Chapter 283 System Task: Improve the Plum Blossom Footwork

   On May 15th, the Suns had breakfast at the hotel in the morning, and then set off for Phoenix.

   This morning, ESPN adjusted a team's chance of winning the title.

   To be precise, this team is the only Suns team that has reached the Western Conference finals so far.

  The chance of winning the championship has increased from 35% before the start of the second round to 45%, which means that ESPN is more optimistic about the Suns' championship prospects.

   "Consecutive sweeps, the Suns are like a rainbow, and the sword points to the championship!" Los Angeles Times.

   "Old K completely destroyed the Postman, led his team to sweep the Jazz, and the league's most dominant center appeared!" Los Angeles Sports Daily.

  The major media are also full of praise for the Suns. Among them, the media in Los Angeles is the most positive, especially Wang Tiejun, which is more positive than the media in Phoenix.

  Not only the media in Los Angeles touted the old K, but even the Lakers owner Mr. Bass, general manager Jerry West, and several team legends also went into battle in person, and praised the old king in front of the media.

   "The Lakers have bad intentions!"

Colangelo got off the plane and did not go home, but went back to the headquarters to deal with various affairs. The assistant put some today's newspapers on his desk. He flipped through it and saw the major media in Los Angeles and the Lakers. After these people's remarks, they felt a crisis.

   He thought for a while, picked up the landline handset, and skillfully made a call.

   "Hello, this is CAA, I'm Lance Hawksman."

   "Hello, Mr. Hoxman, I'm Colangelo."

   "Oh, it's Mr. Colangelo, hello. Congratulations, the Suns swept again, and the old K is even stronger."

   "Yes, thank you. But Lance, I'm a little worried now, do you have time now? I'd like to have an interview with you."

   "Sorry, Mr. Colangelo, there have been a lot of company affairs recently, so I can't communicate with you in time. But we still don't have time for now, I'm sorry."

"That's too bad!"

   hung up the phone, Colangelo recalled what Hawksman said just now, and figured out a little problem.

The last thing Hawksman said just now was us, not me, which means that he was not busy during this time, but they were busy, and the people related to old K in CAA, except for Hawksman, the executive agent, only The real exclusive agent, that is, the vice president of CAA, Jay Maloney.

   "Did something happen to Jemarone?"

   He thought for a while doubtfully, he had no clue, he was like a mountain, he didn't know anything about the entertainment industry, so he could only put it down first.

   "Old K, congratulations!"

   Hawksman over there was at the CAA headquarters in Los Angeles. After hanging up, he called Wang Tiejun over there.

   "Thank you! Lance, haven't you finished your business yet?" Old Wang said.

"Okay, old K, one after another, we just helped Michael sell MCA to West Ham, by the way, MCA is the parent company of Universal Pictures, this has not been announced to the public, and there is another important thing to do It happened," Hoxman said.

   "Oh, then you are busy."

He knew that the Michael Hawksman was talking about was not Jordan, but Michael Ovitz, the president of CAA, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, and arguably the most powerful man in Hollywood in this day and age, but this has nothing to do with him. It doesn't matter, he is not interested in any major events of CAA, as long as it does not delay his affairs.

He knew that Hoxman refused to interview Mr. Colangelo and the Lakers because of his busy CAA business, but this was just a reason for delay, and the real reason was that he didn't want to discuss this issue before the end of the season. .

   And he doesn't want to be distracted by this issue until the end of the season.

Hoxman then told him that Michael Ovitz, the president of CAA and one of the five founders of the company, intends to leave CAA and become the president of Disney Pictures, but this matter will not have much impact on CAA, it will not affect him too much. It won't have any effect. If the media breaks the news, he doesn't need to worry.

   The reason why he and Jemarone are very busy now is because Jemarone wants to take over as president of CAA, so there are a lot of things to do.

   "Is Ovitz crazy?"

   hung up the phone, he muttered.

   "What's the matter?" Yu Feihong asked.

   After he said it, Yu Feihong guessed gossip: "If you change the president, Disney won't go bankrupt, will it?"

