Basketball miracles

Chapter 168 [The Champion of Playing the Victim Encounters Unspoken Rules]

Yuki Uchida continued her self-introduction, while Xiao Tu listened attentively from below the stage, taking the opportunity to practice his Japanese.

Her specialty is fencing, where she won third place in the women's category at the Tokyo Metropolitan Fencing Championships. Finding it difficult to advance further in the sports world, she wants to try her luck in the entertainment industry. If she can enter the entertainment industry this year, she is willing to take a break from her studies.

One of the judges asked, "Don't you want to finish high school?"

Yuki Uchida said calmly, "My parents divorced when I was in elementary school, and I lived with my father. Later, he remarried, and I didn't get along with my stepmother. I was often sent to stay with relatives, and no one welcomed me. In the third grade of elementary school, I fainted due to malnutrition and went back to my mother's side, but she was unable to take care of me, and we still relied on relatives. I have always been a burden, even now. I want to earn money, I want to be independent as soon as possible..."

Yuki Uchida suddenly understood and, following Xiao Tu's advice, began to tell her story. None of the previous contestants had given such a detailed self-introduction as she had.

Everyone present was moved by the story of this strong high school girl. Xiao Tu led the applause enthusiastically, and the others followed suit, instantly heating up the atmosphere.

Xiao Tu is very good at creating a lively atmosphere; he did it at every home game in the 80s. Now he thinks Yuki Uchida is performing very well and is a natural star.

Yuki Uchida is not stage-frightened and appears very confident on stage, perhaps due to the mental fortitude she developed while participating in fencing competitions. An athlete's performance depends 90% on their mental state; winning a competition requires an indomitable spirit.

Yuki Uchida has this kind of spirit; how can those contestants who just pretend to be cute compare to her?
Then, Yuki Uchida began her talent show, singing a Japanese song a cappella. Her voice immediately turned into a sweet, childlike tone, making Xiao Tu burst out laughing.

The other audience members were also laughing uncontrollably, a charming contrast.

You're so handsome, how come your singing voice sounds so sweet and gentle?

On purpose?

It doesn't matter that Yuki Uchida's singing isn't good, because she's the most eye-catching high school girl today. Her singing even perfectly fits the theme of "cute high school girl."

After Yuki Uchida finished singing, Xiao Tu led the applause from the audience and gave her a thumbs up. Yuki Uchida saw Xiao Tu, who was the most conspicuous person in the front row of the audience, and smiled and nodded at him.

After Yuki Uchida finished her performance, there were only a few people left.

As expected, Yuki Uchida received the highest score of the day and surprisingly became the champion. The other girls on stage looked at her unfriendly, unable to accept that the beauty pageant champion was a handsome man.

Mitsui Hisashi asked blankly, "She actually won? You just glanced at her at the entrance and knew she could do it?"

Don't you think she's very charming?

"No, I just think she's neither male nor female, and those girls with long hair are much prettier than her."

"That's called androgynous beauty, a youthful vibe. When she enters the entertainment industry and becomes a sensation in Japan, you'll realize how bad your judgment was. Never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway." Xiao Tu thought Mitsui Hisashi was clueless.

When this guy is in a bad mood, he'd rather go out and fight with a bunch of thugs than consider finding a girlfriend.

After the host announced the rankings, Xiao Tu and Mitsui Hisashi left the auditorium and chatted outside.

Mitsui Hisashi asked, "Are you going to wait here for that young man?"

“Yeah, I’ll invite her to dinner, and that’ll be how we get to know each other.” When Xiao Tu saw Yuki Uchida, he was already planning to befriend her.

Yuki Uchida is not only a future top star in the Japanese entertainment industry, but she is also skilled in sports. While others show off their sexiness in swimsuit photoshoots, she does frog jumps and somersaults on the beach.

A woman with good physical fitness is more suitable to be Xiao Tu's girlfriend. He wouldn't be interested in a girl who's too delicate and gets listless after a short walk.

Most importantly, Xiao Tu had never dated anyone with androgynous beauty before, and he was attracted to Yuki Uchida. With his Titan body, he was more lustful than he was in the 80s, and it was easier for him to attract the opposite sex.

A short while later, Xiao Tu saw Yuki Uchida leave the house looking dejected, holding a small trophy in her hand but not happy at all.

"Hi." Xiao Tu raised his hand in greeting.

Yuki Uchida spotted Xiao Tu and Hisashi Mitsui at a glance. The two were tall and stood out from the crowd on the streets of Japan, and Xiao Tu's appearance was even more impossible to ignore.

Yuki Uchida smiled and excitedly stepped forward to greet her: "It's great that you're still here. I wanted to thank you when I was on stage... but they didn't give me a chance to speak after the performance."

