Chapter 315 New Season Lineup

On the 24th, Mr. and Mrs. Long Wu, Hong Jingbao and their entourage rushed over from Hong Kong and stayed at Qiuxue Garden.

On that day, Yang Xue also invited her parents, Liu Yifei, Fei Ge, Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi, Bai Bingbing, Yuan Heping and others to stay at Qiuxue Garden.

"Everyone, the place is a little small, please don't mind." He Zhongqiu said politely after Chenglong and his friends arrived.

"Are you still young? There's Hongluo Lake outside. I think it's more comfortable than those luxury houses in the mid-levels of Hong Kong." Chenglong said unhappily.

He Zhongqiu said with a smile: "My place is very high, more than 50 meters higher than Hongluo Lake. From the second floor, you can enjoy the lake view and Hongluo Mountain, and from the third floor, you can overlook Hongluo Lake."

Yang Xue smiled and said, "Brother Chenglong, Mr. Long and Mrs. Chen, your room is in the second entrance. Let's go in first."

"Okay." Everyone nodded.

After settling in, I casually strolled around Qiuxue Garden, and then it was lunch time, the chef had already arrived halfway, and set up a few tables in the flower hall behind the East Road Garden.

"Zhongqiu, Yangxue, we have a deal. When I go to Yanjing next time, I will live in your house." Looking at the exquisite garden, Chenglong said bluntly.

"No problem." He Zhongqiu nodded.

Long Wu asked, "How much did Qiu Xueyuan spend in total during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

He Zhongqiu said, "Fifth brother, it cost 30 million RMB to build this garden, and 20 million RMB to buy furniture later, so the total cost is about 50 million RMB."

Long Wu praised: "It's worth it! Every part of this garden is very exquisite, and the materials used are also exquisite."

Chenglong said, "The furniture in your garden is all made of precious woods such as mahogany, and there are many rooms, so 20 million will be enough."

At this point, he suddenly said: "I have collected ten old houses, including several ancient buildings in the Hui style and other styles.

Some of the houses are 500 years old and have a lot of mahogany and rosewood furniture. I asked a team from Changzhou to help me restore them, and it cost over 100 million Hong Kong dollars in total.

There is a house with three main doors, which is very impressive, much more impressive than the one outside your house during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Fuck, five rooms and three doors, that's the level of a royal palace, of course it's magnificent! Mine is at the level of Guangliang Gate, one level lower."

He Zhongqiu was very surprised, but asked again: "Ten old houses plus the restoration only cost hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars? When did you buy them? Why are they so cheap?"

Chenglong smiled and said: "Some of them have been collected for more than ten years. They were very cheap in the 1980s and 1990s. Many of them are rotten now. Ancient buildings are not worth much at all, just like the several courtyard houses I bought in Yanjing. I didn't spend much money when I bought them, but the restoration and preservation took up most of the money.

Those places are going to develop real estate, and it costs a lot of money to maintain and repair old houses. They can't afford it, so many old houses are going to be demolished. I bought some good ones. "

He Zhongqiu nodded and said to Yang Xue, "Sister Xue, let's also collect some old houses and bring back some mahogany and rosewood furniture. We are still short of some furniture at home."

Yang Xue just nodded, Cheng Long hurriedly said: "You can buy it, but do you want those old houses I have? I will give them to you if you want."

"You don't want it anymore?" He Zhongqiu said.

Chenglong said with some annoyance: “Now those old houses have been demolished and put in warehouses. I have no place to rebuild them, and I don’t have the energy to take care of them.

I collect them, not to make money, but because I think it would be a shame to tear them down, they are all good things.”

He pointed to Qiuxue Garden and said, "Your place is big, and there are more than ten acres outside, which can accommodate a few old houses.

I don’t charge you for all the old houses. I’ll give them to you. It’s up to you to maintain them in the future, and it will cost a lot of money.”

He Zhongqiu scratched his head and said, "It's not okay to put everything here. The place is still too small. Why don't I talk to someone and find another place?"

Xia Song, who was sitting at the next table, interrupted and said, "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't we talk to the Hongluo Temple Management Committee and find a place to rebuild those old houses and create a tourist attraction for ancient buildings?"

"Okay, I'll donate some money for maintenance."

He Zhongqiu thought for a moment and said to Chenglong, "Hongluo Temple is going to be turned into a tourist area, and there will be ancient buildings all around, including my garden.

Brother Cheng, what do you think? It would be better to hand over your old house to them, where professionals can do regular maintenance, rather than hand it over to me. "

"That's fine too. If Hongluo Temple is okay, I can donate my ten old houses." Chenglong said hurriedly upon hearing this.

"Then Brother Xia, I'll leave this matter to you." He Zhongqiu said.

"Okay." Xia Song said.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, Iron Eagle King has great potential at the box office. The media said it should be able to reach $1 billion. I have made movies all my life, but the total box office is not as high as your movie."

