After hearing Old Master Bo's words, Wang Yi thought for a moment.
Then he nodded and said:
"Old Master Bo, thank you. Thank you so much. If we win the championship this year, I'll send you twice as much red wine. Two bottles."
The old man laughed. "And what if you don't win the championship?"
"Then you can forget about the red wine."
After Wang Yi said that, they both burst out laughing.
When they had finished laughing, Old Master Bo said:
"Wang Yi, with your intelligence and understanding of basketball, you should have been able to think of the strategy of deliberately giving up Game Five."
"But you're too stubborn and too competitive. Being competitive is a good thing in most situations, but in a few rare cases, it might not be. Take today, for example. Because you're so stubborn and competitive, it never even crossed your mind to deliberately give up a game."
"All you could think was: Even if I can't beat them, I'll fight them to the bitter end. The word 'give up' has never been in your dictionary."
"For a young person, that's an indomitable fighting spirit."
"But if you want to survive in the NBA and only know how to fight without backing down, you're just a hotheaded rookie. As you get older and play more games, you'll have to learn when to give up. Of course, giving up is only a means to an end, not the end itself."
"Our goal is to win in the end."
Wang Yi nodded again. "I've learned a lot, Old Master Bo."
After ending the call with Old Master Bo, Wang Yi sat in thought for a while, then called Nicole.
After they exchanged greetings, Wang Yi gave Nicole an assignment. "Nicole, I need you to take