Chapter 361 I, He Sanjin, am going to have a successor!

Good things come in pairs. The next day, on the morning of July 2006, 7, Yang Xue gave He Zhongqiu a huge piece of good news: she was pregnant.

For He Zhongqiu, this news is better than winning three consecutive NBA championships, makes him happier than making hundreds of millions of dollars from a boxing match, and makes him more delighted than the two gold mines of He Tianwang and Super Wolverine.

As an abandoned child, the child meant a lot to him, as he was the first blood relative he had.

He Zhongqiu and Yang Xue agreed that they would return to China after filming Iron Blood Warrior and give birth to the child in Yanjing.

The next day, a message came from Frank Zhang.

"Boss, now there are more than a dozen top universities contacting the company, as well as some top sports research labs, they hope to join your track and field team."

"What do you mean? My team is enough, why do I need so many people?"

"Boss, they have their own funds, so you don't have to worry about it."

"why?"

"Boss, because you are the first sprinter over 200 centimeters, all the topics are new, so you attract professors of mechanics and kinematics from the top universities and sports research laboratories, and they also want to do this topic."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Boss, you can propose some conditions. I think it's best to agree to them. After all, it's beneficial to let them join."

"Then talk about it."

"OK."

Soon, a few hours later, Frank Zhang called and said that the deal was done.

"Boss, there are a total of 23 professors and doctors participating in your track and field team. All the data and research results they collect must be shared with you free of charge."

"Okay, let them come over."

On the second and third day, these professors from all over the world arrived in Yenching one after another and joined He Zhongqiu's track and field team.

It was a verbal agreement before, so Frank Zhang also rushed to Yanjing and signed a legally binding agreement with them.

On July 7, the NBA's trading freeze period ended.

The revenue from the previous year has been settled, and the league's revenue has increased significantly. The salary cap for the 06/07 season is 6352 million, a full 1400 million US dollars more than last season, a huge increase.

From this point of view, He Zhongqiu's existence has begun to truly affect the development of the NBA league. All players have begun to benefit, not just the Knicks' market value which has skyrocketed by hundreds of millions of dollars.

The freeze period has ended, and trades and contract renewals among teams in the league have officially begun.

Varejao still did not stay and was poached by the Cavaliers with a big contract.

Josh Howard still hasn't renewed his contract in advance, which means he will most likely leave next season.

Scott Layden's workload was not large, and the main lineup and important rotation lineup did not change much. Only Varejao and two veterans left, including rookie Paul Millsap. It would have been better to add another inside player and a small forward.

There are also many good players in this year's free market, such as Anthony, Ben Wallace, Peja, Randolph, Mourning, Jason Terry, Van Horn, Nene, Jason Williams and so on.

Like last year, he also received a lot of franchise applications.

However, the team's important lineup remained unchanged, so those who asked for high annual salaries were simply rejected.

For example, Ben Wallace, Peja, Van Horn and others who are pursuing big contracts.

Nene is not bad, he is definitely a rich second generation and does not require a high annual salary, but he has no chance and has already renewed his contract with the Nuggets.

Among the player applications he received, he saw Mourning's name. The requirements were not high, just a certain amount of playing time and a minimum salary, and he was aiming for a championship.

Pat Riley really wanted to keep Mourning, but Mourning wanted the championship too much. He and O'Neal entered the league a year apart, and O'Neal founded the dynasty, but Mourning had yet to taste the championship.

The Knicks are too strong now, and he doesn't see any hope in the Heat, so he rejected Riley's retention.

But he didn't know whether the Knicks would want him. He had a grudge against the Knicks and had fought with them on the court.

Especially now that the window is open, he is particularly nervous, fearing that he might be rejected by the Knicks.

The Knicks are busy looking for someone, and the Lakers have already reached a deal with the Rockets regarding Yao Min.

In a sign-and-trade deal, the Lakers paid two unprotected first-round picks in 07 and 09, plus Bynum, to get Yao Ming from the Rockets.