After saying this, Chenglong talked about the box office of Iron Eagle King with a look of envy on his face.

"Impossible. The two films in the Peaky Blinders series together cost several hundred million dollars." He Zhongqiu said hurriedly.

"Alas, the box office of movies shot in Hong Kong in the past was very low. There was only a small market there. Twenty or thirty million Hong Kong dollars was considered very high. A few million or so at the least was not much when added together." Chenglong waved his hand.

Long Wu shook his head and said, "The Hong Kong film market is getting worse and worse. It can no longer support large-scale productions. We can only rely on the mainland market."

Chenglong suddenly asked, "When do you plan to release Bone Realm?"

He Zhongqiu said: "It hasn't started filming yet, the earliest it will be released will be during the summer vacation, if it's later it will be during the National Day, or even during the Spring Festival.

Anyway, whenever your and Brother Li's Journey to the West movie is released, we'll release it at the same time, and it will be more fun if we all get together."

"Ha ha……"

Long Wu, Hong Jingbao and a group of people couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Chenglong's face darkened a little, and he said unhappily, "No, Zhongqiu, I also invested in that movie, so please don't mess with me, okay?"

"Okay, you just donated ten old houses. I'll give you face and release the movie half a month earlier." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

"Half a month?"

Chenglong felt that it was still not safe. Seeing that Iron Eagle King had so much stamina, it would take at least twenty days or even a month to be safe, otherwise he would be sucked dry.

He Zhongqiu talked about movies with Hong Jingbao again and said, "Director Zhang told me last time that if White Bone Realm is successful, he wants to make a Farewell My Concubine, and I will play Xiang Yu. Brother Hong, let's cooperate then, and you can be the action director."

Hong Jingbao patted his chest and said, "No problem, my entire Hong family class can come together, and I will definitely not let you down."

"Then it's a deal."

"It's a word."

On the 25th, at : in the morning, amid the sound of firecrackers, the door plaque of Qiuxueyuan was hung up.

On that day, more than sixty tables were set up in Qiuxue Garden to celebrate Zhongqiu. More than half of the well-known figures from the sports and entertainment circles came, including more than eighty world champions and Olympic champions.

In the evening, more than a hundred guests stayed in Qiuxue Garden.

On the 26th, Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, Wang Baoqiang, and Xie Miao returned from the United States.

In the evening, He Zhongqiu invited them to his home and asked about their plans.

It was easy for Wang Baoqiang, as he was spotted by Feng Xiaogang and was asked to star in Assembly. He spent half a year filming Soldiers Assault and The Iron Eagle 2, so this period of time was a good opportunity for him to take a break.

Wu Jing is smart. He has been in Hollywood for two years and has gained a lot of experience. In addition to being an action director, he has also learned how to be a director. Now he has a lot of ideas.

He said, "After filming Guns N' Dragon, I want to make a movie or TV series about special forces in China. What do you think?"

"You asked me last time, do you have a script?" He Zhongqiu waved his hand.

Wu Jing smiled and said, "Two, one movie and one TV series. But they are just rough drafts and need to be polished." "You guys can work on it together. Ask Sister Xue for investment. The quality must be good and don't be afraid to spend money." He Zhongqiu said.

"it is good."

Wu Jing nodded, but said: "The director still needs to be hired. I can't do it now. I will be an assistant director and learn first."

"Okay, let's do it in the same way as Guns N' Dragons."

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Now that Zhao Wenzhuo has joined our company, you can call on him if you have any suitable roles in the future.

By the way, Sister Xue recruited a girl from Beijing Sport University, her name is Jiang Luxia, she is a Wuying level, and she graduated from Shaolin Temple. "

"From Shaolin Temple?" Wang Baoqiang was stunned.

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Sister Xue recruited us as a coach. She is now teaching Lao Liu and the others how to practice martial arts in the White Bone World crew. If there is any opportunity, let her try. We don't have a female fighter in our company yet."

"This is good." Wang Baoqiang said with a smile.

"it is good."

Wu Jing naturally had no problem with this. His junior at Beijing Sport University was at the Wuying level, but he didn't even get this title, so of course he had to take care of her.

"Brother Zhang, don't you have any ideas?" He Zhongqiu asked Zhang Jin again.

Zhang Jin smiled and said, "My brain is not as good as Brother Jing's. Brother Jing is a top student, and I am a poor student. I'll just follow him to film."

"That's fine, let's leave it like this for now." He Zhongqiu nodded with a smile.

On June 6, the crew of "White Bone World" gathered and headed to the first filming location, Zhangjiajie.

He Zhongqiu and Yang Xue went with him and attended the opening ceremony on the 29th. Then they returned to Yanjing and flew to the United States on the 30th.

Yang Xue didn't want to go. He Zhongqiu's blood and energy were getting stronger and stronger. She was like a human beast and couldn't hold on for an hour. But He Zhongqiu dragged her there, under the pretext of cultivating feelings.

