Chapter 186: Zidan, you are a loser, now I am afraid that the opportunity has been lost

On the 15th, the Knicks faced the Pacers at home back-to-back.

The two teams are absolute rivals, and the Pacers' record is second in the Eastern Conference, so the game is worth watching. The ticket price for this regular season game has doubled, and there is still a shortage of supply.

This morning, the official announced the second MVP rankings.

He Zhongqiu continued to rank first thanks to his eight consecutive wins and outstanding personal statistics.

By the evening, the newly renovated Madison Square Garden was already packed.

In the visiting team's locker room, I sat in a corner, it was very quiet, and there was little communication between me and my teammates.

His English was not very good, so he had an interpreter with him.

When he was traded to the Pacers, Xia Song reminded him that because He Zhongqiu had single-handedly crippled the Pacers, he should be careful about being targeted by players and the management and coaching staff, so he has been very cautious.

Fortunately, the courage of people like Reggie Miller and Al Harrington had been defeated by He Zhongqiu, and they did not do anything to him.

Since the management traded him here, they naturally won't do anything to him, otherwise why trade him in?

As for the coaching staff, Larry Bird is not that kind of person either, and it was probably traded in by him personally.

Brad Miller's contract actually expired, and the Pacers could not give him the big contract he wanted, so he finally chose a three-way deal, signing first and then trading, and got a 7-year, $6800 million contract with the Kings.

If he didn't leave, he would probably not be able to start, and even Larry Bird would not choose to trade him.

At this time, Larry Bird announced the starting lineup, which was the same as the last game, with Bird playing as the starting center and partnering with O'Neal in the interior.

After arranging the offensive and defensive tactics, Larry Bird just came outside and saw a person who gave him a headache walking towards him.

"Wolverine, what do you want to do now?" He quickly stood in front and signaled others to call the security personnel over.

"Big Bird, I'm here to visit and see Dazhi. Oh, that's the king."

He Zhongqiu took out the unlit cigar in his mouth and said with a smile.

Hearing the word "visiting the set", Larry Bird's eyes twitched, but he was relieved and said quickly: "I'll ask him to come out, so don't go in."

He Zhongqiu looked down at Larry Bird. Bird was a little nervous because of his terrifyingly sharp eyes and unconsciously avoided his gaze.

"OK."

He had said last season that the feud with the Pacers was over, so he nodded and had no intention of forcing his way into the visiting team's locker room.

Larry Bird breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and pushed the door open, leaned in and shouted, "Wang, Wolverine is visiting us. No, he wants to see you. Come out for a moment."

"Wolverine?"

O'Neal Jr. was putting on his jersey and was so scared that he started to talk.

Reggie Miller and Al Harrington's hearts sank when they heard the word Wolverine, but they immediately breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the second half of the sentence.

"Dazhi, Wolverine is looking for you, let's get out quickly."

Dazhi's translator was a government-sponsored overseas student, a young man in his late twenties named Su Yuqing from Yenching.

He is a graduate student and plans to stay in the United States and not return home. However, he studied philosophy and couldn't find a good job. He wanted to do some immigration business, but he had no capital, so he had to work as a translator temporarily.

When he heard that He Zhongqiu had come, he was happier than Dazhi.

He Zhongqiu came here just to support Dazhi and to prevent him from saying anything if he was bullied.

"Hello, Wolverine, I'm Su Yuqing, we're from the same hometown, and I'm also from Yanjing."

"Hello."

Faced with the enthusiastic fellow villagers, He Zhongqiu had no choice but to greet them and shake hands.

Su Yuqing completely dominated the conversation and said enthusiastically, "Wolverine, fellow villagers meet, and tears well up in our eyes. When we are away from home, we must take care of each other!"

He Zhongqiu felt puzzled and asked, "Then you and Dazhi are from the same hometown. Did you cry when you met?"

Dazhi smiled a little awkwardly.

"Uh, haha, Wolverine, you really know how to joke." Su Yuqing said with a smile.

He Zhongqiu was about to say a few words to Dazhi when Su Yuqing said, "Wolverine, we have set up a Yanjing hometown association on the Internet. You can join it. I will notify you if there are any activities."

He Zhongqiu glanced at Su Yuqing and shook his head, "Sorry, I never go online."

Su Yuqing was startled, and then said, "Then I have a business to introduce to you. It has great potential for development. The immigration business is very profitable. A lot of people in China are trying their best to immigrate here. Do you want to join? For $500,000, I will give you 30% of the shares."