After Yao Ming and Mike Johnson signed their contracts with the Rockets, the two teams reported the transaction to the league. David Stern signed it immediately without hesitation.

"Congratulations, Yao Ming, you are now on Kobe's side."

After He Zhongqiu learned the news, he immediately called to congratulate.

"You kid, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth." Dayao said unhappily.

He Zhongqiu laughed and said, "Don't be so happy. You won't make it to the finals even if you go to the Lakers. Can you beat me? All the championships belong to me."

"Damn it, aren't you going to retire?" Yao Ming cursed.

"If you go to the Lakers, I have to play for a few more years?" He Zhongqiu joked.

Yao Ming angrily said, "I'm practicing three-point shooting now. Just wait and I'll shoot you to death."

"What the hell!"

When He Zhongqiu heard that Yao Ming was practicing three-point shooting, he also cursed.

Yao Ming's three-pointer is not like other people's three-pointer. Once he has mastered it, it will definitely be more powerful than his mid-range shot.

Defenders are not allowed to use force above the free throw line. He is now taking advantage of this rule and has a higher hit rate when shooting mid-range shots above the free throw line than below the free throw line.

Yao Ming will be able to do the same in the future. When he stands on the three-point line above the free throw line, he cannot defend with his hands. Who can defend him?
At the end of July, Iron Eagle King 7, which had been released for nearly two months, was taken off the screens around the world.

The North American box office was 3.56 million U.S. dollars, the overseas box office was 4.65 million U.S. dollars, and the Chinese region box office was 4.45 million RMB. Although the global box office was not as good as the first film, it was still as high as 8.76 million U.S. dollars, which was a huge profit.

He Zhongqiu's personal salary income and company income combined should be around 3.3 million US dollars, with production and promotion costs of 4500 million US dollars. The profit is very high and he made a lot of money.

And there will be very good peripheral income in the future, because one year after the release of "Iron Eagle King 1", it has earned another 2.1 million US dollars in peripheral income in this year. I believe that "Iron Eagle King 2" will not be too bad either.

Thanks to the great success of these two films, starting from this year, the performance of American Mid-Autumn Film Company will be very good, far exceeding the previous two years.

On August 8th, He Zhongqiu took a day off from the crew and took Yang Xue, who was having severe pregnancy reactions, to the best private obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Los Angeles for a check-up.

菲尼教授检查过后说道：“金刚狼，可以确定阳女士已经怀孕8周时间，受孕时间应该是6月10号左右，预产期是07年3月20左右。”

He Zhongqiu nodded happily. He calculated that it should be the 12th, the night he returned to New York after the finals.

But soon, Professor Finney gave them another piece of good news. He said, "According to the B-ultrasound results, there are two gestational sacs. Ms. Yang is pregnant with fraternal twins."

"what?"

He Zhongqiu looked at Yang Xue, who also had a look of surprise and delight on her face.

"Professor, can you find out the gender?" he asked excitedly.

"Not now. It will take twelve to thirteen weeks before the gender can be checked." Professor Finney shook his head.

Back at the villa in Beverly Hills, red envelopes were distributed to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. All the staff members in the villa received one, and each person received two thousand dollars.

In a blink of an eye, another month has passed. On September 9, He Zhongqiu finished filming Terminator.

After resting for a few days in Los Angeles, the two went to the clinic again on the 12th.

Yang Xue had an ultrasound and the result was very encouraging because it was a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, so she had both a boy and a girl in one pregnancy.

He Zhongqiu thought to himself that although he had promised that all his children would be allocated 1% of the shares of He's Film Company, this was his eldest son and daughter, so they should be treated differently.

He Zhongqiu booked a flight for the 13th and prepared to return home.

Tang Yan and Bai Bingbing stayed in New York because school had started.

Tang Yan was also sent to the Business School of New York University, but she was a graduate student while Bai Bingbing was an undergraduate.

