Chapter 341 Big Trouble

After the game, He Zhongqiu accepted on-site interviews from the media on the sidelines.

"Wolverine, you did an amazing job today!"

"Yeah, I think so too."

"Did you decide from the beginning that you were going to compete with Kobe in scoring?"

"I have that idea, but I'm not sure if Kobe can cooperate."

"So next, do you hope to break Chamberlain's 100-point record?"

“If I have the chance, I would definitely like to break it.”

"Have you officially changed your common nickname? Is it King He?"

"Haha! It's up to you. You can call me by my first name or my last name."

He Zhongqiu finished the interview and said hello to a group of friends, but he saw Yiwanka.

"Hey, sorry I didn't see you before," he greeted.

Yiwanka snorted coldly. It was the man in front of her who caused her to be stabbed in the stomach. What a beast!
Every time she wanted to date this man, the knife wounds on her body made her give up the idea. She didn't want to happen again.

She waved her hand and motioned He Zhongqiu to lean over, then whispered in his ear: "Wolverine, some people are against you. I have a piece of advice for you. Either leave the United States, or lose your superhero identity."

Yiwanka didn't say anything else and turned and left.

She believes that He Zhongqiu is in great danger this time. The CIA's power is only a part of those who want to deal with him. If He Zhongqiu makes the wrong choice, even the most tragic consequences may occur.

As the game ended, the news of the 82 points had spread around the world on the Internet, with countless videos, close-up shots and photos.

He Zhongqiu naturally received a large number of congratulatory calls and text messages, but he was unable to answer them all or read them all.

On February 2st, at 1 am, I got up to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Yang Xue and others watched the game at home yesterday, so they went to bed very late and just got up not long ago.

While everyone was having breakfast together, Bai Bingbing said, "Honey, the latest NBA MVP rankings came out on TNT TV. You're still No. 1, and Kobe is No. 2."

"Kobe averaged 1 points per game in January, which is slightly higher than my husband's. Yours was 43.5 points," said Tang Yan.

He Zhongqiu nodded. If it weren’t for the 82 points he scored last night, which raised his average by 3 points, his average points per game would be less than 40 points.

Yang Xue said: "Sanjin, Baby Project and Guns N' Dragon have both been released in China."

"How is the box office?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Yang Xue said with a big smile: "On the first day of its release, Baby Project grossed 350 million RMB in the mainland and 130 million HKD in Hong Kong.

The first-day box office of Guns N' Dragon was 530 million RMB in the mainland and 170 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.”

"Not bad, not bad." He Zhongqiu laughed.

Yang Xue said: "Baby Project estimates that the mainland box office can only get 5000 million RMB at most, and Hong Kong will probably get over 1.3 million. This movie has an investment of million Hong Kong dollars, so Yinghuang and Huayi will definitely lose money."

"Where are the film reviews?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Yang Xue said: "The reviews are all good. The funny comedy style of Baby Project is quite popular. And Guns N' Dragon is a brand new gun battle movie, which gives people a bright feeling and has better reviews.

Unfortunately, this Spring Festival schedule was preceded by Aftershock and Huo Yuanjia, which were competing fiercely with each other, so the latter two films were bound to be greatly affected.”

He Zhongqiu calculated the box office of Guns N' Dragon and estimated that it would probably gross 80 million in China, which was considered pretty good.

But this is a film produced by the American Mid-Autumn Film Company, which is considered a Hollywood film. It can only get 15% of the box office revenue in China.

Therefore, to recover the cost, we have to look at the box office in North America and other regions.

But no matter what, the goal of suppressing Yinghuang and Huayi has been achieved. The Baby Plan's investment of 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars will at least lose tens of millions, which is enough to make the opponents feel distressed.

At this time, just as He Zhongqiu expected, both Mr. Yang from Yinghuang and Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang from Huayi were in a very bad mood.

Especially Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang, they have already staked their entire companies on the production of "Baby Project" and "The Forbidden Kingdom", but the current box office data of "Baby Project" makes them somewhat desperate. If they cannot recover in the future, they will surely suffer losses.

Not to mention them, even Mr. Yang was very disappointed.

In 05, the company lost more than HK$1.8 million, and the current market value of Yinghuang has been reduced to only half of that. His net worth has shrunk to HK$ billion, and he relies entirely on these two films.

However, the box office of "Baby Project" released the day before yesterday was not ideal, causing the stock price to fall another 7%.

If the box office of The Forbidden Kingdom next year doesn't perform well, his company will be finished.

In addition to Yinghuang and Huayi being in difficulties, the development of the newly established Chengtian Entertainment is also very unsatisfactory.

Wu Kebo received $8000 million in funding from Japan, but after the company was established, it was suppressed by Chung Autumn Pictures.

The company has neither big-name stars joining it nor the ability to participate in some of the film and television projects he is optimistic about, so it has money but nowhere to spend it.

At this time, Wu Kebo received a contact from Xiangjiang Jiahe Company.

At CIA headquarters, the Propaganda Department, Williams' second team, a meeting on celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival was held again.

"We have collected all the information about He Zhongqiu."

"In the United States, no criminal record has been found against him."

"That's impossible. Doesn't he have a speeding record? This is very common. I have more than a dozen records."

"No, not once. And a little thing like speeding can't get him down."

"What about drug abuse? That's also very common."

"No, he doesn't even smoke marijuana, and he hasn't even bought painkillers. And drugs can't help him. There are too many stars in the NBA and Hollywood who are taking drugs."

"damn it!"

"What about violence?"

"Except for the incident in 02, there was no fighting."

