"Rogge, I want to bring a car back from the United States, please help me go to the Consulate General in Los Angeles to inquire about the relevant procedures."

"OK, I'll get it done right away."

He called Philip, who immediately agreed.

Soon after, Roger Philip drove to the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles in the West Side of Los Angeles, and after communication, he was received by two staff members from China.

"Sir, hello, I'm Liu Bin, Counselor of the Consulate General, and this is Huang Tian, the translator."

"Hello, I'm Rogge Philip, I'm Zhou Quan's agent, do you know him?"

The three of them went to a small room and introduced themselves first.

"Are you Zhou Quan's agent?" Huang Tian was stunned and hurriedly translated it to Liu Bin.

"Yes, it seems you know him." Philip laughed.

"Of course."

Liu Bin nodded.

I knew three years ago that Zhou Quan had a certain reputation in Los Angeles, and as a diplomat, it was impossible for him not to pay attention.

And as Zhou Quan's popularity in the United States grew, the Consulate General paid more and more attention to him.

It is understood that at present, Zhou Quan has not immigrated, nor has he even obtained a green card, but he is still a real Chinese.

"Mr. Philip, may I ask what is the matter?" He asked.

"That's ......"

Philip immediately told the story.

"I know that."

Zhou Quan is not the only person who wants to buy a car abroad and bring it back, Liu Bin immediately said: "We are not allowed to import cars privately in China, if he wants to bring a car back to China from the United States, he can only go to the import and export company." ”

"Please tell us about the specific procedure." Philip took out a pen and paper.

Liu Bin continued: "The specific procedure is to find an automobile import and export company in the domestic bonded zone and entrust them to import cars.

Cars are subject to a 25% customs duty, a 17% import multiplier tax, a purchase tax of about 9%, and an import consumption tax of 1% to 40%.

Both the consumption tax and the vehicle and vessel tax are calculated according to the displacement of the car, and there are many differences, with 40% for off-road vehicles over 4 liters and 25% for more than 3 liters.

Taxes plus the profits of import and export companies, as well as transportation costs and insurance premiums, the price of a car of 50,000 US dollars will be between 10 and 120,000 US dollars after it is licensed in China. ”

After Philip left, Huang Tian asked, "Counselor Liu, it shouldn't be very cost-effective to buy a car from abroad and bring it back to China, right?" ”

Liu Bin said with a smile: "Our automobile industry has just begun to develop, in order to accumulate capital, domestically produced cars are not cheap, and he buys cars from abroad, in fact, it is not much expensive." The key is that there are more choices, and there are relatively few imported models in China. ”

On the other hand, after Zhou Quan learned about the situation from Philip, he calculated it and felt that he should take a car back from the United States.

However, he doesn't plan to ask for a pickup truck or an off-road vehicle, and after bringing this car back, his dad can also drive it, and it should be good to buy an SUV.

SUVs can also be driven in the countryside, if you go back to your hometown, the car is not suitable, and you will definitely knock the chassis when you drive a big bus back.

SUV in the United States is popular since last year, he also likes it, Ford launched an SUV last year, called Ford Explorer, Chevrolet's is also good, China has certainly not imported this model now.

He even thinks that it should be a good idea to open an import and export automobile company in China, but he doesn't know whether the current domestic consumer market is suitable.

"Rogge, do you have anything to do about the car?"

"Zhou, this matter is very easy for you, you are a VIP customer of Citibank, you can entrust them directly, Citibank also has branches in China." Philip reminded.

"I forgot." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

His VIP level is not high, just an ordinary VIP, but it should be enough to do this little thing.

Soon, he contacted Citibank's own dedicated VIP account manager, named Tom Hanks, and informed him of his needs.

"Zhou, I promise that before you return to China, your car will arrive in China, we have the fastest shipping channels and shipping channels."

"Thank you!"

Then Zhou Quan informed the other party of the car he needed, and chose Shenzheng Customs to pick up the goods.

He chose a Ford Explorer produced by Ford in 90, which is currently the best-selling mid-size SUV in the United States, with annual sales of 300,000 units, and is still the Explorer generation, which is more inclined to off-road than road driving, the engine is German, the displacement is 4L, there are two-door and four-door models, and he chose the four-door model.

After this was done, he retrieved the newspaper from the mailbox outside, then got some food, and sat down to eat while flipping through the newspaper.