"You're just trying to trick people in China into immigrating to the United States, right?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"What do you mean by bluffing?"

Su Yuqing immediately became unhappy and argued, "We are helping them to move towards a free world and allowing them to enjoy free medical care and free education..."

He Zhongqiu was too lazy to pay attention to Su Yuqing anymore. He said to Dazhi in front of him, "Dazhi, you have such bad luck. The last translator almost ruined you. It seems that this translator is not a good guy either."

"Hey, He Zhongqiu, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. Don't slander me, or I can sue you." Su Yuqing said very dissatisfiedly.

"Idiot, don't you know that America is a world of rich people? You want to sue me? How? Can you afford a lawyer? I can sue you for ten years until you have to sleep on the street and beg for food." He Zhongqiu said disdainfully.

"you?"

Su Yuqing was furious, but helpless, because he really couldn't afford a lawyer. In less than ten years, if he didn't work for a month, he would have to sleep on the street.

"If you say that again, I'll slap you. But it'll be useless. If you don't believe me, just open your mouth." He Zhongqiu said, pointing at Su Yuqing's nose.

"you?"

Although Su Yuqing was extremely angry, he had to keep his mouth shut because a brave man would not suffer a loss.

Larry Bird had been watching, but he just couldn't understand Chinese. However, he knew that Wolverine and Wang's translator had a falling out.

"Dazhi, was he invited by you or by Walker?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"I invited it myself." Dazhi said.

"I suggest you fire him. This kind of person is trash," He Zhongqiu suggested.

Su Yuqing was so angry that she turned around and looked at Dazhi.

Dazhi looked at Su Yuqing and said stammeringly, "Lao Su, you have already received this month's salary in advance. How about you change your job?"

"Gentlemen, please ask him to leave Madison Square Garden."

He Zhongqiu waved his hand, and the two security guards called by the walkers immediately rushed up, picked up Su Yuqing and left.

"I protest! He Zhongqiu, Wang Zhizhi, you bully your fellow countrymen. I will never let you go, not ever." Su Yuqing said angrily.

"He is a government-sponsored overseas student at Peking University. Should we do this during the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Dazhi said.

"Damn it, the taxes we pay in the country are wasted by these trash." He Zhongqiu said dissatisfiedly.

The last time he went back, the district wanted him to join the CPPCC, but he did not agree. Now he feels it is still necessary. Once he joins the CPPCC, he will definitely propose a proposal to cut funding for Peking University.

The Knicks have a natural advantage against the Pacers.

No, it's He Zhongqiu who has a natural advantage, because people like O'Neal Jr. and Al Harrington become weak in the face of him.

In the end, the Knicks won 9 consecutive games.

But in this game, He Zhongqiu made 22 of 13 shots, with an overall shooting percentage of 59.1%, 7 of 6 free throws, and scored 32 points.

He made 11 of 9 shots at the basket, accounting for 50% of his offense, 7 of 3 shots from close range, accounting for 31.8%, and 4 of 1 shots from mid-range, accounting for 18.2%.

Compared with last season, he actually increased some close shots in the first eight games, but very few mid-range shots. His overall hit rate was 64.5%. His hit rate in this game dropped by 5.4 percentage points.

But after the game, he felt that his physical energy consumption was less than in the previous eight games, which means that he still has the physical strength to digest more shots.

However, his mid-range shooting ability is not good enough at the moment. If he wants to handle more shots, he needs to further improve his mid-range offensive ability.

Otherwise, with a mid-range shooting efficiency of only 4 out of 1, the more shots you take, the more you will lose.

His 86-level close-range finishing technique is basically bank shots, which can also be improved as his low-post offensive skills improve.

The only way to finish is to shoot off the bank, which is a bit monotonous, but it is also a skill and it is fine as long as it can be used.

The same is true for the 65-level mid-range shot, which also uses the rebound as a finishing method, but the 93-level rebound is not very effective in the mid-range shot area.

Because the throwing-style bank shot derived from the locust stone has a very flat arc, it works well near the basket but not far away from the basket.

When hitting the rebound from close distance, the arc is very small, but when hitting the rebound from medium and long distance, a larger arc is required, otherwise it will be difficult to enter the basket.

