Sabonis's words were not to compliment Gan Guoyang, on the contrary, he told the truth. Sabonis saw the sacrifices Gan Guoyang made to help him.

The crux of the ups and downs of the Trail Blazers' previous games was that Buck Williams' absence made the Trail Blazers lack an inside scavenger, which made all players feel uncomfortable, and Sabonis has not yet learned how to replace Williams's responsibilities.

In this case, Gan Guoyang stood up and began to take on everything Williams had done before, blocking people, blocking positions, flying to save the ball, blocking the opponent's inside firepower points, and blocking the opponent's outside players in various positions. Gan Guoyang not only did it, but also did it better.

He is using his actions to show Sabonis and all Trail Blazers players how to be a perfect team player.

In several consecutive games, Gan Guoyang's data was only more than half of that of the past games. Drexler and Sabonis began to grow in data, which was very good-looking. However, whenever reporters asked related questions, whether it was Sabonis or other players, they all agreed that Gan Guoyang was the real core and cornerstone of the team.

Adelman also publicly stated that Gan Guoyang's professional and team spirit are incredible, and the role he can play on the court is far from what those data can show.

However, Gan Guoyang's sacrifice was limited. He did this not to make himself really a blue-collar worker, so Gan Guoyang also set a deadline for Sabonis in private. When Christmas ends, he will restore his offensive core position. If Sabonis cannot adapt to the starting position at that time, then Gan Guoyang will not make any efforts and sacrifices for it.

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On Christmas in 1988, the Portland Trail Blazers unexpectedly did not get the arrangements for the Christmas battle, so Gan Guoyang was able to spend a Christmas comfortably at home with Wang Fuxi.

Because Gan Guoyang doesn't like to hire a nanny at home, the Christmas dinner is mainly prepared by Wang Fuxi and Gan Guoyang, and they have guests tonight.

After years of study and practice, Wang Fuxi's cooking skills finally evolved from baking bread into steamed buns to baking bread. Even so, Gan Guoyang still took most of the work. His talent in cooking inherited his father Gan Youwei. Even if he played basketball every day, he was unambiguous in cooking.

In addition to Gan Guoyang and Wang Fuxi, Feng Guangyao and Feng Peiyu also live in the high-end community where Gan Guoyang is located, and the rent is paid by Gan Guoyang.

After all, Gan Guoyang is not a big business person, so there is probably not too many people who want to harm him, so there is no need for the Feng brothers to live in Gan Guoyang's home. They are surrounded by Gan Guoyang every day, and the burden on their shoulders is not too heavy.

Especially during the season, Gan Guoyang was busy with basketball games. Their main task was to send Gan Guoyang to play basketball and watch basketball games for free. Feng Peiyu was gradually trained to become a semi-professional fan, and occasionally he could chat with Gan Guoyang on the road.

Feng Guangyao is different. Feng Guangyao's main interest in going to the stadium is to watch cheerleaders dancing, so Feng Guangyao especially hates going to Boston to watch games. The stadium is stuffy, hot and noisy. The key is that the Celtics adhere to the tradition of the past and never equips cheerleaders on the sidelines for the team, so every time they go to Garden Square, they suffer from Feng Guangyao.

However, during the offseason, two brothers are busy. If Gan Guoyang participates in various commercial activities and community activities, both of them will have to accompany each other throughout the whole process and focus highly, so the working period of players and bodyguards is reversed.

Although Feng Guangyao only knows how to watch cheerleaders dance, he also has a skill that surprised Gan Guoyang, that is, chopping vegetables.

In Feng Guangyao's own words, he was "proficient in all kinds of swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks". The "knife" mainly refers to kitchen knives. He said that when he was in the mainland, he was interested in cooking and specializing in learning from a chef in a kitchen class in the army. As a result, he had just finished learning the skills of the knife. In 1985, the Great Disarmament and his brother were included in the list of millions of disarmament. In the end, they did not accept the transfer and distribution and came to the United States. This is another story.

In any case, Feng Guangyao learned how to cut vegetables. You should know that in the army, there are all big pot dishes, and the amount of dishes is large and the ingredients are large, so it is necessary to cut vegetables quickly. The knife must sharpen the ground quickly and the vegetables must be cut quickly. The large kitchen knife of the army can be as big as the average kitchen knife. Feng Guangyao naturally has developed good arm strength and knife skills.

