Chapter 11 Fierce Man
"Dayao, do you know about He Zhongqiu's situation?"

In Houston, a group of Chinese reporters found Yao Ming.

"I just found out. Brother Xia told me. I didn't expect that we have another center in our country. I'm very happy." Yao Ming said.

"do you know him?"

"do not know."

"Can you tell us about his situation? I saw on the news that he bench-pressed 200 and could even dunk a backboard?"

"Everything you said is true."

"Wow, it would be great if it were true, a strong guy who could dunk and break the backboard!"

The group of reporters dispersed after the interview and each of them sent the news back to their country.

In the afternoon, Xia Song and He Zhongqiu bought some new things for their home. They also bought a Motorola mobile phone, applied for a card, and activated international service.

All the things cost a total of more than 3,200 US dollars. Xia Song paid for it and did not let He Zhongqiu take it. After all, he was about to make a lot of money from He Zhongqiu.

In terms of salary commission, he can get a total of 72,000 US dollars, or 600,000 RMB, in two years.

But commercial sponsorship is the big part. He will start promotion immediately after returning to China, and he will definitely get some sponsorship by then. Even if he can't compare with Yao Ming and others, he will definitely have considerable income. When celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, they eat meat, and he drinks soup.

After everything was done, the two went out to find a restaurant for dinner.

After dinner, the two took a walk around the town and looked at the surroundings.

Westchester County has a wide range of industries and strong economic strength. Many Fortune 500 companies and large multinational organizations have their headquarters and main offices located here, and there are also some in Tullytown. So although there are only a few thousand people in the town, the economy is good and the proportion of the middle class is very high.

Xia Song warned, "Mid-Autumn Festival, the United States is not like Beijing. Guns are not banned here, and there are many crimes. Thousands of people die from gunshot wounds every year. Don't go to places with many black people, let alone slums. Those places are very dangerous."

"Brother Xia, can I buy a gun here?" He Zhongqiu's eyes began to light up.

He used to play with guns. His father had a gun, and it was a rifle, a Type 96 rifle, but it was handed over in .

"You can't do it now, but you can apply later."

Xia Song reminded: "Zhongqiu, even though you are a martial artist, you still can't withstand bullets. Remember my words and don't suffer any loss. It will be too late then."

"Don't worry, Brother Xia, I'm a person who listens to advice." He Zhongqiu assured.

Xia Song added: "Also, there are a lot of people here who smoke marijuana, drink alcohol, and take drugs. Most of the homeless people on the street are of this type. Try not to come into contact with them.

By the way, there may be these people among your teammates, so you have to remember that teammates are not friends. Be careful when making friends and don’t follow them around, understand?”

"clear."

……

After returning home, He Zhongqiu wanted to call Yang Xue and Wu Jing. Xia Song said, "We can call now. There is a 15-hour time difference between New York and Beijing. Now it is 12pm on the 6th, so it is 13am on the 9th in Beijing."

Then, under Xia Song's guidance, he made his first international long-distance call in his life and dialed Yang Xue's mobile phone number.

The Beijing Film Academy still has more than 20 days left for its winter vacation. Yang Xue and a group of classmates from the acting class are rehearsing a big play before the New Year, and a large group of Beijing Film Academy students are watching the fun from the audience.

At this time, my cell phone rang. I looked at the number and it was a long-distance call from the United States.

She had no relatives or friends in the United States and weighed only 3 kilograms. She quickly took a leave of absence and ran to the stage to answer the phone.

"Hey, is that three pounds?"

"Sister Xue, it's me. This is my mobile phone number in the United States. Hey, I have good news for you..."

"You succeeded?" Yang Xue said in surprise before she finished listening.

"Yeah, it's a newly signed contract, two million four hundred thousand dollars for two years." He Zhongqiu said proudly.

"Two million four hundred thousand dollars in two years? Hey, San Jin, you've made a fortune. Congratulations!"

This is really a surprise. In the current film and television industry, actors who are newly graduated and make three thousand per episode, and those who can earn tens of thousands per episode are considered big names.