Unless the Locust Stone is upgraded to level 4 or even level 5, it may be possible to perform arc-shaped shots, which can then be combined with rebound or hook shooting techniques to form a unique finishing technique.

After some consideration, he felt that he should quickly refine the Locust Stone.

The routines were upgraded very quickly. In a short period of time, he had already upgraded three routines to perfection, reaching the state of being able to send and receive as he pleased. So he thought that the upgrade of the locust stone should also be fast, after all, it was not an internal martial art, but just a simple hidden weapon skill.

But in fact, he underestimated the difficulty of the hidden weapon skill of Flying Locust Stone. In the subsequent practice, he soon realized this.

……

Xiangjiang, Zhenzi Dan was a little confused.

Because he had just received a piece of news, which was said to have come from the Yuan family.

He immediately called Yuan Heping who was still in Hollywood, and after the call was connected, he asked anxiously: "Master Ba, is there still a chance for that NBA All-Star sparring performance you mentioned last time?"

Yuan Heping was stunned. You loser, I'm afraid it's too late now. Do you think you still have a chance?

He thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. I've been very busy lately and haven't contacted Wu Jing and Zhang Jin. I don't know if they still need anyone."

"Master Ba, why didn't you tell us last time that Wolverine was going to make a big-budget movie worth tens of millions of dollars?" Makoto Dan said with some complaint.

Yuan Heping was speechless. You already said you can't go, what else can I say?
After thinking about it, he realized that Zhen Zidan was also one of his own, so he said, "Zidan, how about this? I'll ask for you again?"

"Okay, thank you, Master Ba." Zhen Zidan said hurriedly.

Yuan Heping then contacted Zhang Jin, who said, "Eighth Master, the Zhongqiu team has already confirmed the personnel, so I'm afraid there's no chance."

"That's it, forget it."

Yuan Heping didn't know what to say, so he hung up the phone and sent a letter back to Zhen Zidan.

Zhen Zidan was very disappointed and had to ask Master Yuan Bay to inform him if Wolverine had any opportunities in the future.

Yanjing, Huayi Brothers Film and Television Company.

Feng Xiaogang's A World Without Thieves has been approved. This movie is Huayi's highlight next year and all resources are tilted towards this project.

At around 16 p.m. on the th, the Wang brothers came to the director's office of A World Without Thieves to discuss something with Feng Xiaogang.

"Xiaogang, has the leading role been confirmed?" the king asked after sitting down.

"Jiang Wen is in a bit of trouble." Feng Xiaogang said after blowing out a smoke ring.

"We are all from the Beijing circle, it shouldn't be that serious, right? It's not like he doesn't have time." Xiao Wang said.

The elder Wang glanced at the younger Wang, using his eyes to stop the younger brother from continuing to speak, and then asked: "Xiaogang, what exactly does he mean? The remuneration can be discussed."

"The main reason is that he felt the character of Wang Bo's bottom line was a little high." Feng Xiaogang said with a wry smile.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Wang was a little confused.

Feng Xiaogang smiled bitterly and said, "He just thinks the protagonist is not bad enough. He thinks he can be even worse. He thinks he can be bad enough to challenge the bottom line of the audience and then suddenly turn around. A prodigal son who returns is more valuable than gold. That way it will be more dramatic."

"I feel he is right. Xiaogang, didn't you agree?" asked the king.

Feng Xiaogang shook his head and said, "If we lower the bottom line further, it may not pass."

"Then let's change people." The king said very decisively.

"I plan to contact King Liu," said Feng Xiaogang.

"he?"

The two kings were stunned.

The king nodded immediately and said, "I think it's okay."

"Seize, seize, seize."

Just then, someone suddenly knocked on the door, and the knock sounded a little urgent.

"Come in." Feng Xiaogang said.

"Director Feng."

Fan Bing pushed the door open and came in. She greeted Feng Xiaogang first, then said to Da Wang anxiously, "Boss Wang, I just got a piece of news from Hong Kong."

"Sit down and talk." The king gestured.

After Fan Bing sat down, she said anxiously, "It's like this. The news over there said that Wolverine is going to make a $50 million production of his own. He's the lead, and there are several Chinese characters in it..."

"Fifty million dollars?"

The Wang brothers, Wang Xiao and Feng Xiaogang all had their eyes twitching. This investment was greater than the net worth of Hua Yi.

"Is it true? He is from Yanjing, how come the news came from Hong Kong? Is it media hype?" Feng Xiaogang asked.

