When alone, it's not that I don't miss you...

When alone, it's just that I'm afraid of missing you...

When alone, if it starts to rain...

Miami. When Pat Riley, with his slicked-back hair, sunglasses, and suit, appeared before him, Su Feng almost thought he was there to be investigated by the CiA.

This was Pat Riley.

People in the martial world called him:

"The Divine Calculator."

Alias:

"Jordan/Su Feng's Unrequited Lover."

Riley's coaching resume and past achievements will be discussed later.

In short, you only need to know that he was willing to give up a superstar center like Mourning to get Su Feng.

Cruel, indifferent, calculating, a devilish coaching style...

These were all Riley's labels.

Especially his story with Wade, which was a tangled mess.

However, no matter how twisted Riley was...

For Su Feng two years later, Riley and his Heat...

Were indeed a very tempting choice.

Because...

Although Miami wasn't suitable for buying school district housing or retirement, it was...

Perfect for Su Feng, who was about to enter his prime.

First of all, geographically speaking, Miami, located in Florida, not only had sunshine and beaches, but also a basketball atmosphere that ranked among the top in the NBA.

In other words, a good "basketball market."

As everyone knows, a big city doesn't necessarily equal a big basketball market, because the two aren't always directly proportional.

Therefore, in Su Feng's view, Miami was one of the best destinations for his next stop, just from a geographical standpoint.

Secondly, since its establishment in 1988, the Heat hadn't yet tasted the sweetness of a championship.

Plus, Riley was going crazy thinking about a championship...

So Su Feng knew that as long as he could make a name for himself in Miami...

Then his prestige would definitely take another step forward.

Because this feeling of being the "first"...

Was always different from the second or third time.

In addition, for Su Feng, who knew what Riley wanted, he was very clear...

Riley needed a championship, even a dynasty, to solidify his coaching career.

After all, since leaving the Lakers, Riley hadn't tasted the sweetness of a championship in nearly 14 years.

And Phil Jackson, even after two miserable years, already had six championships under his belt.

Therefore, Su Feng's choice to cooperate with Riley at that time two years later...

You can basically understand it as...

He would become the savior of the Heat, and even the entire Miami.

And with this identity, once Su Feng succeeded, his prestige...

Tsk tsk!

Finally, from a timing perspective...

The Heat at that time were definitely one of the most suitable teams for Su Feng to build a "single-core team."

Because...

Even without Su Feng's appearance, in the original timeline, Riley would have chosen to tank soon after, starting the Heat's rebuilding process.

And as a coach who was very good at building...

Working with Riley, Su Feng didn't even need to worry about what kind of helpers Riley would bring him.

Because with Riley's brain...

How many people in this league could outsmart him?

However...

No matter how suitable the Heat was for him...

It was only one of Su Feng's backup options.

Because you must know that in this league, not many teams are worth entrusting your entire career to.

So, as someone who liked to control his own destiny...

You might not believe it, but...

That day, Riley, who kept hinting at Su Feng, almost pulled out his underwear to prove how much he desired Su Feng's body...

Ah, no, how sincere he was towards Su Feng!

Of course, Su Feng's purpose in meeting with Riley was to discuss his future, so he didn't act like an idiot, treating himself as a commodity to raise his value.

Because...

Did he need to raise his value now?

As the saying goes, smart people have smart ways of talking.

See, while not agreeing to Riley, Su Feng also didn't reject him, did he?

Because Su Feng knew that Riley was very controlling, so it was basically impossible to have an equal conversation with him.

But...

No matter how strong Riley's control was, Su Feng wouldn't become his tool.

Therefore...

Great Pat Riley, if you really want to get me...

Then show your sincerity.

At least in the next two years, you have to prove to me how much the Heat want me.

Because...

Miami isn't my only option...

Look, that's the art of negotiation.

Neither humble nor arrogant.

While maintaining a low profile and respecting the other party, he also left himself plenty of room to maneuver.

Not showing arrogance based on his current worth, nor being self-righteous because of his intelligence.

Since it was a cooperation, wasn't mutual respect the biggest prerequisite?

To be fair...

For a moment, while talking with Su Feng that day, Riley really felt that the young man in front of him was just like Auerbach...

Was he really only 23 years old?

Riley had asked himself this question more than once in his heart.

But...

The more Riley was surprised by Su Feng's performance in this meeting, the more Riley desired to get Su Feng...

Because Riley believed that his cooperation with Su Feng would be very pleasant.

"No wonder even a piece of trash like John could get two championships..."

At the end of his meeting with Su Feng, Riley sighed silently.

As for Su Feng, after this conversation with Riley, he quickly adjusted his mind back to strengthening himself this summer.

Because the future was always unpredictable.

Only those who grasp the present are qualified to talk about the future.

...

Miami. After meeting with Riley...

Under the arrangement of Nike officials, as three star players of the "Phenomenon" series, Su Feng, Carter, and Yao Ming participated in a shoe promotion event organized by Nike here.

According to Nike's plan, in September of this year, the "Phenomenon" series would launch a new model of Su Feng's boots, while Carter's "Half-Man, Half-Amazing" branch would be co-branded with Yao Ming's "Great Wall" branch in October.

