Chapter 210 New NBA Greater China President
At this time, He Zhongqiu was looking at his system.

After this period of training, some of his techniques and abilities have improved.

In terms of basic skills, passing and receiving the ball have been improved to level 93, shooting to level 70, and dribbling to level 74.

On offense, he focused on training his low-post back-to-the-basket skills and finally raised them to level 90, achieving his goal, a first-class standard.

The improvement in low-post back-to-the-basket shooting has increased his close shooting ability from level 89 to level 90, truly reaching a first-class level.

This improvement is real. His offensive ability in the penalty area has reached first-class level, and the only shortcoming is the single finishing method.

On defense, his single defense is level 93, his assist defense is level 82, and his blocks are level 92.

In terms of rebounding, the positioning is level 94 and the predicted level is 90.

In terms of organization, the support has been greatly improved, reaching level 60, but the organizational ability is still level 32, which shows that there is really no talent.

In terms of tactics, both offensive and defensive tactics have been upgraded to level 90.

After two seasons, he has transformed from an amateur basketball player into a professional player with first-class skills and tactics, which is a huge progress.

……

On April 2004, 4, the first round of the NBA playoffs kicked off.

That morning, He Zhongqiu browsed the Internet during breakfast and saw Garnett's interview on the Los Angeles Times website.

"WC, this bastard belittled me and mocked the Knicks' 60 wins as meaningless. Who gave you the guts? I'll teach him a lesson someday."

Wellington Phillips looked at it and said, "Mid-Autumn Festival, Garnett is crazy about winning the MVP, but I bet he will be disappointed."

"why?"

He asked casually while cutting the steak.

Phyllis said: "Mid-Autumn Festival, the All-Star Game has tens of millions of viewers, such a great contribution, the league must reward you.

Your regular season personal data and team record are the best. I think even if the media does not choose you, David Stern will choose you. This year's MVP is destined to be yours."

"I hope so, hehe."

At this time, at the NBA headquarters in New York, David Stern summoned Senior Vice President Loswa Daley to his president's office.

This time the MVP vote was given to Daly, but he was still a little worried, so he called him over to give him some instructions.

By the way, I also need to explain what needs to be paid attention to in the playoffs, because the affairs of the playoffs are also handed over to Daly.

"Luo Sihua, the Knicks have a very good record this year. I really hope they can make it to the finals and bring us a finals feast," he said.

Daley said excitedly: "Yes, sir, the ratings for last year's finals were a bit bad. I hope there will be a change this year."

David Stern reminded: "But we must pay attention to the fairness of the game, not to be overly biased towards one side, and let both teams decide their wins and losses.

The home whistle shouldn’t be too obvious, and it’s best not to have a one-sided series. We need to keep the series suspenseful.”

"Yes, sir, I will communicate with the various departments." Daley said respectfully.

David Stern nodded with satisfaction and said, "Regarding the MVP voting, you have to pay attention to the media's bias, but we want the best player to get this honor.

Like LeBron James' Rookie of the Year, Anthony is good, but his attitude toward the game is questionable."

Daley nodded and said, "Sir, don't worry. I think the media people who participated in the voting will definitely choose the MVP winner that we are satisfied with."

David Stern nodded and smiled, "Wolverine is very good. He made the NBA famous in the last All-Star Game. He deserves respect."

Daley seemed to have thought of something and said, "Mr. President, Blade 3 has been released for nearly forty days. Although the North American box office was only a few hundred thousand dollars yesterday, the cumulative total has reached 8000 million US dollars.

As of yesterday, the overseas box office has accumulated to 2.1 million US dollars, and the global box office is 2.9 million US dollars. It is inevitable that it will exceed million.

It can be said that Wolverine's first Hollywood movie was very successful, so I am now very worried that Wolverine may turn to Hollywood for development."

David Stern was stunned, his mind racing, and he felt that Daly's consideration was indeed possible.

"So the president's idea is right, Wolverine deserves respect." Daly said at this time.

David Stern nodded and said, "Luo Sihua, you are already very familiar with Wolverine. Does he have any idea of ​​turning to Hollywood?"

Daley shook his head and said, "I didn't touch on such a topic. It's too sensitive. From what he said, it doesn't seem like that. But if his movie does well at the box office, it's possible that he might have such an idea."

