There was no training on the first day, but Eva Qing introduced the players who were going to participate in the training, the trainers and assistant coaches invited by Eva, and let the children get to know each other.

Huaben arranged accommodation for the children, chartered a hotel not far from the training hall, and invited the chefs of the Piston team to prepare nutritious meals. However, Sid and the others still went home to stay, and they had families to take care of.

No wonder NBA stars are reluctant to open a training camp, that is, Jordan made one, it turns out that not only takes up time, but also does not make money, especially since Huaben also provides fifty free spots. For example, Huaben's training camp registration fee is $1,200, which lasts 15 days, and takes care of food and accommodation.

But after deducting rent, it costs an average of 400 yuan per person, about 200 yuan per person for eating, and the remaining person can earn 600 yuan, but he still has to pay the rent for the gymnasium, pay the wages of the hired staff and buy insurance for the children. Billups and others have a good relationship, so they should come to help, but those trainers, coaches, referees, and chefs are scattered and don't lose money.

The only good thing is that Huaben has met a lot of potential stars, and the relationship is very good.

At the end of the training, Hua Ben was about to leave, but a chubby Chinese girl with black glasses blocked the way, and said nervously and expectantly: "Hello, Mr. Wallace, I am Wang Xuewei, a reporter from the Pan Asia-Pacific Region of Sports Weekly, and you said that you gave me an interview script." ”

Hua Ben nodded suddenly, East and Du Dongqiang thought that a reporter was pestering him, and came up to separate the two, Du Dongqiang said in Mandarin: "I'm sorry, miss, it's Mr. Wallace's personal time, if you want an interview, please wait for next season." ”

Wang Xuewei said anxiously: "But Mr. Wallace has already agreed." She spoke in English, and although it was a pleasure to meet her old acquaintances in a foreign country, she was in the mood to communicate with this handsome fellow at work.

Hua Ben patted East and Du Dongqiang and explained: "I'll give him an interview here, Du Liu, East, you can take your son to drive to play." ”

Easter's son is also coming to the training camp, he is suffering from cancer, and Easter is robbing money for him, and now he is under control. It has to be said that in the United States, as long as you have enough money, there seems to be nothing that cannot be done.

Hua Ben gave Wang Xuewei fifteen minutes of interview time, in fact, Wang Xuewei failed to ask a few questions in these 15 minutes, she opened her mouth to ask questions must be related to Yao Ming, Hua Ben praised Yao Ming, and then, when Wang Xuewei wanted to continue to ask, he turned his mouth and said the purpose of his interview:

"Yao is a really good guy, of course, he can't dominate the NBA right now, but as long as he stays healthy, that day will come sooner or later. In addition to Yao, I also want to mention your compatriot Wang Zhizhi, he is also a very amazing guy, Wang has the flexibility and speed of the NBA's top interior line, he also has the mid-range shooting that only guards have, that's fantastic, he impressed me, he's very difficult to deal with."

Huaben held a training camp, and many reporters arrived at the scene, and when they saw Huaben being interviewed, they hugged Hula and raised the microphone one after another. Wang Xuewei is in a hurry, I said that your peers are too inauthentic, don't you see that this is an interview with my sister? Hua Ben was happy, he was helping Wang Zhizhi build momentum according to Yao Ming's plan, and the more reporters, the more useful.

Bang Datong, Hua Ben is constantly praising Wang Zhizhi, all kinds of expectations for the new season to play against him, all kinds of expectations for the Olympics to play against him, he himself praised not count, and pulled a group of teammates who came to help: "Memet, Chauncey, Taishawn, Pattin, you all come over and talk about Wang Zhizhi, a big man in the East." Hey, what about the Daktronics? Let him come too. ”

Billups's mouth was relatively fast, and he opened his mouth to come: "Yao is a very humble person, very capable, as long as he stands firm on the inside"

"Shit, I'm talking about Wang Zhizhi, the king of China in Miami!" Indeed, when it comes to Chinese, the first thing that comes to mind for these stars is Yao Ming, and since the Asian No. 1 center entered the NBA, they have been asked about Yao Ming dozens of times every game.

Billups nodded, and quickly changed his words: "Wang is a very humble person, and his ability is very strong, as long as he stands firm on the inside."

Mirisic and others also praised Wang Zhizhi, as for the praise, they have long been familiar with it, don't they just take out the set of praise for Yao Ming? It's just a different name.

As a result, reporters heard praises such as "strong dominance", "traditional center", "the second person who can fight the sharks", "humorous and humble", etc., or Oku Shicheng, sincerely praised Wang Zhizhi, mainly because he was also a substitute, and when he played against the Heat, he specifically played against Wang Zhizhi:

"Wang's long-range throw is one of the best I've ever seen a big man, he's very agile and I'm willing to bet he's a good fit for the World Series because he's got a great mentality. It's just that his defense is not tough enough, I heard our captain say that he is still a soldier? Oh, God! In addition to defense, he is a bit introverted, which is not good, you have to have a good relationship with your teammates, you can't be introverted. As long as these two issues are addressed, he can be a great interior player. ”

The reporters were stunned, they only knew the recording, and they didn't know how to ask questions, because no matter what they asked, Huaben would always pull it on Wang Zhizhi:

"Ben, which team are you going to go to next season?" "I'll go where it works best for me, and Detroit is just fine. Speaking of transfers, Wang Zhizhi will also transfer next season, where will he go? I think the Warriors and Suns would be a good fit for him."

