Barkley scored 21 points and 14 rebounds, won the best of the game, and accepted an on-site interview.
"Charles, what do you think of Lao K's performance tonight?" the reporter asked.
"oh……"
Barkley exaggeratedly screamed, and then said with a smile: "The rookie acted like a superstar, he took care of everything, haha!"
"You don't mind him stealing your limelight? In fact, his performance tonight was more eye-catching than yours," the reporter asked.
"nonono..."
Barkley shook his head and said with a smile: "I just hope he will be stronger. I need his help. I must make a difference in the playoffs this year. This is inseparable from Old K. He is a good rookie."
"Did you know he has a new nickname?" the reporter asked.
"What's the new nickname?" Buckley asked with interest.
"The two ESPN commentators called him 'Caesar the Conqueror' after Old K knocked over three defenders under the basket. What do you think of this nickname?" the reporter asked.
"Oh! Caesar the Conqueror? This nickname is so cool, I want it too!" Buckley looked like he was about to drool.
"Caesar the Conqueror?"
Dan Marli, who was talking to a staff member not far away, heard it and quickly ran to Lao Wang and shouted: "Did you hear that, Lao K, they now call you Caesar the Conqueror?"
"Caesar the Conqueror?"
Comrade Lao Wang, who had never liked studying since he was a child, thought it sounded familiar. He seemed to have heard the name Caesar somewhere. It must be a personal name, right? He couldn't quite remember.
"Old K, what do you think? Do you like it?"
Next to him, Kevin Johnson poked Lao Wang's shoulder with his elbow and asked with a smile.
"Not bad, let them bark." Comrade Lao Wang said with a smile.
At this time, Barkley finished the interview, and everyone left the stadium while talking and laughing.
An hour later, Wang Tiejun attended the press conference with Barkley and Kevin Johnson.
His performance today was indeed shocking. The reporter who first asked the question asked him on the head and asked: "Old K, how much do you think the league will fine you?"
"Haha..." A burst of laughter sounded in the hall.
Lao Wang scratched his head and said unhappily: "Can you blame me? It's a quality problem. The alliance should give me rewards, not fines, because I tested the quality of the equipment for them."
"Ha ha……"
Another burst of laughter rang out in the hall.
"If you don't want Lao K to collapse the basket frame again, then I have a good proposal."
Buckley grabbed the microphone in front of him and interjected with a smile: "If I were an equipment supplier company, I would immediately ask Old K to be the spokesperson, otherwise he will do the same thing next time."
"Haha..." Laughter rang out three times in the hall.
“Coach Westphal, we won the game at the last second tonight, but based on the lineups of both sides, our Suns’ lineup is obviously stronger because we have two people in the low post who need to be double-teamed.
What do you think went wrong?"
The second questioner was team reporter Hammers Larry. He asked a more pointed question, which pointed directly at the head coach's coaching ability.
Indeed, as he said, it was very difficult to win tonight. Although the SuperSonics' record this season is only behind the Suns, the Suns clearly had the upper hand in the interior lineups of both sides, and the result was that they almost lost the game. This is definitely
There is a reason.
Westphal organized his speech and said: "Sometimes, the performance of strength has ups and downs. Today, the efficiency of both sides on the outside is not high enough, because the outside defense is very strong, and the score of both of us has not exceeded 100.
They are all about ten points lower than the average points per game, and this is proof.
And the SuperSonics are definitely a strong team. The combination of Payton and Shawn Kemp is very strong on both ends of the offense and defense. And tonight Payton was very successful in defending the No. 1 position. We made a lot of ball-handling mistakes, and they took advantage of it.
They played some fast breaks. When they had fast breaks, we couldn't keep up with the rhythm inside, so we were a little passive.
But overall, I also think we are stronger, and I believe we will win the next game more easily."
After all, he is not confident that he can beat the Sonics more easily, because winning or losing a game really cannot be determined by comparing the strength on paper.
In terms of rebounding tonight, the Suns did not take advantage. Instead, they committed five more turnovers, had six fewer fast breaks, and their field goal percentage was three percentage points lower. It is really good to win.
He believed that the player who played the best tonight was actually not Barkley, who was the best in the game, but Old K. If it weren't for Old K's high efficiency, he would have lost tonight.
After playing the SuperSonics, the Suns returned to Phoenix the next day.
On this day, Lao Wang's photo appeared on the front pages of many sports media in the United States.
The photos they chose were also different. Some were the shot where he dunked the basket, and some were the shot where he knocked over three defenders and finally looked at the entire court.
At the same time, these media adopted the nickname of Caesar the Conqueror, which was called out by two ESPN commentators.
At two o'clock at noon on February 14, the Suns' team bus returned to the training base.
"Old K, are you going to visit your house tomorrow?" Buckley shouted.
There are two games before the All-Star Game. The next one is to play the Pistons at home on the 17th, and the last game is to play the Magic at home. There are no training arrangements for today and tomorrow, so he wants to take advantage of the time to see how Lao Wang practices.
Iron mountain relies on.