"The superstar performance, Iron Fist used his breakthrough to break through the iron-blooded defense that Pat Riley had single-handedly built." Detroit Worker Daily.

"Amazing performance, the Iron Fist Slayer had a playoff performance that was eye-catching, and the Pistons made the best choice in the '91 draft." Detroit Sports News.

"With 26 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, Iron Fist's luxurious performance in the first round of G1 made him a key factor in deciding the outcome of the game." Los Angeles Daily News.

"We lost to a rookie, and that's it." New York Sports Newspaper.

"Patrick Ewing has been disappointing, he's not even as efficient as a rookie point guard." New york times.

"Huh!"

Seeing that even the New York media had to recognize his performance, Zhou Quan was quite happy.

After breakfast, he drove to the supermarket to buy some necessities.

The Walmart supermarket is close to the community, and everything is convenient and relatively safe in this kind of suburban upscale community.

"Oh, it's the Iron Fist."

As soon as I entered the supermarket, I was surrounded by several staff and customers.

Bought a lot of things at the supermarket and filled the whole fridge enough to last for a week.

Lunch was settled at a restaurant at noon, and in the afternoon he went to the private training gym to practice his pull-up jumpers, and the final round of the mission has been performed 3,600 times, which he hopes to complete before the first-round series.

"Zhou, good news, your sneakers sold more than 12,000 pairs today, which is even better than the day it was launched, keep up the good work."

At six o'clock in the evening, the agent Philippe called, and his superstar performance last night reflected in the sales of his sneakers.

He calculated that twenty-five dollars a pair, more than 12,000 pairs, that is $300,000, and if he maintained this sales during the playoffs, then his sales task would be easier.

So, no matter what, this first-round series has to be won as much as possible.

That night, ESPN broadcast a video of an interview with Magic Johnson.

The superstar, who just retired for a season due to illness, is still a great point guard.

"Erwin, how would you rate Tekken's performance in G1?" The journalist asked.

"He deserves any praise for that game. Yes, the performance on both ends of the floor is unmatched and deserves any praise. ”

Magic Johnson said in an admiring tone.

"What do you think of him? He didn't even play any worse than you did in the Rookie Season Finals, just one game, of course. The reporter asked again.

Magic Johnson thought as he said: "I've been following him, and you should know why, he's a local player in Los Angeles, and I knew him when I was with the Bruins.

I've also seen some of his games at the Great Western Forum, not just basketball, but hockey and his first tryout team was the Lakers, and unfortunately we missed him.

From what I've observed, he has a very good sense of space, and he's getting better and better at using space. What is the sense of space and what does the use of space mean, maybe you don't know it very well. ”

"No, Erwin, I know that, I'm a boxing fan, I'm a Michael Tyson fan, and his sense of space is top-notch." The reporter immediately said excitedly.

Magic Johnson also smiled and said: "Yes, I am also a fan of Michael, and it is precisely because of his top-level sense of space that his shake has reached the top level, and he can even dodge his opponent's combination punches in a row."

But boxing champion Ali's sense of space is actually the best, and he often uses continuous, uncanny dodges to make his opponent's consecutive attacks ineffective, and make his opponent consume a lot of energy for nothing. ”

"No, no, I think Michael's is better."

"But I think it's Ali's better."

"No ......"

"I insist."

"Oh, okay, Elwin, let's get down to business, shall we?" The reporter said helplessly.

Magic Johnson laughed and nodded: "Okay, let's talk about basketball, the sense of space is a necessary quality for top fighters, and as a basketball point guard, if you want to be the top one, you must also have this quality." It allows a point guard to see the entire court with precision.

Yes, I'm talking about vision, the sense of space is one of the indispensable qualities of vision, and vision is one of the essential qualities of passing, so for a point guard, without a good sense of space, you can't be a good point guard, or a top point guard.

And Iron Fist, as far as I've observed, he has a top-notch sense of space. I mean, in terms of that quality, he has the potential to be a top-tier point guard. ”

"Do you think he will be able to replicate last night's performance in the playoffs?" The reporter asked again.

"Every player has moments of brilliance, some people can even break out for a season and then become ordinary, then last night was probably the day when Iron Fist broke out."

Speaking of this, Magic Johnson changed his words and said: "But I don't think his performance last night was accidental, maybe he can't play like that every night, to be honest, no one can do it, including me, including Big Birdie, but I believe he can definitely play like that." ”

In Philadelphia, Charles Barkley is ready to go on vacation.

