mijobooks Chapter 52: Selecting the Strongest Combination
Chapter 52: Selecting the Strongest Combination
16名球员经过1V1决斗后，有8名球员胜出，剩下了8名球员每人四张选票，投票给场上获胜的8名球员。
Select the four core players for this season, who will also serve as team captains.
Ma Jia, a veteran contestant from the previous season, received the most popularity votes with 8 votes, while Da Hei Niu, the most senior and highest-ranking contestant present, also received 4 votes.
Wang Runze, an unknown newcomer, received 4 votes, while Gu Luojin, who impressed the audience with her skills, received 6 votes.
The four players who received the most votes became the core players of the season and had the right to choose other players as their teammates.
He already had a choice in mind: to form a new generation of super rookie stars.
Not only does it have the most screen time, but it also has the highest popularity, attracting a lot of attention from the audience.
Easy, that's too easy.
He first chose Li Junrui, who had just fought him one-on-one. The reason for choosing him was simple: he was strong and competitive.
As fellow newcomers in this cohort, neither of them had any connections or backgrounds, making them the perfect pairing.
This avoided the embarrassment of being rejected by two people in Li Junrui's previous life, and he loved doing good deeds.
Gu Luojin's ball skills had already won him over, so he did not refuse Gu Luojin's invitation.
To Gu Luojin's surprise, Wang Hedi was not chosen by Ma Jia, a veteran contestant from the previous season.
So he decisively chose Wang Hedi as his second choice. Having participated in NBA All-Star Entertainment Games, his strength should not be underestimated.
Wang Hedi preferred to form a team with his friends, but seeing the strong and well-equipped players in his team, he decided to back down.
After weighing the pros and cons, he realized that even if he chose to join his friend's team, he probably wouldn't be able to win, so he readily agreed to Gu Luojin's request.
The third choice was Wang Anyu, who is equally outstanding, doesn't cause trouble, and can even regulate the atmosphere within the team.
The four of them are the perfect combination, forming a super alliance.
The strength of the three is evident to all, and there is also the strongest one, Gu Luojin.
The other three teams swallowed hard as they looked at the "superstar" lineup that Gu Luojin had created.
How can we fight this? We can't win even if we fight with our lives on the line.
If it weren't for the competition schedule, they would have liked to just take the ball home for dinner.
After the team was formed, Wang Zixing, the assistant of the headquarters, announced that there would be four team managers.
A classic combination of a beautiful woman and a handsome man; working together makes the job easier.
It's full of handsome guys; Tencent is worried there won't be enough to see.
Just like modern TV dramas, if a romance isn't included, the show just seems really out of place.
They chose Xiaonan, a beautiful female anchor from Tencent's Penguin platform, as the team's assistant, providing a strong boost to the program's subsequent assessment of professional basketball knowledge.
The team name will vary depending on the color of the jersey chosen.
Xiao Lin and Wang Anyu both like pink, so following their advice, they chose pink jerseys. Gu Luojin's team was named Barbie Bear Team.
Ma Jia's team is called Yangcheng Lake People, Da Hei Niu's team is called Blue Friends Team, and Wang Runze's team is called Dark Knights Team.
……
Even after a day of recording, the young people were still full of energy.
To enhance team cohesion, Wang Hedi took the initiative to suggest a friendly match against his friend Ma Jia's Yangcheng Lake team.
As the strongest of the four and the team leader, Gu Luojin has undoubtedly become the core of the team once again.
Li Junrui asked excitedly, "Brother Gu, what tactics do you have for the friendly match later?"
Gu Luojin said earnestly, "Xiao Lin, don't take this friendly match too seriously. Just treat it as a relaxing game."
"Friendship first, competition second."
"it is good."
The other two share the same mindset as Gu Luojin; they play basketball in private to relax, not to compete for victory.
"Yes, just keep a calm mind while you fight."
……
"Ma Jia, you didn't choose me right away, watch how I torment you today."
Wang Hedi, being an acquaintance, was the first to attack his good friend.
"Brother, it's my fault. I wanted to choose you too, but he beat me to it."
"It's too late to say anything now. My three teammates are all top-notch players. You're going to get crushed."
"Although you are all very strong individually, basketball is a team game, and you can't win it by relying on one person alone."
Wang Hedi volunteered: "I'll guard Ma Jia for a while, the rest of you can take turns."
OK.
Wang Hedi vs. Ma Jia, Gu Luojin vs. Gong Ziqi, Li Junrui vs. Lang Dongzhe, and Wang Anyu vs. Yan Renzhong.
