After joking for a while, David Robinson said: "The media said this year's draft was a great year, saying it was only worse than 1984. What do you think?"
"Oh, I'm quite busy and don't have time to care about the draft. Who are the rookies?" Zhou Quan asked curiously.
Reggie Miller smiled and said: "The popular No. 1 pick, Allen Iverson, is a small point guard. His official height is 183 centimeters, but his real naked height should be less than 180 centimeters. He is fast and has an iron fist. He is definitely faster than you."
"Oh, of course I have heard of Iverson's name. It is indeed very popular." Zhou Quan nodded.
O'Neal shouted: "Marcus Camby, who plays center, is also a favorite, but there are many guards this year, and there are a few at the same level as Iverson."
Reggie Miller said with a smile: "Now is the era of super guards. The draft of guards has become more popular. They are no worse than centers. I think this year's top pick will be among those three guards."
"Three?" Zhou Quan said.
Grant Hill smiled and said: "In addition to Iverson, there are also Stephon Marbury and Ray Allen, who are all well-known in the NCAA."
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "It's not our turn to choose the SuperSonics anyway, so it's an advantage for you."
O'Neal said angrily: "It can't be cheaper than our Magic. We are second in the Eastern Conference."
Reggie Miller said: "We are fourth in the Eastern Conference, and we are definitely not qualified to pick them."
Grant Hill laughed and said: "We are not qualified to be among the top eight in the Eastern Conference."
Richmond said confidently: "Our Kings are currently eighth in the Western Conference. This time I am going to the playoffs, and I am not qualified to choose them."
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "The Kings haven't made the playoffs in nine years, and it's your turn."
"Haha..." Everyone laughed.
Only Mutombo looked unhappy. After everyone laughed, he said in his characteristic hoarse voice: "We are only eleventh in the Western Conference. After I returned to the team, I went to the management and the Nuggets simply messed up. "
"Haha..." Everyone laughed again.
"Have you noticed the media reports that Michael Jordan's seaside villa and pier in New York have been repaired, and I heard that the yacht will soon arrive at the pier." Richmond said rather gossipy.
"Iron Fist was the first in the league to play yachting, and Jordan followed suit. It's nothing unusual." Reggie Miller curled his lips.
"Iron Fist, when are you going to play on your Iron Fist?" Richmond asked.
"You can do it at any time. Next time we go to Seattle to play an away game, bring your wife and I will take you out to sea for fun." Zhou Quan smiled.
"OK." Richmond smiled.
After chatting for a while, Reggie Miller, who was sitting to the left of Zhou Quan, suddenly whispered: "Iron Fist, I heard that boy Rodman made a lot of money by buying Microsoft stocks with you?"
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I bought it after the ex-rights last year for three million US dollars, and it has made 120% now. I introduced it to you, but you didn't buy it. By the way, how did you know?"
Reggie Miller greatly regretted not buying it at that time, and sighed: "The old boy called me and was very proud."
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "In fact, you can buy it now. Microsoft's market share is too high, its stock price has been rising, its profits are very guaranteed, and the current circulation market is not large, and it is certain to expand its shares in the future."
"Then I'll buy some too." Reggie Miller gritted his teeth.
"Iron Fist, if you get 7% of Skechers shares, how much dividends can you get in a year?" O'Neal shouted.
"Skechers' sales last year were US$3.5 billion, and its net profit was about US$270 million. 7% can be divided into about US$19 million." Zhou Quan did a simple calculation.
"Iron Fist, after you won the world boxing championship, your reputation has exploded in the past six months. Skechers' sales will definitely increase significantly this year." Reggie Miller said with envy.
Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "Basketball is not very popular in the world, and the same goes for basketball shoes. My brand only had sales of US$370 million last year, which was exactly 10% of the entire Skechers sales."
Reggie Miller analyzed: "That was last year. This year you are so popular, with sales of at least 500 million, and based on a net profit margin of 8%, your Iron Fist brand has a net profit of 40 million US dollars.
Iron Fist, based on Jordan's 66.7% MJ brand, you have to share 27 million U.S. dollars. Now it is only 19 million, and you may not be able to get it. It is a loss. "
O'Neal looked at Reggie Miller like an idiot and shouted, "In addition to equity dividends, he also has endorsement fees."
