Chapter 444 The Crazy Basketball Association

In 2002, on April 23, Yao Ming was "injured" before he was about to participate in the NBA draft. This news came out and shocked the whole country. All basketball fans could not believe this fact. This year's top pick, China's Yao Ming, actually

He was injured. All the media immediately rushed to the Shanghai Oriental Sharks Club to interview head coach Li Qiuping and general manager Lu Hao, asking Yao Ming about his injury and whether it would affect his NBA draft status and whether it would jeopardize his career.

When asked by reporters, both Shanghai Oriental Sharks head coach Li Qiuping and general manager Lu Hao were vague. They only said that Yao Ming found a slight fracture in his left ankle during a routine checkup after the CBA finals, which was an old injury.

, it only needs to be cultivated for a period of time, and it will not affect Yao Ming's future in the NBA, let alone his career, but I'm afraid this Asian Games will be quite embarrassing.

After hearing that Yao Ming's career would not be affected, all the fans breathed a sigh of relief. As for this Asian Games, it is really nothing in the eyes of domestic fans. Bullying teams in Asia that are generally less popular, no matter how much you win, is no fun.

If you want to win, you have to win against the strong European teams.

However, the fans breathed a sigh of relief, but the Chinese Basketball Association was extremely nervous. At this juncture, Yao Ming was unexpectedly injured, which affected all the plans prepared by the Basketball Association. Judging from Yao Ming's current popularity and market value

Look, it is definitely a hen that can only lay golden eggs. We are preparing to launch a series of business operations around it. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming was injured at this time. And the most important thing is that the Asian Games is about to begin. There is no Wang Zhizhi this time. If

Without Yao Ming, if they lose the men's basketball championship, it will not look good on the faces of these officials, and it will also affect their future political future.

In desperation, the Chinese Basketball Association sent officials to Shanghai to question Li Qiuping and Lu Hao, and why Yao Ming was injured. They also came to do Yao Ming's ideological work, hoping that Yao Ming would put national honor first and go to South Korea as long as the injury was not too important.

Busan, bring glory to the country. Faced with the impassioned lobbying by Basketball Association officials, Yao Ming, who originally felt guilty, became angry after hearing this.

The two officials who came to lobby, except for hypocritically asking about Yao Ming's foot injury, spent the rest of the time talking about national honor and the like. They asked Yao Ming to carry forward the fine tradition of revolutionary martyrs who could not leave the line of fire even if they were slightly injured, and not to be judged because of a minor injury.

Yao Ming was extremely heartbroken when he heard that he would not go to Busan to participate in the Asian Games. National honor is naturally important, but there is no need to always use national justice to pressure others. It seems that because of a minor injury, he would not have gone to Busan, South Korea.

Participating in the Asian Games is treason. If you are really injured, is it worth paying the price of your entire career for an unimportant Asian Games?

Chairman Mao has said that we must assess the situation and learn to make strategic shifts. The purpose of my "injury" this time is to integrate into the NBA faster, to prove that Chinese people can also gain a foothold in the NBA, and to lead Chinese basketball further in the future.

In comparison, is an Asian Games really that important?

In the end, under the noisy lobbying of the Basketball Association officials, Yao Ming directly refused the mobilization of the two Basketball Association officials because of his foot injury and inconvenience in moving. Seeing Yao Ming's firm refusal, the two Basketball Association officials left with gloomy faces.

"Xiao Ming, it's not good for you to do this!" Yao Ming's father Yao Zhiyuan said with a frown. In his heart, he did not agree with Yao Ming's "fraudulent" behavior. Although personal future is important, national honor is more important, even if it is just a person who is not famous internationally. The Asian Games champion has no weight.

"Okay, you old man, you left me when I was giving birth to Xiao Ming because of a game. Do you know how uncomfortable I was at that time and how much I wanted you to be by my side! This time it's not about the life and death of the country, the men's basketball team We have been winning for more than ten years, so what are we afraid of even if we lose once? Xiao Ming's future is the most important!" Yao Ming's mother Fang Fengdi glared at Yao Zhiyuan and said.

Yao Ming smiled when he saw his parents bickering. However, he admired Lin Feng's foresight in his heart. When Lin Feng wanted Yao Ming to fake his injury, he told Yao Ming that the officials of the Basketball Association would not give up and told him not to take it easy. Shaking, it is indeed the case.

