"Ferrari wants me to be their spokesman? And they’ll give me a car when I sign?"

It’s like wishing for something and it just comes true!

Zhang Hao has been thinking about buying a car lately, planning to do it after mid-season when there’s some time during the All-Star weekend.

Without hesitation, when he received Henry Thomas’s call, Zhang Hao replied, "Sign it! But make sure to include that clause; if they don’t agree, then forget it. I believe there are plenty of brands that will agree."

Zhang Hao no longer inflates his own abilities, even feeling that his current average of 26 points per game is too good to be true, with the possibility of decline looming at any time.

But for the increasing attention he’s receiving, he definitely feels inflated... Anyway, as time goes on, his commercial value will only grow higher. If there are endorsement deals available now, he definitely won’t say no to the money.

But the bottom line is important. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Henry Thomas knows the importance of this matter. Whenever there’s a signing for an endorsement, Zhang Hao emphasizes this issue, and Henry also places great importance on it.

Henry Thomas also respects Zhang Hao’s bottom line.

Moreover, purely from a business perspective, this is very important as well.

After chatting a bit about some potential gains from being selected as an All-Star starter, Zhang Hao hung up the phone.

During the call with Henry Thomas, Zhang Hao heard the other party sighing countless times about "never expecting this day to come so quickly," and he himself didn’t expect his career to turn out like this.

Not that it’s bad, but he feels that his fame has risen too quickly! Far beyond the level of fame he thinks his abilities should warrant.

This puts a lot of pressure on him!

Recently, he’s noticed more and more superstars and teams starting to target him.

Although he’s smoothly gotten through it, it’s still only mid-season, and once he’s actually selected as an All-Star starter...

"How come I feel a little excited?

Alright, that guy... oh, right, Lu Xun said it well,

’The trees above the forest must be blown by the wind.’

’If you’re not envied, you’re mediocre.’

’All living things in my country are extraordinary by birth...’

It’s already like this, what else can be done?

At least it’s not as stressful as having only two years to live.

Compared to that, Zhang Hao doesn’t find the pressure to be that great, taking one step at a time! Anyway, it’s already far better than the initial plan.

...

The gentlemanly trend is growing stronger!

While eating breakfast, Zhang Hao looked at the pile of newspapers Pierce bought at great expense, enough to cover the entire dining table...

Pierce was much more excited than Zhang Hao, talking nonstop about last night’s game since they met.

Zhang Hao was also quite interested in the news. When he saw a newspaper joking that "stinginess is a part of being a gentleman," he chuckled.

But there were also criticisms. Boston’s newspapers posted a picture of him threatening Little Anthony Mason with his arms raised and captioned it "Golden Gate."

What? Can’t a gentleman show off his arms?

Overall, Zhang Hao was very satisfied with last night’s game and the subsequent public opinion, especially since the New York Knicks got heavily criticized, finally releasing some anger!

But one thing made him a bit disgruntled: The NBA officially confirmed the validity of the second technical foul that Mr. Zhang received!

The reason was that he accepted an interview on the court before the game had officially ended.

"Is this what I wanted? I was passive, okay!"

By breakfast time, Zhang Hao encountered some trouble.

"Brother, this cake is delicious, try a bite."

"Aix is an athlete, he can’t just eat these things."

"Brother says his amount of exercise is high, so eating some sweets is okay."

"No way, we’re his friends, we have to supervise him."

"..."

"..."

Zhang Hao looked at the tempting food being brought to his mouth and then pushed away repeatedly... Will he eat it or not!

...

Today, Pierce would not follow the Lakers back to Los Angeles; he was going to fly directly to Lawrence City. Although there’s still some time left before school starts, he wants to return for training.

Although he could train on his own, the University of Kansas, a prestigious school, has professional coaches, making the training more effective.

Pierce doesn’t want to fall too far behind Zhang Hao!

During the holidays, Pierce’s mom also wants to take a trip to the University of Kansas to see where her son studies, as she’ll be busy again once school is about to begin.

After breakfast, the Pierce Mother and Son headed to the airport.

After the game with the Knicks, the Lakers got a two-day break. An 8-game winning streak brought them so much joy. Heaven knows when they’d next have the luck to win 8 in a row, the coaching staff agreed to stay in New York for another day, letting the players change up their routine, taste the local specialties of the world’s largest city, and spice up the mid-season fatigue.

After seeing Pierce Mother and Son off to the airport, Zhang Hao was dragged out for shopping by two girls.

At a shop, Aprile Clark took Zhang Hao’s arm and asked Britney, "I heard you’re going to Berkeley to study music. That’s amazing, getting into Berkeley at just 15."

Zhang Hao didn’t mind, as Aprile Clark would sometimes take his arm when they went shopping.

"Sister, you’re the amazing one, so mature and beautiful. I heard you’re even a bit older than my brother, that’s great. I also want to be a mature woman like you," said Britney, taking hold of Zhang Hao’s other hand.

A little girl holding hands... Zhang Hao didn’t find it strange; Le Lin also wanted hugs every day.

As soon as Aprile Clark heard about the age, a "#" nearly popped onto her forehead. She was only half a year older than Zhang Hao!

Moreover, Aprile Clark was internally roaring, "I haven’t even held hands! I haven’t at all!"