Chapter 409 Pi's second child: Old K, take me with you, I'm going bankrupt!
On the 31st, the Suns announced that Kevin Johnson was back. In addition, Rasheed Wallace's injury was almost gone. After the team doctor agreed, he would start training without the ball from this day, but his official return would not be until after the All-Star Game.
Thanks to his record and personal performance, Wang Tiejun continued to maintain the first place in mvp, and at the same time continued to dominate the three statistics of scoring, blocking, and rebounding.
On the 1st, the All-Star voting results came out.
Last year, that is, in 1996, Wang Tiejun became the All-Star vote leader with 1.59 million votes, surpassing Jordan by more than 200,000 votes, and his reputation was endless.
The reason why his popularity was so high last year was due to his victory in 1995, his super performance in the finals where he averaged 50 points per game, and his incredible performance in the regular season in 1995/96 when he averaged 40 points per game.
Thanks to his four consecutive 50-point performances before the All-Star Game.
But the Suns didn't win the championship in 1996, and they didn't even make it to the finals, and his performance this season wasn't as crazy as in the 1995/96 season. His data didn't complete his breakthrough, and he only hit 4 50s, and there were no
He broke through last season's four consecutive 50-point performances. Logically speaking, his popularity should not be as crazy as last year.
However, he received a crazy 2.55 million votes this year, which was nearly a million votes higher than last year and higher than Jordan's 2.45 million votes. He once again became the All-Star vote leader after last year.
Seventy percent of his votes came from Arizona, and 30% came from all over the United States, especially Los Angeles and New York, two big cities with a large Chinese population. He received a lot of votes.
At noon that day, he accepted a TV interview with Phoenix TV in front of his home, and specially thanked the fans for their support.
In the evening, my agent Hawksman called.
For him who has just entered the league for five seasons, being selected into the top 50 is a very big honor, and CAA also takes it very seriously.
"Old K, the company has arranged a celebration party for you during the All-Star Weekend. This time we have many stars coming to watch the All-Stars. They will all attend the party. You can invite your teammates and friends to the party."
"That day?"
"It's the night of the 6th."
"ok."
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"Woooooooo..."
In the evening, in Nuo Da's backyard, Lao Wang was practicing swordsmanship, using a Miao sword. The swordsmanship he used was a set of two-handed swordsmanship collected in his hometown, called the Sixteen Lian Dao.
This sword technique was acquired from a run-down martial arts master's family. It has been passed down since the Ming Dynasty and has been passed down for many generations. Now it has no use at all. The orthodox successor is giving medicated oil massages to people in K martial arts hall.
He liked this set of sword skills very much. The sword was very powerful. One sword after another was very fierce. He practiced it many times after he got it.
Now that the All-Star Weekend is coming, he is going to show off his knife skills to open the eyes of those foreigners.
With the return of the Lightning, only one troll has not returned. The Suns' lineup is becoming more and more complete. They have successively defeated the Raptors, Pistons and Hawks. Before the All-Star Weekend, they achieved a record of 43 wins and 5 losses, firmly ranking first in the league.
First in the league.
On the 6th, Wang Tiejun got up early, wearing a top-notch outfit inside and a down jacket outside, and then flew to Cleveland with Colangelo Jr., Kevin Johnson, Kobe Kidd and others.
He was the only All-Star in the Suns. The Lightning performed well in the early stage and even performed as an All-Star in 2010. Unfortunately, he was injured twice. Although it was a minor injury, it also affected his performance. His playing time was intentionally reduced and his shots were also reduced.
Now, the current average per game is 168.5, and he failed to be selected as an All-Star.
The performance of other main players is just that of ordinary main players, such as Horry and Rasheed Wallace. Neither of them averages more than 15 points per game, so it is impossible to be selected as an All-Star.
The Lightning and the others went to Cleveland just to watch the Top 50 awards ceremony. In addition, Kobe had to participate in the rookie game.
After arriving in Cleveland at four o'clock in the afternoon, the group came to the Hilton Hotel.
The NBA has officially reserved the 11th to 13th floors of the Hilton Hotel. All stars live here. The current All-Stars and top 50 superstars, as well as the rookies in the rookie game live on the 11th floor, and the top 50 retired superstars live on the 11th floor.
