"Roger, I want to bring a car back to China from the United States. Could you please help me go to the Consulate General in Los Angeles to inquire about the relevant procedures."
"OK, I'll get it done right away."
He called Philip, who immediately agreed.
Soon after, Roger Philippe drove to the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles in the West District of Los Angeles. After communicating, two staff from China received him.
"Hello, sir, I am Liu Bin, the counselor of the consulate general, and this is the translator Huang Tian."
"Hello, my name is Roger Philippe, and I am Zhou Quan's agent. Do you know him?"
The three of them came to a small room and introduced themselves first.
"Are you Zhou Quan's manager?" Huang Tian was startled and quickly translated to Liu Bin.
"Yes, it seems you know him." Philip smiled.
"certainly."
Liu Bin nodded.
I knew three years ago that Zhou Quan was well-known in Los Angeles. As a diplomat, it was impossible for him not to pay attention to him.
And as Zhou Quan's popularity in the United States grows, the Consulate General pays more and more attention to him.
It is understood that Zhou Quan has not immigrated at present, and has not even obtained a green card. He has a work visa and is a true Chinese.
"Mr. Philip, what can I do?" he asked.
"That's it..."
Philip told the story immediately.
"I know this."
Zhou Quan was not the only one who wanted to buy a car abroad and bring it back. Liu Bin immediately said: "We do not allow private imports of cars in China. If he wants to bring a car back to China from the United States, he can only go to an export company."
"Please tell me the specific procedures." Phillip took out a pen and paper.
Liu Bin continued: "The specific procedure is to find an automobile import and export company in the domestic bonded zone and entrust them to import cars.
Cars need to pay a 25% tariff, a 17% import increase tax, a purchase tax of about 9%, and an import consumption tax of 1% to 40%.
Consumption tax and vehicle and vessel tax are calculated based on the vehicle's displacement, and there are many differences. Off-road vehicles with more than 4 liters are 40%, and those with more than 3 liters are 25%.
Taxes plus the profits of the import and export company, transportation fees, insurance fees, etc., the price of a US$50,000 car after being registered in China will probably be between US$100,000 and US$120,000. "
After Philip left, Huang Tian asked, "Counsellor Liu, isn't it a good deal to buy a car from abroad and bring it home?"
Liu Bin said with a smile: "Our automobile industry has just begun to develop. In order to accumulate capital, domestically produced cars are not cheap. He bought a car from abroad, which is actually not much more expensive. The key is that there are more choices, and domestically imported models are currently Relatively few."
On the other side, after Zhou Quan learned about the situation from Phillip, he did some calculations and thought it would be better to bring a car back to the United States.
But he doesn't plan to get a pickup truck or off-road vehicle. After bringing this car back, his dad can drive it. It would be good to buy an SUV.
SUVs can also be driven in the countryside. If you go back to your hometown, a car is not suitable. If you drive a big Mercedes back home, the chassis will definitely be bumpy.
SUVs have become popular in the United States since last year, and he likes them very much. Ford launched an SUV last year called the Ford Explorer. Chevrolet's one is also good. There is certainly no such model imported into China yet.
He even thought it would be a good idea to open an import and export automobile company in China, but he didn't know whether the current domestic consumer market would be suitable.
"Roger, what can you do about the car?"
"Zhou, this matter is easy for you. You are a VIP customer of Citibank. Just entrust it to them directly. Citibank also has branches in China." Philip reminded.
"I forgot." Zhou Quan smiled.
His VIP level is not high, he is just an ordinary VIP, but it should be enough to handle this matter.
Soon, he contacted Citibank's own dedicated VIP account manager named Tom Hanks and informed the other party of his needs.
"Zhou, I guarantee that your car will arrive in China before you return to China. We have the fastest shipping channels and shipping channels."
"Thanks!"
Zhou Quan then informed the other party of the car payment he needed and chose Shenzheng Customs to pick up the goods.
He chose a Ford Explorer produced by Ford in 1990. It is currently the best-selling mid-size SUV in the United States, with annual sales of 300,000 units. It is still the Explorer generation and is more inclined to off-road driving than on-road driving. , the engine is from Germany, the displacement is 4L, there are two-door and four-door models, and he chose the four-door model.
After finishing this matter, he got the newspaper back from the mailbox outside, then got some food, sat down to eat, and read the newspaper.
"In a superstar performance, Iron Fist used his breakthrough to defeat the iron-blooded defense created by Pat Riley." Detroit Worker Daily.