Going with him to China were the sprint and high jump and long jump teams that Mike Johnson had put together for him, plus the professors and doctors who paid for themselves, a total of 32 people. In the two months since the finals, in addition to filming, He Zhongqiu had been taking time out to do strength training for lower limb explosiveness. He didn't have much time to rest, and with his physical fitness and muscle strength, he could still bear this amount of training.

After Xia Song returned to China two months ago, he consulted with the General Administration. After returning to China, He Zhongqiu will enter the national team's track and field base training center in Yanjing for training.

The base is located at Beijing Sport University. In addition to Qinghua, Beijing Sport University also has training centers for multiple national team projects. He is also an honorary professor of the Beijing Sport University Wushu Academy, so it is very convenient for him to train at Beijing Sport University.

On the evening of the 12th, Xia Song called to remind him, "Zhongqiu, don't leak the news of your return. Some media in China have been unfriendly to you in the past few months!"

"Why?" He Zhongqiu was confused.

Xia Song said: "It's because of the three proposals you put forward at the National Association Conference. After the meeting in March, people from Qingbei and the sports community were very dissatisfied with you.

I didn’t tell you before that you were going to play in the playoffs and shoot a movie, but I’m telling you now, so pay attention.

By the way, there is one more thing. You didn’t play in the World Championships this year, and some media and fans scolded you.”

"Let them be. I'm not talking nonsense. There are only a small number of people scolding me. They are not the majority." He Zhongqiu said nonchalantly.

"By the way, what should I say about the General Administration's attitude towards you? There are a lot of people who have opinions about it, and they say all kinds of things, but with the Yanjing Olympics approaching, these voices have been suppressed." Xia Song said.

He Zhongqiu said disdainfully: "Most of those who have opinions about me have problems. Why should I be afraid of them? I don't rely on them for food. If you have the guts, don't let me participate in the Yanjing Olympics."

They arrived in Beijing on the afternoon of the 14th. He Zhongqiu only notified Xia Song, and Yang Xue notified the media company's first vice president Chen Huadong and Lin Xue. They arranged eight cars, took the VIP channel, and quietly left the airport.

Chen Huadong was poached by Yang Xue from the Beijing Film Studio. He is at the department level, smart and capable, and has extensive connections in the film and television industry, especially in the China Film Group. When Yang Xue is not in the company, he is in charge of the affairs of the media company.

China Film Corporation was established in 99, which was jointly established by eight national film studios including Beijing Film Studio. So in fact, Beijing Film Studio is now under the management of China Film Corporation.

The new digital production base of China Film Corporation will be completed in 08, and Beijing Film Studio will move next year. There will be many personnel transfers and people's hearts are quite turbulent. Yang Xue took this opportunity to poach Chen Huadong with a high salary.

Chen Huadong wanted to send his son to study in Germany, but he was short of money, so he gritted his teeth and came through. He has just turned 40, and he has every chance of being promoted to deputy director, or even to director level before retirement.

After getting in the car, He Zhongqiu chatted with Xia Song, and Chen Huadong also reported to Yang Xue on the important affairs of the company in the past three months.

The luggage was sent back to Qiuxueyuan, and the team was arranged to stay in a hotel near Beijing Sport University. He Zhongqiu and Yang Xue went to Yang Xue's parents' home.

But it was not the commercial housing that Yang Xue bought for her parents, but a compound.

Last time, Yang Xue’s father got angry and stopped living in the commercial house and moved back to the compound.

The two have lived in the compound all their lives and actually prefer the environment of the compound. They are now in their early fifties and still have some years before retirement. In addition, their positions are confidential, so it is more convenient for them to live in the compound.

Yang Xue’s grandfather was from Shandong. He originally belonged to the 1st Column of the Northeast Field Army, which was later the 38th Army. He participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and the Battle of Pingjin. He retired at the deputy regimental level, but died early in 90.

Yang's mother is a native of Yanjing. After joining the army, she was in the same department as Yang's father, and they later got together.

The compound where the Yang family lived was also a compound of the 38th Army, and all of them were old-style three-story tube buildings from the s.

He Zhongqiu was quite familiar with this compound, having been here many times with Yang Xue before.

