On the court, an extremely depressed Gary Payton walked towards the tunnel. When he passed by Zhou Quan, he glared at him fiercely.
"Gloves, do you know why I didn't do anything to you?"
Zhou Quan had been ignoring Payton, and then he suddenly spoke.
"Boss, why?"
Before Payton could react, Ben Wallace, who was also preparing to leave, asked curiously.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I make hundreds of millions of dollars for a boxing match, and I will get at least tens of millions of dollars for hitting my opponent with a punch. If I hit Gary Payton, will he pay me?"
"Oh, I understand, boss, he is too poor and not worthy of you to fight." Ben Wallace said seriously.
"Pfft! Haha..."
Everyone who heard it laughed and laughed.
Gary Payton was so angry that he vomited blood, and his mouth twitched like a stroke, and his hands and feet trembled.
"What did you say? What did the Iron Fist King say? Ask the reporters on the scene."
"Call quickly and ask Zhou Quan what he just said."
In the commentary box, several commentators became anxious when they saw something unexpected happening on the court.
In this game, there was no suspense in the end, 64:108, and the SuperSonics won by 44 points at home.
Zhou Quan only scored 32 points, but he sent out 18 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks and 6 rebounds, a triple-double +5*5. His statistics could not be more luxurious.
After the game, Zhang Lili said excitedly. "This is Zhou Quan's fourth 5*5 in the playoffs and his fifth steal triple-double in the playoffs. In addition, it is also his second 5*5 in the finals and his fourth in the finals. Steals a triple-double."
Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "The playoffs are the stage where Zhou Quan can perform at his best. In the regular season for so many years, he has only had one 5*5 and one steal triple-double."
Zhang Liji smiled and said: "Obviously, in this finals, he will not focus on scoring. The opponent is not as strong as the Lakers."
Xu Jicheng laughed and said: "Probably, there is no need for him to attack with all his strength."
Zhou Quan accepted a post-match interview on NBC TV in front of the bench.
The reporter was obviously not interested in Zhou Quan's data and asked: "Iron Fist King, when Ben Wallace punched Gary Payton, why did you hug him?"
"It was impossible for me to allow a fight to happen on the field, so I stopped Gary Payton. But unfortunately, no one stopped Ben Wallace in time." Zhou Quan said.
"..."
The reporters were stunned.
"Ha ha……"
Zhou Quan laughed several times and explained: "You may not understand, but it is true. I thought someone would hold Ben Wallace, but he didn't, which is a pity.
You know, at that time Mourning and the others also rushed up to fight, but I stopped them and got distracted, so Gary Payton took a few punches. It was my fault. "
"Pfft!"
Everyone around laughed.
Soon after, returning to the locker room, Zhou Quan went in, bumped fists with Ben Wallace, and said, "Ben, I'll pay all the fines for you."
"Thank you, boss." Ben Wallace said hurriedly.
"No, Iron Fist King, Ben's fine will be paid by the team." General Manager Whithit, who came in behind, said hurriedly.
"That's okay." Zhou Quan nodded.
"Dennis..."
Zhou Quan and Rodman bumped fists again and said with a smile: "Even if I don't speak, you can always understand what I mean."
"Of course." Rodman said triumphantly.
Whitsitt said at this time: "We will also appeal to the league and Gary Payton should be fined and suspended."
Zhou Quan nodded and said: "The Heat may also appeal and have Ben suspended. But it's okay. We will definitely win this series."
"champion!"
Thorpe, Barry Jr., Campbell and other guys who had never won a championship all shouted excitedly.
People like Ben Wallace, Bowen and others are even more excited. Once they win the championship, their value will definitely rise sharply, no team will want them anymore, and they can get a good contract.
The next morning, the league announced its penalty decision for last night's on-court conflict.
Ben Wallace and Gary Payton were each fined $30,000, with no additional suspensions.
Stern considered it very clearly. Last night's G1 game had only 30 million viewers, which was not as good as the Western Conference Finals. The Heat are not as strong as the SuperSonics. If Gary Payton is suspended, they will be even more unwinnable, which is not conducive. Ratings.
However, the news about Zhou Quan in the past few days has mostly focused on the news of the final verdict on the 10th.
The Wall Street Journal reported: “The Iron Fist King won both the first and second trials. The total amount of claims for reputational damage and psychological injury alone is as high as 465 million US dollars. If he wins the final trial, the Iron Fist King can receive hundreds of millions of dollars in high compensation.
