Chapter 367: Conquest of the NBA
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"Hey, this house is just hard to sell."
Scarlett sighed in Zhuang Fei's super garden-style villa, Zhuang Fei was going to leave Minnesota and told her a long time ago, in fact, she also started to deal with Zhuang Fei's house a long time ago, in Scarlett's opinion, Zhuang Fei and herself are not expected to settle here in the future, Minnesota is not a good place to travel or settle down, the weather here is cold and there is no beach in Miami, so there is no other possibility for this big guy except to sell, But what made Scarlett very depressed was that after being contacted for so long, no one was willing to take over this big villa.
And Zhuang Fei is now looking at Scarlett who sighs a little funny, in fact, in Zhuang Fei's opinion, if you can't sell it, you can't sell it, as a traditional Chinese has always had a deep possessiveness of land or houses, there will not be a Chinese who sigh at the house in their name too much, and it is best to sigh as much as possible, this is also a social phenomenon that only belongs to China, too many houses in the United States can be a big burden, here you need to pay taxes for the house, in the United States property tax is about 1-2% of the market value of the house, It is different from place to place, and Minnesota is the highest 2%, that is, Zhuang Fei's house is about 240,000 US dollars a year according to the current market value of 12 million US dollars, plus the annual Dali fee for this place, at least 500,000 US dollars a year, which may not be a big number for Zhuang Fei, but for a Scarlett who has the temperament of a housekeeper, she doesn't want to do this kind of thing of losing 500,000 US dollars for nothing, so Scarlett wants to sell it but can't sell it. If it weren't for the local rich man in Minnesota, who would have nothing to do to run in the ice and snow to throw more than 10 million to buy a villa, how comfortable is the vacation home by the beach in Miami, if it is a local rich man in Minnesota, who will have so much money to buy this house, so this is a chicken rib thing, so when the real estate developer saw that Zhuang Fei wanted to buy this house, he was also extremely enthusiastic, and the hot potato was finally thrown out, and now this potato is the turn of Zhuang Fei.
"Since you can't sell it, keep it. In the future, there may really be some big money with deep pockets and cold weather who are willing to take over," Zhuang Fei also hugged his girlfriend from behind Scarlett and whispered in her ear, hearing Zhuang Fei say this, Scarlett's expression was also relieved.
"It seems that this is the only way," Scarlett said with a frown, while Zhuang Fei kissed her on the cheek.
Zhuang Fei is now preparing for the move. In Boston, Zhuang Fei has already sent Chris to help him find a house, and with the help of the Celtic Club, this matter will soon be done, and now Zhuang Fei has found a villa in Boston. Now you can live directly in it, but the villa in Boston is not as big as Minnesota's, and the house price is not a grade, but it is big enough for a family of three like Zhuang Fei.
Zhuang Fei was not too worried about whether Scarlett could adapt to the fact that he was going to Boston, Zhuang Fei was a little worried about whether Zhuang Fei would be sad because of leaving Minnesota, which he was already familiar with, and for children, leaving a place means losing a group of playmates, but what surprised Zhuang Fei was that his nephew was also so heartless in this regard, he didn't care about those things at all, and even urged Zhuang Fei to go to Boston early, it seemed that his nephew was more anxious than himself. This also made Zhuang Fei extremely depressed, this kid will definitely become a 'bum' in the future, and it is not a good thing to be too curious about new things.
On June 18, 2001, this was the time when Zhuang Fei came to Boston, and when Zhuang Fei and Scarlett Zhuang Lin came to Boston, he was welcomed by Boston officials just as he had gone from Windsor to Minnesota. In addition to Grussbeck, Danny Angie and other management in the team to welcome Zhuang Fei, there are also some Boston players, such as the team's boss Anthony Walker and the team's second child and Zhuang Fei's Maddie, who has known each other for a long time, of course, in addition to these people, thousands of Boston fans also came to the airport to pick up Zhuang Fei, which he did not enjoy when he went to Minnesota from Windsor. At that time, the Timberwolves fans hated him because he sent away their beloved Marbury, so when Zhuang Fei saw Boston fans waving Zhuang Fei's avatar and some sensational slogans shouting Zhuang Fei's name, Zhuang Fei was also a little emotional. …,
This is Zhuang Fei's current status, and he is indeed worthy of everyone's expectations.
