2023-08-18 Author: Dong Wangyi

At ten o'clock in the morning on the 2nd, Zhou Quan and Zhou Jun attended the opening ceremony of the first branch of the exquisite coffee shop.

Without inviting anyone else, his current influence was enough. There were dozens of media present, and there was a long queue of customers waiting to enter the store.

At noon, I took a nap for half an hour after lunch, then came to the headquarters and attended the press conference held at 1:30.

There were so many media coming, and the huge press hall was packed to the brim. There were more than 300 reporters, cameramen, and assistants, and the first few rows were all filled with guns and cannons.

"Tekken, how did you sleep last night?" The first person to ask the question was a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. He asked a strange question.

"Why do you ask this question?" Zhou Quan asked doubtfully.

Many fellow journalists were also very puzzled and looked at the reporter to see what he would say.

The reporter smiled and said: "Because you said twice during last year's finals that you slept well and had no dreams all night, and you performed very well on those two occasions."

Zhou Quan couldn't help but laugh, and other reporters also had expressions of realization and realization.

"I slept well last night..."

When Zhou Quan said this, he smiled and said: "This is confidential, I can't tell you now."

"Shh!"

The reporters actually booed at the scene.

The host called the second reporter's card, a reporter from the New York Times.

The reporter took the microphone and asked: "King of Iron Fist, what I want to know is that there is news that your opponent in the first forced defense of the title will be Holyfield. Is this news true?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Sir, the reason why my boxing team and I didn't announce the news of the title defense is because we don't want to affect the NBA Finals, so you can ask me this question after the Finals."

The reporter reluctantly changed the question and asked: "Okay, Iron Fist, the media is currently more optimistic about the Sonics. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "This time the media has become more professional, haha..."

After saying this, he started laughing, and the media reporters also burst into laughter.

…

On the evening of June 2, 1996, Seattle Center Arena.

Since the evening, there have been crowds of people inside and outside the museum, and even the entire city center has been overcrowded. Countless people have rushed to the city center from the entire Seattle metropolitan area, and every parking lot has been full.

"Grand champion! Grand champion..."

"King of Iron Fist! King of Iron Fist..."

Outside the Central Gymnasium, bursts of earth-shaking shouts erupted from time to time.

"Now Zhou Quan's nickname has become Iron Fist King. It's like he was crowned. There is an extra king."

"It would be great if I win this world boxing title defense."

"I think there is a chance. I heard Holyfield weighs only a few kilograms more than Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan's fighting ability and striking power will not suffer too much."

"This time our station should also broadcast the defending match live, right?"

"Zhou Quan's influence is so great, it must be broadcast. What our country lacks now is influence. Otherwise, the country is still short of foreign exchange. Why can NBA games be broadcast twice a week? The country specially allocates foreign exchange to Taiwan."

Zhang Liji and his group crowded into the crowd, looking for interview targets while discussing some topics related to Zhou Quan.

At half past six, the gymnasium opened, and a sea of ​​people began to pour into the gymnasium, filling the central gymnasium with a capacity of 15,000 people at a speed visible to the naked eye.

There are still 2,000 away fans and 13,000 home fans. These are the home and away conditions agreed upon by the SuperSonics and the Bulls.

On the seat of every home fan, there is a grand finals gift bag, which includes special finals jerseys. One hundred jerseys are signed by the stars, and ten jerseys are signed by Zhou Quan.

"Oh, I got Schrempf's signed jersey."

"Haha, I got Hawkins' signed jersey."

"God, why was Rodman given to me? I want the Iron Fist King's signed jersey."

"Oh God, God, he gave me a signed King of Iron Fist jersey? Haha!"

"Oh, that guy is so lucky!"

"Hey bro, can you sell it to me? I'll pay you $1,500."

“You want to buy a signed Tekken King’s finals jersey for $1,500? I’ll pay you $5,000.”

"I'll pay you $20,000. Give it to me quickly and I'll sign a check for you right away."

"Haha, I also got a signed jersey from King of Iron Fist!"

"God, why didn't I get anything?"

As fans entered the venue, cheers from fans sounded from time to time.

