Chapter 81 Wolverine, have you really been a prison guard? (Long chapter)

On the afternoon of the 2nd, the Knicks rented more than a dozen Rolls-Royces. Owner James Dolan led the team personally. Layden and other management members were also present. Together with He Zhongqiu, the group rushed to New York's Kennedy International Airport.

The seven major companies that came with Xia Song this time not only wanted to sign an endorsement contract with He Zhongqiu, but also to place some courtside advertisements in Madison Square Garden, so the Knicks management was all mobilized.

At half past four, Xia Song and a large group of people came out.

"Mr. Dolan, Mr. Leighton, Zhongqiu, come here, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Zhang from China Life, this is Mr. Zhu from China Southern Airlines, and this is Mr. Lin from Bank of China..."

After some greetings and pleasantries at the airport, we went to the hotel booked by the Knicks to settle down.

Xia Song was accompanied by two helpers he found in China, who were the domestic members of He Zhongqiu's business team.

One is called Qin Jianwei and the other is called He Nanbei. They came here to meet He Zhongqiu and then return to China to take charge of domestic business affairs.

Xia Song has already set up another company in Yanjing called Zhongqiu Sports and Cultural Marketing Management Company. According to the agreement between him and He Zhongqiu, he holds 30% of the shares and He Zhongqiu holds 70%, with a registered capital of RMB 3 million.

The company's main business is to provide brokerage, sports events and activity management, sports public relations consulting, sports marketing consulting and other services to domestic and foreign athletes, and is also responsible for the operation of commercial activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The secondary business is entertainment, which is in line with the NBA's business scope. The NBA is an entertainment company.

Moreover, He Zhongqiu also has a heart to be an actor. The Zhongqiu Cultural and Sports Company can also engage in cultural and entertainment businesses, including agency business.

The signing will take place tomorrow morning, and after dinner, James Dolan arranged for everyone to have some fun at one of New York's most luxurious nightclubs.

Xia Song found an opportunity to say, "Many domestic companies are seeking to expand overseas. There are not many Chinese people who are well-known overseas. This time, Yao Ming has taken away a lot of opportunities. Some companies originally planned to have him as their spokesperson."

"How can this be so embarrassing?" he chuckled.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. There are so many companies in the country, and Yao Ming can still make a lot of money." Xia Song said.

At this point, he laughed again and said, “This is a domestic company, and there are many foreign companies that also need spokespeople in China. Your journey as a commercial endorser has just begun.

By the way, you played really well in last night’s game. I didn’t expect you to get 20+10 so quickly. Your opponent was Jordan’s team. The only pity was that CCTV didn’t broadcast it live.

Although your previous gimmicks have earned you a lot of fame, in the NBA, ultimately it all depends on your playing ability.

Otherwise, you can’t climb to the level of a star player or even a superstar, and the level of your endorsement contract can’t be raised. Although I was able to sign so many endorsement contracts this time, they are still not as good as one endorsement contract of those NBA superstars.”

"I'll try my best." He nodded seriously.

On January 1, He Zhongqiu signed endorsement contracts with seven major companies at the hotel.

Next, he will have to find time to shoot commercials for these companies. The commercials are not complicated and are easy for him as a professional actor, but they do take some time.

On the evening of the 3rd, the Knicks will face the Pacers at home.

The game was not broadcast live across the United States, only on the WABC regional TV station in New York, with Bingo Boris and Harry Coster as the live commentators.

This TV station belongs to the ABC TV network and is responsible for New York and surrounding areas. ABC TV is also one of the three major TV broadcasters of the NBA in recent years.

In the home team's locker room, the madman said sourly, "Wolverine, I heard you signed a lot of sponsorship contracts? Are they all from big Chinese companies?"

He Zhongqiu said proudly: "Yes, if I can be selected as an All-Star starter this time, I can sign a bigger contract in the future."

"Damn it, the team is promoting you." The madman said with envy and jealousy.

He Zhongqiu glared at the madman and said, "Tell me, Latrell, are you jealous of me?"

