On the 10th, Lao Wang had just woken up and hadn't brushed his teeth when Fox suddenly called him and told him excitedly that he had received a text message inviting him to a party at the Los Angeles branch of K-Martial Arts.
"Brother Fei, is there a party going on here?" After hanging up the phone, he turned around and asked.
Fei Ge was packing Laowang's luggage for an away game. Hearing this, he said: "The trading company here has already done it. The domestic trading company has sent a lot of orders. We need to hold a party immediately to find someone who can provide
Supplier of quality goods.”
"oh."
"Husband, my dad suggested that I open an import and export trading company before, but I chose to open a film and television company. This time I opened a trading company. I didn't expect the business to be so good. If I had known, I would have opened it a long time ago." Yu Feihong said excitedly.
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"The film and television company didn't make any money?" Lao Wang asked casually.
"I made some money, not much. I made a lot of losses on domestic investments, but I made some money by introducing foreign films," said Yu Feihong.
"By the way, did my second sister tell me when she would reorganize the martial arts gym for me?" Lao Wang asked.
"It's almost time, she is making plans, I don't know the details," Yu Feihong said.
"My sister won't hurry up either?" Lao Wangdu muttered.
"The second sister mainly focuses on studying. There are three majors. She only does these business matters in her free time."
"What's going on with Zhang Weihua and Liu Beiwei and our two sisters now?"
"Not bad, but the two of them are similar to the eldest sister. They are both nerds. After completing their studies here, they are planning to return to China to do research. Only the second sister is better. She often takes time to attend some parties in the martial arts hall and has plans to go into business.
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"It's better to be a nerd, so as not to broaden your horizons in this colorful world but mess up your mind."
When Lao Wang said this, he thought of Mrs. John for some reason and said: "Brother Fei, ask Yangtze River to contact Phoenix and send a party invitation to Mrs. John.
Mrs. John is quite good, and her family is considered a local leader in Phoenix. It has been passed down there for hundreds of years. It used to be engaged in agriculture and had many connections. Although it is not so good now, the foundation is still there. Anyway, we need to find suppliers.
Let’s see if we can give her some opportunities to breathe, maybe she can recover.”
"Okay, I'll call Yangtze later."
Yu Feihong nodded and suddenly asked: "You have such a good relationship with the Colangelo family, why don't you invite them?"
Lao Wang shook his head and said: "The Colangelo family only has the sports industry and no other business."
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Next, the Lakers experienced three more away games. After defeating the Mavericks on the 11th, they defeated the Spurs and Mosaic in back-to-back games on the 13th and 14th, winning four consecutive games. Their record rose to 6 wins and 1 loss, ranking third in the Western Conference.
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Kobe's performance as a consecutive starter is still good, averaging 17 points per game and shooting 47% from the field. Scoring is nothing. The important thing is that for a second-year shooting guard, this efficiency is very good.
Richmond's performance has returned to normal, and he has cooperated well with Lao Wang. His average per game has increased from 14.6 points in the first three games to 18.5 points now. There is still room for improvement. It is very possible to average 20+ points per game.
of.
If he and Kobe can always be so powerful on the outside, Wang's offensive pressure will be much less and he can devote more energy to other aspects.
However, because of the existence of Lao Wang, if the offensive ability of these two people is not strong to a certain extent, they will also be suppressed by Lao Wang. Many of Lao Wang's teammates have proven this in the past few seasons, unless Lao Wang specifically
Reduce offense.
Chris Mullin and Rick Fox also played well in the substitute lineup, with the former playing the two position, the latter playing the three position, Fisher subbing in the one position, Danny Fortson subbing in the four position, and only the five position
The strength is too bad, the substitute lineup is very strong.
These three teams are very weak, or very bad, so Lao Wang takes fewer shots and develops more energy from his teammates, seizes opportunities to run the lineup, and makes all-round contributions in other aspects. His personal score has dropped a bit.
Averaged 37 minutes per game, 38 points, 17.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 4.5 blocks, 1.8 turnovers and 2.7 fouls per game.
The Trail Blazers got off to a hot start, winning all 7 games and still ranking first in the Western Conference, tied for first in the league with the Knicks.
