At three o'clock in the afternoon, he received another call from a reporter and learned a news that shocked him again.

"You know, Iron Fist, the NBA headquarters was smashed by the demonstrators, everything that could be taken was snatched, everything that could not be taken was smashed, and even the chair under Stern's ass was supposedly carried away. And then there's the whole neighborhood, and now New York is in shambles. ”

"What?"

Zhou Quan doesn't know what to say, this is the anti-racism protest demonstration? Isn't this a riot of smashing and looting?

"Iron Fist, do you know anything?" The journalist asked.

"No, I don't know anything." Zhou Quan hurriedly said.

……

"Blake, I'm Dix, the chairman of the referee committee, and from now on, you're fired."

"What?"

"Also, you'd better settle with the Iron Fist King and apologize to him, otherwise the demonstrators are likely to tear you apart, and that's my advice to you.

Just now, the headquarters of our league was smashed, and at least tens of millions of dollars were lost, and the ratings and other losses were as high as hundreds of millions of dollars, all because of you.

You should be clear about how much of our ratings are lost because of your actions? Did you know that NBC has stopped negotiating a TV deal with the league? Do you know how many people are going to kill you right now? And the big advertisers of the finals, they all want to kill you. ”

"Me? No, there's no way I'm going to apologize to him. ”

Hughes Blake had just returned to New York from Chicago, and before he got out of the airport, he received a notice from the company to fire him, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Dix said in a threatening tone, "No apologies? This incident was triggered by your racist behavior, do you want the NBA to take you to court? Can you afford to lose money? ”

"Me?"

Hughes Blake's face turned pale for a moment.

Dicks continued to threaten: "Listen to me, Hughes, if you don't want to be liquidated, if you don't want to go bankrupt, apologize to him right away and put this matter to a close." ”

The stick added sweet dates, and he said again: "I promise you, as long as this matter is over, I will introduce you to a good job and will not bankrupt you, so you must apologize to him, otherwise the alliance will not let you go, and many people will not let you go." ”

"You promised me a good job, don't forget." Hughes Blake hung up in a daze.

He can only agree, because now that he is unemployed, he can't pay the mortgage, and although the NBA salary is good, he likes to gamble and has no savings in his hand, so he can only compromise with that damn guy.

……

The next day, on the 6th, the world's media reported on the anti-racism demonstrations that took place at the NBA headquarters in New York, as well as the news of the destruction of the NBA league headquarters.

"Iron Fist, a pioneer in the fight against racism." Detroit Worker Daily.

"Iron Fist has challenged racism." The Seattle Post.

With these reports, Zhou Quan has become a warrior against racial discrimination, and there is no media to advocate for his expulsion.

The NBA headquarters also breathed a sigh of relief, as did the NYPD, because the demonstrations did not happen again and the storm passed.

Around 10 a.m., Phillip, who was still in New York, received a call from the Chicago Police Department, informing him that Hughes Blake had dropped the case against Zhou Quan.

Then he received a call from Blake's lawyer, who wanted to settle with Mr. Zhou.

He made a phone call to Zhou Quan and asked him what he meant, and Zhou Quan said, "Let him apologize to me, and it will be on the front page of the New York Times tomorrow." ”

"Haha!"

Philip laughed because the New York Times was the media that took the lead against Zhou Quan, and it always has been.

Zhou Quan said: "I heard that the lowest ad unit on the front page of the New York Times also costs $100,000, so I gave him $100,000, which is considered compensation for beating him."

In addition, you tell him that if he doesn't agree, I will ask a team of lawyers to fight a lawsuit with him, and in a few years, he will have to go bankrupt. ”

"No, I've already looked into his profile, he likes to gamble, he doesn't have any savings on hand, and he has a $1.6 million house in New York, and a big mortgage, and now he's unemployed, and if he can't find a new job, he'll soon go bankrupt." Philip said.

"He's going to have to apologize to me and put it on the front page of the New York Times." Hughes Blake said angrily when he got the news.

His lawyer, Frank, said: "Mr. Blake, he is only willing to give you financial compensation, otherwise he will have to go to court."

My suggestion is to do what he says, this is the best solution, otherwise I won't be able to win his whole team of lawyers.

If you really fight a lawsuit for a few years, Mr. Blake, he is a hundred times richer than you, even if you find a new job, how much money will you make? You also have only one result, which is what he said, bankruptcy. ”

"Damn it!"

Hughes Blake was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"By the way, he'll give you $100,000 in compensation." Frank said again.

"A hundred thousand dollars?"

