The Way of the Center

The distance from Moda Center to Portland City Hall used to be less than ten minutes by car. But today, the Trail Blazers parade team has been driving for an hour and only half of the distance.

Like last year, the Trail Blazers' championship parade today is very lively. More than 1.5 million fans flooded the streets, the parade route was congested by excited crowds, and the police in the entire Portland city were like enemies. Today, the security of the city is in their hands. With a little carelessness, this group of fans is likely to have a safety hazard.

On the top of the parade bus, four or five helicopters tracked and photographed the entire process of the parade. From the top down, the crowd is densely packed like ants, and the scene is very spectacular. And cctv, this year also broadcast the parade for the first time. After all, the protagonist of this parade is a yellow-skinned guy from China.

Standing in the front of the car holding the O'Brien Cup, Anjie received the greatest cheers. Red and black confetti, representing the main colors of the Trail Blazers, continued to fall from the sky, paved a "road to champions" for the parade bus.

An Jie wore a black championship commemorative t-shirt. On top of the big logo of the Trail Blazers, the championship occupies An Jie's entire torso. Lillard put on a white commemorative T-shirt with the words "End of Heat" written on it.

Indeed, the Trail Blazers defeated James and his Heat for two consecutive years to win the championship, Lillard wearing such a t-shirt can be described as full of confidence.

The double-decker open-top bus used for the parade was also painted dark red. In addition to the Trailblazers logo and the portrait of the O'Brien Cup, there were two big "00s" on both sides of the bus.

There is no doubt that these two "00" represent Anjie's jersey number. There are no numbers on the entire bus, only An Jie's number is printed. This is enough to show how lofty Anjie's status is in the team and even Portland as a whole.

Aldridge is holding a dv, and he intends to record all this unforgettable day. Everyone else is enjoying this moment in their own way, the feeling of being a hero, who doesn't like it?

After walking for an hour and a half, the parade bus finally stopped in front of Portland City Hall. An Jie picked up the O'Brien Cup and the fmvp trophy and got out of the car first, and the atmosphere on the scene exploded instantly.

In front of the city hall, a temporary stage has been set up. In this scorching afternoon, everyone will stand up to the heat and quietly listen to the speeches of their heroes.

The players happily interacted with the fans on stage one by one, even Meyers Leonard has cultivated a lot of fans in Portland.

An Jie was naturally the finale, and this yellow-skinned guy also gave two speeches in English and Chinese respectively.

The Trail Blazers fans listened tirelessly, and they even wished Anjie would say it a few more times.

After the parade, the police evacuated the fans and left in an orderly manner. All members of the Trail Blazers continued to stay in City Hall to attend a celebration dinner hosted by the Mayor of Portland.

During the dinner, Anjie received a text message from Meslav. It seems that Anjie's steak house is hard to find tonight. It is said that every branch has customers queuing up, and the longest one has a crowd of more than 200 meters!

Anjie attends a dinner in the city hall, and Anjie’s steak house is the "town hall" of the fans.

There is no doubt that An Jie’s steak house is making a lot of money this evening. Meslav is already considering whether to start opening branches in other places.

With this good news, An Jie's performance at the dinner was also quite relaxed and happy. In the past, An Jie hated such formal dinners the most, but now he is able to cope with such occasions with ease.

After the Blazers team and the Lord Mayor held up champagne for a group photo, this expensive dinner also officially ended. Many people suggested that everyone go to the nightclub for another night. But this time, An Jie tactfully refused.

"Go ahead, buddy, my boss and I have to go home to take care of our family." An Jie walked to Ricard and put his hand on the shoulder of his teacher. Unexpectedly, only a few years later, he and Ricard were actually on the front of "a family and a room".

The teammates also knew that Catherine was pregnant, so they did not forcibly drag An Jie away. In this way, Ricard parted ways with Anjie and the others. Others need carnivals, and Anjie and Ricard need the warmth of their families even more.

"Birthday next week, right?" Ricard suddenly asked when sitting in Anjie's car.

"Hey, the boss actually remembered. I planned to notify everyone in a few days." Anjie was surprised that Ricard remembered his birthday clearly.

"Of course I remember, I don't remember any of your bad things. On November 13, 2007, you made your first appearance in the ncaa arena. In the first game, you ran into the **** Michael Beasley. God. Now, the nation's first high school student, it's **** fate." Ricard stared at the stars in the sky, as if he had returned to the year.

"Hahaha, didn't we ran into it again a few days ago." An Jie smiled and couldn't tell. This guy who is usually grumpy and loves swearing is still very concerned about these things.

"To be honest, Ann. I didn't expect that we would win that game. But you, let me know, on the basketball court, there is no compromise, only desperate!" Ricard retracted his gaze and turned his face to look at Ann. Jie, his expression became serious.

"You also let me know that as long as you work hard, anything can happen." Anjie patted Ricard on the shoulder. It's hard to say who made the other. But what is certain is that neither of them will be successful.

"How about the two boys, Mike Taylor and Morris?" Speaking of college time, Ricard naturally thought of his other two proud students.

"It's all pretty good. Taylor is already a big star in the European League. Well, Morris. Although the boy is not as famous as he was because of his defensive than offensive style of play, he is still an inseparable part of the Thunder. My birthday is on the 23rd. That day, I have called them and they will all be there. You can talk to them in person at that time."

"It's just right, we, we haven't got together for a while..."

The two men chatted without a word. Unconsciously, An Jie sent his coach to the door of the house.

"Ann." Before getting off the car, Ricard lit a cigarette and called An Jie's name.

"Ok?"

"Take a good rest this summer. After that, we will have more championships!" Ricard smiled, but the tone of this guy was nothing like a joke.

"As long as you can hold it, boss!"

"Don't worry about me kid, as long as you can still play, I'll be with you to the end!"

"Haha, are we going to be the next **Vicci and Duncan?"

"No, we are going to be the first Angel and Ricard!"

An Jie kept his smile, he knew that this was a serious agreement between Ricard and himself!

The two said goodbye, and this casual agreement became the goal of the two men's struggle for many years.

A few years later, when a reporter interviewed An Jie and asked him why he could overcome many difficulties and come to this point. Today is an ordinary night, but An Jie has to mention one night~www.NovelMTL.com~ Seeing Ricard in the rearview mirror as he walked into the door, An Jie stepped on the accelerator and drove away. .

"Don't go back, boss." Anjie said to himself, more championships, what's the problem! ?

With this goal, continue on the road. To do it, we will do the best!

greedy? No, it's not greedy at all. An Jie's desperate efforts, he is also worthy of the richest return.

Leisure holidays can make people lazy, even An Jie is no exception. He needs a long-term goal to restrain himself and make himself always under pressure and always motivated.

Now, he has it all. Keep on fighting, fight one after another, keep fighting...

When one day, Anjie couldn't move, and Ricard couldn't scream anymore. This alliance will escape from the catch of these two people.

But before that, the era that belonged to An Jie was far from over.