Chapter 955 The Olympic Games Opens

"Gentlemen, is the food delicious?" Li Ba asked.

"It's so delicious. What is this?" Howard asked, holding a roll of nine-turn large intestine with chopsticks.

"This is my share. You've already eaten yours. It's gone. Give it back to me." At this time, Paul next to him shouted angrily to Howard.

"But I love eating it."

Howard didn't want to return it, but he was a little afraid of Paul. This little man had a bad temper and was a bit fierce, like a hammer.

"Don't grab it, there's more here."

Li Ba said hello helplessly, got up, went to the family table, brought over a plate of large intestines, and gave Paul a portion.

"Boss, I want two copies."

Seeing Howard's look, Paul thought this food was delicious and raised two fingers at Li Ba.

"Take it, take it," Li Ba said.

Paul quickly picked up two of them with chopsticks.

"These meatballs are also delicious. I've eaten three of them," Kobe said.

"You ate mine and it's gone." Anthony said next to him.

"And mine," LeBron James said.

"If you have quick hands, if you don't have slow hands, whoever grabs it will get it, just like a championship." Kobe said without changing his expression.

LeBron James, Anthony, and Bosh looked at each other and nodded. They learned another trick from these veterans. Anyway, don't worry about anything, just grab it.

"Come on, come on, don't just eat food and drink wine. Let me tell you, this is the best wine in my family and the best wine in Napa Valley, bar none. This bottle is from our wine cellar. Ten years of cellar collection, the amount is very small, I won’t take it out to ordinary people. But remember, after drinking my wine, you have to promote it for me outside. Senbei wine, the ultimate enjoyment, don’t forget this An advertising slogan.”

Li Ba picked up a glass of red wine and did some promotion.

The meal ended at three-thirty, and it was already four-thirty when Kobe and the others were sent away.

At five o'clock, Chen Hao and his group arrived.

Some even brought their girlfriends or wives. For example, Chen Hao's wife Lin Mingming also came over.

This group of people was well prepared, and everyone had gifts in their hands, all for Guoguo.

"Red envelope, my..."

The little girl collected another stack of red envelopes, chanting them in her little mouth while trying to put them into her little pocket, but her movements were not sensitive enough and she couldn't put them in. Then her mother took them away, and she raised her little face with a look on her face. She looked at her mother in confusion and said, "Mom, my, Guoguo's red envelope..."

"Be good, mommy is hiding it for you, don't let daddy snatch it away." The girl said with a smile.

"Hmm..." The little girl nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Li Ba was speechless. It seemed that this little cotton-padded jacket was not very cold-resistant.

While eating, Chen Hao asked: "Tiehammer, do you have any tickets in your hand? Tickets for the men's basketball team are so tight. We are still a few short and we really can't get them. I know you must be nervous here too, so I have no choice but to find them." is you."

Li Ba smiled and said, "Okay, I'll prepare five cards for you here for each game. I can't get any more."

His tickets were all internal tickets. Some of them were obtained from the Basketball Management Center, some were through Gao Yuanyuan's channels, and some of them were shamelessly requested from the General Sports Administration last time, but not many were obtained.

"Five is enough!" Chen Hao said happily.

Others also looked very happy.

They are all people with backgrounds, but this is the Olympics, and the men's basketball game is so popular. This is Li Ba's first time playing in the country, and he has just come back. The Chinese men's basketball game is really a vote. It was hard to find, and they tried their best to get more tickets.

On August 8th, the Bird's Nest and the Olympic Games opened.

The grand opening ceremony performance shocked the world.

The first representative team to appear was the Greek team, and the Chinese team played as the host’s finale.

Li Ba held the five-star red flag and led the Chinese delegation out of the passageway. They were greeted by cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and the entire Bird's Nest seemed to come alive.

"Dad! Dad..."

In the front row, Guoguo, who was awakened by the cheers, opened her eyes and sat up from her mother's arms. She was very courageous and did not cry even after being frightened. She was just a little confused. She was attracted by the five-star red flag at a glance, and then looked at Reaching that familiar figure, he quickly stretched out his little hand and shouted.

Li Ba waved to the stands as he walked, and then looked for where his family members were. He finally saw them and waved to them quickly.

"Look, Guoguo, daddy saw you!"

When the girl saw Li Ba's action, she quickly grabbed Guoguo's little hand and waved it towards Li Ba.

The next day, upstairs in the Olympic Village where the men's basketball team is located, we received condolences from the Beijing Olympic Committee and the Sports Federation. The people who arrived were Beijing Olympic Committee Chairman Liu Qi and General Administration Director Yuan Weimin.

The men's basketball team did not reserve a gold medal because the pressure was too great, and the sports federation did not dare to put so much pressure on the men's basketball team. Therefore, after Li Ba's comeback, the external publicity was all about fighting for the top three, even fighting for the gold medal. Not mentioned. But internally, they really want to win this gold medal.

It can be said that among all the gold medals, the men's basketball team is the most important, bar none.

The reason is very simple. Basketball has become so popular in China in recent years. The fans are no less than football fans and the influence is too great. In addition, Li Ba is the number one player in basketball. Therefore, the importance of this gold medal is not to mention the sports championship. , the Beijing Olympic Committee and even high-level national officials attach great importance to it.

After a brief speech, Chairman Liu asked Li Ba directly.

He knew Li Ba. He and Yuan Weimin were at the Athens Olympics watching Li Ba lead the men's basketball team to win the championship. They understood Li Ba's character to some extent and asked directly: "Xiao Li, how confident are you?"

"Chairman Liu, Director Yuan, we only have one opponent, and that is the American team. The American team this time is very strong, very strong, but if our insiders can defeat their insiders, we have at least a 50% chance."

"good!"

Liu Qi nodded heavily, feeling very excited. The American team was so strong, and the 50% chance was not small.

But he also understood that with the character of a young man like Li Ba, he was only 50% sure, which meant that this time it was really difficult.

"Xiao Li, don't feel pressure. There is no responsibility. There is the General Administration and the Basketball Management Center." Director Yuan said.

Li Ba smiled and said: "Several leaders, actually I really don't want the American team to be too weak. They are too weak. Even if we win the gold medal, it won't be gold enough."

These words were crazy, but they reflected huge self-confidence. Liu Qi and others were startled and laughed.

"Director Li, do you have any work arrangements now?" Liu Qi asked.

"Chairman Liu, the morning's work schedule is to finalize the starting lineup and tactics." Li Yuanwei said immediately.

"We still have some time, so let's listen in." Liu Qi said with a smile.