Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Los Angeles, USA.

In a restaurant.

Zhuang Yu sat together with Zhou Zhiming, Zhou An, Xiao Qingyang, Anna and Yang Jinsong.

Before Zhuang Yu came back, Yang Jinsong and Anna had already returned to the United States, and Zhou Zhiming and Zhou An returned even earlier.

Because Zhou An has now passed the NBA draft, he has to make good use of the summer to train actively and improve himself.

As they ate and chatted, they naturally talked about the next training plan.

In the past three years, at this time every summer, Zhuang Yu would train with Westbrook, Love and others.

Last year, Xiao Qingyang and Zhou An also participated in their mini training camp and will not be absent this year.

Zhuang Yu said: "Russell has called me and the time is set for three days later. It is already late August, and our training will take about a month. When the training is over, it will be almost late September, and the NBA preseason will start soon."

Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang nodded in unison.

Naturally, they had no objection to the arrangement of this small training camp, because participating in this small training camp would only benefit them and not harm them.

After participating in it once last year, they understood that being able to train and communicate with a group of NBA stars was a very rare opportunity for them, which allowed them to gain a lot and benefit greatly.

Afterwards, Zhuang Yu asked Zhou Zhiming some questions about Ht Sports Agency.

Zhou Zhiming smiled and said, "Ht Sports Agency has gradually gotten on track. Your joining has fired the first shot for the company. During this period, we have signed a number of athletes. Although they are all newcomers and have not achieved much, I am optimistic about their potential."

Zhuang Yu nodded and said, "As a new company, it is difficult to compete with those big companies for well-known athletes. It is a good idea to target potential athletes. If there is a chance, I will introduce some players to you."

Zhou Zhiming couldn't help but laugh when Zhuang Yu said this.

In fact, Zhuang Yu is already doing this.

He has already convinced Kyle Anderson, and next year Ht Sports Agency will represent Kyle Anderson in negotiating a contract extension with the Lakers.

In addition, I believe we can also win over one or two people among the group of people who have a good relationship with Zhuang Yu.

With these players joining and Zhuang Yu's big legs, the future of Ht Sports Agency will only get better and better.

Afterwards, Zhuang Yu also chatted with Yang Jinsong and Anna.

Originally he was a little worried that Anna would not like Yang Jinsong's hometown, but it seemed that Anna was quite happy when she and Yang Jinsong returned to her hometown this time.

Yang Jinsong told Zhuang Yu that he had prepared a gift for him, but he couldn't bring it on the plane, so he could only send it by mail, which should arrive in two days.

It was really rare that Brother Yang would give him a gift. Zhuang Yu couldn't help but be curious about what the gift was. Yang Jinsong just smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

......

Two days later, the mysterious gift that Yang Jinsong wanted to give to Zhuang Yu finally arrived.

Looking at the big cardboard box in front of him, Zhuang Yu asked curiously, "What's in it? You brought me some local specialties from your hometown."

"Of course not. Do we have to send local specialties all the way to the United States?" Yang Jinsong shook his head and opened the cardboard box. Inside were two plastic barrels, the same kind used in China to store bulk liquor, each holding about five liters.

Before opening the lid, Zhuang Yu smelled alcohol.

He was a little dumbfounded: "What are you packing here, liquor? Damn, why did you mail liquor all the way here? Can't you buy it here?"

"You can't buy it." Yang Jinsong said, "Not to mention abroad, you can't buy it even in China."

Zhuang Yu was a little skeptical: "What kind of wine is so rare? Is it better than Moutai?"

You can also buy liquor abroad, and all kinds of liquor are available, including Moutai and Wuliangye.

Some people say that foreigners don’t drink liquor. It is true that foreigners don’t like to drink liquor very much, but don’t forget that there are many Chinese people abroad, and not all foreigners don’t like to drink liquor. There are also some foreigners who love Chinese liquor.

It’s just that Zhuang Yu doesn’t really believe that Yang Jinsong’s wine is better than Moutai.

He had heard that some small distilleries also had good wines, some of which were treasured for more than ten or twenty years and were no worse than the ordinary Moutai and Wuliangye.

But Moutai and Wuliangye also have aged liquors.

Yang Jinsong laughed and said, "If you want to drink it, it is definitely not as good as Moutai, but this wine of mine is not for drinking, but for use."

Zhuang Yu was a little speechless: "Brother Yang, this is not a liquor store?"

After hearing this, Yang Jinsong was speechless.

It's such a long journey, do I really need to get two barrels of cooking wine? What dish is worthy of me going through so much trouble?

He didn't keep the secret any longer and opened a plastic bucket, saying, "This is medicinal wine. I went back this time to visit some of my grandfather's old friends, all of whom were senior martial artists. I got these two jars of medicinal wine from them."

As soon as the lid is opened, a smell of Chinese medicine wafts out.

But Zhuang Yu was still a little puzzled: "You spent so much effort just for these two barrels of medicinal wine, what's the use of this wine?"

