Chapter 337 I Want to Get on the Best-Selling Novel Ranking

After beating the Pistons, the Knicks are now 34-4 and the Pistons are 31-6. The win-loss margin has widened to 2.5, and the Knicks' first place position is more secure.

However, Varejao's examination was not encouraging. His left ankle ligament was torn. He did not need surgery, but conservative treatment would require him to rest for at least three months, and he might not even be able to return for the playoffs.

Scott Layden immediately started looking for someone to see if there was anyone else in the free market.

After a long search, the only guy found was Madman, a guy that no team wanted, but he was a swingman and was not suitable.

He Zhongqiu and a group of teammates went to the hospital to see Valanciunas. His luggage had been packed and he was ready to go home to recuperate. There was no need for him to stay in the hospital.

"Boss, I'm sorry, I can't help you." Vallejo said sadly.

"It doesn't matter, Anderson, you are not important. Don't overestimate your importance to the team." He Zhongqiu comforted.

"Boss, am I really dispensable?" Vallejo really began to feel sad.

"Haha..." Nash and others burst into laughter.

However, Rahim, Finley, Tyronn Lue and other people who came for the championship were a little worried.

On January 1, the third week of voting ended.

He Zhongqiu received 187 million votes and a total of 1127 million votes.

While major media outlets were scrambling to report on the event, the official website of the NBA league produced a large red banner to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the number of votes for the All-Star Game exceeded 10 million.

"I have to admit, I'm jealous!"

Jordan said in an interview: "My highest All-Star vote was 245 million, but look at that guy Wolverine, he actually broke million? I can't believe it.

No, he should no longer be called Wolverine, but Super Wolverine, or should we call him...He Tianwang?"

David Stern thought that He Zhongqiu should be rewarded, because because of him, the NBA began to develop overseas in great strides.

Currently, a large number of TV stations have inquired about the playoff TV broadcast rights, 70% more than last season. This is an extremely terrifying growth rate, which represents huge profits and development speed from broadcast rights.

At the same time, Wolverine's jersey has become the best-selling peripheral product in the NBA, ranking second to tenth combined, which is also a pretty scary statistic.

At the same time, he is very clear that the reason why He Zhongqiu has such a great influence is not because of the NBA, but because of Hollywood, because of Wolverine's fighting, and because of the two Marvel superhero characters, He Tianwang and Super Wolverine.

So he was increasingly worried that the NBA would not be able to keep He Zhongqiu, and he was very worried.

He Zhongqiu played three seasons in his second contract, with two seasons left, and he felt it necessary to communicate with James Dolan.

He hopes that, like Michael Jordan did back then, the New York Knicks will offer He Zhongqiu a contract that matches his worth to reward his contribution to the league.

Of course, there is a luxury tax now, and Dolan would feel bad if he paid too much, so he will allow James Dolan to make up for it outside the contract through sponsorship or endorsements.

He is not afraid that Dolan will not take the money, because as long as He Zhongqiu's contract expires, other teams will scramble for him.

This season, he hopes that the Knicks can win three consecutive championships, making He Zhongqiu the Knicks' iconic superstar and the king of this era in the NBA.

At noon that day, Marvel Studios announced that the first issue of the comic book "King of Comedy and Super Wolverine" would begin pre-sale, with a single copy priced at US$8.5.

Negotiations began last year, and Marvel had already started creating comics for the character of King He, and this year it created the character of Super Wolverine. Now the first issues of both characters have been drawn and are waiting to be printed.

That night, the Knicks welcomed the Hornets at home.

"Play cards, play cards."

Nash was very happy and in a very good mood. He started organizing a card game as soon as he entered the locker room.

Why is he happy? Because his current All-Star votes are the highest among Eastern Conference guards, higher than Iverson and Wade, and he is expected to be an All-Star starter.

"Boss, what programs have you prepared for your martial arts performance this time?" asked Josh Howard.

He Zhongqiu said: "Just have fun, I'm the only one this year."

David Lee laughed and said, "Boss, you can perform by yourself. You are a superhero and you have two superhero roles."

"David, what kind of business is your family in? The media reported that your grandfather donated more than 20 million US dollars?" He Zhongqiu asked with interest.

"Twenty million?"

The others were shocked and looked at David Lee.

David Li smiled naively and said, "My grandfather started out by running a zoo and maintaining city parks. He is now the chairman of a listed company and all of us in the family work for his company. My dad runs a restaurant chain with dozens of branches, which is also pretty good."