At this point, he thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I will find a chance to communicate with him. If he has such an idea, I will try to dispel his idea."

"Very good, Luo Sihua, the future is yours." David Stern encouraged with a smile.

Then he seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, Luo Sihua, go and inform Adam Xiaohua that I have arranged a new job for him..."

Hearing this, Daley's heart skipped a beat.

David Stern sighed, "As far as I know, he bought a large apartment of more than 300 square meters last year for more than 8 million US dollars. With other expenses, the financial burden is not small. He cannot lose this job.

Luo Sihua, inform him and ask him to go to China immediately. He will be the president of NBA China. I hope to see results within three months. This is my last chance for him. "

"China?"

Daly was stunned.

He took a closer look at the old man David Stern. What do you mean?
"Also, go and present the scoring and assists champion trophies to Wolverine and Nash tonight," David Stern said again.

"OK."

Ten minutes later, Adam Silver received Daly's notification and was stunned, his eyes almost fell to the ground.

Let him go to China to be the regional president. That's Wolverine's territory. Everyone knows that Wolverine dislikes him.

If you want to develop in China, is it possible without Wolverine's cooperation?
Whenever he thought about having to deal with the Chinese every day, he felt infinitely aggrieved and had infinite headaches, and felt that his future was bleak!

……

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

The Celtics won 36 games in the regular season and barely made it to the playoffs, with only one more win than the Cavaliers. There is a big gap in strength compared to the Knicks.

Media analysis predicts that the Knicks have a good chance of completing the sweep.

It was 6:30 when He Zhongqiu and his teammates arrived by bus, and the game started at 8:30.

Just after arriving and setting up the mahjong table in the strength room, a large group of people came outside, clamoring to visit the set.

Jordan, Spike Lee, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jessica Alba, Zeta-Jones and others.

After coming in, the group, led by Jordan, went straight to the weight room and then occupied the mahjong table.

Statham, who failed to grab a seat, pulled He Zhongqiu aside and said seriously:

"Wolverine, if there's no role for me in your next movie, I'm going to have a problem with that."

He Zhongqiu said: "Iron Eagle King really can't accommodate a fourth person with a salary of tens of millions. Let's find some time to discuss the script of the next movie."

"OK."

Statham nodded with satisfaction.

Tom Cruise also failed to grab a spot, so he came over and said, "Wolverine, when are you going to teach me Kung Fu?"

He Zhongqiu said with a headache: "I don't have time now, and my friends are also very busy. Let's find time."

Tom Cruise said: "I'm going to learn some really cool kung fu and hope to use it in Mission: Impossible 3."

"When will the shooting begin?" He Zhongqiu asked hurriedly.

"It should be the first half of 05."

"There's still time, don't worry, I promise to teach you some cool-looking martial arts moves before the filming starts." He Zhongqiu said.

At 8:20, before the game started, NBA senior vice president Ross Waldley presented He Zhongqiu and Nash with the scoring and assists champion trophies.

"Congratulations, Wolverine. Also, I think you'll win the MVP.

"really?"

"Of course. Oh, and let's have dinner together sometime."

"OK, it's my treat."

"Great, I want Chinese food."

"It's a word."

Daley chatted with He Zhongqiu for a few words, then sat on the sidelines to watch the game.

Next, the Knicks defeated the Green Team at home and won the G1 game.

In the other three games, the Nets beat the Heat at home, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets at home, and the Kings beat the Mavericks at home. There were no upsets.

He Zhongqiu easily defeated the Green Team's blue-collar center Mark Blount and the other two substitute centers, clocking in after three quarters, scoring 35 points, 17 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 blocks, and a shooting percentage of 54.5%.

Facing such role players, he did not attack the basket with all his strength, but instead combined the basket offense with close and mid-range shots to reduce physical exertion.

Attacks under the basket accounted for 40%, close shots accounted for 30%, and mid-range shots accounted for 30%.

This was also the first time that he used so many mid-range shots in a game, and his hit rate reached 40%, which sparked heated discussions in the media. In the press conference after the game, a reporter from the New York Times asked: "Wolverine, do you plan to continue using mid-range shots as a regular weapon in the next series?"

