For Wu Zhiwen, big news is his life.

Since relying on the clarification from Gan Guoyang a few years ago, and becoming a first-line news informant, Wu Zhiwen quickly began to show his talent in the press and quickly proved that his success was not just based on luck.

First of all, he hugged Gan Guoyang's thigh tightly and did not relax. This was the most core of all Wu Zhiwen's action strategies. He knew that Gan Guoyang was not the stepping stone for his success, nor was it the golden key to open the treasure house. He was a treasure house.

In the mid-1980s when the players' business value was not yet developed, Wu Zhiwen, who studied finance in college, smelled the smell of the NBA moving towards the era of big capital under the leadership of Stern. Wu Zhiwen understood that as the players' contract salary increased, other values ​​accompanied by players would also increase, such as various news related to stars.

Due to his skin color, Wu Zhiwen understood that he could not enter the core circle of the NBA news circle anyway, but Wu Zhiwen also knew that Gan Guoyang did not have a complete trust in Americans because of his skin color. It can be seen from the incident in the Portland Police Department that Gan Guoyang hoped to have a phony tube of his own.

The two hit it off. Since 1986, all kinds of news related to Gan Guoyang have been revealed from Wu Zhiwen, including the severity of the injury after the Gan Guoyang Finals and the recovery situation; reports on Gan Guoyang going to Gangzaga University to complete his degree during the 1986-1987 season; the date of Gan Guoyang's return in the 1988 season, recovery status, mental journey, all of this was first revealed through Wu Zhiwen.

Gradually, NBA reporters also found that Gan Guoyang never revealed important information to other reporters that during the 1988 Western Conference Finals, Gan Guoyang only accepted interviews from Wu Zhiwen, and Gan Guoyang refused all interviews from other reporters.

This makes Gan Guoyang not very famous in the NBA media industry, but not too bad.

The reason why it is not too good is that Gan Guoyang does not like to accept interviews from reporters and always teases reporters from time to time. It is normal for such players to not get good reviews; the reason why it is not too bad is that Gan Guoyang has its own soundtrack, and other media basically cannot fabricate it casually to destroy Gan Guoyang's image.

Wu Zhiwen is also very smart. He has established good relationships with major NBA media with the help of Gan Guoyang's east wind, and he invented a set of rules, which is that every time he leaks information or conducts exclusive interviews with Gan Guoyang, he will bring another media with him.

This not only allows other media to access first-hand information, but also ensures the authenticity of his exposure to Gan Guoyang's information, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

As Gan Guoyang's status in the league continues to rise and gradually form a new "twin peaks" with Jordan, Wu Zhiwen's status is becoming more and more prominent. However, after the start of this season, Wu Zhiwen was a little anxious. The reason is very simple. He lives with big news, but he can't find any big news here in Gan Guoyang.

In the 1988 season, in the season full of rumors, controversy, conflict, and expectation, Gan Guoyang returned from injury, Adelman took office, the Trail Blazers were reshuffled, and the new league powers rose. Gan Guoyang's performance in that season was ups and downs. In the middle of the season, he fought with Lan Bill, bickered with the league, scored points with Jordan, and rushed all the way with injuries, but eventually defeated Jordan in the MVP selection. It can be said that Gan Guoyang was full of controversy and big news that year, so Wu Zhiwen earned enough capital.

But this season, Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers have both returned to the right track. Their lineup is neat and the team is in harmony. The atmosphere in the team is smooth sailing after the start of the season. Even if you lose a game and end the winning streak, it is normal. The past will pass and there is nothing to be controversial.

Wu Zhiwen was lonely now. He knew that he would never go to dig out news about other stars, because then his identity as the "Gan Guoyang Royal Reporter" would be weakened, and his business over the past few years would be wasted.

Recently, Gan Guoyang has been playing in the East. Gan Guoyang has been insisting on not disturbing him easily when he is away. For example, Falk took Gan Guoyang to Atlanta to sign Coca-Cola again.

Wu Zhiwen was anxious to find Gan Guoyang because he had already received news that Gorbachev was about to visit the United States, and he would definitely watch a game of the Trail Blazers. For Wu Zhiwen, who has not had big news for a long time, it was a long time when he was drought.

With Gan Guoyang's status as a pioneer and his Chinese identity, Gorbachev came to watch the game. The two will definitely meet after the game. Wu Zhiwen must strive for a seat to participate and get first-hand information as a person on site.