"Ben, how are you going to behave at the Olympics?" "The Olympics, that's a grand event, speaking of the Olympics, we can't help but talk about Wang Zhizhi, he is really good in the World Series, China has him and Yao, and the American team is a little scared"

"Ben, we want to interview you, I don't want to know what Wang Zhizhi is" "You said Wang Zhizhi, we are familiar with each other, if you want to give him an exclusive interview, I can help you make an appointment with him, he is very kind, you will definitely like him"

"Ben, are you and the king of China doing business?" "Regarding the same-surname love, Wang Zhizhi and I have the same attitude, we do not encourage or hostile, God tells us that all men are created equal"

All the news about Wang Zhizhi was the news, and when the reporters returned to the newspaper office, they had nothing to write about, so they began to write about Wang Zhizhi in a big way, so the interview sections of the major media were all about Wang Zhizhi.

At this time in Chinese mainland, the issue of the Olympic men's basketball delegation was also discussed among fans and the public, and the topic of discussion was very simple, why is there no Wang Zhizhi in the men's basketball list? Yao Ming exerted the power of his No. 1 basketball star in Asia, and the joint media frequently fired guns, and his attitude was very clear: I want to play the Twin Towers in this Olympic Games, and I must not play alone, it is too embarrassing.

In the 2002 Indiana Men's Basketball World Championships, Yao Ming led the team alone, but lost all eight games, and achieved the luxury result of the penultimate without mercy. If it weren't for the Asian Championships where the Chinese team won the first place, they wouldn't even be eligible to participate in the Olympics. Yao Ming no longer wants to experience such a humiliating event, especially in an international event like the Olympics.

Hua Ben originally planned to hold a press conference to support Wang Zhizhi, which was regarded as the last contribution of his Chinese soul to Chinese sports. But he was too busy, not to mention the training camp, and was about to start talking about a contract extension, and Eva had full authority to represent him and began to contact the Pistons uniform team led by Dumas.

Eva and Wabeen have already discussed, money is not an issue, it is good to stay and play with these brothers. He now has so many commercial contracts and is not short of money. What's more, according to the financial report sent by Mendes, the Wende sneakers he endorsed sold very well. Because of the main lineup of "technology, heroes, tough guys, and close to the people", fans are very welcome to this pair of shoes, the shoes are relatively cheap, the style is good-looking, the endorsement stars are tough enough, and the sales continue to increase, Mendes began to buy shoe factories.

But at the beginning of the approach, Eva did not show the bottom line stupidly, telling Dumas that I will sign it if you give me 20 million. Every woman wants her man to be able to create something unearthly, and Eva is no exception, and she hopes to get the satisfaction of vanity from the Pistons' uniform team in the negotiation here, so that she can see the importance that this team attaches to Huaben, and obviously, the most direct manifestation is that the Pistons should be willing to negotiate for the high price she offers.

"100 million in four years, 20 million in the first year, and then superimposed, and the free agent option in the third year, this is our bottom line." Eva smiled and told the uniform team led by Dumas.

Ignoring the charming smile on Eva's face, Dumas shook his head and said, "This price is too high, Madam Longoria, you know, if we eat this contract, the luxury tax we will have to pay is too high." Our bottom line is 90 million in five years, and we are willing to make sure that we build a team with this as the core. ”

Eva was a little annoyed by Dumas's words, and you dared to bargain too much, she said with some dissatisfaction: "You are not sincere at all, Mr. Dumas, ninety million in five years?" Do you know how much that No. 21 (Garnett) in Minnesota is taking? He's an MVP, he's an MVP, and he's an FMVP and the best defensive player! ”

"Then why don't you let Ben go to Minnesota? Is this year's championship the credit of Ben alone? The representative of the board of directors in the uniform group said to Eva in a strange way.

This sentence angered Eva and Dumas at the same time, for the value of Huaben, Dumas, who was born as a player, is clear, he thinks that 100 million in four years is indeed high, but 90 million in four years is absolutely valuable, and Big Ben is becoming a symbol of this city and this team, just like Jordan is to the Bulls, Garnett is to Minnesota, and Iverson is to the 76ers.

But Dumas doesn't count, although he is the nominal president and general manager, but in the end he is still a part-time worker, and the boss who really pays is the board of directors behind him, and the board of directors is not all like the Mavericks boss Cuban who understands and loves the ball. He went to sit in on the discussion about the big contract, and the board of directors actually refused to give Hua Ben a big contract because the box office did not improve last season, which seemed extremely ridiculous to him!

Don't these people know that most Detroit fans have the habit of buying season tickets? Dumas was very helpless, Huaben broke out a little late, he actually played a good game for most of the season, although he almost reached the point of perfection for most of the season, but it is still impossible to let these dime capitalists bet heavily on him.

Moreover, Mirisic, who was picked up by Wajben, performed too well, he is only 19 years old, who knows how high his achievements can be in the future? In another four years, no one can say whether Mirisic will be able to reach the heights of Huaben, and the directors are willing to gamble on it. If the big contract is renewed, and Mirisic grows into a super interior after four years, how can he renew his contract?

That said, Detroit is only willing to keep one superstar, and Mirisic, who has a higher surname price, is clearly a better choice. First of all, Mirisic is a handsome guy with a good image; Secondly, Mirisic is a European who is easy to help the Pistons expand overseas markets, and now the league owners are red-eyed by Alexander, and Yao Ming has helped him make too much money; Finally, and most importantly, Mirisic has a low salary, and even if he gets rid of his rookie status, he won't get 20 million, because no player outside of his home country has received such a big contract in the NBA.

The two sides talked for a while, and eventually broke up, and the director representative's remark 'why didn't he go to Minnesota' really hurt Eva.

(To be continued)