The Best Point Guard

Chapter 422: Chapter 3: Su Xi’s Popularity

Su Xi had been staying in Los Angeles, leading an eventful life.

The Los Angeles media, bitter that Su Xi had ultimately joined the East Coast Knicks instead of the Lakers, showered him with scorn and sarcasm. His treatment by the press was like night and day.

From the initial adulation to the current sour-grapes mockery.

Su Xi shot a movie, so he was "neglecting his real job."

Su Xi went deep-sea fishing, so he was "wasting his time on idle pastimes."

Su Xi kissed his girlfriend in Beverly Hills, so he was "corrupting the youth."

Su Xi went to a drive-in movie with Scarlett Johansson, so he was "a corrupting influence on society."

Su Xi visited Las Vegas, so he was "following in Jordan’s footsteps."

Su Xi threw a party with Jessica Alba, so he was "leading Hollywood astray."

Throughout this process, Su Xi was constantly tagged in various romantic scandals. Female celebrities who had absolutely no connection to him were also believed to be victims of his "predatory advances." The sports pages in Los Angeles did their utmost to portray Su Xi as a villainous basketball player who hit on every woman he saw, desperate to possess any starlet he came across.

However, this couldn’t have been further from the truth. Many industry socialites privately complained that Little Sheep Su Xi was practically a puritan. Where was the playboy persona? Did a girl have to strip him naked and tie him to the bed before he’d finally give in?

’I even stripped naked and blocked his bathroom door, for crying out loud...’

Many such amusing incidents happened to Su Xi in Los Angeles.

No matter what the Los Angeles media said about Su Xi, it couldn’t change one fact: women flocked to him. His captivating charm made many women long for a chance to get close to him, including those with immense wealth and fame.

The more they couldn’t have him, the more they wanted him.

In July, Su Xi flew back to Asia to kick off a month-long tour.

Su Xi’s Asia tour was different from those of other NBA stars. They did whirlwind promotional tours for business. For Su Xi, it was a homecoming. In fact, most of his work involved charity. He was participating in a project to equip elementary schools across the country with standard outdoor basketball courts. He didn’t just donate money; he also brought complete design blueprints and training programs.

Su Xi genuinely hoped that basketball in his home country would flourish.

Su Xi’s Asia tour began in Japan. There, as always, he received a welcome so massive it seemed to empty the streets. It wasn’t just the male fans who went wild; the women were just as crazy. This normally reserved nation showed an unprecedented level of release when it came to Su Xi.

During his time in Japan, the craziest thing that happened to Su Xi was this... two beautiful housewives, posing as hotel staff, entered his room. Shortly after, two more women in uniform, claiming to be police officers, came in to investigate... and then, if O’Connor hadn’t arrived in the nick of time, Su Xi would have been forced to submit to the women’s will.

Su Xi was on the verge of being tied up.

Luckily, O’Connor arrived just in time and saved Su Xi.

The incident instantly became a massive piece of gossip that blew up globally. The internet was stunned: people could actually pull a stunt like that?

Those housewives living their comfortable little lives really know how to play.

Of course, the greater value of this news story was the question it raised: Is Little Sheep Su Xi really that charming? Could he actually drive housewives to such frantic, desperate measures that they’d resort to crime?

At the police station, Su Xi still seemed utterly shocked. He couldn’t believe something so absurd could actually happen to him. In truth, he had felt something was odd from the moment the two "maids" came in asking if he needed room service. At first, they were convincingly cleaning, but then they sidled up to his bed. After that, all pretense was dropped... They excitedly chattered away at him, getting very emotional and even starting to get physical.

Then, the two policewomen arrived and even spoke to him in English. They said they needed to take him in for questioning—but why did they need to tie him up with rope?

At the time, Su Xi even thought it was some special legal procedure.

However... Su Xi put a hand to his forehead. The memory was too painful to recall.

Su Xi demanded that the event organizers tighten security for the next two days of activities.

However, he also forgave the four women for their actions and signed a letter of forgiveness. As for any other punishments, Su Xi didn’t concern himself with it.

"Thank you, Mike. You got here just in time."

Su Xi thanked Mike O’Connor afterward.

The Nevada Giant Cannon chuckled and said, "Actually, I think I got here too early."

Su Xi shot him a glare. Then he warned him, "Don’t you dare tell anyone what you saw."

O’Connor just snickered. Then, he sighed and said, "Back when I was young and working in the entertainment industry in California, our market was always getting encroached on by the stuff from over here. I used to look down on it, thinking it was all just awkward, gimmicky tricks with no real substance. But now..."

O’Connor shrugged and held up his hands. "I’m impressed."

’What the fuck does you being impressed or not have to do with me?’

Su Xi couldn’t be bothered to talk to him anymore.

He quickly wrapped up his schedule there and headed to the peninsula for his next event.

By 2005, the internet had already entered its initial growth phase, and the number of computer users was increasing rapidly. Su Xi’s absurd news story quickly became a hot topic in the United States. His ordeal was being discussed all over the internet, and television news didn’t pass it up, either.

This even sparked some self-reflection among North American women: Why can’t we be a little more creative? Is hotel security here really any better than in Asia? They managed to break through with four people; we should get organized and take action too!