On this day, a large number of sports media in the United States had news about "basket collectors", many of which were front-page headlines.
He took down five consecutive baskets from his opponents and successfully collected four of them. Wang Tiejun's reputation for cruelty has spread throughout the NBA and the American sports world.
At noon, Zhang Lili's plane also arrived in Los Angeles.
At the same time, the Spurs arrived in Phoenix and accepted media interviews at the hotel.
"Mr. Robinson, Old K thinks you defeated him relying on refereeing factors. Do you have anything to defend against this?"
a Phoenix Sports reporter asked.
Robinson said disdainfully: "That's the referee's penalty standard. What does it have to do with me? Only people without strength will find reasons and excuses for their own failures."
"Then how do you respond to his 'softie' comment about you?" The reporter asked again.
Robinson's eyes flashed with coldness, and he was extremely angry, but he still maintained a gentleman's demeanor and said generously: "I will not respond positively to a person who is obsessed with violence and a person who has not received advanced coaching.
According to media information, that rookie only went to Chinese junior high school, which is the eighth grade of our junior high school, and my upbringing told me to maintain your mentality and don't be influenced by those ignorant and inferior people."
"I got a technical secondary school degree from a sports school in cz city. Who said I only went to junior high school? You idiot."
When Wang Tiejun saw this interview on TV media, he couldn't help but feel indignant. Robinson was deliberately trying to discredit him and belittle his academic qualifications.
He doesn’t know that the United States does not recognize Chinese school qualifications at all, so his education in the United States is only junior high school.
However, he also knows that he has not studied enough and is looked down upon by others outside, so now he supports his two sisters in going to college at all costs.
After his sisters graduate from college, he still wants them to study abroad, but it depends on whether they are willing or not.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Lili arrived.
Wang Tiejun called a taxi and rushed to the airport to pick him up. He had a lot of luggage. Two barrels of medicated oil alone weighed 160 kilograms.
As soon as he entered the yard, before Zhang Lili got out of the car, he saw the huge wooden stake in the yard.
"Tie Jun, this is the wooden stake you rely on to practice Tieshan? It's so big, aren't you afraid of getting hurt?" he said in surprise.
"Don't be afraid. I'm familiar with the work of hitting wooden posts. I haven't practiced much other martial arts, so I just practiced this one." Wang Tiejun said indifferently.
They got the things off the car first, then sent the driver away, and then the two of them moved the things into the house.
Most of the things are miscellaneous things brought by his family. Regardless of whether he needs it now or not, his family has brought him a lot of things. Just like when he was in Cangzhou and the sports school, no matter how difficult the family was, he had nothing to eat or drink.
Everything he wears and uses is tight to him.
"These are the cloth shoes your mother and your sisters rushed to make for you. I've seen them and they are quite thick."
They were all brought in, and Zhang Lili helped organize them. First, he brought over a cloth bag. After opening it, there were more than ten pairs of cloth shoes inside.
"When I was in the SJZ provincial team, I could only wear this. Playing basketball cost a lot of money, so my mother and sister would make shoes for me at home every night." Wang Tiejun said with a smile.
"This is some salted meat and fish for the Chinese New Year. You don't have much at home, so I can't bear to eat it, so I got it for you. It needs to be hung up, or put in the refrigerator, to prevent it from spoiling."
Zhang Lili took another big bag.
"At this time of year, it was the same at home. They were reluctant to eat and kept close to me." Wang Tiejun said with a smile.
Zhang Liyi said: "When I saw your parents and sisters, they were very thin."
Wang Tiejun smiled with red eyes: "They have always been like that. My two sisters grew up hungry. Our family's expenses are too high. Sometimes I don't want to play ball and practice martial arts, but they still refuse.
I remember when I was a child, the conditions at home were even worse than in previous years, so I was the only one to support me. Seeing that my two sisters were very hungry, I secretly gave some food to them. My father found out and beat them several times. Later,
If I leave it to them, they won’t dare to eat it.”
"It's better now. You have become prominent and can repay them." Zhang Liyi nodded.
"Get ahead?"
Wang Tiejun smiled, knowing in his heart that if it weren't for the system, he might still be working illegally in New York, and he might one day be dragged into the trap by the Fuqing Gang in Manhattan's Chinatown and become a gangster, who would often pester him.
He knew more or less the details of that gang, which specialized in smuggling people from Fujian to the United States. It cost two to thirty thousand dollars per person. Most of the people in Manhattan's Chinatown were smuggled from Fuzhou. That street was also called Little Fuzhou, which is why it came there.
