Chapter 187 The Whooshing Kind
Yang Xue has received fifteen or sixteen calls, all asking about He Zhongqiu's new movie, which makes her very helpless.

The troublesome thing is that most of them are from Beijing Film Academy and Beijing Film Academy.

There were even international superstars like Zhang Ziyi who contacted her and wanted to treat her to dinner.

Who is Zhang Ziyi? If she had met Zhang Ziyi in the past, she would not dare to speak, and she did not even have the right to stand next to him.

She contacted Wu Jing, and the situation on Wu Jing's side was the same as hers. He received many calls from people he knew and didn't know.

The phone rang again. It was Liu Yifei.

"Hello, Sissy?"

"Sister Xue, you're going to make a movie about the monk, but you didn't even tell me. Are you saying you don't want to be friends with me anymore?"

"No, he just started preparing for his movie and it hasn't been officially launched yet, so I didn't tell you. I was filming every day and I forgot about it."

"Sister Xue, what kind of movie is he going to make? My mom said it's an investment of tens of millions of dollars."

"It's said to be a fantasy adventure treasure hunt. It should be a co-production with another company."

"Sister Xue, have you practiced swordplay these days? I practice my wrist strength every day. Recently, when I practice swordplay, the sword whistles. My mother even praised me for it, hehe!"

"Really? Then I have to work harder! It's just that I'm filming now, so I don't have much time to practice sword fighting."

"It seems that the great monk did not hide anything and taught us some real kung fu."

"Little idiot, have you practiced the three-body stance? Sanjin said it is the real kung fu, and practicing wrist strength is just the basics of sword practice."

"Ah? Sister Xue, why haven't I heard him say that? He must have kept it to himself and only told you. Humph, what a stingy guy!"

"Isn't it the same if I tell you? Now I practice once a day, morning and night. Sanjin said that's the basis, and it increases your energy and blood."

"I've practiced, once in the morning and once in the evening. These past two days I can stand for ten minutes each time. But after standing I feel a little tired, and my legs are shaking."

"Only ten minutes? Then you should be standing incorrectly. I can stand for twenty minutes. Now I feel very comfortable after standing, and I feel more and more energetic."

"Then I'll work harder and try to catch up with you, Sister Xue."

"Xixi, do you remember those methods he talked about? Every word is crucial. Don't ignore what he told you, otherwise you won't be able to increase your Qi and blood."

"Ah, Sister Xue, where did he tell you any method? He must have told you in private. The monk is keeping it a secret again."

"There's none?"

Yang Xue thought about it and it seemed that there wasn't any. Every time Sanjin taught her these things, Liu Yifei happened to not be around.

"Sister, I really don't have any. How about I go find you and we can practice together. Can you teach me?"

"Okay, let's practice together when we have time."

As they were chatting, they went off topic and talked about movies and martial arts.

The news about the new movie for He Zhongqiu was gradually reported by the media in Hong Kong and the mainland, and then spread to the United States.

New York, 16th, am, He Zhongqiu wakes up.

The team had an hour of training in the afternoon, and he planned to try to combine the hook shot with the locust stone as he had thought about last night to see if he could come up with a mid-range or long-range shooting technique similar to the sky hook.

If that doesn't work, just focus on training the Locust Stone to level four or five.

However, when he turned on his phone, he immediately received many calls and text messages about his new movie.

Even the four Japanese beauties sent him a lot of text messages to harass him, and Amanda Seyfried called him directly to ask for a date.

I returned to New York these days and went on two dates with Alba. When things were still fresh in my mind, Alba also called me.

Fortunately, these people understood the rules of Hollywood and did not ask for a role directly. They just wanted an audition opportunity, which he agreed to.

"America is also a society of favors! No, this matter is too troublesome. I can't intervene, otherwise it will affect the game."

At around 3:00 p.m., he completed training with the team and then began practicing mid-range and long-range bank shots.

Sadly, as always, it didn’t work out well.

His long-range shooting percentage is only 20%, and his two-point shooting percentage is only 50%, and this is without any training for defenders.

His bank shots were all so accurate, and his hook shots were simply terrible. He shot dozens of them, but only three went in.

