After Zhang Zhiyuan's destination was confirmed, the teams that failed to pursue him also began to implement plan B.
The Knicks traded Francis Frye to the Trail Blazers in exchange for problematic players Randolph, Dickau, and Fred.
The Knicks said that they already have so many problem players on the team and they don't care about one more player.
Through the trade, the Trail Blazers got rid of Randolph's huge contract.
Francis' contract is also large, but Francis will become a free agent next year. The Blazers will definitely not renew the contract, which can free up a large amount of salary space.
However, the media is already mocking the Blazers in advance, asking them who they are leaving salary space for?
The summer league has ended. No. 1 pick Oden averaged 9.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in the summer league. After playing a few games, he felt discomfort in his knee.
If you look for any undrafted player, they will be better than him.
On July 15, the Rockets sent away championship hero Juwan Howard and acquired Mike James from the Timberwolves.
This is a very impersonal deal, and it is purely to save money. After all, Juwan Howard's ability is no longer worthy of his salary.
But the problem is that Juwan Howard just won the championship with the team. After McGrady and Zhang Zhiyuan were injured and Hayes was suspended, he also made certain contributions.
Many people commented that it was cold-blooded.
And this is just the beginning of trouble.
After Zhang Zhiyuan left Houston, his original residence was auctioned and sublet, and a Rockets fan was very lucky to live in the house where his idol once lived.
When the fan was cleaning up the room, he accidentally discovered some items that Zhang Zhiyuan had not taken away.
Sneakers, socks, used basketballs, pens, unopened small umbrellas...
And a voice recorder.
The fan was so shocked by the conversation in the recorder that he immediately sold the news to the media for US$12,000.
ABC TV purchased this recording and released it on the show.
The host said: "There are many speculations about Zhang leaving the Rockets, and Zhang himself has given some responses. Among them, he said that one of the important reasons is that he doesn't like Darrell touching the ground, but unfortunately he did not explain why.
And now, we have the answer."
The recording was then played in front of millions of viewers.
"Darrell, why do you want to increase the price of G4 tickets? This is very unfriendly to fans."
"Hahaha... Even if it has increased three times, the supply of tickets for g4 still exceeds the demand."
"I know, I just think this is unfriendly to some fans who are not well off financially. Poor people should also enjoy the right to watch live games."
"Zhang, you are still too young. This is America, and poor people are not qualified to enjoy it."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was furious.
This is very politically incorrect.
Even if everyone knows that this is a fact, this fact must not be publicized, as it can easily cause public outrage.
Especially Mo Lei's triumphant face is really disgusting.
Not surprisingly, this news will definitely be reprinted by the media in other countries. At that time, people in other countries will understand, oh, it turns out that the American elite’s understanding is that poor people are not qualified to enjoy it.
This matter can be big or small. If someone wants to take the opportunity to make trouble, it will be enough to ruin his reputation.
"Fakemore Dog."
"This bastard, bastard."
"No wonder Zhang hates him. I feel disgusted too. How could he say such shameless things?"
.......
The recording continues.
Zhang Zhiyuan: "Big contract? How big is it?"
Mo Lei: "50 million in 4 years..."
Rockets fans were even more speechless. 50 million in four years was not the maximum salary. This was simply a humiliating offer.
Fans automatically ignored that this was a conversation during the Western Conference Finals. The Rockets had not yet won the championship at that time, and Zhang Zhiyuan's worth was not as good as it is now.
Because of the preconception of hating and hating Thunder, no matter what he does at this time, it will be wrong and disgusting in the eyes of the fans.
........
"You don't have to worry about this. In fact, I have already prepared to send Tracy away. With you and Yao as the core next season, you will have absolute ball rights."
"This is not good. Tracy has paid a lot for the Rockets."
"This is business."
The anger of Rockets fans continues to increase. Even Zhang Zhiyuan, who had conflicts with McGrady, spoke for McGrady. However, he could send McGrady away in cold blood with just "this is business."
Later there is a recording of Mo Lei not believing that the Rockets can win the championship, but Rockets fans no longer need it. Just the previous ones alone give them reason to tear Mo Lei into pieces.
Rocket Club was blocked again. This time there were more people coming and the 'weapons' in their hands were more abundant.
Eggs, paint, baseball bats...
This time, I didn’t dare to show up again after being struck by thunder, and kept calling the police to ask for help.
In the end, he was protected by the police and left.