The Jazz, on the other hand, have 7 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in the Western Conference.
At the end of the second week of the regular season, the league updated the MVP rankings.
Because the Lakers' record has improved, although Wang Tiejun's personal score has declined, he is still the league's leading scorer, and his other statistics are excellent, so he still ranks first.
The second is O'Neal, averaging 35 minutes per game, 32 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals, 2.7 blocks, 2.9 turnovers and 3.2 fouls per game.
The third is Jordan, who is almost 35 years old and still performs extremely well, averaging 38 minutes per game, 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.9 steals, 0.5 blocks, 2.3 turnovers and 1.8 fouls per game.
The fourth is Postman Karl Malone, the fifth is rookie Tim Duncan, the sixth is Ewing, the seventh is Dream Olajuwon, and the eighth is David Robinson.
With the announcement of the MVP rankings in the second week, Tim Duncan's name appeared in the news of major media, and the attention was further increased.
He is the super No. 1 pick that has ruined half of the league. He was traded repeatedly during the offseason. The attention itself is very high, but he was successively traded by the Lakers and Suns, which also caused him to be questioned a lot. And now,
He entered the MVP rankings as a rookie, ranking fifth, and immediately wiped away such doubts.
The peak was his debut, which became his trademark.
The last person with this sign was Allen Iverson, but Iverson was not as good as Duncan, and Philadelphia couldn't produce a record. It was a typical bad team, and it has never entered the top ten in the MVP rankings.
"Old K, haha, have you seen my ranking?" O'Neal, who ranked second, also called Lao Wang to show off.
"Congratulations, Shark, you pinned Jordan down, doesn't it feel great?" Lao Wang joked.
"Haha, let me tell you, Old K, this feels great!" O'Neal laughed proudly.
"Then go ahead and beat him three times like I did. It will be more satisfying. You are nothing now. By the way, Shark, I think you'd better kick him away. Now he's hugging your thigh. Look.
His data is so good, if you kick him away, your data will skyrocket, and it is possible to surpass mine, haha..."
Lao Wang started teasing, and by the end of the sentence, he couldn't stop laughing.
"Old K, you bad guy, I won't listen to you." O'Neal was not a fool, so he hung up the phone with a curse.
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On the 15th, a party was held at K Martial Arts School in Los Angeles. All businessmen were invited. Wang Tiejun, his wife and Erya attended the party as party hosts.
Mrs. Kelly John came from Phoenix and attended the party dressed up.
Her spirit is quite haggard. In this financial turmoil, the family lost more than half, and her personal assets lost up to 70%, with a total loss of more than 2.3 billion US dollars. Most of the high-quality assets in Phoenix have been sold off, and all overseas assets have been sold off.
Already severely weakened.
When she received a party invitation from the Los Angeles branch of the K Martial Arts Gym the day before yesterday, she was a little strange. It was normal for the Phoenix branch to invite her to a party. What did the Los Angeles branch invite her to do?
However, she owed the favor to the old K siblings, so she gladly accepted the invitation and carefully prepared a gift.
"Welcome, Mrs. John."
"Old K, I'm glad you invited me to this party."
When he saw Mrs. John, Lao Wang immediately led someone over.
"Feihong, second sister, this is Mrs. John. Mrs. John, this is my wife Yu Feihong, and this is my second sister Wang Lian." Lao Wang introduced.
After the two parties greeted each other, Mrs. John gratefully said to Erya: "The news about Miss Wang Lian last time was so important to me and my family. I can't thank you enough."
"Madam, you're too polite..." Erya said a few polite words,
At this time, Mrs. John took out a few pieces of paper, handed them to Lao Wang with both hands, and said: "Old K, as my gratitude, this is a gift I prepared. Please accept it."
"Why are you so polite, madam?"
Lao Wang declined for a moment, unable to refuse the kindness, so he took it.
I took a look and found that this was a gift list, with 136 Chinese antique vases and 3,668 Chinese antique porcelain bowls... followed by a large list of ten or twenty items. I don't know how many items there were, all of which were plates and bowls.
At least tens of thousands of pieces.
