Wei Guo had wanted to do this for a long time; China is a great power.

However, it cannot be called a major sporting nation.

Some sports do indeed hold a dominant position internationally, but their shortcomings are also obvious.

Similar to track and field, or basketball, or football... there is still a considerable gap between us and the world's leading nations. Basketball has improved in recent years because it has produced several outstanding players.

But that's just an isolated case!

Wei Guo cannot represent the level of Chinese basketball; in fact, Yao Ming and Gu Tao are far superior to domestic players.

Therefore, the gap in Chinese basketball is very serious. To bridge this gap, we must start with children. Wei Guo attaches great importance to the development of sports in some rural primary schools. This summer, he participated in a variety show.

At that time...

Cable television has only just become widespread.

Viewers' perception of variety shows includes programs like Zhengda Variety Show, The Same Song, Lucky 52, and Happy Dictionary.

These variety shows are incredibly popular!

In a few years, some phenomenal events will emerge, similar to "I Love Lyrics" or "Super Girl".

This variety show can be said to have been tailor-made for Wei Guo, and it's called 'Run, Youth!'

This is an unconventional outdoor variety show, with a total of 12 episodes recorded in about two months. In each episode, Wei Guo invites several celebrity friends to a rural primary school to have fun exercising with the students!

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The first episode was filmed at a primary school nestled in the mountains of Guizhou Province.

This is also the first Hope Primary School that Wei Guo donated to. The people in the mountains are simple and honest. Although the children have never met Wei Guo in person, they have a deep affection for him.

The reason is...

Weiguo not only built new school buildings for them.

Considering that some children have to walk for more than two hours along mountain paths to get to school, Weiguo also built brand-new dormitories and canteens for the children.

These conditions may not be comparable to those of children in the city, but for some children in the mountains, they are incredibly precious. The salaries of the teachers and staff of the Hope Primary School are paid by Wei Guo's foundation, but that's all Wei Guo can do.

With the financial resources of the state...

He could afford to cover all the children's room and board expenses, but he wouldn't do it.

The first episode featured three guests and one host, Li Wei, who is a household name in China. In some ways, he is even more famous than Wei Guo.

Wei Guo is a regular MC, not a guest.

The three guests are track and field athlete Liu Fei, badminton player Lin Chao, and actress Yang Sisi.

After resting at the hotel for the night, the group set off for the Hope Primary School. They were guided by a local, but it had rained the day before, and a section of the only mountain road they had to take was muddy and difficult to navigate, causing several vans to get stuck.

"The car is stuck..."

Yang Sisi frowned and asked, "What should we do now?"

Wei Guo didn't mind. He initially thought everyone should help push the car, but after looking at the road, he realized that this idea was unrealistic. Unless it was a high-performance off-road vehicle, it would be difficult to drive out of this muddy road.

The guide was working up a sweat and covered in mud.

When the first van got stuck, he got out to check the road conditions and even lay under the vehicle to see how deep the tires were. In the end, he had no choice but to walk to Weiguo's car and say, "This car is probably not going to get out. I'll call the village and ask some laborers to come and help push the car."

"Okay!"

"that..."

The guide rubbed his hands together as he looked at Wei Guo.

Wei Guo didn't react in time, but Li Wei was more alert. He took out his phone and handed it to the guide, saying, "Fellow villager, you can use my phone to make a call."

"Okay, sure..."

The guide wiped his hands on his pants. "Then I'll use your phone."

This action made Wei Guo reflect on himself. His life revolved solely around basketball. When the guide came over to talk to him, Wei Guo hadn't even realized that he wanted to borrow his phone.

The signal is bad in the mountains!

The guide paced back and forth before finally managing to make the call, speaking loudly in a local dialect that Wei Guo couldn't quite understand.

One phone call finished!

The guide walked over and said, "The village is far away, and it will take some time for everyone to get here. But the children from the school can come and push the carts. The school is not far ahead."

Wei Guo asked, "How far is the school from here?"

"Not far..."

The guide pointed ahead, "It's only a half-hour walk from the school."

“The children in our mountains are not delicate. They have been doing chores for their families since they were young. If a dozen or so children come in these vehicles, they can be pushed out with a little effort.”

"no!"