As soon as he said that, everyone else ran over and shouted that they wanted to go together.
"Okay, I'll arrange a party, right? Let's go to my house together," Lao Wang said with a smile.
During this period, he also attended several parties hosted by Buckley and the others. He thought it was good. There was food and drink. It would be even better if he got a girl.
"Okay, it's settled."
"Take the initiative to arrange a party. Old K is being generous this time."
"The miser is good this time."
"Did he arrange this on his own initiative? It was obviously Charles who took the initiative to go."
"Yes, Lao K always only attends our parties. Whenever we arrive at a party, he eats and drinks wildly and never takes the initiative to arrange his own parties."
Everyone became happy and praised Lao Wang.
Lao Wang's face is getting darker and darker. Is this praising me? Is this criticizing me?
Everyone chatted for a while and then went home.
"Old K, come to the headquarters."
As soon as Lao Wang's car drove out of the base, Colangelo's call came to his mobile phone.
"Sir, what's the matter?" he asked after meeting.
Colangelo smiled and said: "Old K, your performance was good yesterday."
"Thank you, I think I played well too." Lao Wang said with a smile.
Colangelo laughed and nodded: "The first news, I got the news, this year's All-Star, your country's CCTV will send reporters to conduct on-site interviews, and the All-Star game will also be broadcast live."
"real?"
Wang Tiejun was very happy.
He has nothing to be depressed about not being able to participate in the All-Star Game.
At the center position in the Western Conference, David Robinson is the starter and Da Meng is the substitute. As a rookie who has just entered the league and has played for more than a month, how can he be qualified to participate? So from the beginning, he did not pay much attention to it.
Except for Barkley as the starting forward for the Suns, only Dan Marley is the substitute, and Kevin Johnson was not selected.
However, CCTV will broadcast All-Stars this year, and there may be more live broadcasts in the future. He will also have the opportunity to appear on domestic TV one day. Thinking about it, I feel very excited.
"Second news, Old K, some local sponsors are looking for you." Colangelo said with a smile.
"real?"
Lao Wang suddenly smiled.
"This is already very fast. After all, you have only been playing for more than a month." Colangelo smiled.
Then he handed a stack of information to Lao Wang, including five companies in total, all local companies in Phoenix, and said: "Old K, you really need an agent. I don't want your energy to be involved in this aspect.
And you don’t understand this either.”
"Okay, sir, please give me a list of those agents," Lao Wang said with a smile.
"It's ready."
Colangelo then handed him a list of agents who had contacted Lao Wang.
Before Lao Wang left, he invited Mr. Colangelo to attend the party tomorrow, and the latter readily accepted the invitation.
When I got home, I saw Zhang Lili was moving, with two bags, one on his back and one on his back, looking pitiful.
"Tie Jun, I've rented a house. It's not far from here, about a kilometer away. I share it with others. I won't move now. If you need anything in the future, please call me. I left the number on the table. It's a public phone in the house.
"Lao Zhang said.
"Okay, then you can go." Lao Wang said.
Lao Zhang said angrily: "You didn't say you would give me a gift?"
Lao Wang laughed and said: "It's only a few steps away, what do you want to give me? You can drive my car and come back to me when you're done."
"Then I might as well walk there by myself." Lao Zhang said helplessly.
"Brother Zhang, sit down, what's the rush? Let's chat first, and you can eat before you leave." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"In other words, let me cook for you before you leave." Lao Zhang said angrily.
"You know, Brother Zhang, this time All-Stars will be broadcast live on CCTV, and reporters and film crews will come to the United States to cover it," Wang Tiejun said.
"real?"
Lao Zhang said happily: "Well, this is the first time. In 1989, Stern went to CCTV to promote the NBA, and it finally had some effect.
By the way, Tie Jun, you will also go to Utah when the time comes and let CCTV interview you."
"Do they know me?" he asked expectantly.
Lao Zhang thought for a while and then said: "There are very few domestic media paying attention to American professional sports, and I guess not many people know about it."
Lao Wang thought for a while and asked: "Will they be afraid of my experience in China?"
Lao Zhang was stunned and said with a wry smile: "It's possible, if they know."
Wang Tiejun fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhang Lili looked at him but said nothing. After two minutes, he opened his mouth and said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to go."
Now he has figured it out. After the accident, everyone in the village pointed fingers at him, and both the provincial team and the national youth team expelled him. How could the national team still want him?
The political trial is the most difficult stage for young people in the village when they join the army. Not to mention a year in jail, you are convicted in the bureau. Your ancestors are landlords, so there is nothing left to think about.
He hadn't thought about this before. It wasn't that he didn't know, it was just some fantasy. Now it's been so long and he has given up. He can't pass the political review.
"No, go show your face." Lao Zhang said anxiously.
"Show me your ass, is it possible for me to join the national team in the future? Don't fool me, I won't go!" Lao Wang crossed his legs and lay down on the sofa.
Lao Zhang opened his mouth, it turns out you understand, so why am I talking nonsense?