   Old Wang stayed: "How did you think of going bankrupt?"

   "Liu Tianwang's Tianmu Company has also gone bankrupt!" Yu Feihong said.

   "How did you go bankrupt?" he asked casually.

   "Legend of the God of War, which was filmed last year, was released on the street, lost 40 million in blood, and then went bankrupt. Now he is making a film to pay off his debts." Yu Feihong said.

   "Oh, then you open a film company in the future, don't make that kind of movie." He said quickly.

Yu Feihong gave him a white look and said, "That's right, he made that movie to make a lot of money. In our circle, out of ten movies, nine of them lost money. If you make money, you won’t be looking for investors. Wouldn’t it be better to take the money yourself?”

  “…”

   Lao Wang was completely stunned. It turns out that making movies is the most dangerous investment! It's better to be cautious. If there is no stable land, he will insist on not being a film investor in the future, so as not to be tricked by these filmmakers.

   He remembered the phone call just now and said. "By the way, Lance told me just now that the film "The Red Zone" filmed by Chenglong will be released in the United States in July. Please invite me to the premiere, and the appearance fee of one million US dollars."

   "Hongfan District? It's very popular in China. It was released at the end of January, just after the release, with tens of millions in the mainland box office, creating a trend of New Year's films. I don't know if it will be successful in Hollywood." Yu Feihong said.

   "New Year's card?"

   He muttered for a while and asked, "Is there any pirated discs? Come and have a look, and have a sneak peek."

  Yu Feihong stayed for a while, old K, you should still be a person. People spend one million dollars to invite you to attend the premiere. How about you buy pirated discs?

   This afternoon, Lao Wang and Yu Feihong went to K Martial Arts Hall.

There are not many people in the    martial arts hall. There are only a dozen brothers who teach martial arts classes in Phoenix, and more than 20 brothers who do medicated oil massage for Phoenix VIP customers. There are less than 40 people in total.

   Dozens of other people basically follow the Hollywood star VIP clients and become their dedicated massage therapists.

  The treatment is good, in addition to the salary paid by the company, the stars are not stingy, they have delicious food and drink by their side, and sometimes they can fly around the world.

  Tian Xiaofen made dozens of catties of spicy crayfish, three big pots are boiling, and the fragrance makes people drool.

  In addition to crayfish, there are also braised pig trotters, braised pig ears, braised peanuts, etc., which are all appetizers, served with cold beer, just right.

  These things are leftovers that no one eats in the United States. They are frighteningly cheap, and they don’t cost much in total. The brine is also prepared by myself.

   It’s just that Lao Wang can’t eat more, and it’s okay to try it occasionally.

   "Brother Zhang, come to the martial arts hall for dinner and made crayfish."

   "Okay, come over right away."

  Pharaoh called Zhang Lili, and they were also in Phoenix, and asked the five of them to come over for dinner.

   At 6:30, the students of the martial arts class finished class, and at 7:00, some brothers who went out to do massage services came back, and after everyone arrived, everyone had dinner together.

   "Brother Tielong, how is your business recently?" Pharaoh and Wang Tielong sat together and asked casually.

"busy!"

Wang Tielong just said a word, and then said: "You have too much influence here. Now martial arts classes are sold a lot, and hundreds of people come to the class every day. Some VIP programs are also sold, and now there are more than 260 VIPs in total. client."

   Old Wang nodded and smiled: "Where are the main VIPs?"

"Half of the local ones, there are many in Los Angeles, those are Hollywood stars. Tie Jun, I think you have to open a branch there. Half of our brothers are massage therapists around those stars, and there is no branch. It is inconvenient to manage there. Moreover, it is more convenient to have a branch there to purchase medicinal materials.” Wang Tielong said.

   "That's fine. Brother Tielong, you can figure it out about the branch. Anyway, there is money in the account." Wang Tiejun nodded.

   At eight o’clock, the second round of the G5 battle in the east starts.

   In the end, the Bulls defeated the Pacers, eliminated their opponents by a big score of 4 to 1, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals, becoming the second team to reach the finals.