"Huh, am I jealous of you?"

The madman snorted disdainfully and said, “I started in the All-Star Game once and was a substitute three times, which means I’ve been in the All-Star Game four times already.

I was selected to the All-NBA First Team, the Second Defensive Team, the All-Rookie Second Team, and I have a lot of honors. I'm jealous of you. What are you, a rookie?"

Hearing this, Alan Houston's face was filled with dejection.

Speaking of the All-Stars, this is his tenth season, but he has only been an All-Star substitute twice and not a starter once.

Now that the team has chosen to invest promotional resources in Wolverine, he has even less chance of making the All-Star team.

Speaking of honors, he only has these two All-Star substitute appearances, nothing else. He is even worse than a madman.

The live broadcast begins at 7:30.

After getting the starting lineups of both teams, Bingo Boris threw them aside without even looking at them, and said:

"The Pacers' head coach has been changed. The Smiling Assassin has been fired. Harry, you know where he is crying now."

"Haha, I don't know."

Harry Coster also smiled evilly and said, “As for the players, Artest and Jamal Tinsley are still in the hospital and may not be able to leave for two months.

Although the others have left the hospital, several of them are still unable to play in the game because their concussions have not yet recovered and their broken ribs have not yet grown strong.

So in this game, they only had seven players. None of the original main players were there. They were all substitutes and newly recruited players whose names I don’t know.”

"If it weren't for the league's authorization, they wouldn't even be able to put together a rotation lineup, haha." Bingo Boris laughed.

The CEOs of the country's seven largest companies sat in the front row, accompanied by James Dolan and Layden.

That night, they witnessed a completely one-sided massacre at the scene.

To this crippled Pacers team, He Zhongqiu was a destructive killing god. Everyone trembled at the sight of him and had no fighting spirit at all. No one dared to confront him head-on inside, let alone get close to him.

He played the longest time of 42 minutes, made 22 of 20 shots, all of which took place under the basket. He only missed two dunks. The Pacers didn't even dare to foul him and didn't take a single free throw.

He scored 40 points in a single game, setting his own new personal single-game scoring record, and also set a new personal single-game scoring record for Chinese and Asians in the NBA league.

By defeating the Pacers, the Knicks achieved a three-game winning streak that they had never had this season, with a record of 13 wins and 16 losses, a winning percentage of 44.8%, and still 11th in the Eastern Conference. However, the Hawks lost, widening the gap by half a game.

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On the morning of the 4th, He Zhongqiu went to the airport to see off the CEOs of the seven major companies.

Each company retained staff to assist in the filming of the commercials, and they agreed that it would be more cost-effective to shoot together and share the costs of the photographer and the studio.

Qin Jianwei and He Nanbei returned to China, while Xia Song stayed and started to set up a branch of Zhongqiu Company in the United States and build a business team.

But before that, he had to set up a personal training team for He Zhongqiu.

At 10 a.m. on the th, the Indianapolis District Court announced the court ruling on the Conseco violence incident.

All twelve people who participated in the beating of He Zhongqiu were punished, but the severity of the punishments varied.

Artest, who was the most seriously injured, received the heaviest punishment, being convicted of a Class A misdemeanor. In theory, he could go to jail, but in reality he was sentenced to a one-year probation period, 250 hours of community service, and a fine of $2500.

He Zhongqiu accepted an interview with the media and said dissatisfiedly: "These young people, no, these bastards are better put in prison and let them reform. The one-year observation period is too short and too easy for them."

That night, the Knicks welcomed the Trail Blazers at home.

The Trail Blazers previously had a record of 19 wins and 12 losses, with a winning rate of 61.3%, ranking fifth in the Western Conference, above the Lakers. Their record and strength are much higher than the Knicks.

This team has a large group of people who can play. The boss is Rasheed Wallace, and there are also Bonzi Wells, Dale Davis, Derek Anderson, Zach Randolph, Reuben Patterson, Damon Stoudemire and others, as well as super giants like Pippen and international superstars like Sabonis.