He didn't give up and kept trying.

This time he gave up the long-distance attempt and the hook shot, and only took rebound shots from mid-range two-point range.

The middle two points are the area between ten and sixteen feet, approximately between 3.5 meters and 4.9 meters.

This area is away from the restricted area and the defensive intensity is much lower. If an outside player switches to defend him, he can form an advantage of using the big players to beat the smaller ones.

For the inside players, if they have good accuracy in this area, they can handle a lot of shots and the physical energy consumption will be much less than attacking under the basket.

It's not that his banked shots are impossible to make. After all, his banked shots have reached level 93, and his mid-range shooting offensive strength is also level 65, reaching a professional level.

It’s just that the hit rate was low. After shooting more than a hundred balls, the hit rate was still only about 50%.

If there is a defender, his hit rate will drop significantly, and it will be even lower in actual combat, which makes his mid-range shot relatively useless.

As early as when he first started combining the locust stone and bank shot together, because he only practiced the left and right waist positions, the system reminded him to practice the entire area, otherwise it would be marked.

He did not change the position of the exercise, so the technique of shooting off the bank was subsequently marked by the system.

The so-called marking means that if you only practice in one or several specific areas, then the level of the technology is valid in that specific area. If you leave the specific area, the accuracy will be greatly reduced.

This is what is called the area of ​​expertise. Many players have this problem. Their hit rate will be higher in these areas, but they will lose their accuracy when they leave those areas.

Later, he expanded the practice area to the restricted area, and the specific area marked by the system also expanded accordingly, but outside the restricted area, the level 93 hitting the board still had little effect.

The markings on the system are very clear. For bank shots, the level within the restricted area is 93, while the level in the mid-range area is only 70.

What he needs to do now is to light up the bank shot in the mid-range area, which means re-upgrading in this area from level 70.

But now it seems that due to physical limitations, this re-upgrade will be very slow, and it is not easy to expand the system's marking area to the medium-distance area.

He was not frustrated, because even though Duncan had great basic skills, his mid-range shot was just so-so.

Personal trainer Greenfeldon had been watching from the side, and at this time the team's head trainer Holmes Lester noticed the situation here and came over.

After watching for a while, Lester said, "Green, is Wolverine going to improve his mid-range shooting? Or the throwing technique? It doesn't seem to work. Mid-range and long-range shots without arc will not work."

"Wolverine's wrists are too thick, and his mid-range rebounds are not very accurate. He hopes to find a mid-range and long-range shooting technique."

Felton explained, and then added: "Didn't Coach Carlisle tell him that he hoped he could digest more shots in crucial games? So he hopes to improve his mid-range shooting ability."

Lester nodded. Without an excellent mid-range shot, he would certainly not be able to handle more shots. Attacking the basket was too exhausting.

The two thought and discussed how to help He Zhongqiu.

After a few more minutes, Greenfeldon said, "Wolverine, your throw has great accuracy, but no spin."

He nodded and said, "There is indeed no method of rotation."

Lester suggested: "Wolverine, you can try to add a spin technique, which will increase the sensitivity of the ball, make the arc of the basketball's flight larger, hit the board at a downward angle, and make the rebound force and angle easier to control."

He Zhongqiu was stunned, it seemed to make sense.

At this time, Felton said, "The technique of rotation is to use the strength of the wrist and fingers. Your wrist is not flexible enough, but your finger strength is extremely strong. I suggest that you use the strength of your fingers to increase the rotation of the ball."

"Let me try."

He nodded excitedly and started trying it right away.

He came to a position two meters outside the left waist, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and added a force-generating action of flicking the ball with his fingers when throwing it out.

"call!"

The basketball flew out instantly, drew a relatively flat arc, and hit the bottom edge of the white basket of the backboard.

Naturally, the ball didn't go in because the point where it hit the board and the basket were in the same line, so the force was small.

"The throw is offset 21 centimeters downward when it lands. It is recommended to increase the throwing force by 17% and adjust the angle of the throw upward by 11 degrees."

The system's error correction prompt also appeared.

