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"Come on, also. This league already belongs to you young people. I believe you and the Mavericks will definitely win more championship trophies. I will definitely rush to the scene to congratulate you when that happens." Peja said, putting a hand on Yiyang's shoulder.

"All of us have high hopes for you, kid!"

"Other people...Did they all know about this?" Yiyang looked at the joyous crowd in front of him, but he couldn't be happy anymore.

"Today is Dirk's big day. I'm not going to discourage everyone. After these few days, I will tell everyone. Hey, don't look like that, kid. No one can play a lifetime in the NBA. , Even Jordan, who has come back several times, can’t do it! We will eventually be involved in the wheels of history, but at least this is your own era, you have to take it!” Peja removed his hand from Yiyang’s shoulder, and then Smile again. Today is not a day to be sad.

After listening to Peja's words, Yiyang thought a lot in her heart. Yes, no one can play a lifetime in the NBA. Peja can't, and Kidd, Dirk, Terry and Marion can't too. As these people get older, their responsibilities will become greater and greater.

Like Dirk, do you lead the team to a championship? Yiyang is gearing up for it, and Yiyang can't wait for a more challenging future. He has developed feelings for the Mavericks, so he is willing to shoulder this responsibility.

The party lasted until the evening. As Peja said, he did not announce in front of everyone at the party today that he was about to retire. Everyone also spent a joyous night in this carnival.

The 33-year-old Dirk is still ambitious, but the 34-year-old Peja already wants to retreat behind the scenes. Everyone's choices are different, and the only thing Yiyang can do is to respect the choices of others.

After Nowitzki's birthday party is over, everyone on the Mavericks will start to go their separate ways. When they get together again, it is likely to be the beginning of the summer training camp for the new season. However, who knows if anyone will leave like Peja? Most teams in the NBA have very high turnover of personnel every season, even the championship team is no exception. It's just that Yiyang hasn't experienced this yet.

But now Yiyang doesn't have to worry about these things, and he doesn't need to worry about daily training and games. He doesn't even have to worry about the **** traffic during the evening rush hour in Dallas.

Because tomorrow, Yiyang will board a plane with Vignali and fly to a city completely unfamiliar to Yiyang.

Having known Vignali for so long, it has often been this Italian girl who accompanies herself in the United States. This holiday, Yiyang also wants to visit Vignali's country.

The summer vacation of Yiyang and Vignali in Milan, Italy will officially begin!

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For travel, Yiyang has always had no concept of travel. In the past in the Wood District, Yiyang's family was very satisfied if they could eat a full meal every day. travel? At that time, Yiyang seemed to be just an unrealistic fantasy.

But since joining the NBA, Yiyang has long been accustomed to the life of flying day and night. And now, he also has enough economic strength to take a good tour of the world.

One of the world's most famous international metropolis, Italy's largest city and one of the world's eight largest metropolitan areas, Italy's most developed city and one of the four major economic centers in Europe, the world's fashion and design capital and the most influential fashion industry Powerful city, world exhibition center, world historical and cultural city, world opera sacred land, world art capital... Don’t get me wrong, this is not a description of the whole of Europe. All these beautiful words can be used in a city, that is Milan!

When Yiyang and Vignali got off the plane, Yiyang hadn't noticed anything special about the city of Milan. Malpensa International Airport is surrounded by deserts, without any hint of modern city atmosphere.

However, when Yiyang followed Vignali to take a taxi through the 50-kilometer desert into the urban area of ​​Milan, the charm of the city began to show slowly.

This international metropolis, famous for its architecture, fashion, art, painting, opera, economy, football, commerce, tourism, and media, can be seen as a simple ancient city in a fashionable and prosperous atmosphere. This unique contrast made Yiyang become interested in Milan in an instant.

The majestic ancient Gothic buildings that have only been seen on TV and photos in the past come into view one by one, but next to the ancient buildings, they are often accompanied by modern high-rise buildings. Turning a few streets from Via Montenapoleone, the sky shone through a few slanting suns. Yiyang, lying in front of the car window, seemed to watch history pass by.

"How about, Italy is beautiful!" Vignali proudly introduced the origin and story of each building to Yiyang. As a city full of cultural heritage, every building here is enough for Vigna Li said that it's been a long time.

"I used to think that Los Angeles is the most beautiful city in the world, but now, its status in my heart will probably be shaken!" Compared with the desert just now, the city of Milan really left a deep impression on Yiyang. impression. This trip to Italy will definitely not let yourself down!

The taxi eventually stopped at the opposite side of Milan Central Station. This area looked very bustling and seemed to be located in the city center. If you just turn your head and look around, you can find several fashionable shopping malls in Yiyang.

Vignali and the taxi driver communicated in Italian and paid for the car, and then let them get out of the car on the spot. In Italy, football is the number one sport, and this number one position cannot be shaken. Therefore, basketball players like Yiyang and Vignali are not necessarily known to Italians. If Yiyang and Vignali are in the United States, it is estimated that signing the driver's name will offset the money for the car.

