For example, it is not difficult to invite you to the United States for a period of practice every summer, which is beneficial to both of us, but we really hope that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible. ”

The leader smiled, as if he had gotten what he wanted, and raised his wine glass: "Okay!

Chapter XVII Temporary Secondment

Bladed to the hotel room, Thomas regretted that he only wanted to smoke his own big mouth. Target Chuan Xiao knew what was wrong with him at the wine table just now, and he was provoked by the other party's words to calm down, and now the initiative of the negotiation is in the hands of the other party, if you want to achieve the goal, it is estimated that it is impossible not to let go of some blood.

"Okay, Isaiah! What's the use of you regretting it now, I told you everything, don't say anything, but if you just don't listen, what's the use of regretting it now

Today's meal, Keller ate is also very unappetizing, such an occasion he feels disgusted from the heart, but what can be done, Chinese always like to talk about things at the wine table. No matter how you don't get used to it, you have to get used to it slowly, this is the special national condition.

But fortunately, at the end of the drink, the leader still relaxed his words and promised to talk tomorrow, just because there is still a game in the Bayi Rockets tomorrow night. Against Jiangsu Nangang at home, Keller feels that for Wang Zhizou, he can still see it more intuitively through the game, after all, he has played too little in the previous two seasons in the Heat, so he should take this opportunity to take a good look.

When Keller made his thoughts, Thomas felt that it made sense, and he now wished that Wang Zhiguo's game tomorrow would be a mess, so that he would not have to deal with officials he didn't like.

The Bayi rocket is subordinate to China's military establishment. Although their players are not considered real military personnel. But the proud temperament on the first appearance still made Keller admire.

Thomas rubbed his chin and whispered, "I'm getting more and more interested in the king now." Although I don't know if his current strength is a player who can compete with the Knicks, at least his discipline should not be bad

Keller looked at Wang Zhiguo, who was saluting the national flag on the court, and was envious: "Believe me, Isaiah, he won't let you down." ”

"I only trust my eyes".

Keller smiled and didn't say anything, he knew that Thomas was right, when it came to seeing a player's ability, he couldn't catch up with the smoke behind Thomas even if he rode a red rabbit horse, the reason why he was so confident in Wang Zhiguo was entirely because of his love and admiration for this player in his previous life.

The two of them were wrapped very tightly, and Wang Zhiguo, who was secretly hiding in a corner of the court to observe.

At this time, Wang Zhizou on the court was also very excited, he was stunned to know that he might be re-reported, and before the game started, he also learned from the team's head coach Adi Jiang that the head coach of the Knicks, Thomas, and the non-player Keller Korver were in this arena.

The reason why he decided to leave Zhao and return to China was not because he felt that his future in Zhao was slim, he was still very confident in his own strength, he believed that if he worked hard, he would definitely be able to find another team to play, but the desire to play for the motherland in his heart was too strong, he had missed the Athens Olympics, and he didn't want to miss the Beijing Olympics anyway

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But now that there's another chance to play for Zhao, and to join a championship-winning team like the New York Knicks, and to be teammates with a great player like Keller Korver, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't impressed. The most important thing is that he already learned from Adijan. This time, the leaders of the Chinese Basketball Association and the leaders of the Bayi Rockets seem to be very supportive of him playing abroad again, but they need him to cooperate well on the issue of negotiations.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, although he can be the king of Asian basketball. But compared with those brave players who almost seeped basketball into their blood, he also knew that he had a few pounds and taels, and if the conditions were too harsh, the other party was likely to terminate the negotiation, in which case, his desire to return to playing in Zhao was basically shattered.

For the game of the upper class, he is a small player who can't do anything at all, he can only listen to the greetings of others, but there is one thing he can still fight, that is, to show his strength. Impress each other with your own strength.

So from the beginning of the game, Wang Zhizou played very hard and kept running on the court. Strong offense under the basket, three-pointers from the perimeter, rebounds, blocks. Steals, assists, he seems to be able to do anything. Although the opponent's young center Tang Zhengdong has a slight advantage in height, he can't raise his head at all in front of Wang Zhizou, and the offensive and defensive ends are finished by the opponent.

"Oh, it's incredible!", little Thomas's eyes were about to fall out, "I really don't know why such a player would not have a place in Peng." With his strength, he can play the main team in those weak teams. ”

Thomas was talking excitedly, and suddenly Wang Zhiqi on the court actually completed a steal on the outside. After continuous passing cooperation with teammates. A two-handed smash smashes the ball in.