   Half an hour later, the Magic was defeated by the Knicks, and the two teams were tied 2-2.

   "The poor big sewer was killed by Ewing and Oakley together, and only got 17 points. Is this the sewer blocked?" After watching the game, Pharaoh complained.

   "Old K, who is more powerful between you and him? I see some media discussing who is more dominant between you and him." Yu Feihong asked.

   "You're asking this, of course I'm stronger." Old Wang laughed.

   "Didn't the media say that his athleticism is stronger than yours?" Yu Feihong said.

   "That was before, and he was indeed a few grades stronger than me, but now he weighs 140 kilograms, but he is not necessarily much stronger than me. How fast can he run with all the fat on his back?"

He said this, and added: "And in terms of technology, he is not necessarily better than me. I am stronger in low post post up skills, better against me, I am better than him in hooks, and no worse than him in throws. His skills are also average, not yet mature. To say that his skills are better than mine, let’s say he turns around and fakes. He has gained a few pounds, but he is still a little more flexible than me.”

   Zhang Lili said cheerfully at this time: "O'Neal should be about to enter the peak period, the tonnage has come up, the strength has also come up, and the technique has almost been honed. Tie Jun, you are entering the peak period this season, right?"

"I?"

   Old Wang thought for a while and said, "In terms of physical fitness, this season has indeed entered its peak period, and there is nothing to improve in the future. In terms of technology, it has not yet."

   "You need more practice on your low-post pace. Although the postman fight this time is tough, it consumes too much physical energy. In the long run, the wear and tear on the body is also very bad, which is actually not worth it." Lao Zhang smiled.

   Lao Wang nodded thoughtfully, Lao Zhang is a big expert, so what he said must be reasonable.

   Zhang Lili said again: "With a tonnage like yours, the pressure on the lower limbs is extremely high. If you always use this style of play, the wear and tear of the knees and other parts will be particularly large.

For example, articular cartilage is such a thin layer that it will disappear after polishing. If you fight like this, you will not last long in the peak period. Therefore, you must strengthen technical training and try to make the body wear less in order to prolong your peak period. . "

   "Well, you really should practice more techniques." Old Wang nodded again.

Zhang Lili sighed: "Like the three super centers, with such strong physical fitness, they are still technical centers. They just know that they can't just play physically, and the peak period is too short. If they played with your style of play, they would not be able to do so long ago. , but they are still in their prime.

  Let me put it this way, according to the usual inference, the peak period of a center like you and O'Neal should not be as long as the three super centers, and it should last at most until the age of 30, which is still without major injuries. Now Da Meng is 32 years old, and his state is still at his peak, and there is no major injury. "

   "So be sure to hone your technique, especially footwork is very important, it allows you to avoid a lot of confrontation and reduce the wear and tear of your body." He warned again.

"what?"

   Lao Zhang was right, Lao Wang nodded and was about to speak when a surprise came when the system screen suddenly turned on automatically in front of his eyes.

   "A new mission?"

  He was refreshed and opened it quickly.

   "Please raise the Plum Blossom Pile Footwork to a level above (including this level), and reward 200 points."

   "Plum Blossom Pile Footwork?"

   He couldn't help but startled, this old Zhang just said he wanted to practice footwork, you are here, you are not made by Lao Zhang, right?

   Plum Blossom Pile Footwork, I'm afraid he hasn't started this footwork yet, that is, he practiced it randomly for a period of time around the age of ten, maybe two months.

  Drawing to the section of the information, sure enough, the Plum Blossom Pile Footwork has not yet been introduced, it is only the realm of beginners, that is, the worst level.

   "System, why should I practice it?" he asked in his heart.

   "It will help to improve the host's first professional strength." The system said.

"basketball?"

   nodded secretly, then think of a way to practice.

   He doesn't know much about the Plum Blossom Pile Footwork, but only the basics, which are divided into Bafang and walking.

Bafang steps are also called group steps. They are divided into three types: large, medium and small. Small Bafang Steps are the basic footwork. They flicker and move in motion, waiting for opportunities to attack. Medium Bafang Steps and Big Bafang Steps are used to deal with multiple opponents. They are fast but not chaotic, advancing and retreating Freely, take the active position, occupy favorable terrain.

