Chapter 188 Desert Hunting

   When Pharaoh was doing his business, the NBA announced the most important honor of the season, the best team.

   In terms of the best defensive team, the five defensive players are Jordan, Rodman, Olajuwon, Joe Dumars, and Pippen.

   The Bulls who lost the championship had two defensive first team selections, while the Suns did not have one, only Barkley and Dan Marley were selected defensive second team.

  The best lineup is Olajuwon, Barkley, Karl Malone, Jordan, Mark Price.

  Wang Tiejun's regular season data is only 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. Except for the best new team announced long ago, he is not eligible to be selected for any best team this time.

   At the same time, when the best lineup was announced, the media was starting to frantically hype the results of the NBA Finals.

   "The blazing sun casts Michael Jordan, the world's unparalleled air hacker!" The New York Times.

   "Chicago Bulls are about to rebuild, Jordan will defect to New York!" New York Sports Daily.

   "Barkley won three major honors in a single season, becoming a true historical superstar, earning millions of dollars a year!" New York Business Journal.

   "Barkley and K are competing for the core of the team, the sun is about to collapse!" Chicago Sports Daily.

  …

   "Charles, have you had a conflict with old K?"

  In the morning, in Buckley's villa, his wife Maureen was reading the newspaper and was suddenly surprised.

  Buckley was stunned, took a look at the newspaper, shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing, it's just a media hype, old K and I are brothers."

   "Next season he should be stronger, right?" Maureen said.

   "Of course, he said he needs to practice more in the offseason to improve his athletic quality. I think he will definitely be stronger next season." Barkley laughed.

   "You are ten years older than him. Although you are still in your prime, I think the Suns management team will regard him as the core of the future?" Maureen smiled.

  Barkley nodded and said: "It has been decided long ago that old K is the core of the future. He has great potential, especially on the offensive end."

   Having said this, he glanced at his wife and suddenly understood what Maureen meant by these words.

  When old K is stronger, in order to cultivate him, the Suns will definitely continue to increase his tactical status in the team.

   Correspondingly, when the status of the old K rises, there will inevitably be someone whose status will decline. Then who will this person be?

   There is no doubt that as another insider, it could only be him.

   In fact, his tactical status has declined in the second half of the season after the All-Star break, but for the championship, he has no problem.

   It's just that now he is a historical superstar who has won four hard honors in a single season. Can he still accept such an arrangement next season?

   This, he himself does not know.

"Ugh!"

   He sighed, put down the newspaper in his hand, leaned on the back of the sofa, and stared at the ceiling for a moment.

  …

   None of these news could affect Pharaoh's serious business. At noon, with a sore waist and weak legs, he bid farewell to the entangled beauties, rushed to the headquarters, and participated in the celebration of the whole city.

  The entire Phoenix was caught in a warm championship celebration, and countless fans flooded the streets.

For three consecutive days, he participated in the celebration during the day, and at night, Pharaoh stayed in the hotel, and the beauties around him changed one after another, all arranged for him by Hoxman, and all of them were Hollywood stars. Fame, there are too many such beauties, and there are even a lot of beautiful vase beauties that are more beautiful than many first-line female stars.

But after playing, he still insists on his training every day, that is, speed training and flexibility training. The other two interrupted strength and physical training have not recovered yet, so he has to let his body recover from fatigue first. Speaking of, at least a month later To start these very physical training programs.

   won the championship, the system awarded 2000 points, he now has 3400 points, which should be able to meet the training needs in the next few months.

   In the past few days, he was extremely happy, but Jordan was caught in the censure of the media.

   He went to Las Vegas after the finals, gambled money all night, and was discovered by the media. Then, he became the focus of media accusations.

   Then the bull boss kept contacting him, but he never answered the phone, the phone was turned off, and the pager was thrown away.

   On June 25, after four days in Las Vegas, Jordan, under pressure from the media, left there and returned to Chicago accompanied by David Frank.

   The first time he returned to Chicago, he was picked up by the Bulls boss at the airport, along with Bulls general manager Jerry Krause and Phil Jackson.

   Several people came to the boss Reinsdorf's villa to discuss what the bull should do next.

  Jordan didn't say a word, just lay on the sofa in a daze.

  Reinsdorf motioned to Jerry Krause to speak first, and the latter cleared his throat and said, "Michael, I'm going to clean up the inside line. What's your opinion?"

   Jordan's eyes moved, and then David Frank said: "Michael, this is a good thing, you need a good helper inside, otherwise you will never lose this time."

  Jordan nodded slightly, this action of his made everyone present heave a sigh of relief.

  Jerry Krause exhaled a long breath and said, "The draft is about to start, and our first-round pick has been given to the Suns..."

   Speaking of which, including him, can’t help but have a toothache. Damn Suns, they traded Mark West for their first-round pick. Although this pick is worthless, what if it can be missed?

   "But we still have two second-round picks, one is the second-round pick, and the other is our own third-to-last. My plan is to choose two meat shields."

   Having said this, he paused for a while and then said: "If not, choose two centers that can be pulled apart. Old K can't defend, and he can't deal with this type of center."