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Speaking of coming to the United States, he has to thank the corrupt prisoner who taught him English in prison. If he hadn't arranged for help, would he, a poor man who had just come out of prison, be able to get a visa to come to the United States? And he was also given a visa.
The maximum stay period is six months, otherwise it will be impossible for him to come to the United States and smuggle him in. He cannot afford the money.
After things were sorted, Zhang Lili said: "Tie Jun, come on, let's talk first."
"What's the matter?"
When Wang Tiejun saw that Lao Zhang's face was not very good, he murmured in his heart.
Zhang Liyi said: "Look, the contract you gave me is a trainer's contract. This is what we agreed on. But what did you say on the phone that you are asking me to do odd jobs now?"
Comrade Lao Wang laughed and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, I'm just kidding. Don't worry, he must be a trainer. I have a lot of center forward skills that I need you to teach me."
Zhang Liangli nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "That's right, with your skills, you have to shoot but not shoot, you have to pace but not pace, you just know how to fight hard, I can definitely teach you a lot."
"But Brother Zhang, you are the second center, do you also know the skills of a center?" Wang Tiejun asked doubtfully.
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "The second center is also a center, can't I understand? It's not my fault. When I was playing, there were not many insiders in Asia who were my opponents. I am also the coach of the national team and the former head coach of the bj youth team.
, can I bring fake ones?”
"Okay, Brother Zhang, as long as you work with me for a year or two, when I get ahead in the NBA, I will make a name for you, and maybe you can enter the NBA as a trainer." Wang Tiejun said with a smile.
These words made Zhang Lili excited. The Tiejun boy was really loyal and he could handle this guy.
Whether he joins a team as a trainer or works as a personal trainer, he can do it. As long as he can continue to work in this industry, he doesn't choose.
However, he still had an idea in his mind. It would be great if Tiejun could be overturned. Then Tiejun would join the national team, and he might have a chance to return to the national team.
A few years ago, he left the United States because he failed in the competition to be the head coach of the national team. Otherwise, if the country was developing well, who would come here?
Wang Tiejun then took out a few pages of paper, which contained three training contents, strength, flexibility, and coordination. They were all systematic training contents. He handed them to Zhang Lili and said: "Brother Zhang, this is my current personal training.
Regarding the content, please supervise me on how An An arranges her training time.
Each of these three trainings has a requirement, which is to maintain at least one hour of training every day."
"Did the Suns' trainer give this to you?" Zhang Lili took it and asked.
"Well, yes." Wang Tiejun said confusedly.
Zhang Lili looked at it carefully and felt that he couldn't find any faults. He even felt that the level of this training content was much higher than his, and he said with some embarrassment:
"It seems that I still have to study. The training level in China is not as good as that in the United States. I also worked at the University of Chicago for a few years and learned some things. Now I see that it is still far behind."
Wang Tiejun smiled and said: "That doesn't matter, you just need to urge me to complete this content. In addition, I will add some training content in the future, such as speed, shooting, low post pace training, defense, etc. You can give me
Develop a corresponding training plan, and then I’ll ask the Suns’ trainer to give me a copy so I can compare and see who’s better.”
After chatting for a while, he suddenly thought of something and asked: "Brother Zhang, you have been in the United States for several years. Have you applied for a green card?"
Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "It's not easy to apply for a green card. I don't have that kind of thing. You ask this, do you want to apply for a green card? That's right. With a green card, you don't need a passport and you can travel in and out of the United States freely."
“Is a green card considered immigration?”
Lao Wang doesn’t understand this either. He doesn’t want to immigrate, but without a green card, he has to apply for residence every few months, which is also very troublesome.
"Of course not. A green card is a permanent residence permit. Your nationality is still Chinese and does not count as an immigrant. However, if you hold a green card, the US government can legally tax your global assets. You have to be careful.
Stop evading taxes, it will be very troublesome if you are targeted by the US tax bureau."
"What does global asset taxation mean?" Lao Wang was a little confused.
"That is, your domestic assets must also pay taxes to the United States." Lao Zhang explained.
"I'm in, so what do I need a green card for?" Lao Wang immediately quit. He immediately gave up the idea of applying for a green card and stopped asking.
The two chatted for almost half an hour. Wang Tiejun looked at the sky, it was almost dark, and said with a smile: "What, Brother Zhang, it's dinner time, let's save some money and make do at home. I'll see you."
You know you must be good at kitchen work."
