After the Suns defeated the Grizzlies at home on the 5th, the Suns flew to Denver on the 7th and challenged the Nuggets away from home on the 8th.
This is the second game between the two teams this season. In the first game, the Suns lost at home. Lao Wang scored 50 but it was useless. This time he really wanted to win back in the away game.
When we arrived at the away game, Mutombo called and made an appointment to have dinner, and Lao Wang happily accepted the appointment.
"Old Mu, how much did you spend at K Martial Arts Hall?" he asked casually at the dinner table.
The customer's predetermined consumption bottom line is at least one hundred thousand dollars a year, otherwise he may not make any money, so I always like to ask them when I meet them.
"One hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollars."
Mutombo blurted out, and you can imagine that he has a deep memory of this number.
After saying that, he complained with a miserable look on his face: "Old K, I only joined v during the playoffs. It's only been half a year since April and I have already consumed so much. Can the service be cheaper? I have some consumption."
It’s amazing.”
"Stop talking nonsense. Why don't you use your salary of more than three million US dollars a year for consumption? Let me tell you, money is your own when you spend it. If you put it in the bank, it belongs to others."
Wang Yu persuaded earnestly.
"Old K, please stop messing with me. If I spend it, it will become yours."
Mutombo was stunned for a moment, then he immediately came to his senses. After retorting, he said with a serious look on his face: "You should know, my hometown is very poor, and I need to help them."
Lao Wang was a little helpless. Who are these people? The crying was on his head. He said bluntly: "Lao Mu, just tell me what you want to do. If you can help me, I will definitely help you. If I can't help you, I'll give it to you."
please."
Mutombo gave a helpless smile and said with a simple smile: "Old K, according to media reports, you have donated more than a hundred primary schools in your hometown. I hope you can participate in my charity plan in my hometown.
"
"Your hometown is not my hometown."
Lao Wang slandered, but now that Lao Mu had spoken, he definitely couldn't refuse, so he had to show his appreciation no matter what, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll donate fifty thousand US dollars, is that enough?"
"marvelous!"
Mutombo was not too little and quickly expressed his thanks.
"Don't publicize it to the outside world, otherwise they will come to me and I will go bankrupt in less than a month. If you ignore my warning, the donation will be cancelled."
Lao Wang gave a casual warning, and then immediately started to sell: "Lao Mu, there is a party at the K martial arts hall recently, and all customers will receive invitations. We have a medicinal diet to promote to you. It can regulate your body, slow down aging, and even
Taking it for a hundred years will make you immortal. Seeing how old you are, I think this medicinal diet is the most suitable for you."
"I don't look very old, I am already very old."
Mutombo touched his old face, laughed at himself and then complained: "Old K, I think it is best to grow old slowly. This way has the strongest sense of experience, otherwise I will not be able to experience the passage of time, then...
You’ve lived a life in vain.”
"You idiot!" Lao Wang scolded angrily with a smile.
Mutombo didn't even bother to ask about the price of the medicinal food. He knew it would be very expensive. If he got a big contract in the future, he might give it a try, but he might as well forget it for now.
"By the way, Lao Mu, your rookie contract hasn't been finished yet?" Lao Wang asked.
"The contract is over."
Mutombo said with a somewhat uneasy expression.
"Damn it, no wonder I played so hard on the court. You are trying to step on me and get a big contract!" Lao Wang cursed secretly and asked: "Don't the Nuggets plan to renew the contract in advance?"
"well!"
The African mountain couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
He really wants to stay in his home team. His agent has been working hard to communicate with the management. He has also worked hard since the start of the new season, hoping that the home team will offer him a contract that satisfies him. Unfortunately, the management
He was not very willing to renew the contract in advance, so he was very disappointed when he rejected the manager's contract.
Lao Wang didn't ask again. He led his team to sweep the Nuggets in the first round of the last playoffs. This should be an important reason why the Nuggets didn't want to renew Lao Mu's contract in advance. There was no hope of making it out of the Western Conference.
Moreover, Lao Mu's weakness is obvious, his offensive ability is not enough, but as for defense, there is no way to defend him alone. He needs the help of teammates to defend, which is a bit useless. If Lao Mu can hold him in single defense, he thinks
The Nuggets should be more generous.
But he believes that after Lao Mu ends this season, there should be many teams rushing to grab him. If the Nuggets don't renew his contract, he will be a free agent and get a top defensive center without spending any money. Who doesn't want that?
For example, the Spurs could acquire Lao Mu and create a twin-tower tactic, one for offense and one for defense, and they would be invincible!
There is also the Magic, with Lao Wang and O'Neal teaming up. The Sharks don't like defense and rebounding the most now. They also attack and defend, and they are invincible.
It's just that there are salary cap restrictions. It is obvious that Lao Mu will not accept a small contract. These teams do not have Lao Mu's bird rights, so there is no way to introduce him. In the end, Lao Mu will only go to a team that has enough space and is not very strong.