Blake was stunned, and he only gave 100,000 dollars for a slap in the face?

"Yes, $100,000 is just the right thing to do on the front page of the New York Times with the smallest advertisement, no more than 30 words," Frank said.

Mr. Blake, you're unemployed, you like to gamble, you don't have much savings, and you have a million-dollar mortgage, which is important to you, and can help you pay for your advertising, I suggest you say yes. ”

Hughes Blake was angry again, and said very dissatisfied: "Frank, are you my lawyer, or his lawyer?" ”

Frank shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm just afraid that you're going bankrupt and don't have the money to pay my lawyer's fees." Mr. Blake, you are unemployed, and if you don't pay the money on time, the bank will come to you right away. ”

Hughes Blake was devastated and frustrated, he didn't want to go bankrupt and live on the streets, so he had to compromise.

Frank added: "By the way, his agent also sent an advertisement, saying that if you press this log, he can add $50,000 in compensation." I looked at it and there was no problem. ”

Then he read the advertising slogan, and when Blake heard it, he was so angry that he wanted to smash the phone, did he want to cut himself off from the white community?

But the situation is pressing, he doesn't want to go bankrupt, and $50,000 can make him pay the mortgage for a few months, so he can only compromise.

……

On the 7th, the G4 match day of the finals.

In the morning, on the front page of the New York Times, in the corner of the advertising section, there was an apology statement, the full text of which was:

"I, Hughes Blake, am a shameful racist and now formally apologize to Iron Fist King Zhou Quan and all Chinese people. I swear to God that I will never be a racist again, and I will break with racism. ”

This statement slapped some people in the face, but it did not end the matter, and most of the media in the United States, including the mainstream media, are still attacking Zhou Quan.

At noon, Philip, who rushed back to Seattle from New York, came to Zhou Quan's villa and said: "Zhou, don't read the newspaper for the time being, and don't watch TV news, the media will continue to target you even if it is for sales, because now you are the hottest person in the world." ”

"I became a pioneer in the fight against racism."

Zhou Quan was a little helpless, he didn't want to be in the limelight, generally this kind of person didn't end well.

Philip suddenly said excitedly: "Do you know, Zhou, we did the demonstration in New York yesterday, we originally only arranged a demonstration of thousands of people, because the time is too short, we can only mobilize so many people, but I didn't expect ......"

"You guys?"

Zhou Quan was dumbfounded, good guys, are you going to heaven?

Seeing Zhou Quan's expression, Philip said embarrassedly: "It was Tang Jin who proposed it, and it was also the person he was looking for, he was just a madman, and he could do anything for money." ”

"He is indeed a capable man." Zhou Quan said.

"By the way, Zhou, several more companies announced unilateral terminations, a total of 11. You still have 38 brand endorsements now, and the brands that abandon you are only a few. Philip said.

"It doesn't matter, my dad has given me a lot of endorsements in China, and now that our country's economy has begun to develop, my income in China will increase significantly in the future." Zhou Quan said indifferently.

Philip nodded and said: "Now that the finals are 1-2 behind, there are still two home games, Zhou, try to win these two games, get the match point and then go away."

It's best not to let the Bulls get the match point on your home court, they have two more home courts behind them, and that's a bit of a problem. ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "I hope everything goes well." ”

"Also, I've found a couple of high-ranking members of the alliance targeting you." Philip said again.

"Who?" Zhou Quan's face sank.

"David Stern's special assistant Adam Shaw, league senior vice president Will Conks, chairman of the referee committee, Lillo Dix, ......"

Philip named a total of eight people, and finally said, "Actually, there are many others, but they are the leaders." They have one thing in common, they are both white. ”

Zhou Quan nodded, he found a small notebook, and wrote down the names of these eight people first.

Although his memory has reached level 95, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen, and he will definitely do these eight miscellaneous things when he has the chance, so that they can see what it means to settle accounts after the autumn.

Philip looked at Zhou Quan's behavior, Iron Fist must have a chance to settle accounts with them, and suddenly said with some worry: "Zhou, although most white people are racist, not all of them are, such as me." ”

"Haha......" Zhou Quan laughed and put away the pen and paper.

Philip added: "Also, I got the news that because the ratings of the G3 game have dropped by almost 30 million, NBC has stopped negotiating a TV contract with the league. ”

"What?"

Zhou Quan was also stunned.

This is a very serious matter, and without TV revenue, the NBA could go bankrupt.

"NBC should only be temporary, the G3 game still has an average rating of more than 17 million, and even if you do leave the NBA, the league should be able to sign a good broadcast contract, which will definitely be bigger than the last one." Philip said.