The car stopped downstairs of a building, and as soon as we got out, groups of acquaintances from the compound came over to talk.

"Hey, Xue, you're back, girl?" an old lady said familiarly.

"Well, Grandma Zhang, my parents haven't gotten off work yet, right?" Yang Xue asked with a smile.

"No, it's past five o'clock now, and I'll be back soon." The old lady said happily.

"Sanjin, this is Grandma Zhang. Her son Uncle Li is my parents' superior." Yang Xue introduced.

"Hello, Grandma Zhang." He Zhongqiu greeted quickly.

"Xue, you guys...are still together?"

A girl in her twenties ran over, looked at He Zhongqiu, hugged Yang Xue's arm and asked.

"Always together!" Yang Xue said.

It took several minutes to deal with the crowd. The two went upstairs and just after they rested for a while, Yang's father and mother came back.

"Dad, mom."

He Zhongqiu hurriedly stood up and greeted them.

"The snow is back! Mid-Autumn Festival, I haven't congratulated you yet for winning three consecutive championships."

Mother Yang was very happy when her daughter and son-in-law came home. She greeted them happily as soon as they came in.

Dad Yang's nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes, but he didn't say much. He took out a cigarette and tried to light it.

He Zhongqiu hurriedly said, "Dad, why don't you go out and smoke."

"Look, kid, this is my home." Yang's father glared.

"Sister Xue is pregnant." He Zhongqiu said hurriedly.

"what?"

Yang's father and mother were shocked.

"Are you pregnant?" Yang's mother said happily.

"Yes, Mom, they're three months old, fraternal twins." Yang Xue said with a smile.

"A couple? Oh, good."

Mother Yang's face was immediately full of smiles. She looked back and saw that Father Yang still had the cigarette in his hand. She quickly snatched it away and threw it on the coffee table, saying:
"What are you smoking? Lao Yang, if you want to smoke, go outside when Xue is at home."

"I know. Do I need you to tell me?"

Father Yang picked up the cigarette thrown on the coffee table with a smile, put it back in the cigarette box, and complained again: "You little girl, it's been three months, and you haven't notified your family."

"Don't you want to give you and my mother a surprise?" Yang Xue said with a smile.

"Yeah." Dad Yang nodded with a smile.

"Have you checked whether it's a boy or a girl?" Yang's mother asked again.

"I checked, Mom, they're twins, a boy and a girl." Yang Xue said with a smile.

"Really?"

Mother Yang was so happy that she walked towards the kitchen and shouted, "Xue, what do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you. Old Yang, come and help me."

Xue, your dad knew you were coming back, so he bought a lot of vegetables in advance and drove to the market after get off work at noon."

"I am coming."

Dad Yang was also very happy and went to the kitchen to help.

"Mom, make more beef, chicken and other things. The quantity of the dishes should be larger. Three pounds is a lot for him to eat." Yang Xue also followed them.

"I know, I know. Xue, please sit down. Mom is here. Now that you are pregnant, try not to go into the kitchen too much." Mother Yang said hurriedly.

The two of them spent more than an hour in the kitchen, cooking seven or eight dishes, including Shandong cuisine and Beijing cuisine, with particularly large portions.

He Zhongqiu and Yang's father drank two bottles of Moutai. After drinking too much, their relationship became closer, like brothers, but then they even got to the point of fighting, making Yang Xue and Yang's mother laugh and cry.

Of course, the main reason was that Yang's father was drunk. He Zhongqiu drank half a bottle. With his strong energy and blood, he could have no problem drinking another bottle and a half.

Yang Xue advised: "Mom, please let my dad drink less. What if he has alcoholic liver disease? Take some time to take him for a check-up."

Mother Yang said helplessly: "After your father retired to the second line two years ago, there were not so many rules to control him, and his alcohol addiction became worse and worse."

Yang Xue smiled and inquired: "Mom, Zhang Qianning from our company seems to be in your industry."

"What do you mean by our line of work? Stop asking." Mother Yang glared at her.

(End of this chapter)