On September 25, Zhang Lili suddenly contacted him and said that he had found the yard he wanted.
Zhang Lili said: "Just under the roots of the Imperial City, the fourth courtyard covers an area of 1,650 square meters. I heard that it was a house built by a first-class official for more than a hundred years.
I went in and looked at the courtyard several times. I also asked ancient architectural experts to identify it. It was well preserved. It cost 1.6 million RMB, not US dollars.
By the way, Xiao Zhou, the owner has sold his house and is planning to immigrate to the United States. I hope you can give some US dollars and the full payment, okay? "
"No problem, what should I do?" Zhou Quan said.
Zhang Lili added: "Ask your parents to go through the formalities, and the money will be in place. By the way, Xiao Zhou, let me remind you that due to their location, these old courtyards within the second ring road are especially well preserved. The government will not demolish the yard, and the homeowner needs to maintain the yard regularly and not let it rot there.
What I mean is that after you buy this yard, you can't demolish it. If you want to repair it, you need approval from the relevant units above. Of course you can sell it, but don't expect to get the demolition money for future demolition, do you understand? "
"Am I short of the demolition money?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Then he called home and asked his father to go to the capital to complete the yard procedures.
"Xiao Quan, the four-level courtyard is more than 1,600 square meters, and there are at least 70 or 80 rooms. Can you live in it? Besides, you have to spend a lot of money for maintenance every year, which is not cost-effective!"
Zhou Jianguo also had a headache. Why did he buy such a big yard for nothing? Do he have too much money?
"Dad, you shouldn't lose money if you buy that kind of old yard. It's an investment. Aren't those antiques and antiques appreciating in value now?" Zhou Quan said.
"Okay, it's your money anyway, just buy it." Zhou Jianguo said.
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Time entered October, and on the 6th, Zhou Quan participated in the PGA Tour Golf Tournament held in Seattle. He was lucky and won third place at the station, with a total score of 13 under par in six rounds.
However, despite his good performance, the media generally believe that his talent in golf is at best first-class and not as good as boxing. In boxing, the media believes that he has the talent to become a top boxing champion.
It's just that Zhou Quan plays golf mainly to expand his contacts and help him enter the social circle of the upper class. Professional achievements are not the most important. But he believes that as long as he plays for a few more years, he should have a chance to win the tour championship.
After staying in Seattle for a year, he got a lot of information through social circles and made some investments based on this information, mainly in the Internet, which is an industry that is developing very well in Seattle.
He bought 2,000 lots of Microsoft stock at the end of last year. The price at that time was 42 yuan and now it is 59 yuan. He bought another 3,000 lots this time. The average stock price of 5,000 lots reached 52 US dollars, and the investment amount was as high as 2,600. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.
The reason why he invested heavily in Microsoft was, of course, because he got some internal information. Microsoft is developing very well and dominates the major operating system market. It has split its stock twice and is likely to split its stock for the third time next year.
This information was not obtained directly, but he realized it through Ballmer's unintentional words while playing golf with Ballmer a few days ago.
Ballmer said that the company's stock price is now too high, and transactions in the secondary market have not been very active recently.
He analyzed based on this sentence, combined with the current development situation of Microsoft, and believed that Microsoft is likely to be split for the third time.
After the plate is diluted, the stock price decreases, which is conducive to the entry of small investors. Small investors generally do not like to invest in stocks with high stock prices.
After the first two Microsoft splits, the stock price rose rapidly. With the current development of Microsoft, it should be like that.
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On the 10th, the NBA preseason began in Las Vegas.
The SuperSonics' lineup has changed a bit, with centers rotated between Almon Gilliam and Matt Geiger, and the Bulls' original starting center Carter White was signed from the free market.
These three insiders are better than Sam Perkins and Michael Cage last season. At least they can attack in the low post and have a certain mid-range shooting. Their offensive efficiency is far higher than those two, both of them are above 50%. Their defense and rebounding efficiency The ability is not bad either.
Mathieu Leonis was signed at No. 2. He had a three-point shot that Kendall Gill didn't have. He was the best basketball player in Europe. He won the Olympic gold medal with the Soviet Union. He brought the so-called European step. NBA.