He wanted to go to Los Angeles to find a pier to fish first, and he had the opportunity to go to the Lakers before the All-Star break, but unfortunately Philadelphia aborted the trade, which still makes him regret it to this day.

However, when he saw the news of Magic Johnson's interview, he suddenly remembered Iron Fist's solicitation and thought of Iron Fist's performance last night, and he couldn't help but be moved.

"Even if it's a super level of play, that kid won't be bad in the future, if I go to the Pistons, with my qualifications, I must be the boss, directly as the core, at least before that kid grows up, I must be the core, and then find one or two helpers, maybe I can win the championship, or let the agent talk to the management?"

"However, that kid's attitude has changed last time, it doesn't seem to be uncommon for me, do I still have to be cheeky to go to Detroit? Being disliked by a rookie is not a good thing. ”

He thought about it, but he couldn't make up his mind.

Now the management of the Philadelphia Digital team is determined to trade him, and he is determined to go, and if he can go to a team that has a chance to win the championship, of course, it will be the best outcome.

Forget it, he can't decide where to go anyway, it's useless to talk with the management, if you can talk well, he will go to the Lakers a long time ago, and the management can't let him choose to trade the team by himself.

When I thought of this, I was very depressed, as a superstar, he was just a commodity, and he couldn't decide his fate at all.

……

That night, four other first-round matches were played.

In the end, the Bulls beat the Heat 94-113 at home, the Cavaliers beat the Blue Nets 113-120 at home, the Trail Blazers beat the Lakers 102-115 at home, and the Jazz beat the Clippers 97-115 at home.

There are no upsets, all home wins.

Of the eight first-round G1 games, only the Warriors were defeated by the SuperSonics at home last night, which was barely an upset.

Zhou Quan paid special attention to the performance of his dead opponent Jordan, shooting 21 of 34, shooting 61.8%, 4 of 4 free throws, and a true shooting rate of 64.3%, and scoring 46 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls.

"It's too powerful!"

After watching the game, he only had this feeling, such a Jordan, better than any NBA player he had ever seen, was really difficult to beat.

In addition, the performance of Bulls backup center Wilperdo was also very outstanding, shooting 6 of 8, and scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, which was the second scoring point on the team.

This outstanding performance, in the Pistons team, not to mention the bench lineup, even in the main lineup, there is no one who can compare with it.

Fortunately, Ver Perdo is only a role player, and this game should be played at a super level, so don't worry too much.

"Super-level?"

Thinking of this word, he couldn't help but scratch his head, because he also played at a super level last night, could those superstars think the same about him?

……

On the 25th, G2 match day.

Zhou Quan woke up at eight o'clock in the morning, in good spirits, and after a day and two nights of rest, he felt that his physical recovery was better.

In the morning, I went to the private training gym and with the help of Swilton for two hours of pull-up jump shooting practice, went to the headquarters at noon and practiced with the team in the afternoon.

"Trouble, Dennis' injury will take at least two days to get better, and we can't expect his performance tonight."

Chuck Daley focused on Rodman's training form, but was disappointed.

Assistant coach Lei Lowell nodded and said, "Chuck, I think Isaiah's training form today is stronger than the day before yesterday, and it is worth looking forward to." ”

Rick Musk also nodded: "If Isaiah can support the bench lineup, it will help the team a lot, and the pressure on Iron Fist will be much less." ”

"Hopefully he'll do better."

Chuck Daly observed the assassin again, and then at Mark Aguirre, and said, "Mark's performance is quite consistent and can provide some help, but it's a pity that he has no defense. ”

He observed Zhou Quan's training state again, and found that his running was not active, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Iron Fist fought too hard in the first fight. ”

At this time, Musk whispered: "Chuck, we may be able to strategically abandon tonight's game to give Rodman and Iron Fist more time to recover." ”

"Nope."

Daley didn't agree, saying: "You can control their playing time, but the game must not be given up, we Pistons, there is no tradition of giving up the game." ”

It's not uncommon for him to think about it, but if he gives up the game at home, the fans won't agree to it, and it's very demoralizing.

And there will definitely be all kinds of problems in the series, today this injury has to be abandoned, tomorrow that physical fitness is not good, if you give up the game as soon as something goes wrong, then probably all the games have to be abandoned.

Of course, when it comes to the game, he will adjust it on the spot, make arrangements according to the situation, and will not consume the team's potential in the series for the sake of one game.

