[{"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-1864":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},1445331,1896,"Chapter 1864 82: A Glimpse of the New World (3)","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1864",1864,"\u003Cp>As a symbolic figure for the Chinese people, most wish for this banner of Gan Guoyang to stand tall, but some want it to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past decade, Wang Fuxi has dedicated much effort and strength behind the scenes, fighting against these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were eliminated, some were pacified, some were used; many shadows of the blade were hidden behind the scenes, unbeknownst to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, they only raised two children, as there really was no time to have more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the year 2000, when Gan Guoyang retired, he was known to everyone as the Sun King, while Wang Fuxi was little known as the Empress Dowager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as Gan Guoyang has stepped away from the NBA and the spotlight, the Empress is slowly pulling back the curtains and stepping into the limelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past two months, Wang Fuxi has been contemplating how to settle nearly 1 billion US dollars in the United States and start the second half of her husband's life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the wealth Gan Guoyang earned is enough to ensure a worry-free life for several generations, at this level, one's needs in life change, requiring a greater sense of achievement and some responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who I was just on the phone with?\" Wang Fuxi asked playfully while hanging up Gan Guoyang's clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Wang Fuxi asked this way, it must have been someone important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me guess, you weren't on the phone with Zipper Bill again, were you? He's almost not the president anymore, don't bother with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who wants to talk to him, he dirties my ears. Guess again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be Old Tang? That dog; I retired, and he sold the team, making a big profit! And gained the reputation of 'loyal and true'; he really got off easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft~ What loyal and true, I'd say it's more like the rabbit is dead and the dog has been cooked. I've been in touch with Old Tang a lot lately, he really has vast connections and influence, I will continue to work with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... could it be Stern? That old fox; look, I retired, and he doesn't even arrange a hotel for me, I have to pay my own way. He's already eager to support newcomers, that two-faced guy.\" Gan Guoyang wouldn't miss a chance to roast Stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stern is someone I need to contact for sure, I've been to New York twice to meet him recently, his attitude was lukewarm at best. But in New York, I met someone very important, and had a good talk with him. He just called me again, I said I've already arrived in Sydney and will discuss it with my husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Wang Fuxi say this, Gan Guoyang was intrigued and asked, \"Who did you meet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oscar Goodman? You mean the Mafia lawyer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, but now he's the mayor of the gambling city, a key figure who can decide the city's development direction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar Goodman is a controversial legend in America's legal circles, infamously known for being a defense attorney for the Italian Mafia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(The bespectacled person at the back is Oscar Goodman, in the front is the famous 1980s Mafia member \"Ant\" Tony Spilotro)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in 1999, Goodman was successfully elected as the mayor of Las Vegas, starting a new chapter in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mayor, first on Goodman's city development agenda was to bring a major league professional team to Las Vegas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Las Vegas is a gambling city, and all competitive sports shy away from gambling, especially the NBA, with David Stern saying he would never consider moving a team to Las Vegas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, where there's a will, there's a way, and Goodman encountered Wang Fuxi in New York, where they had an initial meeting at a café beneath the Olympia Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodman said that if you invested, it might be possible to bring a new team to Las Vegas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me? Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you are the embodiment of fairness, the guarantee of equity, the most reputable person, the most popular star, as well as the ratings king, America's double-standard darling in the hearts of people...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, why are you putting a high hat on me? But... don't you think, there's indeed a chance of success in this. Still, it will take at least another year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why wait another year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Timing is the most critical factor for many things to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, from this moment, Gan Guoyang saw a new possibility for his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basketball, he just can't leave basketball, it's something that always captivates his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new world is quietly unveiling a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>",775,"2026-06-06T01:42:08.237Z",1,"novelbin.me","7c5ed6eec8a9b0bea4fa67d86f5aa52a8109cfb0ecff8435981f45e7d32747b4","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1865","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1863",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]