Li Qun explained to Chamberlain in detail her market development plan, to open up the Asian market and the global Chinese market, it is not enough to rely on his achievements in the NBA, he needs to participate in a higher stage, that is, the Olympics or the World Championships.

Moreover, Chamberlain needs to represent the Chinese, and it is better to join the Chinese team. With his ability, he may be able to join the American dream team sooner or later, but in that case, his position among the Chinese will become very embarrassing, because in the culture accumulated by the Chinese nation over the past 5,000 years, loyalty, bravery, courtesy, righteousness, and honesty rank 'loyalty' in the first place.

For Chamberlain, the Beijing Olympics is an unprecedented opportunity, using this platform, he can greatly improve his fame, so that he can become one of the NBA's super-first-class stars in the shortest possible time, at least in the hearts of Chinese fans.

In the past ten years, relying on the efforts of Gong Xiaobin, Liu Yudong, Adi Jiang, Hu Weidong and other predecessors, the Chinese men's basketball team has maintained the ranks of the top ten and even the top eight in the world, and it has monopolized Asia for the first time.

But there is no doubt that for the great China, just putting the men's basketball team in the top 10 cannot meet its dignity needs, what they need is the top six and the top four and even the top three in the world.

In the past, it may have been difficult to achieve this step, but now the Chinese men's basketball team has ushered in the platinum generation, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming are in their prime, Yi Jianlian is emerging, and the outside line may be able to become the first Chinese outside Sun Yue to land in the NBA. Chamberlain was born again last year, and if he is willing to join the Chinese men's basketball team, then the latter will have perhaps the best interior lineup in the world.

Yao Ming center, Chamberlain big forward, Battle substitute center, Wang Zhizhi substitute power forward, plus Yi Jianlian, who turned small forward, China's penalty area will not be able to break, so it is not impossible to create history and achieve unprecedented results.

The premise of all this is that Chamberlain is indeed willing to join the Chinese men's basketball team, which is not easy.

China's household registration system is a single nationality, and no one is allowed to have dual nationality, and now that Chamberlain is an American citizen, it is not difficult for him to give up his American nationality and join a Chinese nationality that has nothing to do with blood relations.

Chamberlain has a little bit of nonsense, that is, the Li Qun family is quite energetic in the Chinese sports circle, and the Basketball Association first contacted Li Qun's father, fully inquired and considered Li Qun's suggestion. Originally, according to the meaning of the Basketball Association, the main person in charge was directly sent to meet Chamberlain, so as to show their sincerity to the greatest extent.

Li Qun vetoed this, the main leaders of the Basketball Association are fat and full of bureaucratic habits, and Chamberlain may beat them if he doesn't like it, so Cao Hong, as a representative of the Young Zhuang faction within the Basketball Association, got this opportunity to go out, and the reason why this opportunity fell on his head was because he was Li Qun's cousin!

"And related?" Chamberlain was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, no wonder his father and mother treated Cao Hong so warmly, after all, they were relatives, so they had to treat their daughter-in-law well.

Cao Hong did not pretend to be a big cousin, and then the two sides met, he lowered his profile in various ways, and put forward the conditions given by the Basketball Association to Chamberlain: "Mr. Z, as long as you are willing to join our men's basketball team, then first, the tactics of the Olympic Games will be implemented around you and Da Yao......"

As he spoke, Cao Hong looked at Chamberlain and found that the latter was listening carefully, so he began to continue: "Second, for every game you participate in on behalf of the Chinese team, the Basketball Association will pay you $100,000; Thirdly, in the future, your activities in China will definitely receive the full support of the Basketball Association, and I will be responsible for this aspect, whether it is participating in commercial activities or charity activities, I will give the green light; Fourth, the Basketball Association will not interfere with any of your income, and if you lose taxes due to nationality, the Basketball Association will pay for it; Fifth, during the Olympic Games, your accommodation will be for the highest-ranking people in the Chinese team, not in the Olympic Village, but in a hotel, with a separate vehicle and a specific chef to cook for you......"

Cao Hong said more than a dozen conditions in a row, each of which was full of temptation, and almost served Chamberlain as the ancestor of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Chamberlain was still a little resistant, but after hearing Cao Hongshu's conditions, his mind changed. As Li Qun said, this is the best condition for Chamberlain to use her family energy to win for him, if he wants to have a decisive influence in the Chinese world, then he must go on behalf of China, and this is the best opportunity for him to become a Chinese citizen.

