NBA backer king

Chapter 221 All-Star Start

"Damn, how could this be?"

Dameng is very annoyed, he is the most powerful super center, just count the votes?

"Could it be because of Barkley? He must have taken a lot of my votes." He muttered inwardly.

Spurs, David Robinson is in a worse mood than a dream.

Two-time All-Star starter, with this year's momentum, he doesn't even have a chance to come off the bench, so where can he justify it?

On the 23rd, Wang Tiejun scored the 1000th rebound in his career and was rewarded with 300 points from the system.

After the third week of the All-Star voting, the situation is still the same. Jordan's votes exceeded 80, and Wang Tiejun's votes also reached 61, still number one in the Western Conference.

But by this time, the rate of increase in his number of votes has begun to decline, and Arizona's voting potential is almost there. If it cannot be maintained in the last week, his final number of votes is likely to be overtaken by Barkley.

Barkley is now 60. He is a superstar with popularity and influence in the United States. Although he is not as influential as Jordan, he still has some votes.

And Barkley is also participating in some influential programs, which have won him a lot of votes.

But no matter what, he should still be able to get the starting position of the Western Conference center.

"The sad soft dream, the strongest super center, was suppressed by Robinson for two years, this time it's my turn to suppress you." Seeing that Dameng only got 33 votes, he couldn't help complaining.

After the voting this week, it was already the end of January. The Suns' record has been stable at third in the Western Conference, and his MVP ranking has also been stable at fourth.

On January 1th, his career score reached 28 points and he was rewarded with 2000 points from the system.

Now that he has accumulated 1200 points, he immediately exchanged for four training cards, namely balance, jumping, flexibility, and rebounding.

In addition to the ongoing speed and coordination training, there are a total of six systematic trainings, which may be a little more, but there are not many items that consume physical energy.

The three trainings of rebounding, speed and jumping will consume some physical energy, which can be carried out during team training.

The other three exercises can be done at home or in a hotel room, with little physical energy consumption and will not affect his physical reserves.

The longest of several newly exchanged trainings is three months, and the shortest is only one month.

For example, flexibility, the current level is 75/77, and the 30-day training has increased by two levels, reaching the ceiling.

Balance, the current level is 76/87, for a period of three months, an increase of 6 levels.

Bounce, the current level is 70/74, the bounce height is 68/73, the bullet speed is 72/75, for a period of three months, the bounce height is increased by 2 levels, and the bullet speed is increased by 3 levels.

Rebounding is also for three months, and it is now level 90. By then, it will be improved by 2 levels. The improvement speed is slow. It is estimated that if you want to improve in the future, the speed will be slower. This should be related to his athletic quality.

He also noticed that this time the training card is more liberal about the number of training leave, as long as the number of consecutive interruptions of training does not exceed three days, you can ask for an unlimited number of leave.But there is also an additional restriction. Every time you ask for leave, the training period will be postponed for two days.

On this afternoon at the end of the month, his Oprah talk show also started.The ratings were good, exceeding 300 million, and the influence it caused just lasted until the fourth week of All-Star voting.

"Old K, did you really buy a street in the capital of your country? And it's the city center?" During dinner, Kevin Johnson called.

"Hey, yes." Thanking Brother Fei in his heart, he said proudly.

"Tsk tsk, how much does that cost?" Kevin Johnson asked, smacking his lips.

"Well, tens of millions of dollars, it will take several years to complete the plan. Why, Kevin, do you want to invest too?" He said.

"Of course, introduce me quickly. Old K, if you make money, I'll share it with you." Kevin Johnson laughed.

"Not busy, you can think about it first, and then talk after you calm down. Our spending power there is not very good now. The average monthly company in the capital is only more than 300 yuan. Oh, it is less than a hundred dollars. It may take a long time to pay back..." He said quickly.

"What, less than a hundred dollars a month? Then I won't be able to earn back my annual property taxes, forget it."

Kevin Johnson immediately retreated. Isn't this throwing money into the water?Poor old K, this is going to be a loss.

He quit, and Pharaoh heaved a sigh of relief.

I am still worried now, I don't know if I will lose money in the future after building that street in my hand, how dare I bring Kevin Johnson and the others into it?

Later, he received calls from many people, and finally Barkley called.

"Old K, I have money in my hand, let me introduce, I also want to buy a street in the capital of your country."

Old Wang is speechless, if you dare, I don't dare, if you lose money, don't you have to chase me with a knife?
He also fooled Barkley with the words that fooled Kevin Johnson, and Barkley immediately backed down.

Time entered February, the 6th, and the voting ended in the last week. He actually won 34 votes in the last week, pulling the final number of votes to 95.

Before him, Jordan broke through one million again, even reaching 110 million, which was 15 higher than him.

After him, Pippen's 92, Jordan also made some efforts and pulled some votes, but Pippen himself is also a superstar, which is a manifestation of his popularity.