Yang Jinsong explained: "This medicinal wine is not ordinary, it is a recipe passed down from ancient times. Practicing martial arts is very harmful to the body. The Eight Forms Health-preserving Exercises I taught you are for health preservation and to reduce the harm of martial arts practice to the body. But if you really want to practice hard, you can't just rely on the Eight Forms Health-preserving Exercises."

As he spoke, he patted the plastic bucket and said, "It also has to be combined with this medicinal wine. My grandfather prepared this kind of medicinal wine when I was a child practicing martial arts. Every day after I finished practicing, he would use the medicinal wine to massage me, relax my muscles, help my body recover, and prevent me from hurting myself due to practicing martial arts too hard."

"At that time, I trained for six hours a day, the kind that was very intense, much more intense than your normal training."

"But after the training, I practiced the Eight Forms Health-preserving Exercises, rubbed some medicinal wine on myself, had a good sleep, and woke up the next day full of energy again."

Hearing what Yang Jinsong said, Zhuang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

If it is really as magical as Yang Jinsong said, then it is definitely a good thing.

In today's era of social harmony, not many people are willing to practice martial arts, let alone practice real kung fu that can kill people like Yang Jinsong did when he was a child.

Firstly, it is useless as you have a lot of skills but no chance to display them; secondly, it is too hard and many traditions have been lost.

For example, this medicinal wine.

Yang Jinsong's grandfather also knew how to configure it, but he passed away before he could pass it on to Yang Jinsong. Yang Jinsong had to ask his grandfather's old friends for it.

Of course, he also got it unilaterally.

In fact, you can buy medicinal materials in China and bring them to the United States for preparation, or you can buy medicinal materials in the United States and make them yourself.

There is also a Chinese medicine clinic here, where you can buy Chinese medicine.

However, the new configuration is not as good as the one that has been prepared for several years, so he specially asked for some from his grandfather's old friends and mailed them to the United States.

These medicinal liquors are of little use to ordinary people, but they are very precious to Zhuang Yu.

His physical fitness has reached a bottleneck. It is difficult to continue to improve. He needs to break his own limits. The solution is not difficult, which is to continuously increase the intensity of training. The human body becomes stronger through constant exploitation, destruction and recovery.

But breaking your limits is no joke. If you are not careful, you may hurt your body and the result will not be worth it.

Now with this medicinal wine and the Eight-Shape Health-Preserving Exercise, he can minimize the side effects of high-intensity training and no longer have to be restricted.

"So, with this medicinal wine, I can practice as much as I want, right?" Zhuang Yu asked excitedly. He already had the answer in his mind, but still wanted Yang Jinsong to give him a clear answer.

"Yes." Yang Jinsong smiled and said, "In the future, you will practice the Eight Forms Health-preserving Exercises once in the morning and once in the evening. After each training session, I will use this medicinal wine to massage you to relax your tibia muscles. This way, you don't have to worry about damaging your body."

Two years ago, Zhuang Yu didn't dare to train too hard because his body couldn't bear it. Later, he practiced the Eight Forms Health Preserving Exercises and got much better. The intensity of training increased a lot, and over time, his physical fitness also improved a lot.

Now, with the Eight Forms Health Preserving Exercises and this medicinal wine, he can increase the intensity of his training even more.

In other words, his physical fitness can be further improved.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Zhuang Yu said excitedly, "Let's go to the stadium now."

"Okay." Yang Jinsong replied with a smile.

......

Soon, the two arrived at Staples.

Some players are training, including rookies such as Zubac and Kuzma.

They were all very happy to see Zhuang Yu coming and gathered around him. Zhuang Yu smiled and chatted with them for a few words, then started training.

However, the focus of Zhuang Yu’s training today is not technical training, but physical fitness.

Of course, he did not skip the technical training, and still followed his usual training plan, first technical training, then physical training. However, the intensity of his physical training today was much stronger than before.

Two hours passed in a blink of an eye, and Kuzma and others were surprised to find that Zhuang Yu was still training in the strength training room.

What’s going on? Zhuang practiced too hard today.

"Zhuang, are you okay?" Kuzma ran over and asked.

"It's okay." Zhuang Yu smiled slightly, wiped the sweat off his face, and continued practicing.

Another half an hour later, his training was over.

Zhuang Yu only felt his limbs were sore and his heels felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead. Every step he took required a huge amount of effort.

"Brother Yang." Zhuang Yu shouted.

"Here it comes." Yang Jinsong supported Zhuang Yu and said with a wry smile: "Actually, you didn't have to be so cruel at the beginning."

He helped Zhuang Yu to the locker room, asked Zhuang Yu to lie down, then took out a small bottle of medicinal wine from his bag, poured some on his hands, and began to massage Zhuang Yu.

hiss......

Zhuang Yu cried out in pain just at the beginning. Yang Jinsong smiled and said, "It may be a little painful at first, but it will be fine after a while. There is nothing special about this massage technique. You just have to use force to let the medicinal wine's power be absorbed by the body. Just bear with it."

Zhuang Yu grinned: "I'm fine, Brother Yang, you continue."