Fan Bing hurriedly shook her head and said, "Brother Hong Jingbao told me that the news came from the Yuan Clan. Wolverine wants to pick a few capable fighters in China. It can't be false. It has spread all over the Hong Kong circle."

"Yuan Clan?"

Xiao Wang said, "Wolverine is going to make a movie, it must be an action movie. It seems that this news is indeed somewhat credible. He may be looking for the Yuan Clan to cooperate with him."

Feng Xiaogang said doubtfully, "Doesn't Wu Jing have a good relationship with Wolverine? Why didn't you look for him this time?"

"Director Feng, maybe they have found him, but the news hasn't spread, so we don't know." Fan Bing said hurriedly.

Feng Xiaogang nodded and said nothing more.

The king considered and said, "Bingbing, I understand what you mean, but we don't know Wolverine, so we can't have a relationship with him."

He actually hopes to find more opportunities for Fan Bing, and of course it would be better if she could go to Hollywood.

Huayi now has many first-line female stars, but they are basically from Hong Kong. He thinks it would be better to train first-line female stars himself so that he can have better control over them.

Xiao Wang said: "The last time Wolverine came back, a bunch of people from Beijing Film Academy invited him to dinner, and everyone in the circle assumed that he was from Beijing Film Academy."

The film and television circles in the Yanjing area are divided into three factions: one is their Beijing circle, one is the Beijing Film Academy, and one is the People's Art Theatre, each with its own connections.

The meaning of Xiao Wang's refusal was very clear. He was telling Fan Bing that this matter was not easy to handle because she was not in the same circle. Even if she got a role, the price the company would pay would be very high and it would not be worth it.

"He is an orphan. Yang Xue from Beijing Film Academy has a very close relationship with him. People in the circle say that they are like siblings." Feng Xiaogang said.

Fan Bing said hurriedly, "Next year I will be filming Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wu Que with Yang Xue, so I contacted her after I got the news just now."

"What did she say?" Xiao Wang asked.

"She didn't explain it clearly and it was obvious that she didn't want to say it." Fan Bing snorted coldly.

"Then there's no way."

Xiao Wang said: "We are not familiar with Yang Xue and Wu Jing, so we can't establish a relationship with them."

Fan Bing really wanted to suggest using the second female lead in A World Without Thieves to replace another role, because the second female lead had already been confirmed to be Li Bing, not her, but she didn't dare to say it.

The king glanced at the depressed Fan Bing and consoled her: "Bingbing, your focus now should be on developing in China and striving to get to the top as soon as possible. Hollywood is too far away for you."

"I understand, Mr. Wang." Fan Bing said with energy.

The king said thoughtfully, "I never expected that this guy who was still waiting for the Beijing Film Academy two years ago has already made it to this point. I never expected it!"

Xiaomu sneered and said, "I think he was dazzled by the prosperity of Hollywood. He dared to invest 50 million US dollars without any achievements.

If it fails, he will be finished. Even if he doesn’t invest in it himself, no one will dare to invest in his movies in the future.”

Feng Xiaogang laughed and said: "Even if he fails, he will only fail in Hollywood. He is really involved in the NBA and the basketball circle."

Xiao Wang choked and nodded helplessly. The jealousy in his heart made it difficult for him to breathe smoothly. He felt a little uncomfortable and his face flushed.

In a lounge, Li Bing was chatting with his sister Li Xue, and they were also talking about this matter.

"Sister, it's a pity that we can't get involved with Wolverine, or else?"

"Forget it. It's already good enough that I can get the heroine of A World Without Thieves this time."

"I just saw Fan Bing looking for President Da Wang everywhere. She must be here for this."

"Her efforts were in vain. Even if there is a Chinese female role in the Wolverine movie, it will belong to Yang Xue. Even if it is Liu Yifei's turn, it will not be hers."

"That's true. During the last All-Star Game, only Yang Xue and Liu Yifei went to watch Wolverine's game. They must have a good relationship with him."

"Ignore her. What I need to do now is to act well in Director Feng's film. Hollywood is not something I can think about right now."

"Well, sis, if this movie is successful, you should be able to get on the front line, right?"

"Just look at the box office. Director Feng's movies are always very popular."

Li Xue's information comes from her immediate superior, Wang Jinghua. Wang Jinghua has a large number of Hong Kong's top stars under him, and his information channels are a thousand times more than hers.

(End of this chapter)