It had to be said that although Carter and Yao Ming's co-branded shoes hadn't come out yet, Su Feng knew that these shoes would sell very well.

Because currently in China and the United States, Yao Ming and Carter's popularity was extremely high.

"Damn capitalists! This is clearly squeezing the wallets of leeks!"

That day, Su Feng once again felt the evil of capital.

Therefore, Su Feng had made up his mind that after returning to Toronto, he must sign Parker to his banner.

After all, how could Su Feng allow a lovely good boy like Parker to be exploited by capital?

In addition, it was worth mentioning that Su Feng also ran into a celebrity from his original timeline while doing a shoe promotion event in Miami.

At that time, because it was during a break in the event, Su Feng went to inspect his future territory alone.

As a result, coincidentally...

Just as Su Feng was secretly buying himself a Coke with nutritional fluid, a yellow-skinned girl with glasses, about 170 centimeters tall, bumped into him.

Then...

Su Feng's mentality collapsed on the spot!

Because this was his Coke that had just been added with supreme nutritional fluid!

And the most important thing was that it was frozen!

In Miami in July, who could withstand the high temperature?

So, Su Feng decided to have a good discussion with the girl with glasses in front of him.

"Beautiful lady...do you know that you just made me lose a bottle of '82 Coke?" Looking at the girl with glasses, Su Feng said resentfully.

"Ah...I...you...can you speak Chinese? My English is not very good." Looking up at Su Feng, the girl with glasses said.

Oh...

A fellow countryman...

Then it's nothing.

"Are you here in Miami for tourism? Alone?" Looking at the Chinese girl in front of him, who looked a little silly at first glance, Su Feng asked.

"No...I'm here to gather material.

I just got separated from my friend. She said...there's someone called Su Feng, who plays basketball, very famous, having an event in Miami. She wanted to go over and see if she could get an autograph." The girl with glasses replied.

Pfft!

Su Feng?

This girl seems to be talking about me?

No...

Girl, isn't Su Feng himself standing in front of you?

But never mind...

Because he felt that this girl wasn't very smart, Su Feng thought that she might not really recognize him.

After all, no one said that you must watch the NBA, you must know who Su Feng is.

Eh, wait...

Hold on...

Gather material?

This term...

Why does it sound so familiar?

After carefully sizing up the girl with glasses in front of him, Su Feng asked curiously, "Gather material? What do you do?"

Hearing this, the girl with glasses answered after saying "Ah," "I...I...I am a writer, of course, I haven't started writing my novel yet!"

Writer?

"By the way, do you know Howard Phillips Lovecraft?" After a pause, the girl with glasses suddenly asked.

At this time, after being stunned for a long time, Su Feng subconsciously said, "Are you talking about the one who wrote Cthulhu?"

"Wow! You actually know Cthulhu?" Looking at Su Feng, the girl with glasses suddenly became energetic.

"Of course I know..."

What a joke, one of Su Feng's biggest regrets before he transmigrated was that he didn't finish reading "Lord of the Mysteries," so how could Su Feng not know Cthulhu?

"Yeah, I came to America with my friend this time because I wanted to find some inspiration for writing a Cthulhu-themed novel.

But because she is a fan of Su Feng, she had to come to Miami to participate in Su Feng's shoe promotion event...

Alas, I don't know what that Su Feng looks like, anyway, as long as she hears the name Su Feng now, she's like a nymphomaniac." The girl with glasses said after letting out a long sigh.

Su Feng: "Then do you think I'm good-looking?"

The girl with glasses pushed her glasses and said, "S...so-so?"

Su Feng: "..."

No...

Girl, are you 1000 degrees nearsighted?

Such a handsome guy is standing in front of you, and your answer is just so-so?

And...

There's even a "so-so" at the end?

Su Feng was depressed.

No cap, this girl really isn't very smart.

However, as a "gentleman," seeing that this girl has intellectual problems, Su Feng decided to help her.

"Do you need me to help you find your friend?"

"No need, thank you. My friend told me before that if I can't find her, then I should just stay where I am.

Oh, by the way, are you also here to participate in Su Feng's shoe promotion event? Are you an international student?" The girl with glasses asked.

Sorry, I am Su Feng!

Alright, Su Feng had to go buy another bottle of Coke again, quietly.

However, just as Su Feng was about to turn around and leave...

The girl with glasses suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"What's wrong?" Su Feng looked back at the girl with glasses with a question mark on his face.

"Nothing...it's just that I think you look a lot like a celebrity," the girl with glasses said.

Oh?

After running his hand through his hair, Su Feng, who suddenly became a little narcissistic, smiled and said, "Do you know who I am?"

The girl with glasses shook her head, "I don't know, didn't we just meet?"

Su Feng: "..."

Sorry for bothering you.

"Ah, ah, ah, right, right, do you know John Lone?" The girl with glasses asked.

Su Feng: "..."

"N...no, I'm sorry, I might have been a little rude just now...

Sometimes I do say things that are a bit harsh. Just don't take it to heart." Looking at Su Feng, who seemed to be in a bad mood, the girl with glasses apologized.

And at this time...