For    and walking, there are three types: pendulum method, tie method, and withdrawal method.

He estimated that after this step is practiced, it should be able to increase his low-position steps through system optimization and recombination. Maybe he can practice the steps like the big dream. At that time, coupled with his strength tonnage and other skills, The strength should grow by leaps and bounds, right?

It's just that this footwork is very difficult to practice. The so-called Chuanquan does not pass the footsteps, and the footsteps beat the master. This kind of footwork is difficult for true disciples to learn. He was just an ordinary student at the beginning, and the reason why he only practiced a few. Yue, because the master of the martial arts hall did not teach him real things.

This footwork is the same as many of his boxing techniques. I only practice one skin, and I can't learn real kung fu. The master just practiced it, and then let him follow it. As for how to practice, there are any tricks. A fool to think about it.

   But there are so many brothers here, maybe who has practiced, so he asked: "Brother Tielong, who among you can play the plum blossom pile? I want to learn the plum blossom pile footwork."

   "Tie Jun, why are you practicing the Plum Blossom Pile Footwork?" Wang Tielong asked.

   "Brother Zhang didn't say it just now? I'm going to practice it, improve it, and maybe it will be useful during the competition." He explained.

  Zhang Lei stayed for a while, can this work? But think about Wang Tiejun's relying on fighting, it really comes from the exertion action in martial arts, it seems that it can be done again!

Wang Tielong thought for a moment and said, "Among the brothers who came here, there are a few who have practiced the plum blossom pile, but I don't know if they have learned real kung fu. Now they are not here. I will call you the next day to ask. ask."

"Row."

   On the evening of the 16th, the G5 battle between Mosaic and the Spurs started.

   In the end, Mosaic won, won the key battle, and won the match point with a big score of three to two.

   No. 17, the Magic also defeated the Knicks and got match point.

  18, Mosaic started the G6 battle with the Spurs on the road.

  Unfortunately, in the end, the Spurs pulled back to match point, and the two Texas teams reached the tiebreaker.

  On the 19th, the Magic also started a G6 battle with the Knicks on the road. Luck was better than Mosaic, and finally won the game, eliminated the Knicks by a big score of 4 to 2, and reached the Eastern Finals.

Pharaoh laughed secretly: "The unlucky Knicks were killed by the Bulls last year. Anyway, they made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. This year, they were killed by magic and couldn't enter the Western Conference Finals. This is Wang Xiaoer's New Year. !

   By the way, the media said last time that if Pat Riley can't let the Knicks out of the East this time, I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in New York. Let's see if he can leave, it is estimated that there will be news soon. "

   Sure enough, on the second day, the Knicks media directly attacked Pat Riley and demoted the iron-blooded coach to nothing.

  Anyway, from the head coach to the players, including the team leader Oakley, and the team core Ewing, they were all scolded by the media.

  Many New York media once again called on the Knicks management to change the head coach.

  Whether it is the results of the past few seasons or the accusations of the media, Pat Riley is very disappointed, and he wants to start over in another place.

  On the 20th, before noon, he decisively submitted his resignation to the management, and the Knicks management did not retain it and agreed directly.

  Just like that, the Jagged coach who started the Showtime era in the Lakers and built a Jagged team in the Knicks for four more seasons left New York.

  His departure made New York cheer.

   At the same time, his departure also made Ewing very happy.

  Because he has suffered a lot under Pat Riley for the past four seasons, he does not like this harsh head coach very much. His favorite head coach is George University head coach John Thompson.

  At the same time, Pat Riley's control of the locker room is too strict, which is what he doesn't like very much, because it is the player's territory, and he does not like the coach to interfere with that territory.

   And Pat Riley is a **** player, and the training is also very harsh. He can't stand the other side's coaching model.

   That night, he made an appointment with Oakley, the two went to a nightclub for a few drinks, and watched the last game of the second round of the Western Conference together.

   (end of this chapter)