Reggie Miller was startled and argued: "That's a loss. How much is Iron Fist's endorsement contract? It's only a few million a year."
"Idiot, the shares can still appreciate in value. Besides, won't Skechers go public? After the listing, the value of 7% of the shares may increase dozens of times, and it may be worth hundreds of millions in the future." O'Neill said angrily.
"Well……"
Reggie Miller was so embarrassed that he couldn't refute, so he had to change the subject and said to O'Neal angrily: "Boy, you know so much, why didn't you follow Iron Fist to buy Microsoft stocks last time? That idiot Rodman also followed Iron Fist. You’ve made millions, how much have you made?”
"..."
O'Neal was stunned, and his eyes were filled with tears of regret.
…
On the morning of the 10th, Zhou Quan did some activities with the All-Stars, and also in the afternoon, and then went to the Alamodome in the evening.
This is a large stadium that can accommodate more than 60,000 people. It can host football and American football. It has been the home stadium of the Spurs since 1993.
However, because it is so big, every time a basketball game is held, half of it must be covered with a curtain, and only half of it is used, so the attendance rate is less than half.
But tonight is the All-Star event, and the tickets are not set too high. The average price is ten dollars, but only half of them are sold, so half of them are covered.
But there is good news, the tickets for tomorrow night's main game have been sold out and can seat more than 65,000 people. A history will be created by then, with the highest number of viewers watching the NBA All-Star Game.
In the evening there will be a rookie game, a three-point contest, and a slam dunk contest. There will be a party before that, and some Hollywood stars and some singers will be invited to participate.
Zhou Quan previously received an official invitation to the Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest, but he declined. He felt there was no need to participate. He didn't even want to play in the main game and didn't want to expend his physical energy in the All-Star Game.
As a result, Brent Barry won the slam dunk championship this time. At the end, he also pulled a stunt and showed off the words "White people can fly" printed on his undershirt, which won a lot of applause.
The three-point shooting championship was won by Lem Leggett, who won the championship with 20 points.
This is also a white, undrafted player, and a pure shooter. His three-point shooting percentage this season has remained at 52.2%, which is just over 40% for Zhou Quan.
On the evening of the 11th, it’s the main game time.
The entire huge stadium was full of people, which made David Stern very happy. He thought that in the future, would all All-Star games be held in such a big stadium?
Zhou Quan came to the locker room with the Western Conference All-Stars and changed into All-Star jerseys and training clothes.
"Let me tell you first, I am not fighting for anything this year. If you want AMVP, you can fight for it yourself." He said.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. There are several superstar-level guys who are interested, such as Dameng, Barkley, Karl Malone and others.
Originally they thought Zhou Quan would fight, and since Zhou Quan controlled the ball, it would be nothing for them. Now that Zhou Quan doesn't fight, their chance has come.
Zhou Quan looked at it and said to the silent David Robinson: "David, you are a landlord. If you work harder, I will support you."
When David Robinson heard Zhou Quan's words, he obviously perked up and immediately nodded and said: "Thank you, Iron Fist."
"David is a substitute, everyone has a chance, right?" Dameng muttered.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Didn't you hear? I said he is a landlord, just because of this. I will support you in Houston one day."
"Oh well."
Dameng didn't want to break up with David Robinson over an AMVP who was neither soft nor hard, so he agreed.
No one else had any objections, and the matter was decided just like that.
After changing clothes and chatting for a while, the time was almost up and everyone left the dressing room under the leadership of the staff.
"Iron Fist, what have you planned today? Are you still going to do Tai Chi?"
"Iron Fist, what other stunt did you pull?"
Zhou Quan is always very exciting during his appearance ceremony and has his own elaborate arrangements. When he came to the exit to wait for his appearance, some guys asked.
"Nothing planned, just this." Zhou Quan made some dodging and combo punches, and said with a smile.
Jordan and other All-Stars were speechless. Do you want to lose face? This is the NBA, basketball, not boxing.
At 7:30, the All-Stars appeared.
As guests, the Eastern Conference will appear first, followed by the Western Conference All-Stars.
Zhou Quan was not the finale. As the landlord, he arranged for David Robinson to be the finale, and he was the first to appear.
To the strong rhythm of fast-paced music, Zhou Quan jogged onto the stage, and amid the cheers of the fans, he began to perform continuous dodging and hitting movements.