When the two boarded the plane, the 05 NBA draft had just begun.

The Bucks used the first pick to select Australian center Bogut, the Hawks then selected Marvin Williams, then the Jazz selected Deron Williams, and the New Orleans Hornets selected Chris Paul.

The Knicks traded their first-round pick for Crawford, leaving them with only a late second-round pick.

As the draft progresses, the first round ends.

Scott Layden found out David Lee wasn’t drafted in the first round, which gave him a little thought.

David Lee is a white man, not as talented as black people, and his draft prospects were very poor, but he was still a little surprised that he was not selected in the first round.

Subsequently, the Hawks selected David Lee with the 31st pick in the second round.

Layden then made a trade to the Hawks, using the Knicks' 07 first-round pick protected in the top five for David Lee and the Hawks' 07 second-round pick.

The Knicks are aiming for a three-peat, and the Wolverine is only 22 years old. His record in the next few years will not be bad. The first-round pick has limited value, so it is better to trade it.

Although David Lee's talent is average, the Knicks are now the public enemy of the league, and it is not easy to trade for outstanding players.

The Hawks thought about it and thought that the Knicks' first-round pick in 07 would not be too high, but it would still be enough to trade two second-round picks, so they agreed.

But during the bargaining, the Hawks wanted the Knicks to pay $50 in cash, and Layden agreed directly. The cash issue was not worth considering.

Next, the Knicks selected a guard at the end of the second round, who has little potential and will not be signed.

On July 7, He Zhongqiu joined the crew of Iron Eagle King 1.

During his lunch break, he received a call from the madman Latrell Sprewell.

"Boss, I'm leaving the Timberwolves."

"what?"

"The Timberwolves' contract is too small, only 3 million US dollars for 2100 years."

"No, you are mentally ill, right? I only earn 10 million per year now, how much more do you want?"

"Boss, I think I'm worth tens of millions a year. That contract is an insult to me. I've made up my mind."

"Then you'd better think about it carefully. What if you can't get a better contract after entering the free market?" He Zhongqiu finally advised.

"I would rather retire than settle for this." The madman said firmly.

He Zhongqiu saw in the madman a determination to rather die with honor than live in disgrace, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

On this day, the NBA's trading window opened.

As a team that has won two consecutive championships and is the league's top basketball market, the Knicks, with money and a championship, are still very attractive.

Scott Layden received a lot of calls from free agent agents, all of whom were willing to join the Knicks.

For example, Mobley, Robert Horry, Jon Barry, Raja Bell, Damon Stoudemire, Madman Sprewell, Larry Hughes, Anthony Walker, Michael Reed, Tyronn Lue, etc., all of them are completely free agents.

The Knicks have no bargaining chips now, so they can only select players with suitable technical abilities and annual salaries from among the completely free agents.

People like Reed, Horry, Mobley, Walker, Madman, Lagabell and others are not suitable.

These people have salary requirements and big contracts, and most of them want a starting position, so they are not suitable for the Knicks. What the Knicks lack now is substitutes, not starting players.

Robert Horry can't play as a starting power forward, and he asked for a large contract. His performance in the finals was not very good, so Layden looked down on him.

After some analysis, he first picked Tyronn Lue, who is only 28 years old. He is a good first substitute for Nash. He has good offense, strong defense, and high basketball IQ.

Tyronn Lue won two championships with the Lakers, so he offered him a two-year, $600 million contract.

After Tyronn Lue discussed with his agent, the salary was slightly lower than expected, but it was still okay, not too low, and in line with his worth.

Moreover, he was targeting the Knicks. Being with the Wolverines, the exposure he would get would be unmatched by any other team. With high exposure, there would be opportunities to gain commercial benefits, so he quickly agreed to the contract.

The first substitute for the No. 2 position is still Crawford, the league's best sixth man.

Although Crawford also wants to play as a starter, he cannot take away Josh Howard's starting position.

Josh Howard played for two seasons. He was very tough on defense, had strong athleticism, was good at fast breaks, and learned low-post play from the Wolverines, as well as a mid-range shot.

His only weaknesses are that he has fewer assists and he hasn't yet mastered the three-point shot.

Battier still lacks a substitute, but he picked and chose and couldn't find a suitable small forward. They were all fringe players and there were no high-quality role players.

"How about, should the substitute lineup use a three-back tactic?" After thinking about it, he felt that this was the only feasible method.

Rajabell has salary requirements, and his requirements for the starting position are not that high, but he requires a certain amount of playing time, at least 25 minutes per game.

This player can shoot three-pointers from the top of the arc and is strong on defense, but his independent offensive ability is poor and his athletic ability is not good either.

He plays as the first substitute at the third position and the second substitute at the second position, so his 25 minutes of playing time can still be guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)