But the matter is not over yet, he must calm the anger of the fans.
Mo Lei had no choice but to record a video and publicly apologize, admitting that he said some inappropriate words in a moment of confusion and felt ashamed and regretful about it.
regret.....
But, it's useless to say anything now.
Rockets fans have united and signed a petition demanding that Alexander must be fired, otherwise they will refuse to go to the arena to watch games next season.
League players have also expressed their opinions on this.
McGrady: "I don't want to see him anymore. I have lived in the slums since I was a child. I can't cooperate with people like him. If he is still with the Rockets, I hope I will be traded."
Yao Ming: "This is very inappropriate. I didn't expect him to be this kind of person. If he still stays in the Rockets, I hope to transfer."
James: "Poor people should also enjoy the right to watch football. I will donate 100 season tickets to my hometown..."
Lakers Club: "We have decided to permanently reserve one thousand lowest-priced seats, and these thousand seats will never increase in price, in order to repay the fans."
.......
This is the consequence of causing public outrage. The last thing you should say is that "poor people are not qualified to enjoy".
Sterling was forced to sell the team just because he discriminated against black people, but Mo Lei also discriminated against poor white people, and the consequences were even more serious.
When things got to this point, Alexander couldn't save him, unless Alexander no longer wanted the Rockets.
Alexander's friendship with Mo Lei was far from that great. He not only fired Mo Lei, but also refused to pay the remaining salary because Mo Lei's inappropriate remarks caused the Rockets to suffer heavy losses.
Not only did Zhang Zhiyuan leave, but the image of the Rockets was also damaged.
"Asshole, bastard, this bastard is deliberately trying to frame me."
Mo Lei lost his temper at home and smashed everything on the floor.
He can't even leave home now, and his car will have a flat tire when he goes out.
"Calm down Darrell."
Mo Lei's wife advised.
"Shut up you bitch, you don't know what kind of pain I'm suffering right now..."
Mo Lei, who lost his mind, would bite anyone he saw.
"Police? A white woman is threatened by domestic violence. Come and help me."
Mo Lei's wife found a reason to break up with Mo Lei and immediately abandoned the ship and fled.
...
The mine-touching incident caused a big fuss, and Zhang Zhiyuan, who caused it all, has already set off to return to China, as if it has nothing to do with him.
Zhang Zhiyuan returned to China quietly, but was still recognized at the airport.
Fortunately, there were not too many people at the airport, and there were many people who were not star-struck, so after Zhang Zhiyuan signed a few autographs, he left the airport smoothly and arrived at his destination.
He will first shoot a domestic sneaker commercial for Anta, and then go to Guangzhou, Shanghai and BJ to attend some basketball activities.
After that, he can be free.
After arriving at the destination, Li Xiaowan's reception team was already waiting here, and she would coordinate and arrange Zhang Zhiyuan's subsequent domestic itinerary.
Among the crowd, Zhang Zhiyuan saw Da Mimi at a glance.
No way, the image is outstanding and Zhang Zhiyuan was deeply impressed.
"Sister Mi."
Zhang Zhiyuan took the initiative to say hello.
Da MiMi was immediately flattered. She bowed down and shook hands with Zhang Zhiyuan with a half-bow: "Brother Zhang, do you recognize me?"
"Of course, little Guo Xiang."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"Ah~, it's such an honor for me."
Da Mimi said excitedly.
Later, Li Xiaowan came over to explain the advertising matters.
The advertisement is very simple. It only requires Zhang Zhiyuan to wear Anta sneakers and perform some dribbling, shooting and dunking actions, and others will take care of the rest.
After listening to the content of the advertisement, Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly shook his head and said: "This advertisement is too boring. Let's change it to another one. Add a female character and let Sister Mi play it."
this......
As soon as these words came out, Li Xiaowan was speechless.
She wasn't used to this kind of American straightforwardness, it was too unreserved, and even a fool could see Zhang Zhiyuan's intentions.
Yang Mi didn't expect happiness to come so quickly, and she was both excited and nervous.
There is no free lunch in the world.
"This is not good."
Li Xiaowan said.
"It's a little bad..."
Zhang Zhiyuan said that these words made Damimi anxious, fearing that Zhang Zhiyuan would give up.
Zhang Zhiyuan continued: "But I just want to change."
Everyone was speechless again. They had seen big names before, but never such big names.