After that, Barkley's 85 votes were only 10 votes less than him, and he also won 25 votes in the last week.

Vote No.5 is O'Neill, 82.

In this way, he and O'Neal got the starting position of the center in the East and West of the 94 All-Stars.

In Phoenix, Colangelo is on the phone with Stern.

After the voting results are out, it's time to get the final results.

He is actually not sure about Stern's attitude towards old K. Although the president hopes to develop the market there, and it has achieved results. CCTV has purchased some copyrights this year, but last year the Suns won Jordan's championship, ruined the Bulls' three consecutive championships, and also destroyed Stern's god-making plan. Maybe the president is very angry with old K.

Moreover, the old K made Karl Malone reimbursed for the season last time. The reimbursement of a superstar still has an impact on the league, which may also affect Mr. Stern's perception of the old K.

After the two answered the phone, they exchanged a few pleasantries.

How shrewd Stern was, he received this call just after the voting ended, and he knew that Colangelo must have made this call for Old K.

For old K to become the Western All-Star vote leader, his attitude is to deal with it normally. Although the Suns blocked the Bulls and destroyed his god-making plan, it does not mean that he will target the Suns and its core players.

CCTV began to purchase the copyright of the regular season this year, which is a very good start. At this time, how could he target Old K for the sake of the past? He is not crazy.

If you want to target it, you targeted it in the finals last year. With Old K's tyrannical style of play, it is okay to call him a few more offensive fouls per game.

Moreover, old K is a member of CAA. Although CAA is a Hollywood agency and has no control over the NBA, such an influential behemoth can not be offended, of course he should not be offended.

"Jerry, congratulations to you and old K. I really hope that Phoenix's ball market will grow further. That city has that potential." He smiled.

When Colangelo heard this, he was overjoyed. Old K's All-Star starter was no problem.

In this All-Star, in addition to the old K's starter, Kevin Johnson also got a substitute position, and the Suns won two All-Star positions.

After receiving the news from Colangelo, Lao Wang and Hawksman were very happy.

Hawksman opened the first left-hand drawer, took out the first sponsorship contract, and was ready to start a new business negotiation.

This is a global sponsorship endorsement contract from Mercedes-Benz, and it is the company's latest off-road vehicle, which is very suitable for the violent style of old K.

This evening, the Suns played against the Bulls who came to challenge at home.

Although Wang Tiejun really wanted to win, but his strength was really lacking. The Bulls adopted the tactics of stretching the inside line and breaking through the outside line in turn, blasting his team to scum. Jordan broke out again and scored 50+.

The next day, February 2, the Suns arrived in Los Angeles for an away game against the Lakers.

On this day, the league announced the 94 All-Star starters and substitutes.

Eastern Conference starters: O'Neal, Derek Coleman, Pippen, Jordan, BJ Armstrong

Eastern bench: Ewing, Mark Price, Dominique Wilkins, John Starks, Charles Oakley, Mucci Blaylock, Horace Grant.

Western starters: Wang Tiejun, Barkley, Sean Kemp, Clyde Drexler, Mitch Richmond.

Western Subs: Olajuwon, John Stockton, Latrell Sprewell, Danny Manning, Gary Payton, Kevin Johnson, Chris Mullin.

After checking into the hotel, he got the All-Star news. Excited, Lao Wang called Barkley, "Charles, don't you want to congratulate me?"

"Brother, Dameng is blaming me for diluting his votes. I'm annoyed." Barkley said a little depressed.

"Haha, then tell him, come over next year and hug my thigh, and I'll find some big stars to canvass for him." He laughed loudly.

"Shit, old K, don't be arrogant, it doesn't matter who has more playing time in the All-Stars." Dameng's roar immediately sounded from there.

"Come on, fat man, is this thing by your side?" He scolded.

"Ha ha……"

Barkley laughed, and after laughing, he said helplessly: "Old K, I got injured again in the past two days. I can't play the All-Star this time. I just asked for leave from the league."

"What?"

Old Wang was startled, hurt again?Are you afraid that you will retire next year?

"Who will fill your position?" He asked casually.

"Looking at the league's arrangement, it is not ruled out that Hakeem will be a replacement. He is the biggest name in the bench. If he is a replacement, then David Robinson may fill his position. But this is just my guess, it doesn't count." Barkley said.

"If it was me, I would rather not have the position I picked up. I don't have that face. Dameng, are you picking up trash?" Old Wang said.

"Old K, what do you mean? Ah, what do you mean? Bastard, don't let me see you, boy, don't let me see you..."

The big dream of losing his temper broke out, and this sentence almost made him mad.

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang and Barkley on the other end of the phone laughed at the same time.

After hanging up the phone, he turned on the system and took a look. The 1000 reward points had already arrived, and now there are 1400 points.

……

That night, Pharaoh and Roberts had a tryst at a private hotel and thanked her for canvassing for her.