On the sidelines, most of the first and second rows were filled with celebrities, stars and players, as well as some rich people and politicians, as well as some unknown men and women, who looked like they were rich by their appearance.

Stallone picked up the gift bag on his seat, opened it with some anticipation, pulled out the jersey and shook it to see if it was signed.

Unfortunately, there was nothing. He shook his head regretfully and put the jersey on his body.

"oh?"

Roberts couldn't believe it, she actually got a signed Tekken jersey?

"Julia, please give it to me? We are best friends."

"Julia, please, give it to me, and I'll give you ten shows for your next movie."

Stallone and a group of others ran over and started shouting.

"You have a good idea."

Afraid of being snatched away, Roberts put the jersey directly on his body.

Zeng Li next to him didn't quite understand. He had such a good relationship with Zhou Quan, so why didn't he ask him for an autographed jersey?

She somewhat ignored it. It's not that they don't have it, it's just that this is the finals jersey. What they want is luck. No friend will specifically ask Zhou Quan for a jersey like this.

Iverson, Kobe, Marbury and a few other shortcuts were sitting in the third row of the east stand. Their entrance also attracted some media attention.

"I want the King of Iron Fist's signed jersey," Iverson said.

"Me too." Kobe said.

"You found it and gave it to me. I'll exchange it for a pair of MJ's first-generation sneakers, new ones that haven't been worn yet," Marbury shouted.

"You have a good idea." Kobe said angrily.

The first thing they did after arriving at their seats was to dig through the gift bag.

It's a pity that no one has such good luck. After all, there are only 100 lucky people out of more than 13,000 people, and only ten of them can get Zhou Quan's signed jersey.

The wives of both teams have already entered the scene, and the most active one is the introverted Zeng Li. Even Jordan's wife is far behind her.

She greets some of Zhou Quan's friends from time to time on the sidelines. After almost a year of study, her English listening and speaking skills are now good, with no communication barriers, and there are still problems in reading and writing.

She knows all of these people, and is even familiar with them, including Hollywood stars, some big businessmen and wealthy people in Seattle, and members of the yacht club. Zhou Quan often takes her to some social occasions and many business activities. She is now fully integrated.

Zhou Quan’s social circle.

"Zeng, how did Iron Fist sleep last night?" Roberts asked curiously.

Zeng Li looked confused and became wary, thinking why do you care about this?

At this time, Stallone, Arnold and other celebrities also looked at her curiously and seemed to be very concerned about this issue, which made her very confused.

"Zeng, didn't Iron Fist sleep well last night?" Bill Walton asked nervously.

"Zeng, tell us, how did he sleep?" Reggie Miller also asked.

Zeng Li said helplessly: "I didn't ask him, it seems okay?"

"well!"

Everyone sighed.

The wives of players from both teams looked at Zeng Li with jealous faces, even Jordan's wife Juanita was the same.

They are just simple housewives who take care of their children at home. They have no job or career of their own. Their men will only go out to play alone and will not take them with them.

Iron Fist and his girlfriend were not married yet, so he often took her to attend various events, and even opened his own coffee shop for her. It is said that he even opened a branch today, and it will definitely become bigger and bigger in the future.

The media boxes at both ends of the baseline were stacked seven or eight levels on top of each other, and were densely packed with guns and cannons. More than two hundred media were crowded together, and three rows of seats at both ends were removed to accommodate them.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting lineups, and the substitutes also began to warm up.

Bulls: Kevin Willis, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Ron Harper

SuperSonics: Matt Geiger, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan

In the TNT commentary box, the live broadcast time was also up. After getting the list, Magic Johnson said: "Coach George Karl sent Matt Geiger to strengthen the defense against Kevin Willis.

But in this way, the Sonics' low-post offense will be affected to a certain extent, and Geiger's offensive ability is still not as good as Gilliam's."

Larry Bird said with a smile: "Pretty much, Kevin Willis is no better than before anyway, and he is no better than Geiger."

Magic Johnson shook his head helplessly and said: "Coach Phil Jackson miscalculated the impact of Kevin Willis' injury. If he trades the Lakers' Eldon Campbell or Vera Divac, it will cost him a lot of money."
To be continued...