The Fifth Point Guard

"Hey, David, I signed an equity agreement with Facebook last night, but it's only verbal. I hope you can communicate with the other party and get the paper agreement as soon as possible."

"What? What Facebook?" Falcao, who received the call early in the morning, was still a little confused and couldn't figure out the situation for a while.

"There is no time to explain more. It is a technology company that I am very optimistic about and has great potential to grow into a unicorn company."

After hearing Shen Tong's solemn words, the person on the phone burst into laughter.

"Shen, are you serious? Are you sure the shares you bought are not Intel or Amazon?"

"David, I'm not joking. Get it done as soon as possible. I bought 5% of their equity. Their founder is Mark Zuckerberg."

Falcao seemed a little impressed when he heard Zuckerberg's name.

"Okay, so how much did you spend on this 5% equity?"

"250,000 US dollars." Shentong said calmly.

"What? Are you crazy? Investing in such a so-called technology company that I have never heard of? Do you know how many such entrepreneurial technology companies fail every year? I think your money is wasted."

"David, I'm very confident."

After hanging up the call to Falcao, Shentong thought for a moment and made a second call.

"Hey, Jessica, it's Christmas, I didn't know you"

"Shen, we have a family gathering tonight, so if you want to meet me, you'll have to wait for another day."

"Well, have a good party."

"Oh, by the way, even if you ask me out, I have to consider it. After all, you rejected me last night."

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Shentong wanted to say, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's that I have really promised Avril in advance.

Well, actually, STO has a good impression of Alba.

Shen Tong stood up from the sofa and opened the curtains.

The bright sunshine shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows in front of the bed. Today is another beautiful day!

Most teams continue to be on vacation today, and only two Christmas games will be staged.

One is the Pistons and Pacers, and the other is the Heat and Lakers.

The league is really afraid that the Christmas holiday atmosphere will not be exciting enough, so the opponents in the two games they found were very angry.

Before the game even started, the four teams began to verbally attack their opponents from a distance.

The Pistons and Pacers are relatively restrained. After all, the two teams have had criminal records before, so the war of words is limited to the game itself.

Billups said before the game: "We will teach them how to play."

The Pacers' Tinsley responded forcefully: "Only a man can win the final victory!"

Tinsley used this sentence to complain about O'Neal, Artest and others, while mocking the Pistons players for not being real men.

Of course, the most watched game on this day is the one between the Heat and the Lakers.

Before the game, O'Neal had warned Kobe in advance: "The restricted area is my territory, so be careful."

Kobe Bryant responded to the media: "Lamborghini will drive anywhere."

O'Neal immediately warned: "Then he's going to hit a wall."

Shentong simply washed up, went to the kitchen and made two fried eggs and toast, added a little peanut butter, soaked a cup of hot pure milk, then sat in the living room of Nuoda and turned on the sports channel.

What is being broadcast live on TV is the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Miami Heat.

The game just started at this time.

Barkley and Smith, the TNT commentary partners responsible for the live broadcast, were discussing a suspense.

That is whether Kobe and O'Neal will hug before the game starts.

Buckley doesn't think so. He feels that the conflict between the two of them is not as simple as it seems to the outside world. Their personalities determine that this possibility is almost zero.

Smith thinks so, because after all, they had a very good time and won three consecutive championships together. Hugging each other is a sign of respect for each other, even if they have separated.

After the players from both sides came out before the game, O'Neal stood near the center circle and talked with the Lakers players.

Kobe quietly ran over from the side and raised his fist to touch O'Neal.

But he ran away as soon as he touched it, without staying for a second.

O'Neal seemed not ready to embrace Kobe.

The two just nodded symbolically, back to back without even meeting each other's eyes, let alone a hug.

Buckley said: "That's it? Is this the end? Charles, I'm telling you you can't see correctly."

Smith raised his hand and said, "Okay, you win."

STO is actually looking forward to this Christmas battle.

Although Shentong has already witnessed this game in the last time and space, it is a suspense whether what happens in this time and space will change.

