Chapter 165 Film Company
On August 8, the Knicks received a trade request from the Suns.

The Suns hope to use Marbury and Anfernee Hardaway to trade for McDyess and the Knicks' two future first-round picks.

As soon as Layden saw the chips, he knew the Suns really didn’t want Marbury and Anfernee Hardaway.

The purpose of trading McDyess is to get rid of the heavy burden of the two people's combined contracts of 60 million US dollars. Ten million in exchange for 60 million in space is a good deal.

But he is not a fool. He does want Marbury, but Hardaway is definitely not worth a three-year, $3 million contract now, and the Knicks do not have that much space.

Compared to McDyess's 4 million contract for next season, he now wants to trade the mid-range shooting king, who still has a 7321-year, million US dollar contract.

He changed the chips and traded Marbury for the mid-range shooting king. The two had similar annual salaries and could be matched.

The Suns did not agree at first, but they wanted to trade Marbury because his playing style was very harmful to the team.

Unfortunately, they still wanted to get rid of Hardaway's contract, so they ultimately rejected the deal.

"Alan Houston, it looks like he's really going to rot in our hands."

Layden was very disappointed, but fortunately the mid-range shooting king was in good shape. With Bonzi Wells and Nash, the team's ability to break through with the ball from the outside has greatly increased. It is acceptable that the mid-range shooting king did not break through, and his mid-range shooting is also very important to the team.

He has already thought about the lineup for next season.

The main lineup, center Wolverine, power forward Harrington, small forward Bonzi Wells, shooting guard Alan Houston, point guard Nash.

The inside substitutes, Mutombo, Doliak, McDyess, Li Nailong, six people in the inside should be enough.

The outside backups include Shandon Anderson, Witherspoon, Charlie Ward, rookie Josh Howard, and 02 first-round pick Frank Williams.

There are fourteen people in total, and the remaining list will be kept for now to see if there are any cheap players available in the free market.

The main power forward Harrington is a little weak, but before the Wolverines came in, he was the main power forward. It is very difficult to trade for a power forward with a suitable salary and stronger strength, so we can only make do with him for now.

If Mutombo or McDyess are in good shape, we can also consider letting them start.

On the evening of August 8, He Zhongqiu was still teaching Yang Xue and Liu Yifei how to practice sword.

"Xingyi Dragon Sword Proficiency +1."

"Xingyi Dragon Sword proficiency accumulated to 1000 points, level +1."

When he finished practicing the Dragon Sword for the third time, he was a little confused when the system prompted him to do so.

"I've gotten started with the Dragon Sword? Upgrading the routine only requires a thousand proficiency points?"

He thought about it and it seemed reasonable. After all, it was just a martial arts move, not much different from basketball skills. Even if the proficiency level was upgraded by one thousand, the upgrade speed was actually much slower than basketball skills.

If you practice martial arts for ten hours a day, and gain ten proficiency points per hour, that's one hundred points a day, and one level in ten days, which is still three to five times slower than basketball skills.

But there are only five levels in martial arts. From this point of view, the overall upgrade speed is far faster than basketball skills.

Time passed quickly and it was September. His dragon-shaped sword had reached a minor level of success, and at the same time, the construction of the villa by Hongluo Lake had begun.

It is said that Li Lianjie's villa cost an investment of 100 to 200 million RMB, but his villa did not cost that much, only 30 million.

According to the design institute, the standard of 30 million is very high, ensuring uniform carved beams and painted buildings, which is higher than the requirements of Hongluo Temple.

October 9th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

When He Zhongqiu had his birthday when he was young, his father would specially go to the mountains to hunt some wild game for him to add to the dishes, which he loved very much.

But after he grew up, he no longer liked celebrating his birthday, because that was the day he was abandoned, and Mid-Autumn Festival was the day he hated the most.

He didn't like it, so his dad let him do it and didn't celebrate his birthday. It has been like this until now, and he hasn't celebrated his birthday for many years.

The year Yang Xue first met him, she bought him a cake on Mid-Autumn Festival, but he didn't eat a single bite. After she realized what was wrong, she stopped celebrating his birthday.

He spent this Mid-Autumn Festival alone, just like every other year.

After breakfast, I went back to Hongluo Temple and brought a bottle of Red Star Erguotou, a few mooncakes and some side dishes for my dad. I also ran into Hongluo Mountain and hunted a rabbit and roasted it.

