In the finals, the U.S. team defeated the Spanish team and reached the top again, so that they no longer regretted that the U.S. team got the goal they wanted in China and went away satisfied. In fact, none of the most exciting people in this Olympics were the Chinese men's basketball team and their fans, who took to the streets to celebrate the day after the Chinese team defeated the Argentine team, and even caused traffic chaos.

Zhang Chen's performance in these days has completely conquered the Chinese fans, and on the night of the victory, the Lan Association held a grand banquet next to it, at which Li Xiaodao, the president of the Lan Association, also toasted Zhang Chen, and the oily and slippery fat man smiled and patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder.

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, Zhang Chen also smiled at him and drank some wine.

That night, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming were drunk, hugging and crying together, and those who heard it wept, and some of them went up to persuade them: "We are in third place, unprecedented, you should laugh!" ”

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi laughed after hearing this, and said that they should really laugh, but after laughing for a while, they started crying again, and for a while Liu Wei and several of their old players couldn't help crying. After this battle, the Chinese men's basketball team has stood at the top of the world since then.

Zhang Chen became the biggest protagonist of the dinner that night, everyone was taking turns to toast him, Zhang Chen was still relatively restrained, but after all, after drinking too much, he couldn't control himself, this guy actually played a drunken mania, jumped on the table and couldn't hug it. After finally sending him back to the room, Zhang Chen came to his senses after entering the study space, and then broke out in a cold sweat, he was drunk and crazy in front of so many teammates, what should I do tomorrow morning?

Zhang Chen's worries were not unreasonable, the next day Sun Yue and the others saw Zhang Chen get up, and hurriedly came up to complain, and vomited all the time, which made Zhang Chen feel very embarrassed, but these guys said it as if it were true, which made him even more embarrassed.

However, the end of the basketball game means that everyone parted ways, in the morning, Zhang Chen saw the bronze medal that was not golden but still flashed with a faint light from the side of the bed, and he also felt satisfied.

So far, he has also won two awards, one is the best rookie, and the other is the current bronze medal, Zhang Chen's basketball road has become wider and wider.

After staying in Yanjing for six days, Zhang Chen basically finished his work in China during these six days, and as for the filming of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", it is estimated that he will have to wait until the next time he returns to China, after all, the great cause of the founding of the People's Republic is only in preparation now. Zhang Chen's ability to compete with many celebrities on the same stage is also a pretty good experience.

And the famous domestic director Zhong Dajun also invited Zhang Chen to participate in the filming of a new film in the past few days, anyway, it has something to do with basketball, he has invited Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, and now Zhang Chen is alone, and he is still preparing for funds, and it is estimated that it will take until next year to start filming.

Finally, when it was time to leave, Zhang Chen had already discussed with Duffy, and when he finished the Olympics, it was time for him to start real negotiations with New York. D'Antoni also talked a lot to Zhang Chen before leaving, although he was facing D'Antoni who had a master-apprentice relationship with him, Zhang Chen still did not reveal his intention to go to the Knicks, after all, D'Antoni is also a Knicks now. And after returning to the United States, both Paul and Howard put pressure on their team management to get Zhang Chen at all costs.

Therefore, both the Magic and the Hornets have made more favorable offers for Zhang Chen, and now the Knicks are not a strange commodity, and they have to face more possible competitors.

However, D'Antoni originally wanted to recruit Zhang Chen under his command, and now that he sees that Zhang Chen's strength has made such great progress, his idea of taking Zhang Chen under his command is becoming more and more mature, so he will never let the management let Zhang Chen go.

Zhang Chen has now become a sought-after sweetheart, after the Olympics, the number of teams that have made offers to him has reached 16, of course, there are about nine teams that really sincerely want to recruit Zhang Chen. However, this is also a rather staggering number, if combined with Zhang Chen's identity as a non-draft player, Zhang Chen's achievements are truly unprecedented.

"Hey! Early morning! I have to say you've done a great job! You're right, you should not start talking about a contract extension until after the Olympics! Let's see, baby, what kind of offer we have now: Knicks, 14 million a year, this number is quite close to this year's salary cap, Suns, 12.5 million a year, this is basically their limit, it looks like Kerr's miser is also going to pluck his hair! Hornets: 11.8 million ...... a year Oh, and I have to say that the Hornets are quite sincere, and this salary has basically exceeded their limit before renewing Chris. It's hard to imagine that Paul would have come up with so much money to seduce you. The Magic team, 12.3 million a year, this is also a good team, they have good big men...... Hey, Chen, I love you to death! Duffy made no secret of his admiration for Zhang Chen on the phone, but this made Zhang Chen's scalp tingle a little when he heard it, but the imagination is also like this, the success or failure of the agent is maintained on the players, they and the players are a relationship of both glory and loss, and the more the players get, the more they get.

