Teams Fight Frenetically to Sign Him! My Head's About to Explode!

"System, upgrade [Off-ball Movement lv1]."

Su Yan did not hesitate.

He still had 141,400 USD. The upgrade only cost 100,000, so he had more than enough left over.

Only by becoming stronger could he make money faster.

[Host has upgraded [Off-ball Movement lv1]. Upgrade cost: 100,000 USD. Upgrading... Upgrade complete. [Off-ball Movement] has been raised to LV2.

The host now possesses stronger off-ball abilities.

The next upgrade will cost 5,000,000 USD.]

Su Yan nodded in satisfaction. "With [Off-ball Movement LV2], if I run into late-prime Hamilton again...

Shaking him off won't be much of a problem."

He glanced at his balance. After taking down the Warriors that evening, he had still had 300,000. Now, only 40,000 USD remained.

Spending 260,000 in one night—what kind of wealthy household was this?

But... Su Yan did not feel the slightest bit distressed. In fact, he thoroughly enjoyed this carefree, relaxed, comfortable feeling.

What was the point of making money?

Wasn't it to achieve financial freedom and then... live however you wanted?!

Before transmigrating, that had been the ultimate goal Su Yan had repeatedly pursued through entrepreneurship. It was also the lifelong dream of countless people.

Back then, he had not had the ability.

Now, with his golden finger in hand, he was chasing that dream once again.

It had been a perfect and fulfilling day.

Su Yan drifted off to sleep and slept sweetly. In his dream, he had a beautiful, lovely girlfriend with long legs.

They moved into the presidential-themed suite at the Shangri-La Hotel.

The theme was: a schoolgirl with twin tails and a pleated skirt!!!

The next day.

News of Su Yan draining 10 Three-pointers and exploding for 37 points the night before spread like wildfire.

Major media outlets and newspapers worked through the night writing articles. With such explosive news, they had plenty to write about.

"In just his third career game, he drained 10 Three-pointers, becoming the ninth player in NBA history to make 10+ Three-pointers in a single game.

Su Yan.

He is going to become a driving force behind the 'Small Ball Era'!"

—Sacramento Bee Newspaper.

"Shocking! Dragon Country small forward Su Yan actually did something like this in a single game!!!"

—Utah Shocking Newspaper.

"Ten Three-pointers in one game, splashes flying everywhere. He has made 7+ Three-pointers in three straight games. Since when did shots from that far away become so easy?

Is Su Yan simply that incredible? He is like a sharpshooter who descended upon the league from above, making every other shooter pale in comparison!"

—Madison Garden 'Dig Dig Dig' Newspaper.

"Ball-handling plus absurd range equals pure unreasonableness.

Among all the shooters I know, I am willing to call Su Yan the strongest!!!"

—Houston Bearded Man Newspaper.

"..."

Overwhelming waves of news came one after another.

It was not as though no stars had put up great performances the night before. It was just that... Su Yan was far too dazzling right now.

Three straight games with 7+ Three-pointers, and 10 Three-pointers in a single game.

Even if shooters on the level of Ray Allen, Peja, or Lewis had put up such performances, fans would still have cried out in amazement.

Yet now, it was an... unknown undrafted player.

It was simply too shocking.

The sensational value was off the charts.

Naturally, every news outlet seized the opportunity, clung tightly to the traffic, continuously created topics, and blew up the hype.

And the result?

It was actually quite good.

Those who had watched the game and those who had not were both left as stunned as if they had seen a ghost.

Before Su Yan.

They had never seen a player play like this, launching Three-pointers like that. It was the kind of offense that would get a coach right in his face, screaming at him.

But...

When it actually worked.

When it was really that accurate, when one man could make an entire arena feel like it was caught in a torrential downpour!

It was impossible not to be dazzled, impossible not to call it spectacular!

The fans enjoyed themselves amid their shock, media outlets and newspapers raked in traffic, and Su Yan gained popularity and praise.

A win-win-win for all three sides.

And Su Yan's value did not lie solely on the court. There was also... the off-court gossip.

"Do you all remember that female fan who loudly confessed her love courtside and wanted to have a late-night Basketball Exchange with Su Yan at a hotel?

Su Yan rejected her after the game.

But our paparazzi secretly followed him and captured footage of Su Yan going to that hotel. That female fan surely learned a great deal.

And Su Yan must have experienced the joy of being a teacher!!!"

"Su Yan rejected the Warriors' beautiful cheerleader. He is a pure and devoted boy who loves basketball!"

"Look! Su Yan is being incredibly intimate with a female reporter from ABC Radio. Are they publicly showing off their love and making their relationship official?

Su Yan.

You're going to break the hearts of so many female fans!"

Maybe it had only been someone with a silhouette resembling Su Yan's who went into the hotel. Maybe it had merely been a shot of Su Yan standing in the same frame as the cheerleader. Maybe it was just an ordinary group photo.

However.

Entertainment reporters were simply far too skilled at embellishing stories.

They could talk the living into maturity and fabricate the dead back to life.

Su Yan drew traffic, so as long as there was even the slightest trace of something, even the tiniest chance to make something up.

They would never let it go.

They knew all too well how to manufacture celebrity gossip around high-traffic players. There was no need to verify whether it was true; once they said it, they had won.

And the reality?

Those entertainment-industry paparazzi had won.

The news surrounding Su Yan off the court generated just as much extraordinary buzz.

Aside from his popularity, he was simply too handsome—so handsome that countless female fans watched him closely, following every move he made off the court.

A woman's love of gossip and jealousy... was terrifying!!!

They might not have believed it.

But amid all the arguing, the buzz kept skyrocketing.

His good looks, combined with his unreasonable Three-pointers that suited the Small Ball Era, meant the people following Su Yan were not just male and female basketball fans.

There were also...

The management teams of every NBA franchise.

Naturally, they placed even greater value on the "ahead-of-his-time" shooting accuracy Su Yan had displayed recently.

At the same time.

Everyone realized that Su Yan had only signed a ten-day contract.

He would soon become a free agent.

The Knicks would definitely sign him to a new long-term deal, but that also meant... they were eligible to sign him as well.

And so, the battle began.

Especially after he knocked down ten Three-pointers last night, Su Yan had completely become the target of a league-wide bidding frenzy.

In 2009.

The league already placed enough emphasis on "offensive spacing."

And the players best able to stretch the floor were naturally shooters with accurate outside Three-pointers. Su Yan was the obvious choice.

The next day.

At eleven in the morning.

Su Yan finally woke from a sweet dream, took a shower, and thoroughly woke himself up.

He was a little hungry.

He planned to head downstairs to the hotel breakfast buffet, grab something to eat, then return to New York with his teammates.

Su Yan was on the seventh floor.

Waiting for the elevator was a little boring, so he pulled out his phone to play around. It would have been better if he had not looked, because the moment he did... he was instantly shocked.

A full 78 missed calls.

One unknown number alone had called 27 times, enough to make his scalp tingle!!!

What the hell.

Could someone have leaked his number?

Who the hell were all these callers?

Scammers? Escorts? Invitations to shoot a film?!

Su Yan was completely baffled.

Just then... his phone started ringing again!!!