"It seems that I, a handyman, have to work part-time as a nanny!" Zhang Lili smiled bitterly and got up to cook.
The 29th, match day.
In the morning, Wang Tiejun and Zhang Lili went to a car dealership and picked out a Ford SUV with a large space. According to Buckley, this vehicle was cheaper than an off-road vehicle and consumed less fuel, so it suited his current needs.
"Brother Zhang, let's go practice driving."
At ten o'clock, the formalities were completed, and Comrade Wang happily sat in the passenger seat.
"Okay, let's take a few laps." Zhang Lili chuckled.
The two of them drove to Dongxiao. As soon as they arrived at the city, Comrade Lao Wang asked him to stop the car and let him take his place.
"That Tiejun, do you know how to drive? I don't have a auxiliary brake here." Zhang Lili sat in the passenger seat nervously, holding on to the handbrake with his left hand.
"It's okay, look at me, I've done it before when I was in the provincial team." Wang Tiejun said confidently.
"That's good."
Zhang Lili breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not release the handbrake and still held it in his hand.
"Brother Zhang, do you know Ma Jian?" Wang Tiejun said while turning the steering wheel and stepping on the accelerator and releasing the clutch.
"I've met someone from the Heb provincial team. When I coached the BJ youth team, he played in the Hebei youth team. Later, when he joined the national team, I had already come to the United States. Oh, by the way, you are teammates.
"Zhang Lili said.
The car moved forward slowly. Wang Tiejun shook his head and said: "He is a teammate, maybe. When I joined the provincial team at the end of 1989, he had already gone to the national team and didn't spend much time in the provincial team. I didn't stay long in the provincial team before something happened.
I have never met him."
Zhang Liyi said: "After he played in the Olympics last year, I heard that he also came to the United States. Did you know?"
Wang Tiejun was startled, shook his head and said, "I don't know. After my accident the year before last, I didn't return to the provincial team and came directly to the United States."
"Then why are you mentioning him?" Zhang Lili said a little confused.
"Oh, he went to the national team, and he had a scrapped jeep thrown at the provincial team. I used his car to practice. Speaking of his car, the space was small. I was two meters tall at the time and had a strong build.
It's smaller than it is now, so it was hard to fit it in. By the way, do you know where he hangs out?" Wang Tiejun said.
"I don't know this. If you want to know, can I help you contact Director Liu?" Zhang Lili asked.
"Which Liu?"
"That's Liu Yumin, who used to be from the National Women's Basketball Team. Now he is the deputy director of the basketball department of the Sports Commission. He may be promoted to director soon and be in charge of all basketball affairs in the country." Zhang Lili explained.
"Brother Zhang, you are awesome. I know all the high-ranking officials! Okay, please ask me. I don't know anyone here. Ma Jian is here. Let's get in touch and we can help." Wang Tiejun
road.
"Okay, this is easy." Zhang Li said.
Wang Tiejun chuckled at this time and said: "Brother Zhang, you already know Director Liu, can you help me ask if I have a chance to join the national team with my current strength?"
Zhang Lili paused in his heart and hesitated: "No, Tie Jun, you are indeed not ready yet, and you are not too old. Let's wait another two years, and wait a few years before we talk. Anyway, the Olympics have just passed, and there are still four years until the next Olympics."
Woolen cloth."
"Okay, then you can help me tell me. I'm playing in the United States, and I'm afraid that no basketball club will know who I am."
Wang Tiejun nodded helplessly.
When he was born, the first generation of leaders was still there. When he was young, he received a collectivist education. The sense of collective honor is very important. As a Chinese, he can wear the five-star red flag and play for the country. For him, that is
It is the highest honor, very much desired.
Zhang Lili sighed secretly, if he couldn't overturn the verdict, how could he possibly join the national team?
Unless, unless Wang Tiejun's strength can really surpass those of domestic centers by a large margin, and the performance of the men's basketball team still has problems, then it is possible to do something special.
As for rules, there is actually no rule that says those who have been in prison cannot join the national team. After all, the national team is not an army, it is just a sport, and the main trial is not that strict.
To put it simply, if Wang Tiejun wants to join the national team, strength does not determine everything. It is only possible when it is impossible without him.
He didn't want to talk about it now, for fear of irritating Wang Tiejun, because the steering wheel was in Wang Tiejun's hand. What should he do if the car overturned?
"squeak!"
At this moment, Wang Tiejun suddenly braked and the car came to a sudden stop.
"Tie Jun, why did you hit the emergency brake?"