Zhang Guoli and Lin Jing's level only make 30,000 per episode, the highest level Chen Baoguo and Chen Daoming, and the most popular Zhao Junqi, only make 100,000 per episode, and her own salary is only 7,000 per episode, not even a star. "But I have to pay more than half of the tax, plus food, accommodation, there is not much left." He Zhongqiu said.

"That's not bad either. It should be easy for you to save $200,000 a year. $200,000 can buy three four-bedroom apartments within the Second Ring Road." Yang Xue said with a smile.

"hey-hey……"

International long-distance calls were too expensive, so He Zhongqiu asked Yang Xue to pass the message to Wang Baoqiang, who could not be contacted, and then hung up.

When Yang Xue was talking on the phone, a group of gossipy students and classmates paid attention to her. As soon as the phone was hung up, they all gathered around. Even teacher Yu Feihong, who was helping rehearse on the stage, looked over curiously.

"Xue, who is it? The pay is calculated in US dollars, 2.4 million US dollars. Wow, which big star from Hong Kong?" Yao Dazui said enviously.

"Xue, tell me the truth, is it Qiu Guan who just filmed a movie with you? Did he go to Hollywood to film?" Du Qun asked curiously.

"No way, Sister Xue, you and Qiu Guan have such a good relationship? He called you specially to tell you, you wouldn't do that?" Che Xiaoxiao said with a gossipy look on her face.

Yang Xue rolled her eyes at them, especially at Che Xiaoxiao, who glared at her and said unhappily, "What? Mid-Autumn Festival, happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Yao Dazui said in shock, "I haven't seen him for a few days. He has made it to Hollywood? He has earned over two million dollars in film pay? Which rich woman did he hook up with?"

"Don't talk nonsense. You know his temper. If he finds out, you'll be in trouble." Yang Xue said unhappily.

"Oh……"

Thinking of He Zhongqiu's Eagle Claw Skill, Yao Dazui quickly closed his mouth.

"No way, Xue..."

Du Qun said in shock, "Isn't it because he's too tall that he can't get any roles? How come he's in Hollywood in the blink of an eye? This is too magical, isn't it? With his height, it's not easy for him to get roles in Hollywood, right?"

"The big guy went to Hollywood to film a movie?" Liu Yifei was also among them and was very surprised.

Listening to everyone's discussion and seeing everyone's shock, Yang Xue laughed and said slowly, "Wrong, wrong, he is not going to Hollywood to make a movie, but to the NBA to play basketball. Have you heard of the New York Knicks?"

"What does the NBA do?"

"I know about the NBA, but I've only heard of the Bulls and the Mavericks. What kind of team is the Knicks?"

"New York is the world's largest city. He Zhongqiu is really amazing. He is soaring to the sky!"

"Oh my god, He Zhongqiu is actually playing in the NBA?"

Some people were shocked again, while others were confused and had no idea what the NBA was.

Liu Yifei was one of the people who was shocked again. Of course she knew about the NBA and the Knicks, after all, she had been in New York for several years.

In Hengdian, Wu Jing also received a call from He Zhongqiu. After hearing the news, he was happy for He Zhongqiu and said that he was back and asked him to treat him.

After He Zhongqiu finished the call, Xia Song took out the Knicks' tactical manual and explained it to He Zhongqiu one by one.

He Zhongqiu has never received formal basketball training and development, and does not know much about the basic basketball tactics. If he does not improve his tactical ability as soon as possible, he will be completely unable to cooperate with his teammates on the court, so he urgently needs to improve his tactical ability.

At this time, some domestic media have already known the news about celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Are you sure you've signed the contract?"

Ma Guoli, the top director of the sports department of CCTV, asked.

"It has been confirmed. The Knicks' official website has announced it. It's a two-year fully guaranteed contract, totaling $2.4 million." Liu Mingguang from the News Department said affirmatively.

After thinking about it, Ma Guoli said, “Well, let our reporter go and interview him as soon as possible. The station wants first-hand information.

In addition, the Knicks game must be broadcast, and we will contact the NBA immediately to adjust our live broadcast schedule."

CCTV has 51 live broadcasts this season, of which only 7 are Mavericks games. However, the Knicks are not strong enough, so only one game was scheduled. Now one game is definitely less, and it needs to be increased to at least four or five games.

(End of this chapter)