Watching Cao Hong take out the red-headed documents of the Basketball Association and the contract that had written all the conditions into it, Chamberlain nodded slowly and said, "Okay, then I'll think about it......"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest of the Zhang family, his grandfather, slapped the table and shouted, "Aaron, what else are you thinking about?" Promise Director Cao, the reason why your grandfather and I smuggled from the mainland to the United States was because the country was weak and the situation was riotous at that time. We thought that the United States, which was independent outside of the war, was a paradise, but we were wrong, wow, do you know what kind of life my grandfather and I lived in the past few decades? No matter how rich we Chinese are, this United States is not our own country after all! Also, your grandfather has always regarded the days when he fled from the mainland as the most shameful moment in his life, and before he died, he couldn't let go of this incident. ”

Father Zhang also sighed and said: "Change your nationality, if you really can't get used to life in the mainland, you will change your nationality back when you retire." You must know that when you join the dream team, no matter how good you do, you are just a player, but when you join the Chinese men's basketball team, you have the opportunity to create a miracle that will leave a name in history! ”

Zhang's father is also a veteran fan, although he doesn't know why Lu Dao's son suddenly became so strong, but he has studied Chamberlain's game, and knows that Lu Dao's own son has the strength to dominate the court.

Li Qun held Chamberlain's hand and said: "Z, I want you to join the Chinese men's basketball team, not simply to let you make a name for yourself with the help of the Basketball Association, but to see you lead the Chinese men's basketball team to create unprecedented glory, and tell the whole world that Chinese can dominate the basketball arena just as well!" ”

Cao Hong saw that Chamberlain was moved, and immediately added another condition: "I heard from my grandfather that your family plans to return to your hometown to worship your ancestors during the Olympics this year, and I can guarantee that as long as you arrive in Ludong, you will be actively cooperated by the local government!" ”

Chamberlain had nothing to say, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, then I promise to join the Chinese men's basketball team." ”

Cao Hong's heart suddenly burst into joy, he didn't expect this trip to be so easy, the Basketball Association was ready to ignore Chamberlain, but he didn't expect that he alone persuaded Chamberlain to join the men's basketball team, to say in private, Chamberlain's doing this shows that he attaches great importance to Li Qun's opinion, and said to the kilometer, after completing this task, his future in the Basketball Association is bright.

After spending a Spring Festival at home, Chamberlain gave out red envelopes, and the Zhang family raised their eyebrows in Chinatown, and two days later, Chamberlain returned to the Oracle Training Center.

Zhang's father and mother were reluctant to give up, and Oakland and San Francisco were only separated by a bridge across the river, and they wanted Chamberlain to return home to live.

Chamberlain still insists on living in the cliff house, because it is closer to the court, although he has made some achievements, and has attracted so much attention from the domestic basketball association, but he is not overly inflated, he knows that he still has flaws, and he knows that the opponent in the Olympic Games in the future is strong, at this time only six months away from the Olympic Games, he must develop offensive skills, otherwise even if he joins the Chinese men's basketball team, it will be just a fart, not to mention a historic miracle, it would be good to maintain the top eight.

However, Chamberlain was willing to buy another villa for his family in Auckland, but Zhang's father and mother both refused, they had the virtue of Chinese thrift and thrift, and they were reluctant to live in Chinatown for more than 40 years, and would rather continue to live here and open their small fast food restaurant than go to the strange Auckland to live a so-called aristocratic life.

Although the old men of the Zhang family were reluctant to leave San Francisco, this time they still came to Oakland, and they regarded it as a vacation.

This was unthinkable in the past, because the period after the Spring Festival was the best time for restaurant business, and many Chinese families would order cooking in a big way, and the Zhang family was the busiest at this time, because of Chamberlain's middle school surgery, and their family's debts were not paid off until he entered the NBA.

When he arrived at the training hall, Curry and Thurmond were waiting for him to train, Winnie was holding an iPad and studying something, and Chamberlain chatted with a few people, and said his intention to join the Chinese men's basketball team.

Hearing Chamberlain say that he wanted to join the Chinese men's basketball team, Curry and Thurmond did not react, but Winnie's face changed and categorically refused: "No, Z, you can't join that men's basketball team!" ”

"For what?" Chamberlain asked inexplicably, "There are many benefits, the most important thing is that I am Chinese, I can't play for the Dream Team, right?" Even if I wanted to, the Dream Team wouldn't necessarily choose me. ”

There are countless NBA stars, and if you want to participate in the dream team, it is not only the competition between the strength of the players, but also the strength of the sneaker agent, the club owner behind it and even the energy of the head coach.

Chamberlain is now Nike's sworn enemy, and he successfully promoted the Storm Generation on the All-Star, although the sales pitch is behind him, but the sales prospects of the Storm Generation can already be expected.

Winnie said resolutely: "If you can't join the dream team, then don't join!" Don't you know how much it hurts you to join the Basketball Association? Remember the training plan we made earlier? If you spend so much energy on training during the summer vacation and then play those unnecessary games, it will drain your physical strength and destroy your body! ”

Chamberlain smiled: "You're too worried, Winnie, it's okay, I'm just going to compete in the Olympics and the World Championships, and I won't participate in any other Asian Championships or domestic games." ”

"Do you want to practice together before the Olympics and the World Championships? Aren't you going to go to training? Do you know how much effort it takes to adapt to a new tactical system? Winnie was a little bitter, "Z, I know that you want to open up your market, but this requires an organized process, and this kind of intensity of effort is not suitable for you now!" ”