"My touch was very good today, but my hit rate is only 40%. I will still focus on attacking in the penalty area, which will be more efficient." He Zhongqiu said casually.

On the morning of the 18th, the NBA officially announced some personnel changes.

"On Zhongqiu, Adam Silver took office as president of the Greater China region." Philip told He Zhongqiu after seeing it on the official website.

"he?"

He Zhongqiu instantly thought of a big bald man wearing glasses, with undisguised contempt in his eyes.

He was very sensitive to those contemptuous looks because he grew up with them and he particularly hated them.

"Going to China to be the CEO? Can't I kill you?"

He immediately took out his cell phone and called some familiar Chinese reporters to tell them some inside information.

But then I thought, forget it. It’s not a good idea for me to do it myself, so I’ll let Xia Song do it.

In the evening, the first round of G1 battle continued.

He Zhongqiu called Yao Ming to encourage him and said, "Yao Ming, the Lakers are not that good. Let's try to win the seventh place this time."

Yao Ming said worriedly, "Brother, the Lakers and the Big Four are not that easy to be smeared."

He immediately said, "Big Four, bullshit! Yao Ming, I'm really not saying anything bad about you, but why are you such a coward?"

"Why am I a coward?" Dayao said unconvinced.

He said, "Look, Kobe goes to Eagle County every now and then, and half of his energy is spent on the lawsuit. Your team's golden backcourt can definitely beat him, right?"

"Oh, that seems to make sense." Dayao said with a grunt.

He went on to say, "The postman is a long-lost fellow. Don't worry about him."

"Oh, that makes sense."

"That fat guy O'Neal is no longer at his peak. You've always done well against him. Come on, beat him this time."

"Oh, no, Zhongqiu, it seems a little difficult for me to beat him?"

"Look, you're scared, aren't you?"

"Who's scared? I'm going to risk it this time."

"Okay, Yao Ming, I hope you can make it to Game 7 and defeat the Lakers."

"Beat the Lakers."

Yao Ming was filled with enthusiasm by He Zhongqiu, and then walked towards the court with murderous intent.

In He Zhongqiu's villa, there is a nicely decorated movie room with two televisions.

The coffee table in front was filled with food and beer, all of which were food that Xia Song and Philip got from Chinatown.

New Orleans spicy lobster, cold braised pig ears, braised pig feet, sauced duck, braised peanuts, etc., paired with beer, will whet your appetite.

Xia Song returned to China after the Oscars ceremony and just arrived in the United States yesterday. He said he had some things to discuss with He Zhongqiu.

Just like last year, CCTV arranged a frontline commentator and photography team, with Zhang Heli, Xu Jicheng and Yang Jian as the commentator.

After commentating on the Knicks' Game 1 last night, they flew to Los Angeles early this morning to comment on Yao Ming's game.

Yao Ming did not make the playoffs last season, and tonight is his first playoff game.

In addition, the Pacers also have a Game 1 match tonight, but CCTV chose to broadcast Dayao's game instead of Dazhi's game.

CCTV has only sent out one front-line team, so it can only cover all the people equally. The next game will be the live broadcast of the Pacers' game.

At eight o'clock, the game between the Lakers and the Mavericks will start first.

After watching one quarter, the two teams were tied at 20.

O'Neal made 8 of 4 shots in the first quarter, and Yao Ming made 6 of 3 shots, both of which played well.

But Kobe didn't take a single shot, didn't score a single point, only had one rebound, three assists and one steal.

If Kobe didn't shoot, someone would have to absorb the Lakers' shots. Malone, one of the Big Four, scored 7 points with 1 of 3 shots in a single quarter.

He Zhongqiu chuckled and said, "See, I was right. Kobe is obsessed with lawsuits, and the conflict between him and O'Neal is getting bigger and bigger. The Big Four are not competitive at all."

Philip reminded: “Zhongqiu, this should be the media’s analysis, right?”

He angrily said: "What do you mean by media analysis? This is called great minds think alike. You are an expert on China, but you don't even know this?"

"Yes, yes, haha!" Philip laughed.

After talking for a while, Xia Song changed the subject and asked, "Zhongqiu, don't you plan to develop your business in the domestic entertainment industry?"