   Everyone nodded again and again, Phil Jackson said: "This time we not only don't have a meat shield center, we don't even have the kind of space center that can be pulled out."

Jerry Krause twitched his face, feeling that this was Phil Jackson targeting him, but the most important thing at this time was to appease Jordan's emotions, he didn't say much, and added: "If we can't choose, we will do it. The trade, except Grant, all the insiders will be the chips in this trade."

At this time, Jordan glanced at David Frank, who nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Reinsdorf, Mr. Krause, I hope that the Bulls' draft picks in the next few years can be a bargaining chip for this transaction. "

   As soon as these words were said, the expressions of Reinsdorf and Klaus changed.

   They glanced at Jordan at the same time. Jordan was expressionless, as if he was still in a daze. They looked at each other, and a hint of helplessness flashed in their eyes.

The meaning of    is very clear. Jordan hopes that the Bulls will overdraw all the potential of the Bulls in the next few years and create a good enough interior lineup this offseason.

   The two of them thought about it for a while, and both nodded quickly.

  The reason is also very good. Jordan is at his peak now, and so is Pippen. Such a good perimeter lineup is indeed a time to build a better lineup.

   A failure to win a championship is not enough to explain the problem. Jordan still has at least several years of his prime, and Jordan is too important to the Bulls. If he does not agree to lead Jordan to leave the Bulls, it will definitely be worth the loss.

  While several people were negotiating, the lawsuit between Wang Tiejun and Rob Longer was over, and the result was as expected.

"I am done!"

Rob Lundgren's compensation amounted to more than three million dollars, which made him collapse on the spot. Apart from bankruptcy and becoming a vagabond, he had no second result. Before paying off this huge debt, the street was his home. land.

  The other person who broke down was Will Houston, whose second trial was on the second day, and the outcome was probably no different.

   On the second day, the second lawsuit was also over, and the result was no surprise.

  Will Houston's compensation amount is even higher, more than five million dollars, which he will not be able to pay back in his next life.

"cheers!"

At Wang Tiejun's house, the party was going on. He invited all his teammates, the agent Hoxman, the lawyer Winks who helped him with the lawsuit, and Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping. Everyone raised a glass to celebrate the lawsuit. victory.

   The next day, he sent Zhang Heli and them off at the airport.

   At noon, he signed an endorsement contract with several sponsors at a hotel.

   These sponsors are local companies, local brands, and the sponsorship contracts are not large. There are eight sponsors in total. Together, they can get 2 million US dollars a year, which is much higher than the original.

In terms of local popularity and popularity, he is now considered one of the best in the Suns, no less than Barkley, and even more popular than Barkley. After all, Barkley just arrived here, and the Suns are his The parent team, the clear core of the team's future, is inherently more popular.

"Old K, other brands are still talking about it, just get it done in a few days, you wait." After signing the contract, Hoxman urged at the reception: "During the offseason, don't play some dangerous things, For example, locomotives, solos, and alcohol should be avoided."

   "It's not less sticking, it's not sticking." Pharaoh immediately corrected.

  Hawksman laughed and nodded.

   At this time, he had some worries in his heart, because his immediate boss, Jay Maloney, the real manager of Old K, was very addicted to being alone. If this matter were exposed, it would be a huge blow to both him and CAA.

  In the afternoon, Pharaoh came to Buckley's house, and the fat man also had a party at his house.

   "Old K, I got you the Cuban cigar you asked for. I got it through a relationship. It's at least twice as cheap as the one on the market, and it's guaranteed to be a high-quality, genuinely licensed cigar."

  Kevin Johnson had arrived, and after seeing him, he pointed to a small cardboard box on the side and said.

   "How much is this?"

   Lao Wang opened it and saw that it was all exquisite small wooden boxes, full of cardboard boxes.

   "Ten sticks in a box, a total of twenty boxes."

"How much?"

   "One thousand three hundred dollars a box."

   "His!"

   Old Wang gasped, is it so expensive?

   "Kevin, you smoke this stuff all the year round, so rich?" He said in surprise.

   "Old K, how much do you think I can draw? At most two a day, sometimes one." Kevin Johnson said.

"so little?"

   "Of course, it's not good to smoke too much of this stuff. It's enough to enjoy it, and you don't need to smoke too much."

   "Of course. I'll write you a check."

   "Twenty-six thousand dollars, thank you for your patronage." Kevin Johnson said with a smile.

   He also found a way because he liked this thing, so he spent a little bit to earn some pocket money.

   But most people don’t know how to do it, for fear of being found by the tax bureau and customs, so only those who can be trusted will do it.

   Old Wang smiled, opened the check and handed it over, saying, "Anyway, I'm going to get a lot of sponsorship fees this time, so it doesn't matter if you make some money."

   "Old K, ask, does CAA still sign people?"

   "Shet, old K, get me to CAA."

   "Old K, explain quickly, how much did you earn this time?"

   When everyone heard this, they immediately gathered around, all of them looked envious, including Barkley.

   In fact, it is mainly him and Kevin Johnson, and only superstars and first-class stars like them can be seen by CAA. How can other people have the opportunity to sign into Hollywood's largest agency.

