February in California is like a child's face, it changes at a moment's notice.

The sky was still blue in the afternoon, but suddenly darkened in the evening, and dark clouds gathered in the sky, threatening and oppressing the people who were rushing on their way.

Li Zhen was lying on the sofa in a small apartment in the southwest district of Palo Alto, with exhaustion and fear written on his handsome and fair face.

He had just woken up from a long nightmare.

He dreams about the rest of his life.

The trajectory of the dream is: After he transferred from Stanford and returned to Harvard, he was ridiculed by many people. Under tremendous pressure, he gave up his studies and set out to build a social networking site like his friend Zuckerberg. But the result was this

The company burned through one million dollars of its own savings.

After his entrepreneurial failure, he had no choice but to return to the Bay Area and join an Internet company. However, due to internal strife in the company and the failure of his parents to return to China to do business, he returned to China from the United States. He spent his time in a medium-sized Internet company.

Day after day, year after year: This is definitely not the life he wants, because he doesn't even have a girlfriend.

How terrible!

Li Zhen rubbed his already very bad hair vigorously.

He knew it was because he had been under too much pressure recently.

Is it really a mistake to transfer from Harvard University to Stanford six months ago? My basketball dream is just like what my mother said: it’s a joke?

Li Zhen sighed helplessly.

As the only four-star Chinese point guard in the history of American high school basketball, he was very confident before transferring to the Pacific Division. When he was studying at Harvard, he was the Ivy League's assists and steals leader:

But later, he discovered that the Ivy League was completely incomparable with other NCAA leagues. The Ivy League represents the highest academic level in the world, not sports level.

He stood up slightly and reached out to turn on the TV. The Chinese channel on the TV happened to be playing Basketball Park.

"...Basketball god Michael Jordan entered into marriage with his wife Juanita in 1989 and later raised a son and a daughter. However, Juanita filed for divorce in 2002. The reason she gave was "unbearable"

Michael cheated again and again, and irreconcilable conflicts arose between the two parties. "For this reason, she even wrote a six-page divorce lawsuit document."

"But because it involved property and compensation, Feiren's divorce case took 4 years to litigate. Yesterday, the two parties finally reached an out-of-court settlement agreement. It is rumored that Michael will pay his ex-wife a breakup fee of up to 168 million! It has to be said,

It was one of the most expensive divorces in sports history..."

Scumbag!

Li Zhen muttered subconsciously.

Um?

The words that suddenly appeared were both strange and familiar to him...the word seemed to be brought out of a nightmare.

He shook his head.

The news on TV is still broadcast.

"...This morning, we interviewed Stanford head coach Coach McHaney. Due to the injuries to two main players this season, in the only three conference games remaining, the possibility of the Scarlet team breaking out of the Pacific Division is almost zero. So.

, he regretfully announced that the team's focus this season will shift from fighting for a spot in the top 64 to recruiting for the new season. In addition, we interviewed him about the topic of Chinese defender Li Zhen."

The screen turned and Coach McHaney appeared in front of the camera.

McHaney once served as an assistant coach for the NBA Lakers for a long time and made great contributions to the Lakers dynasty. Three years ago, he took charge of the Crimson team's coach and helped the team reach the top 16 of the NCAA in the 2004 season.

Childress, the team's ace at the time, also entered the NBA as a lottery pick with his outstanding performance in the round of 64: this is one of the few NBA players from Stanford.

"Bruce is a smart, passionate, cautious and very hard-working player. His ability to control the ball is the strongest and most incredible I have ever seen. He has amazing creativity and talent, just like his GPA score. On the training ground

He often makes wonderful assists that make all the players jump up and cheer.”

"However, we must admit that his body cannot match his mind. Compared with other players, he is too thin. Although he is 1.86 meters tall, he is only 68 kilograms. That is why I can't let him

The reason he stayed on the pitch for so long."

"In the last three games, I will give him some opportunities. But next season...well. You know, a person who is less than 16 years old can get into Harvard with his super smart brain. He should focus on his studies. He will definitely

Achievements that will shock the world..."

Snap!

Li Zhen turned off the TV.

This was no less than a heavy blow to him.

He had already made a desperate move to play basketball. When he transferred from Harvard to Stanford despite his parents' objections, this angered his powerful mother. Ms. Wang Junzhu, a professor of biology at New York University, was very angry and said that if Li Zhen did not return to Harvard and choose life

As a science major, she will refuse to pay any tuition fees and living expenses to Li Zhen.

At that time, Li Zhen, who was invincible in the Ivy League, was very ambitious. He believed that he could make a career on his own without relying on his parents.

But now... alas!

As the Scarlet Team will no longer register him as a player next season, he will no longer be able to enjoy the high living expenses subsidy from the school.

Over the years, although he has saved some New Year's money and earned almost 150,000 US dollars through scholarships, competition awards and developing web pages for others, he has invested all of it in the website founded by Zuckerberg. He now has 150,000 dollars in his bank card account

It’s only less than $1,500, and I still have to pay rent next month.

so…

Can we really just bow our heads and admit our mistakes, go home obediently and become a rich second generation?

Ding dong!

At this time, a voice came from the laptop next to the sofa, which was an email from Zuckerberg.

He opened it and read: "Dear Li Zhen, are you sure you want to transfer the 150,000 US dollars equivalent to 12% of the preferred equity that the angel invested in us? Now Mr. Peter Thiel of Paypal Company

And several other investors are willing to invest in us as individuals, and their investment amount will reach tens of millions of dollars. If you are willing, we can transfer your shares now. According to the current valuation, it is about one hundred and ninety.

Ten thousand US dollars. But I don’t recommend you do this. You must know that what you own is preferred stock.”

Zuckerberg's guy has a very gentle tone, and Li Zhen has a very good relationship with him.

Li Zhen likes this introverted guy very much, and he also has a Chinese girlfriend who is not very beautiful. This creates more common topics for them to get along with.

But now he is really in a pinch, and he must cash out these shares.

But just when he was about to type yes in the email reply, he suddenly remembered that in the dream he just had, what he did was to convert all the shares into cash, pay the full amount of taxes, and then return to Harvard to start a business. Unfortunately,

Unfortunately, his business was unsuccessful and the money was quickly spent.

Boom!!

There was sudden lightning and thunder outside, and a pair of AJ sneakers he had hung out on the balcony were blown to the ground by the strong wind.

This scene made him more familiar.

Because this is the beginning of that long nightmare.

In that nightmare, he ignored the pair of basketball shoes that were in the precarious situation. He thought that his basketball dream was completely shattered. So, he lowered his head and replied to the email on his notebook: yes! All for sale.

But now, he raised his head inexplicably and looked at the sky outside. Under the dim light, there were layers of dark clouds. Each dark cloud seemed to be inlaid with gold edges, which was very beautiful.

So, there is sunshine shining behind the dark clouds, right?

Li Zhen lowered his head and thought for a while, then walked over in an unexpected way.

Those were the first pair of AJs in his life, the AJ10 generation. These were the shoes Michael wore when he announced his ‘i’m-bak’.

When he grabbed the sneakers that fell on the balcony with both hands, his eyes suddenly became bright, and the most intense white lightning instantly enveloped his body.

Boom!

He felt himself hit hard, and pain filled every cell in his body.

Fell to the ground.

And in the few moments when he had a trace of consciousness left.

He heard an echo in his mind: "Hehe, I finally escaped from that demon's body."

"I didn't disappear? Is there a crack in time?"

"I can speak. Do I speak English?"

"Twenty percent of the energy remains, and the body cannot be completely transformed. Strength, speed, jumping, agility, and body shape can only be improved in one..."

"..."
Chapter completed!