Chapter 314 G4 Battle

  Wang Tielong and the deputy manager of the martial arts hall, Ben Nathan, have gone to New York. Liu Changjiang is in Los Angeles, and now Wang Tieshu is in charge here.

"Tie Jun, the number of VIP customers has increased a lot these days, mainly from the NBA. The manpower for massage and acupuncture is a little tight. I have called Tie Long to discuss and plan to send another group of people from my hometown. "When he came to the martial arts hall, Wang Tieshu said immediately after seeing him.

   "Okay, brother, you can figure it out. If you want to open two branches, you need to adjust some more staff." Old Wang said with a smile.

  The original intention of running this martial arts hall was to complete system tasks, but now it has become a channel for making money, but he doesn't want to spend any energy on it, and management is not something he is good at at all.

  More than 100 brothers have come from China, and their income is mainly the basic salary. The monthly salary is 3,000 US dollars, which is a little lower based on the current development of the martial arts hall.

   The basic income of $60,000 a year is considered middle-class in the United States. After paying taxes, there are more than $30,000 left. With the current housing price, there is still left over to buy a house in the capital after two years of work.

   "Five thousand dollars a month?"

   He shared his thoughts with Wang Tieshu, who was a little dazed.

  It is only a few hundred yuan a month for a part-time job in China, and a few thousand yuan a year. How much is five thousand dollars? 40,000 yuan, a month's top domestic income for several years?

   "Iron Army, will there be more? I think three thousand dollars is enough. Don't lose money!" He asked quickly.

   "No, no, there are almost 350 VIPs now. The branches in Los Angeles and New York will open again, and there are more VIPs. How can I lose money?" Lao Wang laughed.

   "Three thousand dollars a month, all the brothers in my hometown want to come over, and now five thousand a month, you can't break your head!" Wang Tieshu was a little worried.

   "Choose good craftsmen. Wang's family doesn't have them, and foreign surnames are fine." Old Wang said.

  Wang Tieshu nodded. There are only a few thousand people in Cangzhou's lineage, and almost all suitable young people have come here. If you want people in the future, you must choose other people from the local area.

   Then Wang Tiejun called Liu Changjiang and asked how the Los Angeles branch was going.

   "Brother, it's fine, things are almost done, there are many people helping me." Liu Changjiang said with a smile.

   "Who will help you, the brothers over there don't understand those things." Old Wang was a little puzzled.

   "It's some Chinese chambers of commerce in Los Angeles. The one who mainly helps me is the Global Chamber of Commerce in Hebei Province. Their headquarters is in Los Angeles." Liu Changjiang said.

   "Ji Shang?"

  Pharaoh asked: "Do they support K Wuguan?"

"What else is there to say? Brother, you don't know your reputation among the Chinese in the United States. The Los Angeles media just reported that we were going to open a branch, and they immediately contacted me and said that they would join the K martial arts hall in the future." Liu Changjiang said excitedly.

   "Really? Then you are polite, don't blame others for everything, we have to do it ourselves in our own martial arts hall."

  There are very few Chinese people in Phoenix, they are not large, and there is no Chinese chamber of commerce. He has no connection with these people. I didn’t expect these people to support him so much.

   "Don't worry, brother, I know that."

  Liu Changjiang said here, and asked again: "Brother, the decoration is almost done. When are you going to open it? We want to invite those VIP star customers from Hollywood here? And those from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce?"

   "Let's decide after the finals. The people you mentioned must be invited." Pharaoh said.

  …

   On June 12, 1995, at two noon, David Stern and some league executives arrived in Phoenix.

   also accompanied by the championship trophy, which is the Larry O'Brien Cup.

  Suns owner and general manager Colangelo, along with Bulls owner Reinsdorf and general manager Jerry Krause, went to the airport to greet him.

   "Jerry, congratulations, the situation in the finals is now clear."

After meeting   , Stern nodded to the two of Reinsdorf and shook hands with Colangelo first.

   "Thank you, David." Colangelo smiled happily.

The two Bulls next to    are bitter in their hearts, the **** Suns, they all grabbed the championship of our Bulls.

Stern turned around and greeted the two of them, with a habitual smile on his face, and said to Colangelo: "To win another championship this time, that is two championships in three years, I hope Phoenix can become the best in our league. One of the worlds."

   He is still quite optimistic about the Suns' market, because the Suns are the dominant player here and have great potential for development.

   Colangelo said excitedly: "I also believe it will, this city and Arizona have this potential."

   As a respect for the landlord, Stern took a silver-white Rolls-Royce arranged by the Suns and left the airport. On the way to the hotel, the two chatted again in the car.