"Alright, I got it! Mr. Duffy, please calm your own mind, know that this is a very important matter, and we need to discuss it in the most calm state...... I'm more inclined to the Knicks myself. ”

"Oh, it's good, it's good! You're absolutely right, the Knicks can pay you more, and they can pay you better, it's a big city! Think about it, you're going to have a lot of money, you're going to have all kinds of opportunities, and you're going to have a city that won't let you down! ”

"Well, I think so too, but I'd like you to negotiate with them, preferably to increase the salary margin." Zhang Chen said this.

"Of course I know that this is a must-have quality for an agent!" After saying this, the two of them hung up the phone after a few casual words, and Duffy happily went to contact and negotiate with the Knicks' senior management, while Zhang Chen waited for Duffy's good news on the side.

And Zhang Chen finally set off to the United States, the plane landed at Phoenix Airport, dragging his tired body, Zhang Chen has been back to his residence, this way, the scenery of Phoenix everywhere reveals a kind of cuteness, after all, he has lived in this city for three years, and now he is finally going to leave completely, Zhang Chen has a little bad feeling in his heart.

The scenery along the way is very familiar, it is summer, and the air is full of a kind of midsummer taste, smart and ethereal. Zhang Chen also began to put up the auction of his car on the Internet, and it is estimated that someone will buy it soon, after all, Zhang Chen came to the auction in his own name, and it is estimated that some of his fans will even buy this car at a higher price than buying a new car.

talked to the team's owner Roberts once, Roberts's idea was to want the white wolf with empty gloves, and wanted to use Zhang Chen's relationship with the Suns to restrain Zhang Chen, although Zhang Chen despised this practice, but he couldn't deny his love for this city and this team. It's just that the NBA is just a business after all, and everyone has to put their attitude right, and be prepared to become a commodity at any time, and also turn other people and teams into commodities.

Zhang Chen later visited Xiao Si and Nash, and heard that Zhang Chen was probably going to leave the Suns, Xiao Si was also a little sad, Zhang Chen also went out to accompany him for a drink in the bar, and the last two of them were drunk, Xiao Si was drunk and hazy, and said: "Chen, in fact, I still want to play with you!" I miss having someone on the outside who can pick up my pass and hit a three-pointer...... Really, I miss it. ”

Zhang Chen had no choice but to use a glass of wine as an answer, in fact, why didn't he miss these things? It's just that once many things have undergone some qualitative changes attached by external forces, they have lost their original appearance, and the rest are difficult to return to the past. When Zhang Chen visited Nash, although Nash kept smiling, everyone could see that his mood was not very good.

"Can't you stay? Maybe we can still work on it. ”

Nash asked Zhang Chen with some pleading, but Zhang Chen could only shake his head ruthlessly, and Nash's pair of little twins also came out to call Uncle Zhang, Zhang Chen kissed them on the face, and suddenly felt infinitely sad.

Then, Phoenix's own real and most memorable things are about to be seen - Sean and Lena.

Zhang Chen's heart was very complicated when he raised his leg to see Lena, after all, he was going to leave Phoenix like this, thinking of what he had done with Lena before, thinking of Lena and Sean helping him live his life, thinking of the kind girl with a warm smile on her face, Zhang Chen raised her leg several times and then left her footsteps.

It's just that things really can't drag on, on September 2, 2008, at the beginning of the summer league, Duffy and they were still negotiating salary, and at this time, the Magic and the Hornets could only withdraw from the stage of competing for Zhang Chen in the end, after all, they were not strong enough, and they could only do so. The rest of the team is only the Suns and the Knicks, and the negotiations with the Suns have finally ended because of the agreement with the Knicks!

On September 5, 2008, the soap opera about Zhang Chen finally came to an end, and Zhang Chen finally fell to the Knicks, ending this long farce.

On September 7, 2008, the official website of the NBA and the official website of the Knicks announced the specific details of the contract signed by Zhang Chen and the Knicks: Zhang Chen signed a three-year effective contract with the Knicks, which is a contract with a gradual increase in salary, and his salary in the first year is 14.28 million in the league, and it will increase by 13% on the basis of the previous year every year, which is already the greatest sincerity that the Knicks have come up with. Zhang Chen also officially held a press conference to confirm this news, which immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers and various praises.

And the Knicks also made the decision to welcome Zhang Chen at this time - they sent away the unruly potato Robinson, and also confirmed the news of buying out Marbury's contract, which is all revealing a message - the New York team is about to change, they will rebuild around a young man of 20, they have changed dramatically from the head coach to the players.

After confirming this news, Zhang Chen also said that he will go to the Knicks on September 10 to start a new career, and on the night of the final confirmation of the contract, Zhang Chen and his teammates of the Suns will have one last reunion, and then the song will be over. There was gossip that night that Zhang Chen burst into tears on the spot, but this was just gossip.