With a bang, more than 60,000 people at the scene cheered at the same time, shouting: "King of Iron Fist! King of Iron Fist! King of Iron Fist..."
Suddenly, the shouts of "Iron Fist King" shook the world.
"This guy does these stunts every time, it's so boring!" Pippen's eyes were filled with jealousy that even a fire hose couldn't put out.
"Yeah, so boring!"
"He was the one who stole the show every time."
Karl Malone, Gary Payton and others immediately echoed.
"Be jealous, just be jealous, save some face." Reggie Miller immediately spat.
Everyone was speechless and did not answer the question.
At this time, Zhou Quan came over and reached out to give them high-fives. In public, David Stern was watching from the side. Jordan and others did not refuse to show their respect. People including Gary Payton also reached out to high-five them one by one, but there were no smiling faces. .
In contrast, Zhou Quan has an indifferent smile and a graceful demeanor, which is very obviously different from those expressionless guys. Coupled with his current status, in the eyes of the media and fans, his temperament and demeanor are He was so good that he was ten levels higher than the others. The camera kept flashing at him.
"I'm afraid of comparing myself to others! People like Zhou Quan are the real world-class superstars." Zhang Lili, who was interviewing at the scene, praised.
"Haha!" Xu Jicheng laughed.
After the media took photos, Zhou Quan came to the sidelines, first said hello to David Stern, said a few words, and then took Zeng Li to greet friends he met.
"Tom, you promised to teach me how to fly a plane the year before last, haven't you forgotten?" Zhou Quan said hurriedly when he saw Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise said angrily: "I promised you, but when will you have time to learn?"
"Haha..." The people next to him laughed.
"This offseason, it's settled, you'll wait for my call." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"Aren't you ready to defend your title?" Stallone asked anxiously.
"Get ready, learn after the title defense." Zhou Quan said.
"Who are you fighting with?" Stallone asked hurriedly.
"There is a high probability that it is Holyfield. The promoter has already settled it and the conditions have been negotiated, but the news has not been announced yet." Zhou Quan said.
"Awesome! If you fight him, your title defense will attract more attention than the last challenge." Tom Cruise said excitedly.
Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "I'm worried that the popularity will drop by then. After all, after the aesthetic fatigue of the crossover king, boxing fans' consumption will return to normal."
Stallone punched Zhou Quan and smiled angrily: "You have only had four boxing matches, how can you be tired of aesthetics?
With your boxing style, let alone one fight a year, at most two, or even ten fights a year, boxing fans will be willing to watch. "
Arnold analyzed: "Iron Fist, you have three selling points in boxing. King of cross-border, god-level dodge, and stormy attack. Any one of them is enough to feed you for the rest of your life."
Tom Cruise said excitedly: "The last time I fought Oliver McCall, you didn't get hit once. You didn't get hit hard once in four boxing matches. This is a miracle. This selling point alone is enough.
To be honest, I want to see, when was the first time you got hit hard in the ring? So don't worry about your popularity, it will definitely be a hit at the box office. "
"Haha..." A group of people laughed.
Zhou Quan also said angrily: "Tom, you actually want to see me get hit hard? Well, from now on, we are not friends."
"Ha ha……"
Everyone burst into laughter again, including Tom Cruise.
Stallone smiled and said: "Iron Fist, Muhammad Ali's head was punched 20,000 times in his life. I think your dodge ability far exceeds his. What do you think?"
Zhou Quan said bluntly: "I do have unique abilities in this regard."
He knew well that in addition to his pace and body skills, his dodge ability came more from his full-level spatial imagination. Ali's dodge ability relied more on long-term and cruel training. In terms of talent, he was stronger than Ali. .
In his boxing training, dodge and step training have always been the top priority, followed by striking and combination punch training.
Other professional boxers, especially heavyweight boxers, have a very important training, which is fighting training, but he did not do this.
Anti-hit training is to let the sparring partner hit themselves continuously to allow their bodies to adapt to the sufficient intensity of the blows, which also includes hits to the head.
Ali suffered nearly 20,000 blows to the head. It is estimated that some of them must have been counter-punch training, which is often used in low-level boxing training.
But that was in the past. In today's boxing counter-attack training, this kind of counter-attack training of hitting the head is outdated, and few boxers use this kind of training anymore.
(End of chapter)