Wei Guo shook his head. "Since the school isn't far, let's just walk there."

Li Wei had no objection, and Liu Fei and Lin Chao were even less likely to object. They were athletes, and if they felt tired after walking for twenty minutes, they wouldn't deserve to be called athletes.

As for the attendants and staff, they couldn't really say anything.

Only Yang Sisi frowned and said, "I don't want to walk these twenty-odd minutes of mountain road. The guide said to let the students come and push the bikes, so let the students come."

"???"

"???"

"???"

Everyone thought Yang Sisi was joking; how could she possibly let a child push the stroller?

However, Yang Sisi's expression was very serious, and she really sat in the car without even moving her butt. Li Wei laughed and said, "Sisi, don't joke like that."

"I'm not joking!"

Yang Sisi said seriously, "This road is too difficult to walk on, and it's all muddy. It will get my shoes and skirt dirty."

Yang Sisi is an actress who agreed to appear on this variety show because she hasn't had any acting work recently. Variety shows in the early 21st century were different from those later on. Variety shows a decade or so later were mainly reality shows, while variety shows at this time were more like stages for ordinary people.

Both "Zhengda Variety Show" and "Happy Dictionary" are primarily documentary in nature!

Yang Sisi never wanted to come...

Now that she has to walk for more than half an hour along the mountain road, she naturally throws a tantrum.

The guide scratched his head awkwardly, "I'll call the school right now. The kids have been excited for days because they heard you were coming... If we get them to come and help push the stroller, they'll definitely be eager to come."

Li Wei offered Yang Sisi a few more words of advice!

Yang Sisi became even more stubborn, and Li Wei, looking helpless, could only turn to Wei Guo, hoping that Wei Guo could come up with a solution.

This is a program led by Wei Guo, who has a huge influence. Putting aside everything else, Wei Guo's annual salary of tens of millions of dollars is something that everyone can only dream of. His girlfriend is an international A-list star. Since they met yesterday, Yang Sisi has been practically glued to Wei Guo.

Some people even speculated that if Wei Guo left the door open at night, Yang Sisi would definitely climb into his bed!

certainly...

Wei Guo will not leave a way out for Yang Sisi.

Looking at Wei Guo's muscular physique, Yang Sisi couldn't help but want to act coquettishly and ask Wei Guo to hug her.

Wei Guo glanced at the road ahead and said, "It's not feasible for the children to push the cart. Let's get across first."

"That's right~"

Li Wei nodded in agreement, then looked at Yang Sisi, "Sisi, Brother Wei already said so, so let's..."

Yang Sisi had a stern face. She really didn't want to walk on this muddy mountain road, but she still wanted to get in touch with Wei Guo. Although Wei Guo wasn't in the entertainment industry, his girlfriend was. If Britney could give her a boost, Yang Sisi would definitely be able to soar to great heights.

Yang Sisi hesitated, preparing to get off the bus.

Wei Guo said, "You stay here and wait for the villagers to come and help push the cart out. Then you can go with the cart."

Yang Sisi felt a sweet warmth in her heart and winked at Wei Guo, "Thank you, Geigei~ Geigei really knows how to care for people. See you at our destination later!"

Yang Sisi thought that Wei Guo was concerned about her!

As Yang Sisi watched Wei Guo and the others leave along the path, she was still looking forward to a bright future with Wei Guo. She was a little proud of her little act of willfulness earlier. How could she know how much Wei Guo cared about her if she hadn't acted this way?

Understanding a man's heart...

Yang Sisi was quite good at it. She had been the center of attention since she was a child. In junior high school, the boys who fought over her could line up from the school gate to the convenience store!

Wei Guo seemed to have forgotten about Yang Sisi in an instant.

He was very happy walking on the muddy mountain road, and occasionally he would jump up to pick a leaf from a tree. It seems that boys who play basketball all have this hobby.

This show is actually quite boring.

There was no script. Wei Guo and the others simply spent the day with the child, attending classes and playing games together, and having lunch together at noon.

In the afternoon, there was a long recess activity. Wei Guo accompanied the children to the playground to play football. Wei Guo is the best basketball player in the world, but his football skills are terrible. He was just playing with the children. Wei Guo almost fell down when he took a shot, which made the children laugh.