On the 12th floor, invited guests and league officials live on the 13th floor.
Colangelo Jr. and Lightning also booked a room here, and Wang Tiejun booked a room here for Hu Weidong.
The All-Star Weekend happens to be the Spring Festival, so I decided to get together with Lao Hu here.
Dayao didn't have time. The NCAA divisional round was in the last month. Georgetown was not strong enough and it was a bit tight to make it to March Madness.
When we arrived outside the hotel, there were many people outside including reporters and fans. It took Lao Wang and his party more than ten minutes to enter the hotel.
"Hey, old K."
"Hey, Lance."
Hawksman was waiting in the lobby. When he saw Lao Wang, he hurried over, then said hello to Colangelo and the others, and invited them to the party tonight.
Kobe said excitedly: "Really? Come on, hurry up, I have to prepare and buy the best dress."
"Oh, old K, you didn't tell us there was a celebrity party tonight? I had no preparations, no dress, no leather shoes, I just wore a pair of sneakers." Kidd said excitedly.
"That's right." Lightning and Horry echoed.
"I forgot." Lao Wang said lightly.
"Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten? Then how do you pack yourself like a gentleman? Your suits, leather shoes, and watches are all top brands, and you have also sprayed men's perfume. You are like a catwalk now. We are here
You are like a foil next to you." Horry complained.
Lao Wang laughed and scolded: "You idiot, I forgot to inform you, and I didn't forget that there is a party tonight."
"..."
Everyone was stunned. Old K, do you have the nerve to express this reason?
"Old K, the party is scheduled to be on the 32nd floor of the Hilton Hotel. It will start at eight o'clock in the evening. There are still two and a half hours..."
Hawksman, who was very busy, told Lao Wang about the party and left in a hurry.
"Too bad, the party is about to start, and I'm dressed like a beggar." Kidd said in frustration.
"I'm going to buy some of the most handsome suits. Hurry up, hurry up, the clothing stores on the street are almost closed." Kobe ran to the elevator and poked the upward button vigorously, as if he was getting a shot of blood.
"Why doesn't the elevator come down yet? It's the same here." Kidd also urged.
"You guys go first, I'm waiting for someone." Lao Wang greeted.
"Old K."
At this time, Hu Weidong's voice sounded from behind, and the elevator door happened to open.
"Come on, let's go up first."
Lao Wang said hello, and after entering the elevator, he introduced Lao Hu.
"What about the Pacers, Larry Brown still doesn't give you a chance?" he asked.
"It's not bad, now a game can last about ten minutes." Lao Hu said with a smile.
"As long as you can play, Ewing and I have talked. If the Pacers don't win the championship this year, they won't renew Larry Brown's contract. If you change the head coach then, your chances may be better," Lao Wang said.
"Old K, you should have introduced Hu to me." Colangelo complained a little.
Lao Wang explained: "We have Kobe and Chapman at the second position, and Kobe has to focus on training. He will not have any chance in the Suns. But now he is not very good in the Pacers, Larry Brown is too conservative.
"
At this time, the elevator reached the eleventh floor. Colangelo Jr. and Lightning were still on the upper floor. They agreed to meet on this floor later. Lao Wang and Kobe got out of the elevator.
As soon as I went out, I saw a group of stars chatting in the corridor, including Jordan and Pippen, Mourning, Barkley and Dream, Glider, Postman and John Stockton, as well as Shawn Kemp, Ewing and David
Robinson et al.
"Hey, old K, you're here."
The frowning Pippen's eyes lit up when he saw Lao Wang, and he immediately raised his hand to say hello, and even left Jordan's side and walked towards Lao Wang.
"Pi Er, how are you doing?" Seeing that Pippen's expression was not very good, Lao Wang dropped his suitcase and shook his hand.
Pippen sighed and said, "Well, I've been in some trouble recently. Several investments have failed. I'm almost bankrupt."
"That's it? I thought you lost to Rodman and degenerated into a skinny guy." Lao Wang said with a smile.
