest during the second quarter?"

Yu Tu nodded.

Zhang Sheng raised his hand and said, "I also want to rest for a while. I'm a little too tired to run anymore."

Cao Guang, standing to the side, stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Zhang Sheng with disdain.

You were the one who volunteered to join, but you were exhausted after just one game?
Greyhound, are you even capable?

Zhang Sheng felt a little embarrassed by the stares.

I won't rest for nothing; I'll help call for more people, okay?

Zhang Sheng then called one of his good friends, asking him to come and save the day.

After discussion, the Red Team decided to rest Ning Zhiqian and Liu Chong, and replace them with Yu Banshan and Da Zhong.

"beep!"

The second quarter officially began with the sounding of the starting whistle.

I thought that with two key players off the court for both sides, the pace of the game would slow down a bit in the second quarter.

The result is not.

On the contrary, the two sides fought even more fiercely.

In the first quarter, both sides played relatively restrained, but in the second quarter, they went all out.

On average, the referee will blow the whistle for a foul in less than a minute.

Hand-hitting, charging, blocking fouls... Apart from Yang Muye and Xiao Nai, almost everyone else has accumulated 2 to 3 fouls.

This scene really makes it hard not to suspect that the two sides have some kind of grudge behind the scenes.

that's the truth.

The journalism and computer science students had disliked each other for a long time, and they had even played basketball together before.

There is no friendship on the field, only grudges.

With two minutes remaining in the second quarter, a player from the Journalism Department was deliberately tripped by a player from the Computer Science Department, nearly sparking a conflict between the two teams.

In an effort to de-escalate the situation, the Red Team called a timeout.

Yao Yuan had already returned to the stands. Since there were no seats available, he simply sat down in the aisle next to Lu Xiaoou.

Seeing that something had happened on the court, Yao Yuan jumped up.

Lu Xiaoou turned her head and glared at Yao Yuan with annoyance.

"What are you doing? You're already on the field, do you still want to go up and help fight? How old are you? Don't act like a young kid, so impulsive!"

Yao Yuan was so scolded that he lost his temper and could only sit down again, very unwillingly.

The Red Team substituted the player who provoked the conflict, and the second quarter continued.

Two minutes later, the first half ended.

The score was 40-40.

As the players from both sides walked toward their respective rest areas, Yao Yuan stood up again.

Just as he was about to make a move, Lu Xiaoou called him back.

"Didn't you say you couldn't run anymore? Do you still want to keep playing?"

"I'm going down to encourage everyone, and I also have an idea I want to discuss with Yang Muye."

As he spoke, he walked down from the stands.

When Yao Yuan arrived at the sidelines, he saw Zhang Sheng, who was sitting on the floor, stand up, holding his phone to his ear with his left hand and raising his right hand high, waving vigorously towards the stands on one side.

A young man dressed in a full set of jerseys and shoes, sporting a cool white haircut, jumped off the stands.

Without pausing after landing, he ran straight toward Zhang Shengfei.

Zhang Sheng quickly stepped forward and shook hands with the young man with a high-five.

Afterwards, Zhang Sheng led his men to Yang Muye and introduced him, "This is my good buddy Xiaobai, the handsome White Horse!"

Upon seeing Yang Muye's face clearly, Bai Mashuai's eyes widened:

"Holy crap, who are you—"

Hello, Yang Muye!

Yang Muyi offered his hand.

After regaining his senses, Bai Mashuai reached out and excitedly grasped Yang Muye's hands.

"Hello, hello, I'm your fan! I absolutely love your duet with Qiao Jingjing, the campus belle of Dongda University, called 'Want to Go to the Beach'!"

After saying that, she pointed to her head and said that her hairstyle was the same one that Yang Muyi wore when he sang that song.

He looked every bit the devoted fanboy.

　Bai Ma Shuai (Wang Hedi), from the TV series "Today's Good Day"

　　I'm taking half a day off, so there will only be one update today. Sorry!

　　
　
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