Li Wei leaned over and joked, "Brother Wei, you really didn't play that game very well."

"That's already pretty good..."

Wei Guo offered an excuse, saying, "How many people in China can play football?"

Why are you speaking such obvious truths!

Li Wei was taken aback by Wei Guo's words, and he was considering whether it would be better to cut this part out and not broadcast it.

seem...

Everyone has forgotten about Yang Sisi!

When Wei Guo and his group left, the guide and his entourage followed, leaving only the drivers and Yang Sisi behind. When the villagers arrived, they told the drivers that there were several more similar mud pits ahead, and even if they pushed the van out, it wouldn't be easy to drive any further.

This put the drivers in a difficult position; they couldn't very well push the car to the Hope Primary School with the help of the villagers, could they?

It was the experienced village chief who came up with an idea: push the car out of the mud pit to ensure the van could safely descend the mountain, and then leave it alone.

It was noon.

After discussing it, the drivers decided to leave Yang Sisi behind and go to a fellow villager's house for dinner.

......

Have a wonderful day!

Wei Guo and his group parted ways with the children with reluctance, humming songs as they descended the mountain.

The sun is about to set...

When Wei Guo returned to the original spot, he saw several drivers playing cards under a tree. Several lunch boxes were lying in a mud pit next to the van, and the food was spilled in the mud and could no longer be identified.

It turns out that the driver had also called Yang Sisi when he went to eat with his fellow villagers.

Yang Sisi didn't want to go, and the driver didn't force her. Even Li Wei couldn't persuade Yang Sisi, let alone the other drivers. However, when the driver returned, he still brought some food for Yang Sisi.

However, during the time they were gone, Yang Sisi was the only one left here!

Yang Sisi was both hungry and scared...

When the drivers returned, she berated them without asking any questions, and then complained that the food from the villagers was unsanitary, throwing it all into the mud.

Such a willful young lady was someone the drivers couldn't afford to offend, but they could at least avoid. So they simply stayed far away and played cards.

He met Wei Guo.

Ignoring the muddy ground, Yang Sisi jumped out of the van and ran to Wei Guo's side, tears streaming down her face, wanting to pour out her grievances.

But...

Wei Guo seemed not to see Yang Sisi, and went straight to the car, closing the door and instructing the driver to start the car.

......

This was just a small incident in the first episode.

Yang Sisi followed for a whole day, but didn't get a single shot. She was left stranded on the road, living in fear and anxiety. To make matters worse, she hadn't eaten anything all day. After returning to 9 PM, she became increasingly angry!

I terminated my contract with the production team the very next day...

She originally thought the production team would try to keep her and promised to give her more screen time in the second episode, but she didn't expect the production team to agree so readily when she wanted to terminate her contract.

Considering the variable of Yang Sisi, starting from the second episode, we stopped inviting delicate people to participate.

The guests became increasingly high-profile, with some of Wei Guo's NBA friends being invited. After the first episode aired, Wei Guo's poor football skills drew ridicule from many football stars, including top stars like Beckham and Ronaldo, who expressed their desire to participate in the show.

......

The draft in the summer of 2004 has ended.

Dwight Howard was selected first overall by the Orlando Magic!

Howard became the third high school player to be drafted number one in the league, following Kwame Brown and LeBron James. Since then, the league seems to have a strong preference for tall players.

The slender Howard is also highly regarded by the league, which hopes he can become the second defender.

After the free market opened...

Trades are rampant in the league as all teams begin preparing for the new season.

Stern seemed to have sensed something was amiss, and he used his connections extensively, even getting most team owners to sign an agreement that they could not sell their teams this summer.

This makes the future of Wei State uncertain!

Many Chinese owners have been eager to buy a team and sign Wei Guo, but they didn't prepare in advance and now the opportunity is gone. There are currently two teams in the league with Chinese owners: the Rockets and the Nets. Wei Guo doesn't seem to like having foreign team owners.

So...

Should Wei Guo switch teams or stay with the Nets?

The answer won't be revealed immediately. With the experience of the previous two years, each team is only trying to improve their team strength and doesn't prioritize defending the country!

The bosses all understood that Wei Guo chose them, not the other way around. Sincerity had to be shown, but it was like dating; you couldn't be a simp who ended up with nothing.