He also has several million dollars in commercial income this year. This time, he added the best team and won four major honors. He should have more commercial income in the next season. It is possible that tens of millions of dollars, but if He signed the CAA, presumably more.

   "I don't know, CAA doesn't seem to have plans to enter the sports world on a large scale now." Wang Tiejun said.

   "Old K, your kid earned it." Barkley and others couldn't help but be greatly disappointed.

  Pharaoh laughed, always the first person to eat crabs can get the most benefit. He believes that CAA will not give so many resources when signing people in the future.

   "By the way, Charles, Kevin, how about we go hunting? My gun is rusting." He suddenly shouted.

   "I think it's fine."

   "Go ahead, just relax."

  As soon as everyone discussed it, the decision was made immediately. Then organize a hunting team to hunt wolves.

  There is not much in the desert outside Phoenix, except for rattlesnakes and cacti, and there are many wolves.

  Kevin Johnson said: "I am in charge of hunting applications, as well as guides and bodyguards."

  Buckley said: "Then I'll be responsible for providing pickups, about five."

  Pharaoh thought for a while and smiled: "I am responsible for providing gasoline and ammunition."

  Dan Marley laughed: "Then I'll provide food."

  Ninianji said: "I'm in charge of the walkie-talkie."

The next day, Wang Tiejun got up early. After breakfast, he changed into jeans and a denim shirt, put a few prepared guns in the trunk, and moved a few boxes of various bullets. , put on the prepared desert sunglasses and cowboy hat, biting the half cigar left from yesterday, and then drove to a gas station in the east of Phoenix, where they met.

   When he arrived, Barkley had already arrived, and the five pickups he had prepared were parked here, along with several others.

   "Old K, change cars," Barkley yelled.

   "Help."

  Pharaoh opened the trunk and shouted.

   "Old K, are you ready to fight?"

  Buckley and others came over to see that in addition to a few boxes of bullets, there were five or six rifles and shotguns, and they were shocked.

   "This kind of thing, it's okay to prepare more." He chuckled.

   At this time, everyone else arrived, and a group of people changed their cars, plus the car of the guide and a few bodyguards, a total of nine pickups.

The guide Harris urged: "Everyone must act collectively and do not leave the convoy. In addition, the barrel of the gun should not be pointed at people, but at the sky, and remember to turn off the insurance. Also, you cannot cut down cacti in the wild. According to Arizona's state law, You will go to jail."

   "Lying X, what kind of law is this?" Old Wang said in surprise.

   "But that's not the law," Barkley complained.

   So everyone filled up the oil, prepared some spare oil barrels, called friends and roared away.

   "Boom!"

  After getting off the road, Pharaoh stepped down on the accelerator and rushed to the front. The car jumped forward frantically on the Gobi Desert, behind which was billowing smoke, like a giant dragon.

   Knight, who was in the same car with him, sat in the back, closed his eyes in fright, and shouted, "Old K, are you crazy for driving so fast?"

   "Haha, Knight, are you cool?" What answered him was Pharaoh's crazy laughter.

   Behind his car, the guide Harris' car and a bodyguard's car, accelerated to follow.

  The convoy drove all the way to the east and drove for less than an hour. After crossing a small hillside, they found their target. About a mile away, a small wolf pack composed of seven wolves was attacking a cougar.

   "There, hurry up."

  Pharaoh was still at the front, with sharp eyes. After seeing the target, he hit the steering wheel, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed over.

The four cars behind    heard his voice from the walkie-talkie and immediately followed.

   "Old K, don't get too close, don't get out of the car yet, and close the windows." At this time, the bodyguard warned loudly on the walkie-talkie.

   "Received." Pharaoh answered loudly.

   Only a few seconds later, the team rushed to a hundred meters away from the wolves and stopped.

  The group of wolves and cougars also seemed to sense the danger, stopped hunting each other, and stared at the convoy with bright red and indifferent eyes.

   "Kevin, can you kill that lion?"

   Old Wang leaned behind the windshield and stared at the ferocious cougar, the beast was drooling, and he seemed to have the urge to drool.

   "Yes, we have two cougar hunting indicators this time. Don't waste it, old K, I spent a lot of money to get the indicators." Kevin Johnson's voice sounded on the walkie-talkie.

   "That's great, leave this to me to solve." Pharaoh said excitedly.

  In the United States, by application, it is allowed to hunt these animals, including some rare animals in other regions and countries, such as cougars.

   "Nate, you drive."

  Pharaoh took an AK from the back seat, bore the bullet, opened the insurance, and opened the door while saying.

   "You are crazy, there are seven wolves and a lion below, those are not pet dogs." Knight cursed.

   He didn't dare to go down, and he didn't dare to have a gun, so he just moved over.

   "What are you afraid of?"

  Pharaoh got out of the car, slammed the door shut, and aimed the gun at the wolves and the cougar.

   His actions immediately aroused the unease of the wolves and cougars, and bursts of low roars sounded, and they made preparations before attacking.

   (end of this chapter)