In the first four seasons with the Warriors, the average field goal percentage reached 50%, which was very efficient. Now due to injuries, the efficiency has declined.
In other words, although they did not get the All-Stars, they still made targeted reinforcements, and the lineup should be stronger last season.
The specific lineup list is:
Center: Almon Gilliam (4, 5), Matt Geiger (4, 5), Bill Cartwright (5)
Forward: Rodman, Detlef Schrempf, Steve Scheffler, Byron Houston, Dontuño Winfield
Guards: Zhou Quan, Kendall Gill, Vincent Askew, Nate McMillan, Sarunas Mathilionis
Center, three-person rotation, no disadvantage in height, enhanced low-post offense, and enhanced rim protection ability.
The forwards are pretty much the same. The bench lineup is the two weakest positions in the Sonics. However, Geiger and Gilliam can both play the fourth position. The rotation inside is still possible. There is only the third position, which requires a forward and guard swingman. McMillan plays the backup position at three.
The back line is the two strongest positions of the Sonics, whether it is the main force or the substitute.
Especially the substitutes on the back line, Aisi Qiu and McMillan were already very good, both offensive and defensive, but now with the addition of Mathieu Leonis, the thickness has increased.
There are thirteen players in total. Steve Scheffler, Byron Houston and Winfield are the three forwards who are on the fringe. The important rotation lineup has reached ten people.
Zhou Quan also participated in the preseason. His training lasted for 8 weeks and was halfway done. His hook shot was improved from level 70 to level 81, his fadeaway jumper was improved from level 71 to level 81, and his turnaround fadeaway jumper was improved from level 61. At level 71, drift shooting has been increased from level 70 to level 81, and horseback archery has been increased from level 77 to level 87.
Now he has deeply realized the benefits of systematic shooting training. There is no quick fix, but he is improving step by step, making progress with every shot he makes.
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After the preseason, the team returned to Seattle, the league's official training camp began, and the media and professionals began to analyze the situation of the new season.
ESPN divided the 27 teams into four tiers. There are six championship-level teams in the first tier, namely the Bulls, Knicks, and Magic in the East, and the SuperSonics, Mosaics, and Spurs in the West.
Some media also put the Suns in the first tier and the Spurs in the second tier. Some media only listed the Magic in the second tier and the Pacers in the first tier.
But the Bulls, Knicks, SuperSonics, and Mosaic are almost all listed as the first tier teams by all media, so there are only these four real first tier teams.
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At the end of October, Zhang Lili came.
Sun Zhenping didn't come, and Zhang Lili's partner was Xu Jicheng.
Xu Jicheng's relationship is not with CCTV, but with Xinhua News Agency. He is a reporter for the Xinhua News Agency's sports department. He was hired by CCTV in 1992 and became a basketball broadcast consultant.
The two-person camera team and an assistant were all replaced by new people.
"Hello, Teacher Xu."
"Hello, Xiao Zhou. Oh, I finally saw a real person. I have been envious of Director Zhang and Teacher Sun for the past two years, haha!"
"Haha, get in the car."
Zhou Quan took the five people from the airport to the villa. When they saw the villa, except Zhang Lili, the other four were stunned.
"How much does it cost?"
"At least a few million yuan, right?"
Several people started talking quietly.
Zhang Liji smiled and said: "Xiao Zhou, your villa is enough to buy dozens of four-entry courtyards in the capital. I guess there are not so many four-entry courtyards in the entire capital."
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I think it's not bad to invest in a few yards in the capital. If we look back ten years, those yards won't be worth what they are now, right?"
"It's true when you say that, those yards ten years ago were at most one-fifth of what they are now, and no one wants them. Who has so much money?" Zhang Liang said.
"CCTV will pay for this season. How big will the broadcast be?" Zhou Quan asked after sitting down in the small reception room and the servant served coffee.
Zhang Li said with a smile: "Two games a week, mainly your games, plus a small part of Jordan's games."
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November 2nd is the SuperSonics’ new season media day.
"Crack, click, click..."