The stock price of Bondage has fallen by 58.5% in the past three years, and its market value has plummeted, leaving only US$35.6 billion. At the same time, its performance has declined sharply, and its cash flow has dried up. If the lawsuit is ultimately lost, , the company is likely to need to sell some shares to pay the high amount of compensation. "
The New York Times reported: “According to relevant news, Iron Fist King has rejected B&J’s requests for settlement in court several times.
Ten other lawsuits similar to King of Iron Fist have also entered the final stage of trial. King of Iron Fist has also won the first and second instance of these ten lawsuits. Within the next year, these lawsuits will be concluded. "
On the morning of the 9th, Zhou Quan had a phone call with his legal team.
His legal team has brought together the connections he has accumulated in the United States over the years. There are 13 barristers in total, 11 of whom are from Washington State, one from Detroit, and one from Los Angeles.
These people all have political backgrounds, and nine of them have already begun to enter politics. They all belong to the Democratic Party. Washington state, where Seattle is located, is the stronghold of the Democratic Party.
To put it simply, these people need Zhou Quan's influence and votes, and Zhou Quan needs their connections. The two parties are a combination of interests.
That night, the G2 game of the finals began.
Payton, who had a swollen face, came on with an injury and was not in good condition. He was locked up by Zhou Quan and was defended. He made 1 of 10 shots and 2 of 4 free throws. He only had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He made 8 turnovers and was blocked by Zhou Quan 5 times. Quan stole the ball and was blocked by Zhou Quan three times.
Zhou Quan scored 35 points, 4 rebounds, 17 assists, 8 steals and 4 blocks in 38 minutes, leading the team to two consecutive victories.
After the Sonics' two consecutive victories, the media has basically concluded this finals.
On the 10th, media gathered at the Washington Supreme Court.
At 11:38, the Supreme Court announced that Zhou Quan won the case in the final instance.
Compensation for endorsement losses is US$72 million, compensation for reputational damage is US$185 million, compensation for psychological injury is US$35 million, and other compensation is up to US$45 million. The total compensation amount adds up to US$337 million.
The news immediately spread throughout the world through live television and the Internet, and also caused a sensation all over the world.
Bondage's stock price fell immediately, plunging 15% in three minutes.
The stock prices of the other ten companies that are in litigation with Zhou Quan have also plummeted.
"Gentlemen, after receiving the money, the 30% of the compensation I promised will be credited to your account." Zhou Quan had a phone call with the legal team.
"marvelous!"
"King of Iron Fist, we are friends, money can make our friendship further."
"Open the champagne, let's have a drink!"
The legal team was also very happy. Not counting the US$50 million in legal fees for one lawsuit, Zhou Quan earned US$100 million from the additional share alone, with an income of up to US$150 million. There are still ten lawsuits that have entered final hearing. , as long as those lawsuits are settled, each of them will earn a lot of money.
Zhou Quan was also very happy. After excluding the high legal fees and the money allocated to the legal team, he still had US$180 million left.
The legal team wants to take away a total of 150 million US dollars, which is almost half with him. The price is very high, but this is the United States. Without these big lawyers to help him, he cannot win the case, and his opponent is not simple.
From the President to the Legislative Council, the vast majority of people in the United States are lawyers. Most of their current careers are in the United States. They must establish their own network of contacts and make good friends with these big lawyers in order to better protect them in the United States. industry.
On the night of the 11th, the SuperSonics defeated the Heat three times in Miami and got a match point in the Finals.
On the night of the 13th, the SuperSonics completed a sweep of the Heat and won the 1999/00 season championship with a record of 15 wins and 1 loss.
The Sonics won their fourth championship, Zhou Quan also won his fifth championship, and was unanimously elected as the Finals Most Valuable Player. This was also his fifth FMVP.
He completed the system's season tasks and obtained full-level predictive vision after the game.
But the celebration had begun, and he didn't have the chance to experience the functions of full-level predictive vision.
On the 14th, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle and began the real celebration.
Zhou Quan has already experienced the function of predicting vision at full level.
The so-called predictive field of vision is the ability to make up for the target's vision in the brain within a certain period of time through the function of prediction and visual retention when the target disappears from the field of view.
The so-called passing without looking at people requires you to have predictive vision, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes.
He used to have top-level predictive vision, and his ability to pass the ball without looking at people was very good. Now that he has upgraded to the full level of predictive vision, his ability to pass the ball without looking at people is naturally even better.
