At 8:10, in the player tunnel, Zhou Quan and Jordan met again as players after more than four years.
"Hey, Michael."
"Hey, Iron Fist."
Zhou Quan went to the player tunnel first, and when he saw Jordan, he greeted him first after a few steps.
The two had already broken up before. This time they met, whether it was between individuals or between teams, there was no competitiveness. The two had completely lost the tit-for-tat momentum they had before.
Jordan didn't even talk about basketball-related topics. Instead, he pulled Zhou Quan aside and said, "Iron Fist, how is your recent investment in the stock market?"
Zhou Quan looked at Jordan's expression and asked, "Michael, have you invested?"
"Pitched some."
Jordan nodded sadly.
"loss?"
"Damn it, I was trapped in a high position. As of today, I have lost 53% of my book. The stockbroker asked me to use the money to cover my position. Iron Fist, do you have any good suggestions?"
Zhou Quan said: "I suggest you operate based on whether the stocks you hold have potential or are of high quality. No matter how much you lose on junk stocks with no potential, decisively cut them off and exchange them for cash. Don't rush to cover your positions in high-quality stocks with potential. Perhaps There will be new lows.
This bear market should continue for some time, and the aftermath of 9/11 is still going on. There will be no problem next year. I suggest you cover your position in stages, which is the safest way.
But the safest way is to use only part of the cash to cover the position, and continue to retain part of the cash in case of emergencies. "
"Is that so?"
Obviously, Michael Jordan is not as knowledgeable, decisive and calm about stock investment as he is about basketball.
Zhou Quan didn't talk much, he didn't have time, and it looked like he didn't understand stock investment at all from Jordan's point of view, so he was just talking to a cow.
In this game, Jordan finally made 5 of 15 shots under Zhou Quan's defense, with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%. Zhou Quan did not even defend at full strength.
The anticipated Kwame Brown came off the bench for 16 minutes. He made 2 of 5 shots and 1 of 2 free throws over substitute centers Jerome James and Drobiak, scoring 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. However, There were two turnovers and two fouls. The performance of a fringe player did not show any style of the No. 1 pick.
After the game, Zhou Quan chatted with Jordan for a few more words in the player tunnel.
Jordan said in annoyance: "My comeback was originally just to boost the market, provide them with support, and lead a group of young people, but now everything has been reversed. I have become the core of offense and defense. God, I need to play better." They still have to work hard, but I’m almost 40.”
Zhou Quan laughed, and suddenly thought of his Wizards shares from Jordan's comeback, and asked curiously: "Michael, after you retire, will you buy back your Wizards shares?"
"Of course, this is the agreement between me and the big boss Leonsis." Jordan nodded.
"I remember that Magic wanted to come back a few years ago, and he also made it clear in the contract with Lakers owner Mr. Buss that after retiring again, he would buy back the shares at the original selling price. He told me this himself, and so did you, right? ?" Zhou Quan asked casually.
"..."
Jordan was startled. It seemed that he had ignored the purchase price and had not discussed it at all.
"No agreement?" Zhou Quan was startled.
"Yes, I may have overlooked this matter. Moreover, we only made a verbal agreement and did not sign a contract." Jordan said awkwardly.
"Are you stupid?"
Zhou Quan complained without hesitation: "If the verbal agreement is useful, why do you need a contract? Later, if you raise the market value of the football team and the market value of the team increases a lot, will the boss still be willing to sell it to you at the original selling price? ? In that case, he is really kind to you, but in that case, he will definitely not be a qualified capitalist."
"..."
Jordan was in a daze, Mr. Leonsis, you should be kinder to me, right?
"I'll ask him to sign a contract right away. If he doesn't sign, I'll retire immediately." After thinking for a moment, he said decisively.
…
The next day, Jordan forced the Wizards boss to re-sign a contract. After all, if he didn't re-sign, Jordan would retire immediately and his plans would be in vain.
Zhou Quan's suggestion about the Bulls' lineup was also reported by the media. After seeing it, Bulls general manager Jerry Krause thought it made sense.
He originally expected Elton Brand to have a better record with Yao Min, but so far it has not been as bad as last season.
Although the time is still short, he also knows the characteristics of Yao Min. It is indeed like the King of Iron Fist said that offense is stronger than defense, and the same is true for Brand. Two centers who tend to attack when paired together will indeed suffer on the defensive end. It is better to be together. Defense and offense match.
But the deal could not be completed immediately. Before that, he decided to let Charles Oakley partner with Yao Min to give it a try.
Originally Oakley was the starter. Later, after Yao Min was promoted to the starting lineup, Brad Miller entered the substitute lineup, and Brand started at the fourth position. Oakley moved from the fourth position to the third position, and now Brand is removed. Let Oakley return to the fourth position and let Artest start at the third position.
He has decided to let this matter go. In addition, he is planning to fire Tim Floyd, the head coach who has coached for several seasons. The new head coach has been found, so he will let Bill Carter, a former Bulls retired player and current assistant coach. White serves as the head coach and will make a transition first.
On this day, Apple's shares continued to rise, reaching US$31.6 at the close, reaching the top of Zhou Quan's prediction, with a market value of US$100 billion, and a market value of US$70 billion in two days.
At the closing time, a large number of selling orders poured out and were picked up by people who wanted to get on the bus.
Zhou Quan has always insisted on value investment, medium and long-term investment, and has not made any moves, but he is not in a hurry to cover his position.
In the next two days, Apple's stock price began to trade sideways, and Zhou Quan began to take advantage of dips, buying four million shares for nearly $120 million, which was thirty times the price when the position was originally established.
His total investment in Apple reached US$150 million, and his shares increased to 30 million shares, with a market value of nearly US$900 million.