"Amazing performance, the Iron Fist Slayer's performance in the playoffs was eye-catching, and the Pistons made the best choice in the 1991 draft." Detroit Sports News.
"With 26 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, Iron Fist's luxurious performance in the first round of G1 made him a key factor in determining the outcome." Los Angeles Daily News.
"We lost to a rookie, that's what." New York Sports.
"Patrick Ewing's performance is disappointing, and his efficiency is not even as good as that of a rookie point guard." New York Times.
"hehe!"
Zhou Quan was quite happy to see that even the New York media had to recognize his performance.
After breakfast, he drove to the supermarket to buy some necessities.
The Wal-Mart supermarket is very close to the community. In this kind of suburban high-end community, everything is very convenient and relatively safe.
"Oh, it's Iron Fist."
As soon as I entered the supermarket, I was surrounded by several staff and customers.
I bought a lot of stuff in the supermarket and filled the entire refrigerator, enough to last a week.
He had lunch at a restaurant at noon, and in the afternoon he went to a private training hall to train on pull-up jump shots. The last round of tasks has been performed 3,600 times, and he hopes to complete it before the first round of the series.
"Zhou, good news. Today you sold more than 12,000 pairs of sneakers, which is even better than the day it was launched. Keep up the good work."
At six o'clock in the evening, his agent Philip called. His superstar performance last night was reflected in the sales of his sneakers.
He calculated that $25 a pair, more than 12,000 pairs, equals $300,000. If he maintains this sales volume during the playoffs, then his sales task will be easier to complete.
Therefore, no matter what, we must try our best to win this first round series.
That night, ESPN TV broadcast an interview video, which was a news clip of their reporter interviewing Magic Johnson.
This superstar, who has just retired for a season due to illness and an epoch-making great point guard, still has great appeal.
"Erwin, how do you evaluate Tekken's performance in the G1 game?" the reporter asked.
"For that one game, he deserves any praise. Yeah, his performance on both ends was unparalleled and deserves any praise."
Magic Johnson said in an admiring tone.
"How do you evaluate him? His performance last night was not even weaker than your performance in the rookie season finals, of course it was just one game." The reporter asked again.
Magic Johnson said while thinking: "I have been paying attention to him, and the reason should be clear to you. He is a local player in Los Angeles. I have known him since he was with the Bruins.
I also watched some of his games at the Great Western Forum Arena, not only basketball games, but also his ice hockey games, and his first trial team was the Lakers. It's a pity that we missed him.
According to my observation, his sense of space is very good, and his use of space is getting better and better. Maybe you don’t know very well what the sense of space is and what the use of space means. "
"No, Erwin, I know it very well. I am a boxing fan. I am a boxing fan of Michael Tyson. His sense of space is the best." The reporter immediately said excitedly.
Magic Johnson also smiled and said: "Yes, I am also a boxing fan of Michael. Because he has a top sense of space, his dodge has reached the top level, and he can even continuously dodge the opponent's combination punch attack.
But Muhammad Ali's sense of space is actually the best. He often uses continuous and incredible flicks to make the opponent's continuous attacks invalid, causing the opponent to consume a lot of physical energy in vain. "
"No no, I think Michael's is better."
"But I think Ali's is better."
"No……"
"I insist."
"Oh, okay, okay, Erwin, please let us get down to business, okay?" the reporter said helplessly.
Magic Johnson laughed and nodded: "Okay, let's talk about basketball. The sense of space is an essential quality for top boxers, and as a basketball point guard, if you want to be the top, you must also have this quality. It It allows a point guard to accurately observe the entire court.
Yes, I am talking about vision. The sense of space is one of the indispensable qualities of vision, and vision is one of the qualities necessary for passing. So for a point guard, without a good sense of space, he cannot Become a good point guard, or a top point guard.
As for Iron Fist, according to my observation, he has a top-notch sense of space. I mean, in terms of this quality, he has the potential to be a top point guard. "
"Then do you think he can replicate last night's performance in the next playoffs?" the reporter asked again.
"Every player has their moments of brilliance. Some can even break out for a season and then become ordinary. Then last night may have been the day when Iron Fist broke out."
At this point, Magic Johnson changed the topic and said: "But I don't think his performance last night was accidental. Maybe he can't perform like that every night. To be honest, no one can do it. , including me and Big Bird, but I believe he can still perform like that."