On the 8th, he led his team to lose to the Lakers with weak legs, and then rushed back to Phoenix overnight. In the back-to-back game on the 9th, he once again led his team to lose to the visiting bad team Timberwolves.

Before the All-Star Weekend, the Suns had lost three games in a row for the first time this season, with 32 wins and 14 losses, and they were still third in the Western Conference, with the Spurs below their butt.

On the morning of the 10th, Wang Tiejun woke up very early and made a phone call to return home.

Today is the Spring Festival. At this time in China, it happens to be the evening of New Year's Eve. The family is having a New Year's Eve dinner. I am very happy to receive his call.

"Tie Jun, your eldest sister and second sister are back, and they made dumplings at home. Alas, you just can't eat them. Remember to make some dumplings, you and Changfeng brothers. You still have to celebrate the New Year outside." Mother Liu Damei reminded.

"Mom, don't worry, I have invited Brother Zhang and the others to celebrate the New Year together, and they will come over soon." He said.

"Old man..."

After chatting with my parents for a while, Da Ya Er Ya answered the phone.

"Eldest sister and second sister, how is college life? Have you got a boyfriend?"

"No, of course you have to study in college, but we are three years late, if we don't hurry up, we will fall behind even more." Da Ya said.

"Old man, in addition to information and communication, I also took business administration as an elective, and I will help you manage Fengshen Street in the future, hehe!" Erya shouted.

"That's a good idea. Where's the elder sister? What did you choose?" He asked with a smile.

"Elder Sister took two electives, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Physics." Erya laughed.

Lao Wang said he didn't understand. Didn't you learn mathematics and physics in junior high school, and you have to learn it again when you go to university?Is the eldest sister being fooled by someone? You have to go to Tsinghua University next time you return to China, don’t be fooled.

"Old man, I want to ask you something." Arya said at this time.

"Second sister, tell me!" He said hastily.

"It's the teachers of a few courses. They always say in class, how good are those western countries in the United States, and we should learn from them in an all-round way, such as free medical care, happy education, and a salary of several thousand dollars a month. Old man, you have been in the United States for so long. Are those countries really that good?" Erya said hesitantly.

He was taken aback, why did you teach this in the university?
He quickly said: "Second sister, there are only a few developed countries in the West, but not all of them are developed countries. Some countries with the same system as theirs are poorer than our country, poor and chaotic.

For example, the free medical care you mentioned, during the two years I lived in the United States, most ordinary people didn’t have much savings, even a few hundred dollars…”

"Huh? Can't get out a few hundred dollars?"

Erya was obviously surprised. Her old man sold her a family of clothes for thousands of dollars. It turns out that the United States is not full of gold.

She did believe it a little bit at first, because Wang Tiejun made so much money in such a short time when he went to the United States. This fact interfered with her judgment ability, otherwise it would be impossible to believe it with her logical ability.

"Let me tell you this, second sister, most Americans, including those middle-class, cannot afford expensive medical insurance. Many Americans will not go to the hospital when they are sick..."

He talked about some common situations in the United States, and Erya expressed how it was different from what those teachers said.

"It turns out that the teacher can lie too." She said unhappily.

"Erya, I told you, read at ease and don't worry about those things." Da Ya said.

"Second sister, listen to the eldest sister, the domestic economy is indeed in some difficulties, but the United States is definitely not a paradise, especially not a paradise for the poor, but a hell for the poor. How about this, I will record some videos for you and let you see what the United States is like." He said.

After he finished the phone call here, he asked Liu Changfeng to call home, and he also said a few words beside him, wishing his uncle and aunt a new year.

Originally, he arranged for Liu Changfeng to return to China for the New Year, but Liu Changfeng refused to go back, saying that he would not do any work here and earn so much money a year.

Liu Changfeng's two younger brothers came back from working in the south, and when they heard that Liu Changfeng was hanging out with Lao Wang in the United States, they were envious to death.

Lao Wang asked them to go to Fengshen Street after the new year. He called Bai Changsheng and arranged some things for them to do. The construction site over there still needs manpower. After it is done well, it also needs some people to manage it. Cousin Brother and the others have absolutely no problem engaging in security.

Not only the uncle's family, there are also many relatives who are close to the old Wang's family. They all came back during the Chinese New Year. They helped their family when they were in trouble, and now they have to take care of those who can.

Not long after, five people including Zhang Lili and Su Qun came over.

After breakfast, everyone went out to buy materials for making dumplings and New Year's Eve dinner. When they came back from the supermarket, two carts were full.

Chef Zhang Reasonable, after six o'clock in the evening, the sky darkened, and a table of New Year's Eve dinner was served, and seven people toasted to celebrate.

"It's a pity that there are not many Chinese people in Phoenix. There is no Chinatown, and there is no Chinese New Year atmosphere here. It is worse than Chicago." Lao Zhang sighed.

Old Wang said: "Indeed, I spent Chinese New Year in Manhattan's Chinatown last year. It was very lively, with dragon and lion dancers."

(End of this chapter)