Chapter 180 A moth flies into the flame
The next day, at 6 p.m. on the th, Zhang Jin arrived in New York.

Frank Zhang, manager of the American branch of Zhongqiu Culture and Sports, arranged a driver to pick up Zhang Jin from the airport and take him to He Zhongqiu's villa.

Although He Zhongqiu set up another film company, his film and television contracts are still with the Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company. The film company is only responsible for the operation and production of films and has no agency business. Wu Jing's film and television agency in the United States is signed with the Zhongqiu Company.

After talking to Wu Jing on the phone last night, he planned to sign Zhang Jin to the Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company.

Cheng Long has the Jacky Cheung Stunt Team, and Hong Jingbao has the Hong Clan. Although he did not want to be a director like Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao, he established his own film company, so he must have his own martial arts team.

Li Lianjie does not have his own martial arts team because he is an outsider in Hong Kong and Hong Kong is too small. With the emergence of several first-class martial arts teams such as the Cheng family team, he cannot develop his own martial arts team.

Li Lianjie later set up his own film company in Hong Kong. After making several hit Wong Fei-hung films, the company went out of business and his agent was shot, forcing him to switch to Yongsheng.

It can only be said that the circle in Hong Kong did not allow him to develop on his own and only allowed him to make money by filming for other film companies.

In fact, he is the same in Hollywood and is also an outsider, but Hollywood is bigger, facing the global market, and not as xenophobic as Hong Kong.

Ross Lewis had told him before that even if the next movie he was going to make became popular and he had money to invest, he would still have to find other big companies to cooperate with, and at most he could get a bigger share, otherwise he would be boycotted and suppressed in Hollywood.

Besides, Zhang Jin is a Wuying-level athlete, and he is just thinking about practicing more routines. His routines will be upgraded quickly, and they will definitely be useful in future filmings.

When Zhang Jin entered the villa, he didn't dare to move and sat obediently in the reception room.

Frank Zhang accompanied him and asked Mary to prepare some desserts. The two chatted while drinking afternoon tea.

Zhang Jin's English is okay. He learned it in Hong Kong after joining Yuan's troupe, and stayed in the United States for more than three months. His spoken English is good, and there is no problem in communication between the two.

"Hello, Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Hello. I heard from Brother Jing that you are nine years older than me, so I will call you Brother Zhang."

"No, no, just call me by my name, or A-Jin is fine."

"Just call me Brother Zhang. It's just a name."

"That's fine."

At six o'clock, He Zhongqiu came back from the training base and met Zhang Jin. After greeting him, he was a little surprised and said, "You are too thin. How tall and how heavy are you?"

"I'm 175 cm tall without shoes and weigh 130 catties. My bones are not as strong as yours, so I look thin." Zhang Jin said hurriedly.

He Zhongqiu nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, you stay here with me for a while and teach me how to practice routines and weapons. I will give you a salary of 5,000 US dollars a month."

"That's not necessary..." Zhang Jin hurriedly tried to refuse.

He Zhongqiu shook his head and said, “Even if I go to those martial arts schools in New York to learn, I still have to pay tuition and wages, just teach me seriously.

Besides, you came all the way to the United States from China, and I would feel bad if I asked you to work without any income."

Zhang Jin didn't refuse this time, but said, "That doesn't need that much. You play ball every day and don't have much time to practice martial arts. I eat and drink for free here and live in a big villa. It's definitely not appropriate for me to take so much money from you."

He Zhongqiu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go with three thousand dollars."

"Half, fifteen hundred is acceptable to me, but any more is not acceptable," Zhang Jin said hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

He Zhongqiu nodded, not wanting to argue anymore. It would only take a few months anyway. He continued, “Next year my own company is going to make a movie with me as the lead. The filming will start during the offseason, and the project is now underway.

Although things haven't been finalized yet, there will probably be no problem. You can help with the martial arts direction, and if there is a suitable role, you can also audition."

"Really? Mid-Autumn Festival, thank you so much! Thank you!"

Zhang Jin was so excited about the opportunity to star in a Hollywood movie, even if it was just a minor role, that his eyes turned red.

Then he became even more excited when he found out it was a $50 million production.

He Zhongqiu then talked about asking Zhang Jin to sign his overseas agent with Zhongqiu Culture and Sports, and Zhang Jin agreed immediately without any hesitation.