The game starts at eight o'clock. At seven o'clock, in the visiting team's locker room, a group of Trail Blazers players are changing their clothes and making final preparations for the game.

Rasheed Wallace loves music very much. He wears two big headphones and holds two speakers in his hands. He twists and turns to the intense rhythm of the music, making everyone restless.

Head coach Maurice Cheeks is a former NBA player, multiple All-Star, four-time All-Defensive First Team selection, and a future Hall of Fame member, but he has very little experience as a head coach, having only started coaching the Trail Blazers last season.

However, he is good at communicating with players. When he was an assistant coach in the digital team, he gained Iverson's trust, so after coming to the Trail Blazers, he had a good relationship with the players.

In fact, before he came to the Trail Blazers, some people advised him not to take over the team because the Trail Blazers had a group of difficult players.

For example, the boss Rasheed Wallace, the troublemaker Bonzi Wells, the hot-tempered Zach Randolph, Kobe's terminator Ruben Patterson is a habitual drug addict who also abuses his wife and rapes the nanny, Damon Stoudemire who was just charged by the police with serious drug possession, animal abuser and drug addict Quintelle Woods, and so on.

There are more than a dozen players, few of them are clean, at least half of them have been to prison, most of them have drug records, most of them have speeding records and domestic violence records, etc. But he likes this kind of players with unique talents and distinct personalities. After coming to the Trail Blazers, he found a few similar players. Now this team has been built into a prison team by him.

At this time, Rasheed Wallace finally turned off the music, the locker room became quiet, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheeks then said, "Guys, Wolverine scored 40 points against the Pacers. Rasheed, Dell, who wants to deal with him?"

Dale Davis didn't say anything. He was almost 34 years old and didn't want to face off against a ferocious guy like Wolverine. It would be better to leave the rookie to Roaring Lord.

"The Pacers are ruined, and his 40 points mean nothing."

Rasheed Wallace snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "If it were me, I could score 100 points against the Pacers. Leave him to me and I will deal with him."

Head coach Maurice Cheeks was particularly happy to hear Rasheed Wallace's words. He liked this kind of rebellious character.

The experienced Pippen advised: "Rashid, don't mess around. The Boris Court has just announced sanctions against Artest and others..."

"I know."

Rasheed Wallace interrupted Pippen impatiently. He was not a fool like Artest. He only talked and never took action.

The troublemaker Bonchi Wells shouted at this time: "Rashid, what do you think? Anyway, I can't stand the Chinese guy Wolverine showing off his power in the alliance."

Rasheed Wallace glanced sideways at Wells and cursed inwardly, "You brainless bastard, if you want to fight, do it yourself, don't drag me into it."

Wells urged again, "Go ahead, Rashid."

"Fuck your bitch's head." Rasheed Wallace cursed in his heart.

Reuben Patterson shouted: "That's right, we are not those useless rubbish of the Pacers, why should we let a Chinese ride on our heads?
Zach, you are a good fighter, and you are tough and sturdy. Why don't you and Rashid lead the charge, and we will help you?"

When Zach Randolph heard this, his face suddenly turned dark.

Fuck you, Patterson, you damn rapist, wife abuser, and lonely ghost. If you want to die, just do it yourself. Why do you let me take the lead? Am I stupid?
Rasheed Wallace glanced at Patterson and suddenly yelled in a gruff voice, "Just do it, Bunchy, Reuben, you are responsible for provoking him..."

"What?"

The two were stunned. Damn it, Rasheed Wallace, do you want us to die? Look at what Artest looks like now, do you think we are stupid?
At this time, the home team's locker room was discussing the Trail Blazers.

Don Cheney warned: "Be careful tonight, the Blazers are not good guys, and the media calls them the prison team."

"Prison team?"

He Zhongqiu was stunned.

He was familiar with this. Back when he was in the juvenile detention center, he was the captain of the basketball team and had a bunch of worthless juvenile delinquents under him. Because of his good performance, he was also responsible for assisting the instructors in management and had some power in his hands.

