Chapter 195 The Barkley Deal

   "Have you watched the battle of the Lion King?" Wang Tiejun asked while looking at some posters when he came to a relatively large movie theater.

   "I've seen it, but it's good to see it again." Yu Feihong said.

   "Well, just look at this." He said.

   At this time, the pager in Yu Feihong's bag suddenly rang, and when he took it out, there was a message: "Call back quickly, Teacher Cui is in the mood."

   "Mr. Cui?"

   She was a little puzzled, this is her Nortel head teacher, is there any urgent matter for her suddenly?

   "Yeah." Pharaoh handed over the phone.

   She took it over and dialed it. The phone only rang twice and it was connected. She should have been waiting beside the phone.

   "Hello, Feihong?"

   "Mr. Cui, are you in a hurry to find me?"

   "Feihong, you, I won't beat around the bush, and you won't be filming any more dramas, so please leave and rush back to the capital. Are you dating?"

Yu Feihong stayed for a while, glanced at Pharaoh who was looking at the poster, shook his head and said, "No, I'm with a friend, he just came back from the United States, and I'm going back to Hong Kong City tomorrow, so I took two days off. ."

"real?"

"real."

   "The teacher didn't stop you from falling in love. It's time for you to fall in love, but you have to be more careful."

   "Thank you, teacher. By the way, teacher, who told you?"

   "Uncle Wang of the doorman."

   hung up the phone, Wang Tiejun had already bought two tickets for the Lion King, and bought some cold drinks, ice cream, and snacks before the two entered the cinema.

   "I heard that Li Lianjie lived in Los Angeles for several years, and his wife and daughter are still there."

   "Did he go to Hollywood to develop? No wonder he didn't have his movies for years. But why haven't I seen his movies there?"

   "No, I went to open a martial arts hall. We Chinese have no market in Hollywood. I went there once a few years ago, but it didn't work."

   "Oh, if you sign into a company like CAA, you should still have the chance to make a movie, right?"

   "Do you think anyone can sign into the CAA?"

"CAA is also a liar. They said that they used money to promote me in China, but they stopped working after spending a few dollars and it didn't work. Fortunately, I played well in the playoffs, and they were willing to give me some resources. White sign them."

   "Will you make movies in the future?"

   "Film? Barkley and Ceballos of our team have been involved in filming for the past two years. I don't think I will try it someday."

   The two were watching a movie and chatting at the same time. In order not to affect the viewing of the movie by the people next to them, they both lowered their voices and put their heads together.

   After a movie, the necks of both of them are crooked, but it seems that the relationship is more intimate and the brotherhood is better.

   But that's all, the difference in height has always hindered the two of them.

  …

  United States, Phoenix.

   Colangelo has received a third offer from the Mosaic team and is carefully costing.

  David Frank has spoken to him again, expressing Barkley's thoughts and desires to go to Houston, and he needs to be respected when things go by.

   Of course, he definitely doesn’t want Barkley to stay in the West, let alone Mosaic. He wants Barkley to go to the East and fight with the Bulls.

   In fact, at this time last season, Barkley wanted to go to the Lakers, but was traded to the Suns. At that time, even if he was a superstar, he did not have the qualification to decide where he went, and he had little influence on the management.

But today, a year later, the situation is different. He won the championship as a core player, and even won four hard honors in a single season. His status in the league has risen sharply. Colangelo should respect him. This is An unspoken rule, otherwise no superstar is willing to join the sun in the future.

   To put it simply, it is someone who won the championship for you, and then you not only deprived them of their core position, but also disrespected their wishes when trading, which is too much.

   And his goal for next season is mainly to cultivate old K, which is the most important, so after repeated consideration, Barkley wants to go to Houston, and he is not so repulsive.

   However, the three offers from the Mosaic team did not satisfy him.

  The core chips are Otis Thorpe + Robert Horry. Both are forwards. The former can replace No. 5, but both are only 206 cm tall and their tonnage is light.

   Thorpe is 29 years old this year. He was the main power forward of Mosaic last season, averaging 12.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33 minutes per game.

Horry was just a rookie, the No. 11 lottery pick in the first round in 1992, but he played the main No. 3 position in Mosaic last season, averaging 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 30 minutes per game. He has both offensive and defensive skills. Some nurturing value.

   But these two want to change Barkley, and it's a bit far off.

   In addition to the two core chips in the first two offers, there are some role players and fringe players, but he is not interested.

   And for this third offer, Mosaic was replaced by a future draft pick, an unprotected first-round pick in 1994.

   However, considering that he has Barkley's mosaic, his strength must be at the championship level, how much value does this draft have? If Mosaic wins the championship, the signing at the end of the first round is worthless.

