Chapter 344: If you should be cowardly, you have to be cowardly

On the 10th, the Knicks defeated the Hornets away and flew to Houston the next day.

Dayao was still recuperating at home and arranged a car to take He Zhongqiu home.

"It's been 32 days since the surgery. The team doctor said after the checkup that I can return in a week. Mike has arranged for a doctor to check up tomorrow."

"Don't come back too early. You are so big and heavy, and your lower limbs are prone to injury."

"Uh-huh."

"How much do you weigh now?"

"137 kg. The trainer believes that 135 kg is the right tonnage and can significantly reduce stress injuries in the lower limbs."

"Continue to lose weight once the injury has healed."

"Zhongqiu, there has been much less news about you in the past two days. I am not used to it."

He Zhongqiu shook his head and said, "It's better to have fewer people, and it's quieter. If you become famous, trouble will come."

"What happened?" Dayao asked hurriedly.

"It has nothing to do with you, so don't ask too much."

He Zhongqiu shook his head and said, "If you don't want me here, I'll find another place that will. I won't starve to death even if I don't work in the United States in the future."

Dayao was about to ask again, but He Zhongqiu waved his hand and told him not to ask anymore.

On the evening of the 12th, after defeating the Rockets, the Knicks rushed to Dallas overnight.

On the evening of the 13th, in back-to-back away games, the Knicks suffered their sixth loss of the season.

On the 14th, the team ended its road trip and returned to New York.

He Zhongqiu received a call from James Dolan, asking him to meet in his office at Madison Square Garden to discuss something.

"The Democrats are messing with me? Are they a bunch of lunatics?" After hearing what Dolan said, he was stunned and then furious.

At this time, he finally understood what Arnold had said a few days ago. Arnold knew that day that it was the Democrats who were targeting him, so he said that the Republicans could be his friends.

James Dolan also said awkwardly: "Wolverine, they are worried that you will move closer to the Republican Party. But if you can promise not to do that, they can stop."

"It's a word."

He Zhongqiu immediately said: "I don't want to participate in any politics in the United States. I don't have the wisdom or interest to do so."

"OK." James Dolan nodded.

At this point, he added: "But Wolverine, this time I learned that there is a bipartisan consensus on you, that is, you can't be a superhero for Americans."

He Zhongqiu was stunned. Ross Lewis mentioned it last time.

"Then what should I do? It's not me who started this rumor. It was the damn American media who started it." He said unhappily.

James Dolan thought for a moment and said, “In the future, the mainstream media in the United States will reduce their publicity about you, and may even seize on your negative news for publicity. At the same time, all news about your superhero will be banned.

In addition, you should also be careful not to use the nicknames of King He and Super Wolverine anymore, and don't play the role of a superhero.

Furthermore, all plans for your two superhero characters will be terminated by Marvel Studios."

He Zhongqiu felt a toothache. The first issue of the comics hadn't come out yet, and the Marvel movie hadn't been filmed yet. Was it going to die? That was his gold mine!

But the arm cannot twist the thigh. Facing the American state machine, not to mention him, even the whole world is useless. A man who knows practical matters is a hero, and he has to be cowardly when it is time to be cowardly.

Dolan laughed and said, “In fact, Disney and Marvel have suffered more losses than you.”

He Zhongqiu said unhappily: “Marvel’s loss is only the 70 million it paid me, plus operating expenses it will not exceed 80 or 90 million.

Disney has no losses on its books, and it is impossible that their acquisition of Marvel was entirely due to me.

My losses are not small, especially the loss of all the interests of these two roles. If the mainstream media restricts my news flow in the future, I may also lose a lot of advertising endorsements. "

Dolan nodded and said, "Disney belongs to the Democratic camp. They didn't expect to be screwed by their own people. Haha!"

That night, James Dolan called and said he had already talked to the congressmen.

The Democratic Party’s plans against him were terminated, but He Zhongqiu could not hold a press conference or reveal to the public that it was the Democratic Party that banned him.

If he agrees, he can continue to play in the NBA, film in Hollywood, and participate in boxing matches in the United States.

The power of an individual is really insignificant, and this loss is inevitable. I am banned and cannot tell anyone about it.

He Zhongqiu wondered if he should consider moving closer to the Republican Party. Being a centrist like he was now was not a good idea.

But the thought gave him a chill and he dismissed it immediately.