He did not ask for Zhang Jin's domestic film and television agency contract. Although the head office of Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company is in China, it currently has no plans to develop into the entertainment industry.

After dinner and a short rest, Zhang Jin taught He Zhongqiu a set of Eight Gates Golden Lock Sword.

……

On the 7th, the Knicks welcomed their fifth game at home against the Kings, who ranked third in the Western Conference regular season last season.

Since entering the 21st century, the Kings have always maintained their status as a strong team in the Western Conference, with three consecutive seasons of 55 wins, 61 wins and 59 wins.

In the playoffs, they advanced to the second round twice and reached the Western Conference Finals in the 0102 season, making the Princeton system shine.

If this kind of record were in the Eastern Conference, they would be first in the Eastern Conference. However, in the Western Conference, they were completely suppressed by the Lakers and Spurs.

In the evening, Madison Square Garden is star-studded.

In the home team's locker room, He Zhongqiu hid in the bathroom with his notebook.

Just now, Satomi Ishihara sent him some private photos. He has to appreciate them and then vent his anger on the Kings during the game.

At 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Kings: Divac, Brad Miller, Peja Saba, Doug Christie, Michael Bibby

Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Doleac, Bonzi Wells, Alan Houston, Nash.

This game was broadcast live across the United States by TNT. At this time, in the TNT headquarters studio, Charles Barkley said:
"In the last Western Conference semifinals, Chris Webber's knee cartilage was broken. A few months have passed, and his recovery is not ideal. I'm afraid he will have to stay on the injury list this season, which is a big loss for the Kings."

Kenny Smith said: "Injuries have always been a problem for him, knee injuries, waist injuries, back injuries, ankle injuries, etc.

Guest Olajuwon said: "In the draft, injury resistance cannot be reflected by data, otherwise this quality will seriously affect managers' choices. If the draft order is rearranged, many draft picks will become different."

Buckley turned the topic to the home court with one sentence, and said with a smile: "The Knicks have a good start. Nash plays a very important role in the team. He has replaced Alan Houston and become the team's new outside core."

Kenny Smith said: "In the first four games, we beat the Magic twice, the Bucks, and the defending champion Spurs, which was really exciting.

However, the Spurs' lineup was not complete, and the retirement of the Admiral also had an impact on the team. Bowen was also sent off, so there is not much significance in comparing their G1 games. "

Dream said: "Nash's defensive weakness is a flash point for the Knicks. There is no problem in the regular season, but after entering the playoffs, he will be madly targeted at this point.

Look at how the Spurs played against the Knicks. Didn’t they just focus on Nash on the offensive end and let Bowen block him on the defensive end?

If Tony Parker is here, and Bowen is more restrained, doesn't do those little tricks, and doesn't get fined, the Spurs should have no problem beating the Knicks."

Barkley nodded and said, "So it's very simple to deal with the Knicks. Lock down Nash and then focus on him."

Kenny Smith also said: "Nash can make the Knicks shine on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he also gives the coaching staff enough headaches. He is a double-edged sword."

At this time, in the player tunnel, the two teams were waiting to play.

The visitors were in front, with Brad Miller standing at third, very center, but still feeling a chill down his spine.

He didn't dare look back because there was a man-eating tiger behind him.

After coming to the Kings from the Pacers, he seemed liberated. The depression from last season was gone and he was quite relaxed when playing the game.

But now facing the Knicks, the depression from last season is back.

"Hurry up, hurry up, ah, it's finally my turn."

At this time, Bibby and Doug Christie went out, and he quickly ran out.

"Oh ho!"

When He Zhongqiu came out as the last performer, he received cheers from the whole audience.

Spike Lee went up to him and shouted, "Wolverine, averaging 33 points per game is great. Keep it up and win back the scoring title this season. We Knicks haven't won the scoring title in 18 years."

He Zhongqiu said seriously: "Lao Li, the coaching staff said that we should play according to the tactics and allocate our physical strength well. We failed in the Eastern Conference Finals last time, and we all hope to go further this time, so the scoring champion is not my first goal."

Spike Lee patted his head, nodded and smiled: "You are right, the finals and the championship are the most important, I just hope, haha!"

"Hey, Annie, are you recovered?" Seeing Anne Hathaway, He Zhongqiu hurried over and gave her a hug.

"I've recovered. The old Chinese doctor said that the ginseng you gave me is very effective and it's not fake." Anne Hathaway said with a smile, looking radiant.