   "Barkley and Da Meng are both 30 years old. If there is no major injury, they should still be able to maintain their peak for two or three years. That is to say, the signing of 1994, 1995, or even 1996 is of little value."

  Thinking about it, he thinks that he can't get the signing next year and the year after, but the signing in 1996 should be fine. These two may not be able to maintain their peak until 1996. At least Barkley, who has many injuries, is very dangerous.

   At the same time, 1996 should be a good draft year, a draft year that cannot be missed.

All NBA teams have established very detailed files for those potential college students and high school students. In general, the time when they participated in the draft can be estimated. There are many potential players who should be in 1996. Enter the draft.

   After thinking about it, he rejected the third offer, wrote down the chips he needed, and sent it back to Houston.

  The chips he wants are an unprotected first-rounder in '96 and an unprotected first-rounder in '97.

   Half an hour later, Houston sent a fourth offer, agreeing to the unprotected first-round pick in '96, but not in '97.

  The Mosaic team also considered it very clearly. The big dream and Barkley teamed up and should be able to make the team at the championship level within three years. Therefore, although 1996 was a big year for the draft, its value was not great.

   In 1997, the strength of the team should have declined. At that time, the team is likely to be rebuilt, so this sign cannot be given.

   Of course, the Mosaic team doesn’t even want to give the 96-year sign, but if they don’t want to give it, they can’t get Barkley, so they can only give it.

   "'94 and '95, unprotected first-rounder in '96?"

  Three first-round picks, the first two were not worth much, Colangelo made a good deal, and finally agreed.

   But he added a second-round pick in '96, and they said yes.

  The Suns paid Barkley + insider backup Jarrod Mustav, Mosaic paid Otis Thorpe + Robert Horry + 94, 95, 96 unprotected first round picks + 96 second round picks.

   He then notified David Frank and reported the transaction application to the league, and it would only take effect after approval.

Barkley was very happy to receive the news. The deal didn't hurt the Mosaic team. He took Thorpe's power forward position. The team will have a strong ability to compete for the championship next season, and he has the opportunity to win the second championship.

   As for the draft pick in 1996, he doesn't care at all, that's something in the future, what does it have to do with him?

   An hour later, the alliance officially approved the transaction.

  The Suns and Mosaic announced the trade at the same time, which caused media shock.

   "Damn Suns, **** Barkley!"

When   Jordan knew about it, he was very angry. He immediately called David Frank and asked very dissatisfiedly, "David, why didn't you tell me that Barkley was going to Houston?"

David Frank is also very embarrassed. Although Jordan is his most important player, Barkley is not what it used to be, and his value is also great. Totally leaning on Jordan's side.

   In fact, he is just operating Barkley's transactions normally.

   He said: "Michael, I can't help it, Barkley wants to go to Houston, I can't stop it, I can't stop it, I can't say it.

   Do you want me to say to him, hey, Charles, you can't go to Houston, that would be a threat to the Bulls. "

   "Shet!"

  Jordan swears at his agent without hesitation, then hangs up directly.

He knows very well that Barkley and Da Meng have teamed up, not to mention the offensive strength. The defensive side is stronger than the combination of Barkley and Old K. If the Bulls want to win the championship next season, even if they strengthen the inside line, it will definitely be difficult. Pippen will have a hard time getting into the paint.

   Now that he is 30 years old, he has only two championships. Who knows that there are still a few years of his peak period. If he cannot complete the dynasty of three consecutive championships in these few years, his historical status will definitely be seriously affected.

  Thinking of this, he became anxious and hated Wang Tiejun and Buckley, the two main culprits who destroyed his dynasty.

   And at this time, Bulls general manager Jerry Krause of course also saw the deal.

  Rodman's trade was unsuccessful, and Oliver Miller's trade was also rejected by the Suns, which made him very disappointed. Now he just wants to get a center, which is what the Bulls need most. As for the power forward, there is Grant, not very needed.

Moreover, in this draft, he selected Tony Kukic in the second round at the second position. This practical player known as the Europa Magician has a great tactical effect and can be used immediately. Great reinforcement, can greatly enhance the thickness of the bench at the 4th position.

   As for the 5, he just found a way to trade Luke Longley from the Timberwolves.

Although this young man can't deal with the old K, the situation is different now. The Suns have no Barkley. With Barkley going to the Mosaic team, the Suns have a high probability of not making it to the finals. The Bulls' opponent in the finals this season is likely to be the Mosaic team, not the Suns.

   That is to say, after the Barkley transaction, a lot of things have changed at the same time, and his trading thinking must be adjusted immediately.

   The most important thing is that in terms of the inside line, the inside line combination he wants to create is not aimed at the Suns, but the inside line combination of Barkley + Big Dream.