But as soon as Li Junrui got on the court, he realized something was wrong. Wasn't this supposed to be a health-preserving game?
Am I the only one who took it seriously?
Gu Luojin unleashed a barrage of three-pointers, Wang Hedi relentlessly attacked the paint, and Wang Anyu would choose to dribble past his opponent one-on-one whenever he got the ball, while he passed the ball around.
After a friendly match, the three players won by a large margin against the Yangcheng Lake team. Their jerseys were soaked with sweat, while Li Junrui only sweated slightly.
The three teased, "Lin, you need to practice more. You haven't made a single shot on the ball we passed you."
The ball was only passed to him when all three players were unable to shoot. He's not Curry; he can't make every shot.
The inevitable result was that the blacksmith was forced to forge iron.
The three walked out of the stadium, leaving only the lonely clanging of metal inside.
"Xiaolin, you've been abandoned by your teammates. Believe in yourself; you can win them over with your skills."
While Kobayashi was wallowing in self-pity, the three people hiding outside the door watched him practice alone.
"Let's go, we can't abandon our teammates."
The three then returned and took Li Junrui, who was practicing, away with them.
"Now that we're all one team, how could we possibly abandon you?"
Li Junrui, who thought he had been abandoned by his teammates, finally regained his composure.
"The three of you are enough. You teamed up to lie to me. What was supposed to be a health-preserving game turned into a grand final."
Gu Luojin still has many tricks up her sleeve, which is far from the intensity of the finals.
"Participating in this basketball reality show is important because it helps me find partners who share my passion for playing basketball."
The four of them each extended one hand and placed it on top of the other: "But what is our most important goal?"
"Champion, champion!"
At this moment, the four of them shared a common centripetal force and became a whole.
As the core of the team, Gu Luojin took the lead in offering her suggestions.
"Any other plans for tonight? If not, how about barbecue, beer, and crayfish?"
"Peanuts and cucumber salad?"
Ok?
Shouldn't it be edamame? I seem to have stumbled into some vocabulary, but it doesn't matter anymore.
"Fun x2"
When he first joined the team, Wang Hedi had some reservations.
But after spending half a day together, he found that he and Gu Luojin were very compatible in terms of personality.
Both players are fond of the number 23 jersey and admire the same basketball superstar.
He actually wanted to say that he was Jordan's number 23, but Wang Hedi didn't give him a chance to explain.
This made him feel that this new friend was very much to his liking and worth getting to know better.
Li Junrui and Wang Anyu looked at the two people in the team who had the most leader-like aura and didn't know what to say for a moment.
One can't help but worry about the team's prospects. Can they really win the championship under their leadership?
"Kobayashi, I think I can see the end of our team."
"An Yu, things aren't as serious as you think, are they? Brother Gu is very strong, and Di Di is quite capable too."
"With you and me included, to be honest, I don't know how we could possibly lose."
In today's friendly match, he witnessed the strength of his three teammates, who dominated the game, with the score difference exceeding 20 points.
"Let's hope so. Come on, catch up with the two teammates ahead."
The four teenagers met on a TV show and, through a friendly match, successfully strengthened their bond and friendship.
The friendship between teenagers is as precious as gold.
"Thank you all for not rejecting my invitation and for forming a team with me. I'd like to toast you all with this first drink."
"For the second cup, I hope everyone can give it their all and work together to win the championship trophy."
After Gu Luojin drank two cups, the other three stood up together.
"The third toast is to our continued success and popularity in the future."
"Done X4."
The four of them drank three cases of beer, a total of 27 bottles, but the other three couldn't drink anymore.
"I can't go on anymore. I have to film a show tomorrow, so I need to go home and get some sleep."
"Brother Gu, I can't go on either."
Gu Luojin took out her phone and filmed the three of them after they got drunk, as evidence that they would dare to talk back and be proven wrong tomorrow.
"Brother Gu, stop filming, An Yu threw up."
"Ugh..." Wang Anyu, who was standing next to him, started to vomit.
Wang Hedi, who was standing to the side, started performing: "Dear audience, if you have money, please support us financially; if you have connections, please support us with your presence. I, Wang Hedi, will perform a 'Dragon Sucking Water' act for you."
"Here you are, here you are. You guys can't even hold your liquor? I bet you'll have to walk to the recording tomorrow."
"Why X3?"
"Because you can't walk, little brother."
"Damn it, X3."
Previously, the three had some reservations about Gu Luojin's core position, but after tonight's battle, they were completely convinced.