"Madam, what is this?" he asked in surprise.
Mrs. John said with some embarrassment: "These are some collections that have been in the family for a hundred years. They are all from China. I don't know the specific value. I'm sorry..."
"I understand."
Lao Wang nodded repeatedly, saying that he understood, but he didn't know what he understood. He felt that Mrs. John just used bottles and jars to fool him.
But this is a free gift. It represents the other person's feelings. You still have to say thank you. It doesn't matter whether it's worth the money or not.
"Mrs. John, I invite you here this time. My wife and sister's trading company has a large number of orders in China. If you have suitable sources of goods, you can become one of the suppliers." Lao Wang said.
"real?"
Mrs. John's eyes widened, and she finally understood why Old K invited her to attend the branch party in Los Angeles. He was giving her business!
"Old K, I'm so grateful! I promise that our John family will be your forever friends. We will provide your company with the best sources of goods you need."
"Well, Phoenix still has a lot of products that we need domestically. This business can be done for a long time and is not a one-time thing."
"That's great!"
Mrs. John was very excited. This was the best opportunity to get the family out of the current predicament and find hope again.
The order this time is very complex, ranging from daily necessities to various household appliances, various mechanical products, etc.
The businessmen who attended the party did not expect that K Martial Arts Hall would suddenly place so many orders, which made them extremely happy. They thought it was just an ordinary party, a complete surprise.
Erya and Yu Feihong, together with the management of the American trading company, carefully selected a group of reputable businessmen and handed over the orders to them.
Mrs. John got a lot of orders from it, mainly for various electrical appliances. Her family has this business and is still in it.
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After defeating the Grizzlies at home on the 16th, the Lakers came to Salt Lake City on the 17th.
On the 18th, the Lakers and Jazz started a battle.
Unfortunately, this game was lost and the two sides ended in a draw.
Kobe felt cold and played abnormally. He made 0 of 3 three-pointers, scored only 11 points, and shot only 38%.
Richmond's performance was okay, scoring 24 points, but the shooting rate was only 36%, which was inefficient and relied on shots to score points.
The efficiency of the two main perimeter players forced Lao Wang to take crazy shots on the offensive end. However, because of his poor outside touch, the Jazz frantically double-teamed him. His efficiency was also limited, and his shooting rate was only 56%.
, scored 46 points.
This efficiency and scoring are no problem against other teams, but against a championship-level team like the Jazz, if your teammates are not strong enough, it still won't work.
Moreover, the Lakers could not guard against the opponent's pick-and-roll tactics. Although their defensive performance was better than in the first game, it was not much better. Postman and Sabonis could only guard one, so they lost without temper.
In addition, the addition of Big Chong strengthened the Jazz's disadvantage in basketball, which was also the reason why the Lakers lost.
Late at night, with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses, the Lakers left Salt Lake City and returned to Los Angeles. Tomorrow they will face the Timberwolves back-to-back.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Lao Wang got up and came to the living room. Yu Feihong said with a smile: "Husband, the things Mrs. John sent have been received and packed into more than ten containers.
I asked someone to appraise some of them from a pawn shop in Chinatown, and there are a lot of good things in them, and they are really antiques."
"Tens of thousands of antiques?" Lao Wang said in surprise.
"Antiques are antiques, and the value cannot be determined. The people at the pawn shop said that most of them are worthless civilian products, and a very few are high-quality products." Yu Feihong said.
"Let's leave it alone for now. I'll find someone from China to come over and take a closer look." He thought for a while and said.
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"Kevin, is it the last year of your rookie contract?"
Before the game, Lao Wang asked when he saw Garnett in the tunnel.
"Yes, Old K, this is my contract year." Garnett quickly replied.
"Are you ready to change teams?" Lao Wang asked casually.
"Change, change team?"
Garnett was startled. Is Old K trying to recruit him?
When I think about it, I feel very excited. Old K actually likes him? When I think about the Lakers' lineup, they really lack a good power forward. This makes me even more excited.
However, there was no room for the Lakers to give him a 100-million-yuan contract. What he wanted was a 100-million-yuan contract. He immediately gave up the idea of going to the Lakers and immediately shook his head and said: "The team hopes to renew my contract in advance.
