Foreigners cannot understand the sentiments of the Chinese people, nor can they get used to the Chinese etiquette.

However, the Chinese just like this and never tire of it.

"Wang, you are really giving him face by coming to pick up Ace in person." Wang Zhizhi's manager Jeff Schwartz said.

As the agent of Chinese players, Jeff Schwartz knows more about China's customs and customs, and knows that seniors generally will not lower their dignity to pick up juniors.

Jeff Schwartz, a famous American sports agent, currently has 9 NBA player contracts under his control. Pierce, Odom, Rod Strickland and others are all players under his control.

There are also several NFL players and Wimbledon Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras who are athletes under his command.

However, what is very strange to people in Europe and the United States is that the athlete he values ​​most is the Chinese player Wang Zhizhi, who is not well-known in the United States.

Wang Zhizhi's Chinese background and the commercial value that a Chinese player would bring if he could establish himself in the NBA have been coveted by discerning agents for a long time.

It is worth mentioning that the future young assassins Isaiah Thomas and Hassan Whiteside were all players under him, and the original Pete Sampras was also an undervalued tennis player.

Digging for treasure among underappreciated "geniuses" is Jeff Schwartz's specialty.

There is no way, he can't steal popular stars...

After Wang Zhizhi's attempt to play in the NCAA failed in 1997, Jeff Schwartz signed Wang Zhizhi and hoped to let him play in the NBA. It can be seen that there were still people who were optimistic about Wang Zhizhi's talent, and he was a famous agent with extremely sharp vision.

people.

"Ace is the best player in our country. Maybe we will be teammates in the summer. Jeff, you don't have to wait with me. If you have something to do, you can go and get busy." Wang Zhizhi said a little shyly.

The unique introversion and shyness of Chinese people are vividly displayed in Wang Zhizhi.

"It's okay, Wang. I also want to meet this newbie king who stands out this year."

"Ace Liu..." A glint flashed in Jeff Schwartz's eyes. He accompanied Wang Zhizhi to the airport today to wait for a new star. Wasn't he just looking forward to the opportunity to meet this now popular star?

…

The Eagles, on their side, walked out of the airport hall with their luggage.

Dallas is not like many small cities. The fans here are quite loyal. Not many Eagles fans come to pick them up at the airport. After the rise of the Eagles, the three All-Stars have fans in many places, and some places have just arrived in the away team city.

At the airport, hostile fans came to demonstrate.

Of course, this is mainly related to the fact that the Mavericks have a very good record in the past two years. Only fans of strong teams have confidence.

Liu Mang was carrying his fire-proof, waterproof and explosion-proof backpack, and was talking about the new patch of Age of Empires 2 with Emmanuel. He had arranged to go to the hotel to borrow a computer to play, when he suddenly heard a familiar language calling him that he had not heard for a long time.

.

"Da Mang..."

When Liu Mang heard this title, he almost fell to the ground.

Who the hell uses this title?

Where did this shouting come from?

Liu Mang looked towards the source of the sound. He saw a... tall man with a bit of flesh. He looked like he had cut his hair with scissors and it was not very good-looking.

Compatriots with hairstyles…

Wang Zhizhi?

Liu Mang blinked, it was really Wang Zhizhi!

So young!

The figure... is also so fat!

Of course, this is Liu Mang's look at Wang Zhizhi's body shape according to the standards of ordinary NBA players. The body fat rate is not actually high, but the muscles are not as sharp and angular as those of black people, nor are they as big and white as those of white people.

Generally speaking, the characteristics of Chinese muscles are like this. They do not exert force and have no streamline shape. They are bigger and have a slightly higher body fat rate. Big men look fleshy.

In fact, except for Yi Jianlian, who has developed a muscular body, all yellow big men, including Dayao, do not seem to be called muscular men.

Looking at the young man waving, Wang Zhizhi, who was estimated to be around 23 or 24 years old, even though it was his first time meeting him, he felt inexplicably friendly.

Liu Mang didn't understand the feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign country before. He felt it when he met Director Zhang and Su Qun during the All-Star Weekend. Now when he sees Wang Zhizhi, who is also a basketball player, that feeling comes back again.

Already.

"I have a friend coming to pick me up. Please help me tell the coach and I will take a taxi to the hotel later." Liu Mang greeted Emmanuel and headed towards the exit that was not the same as the one chosen by the team.

He ran towards the exit where Wang Zhizhi was.

"Hi, Da Mang..." Wang Zhizhi looked at Liu Mang running over and greeted him warmly.

"Stop!" Liu Mang stopped the title. "Why, other people call you something like that, so you just follow other people's names?"

Liu Mang said: "Senior, just call me Ace. I didn't expect you to come to the airport to wait for me."