"David, then why do you still play basketball?" Battier asked in surprise.

David Lee smiled and said, "My grandfather asked me to go back to work in the company, but I like basketball and hope to play in the NBA for a while."

Josh Howard said with envy: "Playing in the NBA and then going home to inherit the family business, this is a really good idea."

David Lee laughed and said, "Many players in the league come from wealthy families, but ours is nothing."

"Lambier?" Nash said.

"He counts as one, and there's Nene," said David Lee.

"Nene Hilario from the Nuggets?" Michael Finley asked in surprise.

"It's him. His father is the chairman of the largest oil company in South America and a tycoon in Brazil, controlling half of Brazil's industrial entities." David Li said.

"WX!"

He Zhongqiu cursed.

He has some money now, but he didn't expect that there are so many hidden talents among the players in the league!

That low-key Nei Nei’s family is no longer rich, but rich and powerful. It seems that he has to be more low-key in the future.

Soon after, he came off the bench and then on the starting line-up.

In the player tunnel, a small man jumped in front of He Zhongqiu and shouted, "Hey, what should I call you? Wolverine? Or Super Wolverine? King He? Kung Fu King?"

"Rookie, what's your name?"

I don’t know this guy, he should be a rookie born in 05, He Zhongqiu asked with his head down.

"Chris Paul, the best point guard in this league in the future." Chris Paul said proudly and confidently.

"you?"

He Zhongqiu saw a familiar look in Chris Paul's eyes, the kind of rebelliousness.

"Of course it is me."

Chris Paul yelled, “I can prove it to you right now.”

"How do you prove it?" He Zhongqiu asked curiously.

Chris Paul pointed at Nash and said, "Steve Nash is probably the best point guard right now. If I beat him, I can prove that I am better than him."

A strange look flashed across He Zhongqiu's face. With Nash's defense, he might be beaten. "You haven't told me yet, what should I call you?" Chris Paul asked.

"You can call me King He." He Zhongqiu said after thinking for a while.

This superhero character's name contains his last name, which he likes very much, and his martial arts school is also named after it.

"Crack, click, click..."

The two reporters following the team were taking pictures, and one of them asked, "Wolverine, are you going to change your nickname?"

"These are all Wolverine's nicknames. We should say that the commonly used nicknames should be changed," said another reporter.

"Yeah, that's right." He Zhongqiu nodded.

The game starts at half past eight.

In the first quarter, Nash was really restricted by Chris Paul on both offense and defense.

Chris Paul is good at pull-up jump shots on the offensive end, sometimes using pick-and-rolls and sometimes one-on-ones.

He was very accurate in shooting long two-pointers, making 3 of 3 shots in the first quarter, all of which were long two-pointers.

His dribbling breakthroughs are also very distinctive. He is good at controlling the rhythm and has a strong ability to change speed. He usually uses this to get opportunities for jump shots or fadeaway jump shots.

On the defensive end, he stole the ball from Nash once, causing Nash to make two turnovers. Nash averages 3.5 turnovers per game this season, and 2 turnovers in a single quarter is very high.

Under his defense, Nash's personal offense was limited, making only 3 of 1 shots, but his passing and assists were not greatly affected.

In addition, Paul also grabbed 3 rebounds and made 4 assists in a single quarter.

Under his organization and offense, the Hornets' outside offense played very well. If He Zhongqiu had not beaten PJ Brown in the low post, scored 18 points in a single quarter, grabbed 6 rebounds, made 3 blocks and 1 steal, the Knicks might have fallen behind.

In the second quarter, Chris Paul became bolder and started to attack the restricted area.

In order to avoid being blocked, Chris Paul did not break through the restricted area once in the first quarter, and all three shots were long two-pointers.

But as the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, he still couldn't suppress his desire to fight and hoped to challenge He Zhongqiu.

Two minutes into the second quarter, He Zhongqiu was substituted in, and then Chris Paul broke through with the ball and went straight into the penalty area from the right wing.

He first used a fake move to shake Nash, then quickly broke through from the inside, and then used the instant deceleration and acceleration to break through Battier who was defending in the right elbow area and entered the penalty area.

Currently, his shooting areas are only long two-pointers, close two-pointers and under the basket. His two-pointers are not very accurate, with a hit rate of 33%, and his three-pointers are only 28%.

Shots within the restricted area accounted for 49%, long two-pointers accounted for 23.1%, mid-range two-pointers accounted for 8.9%, and three-pointers accounted for 19%.