   In such a combination, Luke Langley's meat shield is still useful.

   But the trade is still a trade, and it’s best to find a top-notch center.

   At this moment, the phone on his desk rang.

   "Hello, I'm Jerick..."

   "Jerry, do you know the news?" Jordan's voice sounded across from him, interrupting him directly, with an impatient tone.

   "Got it, this is very bad news." He sighed.

   "Then what are you going to do? We'll just watch them reinforce and stay still?" Jordan said angrily.

   "NO, I'm preparing to trade." Claus said.

   "Then hurry up and don't keep me waiting." Michael almost growled.

   He has always disliked Jerry Krause, and even publicly insulted Krause as a big fat pig in front of his teammates, and his attitude was not polite at all.

"Listen, Michael, after Barkley went to Mosaic, our situation has changed, what we need to deal with is no longer Barkley + old K, but Barkley + big dream, I need to adjust the trading plan, this It takes time," Klaus explained patiently.

  Jordan stayed for a while, and then he reacted. Krause, the fat pig, was right. His opponent next season is probably not the Suns, but the Mosaic.

   "Okay, you can get it done as soon as possible, except Pippen, anyone can be your bargaining chip." He hung up after saying a word.

   Hanging up the microphone, Klaus smiled wryly.

  …

  The next morning, Wang Tiejun and Zhang Lili went through the transfer procedures of the warehouse together, and the warehouse officially became an asset under his name.

   At noon, he drove back to Qingxian County.

There is no expressway in this era. The first Beijing-Tianjin expressway is still under construction, and it will take a few months before it can be opened to traffic. He took the national and provincial roads, about 200 kilometers away. He left at 11 o'clock and arrived in Qingxian County at 4 pm. .

   When he arrived at Qingxian County, he did not go home first, but went to see the eldest sister and the second sister.

The test room for the Daya Erya exam is the Second County Middle School. When he drove here, there were not many parents waiting outside. The average parents who have time to come here to spend time are mostly parents from grandparents. .

   As soon as his SUV arrived, it attracted a lot of attention, and when he got out of the car, all the eyes around him came over.

   "Good boy, so tall and strong?"

   "He's taller and stronger than our county's former backing king!"

   "Who is the King of the Mountain?"

   "That kid from the King of the Mountain has gone to jail, and he's abolished. Now I don't know where I'm fooling around? It's a pity!"

   Under curiosity, everyone talked a lot.

   He ignored it and stood by the school gate and waited. The exam was almost over, in a few minutes.

   At half past four, the exam was over. After the first candidate appeared in sight, a large number of candidates poured out like a tide.

   He quickly took off his sunglasses and found his eldest sister and second sister in the crowd.

Da Ya and Er Ya are among them. In this era, their stature is not short even among boys, but very tall among girls. There are many girls who only reach their chin, and they have a broad vision. , I saw a giant standing outside the school gate.

   "Er Ya, is that Lao'er?" Big Ya recognized it immediately.

   "Ah, that's right, haha, old man!" Erya laughed again and again, and screamed from a distance, waving and jumping again and again.

   "Big sister and second sister!"

  Wang Tiejun waved his hands and shouted loudly, and the sound of rolling thunder sounded, scaring many people around.

   The three of them met at the school gate. The six held their hands together and laughed together. The big girl laughed and burst into tears.

   "Tie Jun, after you left, many people in the village said that something happened to you in the United States, and I thought I would never see you." Erya cried.

   "It's alright, am I back here? Come, eldest sister and second sister, let's go eat something delicious." He said.

   "Tie Jun, aren't you going home now?" Da Ya asked while wiping away her tears.

   "It's not far anyway, I have a car, it's not too late to go back after dinner, I'll be home in an hour," he said.

   "Okay, let's go to the restaurant next door to eat fried pork. Their fried pork is the best." Erya shouted.

   "Okay, eat where the second sister says to eat." He smiled.

   took the eldest sister and the second sister to the side of the car. The two girls were surprised to see such a beautiful car, but they didn't ask any more questions. They knew that their younger brother was now developed.

   After dinner, Wang Tiejun sent the eldest sister and the second sister back to the guest house, and rushed to his hometown. When it was getting dark, he returned to the familiar May 7th Brigade.

   A long way away, he saw a building, which should be the one he built. There is no building with more than three floors nearby, just his family. With good line of sight, it can be seen from a few kilometers away.

   "I haven't come back for more than a year, nothing has changed, this road is still so bad." When he entered the village, he sighed a little.

   "Iron Army, your kid has developed!"

   "The King of the Mountain, do you still know me?"