On the day of September 9th, Zhang Chen still started his own trip, and he walked continuously to the outside of Lena's welfare home.

There was the laughter of the children inside, and these voices sounded very pleasant to Zhang Chen's ears, but now they sounded a kind of parting sadness, which made him stop outside the door unconsciously.

A few creepers quietly climbed up the gate of the welfare home, becoming a strange welcome object, Zhang Chen seemed to see him, Lena and Sean here, Zhang Chen pushed Sean, Lena smiled beside him, the three of them slowly walked into the gate, and then closed. From then on, he said goodbye to a familiar life.

Raising his legs and walking in, Zhang Chen came to a small basketball court in the welfare home, heard the cheers of the children, facing the bright sun of the summer morning, Zhang Chen could clearly see that Sean was shooting, he squinted his eyes slightly, and a confident smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

The basketball left his hands, with a rather beautiful and perfect arc, flew directly towards the basket, after less than a second of flight, flew into the basket, and suddenly, the sound of the net was connected into a series of the most beautiful and moving notes, round and round, into a melody of missing.

Zhang Chen was the first to applaud, the children suddenly cheered again, Sean also secretly clenched his fist, and when he accidentally turned his head, he saw Zhang Chen's figure.

Sean pushed the wheelchair and came to Zhang Chen's side, and then the two of them came to a morning field inside the welfare home, the grass was green, the sun was like fire, Zhang Chen was lying on the ground, and Sean was sitting in a wheelchair, as if he was catching the sun in the sky.

"Chen, I heard you're leaving?" Sean pursed his lips and asked in a somewhat astringent voice.

"Well, you know everything, huh?" Zhang Chen said, and then continued: "I'm going to start a new life, Sean, you remember to work hard in the future, maybe I can see you in the arena in New York in the future." ”

Sean shook his head, and a little tear suddenly overflowed from the corner of his eye: "But, Chen, isn't it good for us all to be together?" Me, Lena, and Steve, we're all together, isn't that good? Why are you leaving? ”

Zhang Chen picked up a straw from the ground, put it in his mouth and bit it, then looked up at the white sky and said, "You are still young, you won't understand." ”

"I know, I know! You're just because the Knicks can give you more money, right? Sean's tone already contained a kind of anger, and Zhang Chen opened his mouth in shock: "Why do you think so?" ”

Sean didn't speak, just turned his head to look into the distance.

Zhang Chen said to himself: "Actually, the reason for money is not the most important, more importantly, the person in this world who let me play professional basketball, he has gone to the Knicks, I must go with him, and, you know, the current Suns are no longer the Suns of the past, they will change a new coach, and I stay here as Mike's henchman, it is impossible to benefit my development...... Besides, stay here, ......" Zhang Chen's eyes flashed with a gleam: "I want to fly freely!" Do you understand? Sean? ”

Sean shook his head, but the anger in his heart dissipated a little, and he also understood what kind of person Zhang Chen was, and he was angry with Zhang Chen only because he couldn't see this guy, so he quickly looked at Zhang Chen and said seriously: "Chen, then you must come back here more in the future, I want to see you often." ”

Zhang Chen smiled slightly, nodded, and then asked, "What about Lena?" Why haven't I seen her today? ”

Sean said: "Lena is out, it's been almost an hour, and she said that she is going to solicit sponsorship, after all, more children are coming in our welfare home now, and the pressure to survive is even greater." ”

Somehow, Zhang Chen suddenly had an indescribable foreboding in his heart, and asked, "Do you know who she is looking for?" Do you know where it is? ”

Sean said: "That person seems to be called Williams, the address seems to be ......" Sean told Zhang Chen the address, but Zhang Chen instantly felt a kind of anger come to his chest when he heard Williams's name, lingering. Because he happened to have heard about this Williams, not many people know about these things, Zhang Chen also heard it in the ears of his teammates, this guy often uses his identity as a philanthropist to seduce those girls who need money, and at the same time force some organizations that need more funds to contribute some good girls to him.

Thinking of Lena's appearance that overshadowed the star, Zhang Chen was anxious, and explained that Sean stayed there and ran out alone.

Zhang Chen ran out of the welfare home, found a taxi next to him and rushed towards the address, he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.

In fact, today Lena instinctively noticed that something was wrong when she first met the old man named Williams, because the old man always stared at his chest with a kind of lustful eyes, and he also held back and asked them all to go outside to guard, while he stayed in the hotel with Lena, saying that it was a matter of negotiating funds. Regarding the funds, the old man was relieved, he said that he would inject a sum of money into the welfare home, and at the same time, there will be a certain amount of funds injected every year in the future, and the excitement made Lena temporarily relax her vigilance.

However, when everything was negotiated, the old man waited to sign the contract, when he suddenly stopped what he was doing, and then looked at Lena, with a malicious smile on his lips.

An instinctive fear came to Lena's mind......

(To be continued)