“Kiss! Kiss!”

As the two exchanged wedding rings, cheers erupted from the guests below the stage.

Tang Tian simply picked up Olsen and kissed her passionately, causing another round of cheers from the guests.

That was forceful.

But also very Tang Tian.

After the kiss, a maid brought Tang Yongqi and Tang Si, the two children, onto the stage for a group photo.

After their photo, many guests from below also went up to the stage one after another.

Tang Tian and Olsen didn't refuse anyone; they were probably the most approachable celebrity couple.

"Good kid, if you had come to the Spurs earlier, I might have been your grandpa."

Popovich's face was flushed; it looked like he had drunk countless glasses of wine.

However, his relationship with Tang Tian was far beyond that of a regular mentor and student; he was the happiest about Tang Tian's marriage.

Tang Tian laughed heartily; the old man's antics really didn't suit the occasion.

"Kobe, how's your baby-making plan going?"

Tang Tian said with a smile when he saw Kobe come up.

He had seen Kobe at this year's draft and wanted to invite him to train together in the summer, but Kobe had refused, saying he was trying for a baby and would have to reschedule.

Kobe smiled at him upon hearing this and gave an okay gesture with his hand, looking like he had already made his move.

"Good news, it seems like my son has a wife now."

Tang Tian then said.

Kobe was stunned for a moment before giving Tang Tian a disdainful look.

This guy was teasing him about having daughters again!

But he immediately laughed heartily and hugged Tang Tian.

Don't mention it, this childhood sweetheart thing wasn't impossible.

Davis was teasing Tang Si over there; you could tell he quite liked children.

One photo after another was taken; it seemed that news of his marriage would be trending for a while.

After the wedding, Tang Tian took Olsen and their two sons on the Mars Project to Hawaii for a vacation.

This could be considered fulfilling the promise he made to Olsen back then.

While they were on their honeymoon, two things were happening simultaneously.

Although Tang Tian didn't participate, the Ku Lian (Bitter Training) Brothers training camp still started at his manor in New Orleans.

Besides the Ku Lian Brothers, Jokic and Davis continued to join in, and Brogdon and Siakam, who were very familiar with Jokic, also joined.

Although this session of the training camp wasn't long, it was very large in scale.

At the same time, the Chinese men's basketball team became the focus of domestic attention after returning to China, with rewards and praise from the state and the sports bureau coming one after another.

The rewards from the various club teams also followed.

Serving the country with honor, the country wouldn't treat them poorly, and these champion members would also see their value increase.

The Basketball Association also used this national team as a promotional tool, with effort comes reward, which would encourage more people to invest in basketball.

The basketball school he founded would also be able to develop better.

And all of this would ultimately lead to the emergence of more talented basketball players.

This was a virtuous cycle.

Tang Tian returned to New Orleans after his honeymoon.

Before he could even join the Ku Lian Brothers training camp, Fegan came to find him.

After a year of being deified, the number of brands looking for him for endorsements skyrocketed, and the endorsement fees also rose.

When Jordan was still playing in the league, Nike was very insightful and ultimately waited for Jordan to retire, and they still made a lot of money.

Now that a new Jordan was in front of them, no one wanted to miss such an opportunity.

Tang Tian had a lot of choices at this time. In addition to the daily chemicals, automobiles, and sneaker industries that he had already endorsed, all the other industries that he hadn't were filled in this time.

It wasn't about the number of brands he endorsed, and with more choices, he wouldn't endorse any garbage brands.

He could be said to have made a good wave of krypton gold value.

In one week, he signed nearly twenty endorsement contracts, which turned out to be his busiest week.

But the busyness was rewarding.

After successively signing endorsement contracts with Philips, Rolex, and many other brands, he received nearly 30 million krypton gold value at once.

Adding in the contract salary he could pre-pay for the new season, his krypton gold value came to more than 38 million.

His next skill target was Iverson's legendary skill, which was originally very far away, but was now quite close after this wave of endorsements.

A week passed, and the Pelicans' training camp was about to begin.

It was at this time that Tang Tian received an invitation, and the person who sent the invitation surprised him a bit.

Michael Jordan.

The God of Basketball invited him to his home in Charlotte for dinner.

After breaking Jordan's playoff single-game scoring record in last season's playoffs, the media had already compared him to Jordan.

When he scored 62 points in three quarters and won Game 7 with 5 against 8, the media saw him as shoulder to shoulder with Jordan.

And then there was this time, leading the Chinese team to an incredible gold medal, some media even said he had surpassed Jordan.

Now, Jordan himself had come to his door.

Tang Tian didn't know why Jordan was looking for him, but he had to give Jordan face.

He took Carl on a trip to Charlotte that day.

He wasn't unfamiliar with the city of Charlotte.

Not because he had played against the Bobcats here for so many seasons.

But also because five years ago, in the NCAA Elite Eight, Tang Tian and Walker led UConn against Harrison Barnes-led North Carolina in a game that took place here.

Jordan was also in attendance that time.

In the blink of an eye, five years had passed, and many of the people from the two teams had gone their separate ways, but the scene was still vivid in his mind.

Jordan's manor in Charlotte wasn't large; his largest manor was in Chicago, which was even more luxurious than Tang Tian's in New Orleans.

The one in front of him could only be considered average.

But Jordan was quite polite, saying he had invited him to dinner, and before eating, he also invited him to play golf together.

Jordan went to play professional baseball after his first retirement; this was his hobby and his second sport.

Of course, playing golf was just for leisure; the focus was on what the two talked about.

Jordan swung and hit a bad ball, shaking his head with a smile.

"This past April, when the outside world compared you to me, I wasn't happy. You're just a kid who's played in the NBA for five years and hasn't proven yourself yet."

Jordan was very honest; he was very unhappy with the media's hype of Tang Tian, even using him as a stepping stone and foil.

Tang Tian smiled and didn't say anything.

Jordan couldn't have invited him from so far away just to ridicule him; there must be a twist to this.

"But…"

Sure enough, Jordan put down his golf club and changed the subject.

"After you led the Chinese team to win the championship, I think they were right. Honestly, if it were me, I wouldn't be 100% sure."

Jordan didn't mention Tang Tian's first championship with the Pelicans, nor did he mention the 62 points in three quarters in the Finals, because he could do those things if he wanted to.

As the God of Basketball, he had pride, but Tang Tian's performance in the Olympics, as he said, was something he wasn't even sure he could do.

Tang Tian continued to look at Jordan.

What Jordan said was all a prelude; his real purpose in finding him might be in the next sentence.