I still hope to stay with my home team."
"oh."
Lao Wang nodded and said nothing more. He just asked casually.
When Garnett saw that Old K stopped talking, he felt a little itchy, Old K, you are recruiting me. If you don't recruit me, how can I reject you?
"What do you want to say?"
Seeing Garnett's hesitant expression, Lao Wang asked.
"No, it's nothing." Garnett shook his head hurriedly.
In the subsequent game, due to back-to-back reasons, his teammates' physical fitness was not very good and there were some problems with their condition, but the opponent was too weak. Wang led the team to defeat the Timberwolves. He scored 44 points, 22 rebounds, 11 assists and 7 blocks.
With 8 wins and 2 losses, on the 23rd, the Lakers faced the city rival Clippers at home.
Lao Wang invited Ben to lunch. Ben is still with the Clippers and is a teammate with Nash. His performance is pretty good. His defensive and rebounding abilities have won the trust of the team. His contract was renewed last year. Now his annual salary is over one million.
Due to the stinginess of the ship owner Sterling, it is already good to get this contract.
With 9 wins and 2 losses, on the 24th, the Lakers began a road trip in the Eastern Conference and will challenge the Heat, Celtics and Digital Team. The first two games are back-to-back games.
Alonzo Mourning has already performed as a top center who is weak in offense and strong in defense. The Heat also acquired P.J. Brown from the Nets last season, forming an inside combination that is very defensive and can also attack well.
Last season, the Mavericks also acquired Jamal Mashburn from the triple-J combination, plus the little bug Tim Hardaway, and the pretty good Voshan Leonard, and they have full offensive power from the outside.
Although the entire lineup is not as good as the three first-tier championship-level teams in the Eastern Conference, it is still closely behind and is very competitive.
However, Mourning's height and tonnage were at an absolute disadvantage in front of Lao Wang. Lao Wang had an absolute advantage in the low post and still led his team to blast the Heat and achieve a record of 10 wins and 2 losses.
With such a record, the Lakers can still only occupy the third position in the Western Conference. The top two spots are dominated by the Trail Blazers, who still have a complete victory, and the Jazz, who have only one defeat.
Tim Duncan has played a consistent and stable all-around performance on both ends of the offense and defense. After more than a dozen games, the most profound impression he has left on people is his stability and top-level offensive and defensive performance. He can fly in the sky and escape the earth, and is omnipotent.
, the media's praise for him has once again reached a higher level, and they are generous with words of praise.
Many media outlets used a mocking tone, believing that the Lakers had made the worst deal. If Duncan stayed with the Lakers and teamed up with Old K, a three-peat dynasty would be just around the corner.
Some media believe that if the Lakers did not trade Old K and kept Damien and Duncan, the current Lakers should be stronger than the Trail Blazers.
The Lakers owner and management dismiss the first type of idiotic remarks. Don't they want to keep Duncan? That means they can't keep him. Are the Suns' management idiots?
As for the second comment, they were even more dismissive. Do Dameng and Duncan get as much attention combined as Old K? Together, do they create as much value for the Lakers as Old K?
As for strength, no matter how strong Dameng is, how long can he last? Today's alliance is no longer the same as before. Once Dameng's condition declines, Duncan will definitely be unable to support himself. It will be even more difficult to find a partner as strong as Dameng.
And no matter how strong Duncan’s performance is, is he as strong as Old K?
On the other hand, Colangelo Jr. is very sorry that the team has lost such a cornerstone of the team.
But there was nothing he could do. The boss insisted on a trade, and he sent Dameng and Duncan to the Trail Blazers without even knowing the reason.
Privately, he discussed this transaction with his father and believed that the owner, Mrs. John, had an over-the-counter transaction with Paul Allen.
This made them a little dissatisfied with Mrs. John. This was an exchange for the team's interests, which not only harmed the interests of the Suns, but also harmed their interests.
However, Mrs. John assured the team that as soon as the family recovered, they would definitely increase their investment in the Suns, which made them forgive poor Mrs. John again.