At this time, the basketball association officials who could not lobby Yao Ming angrily vented all their anger on Shanghai Oriental Sharks head coach Li Qiuping and Lu Hao, scolding them for hurting the Chinese national team's number one star Yao Ming just for the sake of a domestic CBA championship. , scolded the two people for not understanding the priorities of things, scolded the two people for not understanding the priorities, and scolded them bloody.

Li Qiuping and Lu Hao were helpless. Yao Ming's "injury" was a conspiracy between them and Lin Feng. When Lin Feng came to them and told them to let Yao Ming fake an injury and go to the United States to participate in the training camp in advance, the two were shocked. Unexpectedly, Lin Feng actually asked them to conspire to deceive the leaders of the Basketball Association. Especially when they heard that Yao Ming also agreed to do so, the expressions on the two people's faces were so wonderful. They really couldn't believe that a patriotic person like Yao Ming would listen to Lin Feng, when the Asian Games was about to begin. Time to cheat.

On the spot, the two men threatened that they would never deceive the leaders of the Basketball Association like this, and advised Lin Feng not to mess around and teach Yao Ming a bad way. However, when they heard that Lin Feng's wish was for the Chinese men's basketball team to win the Olympic gold medal, The two of them were completely moved.

For the future of Yao Ming and the future of the Chinese basketball team, it doesn't matter if they sacrifice an Asian Games. What's more, the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team is here. Without Yao Ming, the Chinese men's basketball team is still the top team in Asia.

Moreover, Lin Feng’s analysis is correct. Basketball Association officials only care about their immediate interests. What they value is only their performance during their tenure in order to promote their official positions in the future, so they must win any championship they can. As for the players’ The injury is as long as he is not dead. If Yao Ming participated in all the national team games, he would be exhausted sooner or later. But there is only one talent like Yao Ming in the Chinese basketball world, so we cannot afford this kind of loss.

After careful consideration, the two agreed to act in this scene with Lin Feng.

Of course, what made the two people nod in agreement was the compensation agreement. The agreement stipulated that if the Houston Rockets successfully acquired Yao Ming, Lin Feng would personally purchase advertising at the Shanghai Oriental Sharks home court for 300 million yuan over 10 years. With this 300 million capital guarantee, plus other income, Shanghai Oriental can at least continue to operate normally in the next ten years. As the club's head coach and general manager, this compensation agreement is really important.

The two Basketball Association officials were still in the general manager's office of the Shanghai Oriental Sharks Club, akimbo and shouting. Li Qiuping looked at the time and saw that it had already been a full hour and 45 minutes, but the two officials still kept swearing, and they didn't. A repeated sentence is really admirable.

"Uh, Director Yang, actually the Chinese men's basketball team is unique in Asia. This time Yao Ming is injured, it's just a good opportunity to train young people like Tang Zhengdong. And if you are worried about losing the championship, you can call Wang Zhizhi back.

With him here, we don’t have to worry about the championship." Li Qiuping said. Some senior coaches in the basketball world are aware of the bad things that happened between Wang Zhizhi and the Basketball Association. This is why when Wang Zhizhi and the Basketball Association were in such trouble, the coach of Bayi

The reason why the team still had contact with Wang Zhizhi was to help him communicate with others. Li Qiuping also wanted to take this opportunity to help Wang Zhizhi.

However, it will be difficult for Wang Zhizhi to return to China if he does not make up for the 50% shortfall in his personal salary!

"What! You actually mentioned to me the traitor Wang Zhizhi. Even if such a person begs for mercy in a low voice, he will never return to the national team! His behavior of forgetting his ancestors must not be taken lightly!" The two basketball association officials seemed to have been stepped on.

Like a dog's tail, it jumps up and roars.

Li Qiuping sneered in his heart and stopped talking. Yao Ming will definitely not be able to go to the Asian Games anyway. If you want to scold him, feel free to scold him. He is already used to it anyway.

Facing the facts, no matter how much you scold them, other than venting your inner anger, you cannot change the facts in any way.

In the end, officials of the Basketball Association had no choice but to return to Beijing. They quickly held a press conference to announce the fact that Yao Ming would miss the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. At the press conference, they criticized some domestic coaches for their personal glory.

The narrow-minded thinking of disregarding national interests and calling on other CBA head coaches to focus on the overall situation when facing major international events.

These words aroused a burst of contempt from domestic CBA coaches. If this is the case, how can the league be played? The Asian Games are held every four years, the Olympic Games are held every four years, the World Basketball Championship is held every four years, and the Asian Basketball Championship is held every two years.