When preparing for the Christmas dinner, Gan Guoyang cooked the Huaiyang dish secretly made by his Gan family there. Feng Guangyao waved the big kitchen knife he took from his home and cut it up so hard that he cut it up. He didn't care how much ingredients Gan Guoyang needed, and he started cutting it "thump" with his hands.

"Oh, ah, ah! What are you doing? There are only a few of us who have eaten. You have to cut a company of vegetables." Feng Peiyu is not good at doing these things. The skill he learned in the army is mainly driving cars. Seeing that his younger brother was excited to cut vegetables, he hurriedly stopped him.

"It's okay, there are probably more than ten people together tonight, and there is a big guy. He eats a lot, and I eat a lot. It doesn't matter if I cut a little bit more." Gan Guoyang rescued Feng Guangyao.

However, after looking at the dishes that Feng Guangyao cut on the knife board, Gan Guoyang also knew that he could not let him cut any more, so Yu sent him to prepare the tableware.

Feng Guangyao looked unsatisfied, but he was still reluctant to let go while holding the kitchen knife.

"Hehe, if you don't act as a bodyguard in the future, you will go to my cousin's restaurant to be a chef. The speed of cutting vegetables will be enough for the restaurant in half a day." Gan Guoyang arranged a way out for Feng Guangyao in the future.

Who knew that Feng Guangyao waved his kitchen knife and said without blinking: "No! I just need to have a kitchen knife in my hand, and I am afraid that I can't find a job? I just can't find such a good job as a bodyguard for Yangtou, that cheerleader..."

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As night falls on Christmas Eve, guests who are invited by Gan Guoyang are also here. One is Gan Guoyang's royal reporter Wu Zhiwen, the other is Gan Guoyang's teammate Sabonis, Mr. Bellman's family, and a famous sports figure in the United States - Sony Vaccaro.

Vaccaro is a famous rookie excavator in the United States, but the reason why he is famous in the basketball industry is not because of his basketball enlightenment ability. In fact, as a basketball professional, his basketball level is not particularly high. What he discovers is not the basketball potential of young people, but their business potential.

Vaccaro and Gan Guoyang's acquaintance originated from Falke. Because Nike's company took a fancy to Michael Jordan and signed a huge contract with him, Vaccaro's help was indispensable. He was good at discovering newcomers and taking them on a road paved with dollars.

Gan Guoyang is an exception.

In the early days, Vaccaro was not optimistic about Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang and Nike signed a contract with Falk alone. However, as Gan Guoyang performed better and better in the NBA and gradually became a superstar, Vaccaro also began to change his views on Gan Guoyang.

This time Nike launched the new "Skyscraper" series of sneakers. One of the planners behind it is Vaccaro. With the help of Reagan's promotional sneakers, Vaccaro also has a share of them.

"Hello, Mr. Vaccaro, I'm honored that you can come to our house for dinner." After seeing Vaccaro, Gan Guoyang also went to entertain him enthusiastically.

Vaccaro looked very energetic, about forty years old, without exception. This smart and unique basketball businessman is also a Jew. For Jews, being a guest at other people's house is a manifestation of the deep feelings between the two sides.

Vaccaro rarely admires Gan Guoyang. He finally "discovered" other players, even Michael Jordan. You should know that at that time, many new players from Nike could choose to sign, and Vaccaro fell in love with Jordan at first sight, which showed his unique vision.

But Gan Guoyang is different. Vacaro took a look. He was not even sure about Falk. He felt that even if a Chinese like Gan Guoyang played well, the commercial value would be difficult to develop. Who would buy a Chinese athlete's product?

But later, first, Gan Guoyang did play well, and it was amazingly good; second, Vaccaro did not expect Gan Guoyang to have such ideas in business operations, and his understanding of brand concepts surpassed this era.

With the promotion of Gan Guoyang's unique ideas and outstanding personal performance, the "Skyscraper" sneaker brand has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people across the United States, which has even indirectly affected his brother's product "Air-Jordan". This healthy competition between the two sides has greatly promoted the development of the sneaker market.

Therefore, in the face of Gan Guoyang's invitation, Vaccaro could not refuse. He happened to be in Portland, so he attended this small dinner at Gan Guoyang's family.

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The rich Chinese food is accompanied by grape wine. Gan Guoyang's cooking skills surprised those who had never eaten his cooking before. Vacaro also asked Gan Guoyang where the Chinese chef in his family invited him. When Gan Guoyang told him that it was made by him, Vacaro really beat him to death and didn't believe it.
Chapter completed!