"What about tax evasion? He made so much money in the United States and transferred a large amount of funds out of the United States. He must have evaded taxes."

"Yes, fighting, speeding, or drug use will not affect him, but tax evasion can. We can put him in jail and seize, freeze, and confiscate all his assets in the United States, turning him from a superhero into a super criminal." "Sorry, the IRS can't find evidence of his tax evasion. There is only legal tax avoidance, and everything is legal."

"Moreover, he entrusted his tax payment to accountants and companies, so even if he evaded taxes, he could shirk legal responsibility."

"damn it!"

Williams was in a headache. He couldn't deal with big superstars like He Zhongqiu and MJ openly. He had to find something wrong with them in order to discredit them.

"Team leader, I received news that our actions have attracted the attention of certain people, and several congressmen are asking about our actions."

"I see."

Williams was not surprised at all when he heard this.

He understood very well that people like He Zhongqiu and MK had huge interests involved, so their actions were likely to be sabotaged, and there would definitely be people who opposed them taking action against He Zhongqiu.

But this is America, and Chinese people like MJ and He Zhongqiu must be suppressed.

As long as they get a hold of He Zhongqiu, those who oppose them and those interest groups behind He Zhongqiu will have no way to oppose them.

"Keep keeping an eye on him. Install equipment in his villa. Analyze every piece of garbage thrown out of the villa, even the condoms he used."

"Also, keep an eye on him 24 hours a day and monitor his phone calls 24 hours a day. We must find evidence against him."

"Also, contact all major media outlets and start banning Wolverine."

Williams decided to go find the team leader. Not to mention him now, the team leader was useless. It was time to ask the big guys behind him to take action.

On February 2, the Knicks defeated the Raptors on the road.

The next afternoon, the team returned to New York.

He Zhongqiu had just driven out of the airport when he received a call from Arnold. He stopped by the roadside and said happily after answering the call:

"Hey, Mr. Governor, how are you? How did you find time to call me?"

"Wolverine, you're too popular. Some people don't want to see you so popular. You'd better keep a low profile." Arnold said seriously.

"Too much attention? Is it true that the nail that sticks out gets shot down?" He Zhongqiu instantly remembered this old saying.

"The CIA is investigating you, Wolverine. If you are willing, the Republican Party will be your friend. But I hope you will consider it more carefully. After all, politics is not suitable for you."

After saying that, Arnold quickly hung up the phone.

He Zhongqiu began to wonder who he had offended. Did these people have the power to let the CIA investigate him, or was it the CIA itself that was investigating him?
Ivanka reminded him the day before yesterday, and now Arnold did the same, so this matter is true, and someone is really dealing with him.

Also, what did Arnold mean by mentioning the Republican Party? He never gets involved in political activities.

This happened so suddenly. He was just an elementary school graduate and had no idea what to do for a moment. He was a little confused.

After arriving home, Yang Xue told him that the security company notified him yesterday that one of the security guards assigned to the house had resigned and was replaced by a new security guard. Another cleaning staff member also resigned and was replaced by another one from the housekeeping company.

This is a common occurrence, and He Zhongqiu didn't take it seriously at first.

But Arnold just said that the CIA was investigating him, and he had thought before that there might be an agent in his home, so it was easy for him to connect these things together.

"Damn it, the CIA wouldn't really send agents in?" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.

"Damn it! I'm just playing ball, shooting movies, and having boxing matches. I'm not doing anything illegal in the United States. Is it really necessary for the CIA to deal with me?"

"It can not be?"

Thinking of this, he was a little dumbfounded.

"Sanjin, this is the new security guard Locke and the cleaner Carrie."

At this time, Yang Xue brought two people in, a white man and a black woman, both in their thirties, with ordinary looks, and were the kind that were inconspicuous.

He Zhongqiu's knife-like gaze swept across the faces of the two men. All his energy and blood burst out, and extremely powerful momentum burst out in an instant, forming a huge oppressive force.

"..."

Yang Xue, who was standing nearby, was startled and took a step back.

Locke and Carly were also obviously frightened, and their faces immediately showed alertness, but that expression was fleeting and they immediately returned to the normal expressions of frightened people.

He Zhongqiu was born into a family of scammers, and he is also an actor with decent acting skills. With his 96-level willpower and sharp senses, he immediately noticed something was wrong with these two people.

He didn't say anything, and if he was really an agent, there was nothing he could do.

But he definitely cannot keep these two people, regardless of whether they are agents or not.

Then he asked the two to leave, saying that he had other personnel arrangements.

"Sanjin, is there something wrong?" Yang Xue asked puzzledly after the two men left.

He Zhongqiu looked around the living room. Bai Bingbing and Tang Yan were not there, so he pulled Yang Xue to the study upstairs, closed the door and said:

"Sister Xue, there may be some trouble. Someone told me that there are people in the United States who are against me. It is very likely the CIA."

"Why is the CIA targeting you?"

Yang Xue was startled and asked, "Do you suspect these two people?"

He Zhongqiu looked at the study. If the CIA was really targeting him, then this place might not be safe.

He simply took Yang Xue to the grass outside and said, "Sister Xue, I suspect there are agents in the house."

Yang Xue was startled and felt it was a little ridiculous.

"Arnold just called me and told me that I'm too popular and the CIA is investigating me, so he asked me to keep a low profile. Someone also told me the day before yesterday that someone is targeting me."

"Are we really agents? But we didn't do anything?"

"How about this……"

He Zhongqiu considered, "Let's first find a security expert to come over and check the house to see if there are any eavesdropping devices. Then we'll know if there are any agents."

(End of this chapter)