Veteran Shandon Anderson, who was sitting on the left, said, "The leader of the Trail Blazers is Rasheed Wallace, nicknamed Roaring Lord. Have you heard of him? He's the one who gets the most technical fouls in the league, averaging 39 technical fouls in recent seasons."

"WC, so many technical fouls?"

After listening to Philip's translation, He Zhongqiu said in surprise: "I only got one technical foul in total. It seems that no matter how hard I try, I can't catch up with him."

"Pfft!"

Philip burst out laughing, and then explained: "Rashid Wallace is always good at talking and has a hot temper, so he is easy to get technicaled. He doesn't like to fight and never causes trouble off the court. But you have to be careful with the other Trail Blazers."

At 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Trail Blazers: Rasheed Wallace, Dale Davis, Pippen, Bonzi Wells, Derek Anderson
Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Kurt Thomas, Sprewell, Alan Houston, Howard Ellis
When He Zhongqiu and five others arrived at the player tunnel, the Trail Blazers had already arrived.

"Here he comes, Bunchy, don't pick a time, just go for it." Rasheed Wallace whispered.

"Get on your female horse."

Bunchwells cursed in his heart.

He Zhongqiu did not stop behind like his teammates, but walked forward.

He has the aura of a master and is notorious for his ferocity. His NBA-destructive combat power is not an exaggeration. It is a real record based on his performance against the Pacers. As he approached, the five starters of the Trail Blazers became uneasy and nervous.

"What does this guy want to do?"

Bonzi Wells was a little anxious. He nudged Rasheed Wallace with his elbow and whispered, "If he starts, we have to attack together."

"Shut up! Don't you want to kill him? Go ahead! I support you mentally." Rasheed Wallace cursed in a low voice.

"I was just kidding."

Bunch Wells said hurriedly as he saw Wolverine getting closer.

At this time, He Zhongqiu walked to the side of Rasheed Wallace who was standing at the back and looked at the Roaring Lord curiously.

"Hey, good evening, Wolverine." Bunchwells waved his hand with a wry smile and greeted awkwardly.

"Good evening, Fatty." He Zhongqiu responded politely in English.

Rasheed Wallace was so embarrassed. Although he didn't want to do anything to Wolverine, Bunch was too soft, wasn't he? Even the boss felt ashamed.

Pippen and Davis looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

These trouble-making bastards in the team only dare to talk nonsense in private when they meet a tough guy, but they act like Wells in person.

He Zhongqiu got a little excited when he thought of the prison team. He said in English and Chinese: "I heard that you are called the prison team. Do you know that I have experience in this? I have managed a prison team..."

With Philip's translation, the people present understood what he said.

"Wolverine, you were also a prison guard?" Rasheed Wallace asked in surprise.

"Prison guard?"

He was startled, then nodded quickly and said, "Yes, it's a similar position."

Philip was also stunned. That wasn't right. Wolverine had only been an actor. How could he have been a prison guard?

Hearing He Zhongqiu's words, Bonchi Wells couldn't help but shrink his neck.

He had been in the detention center several times, and the prison guards were all useless. Once, he was locked up with a group of murder suspects. He suffered a great loss that time and was afraid of the prison guards from the bottom of his heart.

He Zhongqiu said excitedly: "Do you know what is the most effective way to manage criminals? Slap them in the face..."

Thinking of the dozens of big teeth of the walkers that were beaten out by Wolverine, Bonchiwells' heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were trembling. Seeing the perverted smile on Wolverine's face, he felt very dangerous.

"Ahem, it's time to go on stage."

Philip interrupted He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu also realized that if he continued talking, he might expose his true experience, so he shut his mouth.

"Come on stage, come on stage quickly."

Before it was his turn, Bunchwells ran out impatiently.

After the visiting team left, He Zhongqiu said, "Guys, I think the prison team is just like that, pretty well behaved."

"That's in front of you." The madman laughed.

"Wolverine, have you really been a prison guard?" Kurt Thomas asked curiously.

"Of course."

He Zhongqiu nodded and answered quite straightforwardly.

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