He recalled his previous move and realized that the ball landed 21 centimeters below the ground. This should, no, must be due to the rotation of the ball.

Otherwise the ball should hit the upper left corner of the white basket, then bounce to the upper right and fly over the basket.

The system asked him to increase the throwing force, naturally because the landing point was too low.

He adjusted the shooting angle upwards, which allowed him to increase the arc of the basketball's flight so that after hitting the backboard, the rebound angle would be easier to enter the basket. Next, he made corrections based on the system's error correction prompts.

Slowly, the situation changed, and the speed at which he gained proficiency began to increase.

However, after practicing for a while, the system did not respond in any other way, and there was no rhythm of lighting up the mid-range shooting area, which also meant that there was no major or even essential change in his mid-range shooting.

If you continue to practice like this, you will definitely improve, but the room for improvement will definitely not be too big, the ceiling is very low.

So he was still not satisfied and decided to train with Locust Stone after returning home.

He called Mike Johnson and asked him to get him a target-throwing machine, the kind used for shooting practice.

……

On the 17th, the Knicks defeated the visiting Green Team at home and won their first ten games in a row.

In this game, Bonzi Wells returned and temporarily entered the substitute lineup. Despite the suppression from He Zhongqiu, he didn't say anything.

But in the final quarter, Alan Houston's old knee injury flared up. After examination, he had to rest for a week.

On the 18th, the Lakers arrived in New York.

The media evaluated this Big Four super Lakers team and the battle between the Lakers and the Knicks tomorrow night.

TNT will broadcast the game live across the United States, with the commentators being TNT's ace commentary duo Barkley and Kenny Smith.

Barkley accepted a live interview with TNT's midday news in Los Angeles and said: "The Lakers have four big players and are currently 8-3. Although the lineup is strong and the record is good, first in the Western Conference, a lot of problems have been exposed.

First of all, Kobe was trapped in the Eagle County incident and had to go to Eagle County to appear in court frequently, which distracted him and prevented him from concentrating on the game. "

At this point, he explained: "I don't want to say anything about the Eagle County incident, but this lawsuit did affect Kobe's commitment to the game.

Then, Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone both had injuries, which affected their condition to a certain extent.

The biggest problem is that the problems between the OK combination have been exposed since Kobe said "Shaq did it too."

"Fake Oil!"

In the New York hotel, when Kobe saw this, he wanted to rush up and kill the damn TV. No, the dead fat pig in the TV.

He wished that the Eagle County incident would be settled immediately. This incident caused him to lose too much, including sneaker contracts, commercial endorsements, loss of reputation, etc. He also gave his bank card to his wife for management.

Los Angeles, Barkley continued: "Actually I want to say to the Mailman and the Glove, hey, you two old guys made the wrong choice, look at the Knicks now, ten consecutive wins, do you regret it?"

"Shit, Kobe and the other two are such assholes!"

Karl Malone was lying on the bed, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but curse.

Next to him, Gary Payton sighed. He used to swear a lot during the game, but now he doesn't even have the energy to curse.

They often discuss the situation of the Lakers and understand each other's thoughts and ideas.

The reason they chose the Lakers was because of the strength of the OK combination. Compared to the Wolverines, they believed more in the OK combination that won three consecutive championships.

Even after Kobe's Eagle County incident, they chose to believe in the OK combination.

But after coming to the Lakers, he found that because of Kobe's words in the Eagle County incident, the OK combination had completely broken down.

Whether on or off the court, the OK combination had no communication, not even eye contact, and each played their own game.

Just like Barkley just said, the Lakers look okay on the surface, with first place in the Western Conference and second in the league, but in fact there are undercurrents hiding fierce conflicts, and it's just a matter of time before they erupt.

Seeing the Knicks win ten games in a row and Wolverine's strength improving by leaps and bounds, although the two did not say it out loud, they actually regretted it in their hearts.

Of course, this doesn't mean that they both think the Lakers are no longer good.

After all, their four-star super luxurious lineup is quite strong. As long as they can deal with the Spurs, it should be easy for them to defeat any team in the Eastern Conference, even the Knicks, who are currently ranked first in the league.