Pippen couldn't help but glare at Lao Wang, "What are you looking at? No matter how low I am, I will never lose to Rodman, right?" But thinking about his current financial situation, he couldn't help but become dejected.
"Pi Er, don't you have a frown on your face? You have at least ten or twenty endorsements, big and small. Not counting salary, your business income will not be less than ten million a year. You have played games for so many years, and you have earned at least several thousand
If you have a lot of money, don't cry poor in front of me." Lao Wang joked.
"Really not!"
Pippen, who looked haggard, shook his head and said: "My agent has invested in many projects for me, and I have lost a lot of money recently, between 20 and 30 million. All my savings have been lost."
"Agent?" Lao Wang was startled.
Jordan and others came over at this time. Barkley looked at Pippen sympathetically and said, "Pippen is really pitiful. He is similar to me. He trusted his agent easily. I was defrauded of all my money by my agent before."
"No, why do you want a broker to help you invest? Even if I don't know how to invest, I still make the decision myself. If I lose, it's my own loss. If I can understand the loss, what does this mean to you?" Lao Wang said in surprise.
Barkley said angrily: "How many of us golfers know how to invest? How about you buy a few streets for us?"
Jordan asked: "Old K, did you invest all your money yourself and didn't give it to your broker?"
Lao Wang nodded and said, "Of course."
When he said this, he added: "But I'm not much better. The investment scale of my street has now reached 150 million US dollars. There are still dozens of acres of vacant land there. I may need to continue to invest in building a few more buildings in the future."
Commercial building, I have been trapped by it all my life, my life is miserable!"
Buckley said angrily: "Why don't you sell it to us?"
"Haha, I am a loyal person and never harm my friends." Lao Wang quickly shook his head.
"Tch!" Barkley raised his middle finger, as did everyone else.
"We agreed, CAA will have a party later, all celebrities will be on the 32nd floor, everyone can go." Lao Wang quickly changed the subject.
"ok."
This is exciting news, and everyone is in high spirits.
"Old K, you are the best at investing. I'm about to go bankrupt. Can you help me quickly?" Only Pippen was not in the mood to date female celebrities.
"Go away, you can't even eat a piece of chicken without trying to get rid of Jordan. Your spending at the K-Martial Arts Hall is pitiful. Why should I take you? I don't owe you anything." Lao Wang said angrily.
"Pfft!" Jordan couldn't help laughing.
Pippen said awkwardly: "My situation was not very good last time. Now I have borrowed millions of dollars in debt. How can I still have money to spend? Client, for the sake of the one hundred thousand dollars in membership fees, please help me."
There are so many players in the league, and I think you are the one who can make the most money."
Seeing Pippen's pitiful words, Lao Wang felt that the old boy's financial situation was really not good, but he had no investment opportunities, so he quickly complained: "How can I make any money? The domestic one
The street is just a sinkhole, and the K-Martial Arts School’s expenses are too high, and it might close down one day.”
"Old K, are you really not going to help?" Pippen said with a bitter face.
"I don't have a good relationship with you, so why should I help you?"
Lao Wang cursed, shook his head and said: "How do you want me to help you? How about I open a chain chicken shop selling medicinal diet, and you come to join?"
"What kind of franchise method?" Pippen's eyes lit up.
The same goes for other people who have eaten chicken, and everyone is interested.
"Build a store of your own, and if you meet certain standards, you can join. The franchise fee is one million U.S. dollars," Lao Wang said.
"..."
When they heard about the franchise fee, everyone was stunned for a moment.
"Shet! Old K, I'm almost a mummy, and you still want to lie down on me and suck blood?" Pippen was so angry that his balls ached, and his lips started to tremble.
"Sure enough, you have changed, Old K. You are already a complete capitalist." Buckley said with trembling lips.
Among all the people, only Jordan said thoughtfully: "Two hundred thousand franchise fees, old K, I will join."
Lao Wang was stunned and asked to join a ridiculous alliance. He just tried to dodge it, how could he start a chain store? And it was just one dish, how to do it?
"Ahem, one million is not negotiable." He hesitated.
Jordan sneered twice and said: "Old K, who are you looking down on? One million, I'll add it."