Yang Xue had already informed everyone around him in advance not to disturb him that day. He spent the Mid-Autumn Festival alone in front of his father's grave, eating and drinking, practicing martial arts.

On this day, his dragon-shaped sword reached the great perfection realm and was upgraded to another level.

……

On the evening of the 14th, He Zhongqiu received a long-distance call from his Hollywood agent, Ross Lewis.

"Boss, your trailer's hits are still high, almost 1.5 million in total. You are very popular now." Lewis said excitedly.

"Well, Ross, is that what you're calling about?" he asked.

“Of course not, but it has a lot to do with this,” Lewis said excitedly.

"Then tell me quickly," he said.

"OK."

Ross Lewis said: "Boss, a lot of producers have contacted me these days, hoping that you can star in their movies. Some of these producers are from the eight major Hollywood film companies."

“Haha, that’s good news.”

He said excitedly, but also with some doubt, "Blade 3 hasn't been released yet, do they have confidence in me?"

Ross Lewis immediately said, "Boss, the box office of Blade 3 actually has nothing to do with you."

"What do you mean?"

"Boss, the fact that your trailer has received so many hits is enough to prove your ability. The box office performance is a reflection of the ability of the producer, director, screenwriter, and leading actor. You are just a supporting role and cannot determine the quality of a movie at all."

"It seems like what you said makes sense."

"Haha, Boss, that's how it is."

"Well, go on."

"Boss, I have a good suggestion, are you interested in listening?"

"of course."

"I suggest that Boss set up a separate film production and distribution company, or set up his own film studio, which is independent of the management of Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company, but can be registered under the company's name and specialize in your development in Hollywood."

"Well, that's a good idea."

“The company or studio needs to be located in Hollywood, but that’s only part of my advice.”

"You go on."

“After establishing the company, we can immediately move forward with Boss’s next film.”

"Do you want to make your own movie? It's very risky."

"Not necessarily. You can write your own scripts or shoot movies for other companies. It depends on the opportunity."

"You go on."

"But even if we make our own movies, we will solicit investments and not invest ourselves, or invest a small proportion, so the risk is not too great."

"Sounds OK."

"Boss, the cycle from the establishment of a Hollywood movie to its completion is very long, and can even take up to three years."

"So long?"

“It was a big production, so the post-production and promotion took a long time.”

"Well, keep talking."

"But in any case, a movie that costs tens of millions of dollars takes at least a year to produce, including three to four months for shooting and half a year for post-production and publicity, so we have to start the project now to catch up with next year's offseason."

"Okay, I'll discuss this with President Xia."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, he called Xia Song over and had a talk with him, and Xia Song agreed.

He Zhongqiu decided to invest 10 million US dollars to set up a film production and distribution company in Hollywood, which would be solely owned by him.

What he discussed with Xia Song was not to set up a film company, but to transfer Ross Lewis to the upcoming film company, with Lewis as the manager.

This requires Xia Song's consent. After all, Xia Song is the general manager of Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company, and Lewis is now an employee of Zhongqiu Culture and Sports.

Xia Song had no right to object. Film was not his major. His major was sports operations, and he didn't quite understand Hollywood's stuff.

The next day, Ross Lewis rushed to Yanjing from the United States, obtained He Zhongqiu's authorization letter and a check for 10 million US dollars, and began to set up the Zhongqiu Film and Television Production and Distribution Company.

On September 9, the Asian Championships is about to begin, and the men's basketball team rushed to Harbin to adapt to the venue a few days in advance.

Another month and a half of training, mainly practicing low-post face-to-the-basket and back-to-the-basket techniques, and then rebounding shots.

The level 66 low-post back-to-the-basket shot was upgraded to level 75, and the level 76 low-post face-to-basket shot was upgraded to level 85.

The improvement in offensive techniques was accompanied by a natural improvement in low-post footwork from level 87 to level 90, reaching a first-class level.

The improvement of pace is beneficial to the improvement of offensive techniques. Although I haven't trained much in this period of time, my level 90 one-on-one skills under the basket have been improved to level 92, and my level 65 skills of breaking double-team under the basket have been directly improved to level 80.

In addition, the 88-level bank shot was also upgraded to 92, reaching the first-class level.

Free throws have also been upgraded to level 90 due to the improvement of bank shots.

Similarly, shooting fundamentals were also upgraded from level 65 to level 67.