Stern said frankly that the league is likely to introduce rules to restrict the old K, and the reason also told Colangelo very bluntly that the destructive power of the old K in the low position is too great, and a finals series has not been completed yet. The Bulls injured three people, and the game has completely lost its balance. If this continues, it will be very detrimental to the development of the league.

   "Jerry, I hope you can understand the league's approach, we can't let the game lose the suspense, otherwise the fans will leave us, which is very bad for the team and the players."

   "Of course, David, I agree with the league's considerations."

   Colangelo, as one of the league's management team and the manager of a team, can only express his understanding.

   He asked seriously: "Mr. President, I don't know what kind of rules the league will introduce?"

  Stern shook his head and said: "The specific rules are still under discussion. Before the new season starts, all the bosses need to sit down and discuss this matter together. I am going to do it before the draft."

   Colangelo nodded and did not ask any further.

   Arrived at the hotel, and after Stern was arranged, he left, and the owner and general manager of the Bulls appeared in front of Stern shortly after.

   "Is Michael's mood okay?"

   "Not very good, but he's still full of fighting spirit."

   "That's good, I hope to see a Michael Jordan next season who is still full of fighting spirit. So what do you guys want to talk to me about now?"

   After the three briefly greeted each other, Stern asked the two of them.

  Jerry Reinsdorf glanced at Jerry Krause, then said: "Mr. President, Michael's contract is over after next season, and we need a big contract to renew him."

  Stern nodded, indicating that he knew about it, and motioned for the other party to continue.

Reinsdorf continued: "This time the Knicks gave Ewing such a big contract, Jordan, we don't know what kind of contract to give him. With a championship-competitive roster, cap space is going to be very difficult.”

  Jerry Krause added: "Michael's agent is asking for at least $20 million a year, which is too high, and we're worried that other teams will deliberately increase his value in order to poach him."

   "You do have some difficulties, so what do you want?" Stern asked.

   It's not that he favors the Bulls and Jordan, because over the years, the NBA has indeed developed better and better because of Jordan, but unfortunately he failed to win a dynasty in the end, which is his biggest regret.

   Now that the Bulls encounter difficulties, within an appropriate range, he will consider it, because this is also conducive to the stability and development of the league.

   And Jordan's contribution to the league is too great, Ewing can get an annual salary of tens of millions, Jordan is absolutely qualified to get a higher annual salary, he thinks so, and supports the team to do so.

  Reinsdorf pondered for a while and said: "We hope the league prohibits the team from making compensation in other forms outside the contract."

  Stern fell silent, this matter involved Jordan's interests, and he could not agree casually.

   (In reality, in 1996 it was Stern who acquiesced to the Knicks to compensate Jordan in the form of a $15 million endorsement fee, so the Knicks could offer Jordan an annual salary of 30 million and launched a fierce competition with the Bulls.)

In 1984, Larry Bird's contract ended and he became a free agent. Other teams offered large contracts in order to rob people, but in order to maintain the balance of East Casey Lake at that time, he hoped that Larry Bird would stay with the Celtics, so The Bird clause, the so-called bird rights, was introduced, and then the Celtics used the bird rights to offer Bird a big contract. Other teams couldn't follow him, so they kept him.

   Now that the Bulls are asking this, it is clear that they use the power of the league to forcibly suppress other teams from participating in the pursuit of Jordan. In the end, the Bulls can renew Jordan at a lower cost.

This is something he cannot agree with. He himself believes that Jordan is eligible for a high annual salary. This is what Jordan, who has made great contributions to the development of the league, deserves it. He also agrees with Jordan, not the Bulls, so it is impossible. Would hurt Jordan for the sake of the Bulls owner wanting to save money.

  If the Bulls are reluctant to spend money, Jordan will go to other teams, such as the Knicks or the Lakers. Those are the real big markets and may be better for the development of the league.

   Of course, he prefers Jordan to stay in the East, so that the Bulls, Magic, Knicks, Pacers and other strong teams in the East, Suns, Mosaics, Spurs, Jazz and other strong teams in the West, the East and West can reach a balance.

   In addition, he also hopes that O'Neal can continue to stay in the east next year, otherwise both behemoths are in the west, and the involution will be very serious, which is not what he wants to see.

   Of course, he will not make a clear statement, because it is illegal to make up for the deficiencies of the contract in other ways. Even if he agrees, he just tacitly acknowledges that he does not know, and will never publicly approve it.

   Seeing Stern's silence, this attitude is already obvious, Reinsdorf and Krause can't help but be disappointed, which also means that they will face many opponents when Jordan renews his contract next year.

  …

  Mexican Arena, from the morning, a large number of fans began to gather here.

   There are a lot of people who are not from Phoenix, but from other cities in Arizona, and the vast majority come by car.