Within the restricted area, the shooting percentage at the basket was 53.1%, and the shooting percentage near two points was 42.8%.

So after breaking into the penalty area and seeing He Tianwang coming out from under the basket, he immediately braked and slowed down, then jumped up.

He Zhongqiu took a step out from the basket, saw Paul suddenly stop and slow down, and immediately took a step forward. When Paul jumped in the air to shoot, he also flew up.

"So fast! So high?"

As soon as he threw the ball, Chris Paul was surprised to find that He Tianwang instantly appeared from the floor into the air, jumping fast and high.

"Snapped!"

He Zhongqiu clasped his claws together and grabbed the basketball.

Paul landed on the floor and realized that his eyes were actually looking at King He's knees. Wasn't it going to fly over his head? He was so scared that he squatted on the floor.

But he was overthinking it. He Zhongqiu did not fly over his head. Instead, he landed right in front of him, half a foot away from him.

The Knicks' live commentator Bingo Boris shouted excitedly: "Rookie boy, you are too short. Don't shoot in front of Wolverine, otherwise you will only be blocked."

His partner Harry Coster immediately corrected him: "No, Bingo, Wolverine's common nickname has changed. Now please call him King He."

Bingo Boris quickly said: "Oh yes, King He, the superhero King He! Hahaha...a superhero belonging to the New York Knicks."

After failing in his first challenge to King He, Chris Paul did not give up. He came back three minutes later and attacked the penalty area again.

This time, after the little guy broke into the penalty area, he was so bold as to use his ball control skills to tease He Zhongqiu in the penalty area, trying to shake He Zhongqiu off before taking action.

However, He Zhongqiu attacked with his main force, using the continuous Eagle Claw technique. With just three extremely sharp stabs, he forced the little guy to make a mistake.

The little guy lost the ball, and Battier in the high position took the opportunity to grab the ball, then threw it to Nash, who counterattacked and made a layup.

Three minutes later, the little guy made a comeback.

This time, he took advantage of PJ Brown's pick-and-roll and shot from behind him.

But just as he jumped up to shoot, He Zhongqiu used his powerful strength and confrontation ability to squeeze PJ Brown away and blocked him again.

After this incident, the little guy, who suffered continuous blows, temporarily lost his desire to challenge and never attacked the restricted area again.

After defeating the Hornets, the Knicks are 35-4, first in the league.

The next morning, at half past nine, when He Zhongqiu was having breakfast with Bai Laosi, Ross Lewis called from Los Angeles.

"Boss, good news, the pre-sales of the two comics are off the charts."

"How much?" He Zhongqiu was delighted.

This is his long-term meal ticket. Pre-sales started yesterday and he has been thinking about it.

"27 copies of King Congratulations, and 26 copies of Super Wolverine, which are explosive pre-sale data." Ross Lewis said excitedly.

"Is that all for one day? Haha, I want to make it to the best-selling novel list." He Zhongqiu immediately became excited.

"Boss, the sales of the first issue will definitely not be a problem. Now we have to rely on the quality of the comics. I hope Marvel Studios doesn't mess it up." Ross Lewis said.

After hanging up the phone, He Zhongqiu asked Bai Laosi to help him calculate how much money he could make with a sales volume of 53, a unit price of US$8.5, and an average sales revenue share of 19%.

Bai Laosi quickly figured it out and said excitedly, "Honey, more than 850,000 US dollars. Can you calculate that much money for two comics in one day?"

"Over 800,000?"

He Zhongqiu was also shocked because it was only one day of pre-sale.

He thought of Jordan's MJ brand sneakers. That guy has been retired for so long now, and he can still get tens of millions of dollars in dividends every year. That is a real long-term meal ticket.

His sneaker contract was for 8 years and was not due to expire until February 2011, 2, with 7 years left. He was so damn stupid and shouldn't have signed such a long contract.

Now his sneaker sales in the United States are on par with Jordan's, either first or second, and his sales outside the United States far exceed Jordan's brand.

Thanks to its sneaker brand, AND1's market value has skyrocketed several times, from a small company with a market value of less than billion to more than billion. It has grown into one of the most famous sports sneakers in the world and is about to be listed.

In the past few years, I have been playing basketball, fighting, making movies, and endorsing countless products. I am so tired that I don’t even have time to play. I still don’t earn as much as AND1.

But then I thought, I never thought that I would become a superhero?
Now that I think about it, the reporter who asked the question on media day was really a great help!
If I can find the person behind this, I will definitely thank him.

(End of this chapter)