"What business?" he asked.

"Zhongqiu Culture and Sports can develop brokerage business, and Zhongqiu Film Company can also invest in TV and movies in China!" Xia Song said.

"is it necessary?"

"Let me tell you, the domestic economy is developing rapidly now, and the film and television industry is getting bigger. If you don't join in now, you will fall behind in the future and won't get a share of the cake," said Xia Song.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival's culture and style are under your charge. You can handle it. I don't understand anything about it." He Zhongqiu said.

Xia Song shook his head and said, “I was just about to tell you that I only know sports, and I don’t know how to manage the film and television industry, nor do I have any connections.

So I suggest you separate the film and television agency business from the Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company and set up a separate film and television company in China."

He Zhongqiu thought of the problem that Chenglong mentioned after the last All-Star Game, that the best market for Chinese actors is still Chinese-language films.

He thought of Yang Xue again. The domestic entertainment industry was also very bad. If he set up a film and television company in China, it should be helpful to her. He nodded and said, "That's fine."

Xia Song said, "I know you don't have anyone to use, why don't you ask Yang Xue for help?"

"Is my sister okay?" He Zhongqiu was stunned.

Xia Song said, "She knows more about this business than you and me, right? Besides, this business is not developed in China at all, and overseas there are only Wu Jing and Zhang Jin's agency contracts. Why can't this business be managed?"

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Then I'll talk to her when she comes."

Xia Song nodded and said, "I want to focus on the domestic sports business. Frank Zhang manages the US side well."

"Are you so optimistic about the domestic market?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Xia Song smiled and said, "You have been in the United States for the past two years. I have been in China longer than you and know more about the situation than you.

I tell you, professional sports in China are developing, not only basketball, but also boxing and fighting. They are all developing, and I want to develop in these areas.”

He Zhongqiu seemed to be thinking about something. He felt that Xia Song was right. Yang Xue had also been saying that the domestic development was good and asked him to increase investment in the country.

Xia Song then talked about Bart: "The Raptors have no intention of renewing the contract. I have also contacted other teams, but I am afraid I will not be able to get a contract."

"Then go back to CBA."

He Zhongqiu said: "He has been in the NBA for two or three seasons, and I don't know how many games he played. He didn't make much money, right? Why not go back to the NBA?"

"That's what I thought. I talked to him and he really can't find a new team, so he has to return to CBA," said Xia Song.

The game between the Lakers and the Mavericks continues.

Kobe continued the same style of play as in the first quarter, not attacking, not wanting the ball, only taking one shot, making 1 of 1, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and only scoring 5 points in the first half.

At the end of the first half, the score was 39:40, and Mosaic was only one point behind.

"It seems that Mosaic really has a chance to win this away game!" Xia Song said happily.

"The conflict between Kobe and O'Neal is too big, but if he doesn't take a shot throughout the game, he will be scolded by the fans. I think he should change in the second half." Philip said.

Sure enough, in the second half, Kobe started asking for the ball, then made 7 of 2 shots in the third quarter, 11 of 1 shots in the final quarter, and 19 of 4 shots for the entire game, with a hit rate of only 21.1%, showing his qualifications as an iron king.

O'Neal's performance was also average. He did not take more shots. He made 17 of 8 shots and only 14 of 4 free throws, and got 20 points and 17 rebounds.

邮差马龙14投3中得7分，佩顿10投4中得11分4助攻。

None of the Big Four performed well, and with the Lakers' poor performance, Mosaic won the away game 74:72.

Inspired by He Zhongqiu, Yao Ming made 15 of 8 shots and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds. Although he was fouled out, he helped the team win.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, I win, haha!"

After the game, Yao Ming excitedly called He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu said earnestly, "Dayao, I'm not trying to discourage you, but the performance of the Big Four was shit, and you only won by two points. What's there to be happy about?"

"This is an away game and they have the home whistle. If it were our home court, we would definitely have at least a ten-point advantage." Dayao said unconvinced.

"Work hard, young man. Try to take advantage of the poor performance of the Big Four to win one more game. Then the series will be secured." He Zhongqiu continued to encourage.

"Of course." Dayao said confidently.

(End of this chapter)