The improvement of these skills has raised the level 90 basket offense to level 92, the level 80 close-range offense to level 85, and the level 61 mid-range shot to level 65. The improvement of the ability to attack under the basket and close-range shots is the real increase in strength.

Especially the 85-level near two-point offensive area, which means that his offensive threat is no longer limited to the basket.

The entire restricted area will be under his threat, and he will be able to reduce attacks under the basket on the offensive end, which will help reduce physical energy consumption.

Of course, with every advantage comes restraint. By increasing his offense by nearly two points, his offensive efficiency will decrease accordingly.

Also, physical fitness has been increased from level 90 to level 92.

The proficiency in the system would not cause a sudden increase in his strength, but it would ensure that not a drop of the sweat he shed or the food he ate was wasted, and all of it would be transformed into strength.

Especially in terms of physical fitness, according to Greenfeldton, his physical fitness limit is actually very high and there is a lot of room for improvement.

The reason is that his muscles are not well developed and do not expand much, and the energy consumed during the game is mainly from the muscles. This results in the fact that for the same amount of exercise, he actually consumes less energy than other players.

The reason why he had physical problems in the playoffs was simply because he had never received professional physical training before and his muscle endurance was not good enough.

But there is still not enough time, and there is no training on hook shot and lob shot.

The Asian Championships begins on September 9rd.

He Zhongqiu played only 23 minutes in the first game and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds.

Although the statistics are average, the performance is very exciting, with all the flying and evasive playing styles that made the fans feel very excited.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Syria with a score of 111:43, a huge win of 68 points.

Since then, the men's basketball team has been on a roll. After defeating Qatar in the semi-finals on September 9, they advanced to the finals with seven consecutive wins.

The opponent in the final fulfilled He Zhongqiu's wish. He wanted to play against the South Korean team, otherwise he would not have participated in the Asian Championships. The South Korean team did well and made it to the final with the same record of seven consecutive wins.

The final will be held the next day, October 10st, National Day.

At 1: pm on the st, at Tianrun Gymnasium, Qatar defeated Lebanon and won the third place in the Asian Championships.

The media reporters had dinner at Tianrun Gymnasium because the final was about to begin.

In the 98 Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to South Korea and lost the qualification to participate in the World Championships. In last year's Asian Games, they were defeated by South Korea again. This is an absolute shame for the men's basketball team.

The lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team this year is actually average. Several players such as Hu Weidong were not selected for the national team due to injuries, and veteran players such as Sun Jun were also called back.

But in the interior, because they have four NBA players, He Zhongqiu, Yao Ming, and Dazhi Daba, this is an absolute advantage.

Therefore, the General Administration issued a strict order that we must win the Asian Championships to ensure qualification for next year's Olympics.

Because of the historical conflicts between the two teams, the media also made a lot of fuss about this final. Since the Chinese team lost twice in a row, this game was characterized by the domestic media as a battle of revenge.

At six o'clock, the South Korean team's bus entered the stadium.

Before the Chinese team arrived, media reporters rushed over and surrounded the Korean team.

The South Korean team, which has won seven consecutive games, exudes the aura of the world's strongest country. Especially when Chinese reporters interviewed them, they were particularly arrogant and disdainful.

"We will beat the Chinese team again, there is no doubt about that." The team's main point guard Li Xiangmin said with his chin held high.

"Wolverine."

"Dayao."

Just then, the Chinese team's bus arrived and reporters swarmed on it.

"Siba!"

Seeing that there were only a few Korean reporters left around them, Lee Sang-min and other Korean team members were so angry that their faces turned blue.

"Seungjin, you must hold on in the interior. I believe in your ability." Li Xiangmin said to the 18-year-old Ha Seungjin.

"Ah."

The 224-cm-tall Ha Seung-jin nodded heavily like a giant hippopotamus.

“We are the strongest in Asia.”

Li Xiangmin stared at the Chinese team with a fierce look, and then said to the others: "Let's go."

With the sound of footsteps, the South Korean team quickly left the parking lot.

"Wolverine, you just finished the playoffs not long ago. Are you in good physical condition now?" The reporter next to He Zhongqiu was the oldest, and one of them asked.

"My physical fitness has recovered, and we have so many people in the interior, and we don't have much playing time. Yao Ming and I only average 20 minutes per game, which is no problem. My daily training volume is not as much as mine." He replied.