On the 15th, the Knicks defeated the Raptors at home.

Before the All-Star Weekend, the Knicks had 46 wins and 6 losses, with a winning percentage of 88.4%, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and first in the league.

The planned news conference did not take place because Democrats backed off after he pledged not to align with Republicans.

The suppression of him by the mainstream media in the United States has not ended. News about him basically appears in the sports section, and he no longer has the treatment of front-page headlines.

On the Internet, all keywords related to superheroes celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival have been blocked, including "He Tianwang" and "Super Wolverine".

Of course, the mainstream media did not make any negative news about him. One reason was that they really could not find any evidence to prove their wrongdoing against him, and the other was that they did not want to push him too far.

Marvel Studios, like him, swallowed its anger and announced that it would stop plans for King Conan and Super Wolverine, and that the pre-sale funds would begin the refund process.

His attention and popularity in the United States began to decline as his news disappeared from the front pages of major mainstream media.

The same is true outside the United States. The mainstream media in the United States controls and influences the mainstream media around the world.

This situation immediately triggered a wave of public opinion, and it was generally believed that he was being suppressed.

Disney also received some compensation. For example, the Democrats promised that as long as they took back power in California, they would grant Disney a piece of land at a low price to build a studio.

"Great! That bastard Wolverine is finished. The US government is suppressing him. Azhi, our chance has come."

Hong Kong, Xie Tingfeng said excitedly after learning some things from the media.

"Let him die, he killed us, he's dead!" Zhang Bozhi cursed.

"Young man, don't be too proud!"

Yinghuang, President Yang was also very excited, as if he saw a chance for Yinghuang to escape.

"Great! Brother, it's finally his turn."

"Brother, our good days are coming soon."

"Well, hold on a little longer."

Yanjing, Huayi Company, and Mr. Wang couldn't help but burst into tears after learning that He Zhongqiu was banned in the United States.

"Asshole, you deserve this day!" Zhou Yunfa, who has settled in Vancouver, Canada, is even more excited. He thinks his chance for a comeback has come. He wants to return to Hong Kong, China, and Hollywood.

All of a sudden, all the people that He Zhongqiu had offended in the past jumped out and added insult to injury.

At home, a large number of public intellectuals also jumped out, and all kinds of fabricated articles were flying around.

On the 16th, He Zhongqiu saw off Xia Song and Zhang Qianning.

Several companies are operating independently, and he now plans to integrate all resources and put all the companies under one group company so that he can better control them.

However, the group’s registered address will be in Yanjing, with its headquarters in Qiuxue Building, but it will have a branch in New York, USA.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't have the title of superhero, it's just an empty title. It makes both parties in the United States dislike him. He should play basketball and make movies more purely in the future.

Then just focus on developing your own company, list a few companies, cash out, and then find a way to transfer the funds back to China.

Finally, let’s go to damn America.

He felt it necessary to find the reporter who asked the question at the beginning and investigate again. He had to find the person behind the scenes. This bastard had caused him so much trouble.

After finding out, it’s not just a matter of “thanking” you properly, you have to “thank” them with all your strength.

To this end, he hired a Chinese private detective in the United States, gave him $500,000 and asked him to investigate the matter.

In addition, he also truly realized the importance of the media and planned to set up his own media.

But it would be impossible to run a media in the United States, as he would be suppressed. So he planned to set up an influential media in China.

Domestic public opinion towards him is not very friendly, and those public intellectuals are really annoying.

The All-Star Weekend started on the 17th. On the afternoon of the 16th, a large number of All-Stars arrived in New York and checked into the Hilton Hotel.

Yao Ming did not come, and his starting position was replaced by Kevin Garnett.

He Zhongqiu is not planning to come today and will check into the Hilton Hotel tomorrow morning to participate in the All-Star group event.

At around six o'clock, dinner time, a large group of all-stars gathered together, and the main topic was He Zhongqiu, who was not here.

"Do you know who Wolverine offended? There is almost no news about him in the mainstream media in the United States, and Marvel has also terminated his superhero plan." O'Neill asked.

"Who knows? He's so popular. I knew this day would come for him." Garnett said gloatingly.

"The league can't protect him, so someone big must step in," said McGrady, who just returned to the All-Star Game.

"Steve, do you know something?" Wade asked Nash.

"I asked him and he told me not to care." Nash shook his head.