   By noon, the place was already crowded with people.

   "Sweep to win! Sweep to win! Sweep..."

   "Sun King! Sun King..."

   From time to time there are huge shouts from the crowd. From these shouts, we can see that Wang Tiejun's influence in Arizona is now very high.

Su Qun and Zhang Lili were conducting an interview in the crowd, when Su Qun said loudly to the CCTV camera: "In the three finals games, Lao K averaged 51.3 points per game. This is an unprecedented statistic, and it made Lao K here. The greatest sports superstar, he's even called the Sun King by the fans here."

Zhang Lili next to him continued: "Now all the fans of the Suns are looking forward to sweeping, once it is completed, the Suns will become the greatest team by sweeping the championship in four rounds. For the Iron Army, this is also an unparalleled achievement honor."

  The two arrived here at ten o'clock with the photography team. Now they are sweating, but they are very energetic.

Countless Suns fans are taking the initiative to greet them, greet the camera, and are very enthusiastic. As a Chinese, in this era, in other cities in the United States, this will never happen, but here is Phoenix, here completely different.

   In Zhang’s reasonable words, he has lived in the United States for so many years, and Phoenix can now be said to be the most friendly city to Chinese.

   If you want to select the most livable city for Chinese, the first place must be Phoenix.

  The game starts at 8:30, and at 7:00, the fans start to enter the stadium.

   At this time, the domestic capital, Fengshen Street, is already full of people, but there are still countless fans coming from all over the city.

   Today is not a Saturday weekend, but it does not hinder the enthusiasm of the fans.

   In addition to Fengshen Street, there are countless places in the country that are also the same.

   For example, in many colleges and universities, countless students are concentrated in places with television, and there are not many students who skip classes.

  Wang Tiejun's home in Fengshen Street was crowded early in the morning, all of whom were relatives and friends working in Fengshen Street in their hometown.

  Tsinghua University, Liu Yumin arrived at the training base of the national basketball team here early in the morning.

   Today, all the men's and women's basketball teams did not practice in the morning, so they gathered to watch Wang Tiejun's game. She came here on purpose.

   She is in a good mood these days. After three years, things can finally be settled. As long as Wang Tiejun goes home and communicates with him again, the men's basketball team will welcome the most powerful center since its establishment.

She and Mu Tiezhu are people of the same era, but in her opinion, Wang Tiejun's strength is much stronger than that of Brother Mu. Once he joins the national team, plus the strength of the men's basketball team to dominate Asia, the overall strength will rise. Raise a level, rush out of Asia, and go to the world.

   The current best result of the men's basketball team in the Olympic Games is 12th, and the world championship is 8th. She hopes to have a breakthrough in next year's Atlanta Olympics.

  …

  Phoenix, Westside Arena.

   At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting list.

   Bulls: Clifford Robinson, Perdeau, Pippen, Jordan, BJ Armstrong

  Sun: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

   The first championship match point, there are too many stars from all walks of life in the arena today, and they look dazzling, plus a large number of celebrities, businessmen, politicians, and they can't sit in the front row, so they went to the second row.

   "I really don't know what to say, I'm the core of the Suns' first championship, at least give me a top ticket?"

  Barkley sat in the second row, like a grumpy woman, complaining to the big dream next to him from time to time that the Suns treated him too badly.

   "Come on, just have a free ticket. I bought it with my own money, and I owe the Suns a favor." Da Meng said in a sullen voice.

Buckley glanced at the side. There were more than a dozen people in the K martial arts hall. The two front rows sat Yu Feihong and Cheng Long, as well as the old K's manager, Hawksman. He couldn't help sighing again and complaining. Tun said: "The difference in treatment is too great."

Da Meng was also a little envious. He didn’t have this kind of treatment in Houston. He sighed and said: “This is the home team, where is your home team? You still expect the digital team to give you a top ticket. Finals."

  Buckley opened his mouth and countered angrily: "Hakim, I have a crown in my hands, I'm better than you."

   "Charles, are you mocking me?"

   "Can't you hear this?"

  Dameng opened his mouth and wanted to stretch it out and bite this **** fat head to death.

   Just when the two were hurting each other, the substitutes of the two teams warmed up, and the host called them one by one.

In the CCTV commentary booth, Zhang Lili said: "The game is about to start, I actually want to remind the Suns that they must not be careless, everyone is very tired after playing, and it is possible that a single action will be injured, but now it is absolutely When you can't get hurt.

  Jordan and Pippen are not easy to get along with. Don't give them a chance, give them a chance, and they will probably seize it.