After the opening, Kobe took the lead in challenging O'Neal, but his first attack was blocked by O'Neal.

On the offensive end, O'Neal immediately caught the ball and succeeded in a single inside.

However, Kobe was not a vegetarian and immediately scored with a huge fadeaway jumper.

The two competed at the beginning of the game.

Although O'Neal once said that Kobe's sports car could not hit his wall, O'Neal did not make any harsh moves during one-on-one situations on the court. Instead, he got fouled on Kobe many times because of his slow reaction.

At the end of the fourth quarter, O'Neal first defended Kobe on the right side of his own basket for his fifth foul, and then made a dunk on the offensive end to tie the score at 90.

Then on the defensive end, O'Neal pressed down Kobe on the left side of the basket when he jumped for a layup, and he was charged with his sixth foul.

Although he was reluctant, he had no choice but to leave the court with 2 and a half minutes left in the game.

The Lakers had a climax at the end of the game.

Without O'Neal, the Heat's inside line can be said to be a walk in the air for Kobe.

With O'Neal scoring 8 points in 2 and a half minutes after leaving the court, the Lakers defeated the Heat 105-102 and won at home!

This result is different from STO’s previous time and space.

In the last time and space, the Lakers lost to the Heat 102-104.

but

In the last time and space, Kobe did not train in STO's training camp during the offseason.

After the game, O'Neal complained to the media at the press conference.

"No layups, no dunks."

O'Neal talked about his thoughts and feelings during the game.

When a reporter asked if his sixth personal foul was against Kobe, O'Neal replied without hesitation: "Of course, it will definitely be against him, but in fact, as long as on the defensive end, anyone breaks into the penalty area, I will target him." , it’s just that the target of that foul happened to be him, but I did forget that I had already committed five fouls.”

"However." O'Neal changed the topic and said, "I came here to play just to bring a victory to the team. I will not do anything crazy or personal. Everything I do on the court is To get a win, that’s all.”

Kobe was obviously in a good mood after winning.

When faced with reporters' questions about O'Neal's sixth foul, Kobe replied: "I don't think he will do anything wrong in the game. I know there are many opinions, hitting the wall and so on. But I think that is just for the game. It's all hype, but at the end of the day Shaq just came to play basketball and that's what he did and we treated the fans that were watching today to a great game."

This game was hyped by the media as O'Neal's revenge, but obviously, O'Neal did not succeed in revenge in the end.

He scored 24 points and 11 rebounds on 11-of-19 shooting, which looked pretty good, but coupled with 4 turnovers and 6 fouls, the Sharks looked a bit old.

Kobe Bryant declared the authority of the Los Angeles owners with 41 points and victory.

But although the Heat lost, O'Neal is still the most dominant center in the league.

He once slapped "White Shark" Chris Mihm in the game and staggered to the ground with a scream.

As a "third party", Wade also accepted an interview after the game.

He performed well in this game, scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, but allowed his opponent Kobe to score 41 points.

Wade said when facing the media: "Today is the same as all the games we have played before. Each of us supports each other on the court. After Shaq comes off the court, we still have to move forward. Although we lost in the end, It was a great game. And at the end of the day, Kobe is in really good shape, even better than he was in training camp."

Although O'Neal was very dissatisfied with the role of the referees in the game, he still did not forget to thank the Los Angeles fans.

Before the game, the Staples big screen showed a collection of O'Neal's highlights while playing for the Lakers. All the Lakers fans at the scene stood up and applauded O'Neal for nearly 40 seconds.

O'Neal heard the applause, and Kobe was standing in front of the Lakers bench and applauded from start to finish.

O'Neal sincerely thanked the fans present after the game.

"They're really nice and I love them."

The Lakers defeated the Heat, and Kobe won the first game between him and O'Neal.

Shentong turned off the TV and looked up at the time. It was already 12 noon.

After scratching his forehead, Shentong dialed Sister Hua's number.