"He definitely knew who was doing it to him, but he couldn't do anything about it," O'Neal said.

Ray Allen also nodded and said, "If his two comic books were released as planned, sales would definitely reach five million, or even tens of millions within a year. They would definitely be a big hit! What a pity!"

Kobe said slowly: "Yes, the pre-sale data of King Congratulations has reached 282 million, and Super Wolverine is 275 million, what a pity!

But whether the mainstream media reports his news or not, his influence is there.

His influence is world-class and the trend is set. No matter who is messing with him, it is very difficult to eliminate his influence!

Unless all media, including the Internet, I mean the whole world, block his name and news, and prevent him from playing games, making movies, or accepting interviews from any media.

In this way, I think it will take at least five years, or even ten years, for people to forget him.”

At this time, He Zhongqiu was discussing the establishment of a group company with Yang Xue, and Tang Yan and Bai Bingbing were also listening.

“I don’t want to be the CEO of a group.”

When Yang Xue heard that He Zhongqiu asked her to be the president, she immediately refused.

The boss of the film company was forced to do this and knows nothing about anything. Now he is handing over all the companies to her. What if he ruins the group?
Tang Yan and Bai Bingbing were extremely envious, but unfortunately they didn't have the ability.

He Zhongqiu advised: "Sister Xue, the group president is not responsible for the specific operations of those companies. You should just manage Huaxia Zhongqiu Film Company."

"That won't work either." Yang Xue said firmly.

"Sister Xue, if you don't help me, who else will? For this position, I can only use the person I trust the most." He Zhongqiu began to play the victim.

Yang Xue said helplessly: "Let's make a deal. If I don't do well, you are not allowed to get angry."

"Of course." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

Tang Yan said at this time: "Hubby, Sister Xue, my mother works in finance, she is an accountant, and her English is also good, how about asking her to come to our company to help?"

"Well, that's fine, Sister Xue. Let Yanyan's mother be the financial director of the group company."

The mother-in-law is also a family member, so He Zhongqiu has no reason to disagree, but he still has to respect Sister Xue's opinion.

Tang Yan looked at Yang Xue eagerly, and Yang Xue nodded immediately. Since Sanjin had agreed, she certainly would not object.

"Thank you, Sister Xue, husband." Tang Yan said happily.

Bai Bingbing didn't dare to speak up because her father was just an ordinary self-employed person and didn't have the ability to enter management.

Yang Xue said, "Sanjin, the public opinion in China has been unfavorable to you these days, and the same is true in the film and television industry. There is some instability within the company, so I have to return home."

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Announce the establishment of a group when you return to China, which can stabilize the morale of the people within the company."

"Yeah." Yang Xue nodded.

He Zhongqiu said thoughtfully: "So far, no endorsement brand wants to terminate the contract with me. My loss is not big for now. Let's see what the subsequent impact is."

Yang Xue said: "Even if you don't have the title of superhero, you are still a top NBA superstar and Hollywood action star."

"He is still a super powerful fighting king." Bai Bingbing shouted.

"Yeah!" Tang Yan quickly nodded in agreement.

Yang Xue smiled and said, "So your commercial value is still very high, and there is no negative news about you. Your old fans will not quit, and the brand will naturally not terminate the contract."

He Zhongqiu thought for a moment and said, "My martial arts school has to change its name. The name He Tianwang can no longer be used. Let's call it He's Martial Arts School. I've already told Brother Xia about this."

"By the way, what was the North American box office for Guns N' Dragons in its first week?" He suddenly remembered this matter. He had been too busy in the past few days and had forgotten about it.

"US$1720 million in North America, not counting domestic revenue, the overseas box office is US$1560 million. The domestic box office has reached 5350 million RMB so far, which is not bad, and it should be able to reach 5000 million. All the box office revenues added up are just short of US$ million." Yang Xue said with a smile.

He Zhongqiu said happily: "That's good, even if it's only 5000 million, I think we can make a sequel, this movie is very successful.

The box office is 5000 million US dollars, and the investment for the next part is 8000 million US dollars. If it can reach 3000 million US dollars, the sequel will be at least million US dollars. "

Yang Xue nodded and said, "The current domestic price of Baby Project is 4320 million RMB, which is not as good as Guns N' Dragon."

"This is good news." He Zhongqiu nodded and smiled.

(End of this chapter)