So, even though he knew that Gan Guoyang was playing in the east, he also went to Wang Fuxi repeatedly and reminded Wang Fuxi to remember to tell Gan Guoyang.

When Gan Guoyang heard Wang Fuxi say that Wu Zhiwen was looking for him, he knew that this guy must have come for big news. Recently, there is no bigger news in the United States and even around the world than Gorbachev's visit to the United States.

"You, don't always want to make big news! Then let other media criticize me. I give you this information and exclusive interview rights to maintain my authenticity and maintain my influence. When doing journalism, you must be down-to-earth. Just like playing basketball, there will be a time of success. At that time, you will report any news you want to report, too-simple, sometimes-naive!"

In a coffee shop in Portland, 25-year-old Gan Guoyang taught Wu Zhiwen a lesson, who was older than him, and Wu Zhiwen could only sit opposite him and nodded constantly. He had long been used to this. Gan Guoyang sometimes liked to talk to him in some strange tone, and didn't know where he learned it.

"Okay, Zhiwen, I won't joke with you. I can still handle this. Even if you accompany the reporters into our team's locker room, I'm not sure whether Gorbachev will meet me. Finally, remember that reporting news does not require you to always think about attracting attention, writing should be correct, and revelations should be true. It is not easy to build a reputation in the media circle. In the future, the NBA circle will have a lot of potential."

This time Gan Guoyang finally spoke to Wu Zhiwen seriously, and a hint of affirmation appeared in Wu Zhiwen's eyes. During the years he had been with Gan Guoyang, Wu Zhiwen saw many qualities from Gan Guoyang that other young NBA players did not have.

In particular, Gan Guoyang has a unique vision of future development trends. For example, when dealing with salary, Gan Guoyang insisted that players' salaries would definitely rise sharply. He refused to give in to the Blazers in the 1988 contract signing, and finally signed a two-year short-term contract worth $5 million. This contract not only brought Gan Guoyang's annual salary to $2.5 million, but also triggered the trend of contract re-signing for other players. Michael Jordan broke the contract with the Bulls, signed a new salary contract again, and also received an annual salary of $2 million.

In this process, not only the media are paying attention to the salary negotiations between Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers, but also the players' guild and major stars are also paying close attention. As Gan Guoyang's voice-over and a front-line whistleblower, Wu Zhiwen has also made a big splash with this.

This made Wu Zhiwen believe that Gan Guoyang's future achievements are definitely more than just a basketball superstar. His long-term vision and wrists will make his tentacles extend to all aspects of this sports empire and become the most powerful type of person in this empire.

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The Trail Blazers, who ended their winning streak, ushered in a new beginning at home after a day off, and the one who challenged them was Washington Bullets.

After the start of the season, in addition to a long away trip to the Eastern Conference, the Trail Blazers' season-opening schedule can be said to be relatively relaxed. With 19 consecutive games, they rarely encounter hard bones and the schedule is relatively loose, which creates good objective conditions for the Trail Blazers to create records.

After experiencing the accumulation of inside lines in the previous few years, with Bowie's injury and reimbursement, Manut Pohl was traded, and the bullet went from one extreme to the other, embarking on the road of a small lineup.

The tallest player in their starting lineup is Charles Jones, who is 6-foot-9, and all other players are under 6-8.

However, the Bullets traded on the front line to get the former King of New York, Bernard King, who was seriously injured, retreated from the throne after Ewing became New York's new darling.

Without being favored by others, Bernard King actually regained his former courage. He changed his style of play, relied more on his turnover jump shots, and thus returned to the ranks of top scorers in the league. The hardships and sweat they put in were not worthy of being told by outsiders.

As Bernard Jin's good friend, Gan Guoyang also suffered from injuries reimbursed for the season and expressed a deep understanding of what Jin had done. The two also hugged each other enthusiastically before the game to reminisce.

As an old man, there is not only Jin. There is also Gan Guoyang's former teammate Steve Cort in the bullet team. After being traded by the Trail Blazers, he has also traveled to many teams. The backcourt newcomer who once passed the ball to Gan Guoyang will slowly become the ranks of veterans.

In such an atmosphere of meeting old friends, Gan Guoyang was not polite at all on the game court, continuing his solo performance from Philadelphia. The weak inside line collapsed under the raid of the Trail Blazers forward group led by Gan Guoyang.

Adelman learned from the previous game and used a rotation in the power forward position. He felt that whoever was in good condition would be allowed to play. As a result, the Trail Blazers who returned to the home court were in good condition.
Chapter completed!