"Zhuang, maybe you will be the first coach in the history of the Boston Celtics to be so supported by fans without coaching a game," Celtics owner Grussbeck said excitedly as he shook Zhuang Fei's hand. And Zhuang Fei could only smile at this time, but at this time, Zhuang Fei had been observing the two Celtic leading players behind Grushbeck.
Obviously, the expressions of these two people are a little different about the arrival of Zhuang Fei at this time, Anthony Walker's eyes are very complicated, Zhuang Fei is his enemy in college, it was Zhuang Fei who made him miss the NCAA championship trophy, he was Pitino's disciple when he was in Kentucky, it can be said that he is Pitino's descendant, which is also the reason why he can still firmly occupy the position of the team boss when Maddie rises strongly, and even once there was news that Maddie will be traded by Pitino, for Zhuang Fei, he definitely doesn't like it, This is also inevitable, no one can be generous enough to like his biggest enemy, but he also has great respect for Zhuang Fei's enemy, so at this time he is so complicated.
On the other side, Maddie does not have the same complicated feelings as Anthony Walker for this new head coach, the player that the Celtics' second leader has always envied the most is his cousin Carter, who once fantasized about being able to play under Zhuang Fei when he was in high school, if it weren't for his cousin, he might have gone to Wake Forest University when he graduated from high school in 1997, and the small forward is absolutely welcome to Zhuang Fei's arrival. So at this time, the eyes of this small forward are also extremely simple and excited.
Zhuang Fei was also sure in his heart after seeing the performance of these two people, and he also understood what he should do in the future.
This time, the Boston Celtics greeted Zhuang Fei with great pomp. That's for sure, in addition to the management and players of their team, they also held a press conference for Zhuang Fei at the largest hotel in Boston.
Originally, according to their original plan, Zhuang Fei's press conference in Boston must have been held in the team's press conference room, but what made them a little embarrassed was that there were too many media here this time, more than they imagined, in addition to the local media in the United States, there were also a large number of China, Japan, and South Korea. Argentina, Europe and a large number of world media were present, which even made the Boston Celtics think that the UN secretary general was coming to inspect their team. Even the Secretary-General of the United Nations probably won't attract so many media outlets to follow the story. This also made the Boston Celtics' already thin sense of superiority in front of Zhuang Fei disappear without a trace.
Boston is the greatest club in the NBA, so for this plus club, this great club can maintain its pride and superiority in front of the head coach, even if the team is at a low point now, but from the current point of view, Zhuang Fei's influence is far beyond the imagination of these people.
Zhuang Fei also has no objection to this arrangement of the Boston Club. After he got off the plane, Scarlett and Zhuang Lin went to the best hotel in Boston with the Celtic boss and deputy general manager.
The press conference of Zhuang Fei's entry into Boston will also be held in the lobby of this hotel, which has been chartered by the Boston Celtics Club, so the dense crowd in the hall are all reporters, and when Zhuang Fei walked on the high platform that had been set up for him, he was also a little uncomfortable, and it was the first time he had such a press conference, which was more like the inaugural speech of the President of the United States.
Just when Zhuang Fei was a little distracted, at this time, a reporter in the first row of the audience had already stood up. …,
"Mr. Zhuang, can you tell us why you left the Timberwolves, is it really because of the disagreement between the two sides as Mr. Glenn Taylor said?"