's team.
"How big a contract do you want?" he asked gossiping.
Mutombo thought for a while and said: "A long-term contract is for sure, at least four to five years, with an annual salary of more than 10 million. I don't expect a 100 million yuan contract, but the next contract cannot be less than 50 million US dollars."
Lao Wang nodded, the Suns couldn't afford this contract anyway.
In addition to Lao Mu, Dameng and Barkley's contracts will be over after this season, and the three top stars will enter the free market and will compete for their heads.
On December 8, around 10 o'clock in the morning, news suddenly spread from Los Angeles to all over the United States. All major TV stations temporarily interrupted the news. The newly appointed president of CAA, Jay Maloney, committed suicide.
"Lance, what's going on?"
Wang Tiejun didn't watch TV, but a teammate saw it and told him, and he quickly called Hoxman.
"Old K, it's too bad. His choice was a mistake, a terrible choice, alas!"
Hawksman sounded very depressed, but he quickly controlled it, and the two chatted for more than 20 minutes before ending the phone call.
Hoxman told him that this incident would not affect the operations of CAA, nor would it affect him, and asked him not to be affected by this incident.
In addition, Hoxman also told him that due to his crazy performance in the finals, Mammoth's operating situation has improved a lot in the past few months and he can survive.
It's just that the situation is still not very good, and there is no channel to deal with the backlog of shoes. However, the factory plan in China is advancing, and land issues have been negotiated with the local government in Fujian.
"In 1993, we talked about building a factory in China. It's almost 1996 and there's still no sign of it. Mammoth will be finished sooner or later."
Lao Wang scratched his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to change brands, but his Mammoth K series had been launched for several generations and he couldn't change brands easily.
Now Mammoth wants to make its K-series brand an independent brand, just like Jordan's MJ brand, and then drive sales of the company's other brands.
The company means to establish an independent company, give it a part of the equity, and enjoy permanent dividends.
Jordan owns two-thirds of the MJ brand, that is, 66.6% of MJ's annual dividends belong to Jordan, and now Mammoth wants to do the same.
There is no other way for Mammoth to tie him down. Once he is poached by other large companies, the company will have no choice but to go bankrupt.
Originally this was a huge good thing. If it was done, he would be the second NBA player to enjoy a lifetime contract, and like Jordan, he would own shares in his own company, but he didn't trust Mammoth's management and these people.
I haven't done anything well in the past few years, and the company will go bankrupt sooner or later.
Now Hoxman is planning to delay the Mammoths a little longer. The contract will not end until the All-Star Weekend, and there are still more than two months left. During this time, he is communicating with the boss Roman Weeks, hoping that Mr. Weeks can form a more powerful team.
Capable management to speed up the construction of factories in China.
That night, the Suns defeated the Nuggets and avenged their loss last game. They were 15-2 and had won eight consecutive games after losing to the Trail Blazers in back-to-back games last time.
At the same time, the Bulls also defeated the Spurs at home that night, with the same 15 wins and 2 losses.
The Mosaic team lost to the SuperSonics due to Barkley's absence due to a minor injury, and fell from the league's first place. The Suns and the Bulls tied for first place in the league.
After the post-game press conference, the Suns rushed back to Phoenix overnight. The team will face the Miami Heat back-to-back on the 9th.
The Heat made a big deal during the offseason, and general manager and head coach Pat Riley seized the opportunity and showed great courage.
Hornets center Alonzo Mourning has performed very well in his three seasons. Although he has been overwhelmed by O'Neal and Old K since his debut, his performance can be called the sixth super center.
It's a pity that the conflict between him and Larry Johnson has deepened and has reached the point of incompatibility. Then the Hornets have not been able to provide him with a big contract, because after the Hornets gave Larry Johnson the billion-dollar contract
, there is absolutely no space left for him.
Regardless of whether he is willing to stay in the Hornets, the actual situation is that if he wants to get a big contract, he can only be traded and go to other teams to get a big contract, or after the four-year contract ends, he will be an incomplete free agent.
leave.
The Hornets chose to trade.
Pat Riley used the team's core Glen Rice as the main bargaining chip to create a four-for-three deal, sending Glen Rice, Matt Geiger, Kalifs and a first-round draft pick in exchange for
Mourning, Lelon Ellis, and Pete Meyers.
There is currently no good or bad outcome to this transaction. Glenn Rice is the boss of the Heat. He was the No. 4 pick in the first round of 1989. He became the team's third scoring point in his rookie season and the second scoring point in his second season.
, and then in the next 4 seasons, he was the team's first scoring point, and his strength was very strong.
Before the transaction, the Heat promised Mourning a seven-year, 100 million yuan contract, which was a prerequisite for completing the transaction.
After the deal was completed, the Heat had a pretty good record of 11 wins and 5 losses. Especially in the Eastern Conference, they were considered a strong team, but it was not certain whether they could hold on.