"Beautiful!" Seeing that Hunter was happy, at this time Thomas didn't care about anything low-key, and jumped up. He waved his arms vigorously and shouted loudly. "Oh, oh, oh, oh! Oh my God, what I saw, this guy is a simplified version of Novitsky

Keller was stunned, he didn't expect Thomas's evaluation of Wang Zhijia to be so high, when he recommended Wang Zhiguo, he just hoped that Thomas could give the former young man who chased the wind a chance. A simplified version of Nowitzki, although such a title may be a contemptuous evaluation for other players, but for Wang Zhiguo, it is quite pertinent.

In this game, Wang Er "played very well, and if you really want to say it, Mai really has this caution with Nowitzki, and he can be better than the inside and outside." To say that the gap may be strength and stability xìng.

Thomas was still yelling excitedly, and Keller quickly lowered his head when he saw him like that, he didn't want to be recognized here and cause trouble.

All the fans sitting next to them are also wondering. Looking at Thomas, I guess I was thinking, "This grandson is crazy!"

The suspense was lost in the second half of the third quarter, and the Bayi team under the leadership of Wang Zhibu comprehensively suppressed the weak Jiangsu Nangang on the inside. The final result of the game was mouthful, as the core of the team, Wang Zhijiao scored 28 points, rebounds, and 7 assists.

Keller knows that in today's Chinese basketball world. Bayi Rocket is a well-deserved overlord, but their glorious days will not be too long. Because of the rise of basketball in the south and the problems of its own system, it will not be long before this former king of Lantang will gradually decline. until it finally disappears.

"Isaiah, shall we go down to meet him!"

Thomas looked at Keller and said with some hesitation: "Now, without the permission of the other party, this is not good!"

It was evident that he had been frightened by the complexity of China's management style, which was too culturally different, and he was worried that this kind of private contact with the opposing players would annoy the opposing management.

Keller smiled and said, "It's okay! we can go and see like a fan, and whether this thing will work out depends on his opinion after all, and see if he still has the courage to go to Zhao again." ”

Thomas nodded, two pounds, and the person got out of the safe passage and saw Wang Zhiguo at the entrance of the players.

When Wang Zhizou saw Thomas and Keller, although he tried his best to suppress it, the excitement on his face was still obvious, and it could be seen that he was still full of yearning when he played in Zhao.

Thomas just punched the pound, and stepped aside in greeting, he still had some concerns, in this case, it was better for him to avoid suspicion, in case the other party took the handle, it would be dangerous.

"Hello! I'm Keller Kotil!" Keller offered to hold out his hand, this time he said

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Although I have heard that Keller can speak Chinese. But seeing that he said it so fluently, Wang Zhiguo was obviously still a little surprised, and slightly shy stretched out his hand and shook Keller: "Hello!"

Keller knew that he didn't have much time, and he didn't want to continue to greet anything, but chose to get straight to the point: "Wang, my team needs you, do you want to help me!"

He tried to keep his tone as calm as possible. Instead of the kind of high-mindedness, as if giving alms to the other party, he knew that although Wang Zhijia was more shy, he was definitely a standard, a standard northern man, and his domineering attitude would make the other party feel disgusted.

Wang Zhina was also stunned when he saw Keller say it so directly, and then said with a smile: "I can't say anything about this matter, everything has to be arranged by the leader." ”

was banned by the Chinese Basketball Association a few years ago, which has already made this man a little scared.

Keller looked at Wang Zhibu, thinking about it in his head. If he hadn't been reborn in the United States and become an authentic Westerner, but had gone to the United States as Zheng Ke, would he have been subject to heavy resistance like Wang Zhiguo?

Seeing that Wang Zhina still had some concerns, Keller said: "I don't want you to promise anything, nor do I want you to make a decision now, I just want to know what you think." ”

Wang Zhizou hesitated, but finally nodded, going to Dazhao in the United States, the temptation of contacting the best level of basketball is still too strong for a basketball player.

After getting the answer he wanted, Keller gave the rest to Thomas, who was not a successful general manager, but he was still very good at negotiating. In fact, Bayi Shuanglu is not very willing to let Wang Zhijiao go to the United States to play, after all, the league is now in a tense stage, Wang Zhiguo is the core of the team, and he has to rely on him if he wants to return to the top, but this matter is an order from the Basketball Association to death, as a military team, sometimes those intertwined relationships are more complex than other teams.

