[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1863":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445330,1896,"Chapter 1863 82: A Corner of the New World_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1863",1863,"\u003Cp>He played for only 22 minutes, scoring 13 points with 8 rebounds and 6 assists, playing pretty conservatively without much exertion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is great news for the China Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in preparation for the quarterfinals knockout round, Gan Guoyang followed the advice of the security team and left the Olympic Village to stay at a nearby luxury hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple: Gan Guoyang was too easily disturbed in the Olympic Village, where management wasn't strict and there were simply too many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stage was alright, but in the quarterfinals, the China Team faces the host country, and Australia also has its share of extremist fans, quite a lot in fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knows that Gan Guoyang is the biggest asset of the China Team; without Gan Guoyang, the China Team's performance would rank around 8th to 10th place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Gan Guoyang could easily become a target for attacks, so during this period, he no longer went out aimlessly, staying in the Olympic Village to watch TV and train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, facing the host nation, to prevent extremists from launching attacks or poisoning, after discussion, Gan Guoyang was relocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We received some information that some extremist groups are planning to attack you. For the time being, you should stay at the hotel. I've already increased security personnel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to leave the Olympic Village, his personal bodyguard Quentin explained to Gan Guoyang that Sydney wasn't very peaceful during the Olympic Games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various protests and marches were happening one after another, addressing environmental issues, along with frequent reports of Olympic scandals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple forces, openly and secretly, were engaged in strife and wrestling outside the venues, and as a symbolic figure of the Chinese Olympic Delegation, Gan Guoyang truly was in a high-risk situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang trusted Quentin deeply, having known each other since high school and established a working relationship continuing to today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they were no longer in a simple employment relation, nor just good friends, but rather like family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fully armed bodyguard team secretly relocated Gan Guoyang from the Olympic Village on the night of the 25th to the Novotel Four-star Hotel where the US Dream Team was staying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dream Team's security team was also here, making Gan Guoyang's stay quite safe, so ultimately, he ended up living with the Dream Team players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Gan Guoyang, the hotel was like his second home; in his professional career spanning over ten years, one-third of the time was spent living in hotels, the fate of a professional basketball player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the room, Gan Guoyang felt something was off—the light was on, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a woman sitting on the bed, with a very good figure judging by her silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang's mind went blank; could it have been arranged by Quentin? No, he never had that habit—he wasn't Magic Johnson, who couldn't sleep without a woman each night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer look—this silhouette, this hair, this familiar aura and feeling... Isn't this my wife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuxi, when did you get here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fuxi turned her head, pointing to the phone at her mouth; it turned out she was on a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang sighed in relief—his wife was in Sydney; clearly, the arrangement for Quentin to relocate him to the hotel was surely decided by Wang Fuxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changing clothes and taking a shower, Gan Guoyang stepped out of the bathroom, finding Wang Fuxi having finished the call, helping him pack some luggage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you arrive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just got here in the afternoon; upon receiving some information, I hurried over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My wife still has such keen hearing and sight, knowing everything like the back of her hand~ Have you gone to see the kids?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't had time to see the kids, but had to prioritize you first~ Going to see the kids tomorrow, I've increased personnel there too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang's father, son, daughter, and Gan Guohui's family all arrived in Sydney too, but stayed in a tourist hotel, also under the protection of bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fuxi didn't come to Sydney at once, as she had more matters to handle in America.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the spy case incident, Gan Guoyang had been managing his assets, recovering many previous arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included funeral services, sneakers, construction, automobiles, the internet, and more, mostly retaining some shares, relinquishing management rights and board seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accumulated cash in hand, half already invested in China's semiconductor industry, with the remaining half, Wang Fuxi was considering how to reallocate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Gan Guoyang truly was a golden brand, he established his development direction, the real operation behind had always been Wang Fuxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang didn't trust American asset management companies and professional managers, especially those cooperating with sports stars—they have quite the tarnished record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always entrusted the most critical matters to his wife and brother, family members he could fully trust, something he made clear from early in his relationship with Wang Fuxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, both stood the test of time, Wang Fuxi evolved from an inexperienced young lady to one of the most influential and wealthy Chinese-American women in America—possibly the most influential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She serves as a director of numerous publicly listed companies, is a chairperson and honorary chairperson of three foundations, holds honorary doctorates from several universities, and most importantly, she is Gan Guoyang's legal wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She not only manages all businesses under Gan Guoyang's name but also continuously protects her husband, guarding the family against public opinion and physical threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Gan Guoyang holds high prestige among Chinese in America, the mix among Chinese immigrants is indeed quite complex; it's said overseas Chinese aren't united—and that's normal, because the diaspora is so diverse and naturally divided that unity is rather improbable.\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-06-06T01:42:08.237Z",1,"novelbin.me","acd443483c7938401e7ec853800634458c4544586fd9a16caf537d542769f850","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1864","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1862",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]