Su Feng really didn't know what to say.

In short, this was the first time in his life that he had been roasted speechless.

And what happened next made Su Feng feel even more like he had been screwed over.

Because...

After secretly buying a second bottle of Coke, he actually bumped into the girl with glasses again.

Honestly, if it wasn't because he had seen so much in his previous life and could see through this girl's silly nature at a glance, then Su Feng would have almost thought that this girl was deliberately trying to "meet" him...

"S...sorry, I...I didn't mean to."

Su Feng: "..."

"I...I just realized that I bumped into you earlier, so I wanted to come back and compensate you...

But I didn't expect...you...you might be too tall, so you didn't see me..." Looking at Su Feng, who was suddenly silent, the girl with glasses said.

Great!

Just great!

Basking in the scorching sun of Miami in July, looking at the bodyguards not far away from him, who were almost rushing up to protect him, at this moment, you might not believe it, but Su Feng felt even more uncomfortable than when he lost the championship before.

And so, under the strong request of the girl with glasses, Su Feng finally drank that damn Coke with her compensation.

And at this time, after glancing at a notebook in the girl with glasses' hand with the corner of his eye...

Su Feng couldn't calm down.

"Klein Moretti?" Su Feng felt that this name sounded very familiar.

"Ah, did you see it?

Ah...well...okay, it's okay to tell you.

Actually, this is the name of the protagonist of the novel I'm going to write in the future." After closing the notebook, the girl with glasses said to Su Feng.

Pfft—!

The third bottle of Coke in Su Feng's hand was sprayed out.

"Did you choke? This...this time it's not my fault." The girl with glasses said.

"Wait...shouldn't you writers all have pen names?" After taking the tissue that the girl handed him and wiping his mouth, Su Feng asked.

"Um...I...although I haven't written a novel yet, when I write a book in the future, I've already thought of my pen name. At that time, I will call myself..."

Loving...

Loving to dive, Ink Squid? (Ai Qian Shui De Mo Yu)

Su Feng was shocked.

Because he never expected that the girl with glasses in front of him was actually one of the regrets in his previous life.

Although, with Su Feng's current status, he shouldn't be so失态.

But...

Su Feng really didn't expect that the author who made him spend countless Qidian coins in his previous life...

Was not only a girl, but also a girl with a silly nature...

In addition, during the chat, Su Feng learned that the girl with glasses' original name was Shen Shiyu.

"Let's exchange contact information. Actually, I'm also a lover of Cthulhu novels. If you write it in the future, I'd really like to read it."

Feeling that he was有望to solve his心魔 in his lifetime, Su Feng said when he parted ways with Shen Shiyu.

And at this time...

Shen Shiyu looked at Su Feng for a long time before tearing off a page from her notebook, wrote down her contact information, and handed it to Su Feng.

"You don't seem like a bad person.

But, let me say it first...I might not start writing this book for another ten years, because I'm not skilled enough now, and I don't have enough experience." Shen Shiyu said.

Hearing this, Su Feng shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay, just let me see it as soon as you write it."

Tsk, asking the original author to update is faster than asking for updates on the website, isn't it?

See, what is hardcore book chasing?

For a web novel, Su Feng traveled to his previous life to find the original author!

...

Whether Su Feng can solve his心魔 in advance is not discussed for the time being.

Miami. After the Nike shoe promotion event, Su Feng, who was quite satisfied with his future territory, flew back to Toronto with Yao Ming and Carter.

Yao Ming, who wasn't playing in the Asian Championship this summer, would also train with Su Feng.

As for Carter, he was originally going to stay in Florida to hang out with McGrady...

But who would have thought that a few days ago, McGrady had already gone to Europe with Kobe.

Therefore, Carter, feeling betrayed by his cousin, decided to return to Toronto to accept beatings from Su Feng.

"No, isn't it just that Tracy didn't call you to go to Europe? What's so sad about that?

And you're training with me, and then you completely crush him when Tracy comes back. Isn't that something to be happy about?" Looking at the dejected Carter, Su Feng patted him on the shoulder and said.

"It seems...that's the logic." Encouraged by Su Feng, Carter, who had regained his spirits, said.

On July 7th, Su Feng's "House of Steel" officially opened in Toronto.

In addition to Carter and Yao Ming, James, Su Feng's future successor, would also come to Toronto for Su Feng's training this year as in previous years.

Only, unlike in previous years...

This year, after asking for Su Feng's consent, James also brought one more person.

As a talented high school student of the same era as LeBron James.

A talented guard from North Carolina.

One of Su Feng's future Pippen candidates.

The future chief point guard of the NBA.

Chris Paul.

"So now the question is, when I'm one-on-one with Paul, am I going to win 57 or 58 games?"

In the House of Steel, looking at the young "Pippen" that James had brought him, Su Feng was almost smiling from ear to ear.

...

PS: The second update of 5.1k is here! Tomorrow, A Qiao will try to update more! Continue to beg for double monthly tickets! Beg for subscriptions!

In addition, the character Shen Shiyu will play a big role in the future. As for what role, Qiao can't spoil it, but this character is definitely worth half a chapter in Qiao's outline. (Believe me! Mwah!)