Chapter 574: Ggbond Chewing Gum Causes a Major Mistake, Trip Cancelled (Big Update)

"Hold this for me."

Tang Ye handed his backpack to Kobe, then stepped onto the helicopter.

The space was spacious; after boarding, Tang Ye casually tossed his bag onto an empty seat.

At that moment, Kobe's assistant's phone rang.

About half a minute into the call, the assistant suddenly signaled Zobayan to stop.

"What's wrong?"

Zobayan looked puzzled, while Kobe and Tang Ye were even more confused.

"There's a problem with the commercial you filmed earlier."

The assistant wore an embarrassed expression as he watched a video on his phone.

Tang Ye leaned in: "Let me see, let me see."

Tang Ye dribbled past Kobe, then dunked.

"My moves were pretty smooth, right? No problem there."

"That part's fine, wait a second."

The assistant dragged the progress bar, quickly reaching the next segment.

The second segment featured soccer: Tang Ye was the goalkeeper, while his friend Kobe had become the penalty taker.

Bryant's penalty kick wasn't great, but considering he wasn't a soccer player to begin with, that wasn't an issue.

Those awkward movements better highlighted the fusion between different sports!

"But..."

The assistant pointed at the screen; in the video, Tang Ye was chewing a piece of gum.

"Ugh, damn it..."

Tang Ye clutching his head with both hands: "This... I did it out of habit."

If it had been anything else, it might have been fine, but this was an exclusive Apple commercial; appearing with another product here was indeed terrible.

"Haha, I didn't even know you chewed gum."

"If you've got gum, give me a piece!"

Kobe punched Tang Ye lightly on the arm.

He didn't think it was a big deal.

If they messed up, they could just go shoot it again; as a retired athlete, Kobe now had plenty of time.

"We'll just go shoot it again tomorrow; it's no big deal, no big deal."

Kobe tried to comfort him, but soon his assistant raised an issue: "TY is leaving tonight, right? That's what I remember?"

"..."

Kobe looked at Tang Ye and quickly received confirmation.

"Bryant, I have to leave tonight."

"Then... let's shoot it again next month."

Kobe glanced at his daughter.

Today's event was extremely important for his daughter; if she couldn't attend, she would surely be heartbroken.

"Isn't it supposed to be released next month?"

Tang Ye said quietly.

His face was already red, as he knew he had made a mistake.

His habitual gum-chewing had ruined the soccer commercial that had taken two hours to film.

"This..."

Kobe held his head in both hands.

"Should we still go?"

Zobayan confirmed with Kobe, who was still deep in thought.

He glanced at his daughter.

His daughter's event was indeed important, but you couldn't expect Tang Ye, who was about to play in the Double Red Derby, to delay his departure by a day, could you?

"After you finish the match, could you come back to the US..."

Before Kobe could finish, his assistant shot him a look.

This former NBA star was being somewhat inconsiderate; although it was indeed Tang Ye's fault, you couldn't expect him to fly back and forth for twenty hours because of it...

"KB, really, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Tang Ye placed his hand on Kobe's thigh: "Here's the plan: we still go over there, and after I finish the match, I'll come back again; that way, it'll be OK."

"That's unnecessary, Tom."

Kobe shook his head, glanced at his daughter: "It's not that important an event; let's go over there first and get the commercial done properly."

"KB..."

Tang Ye looked at Kobe, his expression unbearably awkward; this was probably the biggest mistake he had made off the court recently.

"It's fine, it's fine."

Kobe grabbed Tang Ye's hand, then turned to Zobayan in the pilot's seat: "Don't fly; we're not flying."

Click-click!

"OK, OK, very good, just like that!"

At the Apple Los Angeles branch site, having finished filming his part, Tang Ye squatted alone on the ground, looking dejected.

"Hey, Tom."

Kobe walked over to Tang Ye, handing a bottle of Gatorade into his hand: "It's nothing, don't think about it anymore; my daughter's match isn't such a big deal."

Kobe squatted down as well: "That event can be rescheduled; anyway, Gianna has plenty of time, so it's fine."

Kobe repeated this over and over, yet Tang Ye still felt awful.

"Hey, don't be like this, Tom!"

Kobe spread his hands: "It wasn't a big deal to begin with; if you carry on like this, I'm going to get sad too. Don't be like this—we're brothers!"

Hearing these words, Tang Ye finally lifted his head, looking into Kobe's eyes, while the latter placed a hand on his shoulder: "Brother, it's nothing!"

"Mm, thank you, KB."

Tang Ye and Kobe shook hands, then after standing up, they shared another embrace: "Wait until summer break; I'll come over then. At that time, I'll play in the charity match with you; I won't be sitting on the bench watching."

Kobe gripped Tang Ye's hand tightly: "That's a promise!"

"Mm, that's a promise."

……

The Washington Post—TY and Kobe's Apple commercial shoot requires reshooting due to gum appearing in the frame; TY has currently apologized on social media to the Mamba Sports Foundation, Kobe himself, and Kobe's daughter, Gianna.

The newspaper quoted Tang Ye's original words.

"I apologize for my mistake; because I received notice at the last minute, KB and I were forced to cancel the foundation's charity match event. I know this is unacceptable for Gianna and the fans who were looking forward to the game, but my donation will not be canceled. I will come to California again during the off-season and look forward to a basketball game with the members of the Sports Foundation! (Hands pressed together) (Hands pressed together) (Hands pressed together)"

The Sun—A hint? Manchester United officially released training photos for the match against Liwupu; the Doublemint official media account liked the post, then deleted it two hours later.

【GGBond commits a grave error】

【Just combine the gum and the phone directly; why go through the trouble of reshooting? Does my Tang Tang Qiuwang have no face to save?】

【The issue is that the endorsement fee might be a bit high, and even if you film together, isn't Doublemint's screen time too little? There's not even a shot of the packaging; who knows what you're eating?】

Los Angeles Business Journal, front page, second headline—Due to abandoning the schedule and breaching contract, Kobe needs to pay Island Express $27,000 in liquidated damages; TY hoped to cover this fine in full, but was refused by Kobe.

……

Fifteen hours later, after sleeping soundly on the plane, Tang Ye finally returned to the Carrington Base.

He needed to prepare for a very important match with his teammates.

That was the Double Red Derby against Liwupu!

"Hey!"

A voice came from behind; Tang Ye tried to turn aside to avoid it, but he was a step too late, and Dembélé jumped straight onto him.

"Oof!"

Bang!

Because he was unprepared, Tang Ye slipped directly, dragging Dembélé down and smashing onto the ground together.

"Ousmane! Damn it!"

"I saw the apology you posted; you were eating gum while filming a commercial?"

Dembélé seemed to have fallen, but it was no big deal; after standing up, he pulled Tang Ye up as well.

Indeed, it wasn't just filming a commercial; Dembélé discovered that Tang Ye was currently chewing gum as well.

The two walked toward the office building together.

"Didn't anyone on set remind you?"

"I don't know; maybe it was because I was eating it too discreetly."

"Haha."

Dembélé pushed Tang Ye from behind: "My shooting touch has been great recently, starting from the few days you've been gone."

Tang Ye often expressed dissatisfaction with Dembélé's shooting level, and after undergoing prolonged shooting training, Dembélé felt he was no longer what he used to be.

He was no longer that Ousmane who got scolded by Tom!

"Haha."

Tang Ye just smiled: "Stop bragging, Ousmane, you little rookie."

"Hey!"

Dembélé shouted loudly: "I have to improve; look, haven't I improved at playing games too? It's all the same; you can't distrust me."

……

(End of Chapter)