He sighed: "Tie Jun, if the case is overturned in the future, you will be fine."
Lao Wang thought for a while and suddenly remembered what the two people who came for review that day said when they applied for a gun license. He asked: "Brother Zhang, what do you mean by giving the benefit of the doubt to the defendant?"
Lao Zhang was startled and explained: "I really understand this, that is, if there is doubt during the lawsuit, it will be beneficial to the defendant."
"Brother Zhang, please make it simple." Lao Wang said urgently.
Lao Zhang smiled and said: "Even if we encounter a situation that cannot be investigated, we will make a judgment based on the principle that is beneficial to the defendant. There are no third-party witnesses in your case, and the woman cannot be found. If you have this principle, you will not be sentenced.
Guilty."
At this time, he also understood why Wang Tiejun asked this question.
Unfortunately, this legal principle does not exist in China.
However, if this legal principle is adopted in the country in the future, Tie Jun's case may have a chance to be overturned, but it will take who knows how many years.
"bell!"
At this time, the landline phone next to me rang.
"Hello."
Lao Wang conveniently picked up the phone.
This time, it turned out that the FBI informed him that his gun license had been approved.
"Oh my god, how did they pass your gun license review?" Lao Zhang said in surprise.
"They know I'm a good person, so why can't they pass?" Lao Wang said angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes..." Lao Zhang nodded quickly. The employer cannot be offended.
"The gun license will be sent in two days. Then we will buy a gun and have some fun." Lao Wang rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
"Okay!" Lao Zhang smiled.
He picked up the stack of contracts that Lao Wang had thrown on the sofa, flipped through it, and said in surprise: "Hey, Tie Jun, are you asking for this endorsement?"
"Well, now I am somewhat famous in the local area." Lao Wang said proudly.
Lao Zhang laughed and said: "Another basket rack collapsed. This was just replaced by the league. You are not only famous locally, but also famous throughout the United States.
It’s just that you are Chinese after all, and your commercial value in the United States is very low, so it should be difficult to get a big brand.”
After doing some calculation, he added: "Five contracts, the total endorsement fee is 600,000 US dollars a year, which is not low, it is several million yuan. When do you plan to sign it?"
"Mr. Colangelo suggested that I hire an agent, and I plan to hire one. After all, I don't understand these things," Lao Wang said.
Lao Zhang picked up the list of agents, looked at it, and said with a smile: "You have to be careful, not all of them are good people."
"Uh-huh."
Lao Wang nodded repeatedly and said: "Poor Buckley encountered a scammer, and all the wages he earned in the past few years were lost."
"that is."
Lao Zhang echoed.
While Lao Wang was chatting with Lao Zhang, he was fiddling with his cell phone and sending text messages to Roberts.
He even talked about the several endorsement contracts he received. After all, for a poor boy who just crawled out of the sewer, he needs something to enhance his status in front of a big star. Although the endorsement contracts are very small,
Small, but isn't that a good start?
Within two minutes, the cell phone rang. It was Roberts. He quickly got up and ran into the room before answering the call.
"This kid, what are you hiding from by making a phone call?"
Lao Zhang muttered and wanted to go over and listen to the corner, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.
Wang Tiejun chatted with Roberts for a while, and the latter said: "Old K, you said you want to sign an agent, do you want to listen to my advice?"
"you say."
"I signed with Innovative Elite Culture Agency, which is the largest industry company in Hollywood. It is also involved in sports business and has NBA licensed agents. I suggest you come to Innovate."
"Hollywood company?" Lao Wang was startled.
"Yes, you are Chinese. If you choose a pure NBA agent, your commercial value in Asia and China cannot be truly developed, but innovation can." Roberts said.
"Really?"
This is what interests Lao Wang the most.
Roberts added: "Innovation has business in Japan, but as far as I know, it has not yet launched business in mainland China.
If you join Innovation and you are the first Chinese player to join the NBA, the company will definitely set up an agent team for you and even start business in mainland China..."
The two chatted for a long time before ending the phone call. Lao Wang did not make an immediate decision, and Roberts also needed to communicate with the company.
Lao Wang is actually tempted.
If innovation can really develop business in China, he will be willing to do so.
On Roberts' side, although Innovation Company also has sports agency business and several agents have NBA agent qualification certificates, they have not signed NBA players yet. To sign Lao Wang, there is still some work to be done.
After hanging up the phone, Lao Wang took Lao Zhang out and drove Lao Zhang to his new home.
It's really close. It's only a few words away by car. It's probably less than a thousand meters, at most about six or seven hundred meters, two streets apart.
After asking Lao Zhang to put down his luggage, he dragged her to the supermarket to prepare for tomorrow's party.
When I arrived at the supermarket, I received some onlookers. The staff and some customers came over to say hello, but fortunately there were not many people.
"Let's get more crayfish. Let's make them Chinese-flavored. I don't really like the way Americans eat them," Lao Zhang shouted.
"Okay, you decide what to cook." Lao Wang didn't know much. He only knew how to eat ready-made dishes since he was a child.