Human visual retention time is generally 0.05 seconds to 0.4 seconds. The 24 frames per second of movie film utilize the human visual retention function, so that a pair of frozen films can form a smooth movie shot.
Zhou Quan didn't know how long his vision retention time was now, but it was longer than before anyway, and it should have reached the limit of human vision retention time.
With the improvement of vision, the original level 98 pass has also been upgraded to the full level 99.
After three days of celebration, he rested in Seattle for three days. On the 18th, Zhou Quan went to Los Angeles.
Zeng Li, Xiao Zhou Yuan and Lin Yufen stayed in Seattle temporarily and returned to China before Zhou Jun Zeng Yu got married. Zhou Yuan was almost four months old at that time, so it was safer to fly.
On the 17th, the NBA officially announced that Jordan would become the minor owner of the Wizards.
Jordan became the Wizards' president of basketball operations and was in charge of the draft.
On the 19th, Zhou Quan quietly set off from Los Angeles and arrived in Beijing at noon on the 20th. Liu Yumin, Zhang Lili, and Xu Jicheng came to pick him up.
When I return to China this time, in addition to participating in the Olympics, there is one more thing. In 1998, Beijing applied for the second Olympic Games. The results will be announced in July next year. He is the representative of the Olympic bid. He has to shoot some promotional videos and participate in some Olympic bidding activities abroad.
In the two months of July and August, he mainly did activities related to the Olympic bid, and then rested without training.
"Director Liu, can I go to the NBA this year?" he asked after getting in the car.
After he retired from the NBA, he participated in the draft last year and was selected by the Mavericks with the 36th pick in the second round, but the Bayi team did not release him.
Liu Yumin said: "There is no problem on my side, but as a soldier, I can't control the Bayi Team. I have also worked for the Bayi Team many times, and finally made progress. The Bayi Team said that we should let the Bayi Team If he plays for one more year and wins another championship, let him go to the NBA."
Zhang Lili said: "This matter still involves a training issue. Back then, the Beijing team trained Da Zhi, and later Da Zhi went to the Bayi team..."
Liu Yumin said helplessly: "At the beginning, the Bayi team took a fancy to him. He also wanted to go to the Bayi team. His parents also supported him to go to the Bayi team. I was responsible for this matter. I also offended the Beijing team."
Zhang Lili said: "Now he is going to the Bayi team. If he is allowed to go to the United States, the Bayi team that trained him will certainly not be willing to do so."
Zhou Quan also understood: "Of course, the general international practice is for the player to buy out the professional contract of the original team, or finish the original contract before going to the NBA. This is what international players in the NBA do. It's even more troublesome to have a military identity."
Liu Yumin said with a headache: "Not only Da Zhi, Da Yao is playing well now. He has the best data in the league this season. His mother revealed to me that he also wants to play in the NBA."
"Don't you want to go, Lao Hu? You're thirty years old. If you don't go, you won't have a chance." Zhou Quan asked.
Hu Weidong also received a ten-day short contract from the Mavericks in 1998 when he retired, but was unable to make the trip due to a knee injury.
Liu Yumin said: "Zhou Quan, don't you know? Xiao Hu has just received a ten-day short contract from the NBA Magic. He wants to try it after playing in the Olympics."
"Okay, Nangang team is willing to let him go?" Zhou Quan asked.
"He said that Nan Gang had promised him that if he wanted to give him a training fee, he would let him go. There is no problem with me. Your achievements are here. I can't stop them from playing in the NBA. If they are in the NBA If progress is made, the national team will also benefit," Liu Yumin said.
"That's good. I'll talk to him tomorrow." Zhou Quan said happily.
Zhang Lijia shook his head and said: "Hu Weidong's injuries are also troublesome now. Although he has been in good shape in the past two years, his physical peak was in 1996, when he was in his mid-twenties. After the Olympics, if there are health problems , he may not be able to go.”
After a night of jet lag, Zhou Quan showed up at the men's basketball training base in high spirits the next morning.
In addition to him, this men's basketball team also includes Wang Zhizhi, Bart, Yao Min, Liu Yudong, Li Nan, Sun Jun, Zheng Wu, Hu Weidong, Zhang Jinsong, Li Xiaoyong, and Guo Siqiang.
After greeting his teammates, Zhou Quan, Jiang Xinquan, and assistant coach Min Lulei went to the office to discuss things.
(End of chapter)