Basketball is not a sport with a wide audience in Italy. Even the Italian player Bellinelli who plays in the NBA is very popular. What's more, Yiyang is still a Chinese.

"Let's live here these few days!" Vignali excitedly pointed to a brightly lit old European building in front of him, the Gallic Excelsior Hotel, located in the most popular one in the center of Milan. Five-star luxury hotel.

Yiyang stood at the entrance of the hotel and took a picture, then dragged the suitcase and followed Vignali into the door.

Although the exterior is retro style, the interior of the building is completely luxurious and modern decoration. Seeing Yiyang and Vignali approaching the front desk, the waitress at the front desk has shown a pleasant and sweet smile.

However, Yiyang and Vignali were both stunned when she spoke.

As a luxury hotel in the center of Milan, Excelsior Hotel Gallia will naturally accept travelers from all over the world every day. So the front desk staff here must be simple and multi-lingual.

But after seeing Yiyang stepped up, the front desk waiter spoke a word of Japanese!

"Sorry, madam, I am Chinese!" Yiyang corrected the waiter's mistake in English. The front desk waiter was also surprised, and then quickly said sorry in Chinese.

Originally, this hotel did not provide Chinese services, but due to the increasing number of Chinese traveling to Italy in recent years, the hotel is only available in eight countries including Russian, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish, English, German and Arabic. Chinese has been added to the language. But obviously, when the waiters here saw Asians visiting, the first reaction was the Japanese.

Although such a small accident happened, overall, the service here is still in place. In a short while, Yiyang and Vignali booked their own room. The facilities in the entire room are not even worse than those in Yiyang's own small mansion.

Looking at the beautiful view of Milan outside the French windows and the tall Italian girl in front of him, Yiyang relaxes all over. The holiday seems to have never been so good!

Milan Cathedral, Sforzesco Castle, Manzoni Street, San Siro Arena... the fashion capital, all of this is worth savoring!

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After putting down his luggage at the hotel, Vignali excitedly pulled Yiyang away. Although the long-distance flight has made them very tired, the excitement brought to them by Milan still overwhelmed the physical exhaustion.

Not far from the hotel is Milan’s famous Piazza Duomo.

When Yiyang stood in front of the majestic building of Milan Cathedral, he, a person who doesn't like taking pictures, couldn't help holding up his mobile phone. This ancient Gothic building designed by engineers from all over the world is definitely an out-and-out man-made miracle.

In the center of the square, a bronze horseback statue of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy, was erected, which made the whole place domineering and mighty. By the side of the square, many heavily armed police officers are patrolling uninterruptedly for 24 hours. After all, this square may be the densest place where the entire Milan crowd gathers. The pigeons are denser than the crowd.

"Let's go, let's feed the pigeons!" Vignali rushed to a pavilion by the square like a little girl, and bought a small bag of pigeon food. Then he ran to the middle of the square and took the food into his hands.

A large number of pigeons gathered in an instant. Under the sunlight, Vignali seemed to have become an angel with wings. Although the time with Vignali was not short, this scene still made Yiyang stare at it.

After feeding the food, Vignali jumped back to Yiyang excitedly. At this moment, a handsome young blond man in a peaked cap came up with a piece of paper in his hand.

"For you, beautiful lady." The man handed the paper to Yiyang and Vignali. It turned out to be a quick sketch. "It's free!"

In Italy, there are many artists who paint quick portraits on the street. But if they run into a good "model", they don't mind drawing a picture for it for free. This is the Italian, who is far more emotional than rational.

"Also, I am also your fan. If possible, can I draw one for the two of you?" The painter then talked with Yiyang in Italian, but Yiyang naturally did not understand a word.

"Huh?" Yiyang looked at Vignali blankly, hoping that she would translate for the translator.

"He said, he is your fan, and he hopes to draw a picture for the two of us and ask if you agree!

"My fans?" Yiyang was a little surprised ~www.novelmtl.com~ He didn't expect to have his own fans as far away as the football capital of Italy!

"Of course, your performance in the playoffs this year quickly made me a fan of the Mavericks and you." The Italian painter switched to a rather lame English to communicate with Yiyang, with a look of excitement.

Yiyang nodded lightly, and the street artist immediately took out his sketchbook and drew "swish" on the paper with a pencil.

In less than fifteen minutes, a portrait sketch of Yiyang and Vignali was completed.

Handing the work to Yiyang, the painter still did not receive any money, he just said something to Yiyang in Italian. "In the future, there will be more championships!"

After thanking the painter, Yiyang carefully put the painting in his bag. Although this sketch is very simple, it is not made by a famous teacher. But Yiyang is extremely cherished.

After all, this is the first time he has received a gift from a fan...

A huge sense of accomplishment lingers around Yiyang. At this moment, he seems to have found another reason to fight on the basketball court.