On the Crest of the Storm

The phone screen displayed only one word: Dad.

Wang Yi's father had also been a player once.

Now, he was a physical education teacher at a school.

It was precisely because he saw his father play since he was young that Wang Yi was influenced and eventually became a professional player.

However, his father had never supported him playing basketball.

Even when he first entered the NBA, when domestic media had almost hailed him as a god, his father still didn't support him playing.

Wang Yi didn't understand why.

Why didn't his father support him in pursuing his dream?

Because of this, the relationship between father and son was very strained.

The last time he spoke to his father, his father had adamantly told him to return to China, and they had argued a few times.

It had been half a year since then, and they hadn't spoken.

Even when Wang Yi wanted to talk to his mother, his father had ended the call before his mother could pick up.

Seeing that it was his father calling now, Wang Yi knew without a doubt that his father wanted to persuade him to go back while the whole world was mocking and criticizing him.

Wang Yi didn't want to answer.

But after a moment's hesitation, he still pressed the answer button.

Then he said directly:

"Dad, if you're calling to persuade me to go back, you can hang up now."

His father on the other end of the line was silent for a moment before speaking:

"I saw your interview. It's not hard to brag, but it's hard to make all those boasts come true."

Wang Yi was a little surprised.

After a pause, he said, "Dad, you..."

His father interrupted him and asked, "Can you handle it?"

Wang Yi nodded and said solemnly, "I've handled it for the past two years."

His father said, "That's good. Talk to your mom."

From childhood to adulthood, their father-son conversations had always been like this.

Just a few words and it was over.

But this time, his father's two sentences gave Wang Yi immense psychological comfort.

He had thought that after he said those words, he would face the whole world alone.

He never expected that his father, who had always opposed him playing basketball, would instead support him at this moment.

Next, Wang Yi spoke with his mother.

He had much more to say with his mother.

His mother asked about everything from whether he had a girlfriend to what he had for breakfast.

They spoke for a full half hour before finally ending the call.

As Wang Yi headed to the stadium for training, he kept replaying his father's words in his mind.

Making all your boasts come true is what true bragging is.

He had already made a huge boast before.

The mockery and criticism from fans and players around the world had come like a tidal wave.

So, when he finally achieved this boast one day, how incredible would that be?

Thinking of this, Wang Yi suddenly felt full of motivation.

As it was said in Soldiers Sortie, first set yourself a seemingly unattainable goal, and then strive with all your might to achieve it.

He was already familiar with the security guard.

Seeing Wang Yi, the security guard looked a little confused and said, "Wang, the next game is an away game, and we're flying to Washington this afternoon. So the team isn't training this morning. Why are you here instead of resting at home?"

Wang Yi replied:

"I couldn't sleep, so I came early. I can rest on the plane anyway."

The security guard nodded and opened the door for him.

He then added, "Wang, what you said last night will cause you a lot of trouble. Are you prepared?"

Wang Yi gave an OK sign and said, "Just watch."

Afterward, he entered the training facility.

He reviewed the tasks given by the system.

[Task 1: Block Training 1000 times]

[Task Reward: Block Chance +20%]

[Task 2: First Step Breakthrough Training 1000 times]

[Task Reward: First Step Breakthrough Speed +10%]

Seeing these two tasks, Wang Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Select Task 1."

Currently, the team's greatest needs were his defense and three-point shooting.

As for breakthroughs, with James drawing defensive attention, he didn't need to break through at all.

Moreover, with his three-point shot activated, opponents wouldn't dare leave him open and would have to stick to him constantly.

This would make his breakthroughs much easier.

Block Training wasn't as simple as just jumping up and reaching out.

It involved tying two elastic bands around his waist.

The other ends were fixed to the floor.

Then, he would jump with all his might, making a blocking motion with his hands.

Wang Yi completed the preparation and jumped with all his strength.

Due to the pull of the elastic bands, his jump height was at least fifteen centimeters lower than in his normal state.

After landing, the task progress in his mind had already changed.

[Task Progress: 1/1000]

[Remaining Time: 2 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds]

Under normal circumstances, he could easily jump once per second.

However, as time passed and his stamina decreased, it would become increasingly difficult.

Therefore, Wang Yi dared not slacken in the slightest.

He quickly jumped again.

After landing, he immediately squatted down for his third jump.

Just like every time before, as his stamina waned, he began to pant heavily.

His jumping speed became slower and slower.

His jumping height also became lower and lower.

When his jump height dropped below 30 centimeters, the system would deem the attempt invalid.

Wang Yi could only rest for two minutes before continuing to jump.

Outside the window, the security guard watched this scene and thought to himself, "What a good player, it's a shame he has such a big mouth."

While Wang Yi was training hard and improving himself.

Across the ocean.

Wang Yi had already been heavily criticized and was trending on hot searches.

Hot Search #5: Wang Yi's Arrogant Words Embarrass Our Great Nation.

Clicking on this hot search, half of the comments were pessimistic, and the other half were all curses.

"He has completely lost the virtue of humility passed down by our ancestors."

"I said it long ago, him going to the NBA is just embarrassing us."

"Idiot!"

Yu Shuo Sports had updated another video today.

Xu Jingyu took a sip of water and said, "What is Wang Yi still babbling about? He played in the NBA for two years without making a name for himself. He's only played three good games and now he's getting cocky? Have you forgotten how you spent those two years? You couldn't even get into the normal rotation, and now you're babbling. You want to conquer the NBA? If you can really conquer it, first conquer the Wizards in the next game."

"First conquer Hachimura. If you don't have the strength, don't spout nonsense. This is irresponsible to yourself and irresponsible to all Chinese fans."

Meanwhile, Xiao Ke also compiled Wang Yi's 28 points and 10 rebounds highlights and uploaded them to Douyin.

However, this time, the number of likes on the video hardly increased.

The number of comments, on the other hand, surged.

Upon opening the comments, they were mostly filled with criticism of Wang Yi.

"Embarrassing!"

"So what if he plays basketball well, his character is terrible!"

"He's just bringing shame to our country. People like him should be banned."

Even Xiao Ke didn't dare to open the comment section anymore.

He secretly lamented in his heart:

"Brother Yi, how could you get involved in something like this? You can eat anything, but you can't say anything. Having the ambition to conquer the NBA is great, but you shouldn't have said it in public."