"Annie, how about we do it tonight?"

He Zhongqiu had just admired Ishihara Satomi's private photos, and his blood was a little impulsive at the moment. He couldn't control himself when he saw Hathaway.

"Go away, I said I won't touch you anymore."

"I'll control it, trust me, one hour, twice."

"Really?"

"of course."

Anne Hathaway, who had abstained from sex for more than half a year, couldn't help but be moved. She thought to herself that this time, she would just play for a day at most and then run away. She wouldn't be as stupid as before, living with Wolverine and being tormented by him every day until she suffered from kidney deficiency.

"Tonight?" she asked. "Oh, sorry, we have three away games coming up. Tomorrow we play the Bucks back-to-back. We have to leave after the game." He Zhongqiu said awkwardly.

"Humph!"

Anne Hathaway's surging impulse was extinguished by a basin of cold water, and she hated it to death.

"The two of them must be having an affair."

Not far away, Scarlett Johansson stared at the two of them and seemed to smell a strong scent of hormones.

"Hey, Wolverine." Alba went over and greeted.

"Jessica, aren't you filming?"

He Zhongqiu was surprised. This woman watched at least twenty games last season. If she wasn't a star, how could she have so much free time?
Alba rolled her eyes at him and said, "This year, I filmed the musical Sweetheart Hot Dance, which grossed over 50 million in North America. You didn't watch it, so you didn't know."

He Zhongqiu laughed awkwardly and said, "Notify me next time and I will definitely book the entire place."

Alba said: "There are no scripts on hand, so I'm afraid I'll have to take a year off next year."

The two shook hands, and Alba suddenly gave him a hug and whispered in his ear: "Wolverine, Natalie Portman told me about you."

He Zhongqiu was stunned, looking at Alba's watery eyes, and thought to himself, Woman, you must have sex with me, right?

"Can we have dinner together when you're free?" Alba suddenly said.

He Zhongqiu thought about it, why it was dinner instead of lunch, and nodded: "OK."

"Really?"

Alba said excitedly.

"Alba? She's a bitch too."

Scarlett Johansson seems to smell the scent of hormones again.

"Oh no, I am a torch now, and these women are moths. This is what moths to flames mean."

He Zhongqiu felt that he was in a bit of trouble. His energy and blood were too strong and he was too attractive to women. He seemed to have become Tang Monk's flesh.

"No, AIDS is too serious in the United States. I can't follow the magician's footsteps. Syphilis is also serious and will affect the quality of future generations. Do I have to ask them to provide a medical examination report before going to bed with them in the future?"

"How about finding some girlfriends?"

"Forget it. In two years, I will have mastered Xingyiquan and will be able to perfectly control my qi and blood. By then, I will be able to restrain my qi and blood. Firstly, they won't be able to feel my qi and blood. Secondly, women will be nothing more than dispensable objects in my body. I just need to be careful in the next two years."

"Well, it's decided. In order to prevent these women from throwing themselves into the fire and seeking death, I must also practice Xingyiquan to perfection."

"Is this probably great compassion? I'm so fucking great!"

While he was daydreaming, the warm-up ended and the game began soon after.

He jumped the ball with Divac, who is 216 cm tall. The two were almost the same height when standing together, and his shoe height was also 214 cm.

"Hey, Mr. Movie Star, hello." He greeted.

"Hello, Wolverine, you are the real movie star."

Divac's face twitched, thinking, Wolverine, who can act as well as you? Whether it's faking a fall or acting, you're a professional.

"Snapped!"

He Zhongqiu won the jump ball and the Knicks attacked.

He ran forward and stopped at the left elbow. When Divac also stopped, he suddenly started and broke through the opponent in one step.

In terms of movement speed, Divac is much slower than him.

In terms of the first step, the difference is even greater. His first step now is comparable to that of a guard.

Nash, who had just passed the center line, saw He Zhongqiu's action, suddenly pressed down hard with his right hand, pulled up the ball, and then swung it forward. The basketball instantly passed over Bibby's head and flew to the left side of the basket.

Including five preseason games, He Zhongqiu and Nash have played nine games and have a certain understanding of each other, so when he moved towards the basket, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Nash.

If it was last season, he would be lucky if he could pass the ball in once out of ten such runs, but this is not last season.