Zhang Lili suddenly jumped forward. If he hadn't pulled the seat belt, he would have hit the windshield with his head. He was shocked, but when he looked in front, there was no car?
"Lie, look, Brother Zhang, what is that?" Wang Tiejun pointed at the sand peak in the distance and shouted.
Zhang Lili took a look and saw that it was a dog. No, it should be a wolf. It was still about 200 meters away from them.
"Drive over and take a look?" Wang Tiejun said excitedly.
"You want to feed the wolves? Come on, turn around and let's go back to the city. I'm telling you, these things are in dens, don't mess with them." Zhang Lili shouted.
"It's really a nest of nests."
Wang Tiejun still wanted to persist, but he saw a few more wolves appearing behind the wolf, and quickly gave up his previous thoughts.
"Brother Zhang, I plan to buy a gun and organize a small team with Buckley and others to go hunting."
"You'd better calm down. When the wolves chase you, they will only eat you, not them."
"Why?"
"Because you are the slowest runner."
"I guess it turns out that Barkley and the others want to use this method to eliminate me. It's so cruel!"
While chatting and slowly driving back to the city, Wang Tiejun said: "Brother Zhang, there is a game tonight, let's go to the training base first. Last time, David Robinson made six fouls, so tonight you can watch me, I
Knock him out and cause internal injuries."
"No, Tie Jun, it's meal time, why don't you make some arrangements? The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers!" Zhang Lili said hurriedly.
"What's the plan? Let's go to the training base to eat." Wang Tiejun said.
Zhang Lili was stunned, then laughed and cursed: "You kid, you are so stingy! You are a player, you can go there to eat, who am I?"
"No, I didn't say let you eat it at the training base. I just meant to buy you a hamburger on the way." Wang Tiejun said with a smile.
"Crack!"
Zhang Lili slapped Comrade Lao Wang on the back of the head, laughed and scolded: "You eat a nutritious meal, but you give me a hamburger?"
"You see, I provide you with food and accommodation, but I still have to pay you such a high salary. Is it easy for me?"
In the end, Lao Zhang ate a hamburger. There are no Chinese restaurants in Phoenix now, only Western fast food.
Before one o'clock, Wang Tiejun carefully drove his new car to the outside of the training base, dozens of meters away from the gate.
"What the hell, why are you driving so slowly?"
Kevin Johnson drove his Ferrari to the back, saw that the SUV in front was too slow, and simply kicked the accelerator.
"boom!"
The Ferrari used the accelerator to overtake, then braked and stopped outside the gate.
"Lie down!"
This frightened Comrade Lao Wang. He stepped on the accelerator and used it as a brake. With a bang, he crashed into the Ferrari in front of him.
"Shet!"
Kevin Johnson was looking at the car behind him from his reflector. His eyes widened when he saw this, and he was so frightened that he wanted to abandon the car and run away.
"squeak!"
Zhang Lili reacted quickly. He kept his hand on the handbrake and quickly pulled it up. The SUV screamed and stopped behind the Ferrari, only a foot away.
"Hey, boy, how do you drive a car? My car is worth three hundred thousand dollars. Who are you? Come down here and let me see you."
Kevin Johnson got out angrily, walked quickly to the SUV, knocked on the window and shouted.
"Old K?"
The window rolled down, revealing a face that stunned him.
"Kevin, damn it, you're almost at the door, why are you overtaking me? You scared me and almost caused a car accident, you know?"
Comrade Lao Wang was so excited that he grabbed Kevin Johnson's chest and pulled him over, foaming at the mouth and spitting.
"Damn it, let me go. Old K, I didn't know it was you. If I knew, I definitely wouldn't overtake you. I'd rather wait behind you for a year than overtake your car. I won't risk my life to overtake your car."
Yes, you almost hit me to death just now."
Kevin Johnson knocked Pharaoh's hand off and said angrily.
"squeak!"
Another car came from behind, it was Buckley's SUV, and it parked next to it.
"Old K, have you bought a car? Yes, this car is very sturdy and suitable for novices. You won't feel bad if you crash."
Barkley yelled and then asked curiously: "But why are you parked here? There's another car coming from behind, and it's Danny Ainge's car."
Lao Wang said angrily: "Kevin wanted to switch cars with me. This is a new car, which is a bit of a disadvantage, but he is my brother. In the end, I had no choice but to agree without any difficulty."
"Who said I would switch cars with you? Besides, you can't fit in my car." Kevin Johnson ran away quickly. If he continues, his car will change its owner.