"Uh...haha, okay, don't be too senior. You can just call me Ace. I want to see the super rookie king of our country. I may not have a chance to talk to you during the game tomorrow.

." Wang Zhizhi said feeling a little lonely.

Speaking of fate, he shined in the Olympics when he was only 19 years old, and was drafted by the NBA at the age of 21. As a result, he entered the NBA in the middle of the season at almost 24 years old last season. The best years have passed.

Wang Zhizhi now averages only about 10 minutes per game for the Mavericks, scoring close to 6 points. His efficiency is very good, mainly due to his shooting rate of over 40%, one three-pointer per game, and the NBA's seven-footer.

His rare flexibility among big men and his ability to play singles with the ball are the foundation for his success in the NBA.

Faced with this kind of thing, Liu Mang did not choose to comfort him, which was disrespectful to the other party. Liu Mang smiled and said: "I think it is possible that we will face each other in the game. You know I like dunking very much, so roughly you

Be careful."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Mang's reply surprised Wang Zhizhi, but it was a happy surprise. Finally, not everyone in the country felt regretful and comforted when they saw him. Wang Zhizhi also smiled and said

: "Haha, I will pull you down directly! I won't give you a chance to detain me!"

After chatting for a while, I felt that it was a bit awkward to stand and chat in this public place. No, there were already some media with the same faces hiding around the corner to take secret photos.

"Let's find a place to chat. Ace, you're here and a lot of cameras are focused on us." Wang Zhizhi joked.

The China Derby has become a hot topic in China! This is the first time this topic has appeared in the NBA.

There is no such concept here in the United States, mainly because the difference in status between the two in the NBA is too big.

However, in China, due to Liu Mang's continued hot performance, and under the pressure of public opinion, the Blue Association gave the Eagles' game live broadcast instructions for the first time.

However, we still have to save face, and the instructions given were that CCTV would change the original game between the Kings and the underdog Rockets to a live broadcast of the Mavericks game.

This is a step to give each other. Although the Chaoting TV station is worthy of the Blue Xie, in terms of basketball, the Blue Xie is stuck, so the Chaoting TV station gave the Blue Xie face, saying that it would change the broadcast of the Mavericks, so that the Basketball Association would be under the pressure of public opinion.

You can also maintain your face well.

Liu Mang nodded and walked to the parking lot with Wang Zhizhi...

Wait, isn’t this uncle a fan who’s here to get an autograph? Why follow him?

Only then did Liu Mang realize that there was a slightly wretched-looking middle-aged uncle next to Wang Zhizhi.

Seeing Liu Mang's doubts and his agent's resentment, Wang Zhizhi realized what he was doing. He was so busy chatting that he forgot about his agent, seeing the resentment on his face.

Moreover, these two bastards spoke Chinese! Jeff Schwartz couldn't understand it! He didn't know if he would get the timing wrong if he wanted to interrupt. He didn't want to leave a bad impression on Liu Mang.

"Ace, let me introduce you," Wang Zhizhi introduced in English this time, "This is my agent Jeff, Jeff Schwartz, and this is Ace Liu."

"Agent?" Liu Mang was a little surprised. In his impression, agents are the kind of people who eat meat but don't spit out their bones. It's unscientific for a role player agent to come to the airport with him.

Many agents focus on big-name players, such as players who don't make much money. The agent may not talk to this player several times a year except when it's time to sign a contract.

The ecological environment of the NBA is actually very bad.

Wang Zhizhi seemed to be quite familiar with this agent, which surprised Liu Mang. Wang Zhizhi was not doing well, and his relationship with the domestic media and officials was not good either. It was all caused by what happened back then.

"Hello Mr. Liu, my name is Jeff Schwartz, professional agent." Jeff Schwartz said politely.

"Hi, just call me Ace, nice to meet you." Liu Mang had a very good impression of Wang Zhizhi coming to pick him up. As the saying goes, he also had a very good impression of Jeff Schwartz, his manager.

It was just a meeting. According to regulations, the two of them could not talk about business-related matters during this time. After getting to know each other for a while, Jeff Schwartz gave his business card to Liu Mang, and the meeting was considered over.

Jeff Schwartz originally wanted to get to know Liu Mang this time and get to know Liu Mang initially, and there was nothing else he could do.

Unless Liu Mang is not wanted by the team now, it would be against the rules for him to contact Liu Mang as an agent at this time.

However, with just such an initial contact, Jeff Schwartz had a relatively clear judgment on Liu Mang.

Very different from ordinary Chinese athletes!

Open, generous, and confident!

And he is also careful that ordinary people don't have, but he is also careless and has some strength that a strong man should have.

This kind of character will definitely be outperformed in the NBA... Jeff Schwartz looked at Wang Zhizhi and felt really sorry.
Chapter completed!