, and other Stankovic Cups. After all, these CBA teams should stop playing and just rest at home and wait for international competitions.

Lin Feng felt relieved for a while when he saw the Basketball Association officials going crazy. He had long disliked these Basketball Association officials. They were all interested in money. For the sake of their own political achievements, they treated players as human beings and took advantage of the country's justice at every turn.

Come to suppress people, what the hell!

However, Lin Feng allowed Yao Ming to "fake an injury" this time, which is not only beneficial to him personally, but also has an immeasurable impact on his future NBA career. Yao Ming now has enough time to rest and train, and his foot injuries, back injuries, etc. have all been eliminated.

If it can be alleviated, future injuries may be greatly alleviated, and the improvement of his personal strength will definitely have an immeasurable effect on the Chinese national basketball team in the long run.

From Lin Feng's point of view, although he spent 300 million yuan in investment over the next ten years, he gained Yao Ming's friendship. After the CBA Finals, Yao Ming finalized his agent team - Team Yao.

, he first signed a contract with Lin Feng, and to Lin Feng's surprise, Yao Ming personally took the initiative to lower the endorsement fee and increase the length of the contract.

The annual endorsement fee is 3 million, the contract period is ten years, and there is no price increase during the period. This contract, from the perspective of Zhang Mingji, the agent who has just become the main agent of Yao Ming’s agent team, is simply unbelievable behavior. This is too stupid. For

Zhang Mingji questioned and even offered to help him sign a new contract that was more in line with his worth, but Yao Ming refused directly.

"Brother Zhang, I voluntarily compensated Director Lin for this contract. According to NBA rules, Director Lin cannot compensate the Shanghai Oriental Sharks 300 million yuan. This is what I owe him." Yao Ming said with a grateful face. Regarding the basketball team

Yao Ming was very unhappy with the association. But he was full of feelings for the Shanghai Oriental Sharks Club. This time Lin Feng was able to spend 300 million to sponsor it. Yao Ming believed that after he left the Shanghai Oriental Sharks, he would be the first team he played for.

The basketball team will not collapse just like that.

"But you don't have to sign it for 10 years. It's too long. Once you play in the NBA in the future, your worth will increase more than 10 times than now." Zhang Mingji thinks the most exaggerated aspect of this contract is the 10-year term.

"Haha, if I only sign for 3 years, it will show that I am too insincere, and I will feel guilty. Signing for 10 years may be longer, but what if I can't play in the future?" Yao Ming explained with a smile. Of course, this

It's just what Yao Ming said casually. Signing for ten years is also a pressure Yao Ming puts on himself. He will definitely make a name for himself in the NBA and repay Lin Feng's respect.

Zhang Mingji took a look and knew that he could not persuade Yao Ming. Fortunately, it was just a contract, and signing the "Second World" was not a loss. At least the person behind the "Second World" was Lin Feng, the richest man in the country, and Yao Ming had a good relationship with him.

A little bit will always be good for the future.

Lin Feng smiled knowingly at Yao Ming's generosity. Yao Ming and Liu Xiang are the same. Although one is more reserved and the other is more public, they are both very loyal people. These two people are worth getting to know. What's more, China's future glory

, it’s up to the two of them.

During this period, Lin Feng also took the opportunity to recruit a professional nutritionist, a professional physiotherapist, and a sports injury specialist doctor from the United States. These three people have great backgrounds. They were all the world leaders in the 110-meter hurdles.

People who have served the champion, such as Alan Johnson and Trammell, are all famous athletes in the 110-meter hurdles. With the experience of serving beside them, Lin Feng believes that the three professional doctors will be able to better serve Liu Xiang.

Let the light of Asia keep shining!

"Boss, the first supercomputer has been assembled." Bruce Allen called Lin Feng excitedly. With sufficient funds and full authorization, Bruce Allen gave full play to his expertise during this time and assembled the machine.

The most powerful supercomputer ever built for personal DIY. Although its functions are limited by the operating system and are a bit simple, it is completely sufficient for the "second world".

6,720 Pentium 4 processors with "hyper-threading" technology. For the application of "Second World" online games, Bruce Allen is specially equipped with 10,320 ati image processing units (equivalent to the graphics card of an ordinary computer), with 10,000 processors per second.

12 trillion operations speed.

Bruce Allen believes that in the next supercomputer ranking, the supercomputer he built named "Mowu No. 1" will definitely be on the list. Of course, it is just in terms of pure speed.
Chapter completed!