Chapter 281: 99-00 Playoffs (1)
On April 24, the 10-day holiday ended.
Scenes full of laughter, such as catfish fishing, lobster catching, crab hunting, wild fruit picking, net fishing, sunbathing, etc., have become indelible pictures in memory.
Mr. and Mrs. Black left with their two reluctant daughters; Usiris, Marc Frederick, Xiao Qian, and Catherine returned to the United States.
Usiris may not wait until the draft is over and then spend time with his two younger sisters on vacation.
Xiaoqian took the time to send an MMS message to her parents every day, saying that she was safe and on vacation.
Mr. Shao and Mrs. Shao couldn't get through on the phone many times, only to realize the problem, only voice messages again and again, from the tough attitude at the beginning, to coaxing, and finally to begging, did not receive Xiaoqian's reply, wanted to call the police but had no reason, there was no way to find a private detective, only an MMS, the other party's mobile phone has been turned off, can not be GPS positioning, can only delay like this.
Usilis was also reminded by Old Mark and asked for Xiaoqian's American passport.
At present, Ussi has the share documents of the investment company in his hands, but there are still loopholes.
With a passport, you can apply at the embassy, verify your private property, etc., so that Xiaoqian's hidden shares in the Hilton Sisters Investment Company will be exposed, plus Huaxia's parents basically have a special habit of forcibly interfering and distributing their children's property, and there will definitely be a big mess of things.
Of course, Xiaoqian's parents can't find their daughter, so they will definitely go to Georgetown University to inquire about the news, and this can also be tested by the Shaw family to keep her mouth shut.
In addition, Xiaoqian can be arranged to go to the company of the Hilton sisters, first be a model for a period of time, and then settle down in the United States.
These days, money can be channeled!
Ursiris is unwilling to let go, so he has to think carefully and pay some price.
After some temptation, Chen Xiaodao finally expressed his true intention and was ready to buy the empty shell of Shaw Brothers Film Company for 10 million Hong Kong dollars, so that everyone was naturally happy.
This empty shell includes the existing operation team, grassroots personnel, office equipment, various materials for photography and post-production, and zero debt.
People are cunning, and all the details must be indicated on the contract, and the accounting must be clear before payment.
When acquiring a company, it is necessary to settle the debts of the subsidiaries and branches, liquidate the arrears of wages of employees, etc., otherwise it will be regarded as a major injustice.
Chen Xiaodao is registered in the magic capital of Huaxia, which needs to give up the original household registration and re-apply for a Hong Kong passport to avoid paying multiple taxes. In addition, the mission of the Indian Ah San can be over, and the money can be withdrawn directly, deposited into Chen Xiaodao's account, and the contract can be signed.
In this general direction, the specific operation is naturally as fast as possible, and the longer it is delayed, the assets of the shell company will inevitably be replaced with a bunch of scrapped products, and high-level talents will also be dug up or secretly evacuated.
The NCAA league will secretly investigate whether former players have secretly received commercial returns within a year after the end of the game, which is directly aimed at local players, and foreign players cannot be controlled so much. At this point, Wu Xi and Chen Xiaodao don't have to worry.
During this time, Usyris's vacation went, and the media across the United States finally shifted its target.
Prior to this, on April 13, the day Ussy just went to Hong Kong to find Xiaoqian, the NBA broke a big news.
Charles Barkley, the former boss of the Philadelphia 76ers, All-Star power forward, the most powerful hip in the NBA, one of the NBA's 50 superstars, and nicknamed "Flying Pigs," returned to Philadelphia as a free agent and donned the No. 34 jersey at the Wajovia Center.
At the end of November '99, Barkley announced his retirement due to a ruptured quadriceps tendon in his left knee, and now only 130 days have passed, Barkley is back alive and well, and he is ashamed to announce that he wants to get back his championship ring.
The playoffs are approaching, and the 76ers are still sincere in offering a one-year $500,000 veteran contract.
Barkley only played for 10 days, went through 5 games, plus commercial endorsements, etc., it can be said that he made a lot of money; The 76ers didn't suffer either, with Barkley's jerseys and shoes, signed basketballs, and home advertising endorsements also raising prices, and fans enthusiastically getting playoff tickets.
In the playoffs, players are not paid, but the team will give bonuses based on their results, ticket revenue, etc.
The player's annual salary, which refers to the salary from the beginning to the end of the regular season, is evenly divided for about 170 days, paid weekly, even if there is an injury, there is a salary, and even if it is traded, the salary remains the same.
The most surprising thing for Philadelphia fans is that Barkley still has about 10 minutes of rebounding style and contributed about 18 minutes of interior defensive strength; The only pity is that the three-point shooting ability of the year is basically useless.
Iverson still continued the momentum of last year's regular season scoring champion, with outside jumpers, breakthrough layups, pass steals, and omnipotent; Mutombo remains the blocker's deterrent, his interior defense remains rock-solid, and he has recently begun to emulate Ussy's one-footed step-back jumper.
This trick is especially suitable for big men with flexible feet, after stepping back, they raise their legs and lean back, opening up space for two steps, coupled with a high arc, even if they jump a little lower, the defender is helpless. In addition, this trick is especially suitable for deception fouls.
Mutombo's balance is not very good, and after practicing for a long time, he can barely cheat two more fouls under the basket and score three or four more points, which has already surprised Philadelphia.
The Nets have been on a losing streak lately.
In February, the Knicks kicked Sprewell and Larry Johnson to the Nets at the same time to protect Ewing.
The Nets have also lost their boss Marbury, and can only pick the general in the lame and correct Larry Johnson, who has been playing well recently. But Larry is at the end of his career, which upsets Sprewell.
The two began to fight openly and secretly, fighting for the future, and they were very happy to cooperate at the beginning, working hard together; As the competition period became more and more intensive, the results were not ideal, and finally there were mutual accusations, and there was a dispute over the ball, and the head coach had no choice, as long as the two were separated, who was on the field and who controlled the ball, so that the internal contradictions were suppressed.
Some time ago, Larry Johnson was injured again, Sprewell took the ball alone, incarnated as a lone wolf second, his own crazy offense, didn't care about his teammates asking for the ball, and the internal relationship was seriously opposed.
Now, the Nets are very embarrassed, they have reached the end of the regular season, and they want to fight for the top pick, but Sprewell finally became the interim boss once, so he naturally had to take the courage to fight hard, and things were deadlocked. (To be continued.) )