   "God, Tie Jun, is your car worth a lot of money?"

   "At least tens of thousands of dollars, right?"

  The people in the village already knew the news of his return. As soon as the car arrived at the entrance of the village, it was surrounded by a group of people from the village.

   "God, Tie Jun, why are you so strong now?"

   "Tie Jun, my cattle are not as strong as yours."

   "Wow, Tiejun, is this foreign smoke?"

   "The Iron Army is in the United States, why don't they smoke foreign cigarettes?"

   He came down and scattered a circle of prepared cigarettes, brought from the United States, a box of fifty cigarettes, and some of his cigars, which are also considered American specialties.

   When we got to a place several dozen meters away from the door of the house, the car could no longer move, because it was full of people, and all the people in the village came.

   "Crack..."

   There was a sudden explosion of firecrackers in front of the door, and the smoke from the big canopy enveloped the whole place, and it was full of the smell of sulphur.

   It was full of people outside, Wang Tiejun finally pushed open the door and got out of the car, and was immediately surrounded by the crowd.

   were all familiar faces from the village's neighbors, shouting something at him, but the firecrackers were too loud to hear, so he couldn't stop smiling and nodding, and kept shaking hands with them.

   At this time, he saw his father and mother squeeze out from the crowd, and quickly went over to separate the crowd, leaned over to hug them, and shouted in their ears: "Dad, Mom, the son is back."

   "Hey!"

  Er old man nodded again and again while wiping away his tears.

   The firecrackers were still blaring, and he knelt down again to kowtow to the second old man. Before he could kneel down, he was immediately pulled up by the second old man.

   At this time, the firecrackers were finished, and it was quiet, and the voices of the people around them buzzed.

   He turned around and took out the cigarette from the car, and asked some old neighbors to disperse the cigarette for him.

  The old house of the family is still there, and the old yard is still there. The new house is built behind the old house, the former backyard.

   "Sixth aunt, trouble!"

   As soon as he entered the old yard, he saw the old neighbor, Aunt Liu, who was helping to cook, and her youngest daughter, Xiao Jiu’er, was also helping to choose dishes, so he hurriedly greeted him.

   "Oh, Tiejun, why are you so tall and strong?" Seeing Wang Tiejun's first glance, Sixth Aunt was startled.

   "Brother Iron Army."

   Xiao Jiu'er grabbed his trouser legs and raised his head and shouted crisply.

   "Hey, Jiu'er has grown so tall?"

   He leaned over and touched Jiu'er's head. This little girl is seven or eight years old, and she is also very smart, why doesn't she grow very tall?

   "Get it, go buy some candy, don't be seen by your mother."

   He quietly took out a stack of renminbi, pulled a few and stuffed them into Jiu'er.

"whee!"

   Jiu'er quickly put it away, smiled at him, and ran away.

   "Tie Jun, go back and look at the house." Sister Liu led him to the backyard.

   bypassed the old house and came to the backyard. He looked at the new house and felt it was okay.

   The five-story building is definitely the highest building of the 57th Brigade, with a floor height of four meters and a height of nearly 20 meters. Each floor has seven seams and six rooms, a width of 24 meters and a depth of 16 meters.

  The outer wall is covered with ceramic tiles, dark gray, which looks okay. Now, the tiles are usually painted with granite. It is said that this ceramic tile was specially brought from Shenzhen by Zhang Lianfaxiao.

  The interior of the house has already been renovated, and the tiles are also pasted inside, which completely exceeds the grade of building houses in the countryside, and is done according to the style of the city.

  Wang Tiejun watched it up and down, and it was pretty good.

  There are some hanging air conditioners installed outside the wall, all of which are domestic air conditioners.

   "Dad, have these air conditioners been turned on?" he asked.

   "No." Wang Aiguo shook his head directly.

   "Not enough voltage?" he asked.

   "I don't know, I heard that it consumes a lot of electricity, what are you doing with it?" Wang Aiguo asked.

   He opened his mouth and stopped talking about this issue.

The two father and son climbed to the rooftop again. It was getting dark now, and they could not see far. All they could see was the smoke from cooking everywhere, and the distance was hazy. end.

   "Dad, is the roof leaking?" he asked.

   "I haven't missed it now. There are three layers on it, and it is said to be waterproof." Wang Aiguo said as he stepped on the roof under his feet.

   At this time, the people outside had dispersed, and everyone went back to their respective houses to eat. Sister Liu also shouted from below: "Tie Jun, come down to dinner with your father, the dishes are on the table."

   "Come on, Mom." He replied quickly and loudly.

   There are several tables in the house, and the ones left behind are all relatives and neighbors. These are the ones who help the most when his family is in trouble.

   (end of this chapter)