After the training, Zhou Quan did not go home, but had dinner at the headquarters, and then took the team's bus to the Auburn Hills Palace.

The palace in Auburn Hills is nearly 90 kilometers away from the headquarters, and it takes an hour to drive by himself.

At half past six, the Pistons came out of the parking lot, went to the corridor of the locker room, and ran into the Knicks, who had just come out of the dining room and was about to return to the locker room.

"Let's go."

When Oakley saw it, he hurriedly quickened his pace and walked in front of the piston with the people.

"Wait."

Suddenly remembering that Oakley provoked him in the G1 battle, Zhou Quan rushed forward and blocked Ewing and Oakley, who were walking in the front.

"Boy, what do you want to do?"

Oakley's eyes flashed with anger, and he said sharply: "Don't think you can fight, provoke me, and have a big fight with you, I think you can still play the playoffs?" ”

Zhou Quan's face did not change, but his mouth was quite disdainful: "Old bird, who are you scaring about?" If you dare to do something wrong to us, I'll keep an eye on you and this superstar, we'll fight for the main force, and Mr. Pat Riley will skin you when the time comes. ”

Oakley's cheeks twitched, you cunning boy, you're too difficult, aren't you? If Zhou Quan did what he said, he really wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Zhou Quan nodded Oakley's chest and said, "So don't provoke me, let me say something big, you and Ewing are tied together, I still have the ability to exchange one for two, don't forget that that's my profession." ”

"Get out of here!"

With a snap, Oakley opened Zhou Quan's hand in annoyance.

"Huh!"

Zhou Quan chuckled twice, waved his hand, and took his teammates to take the lead.

"Shet!"

Seeing the Pistons walk ahead, Oakley scolded in annoyance.

Anthony Mason stepped forward and said with a wise face: "Boss, it's better not to give him a chance, and don't believe him." ”

"What do you mean?" Oakley said impatiently.

Anthony Mason said with a look of contempt: "Boss, let you study more, you always have to fight, look, now your brain is not good, right?" Nix Dasha is talking about you. ”

"Bang!"

Oakley punched Mason in the stomach and scolded, "Dare to call me stupid? I warn you, boy, don't give me nicknames to the boss. ”

Mason didn't have a, but he said eagerly: "Boss, my neck is thick now, remind you again, people with thick necks are not easy to mess with, so don't beat me in the future, you know?" If I fight back, you'll be bad, it must be a second Ranbier, and maybe the league will force you to retire. ”

“……”

Oakley froze, and really stopped.

"Poof!"

The second fool, John Starks, couldn't help but laugh.

"John, the boss is a big fool, you are a second fool, and the brain-dead is generally talking about you." Anthony Mason looked back.

“……”

John Starx was instantly furious.

"Haha......"

A bunch of Knicks players were already laughing, and even Ewing fell to the wall laughing.

Oakley only felt a toothache, was beaten by the iron fist, and was scolded by his own little brother, and he, the four villains, was too aggrieved.

Mason said with a wise face again: "Boss, he just said that we use crooked moves, but in fact, he is the best person at making crooked moves, so not only can we not provoke him on the field, but we must avoid clashes with him."

He also said just now that once there is a conflict, he will keep an eye on you and Patrick, and once that happens, we will be in trouble. ”

"Don't you have a thick neck?" Oakley said angrily.

Mason said with an aggrieved face: "Boss, are you so stupid to say that you are stupid?" I'm a thick neck, but I'm a substitute, if I'm off the field when there is a conflict, and his movements are fast, it's hard for you to carry a punch, where can I save you? So the key question is that you are too vegetable, not a question of whether my neck is thick or not. ”

"Am I too vegetable? I'll beat you to death! ”

Finally unable to take it anymore, Oakley was furious and swung his old fist at Anthony Mason.

Mason ran away, and shouted: "Boss, the key is that you are too vegetable, and you like to provoke him, and you can't deal with him, it's very troublesome, can't you always let me wipe your ass?" ”

"I can't kill you? Don't run! ”

Oakley angrily chased after him.

The second fool, John Starks, also hurriedly followed, and beckoned his teammates: "Hurry up and follow, lest the two of them fall alone, this is the territory of Iron Fist." ”

"Are these Knicks guys crazy?"

"Possibly."

Seeing hordes of Knicks players running wildly in the hallway, some staff members couldn't help but curse.

(End of chapter)