You Are a Pearl, Mo Mengchen

Let us return together to the turbulent year of 1995.

These were the best of times.

The blood on the Bulls’ horns had yet to dry. Jordan, bent on revenge, was ready to forge a second Bulls dynasty;

The four great centers towered over the league, each ruling his own domain;

Webber, Garnett, Duncan, and Nowitzki were poised for the coming golden age of power forwards;

The Golden Generation of 1996 made its dazzling debut. The future belonged to them, and the sky was no limit;

Jordan’s would-be successors were all brimming with confidence, ready to seize power;

These were the worst of times.

To stand atop the world, he would have to trample every legend aspiring to greatness beneath his feet.

So what? Our fate is shaped by our ambitions!

We can surpass those who came before us and reach for eternity!

This will be a conquest stretching so far that its end lies beyond sight. You will encounter the most magnificent sights in the world, surrounded by greatness and glory, and it will carry you ever farther.

Just, no matter how far you go, never forget:

“You are a gem, Mo Mengchen.”