Chapter 198 An Offer She Can't Refuse

After Tang Tian returned to New York, he rejoined Thompson and the others for training.

However, at this time, the training ground was no longer just the three of them. Lamb and Drummond were also there, as well as a few undrafted rookies.

They could actually put together a full team to play.

Besides the honors he received, Tang Tian also adapted better to his new passing ability through the high-intensity Olympic games.

Coming back to play this kind of training-level full court, his passing was incredibly flashy.

Thompson was really frustrated. He had clearly been training every day, but how did Tang Tian seem to have improved more just by going to the Olympics?

That wasn't fair!

Fortunately, Tang Tian's training didn't last too long.

The Godfather series was a big hit last year, and it had to be continued this year. It would be a real waste to only do one season with such a great concept.

Tang Tian sat down with the people from Nike to discuss the sequel.

Nike's idea was still to find new guests, but this time they could try inviting established NBA stars.

After all, before, they had only invited retired stars, whose popularity was relatively weaker.

Inviting established stars now would feel like an upgraded version.

Tang Tian thought this idea was fine, but he had a better one.

"Why do we have to find guys? Wouldn't it be better to find girls?"

Yin and yang in harmony, a man and a woman working together, makes the work easier!

And bringing a girl along would help them win against their opponents, bringing even more explosive results.

The Nike staff looked at Tang Tian in surprise, with an expression that said, "You're a real genius."

With the idea settled, the next step was to find the people.

Conveniently, Tang Tian already had someone in mind.

Maya Moore!

Although Moore was still a WNBA rookie, she was very popular due to her achievements in the NCAA and WNBA, completely surpassing Parker and the others.

Moreover, he and Moore had a good rapport at the Olympics, so she would probably not refuse him.

He even had Moore's contact information!

Everything was completely natural.

After the closing ceremony of the Olympics, Moore also returned to the United States with the women's basketball team.

When Tang Tian called, she was in Minneapolis, which was also the location of her WNBA team, the Minnesota Lynx.

Wanting to ask for a favor, Tang Tian was also proactive, flying straight to Minneapolis with the Nike people.

Moore was training in a training hall in the suburbs.

Tang Tian had the Nike people wait outside while he went in first.

"Maya."

Tang Tian called out with a smile as he entered the arena.

Moore was pleasantly surprised when she turned around and saw Tang Tian, ​​repeatedly saying "what."

Only after Tang Tian went inside did he realize that Moore wasn't the only one there. Valentina Vignali, whom he had met at the Olympics, was also there.

She was wearing a jersey this time, giving off a different vibe.

Tang Tian reached out and greeted both of them. After the greetings, he explained his purpose.

"I'd like to invite you to participate in the filming of The Godfather with me."

"What's The Godfather?"

Vignali looked at Tang Tian with a puzzled expression.

"It's a show..."

Moore probably knew, so she directly explained the general content of The Godfather to Vignali.

"Perfect, with the two of you, I don't have to look for a third person."

Tang Tian said after Moore finished explaining.

"Are you kidding? You're bringing two women to win against those guys on the streetball court?"

Before Moore could speak, Vignali looked at Tang Tian with an expression that said he was crazy.

There was a gap between amateur and professional players, a gap that was at least visible to the naked eye.

But the difference between women and men was truly enormous.

To give the most visual example, in the men's professional arena, even in the most amateur men's basketball league like the KBL, dunks were commonplace.

But the WNBA, the world's top women's basketball league, had never had a dunk to this day.

That was the real difference.

Many of the streetballers on the American streetball courts were close to NBA level in strength, and Tang Tian actually said he wanted to bring them two women to beat them.

That was simply a fantasy!

"Yes." Tang Tian nodded.

"Impossible!" Vignali replied directly.

Moore also nodded. Although she had a high level of strength and ambition, it depended on who she was facing. Asking her to play against men really exceeded her imagination.

"Maya, one day you'll get tired of the women's league, because you'll be much stronger than them. Before that, don't you want to try playing against men? Even if the opponents are just streetballers?"

Tang Tian continued.

Moore was still a little hesitant.

"Maybe when you really get tired of it one day, you'll have such thoughts, but the competition at that time might not be under the spotlight.

This isn't just a game, but an opportunity for you to show your unique strength. Of course, it's also fame and money."

In his previous life, Tang Tian was a master of motivational speeches (deception). When he really tried to persuade people, he could go on and on without missing a beat.

"Okay, I'll try."

Moore was indeed persuaded by Tang Tian. She wasn't an ordinary women's basketball player.

"What? Maya, are you crazy too? That's not going to a game, that's just asking for trouble, getting abused, in front of so many people."

Vignali still seemed to think this was absurd.

"How about we make a bet?"

Tang Tian said in a Barkley-esque tone.

"If I can lead you to win the game, you'll treat me to a meal. If not, I'll pay you each $100,000."

Vignali was stunned after Tang Tian finished speaking.

The stakes were clearly very different. This wasn't a bet at all, it was clearly using reverse psychology on her!

"No, if you can't do it, you give us a million dollars each."

Moore glanced at Vignali at this time. She knew the latter didn't really want the money, but wanted to force Tang Tian to give up.

Tang Tian smiled. This Vignali seemed really interesting.

"Then what if I can do it?"

"That's impossible!" Vignali said directly.

"I mean if, in case, supposing." Tang Tian found that women all over the world were the same when they got stubborn.

"If you really do it, I'll give you a blowjob!" Vignali really wanted to scare Tang Tian away.

"...blowjob?"

Tang Tian coughed twice, and Moore was also embarrassed by what Vignali said.

This girl, she's not Italian, she's Russian, right!

"Okay, it's settled then!"

Tang Tian didn't give Vignali a chance to speak again and made a decision directly.

"..."

Vignali didn't expect Tang Tian to really agree.

This was just a show, and an investment of two million was simply unbelievable.

Tang Tian seriously took out paper and pen and started writing the bet.

He knew Moore's strength, and with his current strength, as long as the third person was a decent player, winning against streetballers wouldn't be a problem.

So no matter what the stakes were, he had absolute confidence in winning.