"I wasn't of much help, you're too kind."

Yuki Uchida said, "If you hadn't encouraged me, I might not have dared to go on stage and wouldn't have won the championship."

Xiao Tu laughed, "You should be more confident. Your charisma is truly impressive; you'd be perfect for the entertainment industry." "How do you know all this?" Uchida Yuki asked curiously. "Are you an entertainer?"

“I’m not an artist, but my family has a deep connection with Disney and I’ve seen a lot of things.”

Yuki Uchida paused for a moment, then asked incredulously, "You mean Disney, the one with Mickey Mouse?"

“Yes, you might not believe it, but a Disney executive is a relative of mine.” Xiao Tu’s stepfather, Raymond Cooper, works at Disney, so of course he’s considered a relative.

I have such powerful connections now, I live a carefree life.

If I didn't want to play basketball in this world, I could easily become an actor at Disney through a stepfather relationship.

But I still have to play, because there's a reward for winning.

Yuki Uchida asked blankly, "Excuse me, I haven't asked your name yet?"

“Sebastian Shaw, you can call me Shaw like him. His name is Mitsui Hisashi, he's a good friend of mine in Japan.” Shaw paused for a moment, then smiled and said, “I’m going to have dinner, want to come along?”

Xiao Tu's introduction made Mitsui Hisashi feel incredibly proud, and he unconsciously straightened his back. He knew that Xiao Tu's exaggerated background was all true.

Yuki Uchida swallowed hard, and although she had only just met the other person, she nodded. "Okay."

She didn't know why she agreed; perhaps it was because he was too handsome and had such a pleasant voice. She hadn't yet realized the gravity of the situation—she had encountered a succubus.

Xiao Tu chose a famous Japanese barbecue restaurant in Shinjuku, and Yuki Uchida was convinced that she had met the son of a big shot.

Because Xiao Tu actually treated her to top-grade Wagyu beef, ordering the best ingredients. When the A5 marbled beef arrived, Yuki Uchida didn't dare to grill it. She had never eaten such high-end food before and was afraid of grilling it half-cooked and wasting the food.

"If you're worried about not grilling it well, then don't grill it. You two just wait to eat." With his talent as a culinary god, grilling meat was a piece of cake for Xiao Tu, so he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of grilling the meat.

He added seasonings such as white sesame seeds, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar, and roasted them on the stove based on his memory of the ritual. His movements looked very professional.

He can make instant noodles at home that taste better than before, calling his culinary skills more like a conceptual superpower. He chose this restaurant because he wanted to test his skills; if he didn't have the talent of a culinary god, he'd just go to a ready-made food restaurant.

He grilled the meat to perfection, and Uchida Yuki and Mitsui Hisashi's eyes widened at the first bite.

"My God, I've never had such delicious barbecue before! Your barbecue skills have improved!" Mitsui Hisashi and Xiao Tu had eaten at a barbecue buffet once before, and they had grilled the meat themselves.

"Is this the kind of food rich people usually enjoy? It's so extravagant." Yuki Uchida chewed carefully before swallowing, eating very elegantly, and sighed, "Why did you treat me to such expensive food?"

"It's not expensive for me. I usually eat whatever I want. You don't need to be polite with me. I have more pocket money than I can spend," Xiao Tu said casually as he continued grilling the beef.

“You can save what you can’t spend. You’re not working yet, so you’re spending your parents’ money, right?” Yuki Uchida asked.

"No, if I don't buy a villa and a luxury car, I'll never run out of pocket money in my lifetime. I already have a villa and a luxury car in Los Angeles, USA."

"..." The expressions on the two Japanese people's faces were quite interesting. They couldn't imagine what kind of capitalist family this was, or what level of rich kids they were.

Robert Shaw owns a luxurious villa in Beverly Hills, with butlers and servants, and he owns many luxury cars, which he buys just for fun.

Xiao Tu's mother and stepfather's side were also quite powerful; they were all wealthy. In his memory, Xiao Tu also saw that his stepfather had a very good relationship with Robert Iger, who would become Disney's Chief Operating Officer in 2000.

Yuki Uchida asked, "How did you come to Japan?"

"Visiting relatives and traveling. My dad's been working in Japan lately," Xiao Tu said simply. "Tell me about you, what's wrong with you today? You don't seem happy about winning the championship."

Yuki Uchida sighed, "I was initially very happy, but things didn't go smoothly when we were negotiating the contract."

"Isn't the contract good?"

Yuki Uchida shook her head and said with a wry smile, "I don't even know the specifics of the contract. Someone asked me if I could accept the unspoken rules and accompany high society people... I got so excited that I refused outright."

Xiao Tu swallowed hard. Could it be that the person in charge was thinking of having you accompany me?

(End of this chapter)