"So, I don't matter anymore?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Philip shook his head and said: "The last contract was less than 900 million US dollars, and without you, the next contract would be more than a billion at most, but if you continue to fight in this league, the next contract will definitely be more than two billion dollars in four years, and you alone can earn an extra billion dollars for the alliance, and this is your value to the alliance." ”

……

At noon, NBC TV announced the latest championship probability prediction, and the Bulls' chances of winning the championship have increased from 85% after the G2 game to 90%.

David Stern sent three executives, all of whom had no history of racism, and one black referee was selected to be the referee.

On this day, a large number of NBA stars and Hollywood stars arrived in Seattle.

Zhou Quan's villa gathered dozens of people, because he had informed him in advance, he hired a team of chefs, organized a buffet at the dock, and barbecued to receive these friends.

"Iron Fist, it's only been more than 20 days, Amazon's closing price yesterday was $37, a 50% increase, are you still stocking?" Roberts asked.

"Of course, my goal is to add another 10,000 lots to the secondary market, and I am only now completing the 40% target." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"I bought a total of 1,000 lots, and I didn't restock them after $30." O'Neill shouted.

"Iron Fist, can you still get it?" Bill Wharton asked.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "To make long-term investment, we must analyze the company's development model and direction, so as to obtain the company's development potential and space, as well as analyze the company's operation and the ability of the company's decision-makers, and do a lot of things." ”

Rodman was also there, and said with a smile: "I only do one thing, if you ask me to buy it, I will buy it, and if I ask me to sell it, I will sell it." ”

"Haha......"

Everyone laughed.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "The company's operation this year is very good, the operating income has skyrocketed tenfold compared with last year, and the number of visits to the company's platform has skyrocketed dozens of times, and it is continuing to increase, which is a very good development momentum, and it is also the reason why I want to continue to increase my holdings in the secondary market." ”

"Iron Fist, I've invested five million dollars, almost 1,000 lots, and according to your confidence in the company, I think I can continue to invest some." Tom Cruise said.

Zhou Quan said: "Yesterday I learned about the recent change of shareholders of the company, the amount of investment funds is continuing to increase, and most of these institutions are investment funds, which means that institutions continue to be optimistic about the development of the company." ”

"Then I'll buy some more." Roberts said with a smile.

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "The company is not profitable yet, and it is still in the stage of burning money, but the listing provides the company with strong development funds."

With the current momentum, it should be profitable in two years, and that's when the stock price will rise.

So if you hold it, no matter how high the stock price has risen in the past two years, my advice is to continue to hold it. As for the future, it still depends on the development of the company. ”

At this time, his mobile phone rang, and at first glance, it was Kobe's rookie phone.

"Hey, rookie, is there anything wrong with you?" He asked.

"Hey, Tekken, I arrived in Seattle and wanted to watch the finals, but I didn't get a ticket, can you help me?" Bryant's tone was a little awkward.

"Are you in the wrong mind, and you're looking for me now?" Zhou Quan scolded with a smile, and then said, "Come here, do you know the location of my house?" ”

"Oh, I don't know, you didn't invite me to your house last year." Bryant Road.

"Haha, is this a complaint? Well, I have a lot of friends at home, send someone to pick you up, and you tell me your current address. Zhou Quan said with a smile.

“OK。” Bryant said happily.

"Who, Iron Fist?" Reggie Miller asked casually.

"The Lakers' rookie, Kobe Bryant." Zhou Quan said.

He then arranged for Zhou Jun to pick up Kobe, and Zhou Jun was about to drive there when another phone call came in, it was Iverson's.

"Wait a minute."

He raised his hand to stop his brother, and then answered the phone.

"Hello, rookie?" He asked.

"Hey, Iron Fist, I, I'm ...... now" Iverson's tone was similar to Kobe Bryant's.

"I guess, you're in Seattle and you didn't get a ticket to the finals?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Uh, yes." Iverson said awkwardly.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Fool, the tickets for the G4 battle were sold out before the G3 battle, and the next G5 battle was also sold out." ”

"What then?" Iverson on the other end was dumbfounded.

After ending the call, Zhou Quan asked Zhou Jun to pick up Kobe and Iverson.

He has some tickets in his hand, which are given by the team, and the home court has a fixed thirty from the regular season to the playoffs, but so many friends, these tickets have been arranged a long time ago, and now he can only find the team to get two more, and the team should also reserve some tickets for emergencies.

……

(End of chapter)