Philadelphia, Charles Barkley is getting ready to go on vacation.
He wanted to go to Los Angeles to find a pier for fishing first. He had a chance to go to the Lakers before the All-Star Game, but unfortunately Philadelphia stopped the deal, which he still feels regretful about.
However, when he saw the news about Magic Johnson's interview, he immediately thought of Iron Fist's recruitment and also thought of Iron Fist's performance last night, and he couldn't help but be moved.
"Even if he performs at a super level, that kid will be good in the future. If I go to the Pistons, with my qualifications, I will definitely be the boss and directly become the core. At least until that kid grows up, I will definitely be the core. I can find one or two more With a helper, I might be able to win the championship. Why don’t you let your agent talk to the management?”
"However, the kid's attitude changed last time. He doesn't seem to care about me anymore. Do I still have to go to Detroit shamelessly? It's not a good thing to be disliked by a rookie."
He thought about it and couldn't make up his mind.
Now the management of the Philadelphia Digital Team is determined to trade him. He is determined to leave. If he can go to a team with a chance to win the championship, of course it will be the best result.
Forget it, he can't decide where to go anyway, and talking to the management is useless. If he can talk well, he has already gone to the Lakers, and the management cannot let him choose to trade the team by himself.
When I think of this, I feel very depressed. As a superstar, he is just a commodity and cannot determine his own destiny at all.
…
This evening, four other first-round games begin.
In the end, the Bulls defeated the Heat with a score of 94:113 at home, the Cavaliers defeated the Blue Nets with a score of 113:120 at home, the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers with a score of 102:115 at home, and the Jazz defeated the Quick at home with a score of 97:115. Boat.
No upsets, all home wins.
Among the eight first-round G1 games, only the Warriors were defeated by the SuperSonics at home last night, which was barely an upset.
Zhou Quan paid special attention to the performance of his rival Jordan. He made 21 of 34 shots, a shooting percentage of 61.8%, and 4 of 4 free throws, with a true shooting percentage of 64.3%. He scored 46 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls. Super luxurious quasi-triple-double data.
“The performance was so powerful!”
After watching the game, he only had this feeling. This kind of Jordan is better than any NBA player he has ever seen, and it is really difficult to beat him.
In addition, the performance of Bulls substitute center Wilperdo was also very outstanding. He made 6 of 8 shots and scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. He was the team's second scoring point.
This outstanding performance, no one in the Pistons, not to mention the bench lineup, even in the main lineup, can compare with it.
Fortunately, Will Perdo is just a role player. This game should be a super performance, so don't worry too much.
"Super level?"
Thinking of this word, he couldn't help but scratch his head, because he also performed at a superb level last night. Do those superstars think of him the same way?
…
On the 25th, the G2 game day.
Zhou Quan woke up at eight o'clock in the morning and was in good spirits. After a day and two nights of rest, he felt that his physical fitness was recovering well.
In the morning, I went to the private training hall and, with the help of Swelton, conducted two hours of pull-up jump shooting training. I went to the headquarters at noon and trained with the team in the afternoon.
"Trouble, Dennis' injury will take at least two days to improve. We can't expect his performance tonight."
Chuck Daly focused on Rodman's practice status and was disappointed.
Assistant coach Ray Lovelte nodded and said: "Chuck, I think Isiah's training status today is better than the day before yesterday. It's worth looking forward to."
Rick Musk also nodded and said: "If Isiah can support the bench lineup, it will be of great help to the team, and the pressure on Iron Fist will be much less."
"Hopefully he'll do better."
Chuck Daly observed the assassin again, then observed Mark Aguirre, and said: "Mark's performance is quite stable and can provide some help. It's a pity that he has no defense."
He then observed Zhou Quan's training status and found that his running was not active. He couldn't help but sigh: "Iron Fist played too hard in the first game."
At this time, Musk whispered: "Chuck, maybe we can strategically abandon tonight's game to give Rodman and Iron Fist more time to recover."
"no."
Daly did not agree and said: "You can control their playing time, but you must not give up the game. We, the Pistons, have no tradition of giving up the game."
He has had this idea himself, but if he gives up the game at home, the fans will not agree, and it will also hurt morale very much.
And there will definitely be various problems in the series. If you are injured today, you have to give up, and tomorrow if you are not in good physical condition, you have to give up. If you give up the game as soon as something goes wrong, then you may have to give up all the games.