In this back-to-back home game, the Suns don't want to lose again, because they lost to the Trail Blazers in a back-to-back home game last time. Losing at home is the most demoralizing thing. Fans buy tickets because they want to see a victory, not
I want to see how the home team loses.
Therefore, everyone in the Suns team played very actively and hard. Although they were very tired physically, they were in good spirits.
Wang Tiejun led by example. He played 44 minutes and only rested for 4 minutes. He scored 42 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 4 turnovers and 5 fouls. His shooting rate was 59%, which was not high. He led his team to defeat the Heat.
Mourning did not face him. He faced Kevin Willis, the 11th pick in the first round of the 1984 Diamond Generation.
But Mourning exerted considerable help defense intensity on him. He sent out 5 big blocks in the game, and three big blocks were given to him. He also stole his ball twice in help defense.
Wang was a little annoyed after being blocked three times by Mourning, who was not as tall as him, but there was nothing he could do about it. Mourning's defense speed was really fast, and if he wasn't careful, he would appear from behind Willis.
After 9 consecutive victories, the Suns defeated the Hornets led by Glenn Rice at home on the 12th and won 10 consecutive victories.
The next game is on the 16th, playing the Mavericks away from home. The team has a holiday on the 13th. There is a training session scheduled for the afternoon of the 14th, and we will fly to Dallas on the morning of the 15th.
On the 13th, in order to promote the immortality and prolongation of life, K martial arts gym arranged a party in Phoenix for the client.
This is also the first time a K martial arts club has held a party. This kind of upper-class party is a large-scale high-end social gathering place. It is very attractive. Not only local wealthy people are rushing to participate, but many wealthy people from other places are also very interested.
.
There are many businessmen and companies who did not get invitations and customers. In order to find opportunities to enter this party, there is an explosion of customers.
At the party, the martial arts school arranged a tasting session of medicinal food.
The slogan of this medicinal diet is to prolong life and beautify the skin.
When hundreds of bowls of medicinal food were placed on a long table, the aroma made these rich people salivate before they even tasted it, and their appetites soared.
Without the need for publicity or guidance, the party's attention was quickly focused on the medicinal food, and everyone walked up and started tasting it.
Lao Wang’s final price was three thousand dollars a piece. This thing was positioned as a top luxury product, which meant it had to be of superior grade and style to give these rich people the impression that only they could afford it, so they were willing to pay for it.
The more expensive the money, the more upscale it feels. In addition, the effect of medicated diet is indeed good and suitable for everyone. Its market should be larger than medicated baths and medicated oils.
Now there is only one kind of medicinal diet, and he cannot open a restaurant. Customers place orders, make them and then deliver them to their doorsteps. The service scope is much smaller, and can only be carried out in the cities where the three branches are located.
He felt that he should find a team to help him take care of these business affairs. There was Bai Changsheng in the Fengshen Street area for the time being, but he still needed to find a real manager in the K-Martial Arts Hall.
"Old K, you are too stingy, is that all?" Kevin Johnson wanted to get another bowl after eating one bowl, but unfortunately there was no more. He just tasted it and didn't care whether he was full.
"Don't worry, stay here later, I've left a few cans." Lao Wang whispered.
"That's pretty much it." Lightning put down the bowl and asked, "Does this stuff really live up to the hype?"
"Of course, immortality and longevity." Lao Wang said with 100% certainty.
"Just blow it."
Lightning curled his lips in disdain.
But he had to admit that this bowl of chicken was really delicious, the soup was even better, and the aftertaste was endless. It was just too expensive. In the future, he could only eat it at Lao K’s, and he couldn’t afford it.
"Eat it a few times and you will know the benefits. It will definitely keep you in puberty longer. If you don't eat it, let your wife try it. It is better than any beauty product. In the future, let her buy less of those things and eat more.
Sub-child chicken."
Lao Wang knew that Lightning still didn't believe it, so he didn't say much. You need to eat more of this stuff to be effective.
"Old K, can this kind of food really beautify your skin?" A lady in her fifties came over and asked with great interest.
Lao Wang recognized this woman, a director of a large pharmaceutical company in Phoenix, with a net worth of at least hundreds of millions of dollars. She should be called Mrs. Hawke. He immediately nodded and said: "No, madam, its function is not just for beauty, it is to improve your inner self.
, making you younger and regaining vitality and youth.”
"Looks like I'm going to give it a try." Mrs. Hawke smiled.
After Mrs. Hawke left, Wang Tieshan came over and said: "Tie Jun, Mrs. Hawke spent more than half a million dollars in our branch. She has been purchasing medicated baths and medicated oil massage services for a long time. She is very satisfied with the effects of our products.
"
Lao Wang smiled and said: "She has tasted the benefits of medicated baths and medicated oil, so she is willing to believe in our medicated diet."
The party was a success and the Los Angeles branch will also hold a party the next day, followed by the New York branch on the 15th.