Sure enough, Nash passed the ball over.

The next moment, he jumped up, caught the ball with both hands, and then smashed it.

"boom!"

"Oh ho!"

With the heavy sound of the rim bursting, the basketball hoop instantly surrendered, and the cheers and shouts from Madison Square Garden immediately swept up like a tide.

"yeah!"

Knicks die-hard fan Scarlett Johansson cheered with all her heart.

Amid the cheers of Knicks fans, the Kings' offense began.

On the defensive end, He Zhongqiu took the initiative to follow Brad Miller, and Doric followed Divac.

Brad Miller is the offensive axis of the Kings on the offensive end, often coordinating from the high post. Only he can follow, and Doriak is a pure center who moves too slowly and cannot play the power forward position.

When Brad Miller saw that it was Wolverine guarding him, his heart sank and his breathing became rapid.

At this time, Mike Bibby easily and quickly advanced the ball to the frontcourt and then passed it to Brad Miller in the high position.

Just as Miller received the ball, right wing swingman Doug Christie was cutting into the restricted area, creating a situation where Miller would pass the ball to him.

Just as the Knicks' defensive attention was attracted by the off-ball movement on the right wing, Mike Bibby at the top of the arc immediately bypassed Nash and cut in from the front of the free throw line.

With Wolverine pushing him from behind, Brad Miller felt like a tiger pouncing on his shoulders, and his neck could be bitten off at any time.

At this time, he saw Bibby's open cut and quickly passed the ball.

Bibby received the ball, broke through He Zhongqiu, went straight to the basket, and then jumped for a layup.

Doryak jumped to block the shot, and Bibby retracted his hands in the air for the layup, stretched out his arms, and the basketball passed under Doryak's right armpit.

"boom!"

Under the basket, behind Doliak, Divac received the ball and made a double dunk, which hit the Knicks' basket.

He Zhongqiu quickly returned to the basket, but was blocked by Mike Bibby and Doriak and could not get close to the basket to block the shot.

"The Knicks' defense will be severely tested against the Kings," Barkley said.

"The Kings' Princeton system, their offense is like a high-speed flowing stream, it blocks on one side and leaks on the other side. With the Knicks' current defense, I think it will be very difficult," said Kenny Smith.

"The Kings' tactics are crazy, and everyone can win if they shoot well."

Da Meng said this, then changed the subject and said, "But no one dares to lose until the feeling comes out."

Barkley chuckled and said, "Even if the Kings are playing well on offense, the Knicks' offense is also very strong right now, with a Big Three lineup, and the Kings' defense is also average."

Kenny Smith nodded and said, “In the first four games alone, Nash took 15.6 shots on offense, averaging 50.6%, 19.2 points and 10.7 assists.

Last season with the Mavericks, he averaged 13.6 shots per game, 17.7 points and 7.3 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 46.5%.

Dream said: "The three statistics of scoring, assists and shooting percentage have all improved. He has a chance to compete with Kidd for the assist title."

"That's the benefit of being around Wolverine, assists come so easily," said Kenny Smith.

"The Wolverines' strong attack under the basket can compress the defense and allow more shooting space from the outside, which is one of the main reasons for Nash's increased shooting percentage," Barkley said.

Kenny Smith said: "Mid-range shooting king Alan Houston averaged 16.8 points in the first four games, which is a significant drop from last season. His shooting percentage is 44.5%, which is about the same efficiency as last season."

Barkley said: "He is 32 years old, he is old, and he has lost his leadership and core position. There have been news about his trade during the offseason. He should have lost his spirit. It is normal that his condition is not as good as last season."

"The contract is too big, more than 70 million for four years, and the annual salary is close to 20 million. No team will take it over. He alone will take up nearly half of the space." Dream shook his head.

Kenny Smith said: "McDyess's condition after his comeback was not good and he could only play as a substitute. He and the mid-range shooting king took up nearly 30 million in space.

If the Knicks don’t perform well, it can only be said that…” He stopped talking here.

But Barkley is a big mouth, and he went on to say: "It can only be said that these two garbage contracts limit the Knicks' reinforcement."

Dream said: "In fact, the Knicks' lineup is very strong. They paid tens of millions in luxury taxes and built a lineup of the Big Three.

This lineup is very, very strong in the Eastern Conference. They didn’t get past the Nets last season, but they may be able to get past them this season.”

(End of this chapter)