Of course, when it comes to the specific game, he will make adjustments on the spot and make arrangements based on the situation. He will not consume the team's potential in the series just for one game.
After training, Zhou Quan did not go home. He had dinner at the headquarters, and then took the team bus to the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Palace of Auburn Hills is nearly 90 kilometers away from the headquarters. It takes an hour to drive. He doesn't plan to drive himself. He can take a bus and take a rest.
At half past six, the Pistons came out of the parking lot and went to the corridor of the locker room. They met the Knicks who had just come out of the restaurant and were about to return to the locker room.
"let's go."
When Oakley saw it, he quickly quickened his pace and led the people in front of the Pistons.
"Wait a minute."
Suddenly remembering Oakley provoking him in the G1 game, Zhou Quan rushed forward and blocked Ewing and Oakley who were walking in the front.
"Boy, what do you want to do?"
Oakley's eyes flashed with anger and he said sternly: "Don't think you can fight. If you piss me off and have a big fight with you, how can you make it to the playoffs?"
The smile on Zhou Quan's face remained unchanged, but he said quite disdainfully: "Old bird, who are you trying to scare? If you dare to do something wrong to us, I will watch you and this superstar, our main force versus the main force , Mr. Pat Riley will skin you when the time comes."
Oakley's face was twitching, you cunning boy, are you too difficult to deal with? If Zhou Quan did what he said, he really wouldn't dare to act rashly.
Zhou Quan tapped Oakley's chest and said, "So don't provoke me. Let me tell you a big deal. If you and Ewing are tied together, I still have the ability to do one-for-two. Don't forget that this is my major."
"Get away!"
With a snap, Oakley opened Zhou Quan's hand angrily.
"hehe!"
Zhou Quan chuckled twice, waved his hand, and led his teammates away first.
"Shet!"
Seeing the Pistons walking ahead, Oakley cursed angrily again.
Anthony Mason stepped forward and said with wisdom: "Boss, it's best not to give him a chance, and don't believe his words."
"What do you mean?" Oakley said impatiently.
Anthony Mason said with a look of disdain: "Boss, if I ask you to study more, you will always fight. Look, your brain is not working well now, right? The Knicks are talking about you."
"Bang!"
Oakley punched Mason in the stomach and cursed: "You dare to call me stupid? I'm warning you, kid, don't give me random nicknames, the boss."
Mason didn't mean anything, but he said eagerly: "Boss, my neck is thicker now. I remind you again that people with thick necks are not easy to mess with, so don't hit me in the future, you know? If I fight back, you What's worse, it must be the second Laimbeer, maybe the league will force you to retire."
"..."
Oakley was stunned and actually stopped.
"Pfft!"
The idiot John Starks couldn't help laughing.
"John, the boss is the big fool, you are the second fool, and you are the one who is talking about being stupid." Anthony Mason turned around and said.
"..."
John Starks was instantly furious.
"Ha ha……"
A group of Knicks players were already laughing, and even Ewing fell against the wall laughing.
Oakley only felt a toothache, being punched by an iron fist, and being punched by his own younger brother. He, one of the four villains, had done too much.
Mason once again said with wisdom: "Boss, he just said that we used crooked moves. In fact, he is the best at using crooked moves, so not only can we not provoke him on the court, but we must avoid conflict with him.
He also said just now that once there is a conflict, he will keep an eye on you and Patrick. Once that happens, we will be in trouble. "
"Isn't your neck thick?" Oakley said angrily.
Mason looked aggrieved and said: "Boss, you are stupid, are you really stupid? My neck is thick, but I am a substitute. If there is a conflict and I am off the court, he moves so fast that it will be difficult for you to take a punch. Where can I save you in time? So the key issue is that you are too good, not whether my neck is thick or not."
"Am I too good at that? I'll beat you to death!"
Finally unable to bear it any longer, Oakley flew into a rage and punched Anthony Mason.
Mason ran away and shouted: "Boss, the key is that you are too incompetent, you still like to provoke him, and you can't deal with him. It's very troublesome. Can't you always let me wipe your butt?"
"I can't kill you? Don't run!"
Oakley angrily chased after him.
The second fool, John Starks, also quickly followed, and called to his teammates: "Hurry up and follow us, lest the two of them are alone, this is Iron Fist's territory."
"Are these Knicks guys crazy?"
"possible."
Some staff couldn't help but curse when they saw groups of Knicks players running wildly in the hallways.
(End of chapter)