On this day, the Knicks released tickets for tomorrow's game.

There are many highlights in the competition, and the ticket prices have doubled again and again, but there is still a shortage of supply.

At nine o'clock in the morning, in He Zhongqiu's villa, Mike Johnson had already had the target throwing machine installed on the lawn behind the villa.

However, what was placed in the target throwing machine was not a flying saucer, but a tennis ball.

He Zhongqiu has already prepared the locust stones, which are all pebbles polished according to the requirements.

"Brother Zhang, you yell OK. Don't be so regular, you can be faster."

The target throwing machine is voice-controlled, so he gave the control to Zhang Jin. If he had shouted himself, he would have been mentally prepared, but if Zhang Jin shouted, it would have been more sudden.

"it is good."

Zhang Jin was a little excited. He was proficient in various routines and weapons, but he had never practiced hidden weapons.

"OK."

He turned on the switch of the target throwing machine, and then suddenly shouted the command to throw the target, and a tennis ball was instantly thrown high into the air.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu waved his right hand and a locust stone shot out instantly.

"Bah!"

With a slight sound, the tennis ball that was thrown more than 20 meters into the air was hit instantly.

"Wow!"

"WC!"

Zhang Jin and Mike Johnson exclaimed at the same time, but they didn't see the locust stone at all.

"Zhongqiu, your hidden weapon skills are amazing, aren't they? How did you practice?" Zhang Jin asked in surprise.

"I learned this from hunting birds, rabbits and mice since I was a child." said He Zhongqiu.

"OK."

The next moment, Zhang Jin launched a surprise attack and suddenly shouted a command, and a tennis ball was thrown out instantly.

"Bah!"

He Zhongqiu moved his left hand and the tennis ball that had just flown more than 20 meters away was hit instantly.

But he missed the third tennis ball.

After practicing for an hour and hundreds of times, his hit rate was about 50%.

Although it was not a 100% hit, this was a moving target and the target throwing machine's throwing speed was very fast. This hit rate had already scared Zhang Jin and Mike Johnson.

Zhang Jin was already kneeling in front of him. His skills in concealed weapons really made him admire He Zhongqiu.

He said excitedly: "Mid-Autumn Festival, if this skill is put into a movie and filmed with a long lens, there is no need for special effects at all, it will definitely cause a sensation."

"Bruce Lee and Li Lianjie are riding the dragon in front and we are following behind. We will not lose to them." He Zhongqiu said with some pride.

Next he was going to take a break as Greenfeldton was about to arrive, and then he would do some basketball training, mainly low-post offensive technique training.

As for the shooting training in the middle two-point area, he could only put it aside for now and wait until the locust stone was upgraded before deciding on the situation.

Having just shut down the system, he now opened the panel to see how proficient he had become in practicing the Locust Stone.

"For training on Locust Stone Level 3, please maintain a throwing distance of at least thirty meters."

But when I looked at it, not only did I not get any proficiency, the system also gave a prompt.

"Thirty meters? I guess I just wasted an hour."

In frustration, he found that he was a little too optimistic about the training of the third level to the fourth level of the Locust Stone, thinking that it could be as fast as the routine.

Because the longer the throwing distance, the lower the accuracy will be, the slower the speed of acquiring proficiency will be, and the slower the upgrade will be.

Especially the proficiency in continuous hits, which increases rapidly. If you cannot hit continuously, the speed may be many times slower.

Now his locust stones, which are at the great perfection level, can only be accurate within thirty meters at most. Within thirty meters, the locust stones he shoots out almost always fly in a straight line.

Beyond this distance, no matter how much force he uses, the flight path of the locust stone will be curved and its accuracy will be greatly reduced.

This is the same as his bank shot. The 93-level bank shot is good in the restricted area, but not in the mid-range. After the distance is far away, it has nothing to do with the power of the shot, but a problem of technique.

"For targets that are far away, do you need to practice arc shots? Do you need to master techniques that can create arc shots?"

"This is actually the same as what I thought before. It turns out that the technique of the Locust Stone can be borrowed. It's just that I haven't reached that level yet."

(End of this chapter)