The next day, on the 15th, Zhou Quan and postman Karl Malone stood in the ring.
This famous NBA villain has indeed trained for professional boxing, but his upper body is too strong, has no stretch, and has poor flexibility, resulting in a very slow hitting speed, no explosive power, and inflexible dodging. Where is Zhou Quan's opponent?
Zhou Quan did not deal with the postman so quickly. He fought for nearly a round and beat the postman to a pulp before KOing the postman.
After the game, he officially announced that from now on he would not fight professional boxers like the postman in professional boxing matches. At the same time, he announced that he would officially enter the professional boxing ring and will soon fight against the professional boxer Polish bad boy Andrew Go. Lotta.
This news made his reputation as a cross-border madman even louder. Even because his opponent was the Polish Bad Boy, a boxer with a certain reputation in the Olympics and European professional boxing circles, he also became famous in Europe. head.
Jordan watched the game live and saw the postman beaten into a pig's head. He left with a black face and took his family on a trip around the world the next day.
On the 16th, Cadillac signed a contract with Zhou Quan.
This signing immediately put Zhou Quan on the front pages of major media outlets around the world, giving him global exposure.
And as Cadillac's advertising spreads around the world, its popularity around the world will predictably continue to grow.
But the next day, Zhou Quan received a blow when Christina Yeri proposed to break up with him.
The reason is simple. Yeli is getting older and wants a family, marriage, and a stable relationship, which he cannot provide now, so breaking up has become inevitable.
On the 18th, Zhou Quan, who was once again heartbroken, left Los Angeles and headed to Xiangcheng accompanied by Philip.
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Xiangcheng is an international financial center, an international metropolis, and a shopping mall. All the international brands owned by Zhou Quan have branches here, especially the ten first-line and top endorsements, so they will stay here for a week this time.
This time is different from last year. No one knew him last year, but this time he landed in Xiangcheng as an NBA superstar, an international sports star crossover madman, and the spokesperson of more than ten international first-line brands.
When he was still in Los Angeles, these sponsors had already been promoted in the media in Xiangcheng, and the attention was very high.
Xu Xiaoming is also very impressive. From the moment he landed, ATV has followed and reported the whole process.
On the night he landed, Cadillac held a welcome party specially for him, inviting a large number of celebrities and rich people from Hong Kong.
Xu Xiaoming even invited almost all the first- and second-tier stars from ATV, and even invited two superstars from ATV, Leslie Cheung and Li Ming.
"Hello Iron Fist, I am Wang Zuxian, your fan."
Wang Zuxian walked up to Zhou Quan with a sweet smile and stretched out his hand.
"Hello, Xiaoqian." Zhou Quan blurted out.
"Pfft!"
Wang Zuxian couldn't help laughing.
"Iron Fist, I need to tell you something."
"What did you say?"
"It's not easy to talk here. Come out with me."
Wang Zuxian pulled Zhou Quan to a secluded area outside the door, where her assistant was waiting. She took a pair of Iron Fist II and a pen from the assistant's hands, and handed them to Zhou Quan, with a face filled with anticipation.
"you……"
No one had ever asked him to sign an autograph on such an occasion. Zhou Quan was a little dumbfounded. Could it be that Xiaoqian wanted to drag him out.
Wang Zuxian's assistant already wanted to cover her face and retreat, but it was none of her business and she refused to listen.
The two exchanged contact information and became friends.
The next day, Zhou Quan participated in business activities for three endorsed brands and had a party in the evening, making him even busier than during the game.
On the 20th, Philip received a notice from the Pistons that negotiations with the SuperSonics were over. The SuperSonics chose to give in and gave up Rain Man.
The SuperSonics paid Gary Payton + Shawn Kemp + Ricky Pierce, and the Pistons paid Zhou Quan + Rodman, three for two.
Philip said: "The SuperSonics added Ricky Pierce in the trade. He is the leader of the team. This is the management vacating the leader's position for you."
"Let's see how the team strengthens," Zhou Quan said.
"Zhou, you have only played for two years. You are not yet a veteran, so you cannot sign a veteran contract in advance. The new contract must be signed after the season."
"no problem."
The new contract provided by the SuperSonics will be implemented from 1994, which will start after the end of next season and end after the 1999 season, for a total period of 5 years.
The starting salary is 6.2 million U.S. dollars, 9.5 million in the second year, 14.5 million in the third year, 19.5 million in the fourth year, and the last year is a player option of 23.5 million U.S. dollars. The total contract amount is as high as 73.2 million U.S. dollars, and the average annual salary is as high as 1,400. Tens of thousands of dollars, which is about the same as the salary cap for the new season.
However, this contract has not been announced, after all, it has not been signed yet.
The American media has mixed reviews and criticisms of this deal, and opinions are divided.
Some praised the Sonics for completing the best deal, such as the Los Angeles media.