"But what to change? Advertising creativity is not something you can just hit your head. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to find someone to plan it temporarily, and it will delay your next itinerary."
The person in charge of Anta persuaded.
Although Zhang Zhiyuan was playing a big role, they did not dare to get angry.
"Just because others can't figure it out, it doesn't mean I can't do it. Just follow what I say."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Now everyone was even more troubled because Zhang Zhiyuan actually wanted to get involved in the planning of the advertisement.
Willful, really too willful.
Da Mimi was trembling at the side and did not dare to speak.
She felt as if she was in trouble and was afraid that everyone would blame her and make her take the blame.
"Xiao Zhang, tell me how to take the photo?"
Li Xiaowan asked. He was going to wait for Zhang Zhiyuan to finish speaking and then find some questions to persuade Zhang Zhiyuan to give up.
"I plan to shoot three scenes. The first scene is when the old lady's cat climbed up the tree. He tried to get the cat down but couldn't jump up. At this time, she put on Anta sneakers. Then I added some post-production special effects to make her
After transforming into me, I can easily jump up and save the cat."
"The second scene was a beautiful woman's bag being robbed. A man wanted to help but was afraid that he wouldn't be able to beat the gangster. At this time, he put on his Anta shoes and turned into me, chased after the gangster, knocked down the gangster with a blocking movement, and snatched it back.
Bag.”
"The third scene was a middle school basketball game. A teenager tried to dunk but failed and was laughed at by everyone. Then he put on ANTA shoes and turned into me, completed the dunk and received applause."
After Zhang Zhiyuan finished speaking, Li Xiaowan directly shouted "Hello".
"Becoming younger, becoming braver, and becoming stronger. Showing bounce, speed, and strength. It is not only positive energy, but also connotative. It can also give some special meaning to ANTA shoes. It is perfect. How did you come up with it?"
The original advertising planner acted as a narration and explained the subtleties of this advertisement to everyone.
"Is this hard to think about?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked rhetorically.
It's hard for everyone to answer this.
If you admit it, it seems like you are incompetent. If you don't admit it, it's a bit self-deceiving.
"Brother Zhang, you are so awesome. You came up with such a classic advertisement casually."
Da MiMi kept praising her, but I don’t know whether she was sincere or taking the opportunity to flatter her.
Seeing that Da MiMi was flattering him, the others quickly followed suit, using their eloquence to the fullest, and almost praised Zhang Zhiyuan as a literary star from heaven.
"It's no problem now."
Li Xiaowan asked the person in charge of Anta with a smile.
"Of course not, just follow what Xiao Zhang said, and the props will be prepared immediately. Xiao Yang also went to touch up his makeup and wear professional female clothes..."
Planning begins.
The commercial was shot very smoothly, after all, it doesn’t need to be as sophisticated as a movie.
Of course, an advertisement can't deal with Da MiMi, she has a big heart.
Not only do I want to be famous, I also want to surpass Liu Yifei and become a top sister in the entertainment industry.
And this, one advertisement is far from enough.
If you want to become famous, the best way is to make movies.
However, Da Mimi's current status and acting skills are far from enough. She can only appear in some TV series, and she may not be able to get the female lead.
Zhang Zhiyuan felt that instead of using personal connections to send Da Mimi to the crew, it would be better to invest in the film himself.
This way you don't have to owe any favors, you can offend fewer people, and you can still make a little money.
At least, he knows which movies are popular and profitable.
On the plane flying to the capital, Zhang Zhiyuan started writing the script of If You Are the One.
"What are you doing?"
Da MiMi asked.
"I'm going to invest in a movie for you, but I'm afraid it will make a bad movie and affect your reputation, so I have to write the script myself."
What Zhang Zhiyuan said was very pitiful. How could Big Mi Mi withstand such an offensive of tenderness?
Maybe she also knows that this is a way for Zhang Zhiyuan to flirt with her, but what does it matter? This method may not be sincere, but it is full of romance.
Invest tens of millions and write the script yourself.
It's both wasteful and romantic.
No matter how you compare it, Zhang Zhiyuan is better than that fool in school who only gives her roses.
Just that kind of roses can be found in any flower shop.
However, Zhang Zhiyuan's investment and script are unique.
"You're so kind to me."
Big Mi Mi gives you a sweet kiss.
"very nice."
Zhang Zhiyuan sighed.
It used to be so far out of reach, but now it is within reach, which is great.
In this kind of life, one can die without regrets.