After the media took photos, they entered the interview session.
"Iron Fist, the SuperSonics have changed their interior line. Do you think the lineup is stronger than last season?" a reporter asked.
"Our new lineup should be improved in terms of low-post offense, rebound control, and rim protection, which are very critical to us," Zhou Quan said.
The next reporter asked: "Iron Fist, do you know the Bulls' lineup? Cobra Grant has left the Bulls, and Toni Kukoc should be in the starting lineup. At the same time, they introduced Ron Harper, and the bench lineup and perimeter defense have been further strengthened. "
Zhou Quan's face twitched, this damn bull, is he planning to build an iron barrel outside?
The reporter continued: "In addition, the original starting center Carter White has come to the SuperSonics, and the starting center is either Luke Longley or Will Perdo. Do you think the SuperSonics can handle such a lineup?"
Zhou Quan thought about the Bulls' lineup and pondered: "I think we will not suffer any more in the paint, whether starting or as a substitute. We suffered a lot in this aspect in the finals. We can even be better in rebounding." , can also have certain advantages.
On the outside, I, Kendall Gill, and Schrempf are Jordan and Pippen. The point guard should still be Armstrong. We are not inferior to them in terms of offense, defense, and organizational skills.
On the bench, they have Ron Harper, who should be on the bench after a serious injury, and Steve Kerr, and we also have McMillan, Vincent Atius, and Mathieu Leonis, who are no worse than them.
As for the overall lineup, I think we will be stronger than last season, and the Bulls lost one of the Iron Triangle's Cobras. Although Ron Harper was reinforced, they could not make up for the loss of low-post offense. Grant's cutting ability was Toni Kukoc. What he doesn't have is that his offensive efficiency is better than Kukoc.
In addition, no one knows how much strength Harper still has after being seriously injured, so even if the Bulls' strength will not weaken, it should not be much stronger. Our chances should be greater this year. "
"Tekken, the new stadium has started construction and will be opened in the 1996/97 season. How much do you expect it to be?" the reporter asked.
"Oh, this is a very happy thing. I look forward to it becoming one of Seattle's landmark buildings." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"Iron Fist, we lost to the Bulls in the finals, so what are your goals for this season?" a reporter from the Seattle Post asked.
"Enter the finals and compete for the championship." Zhou Quan said in an extremely firm tone.
"Iron Fist, during this period the media photographed you dating several girls, all of them white and yellow, and not a single black girl. Are you being racist?" a reporter asked.
"Nonsense!"
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Chicago, Bulls media day.
"Michael, do you have a clear statement about your goals for this season?" the reporter asked.
"Championship, we want to defend the title." Jordan said with great determination.
"Do you hope to win three consecutive championships?" the reporter asked.
"That's my biggest goal, and I look forward to that day coming." Jordan nodded.
"Who do you think is the Bulls' strongest opponent this season?" the reporter asked.
"SuperSonics, Mosaic, Knicks." Jordan said immediately.
"Who do you hope to play against in the finals?" the reporter asked.
"Supersonic."
"Why?"
"Beating Iron Fist is my greatest pleasure."
"Tekken has been in the limelight recently and is known as the upstart in professional boxing. At the same time, he has once again achieved good results on the PGA Tour. He has full influence outside the ring and has become a world-class sports superstar. Do you think he Does the successful crossover put pressure on you?"
"I think that would just distract him and crossing the line is not an option."
"Will you imitate him?"
"Absolutely not."
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"Hakim, what are your goals for this season?" a reporter asked at the Mosaic team's media day.
"Finals." Olaju said decisively.
"The SuperSonics have strengthened the fifth position. Do you think your strength can handle them this season?" the reporter asked.
"Have you reinforced two role players? No, that's not called reinforcement, that's just making up the numbers. I can kill them with one hand." Dameng said disdainfully.
He just doesn't want to reveal the information for fear of affecting the deal. He will soon have a powerful helper. The team is negotiating a deal with the Trail Blazers. It will take time. As long as the glider comes, all Sonics will die. This He must reach the finals this season and then defeat Michael to win the championship.
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(End of chapter)