His share is close to 1% of Apple’s shares. If he reaches 5% of the shares of a listed company, he will need to submit a written report to the U.S. Securities Commission and disclose it to the public. He is still far from this requirement. With his current funds, he cannot do Less than 1% is basically his current limit.
The investment in Apple is also the fourth largest investment project among all his business investments, after Fine Coffee, Jazz Coffee, and Amazon, and more than Microsoft.
In terms of Amazon, Bezos, the major shareholder who owned 37.5% of the shares when it went public, will reduce his holdings of a part of the stock every year to cash out. The current holding ratio is still as high as 34%. He has not reduced his holdings yet, but he has not increased his holdings. The shareholding ratio is still the same. 12.5%.
The recent outbreak of Apple, coupled with the chat with several people at home that day, gave him some investment ideas.
He wanted to find some communication-related investment projects in China. He himself did not have the ability and could only invest in other people's companies.
It's just that the current domestic Shansaihuo market is very powerful, and there are very few companies investing in research and development, and none of them have core technologies. He has not yet found a company to invest in.
Whithit was watching the training ground that day, and while chatting with Zhou Quan, he said: "The Iron Fist King, the Magic want to trade Lewis, and the bargaining chip is two first-round picks, in 2002 and 2004, protected by the top three."
"Is the Magic that interested in Lewis?"
Zhou Quan thought about Lewis' current statistics, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 49.2% shooting, 38.9% three-pointers. The statistics are very beautiful. If he takes more shots, he can easily hit 20+ statistics. No wonder the Magic has always been interested in Lewis. .
Whitsitt said with some regret: "Unfortunately, apart from Tracy McGrady, they don't have any good players, and we are facing the second time to defend our three consecutive championships. Although their two first-round picks are of good value, they are of little help to us now." , we don’t have anyone to replace Lewis at the fourth position.”
Zhou Quan nodded. Apart from Lewis, there are only two veterans, Campbell and Kevin Willis, at the fourth position. Even if Lewis comes on the bench in the playoffs, he will have to play for at least 20 or 30 minutes. The bench lineup does not need such good defense. Lewis' scoring is important off the bench.
"It's really difficult to trade. We can only wait for the offseason. The Magic should continue to be interested in Lewis." Whitsitt said regretfully.
On December 10, the Sonics arrived in Los Angeles.
Next there is a back-to-back away game against the Lakers and Clippers.
O'Neal returned in the last game and was out for four games.
He didn't really need to sit out four games, it was just the regular season. He took advantage of the injury to rest for a few more days, and he will do the same in the future to avoid excessive exertion of his body and energy in the regular season.
His personal trainer suggested that he should sit out at least 10 to 15 games a season and maintain a weight of 150 kilograms, so that his career will be healthier and his peak period will be longer.
O'Neal understands very well that if his peak period is too short, he is likely to be suppressed by the Iron Fist King for a lifetime. Only by maintaining a long enough peak period, after Kobe also enters his peak period, can the Lakers have a chance to defeat the SuperSonics and he can go out of the Western Conference. A chance to win a championship.
Under Zhou Quan's pressure, his psychology did not collapse, but he became more self-disciplined, eating less hamburgers and drinking iced Coke, and often exercised to maintain a good weight.
Because of this, although he and Kobe had conflicts, their relationship did not get worse. Although Kobe felt that O'Neal was not working hard enough, it was already very good compared to previous years.
In this game, although O'Neal returned, the winner was still the SuperSonics.
O'Neal made 18 of 27 shots, a 66.7% shooting rate, but unfortunately made 2 of 9 free throws. He scored 38 points and 18 rebounds, and also sent 6 blocks. Except for free throws, everything else was a super performance.
Unfortunately, Zhou Quan scored 42 points and 16 assists on Kobe. He also had 9 steals and 3 blocks, including 7 steals and 2 blocks.
Kobe was learning from Iverson. Just like in the previous game, he continued to attack with the ball. He took 21 crazy shots on Zhou Quan, but only made 6 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 28.6%, including 1 of 7 three-pointers. , made 2 of 3 free throws, scored 15 points, and made 10 turnovers, recording a double-double.
At the same time, Corey Maggette also played well, preventing Fisher from making only 3 of 15 shots, and scored 21 points, which was the Sonics' second scoring point tonight.
After the game, Kobe was unwilling to find Zhou Quan again and asked him how much effort he used on defense tonight. Zhou Quan still made an OK gesture.
Kobe said angrily: "King of Iron Fist, are you talking nonsense, or are you talking about eight-point force?"
Zhou Quan was unable to complain, what is ten minus three? Kobe Bryant has been calculating this question for ten days and he still hasn't figured it out, poor kid!
"Kobe, there are ten beautiful girls here now. I will take away seven and give you the rest. How many do you have left?" he asked.
"Three."
Kobe replied very quickly.
"What the hell! You know this clearly."
Zhou Quan cursed, turned around and left, too lazy to pay attention to Kobe, the little pervert.
"King of Iron Fist, you must have used more than seven points of strength, I'm sure." Kobe shouted from behind.
On the 12th, the SuperSonics defeated the bad Clippers in back-to-back games and achieved a record of 24 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the league.
This is also the 12th consecutive victory after losing to the Spurs, and the second 12-game winning streak this season. It was also the 12th consecutive victory before losing to the Spurs.
After that, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle, and their next game was against the Magic at home on the 16th, so they had a few days to rest.
On December 15, 2001, the league announced the opening of the 2002 All-Star voting.
This year it was moved forward to give the head coaches more time to select their favorite All-Star substitutes, giving them an extra half month.
At the same time, the alliance also announced the official opening of overseas Internet voting channels, including China.
Chinese fans were so excited that "NBA All-Star voting" immediately became the most popular search term on the Internet.
(End of chapter)