Some people think that the SuperSonics did a stupid thing. The lineup of Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp has already reached the Western Conference Finals, and now they are directly traded. If the SuperSonics cannot reach the Finals next season, this transaction will It just failed.
After Ricky Pierce and Gary Payton Shawn Kemp received the news, they felt like a bolt from the blue and couldn't believe it.
"Are they crazy? We all made it to the Western Conference Finals, but they traded us. They must be crazy. The damn management is crazy. These beasts, these pieces of shit... I won't let them go. From now on, the SuperSonics He is my mortal enemy, my mortal enemy! Damn it! And Iron Fist, what is so great about him, I will defeat him sooner or later, I will do what I say, there is nothing great about him..."
Gary Payton was merciless and swore at the SuperSonics management directly in front of the media, including Zhou Quan.
These have nothing to do with Zhou Quan. He is very busy in Xiangcheng, attending business activities during the day and attending sponsors' parties at night.
On the 26th, all business activities were over and there was no party that night. He invited Zeng Huaqian out to play.
He has met Zeng Huaqian three times at parties in the past few days. He feels good about her. It just so happens that she is in a vacant period and he is just pursuing her.
Of course Zeng Huaqian knew what Zhou Quan meant. She had been dating Liang Chaowei for six years and Chen Tingwei for another three years. They just broke up at the beginning of this year and vowed never to find anyone in the circle again, while Zhou Quan was an outsider. , is still an American sports superstar, the spokesperson of so many first-tier brands, and the spokesperson of top luxury cars such as Cadillac. She has status, status and height. Such a person pursues her with full face, so she does not refuse.
In order to pursue Zeng Huaqian, Zhou Quan stayed in Xiangcheng for two more days, causing the media and paparazzi in Xiangcheng to surround the two. He left only after the relationship progressed and made an appointment to meet in Los Angeles next time.
On the 29th, Zhou Quan returned to Changsha.
His family has moved to a new house in the East District and bought four units. He lives in one in a community.
This time, many leaders from the East District to the city, as well as from my hometown, came to visit, with only one purpose, US dollars.
Zhou Jianguo was promoted to deputy bureau last year. His work unit refused to release him, and neither the district nor the city released him, so there was nothing he could do.
Zhou Quan has little investment in the United States. After paying taxes, he left a sum of money to buy a villa and a sports car. Now he has a total of 10 million US dollars left in total. This money has been brought back to the country and given to the city. The money was exchanged for 6 million, and the East District and the hometown city were exchanged for 2 million each.
At 12 noon that day, at 0:00 on the 29th, US time, the NBA’s trade freeze period ended.
By night, which is morning in the United States, a series of transactions took place.
The most significant transaction was of course Zhou Quan's.
With this deal, the American media unanimously believes that the Eastern and Western alliances will reach a new balance, and the original pattern of the alliance being strong in the east and weak in the west will be changed.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar accepted an interview with the media and said when talking about this transaction: "Although the SuperSonics traded Ricky Pierce and three others, the old foundation is still there, and there are still many good players, and they can also strengthen, plus Iron Fist, I think the SuperSonics in the new season should continue to maintain the strength of the first-tier team.
The addition of Iron Fist will definitely bring huge changes to the Sonics. He is a ball-carrying and core player. He will change the team from a tactical level. I think the coaching staff should be prepared for this. "
SuperSonics head coach George Karl, who was on vacation in Miami, also accepted an interview with the media. He did not express a clear attitude towards the transaction, but said:
"The lineup has changed too much. We have lost three main players, which is almost equivalent to rebuilding. Iron Fist is not an ordinary player. His playing style determines that the team's basic tactics will undergo a head-to-head change, so I will end my review immediately. During the holiday, I want to get into work mode early."
Jordan, who is currently traveling around the world, has arrived in Chile on a large cruise ship owned by the owner of the Heat. After docking, he accepted an interview with the media and said:
"Even if the SuperSonics trade their three main players, the addition of Iron Fist and Big Worm will not actually cause much loss to the team's strength.
This is easy to understand. Rodman can make up for interior defense and rebounding, but his offense is not nearly as good. The Sonics' interior lacks strong aggression toward the basket.
But Shawn Kemp's scoring average is not high, so his scoring is not very important. A little reinforcement can make up for the scoring after he left.
The Iron Fist is much stronger than the Glove. In terms of assist ability, offense, and even defense, he is one level better than Gary Payton. He can not only make up for the position left by Gary Payton, but also strengthen the offensive and defensive strength of the Sonics' back line.
The most important thing is that his threat with the ball is ten times greater than that of Gary Payton. The opponent even needs to double-team him on the outside, but they will never double-team Gary Payton. This is an immeasurable Advantage. "
"Michael, do you think the SuperSonics can become a championship-level team in the new season?" the reporter asked.