"Are you crazy, Michael?" Pippen pulled Jordan.
Everyone looked at Jordan and then at Lao Wang. Are these two guys crazy?
In fact, Jordan calculated very clearly that Boy Chicken's profit would definitely be huge. If he could really get one million to join, he would use another one million to open a store in Chicago and invest another two million. Relying on the reputation of the K-Martial Arts School in the upper class, he would definitely make a lot of money.
Make money.
Lao Wang put Jordan against the wall and could only say helplessly: "Okay, I'll let you join my chain catering company one day after it opens."
Jordan finally realized that this guy, Old K, had no sincerity at all and had been fooling him. He said angrily: "Old K, your K martial arts gym has never developed. Why don't I organize a consortium to buy it and you take the money?
Leave and become your billionaire, and we will help you develop?"
He really has this idea. Lao K makes tens of millions of net profits from K martial arts gym every year. If he can really buy it and promote it to the world, the profit will be ten times greater than now. He can even build his own business empire based on this.
"Shut up!"
Lao Wang angrily scolded: "I want to occupy the magpie's nest. If I don't sell it, I would rather go bankrupt than sell it."
What a waste of money. Jordan shook his head regretfully. It was such a waste to have the K martial arts school in the hands of Old K. There was not even a formal business management team established, just a bunch of thugs managing it. How would it develop? If it was in his hands.
Yes, there are now at least twenty branches.
A group of superstars were chatting, and more and more All-Stars came out of the room, such as Payton, Eddie Jones, etc. Some people with high enough status also participated in the chat, while some All-Stars with insufficient status stood outside to chat.
If you can't talk, a sophomore like Garnett is not qualified to interrupt.
There was also a group of rookies participating in the rookie game who were too embarrassed to come up and began to gather not far away from the corridor. The superstars were chatting. They stood there and talked about the superstars. Iverson, Ray Allen, Marbury and others were among them.
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The little blacksmith stood behind Lao Wang and listened to these people's nonsense for a long time. He was so anxious that he wanted to buy clothes. What nonsense are you talking to these people here?
At this time, the elevator opened, Kidd, Lightning, and Hu Weidong arrived. Kobe quickly poked Lao Wang's back secretly and whispered: "Old K, hurry up, the stores outside are closing."
"You guys chat first, I'll go to the room to put my luggage, and then we'll have dinner together." Lao Wang greeted and went to the room with Kobe. The two of them shared a room.
After putting away their luggage and coming out, Kidd and Kobe hurriedly went to buy clothes. Lao Wang asked Lightning: "Kevin, where is Brian?"
"He has other appointments, so he's leaving first," Lightning said.
"Hey, let's go." Nodding, he greeted Buckley and the others.
"Old K, the Hilton Hotel has two restaurants, the sky restaurant on the 35th floor and the top floor. The price on the top floor is not much more expensive. Let's go to the top floor restaurant to eat. Are you treating me?" Buckley asked with a smile.
"Top floor? No problem, I'll take it." Lao Wang, who was walking at the front, nodded.
"I want to have a good meal today."
How could Jordan walk behind others? He had to compete with others to see who could pee farther. His competitive spirit was everywhere. As he talked, he rushed to the front in a few strides.
Lao Wang glanced sideways at Jordan and said, "Whoever goes to the front gets the treat."
Jordan's feet froze, he turned around and glared at Lao Wang, and said unhappily: "I'll treat you if I ask."
"Ha ha……"
Barkley and others, who were familiar with Jordan's character, laughed. They could kill Jordan today. The price on the top floor was at least several times that of an ordinary restaurant.
When passing by a pile of rookies, Lao Wang greeted: "Rookies, let's go!"
"We also have a share?" Marbury said happily.
"We all have a share. The flying man is treating us to the rooftop restaurant. Everyone can order whatever they want to eat and drink. Anyway, we have the same purpose. Today we will only order the expensive ones, not the right ones." Lao Wang greeted with a smile.
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"Oh ho!"
The rookies cheered and followed at the back.
"You bastard, you're trying to trick me."
Jordan's face turned dark, he was so competitive, today's order was not going to be small, it was a bit painful.