The body is the capital of revolution

Cleveland International Airport:

The Cleveland Cavaliers only stayed in Atlanta for one night, then headed back to Cleveland early the next morning.

As soon as he got off the plane, Su Yi said goodbye to his teammates and headed for the parking lot.

Spotting Xu Rui's car, Su Yi plopped down into the passenger seat.

But Xu Rui, in the driver's seat, didn't react at all. He just kept tapping away at his phone, his emotions running high.

Su Yi looked at him with confusion and said, "A Rui?"

For a long moment, Xu Rui seemed not to hear, still lost in his phone.

Su Yi gave him a nudge and called out again, "A Rui!"

Only then did Xu Rui snap out of it. He looked at Su Yi in the passenger seat and said, startled, "Yi, when did you get in? I didn't even see you."

"You were so buried in your phone, how would you notice me? Did you pick up a girlfriend recently?"

Su Yi couldn't help teasing him.

He figured Xu Rui was texting some girl.

"No way. I was going at it with LeBron Stans. They're way out of line—this one Stan didn't even watch the game, just said you were useless in overtime.

Doesn't he see who was hogging the ball in OT?

Guy comes out of the gate 0-for-3, plus a turnover.

I swear he's a Hawks plant!"

Xu Rui had watched the whole game last night. When Su Yi hit that game-tying three, he was jumping around the living room.

He thought the Cavs would win and stretch it to four straight.

But then LeBron James's performance in overtime made him sick.

He came out chucking nonstop.

Chucking and clanking.

Clanking and turning it over.

And that's how they lost.

Losing's one thing—everyone shares the blame.

But the LeBron Stans were not only glazing LeBron, they were trashing his teammates.

Including Su Yi, who hit that game-tying three.

Even with that shot, the Stans said 90% of the credit went to LeBron.

It disgusted Xu Rui so much he turned into a tentacle monster, clapping back at them.

Those bastards could praise him all they want, but they had to put everyone else down!

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"Don't get worked up. That's just their usual playbook."

Su Yi tried to calm him down.

After last night's game, he'd already guessed what the narrative would be: LeBron James, a god among men, teammates CBA!

"Let me see what they're saying."

Su Yi took Xu Rui's phone and looked:

"My king fought to OT and dropped 34 solo, teammates CBA, how's he supposed to carry them!"

"6 assists running the whole offense, some guys shoot open threes like they're in the G-League!"

"That last assist dragged it to OT, haters only see the turnovers!"

"34+7+6+1 fills the stat sheet, who else?"

"50% shooting, like a big man! Efficiency personified!"

"If the teammates hit two more shots, would OT even be needed?"

"What was that rookie doing in OT? Invisible the whole time!"

"OT was all ISO for James, coach doesn't have a playbook?"

Bottom line: Team lost, my king didn't, teammates CBA!

After reading it, Su Yi couldn't help but smirk. Sure enough, LeBron Stans never disappoint.

He handed the phone back to Xu Rui and said, "Let's go. Aren't we supposed to go see our employees?"

"Yi, we're just letting it slide? How about I get some media reporters..."

Xu Rui fumed, but before he could finish, Su Yi cut him off.

"A Rui, now's not the time. I need to wait until I've got a foothold on the Cavs, until I'm strong enough that the team can't do without me."

By then, when we launch our counterattack in public opinion, the effect will be completely different."

Su Yi had a full plan laid out in his mind; he just had to "swallow his pride" a little at the start.

Actually, it wasn't really swallowing pride—it was survival of the fittest!

In his past life, he often heard about the post-00s generation shaking up the workplace, and every time he heard it, he wanted to laugh.

Without the right backing, what were you going to shake things up with?

With no stability from one meal to the next, what were you going to shake things up with?

Not even knowing where you'd sleep tomorrow? What were you going to shake things up with?

Unless your family had money to burn, then you could shake things up however you wanted.

But that was extremely rare.

The scariest part was that many couldn't even get into the workplace to begin with.

So lying low for a while, developing, and building up strength was the only way to have the power to shake up the workplace.

"Yi, I believe you'll definitely succeed."

Xu Rui was full of confidence in Su Yi; after all, over the past year or so, he'd seen too many miracles from Su Yi.

"Alright, let's drive. Don't keep our employees waiting too long."

As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, Xu Rui started the car and drove out of the parking lot, heading for the central business district in Cleveland!

Xu Rui had rented an entire floor there as the office for Yirui Studio.

When Su Yi arrived at Yirui Studio, he was immediately greeted by a crowd of people welcoming him.

"Su!" "Su!" "Su!" ... They kept shouting, all wearing Su Yi's number 24 jersey.

Looking at this familiar group of people, Su Yi couldn't help but feel excited.

These were all famous names from later generations:

Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, the founders of Riot Games.

Eric Barone, who created Stardew Valley, with sales reaching 41 million copies.

Markus Alexej Persson, who created the king of sandbox games, Minecraft.

When they first received Xu Rui's invitation, they refused, but as Xu Rui brought out Plants vs. Zombies and its creator, their interest was piqued.

In the end, of course, it was the final clincher—cold hard cash!

And just like that, Yirui Studio's three ace teams were established.

Su Yi immediately used his foreknowledge from his past life to communicate with them, solving their immediate problems in one go.

The way they looked at Su Yi gradually turned fanatical.

At this point, if Su Yi told them to go east, they'd only go east.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, night fell. Su Yi checked the time and said, "Alright, that's enough for today. I'm treating everyone to dinner tonight."

"Thanks, Boss!"

Everyone replied in unison.

The meal lasted a full three and a half hours before it ended.

Afterward, Su Yi went home and immediately washed up. Once clean, he lay on the bed and quietly opened his personal panel:

Name: Su Yi

Gender: Male; Height: 198cm; Weight: 101kg (108KG); Wingspan: 221cm.

Speed: 77; Explosiveness: 75; Strength: 75

Jumping: 77; Stamina: 82; Agility: 75

Layup: 74; Mid-range Shot: 90; Three-Point Shot: 96

Dunk: 72; Shot off the Dribble: 72; Free Throw: 74

Steal: 77; Block: 73; Rebound: 72

Passing Vision: 72; Organization: 72

Defense: 75; Offense: 75

Ball Handling: 73; Passing: 75

Injury Immunity: 99

Overall Rating: C+

Skills:

Hot Potato Master (When receiving a teammate's pass within the last 5 seconds of the 24-second shot clock, shooting accuracy increases by 50%)

After last night's game, Su Yi realized that the body is the foundation of everything.

Without the right physique, you can't get anywhere in the NBA.

So from now on, Su Yi's entire training plan changed.

He had to raise all five stats—Speed, Explosiveness, Strength, Jumping, and Agility—to 80!

Thinking about this, Su Yi somehow couldn't fall asleep. He got out of bed, changed into a tracksuit, put on his AJs, and quickly ran to his home gym to train.