  Iron Army, Kevin Johnson, especially you, you hardly rested throughout the finals, you must pay attention. "

  Suqun nodded and said, "Old K and Lightning must not be injured. There are also gliders. If one of the three is missing, maybe the Bulls might really seize the opportunity."

  Zhang said seriously: "If any of the three of them are injured and can't fight, as long as the Bulls win this game, it is possible for the Bulls to come back."

   "There is only one suspense tonight, whether the Bulls can avoid being swept." On the TNT commentary stand, Albert said.

   "With three inside rotations and two positions to play, how can you let the Bulls win? Unless you can hit twenty three-pointers from the outside, that's possible." Kevin Harlan laughed.

Albert said: "And these three people may not be able to be firm to the end, you must know that they have already fought against the old K for three games, Perdue and Clifford Robinson have long been injured, and now they are just insisting. ."

  Kevin Harlan said in a heavy tone: "Kukoqi fell first, then Luke Langley, G3 and Wennington fell, one in each game, they were all eaten alive by old K!

   It's just that although the bull's inner team is weak, they are not afraid. They are like dead men who are charging. One falls, and the other continues to challenge the beast until the last one. "

When the two of them said this, all the Bulls fans in front of the TV couldn't help but feel a burst of despair, but there was a huge sense of tragic and solemnity that rose from the bottom of their hearts, making their eyes red, and many female fans and young fans couldn't help but start to cry. .

  The screen changed, and the signal cut to a bar in Chicago.

   There were many people in the bar, a TV was playing the game, and the atmosphere in the bar was heavy.

   "Sir, do you think the Bulls can give up the Finals?"

  In the shot, a TNT reporter was interviewing a middle-aged fat man who was drinking suffocatingly.

"boom!"

  The big fat man put down the beer glass heavily, and said with grief and anger, "Never! Michael won't give up, neither will we, we should fight to the last person."

   "Yes, we are bulls."

   "We refuse to be swept."

   "Tell Michael we stand by him."

   "Michael, please, kill old K, we don't want to be swept away, we want to come back!"

  In the bar, outside the camera, the angry voices of many people immediately sounded, and as the camera moved, many angry faces entered the camera.

"Snapped!"

  In the locker room of the visiting team, Jordan stepped forward and turned off the TV. He turned around and stared at Pippen and the others, as if he wanted to eat people.

   "Michael?"

   Pippen and others were all in awe of Jordan's momentum and stood up in unison.

"see it?"

  Jordan pointed back at the TV and shouted: "No one has conceded defeat, they won't, and I won't, so what about you?"

   "Michael, do whatever you want." Pippen stood up and said.

   "We really can't let our fans down."

   "We can't let the Suns look down on us, we are the defending team."

   "We have no way out. Instead of being swept, it's better to fight with the Suns."

   "Fight it, knock them over!"

   "This game can only be won and not lost."

   In the locker room, there was a lot of chatter, and the bull's morale was rapidly condensing, like a soldier whose morale had been activated.

In the home team's locker room, Pharaoh looked at Kevin Harlan and Albert on the TV. He felt that the two of them had very good lines, clear articulation, and full of emotion. As expected, they were TNT's ace commentator. Very good, even he was almost moved.

He looked at the four teammates around him. His mental state was okay, but his physical fitness was just average. He has experienced nearly 100 high-intensity games in more than seven months since the regular season, and his physical fitness has already been seen. At the bottom, now belongs to the stage of extracting potential.

"boom!"

   At this moment, the door of the locker room was pushed open from the outside, and a staff member reached into his upper body and shouted: "Hey guys, it's time."

   With a hula, all five of them stood up and walked towards the door.

   "It's time, kill Jordan tonight, beat the Bulls, and we will win the championship." Old Wang shouted and walked out the door first.

   "Kill Jordan."

  The glider Drexler shouted in a very excited spirit. Judging from his appearance, he had at least three tubes of chicken blood, pure, without a little water.

   "Kill the bull!"

  The bodies of Kevin Johnson and Dan Marley are quite exhausted, but they are still working hard. Their mental state seems to be okay, but their competitive state is unknown.

They have won the championship in 1993, and they are still working hard now, that is because the Suns are their parent team, they want to bring more honor to the parent team, and they promised Wang Tiejun to help him, so they belong to Wholeheartedly.

   Among the five starters, only AC Green is not very excited. He is only playing for money now, because he is not short of championships. As early as the Lakers followed Magic Johnson and they won two rings.

   Now he also knows that he will leave next season, and the Suns will definitely trade him, so the state of the finals is just average.

   But his attitude to play is still diligent and conscientious, and his tactical execution is not compromised, but he is not in the state of being desperate, and with Wang Tiejun on the inside, it is not his turn to work hard.

   (end of this chapter)