The Basketball Association also has its own considerations in this matter, although the Athens Olympic team reached the quarterfinals. But this did not satisfy the domestic fans, who have stayed in this position for too long, and Wang Zhina has become a knife for the fans to attack the basketball association, in order to appease the fans, and finally contributed to the general return. What's more important is that now the Basketball Association is eager to save its image, so Cun Wang Zhiguo has another chance to play. will try their best to give the green light.

But when this matter is really put on the negotiating table, it is still not so easy to solve, the key is that the lion on the Bayi team opened his mouth, and actually asked for two million US dollars at a time, and it can only be said to be a secondment to the outside world, so that it is convenient to return again when the United States can not get along in the future.

After three days of negotiations, the matter was finally decided, and $1.7 million was bought out of the contract with the Bayi team, and at the same time, it was roughly signed for two years with an annual salary of $800,000.

Due to the delay in China for too long. The Knicks' trip to Asia began on the day the contract was signed.

Chapter 18: The Journey to Asia (Beginning)

Although the current executive figure of Chinese basketball is Yao Ming, but in the eyes of many Chinese fans, Wang Zhijia still occupies a very important position, after all, as the former standard-bearer of Chinese basketball and the first person in Asia, Wang Zhibu has also brought countless honors and happiness to them. Now that it's about to return to Zhao, the fans are naturally rejoicing

At the request of the Chinese Basketball Association, the official signing ceremony was also held in China, Keller did not attend, Thomas was the plenipotentiary representative of the Knicks, he first welcomed Wang Zhiguo on behalf of the team, and made a very high evaluation of Wang Zhiguo, anyway, the Chinese media and fans like to listen to this kind of talk, no need to spend money, of course he is willing to do a favor, and then announced that the Chinese Basketball Association will carry out a series of cooperation with the Knicks in the future, and every year there will be young players sent by the Chinese side to New York to participate in the basketball summer camp。 Starting next year, the Chinese national team will have a friendly match with the Knicks every year, and when preparing for the Olympic Games, the Knicks will also do free sparring for the Chinese national team.

Then the most exciting moment came, Wang Zhiguo took the Knicks jersey with his name printed on it from Thomas's hand, of course, the number was still vacant, and he had to choose it himself when he arrived in New York.

Wang Zhina was very excited when he took over the team uniform, he chose to leave Zhao, he also hesitated whether there was a chance to go back, after a long time, when he was about to die, he didn't want to move all the peaks and turns, he not only successfully killed back, but also joined the New York Knicks, who are now Zhao's recognized championship favorites.

First of all, I thanked the country for cultivating small leaders, as if I was reading lines. It's no different from what he, Battle, and Yao Ming said when they left, he could say it insincerely, but he had to say it.

Then it's time for him to play: "I'm grateful for the support of the fans when I was in my most difficult time, and it's a great blessing for me to be back in Zhao. It means that I can get back into basketball at the highest level, the Knicks are a strong team and we had a really good season last season, and I hope I can get a foothold in New York and continue to build on my strengths to help the team get good results, and hopefully to make a breakthrough with the national team at the Beijing Olympics." ”

The messy signing ceremony is finally over, and the most incredible thing for Thomas is that the Basketball Association actually gave him the title of basketball goodwill ambassador, and even more is still to come. The innocent little girl came to the stage and wore a red scarf for him.

Keller couldn't help but laugh in the corner, and Tobegs was even more of a mess on stage. God is pitiful, this old guy is definitely a maggot from the evil capitalist society who keeps gutter oil from head to toe, but he didn't expect that the big socialist family would also open its arms and accept him, a lost person.

After finally completing all the formalities, Keller and his party had no time to return to the United States. They will fly directly to Taiwan for the first leg of the Knicks' trip to Asia.

"Keller, if I could, I wouldn't want to fight with the Xixi officials anymore. It's just too hard. ”

Tobegs is still complaining about the plane to Taiwan, and this negotiation can be a stain on his career, although the team owner Dolan doesn't care about the $1.7 million buyout fee, but Thomas still feels a little aggrieved. "All right, Isaiah, please let us be quiet for a while, my ears will be annoyed by you all the way. Keller pointed to his ear, "It's all your grumbling right now." ”

"Okay! Keller, I apologize, but what now?" Thomas grimaced, "the regular season is about to begin, but the real guys are going to be on this damn trip to Asia." Oh my God, where will the king have time to practice with us, will he just throw him on the court when the time comes?"

Wang Zhina, who was sitting next to him, did not speak, but a trace of worry flashed on his face, he returned to Zhao this time, but he was not willing to be an insignificant small role, although there were