"Hey, Mom"

"Who are you bringing back?"

"I mean, if."

"No ifs! I'm preparing dinner, don't bother me, either come together or don't come back!"

"Snapped."

Sister Hua hung up the phone again.

Shentong stared at the phone blankly.

Damn it, at worst, just find someone!

Shentong thought for a while and dialed Anne Hathaway's phone number.

"The phone you dialed is switched off."

STO:"."

There was no time, STO still had to fly for more than 2 hours to get back to Arizona.

Finally, STO reluctantly called Nina Dobrev.

After all, this guy owed him a favor.

When the call was not connected, STO couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Normally I don't need you, just come over one by one.

We need you at the critical moment, and no one can be found one by one.

The call went through.

"Hey, Shen, why did you find me so quickly? Brother, go away and don't eavesdrop on my phone calls!"

"Well, this is a little embarrassing, but I did run into a little trouble."

"Tell me, if there is anything you need help with, I will definitely help you if I can."

Shentong recounted the family dinner to Dubov.

I thought the other party would refuse, but Dubov actually agreed without thinking.

"Oh, really? Then I'll pick you up in half an hour. We're about to take a plane to Arizona."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Half an hour later, Nina Dobrev was almost pushed out by her family.

After waving enthusiastically with the Dubov family, Shentong drove his Porsche sports car and drove Dubov to the Cleveland Airport.

On the way, Shentong also specifically explained to Dubov: "Actually, it doesn't mean anything special. It's just that my mother accepts death. Once she decides, it's difficult to change, so I have to bring a female companion back today. Do you understand?" ?”

Dubov nodded and said, "I understand."

"As long as you understand."

Parked the car in the VIP parking lot at the airport.

Shentong and Dubov walked into the VIP channel.

What STO purchased was first class.

In fact, if it weren't for Dubov, STO would usually be very casual. Economy class, business class, etc., would make no difference to STO.

However, due to Shentong's relatively sensitive status, he did not want the media to pay attention to the fact that he brought Dubov home.

But what he didn't know was that his attendance at the Cleveland Institute of Music's Christmas Eve party as Nina Dobrev's best friend had already made the front pages of newspapers and websites.

The other front page, of course, is the game between the Lakers and the Heat, and the feud between Kobe and O'Neal.

The flight took 2 hours, but the whole process took almost 4 hours.

After landing, we drove for another 20 minutes and finally arrived at STO's home in Arizona in the evening.

"Dong dong dong."

Sister Hua had just brought the last cold dish to the table and quickly called Lao Shen to open the door.

Shen Qing glanced at her, and Li Sixuan, who had become Shen Qing's official boyfriend, quickly jumped up from the sofa and almost ran to open the door.

"Surprise!"

Shentong and Dubov simultaneously raised their Christmas gifts.

But what surprised Shentong was that the person who opened the door was a complete stranger.

He looks a little quiet and slightly fat.

"Isn't this the old Shen family?"

Li Sixuan quickly replied: "Ah, it's my brother-in-law. No, it's Shentong. Come in quickly."

The large and small gifts in his hand were taken by Li Sixuan, and Shentong walked into the room with a puzzled expression.

He met Sister Hua with a straight face.

"You brat, why are you here!"

"That's not what I am."

Before she finished speaking, Sister Hua saw Nina Dobrev coming in behind.

Then, she waved her arm and asked Shentong to step aside. She quickly walked up to Dubov and said with a bright smile: "Oh, which girl is this? Why is she so handsome? Is it cold outside? Are you hungry?" , come in quickly, the food will be on the table soon."

STO:"."

"Why are you still standing there, why don't you go to the kitchen to serve food!"

"okay."

As soon as he put the gifts away, Li Sixuan quickly responded to the words of Sister Hua and walked to the kitchen.

"Xiao Li, I'm not talking about you. Son, go to the kitchen and help!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

Shentong and Li Sixuan smiled at each other and rushed into the kitchen at the same time.

In the kitchen, Lao Shen was serving dishes.