"They are now."
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On the 30th, Zhou Quan and his family returned to their hometown.
He grew up here. This time he came back and donated a rural road and three rural primary schools to the village.
Not only the cost of building the school, but also a batch of teaching equipment and the cost of free lunches are included, and the teachers are provided by the local area.
From now on, he will also spend a sum of money every year to maintain the cost of free lunches and subsidize some teacher expenses.
On the 2nd, the family went to Wudang Mountain to visit grandpa Lin Changfeng.
After going up the mountain, the Taoist priest in the temple told him that his grandfather's health had deteriorated a lot in the past few months, his spirit was not good, and he was even more crazy.
"Xiao Quan, how are you doing with your sleeping skills?" Lin Changfeng asked with concern.
"Uh, not bad." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Lin Changfeng blew his beard and stared: "Who are you fooling?"
"No, I really practice, but the more I practice, the more energetic I become and I can't sleep!" Zhou Quan said awkwardly.
Lin Changfeng shouted: "That's because you practiced wrong, your mood is not right, and your state has not been reached. Come, come, come, I will teach you how to sleep..."
"Grandpa, why are you sleeping in such broad daylight?" Zhou Quan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You know what the hell, why are you not sleeping in broad daylight? This is serious business." Lin Changfeng cursed.
Seeing his grandfather like this, Zhou Quan could only follow him, not daring to be too disobedient for fear of irritating the old man's spirit too much.
He asked his parents to take his younger brothers and sisters down the mountain, while he stayed on the mountain to stay with his grandfather for two days.
After sleeping in Wudang Mountain for two days, before leaving, he left another sum of money for Guanli and repeatedly asked Guanli to take good care of his grandfather and notify his family immediately if anything happened.
On August 8, Zhou Quan and his family came to the capital.
Liu Yumin, Sun Zhenping, and Zhang Lili picked him up at the airport and wanted to arrange a hotel for him, but Zhou Quan refused. The family came, and the cost was too high, and Liu Yumin and the others could not afford it with their small salary.
Finally, the three of them had a treat in Quanjude.
The Asian Championships will start in September. At this time, the men's basketball team is training. After playing in the capital for two days, Zhou Quan met with the men's basketball team.
The head coach is still Jiang Shuai, and the team members include Shan Tao, Wu Naiqun, A Dijiang, Zheng Wu, Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong and others.
Liu Yumin introduced the men's basketball team to him, as did Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping, so he still knew the men's basketball team very well.
To put it simply, the outside line is good, the inside line is a bit worse, especially the center.
He took three days to train with the men's basketball team. He played two intra-team training games at 60-70% strength. After the two games, those who might have been a little unconvinced with him were already Totally accommodating.
On the 15th, Zhou Quan put his family on a plane back to Changsha and prepared to return to the United States.
He still needs to train before the boxing match with the Polish bad boy. This match is his real first professional boxing match, and he definitely wants to win.
Liu Yumin and Zhang Lili came to see them off and naturally talked about the men's basketball team and the shortcomings of the fifth position in the men's basketball team. Liu Yumin said:
"There are still promising centers now. Wang Zhi joined the Bayi team in 1991. I personally handled the relationship for him. At that time, we had a very tense relationship with Shougang. His talent is good. When he grows up in the future, he should be better than what he has now. Both centers are strong and very smart.”
"I went to the Bayi team a few days ago to watch his training, and it was really good." Zhang Liyi nodded.
"Wang Zhizhi?" Zhou Quan muttered.
Liu Yumin added: "The other side of Shanghai also reported a situation the day before yesterday, saying that there is a child named Yao Min who is not bad. He is only 13 years old this year and his height has reached 196 centimeters. I estimate that when he becomes an adult, he should be able to reach 2.2. rice.
His mother and father also played basketball. His mother and I also knew each other. They were members of the former women's basketball national team. It was difficult to get equipment, no shoes to wear, and no money to supplement nutrition. The family was under great financial pressure, so I was ready to help He specially allocated 10,000 yuan for the expenses. "
"Ten thousand is quite a lot. I heard that the department's total funding for this year is only 90,000." Zhang Liyi nodded.
Zhou Quan scratched his head. The National Basketball Department, which specializes in basketball, only has a budget of 90,000 yuan a year. Now the men’s basketball shoe sponsor is Adidas. The sponsorship fee should be a little bit rich, right? Doesn’t the Department not have any points? But it was not easy for him to ask.
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On the afternoon of the 15th, Zhou Quan arrived in Los Angeles.
It has been a month and a half since the finals, and he has to resume formal training.
Strength trainer Hughes Swelton has arrived. He has been doing strength training to maintain physical condition, but the amount is smaller during the season and will be increased in the offseason.
The two training teams assigned to him by Philip also arrived, one was a basketball training team and the other was a boxing training team.
(End of chapter)