"Wolverine, the South Korean team has defeated the Chinese team many times. Do you admit that the South Korean team is stronger than the Chinese team?" a South Korean reporter asked in Mandarin.

"You are the strongest in the universe, right?" he said casually.

"Haha."

There were most Chinese reporters present, and they all laughed.

The few Korean reporters who stayed behind knew that Wolverine had publicly humiliated South Korea, calling it the Americans' dog. They could tell that Wolverine was speaking in a sarcastic tone, and they were so angry that they kept cursing Xiba, but they could do nothing about He Zhongqiu.

After entering the locker room, everyone started to change clothes.

As a teammate, Li Nan reminded: "The Korean team is very strong in three-point shooting, and they also have a full-court press, so everyone must pay attention."

Head coaches Del Harris and Thibodeau have developed offensive and defensive tactics based on the characteristics of this men's basketball team.

The offensive tactics are the double tower tactics, learning the tactics of the Spurs, with He Zhongqiu and Dayao starting and Daba being the substitute.

On the offensive end, He Zhongqiu is responsible for attacking the basket and grabbing offensive rebounds. Yao Ming pulls out to create singles opportunities for He Zhongqiu, and he can also use pick-and-roll tactics in the high post and on the outside. This is a high and low post double tower tactic.

Of course, because the Korean team lacks height in the interior, they also arranged a low-post double tower tactic, using the height advantage to blow up the Korean interior.

Li Nan is the core of the outside line. The ball first passes through Yao Ming's hands in the high position, who attracts double-teaming, and then passes the ball to He Zhongqiu in the low position or runs out to the open outside.

In other words, the outside line gave up the offensive initiative, and the offense was initiated by Yao Ming. When Yao Ming was not there, it was Yao Ming who took over.

On the defensive end, they played a three-two zone, focusing on defending outside breakthroughs and jump shots.

Dayao is responsible for guarding the basket, while He Zhongqiu is responsible for assisting in blocking the restricted area and sweeping outside the restricted area to fill gaps on the outside.

At ten minutes past seven, the two teams came out.

Tianrun Gymnasium was filled with five-star red flags, and many fans were constantly beating drums. The fans were very enthusiastic and the atmosphere was very high.

Some Korean students were drowned in the sea of ​​Chinese fans, and the occasional Korean flags were powerless.

The two teams warmed up separately.

He Zhongqiu shot several three-pointers from the three-point line. He was lucky and made one, which won him a lot of applause.

"Dayao, how much do you weigh now?" he asked.

"140."

Yao Ming added: "Although I only gained 8 kilograms, my body fat percentage has decreased, my muscle mass has improved, and my strength is much better than when I first entered the NBA."

“Can you push 200?”

"roll!"

"Satisfy my curiosity, how much can you push?"

"150, that's okay, right?"

"Weakling, I can easily get 230."

"You pervert!"

At this time, Li Nan passed the ball to He Zhongqiu and shouted, "Zhongqiu, dunk to liven things up."

"it is good."

He Zhongqiu replied loudly.

"Clap clap clap."

The fans who heard it began to applaud excitedly.

But the next moment, He Zhongqiu turned around and rushed towards the South Korean team's warm-up half.

A group of Korean players were dumbfounded. Siba, this is our half, Wolverine, what do you want to do, little Siba?
The next moment, He Zhongqiu stepped on the free throw line and took off. As he glided towards the basket, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and made a 360-degree turn.

"boom!"

The next moment, the basket exploded.

"Oh ho!"

Thousands of people cheered. Except for a few dozen Koreans, all the Chinese fans stood up and cheered.

South Korean team coach Jeon Chang-jin's eyes narrowed as he watched.

Unlike the players, he is very wary of the strength of the Chinese team. Although their outside shooting is poor, their inside shooting is too strong. If the South Korean team loses, it will only be because of their inside shooting.

He Zhongqiu's public provocation made the South Korean team very angry, but that was all. Facing the world-famous Wolverine, and at the Chinese team's home court, no one would be stupid enough to fight back. The word "forbearance" was like a knife hanging over their heads, so they gritted their teeth and endured it.

At this time, both sides announced their starting lineups.

South Korea: Ha Seung-jin, Kim Joo-sung, Moon Kyung-geun, Choo Seung-yun, Lee Sang-min
China Team: Yao Min, He Zhongqiu, Li Nan, Zhang Jinsong, Liu Wei
(End of this chapter)