Zhuang Fei looked down and saw that the smiling reporter was his old acquaintance, this was a reporter in the United States today, and it was obvious that the Boston Celtics had done their homework. I also know what Zhuang Fei's habits are, for the thousands of reporters who came to the scene, it is impossible for everyone to have the opportunity to ask questions, which requires the Boston Celtics Club to screen out in advance, and it is obvious that the United States today won the first place again because of Zhuang Fei.
"Yes, that's exactly what Mr. Glenn Taylor said. I have a different philosophy from him," Zhuang Fei nodded to the audience, and then continued: "Mr. Glenn Taylor wants the team to follow the business model, while I think we should continue to follow the competitive model, and that's the way it is."
When Zhuang Fei finished this sentence quietly, all the reporters in the audience who were already quiet were buzzing to discuss, it was obvious that Zhuang Fei's words meant that Glenn Taylor sacrificed the team's results because he wanted to make money, which is taboo in the NBA, and the first rule of all NBA owners is' Won't give up the championship because of money' Although many bosses disdain this law that is an unspoken rule, the superficial work still has to be done, so Glenn Taylor only said on TV that the concept is not in agreement, but not what the concept caused the discord. Zhuang Fei did not wait for these reporters to be quiet, but continued.
"Three years at the Timberwolves have been fun. Minnesota is a great city, the Timberwolves are a great team, and I'm honored to be able to stay there for three years of my life, and I'll always miss my friends there. Thanks also to the Timberwolves fans there who have always supported me, they are great."
When Zhuang Fei began to continue talking, the scene was quiet again, and they all wanted to know what this Chinese wanted to say.
"The Timberwolves are strong right now, they're NBA champions two years in a row, and I think even if I leave they're going to be the biggest favorites to win the league championship, and I'll always bless them."
Zhuang Fei also showed a smile when he said the end, and it can be seen that this is the heartfelt smile of this Chinese.
"So Mr. Zhuang, can you tell me why you came to the Boston Celtics, we all know that this is the worst choice, and the New York Knicks are the best choice."
When Zhuang Fei finished speaking, a reporter in the middle back row of the audience stood up from his seat with a bang, which obviously surprised the press officer of the Celtics club next to him, because at this time it should be the turn of the Boston Celtics media to speak, this reporter has no right to speak at this press conference, thinking of this, the press officer is also ready to apologize to Zhuang Fei and then speak out to stop the reporter who grabbed the speech, but to the news officer's surprise, Zhuang Fei is ready to answer the reporter's question.
Zhuang Fei knows this reporter, this is also his 'old friend', this is a reporter from the New York Times, this New York Times basketball reporter has now been reduced to almost the last row of positions, it can be said that he has lost his status.
At this time, when the New York reporter raised this question, the Boston boss Grusebeck next to him was also a little annoyed, after all, this was belittling his beloved team, and other American reporters on the scene also watched how Zhuang Fei responded, while other non-American reporters were a little confused, and did not understand why Zhuang Fei would care about such a tabloid reporter who grabbed a speech.
"The Boston Celtics are indeed not the best choice, and I will never shy away from it" Zhuang Fei smiled and looked at the New York Times reporter in the audience and said, and everyone in the audience was stunned after hearing Zhuang Fei's answer, it was the first time they saw Zhuang Fei actually agree with the words of the New Yorker, is this still Coach Z? Seeing the reactions of these people, Zhuang Fei didn't care, but continued.
"But that's just for now, I don't think you'll be saying that in three years, I'm going to conquer Boston in three years, and Boston is going to conquer the entire NBA, and the best option you're talking about is probably going to be a black hole for all coaches in three years."
When Zhuang Fei confidently said that he conquered the entire NBA, the reporter who was already stunned woke up again after a short period of distraction, and there was a big chaos again at any scene, obviously, this is what Coach Z should say, and they didn't hear it right.
Coach Z is talking about conquering the NBA, a team that is fourth from the bottom in the league conquers the NBA after three years!
At this time, the New York reporter in the audience was blushed by Zhuang Fei's anger, and then sat down angrily under the contempt of all the other reporters on the scene. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )